1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This He's Talking Cowboys, 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: screening live from the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters at the 4 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: Star in fris Joe Sabot, Scott pat Here are Mickey Spagnola, 5 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Brian Brons, Rob Phillips, and Bill Jones, and welcome into 6 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: Talking Cowboys inside the s WBC Mortgage Studio. Happy Thursday 7 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: to everybody. Rob Phillips hosting for Bill Jones, Mickey Spagnola 8 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: to my right and back by popular demand, Lindsay Cash Draper. 9 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: What up y'all? Welcome in, Welcome, Welcome, That's what I 10 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: was waiting for. Let's give her some of flaws, y'all. 11 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: We didn't scare her away. Huh no, cpently not. It 12 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: was so much fun last week. I know you've got 13 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: a busy schedule, so we appreciate it. Let's do this 14 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: fill in for BB. Always put us back. We always 15 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: got his back, for sure. And it's a work day 16 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: once again, practice inside or outside outside, Allen's day outside. 17 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: It's Thursday. Oh it is? It is Thursday? It is? This? 18 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: Is he joking with us? Right? Is this bizarre? I 19 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: got confused because everybody asked about Wednesday, and I was 20 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: thinking it was Wednesday. That was a topic of conversation 21 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: in Jason Garrett's press conference, pad padded practices. Uh huh 22 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 1: because last week, of course, they had the Monday night 23 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: game and weren't doing it on Wednesday, and so for 24 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: some reason, I guess that's it. And the week before 25 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: they were what happened. We're all, I think everybody's on 26 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: the wrong schedule. Media. We're about to get back on 27 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: it when Thanksgiving and Thursday night games roll around. Yeah, 28 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: it's it's about to be poss enjoyed this week. In 29 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: next week, I guess it's gonna be popping off. Yeah, 30 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: and you know those questions, I think. So we're trying 31 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: to pieces. We're trying to okay, trying to piece this 32 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: mystery together. They're five and four. Why are they five 33 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: and four? Are they better than five and four? And 34 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: they've just got to get back on track. Sunday noon 35 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: in Detroit Cowboys Lions. Well, we'll get into Detroit a 36 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 1: little bit. Haven't done a lot of that this week 37 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: so far. For the next forty five minutes, though, we'll 38 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: take your calls five two two nine seven, and we'll 39 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: also try to figure this team out a little bit, 40 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: you know it specifically, do the numbers lie a little bit? 41 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: What what what's in the beyond the numbers that we 42 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: see with this team statistically that appears that they're having success, 43 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: but it's not necessarily indicative in the final score. We 44 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: can do that as well, But as always on a 45 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Thursday or Wednesday, let's start off with injuries. Make what 46 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: are you seeing? I'm seeing a lot from both teams, 47 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: by the way, So the Cowboys practice without three fifths 48 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: of their offensive line out there, their starters with Lell 49 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: Collins out, Zach Martin now at an elbow, so he's 50 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: kind of got the triple crowned of injuries knee, back, elbow, 51 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: and then Connor Williams had the surgery, so he's out 52 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,839 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. Uh, Sue of FIELDO will take 53 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: his place. Um, but you know it doesn't. It doesn't 54 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: just stop there. Jeff Heath trying to get through shoulder surgery. 55 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: A shoulder, two shoulders, not surgeries two shoulders. Uh. They 56 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: listed him as limited, but you know he was very 57 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: limited in the game. Uh, didn't play the rest of 58 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: the game. At safety. Um they had to bring in 59 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: Um Thompson. Thank you. I had goodwin in my mind's 60 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: they was on the injury port Also, by the way, 61 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: their special teams guy. Uh so, yeah, they need they 62 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: need him on there. He's played the special teams part, 63 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: but he didn't play the rest of the game at safety, 64 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: so that's somewhat problematic, Mary Cooper. They're still trying to 65 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: nurse him through the week so he can play on Sunday, 66 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: and if he can play on Sunday without practicing on 67 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: Wednesday or Thursday, so be it. Because he played awfully 68 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: well and Michael Bennett will be back in practice. He 69 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: had a family issue. That's why he dan pede yesterday 70 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: for non injury reasons. But if we have time, just 71 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: detroit Lyons practice report. Is it pretty extensive. They've got 72 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: two four, they got six guys that did not practice, 73 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: and five of those guys are starters, including their quarterback 74 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford. That's the big one. Yeah. I don't think 75 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: it looks good for him. You know, he practiced all 76 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: last week, took the first team reps and had started 77 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty six consecutive games and didn't play 78 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: so you got to know that whatever he's got going 79 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: in his back, and it's very port it is, you know, 80 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: fractured bones. I don't know if he has the same 81 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: thing Romo had with his back, the transverse process, the 82 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: transverse process. I bet that's what it is. Um, he 83 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: did not practice. Uh the Lions have. I guess their 84 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: deal is if you're not practicing, you put on a 85 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: red jersey. Well, he had the red jersey on. What 86 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: is ball cap backwards? Can you imagine a quarterback wearing 87 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: his ball cap backwards? Anybody catch that? Or that's that's 88 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: a no no, that's a no no. Back to Romo days. Yeah, 89 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: so that is that? Okay, he doesn't does yeah, absolutely, 90 