WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: One or Two?

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<v Speaker 1>The following. He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Cowboys let go. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for

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<v Speaker 1>a break? Absolutely? Ready for a break? Yeah, and so

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<v Speaker 1>much for that. It's time for The Break on Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys dot Com with Nick Eatman, Brian brought Us and

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<v Speaker 1>bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. Oh Okay is Wednesday, December

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<v Speaker 1>twenty first, twenty twenty two, Season eighteen, episode number ninety four.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome the latest edition of The Break live from the

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<v Speaker 1>s WBC Mortgage Studios at the right. We' presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Milla like the only beer of the Dallas Cowboys. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you our our producer Chris Beam for bringing a little

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<v Speaker 1>holiday cheer with some good Christmas music there. That was good.

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<v Speaker 1>That was pretty good stuff. Yeah yeah, nice little beat

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Do you like it? Sure? Sure? It was outstanding?

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<v Speaker 1>What good? What was all this Greek stuff? Nothing? I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to make sure you're in a good mood

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<v Speaker 1>for Christmas. You calling me a grant, I know sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you're sometimes just not as people used to call me

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Nick all the time, like for other reasons. I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, for what other reasons? I'm just because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>saying that you put sat with Nick. No, we covered

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<v Speaker 1>the Saint last. Okay, may be there again. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Appreciate you guys joining us today. We're talking

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys versus Eagles. Today we're gonna get into the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>offense versus the Dallas defense. We'll talk some more about

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<v Speaker 1>this defense too. I know jay Ron Curse has some

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<v Speaker 1>things to say yesterday I thought were really interesting. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's start first. I want to look at a big

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<v Speaker 1>just the bigger picture around the Philadelphia game. I think

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<v Speaker 1>all of us coming into maybe let's say two weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 1>we had this game kind of circled on the calendar

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<v Speaker 1>as this is going to be a real telltell game,

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<v Speaker 1>it is going to be an important game. And then

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys lose last weekend and you're in a situation

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<v Speaker 1>where basically Dallas has to win out and Philly has

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<v Speaker 1>to lose out in order for you to in order

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<v Speaker 1>for Dallas to be able to have a shot at

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<v Speaker 1>the at the NFC East title. But despite all that,

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<v Speaker 1>they actually already clinched a playoff spot. My question for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys is how important is this game at this point?

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<v Speaker 1>Very important, very important because you're not playing great football

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<v Speaker 1>right now and you need to figure out. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the time you're to start doing that. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that that. I mean, this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a very very tough matchup, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's very it's important because and also you

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<v Speaker 1>need to be the number five seed. There's no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>about it. You've got to be the five. The difference

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<v Speaker 1>between playing at Tampa or Carolina or atlant or whoever

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans is way different than playing at Minnesota or

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco. Yeah, really Minnesota. No. I think it's absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>an important game. And the problem that you're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that you're running into is that you need to play

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<v Speaker 1>like a team that's really desperate. You need to I'm

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<v Speaker 1>one of these guys that always believes in the desperate

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<v Speaker 1>team theory. And to Nick's point, you know the Jacksonville game,

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<v Speaker 1>the way it ended, it's a bad way that you

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<v Speaker 1>had that game in hand, You're up, you know the team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you had him beat, and you just couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>finish the game like you finished the game the week before.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they need to develop some consistency the last

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<v Speaker 1>three games. I think all these next three games are

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<v Speaker 1>really now it might not be important as far as

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<v Speaker 1>um you know where it looks in the standard I understand,

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<v Speaker 1>like Nick's right about where the seating is. You you

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<v Speaker 1>want to go to one of these NFC South teams.

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<v Speaker 1>You do not want to have to go back up

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<v Speaker 1>to Minneapolis and let them figure all that out again.

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<v Speaker 1>So to me, yeah, but you need to find a

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<v Speaker 1>way to not just be spewing oil going into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you need you need, Yeah, I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>a racing term. I mean, you don't you know, you're

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<v Speaker 1>you're you're running well, all of a sudden, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the break hub in the twenty four hours, the role

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<v Speaker 1>X twenty four let's go, and now you're not winning

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<v Speaker 1>the race anymore. You know, that's my experience of racing.

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<v Speaker 1>And so to me, the Cowboys are in that same way. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're probably not going to win the division, but finish

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<v Speaker 1>this thing out, you know, if you can steal rest

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you have to do, I know, but you need

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<v Speaker 1>to be playing your absolute best. You look at the

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<v Speaker 1>teams that have had success in the playoffs, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>ones that are scrambling their ass off. And there's that

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<v Speaker 1>word ass again that you know, you're scrambling your ass

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<v Speaker 1>off to get into, you know, the postseason, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>battle tested, and you every week is a playoff game.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of feel like the Cowboys need to treat

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<v Speaker 1>these games like playoff games, you know, I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>find your best way, get some consistency, have something to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to hang your had on when you have

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<v Speaker 1>to go play in that first round. To me, this

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<v Speaker 1>game has been the most important game since I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it was Week six when they last played the Eagles.

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<v Speaker 1>Since then, I've been looking forward to this game anxiously

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<v Speaker 1>because they were so close. And I don't care who

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback is for them this week, and it does

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<v Speaker 1>not matter. The Cowboys need to go out there and win.

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<v Speaker 1>They're at home. If they don't win this, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it just it does change your tune on what this

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<v Speaker 1>team can even do in the playoffs. Just talk about

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<v Speaker 1>moral victories. This is exactly what this would be for

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys. They need to lift their head up and

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<v Speaker 1>beat them and beat them good. I don't if they do,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want it to be a close game either,

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<v Speaker 1>Like Yes, it'd be nice if they would go out

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<v Speaker 1>there and win, but it'd be great if they can

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<v Speaker 1>just like take over them and show things that they

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been able to show in the past two weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>like areas of improvement, because that gives you hope on

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<v Speaker 1>what's to come, like especially on defense. If they start

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<v Speaker 1>doing certain things, even let's say it's a close game,

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<v Speaker 1>but they do certain things like in the running game,

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<v Speaker 1>with the secondary things that give you hope in like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>there's some hope there. They can improve in the next

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks, and then in the playoffs they can be

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<v Speaker 1>a lot better than what we've seen, especially this last week.

