Cardinals Underground

Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck find themselves in Nashvegas, with Paul insulting Budda Baker on the first day and Dani forgetting her bucket hat. But this trip was about seeing what the Cardinals look like heading into their final preseason game, in a joint practice against someone else. So Hop makes eye-popping catches, Cody Ford makes a first-team debut, and injuries make for a tough...

Poor Paul Calvisi. Nobody has seen The Godfather, so his analogy falls flat right out of the gate. Nevertheless, he, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck can deal with it. It is the preseason after all, and at least the Cardinals were clean in their first preseason game. That’s discussed, as well as the nasty Marquis Hayes, Kyler and Hollywood back together again, the need of preseason for Kyler Murray, M...

There are some interesting things going on around #CardsCamp right now, but really, what is on Dani Sureck’s bucket (hat) list? She and Paul Calvisi and Darren Urban talk Cards as the first preseason game against the Bengals awaits. Among the topics: a look at the Cardinals’ first (odd) depth chart, resting the arms of Kyler Murray and Colt McCoy, starting Trace McSorley at QB, the chemistry betwe...

Sure, it’s getting a little feisty at training camp, but this is about when that happens. Still, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck find a way to co-exist and discuss Isaiah Simmons’ ability to talk and do a lot of other things on the field, wearing the green dot on defense, Zach Allen’s opportunity, the cornerback collection and a potential signing there, being “smart” with Rodney Hudson,...

Paul Calvisi does the long-distance thing, but boots-on-the-ground Darren Urban and Dani Sureck are there to talk about the Cardinals’ arrival at a new hotel for training camp, as well as all the storylines as a most important five weeks begins: Kyler’s contract and the ensuing discussion about his preparation, the big picture of how last season ended, Budda’s T-shirt, some Matt Leinart memories,...

In a very special episode of Cardinals Underground, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck get a chance to talk about the end-of-the-week huge news of Kyler Murray getting his extension. The trio discuss what this means going forward for the QB, the impact on the salary cap, leadership expectations, the pressure now facing Kyler, and of course, Swoosh the bulldog. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Paul Calvisi made sure to shave off his vacation mustache prior to the podcast’s return, in the last pre-camp episode of the offseason. He welcomes back Darren Urban and Dani Sureck too, as well as Rodney Hudson, as the center is now expected to play this season after an offseason of uncertainty. That’s a major topic, as well as the offensive line coming together, Kyler Murray’s contract expectati...

Before the trio take a summer hiatus, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban, and Dani Sureck discuss scorpion (semi-)horror stories, as well as deep dive into some other football topics as the dead of the offseason approaches. Among the discussion points: The addition of Josh Jackson and the cornerback position, Markus Golden’s mindset, contract extensions that may or may not be on the horizon, the need for...

Paul Calvisi leads Darren Urban and Dani Sureck into some BTS talk – mostly behind the scenes, as they discuss a never-boring offseason now that minicamp is over. The trio get into the question at center and Rodney Hudson, defensive versatility and where Isaiah Simmons and Zaven Collins might work, the crowded running back room and where Eno Benjamin fits, burgeoning leadership and accountability...

Poor Paul Calvisi can’t get a ticket for the new Top Gun movie (but he is confident he is taller than Tom Cruise), yet he is ready to lead Darren Urban and Dani Sureck into this week’s podcast. The crew talks D-Hop’s birthday, Aaron Donald’s new contract, a potential D.J. Humphries extension and the status of the entire offensive line; a potential parallel between Hicks/Collins and Beachum/Jones;...

It is a difficult week for the Cardinals, who lost a teammate and, for some, a friend after the passing of Jeff Gladney. Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck discuss how the Cards are coping while Kyler Murray returned to work for the first time this offseason. Murray’s presence brings up a host of topics: Kyler’s evolving leadership, his potential contract and when it might happen, how the...

Hard Knocks is coming to the Cardinals, and the stars won’t be Bo Whitlock or James the dentist, but it’s a topic ripe for discussion between Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck. There is also plenty of banter about the Cards choosing to get on Hard Knocks to help with the second half of the season, the comfort level that might have undercut the Cardinals down the stretch in 2021, a potenti...