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: probably for promotional reasons too, right, doesn't have that starter logo? Yeah, yeah, 91 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: very good. The older fans did not love the backwards 92 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: hat from Tony back was his biggest problem. He probably 93 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: thrived on that. Oh sure, you know, yes him, yep, 94 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: but you don't like my hat backwards? Okay, as long 95 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: as I don't throw the ball backwards? Right, But look 96 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: they've got they've got so five starters. I mentioned Stafford 97 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: and it didn't sound like he's practicing today. Driscoll's gonna 98 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: at least get all the snap first team snaps now. 99 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: He did yesterday, so we'll see how that one goes. 100 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: They're starting running back Ty Johnson missed. Evidently he's in 101 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: concussion protocol, so that's never a good thing early in 102 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: the week. We'll see where that one goes. They're starting 103 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: defensive end Romeo Akuara Oakwara, that's it. Growing didn't practice. 104 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: I mentioned Stafford starting tackle Rick Wagner didn't practice, another 105 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 1: concussion and defensive back. So they're starting safety. Tracy Walker 106 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: didn't practice. He's got a knee and the guy back 107 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: at him up, Miles Killebrew is in concussion protocol and 108 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: he's limited. So they've got their injury concerns. Both teams 109 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: banged up, and not the best time to be banged up. 110 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: But there sounds way worse than the Cowboys in my opinion. 111 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: I don't know, especially with Stafford. Yeah, and I wonder 112 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: with their record they've they're better than I think their 113 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: record shows, but at this point the playoffs looked very 114 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: difficult to get to. Oh yeah, So I take to 115 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: a friend who works with the Lions this week and 116 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: she was, you know, I was telling her from our 117 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: ends just how frustrating it's been when you see the 118 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: talent on this roster, in the in the record that 119 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: doesn't match, and she's, oh, gosh, Sam, I mean they're 120 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: feeling it there too. The disarray. I wouldn't say it's 121 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: disarray here at all, but that's that's how I'm feeling. 122 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: And then the good news is Cameron Fuming finally got 123 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: back into practice since he strained that calf muscle u 124 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: during the bye week by the way, so he's been 125 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: inact of the last couple of games, meaning Brandon Knight 126 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: had to be the swing tackle, the back up. He 127 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: got through practice, okay, so they're hoping the rest of 128 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: the week. Uh, if he's good to go, then he's 129 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: good to go on Sunday if you need him for 130 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: Lyell or you know, they're trying to manage. They're going 131 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: to manage him and Zach. I thank him and Zach 132 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: see the good news about those guys not practicing because 133 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: they finished the game, right, So if you can finish 134 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: the game, you're just trying to nurse them through to 135 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: the next day so at least you can get Fleming 136 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: back as the backup. And then My understanding is with 137 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: Sue Philo starting now, the backup guard will be Joe Looney, 138 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: so he'll be able to play both spots, and assuming 139 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: the tackles are all okay, they can go back to 140 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: just keeping seven offensive linemen up instead of eight the 141 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: way they've had the last couple of weeks. Len's your 142 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: host Cover four Daily Drive. You drive a lot of 143 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: our show content. I know you guys are trying to 144 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: figure out what's happened to this team these four losses 145 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: and why they haven't been able to establish consistency. What 146 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: are you seeing from from the Cowboys at this point 147 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 1: in the year as they approach a critical stretcher. I 148 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: know you guys have had Barry Church, former Cowboys safety 149 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: on your show for He's on Cover four with us 150 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: every day, and it's just a different head scratcher every week. 151 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: You know, it's just something different. And what's hard, like 152 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: I just mentioned earlier, is looking on paper the expectations 153 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: that you have for this team with the great performance 154 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: from Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott and then it's a loss. 155 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: But I loved what Ezekiel Elliott said yesterday in the 156 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: locker room when he explained it. He said, no, you know, 157 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: we're not going to be thirteen win teams every year. 158 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: All you're looking for is a shot at the playoffs. 159 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: I don't think they kind of look at five and 160 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: four each week or the numbers. They just look at 161 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: playoff chances. And so, I mean the first in the East. 162 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's what their focus is, not really 163 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 1: the record. So I guess it's frustrating as a fan. 164 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: That's what we always talk about at the end of 165 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: every year, eight and eight, nine and seven, what's it 166 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: going to be? But Zeke was like, no, all we 167 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: need is a chance at the playoffs. See, and fans 168 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: have the luxury of looking ahead and saying, oh, look 169 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: how tough this is gonna be, and this is gonna 170 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: be and you've dropped some games you should have won, 171 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: and now look what you're up against. The players standpoint, 172 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: they're just looking at the next game. They're not looking 173 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: down the road, going oh we got to play New 174 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: England after Detroit and then we got to go play 175 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: the Bills, and oh the Rams are coming. They don't 176 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: look at it that way, and you're right, I thought 177 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: Zeke's approach and just what he said is yeah, we're 178 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: five and four. He goes and he basically said, yeah, 179 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: we're not happy. You know, it should have been better, 180 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: but you can't do anything about that. You can do 181 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: something about Detroit, and you can do something about New England. 