1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mick shot 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: screening live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys at now. Here are Bill Jones, Everson Walls, 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola. Well, two out of three ain't bad 6 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:37,919 Speaker 1: on a Tuesday inside the s WBC Mortgage studios at 7 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: Ford Center at the start in Frisco is Mickey Spagnola. 8 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: But where all? Where is Everson Walls? Yeah? Jos in 9 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: my inside my own studio. Everson had a I think 10 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: a prior commitment, and I think he was doing some 11 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: judging for a school thing. Um, so I think it's 12 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: so Noah, He's volunteering to do something. So yeah, I 13 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: didn't know if the NFL decided that he he needed 14 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: to stay out of his own personal SWBC mortgage studio 15 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: until tomorrow, right, and they'll open back the facility again. 16 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: I like you. I like your opening. Two out of 17 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: three ain't bad? Was that like a meatloaf song or something? 18 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: There was? It was something like that, that's right, Yeah, 19 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: And in fact, it could apply to the Cowboys schedule 20 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: going forward. If the Cowboys were going to take two 21 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: out of three coming up here, and it would be 22 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: of course at Baltimore. We'll get into the rescheduling on 23 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: that next Tuesday tentatively right now, and then at Cincinnati 24 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: in San Francisco. Can you imagine, well, the Cowboys will 25 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: be in the NFC standings if they can just win 26 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: two out of the next three games, mickey, they probably would. 27 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: They could very well be in first place by themselves. 28 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: If you look at the other team, there's no doubt 29 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: to play, right. That's that's right, That's exactly right. That's 30 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: what I did late last night after Philly lost to 31 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: Seattle and dropping them to three seven and one, just 32 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: as step ahead of the Cowboys at three and eight. 33 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: And you've got the Giants in Washington atop the division 34 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: at four and seven right now, and I'm searching for 35 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: it as I speak here. Who do they play this week? 36 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: It's an ominous schedule for the NFC East this week, 37 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: aside from Dallas playing at Baltimore next Tuesday. You have 38 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: it at your disposal there in a heartbeat, I can 39 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: call it up in a minute if I wrote it down, 40 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: and I've just tried to remember when I wrote it, 41 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: you know, we had a lot of shows to fill 42 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: here the last couple of weeks, and I wrote it 43 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: down to make a huge point. And I guess it 44 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: was longer ago than I thought. In my big blue 45 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboy notebook here where I log all the games, 46 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: so I'm going too far back. But anyway, one of 47 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: the teams plays the Packers. Anyway, as I find that 48 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: the it's it's pretty incredible. I did the math before 49 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: going to bed last night. I did the math on it. 50 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Mickey. The Giants are at Seattle. The Giants 51 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: are at Seattle. That's a loss, okay, and without their quarterback, 52 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: although that might help them cope. McCoy starting. Washington plays Pittsburgh. 53 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: They're at at Pittsburgh. At Pittsburgh, that's right, that's a loss, 54 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: so okay, so let's carry it forward. The Giants then 55 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: fall to four and eight. Washington falls to four and eight, 56 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: and what are the Eagles doing? Well, it doesn't matter 57 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: who the right playing the Saints, all right? At the 58 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: Packers Okay, Oh no, I'm sorry, the Packers. Yeah, I 59 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: got ahead of myself at the Packers. At the Packers. 60 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: At the Packers. So they fall to three eight and one. 61 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: So let's just say, okay, so that if the Cowboys 62 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: were to shock the world and win at Baltimore, which 63 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: will now have Lamar Jackson next Tuesday, Okay, they would 64 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: be at four and eight in a tie with the 65 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: Giants in Washington for first place. How about that? They 66 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: would be all three of them would be four and eight, 67 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: and Philly would be a half game behind them. But 68 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: let's just say, just for grins, that Dallas doesn't win 69 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: that game and they fall to three and nine. Let's 70 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: take it forward to the next week. Philadelphia plays New 71 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: Orleans the following week, all right, okay, loss, Let's say 72 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: they fall to three to nine and one. The Giants 73 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: play Arizon. Okay, could Arizona fully capable of beating the Giants? 74 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: And so they fall to what would that would be 75 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: four and nine? Right? Washington plays at San Francisco in Arizona, 76 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: and you know, and the way San Francisco is playing. 77 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: San Francisco beat the Rams on Sunday, I mean, they 78 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: are as many injuries as the forty nine ers have had. 79 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: They are. What a terrific coaching job they're doing out there, 80 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan and getting that team geared up to play 81 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: each week. But let's say San Francisco beats Washington. Okay, 82 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 1: they're now four and nine and the Cowboys are playing 83 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: at Cincinnati. So if the Cowboys beat Cincinnati, they would 84 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: then be tied with the Giants in Washington, and then 85 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: the following week. The following week, Philadelphia plays at Arizona, 86 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: the Giants play Cleveland, in Washington plays Seattle. These other 87 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: three teams in the division may not win a game 88 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: until the last couple of weeks of the season when 89 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: they start playing each other, until they play the facts. 