Cardinals Underground

With Dani Sureck back from the Pro Bowl, she tells about her (and the Cardinals’ quintet’s) trip to Las Vegas to Darren Urban and Paul Calvisi – including the guy who got autographs of the Pro Bowl Cardinals tattooed on his hand. The trio also discusses the Super Bowl upcoming, Joe Burrow’s ascension, Kyler Murray’s social media choice, if the Cardinals’ QB takes too much unnecessary criticism, QB situations in Seattle and San Francisco, the Rams’ outlook long term, and whether the Rams have to win the Super Bowl to avoid a failed season.

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As Dani Sureck gets ready to head to Vegas for the Pro Bowl, she, Paul Calvisi and Darren Urban still have stuff to discuss (besides what happens in Vegas, which stays in Vegas anyway). There’s the retirement of Tom Brady and his limited interactions with the Cardinals, the culture and leadership Brady brings and what that means for a team from a QB, Kyler Murray’s future as leader, the Bengals and Joe Brrr, how defenses can impact a Patrick Mahomes or Kyler, rooting(?) for the Rams, whether the Cardinals should go all-in for 2022 with a home Super Bowl, and the evolving NFC landscape.

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The NFC will have an all-West title game, against teams the Cardinals went 3-1 against in the regular season. How does that make one feel? Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Dani Sureck discuss that, as well as the great NFL playoff weekend, whether the overtime rules should be changed, how fan bases react to playoff losses, the advantage of a rookie quarterback contract and Kyler Murray’s potential extension, QBs that have struggled in their first playoff game, what areas Murray and the offense could look to improve upon, Rondale Moore’s role and Larry Fitzgerald chairing a Super Bowl (host committee.)

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What happened to the Cardinals? That’s a question everyone – including Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and special guest star Dani Sureck – is asking themselves, and let’s face it, it makes for good discussion on the podcast. The trio delves into the death of the season, an offense that couldn’t find its rhythm for too many games, playing from ahead and not being able to play as well from behind, Kyler’s comfortability (or lack thereof), struggles in prime time, missing Hop and why it (and if it should have) mattered so much, and just how to look at the season now ended.

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The Cardinals have a Monday night playoff game in L.A. in the third time they will have played the Rams this season, yet a chance to start anew for a team that has blocked out the stretch run. Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Felipe Corral Jr. discuss the possibility of J.J. Watt’s return to spark the Cardinals, missed Week 18 opportunity for both the Rams and Cards, Kyler v Stafford, dealing with Aaron Donald, the need for the Cardinals’ defense to hold up more consistently, the availability of James Conner and Chase Edmonds, and yet another try in primetime.

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The Cardinals beat the Cowboys fair and square to stop the losing streak, and with a game left in the regular season before the playoffs begin, Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Felipe Corral Jr. have plenty of time to discuss the state of the Cards (and even briefly talk about Chase Edmonds’ ball security.) There are plenty of topics, like the fantastic job DC Vance Joseph did in Dallas, Kyler’s in-game leadership, what to expect for the Seattle finale, whether the Cardinals are better off at home or on the road for the postseason, the struggles in the red zone, Kyler running the ball, the need to lean on Edmonds and James Conner, and Paul’s failed #NoLambeau hashtag.

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Paul Calvisi doesn’t want to mess around anymore with Darren Urban and Felipe Corral Jr., so while the Cardinals make sure practice is on point to try and snap a three-game skid, the guys want to regain their focus too. The topics? How about the NFC West race, the complacency virus, complementary football (important concept, difficult cliché), the penalty problem, how the Cardinals have earned their postseason spot, Rodney Hudson’s importance, what to make of the Cowboys, Kyler back in Dallas, Covid’s chance to whack the playoffs, and New Year’s resolutions.

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With Christmas approaching, there’s no need to dwell on the naughty (of losing big in Detroit.) Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban, and Felipe Corral Jr. try and discuss the nice the best they can. Topics include the Winter Solstice, Kyler and the offense pressing, the reality of (and need for) momentum, the task of Jonathan Taylor, remembering Tom Urban (RIP), the joy of (winning on) Christmas, and Felipe’s advice on whiskey on the rocks.

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A loss to the Rams made the drive for the NFC West title a little tougher, and there were reasons for that, as Paul Calvisi, Darren Urban and Felipe Corral Jr. discussed. It’s been a tough few days, with a game wrecked by Aaron Donald (and perhaps making Kyler Murray more wary in the pocket), the potential impact of an injury to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the optimism that the Cards still had a chance to pull out a win, the doubters that emerge on a national level, a potential home playoff game, facing the scrappy Lions and the Covid outbreak hitting the league.

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Paul Calvisi’s red nose doesn’t signify Christmas cheer, just that it was cold in Chicago, but he made it through another Cardinals win. So with the Cards in position to clinch a playoff spot – and all but clinch the division – if they beat the Rams this week, Calvisi, Darren Urban and Felipe Corral Jr. discuss the return of Kyler Murray and his MVP chances, the Cards’ amazing road success, the Cardinals’ fantastic safety tandem, Zaven Collins’ rookie season, James Conner’s continued godsend of a year, a debate of on how to judge the run defense, and just how do they decide on game balls?

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