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edition of The Big Red Rage. With Eno Benjamin still to come here, I'll presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford, you know, by really looking forward to speaking with Eno Benjamin. Of course, this is a that coming out of college was not one of the most highly touted running backs in the nation. A guy that has made his own way through the National Football League, a guy that earlier, at least Cliff Kingsbury in the Week was talking about a guy that was holding on

by a thread. Yet a guy that the light bulb I believe has gone on. And you know, POLLI the way I feel about Eno Benjamin. I love Eno Benjamin. I see a lot of Chase Edmonds and Eno Benjamin. I'm not saying he is Chase Edmunds or we'll have Chase Edmund's career. I'm saying I see a lot of similarities in the makeup of who they are as men, their physical skills, their stature as well. I see a lot of similarities between these two guys. How do you

think Drake Kirkpatrick feels about you know, Benjamin. Has anybody checked the twenty one yard line to see what's left of Drake Kirkpatrick after he got trucked in Jack stump By, you know, Benjamin. As a matter of fact, Poli, they're still sweeping him up the grounds crew right there, little bits, Drey Kirkpatrick, Sorry, Drey, how about it? Cardinals get a thirty one seventeen win at the Niners. Let's see here, our guy. You know, Benjamin had as many rushing yards

as the Niners as a team. He had thirty nine yards rushing. The Niners had eleven carries or thirty nine yards ball. The Cardinals had thirty nine carries. Four. I'll buck sixty three round willfully. That's where I start. I just start with the physical beatdown. They went in and completed a sweep of the Niners. Yeah, Polly, I honestly, I thought this game was going to be decided on the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.

You and I were talking about it last week. I really did believe that was going to be the difference in this game. It was a big fat no contest by the Arizona Cardinals. You already mentioned the numbers right there and how well the Cardinals ran the ball in particular, I would say, in between the tackles, and then of course just flipping it over and looking at the fact the forty nine ers only rushed the ball eleven times. I have to tell you right now, I never saw

that coming. I never saw them not really trying to establish that ground game. Even though the Arizona Cardinals got off to a fourteen or a seventeen point lead, Paulie, to me, it still was a situation where man, you're gonna keep running the ball, right, You're gonna keep running the ball. And they didn't. They really didn't. They ran eleven times. Well, guess what, you weren't alone. What did Cliff Kingsbury tell us this week and this weekly game plan?

You asked him about the game, and he said, yeah, I was surprised. I was surprised they abandoned the run. Now vance Joseph after the game told us how we went with a four four three, And so I'm guessing Kyle Shanahan and Jimmy g looked out there and said, well, while why bash our head against this brick wall that is the Cardinals run defense and them loading the box. So the Cardinals did that stop the Niners run game, while the Cardinals run game opened everything up for Colt McCoy.

And and I'll tell you what Colt McCoy put up. And this is hard to believe, the second highest completion percentage of any Cardinals quarterback ever in a single game, going twenty two or twenty six for two forty nine, a passer raining of one nineteen and Wolf, I mean, he was more than capable. He did the impossible, winning a game for the second straight year after taking the Giants into Seattle and handing Russell Wilson their only regular

season home loss. And Cliff Kingsbury this week talked about his backup quarterback. They watch him every day, what he puts into it. He's there early, you know, when the coaches get there, and he's there late when the coaches leave. He's like the only player that eats dinner with the coaches. Yeah, it's just cool to see hardware payoff. Man. There you go,

Cliff Kingsbury and Colton McCoy. Yeah, Paully. Honestly, right now, I think I called McCoy and you think of a backup quarterback when you've got a young quarterback like Kyler Murray, and how important it is that that backup quarterback is somebody who can be a mentor to a young quarterback like Kyler Murray and help him continue to develop develop as the franchise quarterback they need him to be. And there's no about it. Colt McCoy has had an impact.

