Cardinals Cover 2

Ep. 563 - Without DeAndre Hopkins, what is the offense going to look like? Good question. The good news is the Cardinals have two things going for them: 1) time and 2) options. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki focus on the latter. From Marquise Brown to A.J. Green to Antoine Wesley plus don’t forget about the tight end and running back; all will be needed to help fill a rather large hole on offense....

Ep. 562 - A rematch 17 years in the making. It is official. The Cardinals will play the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City on Monday, November 21st. That’s right, Monday Night Football. The Cardinals and 49ers played the NFL’s first-ever regular-season-game outside the U.S. in 2005, and now they meet again. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki react to the Week 11 matchup. Also, Rolando Cantu joins the...

Ep. 561 - Because that’s what everyone wants to know immediately after the draft, how did my team do? Very well, apparently. The national or outsider’s perspective was fair and pretty consistent across the board. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss what is being written about the Cardinals’ eight draft picks. The guys also look at how the draft went for the rest of the NFC West. First though, t...

Ep. 560 - A running back, cornerback, outside linebacker and two offensive guards made up the Cardinals’ five picks on Day 3 of the 2022 NFL Draft. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss each one, with particular interest in the team’s first selection on Saturday, running back Keaontay Ingram out of USC. In total, the Cardinals added eight new players over the three days. They addressed positions...

Ep. 559 - Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft saw the Cardinals double down on their biggest need: edge rusher. The Cardinals spent their third-round selections on San Diego State’s Cameron Thomas and Cincinnati’s Myjai Sanders, a pair of defensive ends who will line up at outside linebacker. That all, though, occurred after the Cardinals added Colorado State tight end Trey McBride, a player too-talented...

Ep. 558 - Rather than draft a player, the Cardinals chose to acquire a player via trade with their 2022 first-round pick. Welcome Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown to the desert. Certainly a surprise, and a very good surprise on Day 1 of the NFL Draft. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki react to the move; what it means both short-term and long-term for the team. Plus, what it means for Kyler Murray, who is n...

Ep. 557 - Predicting what will happen in the NFL Draft can be an exercise in futility. Especially this year. Yet, Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki are going to give it a try. What’s another mock draft, right? How do they see the first round going? And more importantly, who’s the Cardinals’ pick at No. 23? Based on this mock draft, fans should be happy with the selection as wide receiver does fill a...

Ep. 556 - Now only three days away, the 2022 NFL Draft remains a great mystery. Who will be the No. 1 overall pick? How many quarterbacks will be selected in the first round? More importantly, what will the Cardinals do when it’s their turn? Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki speculate—and, really, that’s all anyone is doing or has done over the past several weeks and months. With the 23rd overall pic...

Ep. 555 - From James Conner to J.J. Watt, several players returned to the Dignity Healthy Arizona Cardinals Training Center this week for the start of the offseason strength and conditioning program. It’s the next step towards the 2022 regular season. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discussed the turnout. They also acknowledged attendance is voluntary. There were players who did not attend, like Ky...

Ep. 554 - He’s back. A.J. Green returns on a one-year contract. He put up good numbers last season; just lacked consistency, especially when DeAndre Hopkins was sidelined. The re-signing of Green certainly fills a need, though as Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki both point out, it should not preclude the Cardinals from addressing the wide receiver position early in the draft. Speaking of next week’s...

Ep. 553 - With James Conner re-signed and Jonathan Ward signing his one-year tender, the Cardinals would appear set at the running back position. In other words, there is no need to draft a player at that position. Or is there? There may be some difference of opinion between Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki. The 2022 NFL Draft is just two weeks away. And with that in mind, it’s time to unveil anothe...

Ep. 551 - Maybe it’s a sign. Maybe the seven tight ends currently on the roster foreshadows an offensive shift in philosophy. Or maybe it means nothing at all. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki try to make sense of an offseason that, so far, has seen the Cardinals load up on tight ends versus any other position. Also, what’s the latest on reported free-agent visits from running back Darrel Williams a...

Ep. 549 - At the moment, the pecking order at wide receiver is pretty straightforward. There’s DeAndre Hopkins and then Rondale Moore followed by a handful of question marks. Now that’s expected to change, sooner rather than later hopefully. But for the purposes of this show, Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki spotlight Moore and ask whether he’s ready for a larger role. His head coach believes he is...

