Big Red Rage - Peters Searching For Consistency On Defense

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twenty four. That is, unless they meet in a super game at some point, and the way that last game when that would not be a shock. As Ron Wolfley, we talk about the future of football. Think of the stretch the Cardinals are in Russell Wilson against Tuah and then Josh Allen and then Russell Wilson again, and then Cam Newton and Kyler along the way what he is doing. Guess what the future is now? On the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert Tick and Talk

Ron Wolf TikTok, Polly, I love it right there. You know what, Honestly, it looked like it got personal that game between the Miami Dolphins and the Arizona Cardinals with Kyler Murray and tow a tongue of vloa it did. It looked like, Oh, you're gonna run the ball like that? Is that what you're gonna do? Well, why don't you just watch this? I wonder if it got personal the week before, watching Russell Wilson run it straight up the

field between the tackles. I tend to agree with you that these quarterbacks are watching, watching what Kyler can do. And by the way, look at what Kyler did against the Dolphins, a passer rating of one fifty point five and over one hundred yards rushing. He was coming off a game where he was NFC Offensive Player of the Week and now Josh Allen AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Look what he just did and destroying the Seahawks thirty one of thirty eight for four fifteen, three touchdowns, throwing

one touchdown rush. Ye, think of where, think of what the defensive schemes are week to week when you go against one of these sort of quarterbacks versus when the Cardinals played the Jets and they went against Joe Flacco, absolutely totally different plans. Yeah, you know what's so fascinated you about that as well? I don't know if you heard Kyler Murray, right, but he was intimating as much.

I'm paraphrasing what he was saying, but he basically was saying the fact that, you know what, I think that's gonna be the norm in the coming years. Right. And you and I have talked about this many many times, PAULI. But in the next three to five years, I honestly do not see any offensive coordinator saying, well, I'm gonna take that stationary pocket passer. I just don't well, I just don't see that happening. I think it's going to

become almost like Lawrence Taylor. When Lawrence Taylor came out all of a sudden, everyone looked at him and said, oh my goodness, there's a human being that can play like that, We've got to go find ourselves. Lawrence Taylor and they started actually training kids to be the next Lawrence Taylor because they had the ability to do it. I think the same thing is going to happen at

the quarterback position in the NFL. Everyone's gonna look for that dual threat guy, the guy that can be both the guy that can throw it, because he's out there. We all know it, we see it. He's out there, the guy that can throw it and the guy that can run it. Who's gonna be the next guy coming out of college? You can do it. I think it's

gonna become the norm in the NFL. It's going to become institutionalized, which means you're going to have backups, guys that are second and third team backup quarterbacks that are going to be the same as the starter. For example,

look at the forty nine ers. If they truly have a quarterback question in the offseason, and they do have the ability to get out of the Jimmy g contract without much problem, do you really believe the rumors they're immediately going to go after Matt Ryan, the former quarterback for Kyle Shanahan or is John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan trying to look for that dual threat quarterback. We've got a winner. Look at how much easier it is the game plan against the Jimmy g than a Russell Wilson

or a Kyler Murray in your own division. It is the Big Red Rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert are special guests tonight, Corey Peters. We're just getting rolling first and ten on the twelve bunch set to Murray's right, hoping splint left Edmonds in the back build with Kyler Alan motioned right to left. This current snap to Murray, He's gonna keep it running left. He's at the ten. Murray comes right to the five and Kyler Murray has a touchdown, his fourth of the day, first on the ground.

What a show by Kyler Murray here at State Farm Stadium. Arizona has the lead thirty to twenty four. Now that is so read all the way with Max Williams leading off through What a great block by Christian Kirk and Max Williams. That's the reason why Kyler Murray walked in. Baby. It took that thirty one twenty four lead early fourth quarter,

but the Cardinals end up on the short end. The Dolphins win that Ford quarter ten nothing, win the game and Wolf, as we say, welcome back into the Big Red Ration presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert We are Santane Ford and Corey Peters will be our special guest coming up. I kept waiting for twoatanga by Loyd to make that critical rookie mistake, and it didn't happen. It

did not happen. The Dolphins do what the Dolphins do, what they did the week before, or you outgain them by some hundred and thirty yards and you have a lead. But you know what, they came back. They won the game. They got their four straight win, and the Cardinals three game winning streak snapped. Yeah, Polly, No, I'm with you on that right there. It's just honestly a situation where the Arizona Cardinals had the opportunity to go out there and take that next steps. That's the thing I'm most