If you listen to Kyler and just how much Kyler it defers to him. Colt McCoy has had a big impact on Kyler Murray in terms of the intangibles and the mentoring. But then Polly to be able to get the opportunity as a backup quarterback to go out there and play in a division game on the road and start, and you play as well as Colt McCoy played, Polly,

I mean, you just hit the jackpot. If you're Steve Kim in the Arizona Cardinals, you're looking at that signing the impact he's had on Kyler Murray, the mentoring of Kyler Murray, and then the tangible in between the lines to go out and play the way that Colt McCoy played. Man, you just you hit the lottery metaphorically speed. Yeah, and guess what, get ready? Cole McCoy might be the guy playing on Sunday. It is unknown right now what truly

is the status of Kyler Murray. There was no practice yesterday. It was just a walkthrough today. He was not out there during the open portion for media and so, okay, what exactly Even though Kyler told the media he's quote made crazy strides and quote in progressing from that ankle injury, I mean, get ready just in case it is Colt McCoy again, And he talked about how vital his play caller and head coach was in the process. Against the Niners. I thought Cliff called a great game. He got me

in a rhythm early, got me some completions early. It kind of slowed down for me, and I felt good, you know. I told the offensive line like, look, I'm I'm getting the ball out, receivers, I'm getting the ball out. I'm not gonna hold on this ball and take sacks. And then when we did some play action and took our shots, they worked, and we hit on a couple of screens that worked. And we found a way to win.

And Cliff told the story when they signed Colt McCoy in the offseason and they went through everything they were hoping to get out of him, you know, be a mentor, as you mentioned Wolf, all these other things you can bet an assistant coach. You've seen every sort of defense, helpless game plan. And Colt stopped him. And look Cliff Kingsbury and then I said, hey man, I can really bleeping play. I can still play. If I can under center,

I will make plays. And so he's made good on his word to his head coach Jen For me right now, Paula, I'm looking at Colton McCoy and I'm saying to myself, you know, a Colt, how about times two? Can we see that again? Can we do this again? Listen, You're not going to rush back Kyler Murray. You're not going to do it unless Kyler Murray is one hundred percent. If he's one hundred percent, and I'm talking about the ankle, I'm not talking about his body. I'm talking about the ankle.

If he's one hundred percent, you know what, play him because guess what, Paul, that's what football players do. That's what professional athletes do. They go out and they compete, They get paid to do it. Play him. I don't think it's really great if you sit him down when he could go out and play and be and be fine if he's one hundred percent. Having said that, listen, you know what. You're playing a Carolina team that has lost five of six. You're playing at home in front

of the Red Sea or eight and one yourself. You just beat a division rival with Colt McCoy your backup quarterback. Why would you rush back Kyler Murray if he's not one hundred percent? You wouldn't. And I with you, I do agree with you. But there is that specter or the end of last season, woo mean over this season? How you lost five or seven to end last year? How you went to Carolina and, as Kyler said, got

off the bus was zero juice, zero energy. Arguably there were worst performance of the year against that Carolina defense a season ago. So you're at that point of the year where you're eight and one. There's a single team with a single loss. It's the Yeros on the Cardinals. Bod you got to keep your foot down on the gas and dance. Joseph was asked about the key the

key this year to late season success. I think the good teams in this league in the second half of the year, they don't stay the same they had just before. They have to adjust. That makes sense because the good teams understand that it's going to get harder each and every week. You know, teams have two months of film on you, you know, so the good coaches and good staffs have plans to adjust before they have to adjust.

And that's what good teams do. And the players understand that the more we win, the hard it's going to get, and they have to do more, you know, from sleep, from eating right from thirty end, from some better and look, well, we don't have time in an hour show to go through all the injuries. Yan, But what does it say about the coaching staff Vance Joseph and Cliff Kings very in particular that they have the best record in the NFL. Well, a lot of backups playing key roles. Yeah, you know,

I agree with that, PAULI. But when I listened to Vance Joseph right there, I say, you know what, hey don't become predictable, right, no tendencies whatsoever. This is where you've got to be proactive when you look at your offense, when you do yourself scouting offensively and defensively, you know,

what can we change? What can we do different? Before we sit around and wait for all these other opposing coaches to sit there and watch two months of film, two months of tape on us, what do you say we go ahead and we be proactive and we start doing things differently, don't become predictable, don't ever ever show a tendency. And for me, right now, what does that mean. I look at the Arizona Cardinal's offense and I say, okay, put Kyler under center. Mare, please, I'm just telling you.

