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the bye cliff. Kingsberry said as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals that he told the team, and I loosely quote, our best football men is still ahead of us. If so, if true, look out, I mean you talk about tick talk Ron Wolfley because in case you're still on a bye week bender fueled by trip to Finn and hitting the sauce. Cranberry sauce. Okay, the Cards went into the

bye as a refresher. Oh, I don't know, with the best record in the NFL at nine and two, six and Ozo on the road four and oh in the division number one in all the power Poles, although those pesky Green Bay Packers are getting a few votes right now. Last we saw the Cardinals, the first place Cardinals had just left the Seahawks in last place. And I gotta be honest with you, Wolf, I had a full blown acute case of the bye week blots earlier this week.

But then I remembered that the Seahawks in last place, and that's that really just puts some wind in my sales. And I'm ready to finish this week strong. On the Big Red Rage Night featuring d Lineman Extraordinary Corey Peters presented by Santanfordy. Yeah, cannot wait to talk to Corey Peters, Polly, no doubt about that. So you've got Pete Carroll images of Pete Carroll dancing through your head. You know what

you're saying. calBC Consulting does have one bit of free advice for twelve million dollar year, Pete Carroll, You're ready, yes, Instead of spending about twenty five to thirty minutes before every game warming up your arm. You might want to go hit some more game film. You might want to look at the laminated playsheet one last time. You might want to think about a few audibles and adjustments instead of warming up your arm before every game. That's just me.

You know what Polly at us like. Come on, you're you're embellishing. Of course you're firing for effect on Pete Carroll. Right now, we all know what a great coach Pete Carroll has been. There's no doubt about about Polly. I gotta tell you. Watching the Arizona Cardinals dismantle the Seattle Seahawks in front of the Twelves, where we heard booze PAUI, where we heard booze all I could think of two things. Man, this might be it for Russell and it might be

it for Peak. Yeah. I think your operative words are wolf or has been has been. That's what a lot of the twelves we're thinking. As the Cardinals left that building and left them in last place once again. And by the way, I failed to site that. In addition to the nine and two record six and on the road four and o in the Division. They won two of those games without their starting quarterback on the road in the division, and now they're tracking to get Kyler

Murray and DeAndre Opkins back. In fact, Cliff Kingsbury was asked about that this week. That should help to the best players in the league. So hopefully they can pick right up where they left off, but that's always a concern getting adjusted to the speed of the game. Will once again have quite a few good on good reps this week, so they can feel that speed and hopefully and come out and play at a high level. But it'll be an adjustment period for them, all right. So

two teams, Wolf just put the no into November. The Suns no losses in November, correct, that's right, And the Cardinals no dhop, no Kyler Murray in November. So when the head coach says they hope they can just come right back in and pick up where they're left off, is that realistic in your estimation? Yeah, that is the question right there, Polly. It is a tough one to answer as well. It's interesting because Aaron Rodgers he missed some time. He came back, he struggled in his first

game back. Polly and then Russell Wilson did exactly the same thing. After missing weeks, he came back and he struggled in his first game. And then Dak Prescott as well, he went through the same thing. So, you know what, I don't know what to say about it. Do I expect Kyler Murray, if in fact he does play, to be a little rusty. Yeah, I think he's probably gonna have to knock a little rust off, maybe in that first quarter. But you know what, I'm not going to

put anything past the mighty Kyler Murray. Who knows what he might do. He might come back and throw for four hundred plus. Yeah. He met the media yesterday and towards the end I had a chance to ask him. I said, look, Jalen Thompson just told us that he got better when he was injured a year ago because he learned a lot watching from the sideline. And so my question to Kyler was basically the same, Have you learned anything missing these three games and watching from the

front row on the white stripe of the sideline. I think you can definitely helpe, you know, watching from the sideline kind of kind of relaxing, you know, getting a different perspective of the game. You know, I think when you're back there playing quarterback, a lot of things, there's a lot of moving parts. You know, things are moving faster than you know they may seem. And then you know, watching from the sideline, it's just like it's kind of everything slowed down and you see it as for what

it is. Yeah, I definitely think I got you know, I took some away from it, for sure. So there was good question, Paul. That was your question. And uh, there's disbelief there. You're not you're not believing what I just said. That was a good question right there, Paul, Well played by you. You know what's amazing about that too, the speed of this game, and in particular the speed