disappointed about, Bally. This was a maturation game for the Arizona Cardinals. It was an opportunity to take that next step where not only can you go out and play with the very best of the best in the National Football League when you beat the Seattle Seahawks. But now all of a sudden coming awful by facing a quarterback that's only making his second career start. Now you can actually go out and beat a team at home that

you feel like you should be at home. And they missed that opportunity and it didn't start well for him. And you know how big I am when it comes to starts, starting a game and starting a second half of course, and how important that is to set the tone. When the car took the ball and gave it up, coughed it up, scoop and score touchdown. That's exactly how the Miami Dolphins beat other teams. And that's exactly how

they beat the Cardinals. And think about if Patrick Peterson cited it today, that field goal right before the end of the first half, right, they allowed that and boom what happened? They lost by three points in the end. Thirty four thirty one is your final as the Cardinals fall to the Dolphins. And and Kyler Murray after the game was talking about the game and and just you know where exactly this might leave the Cardinals. Oh, look, at the halfway point, you're five and three, Right, you

got to win against Seattle. Maybe a lot didn't expect you to beat the Seahawks, and then people did expect you to beat a Dolphins team that is now also five and three. And here's Kyler the big picture, and then where that leaves the Cardinals. I'll come in every day just trying to get better each every day. Obviously, you know we're trying to win. I'm trying to win. That's the goal. You know, it's it's it's time. You know,

it's year two. There's no we don't have time to wait around and U say, you know, we'll do this or six or year seven. You never know. You never know when your last snap's gonna be. So I'm always striving to get better. I always striving to be the best. That's Kyler yesterday. If we were to play what he said after the game, there wasn't a lot or didn't say, Yeah, there are a lot of pauses that What you make of that, Ron Wolfley I called it is there's game

face and then there's post game face. Yeah, he had the post game face and obviously he was not happy and there was a significant cooling off period. He was the last Cardinals player to speak and he was still hot. Yeah, Polly, you know, listen, I hope he never loses that will to win. I hope he never loses that desire to actually win football games. And I hope he never gets used to losing, right, And he was talking about this very thing yesterday as a matter of fact. But I

hope he never loses that, Polly. At the same time, he's got to learn how to deal with it. You have to, because that's that's the one thing you can't do. You can't actually cause a distraction based on a game that you played. After the game is over, now, all of a sudden, your teammates are gonna have to talk about that all week long. And I get that, and I don't disagree with that. I guess my question is, in this least thinking out loud, what if that's what

was needed. What if that was a display of leadership in a way that he wants everyone else in the locker room to match that want to that will to win. Can I just say, PAULI can do it in the locker room, then don't do it in front of the world so that people can ask your teammates about it. That's all I'm saying right now, and I honestly think that Kyler Murray got that message. If you read in between the lines, if you read and listen to what he said, you know what it's to me. I think

Kyler Murray understands that he can't do that. He's got to be more positive, more optimistic. And part of what he said yesterday in response and after he had seventy two hours of process that he told the media, and I'm quoting loosely, I don't want to get used to this cycle of loose right and then get hyped as an underdog and then we come out against a good team and we play our best again. I don't want to get into that. I want to win every week

and we should be better about locking in. That's awesome, and I guess that's my response, you know, And you're right Wolf, you know you should leave it in the locker room unless you've already tried that. And we saw the Lions loss and we thought, okay, that was the wake up call. And then they came out at Carolina and I know they're a minus Buddha and there are a lot of other extenuating factors, but they had to snooze button against Carolina and now they win three in

a row. They respond and I think he saw the lapse here against Miami and he wanted to put his foot down. Yeah. The one thing about it, though, is what are you What are you trying to do? Then? Are you trying to you know you already let your team have it and let them know you're not happy. Now what are you trying to do? All? Are you trying to play Kate fans or are you trying to play Kates the masses? Are you trying to play Kate media?

