Cardinals Underground

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...

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...

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...

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...

Have questions before training camp? The Cardinals Underground crew has answers. Paul Calvisi, Dani Sureck, and Zach Gershman (filling in for the vacationing Darren Urban) discuss key topics like cornerback depth, the inside linebacker battle, Isaiah Adams' chances at right guard, Kyler Murray’s prime, expectations for edge rusher Josh Sweat, Calais Campbell’s return and Trey McBride’s involvement...

Let the information flow from Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck as the offseason program ends and the consideration of Kyler Murray in his prime continues. Also up for discussion, how many rushing yards Murray might have, the chemistry he will have with Marvin Harrison Jr. and others, Trey Benson as the other RB1, Trey McBride possibly leading the team in catches again, a probable increas...

Crabs in a bucket? Not for lunch, and not in the defensive line room either. That’s something Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck chat about in this week’s minicamp-has-begun podcast, which lends itself to asking just what kind of role Walter Nolen III will have by season’s beginning. Also among the topics: Kyler Murray’s abilities when he finds space on the field and broken plays, addition...

As the Cardinals go through their second week of OTAs, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck might have a couple of zingers for each other, but that’s to be expected in this highly competitive environment. It’s the launching point to discuss the meaning of attendance in voluntary work, a visit by Kenny Dillingham, the foolish idea that J.G. is under pressure, allowing defensive backs to chall...

As we hit all the graduation days around the Valley, sure, you’d think Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck will be friends forever. First, they podcast this week to discuss the arrival of OTAs, Sean Murphy-Bunting’s absence and how the cornerback situation looks without him, Will Johnson’s chances at starting, the underrated and the underappreciated on the Cardinals roster, Dani gets everyo...

Darren Urban acerbic and caustic? Never. (Or maybe never a doubt.) But that’s what Paul Calvisi and Dani Sureck deal with as our trio discuss Marvin Harrison’s new physique and how that (and other things) can help him improve in his second NFL season, the consequences of a back-loaded schedule, a preseason practice in Denver, if Jonathan Gannon might adjust his preseason playtime philosophy, the N...

Schedule release is upon us, and while there will be a 5 p.m. Wednesday surprise along with your dates and times, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck are here to tackle the big picture topics – like how did the Vikings get two international games and another team (say, the Cardinals) didn’t get one? Also in the discussion: potential Thanksgiving games, the greeting card industry, the import...

In this week’s audio-only version of the podcast - the video crew is *busy,* people - Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck lament the incoming 100-degree days. But they also discuss who ended up with the best uniform numbers of the players that just got them, Larry Fitzgerald’s first-ballot quest for the Hall of Fame, another edition of Out Of Context, the WR2 talk and why Amari Cooper’s nam...

Yes, we are opening with a mention of Valentin Senn, but Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck quickly turn their attention to the Cardinals’ draft class and what it all entailed. The discussion included the thought process of the Cardinals during their trade in the fifth round, Denzel Burke and why they were OK with the opportunity cost; collecting all those cornerbacks and what the battle w...

The draft is upon us, and Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck are open for business. Are the Cardinals? We will see if GM Monti Ossenfort is dealing on draft weekend again, but first Paul checks to see if our crew lights the lamp with good points. The trio talk about the power poll of draft needs (and how it impacts the first round), whether a middle linebacker could get into the mix of con...

The splash zone? No, probably just balderdash, but Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck have much to discuss as the draft draws near. With Patrick Peterson in town, it gets one to thinking – is a cornerback the first-round choice? Another defensive lineman? A wrecker on the interior offensive line? All possible. Meanwhile, Peterson’s return to Arizona generates so many memories, brings in so...

Don’t worry - the stock of Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck is up, even if no other stock is, as our trio dive into yet more (odd) draft speculation, the craziness of draftees being mocked all over the place from 5 to 50, a new Out of Context, Calais Campbell and the DL depth and whether it impacts the draft and/or development, picking wants vs. needs in the Cardinals draft, some of the...

Back from the NFL owners meetings - and from the breaking news that came out when he was 35,000 feet in the air on his return - Darren Urban joins Paul Calvisi and Dani Sureck to talk about the return of Calais Campbell and what it means for this newly minted defensive line. But that’s just the start of topics, which include the veteran leadership the team has collected, the Cardinals’ chances in...

It’s list season, or so Paul Calvisi tells us, so he asks Dani Sureck and Darren Urban to list off some things: How many QBs could go in the first round, how that could impact the team’s first-round pick, the odds Monti Ossenfort might trade – back, or maybe up – in the first round, what that position might be, and what reasons might the Cardinals need (or not) another receiver. Plus there is an O...

As Paul Calvisi seeks Josh Sweat quote clarity and Dani Sureck returns from a week’s hiatus, the two jump in with Darren Urban as the trio get to the additions on the Cardinals’ defensive line and the improvements made there, how Josh Sweat and Dalvin Tomlinson might impact the direction of the team’s first-round pick, the quest for guards, Mack Wilson Sr.’s role-to-be, how Darius Robinson could f...

With Dani Sureck off on assignment, Zach Gershman fills in alongside Paul Calvisi and Darren Urban to talk the splash of free agency, especially the reported arrival of Josh Sweat, as well as Mack Wilson Sr.’s spot with the new ILB corps, a new QB2, the massive changes in the NFC West including the Niners’ purge, a special Getting Cultured from Zach’s perspective, the NFC West current power rankin...

We try not to shed any tears for the semi-retirement of Ron Wolfley, but the trio of Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck have fairly good memories about Wolf, as well as the just-completed Scouting combine. Our trio reconvenes in person to chat about the mosh pit coming to the new Nashville stadium, combine buzz about Matthew Stafford staying and Aaron Rodgers moving, players who do or don’...

As the Scouting combine rolls on, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck hunker down on Indy’s radio row while Paul Calvisi anchors the whole thing back home. The trio talk about Monti Ossenfort and Jonathan Gannon speaking publicly, the potential of a Trey McBride extension, Darius Robinson’s health (or lack thereof in 2024), lack of phone skills, Kyler Murray and adding to the quarterback room, what Cardi...

In this jam-packed episode of Cardinals Underground, Paul Calvisi and Dani Sureck are joined by the versatile Craig Grialou who sits in for the vacationing Darren Urban. The trio spend time previewing the Scouting combine, mocking the mock drafts, pondering veteran options at backup QB and dissecting the potential shade thrown in the direction of Marvin Harrison Jr. by a Seahawks defender. Plus, c...

With the Super Bowl in the rear view, there is change coming right now, even beyond the NFL. But there won’t be any penny-pinching from Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck as they read and react about the Super Bowl and some of the Cardinals’ connections. The trio chat about all the wagering on the game, the burgeoning TV ratings, Cardinals cornerback Max Melton and his Gucci belts, the pri...

The Super Bowl is coming, it’s Waste Management Open week in Phoenix, and Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck are in the studio trying to figure out - for discussion purposes only - how some of these prop bets might turn out. The Cardinals have coaching moves reportedly happening (and incoming help have ties to certain players and fellow coaches), while the in-your-face statements of certai...