Ep. 548 - That is certainly the hope with the signing of four-year veteran offensive lineman Will Hernandez. He does fill a need, and he may just be the missing piece at right guard. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss the Hernandez addition and how he fits within the offense. Plus, what does this now mean for Josh Jones? Also, some news coming out of the Annual League Meeting in Palm Beach, Fl...

Ep. 547 - Kyler speaks! Yeah, first time since the Pro Bowl. At a community appearance—one of two he made on Thursday—Kyler Murray called Arizona “an adopted home”. He said he wanted to be an Arizona Cardinal “long term”. Of course a contract extension would be needed for that to happen, one that Murray wants. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss all of what Murray had to say and whether more ne...

Ep. 546 - It is not spinning, though, in Arizona. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki react to Matt Ryan being dealt to the Colts; just more talent headed to the AFC and now off the Cardinals’ radar when it comes to this season’s schedule. The Cardinals were to face Ryan in Atlanta. They were also scheduled to face Tyreek Hill at State Farm Stadium, and that’s now not happening after Wednesday’s blockb...

Ep. 545 - Compared to years past, the Cardinals have played it cool when it comes to free agency. Sure, they’ve re-signed many of their own players—none bigger than Zach Ertz and James Conner—but GM Steve Keim has not been as aggressive as he has been over the past couple of offseasons. At least not yet. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss the possible reasons for that plus look at the team’s t...

Ep. 544 - So far, the Cardinals have just dipped their toes into the free-agent waters. No big splashes. Maybe it’s coming, and maybe it’s not. Re-signing Maxx Williams was the latest move. He joins a returning James Conner, Zach Ertz and Colt McCoy; all four key offensive contributors last season. The Cardinals have prioritized bringing back their own free agents, at least so far. Craig Grialou a...

Ep. 543 - OK, so maybe it wasn’t the biggest return announced on Sunday. (Thanks, Tom Brady!) But it was a return both Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki had hoped for. Zach Ertz is back. The veteran tight end agreed to terms on a three-year contract. James Conner is also back; and he, too, agreed to terms on a three-year contract—the news of which broke right in the middle of the show. Ertz and Conne...

Ep. 542 - If the reports are true, and here’s hoping they are, then the landscape within the division has dramatically changed with the news Russell Wilson is headed to Denver. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki react to the good news and what it means for the Cardinals moving forward. Also, with just days remaining before the start of free agency, the guys look back at what both the general manager a...

Ep. 541 - Whether you watched the coverage or read about it, the main takeaway from the just-completed Scouting Combine was speed. This year’s group of draft prospects is really, really fast. They ran the 40-yard dash faster than any other group since 2003. So what does it mean? Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki debate. Plus, the guys give their thoughts—from a Cardinals perspective, of course—on wha...

Ep. 540 - Winning 11 games and making the playoffs for the first time in six years earned both the general manager and head coach contract extensions on Wednesday. Steve Keim and Kliff Kingsbury are now signed through the 2027 season. That’s a rather strong message sent by the organization. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki give their thoughts. The timing of the announcement is interesting as well. S...

Ep. 539 - For the second time in franchise history and the first time since 2005, the Cardinals will play a regular season game in Mexico City. The date, opponent and kickoff time is not yet known; though that did not stop Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki from discussing possible opponents. Also, the guys look ahead to this week’s Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. What should Cardinals fans know and...

Ep. 538 - Last year it was Zaven Collins. Two years ago it was Isaiah Simmons. Together, GM Steve Keim had a vision of “having two trees in the middle of the field.” Now may be the time for that vision to become a reality. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss the Cardinals’ potential plan with the pair of 6-foot-4 inside linebackers and where does Jordan Hicks factor into that plan, if at all. A...

Ep. 537 - For the second straight offseason, the Cardinals are in need of a playmaker opposite DeAndre Hopkins. A.J. Green filled that role in 2021, and his impact is up for debate. Craig Grialou and Mike Jurecki discuss Green and the options the team has moving forward at wide receiver. Can Antoine Wesley be that No. 2 receiver? Might Rondale Moore be more involved next season? Does Christian Kir...