182 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: You can't keep looking back and moaning, oh, we're better 183 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: than this. No, you're five and four, so deal with it. 184 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: Travis Frederick brought some good perspective too, and that the 185 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: league is designed to create this parody where there's not 186 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: a lot of difference between the top teams and there's 187 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: not a lot of margin for error game to game. 188 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: We talked about it yesterday, Lens on our show. They're 189 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: oh and three in games decided by seven points or less. 190 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: And last year ESPN we were wondering the stat eight 191 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: and two. I mean, they want a lot of close 192 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: games last year, and you're right. I loved what Zeke 193 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: said because he's been through a lot, you know, his 194 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: rookie year, everything kind of win easily for him one 195 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: thirteen games. The next year he was in and out 196 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: of the lineup, trying to fight a suspension. The year 197 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: after that, last year three and five, and trying to 198 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: dig out of it. These guys are well aware of 199 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: how difficult it is to win games. Another thing we 200 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: talked about on cover four yesterday or the day before, 201 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: is this team get to ten wins? I said, yes, 202 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: what do you guys have a thought on that? Wins 203 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: this year? Gotta win five year, last seven? Right, you 204 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: got Bills, Patriots, Bears, Rams, I had both Eagle and 205 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: Redskin wins. Yes, to get to ten ten wins? Yes, absolutely, 206 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: they're too good. Not too I think they're definitely capable 207 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: of it. It's it's a tall order and they've got 208 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: to be able to manage some of these injuries in 209 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 1: condensed stretches here. They're going to play a lot of 210 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: games in a short period time coming up. But yeah, 211 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: I think capable of it. And but does ten? Do 212 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: you have to get to ten? Because are you maybe 213 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: saying are you saying the Eagles are going to get 214 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: to ten? You know? And and here's the deal, whoever 215 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: wins that game is gonna win the division? Yeah, for sure, 216 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: that'll be to nighttime. I think it'll be pretty simple. 217 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: Whoever wins that game is gonna win the division. That'll 218 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: be a five am arrival again from the East Coast. 219 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: Probably gosh. You know about week two, we looked at 220 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: the schedule and I think Dave Hellman was like, you 221 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: know what, this is going to have to mean something 222 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: at the end of the year. We don't. Nobody wants 223 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,599 Speaker 1: it to. It shouldn't have to be that way. But 224 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: we're going to get to week sixteen. I believe it 225 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: is uh and it's going to mean a lot. All 226 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: you were talking about how how you know the league's 227 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: the way it's built. There's a reason why no one's 228 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: won the NFC East two seasons in a row since 229 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: oh three, oh four. There's a reason no one has 230 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: dominated this division. I don't know what happens in other 231 00:12:56,360 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: divisions except the AFC East. There's dominant team teams and 232 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: the rest or boo. Yeah. I don't know what to 233 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: say there, yeah, no, and so you know, but the 234 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: other divisions, I bet those whoever wins division rotates. You know, 235 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: the Rams were gonna win everything for the next century, right, 236 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: and now they're sitting there five and four in third 237 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: place in the NFC West. Well, when's the last time 238 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: a team won back to back Super Bowls? I think 239 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: it was the Pats in O four. Maybe it's been 240 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: about that's probably right. It's been about fifteen years. It 241 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: is designed that way, and they've been competitive in these games. 242 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: They just it's the slow starts. It's having to catch 243 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: back up and try to erase those, you know, and 244 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: I know I was one looking for the magic potion 245 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: on how do you solve the slow starts? But Jason 246 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: was right today. If you look at each individual game 247 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: that's had a slow start, the majority of them were, well, 248 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: we turned the ball over early in the game. That 249 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: cost us right. Well, in this last game, they got 250 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: off those slow start and they didn't turn the ball over. 251 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: They had two third and six and didn't pick them up, 252 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: and Minnesota turned around and scored touchdowns both times and 253 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: Dow you're down fourteen to nothing. So when we talk 254 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: about slow starts, we always look at the offense, right, Well, 255 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: the defense is part of this too. They didn't have 256 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: to give up two consecutive touchdowns on the first two 257 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: possessions of the game, so they're as big a culprit 258 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: of these slow starts as anything else. And they move 259 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: the ball, they just don't score. Now, if you can 260 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: come up with the reason for that, then you know 261 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: you better go down the hallway because if they need 262 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: some help, be a rich man. Huh well yeah, yeah, 263 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: well thank the assistant coaches make just a little bit 264 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: more than us. Lll'd you have to rub that into 265 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: the Yeah, I don't need that. 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Linz, I'm sure 320 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: Tut's gonna be there, right, will be there. I will 321 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: be there. When does that star? Twenty seconds? It is amazing. 