What are you trying to do to me? Once again, if it didn't work in person in the locker room, then you put it on display for everyone to reinforce how serious you are. Perhaps that's just once again, that's just a theory. That's just there's called It could be that you know, he's old saying in professional sports, never let him see you sweat. He's a guy who's not used to losing, period, right. You know, he's didn't lose a single game in high school obviously, and lost three

total games in his college career. So you know what we need. If we need answers, we need team contain yes, Corey Peters, and he is coming up next. Three time team captain can't wait to chop it up with Corey Peters and talk about the Cardinals. It is the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford in Gilbert Raffalo takes bun play off left tackle. Corey Peters gets off the block and drags down Mostart and they're gonna handle it

off to Peterson. Beautiful tackle half the line of scrap image by Corey Peters wrapping up Adrian Peterson and getting into the ground. Frank Wragg now just getting ragged dowaled at the point of attack by Corey Peters, asking back to throwing first down from his thirty nine. He's in trouble here and he's sacked back at the thirty yard line. Corey Peters get the sack straight dropback Stafford inn't trouble, wrapped up, had sacked by Corey Peters. The prize whoa

get in by bad yet? Did you see that the sack dance he had? I think that that midsection is still moving after the after the dance he was doing belly dance. I guess we should say that's day pass. Yeah, not ronful. Yeah, I got your back Wolf on that one. As we say, welcome back to the Big Red Rage, presented by santan Ford and Gilbert, and welcome to to Corey Peters little montage of two thousand and twenty. There a couple of sacks, some tackles for loss, and one

celebratory dance. What do you call that, Corey? Welcome? It have a name for that. It doesn't really have a name. It just kind of is what it is. It's got a life of its own. Corey is Yeah, I just kind of let my body go and it does whatever you want. I'll tell you what though, I listened to that and I reminded of two twenty just how much I miss Corey Peters and the Cardinals. Locker media isn't a lot. You just gonna be able to go in Wolf chopping up with him at his locker on the

road trips, right and just hang out and get wisdom. Right. See, So how are you doing, especially after you had a had a veteran's day off yesterday? How about that? That was? So? How are you feeling? How's the energy level halfway through? I'm doing well coming off the bye week. I think it was good for all of us just to be able to get away a little bit in rejuvenate and come back, and I think it always helps just kind

of start the second half stretch of the season. So Corey five and three at the halfway point, talk a little bit about where the team is right now and where you expect this team to go. You know, I think everybody's in a good mood. I think we're in a good place. I think everything we set out to accomplish the season is still ahead of us. So that's our main focus is getting ready for the Bills now, trying to get off to a good start to the

second half of the season. Obviously, one thing that I think we need to work on is being more consistent in all phasors throughout the game, and I think that's going to put us in a better position to win some more these games. You know, there was a telling comment from Jordan Hicks after the game and he said, quote, when you have too many my bads from that many different people, it's gonna look the way it did tonight. And then he's so later see mentioned focus and at

times being flat. Is that where you're talking about that consistency that this Cardinals defense needs to achieve over the second half of the season. Well, yeah, I think I

definitely agree with Jordan on that. I think against Miami is a little bit everybody taking turns and up, so, you know, it's just something that's been a focused point coming off of that game and just trying to really take everything more seriously, walk throughs and really just being locked in so that we can try to minimize the mental mistakes especially and just give ourselves the best chance

to win games. You know, Corey, it's so amazing. I look at the secondary and how banged up the secondary has been, and how frustrating it is, because, as you well know, any defensive coordinator will tell you, if you're buttoned up on the back end, you can become so much more creative on the front end. Right now, take a look at your defense, evaluate your defense, and tell me what you see and tell me where you need to get better. Well, I think, you know, just the

consistency all over the board. I think at times we play really good football against some really good teams and shown what we're capable of when we're all clicking on all cylinders. But you know, at times, one thing we've talked about a lot this year is just playing in stadiums that are not to capacity or not full, sometimes

completely empty. It's really important for everybody to energize each other and really feed off of one another because there's not the normal energy that's in the ability, you know. So I think we've got to do a better job starting games with that energy. And I think it's only been an issue a few times, but that's what I'm talking about, just the consistency so that no matter what day we step out there on the field, we're prepared to play and you're going to get that same high

level performance. For example, next week Thursday night, you go on the road short week to Seattle, where the Cardinals have won five or the last six at Seattle, And I always say, you can agree or disagree, Corey, but a big catalyst to those wins over the years have been the fact that it's you guys against the world in that stadium and the twelves are all over you, and then you guys are inspired. Accordingly, you're not going to have that element this season, Yeah, but I'm expecting