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<v Speaker 1>So those are the things that I'm looking at. But

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<v Speaker 1>they definitely need to go out there at at and

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<v Speaker 1>T Stadium and beat the Eagles. You guys, think it's

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<v Speaker 1>a realistic thing at this point at all? Even if

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<v Speaker 1>let's assume for a second that that Hurts is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be out for one, two, maybe three games, Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think it's at all realistic that Dallas can somehow

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<v Speaker 1>pull three wins together and the Philly loses three or

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<v Speaker 1>is this really just playing for the fifth seed? No,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe that. I don't. I don't believe they

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<v Speaker 1>can do that. I mean that you're basically you're saying

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<v Speaker 1>that six things have to happen, and really don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to have six because you got one of them, one

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<v Speaker 1>of them goes together. But now he just said it,

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<v Speaker 1>you need they need to established some consistency. I find

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<v Speaker 1>it hard to believe the Cowboys could win three straight

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<v Speaker 1>games at this point right now, especially when it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's just so hard to keep everyone healthy. I'd have

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<v Speaker 1>a hard time thinking that. And then I also think,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you go thirteen and one and then

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<v Speaker 1>lose three in a row. I mean, the Eagles are

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<v Speaker 1>a good football team and they're not gonna lose three.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say this though about that, that I never thought

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<v Speaker 1>i'd see a team come back from thirty four points

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<v Speaker 1>down in a football game with five minutes left to

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<v Speaker 1>go and basically in the you know, third and all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden their rallying. That's the NFL, I always say,

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<v Speaker 1>the Minnesota game. Yeah, the strange lady thing. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I just believe this the saving grace that you might

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<v Speaker 1>have in this game, or this the way this season

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<v Speaker 1>is going to end or could end. You get a

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<v Speaker 1>victory the Saints the following week or playing against philadelph

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<v Speaker 1>they're playing for a division title. They are they are

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<v Speaker 1>fighting to try in a bad division. They're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get just if they can find a way to get

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one game, two more. Yeah, if they find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to get two more victories, maybe they win

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<v Speaker 1>this division. So you got you got the Giants who

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<v Speaker 1>beat the Commanders either now they're trying to play. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got teams that aren't have the you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>U haul in the parking lot and there got one

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<v Speaker 1>foot in the parking lot and one foot in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room. You know, you've got teams that legitimately playing

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles that are trying to win football games. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's maybe you're not good enough. Maybe you're the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you're the Giants and you're not good enough. And

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you're the Saints and you're not good enough. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's at least your hope. And they got But on

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<v Speaker 1>the flip side, though, the Cowboys also face those teams

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Tennessee will be fighting exactly and the Commanders. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so yeah, it works both ways. So like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can find the consistency to beat these teams

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<v Speaker 1>to get in and all of a sudden you're on

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<v Speaker 1>a high going in and they're on a downward slide.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that that momentum is huge in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>It really really is. I mean, if my Ka Parsons

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<v Speaker 1>analysis is right, then I guess the quarterback sho didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really matter matter that whole life. I'm just saying. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just saying these if it's scheme wise and what they're

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<v Speaker 1>doing just offensively with the kind of plays are calling,

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<v Speaker 1>and she still work for them. Well, but here's the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>And that's that's the part I wonder about for Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll see how how hurt the shoulder is, like,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't really know. We'll find out a lot about

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<v Speaker 1>that by how much they're willing to play him and

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<v Speaker 1>if they change what they do schematically, because when you

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<v Speaker 1>think about it, their scheme probably does have to change.

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<v Speaker 1>I think what makes them so dangerous offensively is the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that that quarterback can run, run, and he can

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<v Speaker 1>run physically, And I wonder if the shoulder really is

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<v Speaker 1>a problem, even if he plays, does it make them say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to call a few less of those plays

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<v Speaker 1>where he's actually running the ball and maybe he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to run the ball a little bit differently. We've seen

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<v Speaker 1>him with Dack Nick. You talk about it all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>In order for Dallas to be successful, Dak has to

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<v Speaker 1>be the Dack from twenty sixteen and seventeen where he

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<v Speaker 1>was an aggressive runner. He took what was there and

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<v Speaker 1>if you were coming to attack, you better bring you

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<v Speaker 1>better bring your hat right. So it's it's that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thing where it does make me think, are they

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<v Speaker 1>will they have to change schematically what they're able to do,

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<v Speaker 1>what they're doing offensively, and if they are, can they

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<v Speaker 1>be as successful? Can they take advantage of all those

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities and all those skill players that they have with

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<v Speaker 1>a Gardner Minshew who doesn't give you that same running ability,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe some running ability, but not the same kind of

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<v Speaker 1>running ability that Jalen Hurts does. I keep thinking back

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<v Speaker 1>at the Houston game and them changing quarterbacks and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of how what that did to the Cowboys defense. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it threw them off completely, I think for the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>defense where they didn't really know how to answer against

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<v Speaker 1>the switch at the quarterback position. So it just keeps

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a tough game, regardless who goes out

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<v Speaker 1>there in plays, is just gonna be a tough game

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<v Speaker 1>for the Cowboys. I think the running quarterback gives some problems.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's the misdirection that gives them even more problems.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with that. I think it's the they do

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<v Speaker 1>not handle movement going one way and then being able

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<v Speaker 1>to react. They're they're so trained and go get it.

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<v Speaker 1>That movement gives them problems. Then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>movement turns into big lineman in front and pullers and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys like that. And so the running Cormack.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you watch Hurts play. They got him hurt.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they did they as much as they run him.

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<v Speaker 1>They you know, you kind of figured something like this

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna happen, that he's gonna you know, it might

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<v Speaker 1>not be a separation or a spread, whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>But the way that they run him like he's like

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<v Speaker 1>a power. It's like a power running game with him.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a direct snap, it's pullers, it's him taking off running.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he breaks the pocket, he runs. What happens

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<v Speaker 1>he gets whacked in the middle of the field, shoulder,

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<v Speaker 1>everything going into the ground. You know, that's your guy

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<v Speaker 1>right there. And their offense, like you said, Derek, is

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<v Speaker 1>based on his ability to take the ball and run

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<v Speaker 1>it in certain situations. But if you're the Eagles, wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>you want to just set him out like you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs already? Like it doesn't seem smart. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not saying Jalen hurts whether he wants to play or not,

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<v Speaker 1>him as a player, you as a head coach, and

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<v Speaker 1>you as a team, wouldn't you want him to just

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<v Speaker 1>sit down? Heal? And now they put him in the

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<v Speaker 1>situation they really did. Yeah, But I mean I think

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<v Speaker 1>that that makes sense. The only issue you said I

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<v Speaker 1>think about for them is they have not clinched that

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<v Speaker 1>number one seed, and the number one seed gets a

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<v Speaker 1>huge advantage. They're the only team that won't be playing

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<v Speaker 1>on wildcard weekend, and so until they clinched that, if

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<v Speaker 1>I were them, I would be like, we gotta do

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<v Speaker 1>that first, and so we gotta give ourselves the best

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<v Speaker 1>chance to win there. Yeah. But to her point, is

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<v Speaker 1>is it better to sit now and get ready to

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<v Speaker 1>play next week against the Saints? You know, like he

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<v Speaker 1>sits this week, A lot can happen. If if Jalen hurts,

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<v Speaker 1>sits this week and the Cowboys win, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>go and say, okay, now he's better, he's rested, he

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<v Speaker 1>goes and they beat the Saints. If that happens that

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<v Speaker 1>scenario where they lose to the Cowboys without him and

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<v Speaker 1>he goes and beats the Saints, they could rest him

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<v Speaker 1>the next week. You could rest him the next week

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<v Speaker 1>and he wins the MVP. He wins the MVP right there,

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<v Speaker 1>because you see the value with him. Does the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing happen? If they win this week, they get to

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<v Speaker 1>put on those hats that you talked about right there

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<v Speaker 1>at at and T Stadium. They I think they may

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<v Speaker 1>clinch at that point the number one seed. They get

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<v Speaker 1>all that done this week, and then they got two weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're taking week risk. You're taking a huge risk.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say he injuries, yes, because he's already banked up right, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it depends on how that's that's the part. We don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how serious this injury is, and so yes, you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>if it's a serious injury. I know this. If my

