Arizona Cardinals Podcasts

We can’t help it if Paul Calvisi can’t handle melting a marshmallow, although we can put it on TV. We can also let Paul join Darren Urban and Dani Sureck as the trio talk straight from State Farm Stadium about a week of training camp, including the first padded practice of the season. Among the topics: the snaps doled out at inside linebacker, how the Starling Thomas V injury impacts the cornerbac...

Ep. 151 - Estamos en pleno training camp y la defensiva ha lucido en grande. Luis Hernández, Rolando Cantú e Irving Villanueva analizan los primeros días de entrenamientos y nos dicen quién ha brillado más. Además se ponen a hablar de modas y zapatos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 85 - The Dave Pasch Podcast returns with Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort joining the show to preview to 2025 season. Ossenfort details how the team approached building the 2025 roster, including key moves to add depth to the defensive line and the strategy behind strengthening the overall roster. He also discusses the outlook for quarterback Kyler Murray, Trey McBride’s rise...

Ep. 905 - The pads popped, and they popped a lot on Monday. It was definitely a different sounding and a different looking training camp practice at State Farm Stadium. And by all accounts, including quarterback Kyler Murray, the defense won the day. Craig Grialou and Paul Calvisi discuss what they saw; from 1-on-1s between the wide receivers and defensive backs, offensive linemen versus defensive...

Ep. 904 - Ask head coach Jonathan Gannon about expectations for the upcoming season or what a successful year looks like and he answers that he’s process driven, emphasizing how his team just has to improve daily. The expectations, though, for 2025 are real. And not just locally. Nationally as well. Omar Ruiz of the NFL Network joined Craig Grialou and Dani Sureck following Sunday’s training camp...

Ep. 903 - There’s been a lot of talk about the Year 2 jump for Marvin Harrison Jr., but what about Trey Benson? A third-round pick, and the second running back taken off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft, Benson spoke confidently about the upcoming season following Friday’s training camp practice at State Farm Stadium. Craig Grialou and Paul Calvisi discuss what Benson might bring to the offense and...

Ep. 150 - Arrancó el training camp 2025 de los Cardenales de Arizona y por eso Luis Hernández y Rolando Cantú nos presentan sus primeras impresiones de lo que se avecina este año. Kyler Murray, James Conner, Budda Baker…el equipo está completo. Hay muchas expectativas y el birdgang está listo para volar alto con el equipo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 726 - Cardinals left guard Evan Brown joined Paul Calvisi and Ron Wolfley at training camp for a fun, football-filled conversation. He broke down the offense’s high ceiling and how the team plans to build on its already bruising run game. Brown also praised the defensive line and opened up about the mental grind that comes with being an O-lineman. Calvisi and Wolf also touched on Mack Wilson S...

Ep. 902 - One of the bigger questions heading into training camp has been answered. And answered by the man himself. Following Thursday’s practice, the first open practice of #CardsCamp, Mack Wilson Sr. confirmed he’ll be calling the defense this season. Craig Grialou and Dani Sureck discuss Wilson’s new role, new responsibilities and what it may mean for the rest of the defense. First though, Cra...

Ep. 901 - Players, coaches; everyone has reported to training camp. As have Craig Grialou and Zach Gershman. The guys discuss all the goings on from Day 1 of #CardsCamp at State Farm Stadium. There’s the good: a bulked-up Marvin Harrison Jr. sounding more confident than he was a year ago at this time, Trey McBride landing on the NFL Top 100 list, and Jonathan Gannon excited about the competition a...

As the players report to training camp, Paul Calvisi comes prepared with his annual mustache, which may or may not make it a week. The Cardinals, meanwhile, have a month to show they are worthy of the 2025 roster, and Darren Urban and Dani Sureck join Paul to talk the heavy competition that should come in Year 3 of J.G. Also on the topic list: Paul’s hot take bubble, Jonah Williams’ health, the fa...

The Cardinals officially reported to 2025 Training Camp on Tuesday. Just hours earlier, rookie cornerback Will Johnson signed a four-year deal with the team. Craig Grialou, Paul Calvisi, and former Cardinals linebacker Rob Fredrickson discuss Johnson’s potential and why he could turn out to be one of the biggest steals of the 2025 NFL Draft. They also break down the revamped Cardinals pass rush, t...