I mean, there it is. There's a way to say surprise, We're gonna be a little bit different here. This isn't gonna be the same old, same old from the Arizona Cardinals. And who knows, and maybe on the defensive side of the ball, maybe you're just gonna rush a little bit more with four in drop seven, I don't know whatever

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Folk Tales via your favorite podcast provider. All right, Kyler Murray called him a baller. Just ask Craig Drake Kirkpatrick. We have Eno Benjamin next on The Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford. In Gilbert trips right, single receiver, left shotgun, snaff to McCoy, hands off, Benjamin off the left side of the fifty. He trucks a dB and

walks into the end zone. Is first touchdown. You know, Benjamin just ran over former Cardinal Drake kirk Patrick and maybe put this one out of reach thirty to seven midway through the third. You know, Benjamin's a little filthy man for the first one and two. First first euchdown. I was awesome, incredible to see it. So you see no hesitation, you know for the contact, and you know

he picked his legs that running out of it. So a special beat and you get the sense it is just the start year Dave pass Ron wilfully on the call the Arizona Cardinal's radio network, the very first touchdown for you know, Benjamin as an NFL player, did he keep that football? Wolf all you betty? Did he carry that thing all the way to the sideline? And now and now this week, Will he's carrying more than the football.

He's got a scepter as well. And I as a huge Harry Potter guy that you are, Wolf that you know you appreciate a scepter. So we'll get into that a little bit as we say good evening to you know, Benjamin coming off that Cardinals winn at the Niners. You know, how's your week, Bend? It's probably been a bloorer I

would imagine. Um, yeah, definitely going into the game, I was just expecting to do some special teams duty, um, and then got called into a whole new, completely different role and so um that was something just um having to be prepared for and be ready to attack. You know, how did that feel to you? How did that feel to go out there in play in play as well as you did? Um? It really feels good, um, knowing that I was able to go out there and show it I've kind of been working for U these last

few years. M just grinding every day. I'm putting in the work in and out of the facility, so I'm just seeing that comes to fruition was kind of a great thing. Seventeen snaps and offensive seeing this correct. Obviously the most electrifying play when you truck former Cardinals corner Drake Kirkpatrick. It's been replayed on a loop on a lot of the highlight shows. Take us through it, Take us through the play call and then how it developed

in front of you. Um, it was an inside zone left Callum that was the play um, and from there it was UM, we had a nice looking block, our scheme and nice looking look defensive wise. Um and then Rodney and I think also was the left guard Sean Harlow.

We're able to U stay on the double team, and then Rodney was able to pick up the linebacker, which then opened a whole um on the front side, and then m Antoine Wesley just Um came in with a great crack block which kind of set set the angle up for it, and from there it was just getting into the end zone. You know, talk to us about how you played overall in the seventeen snaps. How did

you play? And I think I did fairly well. U. I credited a lot of that's the offensive line, UM and and and Cliff as well just for making it, um just a lot easier. Just a communication um that was going on and um just uh the everything else that was going on around it as well. Did you have any mental errors, you know, mental errors? No, I did not. Um. It's it's crazy because sax was was

not there in attendance for the game. But one thing is details, one thing that we work on, and so he was very proud about how details um it looked out there. And we've we've had your running backs coach on the show on the Big Red Rage, James Saxon, an honorary member Wolf of the Fullback Club. So what did you have to say to you, either maybe via

text or on the phone after the game? First off, I'm guessing your phone just absolutely blow it up when you got your to your locker, right, Yeah, it definitely was. What did James Saxon Sadia or either via text or

on the phone. Ah, yes, it was. It was over a text because today with Sax's first day back in the building, so it was great to have him back, but through text that was just much more of just how proud he was of me, and from there is just great job protecting the ball and just the typical things that a coach would say. You know, you know, it's really a situation where confidence is the currency of competition.

I truly believe that for anybody that is competing at the highest level, it's so important for a person to be confident. How confident are you right now? How do you feel about this game? What did you do for your confidence? M I think I've just I've had a

lot of confidence going into this season. I had another year to learn the playbook, another year to just understand how the system is as far as the NFL works, and so um, I think that that boosted up my confidence a lot, as well as just being able to be comfortable with being in the same position I am in now as far as being here in Arizona again, I think that that's where it all starts. Tell us

about your off season. We're on board with Eno Benjamin, former a SU running back Cardinals running back, and you know, as a seventh round pick, you came to the Cardinals and then you were inactive for every single game last year, and we heard Cliff Kingsbury say he had zoom out on your stay in Arizona. He said there were times last year when Eno was hanging on by a thread.

