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fill in the blank. Yeah, okay, I'll go a supersized role reversal as in the Chiefs just did to the Cardinals with the Cardinals did to the Titans to open last season a KC KO And that old line about how there's no second chance at a first impression, isn't that how the line goes wolf something like that. Yeah, Paulina, how bad you are first impressions. You know that's because it's not really true in the NFL when both number
one seeds last year got destroyed in season openers. So you know when in the NFL that axiom does not hold trill. Yeah, you know, I'm just saying, no, Polly. Sometimes you go to parties, some of these social events, Polly, and then suddenly it blows up in your face because you make awful first impressions right there. That's okay, Paul, I mean, your second impression is much better than your first.
Let's hope the same thing happens for the Arizona Cardinals in a matter of moments, Ron Wolfley, and it's not a moment too soon, you will get dorched. Greg Dorch our guest on the Big Red Rage, presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert. We are santan Ford in Back Tonight, brought to you by fine demandion of Americans. You're truly and Greg Dortch and we'll get into all that, but first let's talk about what exactly happened in the season opener. There are two kinds of people in this world. Ron
Wolfley not to get all philosophical. There are those who use the snooze button and those who do not. And the Cardinals most definitely seemingly used the snooze button in week one, and here's hoping they wake up in week two. Yeah, Paul, I'm with you on that. Um Listen, this should be a wake up call to them. I don't know why, though, you'd go out in week one at home where you know you've struggled to play well, and then you're playing
the Kansas City Chiefs. Look everybody, it's Patrick Mahomes, it's Andy Reid over there, and a lot other very very talented human beings, And why you come out with a sense of urgency and intensity. I honestly, I mean, hopefully that's gonna be something that's going to be in the rear view mirror for this team going forward. And they're gonna come out and ball out in week two on the road where they've played well. Maybe they just sort of forgot what regular season football is all about, the
intensity and urgency and energy it takes. I don't know, because it's a great question. Obviously, you have a marquee opponent coming in, it's Week one you're at home, accounts the whole thing. Um, but here's Kyler Murray after a forty four twenty one home loss to the Chiefs. When you get to be like that, you know at home game one, yeah, it's got to be a wake up call for whoever you know felt complacent or whatever. Internally, you know, you got look in the mirror individually and um,
you know, do you really want to be here? Do you really want to be great? Like? What? What? What drives you? Like? Those are the questions I feel like, you know, need to be asked. And there are a lot of questions coming out of that game in week one, are there not? Yeah, Polly, there are you know. And again I was really really disappointed after week one on the line of scrimmage and how the line of scrimmage fared. I know that I'm old Polly. I know it's old school.
I know I'm a traditionalist, but my goodness, the physicality on the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball was not what it needed to be. It was not And I think JJ Watt coming back is going to do an awful lot if in fact JJ Watt is ready to play and able to play this Sunday. I think him coming back is going to have a huge impact on that front seven and how they're all going to play. Hopefully that's going to be the case.
And also justin pew and bringing back a guy that is a hardcore veteran, a guy that is a master technician, and a guy that makes her offensive line better. All it takes is one breakdown out of those five guys on the offensive line, and suddenly you can't run the ball the way that you want to be able to run the ball. Suddenly you can't protect your quarterback the way that you want to be able to protect your quarterback. And I think it was a meltdown of the line
of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Because of the Kansas City Chiefs Pally. You know they're going to be able to throw the ball, but when they can run the ball, Fallly, that opens up the entire playbook. When they had thirty three first downs sixty six plays, let that hang in the air for a minute. So it was both sides of the ball, There's no question
about that. The offensive line you when most of the last season, and you most definitely saw it in the playoff game where right guard was a liability, and then he went into this game where left guard was an issue. You had a third stringer in there, a guy who had played center almost the entirety of cam So that was suboptimal and Chris Jones and company took advantage of that,
no question. But at the same time, you know when you have guys saying that we got punched in the mouth Devon Kennard yesterday, Hila Murray, Kyler Murray saying after the game as well, you can't feel yourself in this league. Yeah, you get embarrassed. Obviously, there was more going on and it demands a certain level of leadership. I mean, Wolf is a former team captain. I'm guessing you would agree
with that. In fact, here's zach Ertz earlier today, just when he's asked about his quarterback and and what goes on beyond just the field. I mean, I definitely think he's more vocal. Even after the game when we got a bus kicked on Sunate, he was a guy going around in the locker room kind of telling everyone we're gonna be all right, We're gonna be all right. So for me, I think he's just taking that next step. Everyone wants to finish product in today's society, and that's
just not reality. Everyone's got to grow up. Zach Ertz. Yeah, zach Ertz earlier today. I know your reaction to that. And how far does leadership goes at media speak or is that a real entity? No, that's that is real, PAULI. This is the next step that Kyler Murray has got to take. Um, it's not just about walking around and build up your teammates or even walking around and holding your teammates accountable. It's not all of that. It really isn't it's actually doing. It's always going to be about
doing first, Paul. And then you can say, but doing and saying is what leadership is all about. I know there are some guys that are really really heavy on the doing part of it. And can I tell you right now, I think of Larry Fitzgerald. I think of Larry the doing. He was heavy, heavy on the doing. Larry would say, of course, from time to time. He was a leader so much of the time based on the example, the model that he set for everybody else.