322 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: The trees going up out fronted the way you're looking good. 323 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: They're building it. It's like it goes up in there. 324 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: So you get some lights and then you get the 325 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: next color lights and then the next colored lights by 326 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: piece trees like a hundred feet tall off. Yeah, moving 327 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,719 Speaker 1: it up top. It's like a wedding cake. It's layered. 328 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: It is. There's layers to this defense too. There are 329 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: layers to this defense. An amazing segue lends start a 330 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: soft segment two with what's popping on periscope. Periscope is 331 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: popping off with lots of questions guys about the linebacker play. 332 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: Of course late and Vanderesh has been hurt, Sean Lee 333 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: is stepped in, Jalen Smith, where is he at to you? Guys? 334 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: But the fans are calling them out. They want to 335 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: know why has linebacker play dropped off when you had 336 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: what was maybe the best group in the league last year? 337 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: What do you think Maybe they're not getting as protected 338 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: as they had been. See this is they're not playing 339 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: like doubles out there, right, the two lineas I'll buy 340 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: themselves doubles tennis. Yes, the defensive front has something to 341 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: do with keeping those linebackers clean too in some respects Now, 342 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that's all of it, but again, you know, 343 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: you got to be making the right decisions, fill the 344 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: right gaps, and at times they have not done that. 345 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: At times they've gotten caught chasing the ball flowing one 346 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: way and they cut back and it's like, oh, I 347 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: should have been in my gap there and I wasn't, 348 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: And I think that's happened. But I think a lot 349 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,479 Speaker 1: of it if you look at it. The offensive linemen 350 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: are getting onto the second level, and linebackers against three 351 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: hundred twenty pound tackles not a good matchup. So I 352 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: think they got to do a better job also up 353 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: front of you know, and and just pick a game 354 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: or so, you know, two games they didn't play the 355 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: run very well the Packers and now this game right, 356 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: this pass game. Yeah, I'd go back to the Colts 357 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: and the Ramps and go back to last year. Yeah, 358 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: absolutely so. But those questions weren't being an ass because 359 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: the majority of the time they were winning so they 360 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: weren't in this situation they're in right now. I'll just 361 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: move on because there's a lot of good questions coming in. 362 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: Another one is about Cheetah bay O Woozier. Are you 363 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: guys noticing a drop off in his play on these 364 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: fifty fifty balls. He seems to be losing on a 365 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: lot of these recently, and I don't know. It also 366 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: feels like maybe in the past he was playing a 367 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: little better than he might be right now. Well, when 368 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: I look at it, he basically gave up one play 369 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: this past game and the guy caught it on his 370 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: butt with his hand out on the ground and the 371 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: ball landed on his hand. Right if you can play 372 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: Stefan digs and hold him to what is true? Two 373 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: or three catches, it is true, I mean. And then 374 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: the play on the goal line. You know, he's just 375 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 1: trying to help out on that tight end. I don't 376 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: know that that was his job, but that's one of 377 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: those where Okay, they threw it up to a tall 378 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: guy and he didn't jump high enough. He was there now, 379 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: he's right. Whoever asked that. There's been a lot of 380 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: you know, one on one balls that he hasn't gotten 381 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: too He's got the guy covered. He hadn't gotten to 382 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: the ball well, and that goes and it goes. It 383 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: has happened. It goes back to the takeaways, trying to 384 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: finish those plays their middle of the pack once again 385 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: in takeaways, and we talk about slow starts on offense, 386 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: When did they have a great start on offense when 387 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: they got the ball inside opposing territory. That's a that's 388 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 1: another thing they're missing. And the and the tackling has 389 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: been an issue when they've when they haven't been able 390 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: to stop the run, they usually have struggled in games overall. 391 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: And yet Cheetah gave up some plays in this last game. 392 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: But they still like him and they're going to need 393 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: him in his physicality and Byron's physicality, especially in this 394 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: game against Marvin Jones and Galla Day. And that's why 395 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: you draft guys like this, because you got to handle bigger, stronger, 396 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: and he's not going to win every single play. I 397 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: just think sometimes when you remember what happened, it was 398 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: so vivid in your mind and you're like, wow, that 399 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: was bad, But it wasn't all game long. You know, 400 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: Look just look at these quarterbacks. Wilson's thrown for twenty 401 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: seven hundred yards, Dack's thrown for twenty seven hundred yards, 402 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,719 Speaker 1: Rivers thrown for twenty eight hundred yards. What are these 403 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: cornerbacks doing in the league? Right? They get beat? The 404 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: object is to minimize how many times you get beat 405 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: and maybe make a play now and then. But you're 406 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: not going to pitch a shutout at cornerback. I'm sorry, 407 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna happen. You know. These wide receivers are 408 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: thousand yards a season. Does that mean all the cornerbacks 409 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: are bad? No, they're gonna move the football on you. 410 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: You just want to make some plays. That's what has 411 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: to that. What kind of clouds over if you if 412 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: you could make some plays, then yeah, okay, I get 413 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: the guy caught forty yards of passes on me or whatever, 414 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: No big deal, right, but you gotta make some plays. 