That's a direct quote from the head coach. But then in the off season you had a conversation with Cliff, and then a conversation if I remember right with Steve Come. Can you reiterate that, Yes, And it was just a

lot of what they wanted to see. I'm going forward and just knowing that I had the talent to be in this league, and so there was times where things were very down and there was times where things are very up, but being able to keep that happy middle and like I said, was just able to turn that energy and focus into studying the playbook harder and everything else that followed. You know with me, you know, I will tell you right now, you remind me an awful

lot of Chase Edmonds. When I watch you play, I see a very similar skill set, I see a similar stature, your frame of course, and I also see a mentality that is very very similar to how you approach this game. Would you agree with that assessment? Yes, I would agree with that as well. I think Chase Edmonds is one of the smartest people in the room just knowing everything that he's got to be on top of knowing what

he's got to do and stuff like that. So that's things that I try to watch him there, and then just the way he applies to him and takes it onto the field as well. Well. Wolf if confidence is key, I mean, think of what, oh, I don't know. Getting nominated and featured on Angry Runs and NFL Network with host Kyle Brent might do for a guy, because you know, if you've been busy this week and you happen to miss it, I mean, you know, Benjamin got a lot of airtime an NFL Network. Here's a clip, it's a

weekly edition. James Connor was featured earlier this year Angry Runs with Kyle Brand on NFL Network Rolling Angry Right, James Connor won a week one. It's gonna be James Connor again, right, Eno, Benjamin say it again with Ben Eno. Benjamin Eno. Eno does not starting for anything. He has no middle name. Is why we do it? Oh that gets me out of bend in the morning. And guys, boom, this thing's going to the desert. Two running backs with

the Cardinals who have a scepter. We got Connor and we got learned his name Eno Alson been one more time, Shady. I love it, Adam Peter excellent. If you want this thing, if you want, you know where to get it. Tapped out Connor and take it. Angry runs Boom. See you next week. I thought I was up. I mean wolf, the Cardinals can match that energy on Sunday the Panthers are in trouble. You give me Lashawn McCoy. Shady McCoy was on set. He was he was given your props. Man,

what was that like? You know when you saw that yourself. It was a great feeling because it's funny because I've seen de scepter and James's locker, but I actually never knew what it was and still coming to this day, um and just not finding out. That is a pretty unique award to be nominated for Destin. Just remember, BALI, it's not about Harry Butter. I'm a Tolkien guy, Okay, the scepter. I'm a Tolkien guy, all right, not Harry Botter.

All right, boy. Hey, you know, as you saw on Cardinals social media, this afternoon he arrived in the mail from New York, And so what is it like to hold and wield decepter? You know, it's actually got some weight to it. It's very much heavier than I thought. Actually, that's pretty cool right there. You know. So look at yourself and tell me what do you got to work on? What do you think you have to work on in regard to your game the most, I would say, Um,

you can never be more detailed than ever. So that's one thing that's always my focus. Um. Just as far as where I line up on the field, Um, just how deep I am in the back de and things like that. The little things, um, are the things that you've always got to focus on. Well, what do you think people are sleeping on in your game? Way? Did we see it on the twenty one yard touchdown run? Is it your ability to break tackles? You tell us what do you hope you show by the end of

this season. I think for me, um, it's just going out there and just hopefully helping finding a role that I could help this team win games in the future is my thing. I got two questions for you, you you know right here at number one, how's that locker room. What's what's it like to be inside that locker room right now? And part two would be who do you hang with UM that locker room? U. There's definitely UM. I would say a lot of excitement going on as well as UM. A lot of people being focused and

in that locker room. I also would say there's a lot of commodity in there. Not too many people leave the building when there's a lust of time. Everyone's in the locker room or just anywhere in the building, either conversing with each other or anything like that. I would say this team is really UM and pretty tight knit honestly, UM and guys that I like to be around. UM

as James Connor. He's a vet guy who's been doing doing that at a high level for some time now, so I've been kind of trying to stick and follow behind him as well as I have a good relationship with Brian Murphy as well. I know Isaiah seven on the defense. It's very cool. I'll tell you what you talk about feeding off energy. I mean James Connor, Matt Goodness,

he had that first touchdown run at the Niners. He comes to the sideline and he's just yelling at anybody who would listen, y'all with me, y'all with me, sort of like, you know, I'm putting it out there and I expect everyone to follow. He really is a catalyst on game day, isn't he? You know? Yes, he's very

vocal on the sideline and he's very positive. Um. He's always trying to get the best out of anyone who he comes in contact with, whether that mean whether that may be him hitting you, him just motivating you, him yelling at you, or anything. James is always a guy who comes with high energy. He calls it. He calls it will bullyball, bulleyball. And here's what he had to say this week about you know, Benjamin and just his