But he would speak up. And when Larry spoke from time to time, because it wasn't very often, man, I'll tell you what people listened, but you have to do before you can say. And I think Kyler's already got that credibility that he can walk around and say, let's go, We're gonna be okay. Good news. Zach Ertz was a full participant in practice day. Yeah, with that calf injury. I was standing there, we were talking with JJ Watt. He was limited today, Bud. He was back on the
field for the first time in recent memory. He said he's tracking at this point tracking. He is hopeful of playing Sunday. So it certainly sounds like JJ Watt and Justin Pew said he is hopeful and hopefully tracking towards playing on Sunday. And obviously that's a big three. If the Cardinals get all those guys back in the lineup, yeah, oh my goodness, that would be huge. It really would. First of all offensively to get Justin Pew back because
that offensive line needs him as their left guard. But then zach Ertz as well, That to me says, Okay, what were we really missing in the first week of the season. Well, the Cardinals were missing a lot of things, but twelve personnel and a lot of twelve personnel where you've got one back and two tight ends and Max Williams being one of those, one of those stud tight ends, and then having zach Ertz as the move the wide
receiver room has been a little nicked up. Cannot wait to talk to Greg Dortch, but it's been a little nicked up for the most part. Right now. Hey, you know one, go with twelve and have zach Ertz as that move tight end who's really a lot more wide receiver than he is tight end. That is a personnel group you could use, and I think we'll use that this week against the Raiders and move the ball. Hey, zach Ertz looked really good to start Cardinals can so
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That's right. Next, we'd get dorched on the big red rage presented by Santan fourth in Gilbert fires over the middle, caught by Dorch at the thirty yard line, turns right to the twenty five and dropped to the twenty two Greg Dorch Look slap now loads up, goes deep, lobs it to the right side, called by Dorge over the dB, moving the pocket to the right, look and throwing on the run into the end zone beyond the pylon. Touchdown
Greg Dorch, Height, Tennessee. You got Dorch snapped to Murray straight drop back, guns it over the middle deep that's pulled in for a first down in Kansas City territory of the thirty five yard line by Greg Dorch to gain of twenty four and a first down. Hey, make plays, make the team just that simple. And look, there are different ways to make an NFL team, right wolf. Last week we had Jaalen Thompson who's right now. The only active player on a fifty three in the NFL who
came via the supplemental draft. That was Jaalen Thompson. That was last week. This week we have a player who was on his fifth team and I'd say he's here to stay after he was the Cardinals leading receiver in week number one. Greg dortch as our guest here on the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert. We are satan Ford, Paul Calves or On Wolfley, and Greg Dorts. How we doing, Greg? What's up? Man? I'm glad to be here. The I tell you you just
got out of meetings, right, You had meetings? How tough is that? I mean you got out of college, right, you know, and then and then you have meetings in the NFL. Is there any comparison whatsoever? Is Does it truly feel like a job when you're sitting in some of these meetings? Yeah? Absolutely? Uh So. We had walked
throughs after practice. As soon as practice is over, we have a walk through, and then we live and we eat, UM, get treatment, and then we go through two to three hours of meetings and then we have another walkthrough UM at the end of the day before we go home. So, um, just getting accustomed to that, and um, it definitely feels
like a job. I mean it is a job. We get paid a lot of money, but um, we definitely put the work in and it shows off on Sunday, so Greg, Wednesday and Thursday obviously big game plan days. As you're preparing throughout the week. Right here, what what do you specialize in? Do you do anything like red zone on a Wednesday? When do you run red zone offense or or rundown situation offense or third and obvious? Do you do it every day? Uh? Well, on days
like this Thursdays, we focus on third down and raid zone. Um. The earlier during the early days during the week we do the base in stalls and the first down, first first and second down passes. Um, but as you get on through the week, we focus on red zone and third down. So um, those out of it's importting downs in NFL, man, you make plays on throw down, you keep the sticks moving. Um, that's how you win games.
