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You know what makes this upcoming season just so intriguing, no, is that there are way more questions than answers. True, where's this season going, what's in store, how's it going to play out? And who will beat the players in this final fifty three?

Right?

All we know for sure is that the process is underway, and I tend to think that day one of training camp also becoming the first day we've had of rain in more than four months, that somehow those two are interconnected and linked, that somehow there was cause and effect. Really, that the fact that Cardinals camp was back underway and all of a sudden we got rain. Somehow those football gods they honored the fact that Cardinals were back on the turf here at State Farm Stadium.

Whatever.

Paul. The only other thing I really know for sure is that somebody has to pay them selves around here, because Wolf, you have been on your feet all day long. Wolf, it's a long training camp, it's a long season.

Paul, I gotta tell you right now, I've never felt so energized in my life, I kid you not based on what I saw out there in practice today. I don't think I've ever seen anything that has energized me as much on day one, at least for me, this is day one for me than what I saw out there at an up, fired up ball.

You and Buddha Baker. Buddha Baker was he was spired up, he was out in that field, he was smiling, and all of a sudden You're like, Okay, what's going on? Just the fact he was out on the field. That's the first answer for all the questions we had come in into camp. You could argue, Number one, Buddha Baker, what's his status? He did not participate on field activities in the off season, but getting things underway here. They

First and foremost. You know, when you turn on a tape, everyone is watching that tape. Who stands out? You know? I think Jeff Rogers said it best in his teams meeting. You know, he's looking for guys when you turn on a tape, It's like who the.

Is that guy?

You know? And obviously everyone knows who number three is, But those type of plays show up, you know, pretty consistently on a tape for him.

And look, speaking to DB's key troll Clark is, they're a very special guest tonight, the rookie sixth round or right. He's been falling around Buddha Baker like all.

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But Buddha Baker got a deal done before camp started. Manti austin Ford ownership. He got a deal done, reportedly two point four million in bonuses and incentives added to his deal, a three hundred thousand dollars signing bonus, two point one million to be had, and incentives and bonuses, et cetera. So boom, Okay, we talked about this at length. Well, yes, and to me, it's about a best case scenario you could end up with.

I say it's a win win, Paul.

Both sides got what they wanted and we all know you're either part of the problem part of the solution. I've called this offseason the latest Purge movie. Buddha Baker definitely part of the solution Wolf, and we know it not just what he does on film and does on the field, but what he does in that locker room.

No doubt about it. Bully, it's so critical right now. Buddha Baker got paid. He's happy right now. And you didn't give him a new contract. You did not do it. You didn't tear it up and say this is going to be a new extension with Buddha Baker. So you still have that in your back pocket if you're maniasin for it right now.

What I love about this Boot is happy. Boot is happy boot is happy.

Now, all of a sudden, you're gonna have coaches that are gonna take out their red dot and they're gonna stick that red dot on tape. When the tape is up on the wall in front of everybody, they're gonna stick that red dot on number three and they go, boys, look at number three. Watch Buddha right here. There are two times in the world whereas a player, you're really really worried about.

That red dot.

Okay, one of those times, though, could be a good time where you actually do something well. The other time is typically with the red dot. What are you doing here? What is going on here?

Right? Buddha Baker is the perfect red dot because.

When they put that red dot on Buddha Baker, it's because he's doing something really really special.

That's who he is.

And if there's one thing Jonathan Gannon and this staff does, it's whole players accountable. It's one big reason he was hired. I was identified as an issue coming off the four win campaign a year ago, but even the head coach admits it's better coming from players than it is from coaches, and Zamon Collins talked about that just having Buddha Baker back from day one.

I was standing there and someone punched me in the stomach. I was like, who the hell is this? They're Buddha but like yeah, and he's like, are you ready?

I was like, yeah, I'm ready to boo. Let's go.

It's day one to the long season. Let's get after it. Buddah always brings a type of energy. Boot will hold everyone accountable. You know, it was my rookie season. I messed up a simple play, and I mean he was on the sideline just you know, getting like telling me every name in the book. But like, I mean, I remember that day vividly. But it wasn't because he's trying to be harsh towards me. It was because he's trying to make me better.