work ethic. You know, is uh this special talent Like we see some of the jump cuts that he makes, some practices and his acceleration. You know, he has all the talent in the world. So UM, putting it together, being a complete player, that's what he's doing. You know. That's why I feel like I'm helping him with that all the other rbs. You know, you can you can see the potential in him. How important is it to have different type running backs for a defense? That can

present different challenges. You know, Um, I think, um it leaves the defense not knowing what to do when you've got two different I guess you would say skill set types of backs that you've got to work with. So just being able to have a change of pace like that, I would say always keeps the defense on their heels. Look at this offense in the National Football League and compare it to the offense that you knew in college.

How difficult was the transition coming from college? Honestly, I would tell you it's very much similar, just as far as the spread and the uniqueness of the offense as to kind of the Texas high school football thing that I was seeing there and then that going into college as well and now seeing it here at a NFL level, It's it's a bit similar. It's definitely different, but it's a bit similar, and I think that as well has

kind of helped me progress on the field. You look at Enos high school numbers wolf the ridiculous, I mean

almost absurd, like it's a typo. Okay, and Kyla Mari said this week that he followed you know, Benjamin's career through Texas high school football will continue with a Cardinals running back as we keep going here on the big red rage presented by Satan forward in Gilbert hand off Connor off the right side, he breaks the tackle at the ten to the five and end of the end zone for the touchdown James Conner from thirteen yards out

and the Cardinals strike first here in Santa Clara. A great bread by James Connor, touchdown and the bloody nose snapped the McCoy and off Connor up the middle plows forward into the end zone for the touchdown. Second of the day for James Conner. Lower the plow and hit the gasp baby snap to McCoy in trouble as he backs up and it's a screen to the right to Connery.

Cottered at the forty, turns right to the thirty back to the left of the twenty Connor to the ten to the five and end of the end zone of the touchdown. James Connor with his third touchdown of the day, this one through the air, and the Cardinals leaded three to seven and a much later will be thirty one seven at the forty nine ers Cardinals complete the season

sweep of their division rival. That would be your NFL leader in touchdowns James Conner, he has eleven Now Wolf after a three touchdown game one hundred and seventy three yards from scrimmage. And this is just more of an observation. Wolf, as two guys who have seen every snap of every game, and we've been on the road with the Cardinals this year. There's probably an analytic out there, but I don't feel like looking it up hashtag no math. Has James Conner

gone down on first contact all season? Man? Really, Paul, that is a great question to ask right there. I my goodness, I have no idea. I'm sure you know the answer you asked it. No, you know what, let's the thirty you know, Benjamin, Let's let's bring back in the guy who's in the running back room. You know what says you about that James Conner question. Honestly, I'm wondering. And you know what, the offensive lineman they love that when a guy doesn't go down on first contact, I

would say, would say his percentage is very high. Um, he's a guy who likes contact and he initiates contact as well. Um, so there's a very little chance that James Connor is going down on first contact. And so You know, when you look at the Carolina Panthers and you watch these guys on tay, but what are you seeing from their defense? Generally speaking? When I say the Carolina Panthers defense, what do you think of? They are a very physical, fast team up front. They have Derek

Brown's Brian Brown's day. They also even have Hassan Riddick now, so they have a more than capable group of guys who are love getting after and getting in the backfield. How much could you guys take from last year's loss at Carolina, especially when Kyler said this week you know what the real problem there is we had no energy, no juice, and it's just a weird game a year ago.

Do you take much from that film? I think um Kyler said said it, and I think now just more so's our focus moving forward and just finding the right pieces and getting the job done when it comes to this weekend, you know, can you give us a scouting

report on this defense? Schematically? As a guy that no longer gets the opportunity to sit in a meeting room and listen to people talk about the beautiful blood sport and the schemes that happened right now, can you give us a scouting group board on the Carolina Panthers in what kind of defense are run? They're a four down team front. They also could get NF five down and

staying that and play that very well. And they also love bringing down a low safety and so so that's one thing just as far as running the ball and even in pass detection that you've got to be looking out for. You know, the Cardinals just ran for a buck sixty three at the forty nine ers. That's over four yards a carry. I think it's six times now in a cliff Kingsbury and it's two and a half seasons the Cardinals have run for two hundred plus yards.