415 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: And that's probably what they're because there's some of those 416 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: fifty fifty balls that they just haven't haven't made a 417 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: play on. I like the track you're going on lens 418 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: with the defense because it was it's kind of taking 419 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: me where I wanted to go real quick with and 420 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna write about this tomorrow, Nick, I'm 421 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: gonna try. If we don't spell it out. I like 422 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: to keep secrets, you know. Yeah, you have no idea 423 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: the slyness of the mix. Spen the last segment talking 424 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: about that you've got any States secrets for US scoops 425 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: full of them, and we are going to complain about 426 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: the defense right well, their ranks seventh in the league 427 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: right now, they're top their top seven in scoring and yards. 428 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: They're third in third down percentage allowed. The two teams 429 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: in front of them are the two best teams in 430 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: the league all year so far, arguably, Pats and forty 431 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: nine ers like you, by most measures, they're a good defense, 432 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: but they haven't been good in in in certain stretches 433 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: in the games that they've lost. And I don't know 434 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: how to really gauge it, like, is it just that 435 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: the expectations are so high that they set for themselves, 436 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: that we set for them. I don't know how to 437 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: really just I mean, I heard earlier this year when 438 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: zach Ertz was talking in the locker room before coming 439 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: to play the Cowboys. Obviously they play each other twice 440 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: a year, they know each other well, but he went 441 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: through this this roster and was like, well, when you 442 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: go to the back end, I'm used to seeing Byron. 443 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: He's one of the most talented guys ever. He's got 444 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: world records. Then you go to the linebackers, probably the 445 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: best group in the league. Then you go to the front. 446 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,479 Speaker 1: I mean he's just going off. I mean, opposing players 447 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: talk about this defense and seventh is good. I mean, 448 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: I think seventh is great, but there's this just air 449 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: about them that they shouldn't have these games against Dalvin 450 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: Cook where it's just falls apart. Yeah, and there's been 451 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: times where at the line of scrimmage they're not winning 452 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: the battle up front. It happened in the last game. 453 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 1: To your point, it happened in the Rams game. And 454 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: when you're trying to win a championship, those are concerns 455 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: and they talk about it too. They haven't been nearly 456 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 1: as consistent as they want to be. Married No, they weren't, 457 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: and they didn't didn't play well against Minnesota, but you know, 458 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good team. But again, you got to 459 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: hold somebody less than twenty eight points. When you look, 460 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: I bet the Eagles have scored more than ten points 461 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: in everyone of their games except the Cowboys. That's just 462 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: gonna be off the top of my head, that's my guess. 463 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: I bet. I bet the Saints have scored more than 464 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: twelve points in every one of their games too, So 465 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: that's the confusing part. It's like you see that it 466 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: can be done, and then these other games it's not. 467 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: But it's a week to week league. I'm sorry, that's 468 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: just kind of the way it works out. It got 469 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: to be better. They got to do better against the run, absolutely, 470 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: but overall it's not bad. It's just that game, you know. 471 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: It's almost like, uh, what's a little saying about the 472 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: little boy when he's When he's good, he's really good, 473 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: and when he's bad, he's really bad. Something like that. 474 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: It's an old saying, yeah, and that's kind of what 475 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: there are. When they're good, they're really good, and then 476 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: when they're bad, they're really bad. It's just like a 477 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: what have you done for me lately? To the thing. 478 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it's week to week. You got to change 479 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: every week. You got to be different teams every week, 480 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 1: and the storylines change every week, so matchups changed. They 481 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: come out and have a shutout against the Lions, We'll 482 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: be talking about something else. You know. The only trend 483 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: that I see is the slow starts. And you know, 484 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: in seven of the nine games, they've been behind, and 485 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, and one of those and one of 486 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: those was Miami and they were up ten six. That's 487 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: almost like being behind. That was right, point of yeah, 488 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: with their teams right that they were hanging in there. 489 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: And the reason they were ahead of Philadelphia is because 490 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: they turned the ball over twice on the Philadelphia's first 491 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 1: two possessions and the Cowboys scored. How about that they did? 492 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: You're right, When it happens seven out of nine games, 493 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: I don't know how to explain it, I mean, other 494 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: than it's a trend and it's a fact it's there. 