the same type of performance honestly. Uh, you know, when we play Seattle, it's always a dog fight, especially if there's one of h I love to play on the road just for those reasons that you just expressed, And it will be a little bit different this year. But you know when we play Seattle, Um, you know, I don't I don't think those there's a problem with the energy for those games. Everybody knows what type of attitude and performance just going to take to come out with

a win. So what about you, Corey? Where are you this tenth year of play for you right now? Right so you you missed twenty fifteen, but ten years in the league, where are you right now in regard to your own personal development and how you're playing right now? Um? You know, I'm always looking for ways to get better obviously, you know, I like to be more productive, um, you know, and it's just trying to find a way to you know, lead the team and d line, especially so that we

can all get better as a groupe. I'm really happy with the team. I think we can be a very special unit and and you know, be a championship caliber team. So you know, I'm really trying to take advantage at the moment. We're trying to improve in every way that we can right now and continue to work toward being a better football team and a more complete football team. And so you know that's really my focus, just day in and day out in a D line room, trying

to think a way that we can get better. Corey Peters on board the Big Red Race presented by santan Ford and Gilbert It's All about You, presented by santan Ford. And when you're playing interior D line a lot of times on the nose? To what degree do you use stats to assess your play? You mentioned productivity, but doesn't a lot of what you do just go beyond the

box score? Um? Yeah, but I think every player wants to, you know, make as many plays as possible, and everybody loves to hear that name call over the loudspeaker, and really, you know, I think that's where we need, you know, we need more plays from everybody on the defense. So, um, I think everybody needs to take that challenge and try to not only check the box of getting me a job and your responsibility to the defense done, but you know, taking a step further and trying to make some plays

as well. So this is your third straight year as a team captain, have you had a moment so far this season where either called the defense or a locker room together was as there's been a message you felt the need to impart so far this year. Um, you know, really it's just about getting everybody to buy in and to focus up, you know, because of the way we

started the season, no offseason program, those things. You know, I think it was a little bit of a learning curve for especially our young guys because you know, they just didn't get those reps to you know, see things going full speed and just to have the opportunity, you know,

we get into training camp mode. You know, we're preparing for the season, so it can be difficult at times for you know, third string guys are guys that are down on a depth chart to get experienced, and now is the time that we're calling on some of those guys. And you know, I think that learning curve is just it is a factor. Um, you know, So for me, it's just about trying to fill in those gaps and try to help those guys understand what's going to happen, even though they may not get a rep at it.

And I'll tell you what, we'll get into more of that and we'll get into a stat he does not want to hear about Josh Allen when we come back. I'm a big red range presented by Santa Ford and Gilbert snapped the two five step drop. Talking by Low in trouble morals got him and Saxon back at it twenty two yard line talk of my low and back to throw again looks deep. Instead get sacked at the forty six yard line. It was Marcus Golden that was

there first, the motor man, Marcus Golden. So both Golden and Morrow, returning to the Cardinals of their seconds, stood with Arizona, both with a sack here in the first half. You can see it, Marcus Golden standing up saying, bring it on, bring it on. We need more of that. He cause, even wearing number forty four Wolf. You know Marcus Golden back, I said earlier this week, I said, you know, you could see Marcus gold and obviously the production the sack, five tackles for loss or you know,

had a quarterback hit. You could hear him. He was very vocal. He should have had two sacks in that game. Pollie absolutely lucky foe to the rookie face mask. Yeah, there's a but then at the end when they're in victory formation and he almost started a brawl. That's that's gonna knew the junkyard dog was back. I personally enjoyed that myself at the very and co He's one of my favorites faults right, And you know what, Corey, your

first year with the Cardinals. Corey Peters is our guest here in the big Red ration presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert. Was Marcus Golden's rookie year, I believe twenty fifteen, right, yeah, I think so. I think that's his first or second year. What'd you uh, what'd you make of of Marcus and just his presence alone, both on the field and on

the sideline. Well, I think I was esthetic when when I found out they were, you know, bringing him back, just because of the energy that he brings to the game, the energies he brings to the defense. UM, I think he's gonna be great for us. He's obviously a very

productive player. Um, he's his time here with us, um, and so I'm excited about I think you already got a taste of, you know, what he could do on the field, and like you said, he should have had two sets, Um, so I'm looking for that to continue moving forward. Corey, how is he going to help this defense? In terms of your rush defense right now, number twenty two in rushing yards per game and number twenty four in rushing yards per play aloud, bottom third of the