Zaveon Collins there, Wolf. You know, look we go hit rewind over the last twenty years, the Carson Palmers, the Larry FitzGeralds, the Kurt Warners. Yeah, holding teammates accountable, Yes, it just seems to go that much farther when you're hearing it from a team leader.

No, Paully, there's no doubt about that. It's so critical right now, You've heard me talk about it many many times, there is culture and then there is modeling that culture. And Buddha Baker. You've heard me talk about this, he doesn't just model the culture that they want here, Paul. He is the culture that they want here. A smart guy who's going to go about his business in a very professional kind of way, who's going to give you

Jonathan Gannon was asked what he respects about a Buddha Baker, two time All Pro, and he said, you know what, simply put, he plays the game, in my opinion, Saigan, in the way the game should be played. Let that hang for a minute, and well, if he was that guy, whos a rookie when the Pro Bowl is a special teamer. Yeah, he was that guy. He's the guy. Mike Tomlin when he was miked up man was raving about Buddha Baker

It's Buddha Baker, Pauline. Not only that too. There are two things when you watch Buddha Baker on tape. And it's interesting because this is what we started this beautiful part of the program with.

It's watching Buddha on tape.

When you watch him on tape, and jayg knows exactly what I'm talking about right now, there are two things that overwhelm you when you watch Buddha Baker on tape. Two things. Number one, absolutely fearless. Fearless, Paul You can see a player that plays the game in a very fearless kind of way. You can see it. There's no hesitation whatsoever. He's fearless. That's number one. Number two, he never gives up out of play. You never see him

You know, when you say that, you know, I think of the end of the playoff loss at the La Rams Games, totally out of hand, Buddha Baker chasing down cam Akers touchdown, saving catch that's right, and then had to leave on a stretcher.

That's right.

That's Buddha Baker literally laying it all the line at the end of a game that had long been decided. Training camp powered by Cox, By the way, Free Cardinals camp tickets. All you have to do is go to Easycardinals dot comlah camp ticks. That's caamp t i X. The first open practice today for fans out here. The first padded practice is going to be July thirty. First, well, just give me a couple of impressions of what you saw out there.

Oh my goodness. First of all, I just want to talk since we're talking about Buddha Baker, the free safety defense that I actually saw out on the field with Isaiah Simmons out there and Jalen Thompson out there as well. Very interesting that Isaiah Simmons a lot of the time was lined up in the middle of the field. Cover three is a massive coverage in the National Football League.

It's amazing.

It's been around forever, but it really has taken off in the last couple of years. Cover three is a favorite right here, three deep four underneath rush four. I think you're going to see an awful lot of that. I think you're also going to see man free where there's man across the board and then a free safety

Very interesting.

We'll talk offense next to the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert What a crime engineered by Cole McCoy.

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You know, last year was just really tough.

Some of my best friends and people that I love and care about and you know, are close with get fired.

You know. Then you know you have a little off.

Season surgery and like its just those things just add up emotionally, and I think when the off season started, I just I wasn't in a great place.

Because I was physically I was getting.

Better and better each day and I felt better, but.

Emotionally I just was still.

I don't know what the word would be, Probably just like sad, you know, like you're like in a fog, just just a little bit of a funk, a little bit of a funk, a little bit of a fog, Like you work so hard to make something happen, you know, you're just you're sad when it doesn't work out.

Just one of many memorable moments from the Dave Pash Podcast featuring Colet McCoy in his fourteenth NFL season. A legend in Texas, soon to be thirty seven years of age, he has seen and done it all in the NFL. It's just a great listen the Pash Pod wherever you get your podcast. That's all you need to do. Just search Dave Pash Podcast and Colt McCoy the starting quarterback for now and for how long we don't know, but wolf just simply put you watch Cole McCoy, especially in

He's definitely all over this kind of offense that the original Cardinals are getting ready to unferl But let me just say this right now, Polly, when I hear that cut, the very first thing I think of is, never forget the game of football and professional football players. It's played by human beings, you know what I mean. It just it really the humanity of what he just said right there, it really reminds me.