So well, yeah, no doubt about that. But in regard to the red zone, what is the conversation offensively with you guys? In regard to the red zone and how do you fit into that, Greg, Yeah, it's just all about being decisive. Given Kyler an option to look at somebody he's comfortable throwing too. Just just being in the right spots at the right time so he can make the throw. He's not second guessing where you're going to be. Everything happens faster down there, So um, just being precise.
Vans Joseph talked today about rookies earning his trust as a receiver. You have to earn the trust of the quarterback, don't you. Yeah, absolutely, not even not even just Kyler, but Cliff. He's the shot caller. He caused the play. So if he's comfortable putting you in there and comfortable in you that you're gonna make a play, then you got it. You know, when you make plays, this is something that you do. Greg Man really really impressed your fivees up. I can't even her five seven and explosive.
Why does five seven, one hundred and seventy five pounds work in this league? Yeah, it's just about heart, man. You got to you gotta be winning to stick your nose and it run across the middle. Just do whatever it takes to help the team and get a win. Man. I've been playing football since I was six years old and this has been the only thing that I've wanted to do. So now that everything's right here in front of me, man, I just want to take full advantage
of that. So you've always spend this way. You've always spen this way in regard to how you approach the game and this fearless mentality. Man, if you take the tape from I have tape from when I was playing flag football when I was seven years old, it's been the same way since. You know what, look as the world's worst little league coach. Recently, I used to tell our team because we go against some of these other teams, are like, Okay, are they testing for HGH in this league? Right,
I'd be like, look, bigger isn't better? Kids, better is better? Yeah, go play better baseball. Yeah, that's got to be the mentality. You can still be better despite your size, right. Yeah. Absolutely, Man, It's just about making plays and when your numbers called, just taking advantage of those opportunities. Um, I don't know, man, you see lots of guys around the league that aren't big that make plays. You got to Tyreek Hills. You got Um darren spros. You got just guys back in
the day that used to make plays. Man that you know what I'm saying. You can't teach a football player how to play ball, man, they just have it. So, Craig I was. I was a fullback when I played, and that was only two hundred and twenty two pounds back in an era when fullbacks were all two hundred and fifty pounds. Man, I always wanted to be the guy that had the big button, the big thighs and wait, two hundred and forty five pounds. Oh, I had dreams of being that guy. Do you ever have dreams of
being six four? Absolutely not, Man. I love the person that I am, the guy that I am off the field and on the field. Man, I've been blessing other areas, clearly not hype because I'm not that tall, but just other areas. Man, Like I feel like I can make somebody missing the phone booth. I'm hard to tackle, Um, I have great hands. I'm just a dynamic player, and I feel like when I have the ball in my hands,
people can see that. You know what I'm saying. So I just want to continue to show the world that um that I'm that type of player. Cardinals receiver Greg dortch Our guests here in the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert Yet. I remember you telling the media Lad in camp that you quote cut out the bs this off season to try and maximize your ability. What do you mean by that? And what was the
plan in the off season? What'd you implement? Man? So I haven't seen my parents since Thanksgiving, so I didn't
go back home. I'm from Richmond, Virginia. Originally I stayed here after the season and trained at a place called Elite You and Scottsdale, and I literally haven't been back home to Virginia since thanks Again, like I said, yeah, so just I don't know, just buying in and just like this time that I have is so short, and I just want to maximize it's time that I have, and my mom and my dad they understand that, like if I can get Like my dad came up to
the game for the Chiefs this past weekend, so that I I was the first time I got to see him. But I haven't seen my see my mom since Thanksgiving. So I don't know, just maximizing my opportunities and eventually it'll all payoff and they understand that this is my dream and I have to chase it. So I was just gonna say that, Greig. I mean, though, are you
sitting around and you're thinking yourself? Man, I am getting the opportunity right now, and I am making the best of that opportunity right now, and I could see myself playing for ten twelve years. Do you think like this? Do you allow yourself to think like this? I definitely do. I think it's important to think like that. Man. I just try to think positive. Of course, as a human being, we have thoughts that come into your head, like what if you dropped this past where you get another chance
for you? You know what I'm saying. All of those thoughts come in, But I just try to just clear my mind, man, and just think that it's football. I've been playing football, like I said, since I was seven years old. And yeah it's the NFL, but it's football at the end of the day. These guys put their cleats on the same way I put my cleats on, So it's football. Well, you didn't just make an impression