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder hurts, I don't want to throw it fifty times. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to get hit again and then you're

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<v Speaker 1>screwed for whatever is to come into playoffs. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>saying like, it just seems that the risk versus reward

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't seem worth it. If I'm them, let's say the

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<v Speaker 1>same situation was happening with Dak, I would not want

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<v Speaker 1>to play doc this weekend, sit him down, and let's

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<v Speaker 1>see for next week. I'm just I'm more on the

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<v Speaker 1>let's let's be saved. I would be if I was them,

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<v Speaker 1>I would be confident they can win this game with

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<v Speaker 1>Gardner Minshew at quarterback too. Yeah, this defense. This usually

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<v Speaker 1>when you play the Eagles late in the year, three

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<v Speaker 1>of their five offensive linemen are on the injured list.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not the case. All five of these guys are

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<v Speaker 1>clean and ready to go. You get Dallas Goddard back,

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<v Speaker 1>you got Sanders Gainwell, Boston Scott, you got running backs,

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<v Speaker 1>you got the defense. It's you know, Cowboys won four

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<v Speaker 1>or five games. Cowboys beat Cincinnati with the backup quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>This team can beat you with Gardner Minshew at quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's the thing. It's not like that they're the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys are dealing with a lot of stuff. Injury wise,

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<v Speaker 1>this team isn't and that's why they got the record

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<v Speaker 1>they do. And one of the reasons why they might

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<v Speaker 1>think that is exactly what jay Ron Curse tucked about

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday with the Gardner defense. We're gonna take a first break.

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<v Speaker 1>to you by blockchain dot Com. Let's talk about j

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<v Speaker 1>Ron Curse. He had some interesting comments to that he

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<v Speaker 1>made yesterday of the media about the defense. Chris, you hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have that pulled up for us. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>take a listen right now. You know we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>bend it's one of the best defenses in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>In the past two weeks, we haven't shown it at all,

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean you are what you put on tape. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it just point we haven't. We haven't gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a job done. We haven't gotten a job done at all.

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<v Speaker 1>And just speaking solely from the defense. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>scored a third or four points. So Sunday we should

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<v Speaker 1>we should come out with the victory. We should come

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<v Speaker 1>up with the victory, and it should be a comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>victim if we played the VD the defense that that

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<v Speaker 1>we think we are. That was j Ron Curse Safety

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<v Speaker 1>for the Cowboys, talking about the defense and their struggles

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<v Speaker 1>over the last couple of weeks. It's kind of interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to me that and our show is included with this. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems interesting to me that coming out of this game,

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<v Speaker 1>there's been so much talk about Dak Prescott, so much

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Noah Brown. We talked about the coordinator yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about a lot of different things. We've had

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<v Speaker 1>some conversation about the defense. But quite frankly, I think

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<v Speaker 1>j Ron Curse hit the nail on the head. That

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<v Speaker 1>game on Sunday was about the defense, not being what

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<v Speaker 1>we thought they were because what we saw early in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, they were giving up less than twenty points

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<v Speaker 1>a game. Yeah, you're given up that few points. Thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four should be again a way to comfortably win this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Question for you guys is is it as simple as

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<v Speaker 1>the personnel's personnel that they've lost or do you think

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<v Speaker 1>there's something deeper going on with this defense. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the answer is both. I do. I do think that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm never one to say, well, that's just an excuse

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<v Speaker 1>about injuries. No injuries matter. That's why people get paid

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<v Speaker 1>differently in the league, because some people are just better

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<v Speaker 1>than others. And so it's okay to say that they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're hurting, especially when you keep having the injuries at

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<v Speaker 1>the same position. So it's a tough one at cornerback

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and it's and it's been a struggle. But

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<v Speaker 1>I do think, and I'll let Brian speak to this

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<v Speaker 1>even more about I think that teams are figuring out

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<v Speaker 1>some ways to kind of neutralize Micah Parsons and neutralize

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<v Speaker 1>them things that the Cowboys do the best. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you're right about that. I will say this for

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<v Speaker 1>Jern Curse, one of the most guttiest goal line stands

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever seen to win a game, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>in a game that it was a one and eleven

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<v Speaker 1>team you're playing, but you needed to find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to win in this game. Yeah, that game could have

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<v Speaker 1>just been an absolute disaster if you lose that and

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<v Speaker 1>defense those an interception, the balls on the eight yard line,

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<v Speaker 1>and you goal line stand and get them the ball back.

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<v Speaker 1>So I see what Curse is doing here. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>stand up guy. This defense is really really banged up.

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<v Speaker 1>But the first half of the season, they've got you

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<v Speaker 1>to this point. They've got you to the point where

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<v Speaker 1>you're now in the tournament. You know, you won games

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<v Speaker 1>with a backup quarterback because of your defense. This is

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<v Speaker 1>about the offense. Now, I'll keep saying this. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're really beat up and compromised, somebody else has

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<v Speaker 1>to pick things up. I need to hear offensive players saying, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to help our defense here. You know they're

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<v Speaker 1>beat up over there a little bit, but we'll pick

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<v Speaker 1>this thing up. I heard drunk. I heard Curse talking

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<v Speaker 1>about defense needs to play better. I didn't heard anything

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<v Speaker 1>about the offense needs to play better. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't you know they asked Dak the questions about

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers and stuff. I need to be better, I need

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<v Speaker 1>to stay, don't need to be aggressive, need to think

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<v Speaker 1>about things. You know. It's now time for the offense,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and they're they're too beat up to play

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<v Speaker 1>the way they need to play. And Nick, I appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>you acknowledging the thing about how teams have figured some

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<v Speaker 1>things out here. Absolutely they have. They figured out that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, we could paralyze this defense with with

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<v Speaker 1>movement and with you know, with deception and counters and

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<v Speaker 1>play with their eyes. And when they play with their eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys aren't as good a defense because they're not

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<v Speaker 1>always discipline enough to play. And maybe that's the thing

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<v Speaker 1>that bothers me the most about it, because you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to see teams continue to run counters and boots and waggles,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna make you have to defend the whole

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<v Speaker 1>field that way. But this is really about the offense now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about the offense not turning over the football and

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<v Speaker 1>figuring out how to win these games when this defense

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<v Speaker 1>is compromised. Because I don't think it's gonna get any better.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll have some guys like Blanding. Those guys probably play better,

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<v Speaker 1>but some of these other guys they brought in need

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<v Speaker 1>to step up as well, but also too foul or armstrong. Yep, Bohannah,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys have got to figure out something. Did not

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<v Speaker 1>let blockers get up on these linebackers that are having

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<v Speaker 1>problems too. You know, I was thinking it came to

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<v Speaker 1>my head. I'm like, Okay, is what happened to the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys offense last year in the second half of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Now happening to the Cowboys defense this year? Like on

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<v Speaker 1>the flip side, you know, how they figure something out? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Like the last year, the offense was working really, really

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<v Speaker 1>good and in second half of the season they just

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<v Speaker 1>kinda weren't producing as they should. And now that's not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily fair to say about the defense completely because you

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<v Speaker 1>have to take into account the amount of injuries. The

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<v Speaker 1>offense last year was pretty healthy towards the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the year. But you talk about being able to respond

0:22:52.480 --> 0:22:57.760
<v Speaker 1>differently with things that you've gotten glimpse off throughout the season.