It hits home.

You know, so much of the time, Paul, I think we put these players on a pedestal like they're being down from the mothership, and yet we need a good reminder that they are human just like everybody else.

They're human beings.

And Colt McCoy right there relaying just how upset he has been in regard to losing a lot of his friends, not only coaches that he's worked with, teammates, of course obviously, but even front office personnel.

Yeah, and just how much he cares, it's obvious. It's palpable in that cut. A lot of guys in the NFL, you know, they're playing for the next contract. They're hired mercenaries. Colt's one of those guys that cares about everyone. His dad was a high school coach. It's in his dear the game itself. And so when it comes to being the Cardinals starting quarterback to begin this season, which is what we presume, that's not something that is lost on a Colt McCoy's He shared with day Pash.

It's a cool feeling, like I don't take it lightly that there's only thirty two guys to get to do this. For me, it's very similar to the role I've been in the last two years. It's like always being ready, always studying, always learning, always prepairing, always asking questions. A ton of my closest friends are gone. They're They're just gone. That's a hard process to go through emotionally and mentally.

You know what else is gone? Yeah, the previous way the Arizona Cardinals approached the offensive side of the ball. It's I mean, oh yeah, well, just simple things that you take for granted. Team is now going to huddle. Yes, this team is now going to be under center. This team is now going to require different mechanics and footwork from their quarterbacks.

Yes.

I mean, it's not just different play calling and scheming. It's just a radically different way to approach moving the football.

Yeah, Paul, you know you mentioned huddle right there. I got to jump on that right now. This is a huge thing. You know what a big believer in the huddle that I am, and I think a lot of teams have found this out and discovered it, maybe the hard way, right because they didn't have it. So of course, you know, the last four or five years, I would say, the new age coming in and man, you were going to go no huddle and it's up tempo. It's all about get on the ball, and yep, it's up tempo.

Times Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer were miked up, they break the huddle and he would grab one of the receivers and say, look, you're the key to this play.

Yes, remember this, PAULI. It's it's critical that you actually huddle.

Now.

There are gonna be times you want to go up tempo, no doubt about it. There are gonna be times I'm all four jumping into the how the no huddle even on a series, Paul, just doing it out of nowhere to surprise your opponent.

I got no problem with that.

But when you say this is what we're gonna do ninety percent of the time. We're always gonna do it this way. Man, I got all sorts of problems with DoD.

I tell you, it's really interesting what's coming on offense. Kyleannabash busted out some numbers. Wolf. How about this, the same Kyle Vanibosch that ripped you down on the field earlier today, that dirt bag. Okay, he came up with some numbers. And it goes something like this. Cleveland's offense last year was top five and twelve personnel. They were a number one in thirteen personnel. Do you know who

Paully, There's no doubt about that. One of the biggest signing of the off seasons just happened. One of the biggest signing of the off season just happened. Jeff Swain. Okay, the veteran title veteran tight end Jeff Swain from the Tennessee Titans.

Right now, Pedestrian pass catching numbers.

So forget about the pass catching. Okay, Paully, well you did. This is a true stud tight end. This is the first true stud tight end who's actually played in the National Football League that is going to line up on the end of the line of scrimmage and actually come off the ball and remove somebody. He did it for the Tennessee Titans for a long time. He was a seventh round pick, Pauly, if I'm not mistaken, right now, he made himself into a tight end where he was

Now.

Trey McBride can actually back up both spots, the why the stud tight end and the age he can develop he can grow. He doesn't have to be out there and learn with his hair on fire right now. He doesn't because they got a true stud tight end, and now zach Ertz is going to be your move tight end. Here comes twelve personnel baby.

All right, so look, Cole McCoy is your starter. Layton tune has been running number two two days in the camp.

Yes.

You know what's interesting about the Clayton Tunes of the world. He spent five years at Houston. He never huddled in college. He's had to learn the huddle. Kyler Murray, to my knowledge, has never formally huddled. So it's gonna be a transition of sorts for the franchise quarterback.

Oh, Paul, you're gonna have to call plays.