of the Chicago Bears and their pass rush. Now, listen, I understand there's no Khalil Mack, but they still have good pass rush personnel, Polly, and they still have very very good schemes as well. The number one team in the National Football League in sacks per attempt getting after the quarterback right there. But you know what, they've had

a hard time covering Paul for the most part. And that's where I think the Arizona Cardinos could exploit the Chicago Bears defense a little bit, but who knows, Polly, who knows what kind of day that's gonna be. You know, Robert Quinn, remember our old pal from the Rams in the division. Man, he's had a he has had a big time year again, eleven sacks on the year. He is tracking for another Pro Bowl. He's already a two time Pro Bowler. So yeah, he's the big guy off

the edge you gotta worry about. You heard. Cliff Kingsbury also tell the media this week that they're going to do a lot more good on good in his estimation, to try and get de Hoop and Kyler Murray as close to game speed and game ready as possible, because come on, you know, just to come from watching to all of a sudden playing, I don't care how accomplished you are, and we're talking about two of the best players in the league. You're right, Wolf, I would fully expect,

especially in that weather, and to get rolling there. You know, the whole rust versus rest thing. Half most of the team's coming off the rest, and then a couple of other guys are dealing with Russ. Well, listen to day. I mean, it's gonna be a tough, tough thing, a tough proposition for Kyler Murray to sit there and throw the ball. I think the Arizona Cardinals are gonna have to run it if, in fact, the weather reports, if they remain true. Polly, you know this better than anybody

anybody else. I'm sure you've been checking the weather reports. But here talking about a forty five degree day in Chicago, sixteen mile prour wind and a seventy five percent chance of rain. How's that feels so, Polly, They're gonna have to run the ball. But I wouldn't put anything passed Kyler Murray and d hop coming back. And by the way, I would not underestimate Kyler's ability to throw in the win.

What people people don't realize in Cleveland, Man, that was a fierce wind, especially that one end of the stadium. He did a ridiculous job of being efficient and accurate with that ball through the win in Cleveland. So I mean, if you get away with a sixteen mile par win in Chicago, I think you'll be lucky based on what we're seeing. A no, well, if I haven't been checking the weather forecast of all, because they just updated it to an eighty percent chance of rain, So I haven't

been checking that at all as the side anyway. Here, how about Colt McCoy on the Dave Pash Podcast speaking of Kyler Murray. And we know what Colt did. He came in and had two fantastic games. One of the Niners got to win, the other the Seahawks got the win Vance Joseph. He told the media man. In that situation, road Division games with a backup quarterback, there are many teams that win those games in that situation. Cole McCoy did it, but he knows his role and that's mentoring

Kyler Murray. Yeah, we are in two totally different places, but it's very healthy. Funny conversations go on. And he never changed the diaper in his life. He doesn't know what I'm talking about. You know. He still goes home and plays video games and is still young, right, but his maturity and his wisdom in the game is very high. And we have lots of great conversations. We've been able to talk through things. How do you see this? What do you think I should do here? How should I

handle this? All those things that Again, I just think it's been very healthy and productive, and I'll tell you see it on the sideline, well if you see it. Sometimes the first guy that Kyler consults with is Cole McCoy, other times as Cam Turner. Sometimes it's the head coach,

Cliff Kingsbury. But I mean, you tell me, when you have a guy your peer, someone you look up to, that you were in high school and you watched him star four years at Texas, right, You've respected his game for about a decade, and now he's your teammate, it's just a little different coming from that guy versus maybe an assistant coach, no doubt, a bottom bully. And again you can see the impact act off Colt McCoy on

Kyler Murray right now. But going back to the changing from the diaper thing, let me just say this, it's great because we all know that you've got to go in hard when you change that diaper. You better go in hard or you're gonna be doomed, you know what. Yet, that kind of advice, which is so tangible, also applies to playing quarterback in the National Football League. You have to go hard all the time on and off the field.

And Colt McCoy is doing a great job teaching Kyler Murray that so Ron Wolfley treats BabyCare like he did covering a kickoff, So same mentality. Apparently it's true. We'll come back with Corey Peters, the Cardinals veteran defensive lineman, and we'll get into the thick of this is Simon in Chicago. Next on the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. First down on the thirty two of Tennessee. They run Henry off the left side and he has swallowed up in the backfield at the thirty

yard line by Corey Peters. Another negative play, a loss of two and man. The Cardinals defensive linemen are whipping the Titans offensive. Laurens Cousins under center, takes gives the cook up them. It all planted. Cory Peters got off the block and stuffed it, and Corey just engulfed Tlvin Cook. That was a big third down stop in Week two, forcing a Vikings punt led to a Cardinals touchdown on the ensuing drive. We, of course, Ron wolf Ley, are

talking about a guy in its twelfth season. We're talking the point zero one percent of all football players in the land. Right one of our favorites PAULI indeed, although regrettably for him. The last time we saw Corey Peters Wolf let me remind you, and Corey himself he joins us here in the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert. He was talking himself some serious trash in the meal room in La I believe it is.

