Working on execution and technique, especially going against opponents with whom Cardinals players are not familiar, are the main goals for the practices, Gannon said. He wants his guys to practice “the same way we have been practicing.”
Is that possible when you see players on another team?
“If JG says it, then I think it is true,” rookie defensive lineman Darius Robinson said with a smile. “Whatever he says goes. I’m just ready to compete, do what the Cardinals expect me to do. Play at a high level and put our team first.”
Even if it gets heated at moments, Gannon is not concerned about fights. He is close with Colts coach Shane Steichen, the two serving as the Eagles coordinators the year Philadelphia made the Super Bowl in 2022. And Gannon has made it clear multiple times with his team he doesn’t tolerate such things.
“The only rule I can give you (for joint work) is no fighting,” cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting said. “That’s the borderline of what a coach wants and what they don’t want.
“As long as you can compete at a high level without fighting, I think everything is fine.”