It's gonna be different. So maybe maybe in some ways a small way, Cole McCoy taking the reins to start this scheme from the very beginning might be beneficial in a lot of different ways. Lets you comment on that. Right after we hear from Cole McCoy just talking about the Kyler Murray outlook on the Day Pash podcast.

Kyler is he's the ultimate competitor, So I mean, I think he's attacking his rehab.

He wants to be out on the field. He's good in meetings.

You know, there are some things that are gonna be different, Like we are gonna huddle, we are gonna call plays in the huddle. We're gonna use like a lot of different mechanics than what we did last year, right, I mean, just from the very beginning, there's a lot of things to learn. But Kyler has jumped right in. He's doing the things that he can do without actually being out there and calling the plays and running the place. Right, But I bet he's out there sooner than later.

It would be my guess, Well, luxury never afford to Kyler Murray. He was never able to sit be on a veteran quarterback, yes, and just learn and absorb. He was never able to do that. He was the guy from day one. So maybe there might ultimately be some benefit to this arrangement.

There's no doubt about it. Bally, Right now, I think this can be a positive. You know how tight Kyler Murray and Colt McCoy are, and the fact that now Colt McCoy can actually show him, he can model exactly how you need to work your feet in this offense, putting him under center.

Of course, you need.

To run to that matchpoint right there and then be able to either bootleg it out of there, or set up in the pocket.

Set up there. You've got to look at Colt.

McCoy and his feet and Kyler can then go ahead do the exact same thing, buddie Colt McCoy on tape and then use that to obviously go out and replicate.

And I to tell you what, Cole McCoy had a couple of dimes today. He hit Rondel Moore on a couple of passes. Money throws eleven on eleven. Uh, there were some throws to Hollywood Brown where he's right, I mean, so far looks good. And then of course we all know a quarterback's best friend is the run game. And

I love that, Paul.

We got to put that on a car to sign somewhere. Hey, JJ, kram it vertical.

You know else loves it. All the offensive linemen love it so raving about it already. There was a moment today where James Connor ran the zone the stretch play. Yeah, and he got some so he got some room off the edge and he just housed it. He just ran a neck. They were going the whistle. He kept going another sixty yards.

Yeah, he kept going right.

Now, there's a new mentality, man, This is a this is a football mentality.

It is a beautiful thing to actually watch.

Now.

They got to grow at Paul.

So you're a rookie draft pick right in your first impression when the new decision makers is, hey, coach, can I miss rookie mini camp? Key Troll Clark had a really good reason and he's has a really good chance to make a lot of noise in this camp as a corner. We have seen it all ready.

I've seen a little bit of that.

Well, hear from him next, Key Troll Clark on the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert We are sandtan Ford.

For some reason, every time would be of one on one situations. I was always matched up with Key Trail Clark, but we had some good battles back and forth, and I think he's gonna be a guy that's gonna play for a while because he controls all the control bulls.

He's high no.

Matter what, like high high energy guy, no matter what. And I have a lot of respect for how he prepares himself on the day to day. He told me today two pages of notes on me. Okay, this is what Mike does on this release, on this release, on.

This round, on this round.

I'm like, Bro's that's crazy. And so I love going against guys that truly love the game. And you know, Key Trail is one of those guys. I think he's going to be really, really special and he's got a special personality. I think he's one of the most special personalities I've probably come across in my lifetime in football.

How about that?

That's the keeper of a statement and eye opening statement from rookie receiver Michael Wilson on rookie corner Key Trell Clark. Until you realize the value placed on study and the importance of education from someone who asks for permission to

Man.

First, I'll just say thank you for having me on this on this show today.

Man.

It's it's an honor truly. Like you said, Man, it all started, you know, right after the season last year out of college, you know, started the combine prepping. Next thing, you know, onto the draft. And in my time, you know, letting coach jg and and everybody know like, look, I gotta go graduate, man, and when y'all draft me, that's what I gotta go do. Can y'all accept that? And you know they was, they was willing to that, and I was very appreciative, and you know, came in uh

Man.

Yeah, what did it mean when the decision makers embraced your request when theyheartedly said absolutely go out to college graduation, because that was quite the experience, wasn't it.