league right now. Um, not not critically bad by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly room to improve. How what do you guys have to do to get better? UM? I think we just have to get get our consistency together, you know, guys got to do it right all the time, you know, And I think when when the consistency gets better, you'll see more consistency in getting stops and especially in the run game. And then obviously we just got to

eliminate the big playing. We've given up a number of big plays, UM that you know obviously will kill your average UM in the quarterback line, UM, you know that counts as well about Hassan Reddick on the edge. You get Devon Kennard back this week. Tell tell us about those two guys, especially in the absence of fifty five Chandler Jones. UM. I think Hassan has done a really good job this year. Um, you know, obviously you can see his athleticism and when he gets out in the

open field, I think it really shows his speed. And Um, he does a great job getting quarterbacks down for us, especially when they break the pocket. UM and having DK back, UM, that's gonna be great for us too. It's one of our better ends as far as to run run defense. UM. And we just talked about UM and I think it's gonna be a big bonus getting him back into the foe as far as our rotation on the front. And Corey, what did you think being named a captain? UM? I

thought it was great. You know, Bood always exemplifies the type of play that we want to see out the errand UM. This year he's he's even taking more of a vocal role. UM. And you know, I think everybody had, you know, such high levels of respect for Buddha Um already. It was really a natural thing. Were you behind that, Corey? Were you? Were you one of the guys? I mean, uh now, I wasn't behind it. The captains talked about it and U you know, it was unanimous, very cool.

You know, I've said twenty twenty is a year of the diminutive American those guys under six feet so yea, and yeah you have Kyler Murray. And I remember vividly the end of last season was late December and and you were holding court Corey in the locker room and you basically told a lot of media I think that we're still somewhat skeptical that he was going to be a viable quarterback in the league. And you said, look, stop with any of that kind of stuff about his stature.

The kid can play. And I'm curious, what have you seen out of Kyler now in year two. I mean, it's nothing different from you know, honestly, what I see when I look at those high school highlight tapes, you know, and I'm amazed every time you know that I see it. I'm thankful to be on the team with him, to be able to just sit on the sideline and watch him play up close. Um. I think he's dynamic. Obviously, you know, his arm is live and you can make all the throws. But you know, my favorite is when

he takes off. You know, I've never seen quite anything like it, and I would hate to play against it, honestly. So, UM, I think he's very dynamic. I think He's the type of player that you know is going to really be making a lot of noise in this league for a long time. So when does the dual thread quarterback can

become the Norman the National Football Abo. Um. I think that, you know, really what it's going to do is you're going to start to see a lot of teams drafting quarterbacks that have a lot of success in college and build an offenses that hit what they do well and

regardless of what that looks like. So you know, you look at what Baltimore is doing with Lamar Jackson, UM, where we're doing here UM and Russell Wilson is not necessarily as dynamic running but um, you know, obviously it's dangerous you know, on the move and its elusive and can extend and plays and all those things. But Seattle does a good job of putting him in situations to do things that he does well. UM. So I think that, you know, as creative as the coaches can be, you know,

that's what you're really going to see. But I think guys are going to start getting a lot more opportunities that maybe twenty years ago they wouldn't have gotten because Corey, when teams come in to play the Cardinals, and they have to game planning against Kyler versus game planning against a traditional pocket quarterback. Those are two totally different assignments,

aren't they Absolutely? Just because you know, Kyler is the traditional pocket quarterback until nothing is open or until you get pressure, and then it becomes its own beast um. So it just is it really is a difficult thing to contain, you know, And he's had a lot of satistics year, and I really don't see him slowing down. I think we're gonna actually get better, just because you know,

we're still a relatively young offensive coaching staff. D Hop and Tyler have only been playing together for eight games. You know, everything is still relatively young, so I look

for them to continue to improve as well. You know what, Honestly, I was just going to ask it that right there, Corey, because it just seems like this offense is it's left so many yards out on the field as well, And we're talking about the number one offense and the National Football Like, we're talking about an offense that will just light you up, and yet it seems like we haven't been firing on all cylinders yet. Would you agree with that? Yeah,

I think so. I mean, obviously, you know, one thing we've talked a lot about is we've shot ourselves in the foot a little bit, both offensively and defensively with penalties, and you know, just doing dumb stuff generally, so not execute no simple things. So you know, like I said, consistency is something that you know, I don't keep talking about.