0:22:57.920 --> 0:23:01.320
<v Speaker 1>For example, run the offense. That has been the one

0:23:01.720 --> 0:23:05.520
<v Speaker 1>problem that they consistently had since the beginning of the year,

0:23:06.000 --> 0:23:09.280
<v Speaker 1>and they haven't. Necessarily. They even started to improve there,

0:23:10.000 --> 0:23:14.080
<v Speaker 1>but it never really fully clicked to where they have

0:23:14.359 --> 0:23:17.359
<v Speaker 1>a definite solution to it and how to respond to

0:23:18.160 --> 0:23:21.920
<v Speaker 1>how to stop the run. Now you knew what you

0:23:22.040 --> 0:23:26.080
<v Speaker 1>had with Kelvin Joseph. I mean, I just don't understand

0:23:26.119 --> 0:23:28.440
<v Speaker 1>how you get to this point to where he was

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<v Speaker 1>your best man available and you're playing him out there,

0:23:31.960 --> 0:23:34.960
<v Speaker 1>and now you're sitting here, freaking what week is that

0:23:35.080 --> 0:23:37.720
<v Speaker 1>into December? We're about to be in Christmas. You're sitting

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<v Speaker 1>here in the end of December trying to have a

0:23:40.320 --> 0:23:45.040
<v Speaker 1>cornerback competition. And again, not that you expected Anthony Brown

0:23:45.080 --> 0:23:48.240
<v Speaker 1>to go down, not that you expected expected Jordan Lewis

0:23:48.320 --> 0:23:53.000
<v Speaker 1>to go down either, but you do expect everybody else

0:23:53.080 --> 0:23:56.240
<v Speaker 1>that's down the line as a backup to be preparing

0:23:56.480 --> 0:23:58.960
<v Speaker 1>as if the moment was to come. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>how I assume they handle these practices. You don't just

0:24:02.560 --> 0:24:06.520
<v Speaker 1>dismiss the guys are down the depth chart. You keep

0:24:06.560 --> 0:24:09.440
<v Speaker 1>working them out. But the point is, like, it sucks

0:24:09.480 --> 0:24:12.240
<v Speaker 1>that we're sitting here about to have like a cornerback competition,

0:24:12.359 --> 0:24:14.399
<v Speaker 1>trying to figure out, Okay, who's the best man to

0:24:14.560 --> 0:24:17.639
<v Speaker 1>go out there? And they have addressed some things with

0:24:17.800 --> 0:24:21.600
<v Speaker 1>the signing of some veteran guys. But it's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>the way that And I love dan Quinn, but I

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<v Speaker 1>do feel disappointed right now because I thought so highly

0:24:30.000 --> 0:24:32.960
<v Speaker 1>of him and I still do. But the way he's

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<v Speaker 1>handled the past couple of weeks, it's just I expect

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<v Speaker 1>the better from him. What did you What did you

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<v Speaker 1>want different? Because I look at dan Quinn and I'm like,

0:24:43.720 --> 0:24:46.520
<v Speaker 1>he's trying. I think he's trying and throwing things like

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<v Speaker 1>he knew the run defensive problem. They went out, they

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<v Speaker 1>got Hankins. Hankins gets hurt. They like he is. He's

0:24:52.840 --> 0:24:55.679
<v Speaker 1>looking for solutions here. He's trying to figure out how

0:24:55.720 --> 0:24:58.080
<v Speaker 1>to make it all work together. Then there's a time

0:24:58.119 --> 0:25:00.879
<v Speaker 1>he had to move Michael a linebacker and made that

0:25:01.080 --> 0:25:03.320
<v Speaker 1>move and then realize, well, we're not getting any pass

0:25:03.400 --> 0:25:06.040
<v Speaker 1>rush one. I don't have him at defense. So he's trying.

0:25:06.200 --> 0:25:08.439
<v Speaker 1>I don't know what you would want him to do different.

0:25:08.560 --> 0:25:11.080
<v Speaker 1>At some point, the players, Nick, you talked about this yesterday.

0:25:11.240 --> 0:25:12.919
<v Speaker 1>At some point the players just got to do their

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<v Speaker 1>jobs right. No, You're absolutely right. I think it comes

0:25:15.280 --> 0:25:18.600
<v Speaker 1>down to the players and to the talent itself, because

0:25:18.640 --> 0:25:20.560
<v Speaker 1>you've seen that and Quinn throw guys in there. You

0:25:20.680 --> 0:25:23.160
<v Speaker 1>talk about Sam Williams when he was first thrown in there,

0:25:23.359 --> 0:25:25.960
<v Speaker 1>he responded to that he did good. You talked about

0:25:26.040 --> 0:25:28.840
<v Speaker 1>Darren Blind throwing him out there. He responded to that

0:25:29.040 --> 0:25:33.359
<v Speaker 1>did good. Now I guess, yes, I guess you do

0:25:33.560 --> 0:25:35.840
<v Speaker 1>have to put it. You gotta give him credit for Armstrong.

0:25:35.920 --> 0:25:37.919
<v Speaker 1>They got rid resolutely, they got rid of, they got

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<v Speaker 1>rid of, you know, they got Gregory Gregory, and then

0:25:40.240 --> 0:25:42.320
<v Speaker 1>they put they say, well, hey, no, this guy's just

0:25:42.480 --> 0:25:45.240
<v Speaker 1>as good and he's had a great eye for the

0:25:45.359 --> 0:25:48.600
<v Speaker 1>talent development. But I guess he might have missed on Joseph.

0:25:48.680 --> 0:25:51.960
<v Speaker 1>On Joseph, and I honestly it seems like it definitely

0:25:52.000 --> 0:25:53.920
<v Speaker 1>missed on Joseph. Yeah, And that seems to me like

0:25:54.040 --> 0:25:56.000
<v Speaker 1>that's one of those things where and Brian, you've worked

0:25:56.000 --> 0:25:58.240
<v Speaker 1>in personnel, so you could speak to this, but you're

0:25:58.240 --> 0:26:00.720
<v Speaker 1>not gonna go one hundred percent. And this is one

0:26:00.800 --> 0:26:03.159
<v Speaker 1>where I bet right now the people that were in

0:26:03.200 --> 0:26:05.160
<v Speaker 1>the room saying I think we can get something out

0:26:05.160 --> 0:26:07.240
<v Speaker 1>of Joseph or right now, like man, we might have

0:26:07.280 --> 0:26:10.120
<v Speaker 1>messed this one up. Like it happens like that's that's

0:26:10.160 --> 0:26:12.560
<v Speaker 1>where I mean, I come on this show and I apologize,

0:26:13.000 --> 0:26:16.360
<v Speaker 1>I love you, I just have to talk this out.