Kentucky Wildcats were ranked highly and they had just beatn LSU to improve to six at all, and I think that was the last win they saw for a month, Corey. So I'm not sure if that was karma you tell us, but that was sort of the pinnacle of your Kentucky season, was it not? Man? You know, we had a tough few games, but you know we all right. We're back in the top twenty five last I saw, you know, so hopefully we'll get a good Bowl game. Corey, Man,

thank you so much for joining us. Really do appreciate it. Here, Um, congratulations on playing another year in the National Football League. They just continue to pile up for you. Talk a little bit about your year this year. Has it been frustrating? Where are you encouraged? Talk about this year in general? Yeah, it's been It's been quite an interesting year for me, just getting back on the team in training camp and just being excited about that. And I think the season's

going really well up until this point. I'm really excited about the potential for this team. I think everybody has the right mindset and still is working very are week to week, just locking in on the task at hand, and you know, I think it's it's been good for us. So I'm really excited about the potential opportunity that we have in front of us, and you know, hopefully, you know,

we can keep it going. Look, you're a three time team captain with the Cardinals, and from the outset of the off season, Steve Kime and Cliff Kingsburg were hell being on getting more guys like you more leadership. How different is the chemistry in that locker room? Because we hear guys talk about how much time they're spending together, right that three letter F word fun. Guys are enjoying the game and spending time on their own with each other. How big a deal is that in this nine and

two season. Um, I think it's a huge deal. Um. You know, I think it's always better when guys you know, like each other and you know, I think you can really see that with this team, and not just within position groups, but you know, there's a lot of guys that carry over, a lot of guys that are close to each other on offense and defense, and UM, so I think when you see that, um, you know, I always see de hop overcoming over talking to the defense,

you know, giving advice and pointers and telling what he sees, and then I see guys on defense challenging them the same way. So, UM, I think it's been really good. Um. And you know, we have a lot of good events all across the team, and that that's great because the mindset always stays where it needs to be and when we you know, when it gets away from that, you know, there's different voices always there to kind of get everybody

back on track. You know, Corey, when I listen to you say that about de Hop, um, that is truly amazing to me. The accountability that is going on inside of that locker room. It seems like every player in that locker room has a peer at least one, if not multiple beers. Every player inside that locker room has got to be accountable to his teammate. I don't if

I've ever seen anything like that. I know, I certainly didn't play on a team in the ten years in my National Football League experience that had that kind of accountability. How rare is that? Um? I think it is, you know, somewhat rare. And I think it starts with just new to a respect and guys really knowing that you know, if anybody is critiquing you or accounting you, you know it's coming from a good place and you know, one

that wanted team to be better. And so I think guys take it with that in mind and really flourish with it. And you know what, Wolf to your point, we heard it after Week one. We heard that highlight Corey against Tennessee. Well after that game, remember Christian Kirk was our postgame radio guest, and he said on air, We're not letting stuff slide this year. I mean that is that a big palpable difference from a year ago? Corey? I mean, have you seen multiple examples of that? Because

I'll tell you what I do. See it on the sideline player to player. It's almost it's like the player is the bad cop, and then the assistant coach comes in sometimes is the good cop. Yeah, I mean, I definitely can see that, you know, the increased I guess this year and obviously where we are in the season and how good of a year we're having. And I think that only continues to increase because you know, everybody really truly recognizes the potential that we have, so we

don't want to let the opportunity pass us by. Corey, talk to me, go ahead and finish your I was just gonna say, Corey, I was gonna say, talk to me about this year twenty twenty one for Corey Peters you personally, how is it going right now? Um, It's going well, you know, it's just it's just a matter of every week. You know, I'm getting older and obviously coming out the injury, so just figuring out a routine

that allows me to be at my best every Sunday. Um, and that's just really putting the time in and um, you know, the Cardinal have a great team. I work with some great people outside of the Cardinals, and you know, it's been it's been good for me. Obviously, just a continual grind that the season is. It's important that I just continue to stay on top of that and I will and you know, I feel pretty good right now.