90 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: In fact, the Giants in week sixteen play at Baltimore, 91 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: and Washington plays Carolina. Well, Dallas plays Philadelphia. I mean, 92 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: this thing crazy as it sounds, this thing and as 93 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: devastating as what Thursdays seem like for Cowboys fans, the 94 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: way that thing ended. This thing is far from over 95 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: in the NFC East. So now, having set all that, 96 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: can you piece together an offensive line that can help 97 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys score more than something in the teams in 98 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: these next couple of games. That'll be the key, right, 99 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 1: because chances are, all right, they're probably saddled with the 100 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: same guys they finished the Washington game with going forward 101 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: in these at least these next two games at the 102 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: backle position. Okay, all right, here's what I'm looking at 103 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: with the schedule of the NFC East teams. If you 104 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,119 Speaker 1: can just be within a game going into the last 105 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: two games against Philadelphia the Giants, So if you can 106 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: get Zach Martin back for the last two games, you 107 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: got a shot to win this division at five at eleven. 108 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: I'm telling you it's possible. So uh, and I got 109 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: I got a I should have brought my NFL hat 110 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: today because I got a bone to pick with the NFL. Okay, 111 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: So they've pushed these games back. Right for Baltimore the Cowboys, Um, 112 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: they're end up playing Tuesday, right, It's a night game 113 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: at Baltimore, Okay, and then the next game they play 114 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: is at Cincinnati on Sunday. So two road games in 115 00:07:55,240 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: a row, right, Uh, two games within six days. And 116 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: if you think about it, since they're playing at Baltimore 117 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: a night game on Tuesday, Wednesday's gonna be a wash 118 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys because by time they get back on 119 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: their charter flight, it'll be three o'clock in the morning 120 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: here or close to it. So Wednesday's at wash you 121 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: got Thursday, Friday, Saturday, you're flying to Cincinnati, all right, 122 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: But how about this Baltimore, because they've caused this whole thing. 123 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: They get to play at home on Tuesday night, so they, 124 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: you know, if they want, they can be in bed 125 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: by midnight. Their next game it's a Monday night game, 126 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: so they get an extra day rest after these games 127 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: had been pushed back, and somehow that to me didn't 128 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: Now there on the road, but it's not that far. 129 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: They're at Cleveland, but it's a Monday night game, so 130 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: they've got an extra day to prepare for their game. 131 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: Where the Cowboys get cheated out of an extra day 132 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: to prepare for their game, and they're they're no fault 133 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: through their own now. Jerry was asked this morning on 134 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: his show if he thought they would push the Cowboys 135 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: Cincinnati game to Monday night, and he didn't sound hopeful. 136 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 1: He didn't really want to answer the question because I 137 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: bet in his mind he's thinking that's what needs to happen. 138 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: So you know, I saw he was playing it close 139 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: to the vest because because all things are subject to change, right, right, 140 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: and so there was no reason for him to go 141 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: out and say and make a statement about it, you know. 142 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: But the NFL's statement about all these games was this, 143 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: these decisions were made out of an abundance of caution 144 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches, and 145 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: game day personnel, and in consultation with the medical experts. 146 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: I wonder if they asked the medical experts if it's 147 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: a good thing to play two games in six days 148 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: and both on the road and not have the normal 149 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: preparation time, like do the Cowboys have to start spending 150 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: time this week preparing for Baltimore and Cincinnati because they're 151 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: going to get cheated out of a day of preparation 152 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: and a day of rest going into that game. So 153 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: you got to hope whatever they can store up this 154 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: week getting ready for a Tuesday game will last them 155 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: for getting short sheeted going into that Cincinnati game. Well, 156 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: and the other part of that is you're coming off 157 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: two games in five days, all right, and then your 158 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: next two games would be now that granted it is 159 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: twelve days later, but your next two games or two 160 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: games in six days. Yeah, so four games and someone 161 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: much smarter than me would and who knows about how 162 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: an athlete recover from our NFL players recover from a game. 163 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: How much that tax is a body to come back 164 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: on short rest for your next game. It's one thing. 