Ep. 900 - After an eventful offseason, the Arizona Cardinals will report to State Farm Stadium for training camp this week. Dani Sureck and Zach Gershman discuss which position battles they will have their eyes on once practices begin out in Glendale. Plus, the two talk about Garrett Williams taking more of a leadership role in a young cornerback room; is the right guard position Isaiah Adams' job...

Ep. 725 - When Kurt Warner came to Arizona in 2005, he was determined to reignite the success he once enjoyed with the St. Louis Rams. As a two-time MVP and Super Bowl champion, Warner faced the challenge of proving himself all over again. Defying expectations, he earned the starting role, quieted his critics, and ultimately guided the Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance. Paul Calv...

As training camp creeps closer – a week away! – Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck will soon have lots to opine about. But before that, for a final time, we go the speculation route as our trio break down their predictions in each of three categories: a player prediction, a game prediction, and a statistical prediction. What are the parameters? Well, there aren’t many guardrails, so the ta...

The Arizona Cardinals are running it back with nearly the same offensive personnel that they had in 2024. But with Kyler Murray, James Conner, Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr., this unit has all the tools to be successful in 2025. Craig Grialou, Dani Sureck and Rob Fredrickson take a deeper look at the offense and who else will need to step up, particularly in the receiver room. Plus, the trio...

Ep. 899 - They may be the one team in the division with the least amount of question marks - at least as we speak right now. They are the Los Angeles Rams. Craig Grialou and Zach Gershman continue their annual offseason tradition of looking around the rest of the NFC West. Final stop: Los Angeles. Craig and Zach are joined by TheRams.com senior staff writer Stu Jackson. Among the topics the guys d...

Ep. 724 - The 2003 season finale against the Vikings carried huge weight for the Cardinals. A loss meant securing the top pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, while a win would push them out of that prized position. Paul Calvisi recounts how an obscure Cardinals receiver delivered the most crucial play of his career, sending ripples through three NFL cities and reshaping the top of the 2004 Draft. What unf...

Ep. 149 - El training camp está a la vuelta de la esquina y mientras tanto Luis Hernández y Rolando Cantú nos hacen un recuento de todo lo que está sucediendo en el nido y también nos cuentan sobre la nueva experiencia de viaje del equipo diseñada para los fans que quieran ir al Monday Night Football vs. los Dallas Cowboys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social media has infiltrated our lives, but it wasn’t always that way. Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck go round robin to discuss, from the time the Cardinals moved to Arizona in 1988 to the emergence of social media around 2010, what non-football events, what non-sports events, and what Cardinals events in that time period would have been interesting to see play out on social media in r...

In two weeks, the Arizona Cardinals will report to State Farm Stadium for the start of training camp and will, unofficially, kick off the start of the football season. Craig Grialou, Zach Gershman and Rob Fredrickson look ahead to camp and what adding more friction, as Jonathan Gannon has alluded to, will look like. Plus, the guys discuss Josh Sweat cracking the NFL's Top 100 Players list and what...

Ep. 898 - Yes, Brock Purdy remains the quarterback. Christian McCaffrey – healthy, by the way – is firmly entrenched at running back, and George Kittle is, well, George Kittle. Still, there will be a lot of new faces on the San Francisco 49ers in 2025. Craig Grialou and Zach Gershman continue their annual offseason tradition of looking around the rest of the NFC West. Next stop: San Francisco. Cra...

Ep. 723 - Each day, as Cardinals players head to practice, they pass by a powerful reminder of the team’s history — the last locker used by the legendary Pat Tillman. Preserved during 2015 renovations at the team’s Tempe headquarters, the locker was nearly lost to demolition. But thanks to a longtime employee who happened to be in the right place at just the right moment, it was rescued from the b...

As our country’s birthday arrives, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck talk about what freedoms the Cardinals might have this season and how that could impact the season. How much freedom will DC Nick Rallis have in rushing four to get to the quarterback? How much freedom will Kyler Murray have to run the ball – or what freedom will Drew Petzing have to call some plays. The trio also discus...

Ep. 148 - Ya se dieron a conocer las fechas para el training camp 2025 de nuestros Cardinals. Luis Hernández y Rolando Cantú nos dicen si nuestra ofensiva está lista para despegar alto esta próxima temporada. Son las últimas semanas de descanso antes de comenzar a darle con todo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.