You know, it's easy to say, hey, the Cardinals have a top five scoring offense, but hello, the Cardinals have a top five scoring defense. And it's been that case all season long. What do you like about this year's defense? What stands out to you? Well, I think it's just, uh, it's kind of on those same lines, a lot of guys that are putting their hands in the pot. We

kind of run a lot of different things. Guys have to step up at times, guys have to step back at times, and so you know, everybody's really brought into the team defense and really stepping in being a star in the road that they're signed and regardless of what that is, no egos, just putting your best foot forward

and to get it done for the team. UM And I think that's been, you know, really helpful and it allows us to go from game the game with um whatever playing that DJ and the rest of the staff. I think we can be successful with Corey. Can you talk a little bit about the defensive line room, some of the younger guys and how they're developing in that room.

Can you talk a little bit about that. Yeah, I think, um, you know, Zach is having a really good year for us and um, you know, really flashing and showing some good things. Um, all of those guys worked really hard this offseason. I mean they're hard workers in general, but um, they really came back this this year, changed their bodies and you know, a visible difference when you when you look at them that I think you can see that

monkey he's coming along well, Uh, he's coming along well. Also, Um, you know, obviously playing inside, it's a lot of technical things that guys can improve on. But you know, I think you're you're seeing that continue will growth between all of them. And then Dogby is doing great as well, showing up as well, making a lot of plays for us. And you know, I'm glad to see those guys continue to grow, you know. Isaiah Simmons said this week, we're

on board with Corey Peters, Cardinal's defensive lineman. Isaiah Simmons said that he values his defensive line like a quarterback values his offensive line because it keeps him clean and he can make plays. Right. And I wanted to ask him,

but I didn't have the guts. Isaiah, You thinking about getting your d lineman a Christmas gift, you know, sort of like a quarterback we get something for me, you know, should that become a staple in the NFL, those inside linebackers maybe getting a little something something for the d lineman. I think so. I think it should be mandatory. And now that I know that you said that, you know, I'm definitely gonna be asking him about it tomorrow. It's on record in his press conference he did say that.

So that's by the way, here's Vance Joseph speaking of press conferences, just talking about you know what he's been talking about all year basically, and that is, Hey, if you can win first down and or second down and force that third and long, that really is all important for that Cardinals defense. Here's your decordinator for our defense, winning first down, winning second down, and keeping the third downs longer to allow a chance to rush, to allow

you know, jump to rush. That's the key for our defense. You know, we have to always win first down and win second down so we can dictate third downs. All right, So it's easy to say, but what's the key when it happens. What are you guys doing as a defensive front. I think we're all just on the same page, everybody kind of working as a unit. I'm attacking the line of scrimmage as a front and you know, linebackers being

able to clean up everything else. And you know, I think when we do it right, we have a lot of success. And you know, when we have lapses in technique or in all process, then that's when we have you know, issues. But um, you know, I'm looking forward to continueing to have those opportunities to improve our run defense and to show that, you know, we are capable. You know Corey obviously, Zavian Collins hasn't gotten a lot of reps yet. At the same time, I know that

he is developing. And Isaiah Simmons as well. Can you talk about those two young guys in particular and what you see from them when given the opportunity. I think both of them are studs. You know obviously physically, you know, they're big, tall guys and you know, fast, can run, can move, everything you will want from a linebacker. Isaiah's really starting to flash. The thing that's been most impressive to me about him is his ability to create turnovers

and getting the ball out. He seems to have a knack for that. And then zavan you know, obviously he just needs to continue to get more reps, and I think his biggest challenge is probably a mental one at this point. And so as a as a middle linebacker, you know, like you we were just talking about with Isaiah, it is akin two quarterback in the sense that you know, you are the brain of the decense. You have to

make all the calls. So being able to physically do something is one thing, but being able but having to you know, line a D lineup, get the secondary calls and doing all that in a short amount of time. Process and offensive formation and sets and making adjustments and all those sorts of things. It's a process for everybody. So um, he just needs to continue to work on that and improve with that. How good is your safety combination? I mean, give us a quick word on those two guys,

