The Rise Up, See Red podcast

Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox bring to the latest podcast, but the first show with a new name -- the Rise Up, See Red podcast.  In this middle-of-the-offseason show, they talk about some of the latest stories coming up with the Arizona Cardinals.  The firing of Bruce Arians from the Pittsburgh Steelers has come up again and it is a story of lies, betrayal and pain. The hosts discuss their reactions...

The offseason work for the Arizona Cardinals is nearly done. They have their week of mandatory mini-camp, which will lead to a break until the team reports for training camp at the end of July. So what is cooking in the Arizona heat? Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about Tyrann Mathieu and the contract extension everyone is waiting for, the battle at the center position and how Earl Watford fits...

Revenge of the Birds Radio is back with hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox for show No. 118. The main focus is on the undrafted rookie the Arizona Cardinals added. But they start the show talking about the news of how former Cardinals great Roy Green will become the next member of the Ring of Honor.  From there,. they discuss the ridiculous rant by LaMarr Woodley and then the stories that came out of ro...

The Arizona Cardinals drafted six players last week during the 2016 NFL Draft. They added Robert Nkemdiche, Brandon Williams, Evan Boehm, Marqui Christian, Cole Toner and Harlan Miller. They also added 16 undrafted free agent rookies. So naturally we had to have a show to talk about it. Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox discuss the selections.  They go over each pick and discuss whether it is a good pi...

The NFL Draft is this week. That means it is time for our own mock draft. Hosts Seth Cox and Jess Root go pick by pick and make selections for each team in the first round, including a couple of surprise picks. One mock has five quarterbacks being taken and one team you wouldn't think would draft one drafting one.  Before mocking the first round, they had to talk about the rumor that popped up on...

Show number 115 for Revenge of the Birds Radio was a bit of a surprise. After finishing shows discussing different position groups, we expected to take a week off, but then the NFL schedule was released. Then there was something floating around the Internet about the Thursday Night Football Color Rush uniforms and the Cardinals might end up with yellow digs? Then Steve Keim and Bruce Arians spoke...

Revenge of the Birds Radio show No. 114 is the final draft preview show. Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox take a look at the rest of the defense and look at who might fit with the Arizona Cardinals. They look at the edge players, the lackluster talent at inside linebacker and them at the back end of the defense, looking at cornerbacks and safeties.  With each group, they go over the very top of the cl...

The NFL Draft is just three weeks away and we have more draft talk for you regarding the Arizona Cardinals. After last show focused on the offensive skill positions, hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about the trenches -- the offensive and defensive lines. Find out who the Cardinals won't even have a chance at and the mix of interior linemen are going to be in the mix when they pick at No. 29. Wha...

We are officially in NFL Draft season with just under a month left, so it was time to start talkiong about it. This is the first of four draft shows. Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about the offensive skill players, focusing a lot on the quarterback position, as the Cardinals could be looking to draft Carson Palmer's replacement. Could they go with a guy in the first round? Who are possible tar...

The Arizona Cardinals were really quiert in free agency for the first week, but then they made a splash with a trade, sending former top-10 pick Jonathan Cooper and a second round pick in this year's draft to the New England Patriots for Chandler Jones, who has 36 sacks in four career seasons and is coming off a Pro Bowl year.  Hosts Seth and Jess break down the trade -- whether it was a good trad...

NFL free agency is just around the corner. The Arizona Cardinals have a few needs they might get filled. Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about the latest with the Arizona Cardinals, beginning with a potential move to center by Jonathan Cooper, who was moved to right guard just a season ago. Backup quarterback Drew Stanton told the media he wants to stay, but will leave if he has to. They discuss...

Host Jess Root had a treat for Revenge of the Birds Radio listeners with the newest episode. One of the newest Arizona Cardinals, center Valerian Ume Ezeoke, joins the show to tell his story and his hopes entering the new season. He signed a future contract for the 2016 season He tells the show about his story to the NFL, about not being drafted, about being cut and then about a year without playi...

We finally have moved on from the loss the Arizona Cardinals suffered to end their season and now we can process the season as a whole and move forward to the offseason. This episode with hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox is focused on that. Who are the offensive and defensive MVPs? Who is the top rookie? What was the biggest win and the biggest regular season play? Who was the top newcomer and who was...

