WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: The Simpsons

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everybody. I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading The

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals Booth Podcast. The Simpsons addition, as the Bengals head

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<v Speaker 1>to Dallas for a Monday night football game that will

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<v Speaker 1>include a Simpsons themed alternate telecast. Coming up, I'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>to the NFL Networks Brian Baldinger about Burrow Chase and

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<v Speaker 1>how to improve the Bengals defense. In our Nova Faux segment,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get the lowdown on the Cowboys from Todd Archer,

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<v Speaker 1>who covers the team for ESPN, and I'll do a

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<v Speaker 1>story time with Dan this week to explain why there

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<v Speaker 1>was a sportscaster named for me on an episode of

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest thing since lists. I am a sucker for lists.

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<v Speaker 1>Every time I see something online like the Rolling Stones

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred Greatest Albums of All Time or Variety's one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred Greatest Movies of All Time, I can't help myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I click the link and spend way too much time

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<v Speaker 1>studying the list. I suppose the appeal is seeing how

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<v Speaker 1>it compares to our own. In this case, both lists

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<v Speaker 1>are wrong. The Rolling Stones number one album of all

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<v Speaker 1>time is Marvin Gaye's What's going On? To that? I say,

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on? The correct answer is obviously Stevie Wonder's

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<v Speaker 1>Songs in the Key of Life, which checked in at

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<v Speaker 1>number four. Varieties number one movie of all time is Psycho,

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<v Speaker 1>which might not be in my top fifty. My personal favorite,

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<v Speaker 1>which is correct, came in at number nineteen. Godfather Too.

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<v Speaker 1>Now time to get to football and my first guest,

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<v Speaker 1>it is always great to talk football with our guy,

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Baldinger from the NFL Network, And if you're like me,

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<v Speaker 1>you love Baldi's breakdowns on social media. Baldia did run

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<v Speaker 1>this week on Joe Burrow after the Pittsburgh game. Is

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<v Speaker 1>he playing as well as any quarterback in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he is. You know, Joe basically all year. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I remember seeing him before that first Baltimore game week

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<v Speaker 2>five there in the jungle, and you know, he came

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<v Speaker 2>out and said that he basically has to be perfect

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<v Speaker 2>in order to win. He didn't mean you had to

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<v Speaker 2>be thirty for thirty, but you had to maximize each

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<v Speaker 2>one of your possessions because you know things around him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, around the team and the injuries they had

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<v Speaker 2>and defensively just struggles. You know, he had to be

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<v Speaker 2>really good, and he's been really good. I'm sure he'd

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<v Speaker 2>like to have a couple of fumbles back last week,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, I mean when you've got to drop

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<v Speaker 2>back and throw it to win, some of those things

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<v Speaker 2>are going to happen sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me talk about some of his traits with you,

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<v Speaker 1>ball placement, toughness, feel in the pocket. What makes you

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<v Speaker 1>say wow when you put together those bal of these

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<v Speaker 1>breakdowns on Joe Burrow.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't even know if those words really define

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<v Speaker 2>it well enough because of just because it is it

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<v Speaker 2>is something that and I've talked to Tom Brady about this,

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<v Speaker 2>It's something you can't coach what he has. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>coach that feel, when to step up, when to slide

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<v Speaker 2>in the pocket, when to break the pocket, when to

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<v Speaker 2>take the hit and deliver the throw. Those kind of

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<v Speaker 2>things you can't you can't teach. And he's taken his

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<v Speaker 2>share of lumps since he's bender. And we know this,

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<v Speaker 2>we know how tough he is. But then just the

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<v Speaker 2>just the way that he can go through a progression,

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<v Speaker 2>just to eight from get to A to B to

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<v Speaker 2>see to deve however he can do it, he does

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<v Speaker 2>as well as anybody. And then you know his I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know that anybody's just sat down and taught him

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<v Speaker 2>how to throw a football. But if you wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>teach somebody how to throw a football, there was Tom

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<v Speaker 2>Brady and there's been Joe Burrow. I mean, those two

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<v Speaker 2>guys is where you would start. If you wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>just throw the ball the way you know, so that

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<v Speaker 2>the ball goes where you wanted to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there's Jamar Chase. He's at a pace for more

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<v Speaker 1>than sixteen hundred yards and eighteen touchdown catches this year.

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<v Speaker 1>How does Jamar do it? Considering that every defense the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals face is designed to try to take him away.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he plays with a great deal of awareness. First

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<v Speaker 2>of all, Dan, so he knows where he's at in

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<v Speaker 2>the field, and he knows everybody that's around him, so

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<v Speaker 2>he has to feel for that. Then he's got extremely

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<v Speaker 2>strong hands, so anytime there was a contested pass, he's coming,

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to take the He's going to snatch the

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<v Speaker 2>ball with his hands. He doesn't rely on trying to

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<v Speaker 2>body catch things. And then I think the other thing

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<v Speaker 2>is he's got very quick eyes, quick guys in quick hands,

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<v Speaker 2>so he sees things. Because what we see Dan, you

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<v Speaker 2>from you know, from your perspective the broadcast booth. Where

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<v Speaker 2>I'm from the broadcast booth, the game is totally different.