on Cliff Kingsbury and the coaches. Here's Aj Green when we were in Nashville after the joint practice against the Titans. AJ Green, I'll tell everybody about Dortsch Man, He's just like his field for the game, his hands, his mentality every day is unmatched. It don't matter who you put. You put a first run in from him, we know what's gonna happen. Like he's gonna he's gonna eat him up. That's his mentality each day. So Andy, dortsch those guys, man, I go home and tell me. I watch every day
about how they work, how they don't complain. They has come out there and work each day. Man. That makes me want to work every day, you know what I mean. There's no wonder that Cliff Kingsbury by the end of camp called you and Andy Isabelle at the Stars of Camp, And I think sometimes someday it'll probably be the answer to a trivia question. How many times were you cut by NFL teams your first couple of years? So this
is my fifteen in four years. Man, I've been cut multiple times and it sucks, but that's the reality of this game that I play in the reality that moment, How low was it a moment for you? How seriously did you contemplate whether you were gonna go forward. It was football. Yeah, yeah. So I got cut three times my rookie year, and at that moment, I'm like, okay, it's football gonna be over. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. I started applying to regular jobs, but you know,
Guy had something else in store. I decided to take my talents and I wanted to go play Canadian football because I was like, Okay, maybe I won't get a shot in the NFL, but if I have crazy tape in the CFL, maybe I can work my way back to the NFL. So I wanted to do that, but
Guy had other plans. I said at home the whole COVID year and got a car from Atlanta and they put me on their Pea squad and then I spent some time with them all the way up to OTAs and then they cut me again, and I was like, okay, yeah, I'm definitely gonna go CFL now because I just got cut again. And then probably two days before I was about to fly off to the Hamilton Tigers, um the Arizona Cardinals called me. Wow, man, So so tell us now about the opener, because again you were the Cardinals
leading receivers seven grabs on nine targets. All of a sudden, you had her serious, major role in that game plan. What were your takeaways after that game and watching that film. Yeah, man, it was a blessing. Um, Like I said I would, This has been my dream to play in the NFL since I was a kid. Man. It's just God is so good man, just just placing me here, like it could have been anybody here, but it's me, and I
just want to take advantage of the opportunity. But to get a chance to play against Kansas City and my homes and they were just in the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. So just to go against that my first ever career start. Um, you're just trying not to get too high and then trying to get too low. Just staying at happy medium level and just remember, like I said, it's just football, and when the ball comes to you make a play. What do you think are
your strikes? You know, when I think of a receiver, I think of route running. I think of speed, I think of hands, I think of the brain. I think of those four things in particular. If you had to pick one, Greg Dorge, Yeah, what would be your strength. Uh, I'd probably just say my my competitiveness. Like I'm probably one of the biggest competitors if you ask anybody. I want to win in everything, and I think that just carries over to ye, I want to win so bad? Yeah,
so bad. You're wearing an Ellen Iverson's shirt right now? Isn't he from? Whichman, He's from Virginia, right from He's He's from Virginia. He's not from Richmond, where I'm from. But I went to Bethel High School. Um, like I said, it's all it's all Virginia. So we just wrap each other and AI as a goat man, He's a goat in my town. So this sharts big for me. It makes sense. Allen Iverson was the best player on the floor. How many seasons and Orlanda Giants in the NBA's I mean,
he's one of the all time greats here for sure. Yeah, must respect to him. That's great. Hey, here's our Cardinal season. Tickets are available now. Godasy Cardinals dot com slash season for more information will continue with Greg Dorge. Cardinals receivers got to talk about the Raiders. Okay, what is week to mean? We know the stat out there not a single team over the last three years in the NFL that has started oh and two has made the playoffs.
All of a sudden, things are ratcheting up big time. We continue here on the Big Red Rage. Right after this, Chiefs come after Murray back to throw, backpedaling, lobs left corner of the end zone, a diving attack by Hollywood rob and he's got it for a touchdown. It's a great goal by Tyler Murray back pedaling, louting it to the left corner. Marquis Brown got under it headed nice chet for a Cardinals touchdown. We just got it as a cute as a team play for each that it's
not just one of two things. It's like a lot of things, you know, and we're never perfect. You always get fine rules and improvement and the stuff we do well. I feel like we gotta continue to do those things at a high level. A toddler with Brown Clark Kingsbury after the game, and I quote, we gotta get better in a hurry, and it starts with practice, according to the head coach. In the sense of urgency, it is a big Red rage presented by santan Ford and Gilbert.
We are santan Ford, Greg Dorche, Cardinals leading receiver, Game one against Kansas City. Our special guests, Ron Wolfley, Yours, Julie, Paul Kalbisi. And what was that film session like on Tuesday. I've heard various reports and it was if nothing else, was blunt and it was honest. A lot of the coaches, a lot of the players have been very blunt this week. Greg, Yeah, that's what this business is. Man. You gotta be you gotta hold guy's accountable. Man, you gotta be up front.