The Arizona Cardinals were completely dismantled by the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, falling 49-15 in the NFC Championship Game and ending their season. It was a shocking, surprising and disappointing loss. Carson Palmer played very poorly. No one on the team stood out except for David Johnson, J.J. Nelson and Drew Butler. So there was a lot to discuss for hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox.  They go ov...

Oh, boy. The Arizona Cardinals came away with a thrilling 26-20 overtime playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. The win had a little bit of everything, from a Hail Mary, a tipped pass TD, a coin that didn't flip and Larry Fitzgerald lore. Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about all the storylines from the game -- playcalling, Carson Palmer's nerves, whether the Cardinals played we...

The Arizona Cardinals had a bye week in the playoffs and got to sit back and wait and see who they would play. Wild Card weekend brought some surprises. After the dust settled and Blair Walsh's kick went wide left, combined with a Green Bay Packers team that got its mojo back, the Cardinals were set to host Green Bay again this weekend.  Hosts Jess and Seth react to the weekend of playoff football...

The Arizona Cardinals wrapped up their season on Sunday with an embarrassing 36-6 Week 17 loss at home to the Seattle Seahawks. It didn't hurt anything in the big picture and it didn't help Seattle. Arizona still is the number two seed and Seattle the number six seed. But with the ugly loss, is there reason to be concerned and were there any takeaways from the game? In this show, hosts Jess Root a...

The Arizona Cardinals have won nine straight ballgames after a 38-8 beatdown they put on the Green Bay Packers, sacking Green Bay quarterbacks nine times and scoring two defensive touchdowns. Now they are 13-2, they are NFC West champs and have locked up a playoff bye and already have their best regular season ever.  Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox look back at the last two wins over the Eagles and P...

The Arizona Cardinals are officially a playoff team after victories over the St, Louis Rams and the Minnesota Vikings. They are on the cusp of winning the NFC West and securing a first round bye. After a week away from the show, hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox look back at the two wins and talk about the good and the bad of both games and look ahead to the remaining schedule.  They talk about the eme...

Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox got together for another All-Cardinals show following the team's 19-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday on the road. It was a costly win, as leading running back Chris Johnson was lost to a fracture in his leg. He was placed on short-term injured reserve, but cannot come back until the Super Bowl, and naturally if the Cardinals make it that far in the postsea...

This is Revenge of the Birds Radio's 100th episode! It happens to come after one of the best wins of the season by the Arizona Cardinals. They got a win for the second week in a row on Sunday Night Football against a quality opponent, defeating the then 8-1 Cincinnati Bengals 34-31 in a thriller that went down to the wire. Hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about the win and what it means moving fo...

The Arizona Cardinals have another appearance on Sunday Night Football this week. They face the 8-1 Cincinnati Bengals at home after having defeated the Seattle Seahawks 39-32 in Seattle. The game features two of the NFL's best teams and two of the league's most balanced teams offensively and defensively.  To preview the game, Scott Bantel from SB Nation's Cincy Jungle was a guest on the show with...

The Arizona Cardinals got what they needed on Sunday Night Football. They got a signature win against the two-time defending NFC champs in Seattle, defeating them 39-32 on Sunday Night Football. The win gives the Cardinals a three-game lead in the division with seven games to go and drops the Seahawks to 4-5, which puts them along with five other teams with the same record, two games back of the f...

After the bye week, the Arizona Cardinals now enter the second half of the season 6-2 with a two-game lead in the NFC West. After a week off of the show, hosts Jess Root and Seth Cox look back and grade the first half of the season -- how did each position group and side of the ball do? With how the Cardinals have played, it's hard to give them low marks.  Who are the team's offensive and defensiv...

The Arizona Cardinals were on the big stage in Week 7, playing host to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. They defeated the now 1-6 Ravens 26-18 in a game that should have been that close. A blocked punt and a couple of bad decisions while trying to run the clock out led to the Ravens coming within a pay of perhaps tying the score late in the game.  But the Cardinals got the win, final...