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<v Speaker 2>Down the field, I mean, the game is largely obstructed

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<v Speaker 2>either the quarterback finding the receiver or the receiver finding

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback. And then the ball. His ability just to

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<v Speaker 2>track a ball wherever it is. He's got tremendous eyes

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<v Speaker 2>and hands. And so when he does score, I think

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<v Speaker 2>his celebrations are fun because like, he did everything right

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<v Speaker 2>to score, and there's a lot of things that got

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<v Speaker 2>to go right to get it in there thirteen times

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<v Speaker 2>like he has this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Baldinger from the NFL Network is our guest. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me ask you about another Chase Chase Brown. He's averaging

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<v Speaker 1>four point four yards of carry. He's out of pace

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<v Speaker 1>to rush for about one thousand yards this year. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you think of Chase Brown and what he's at

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<v Speaker 1>it to the Bengals offense.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, there was a big, you know, big concern,

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<v Speaker 2>you know when they when Joe Mixon left in free

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<v Speaker 2>agency and who's gonna step up? And obviously they signed

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<v Speaker 2>Zach and Zach, you know, had the injury. But Chase

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<v Speaker 2>has been everything you could want. He's been an excellent runner.

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<v Speaker 2>He had an excellent game against Pittsburgh. Uh, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you know he's been an excellent receiver, whether it's a safety,

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<v Speaker 2>valve screen game. I mean, you can't ask for a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot more from a guy that probably came in

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<v Speaker 2>as your number two running back this year. See how

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<v Speaker 2>he and he has stepped up tremendously and so he's

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<v Speaker 2>been durable, he's been he's got very good feel between

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<v Speaker 2>the tackles. Uh, He's a good contact runner. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that he has been a big surprise here for for

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 1>The defense has obviously had its struggles. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>think are some of the most important areas the team

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<v Speaker 1>is going to have to address going forward?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, pass rush, Dan, I mean pass rush. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>they've been drafting him, you know, Joseph Sai, you can

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<v Speaker 2>look at you know, all the guys Jenkins, but I

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<v Speaker 2>mean outside of Trey right now, nobody's giving you any

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<v Speaker 2>sort of consistent pass rush right now. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>can't affect a quarterback, they're gonna do what some of

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<v Speaker 2>these quarterbacks have done to the Bengals this year. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I would say it's got to start there. I

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<v Speaker 2>know they've had, you know, injuries and you know whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>but pass rush is to me, the one glaring weakness

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<v Speaker 2>on this defense right now.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Joseph Osai and Chris Jenkins. There are some

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<v Speaker 1>other young defensive players like Jordan Battle and Miles Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>that are bound to get a lot of snaps in

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<v Speaker 1>the final five weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>How important do you think it is for the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>to see what they have with those young defensive players.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's huge. You know, Loo's gonna evaluate everything, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the organization has to evaluate this to see just what

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<v Speaker 2>their priorities need to be in the offseason via free

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<v Speaker 2>agency or the draft, and so, uh, you know if

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<v Speaker 2>any of these these five games are important. Now you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see you know, Dallas this week, and they've

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<v Speaker 2>got at least a lot last couple weeks. They've had

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<v Speaker 2>a backup left tackle in there, they've had a backup

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<v Speaker 2>right tackle, they've had a rookie center. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 2>is a pretty good test to see what these guys

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<v Speaker 2>are going to do. These are not frontline starters that

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<v Speaker 2>are going up against in some of these positions, and

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, it's a good test to see if

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<v Speaker 2>they can go to Dallas and win some of these

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<v Speaker 2>battles up front.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite some of those things that you mentioned. The Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>do come in with a two game winning streak going

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<v Speaker 1>into the game on Monday night. What is Dallas doing

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<v Speaker 1>well right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they found a way to beat Washington. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they have the two kickoff returns for touchdowns. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I always say Dan at the end at the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of every season, you want your special teams to help

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<v Speaker 2>you win two games, but you definitely don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>have them lose your two games. And so whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>field goals or block punts or kickoff returns for touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>Cowboys got that against Washington. But I thought on Thanksgiving

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<v Speaker 2>they ran the ball really well. Rico Dado I thought

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<v Speaker 2>had his best game running, you know, since he's been

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<v Speaker 2>a starter in Dallas, and so up front, they did

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<v Speaker 2>a really good job. Brock Hoffman is a backup right

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<v Speaker 2>guard for Zach Martin. He played really well. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think the Cooper BB has really kind of stepped up

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<v Speaker 2>as a center guy. I think that they can lean

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<v Speaker 2>on going forward. I think that. And then the other

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<v Speaker 2>part is Cooper Rush. You know, I know he's a

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<v Speaker 2>backup quarterback, but he's seven and three is a starter.

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<v Speaker 2>Now seven and three is a starter. You're starting to

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<v Speaker 2>get a feel that this guy actually can play the position,

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<v Speaker 2>can win you games, knows where to go with the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>knows that the offense goes through CD Lamb and so

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<v Speaker 2>like he's done a good job of doing that. And

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<v Speaker 2>then defensively, when we got Michael Parson's back, I thought

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<v Speaker 2>everything changed. Demarvia On Overshown is a young linebacker that's

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<v Speaker 2>got tremendous speed. It shows up, but you know, Mica

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<v Speaker 2>just is just a huge difference maker, and he made

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<v Speaker 2>everybody on defense the last couple of weeks look a

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<v Speaker 2>lot better.