0:26:16.520 --> 0:26:18.680
<v Speaker 1>But yes, it comes down to the player and the

0:26:18.800 --> 0:26:20.560
<v Speaker 1>talent that I'm not a fan of right now. Well,

0:26:20.640 --> 0:26:23.560
<v Speaker 1>the thing about it is, I, as the former personnel guy,

0:26:23.680 --> 0:26:26.840
<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, well, do this with Joseph, do this with Joseph,

0:26:26.880 --> 0:26:29.040
<v Speaker 1>do this, and then you see things not work and

0:26:29.080 --> 0:26:31.720
<v Speaker 1>you're like, man, maybe they that was a mess up

0:26:31.760 --> 0:26:34.680
<v Speaker 1>on our part. Personal guys. We'll wear that one. We'll

0:26:34.720 --> 0:26:36.960
<v Speaker 1>wear that one. But the thing about it is now,

0:26:37.520 --> 0:26:40.639
<v Speaker 1>it's it's you know, you need something to change, and

0:26:40.840 --> 0:26:43.879
<v Speaker 1>now you really you're you're just searching for that change.

0:26:43.960 --> 0:26:46.080
<v Speaker 1>I mean, they need to get back to being able

0:26:46.119 --> 0:26:49.520
<v Speaker 1>to rush the passer. That's number one. That's their strength.

0:26:49.640 --> 0:26:52.520
<v Speaker 1>Because I've said this before. If they don't rush the passer,

0:26:53.119 --> 0:26:57.320
<v Speaker 1>they're very ordinary defense because their secondary can't hold up,

0:26:57.600 --> 0:27:01.000
<v Speaker 1>especially with the way it's configured now, it can't hold

0:27:01.119 --> 0:27:02.680
<v Speaker 1>up well enough. And you know the other thing I'll

0:27:02.720 --> 0:27:04.840
<v Speaker 1>say is just in this team in general, one thing

0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:07.080
<v Speaker 1>I love about this coaching staff, and it goes offense

0:27:07.200 --> 0:27:10.399
<v Speaker 1>defense too. They are not we saw for a lot

0:27:10.400 --> 0:27:12.399
<v Speaker 1>of years with Jason Garrett. They would have a player

0:27:12.480 --> 0:27:14.720
<v Speaker 1>and he would be struggling and they would be like,

0:27:15.000 --> 0:27:16.840
<v Speaker 1>it's going to keep going with and they'll keep going

0:27:16.880 --> 0:27:18.640
<v Speaker 1>with him. And you're watching and you get a guy

0:27:18.760 --> 0:27:20.760
<v Speaker 1>that's that tackle that gives up six sacks in a

0:27:20.840 --> 0:27:23.920
<v Speaker 1>game like that happens, right, what we've seen is it

0:27:24.000 --> 0:27:27.040
<v Speaker 1>happened with Josh Ball. He had those two mistakes. They're like,

0:27:27.119 --> 0:27:28.919
<v Speaker 1>get somebody else in there, Like, let's get him out.

0:27:29.240 --> 0:27:31.480
<v Speaker 1>Maybe you just need to have a break Kelvin Joseph

0:27:31.560 --> 0:27:33.520
<v Speaker 1>last week two touchdowns, all right, get him out. We

0:27:33.600 --> 0:27:36.080
<v Speaker 1>need to get somebody else in there. I actually applaud

0:27:36.080 --> 0:27:37.960
<v Speaker 1>the fact they're not gonna just sit on it and say, well,

0:27:38.240 --> 0:27:41.000
<v Speaker 1>somehow miraculously, the guys just gonna play better, right, Like,

0:27:41.320 --> 0:27:42.879
<v Speaker 1>get somebody else. And so for them to have a

0:27:43.280 --> 0:27:46.600
<v Speaker 1>cornerback controversy, I mean, a cornerback competition at this point.

0:27:46.960 --> 0:27:49.680
<v Speaker 1>It's not ideal, but it's better than the alternative of saying,

0:27:49.680 --> 0:27:51.560
<v Speaker 1>we're just gonna trust that Joseph is going to get better.

0:27:51.640 --> 0:27:54.200
<v Speaker 1>I'd rather than bring in these vets and say, let's

0:27:54.240 --> 0:27:55.800
<v Speaker 1>just throw what we can throw at it at this point,

0:27:55.840 --> 0:27:57.720
<v Speaker 1>and let's see how we can get better in this situation.

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<v Speaker 1>You're also you don't seem to here about what the

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<v Speaker 1>what the draft picks status is, and that not in

0:28:04.359 --> 0:28:07.240
<v Speaker 1>terms of playing now, in terms of keeping him. That's fine,

0:28:07.320 --> 0:28:09.840
<v Speaker 1>then that's always going to be the case. But you know,

0:28:10.000 --> 0:28:12.200
<v Speaker 1>Chaz Green was a was a top one hundred pick

0:28:12.480 --> 0:28:13.879
<v Speaker 1>and they wanted to see what he could do. And

0:28:13.960 --> 0:28:16.320
<v Speaker 1>tell Vin Joseph is a second round pick, and you

0:28:16.400 --> 0:28:19.680
<v Speaker 1>know it's not. It's not working out. And I don't

0:28:19.680 --> 0:28:22.960
<v Speaker 1>think that anyone cares right now of what draft status is.

0:28:23.000 --> 0:28:25.960
<v Speaker 1>Even Jerry on the radio and asked about him yesterday said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, sometimes draft picks take a little longer

0:28:29.880 --> 0:28:31.639
<v Speaker 1>to develop. He didn't call him a bus but he

0:28:31.680 --> 0:28:34.200
<v Speaker 1>said sometimes it doesn't mean even if you're a high pick,

0:28:34.240 --> 0:28:36.879
<v Speaker 1>it takes longer for you to develop. Ye. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>segment of Break three Man of the Year Awards. Here

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys nominees. No, I meant overall? Oh yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>if they'll get down to three finals no, no, oh, yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they've been three three three guys. I think it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of cool when they have him on their jersey. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Walter Payton got on their jersey. I think that's a good,

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<v Speaker 1>good touch. I noticed that when he was getting picked

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<v Speaker 1>up off the ground and in like a grass stain

0:31:43.360 --> 0:31:45.640
<v Speaker 1>on it, and he was on the sideline like we

0:31:45.720 --> 0:31:47.560
<v Speaker 1>just lost the game. And that's when I kind of

0:31:47.640 --> 0:31:52.360
<v Speaker 1>noticed it doesn't matter, you know, he doesn't. He got

0:31:52.400 --> 0:31:55.000
<v Speaker 1>blocked in the back. But you're just gonna you're not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna let that one die. Are you not blocked in

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<v Speaker 1>the back? All right? Okay he did. Welcome Back final

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<v Speaker 1>segment matter they still lose? Yeah, Welcome Back final segment

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<v Speaker 1>of the Break Life in that subc Morgan Studios at

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<v Speaker 1>the Star, presented by Milla like the only beer of

0:32:06.400 --> 0:32:10.520
<v Speaker 1>the Dallas Cowboys. I'll talk Philadelphia offense versus Dallas defense

0:32:10.560 --> 0:32:13.680
<v Speaker 1>in this final ten minutes of the show. McCarthy said

0:32:13.680 --> 0:32:15.440
<v Speaker 1>earlier this week, the Dallas is going to prepare for

0:32:15.560 --> 0:32:17.840
<v Speaker 1>both quarterbacks. My question for you guys, how difficult is that?