It was? I just felt like it was an honor, like I said, for the head coach of an organization, the club to be able to grant me that opportunity to do so, man, And it just showed them, showed me that they value me as a person and a player as well. So I was just truly appreciative of that. Man.

So studying is what you do, key Trot Clarker is our guests? Is that true? Are you really formulating notes on your own teammates and receivers you go against in practice?

Absolutely, is no question about it. Because these are the guys that I compete against every single day. These are the guys I'm going to go against all year. You know what I'm saying. They're going to make me better, you know, so I want to make them better as well, you know. So I want to learn those learn the tools that they have in their toolbox, and then maybe change some tools in my toolbox. And they may see

Man.

So studying has always been a part of my repertoire and it's all the little details of things for me. Man, it can be something as little as the smallest of tiniest detail, and I'm gonna make sure that I know the ins and out of it, because I don't like not knowing something.

What have you learned so far about the NFL? You obviously have a lot to learn, correct But like Kyle Soley, we had on recently, right fellow rookie, and he said, Man, I've learned you've got to be on your toes at all time because this head coach, this staff is liable to hold you accountable definitely at any moment.

Definitely definitely. And one thing I love about this coaching staff is they love adaptability and change. At the end of the day, they understand that it's not a my way or the highway type of concept. It's what can we do to help you to put you in the best position possible to be able to go out and execute the way that we would like it. And that's the main thing. One thing that I truly learned about

Well, I look at your SKYT report coming out of Louisville, and you're known as a feisty, aggressive corner. So does special teams sort of suit you in terms of the mentality needed?

Yeah, for sure, for sure. I feel like on special teams you gotta be feisty, you gotta be tenacious. You gotta go down the field and be able to really take somebody head off at the end of the day, so or be on kickoff returning and get ready for somebody two hundred and fifty pounds to run at you. So, Man, special teams, you just gotta have that killing mindset at the end of the day. And that's something that I possess.

What was your mindset going to the Sweat Shrine game? Because from everything I can tell, that was critical for sure to your NFL future. Right, you're in a four to four two, but you really competed at the Shrine Game.

For sure. My twenty twenty one season, I tore my ACL and my MCL, so I was coming back in the twenty twenty two season off of injury. So you know, it takes about a year for you to truly feel like yourself again. So the first half of the season, I felt like I didn't play my best.

You know.

So going into the end of the season, you know, I played a lot better. And then I got the invite to the East West stron Bow and that gave me a lot of confidence at the end of the day too, because I knew when I went there, regardless of what happened in my past, I knew that I was going to go to the East West s tron Bow and be the best corner there and overwall person and player. So and I felt like I went there and I did exactly what I was supposed to do.

Keith Trell Clark is our guests round six rookie out of Louisville. I mean, already you've had to contend with so many different type of receivers in this roster, right, you have the size of Michael Wilson, you have the strength of the Zach Pascal, you have the explosion and the speed of a Hollywood Brown Rondell Moore. How challenging is it just to play the position itself? Cornerback?

Besides quarterback, I say, cornerback is probably the position right behind it. At the end of the day, you don't know where the wide receiver is going. They know they're route, you don't know it, and you're going backwards. I feel like your God and somebody running full speed at you backwards. And it takes the elite few to be able to do so. So man, I just say every single day that I step on the field, that's where it goes into your film study and to just studying the game.

Speaking to quarterbacks, it's hard not to notice you were number thirteen. Kurt Warner's name is on the Ring of Honor. It is at stay from Steve. How familiar are you with the quarterback Kurt Warner.

I know here OG. I called him OG's, I know he has OG. I'm not gonna die too much into it, but I know I got some big shoes to feel.

So I asked my Jay Sanders this time last year. I said, Okay, you're coming into the league. Which quarterback would you like to sack the most? He immediately said, Tom Brady.

You can't do that no more.

Which quarterback would you like to intercept the most in the NFL?

Mm?

Or is the receiver that you really would look forward to matching up against?

Which quarterback? I'm gonna start with quarterback first, I say, I say Pat mahons for sure, he the best. You gotta go out to the best Pat Mahonmes. And then just guarding a wide receiver, can't wait to go against guys like Justin Jefferson Dotson over there at Washington.