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<v Speaker 1>Final thing for our friend, Brian Baldinger. You've been at

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<v Speaker 1>some Bengals games this year, include the Kansas City game

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<v Speaker 1>in Week two, when the Bengals seemingly had it wrapped

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<v Speaker 1>up until they gave up that penalty on fourth and

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen with less than a minute ago. Is this team

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect example in twenty twenty four of the thin

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<v Speaker 1>line in the NFL between having a great season and

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<v Speaker 1>one that's disappointing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're four and eight right now, Dan, and

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<v Speaker 2>they could easily easily be seven and five, easily be

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<v Speaker 2>seven and five or more. But I mean the first

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<v Speaker 2>Baltimore game, the Kansas City game. You know, it's it

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<v Speaker 2>comes down to a play. I know Zach talks about

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<v Speaker 2>it all the time. You don't know what play it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be, when is going to happen, Who's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>make it? But that's that's what's missing. Either the other

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<v Speaker 2>team has made a play that has been the difference,

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<v Speaker 2>or Cincinnati has not been able to make a play

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<v Speaker 2>in a key spot. And it's the separation between Winley

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<v Speaker 2>losing and that's why some teams can be out of

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs one year and be right back to the

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs the next year. All of a sudden they make

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<v Speaker 2>those plays. And I think there's a half a dozen

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<v Speaker 2>play right now that they can look back on throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the season, including the first Kansas City game for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>But you could look back and say they could be

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<v Speaker 2>right in a hunt with the Chargers in Denver and

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<v Speaker 2>some of these other teams looking for wildcard spots right now.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got a really busy schedule and you always make

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<v Speaker 1>time for us. I greatly appreciate it, Brian, and keep

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<v Speaker 1>up the great work.

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<v Speaker 2>Damn my pleasure anytime, man.

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<v Speaker 1>Good luck this week of Dallas, we found out this

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<v Speaker 1>week that the Bengals are going to have a new

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<v Speaker 1>kicker on Monday night. Evan McPherson suffered a groin injury

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<v Speaker 1>on one of his pats in last week's game against

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<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh and was placed on the injured list. So the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals had a few kickers in for tryouts on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>and the winner was Cade York, who was LSU's kicker

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty nineteen when Joe Burrow led the Tigers to

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<v Speaker 1>a national championship. York kicked for Cleveland in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two and for Washington in a game earlier this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's eager to show NFL teams that he's capable

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<v Speaker 1>of being one of the league's thirty two starting kickers. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's just making kicks. As simple as it sounds,

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<v Speaker 3>it can be hard at times too.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I never stopped kicking the ball bad or stopped kicking

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<v Speaker 3>the ball good. Just kicked bad at the wrong time.

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<v Speaker 3>It's happened a couple of times now, So I just

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<v Speaker 3>got to kick good at the right times and it'll

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<v Speaker 3>work out.

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<v Speaker 1>Reunited with Burrow and Chase.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah said there, hello's this morning. Yeah, it reminds me

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<v Speaker 3>of college. So the last time it actually been a

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<v Speaker 3>part of a winning team was back then. So I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know if I'm a bad omen or something, but

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully not.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you remember most about that that season? Like

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<v Speaker 4>what in your mind, like what's sticks out?

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of extra points and just like it like

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<v Speaker 3>spoiled the rest of my college career because it was like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>you just go out there and beat everybody by fifty

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<v Speaker 3>and always had to be like paying attention to the

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<v Speaker 3>field because you either throwing a seventy five yard touchdown

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<v Speaker 3>or Derek Singley's having a pick six or something like that.

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<v Speaker 3>You're always paying attention. And then the next few years

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<v Speaker 3>I found myself kicking in the net too much because

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<v Speaker 3>I was always ready to go, and then we kept

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<v Speaker 3>getting stalled. So a lot more long caicks after that.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, with Evan's success here, when he's healthy, he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the kicker again. Do you look at

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<v Speaker 1>this as a four or five game opportunity to show

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the NFL what you can do in games?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, I'm just here while they got me here.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously know how good Evan is and I'm a big

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<v Speaker 3>fan of his and good friends. But yeah, I'm excided

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<v Speaker 3>to spend some time with him and just get to

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<v Speaker 3>know some of the guys here and score some points.

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<v Speaker 1>York is from McKinney, Texas, a Dallas suburb, so he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be kicking in front of friends and family on Monday

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<v Speaker 1>night and his girlfriend will have a great view of

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<v Speaker 1>the action. Her name is Zoe Dale and she's a

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<v Speaker 1>of the Bengals. Now time for this week's Know the

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<v Speaker 1>Faux Segment. Like the Bengals, the Cowboys had high expectations

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<v Speaker 1>this year after winning twelve or more games in each

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<v Speaker 1>of the last three seasons. But it's been a tough

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<v Speaker 1>year in Dallas, as the Cowboys are five and seven

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<v Speaker 1>and giving up an average of twenty eight points a game.

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Archer, who used to cover the Bengals for the

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<v Speaker 1>old Cincinnati Post, covers the Cowboys now for ESPN and

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<v Speaker 1>joined Dave Lapham and me this week on the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>Game Plan Show. Are you surprised the Bengals are favored?

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<v Speaker 5>No, I'm not surprised that they are favored, even though

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<v Speaker 5>they have a worst record and you know all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 5>because as much as the Cowboys have one two in

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<v Speaker 5>a row, this has been a struggle of a season

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<v Speaker 5>for it's been in trouble at home they just won

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<v Speaker 5>their first home game of the year on Thanksgiving against

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<v Speaker 5>the Giants. They've been outscored by ninety some odd points

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<v Speaker 5>in the other five games, so not too surprising when

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<v Speaker 5>you factor in what this season has looked like up

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<v Speaker 5>to this point, even with their better play as of late.