495 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: But go look at it and look at the reasons, right, 496 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: look look at the turn the ball over, you know, 497 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: and the losses the Packers, the Saints turn two fumbles 498 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: three interceptions or two of them were early? Yeah, but 499 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: is it? Is it all execution? Well? Is it? Some 500 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 1: of It's got to go back when the ball early 501 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: in the game, Right, when you turn the ball over early, 502 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: it's not coaching, Yeah, it's it's execution. You know, everybody 503 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: wants to kind of tie a bow on it. It's like, well, 504 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: they're not prepared. Okay, so they weren't prepared for the 505 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: first two positions, but now all of a sudden, they 506 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 1: got prepared and they came back like gang busts. Well, 507 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: I didn't say they weren't prepared, No, I'm saying, but 508 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: I think everybody share receptions. That's one of the perceptions 509 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: out there, or or you know, they're not motivated and 510 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden in the middle of the 511 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: second quarter they get motivated. Those things are that they're 512 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: just makes it frustrating in every game, right, you could 513 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 1: be eight and one, that's right, b seven and two 514 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: should be that's what that's so, you know, we don't 515 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: come in here on Mondays and they're like, man, you 516 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 1: know what, this team just wasn't good enough. They weren't 517 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: good enough. The other team was. Every game. It's like, 518 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: why'd you let us down? That's why. That's yeah, and 519 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 1: that's why it's encouraging and also discouraging because have they 520 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: been blown out of again. I mean twenty one three 521 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: to the Jets that was not good finished, but they've 522 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: been able to dig out of it. It's can they 523 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 1: put together a sixty minute performance consistently. Jets games still 524 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: gonna get them in. It's gonna get you for the 525 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: rest of your days, isn't it. It's just not a 526 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: game you should have lost. No, President Mall had the 527 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 1: last laugh. Can I can I throw another question out? Yeah, 528 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: it's not a question out of the hallway and one 529 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 1: of these tours and get a question. What up? Guys? Yeah, 530 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: lots of tours going on at the Star by my desk, 531 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: A lot questions. I saw Jarwin fly by so I 532 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: we talked about this on our show all week long. 533 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get you, guys. Thoughts. Thirty eight percent of 534 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 1: offensive snaps more touchdowns than won, two hundred yards on 535 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: like fifteen catches. I believe maybe seventeen. We're gonna get 536 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: some more Jarwin? Or is he kat like this is 537 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: his role? Stay in your role, get a twenty yard 538 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: catch every time you come in, do your thing, this 539 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: is your role? Or hello we knocking on the door here? 540 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: Or once a game at least are we seeing Have 541 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: we seen a little bit more of him? I think 542 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: a couple of games based on matchups, I think we've 543 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: seen yes, And I think a lot of it has 544 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: to do with matchups, A lot of it has to 545 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: do with who they trust blocking on the line of 546 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: scrimmage at times. But I think what we've seen a 547 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: little bit of a trend is him coming in on 548 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: more nickel situations than Witten. I think before you was 549 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: on something met group, I knew you're I mean, if 550 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: you if you were watching this game the last that 551 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: last quarter, um, he was starting to come in on 552 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 1: a nickel when they were in just one tight end. Ye. 553 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: And if you go back, and if you go back 554 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: and look at the hail Mary, he came within a whisp. 555 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: I thought he had catching that ball. He has had 556 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: two hands Cowboys exclusive, but he got he got hit. Now, 557 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: they're not going to call it, right, but he got 558 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: ba bowled over. Yeah, and he wouldn't. Why don't you 559 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: challenge that? I'm sorry, why don't you challenge that play? Well, 560 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: you can't because it's last two minutes, it's upstairs. Yeah. Yeah. 561 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: Now they could have challenged that play in the end 562 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: zone and they would be lost. If it's not Yeah, 563 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: if it's not Ram Saints body slam, they're not going 564 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: to overturn it. It's a very high bar to get 565 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: that overturned. I mean, I someone, yeah, it's like you know, 566 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: and and it's almost like you got to sit there 567 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: and go, Okay, I know I'm right, but it's not 568 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: going to be overturned, and I'm gonna waste the time 569 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,239 Speaker 1: out and I can't afford to waste the time out 570 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 1: when I'm trailing. So although when you're not trailing by 571 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: much and you don't call timeout because you only got 572 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 1: ten on the field, probably would have been a good 573 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: time for a timeout, yep, yep, should have done that. 574 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: I don't know what if you needed it later. Yeah, 575 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: but I didn't need a forty yard screen pass on 576 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: me and then tech fits here right honestly based on 577 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 1: and the more offense on a face mask or whatever 578 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: they call. But you didn't those You didn't need those 579 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: timeouts at the end, though, but you did, right, yeah, 580 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: and them and they almost it almost paid off, right right? Right? 581 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: Did I hear you wanted to bring up that last 582 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: table on Austin situation again today? Or you done? I 583 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 1: didn't say that. Let's keep going. Wait, I'm gonna keep going. 584 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you a tab on what day is it? Thursday? 