It's just because you know, I think we've played at really really high levels where everybody can look at and say, hey, if we if we do this, you know we're gonna be a tough team to beat. And then we've also put some bad things out there that you know, if we play like this, we'll loose to everybody. So you know, it's just a matter of trying to get more of that top level performance. Well, right now, the Cardinals have a top ten scoring defense fulf they're eighth in the NFL,

allowing twenty two and a half points per game. You mentioned some of the rushing metrics. Definitely room for improvement there, but it's somewhat similar on both sides of the ball. Wouldn't you say, Well, if there's you know, they've been good, but I think we're still waiting for that breakout game by both units to a certain degree, Paulie, There's no doubt about it. In regard to the secondary, man, you think about it, this secondary has not had any exposure

to each other, the chemistry. They have not been able the build bad chemistry since two snaps into the first game of the season. You gotta be kidding me. I honestly forgot about that. That because of j Allen Thompson going down in the first series of week one and then last week Byron Murphy missing the game. You're right, this is gonna be it where they finally all come back, get some of those regulars back, and we'll talk about the challenge straight ahead with Corey Peters, Josh Allen and

the Bills. Next on the Big Red Rage got let's to throw it again, cold tough fires Downie got a man open cut touchdown. I damn McKenzie touchdown. Buffalo makes the handoff. Josh gonna throw it, books him to the endomet got a man open down in the back of the ind done in his pot touchdown. Touchdown. Buffalo Tyler Cropp opened for the touchdown. Josh Allen, Let's to throw fires in the indome pot touchdown. Gabriel Davis touchdown Buffalo.

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that's how often that you had the Bills scoring. You had Pete Carroll wolf before the games, signing a Mondo contract extension, and then the Seahawks went out and gave up a forty four burger, the most points allowed by a Pete Carroll Seahawks defense in his eleven years as head coach in Seattle. Think about that. I'm sure he had a clause in his contract, though I hope you

actually did sign it. In the equals try at that point, Corey Peters is our guest on the Big Red Range presented by satan Ford and Gilbert forty four thirty four. The Bills go out and it really wasn't that close. They destroyed the Seahawks, and Corey, you tell me what jumps off that game film, Buffalo taking it to Seattle um for me. I think it's just the consistency of their team. You know, across the board, they got a very good online m Josh Allen is um he's really good.

I think he's improved the license he's came in the league. Obviously he's got a really big arm. They had great receivers too, a lot of speed. They can really do a lot of different things too. So we're gonna have our hands fool. We got a good game playing and hopefully we can execute it. Corey, do they even try to establish the run? Do they even do they even do that or is it all more about Josh Allen and what do you say? We go ahead and throw

the ball. They got some They got some different runs, some things that we haven't seen this year, some things that could present a challenge. They are definitely have been more passed and run this year. But you know, I think they're capable of running the ball too. You know, Pete Carroll was really honest after the game. I mean he was at a loss to explain the loss. He admitted that they expected Buffalo to run it a lot, and they came out and ran it three times in

the first half. And Josh all when twenty four or twenty eight for two eighty two and set All these records. And in fact, here's a metric you don't want to hear of. Cordy Peters is a defensive lineman. You're ready for this because it's all analytics these days. There's a stat called pressure evaded rate by quarterbacks, and there's only one quarterback with a better pressure evaded rate than Kyler Murray and his name is Josh Allen. Tell us about

what you're gonna get in that quarterback. I mean, I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised for watching the tape. He's definitely hard to bring down. He's a big guy, so when he really gets to running, he's not really looking to slide. He's looking to finish the run. So we just got a gang tackle, get a lot of bodies to him, and get him down when we have opportunities. Talk a little bit more about the offensive line of the Buffalo Bills and how good they are and where

they excel. I think they do a good job working together. They do a job with the combo blocks, and like I said earlier, um, they've blocked some things a little bit differently than other teams. Um, So whenever teams do things that other teams don't and you don't see it as much. UM. It can be difficult to fit and beat sometimes. So we've been working really hard this week on it and uh, and I'm excited to get the