Brudha Baker and Jalen Thompson. You know, I think everybody knows what Bouddha brings to the table. Obviously pro bowler and you know, and the league player, but I think Jayleen Jalen has really shown himself to be, you know, really that type of player as well. Obviously coming up

and showing the physicality from the second level. Lots of big hit this year, lots of key tackles, and you know his feet, he has really good seat for say, you know, it's almost like he had some cornerback qualities physically, so and you know what, you know he played he played corner in high school and that's the transition he made. And we'll talk more about that when we come back, and you're gonna hear what it might have sounded like

if you might have scored in Tennessee, Corey Peters. We continue on the big red rage, Tanny Hill changing things up under center. Second and eleven of the nineteen Tanny Hill takes fakes. The running trouble gets Taydler Jones forces a fumble, it's picked up by Corey Peters, pennies into the end zone in a touchdown. Tandler Jones is all over the field and the big guy, Corey Peters scoops him up and scores and the Cardinals lead at nine. Nothing.

We'll let that hang just a little bit because eventually, ultimately it was overturned and we don't have to tell Wolf our guests that Corey Peter or he is our guest, And uh, that's brutal, Paul, I can't believe you played that I'm not the producer of the show, but we thought maybe we'd let you bask in the glow of that touchdown return there, even though you had an outstanding game in your first game back from the knee injury, had two tackles, you had two tackles for loss, and

that one fumble recovery that Corey Peters was this close to being a touchdown memories, But but you were. You enjoyed it for a good what sixty to ninety seconds before they eventually overturned it. Right, Oh, for sure, I thought I was in. For sure. We thought it was no way, but I saw it on TV, and I think I was at a little short Yeah, now, Corey, listen, I want to get into obviously the Chicago Bears here momentarily,

and we'll do that. But Vance Joseph. Talk to me about Vance Joseph as a defensive coordinator and your thoughts on him becoming at some point in time again had coach in the NF phone. Yeah, I love DJ. I think he's a great candidate, obvious, an excellent communicator, and he does a good job of getting everybody on the same page, you know, making sure that we understand the plan and you know that we can function properly and

put and play fast. Most importantly, before you get to the Bears, let's talk about the road because the arison our Cardinals are six and oh and every single win has been by double digits, and the last team to do that was in nineteen sixty eight. And even Cliff Kingsbury has said, you know what, I'd love to bottle up what we've done on the road and bring it home. What is it about this team when you guys go away from the AC Now, I have no idea really

what the difference is. I just you know, on the road, I like playing on the road because you know, when you travel with the team, he step on the field is very clear that it's us against you know, everybody here. So it's just I guess it's something to rally behind and being on enemy territory. Um, you know, you really want to get after it and get off two quick starts,

and I think we've been able to do that. Talk about the Chicago Bears in their offense and what you see on tape, well, I think the Bets are a really good offensive line and a running game. Obviously, the quarterback situation justin fields. Being a rookie, you can see the talent every time you watch him play US elite speed and he's able to you know, extend plays and

pick up yards with his seat. You can make all the throws as well, you know, But he is a rookie, So you know, if we get him or Andy Dalton, you know, which I think is still a little bit up in the air. Whose event, And you know, we played against him, we played against him last year in Dallas. But obviously a veteran quarterback smart be able to get them in the right plays and make the throws as well. So it's gonna be a big challenge for us playing on the road up there at the legendary stadium. So

I'm excited about that, you know. But the Bands are good challenge for us. I mean they're four and what seven, but they're only a game out of the playoff chase, and they made a run at the end of last year and got into the playoffs set final wildcard spot. And they do feature David Montgomery and Wolf We've talked about that and Corey. You know, there have been some powerbacks who have given the Cardinals problems when you guys have been stouting your run defense versus times when you haven't.

What has been the difference? I think it's just about consistency, Guys doing what they're supposed to do every play and playing as a unit, trusting one another and not trying to do somebody else's job, just checking your own box. So, you know, it's definitely been a focus of rising. Montgomery is a great NFL running back. You know, he's going to get the yards that he's supposed to do. We got to do a good job of mixing up the fronts and giving him different looks and making sure there's

multiple guys that are get him down Corey. Are they more power scheme than zone scheme or do they mix it up pretty well? I'm the more zone scheme, but you know they have some big guys and um some strong guys, so you know, I would say that although they running his own plays, they like to get downhill and obviously the running back is a sturdy guy and can can really you know, break tackles as well. How does that affect you? How does that How does that

change your job? If you've got an offensive line that is more zone as opposed to an offensive line that is more gap scheme. How does that change your job if at all? Well, I mean, it just depends. Um. Most of the time, it's just the way I choose to align based on um what I think we're gonna get. So, if we're playing zone teams, um, depending on the speed of the zone or how quickly the offensive line zone block,