It's no sugarcoating it. This is the NFL. So if you play like excuse my language, then it needs to be brought up so we can fix it. That's the only way we're gonna get better is if we bring it up and we hold guys accountable and we just move on and try to get better. Greg, if you could go ahead and talk a little bit about what you're seeing on tape in regard to the Las Vegas Raiders and their secondary specifically, Yeah, Um, they're they're definitely
a talented group. UM, well coached. Um not gonna lie. Chandler Jones is a problem. We knew that when he was here, but just going back and watching the film and him and Max, Um, they're filthy together. So that's gonna be a childe for us. Um, but I'm looking forward to it. Yeah. The fact the Raiders didn't get a single sack that sort of bullies the pass rush, doesn't it. Because I've heard several guys said that Chandler
and Max Crosby brought a lot of pressure on Justin Herbert. Yeah. Man, Like I said before, much respect the chand when he was here last year it was my first year here. But um, he's a great guy, um, locker room guy. Just man, he's a he's a great teammate, like one of those guys that you want in your locker room. Um. So I'm definitely excited to go against him this ship. Just watching tape again of the Raiders. When did they like to play man and when did they like to
play zone? Yeah, they're they're definitely a man team on third down zones first and second, but third down is when they like to get into their man coverages. How much of what happened against Kansas City was Kansas City and how much of it was the failings of the years on the Cardinals. Yeah, I think it was half and half. They played really well. Man. They came out and got after us early, and it's hard to when the team comes out high and they get after your early, man,
it's hard to play catch up. So, um, hats off to them. They play really well. And we know the urgency, the intensity, the energy has to ratch it up. Everyone agrees about that. But if there were one or two other things on offense, so you think are most important here in week two, what would it be starting fast, um, and just being consistent. Man? I feel like we had some good drives and then we would go flat and they have a good drive and then not capitalized. So
stack assistant and then starting fast. So Greig, you're out there, let's tell you're split out wide and you're the single receiver to a side. Um, do you want that dB to walk up on you and play press? Please want price? Yeah? Please do that? Like that? Absolutely? Okay? Yeah press man? Yes see now see now the dumb guy around here like yours truly right, I'd say, well, now wait a minute. You know, um, some of the receivers that are your size maybe wouldn't welcome that, you know, can you get
off the press? Your response would be absolutely, please walk up. That's that's what I want, man, because if you shoot your hands and you miss, then it is I'm going right. Do you think you're you're good at getting off man press? Absolutely you have to be. Yeah, you have to be. Yeah, No, I know. And especially with your speed, it's so dangerous for a corner to walk up over you and miss on that jam. What does that come down to? Is that a skill on your part? Is that just a
furry city? Like I've heard Steve Smith on NFL Network, an all time great receiver who stood all about five foot nine, he has really harped on some smaller receivers in the league for not getting off the press, but he never really explains what's the key? What is the key? Uh, It's about technique, It's about having a feel for what the DB's gonna do. Um, just being savvy just at your own little creativity to it. It's a lot that goes into it, man, to getting off of press coverage.
But like I said before, if that dB walks up and he shoots his hands and I swipe it by and he misses, then I have a step over him. And that's that's all you need. Yeah, Yeah, listen, if we were going to take you, line you up with Andy, Isabella and Hollywood Brown, then we're gonna tell you won't go run a forty Who Okay, I'm a honest guy. Man, The hands on how far we're running. If we're if we're twenty five yards, I got it. If we're going
forty forty five fifty, that's tough. Hollywood and uh Andy, they they're they're longer. Yeah, they're longer. So you're saying you've got that bird, you've got that chat. Everyone loves to ask that question. Now that Hollywood Brown is in camp, he gets a basically every week. He got it last
week and that was exactly his answer. Is that he says, you know, let's run the forty, and then some guys are like, well, maybe we should change the distance, and so he's got a We can't forget about Rondel though. Rondel yeah, yeah, is fast. Now we got some guys that can go, Andretella he's a four two guy. We got some guys bro well, and look, Clifford mets that he's still trying to figure out how to utilize all this speed when everyone gets healthy. What's that going to look?