Paul Calvisi and Dani Sureck get a primetime mea culpa from Darren Urban, and that’s just the beginning of this week’s podcast, which includes talk about those first six D-Hop-less games, how you rate a schedule, what was seen at rookie minicamp, the impact of Hollywood Brown on Kyler Murray in the locker room, potentially disguising the offense, how the rookie outside linebackers translate to the...

Paul Calvisi only wishes Dani Sureck was better about watching old Nirvana videos. Alas, no, so the two – along with Darren Urban – have other stuff to talk about. What’s the best game on the Cardinals’ upcoming schedule? The best road trip? The place where you should eat crickets? And what else can they debate? How about the Cardinals’ run defense, and how important it might be to the Cardinals’...

Sure, it was draft weekend, but let’s face it – the bigger news for Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck to hash out all were in the wide receiver room: the trade for Hollywood Brown and the suspension of DeAndre Hopkins. What do each of these things mean for the Cardinals in 2022? That’s something for our trio to chew on, including how this mirrors (or doesn’t) the 2019 suspension of Patric...

Draft talk may be full of smokescreens, but Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck have nothing to hide when it comes to discussing every angle about the Cardinals' 23rd pick -- and what to do with it. The trio discuss the needs the Cardinals have (and whether that ultimately makes for the deciding factor in the first-round choice), whether taking a wide receiver is smart, the value of premium...

Maybe talking on Underground isn’t voluntary – such as the strength and conditioning workouts are now for the Cardinals – but surely Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck wouldn’t pass up the chance to talk about the return of players officially, how Kyler Murray isn’t the only vet not here for optional work, where the Kyler story sits at the moment, J.J. Watt’s travels, Dani’s upcoming YouTu...

There is no better reality show than Cardinals Underground, even if Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck aren’t really, you know, on a screen. They talk a lot, though, and not just about how they might do on a reality show. Instead, how about how the Cardinals might do in the reality show that is the NFL draft, as in how many quarterbacks might be taken in the first round (pushing better pla...

No, none of our trio attended J.J. Watt’s impromptu meeting with the fans last weekend, but that doesn’t mean Darren Urban, Dani Sureck and Paul Calvisi don’t have something to say about it. They definitely have things to say about the signing of tight end Stephen Anderson and the need for another running back, what position makes the most sense on which to spend a first-round pick, when to draft...

After the Cardinals signed Will Hernandez, the trio of Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck go supersized on this week’s episode to discuss the team’s newest right guard, what the Cards might do with their draft picks, the Jimmy G (and Baker Mayfield) conundrums, Kyler’s appearance at the team’s facility and what it all “means,” the big-name free agents still on the board that might make sen...

With Darren Urban back from some time in Florida, Paul Calvisi and Dani Sureck join him amidst the turf overhaul at the Dignity Health Training Center to talk about the slow (measured?) start to free agency for the Cardinals, the position of pass rusher as it stands, needs versus wants on the roster, how running back might play out this season, getting Ertz and Conner back as part of the free-agen...

Paul Calvisi making an analogy to free agency with his sprinkler system? Ok, then. With the NFL’s transaction apex already in high gear even as signings can’t be official with new teams until Wednesday, Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck discuss the Cardinals bringing back Zach Ertz and James Conner and what that means for the offense, Tom Brady’s return to the NFL, Chandler Jones’ comments abo...

Sure, free agency is coming, but nothing the Cardinals will do will impact their season in the NFC West more than the Seahawks trading quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos. That changes the dynamic of one of the Cardinals’ biggest rivals, as Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck discuss. With Aaron Rodgers staying in Green Bay, the NFC still has its power brokers, and all the QB talk ine...

After a year away, Darren Urban is back in Indianapolis for his 21st Scouting Combine (and Dani Sureck for her many-less-than-21st-time), and they join Paul Calvisi to discuss the news the Cardinals have made. That includes contract extensions for GM Steve Keim and coach Kliff Kingsbury, along with discussions about how those two view Kyler Murray contract extension talks. The trio also take time...

On 2-22-22, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck talk numerology and bowling, the perfect pre-Combine discussion before diving into Kyler Murray and quarterback news across the NFL, the spots that might need to be free agent priorities, how a team might approach picking 23rd in the draft (unless you trade it), the best-case free-agent scenario according to Paul, what could happen at wide rec...