I'll play wider um. But if they's slower, I may play thicker because I you know, you don't think that this guy's quick enough to really, you know, take off on me. So you know, it just depends. And then with gap scheme teams, you want to really recognize the angles and eliminate them more never possible. So sometimes it'll be a shade, sometimes it'll be a two eye Cardinals

d Lineman Corey Peters on board. You mentioned Vans Joseph earlier, and he mentioned after the Seattle went that he thought the defense did a great job of showing pre snap looks then taking it away post snap. How multiple is Vans and how often are you guys changing fronts and coverages and giving offenses something to think about. Yeah, I think this year we've we've played quite a bit of different fronts. We use a lot of different personnel groups, and you know, I think it does a good job

of keeping teams off balance. They don't really know or it's hard to say, for share what we're gonna be in UM. And then it also helps us because it puts guys in situations where they can be successful, allow them to of the things that they do well. Corey, how much does the offense change with Andy Dalton under center and Justin Fields when he's playing? How much does it change? I mean, immediately, I think there'd be zone reads, there'd be a lot more RPOs. But what are you

seeing on tape? I don't think the offense changes much. I just think that you know, Justin Fields is a much more dynamic runner. So you know, obviously when he's in there and the play breaks down or look he's not quite what they want. You know, his ability to just take off and you know the yardage is really impressive. I hadn't seen much of him before, you know, really starting to prepare for this game, so you know, I didn't really know that he was fast like that, but

you know, he really has a lead speed. We've seen Kyler were our defensive fronts, right, is that when you're glad like if you end up chasing justin fields all over the place. On the say, when you're glad you have a deep D line room in a rotation going oh absolutely, one hundred percent. I'm very appreciative of, you know, our ability to roll guys and to keep guys fresh. So Corey, here you are, you've got to buy. You're coming off at by late. Do you think that favors

good football teams having to buy late? Um? You know, I like it. Um, you know, obviously the first half before the buy is a is a grind. But you know, now we have six games less before playoffs, so you're able to get a little break and refocus and um, you know for the home stretch and try to finish strong for the seating purposes and um, you know, going to the playoffs ride and high peaking at the right time.

It's coming off to buy a challenge. The last two years it hasn't been very pretty coming out of the buy. I mean, I think it can be a challenge. You know, it's certainly something Cliff addressed this week, you know, But like I said, I think we have a good group, a very focused group. So you know, I'm expecting us to come out and um have a good performance on Sunday.

And then the last factor Wolf while you're up in the booth and the climate control, there's an eighty percent chance of rain or so winds and cold and the whole thing. In fact, here's Devon Kennard. I'd having to break out a jacket recently. I guess he started packing early for Chicago. Here's Canard. I know it'll be a lot colder than here, and I know as soon as the game's over, we're coming right back. So last night I had to break out like a little cold like.

I'm like, I haven't I've been worn this in years. I had to go get it dry clean. They had like dust and it's all wrinkled. I'm like, man, that's that's an Arizona guy. Corey right there, that that's you know, when you when you haven't even contemplated wearing a jacket in over a year. I know it's really nice, you know, good for it. I don't mind a cold weather. You know, I didn't know it was supposed to rain, but yeah,

you know that is gonna be miserable. Corey right there, your Hammys are gonna get all tight now because instead of rain. It's gonna be a freezing rain, and supposedly, Corey, it's supposed to be a sixteen mile per hour wind as well. And you know up there that can get nasty, can it. Yeah, that's gonna be brutal, you know, But everybody's playing in the same condition. So you know, I'm looking forward to the challenge, and I'm sure we'll be

ready to go. I'm interested to see how some of the guys handling it, because this will be the first, you know, real cold game we've had in a while. Last question for me Rodney Hudson. Guys rave about Rodney Hudson, the Cardinals center, and what he's brought to the offense and the team this year. I mean, you go against centers for a living. You tell us what makes him so good? You know. It's funny, we were talking about this the other day. You know, Rodney's a really strong

guy first and foremost, but he's also really smart. You know, he's play center in the NFL for a long time. He's um, he has all the savvy, you know, so he's rarely out of position, you know, So anything that you do to him to try to attack him and beat him you're gonna have to truly create it, So you're gonna have to either run him over and knock him out of the way or really, uh, you know, make some big movements to you know, beat his hands.