Like whend Hop gets back. Okay, you know, but obviously the potential is there to have a lethal receiver room. Speaking Hollywood Brown, he was talking to the media today and our Jim Mhandro asked him about you, and then we learned a little factory we were not aware of. Great dude, She's a tremendous player. I met him because we came out together. He was my roommate at the Komebone and from that point I knew, you know, he had something in him. I'd always tell and you know,
he practiced like it. He plays like it. You wouldn't know he'd been through the things he went through the way he carries himself. And I'm excited for the opportunity that he has. And I know he would keep showing up. To be honest, what how was he as a roommate just talking just he was just more so one a showcase what he could do. Like I know him one of the best. He wanted to be able to show it. And you know he always had that chip on the shoulder. So you showed up in Indianapolis and you went to
your room and your roommate was Marquise Hollywood Brown. I ain't gonna lie. I was kind of like hype, but I was like, they ain't they pay me with Marquis Brown because I didn't know him at the time. You just hear about him on the TV. You see him on the TV, him in k one yep, And I'm like, okay, Hollywood Brown, like we're coming out together, like this is basically my competition, but now roommate, so like, let me get to know this guy. And he was cool, man, It was It was really cool. We had a lot
of things in common. Um, he's not he's not a big guy either. No, he just plays with that swag. Man. He's from Florida, you know what I'm saying. He he he's very confident in himself, you know what I'm saying. I feel like I played the same way too, so we kind of could relate to that. So Greg, punt return or kickoff return, if you had to pick one, which one do you want to do? And why uh
punt return? Why? I just feel like once you get past that first level, which is the gunners, then you got your your long snapper and your punter and those kind of bigger guys at that second level and they can't run with me. So once I get past the gunners in that first level, and then I feel like it's a lot easier after you secure the punt and your eyes go back down to the field. Is it in slow motion for you or does it truly feel like what it looks like and that is you're standing
in the middle of a freeway overpass. Yeah, it's definitely not. I could definitely see what you see like on film. It's like, oh my god, all these guys running fast and running all these different places. But believe it or not, Man, I have a gift. Man, I get the ball and I can kind of see where everybody is and just see the numbers. I might have four guys on my right. I know we have a wall set up to my right, and if I can just outflank the four guys to my right, then I can score. And I can just
see certain things. Man, just start in one way and making them run to the left and then just shooting up through the middle, just making guys do what I want them to do. It. Man, it's fun and it's exciting. But I've definitely been blessed so special teams near and dear to my heart. Something I absolutely love because I think it captures the essence of the game to be able to move your body and that just waylay somebody as hard as you possibly can. That is the game
of football to me. Right there, you made one tackle in your career. What I gotta ask you? What particulars about this one? Man? So this is my first game dressing as a Cardinal, I think against the forty nine ers. Um, and coaches like y'all, I want you to run down there and played kickoff and I haven't played kickoff since high school. So I'm like, okay, I got you, Like I want to play. So I go in there and the guy that I tackled, um, it's Trent Cannon. He's
he actually went to Regina Reginia State. We were teammates with the Jets. So I kind of I know this guy, like I know this guy. So I'm like, I'm about to tackle him. I know him. I'm about to tackle him. So I run down there, and um, where did they wanted? I was the five or the four? L five or four? What? You came down the tracks? Ye? Ye? And I made the TA And I believe it or not, Man, when I made when I made that tackle, I his iPad like hit my helmet and I thought I was from cussed.
I'm not even gonna lie, but I hop hop right back up and I ran to the sideline. I didn't know that I made the tackle because he kind of like stummered a little bit, but he fell um. But they gave me the tacle. So as you can tell, with Wolfe's enthusiasm and knowledge, he went to four Pro Bowls as a special teamer. So there you go. That's
the line of question right there. Here's my question as we wrap up this edition with Greg Dortch here on the Big Red Rage presented by Santan Ford and Gilbert at least this moment of the show, and that is what has practice been like? Because Cliff Kingsbury cited that immediately after the game that it needed to improve significantly. How have you found it this week? It's been very detailed, just cleaning everything up. Guys have been locked in communicating.