165 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: Every team in the league does it once during a season, 166 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: but to do it twice in the span of a 167 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,599 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, I don't know. Yeah, and and and 168 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: you know, and I mean, I understand what's going on 169 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. I get it, and it's part of this year. 170 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: But again, you know, they they are responsible for their guys, 171 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: and their guys are responsible for their actions. And they 172 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 1: admitted that it was their guy that did it. Yea, 173 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: And they discipline the guy who started it there and 174 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: it's still and it's still going to their staff member. Yeah, 175 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: and it's still going. So they've had I was reading 176 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: the story. They've had twenty two players test positive or 177 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: get identified for high risk close contact over the past 178 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 1: nine days. You know, we've been doing this for three 179 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: or four months, and all of a sudden, uh, you 180 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: know it it breaks out. Uh. And even what they 181 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: had somebody test positive again yesterday that they wouldn't have 182 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: available twenty on COVID ridge, I saw they had like 183 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: thirty eight guys that were eligible to play. Uh, I 184 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: guess I was gonna say tomorrow. Yeah, tomorrow night's Wednesday, right, 185 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: I've lost track of the days in the order of things. 186 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: But it's an afternoon game because the White House. Yeah, 187 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: he's a Rockefeller Center tree lighting is on that. Yeah. 188 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: And maybe they didn't realize it. It was the Cowboys, 189 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: by the way, because going forward, I saw a note 190 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,359 Speaker 1: on Twitter if I can trust it, that the Cowboys 191 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: Redskins game was the most watched NFL game so far 192 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: this season. The Cowboys Washington Football. Yeah, okay, I got 193 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: it was the So it was the most watched, isn't 194 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: it annually the most watched the Thanksgiving three thirty in game, 195 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: or maybe everybody was making up for they knew they 196 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: couldn't watch another game at you know, And I haven't 197 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: seen those ratings, but I would not be surprised if 198 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: those numbers are higher than they have been. You know, 199 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: the way they the way they do the TV ratings, 200 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: it's you. It's you know, you basically have to be 201 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: at home and have your your TV turned on. And 202 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: there wasn't as much travel this year, and so more 203 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: people were at their home where they would be monitored 204 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: for the ratings. So I wouldn't be surprised if the 205 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: ratings were higher just because of that, and there's not 206 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: and they're not going over to you know, to mom 207 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: and Dad's house maybe to watch, and so instead of 208 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: using one TV, you're you're using three TVs. So that's 209 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: a good point. So, well, there's a lot still to 210 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: get to from that Thursday game because we just had 211 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: one show since then, and we talked about some of 212 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: the some of the aspects of that game. But how 213 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: about we start with before we go to break, And 214 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: we just got a couple of minutes before break, and 215 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: we were talking a little bit about this prior to 216 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: coming on. You know, in the NFC East, it's been 217 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: sixteen years since we've had a repeat winner. And when 218 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: you look at what's going on in Philadelphia, you know, 219 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: obviously here in Dallas, the Cowboys have as many problems 220 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: as anybody, and so this is not casting stones at 221 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: someone else, but they really have to be disturbed with 222 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: what's going on. And they've had injury issues too. I 223 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: understand that in Philadelphia, But what's going on with Carson 224 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: Wentz and the Eagles right now, I think it's pretty 225 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: safe to say as jumbled up as it is in 226 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: the NFC East. We're probably going to have another different 227 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: winner this year in the NFC East. I think it's 228 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: going to be New York, Washington or Dallas. No, No, 229 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: well think about it. So all three teams right now 230 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: are basically and I don't know how you want to 231 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: count Alex Smith, right, but all three of those teams 232 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: are playing with backup quarterbacks. That's right, because it looks 233 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: like Daniel Jones is out for at least a couple 234 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: of weeks. And the way he looked going down, so 235 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: I think they it was a calf strain is that what? 236 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: I what? I or hamstring? I can't remember which, but again, yeah, 237 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: that looked bad. I know Alex Smith is a starting quarterback, 238 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: but he hasn't played and if you look at you know, 239 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: his performance against the Cowboys, I mean he was dinking 240 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: and dunking underneath, throwing to the running backs, the tight ends. 241 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: Do you think the Cowboys defense might have caught onto 242 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: that at some point? By the way, because he certainly 243 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: wasn't stretching the field. Their defense may give them the 244 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: best shot the way they're playing defensively, because they're shot. Yeah, 245 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: they're they're they're not lighting it up and playing up 246 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: front against you know, the NFC East teams that are 247 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: basically