585 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: All right? I'm done with it. No, I thought he 586 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: handled it awfully. Well he did. He said it politely, 587 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: but it was Yeah, it was time to move on, 588 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,239 Speaker 1: I guess. And you know we got the Lions coming up. 589 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: It's a new game and it's gonna be a new 590 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: segment after the break. We got two calls holding. We'll 591 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: try to get to those before we get out of here. Next, 592 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: I'm talking Cowboys. 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Well? 626 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: Solution is go to Jack Black because now's the time 627 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: to prep against dry Chap Winter Skin three Winner Warriors. 628 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,319 Speaker 1: With your sixty five dollars plus purchase, you get an 629 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: MP ten nourishing oil along with dry Erase Ultra Calming 630 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: face cream. If you use the code quinner Quinn huh. 631 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,399 Speaker 1: If you use the code Winner, Yeah, go to get 632 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 1: Jack Black dot com and shop now. That's a wonderful read, Nick, wonderful. 633 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm glad. It's not just us. It's lens is over here. 634 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: It's those inflections. Those inflections will get you every time. 635 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 1: Chap shot chat. Gotta watch out for that, Chap. Really 636 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: good Nick for you. That is Mick, really good stuff. Mick, 637 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Talking Cowboys. We've got a few minutes 638 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: left in the show and we've got a couple of 639 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 1: phone calls to wrap it up. Nebbi are buddy, Nebbi 640 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: you're up next on Talking Cowboys. You're up first. What's up? Budu? Hi? 641 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: Everyone listen? Uh uh, you guys answered my first question. 642 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 1: So I'm just gonna get to my second question. Uh 643 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: uh uh uh uh uh is it practical to give 644 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: Jason Witten a two year contract? Uh extension? Uh uh? 645 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: Take care of Thanks for being patient with me and 646 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: have a great week. Bye. Thanks Goodwin? What neb somebody 647 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:37,200 Speaker 1: thinking out the box? Uh? You know Jason Witten? He 648 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,240 Speaker 1: did say Jason Witten? Right? Did he mean Jason Garrett 649 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: did think? Okay, Um, I don't think it's necessary because 650 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,920 Speaker 1: I think he probably wants to go year by year. 651 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,280 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not going anywhere. You know, he's gonna 652 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 1: finish his career here. Uh so yeah, you see how 653 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: the season ends and say, Okay, you want to go seventeen, 654 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: we'll go seventeenth year. And because he's on a one 655 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 1: year contract right now, right, so, yeah, I don't I 656 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:07,280 Speaker 1: don't think that they have to extend him or worry 657 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: about it thoughts. Yeah, he's exactly. Yeah, he's week to week, 658 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: year to year. Yeah, just won't come out and say it, 659 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: but he's thirty one. Teams could call and he would 660 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: hang up. Yeah. Yeah, And he's having the time of 661 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,399 Speaker 1: his life, by the way, he's enjoying this so much, 662 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:29,400 Speaker 1: enjoys being here. I mean what was it was the 663 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: other day. It was like, okay, he was here Monday. 664 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 1: Well he might have been the first player here Monday, right, 665 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,879 Speaker 1: Tuesday's the day off. Jason Witten was here. So same 666 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:40,239 Speaker 1: at lunch every day. Yeah, he's always He's always here, 667 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: and I think he can afford to buy his own lunch. 668 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: I think he can. I think he's doing Okay, Um, yeah, 669 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: somebody asked him a week or two ago and he 670 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: just said, I'm not even thinking past this day this week, 671 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: you know. And he is thirty seven, and I'm sure 672 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: it's probably yeah, it probably is a year to year 673 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 1: thing at this point. Um, okay, let's go back to 674 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,880 Speaker 1: the phone lines. Travis in mission again? Is that correct? 675 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 1: You're up next on Talking Cowboys. How's it going, guys? Good? 676 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 1: I had a quick point in the question or just 677 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,480 Speaker 1: a thought. I guess going back to the last game, 678 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,440 Speaker 1: I just think the flow starts. They just haven't played 679 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: very good, complimentary football. When the offense needs the defense, 680 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: it seems like they kind of fall short, and when 681 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: the defense needs the offense, same thing. I don't know 682 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: if you can really point to one specific thing. It 683 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,960 Speaker 1: just happens. And I know Mickey talked about them turning 684 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: it over, which is execution part of it. But I 685 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:38,040 Speaker 1: also think the you know around the league, you know, 686 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,399 Speaker 1: most of the your first two possessions, it's scripted, it's 687 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, your top fifteen or twenty plays. And I 688 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,239 Speaker 1: wonder my question is do you think a little bit 689 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: of that goes to just Kellen Moore? Maybe this is 690 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 1: his first year as an offensive coordinator. And I'm not 691 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:59,239 Speaker 1: saying he's not qualified or anything like that, and I 692 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: just think may be it's a growing process for him 693 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: and he hasn't to me, the first fifteen or twenty 694 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: players haven't looked as put together like they could be. 695 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,359 Speaker 1: So I just wonder if that might also be leading 696 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: into a slow started offense. You know, Travis, The weird 697 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: thing about that is they're the majority of the times 698 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: they're moving the ball, they just don't they just don't 699 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: complete the drive. You know, that was you know the 700 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:28,640 Speaker 1: frustrating thing. Think about the Packer. It was the Packer game, right, 701 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: They're moving and and all of a sudden, uh, you 702 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: get you get a pass that should have been caught 703 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 1: and gone for a touchdown, and you drop it into 704 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 1: an interception. And and if you look at the game 705 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: before that. Um, you know they're moving the ball and 706 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: they fumble. You know, Witton's going down, he's going down 707 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: to the forty yard line and he fumbles. So it's 708 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,400 Speaker 1: kind of hard to put but you're right, uh, you know, 709 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,080 Speaker 1: that's a that's a kind of a good thought. But 710 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 1: I just don't know that that's been the deal. Like 711 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: this past game, they're moving the ball and then they 712 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 1: get to two third and six and they get a 713 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,840 Speaker 1: drop and I forgot what the other reason was that 714 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 1: they didn't convert, and then all of a sudden, you're 715 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: punning again. So it's yeah, it's right here that I 716 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: would think, yeah, yeah, it's I don't think it's definitely. 