0:32:18.040 --> 0:32:19.680
<v Speaker 1>How difficult is it when you have to prepare for

0:32:19.880 --> 0:32:24.000
<v Speaker 1>two different quarterbacks, particularly at that position. I would prepare

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<v Speaker 1>for Hurts first, is what I would do. I would

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<v Speaker 1>I would try and and and just because that's going

0:32:29.480 --> 0:32:31.680
<v Speaker 1>to be the harder of the prep because if all

0:32:31.680 --> 0:32:33.800
<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, if you see that now, they can

0:32:33.840 --> 0:32:36.840
<v Speaker 1>also gauge this. You know, you practice, you know yesterday,

0:32:36.960 --> 0:32:40.360
<v Speaker 1>you practice today, you practice, you know thirty, So you're

0:32:40.400 --> 0:32:42.440
<v Speaker 1>going to see during the week the progression of whether

0:32:42.520 --> 0:32:46.480
<v Speaker 1>he practices or not. If Hurts keeps not practicing, then

0:32:46.560 --> 0:32:50.440
<v Speaker 1>every day I'm going like preparing for two, preparing for two,

0:32:50.880 --> 0:32:54.080
<v Speaker 1>preparing for one, preparing for one. That's what I would do,

0:32:54.400 --> 0:32:57.960
<v Speaker 1>just as I read the injury report. But the harder

0:32:58.040 --> 0:33:00.800
<v Speaker 1>of the preparation will be for hurt. So make sure

0:33:00.880 --> 0:33:04.320
<v Speaker 1>you take care of that, you know, Nick sirianni uh

0:33:04.760 --> 0:33:07.960
<v Speaker 1>he was, he was like, hey's this guy's Wolverine. He's

0:33:08.000 --> 0:33:12.240
<v Speaker 1>got superpowers, he can regenerate body parts. You know. I'm like, well, geez,

0:33:12.240 --> 0:33:14.520
<v Speaker 1>and put him out there for the US military. I mean, neck,

0:33:14.600 --> 0:33:16.520
<v Speaker 1>he can save the world, you know that kind of thing.

0:33:17.320 --> 0:33:19.760
<v Speaker 1>But you can tell I don't really like Nick Sirianni

0:33:19.880 --> 0:33:22.800
<v Speaker 1>very much. But the thing about it a lot, I

0:33:22.840 --> 0:33:25.280
<v Speaker 1>don't want to call him what his shady called, you know,

0:33:25.440 --> 0:33:28.400
<v Speaker 1>our guy. So but anyway, I would prepare for hurts.

0:33:28.560 --> 0:33:32.640
<v Speaker 1>Let's get I'm not all about I'm about doing my

0:33:32.720 --> 0:33:35.400
<v Speaker 1>homework to try and and and I'll tax watch games. Yeah,

0:33:35.400 --> 0:33:36.920
<v Speaker 1>I actually watch games, and I do it for this

0:33:37.000 --> 0:33:39.480
<v Speaker 1>show too. This is this is gonna be tough though.

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<v Speaker 1>And we all know this. We all, I mean we've

0:33:41.520 --> 0:33:44.040
<v Speaker 1>we know the Philadelphia Eagles enough to know the AJ

0:33:44.280 --> 0:33:47.240
<v Speaker 1>Browns and Smith at wide receiver, and you know what

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<v Speaker 1>they bring. The offensive line, Jordan My alot of Landing Dickerson.

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<v Speaker 1>They they've they're they're outstanding. It's a it's a group

0:33:54.080 --> 0:33:57.240
<v Speaker 1>that when they with hurts, it's a hard offense to

0:33:57.400 --> 0:34:00.360
<v Speaker 1>stop because of the thread of the running corps back,

0:34:00.440 --> 0:34:02.480
<v Speaker 1>that ability just to take the snap on second and

0:34:02.560 --> 0:34:06.040
<v Speaker 1>ten and run for a first down or break a pocket,

0:34:06.200 --> 0:34:09.799
<v Speaker 1>you know. So it's about discipline. It's about it's about

0:34:09.880 --> 0:34:12.760
<v Speaker 1>the ability, and it's very simplistic to say it's about tackling.

0:34:13.040 --> 0:34:16.520
<v Speaker 1>It's about getting bodies to the ball and getting guys

0:34:16.600 --> 0:34:19.000
<v Speaker 1>on the ground, and you know they got back. We'll

0:34:19.040 --> 0:34:20.920
<v Speaker 1>see how much they get out of Dallas Goddard. But

0:34:21.040 --> 0:34:23.480
<v Speaker 1>when we played the previous time, Dallas Goddard was the

0:34:23.560 --> 0:34:27.120
<v Speaker 1>big screen pass guy. You know that's people do not

0:34:27.400 --> 0:34:29.919
<v Speaker 1>want to Now if Gardner Minshew's the quarterback, I will

0:34:30.520 --> 0:34:32.480
<v Speaker 1>feel like that they're going to You're gonna see a

0:34:32.520 --> 0:34:36.000
<v Speaker 1>lot of Sanders, You're gonna see a lot of Gainwell,

0:34:36.120 --> 0:34:38.240
<v Speaker 1>the running. I don't know if you'll see the quarterback

0:34:38.360 --> 0:34:40.720
<v Speaker 1>run as much. I don't think you'll see the quarterback

0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:43.440
<v Speaker 1>behind him as Ian books, so you know they've got

0:34:43.560 --> 0:34:46.120
<v Speaker 1>guys that can kind of do the offense, but I

0:34:46.160 --> 0:34:49.240
<v Speaker 1>don't think you'll see the element of the quarterback running

0:34:49.400 --> 0:34:52.239
<v Speaker 1>the ball like you do with Hurts. So if that's

0:34:52.280 --> 0:34:55.440
<v Speaker 1>the case, then be ready, be ready for the backs,

0:34:55.920 --> 0:34:58.279
<v Speaker 1>be ready for the screen game. They do a lot

0:34:58.360 --> 0:35:01.320
<v Speaker 1>of combination routes. When I talk about that, it's the

0:35:01.800 --> 0:35:04.239
<v Speaker 1>you know, the vertical and then the outs behind it.

0:35:04.360 --> 0:35:07.160
<v Speaker 1>They kind of work little route combinations and they make

0:35:07.200 --> 0:35:09.719
<v Speaker 1>it really easy for Hurts just to have to throw

0:35:09.760 --> 0:35:11.640
<v Speaker 1>the ball, and they kind of tick down the field.

0:35:11.760 --> 0:35:13.759
<v Speaker 1>And they could also hit you with the home run ball.

0:35:14.200 --> 0:35:16.680
<v Speaker 1>With with Smith, I mean he could he could fly.

0:35:17.000 --> 0:35:19.760
<v Speaker 1>Brown can get down the field. They're really good blocking

0:35:19.880 --> 0:35:22.840
<v Speaker 1>up front. It's an athletic big line. The movement and

0:35:22.960 --> 0:35:24.799
<v Speaker 1>all that will be a problem for you in this game.

0:35:24.840 --> 0:35:27.720
<v Speaker 1>And like I said, they're coming into this game really

0:35:27.840 --> 0:35:32.320
<v Speaker 1>really healthy. Other than at quarterback, you've watched obviously several games, Brian,

0:35:32.880 --> 0:35:35.799
<v Speaker 1>let me ask you this question. Let's assume it hurts plays. Yeah,

0:35:36.120 --> 0:35:38.520
<v Speaker 1>have you been able to because I think right now

0:35:38.560 --> 0:35:41.280
<v Speaker 1>he's playing on a level where he's really m VP status.