all seem to be having problems on the offensive line, right, 248 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: and keep in mind that the you know, the Giants 249 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: had one of their tackles opted out to start the season, 250 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: and they they're starting a rookie at at left tackle 251 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: and Cam Fleming at right tack But I laugh because 252 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: you saw the Giants game on Sunday, didn't you? The 253 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: end of the Giants game, Yes, the penalty on Cam Fleming, 254 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: I don't know, almost way to the end. Yeah, there 255 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: is a there is a penalty. The Giants basically put 256 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: the game away. I believe it was a pass to 257 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: the right side. I can't remember, but anyway, Uh, Cam 258 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: Fleming was called for a hold. It was away from 259 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: the play and I thought, of you did your love 260 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: for Cam Flevi at that point. And now, as it 261 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: turned out, they wound up winning the game anyway, but 262 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 1: he they came close to losing because of the Cam 263 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 1: Fleming holding call and could I think I can't even 264 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,959 Speaker 1: remember the specifics of it. But anyway, because they've had 265 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: issues on their offensive line, Yeah, Washington, you know, Washington 266 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: might be the healthiest on their offensive line. But you 267 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: know they're still you know, they lost Trent Williams, who 268 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: is their main stay. He's now in elsewhere, and so 269 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: and then Phillip and Dallas. It's been well documented the 270 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: injury issues on both offensive lines there. So can't have 271 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 1: enough of, so much more to get okay and I 272 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: want to go back to that thirty seven yard touchdown 273 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: or okay when we come back here on mix shots 274 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: in just a moment. 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I'm still at a loss on the thirty 318 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: seven yard touchdown run that put the game away the 319 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: other day. And uh, you know when it happened, I 320 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: went back on the TV copy. You know, I'm watching 321 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: on my back porch because I was socially distancing for 322 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: my brother in law who is here much too long 323 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: over the weekend. That was a joke. He exceeded the 324 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: forty eight hour rule. He exceeded the forty eight hour 325 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: rule that is normally in effect. But he thought he 326 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,199 Speaker 1: could stay because he's already had COVID anyway, and he 327 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: wasn't a threat to me, he thought anyway. So I'm 328 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 1: on the back porch watching the game, and I said, 329 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: I see that touchdown run, and I backed it up 330 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: four or five times, going what defense are they in? 331 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: And then going back and looking at the coaches film 332 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: on it. I just don't understand it. I do not 333 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:50,719 Speaker 1: understand why they would be in that defense in that situation. 334 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: Thirty six from the thirty seven with three thirty left 335 00:21:55,400 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: in the game, and Washington hasn't shown a propensity in 336 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 1: that game or any time to throw the football to 337 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: a wide receiver. There's a tight end on the field, 338 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: there's two running backs, they're in twenty one personnel, and 339 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: you've got six defensive backs. Jalen Smith is the only 340 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 1: linebacker on the field. It didn't appear. I thought, maybe 341 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: on the previous play, did vander Esch look like he 342 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: had hurt himself or anything, and didn't see anything like that. 343 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: Vander esh played over sixty snaps in the game. But 344 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: even more than that, the alignment is you've got they 345 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: had a pass rush alignment on the field in that 346 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: you had at Randy Gregory at right defensive end, Alden 347 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: Smith inside at tackle, playing basically a three technique. Tyln 348 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: Crawford was between the guard and center, basically your one technique, 349 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: and DeMarcus Lawrence says the left defensive end. And you 350 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: had Jalen come up to the line of scrimmage in 351 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: front of one of the best guards in the NFL, 352 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: Brandon Sheriff, And all it took for Sheriff to knock Smith. 353 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: I mean he bailed at the time of the snap, 354 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: but all it took for Sheriff was to it was 355 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: to get his hands on Smith, and he wasn't going 356 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: to get be able to get over there and stop. 357 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: But it was a huge hole there to the left 358 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: of the center, and I'm going, and besides the fact 359 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: that there's no safety held back there, but there was 360 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: nothing on the second level, And I'm going, why why 361 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: would you have a defense like that in that situation? No, 362 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: You're You're absolutely right. And I had I had written 363 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: down on my notes two running backs, one tight end, 364 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: one linebacker, and the linebacker was on the line of scrimmage. 