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<v Speaker 4>So let me ask you, Todd, the question that everybody's

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<v Speaker 4>talking about. It's all over ESPN, all over everywhere NFL network. Well,

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<v Speaker 4>Mike McCarthy be the head coach next year for the

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<v Speaker 4>Dallas Cowboys. Do you think?

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<v Speaker 5>I think, honestly, it's kind of so up in the air.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not saying Jerry is his patient, as Mike Brown,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, has proven to be with coaches over the years.

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<v Speaker 5>But he gave Jason Garrett nine years as this team's

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<v Speaker 5>head coach, and now he had a longer relationship with

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<v Speaker 5>Jason they did with Mike McCarthy.

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<v Speaker 2>But Jerry has.

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<v Speaker 5>Said on the radio here of this last week, it

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<v Speaker 5>wouldn't be a crazy thing to think that Mike McCart

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<v Speaker 5>if he could get an extension. I think some of

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<v Speaker 5>it is how this season ends. And certainly they're playing

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<v Speaker 5>better sound and more sound football. You can probably maybe

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<v Speaker 5>learn not more but learn as much about a coach

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<v Speaker 5>when he doesn't have his guys. Obviously, Dak Prescott season's over.

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<v Speaker 5>So if the Cowboys were to finish well, and I

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<v Speaker 5>don't know if that means getting the eight wins, getting

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<v Speaker 5>the nine wins or whatever, but they can finish well,

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<v Speaker 5>then I can see Jerry having a case to keep

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<v Speaker 5>him based off the three twelve and five seasons that

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<v Speaker 5>they had in twenty one, twenty two, and twenty three.

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<v Speaker 5>So not out of the realm of possibility when you

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<v Speaker 5>think of Jerry's history with coaches and now he's gone

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<v Speaker 5>about things. But there'll be some names. I'm sure it

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<v Speaker 5>will intrigue a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 2>And we'll see.

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<v Speaker 5>If I remember he's eighty two. Because you want to

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<v Speaker 5>start over with a whole new coach with a team

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<v Speaker 5>that he thinks wants healthy is good.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you really want to do that, right.

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<v Speaker 1>The ESPN's Todd Archer is our guest. How much are

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys struggles due to injuries and are they getting

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<v Speaker 1>healthier with the Bengals coming to town on Monday Night.

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<v Speaker 6>Look.

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<v Speaker 5>Mike McCarthy tells us all the time that they won

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<v Speaker 5>the Super Bowl in green Bay when they played seventy

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<v Speaker 5>seven players. So it's hard to use injuries as an excuse,

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<v Speaker 5>but it is a reason, right. I mean, you've not

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<v Speaker 5>had Deron Bland, their Pro Bowl corner guys to an

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<v Speaker 5>NFL record for pick six last. Yer has played in

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<v Speaker 5>two games. DeMarcus Lawrence hasn't played since the middle of September.

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<v Speaker 5>Micah Parsons missed four games with an ankle, and obviously

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<v Speaker 5>I mentioned Dak Prescott. He's out for the year with

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<v Speaker 5>a hamstring injury that required surgery. So yes, the injuries

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<v Speaker 5>have hurt this team. They are getting healthier. I don't

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<v Speaker 5>think you'll see DeMarcus Lawrence this week, but you might

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<v Speaker 5>see well. I part of me wondered if Zach Martiner

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<v Speaker 5>returned this week. It doesn't sound like that might be

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<v Speaker 5>happening either. They're getting healthier at at different spots. But

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<v Speaker 5>when this team was healthy's in they weren't playing well.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's basically you know, even when they had everybody

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<v Speaker 5>at the beginning of the season, they were still getting

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<v Speaker 5>blown out by New Orleans in Week two, smothered by

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<v Speaker 5>Baltimore despite what the finals score looked like. In Week three,

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<v Speaker 5>like this is just a team that has not put

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<v Speaker 5>it all together even when they're all good. So injuries

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<v Speaker 5>are a reason, but it's not the only reason. This

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<v Speaker 5>is a team that kind of misevaluated their losses in

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<v Speaker 5>free agency and their lack of work in free agency

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<v Speaker 5>to replace those guys.

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<v Speaker 4>A couple of things that I scanned stats getting ready for,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, for the football game. Fumbles. Twenty four fumbles.

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<v Speaker 4>The ball's been on the ground two times a game

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<v Speaker 4>for the Cowboys. They've lost ten of them. Could be worse, obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>putting twenty four on the ground. That one jumped out

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<v Speaker 4>at me. The other thing was they've rushed for four touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 4>dead last in the league. They've allowed twenty one, dead

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<v Speaker 4>last league. That minus touchdown rushing race minus seventeen is staggering,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, in a in a twelve twelve game stretch

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<v Speaker 4>of a season. Is what's up with the ground game?

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<v Speaker 6>What the name is Rico Rica McDonald is going on

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<v Speaker 6>around here? It's it's it is staggering.

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<v Speaker 5>And what's funny, like the turnovers and the fumbles and things,

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<v Speaker 5>they've actually been better here the last couple of games.