opportunity to play, Corey. Do you mean more in protections that they use or in their rushing schemes some of their running schemes. You know, Patrick Peterson was talking about how they use a lot of ten personnel. Not many teams do. Obviously the Cardinals do and the Bills do. What does that mean for the Cardinals defense? Now you're playing a team, not just your own team in training camp, but an actual opponent using a lot of forwide wide

receiver sets. Um. I think it helps that. You know, obviously we've seen a lot of that throughout training camp, and as you guys mentioned, we'll have um those that DV group that together. So I think it's definitely helpful because a lot of teams don't show you those type of looks and they can't present challenges as far as the fits and the matchups. But I think we'll be well prepared for it, and like I said, we have

a good plan, Corey. Every team has a personality. This team seems to play up and down to its competition. I'm talking about you guys, the Cardinals. How do you as team captains come bat that well? I think, you know, we all just have to continue to press every day and try to impress on everybody and get everybody to even in practice, perform at that game time level and make everything the same so that when we step out on the field, no matter if it's practice or in

the game, we're all at the same point. So it's not so much Okay, let's do this at this intensity and then we got to take it up a notch for this So it's just been a process and getting everybody to understand what it takes and the level of focus that we need to be on the same page and get a win. You know, Pat p was asked about the urgency right now, halfway through the season, down the stretch the Cardinals come eight games to go. Here's

Patrick Peterson. Every game is a playoff game, especially in the second half of the season. This is the part of the season where you start to separate the contenders and the pretenders, and we want to be a contender. We feel that we let to slip away, that we had really good opportunities of winning. Now. We can't letting no game slip away. Every game counts now. We have an eight game season and no game after that has promised to us. So we got the mission that we

put out best foot four. You know, we heard Kyler Murray with a similar message. He expanded on what I think he was trying to convey after the game, what you make your quarterback because obviously he took that loss hard afterwards meeting the media. Well, I mean, obviously he's a competitive guy and you can see that in the way he plays, and I think he's and plays a little bit better win um when we need it, you know. So, UM, I agree with with what everything that P two said. Uh,

you know, and that's where we are right now. We got Buffalo who um, I think they got one loss, right and you know, yeah seven and two. Um, what they just did to Seattle. You know, they're an elite team in this league. And um, so we know he's got a dog fight on our hands and we'll be ready to go for that. What do you think you're gonna have to do? Corey? You mean, honestly, you're a guy who's been in the league a long time, right now.

What do you think you are going to have to do in all three phases in order to come away with a win against a very good Buffalo Bill's team. Um. Well, first off, defensively, we can't let Josh Allen go crazy on us. And that's no matter how it looks. UM. You know he can beat you both running the ball and passing the ball. UM. So regardless of what he does, we can't let let that get out out of hands. Um. We gotta get off the field when we have opportunities

to get off the field on third down. UM. And and it's and when they do get in the red zone, you know, we got to do our best to eliminate them from scoring touchdowns trying to force him to kick field goals. UM. And then offensively, I think we just got to score. You know. Obviously this is me a decent attackle. I have nothing to do with the offensive you're playing. But but you know the game, no, my brother, you know, I look for Kyler to get loose, you know,

and do what he does. UM. You know, so I'm excited about it. Like I said, I love to watch him play. UM. And there's no doubt on my mind that you know when when our offense is on point, they're unstoppable. I don't care who we're playing against. Um, you know, I think you know we've already proven that. You know, when we play our game and we're we're clicking, we're very difficult to deal with. Well, we love visiting with you every time in the big Red Range, Corpy, Man,

and thanks for your time. Thanks for having me. Thank you, Corey, really appreciate it, buddy as always. Man, and you know what, props to the team captain for starting a virtual book club for Arizona High School students this year as well, in the face of the pandemic. I mean that's all good. What's not good is when Wolf will share what he's reading a fourteenth century book on the team flights. I really don't need a lot of that. The Big Man

knows how to love Paul. That's the one thing about Corey. Yeah, and I didn't get around to ask him about his beloved Kentucky Wildcats. How they're doing the SEC I don't know if they have any you know, and Wolf, it actually says, in addition to going to state meets in high school and being you know, among the best and state of wrestling. He played some high school baseball as well.