365 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: So off the line of scrimmage, the closest guy to 366 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,360 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage one of the safeties, So they 367 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: were at the thirty seven. One of the safeties was 368 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: at the Cowboys twenty eight, and the other one was 369 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: at the twenty three. And the two cornerbacks were playing man. 370 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: So they're out of the play right because they're they're 371 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: they're watching the wide receiver. The tight end was kind 372 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: of in the slot off the line of scrimmage. So yeah, 373 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 1: there once he cleared the line of scrimmage, basically, there 374 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: was no one there to make a tackle. One linebacker 375 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: and I don't get it. And all you gotta do, 376 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: even if you don't even forget about identifying that they're 377 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: in a dime defense, just identify the personnel on the 378 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: defensive line. They are in a defense that is designed 379 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 1: to rush the passer. What Alden Smith does is not 380 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: play run defense. It's been his ears back and get 381 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: after the quarterback. And that's why you would put him 382 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: in that inside position to you get your best pass 383 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 1: rushers on the field. And so but it just it 384 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: made no logical sense from a Washington perspective why they 385 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: would throw the football in that situation because they want 386 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: to run the clock they don't have Patrick Mahomes at quarterback. Now. 387 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: With Mahomes, as he showed the other day, you can 388 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: you can, you know, throw to Tyreek Hill and it's 389 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: it's and get that first down to in the game. Uh. 390 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: And it's much more effective than running the ball because 391 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 1: you can. You've got the best quarterback going right now. 392 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: But anyway, it's just it. I was beside myself, and 393 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: I think and that it was a game at that point. 394 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 1: Still it was twenty seven to sixteen, Um, so anyone, no, no, 395 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: I absolutely agree with you on all that. And and 396 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: I'm not sure where the Cowboys were with their timeouts 397 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: at that time, but still I think they had used one. 398 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: They had used an early time out, and so they 399 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: only had two timeouts left. There was two timeouts left. 400 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: They used the first one on third and one at 401 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 1: the forty three and then which is all the more 402 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: reason that they're going to run the ball, right, you're 403 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: not going to throw any completion and hand them a 404 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: time out. And what they did after that first down, 405 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: first and ten at the Dallas forty one, it was 406 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: Barber up the middle for a yard. Alex Smith scrambled 407 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: and made sure he stayed in bounds three yards and 408 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: third and six at thirty seven, they're they're going to 409 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: run it again, and you had right, and if they 410 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: don't get the first down, six dbs on they don't 411 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: get the first yeah, right, And if they don't get 412 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: the first down, the other reason you're not throwing it. 413 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: You're not going to take a chance on a sack 414 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: because if you run it and you don't get the 415 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 1: first down, you're in field goal range, right, and you 416 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: can expand the lead to fourteen, or if you want to, 417 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: you can put them down and make them drive you know, 418 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: ninety something yards, or you can go for it on 419 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 1: fourth down and run again and and drain some clock. 420 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: So the so the personnel on the field, the Washington 421 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: personnel on the field, did not dictate a dime defense, 422 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 1: and the situation did not dictate it either. Yeah. Absolutely, 423 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: And I don't know what, you know what the research 424 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,199 Speaker 1: showed that in third and six when the other team's 425 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: up two scores because a two yeah, uh, that they're 426 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna throw the ball. No, they're not gonna throw 427 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 1: the ball. It's just uh And did you hear Jalen 428 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: Jalen Smith yesterday? I just lie of it. I didn't 429 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: hear the whole thing, right, And yeah I did. I 430 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: caught pieces of it as well. But in one answer 431 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 1: he alluded to he was asked about the two runs 432 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: and the run defense, and he was talking about how 433 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 1: you just you gotta no matter what you're up against, 434 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: you gotta, you know, for instance, on the fake punt, 435 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to uh man up and take 436 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: care of business, and we didn't do it. And and 437 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: then in specifically he specifically said, sometimes the other team's 438 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: call is better than your call, and uh but as 439 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: a player, you have to be able to overcome that, 440 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: you know. And so he kind of alluded to the 441 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: thirty seven yard or there, and then he was re 442 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 1: asked about that and basically echoed, is the same comments. Whatever. 443 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he wasn't throw anybody under the bus, but 444 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: just the fact that even mentioned sometimes their call is 445 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: better than your call would indicate that the players were 446 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: scratching their heads themselves over it. Yeah, and you know, 447 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: and and and and it was almost, you know, kind 448 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: of similar to what they did on on the other 449 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: touchdown run right after the fake punt that didn't work. Right, Um, 450 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: if I if I remember correctly. Um, and I've got 451 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: it right here. It's like they're they're once again the Cowboys, 452 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: you know, in their nickel nickel defense. Now it looks 453 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: like they I thought they had two tight ends on 454 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: that play. Um, And I can't tell right away. I've 455 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: got it up here. They're too small, But it looked 456 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: like there was two tight ends lined up and the 457 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys are in nickel and it's like they're running right 458 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: over you. At some point you need another linebacker out there. 