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<v Speaker 5>Cooper Rush hasn't thrown an interception, in the last couple

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<v Speaker 5>of games, they've they've done a better job of protecting

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<v Speaker 5>the ball, although McCarthy noted today that they're the ball

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<v Speaker 5>of smoot on the on the ground too much, even

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<v Speaker 5>if they recovered it. The run defense, though, I mean

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<v Speaker 5>that those numbers are bad, and don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not trying to sugarcoat it, but it's been better

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<v Speaker 5>as of late. And some of that is Parsons being back,

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<v Speaker 5>and some of that I think is Mike Zimmer doing

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<v Speaker 5>different things and not just letting teams run all over

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<v Speaker 5>them by just lining up the same way. He's changed

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<v Speaker 5>his front, he's added guys to the box, he's on defense,

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<v Speaker 5>he's blitzed more, maybe than he thought he would coming

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<v Speaker 5>into the season. He's still a lot of the same

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<v Speaker 5>stuff you guys probably saw in Cincinnati, but he's added

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<v Speaker 5>more things as the season's gone on because he's had to.

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<v Speaker 5>But the run defense has been better, if not what

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<v Speaker 5>it needs to be, especially the last two games. And

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<v Speaker 5>some of it is poor tackling, but I think they've

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<v Speaker 5>done a better job of just understanding their gaps and

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<v Speaker 5>where they're supposed to be and not guessing and not

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<v Speaker 5>trying to play hero ball a guy like Manzie Smith,

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<v Speaker 5>their first round pick defensive tackle for Michigan. He's played

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<v Speaker 5>much further of these last two games. I think some

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<v Speaker 5>of it is because he's gone against centers that he's

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<v Speaker 5>had success against. I'm curious to see how he does

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<v Speaker 5>when he plays players he's not really seen before. But

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<v Speaker 5>the run, the defense has been better. It's still not

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<v Speaker 5>good enough, but I think Zim deserves credit for not

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<v Speaker 5>just rolling out the same defense every week and trying

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<v Speaker 5>to do the same old thing. He's changed things.

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<v Speaker 2>Up a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Lapp gave some numbers that caught his eye. Here's one

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<v Speaker 1>that caught mine. Their kick returner Cavante Turpin is averaging

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<v Speaker 1>more than thirty six yards per kickoff. It's close to

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<v Speaker 1>an NFL record. He's got a kick return touchdown and

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<v Speaker 1>a punt return touchdown.

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<v Speaker 2>How good is Turpin?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and he's got a sixty four yard touchdown catch too.

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<v Speaker 5>The kick return stuff, it's funny. John Fossil, their special

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<v Speaker 5>teams coach, was one of the authors of this new

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<v Speaker 5>rule right, and I think he liked it because he

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<v Speaker 5>knew he had a special guy in Turpin. And they'll

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<v Speaker 5>they'll take it out they're not just you know, if

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<v Speaker 5>it's eight or nine deep, they might sit back there

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<v Speaker 5>and just take the touchback. But they're gonna take some chances.

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<v Speaker 5>And one thing you'll notice, and Labs priority noticed from

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<v Speaker 5>watching the film is when he takes his kickoff for turns,

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<v Speaker 5>he kind of lows you to sleep. He starts with

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<v Speaker 5>like a well for us, it would be a sprint,

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<v Speaker 5>for him, it's a jog, and then he just turns

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<v Speaker 5>the switch and goes and if he the hole, it

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<v Speaker 5>allows the hole to open more in the in the

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<v Speaker 5>new dynamic kickoff deal, and he's been dynamic. He's he

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<v Speaker 5>reached twenty two miles an hour I think in that

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<v Speaker 5>ninety nine yard kickoff against or twenty one and twenty

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<v Speaker 5>one nine or something like that, and that kickoff against

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<v Speaker 5>Washington where he did.

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<v Speaker 2>The spin move.

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<v Speaker 5>He's he's a guy that's dynamic with the ball in

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<v Speaker 5>his hand, and they're trying to find different ways to

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<v Speaker 5>get the ball in his hands. Uh, even on offense

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<v Speaker 5>at receiver as well, sometimes even lining him up in

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<v Speaker 5>the backfield.

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<v Speaker 4>All Right, Tyler got another thing that jumped out at

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<v Speaker 4>me red zone in the twilight zone offensively thirty first

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<v Speaker 4>in the NFL and touchdown percentage defensively thirty second in

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<v Speaker 4>the NFL. Touchdown percentage, teams have scored uh ninety four

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<v Speaker 4>point nine percent of the time when they get in

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<v Speaker 4>the red zone touchdown or field goal against Dallas thirtieth

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<v Speaker 4>in the league. They've only scored seventy one point nine

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<v Speaker 4>percent of the time touchdown or field goal, thirty first

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<v Speaker 4>in the league. How come the red zones? Twilight zone?

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<v Speaker 5>Tell me who scares your offensively?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>Right beside ceedee Lamb right, and then the game's Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>he's the only guy. Jakes Ferguson's a good tide and

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<v Speaker 5>he's missed the last couple of games with a concussion.