Are you guys getting more respecting our teams loading the box against the Cardinals offense or are they load to do that with all the weapons on the outside. I think you said it's there. Um, I think with loading the box and leaves too many people on the receiving and with a very high opportunity of making reception one

on one. You know, do you expect them to play with two safeties high in this situation if in fact you've got you've got DeAndre Hopkins, if he's gonna play and maybe a J. Green, Now is he going to play as well? If in fact, you have your stable of receivers out there, would you expect them to play more too? Safeties high I honestly can tell you that I think they are a team that they're gonna do what they do schematically and what they do best, not necessarily change it up too much too as far as

what we're doing. But they're gonna go ahead and go with their game clack well. And here's the thing. That offensive line, we know, it's a deep room, and it's a good thing because you're tracking to have your seventh different starting offensive line combination on Sunday based on how the injuries go. And you tell us, I mean you're running behind these guys. What do you make of just the depth and all the moving parts up front? So far this year, um I think they're doing a very

good job filling in. Um I was running with a lot of those guys during the preseason and even in training camp, and so um I was able to get a good fill on those guys. And just the fact now that they're they've moved up and they've been able to keep that and keep it going and help us win some games is a great feeling because after the win at the Niners, guys, here's Cliff Kingsbury talking about the return of Rodney Hudson Wolf. If you want xs

and oaths, you want Rodney Hudson. And here was the head coach, Cliff Kingsbury getting Rodney back the way he leads that that offensive line group in the push, how stout he isn't up front, you know, had some other guys go down in that line and the usual suspects step back up and kept a Roland. So it was a total group effort. That group up front really played well. I mean, well, if they just keep shuffling the cards up front and they keep producing, Yeah, you know, that

really is not too easy. That's not an easy thing to do because so much of the time you're trying to create the chemistry between five guys up there, and when the pieces keep changing. It really is a testament to the job that Sean Coogler is really done with that offensive line. Yeah, that I would say, And also Rodney Hudson as well really helps out right here. As far as Hassan Riddick goes, you know, what are you seeing from Hassan specifically on tape. He's playing at a

high level right now. He's getting in the backfill again into the quarterback. I also see him dropping out and covering receivers. So he's playing at all high level currently and I think Carolina was a great place round. Yeah, he's in the top six right now and Saxon the NFL is right behind Marcus Colton. He has eight and a half. Anything you read about the Panzers, they call Hassan Reddick the most consistent playmaker on defense for Carolina

all year long. Um, you know what about this week and you guys had the walkthrough on Wednesday and we're on board with you know, Benjamin Cardinals running back. You know, tell us about how Cliff Kingsbury is approaching practice this week. He mentioned that that's a change from twenty twenty, that they looked at the way things went in two thou twenty. They said, you know what, those Wednesday practices, Maybe we're

a little too intense. Maybe it had something to do with the second half of last season, and so he's changed things up this year. You tell us how that's gone from the player's perspective. Um, yeah, I'm not sure exactly what I was the thought process behind it, But I feel like speaking for players, it's very more comforting on the body. I would say like there's a lot of people down, there's a lot of people not able to go currently, and so injuries have been playing a

huge part in that. And so I think, um, just that Wednesday, just kind of just getting back into the groups of things that's helping people recover and get their bodies back. You know, do you watch any other running backs across the league? Do you try to pick up some do you do you glean or glistening to anything from watching tape on other backs? Because Christian McCaffrey to me, i'd look to get your thoughts on what you see with McCaffrey. Um, I love Christian McCaffrey. I've been I've

been watching instant who's that stand for it? UM, And he's a very ver versatile guy who's able to run in between the tackles and I also line up and uh as a slot receiver and even come out of the backfield running routes. UM. So he's a guy who could do it all, UM, and a guy who is a very talented weapon on the sales. What's your preference would you rather joke somebody out, leave him in the dust, or just run right over them? Um? I think I think it's it all depends on the scenario in which

fits best at the timing as well. You know, let me ask you. I mean, you've gotten a lot of buzz this week, and rightfully so. But I think it's also one hasked obviously by your ASU career. So how has that been in you know, is that ever get overwhelming?

