The Rise Up, See Red podcast

The NFL season is still going on with the postseason, but with the Arizona Cardinals having been bumped from the playoffs, we now look foward to the 2015 offseason. Jess and Seth talk about some of the pressing issues that are in front of the Cardinals. Defensive coordinator is on the verge of landing a head coaching job. Who will replace him? What coaches will go with Bowles? Then there are contr...

The Arizona Cardinals saw their season come to an end with a 27-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. Jess and Seth look at the playoff disaster and what went wrong, not only in that game, but also in the final few games. Then, they look back at the season and reflect on how it was. Would it have been better to have missed the playoffs than make it and not pe...

The Arizona Cardinals clinched a potseason berth last Thursday with a win over the St. Louis Rams. In the win, though, they lost quarterback Drew Stanton for a few weeks. Jess amd Seth look back at the 12-6 win and then look ahead to the huge Week 16 matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football.  Is a win even possible for Arizona with Ryan Lindley? Is this a...

The Arizona Cardinals got the ship right, at least for a week, when they got a 17-14 come-from-behind win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. They got a key contribution from running back Kerwynn Williams and big plays from Alex Okafor, Jaron Brown and Deone Bucannon, with an assist on a replay.  On the show, Jess and Seth talk about the good and the bad from the game, discuss the play of Jonat...

The Arizona Cardinals return home after a two-game swing on the road that resulted in a pair of disappointing...and embarrassing losses. This week's opponents are the 7-5 Kansas City Chiefs, a team that is desperate to keep up in the AFC West and AFC playoff picture.  To preview the Week 14 matchup, Arrowhead Pride's Matt Verderame joins Jess on the show to talk about Kansas City and the season th...

The Arizona Cardinals lost for the second week in a row, falling to 9-3 after a 29-18 loss to the Atlanta Falcons...the previously 4-7 Falcons. Needless to say, things are starting to feel uncomfortable in the desert. They have lost two straight games and have looked bad doing so.  They also suffered a number of key injuries. Seth and Jess talk about the significance of these injuries and if Arizo...

The Arizona Cardinals saw their six-game losing streak come to an end in Seattle, as they sputtered to a 19-3 loss to the defending champs. In the aftermath, Seth and Jess talk about the roster move that brings a new running back and the good and the bad from the loss. They also discuss their playoff outlook moving forward and whether Cardinals fans should start worrying.  Coming up this coming Su...

With the Arizona Cardinals heading up to the Pacific Northwest to play the defending champion Seattle Seahawks, it meant that it was time to talk some football with Danny Kelly of Field Gulls.  Jess and Danny talk about the season the Seahawks have had coming off their championship season and what the outlook is for the rest of the season and discuss the upcoming matchup, injuries and more. We wil...

The Arizona Cardinals got another quality win on Sunday, defeating the Detroit Lions 14-6 to improve to 9-1. They have a two-game lead on everyone in the NFC and a three-game lead in the NFC West. They just keep winning.  Jess and Seth talk about the win -- the good, the great and the concerns.  They also look at the rest of the league -- who can't the Cardinals beat? Are they the Chiefs of 2013 o...

The biggest game of the week is the Detroit Lions vs. the Arizona Cardinals. Detroit at 7-2 and Arizona at 8-1 will battle for the best record in the NFC. To help preview the game, Jess speaks with guest Sean Yuille from SB Nation's Pride of Detroit about the visiting Lions and how they have been able to have so much unexpected success in the first half of the season. Matthew Stafford, coach Jim C...

The Arizona Cardinals won again, defeating the St. Louis Rams i 31-14 in Week 10. But in the game, they lost quarterback Carson Palmer for the rest of the season when he fell down and tore his ACL. Seth and Jess talk about the loss of Palmer and how much of a loss it is. What can we expect from Drew Stanton? Will the Cardinals have to adjust what they are doing? Before Palmer hurt himself, he also...

The 7-1 Arizona Cardinals face the St. Louis Rams this week at home. The Rams have gotten two NFC West wins, despite their 3-5 record.  To preview the game, 3K from Turf Show Times joined Jess on the show to talk about the interesting and confusing season the Rams have had, from the injuries to the inconsistencies from game to game.  We get insight to the offseason and the drafting, the injury and...

The Arizona Cardinals now have the best record in the NFL after a 28-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Now at 7-1, they are at the midpoint of the season in the driver's seat in the NFC. Seth and Jess discuss the good and the concerns from the win in Big D and talk about some of the issues that came up.  After that, they give their midseason report card and awards. Who is the MVP? Rookie o...