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<v Speaker 5>He was slowed early with a knee injury. He's the

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<v Speaker 5>guy that can make some plays down there for you,

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<v Speaker 5>But they really don't have a lot of guys that

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<v Speaker 5>can scare you in the red zone. Brandon Cooks had

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<v Speaker 5>a red zone touchdown last week against the Giant. Has

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of speed where he can get you on

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<v Speaker 5>crossers and things, so we'll see if that continues with

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<v Speaker 5>him being backed. Lamb should play, although he's been battling

0:23:48.840 --> 0:23:52.880
<v Speaker 5>his shoulder injury. Ferguson's expected back from that concussion, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>they just don't have a lot and they One thing

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<v Speaker 5>Bill Parcells said when I was covering the Cowboys here

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<v Speaker 5>was the best red zone teams are the ones that

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<v Speaker 5>can run the ball into the end zone. Well they

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<v Speaker 5>can't and they haven't. And you mentioned four rushing touchdowns

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<v Speaker 5>in the league, so they get behind it as soon

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<v Speaker 5>as you get in the red zone. They might have

0:24:09.800 --> 0:24:12.560
<v Speaker 5>a penalty although a negative player or something like that.

0:24:12.600 --> 0:24:17.679
<v Speaker 5>So it's been bad all year and I look at it.

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<v Speaker 5>In the last two games, they're four for seven and

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<v Speaker 5>scoring touchdowns inside the red zones, so it's actually been

0:24:25.240 --> 0:24:28.080
<v Speaker 5>better than what it had been all year. But there's

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<v Speaker 5>too many games with no touchdowns with multiple red zone attempts,

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<v Speaker 5>and that's really been the big difference in this offense,

0:24:36.240 --> 0:24:38.919
<v Speaker 5>which the year ago led the league in scoring at

0:24:38.920 --> 0:24:41.480
<v Speaker 5>more than twenty nine points. Now they're eight points below

0:24:41.560 --> 0:24:44.080
<v Speaker 5>that going into this game. So it's been a struggle

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<v Speaker 5>everywhere and offense.

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<v Speaker 4>Final question, sir, appreciate your time and your expertise. Thirty

0:24:50.119 --> 0:24:55.240
<v Speaker 4>four quarterback sacks for the Dallas Cowboy defense. Parsons got

0:24:55.240 --> 0:24:57.480
<v Speaker 4>six and a half the injuries you're talking about. It's

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<v Speaker 4>been a factor there. But they've got six different players

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<v Speaker 4>with three or more sacks. The Bengals, you know, they

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<v Speaker 4>got Trey Hendrickson with eleven and a half, but nobody

0:25:07.240 --> 0:25:10.640
<v Speaker 4>else with more than two. Is it? Is it Mike

0:25:10.720 --> 0:25:15.080
<v Speaker 4>Zimmer's scheme? Is it talent across the board? Where so

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<v Speaker 4>many people are contributing three or more sacks with only

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<v Speaker 4>twelve games into the season. I mean, that's a that's

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<v Speaker 4>a pretty impressive number.

0:25:24.520 --> 0:25:25.119
<v Speaker 2>Well, it's funny.

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<v Speaker 5>One of those guys with three, it's to Marcus Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 5>and as I mentioned, he's not played in September, so

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<v Speaker 5>it's I would say it's a lot of it is

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<v Speaker 5>Zimmer's scheme and the pressure that he's been able to

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<v Speaker 5>get in the free runners. He's been able to get

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<v Speaker 5>on on quarterbacks with not just the double a gap

0:25:41.920 --> 0:25:43.600
<v Speaker 5>stuff that you guys know that he loves to do,

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<v Speaker 5>but just kind of overloading offensive lines and and getting

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<v Speaker 5>pre hits on quarterbacks that he's been really good there.

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<v Speaker 5>But honestly, that number is really kicked up since Michael

0:25:53.119 --> 0:25:57.800
<v Speaker 5>Parson has been back, and he's the guy that, yeah,

0:25:57.840 --> 0:26:00.320
<v Speaker 5>everybody's got to account for him. And sometimes that doesn't

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<v Speaker 5>even matter because the kids athletically so gifted that he

0:26:03.680 --> 0:26:05.800
<v Speaker 5>can just kind of do whatever he wants again to

0:26:06.480 --> 0:26:09.040
<v Speaker 5>however many blockers he has. But one guy I think

0:26:09.080 --> 0:26:12.320
<v Speaker 5>you guys will like to see on Monday is the

0:26:12.400 --> 0:26:16.240
<v Speaker 5>marve On Overshown, second year kid out of Texas. He

0:26:16.280 --> 0:26:19.600
<v Speaker 5>had a pick six for a touchdown last week. He

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<v Speaker 5>also what a sack. I think I want to read

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<v Speaker 5>this and make sure I get it right. He's only

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<v Speaker 5>the third Cowboy since eighty two to have the least

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<v Speaker 5>five sacks, an interception, of fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.

0:26:29.119 --> 0:26:31.040
<v Speaker 5>The other two guys in team history do that are

0:26:31.040 --> 0:26:35.240
<v Speaker 5>DeMarcus Ware and Greg Ellis. I'm not saying he's DeMarcus Ware,

0:26:35.359 --> 0:26:38.240
<v Speaker 5>but he has an athleticism and a burst and a

0:26:38.320 --> 0:26:41.760
<v Speaker 5>jump to his game that honestly reminds me of Where

0:26:42.000 --> 0:26:42.720
<v Speaker 5>and a little.

0:26:42.480 --> 0:26:43.399
<v Speaker 2>Bit of Parsons.

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<v Speaker 5>He's the guy I think you guys enjoy watching on

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<v Speaker 5>Monday thanks to.