Uh.

And sure, it's a long list of great wide receivers in this league.

So what if coaches told you about your role Because in some regards, that cornerback room is wide open by all counts. And I've seen a lot of different guys running first team, including you. So when you get those sort of reps with the first team. I mean, how meaningful is that to you? And where do you think it might be tracking if you play the kind of ball you want to play.

Yeah, my main thing is always controlling what I can't control. So as I talk to my coaches, they tell me, control what you can control and go out there and compete every single day, and at the end of training camp we'll see what the cars may lay. So it's nothing the pinpoint. Just know, if I'm out there and I'm competing and and I'm not giving up any explosive plays and I'm making plays, you know where that leads too.

So so tell me about your battles with Michael Wilson, Key Troll Clark, is our guests here in the Big Red Rage, and or anyone else who I mean, who's keeping you honest out there when you go against the receivers.

Yeah, for sure it's Michael Wilson, of course. You know it's a rookie class. We came in together and we battle. Also, you know guys like ZP. Pascal, great wide receiver going

And this team is going to Minnesota for joint practices with the Vikings, so you'll see Justin Jefferson fouts out there in about three weeks or so, no doubt about it. All Right, Look we can measure your forty. You ran a four to four two. Look, you have the athleticism, there's no doubt. But when it comes to playing corner

Yeah. So one thing that me and my pops will always talk about is the next play mentality. We talk about that for the game of football itself, and we talk about that for life. At the end of the day, it's just a next play mentality. If you give up a play, so what how you're gonna finish the game? That's really gonna matter. Okay, So that's that's the things that I when I go into the game. Of course, I hate to give up anything. I could give up

Down the stretch, come with key Trot Clark, rookie Corner football is more than a job to you, isn't it. It? Get the sense I mean, you're really passionate about the sport.

Definitely, Definitely, that's a game that I've been playing since I was six years old. I take heave to this, this game. It's my livelihood. Every single day that I walk in the building, I keep my energy high. I'm just excited to just be here. This is a blessing at the end of the day, so I take it. I don't never take advantage of it as well.

You know, you've already separated yourself in one regard. We're not aware of any other NFL player who has his own photo gallery on an NFL team site. You were downtown and you help yourself to the camera with Caitlyn, the team photographer. Right, tell us about your photo gallery.

Yeah, man, that was amazing. So me and Caitlyn we connected when I first got here. You know how all the rookies come in and we just do our regular photos and our nice polo and you know, I came in the room with my great energy and I was just excited to be there, and they was like, man, out of everybody, you you were so excited to take these pictures. And I'm just like, man, I'm just happy to be here. And then next thing, you know, I

That's great stuff. Key Troll Clark our guest here on the Big Red Rage. Let me ask you, because I've asked every player, rookie or vat has this coaching staff held you accountable yet?

Have you had that moment?

Zavin Collins said he was put on blast the first team meeting because he's breakfast. Kyle solely said yes, he has been called on in team meetings. He kind of got half the answer, didn't get the entire answer. How about you. Have you had that moment?

Yes?

And one thing on this staff is, like you said, they're gonna hold every player, every coach accountable, So at the end of the day. You gotta know it, know it. That's what JG always talked about. You don't just know what, you gotta know it, know it. So one day we was on special teams. Actually it was my first day out there, my first day out there, and I had ended up turning the wrong way. Coach JG comes out the blue key trail, turned the right freaking way. Man,

And we'll be watching as well from the radio booth and looking forward to every moment that you're just getting rolling. The most important thing to us is guys like you and Michael Wilson are money interviews. That's what the media loves. Okay, not only players, but great draft picks. When it comes to the media session, so that's just as valuable as anything.

Anytime you need me, I'll be right here to interview with you. Whatever the fans want, any questions they got, I'm here.

That's great.

We continue, Key Troll Clark was our guest as Yes, we continue with a big red raid presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert.

What a good job at the point of attack right there and say like DJ Humphrey's got a nice block.

DJ Humfrey's pumping his chest and his fist.