459 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,239 Speaker 1: And there was a couple plays like that too. I 460 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: saw someone was posting plays and it is like, well, 461 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: look at this, and I'm going to no point out 462 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: the fact that they only got one linebacker in the 463 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: middle of the field, and it's you know that that 464 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: is hurting them, and it continues to hurt them. But 465 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: what do I know about defense? Well? Uh, and then 466 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: you're the last two opponents. You're playing against opponents that 467 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: are going to run the ball more than they're going 468 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: to be able to beat you with the past, both Minnesota, 469 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: I mean, Minnesota's got some weapons and Kirk Cousins has 470 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: had a decent month in November. But obviously they got 471 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook and they go with two tight ends and 472 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: a fullback a lot of times. And uh, and you 473 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: still weren't using three true linebackers in either one of 474 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: those games. I mean, when when Sean Lee was on 475 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: the field, it was spelling Jalen or spelling Vanderesh. Yeah, 476 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: and then if Lee had eighteen snaps right, and now 477 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: I was going to play it out. You know, when 478 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: you're in those alignments like that and your defensive end 479 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: doesn't win on the edge. I mean, that's what happened 480 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: on that other touchdown. Alden Smith got blocked. He was 481 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: coming up field, and the linebackers got caught in the 482 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: wash in the middle and there was nobody, nobody. The 483 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 1: closest guy, the Donovan Wilson, you know, is lined up 484 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: at the ten yard line and the balls being snapped 485 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: at the twenty twenty three. It was like, oh, that's 486 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: too much space there. There's no way he can make 487 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: up for it. And then the other weird thing that 488 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: happened on that play was the the the wide receiver 489 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: to the outside left runs a crossing pattern and the 490 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: cowboy and I'm guessing it's Chitube Awuzier. He never saw 491 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: the play. He followed him across the field, so their 492 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: last line of defense out there would have been Awuzier 493 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: and he's coming across the field with the wide receiver 494 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: and he doesn't realize it until Gibson is at the 495 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 1: eighteen yard line and he's on in the middle of 496 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: the field with the wide receiver at the Cowboys fourteen 497 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: and there's no way he can get there. So, Yeah, 498 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: the run defense that's been one of the scratches makes 499 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: me scratch my head. Well, even even there when they 500 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: have the right personnel on the field, or when they 501 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 1: have two linebackers on the field at least, Cowboys have 502 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: had some real issues being able to identify with their 503 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: eyes and being able to identify where the play is going. 504 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 1: And I don't know how much of that is film study, 505 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: how much of it. I mean, there were a couple 506 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: of plays in this game where vander esh it looked 507 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: like he couldn't see he got blocked or his vision 508 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: got blocked where he couldn't see where the play was going, 509 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,479 Speaker 1: so he was caught out a position. We're seeing a 510 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: lot of that this season, a lot more so than 511 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: what you normally see. Yeah, and it looks like what 512 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: Washington did basically they let the defensive end kind of 513 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: run himself up off the up the field out of 514 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: the play, and then they double team both of the tackles. Uh. 515 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: And it's clear sailing. And on this touchdown run the 516 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: extra guy which was the nickel guy Lewis, he's on 517 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: the other side of the field, so that they ran 518 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: to the weak side, and the Cowboys didn't have enough 519 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: guys over there, especially when the linebackers. If you had 520 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: one more linebacker, you could spread out, but they don't 521 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: like three linebackers on the field. M And you know, 522 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: there's such an emphasis on getting to the quarterback that 523 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: some of the some of the basics of playing run 524 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: defense get lost. It seems like, yeah, especially when where's 525 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: my notes, especially when they ran for what two o 526 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: eight on you the first time, and then the second 527 00:33:55,160 --> 00:34:00,120 Speaker 1: time they go for one eighty two five yards a carry. 528 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: I don't know. Yep, it's uh, you know, winber. I mean, 529 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,879 Speaker 1: as much as you have to be able to pass 530 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: the football in this league, especially when you when you 531 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: fall behind, you got to be able to stop the 532 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:20,800 Speaker 1: run and get that football back for your for your offense. Uh. Anyway, 533 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 1: It's that's been a that's that's been a difficult thing. 