0:35:41.480 --> 0:35:43.239
<v Speaker 1>That is how he's playing right now. People can say

0:35:43.239 --> 0:35:44.640
<v Speaker 1>what they want to say about him. He's playing at

0:35:44.680 --> 0:35:46.799
<v Speaker 1>that level. Have you find an area found an area

0:35:46.840 --> 0:35:49.160
<v Speaker 1>of his game where you think that you think is

0:35:49.239 --> 0:35:52.240
<v Speaker 1>exploitable and that's something that Dallas's defense can actually exploit.

0:35:52.400 --> 0:35:56.680
<v Speaker 1>He when he when you have turnovers and games, you

0:35:56.760 --> 0:35:58.880
<v Speaker 1>know in this in this last game and he against

0:35:58.920 --> 0:36:01.920
<v Speaker 1>the Bears, he threw two interceptions and both of them

0:36:02.000 --> 0:36:07.080
<v Speaker 1>were off balance, moving backwards, kind of not feet planted throws.

0:36:07.719 --> 0:36:10.560
<v Speaker 1>Sometimes I'm not gonna say he's going to get greedy,

0:36:10.880 --> 0:36:13.520
<v Speaker 1>but sometimes he trust his arm a little more than

0:36:13.600 --> 0:36:16.520
<v Speaker 1>he probably should. So if you're trusting your arm, when

0:36:16.560 --> 0:36:19.360
<v Speaker 1>he could stand there and throw, I feel like that's

0:36:19.680 --> 0:36:22.359
<v Speaker 1>game on for him. But when you get him kind

0:36:22.360 --> 0:36:25.800
<v Speaker 1>of falling back sideways making him have to make a

0:36:26.360 --> 0:36:29.480
<v Speaker 1>he'll make some bad decisions. He gets away with some

0:36:29.640 --> 0:36:32.080
<v Speaker 1>bad decisions too, But the Bears made him pay for

0:36:32.160 --> 0:36:36.680
<v Speaker 1>a couple. But balls were floated into areas where, bro,

0:36:36.760 --> 0:36:38.640
<v Speaker 1>why'd you throw that? You know what we're looking at

0:36:38.719 --> 0:36:41.120
<v Speaker 1>where he was trying to make that Almost like with Dak.

0:36:41.280 --> 0:36:43.600
<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we see Dak that you know, he's trying to

0:36:43.680 --> 0:36:46.680
<v Speaker 1>make the big play to Tony Pollard down the sidelines

0:36:46.920 --> 0:36:50.399
<v Speaker 1>instead of hitting Noah Brown dragon underneath on third down

0:36:50.440 --> 0:36:52.120
<v Speaker 1>to get the first you know, he tries to hit

0:36:52.160 --> 0:36:54.360
<v Speaker 1>the I think that's the thing with hurts when his

0:36:54.560 --> 0:36:58.120
<v Speaker 1>feet aren't set. I think it's a problem for him

0:36:58.160 --> 0:37:00.600
<v Speaker 1>because I don't know if he gets enough on the ball,

0:37:00.960 --> 0:37:03.040
<v Speaker 1>and then his decision making could be a little a

0:37:03.080 --> 0:37:05.400
<v Speaker 1>little a little wonky there too. And we said it

0:37:05.480 --> 0:37:08.120
<v Speaker 1>all along that you know with digs can cover you

0:37:08.200 --> 0:37:12.200
<v Speaker 1>know pretty much anyone it's that second receiver. You feel

0:37:12.200 --> 0:37:13.880
<v Speaker 1>like that they have the best second receiver in the

0:37:14.000 --> 0:37:17.719
<v Speaker 1>league in in DeVante Smith. Yeah, for the combination. Yeah,

0:37:17.760 --> 0:37:19.920
<v Speaker 1>the thing about the thing about the combination too. But

0:37:20.080 --> 0:37:22.400
<v Speaker 1>but I mean you just talk about the second receivers.

0:37:22.520 --> 0:37:24.320
<v Speaker 1>I mean, they've played some teams that have had some

0:37:24.400 --> 0:37:27.480
<v Speaker 1>good in Minnesota has a couple of good receivers. But

0:37:27.640 --> 0:37:31.440
<v Speaker 1>you're in a you're in a in this situation. Smith

0:37:31.800 --> 0:37:37.160
<v Speaker 1>is like he's so it's like his routes are like

0:37:37.640 --> 0:37:40.960
<v Speaker 1>big play routes. It's not like, oh, let's catch a

0:37:41.040 --> 0:37:43.040
<v Speaker 1>screen and just kind of go or oh it's a

0:37:43.080 --> 0:37:46.520
<v Speaker 1>little slammer. Oh, It's just it is like deep or

0:37:46.600 --> 0:37:49.480
<v Speaker 1>a cross or down the field, and when he catches

0:37:49.560 --> 0:37:53.160
<v Speaker 1>the ball, it's generally a big play. That's the thing

0:37:53.239 --> 0:37:55.520
<v Speaker 1>that makes him so great at you know, as a

0:37:55.600 --> 0:37:58.480
<v Speaker 1>second receiver, you got a big old A J. Brown.

0:37:58.600 --> 0:38:01.360
<v Speaker 1>It's gonna just do a lot of the inside stuff,

0:38:01.640 --> 0:38:04.320
<v Speaker 1>catch the ball underneath, you know that kind of stuff.

0:38:04.640 --> 0:38:07.360
<v Speaker 1>And then you got Smith. It's just gonna clear and

0:38:07.680 --> 0:38:10.520
<v Speaker 1>go and then they're gonna take a shot because oh wait,

0:38:10.520 --> 0:38:12.359
<v Speaker 1>we're karn a J. Brown here. But all of a sudden,

0:38:12.400 --> 0:38:14.960
<v Speaker 1>you got the clear that's open, and now they hit

0:38:15.000 --> 0:38:17.160
<v Speaker 1>the ball all the way down the field because they're

0:38:17.160 --> 0:38:20.239
<v Speaker 1>getting the protection to throw the ball. So he is

0:38:20.280 --> 0:38:22.920
<v Speaker 1>outstanding just for the big play aspect of the I

0:38:23.000 --> 0:38:26.279
<v Speaker 1>mean justin you know, making those kinds of catches. He's

0:38:26.840 --> 0:38:30.920
<v Speaker 1>one of the best. Um we've taken kind of a

0:38:31.080 --> 0:38:34.319
<v Speaker 1>break from like the amount of penalties that the cow

0:38:34.440 --> 0:38:38.239
<v Speaker 1>was getting. You call it, we take a break. I

0:38:38.360 --> 0:38:39.800
<v Speaker 1>called him out for that, so I might have to

0:38:39.800 --> 0:38:42.280
<v Speaker 1>call him out again to keep it going. My question

0:38:42.400 --> 0:38:45.440
<v Speaker 1>for you was gonna be, like, do you think that

0:38:45.719 --> 0:38:51.360
<v Speaker 1>on defense? Because now you're trying to make up for

0:38:51.560 --> 0:38:54.400
<v Speaker 1>the type of game you put out last week and

0:38:54.520 --> 0:38:56.560
<v Speaker 1>you're trying to get these guys, and these guys are