It's been a culture shock. It ain't even benished. No graduate shift is shocked. You'd get with it to get go JG. Yeah, that's it. You know, you know you met him. It's either you're gonna be like that or you're gonna go home. It's that simple. It's that's that's really the mentality. Yeah, that's the mentality of it. So it's it makes it easy. And especially when you got older guys that me all the Buddha, all those guys that's buying into the system.

You know what I meant, when you have your leaders that are.

Falling into that mode, there's nobody that's behind you that's going to buck the system.

When they see guys that me.

Guys at Kwan Buddha that are falling into place and doing everything right, they're gonna they're gonna do the same thing.

Get with it or get gone. Yep, it's part of hout d J. Jeffries described the new culture not a culture shipped, but a culture shot. What that hang for a minute? That really describes and summarises what's going on here at Cardinals Camp. As we wrap up this edition of The Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert, we are Santan Ford, Paul Calvic, Ron Wolfley Special thanks

Yep.

The zach Pascals, the Kaizer Whites, all these guys were brought in for a re wolf and you just see, Okay, they fit what this new staff is trying to establish.

Pollie, There's no doubt about that.

What I saw out there today, I could not have drawn it out any better.

If I had designed practice. Okay, there were selmer coms.

Could I just tell you that they were working in rundown situation eighteen period where you've got eleven on eleven of course, and you're working rundown situation. Rundown is first and ten, second and one to six. Traditionally that's what rundown, classic rundown situation is in the National Football League, First and ten, Paully, second and one to six. What did they work on out there today? First and ten, second

Did he hand it off? Did he not hand it off? Who does he have the ball? Does he not?

And Man, I'm telling you what, you got him right where you want him at that point in time. What I saw out there today was the beginning of a very physical culture shock that is gonna happen to this offense.

You know what else we saw, correct me if I'm wrong. Saw play action and you saw play action hit home. Yes, against the Cardinals defense eleven on eleven. You saw Rondell Moore twice, big strike, saw play action, Pascal downfield, Yes, Hollywood Brown had a nice catch. They were targeting the tight ends. It's amazing how much more effective the downfield pass game is when the defense has to respect the run. And DJ Humphrey's doumbing it down for US media types.

Yes, PAULI the very worst team in the National Football League in yards per attempt last year throwing the ball the Arizona Cardinals. They did not throw the ball down the field, and this is where they have to improve the most. And this is what running the ball and attacking the line of scrimmage in a north south kind of way, this is what's going to allow Kyler Murray eventually and allow their quarterback whoever it is, Colt McCoy

The middle of the field.

And you look today how many times a completed pass using play action across the middle of the field. Because guess what, that's where those two inside linebackers line up. They suck up to the line of scrimmage because they think you're running the ball. Now, all of a sudden, that secondary has got a problem because there's a lot of room behind those guys, a lot of room over the middle of the field to throw the ball.

And look, that's the way this team is going to compete this year. Not only do I think it's the DNA and it's the scheme period, but I think gives them the best chance to compete this year. Because if you're gonna be talent deficient, yes, then guess what, you better be physical? You better keep these defenses honest, you better have a ball control offense that's going to keep the other offense off the field. To me, this is

Paully, It's all going to be on the line of scrimmage right now. And that's why my biggest concern going forward. We've talked about this many times, but it's on the defensive side of the ball, the defensive line and being able to stop the other team from lining up and just running the ball. That is going to be That is going to be job number one for this defense going forward. Job number one is going to be stopping the run. You absolutely have got to do it. It's

Paul, Look, it was one hundred and fifteen degrees again today we just set a new record for a total number of days in a year, one fifteen or more. So you know what, you need to do. You need to come out to Cardinals camp. You really do. You need to go to Easycardinals dot Com, Slash camp ticks, camp tix, get your digital tickets, coming out, free parking, free access, coming out to back together weekend on Saturday. Enjoy the ac in a little football.

Not only that too, bully enjoy. I don't know people yelling on a football field. What a beautiful thing that is right there, not only players, but of course coaches yelling, and sometimes they're yelling at each other, and sometimes they're yelling at players, and sometimes players are yelling at players.

It's a great thing.

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