0:26:48.080 --> 0:26:50.840
<v Speaker 1>Todd Archer, who does an outstanding job of covering the

0:26:50.840 --> 0:26:55.600
<v Speaker 1>Cowboys for ESPN. Finally, on Monday night, you'll have three

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<v Speaker 1>options for watching the game on TV. The regular ESPN

0:26:59.760 --> 0:27:03.320
<v Speaker 1>tele with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, the Manning Cast

0:27:03.400 --> 0:27:07.639
<v Speaker 1>with Peyton and Eli on ESPN two, and an alternate

0:27:07.680 --> 0:27:12.760
<v Speaker 1>telecast on Disney Plus and ESPN Plus called The Simpson's

0:27:13.040 --> 0:27:17.199
<v Speaker 1>Fun Day Football. It promises to transport viewers into the

0:27:17.240 --> 0:27:22.040
<v Speaker 1>Simpsons universe with a real time animated viewing experience that

0:27:22.080 --> 0:27:25.000
<v Speaker 1>will match the game action as Bart Simpson and the

0:27:25.040 --> 0:27:28.920
<v Speaker 1>Bengals take on Homer Simpson and the Cowboys live from

0:27:29.000 --> 0:27:33.439
<v Speaker 1>Adams Stadium in Springfield. Lisa and Marge will service on

0:27:33.640 --> 0:27:37.480
<v Speaker 1>field sideline reporters, and that is the inspiration for this

0:27:37.640 --> 0:27:49.720
<v Speaker 1>episode of story Time with Dan. Here's the concept. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been broadcasting in some way, shape or form since weaving

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<v Speaker 1>My Magic on WAER FM eighty eight, the student radio

0:27:57.480 --> 0:28:01.040
<v Speaker 1>station at Syracuse University, where I called foot ball, basketball,

0:28:01.119 --> 0:28:04.800
<v Speaker 1>and lacrosse. In fact, the first lacrosse game I ever

0:28:04.920 --> 0:28:08.479
<v Speaker 1>saw I called on the radio. In case you're wondering,

0:28:09.160 --> 0:28:13.080
<v Speaker 1>I was abysmal, but hopefully I've gotten better, and after

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<v Speaker 1>all these years, I have a few stories to tell

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<v Speaker 1>this week on Storytime with Dan. It's my true claim

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<v Speaker 1>to fame. Here goes, I'm about to play a clip

0:28:24.280 --> 0:28:27.280
<v Speaker 1>from season two of the Simpsons. It's an episode called

0:28:27.400 --> 0:28:30.560
<v Speaker 1>Dance and Homer where Homer Simpson becomes the mascot for

0:28:30.600 --> 0:28:35.280
<v Speaker 1>the local minor league baseball team, the Springfield Isotopes. In

0:28:35.320 --> 0:28:39.680
<v Speaker 1>this clip, Blues singer Bleeding Gums Murphy belts out the

0:28:39.760 --> 0:28:44.320
<v Speaker 1>national anthem with shall we say, lots of flair. When

0:28:44.320 --> 0:28:47.719
<v Speaker 1>he starts, the clock over his shoulder reads seven thirty.

0:28:48.200 --> 0:28:51.520
<v Speaker 1>By the time he's done, it reads seven fifty six.

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<v Speaker 1>I am going to play the Simpsons clip, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to listen closely to what the radio

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<v Speaker 1>play by play man says when ding Gums Murphy is

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<v Speaker 1>finished singing no Honor America.

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<v Speaker 5>When you play rhyme for our national anthem sunknighted by

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<v Speaker 5>spring Field Bleeding Gums.

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<v Speaker 2>O say can you I'm asking can you t theck Glen.

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<v Speaker 5>The bombs first suited all popping.

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<v Speaker 6>Will in the.

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<v Speaker 2>O Breay.

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<v Speaker 7>Hotty High, Springfield, Dan Horde, Mike side Tonight, our Isotopes

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<v Speaker 7>take on the pesky Shelbyville Shelby Williams. The Topes are

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<v Speaker 7>looking to snap that darn twenty six game losing streak

0:30:27.320 --> 0:30:30.520
<v Speaker 7>longest and professional baseball. How about that our sleepy town

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<v Speaker 7>is in the record book.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, the baseball play by play announcer on that

0:30:34.680 --> 0:30:38.640
<v Speaker 1>episode of The Simpsons was named Dan Horde. Now here's

0:30:38.680 --> 0:30:42.000
<v Speaker 1>the story. When I was a senior at Syracuse University,

0:30:42.080 --> 0:30:43.960
<v Speaker 1>I was hired to be the radio announcer for the

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<v Speaker 1>Syracuse Chiefs, the top minor league farm club for the

0:30:47.040 --> 0:30:49.520
<v Speaker 1>Toronto Blue Jays. I did the games alone for a

0:30:49.560 --> 0:30:52.200
<v Speaker 1>couple of years, and then one off season a baseball

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<v Speaker 1>audition tape and resume arrived in the mail from a

0:30:55.320 --> 0:30:58.680
<v Speaker 1>guy looking for a minor league broadcasting job. His name

0:30:58.840 --> 0:31:02.600
<v Speaker 1>was Ken Levine and was quite the resume. Ken was

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<v Speaker 1>an Emmy Award winning screenwriter for such shows as Mash

0:31:07.120 --> 0:31:10.800
<v Speaker 1>and Cheers, But even though he had a hugely successful career,

0:31:10.960 --> 0:31:14.360
<v Speaker 1>his childhood dream was to be a baseball broadcaster. So

0:31:14.960 --> 0:31:17.760
<v Speaker 1>one summer he bought two season tickets in the upper

0:31:17.840 --> 0:31:21.320
<v Speaker 1>deck behind home plate at Dodger Stadium, set his equipment

0:31:21.480 --> 0:31:24.280
<v Speaker 1>up in one, sat down in the other, and called

0:31:24.400 --> 0:31:27.160
<v Speaker 1>every game into a tape recorder in hopes of getting

0:31:27.160 --> 0:31:29.520
<v Speaker 1>a job. At the end of that year, he sent

0:31:29.640 --> 0:31:33.280
<v Speaker 1>his audition tape to every minor league team in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>So we popped in Ken's tape and as you might expect,

0:31:37.360 --> 0:31:40.520
<v Speaker 1>this guy who wrote for Mash and Cheers was really funny.