Just your popularity in the valley? UM, you would say popularity, but I think Arizona, since I was at Arizona State UM has done a really good job of just I guess you would say a metropolitan area going on, and so there's not too many people just you know, fanning out and going out and just I would say looking for attention to the autograph stuff like that. So it's

been pretty cool here my time in the valley. I'm a smooth going guy who just likes to keep keep it, even kill and that's exactly what I've been getting here. And I would say your popularity with your teammates too. Wolf I mentioned on the air the sideline erupted when he scored, and then we saw the video on the

locker room of the game ball presentation. He got a big roar there too, And I asked James Connor about that today, you know, and he he just said, I think everybody respects the progress you've made from year one to year two. Is that the sense you get? UM? I definitely, I'm a lot uh in and around the locker room. UM, I think I've I've got their trust. UM. Just I mean just even on the defense, I'm just by running for them, just how hard I try to run for them and give them a look at times

and stuff like that. UM has kind of been helping me around the locker room. UM, in the facility as well. You know, if the Arizona Cardinals are going to get to nine and one on the season, what do you think you have to do this Sunday to beat the Bantoms. Um. I think we've got to come out and play our most physical game yet. UM, Like I said, on their

very physical team, especially we especially defensively and upfront. UM. And so that's kind of one of the thing that we've got to come out and play our most physical game all year. Funny, James Connor said the same thing similar and then he added today to the media, he said, and that's the kind of game we like. And he just left that hang so that that was good because of the run Raid, Paul run Raid. Hey, you know, we really appreciate the time and the insight. It was

a real treat to have you on tonight. Thanks for the time. Thank you guys for having me. There you go the guy Kyler Murray called a baller. It's Texas guy Eno Benjamin. As we continue and wrap up this edition next to the Big Red Rage presented by Satan Ford in Gilbert drop straight back to throw in trouble, steps up and sacked by Golden at the forty six

yard line. Marcus Golden having a heck of a season shotgun snap Garoppolo three step drop steps up, gets hit and sack back at about the thirteen yard line by Marcus Golden. When you need a play, forty four is there for the takedown on a five yard loss, Garoppolo takes the shotgun snap short set in the pocket, gets hit by Golden, sacked again at the four yard line. Have a day, Marcus Golden three sacks as he takes down Garoppolo or start Marcus Golden once again junk yard Dog.

And think about it. At three SAT game, He's now number three in the NFL. Ron Wolfley in sacks, you have Miles Garrett, T. J. Watt, Marcus Golden as. You have a Cardinals team, a defense that is number three in scoring d and you have a team that for the third time this year, they have come away with three takeaways and five or more sacks and a single game. Yeah, you know, on the offensive line is a complete mass right now, Paul. They lost their starting center of course,

or left tackle. And it's not like their offensive line has been great the entire year. So that's going to be a matchup to watch. No doubt. Carolina is hurting, and especially on offense. It is the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford. I mean, think about it. You have a Caroline offense Ron Wolfley that has one touchdown in three games. They have one touchdown in the last thirty six possessions. Oh Sam Darnold, And honestly, I think it might be their

benefit that Sam Darnold is injured at this point. I'm not sure it would have been a coach's decision. You got Sam Darnold with ten interceptions in the last six games. Here's a guy they traded three picks four and then picked up his nineteen million dollar guaranteed contract option for next year without ever having seen him play a game. You think they have Fire's remorse on that one. I think possibly, Paul. I think that's a possibility right there. Honestly,

right now, the Panthers are, boy, They're they're struggling. You mentioned at Polly, they lost five other last six games, and they beat themselves, Paul. They're very, very undisciplined. Right now. They're tied with the Houston Texas as the most penalized team in the National Football League. And Paully, they have fifteen giveaways on the season. Right now, there are only three teams in the league that give the ball away

more than the Carolina Panthers. You put those two things together right now, man, it's it's getting bad in Carolina Ball. And now they have PJ Walker. Who's PJ Walker? He's an XFL star. The question is he an upgrade over Sam Darnold. Honestly, he's gonna be making his second career start in his other NFL action. He has a touchdown

in five picks. Cliff Kingsbury said, though the Cardinals were intrigued by p J. Walker enough, they did research on him in the off season and they actually thought about maybe bringing him in, and so we'll see what he's all about. At the very you talk about a porous offensive line, he definitely has the ability to extend plays a lot more than Sam Darnold. Correct, well, not really, Paul. That's the thing about it right here. When you watch PJ. Walker on tape, I mean PAULI a forty two acute,