This is a huge game! The Arizona Cardinals head to Big D to take on the Dallas Cowboys. The 6-1 Cardinals will face the 6-2 Cowboys, two teams that have surprised the entire NFL landscape. This game could determine playoff seeding. Jess brought on Rabblerousr from BloggingtheBoys.com to give some Cowboys insight.  The two talked about the great start to the season by Dallas and what happened in th...

The Arizona Cardinals now are the best team in the NFC. Sounds weird, right? Well that comes as a result of a Cowboys loss and a win by Arizona last Sunday over the Philadelphia Eagles.  Jess and Seth talk about the win -- the good and the not so good.  John Brown is Marvin Harrison?  Michael Floyd? Where did he disappear to? Larry Fitzgerald? Who said he was old? Anyway, they discuss who their of...

With the Arizona Cardinals playing the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend, Jess brought on guest Brandon Gowton, the lead writer and site editor for SB Nation's Eagles team blog, Bleeding Green Nation, to talk about the team he covers.  They discuss the matchups, the injuries, the offensive struggles and resurgence the Eagles have had, the play of Nick Foles compared to his extraordinary 2013 season...

The Arizona Cardinals got a 24-13 win over the Oakland Raiders and Andre Ellington was the star with 160 total yards. On this Revenge of the Birds Radio episode, Jess and Seth grade the overall win and then go over the offensive and defensive performances.  They talk about Oakland's highly touted rookies Khalil Mack and Derek Carr.  They look ahead at what the Cardinals need to do in their upcomin...

The Arizona Cardinals now stand at 4-1 on the season after a 30-20 win over the Washington Redskins at University of Phoenix Stadium. They did so wioth the return of Carson Palmer at quarterback.  With the win, Seth and Jess talk about Palmer's somewhat unexpected return. They grade Palmer's play, the offense and the defensive performance.  Who knew? After losing Calais Campbell, the defensive fro...

The Arizona Cardinals lost for the first time this season. It was a 41-20 shellacking by Peyton  Manning and the Denver Broncos. The Cardinals were defeated, injured and insulted. There was a dirty chop block, no running game, a concussion to Drew Stanton, which led to Logan Thomas having to play, a bunch of bad throws by the rookie and one fantastic one that went for a big touchdown.  The afterma...

The Arizona Cardinals did it again. They overcame a second half deficit and shut out an opponent in the final quarter. Now they are 3-0 after a 23-14 win over the San Francisco 49ers. They did so with their backup quarterback, Drew Stanton.  Jess and Seth talk about the win and the team's most recent roster moves. They go over how they changed and adjusted to shut down the Niners offense and Colin...

Week 3 of the NFL is here and the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers have a big NFC West battle. Arizona is 2-0 to start the year and has a chance to take a two-game lead over San Fran. Jess brings on David Fucillo to talk about the Niners.  Fooch gives insight about the offseason, the losses and gains, the injury situation and the most favorable and least favorable matchups the Niners have...

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the New York Giants in the NFL's Week 2 playing on the road. They did so without starting quarterback Carson Palmer, as he was out with a nerve issue in his shoulder.  Instead, it was Drew Stanton who led the Cardinals to the win and Ted Ginn, who returned a punt for a touchdown.  In this Week 2 review show, Seth and Jess talk about the loss of Palmer and the play of...

After a Week 1 win on Monday Night Football, the Arizona Cardinals will travel to New York and play the Giants in Week 2. To preview the game, Jess invites Big Blue View's Ed Valentine to talk about the Giants and the upcoming game. They talk the offensive changes, Tom Coughlin's status and how nervous Giants fans are for the season.  They talk about the New York's strengths and weaknesses, as wel...

The Arizona Cardinals kicked off their 2014 NFL season with a Monday Night Football matchup against the San Diego Chargers. After a dull first half and the Chargers taking an 11-point lead in the second half, Carson Palmer led the rally in the fourth quarter to secure a comeback 18-17 win to start off the season.  Looking back at the game, Jess and Seth give the gut feelings they had as they watch...

The Arizona Cardinals will open the 2014 NFL season at home on Monday Night Football, hosting the San Diego Chargers. That meant bringing on Bolts from the Blue's John Gennaro for a show. John and Jess talked about a lot -- the Chargers, the Cardinals and their matchup, Ken Whisenhunt and even Tom Tupa (you have to hear it to know what they are talking about).  In addition to looking at the streng...