But in that case, you know, he's a center, so there's a guard there, and you know it's not a lot of space there. But um, you know, I think his brain is probably his most uh you know, important tool. I guess. I guess it's true for all of us. But you know, he's a really smart player. And the communication the thing that he does best for our offensive line, it's getting everybody on the same page and the leadership

that he brings with that. Well, someday, Corey, we're gonna get the real story on how you ended up getting Larry Fitzgerald once upon a time in a wrestling headlock on the weight room floor. I have intuition that I'm thinking, Okay, Truck probably tried to take you down and accomplished high

school wrestler sort of like he took Wolf down. What three times Wolf Larry tackled you back in the day, And unlike Wolf, Larry paid for it with Corey Peters and he got the worst out of that he ended up a pretzel on the floor, but we'll save that for the next time. Corey. We appreciate your time tonight.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Corey. There you go as I tell you, Hey, BALI let me just say, Corey Peters and that defensive line is going to be instrumental if the Arizona Cardinals are gonna win a game, no doubt. We'll talk more about that game and a reminder at the Day Pash podcast featuring Cardinals QB. Colt McCoy is up. Get it where you get all your podcasts. We continue with a big Red Rage presented by Santan four in Gilbert gave Pash alongside of heavily caffeinated Ron Wolfley.

Here at Soldier Field, right now is time to drop the hammer. There's playing with great intensity, and then there's playing with great intensity. That he was running, He was running and then he got hit by spot Day. Never been in a fight where you were bloody in the other guy's face and it was just so easy slapping them around. I think that was you and me last week got little like a man taser at a trailer park. Oh oh my goodness, Shoa, whoa whoa wow, wow, wow wow.

That was scary, yummy, sloppy. They are bludgeoning the Bears right now. The spank oometer is in the red. You know, we need more spank oometer. Wolf. That should be your new Year's resolution. Come on now, you know, especially in this game coming out of the by I mean, the spank factor needs to be high because it hasn't been the last two years out of the by. No. You know what. Honestly, Paul had as a great observation right there,

the spank oometer does need the red line. Here. Listen, the Bears have one way to win this game, in my opinion, one way to be in this game later that is to win the line of scrimmage on bull sides of the ball ball, especially if the weather is bad in the Carolina loss, would you say the Panthers won the line of scrimmage? Yes, And it's amazing how when you win the physicality battle right that, all of a sudden you end up with takeaways and you win

the turnover battle. It's funny how that happens when you're the harder hitting team. So we'll see. Hey, the Bears have won five of the last seven in this series. We know it's the oldest rivalry in the league, going all the way back to nineteen twenty. So there's all this history. But you're also talking about a Bears team that has been reeling. They just snapped a five game skid. Ron Wolflee, their head coach. There have been two words,

fire Naggie. That's been all over Chicago Land. Not just chance at games, chance at the United Center during Bulls and Blackhawks games. There have been chance at his sons high school football games. Despicable and deplorable businesses on their marquees have fire Naggie displayed out front. It's but he got to win against the Lions. And here's the stat you need to know him, Matt Naggie. He is seven and one against the Lions, in sub five hundred against

every other team in his four years. Yeah, that's that's not good, Paul, that's not good. Right there. It's still I mean, I don't get me sidetrack, Pollie. I want to talk about the Bears. I want to talk about the fact that they're number three in the league in their run rate. Did you know that, Paul did not know that the Bears with David Montgomery, Of course, and that very good offensive line. Corey Peters talking about that good offensive line. They love to run the ball and

they do it very very well. And I would say basically in between the tackles is where they specialize. We have seen from time to time, Palli. We have seen the Arizona Cardinals in that front seven struggle to stop the run against good running football teams. We've also seen them shut it down against good running football teams like the Cleveland Browns and the Tennessee Titans. So what what are we going to see from the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday? I would say start there because it's one of the

things the Bears can do is run the football. And look, if they run it with a quarterback, that's going to be an added dynamic that Corey Peters cited that if indeed Justin Fields goes now, I don't think most people are expecting him, but you're right, you're talking about an offense that is dead last and passing offense. They are able to get the run going at times, although ever since David Montgomery sprain that knee in Week four, he hasn't quite been the same or as effective. And then