717 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: I don't think it's for sure. I know they've turned 718 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: it over for sure a couple of times. I just 719 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: think from you know, what my eyes are seeing when 720 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 1: I'm watching those, I really pay attention to those first 721 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: fifteen plays, or I don't think the things have been 722 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: set up, Like you look at the Minnesota game. They 723 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: were setting that play action up in that those boots 724 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 1: and the waggles and all that stuff right from the beginning. 725 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 1: It seemed like it led into the game I just 726 00:39:33,560 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 1: think the first fifteen plays for us have been kind 727 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: of they hadn't been pieced together as good. And I 728 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:41,319 Speaker 1: don't think it's something that can't happen the second half 729 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: of the year. I just think for the first half 730 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,399 Speaker 1: of the year, maybe it's something where he hasn't quite 731 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,839 Speaker 1: gotten a finger on this is the way I need 732 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:49,279 Speaker 1: to play this game out, or this is the way 733 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:51,360 Speaker 1: I need to piece these plays together. So well, I 734 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: think think about it. That first possession, they're third and 735 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 1: six at the at the Vikings thirty nine, and they 736 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:00,439 Speaker 1: had it basically an all out blitz and the ball 737 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,000 Speaker 1: it was kind of low to Cob but it was catchable. 738 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: And then you don't have to miss the field goal either, 739 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: by the way, we know even though you got there 740 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: and then I had time to look here. And then 741 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 1: the second possession, um, they're third and third and six 742 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: at the forty eight, so they moved from the twenty 743 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:20,480 Speaker 1: five to forty eight. Uh. And he throws that cross 744 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:24,160 Speaker 1: pattern to Whitton and the ball gets deflected and breaks 745 00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 1: it up and now you're punning so again uh he 746 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,600 Speaker 1: and and Dak was it was hit by Griffin when 747 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 1: he when he threw the ball so different reasons, it 748 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: seems like all the time. But yeah, it's uh. I'm 749 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,400 Speaker 1: sure it's frustrating to them too. And I want to 750 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:40,840 Speaker 1: leave you guys with this because I was going to 751 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: bring up that field goal when he when as soon 752 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,279 Speaker 1: as they got stopped on that third down and my 753 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:48,880 Speaker 1: arms started walking out, I was like, why why is 754 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:51,799 Speaker 1: this not? To me? It was it was a simple punt. 755 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:55,040 Speaker 1: I know. It's situational football to me, and they always 756 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:57,279 Speaker 1: talked about situation fall. Jason talks about it all the time, 757 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: and I just think it is great. Is his sixty 758 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:03,920 Speaker 1: yard field goals are? I love that. That's awesome. I 759 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: felt like in that moment in that game, we always 760 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:09,239 Speaker 1: talk about Rod and how do you want to make 761 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:12,520 Speaker 1: a team go ninety yards? So I think put the 762 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:14,880 Speaker 1: defense down there at the ten yard line and make 763 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota off the jump go ninety yards whether they're probably 764 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 1: not gonna do it. If they do, then they're just better. 765 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:23,960 Speaker 1: But I don't think they're gonna Yeah, Okay, Travis appreciate 766 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,560 Speaker 1: the call almost out of time, Linz, what do you 767 00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: think of I mean, Brett has the leg to do that, 768 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: but in that time and place early in the game. 769 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:35,160 Speaker 1: It was a momentum swing when they didn't convert. Yeah, 770 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:37,840 Speaker 1: I mean, hindsight is always twenty twenty. It would have 771 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,239 Speaker 1: been nice to have three, But definitely I kind of 772 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:43,239 Speaker 1: go towards the side of scratch my head on that 773 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:45,479 Speaker 1: one a little bit. You know, maybe he was thinking, gosh, 774 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: we have all these slow starts. What if I can 775 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:51,080 Speaker 1: just get a field goal and get a hit any 776 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: shot at point that you have his process, Yes, and 777 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,640 Speaker 1: he didn't have to hit it bad, you know he. 778 00:41:57,960 --> 00:42:00,160 Speaker 1: I mean, they trust him back there, but he is 779 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:03,600 Speaker 1: four of eight plus fifty, so it's not a guarantee 780 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 1: should make those. They should have lost three yards and 781 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:14,279 Speaker 1: made it sixty, hid Hauradi does. That's very good. I 782 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 1: like that. Lenz, thanks so much for joining us again 783 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,200 Speaker 1: for having me back. Y'all, it was a blast, Mick. 784 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:22,120 Speaker 1: No one's creeping in on us. Well, we're gonna we're 785 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:24,800 Speaker 1: gonna give way to the break we started like the 786 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:30,720 Speaker 1: boss Man will be waiting momentarily. Yep, Diagleton, Eatman, Hellman 787 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:35,960 Speaker 1: Amber Next. Appreciate Kyle producing. We'll catch you guys tomorrow 788 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:38,480 Speaker 1: on Talking Cowboys. To wrap up the week. This has 789 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:41,360 Speaker 1: been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the 790 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:43,120 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys Football Club.