The OTHER Blake Murphy sports guy. @BleavNetwork's #BleavInArizonaCardinals Podcast Host — For all my bad takes, Mac & Cheese with Ketchup ain't one of them

Phoenix, AZ
Joined November 2011
Can’t believe people are saying the Cardinals are not gonna win any games next season That is false, there’s one game that they always win. #Cowboys
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This is sad
Sad news out of Phoenix. The Phoenix Symphony is suspending all remaining performances in the 2026-27 season following its Sunday, Nov. 1, performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert." Find out more at @azcentral. azcentral.com/story/entertai…
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There’s been enough issues overall, with this cardinals team that punting has gone to the sideline (pun not intended), but it’s been a less stellar year for him
For a while, I've been alone noting subpar play by Cardinals P Blake Gillikin, while mentioning injury issues in 2025 and this year. Today, Cardinals had tryouts for Ps Jamie Gillan & Pressley Harvin as well as LSs Luke Basso & Tyler Duzansky. LSs likely snapped for the punters.
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Commanders Pro Bowl WR Terry McLaurin tore his patellar tendon and will miss the rest of the season, per HC Dan Quinn.
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Reacting to a final drive by...Jacoby Brissett of all people? Talking Sunday's #AZCardinals 18-16 win with @timringTV Podcast for @BleavNetwork is now LIVE on all platforms! #BleavInAZCardinals Apple: shorturl.at/enmfe Spotify: shorturl.at/kyNx5 YouTube: youtube.com/live/8bL-7UD3bwc
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Friendly reminder that analytics is just an organized way to track the experiential knowledge football people have in their "gut". "I've seen this a thousand times. Here's what we should do." Analytics is the process of ACTUALLY looking at the 1000 times being referenced & providing information about what actually happened, and how it impacted what happened next. No one in analytics is saying coaches shouldn't incorporate new and specific-to-the-situation information... just here is what history tells us.
"I think analytics is a good way to lose your job as a head coach." That's what Aikman just said.
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Gotta think that the doctors of the Eagles who handled Jalen Hurts are about to become household names…
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Reacting to a final drive by...Jacoby Brissett of all people? Talking Sunday's #AZCardinals 18-16 win with @timringTV Podcast for @BleavNetwork is now LIVE on all platforms! #BleavInAZCardinals Apple: shorturl.at/enmfe Spotify: shorturl.at/kyNx5 YouTube: youtube.com/live/8bL-7UD3bwc
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Best example: kicking a FG on 4th down from the 1-2 yard line used to be a thing! In hindsight it seems obvious not what the right decision is…but that the risk is worth the reward…and if you fail the opponent is set up deep. But because “it always was that way”…etc.
I think “analytics” has been used as a buzzword in football for long enough that people may or may not actually understand what their actual purpose is. Analytics is simply iterated and reiterated data interpretation. You can’t play the game 10,000 times in real life, but *given good inputs* a trained model can simulate those out for you and advise your best course of action. Over time, it notices trends we do not because we have accepted and adopted a certain way of doing things. There’s nothing to hate or dislike about them. They’re just aggregated and interpreted data.
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“Like they had the play sheet” eh… *glances at Mike LeFleur*
Rams had a few opportunities they missed - outside of that it’s like the Cardinals had the Rams’ playsheet
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Dan Quinn did not know it was 4th down when Jayden Daniels threw the ball away #Commanders
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ANOTHER awareness mistake by Jayden Daniels throwing it away on fourth down How can one player be so bad at this? I get doing it once but multiple times?
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… … yeah I’m in favor of waiting until the commanders defense to start Carson Beck
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This is….not ideal. Trey is on pace for 139 catches for 1,022 yards. He is averaging 7.4 YPC A quick AI search says the record-low YPC average for a 1,000-yard season is 8.7 (McCaffrey in 2019). McCaffrey has avgd 8.6 ypc in his career.
Trey McBride and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are tied for the league-lead in receptions with 49. JSN has 717 receiving yards McBride has 361
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First time seeing this in 15 years of covering sports, rookie OL Jayden Williams brought 64 hot dogs for the offense on Victory Monday (rookie duties 🤣), and he stopped by the media room to ask if any of us wanted the extras. So thoughtful 👊🥹#AZCardinals
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Did the Cardinals...break the Rams? On some baffling playcalling from Sean McVay for @BleavNetwork #BleavInAZCardinals Apple: shorturl.at/enmfe Spotify: shorturl.at/kyNx5 YouTube: youtube.com/live/8bL-7UD3bwc…
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.@AZCardinals @RamsNFL @WalterNolen4 was a force in their W v LAR. Lots of strong performances but when Nolen plays like this.....Even the mighty Rams have a bad day. #BaldysBreakdowns
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Good lord that Cardinals team tore through them
And even more Rams’ injuries: 🏈DT Poona Ford ruptured his triceps and now will be out for the season. 🏈DT Kobie Turner will miss 4-6 weeks due to a groin injury.
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Oh that’s awful. Painful. Goodness the Rams have been hit hard.
Rams HC Sean McVay told reporters that WR Davante Adams ruptured his hamstring and now will be sidelined 6-10 weeks.
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Reacting to a #AZCardinals 18-16 win with @timringTV Podcast for @BleavNetwork is now LIVE on all platforms! #BleavInAZCardinals Apple: shorturl.at/enmfe Spotify: shorturl.at/kyNx5 YouTube: youtube.com/live/8bL-7UD3bwc…
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Rams placed kicker Blake Grupe on injured reserve.
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