It's been hot as he's hot. I'm not gonna lie, but guys have definitely been locked in and you could just tell man, we want to win. So I'm looking forward to the game. On Sunday, Kyler went around the locker room after the game and sort of had a message for everyone. A couple of guys said that he went around and say, Hey, it's you know, we got this. It's just one game out of seventeen. Is have you
seen that enhanced leadership out of K one? Yeah? Absolutely? Man, he like I said before, just a communication aspect um, just telling guys what he see. Um, so we can play off of that and just be better. Um, but yeah, man, he's he Okay, One was a guy. Bro's a He's a guy that you want to play for. He's a quarterback. He's he's dynamic, he's explosive. Um, he wants to win. He's super competitive, just like me. Um, you want that
as a quarterback. Man, I'll tell you what right honestly, right now, it's been such a pleasure or to get to know you a little bit. What was your high school experience? Like how many sports did you play in high school? Yeah? So I played football for the most part. Um, I played basketball a little bit, ran track for like one spring and I hated it. Man. I need I need a ball in my hand or to celebrate with
teammates or something. Track was like just me and it was just too much running, and I was like, yo, this is not for me. Um I made the baseball team, but my dad said, no, we're not gonna do that because um, I want you to focus on football. So football was everything in high school to me. Man. I was a part of the first state championship team in my high school in high school history. UM ended up getting to offer my junior year jump the summer of my junior year and committed to Wake Forest, so I
had already known where I was going to college. So everything was smooth. Man. My senior year, we won won the state championship. Um, I knew where I was going to college, so it was just everything played out the way it was supposed to. It's funny. Hollywood Brown said you were the shining light coming out of wake Forest, that you were the guy you're you. You were the lone playmaker at wake Forest. That you know. What's interesting is didn't Trace mix Sorely, the backup quarterback on this team.
Didn't he win like three state titles in Virginia? Yeah he did. I never got a chance to play him, but I heard about his team. We would have whooped him. Hey hey, my brother, keep your eyes up to where your help comes from my brother and number two. Stay humble, man, and you're gonna have at twelve your career. Thank you, yeah, thank you man. I appreciate it. We want to address a wolf All always privately wanted to be a Raider, but he never was. We're not going to talk about
that this week. Okay, we don't have time for that. When you come back on the team playing with a win, you can hit Wolf up on that one. Okay, Greg, got you all right, there you go, Greg Dortche, our special guest. We continue with a big red rage after this, allfersent him by Santan Ford in Gilbert We are Santan Ford. Cart claps his hands, now gets the ball back to pass again, fires towards the end zone. Adams diving grab first first. Raiders touchdown just inside the pylon by the
throwing kitch. The preside connection works for the Raiders. The accuracy of Derek Carp pays off huge. Davanta Adams reaches out great catch balls across the goal line. Raiders Radio Network, Jason Horowitz, Lincoln Kennedy. Davante Adams just seventeen targets in his debut with the Raiders, reunited with his former college quarterback Derek Carr from the Fresnos State Days and Wolf did it come at the expense of other targets, You're
darn tune it did. Hunter Renfro didn't even get a target in the first until like midway through the third quarter. Darren Waller only got three targets through the first three quarters. So it was the Davante Adams Show as they suffered a loss in their debut as well week one against the Chargers. It is the Big Red Rage presented by
Santan Ford and Gilbert. We are Santan Ford, Faull, klvc Ron Wolfley the original Thursday Night Football Cardinals and Raiders here in Week two, and we mentioned the stat and really it's all you need to know about the Cardinals loss in Week one against Case when the Chiefs had thirty three first downs in sixty six plays. And because of that, I've seen several of these fantasy football forecasts that have Davante Adams as your number one pick to play this week because of the Cardinals d and his
ability as a receiver. Yeah, and you can see why that would be the case, Paul, But you know it's amazing for me. It's always going to start on the line of scrimmage. It truly is. Where where it really got sideways for the Arizona Cardinals defensively was when the Kansas City Chiefs could line up and run the ball, and run the ball. They did, and they did it very,
very well because that opened up the entire playbook. We talked a little bit about it in the first beautiful part of the program, But I can tell you right now that is not what you want as a defensive coordinator. For Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid to have the entire offensive playbook at their disposal. It listen, it's it's got to be something that they address this weekend as well. With the Raiders. Josh Jacobs is five ten and two
hundred and twenty pounds. Do you ever try to tackle a dude five ten to twenty paul It hurts and he'll fight you. He's like a Marshawn Lamb. Yeah. I mean he's gonna fight you. He is not going down with arm tackles. No, You're gonna find out right away if the Cardinals are ready to tackle yeah Pauline again, that's what they have to do. Defensively. They have to
They have to make Derek Carr one dimensional. Now. I know everyone says, well, if you want them one to imagine a wolf, are you gonna that's all they're gonna do is sit there and throw. Well, listen, if they've got the entire playbook, just like Patrick Mahomes at their disposal, it makes them ten times harder to stop overall, and it always comes back to points. How many points are you going to give up? And that means you got to play well in the red zone too, And it
all starts with communication and getting lined up. I mean, look, the quote of the week to me is Nick Vigil when he told the media to even have a chance in this league, everyone has to be on the same page. Quote end quote yea, meaning there were alignment issues, there were assignment airs. Vance Joseph today with the media was pretty much in the Will Ferrell trust tree. He was very blunt and he said, among other things, quote it was more the operation than it was effort or anything else.