So about it on Corey Peters there, well the Bopaul. Yeah, we'll talk about your native Buffalo Bills when we come back and wrap up this edition of The Big Red Rage. Third and seven for the Cardinals on their he four snapped to Kyler Murray, drops back to throw, steps up and throws a deep ball middle of the field. He's got Kurt, the balls on the money and the down. What a strike, Kyler Murray to Christian Kirk and the Cardinals with a tansent time the game. Boy, it doesn't

get much better than that, right there, Kyler Murray. Christian Kirk lined up to the right of Kyler Murray and ran the post the safety bit in the middle of the field. Squatted Dow, I say, and here comes Christian Kirk over the top for a touchdown. That was an absolutely perfect throw by Kyler Murray. Right before Dave said that, I wrote down in my notebook down in the front row,

best ball of the season from Kyler Murray. Now, maybe because it was so pretty, wolf Fund, because he's thrown a lot of Chris perfect passes this year, bud Man, that was a beauty and to your thinking as we wrap up this edition of the Big Red Rage, give me a quick thought in Christian Kirk because he has been souproductive the last few games as he finally arrived in your opinion, Yeah, I do believe, Polly that he's gonna start getting a lot more attention because of the

plays that he's making right now. I mean, you're talking about a guy that has five fifty plus yard touchdowns over the last two seasons. I mean, the guy has absolutely been on fire for the most part, PAULI, he's going to get a lot more attention because right now he's kind of been the forgotten guy. You know, You've got DeAndre Hopkins, of course, and Larry Fitzgerald, and if you're a defensive coordinator, it's going to be easy to

forget about Christian Kirk to some degree. And of course the Bills they have Stefan Diggs and John Brown the former Cardinal, and Cole Beasley. They run a lot of four wide receiver sets. Whatever they're doing is working under Sean McDermott. They're tracking for their third playoff appearance in four years. Think about that. Before Sean McDermott round Wolfley,

they had a seventeen year playoff drought. The Bills are trying to worse win their first Division tuttle since nineteen ninety five, and they're seven and two for the first time since ninety three when Jim Kelly was still the quarterback. Yeah, truly is incredible. The Buffalo Bills are a good football team. They're a football team that they're built around. Their offense, of course, and in particular their passing offense second to none.

With Josh Allen the way he throws the ball right now, the receivers that he has, the protection scheme that they have, they can run the ball. I think they will try to run the ball against the Arizona Cardinals because the Cardinals haven't had a ton of success in terms of stopping the run, so I think they'll try to do that. But make no mistake about it, this is all about Stefan Diggs, John Brown, and Cole Beasley and all three of those receivers for the Buffalo Bills, not just Josh Allen,

but all three of those receivers. PAULI. They compliment each other so much. Eleven personnel, one back, one tight end, three wide receivers that by far and away and run down situation is the predominant personnel group for the Buffalo Bills, and each one of those receivers compliments the You got Stefan Diggs, who could just flat out take the top off of any defense. And then of course you've got John Brown, who runs short to intermediate routes very very well,

has sneaky speed like a Christian Kirk. And then you've got the classic possession guy in Cole Beasley. Well, Josh Allen is the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to have at least two games with four hundred yards passing in a single season, with three or more touchdowns, no picks, and a passer rating of one thirty or more. So he is playing at an elite level. And he's sort of like the size of a big bend, except

with mobility, isn't he He is a big dude. Oh, he's such an athlete, Paul and guys bounce off him if he isn't running around you. He has a Tennessee. He'll run through guys at times. There's no doubt about it. He is an incredible athlete. You watch him run the ball. This is the guy that I think again, you're gonna look at the quarterbacks over the next three and five years, and it doesn't matter what the package is that the coming.

It doesn't matter if they're big or small, Polly. What they're gonna have to do is be able to run and throw the ball, and Josh Allen can do both of those things and they don't mind the zone. Read what Josh Allen here? It comes. So as a Buffalo native, how do you like your wings, Ron wolf what's your first choice? How do you like them? Only hot? Paul? Only hot? That's that's the only way you get them.

There's no such thing as a mild or medium wing, Paul and Buffalo I'll have wings plays and they're always hot. And I wonder how many wings Corey Peters could eat at three thirty five? Are you kidding me? As the nose tackle special thanks too. You might want to go to the Big Tree if you're ever up there in Orchard Park too, Polly to get your wings. Just saying special banks to Jim Amandro as well Cody Fincher for the Buffalo Native and wing guy Ron Wolfley, I'm merely

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