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<v Speaker 1>So my boss said, I wonder what he'd be willing

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<v Speaker 1>to work for. He called up Ken in Los Angeles

0:31:46.360 --> 0:31:49.560
<v Speaker 1>and offered him the opportunity to be my broadcast partner

0:31:49.800 --> 0:31:52.440
<v Speaker 1>for the five month minor league baseball season for the

0:31:52.520 --> 0:31:57.080
<v Speaker 1>whopping sum of five thousand dollars one thousand bucks a month.

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<v Speaker 1>Ken said, I'll take it. Because of his success as

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<v Speaker 1>a screenwriter. He didn't really need the money. He just

0:32:04.360 --> 0:32:07.880
<v Speaker 1>wanted to get experience as a professional baseball announcer. So

0:32:08.520 --> 0:32:11.400
<v Speaker 1>he lugged his wife and two young kids to Syracuse

0:32:11.720 --> 0:32:16.040
<v Speaker 1>and we spent a season together broadcasting minor league games. Predictably,

0:32:16.280 --> 0:32:19.560
<v Speaker 1>we had a ton of laughs. Unfortunately, the ones we

0:32:19.640 --> 0:32:22.320
<v Speaker 1>had on the air were basically heard by the person

0:32:22.440 --> 0:32:25.880
<v Speaker 1>running the broadcast back at the station. It had such

0:32:25.920 --> 0:32:29.080
<v Speaker 1>a crappy signal that we were convinced it was powered

0:32:29.160 --> 0:32:32.800
<v Speaker 1>by a hamster on a treadmill. Ken had a million

0:32:32.880 --> 0:32:35.360
<v Speaker 1>funny lines that summer, but my favorite came on a

0:32:35.480 --> 0:32:39.320
<v Speaker 1>night in Omaha, Nebraska. The weather was miserable. It was

0:32:39.360 --> 0:32:42.720
<v Speaker 1>about one thousand degrees in the press box, brutal humidity,

0:32:43.120 --> 0:32:45.320
<v Speaker 1>and there were a bunch of dead insects in the

0:32:45.480 --> 0:32:50.040
<v Speaker 1>radio booth in short nasty. So that night Ken began

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<v Speaker 1>the broadcast as follows, Higain everybody, and welcome to Syracuse

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs Baseball tonight. It's game one of the three game

0:32:57.160 --> 0:33:01.440
<v Speaker 1>series between the Chiefs and the Omaha Royals here in Omaha, Nebraska,

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<v Speaker 1>and the big question going into the game is why

0:33:05.320 --> 0:33:08.440
<v Speaker 1>do people live here. We'll be back with the first

0:33:08.520 --> 0:33:12.520
<v Speaker 1>pitch right after this. So we developed a great friendship,

0:33:12.560 --> 0:33:14.880
<v Speaker 1>and after Ken went home to Los Angeles at the

0:33:14.960 --> 0:33:17.400
<v Speaker 1>end of the year, he wrote the Dance and Homer

0:33:17.520 --> 0:33:22.160
<v Speaker 1>episode of The Simpsons and named the baseball broadcaster Dan Horde.

0:33:22.640 --> 0:33:25.560
<v Speaker 1>I didn't do the voice. The person who did was

0:33:25.960 --> 0:33:30.040
<v Speaker 1>Ken Levine. So here's another short clip from the episode.

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<v Speaker 1>We pick it up with Homer Simpson becoming Dance and

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<v Speaker 1>Homer as he dances on the dugout in hopes of

0:33:37.400 --> 0:33:41.120
<v Speaker 1>firing up the crowd, followed by the Dan Horde character

0:33:41.640 --> 0:33:43.840
<v Speaker 1>doing a little play by play, and I got.

0:33:43.800 --> 0:33:46.240
<v Speaker 5>Up in front of him and I dumped an intoxication

0:33:46.440 --> 0:33:48.840
<v Speaker 5>that had nothing to do with alcohol. It was the

0:33:48.960 --> 0:33:51.480
<v Speaker 5>intoxication of being a public spectacle.

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<v Speaker 8>There's some nutdown in right field dancing up the store.

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<v Speaker 1>He's really got the crowd going, but.

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<v Speaker 8>Seemed to get cheek a mediuner slugger, big Bilma story

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<v Speaker 8>swung on and built it a deep left field. It's

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<v Speaker 8>going going, It's gone.

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<v Speaker 2>It's down in here. Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 1>So there it is my true claim to fame. There

0:34:21.840 --> 0:34:26.200
<v Speaker 1>was once a Dan Horde character on The Simpsons. Perhaps

0:34:26.280 --> 0:34:30.040
<v Speaker 1>the only thing about me that's ever impressed my son Sam.

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