a quarterback rating of forty two. Paul in seventy one attempts, seventy one pass attempts. As you said already, he's thrown five picks to one touchdown, Paul, and he's ran the ball se times for ten yards. When you watch him on tape, he doesn't really have a burst. And when you do a little research, you see that he came out of college running a four seven five. That's not lights out for the most part. Right there, he had a vertical of twenty nine point five. Paul I had

a vertical of thirty three. I'm just telling you that right now. Okay, you know, he just it's not like you see somebody that you're very, very impressed with. Again, I'm not trying to disparage the man in any way, shape or form. But he's a backup quarterback for a reason. Ball And there's a reason they went on got Cam Newton today. There's a reason they gave Cam Newton four point five million guaranteed with the possibility of making ten

million this year. So you know, and by the way, I disagree with Matt Rule when he said today, a healthy Cam Newton is a special player quote unquote, No, not anymore, not based on what we saw Cardinals in New England a year ago. I mean in that game year he was terrible against the Cardinals. He had a passer rating at twenty four. To me, that was the most miserable loss of last season when the Cardinals lost to Cam Newton and a passerating a twenty four in

that game at New England. Yeah, but Paul, if we're talking Carolina Panthers quarterbacks right here, what are you going to do with Sam Darnold? What are you going to do with a Paul You owe him nineteen million dollars next year? Oh yeah, Paul's seventeen and thirty in his career as a starter, he's thrown fifty two touchdowns to fifty interceptions. You know, I think Sam Listen, I like Sam Donald as a backup. I really do think he's going to be one of these guys that will be

a backup quarterback and have a career doing that. But he's not a franchise guy in my opinion. I think there's a large enough sample sives to actually prove that. And now all of a sudden, you're on the record for paying him nineteen million next year guaranteed. Yeah. Man, Yeah, it's a really tough deal. And then what happens when

he comes back this season? Out does Cam Newton react because we know Cam Newton leaving New England admitted later, Yeah, I would have been a distraction with Mac Jones, which is the reason he got cut by Bell Belichick. So we'll see how that all plays out. But to your point, their offensive line was bad. Now they're really injured, no left tackle, no starting center. So Marcus Golden he might be poised for another big game. And here he was when he was asked about his sack dance at the

forty nine ers. That's my first time in dance and the little step I did. That's my first time in dance. I usually run off stumped the ground, Yale pointed the crowd. But I was feeling a little juicy day. I had to bring out in this way. I had to bring a lit way I got that day. It felt good. My mom and my dad, they liked it the last so I might I might bring a little more out next time, he said, yall, I tweeted that out and his dad actually replied, he said, you're darn tooting, You're

darn touton. We enjoyed it so and I loved his Twitter handle at Marcus Golden's dad at no joke moke. So that was a that's a great Twitter handle right there now. But here's the thing to your point, and that was a great question to you know, Benjamin Christian McCaffrey. I mean, if the Panthers all fences firing, it goes through Christian McCaffrey, both on the ground and through the air to a large degree. Here's Vans Joseph on that challenge.

The little guys many they had holes in They can make big plays that at least the touchdowns, and that's a problem with those guys and also with Christian the pass game is it's one of his best, you know, pluts of his game. You know. So he's a guy in about areas winning game in pass game on every down. So it's gonna be a challenge to stop the run game always, you know, with their old line in their backs. But the pass game for a second and third down

with Christian that becomes a problem. And Wolf here's the thing. Not only did they lose in their most lackluster loss of the year a year ago at Carolina with Teddy Bridgewater, okay, but two years earlier they lost to Kyle Allen in their own building. There is and you know what Cliff Kingsbury told us this week on Game Playing his TV show. What has he been telling his team all week in the locker room? That Carolina owns a five game winning

streak against the Cardinals. Yeah, you know, PAULI this is this is the great thing about it. This is where my confidence of all sores. I don't think we're gonna see any kind of letdown on Sunday. I don't, Paul, And that makes me. I mean, you're sitting here at eight in one right now. I don't expect the Arizona Cardinals to take their foot off the gas one iota. And it's because of the people they have inside of

that locker room. It's because of the culture that they have inside of that locker room in Paul, Wow, that, I mean, that's a weird feeling for me to feel that way, knowing that you've got eight games left. It's been it's being regulated from the inside out. Yes, yes, hey. By the way, Vance Joseph is a guest this week in the Day Pash Podcast. Wherever you get your podcast. For the latest, go to Twitter and at Posh Pashpod For Jim Mohundro and Jeff darg Ron Wolf Film Paul KELVC.

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