534 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: Or when especially the teams go for it on fourth 535 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 1: down so much. You know, when you get i mean 536 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: four down territory starts at about your own forty yard 537 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: line now, and if you can't stop the run, then, uh, 538 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in a hard You have a hard 539 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:44,439 Speaker 1: time stopping teams. So I mean, if you think about 540 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: right we continue, if you think about real quick, Bill, 541 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 1: they've had teams go for one fifty three, three oh seven, 542 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: two sixty one, two eight, and then one eighty two. 543 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: I'm glad you looked that up because that's what I 544 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: was going to do during the break. I mean, that's 545 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 1: just unacceptable. You just can't give up those those kinds 546 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: of rushing yards, you know. And it's a minor miracle 547 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 1: they beat they beat Minnesota because they gave up well 548 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: that was the one they actually Pittsburgh they stopped for 549 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,240 Speaker 1: forty six, but they gave up one twenty five against 550 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: Minnesota and still managed to win the game. All Right, 551 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,840 Speaker 1: we've got a longer week ahead now, since the Cowboys 552 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 1: don't play until next Tuesday. When we come back, I'm 553 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: gonna ask you what is the biggest need? 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And you know, because he falls into 602 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: that category that he's got to be very careful and 603 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:46,720 Speaker 1: so we need to make sure that he is safe 604 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: as well, so he'll have well protected. He'll have good airflow, 605 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,840 Speaker 1: that's right. Yeah, you gotta have that good airflow and 606 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: uh and all that good stuff. So okay, he gonna 607 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: be good to see him out at the Star in Frisco. 608 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: All right, it's going to ask you about the Cowboys 609 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 1: defense and what needs to happen to shore up this 610 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:15,600 Speaker 1: defense in the short long term, meaning after this season, 611 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: what do you think the biggest needs are on that 612 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys defense. Keeping in mind, and we haven't and I 613 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:23,840 Speaker 1: haven't studied all of it, I just saw off the 614 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:26,840 Speaker 1: top of my head. Know that there's several of those 615 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:29,759 Speaker 1: dbs who are in the final year of their contract, 616 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: and we know what's going on up front on the 617 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:36,239 Speaker 1: defensive line and what the situation is at linebacker with 618 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,640 Speaker 1: and so there's your three levels. What do they need 619 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: put more than anything? Probably one of each. But if 620 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: you're just asking me on you know, a first round 621 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:49,360 Speaker 1: pick or just what they need, you know, what is 622 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: Xavier Woods contract up, A Woozy's contract up, Jordan Lewis's 623 00:39:54,120 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: contract up. To me, cornerback is going to be very 624 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:05,920 Speaker 1: very high on that list. I think after that, Uh, 625 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta you always got to keep looking 626 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:13,480 Speaker 1: at linebackers. Um, you know you're I don't know what's 627 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 1: going to happen with Sean Lee. Remember he only signed 628 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: a one year deal and I don't know if this 629 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: is the end of the road for him or not. 630 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:24,800 Speaker 1: But after you get past the two guys that were starting, 631 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: I don't I don't see somebody that's just gonna step 632 00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:32,040 Speaker 1: in and be that other linebacker. You know, Joe Thomas 633 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:35,319 Speaker 1: a nice guy to have, but they probably need some 634 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 1: depth there. Uh. And then the defensive tackle position, you know, 635 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 1: I know they spent a third round pick on Neville 636 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: Gallimore but uh, if you're going to create a rotation there, uh, 637 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: you may need some uh some more help in the 638 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:54,239 Speaker 1: middle of that defense where they tend to get exposed. 639 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 1: Uh So uh, if I can say one of each, um, 640 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: I think that that's probably probably the way to go. 641 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:08,040 Speaker 1: From a priority standpoint. You know, you, okay, you need safeties. 642 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:12,920 Speaker 1: I understand that, But to me, it's it's cornerback, linebacker, 643 00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:20,960 Speaker 1: defensive tackle. You know the interesting thing at at those positions. 644 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: To find an impact defensive tackle, I'm talking a first 645 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:32,839 Speaker 1: year rookie impact defensive tackle, you almost have to get 646 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: him in the top ten. I mean, it's got to 647 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,960 Speaker 1: be that kind of a player who's who has that 648 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:45,000 Speaker 1: kind of athleticism and otherwise. And Galibo I think Galibar 649 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 1: was a solid pick in the third round, but he's 650 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:49,719 Speaker 1: not going to make that big of an impact. A 651 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:51,880 Speaker 1: third rounder is not going to make that big of 652 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:56,360 Speaker 1: an impact his rookie year. And now he's that you 653 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,239 Speaker 1: use him, and Galibear is going to be good to 654 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:00,319 Speaker 1: be used in a rotation and so forth. But if 655 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 1: you're looking for it, really an impact guy, if you've 656 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 1: got like a top ten pick, that's where you might 657 00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:08,560 Speaker 1: be able to find a guy like that. A corner 658 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:11,040 Speaker 1: you can if you got a later pick, a corner 659 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:14,280 Speaker 1: you can find there. And as far as a linebacker position, 660 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:20,279 