0:38:56.600 --> 0:39:01.239
<v Speaker 1>trying to like make PLAYCE tackled here and that did

0:39:01.320 --> 0:39:05.040
<v Speaker 1>they now become a little more Uh, what's the worstest

0:39:05.160 --> 0:39:13.000
<v Speaker 1>passive accessible susceptible making those types of mistakes that now

0:39:13.160 --> 0:39:16.920
<v Speaker 1>you're kind of drawing penalty calls on yourself. Yeah. I

0:39:17.040 --> 0:39:20.680
<v Speaker 1>was really worried about uh, you know, uh, with Joseph

0:39:20.760 --> 0:39:23.799
<v Speaker 1>playing in press coverage, you know, I was really kind

0:39:23.840 --> 0:39:27.879
<v Speaker 1>of worried about him if getting holding penalties and things

0:39:27.960 --> 0:39:30.400
<v Speaker 1>like that. I was checking to see real quick if

0:39:30.480 --> 0:39:32.640
<v Speaker 1>you if I knew who the crew was for this game,

0:39:32.960 --> 0:39:36.520
<v Speaker 1>because sometimes I could tell because last week's game there

0:39:36.680 --> 0:39:41.239
<v Speaker 1>these the the official Sean Smith's crew was very much

0:39:41.719 --> 0:39:44.880
<v Speaker 1>unnecessary roughness. Had one of those. You had one of

0:39:44.920 --> 0:39:47.399
<v Speaker 1>those in the game, you know with Williams. They were

0:39:47.520 --> 0:39:50.920
<v Speaker 1>very much defensive holding and defensive PI and they were

0:39:50.960 --> 0:39:54.360
<v Speaker 1>also OPI offensive passenger for which they didn't call in

0:39:54.440 --> 0:39:56.040
<v Speaker 1>the game at all. There was a couple of different

0:39:56.080 --> 0:40:00.359
<v Speaker 1>opportunities where they could where they could have definitely uh

0:40:00.880 --> 0:40:04.200
<v Speaker 1>you know taken. They could have called it on Jacksonville

0:40:04.280 --> 0:40:06.760
<v Speaker 1>for a push off. I felt like Joseph got pushed.

0:40:07.080 --> 0:40:09.319
<v Speaker 1>There were a couple of different times routes Kirk got

0:40:09.440 --> 0:40:11.879
<v Speaker 1>Kirk pushed one time that they could have they could

0:40:11.920 --> 0:40:15.120
<v Speaker 1>have called so uh yeah, it just makes it. I

0:40:15.200 --> 0:40:16.400
<v Speaker 1>think it's a lot of it's a lot to do

0:40:16.560 --> 0:40:19.239
<v Speaker 1>with with what the crew is, what the cruise going on.

0:40:19.480 --> 0:40:22.319
<v Speaker 1>I mean I think that that's a yeah, they don't

0:40:22.360 --> 0:40:24.440
<v Speaker 1>have the cruise up yet. Who's who's ref in this

0:40:24.560 --> 0:40:27.279
<v Speaker 1>game yet? So but yeah, but you know, tomorrow we'll

0:40:27.320 --> 0:40:29.239
<v Speaker 1>come in here or we'll talk about it, and I'll

0:40:29.239 --> 0:40:31.040
<v Speaker 1>be able to tell you like, hey, you need to

0:40:31.120 --> 0:40:33.759
<v Speaker 1>worry about these penalties this week. But I think the

0:40:33.840 --> 0:40:37.160
<v Speaker 1>Cowboys have done a really good job the pre snaps stuff.

0:40:37.800 --> 0:40:40.640
<v Speaker 1>That's the stuff I think that kills this team a lot.

0:40:40.840 --> 0:40:46.000
<v Speaker 1>About twenty eight penalties and three games in November, including

0:40:46.080 --> 0:40:48.560
<v Speaker 1>thirteen in the in the uh Thanksgiving the game, but

0:40:48.640 --> 0:40:51.960
<v Speaker 1>three games in November, twenty eight penalties, three games in

0:40:52.040 --> 0:40:59.640
<v Speaker 1>December nine eight eight, Yeah, yeah, Alex, Alex camping is

0:41:00.239 --> 0:41:03.640
<v Speaker 1>reasoning or thought in this whole thing is because you're

0:41:03.800 --> 0:41:06.239
<v Speaker 1>you know, this is a huge game for you. Now

0:41:06.440 --> 0:41:09.680
<v Speaker 1>you're maybe just trying too hard to make the play

0:41:09.800 --> 0:41:12.360
<v Speaker 1>or whatever word. Now you become a little reckless in

0:41:12.480 --> 0:41:16.520
<v Speaker 1>that aspect to now you're drawing some pen like unnecessary

0:41:16.600 --> 0:41:20.840
<v Speaker 1>penalties on yourself. It just just the thought that in

0:41:21.000 --> 0:41:25.040
<v Speaker 1>case some of these younger guys or whatever, uh where,

0:41:25.120 --> 0:41:28.040
<v Speaker 1>that could maybe become a problem again, even though they're

0:41:28.040 --> 0:41:31.000
<v Speaker 1>taking a short break from that. You know, another thing

0:41:31.040 --> 0:41:34.879
<v Speaker 1>about this Cowboys defense, Um, the last two games they've

0:41:34.960 --> 0:41:39.160
<v Speaker 1>given up there, they've they've allowed their opponents to have

0:41:39.360 --> 0:41:42.520
<v Speaker 1>a season high in third down percentage in Houston at

0:41:42.560 --> 0:41:45.640
<v Speaker 1>forty six point seven. That barely was the most. But

0:41:45.760 --> 0:41:48.960
<v Speaker 1>then Jacksonville sixty six point wow. Yeah, eight out of

0:41:50.239 --> 0:41:52.480
<v Speaker 1>getting off the field. Yeah, and so you know, and

0:41:52.560 --> 0:41:54.720
<v Speaker 1>that and a lot of that too, is the running

0:41:55.200 --> 0:41:59.000
<v Speaker 1>to keep it manageable. Yeah, stay ahead of the chains bit. Yeah,

0:41:59.040 --> 0:42:02.320
<v Speaker 1>it's kind of one of the cliches we always talk about,

0:42:02.360 --> 0:42:04.880
<v Speaker 1>but in this case, it's staying ahead of the chains

0:42:05.120 --> 0:42:07.600
<v Speaker 1>works for teams who are playing the Cowboys right now. Yeah,

0:42:07.640 --> 0:42:09.640
<v Speaker 1>we appreciate you guys to join us. We're back tomorrow.

0:42:09.719 --> 0:42:11.960
<v Speaker 1>We're gonna jump into Philadelphia as a defense versus the

0:42:12.040 --> 0:42:13.839
<v Speaker 1>Dallas offense, and we're gonna wrap it up. It's gonna

0:42:13.880 --> 0:42:16.319
<v Speaker 1>be our final show of the week before we head

0:42:16.360 --> 0:42:19.080
<v Speaker 1>into Christmas. So make sure you join us. We'll get

0:42:19.080 --> 0:42:23.160
<v Speaker 1>you guys ready for Cowboys Christmas Eve versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

0:42:23.200 --> 0:42:25.520
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