if it's a sloppy game and it's limited possessions. Yeah, it could get sideways, and you've got a Bears team that just gotta win. Snap this kid, they're only a game out of the playoff race. Incomprehensibly. So if all of a sudden, the crowd gets behind him at home and they get a little momentum, we know all that's happened, and we know what the Cardinals have looked like coming

out of the by the last two years. It's really interesting, Bully, because in rundown situation once again, and never forget run down first and ten second and one to six. That's who you are as an offense. It's who you are. Never forget that. The Bears they love to be an eleven personnel fifty six percent of the time and run down. So that's one back, one tight end, three wide receivers, and they literally split it up fifty fifty. They are

run pass fifty fifty out of eleven personnel. And rundown situation when they get into two tights, Paul, when they go twelve personnel, which happens twenty nine percent of the time, man, that's when all of a sudden, look out, that's when they lower the plow and hit the gas. Sixty one percent run, thirty nine percent pass. That's what the Cardinals are going to have to deal with, I think twelve personnel and the fact that they're going to try to

hammer it. And their number one receiver, Allen Robinson is not practice yet this week. So when you say two tights, they have two legitimate receiving weapons in Jimmy Graham and Cole Commet. Both were very good against the Lions. He saw Jimmy Graham with a touchdown catch. You saw Cole come at eight, grab sixty five yards. So there's that, and then there's our producer Jim Almahondro screaming at me

via tex. Now, wait a minute, what about the Cardinals run game, Ron Wolfley, what about a sloppy game and you bust out James Conner and you take it to a Bears team, Because here's what you need to know on the Bears defense. The last four times they have given up less than one hundred yards rushing, they won all four. The last five times they've given up more than one hundred yards rushing, they've lost all five. Yeah,

there's no doubt. BALI right there, I'm glad you brought that up, because the Arizona Cardinals are number five in the National Football League in run rate, number five the air rate. We were laughing about this last week, but now they've dropped a number five. That's still a leak. Can you imagine top five and running the football. The Bears are number three, the Cardinals are number five, and you know, a polly once again, this is exactly why you need to be capable of doing anything. This is

exactly why you need to be balanced. Whether you're a good pass team or a good running team or both. Man you want that balance in your offense so that when you go to Soldier Field, you can run the ball with the likes of a James Connor and hammer the ball. I wouldn't be surprised if James Connor touches the ball thirty times in this game. Yeah, and once again Cliff Kingsbury and his TV show said, yeah, we have to do something about that, right, being top five

in the in the run rate. Okay, he's stand back and he's joking. He's the one call in the plays and he was asked big picture coming out of the by This is the first of the final six games Hey, head coach, what do you want to see? You'd like to see improvement in our areas? At times I thought we played really good, complimentary football, but at certain games we didn't reach the level that we'd like to. And I think just consistency over these last six and being

the best team we can be moving forward. But I think our best football is out in front of us. I told our team that before he left on the break, there's a lot of room for improvement in all areas, and that'll be our goal moving forward. Like Aaa Simmons said this week, you know what, if anyone's taking the Bears lightly. If the Cardinals lose this game, then guess what.

They lose control of their own destiny in the playoff race, which brings us full circle back to the hashtag everyone should live by no lambeaux because the Packers are right on your heels. They're stealing some of your number one votes in some of these power polls, and so yes, that's why I win against the Bears. Sub five hundred Bears is vitally important. And I also think too being able to run the ball once again for the Cardinals

is going to be critical. PAULI and the reason being is the Bears are number one in sacks per attempt in the National Football League, but they're number twenty eight in defensive quarterback rating pall And you know this is a big metric to me. It really is, because quarterback rating. The Arizona Cardinals are number one in the National Football League in quarterback rating, and quarterback rating is an excellent metric as to how a human being is actually playing

the quarterback position in the National Football League. Their number one with the edition of Colt McCoy playing in three games as well. So you know it right now, Paulie, They're gonna have to run it and they're gonna have to throw it because the Bears are number twenty eight in defensive quarterback rating in the National Football League. If they get to you, they get to you. But if they don't get to you, you're completing passes against them. Paul Hey, when you think of the Bears, how can

you not think, oh, well, I don't know. Episode nine of Cardinals Folk Tales entitled Thanks Coach, available now on the Cardinals YouTube channel That's YouTube dot com slash Acy Cardinals all look back at the epic Monday Night Meltdown two thousand and six against the Bears, Denny Green's major post game rant, great stuff, and then it was the original podcast you can also find wherever you get your podcast,

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