Speaker 1: I think as much as anything, you know, depending on 661 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:25,480 Speaker 1: what scheme that Mike Nolan is running, if you're just 662 00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:29,960 Speaker 1: going with two of the traditional linebackers, if Jalen Smith 663 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:32,080 Speaker 1: is on the team, in vander Esher on the team, 664 00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:35,279 Speaker 1: if you're taking a linebacker in the first round, there's 665 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: no place for him to play right now, you know, 666 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:44,080 Speaker 1: unless they do a big change, and because they could 667 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:51,160 Speaker 1: not shown any desire to have, you know, three traditional 668 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:53,640 Speaker 1: linebackers on the field in this defense. And if you're 669 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:57,520 Speaker 1: going to use your base defense as a nickel, then 670 00:42:57,600 --> 00:42:59,960 Speaker 1: one of those guys in the middle has to be 671 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:03,839 Speaker 1: a guy that can create having not somebody that can 672 00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: stand up and hold up against the double team, somebody 673 00:43:07,239 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 1: that can create problems because you've got one less guy 674 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:12,719 Speaker 1: close to the line of scrimmage to help you out. 675 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:16,040 Speaker 1: If you're always in nickel and just two linebackers and 676 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 1: sometimes just one linebacker or standing up one on the 677 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:23,120 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, somebody in the middle has to be 678 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:31,000 Speaker 1: just disruptive as hell to be able to control the run. Yeah, 679 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:32,840 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, because the one thing that you could 680 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:37,160 Speaker 1: do if there was you know, a just throw out 681 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:39,919 Speaker 1: a you know, you know one of these linebackers who 682 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:43,040 Speaker 1: can come in and make an impact. Say you got 683 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: a mid first round ten to ten to fifteen pick, 684 00:43:46,719 --> 00:43:49,359 Speaker 1: and there's a linebacker that you really like. You can 685 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:54,440 Speaker 1: play him starter type snaps in the nickel. But then 686 00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 1: you've got to find a spot for Jalen to get 687 00:43:57,680 --> 00:44:00,920 Speaker 1: his sixty snaps a game in that nickel defense as 688 00:44:00,920 --> 00:44:04,080 Speaker 1: a rusher or something. You got to get versatile. Uh. 689 00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: Now here's here's the other assuming you think vander ash 690 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:12,399 Speaker 1: is the guy, you know, with his past coverage ability. Yeah, 691 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,520 Speaker 1: and here's the other thing. And and if you you 692 00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:20,279 Speaker 1: don't have any semblance of an offseason, you know, maybe uh, 693 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:23,720 Speaker 1: if you are sold on Randy Gregory being an every 694 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:28,000 Speaker 1: down defensive end, uh, then maybe you can transition Alden 695 00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:32,080 Speaker 1: Smith inside and say you're my three technique go at 696 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:35,040 Speaker 1: it um, you know, and he's kind of built like 697 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:39,760 Speaker 1: one right now, and he is quick, but he hasn't 698 00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:43,360 Speaker 1: played that much inside, so that would kind of shore 699 00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 1: up that position. Then you have the Gallimore's and the 700 00:44:47,080 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 1: Antoine Woods. Uh to kind of hold up at the 701 00:44:50,239 --> 00:44:55,680 Speaker 1: at the one technique, but then again you need another 702 00:44:55,880 --> 00:45:00,879 Speaker 1: three technique behind whoever is the starter there. They really don't. Well, 703 00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 1: you got Triston Hill, trustin Hill coming back. I forgot 704 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:08,200 Speaker 1: about him, yes, and he was he was somewhat disruptive. 705 00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:12,759 Speaker 1: You know. I think we forget how well he was 706 00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:16,120 Speaker 1: playing and how much they miss him, uh in the middle, 707 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:18,960 Speaker 1: with how active he was and how quick he was, 708 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: So that would be a good one two punch in 709 00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:25,920 Speaker 1: the middle there. Yeah. And then the other thing is 710 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:29,840 Speaker 1: the you know, the Cowboys have never wanted to spend 711 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:34,360 Speaker 1: good money on the thirty year old play veteran free agents, 712 00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:36,960 Speaker 1: but they had to this year with Poe and McCoy 713 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:39,759 Speaker 1: and they both got I mean McCoy got hurt and 714 00:45:39,800 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: Poe obviously I wasn't ready to play. And uh and 715 00:45:43,719 --> 00:45:46,800 Speaker 1: that they got burned there big time. Yeah, that defensive 716 00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:49,279 Speaker 1: tackle position. Yeah. And then they tried to nibble at 717 00:45:49,320 --> 00:45:53,400 Speaker 1: the safety position and they got burned there. Uh So Yeah, 718 00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:56,840 Speaker 1: a couple of the veteran free agents that they signed 719 00:45:57,160 --> 00:46:03,440 Speaker 1: to kind of be hole pluggers. Didn't plug anything right exactly. 720 00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:10,360 Speaker 1: They plugged their bank account and hurt the salary cap. 721 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:15,880 Speaker 1: Right there, you go? All right, well that doesn't we 722 00:46:16,320 --> 00:46:19,920 Speaker 1: somehow we filled forty five minutes with ald Everson Walls. 723 00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:23,480 Speaker 1: Oh no, I was expected back tomorrow. Yes, I don't know. 724 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. Okay, all right, well, very good, and 725 00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:33,439 Speaker 1: hopefully the Ravens will play as scheduled tomorrow afternoon. They'll 726 00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:36,080 Speaker 1: be kicking off right when we get off the air tomorrow. 727 00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:39,359 Speaker 1: They kick off at just after two thirty Dallas time. 728 00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,319 Speaker 1: We might have to do a pre game second on 729 00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:44,880 Speaker 1: that game. That's right. We all have our Ravens pregame 730 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 1: show coming up tomorrow here on Mick Shots. Make it 731 00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:53,359 Speaker 1: a good Tuesday, and we will see you again on 732 00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:57,200 Speaker 1: Wednesday at one thirty for Mick Shots. This has been 733 00:46:57,239 --> 00:47:00,880 Speaker 1: a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and Dallas Cowboys 734 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:02,160 Speaker 1: Football o'clock