We just didn't play fast. We couldn't get lined up. The halls were coming out slow. We didn't play clean enough, and they did. So that has to change. Wolf I mean, yeah, and if it means you have to change who's wearing the green dot, of it means you have to change your processes in the operation. That refers to Yes, you can't afford those kind of mistakes against this Raiders offense. No, you're right about that, Palli. This this Raiders offense is
so dynamic. You know, everyone knows about Davontae Adams. Everyone understand Derek Carr, I get it, um, Josh Jacobs, you know. But Darren Waller is a guy you know, hunter run for all. I mean, all these names, all the talent, But to me, Darren Waller that is the guy that I'm really really worried about it. I know everyone is worried about Davante Adams, and rightfully so, I understand why that is the case. But to me, Darren Waller is one of the best tight ends in the game and
a guy that UM could exploit a mismatch. And it happened last week. Yes, in Dance Shows upset, Isaiah Simmons was drafted to cover the tight end. So based on that comment today, we're expecting Isaiah Simmons to be on Darren Waller here on Sunday asked for Davante Adams, here's the Cardinals defensive coordinator. He is probably the best route runner in the league, and outside of Digs in Buffalo, I mean, he is a special player. Those kind of guys win their one on ones. So if you won
on one for ten plays, he'll probably win seven. So having a plan to get him stopped and get him doubled from time to time is going to be critical. He had seventeen targets last week and he caught ten for one forty one. That's a lot of balls. So it's going to be a tough task to get him contained. And I say contained, not stop, because I mean you don't stop. Those guys should contain them. So hopefully we can and obviously hopefully you're gonna have JJ Watt once again,
he sounded today like he's tracking a play. Hopefully you can get to the quarterback. Cardinals didn't have any sacks. And then speaking of getting to the quarterback, do you hear Greg Dortch when we brought up the Raiders Wolf. Yes, his first comment was, and I quote Chandler Jones, is a problem? Was after I asked him about the secondary Paul Yes, Remember I asked him about talk to me about the secondary of the Raiders, and he went his
mind went to the pass rush. Unbelievable. So, just the amount of pressures that the Raiders, between Chandler Jones and Max Crosby they got last week on Justin Herbert, even though they didn't get to him and bring him down. It's really a credit to the Chargers quarterback. So and speaking to Chandler Jones all one of the great personalities in recent memory and one of our favorite all time guests in the Big Red Rage. Do you remember the time Wolf a couple of years ago when Chandler decided
to imitate you. Oh no, By the way, Chandler Jones, do you prefer sack Master? You know, sack Man or maybe Wolf's backwaxer. What do you prefer? What is the proper title to wait before I tell you my preference? Kind person made him really think, Oh no, no, absolutely document Chandler Jones a PhD in backwaxing. That was awful. It was awful, But man was it entertaining. I mean, really, Professor Paul, I mean just watching him onte bitch truly
is incredible. Watching these guys rush the passer. It's amazing asking Greg Dorch about the secondary. Talked to me about the secondary of the of the Raiders and he goes to the edge. What Paul receiver do that? I wrote it down and and and and I mean his eyes got big, and and the way he said it too, he was so emphatic. Chandler Jones is a problem. End of sentence. I mean, that's just so so amazing too. Yeah, and I just want to look for this on Sunday, Polly,
Max Crosby. I mean, Chandler Jones is the most unorthodoxed pass rusher maybe in the history of the NFL. Max Crosby on the other side, he has three moves and they each come off each other. Paully, He's got the get the edge, get up the field, get the edge. He's got an explosive first step, get up the field, get the edge. He's got that move, and then he's got the inside move off getting up the edge, then come underneath, and then he's got the eurospin get up
the field, fake inside, and then spin out in. It's almost unblockable, Paul, those three moves, that is his pass rush. Yeah, the Chargers could not run the ball. They had two point five yards to carry. Max Krosby himself had ten tackles, eight on run plays. They say his motor. I talked to guys Wolf and there they say his motor is second to none. They said in the fourth quarter he was still running around the field. Just doesn't take a playoff.
So that Cardinal's old line and the entire offense, the entire team's gonna have to take a big step from week one to week two. There's no doubt about it. Hey, special thanks Greg dortch Our guest to Jim Amhandro, Thank you, Laren Lauren Cobo, Thank you for Ron Wolf Lay Paul KELBC. This has been the Big Red Rage presented by santan Fo in Gilbert Number one kil You've been listening to the Big Red Rage presented by Santanford in Gilbert. Are you?
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