WEBVTT - Talkin’ Cowboys: Run Down the Bengals? 0:00:03.480 --> 0:00:05.920 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:05.960 --> 0:00:10.639 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club Cowboys. 0:00:12.840 --> 0:00:18.120 This He's Talking Cowboys, straining live from the Dallas Cowboys 0:00:18.160 --> 0:00:19.480 World headquarters at. 0:00:19.320 --> 0:00:22.440 The Star in Frisco. 0:00:23.239 --> 0:00:29.000 Six second Pascott PISONI pa texsdown and now your hosts, 0:00:29.560 --> 0:00:35.640 Isaiah Standback, Patrick Walker, Josh Rodriguez, and Kyle Yeomans. 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:43.280 Welcome back to Talking Cowboys, presented by Black Rifle Coffee Company. 0:00:43.680 --> 0:00:47.440 We're your hosts. We're here live on a what. 0:00:47.600 --> 0:00:51.360 Is it Thursday? It's a Thursday. We're here on a Thursday. 0:00:52.040 --> 0:00:54.080 I'm Josh Rodriguez here. 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:56.280 With Patrick Nesci, Walker, here with Tommy rsh here with. 0:00:56.360 --> 0:00:59.840 Isaiah stand Back. I am stand back on Twitter. Also 0:01:00.200 --> 0:01:02.760 for Beamer in the background, and also Jazz Maine in. 0:01:02.760 --> 0:01:06.600 The background doing their thing, Jazz and Beamer. 0:01:06.840 --> 0:01:09.440 It is a beautiful Thursday morning. 0:01:10.840 --> 0:01:13.840 I had to say that so you can remember, remind 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:14.840 yourself that it's Thursday. 0:01:14.880 --> 0:01:17.120 It's not Friday. I definitely didn't think it was Friday. 0:01:17.440 --> 0:01:17.920 This is weird. 0:01:17.959 --> 0:01:20.520 These past couple of games been four day span and 0:01:20.560 --> 0:01:22.440 you get the mini by Yeah, I forget what day 0:01:22.440 --> 0:01:22.600 it is. 0:01:22.760 --> 0:01:24.200 Eleven days, no don't. 0:01:24.720 --> 0:01:26.600 Yeah, it's a little nuts, but it's good to be 0:01:26.640 --> 0:01:30.840 here with you boys, hosting a Talking Cowboys Thursday. We 0:01:30.959 --> 0:01:33.480 got lots to talk about. Patrick Nsey Walker. Do you 0:01:33.520 --> 0:01:36.840 want to kick us off with some news and notes, Yeah, 0:01:36.880 --> 0:01:37.320 we can do that. 0:01:37.440 --> 0:01:37.880 Let's do it. 0:01:38.640 --> 0:01:41.120 So because we have a the Cowboys, i should say, 0:01:41.200 --> 0:01:44.240 have a Monday night game, the first injury report will 0:01:44.319 --> 0:01:47.600 not be dropped until today Thursday. They did practice yesterday, 0:01:47.720 --> 0:01:49.760 but no injury report, and it was more of a 0:01:49.880 --> 0:01:52.640 mock through slash walked through as described by a head 0:01:52.680 --> 0:01:56.320 coach Mike McCarthy ahead of the actual practice. Had some 0:01:56.880 --> 0:02:00.720 players who weren't present during the media portion, like Cede Lamb, 0:02:00.760 --> 0:02:04.520 Brandon Cooks. Unsure because we didn't get a practice report. 0:02:04.640 --> 0:02:07.640 Unsure if those guys appeared after the open portion was 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:10.760 closed to the media, So we're not sure. But we 0:02:10.919 --> 0:02:13.799 do know that there's some rehab work going on with 0:02:13.919 --> 0:02:16.519 that CD in his shoulder, but again he's expected to play. 0:02:16.639 --> 0:02:19.720 We'll see if that expectation holds true as soon as 0:02:19.760 --> 0:02:22.079 today when we get their injury report. Cowboys did make 0:02:22.120 --> 0:02:26.280 a couple of transactions. They worked out four players, all cornerbacks, 0:02:26.680 --> 0:02:29.480 two cornerbacks have been added to the practice squad. One 0:02:29.639 --> 0:02:32.960 is d Delaney. Little background on Delaney. He was an 0:02:33.080 --> 0:02:36.920 undrafted cornerback to the Jaguars back in twenty eighteen out 0:02:36.960 --> 0:02:41.040 of the University of Miami, Florida by way of the Citadel. 0:02:41.360 --> 0:02:43.639 He's twenty nine right now, a bit of a journeyman 0:02:44.160 --> 0:02:45.799 before the age of thirty. This is going to be 0:02:45.880 --> 0:02:50.160 his seventh club since joining the NFL in twenty eighteen. 0:02:50.360 --> 0:02:54.520 His best season, his most productive season plural, I should 0:02:54.520 --> 0:02:56.320 say it was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A lot 0:02:56.320 --> 0:02:59.480 of practice squad worked before then with the Dolphins, the Jets, 0:03:00.160 --> 0:03:03.600 and Commanders. Yeah, those guys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He spent 0:03:03.960 --> 0:03:06.360 two or three seasons there, had five stars, fifty two 0:03:06.480 --> 0:03:09.960 games available, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, and seventy one 0:03:10.040 --> 0:03:12.799 combined tackles. So he does have some experience that he 0:03:12.919 --> 0:03:16.959 brings actual game experience, not simply being in the league experience. 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:19.799 But he's been out there, rotational, but he's done some things. 0:03:20.120 --> 0:03:22.840 Troy pride X, fourth round pick of the Panthers in 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:25.680 twenty twenty out of Notre Dame. I'm sure miss Marris 0:03:25.720 --> 0:03:28.760 Leo File will love that he is twenty six years old. 0:03:29.639 --> 0:03:32.679 He spent his first couple of seasons with the Panthers 0:03:32.760 --> 0:03:36.120 and that's when he that's his only NFL experience as 0:03:36.120 --> 0:03:38.360 far as in game experience, he had eight starts in 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:41.360 fourteen games, two pass breakups, forty two combined tackles, but 0:03:41.520 --> 0:03:44.160 his subsequent one two, three, four teams or three teams 0:03:44.160 --> 0:03:47.080 because this is the fourth after the Panthers all practice 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:49.760 squad stints, so he wasn't able to earn his way 0:03:49.800 --> 0:03:52.920 back onto the field after his stretch with the Carolina Panthers. 0:03:53.640 --> 0:03:58.680 So look at Pride and Delaney as both rotational insurance guys. Obviously, 0:03:58.800 --> 0:04:00.960 you don't know if von Dix is going to be 0:04:01.040 --> 0:04:03.880 back on this field come Monday. He's missed the last 0:04:03.920 --> 0:04:08.600 two games with a couple of injuries. So you know, 0:04:08.760 --> 0:04:14.240 I'm ari Amani over Waia got it. He yes his 0:04:14.360 --> 0:04:17.240 practice day. His twenty one day practice window was activated 0:04:17.320 --> 0:04:19.680 on yesterday, so twenty one days to figure out if 0:04:19.720 --> 0:04:21.320 his season is going to be over or if he's 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:23.280 going to be moved to the active fifty three man roster. 0:04:23.400 --> 0:04:26.840 But keep in mind, you lost Josh Butler to IR, 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:30.960 he lost Kaitlyn Carson to ir, you need insurance at 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:35.159 that position. What does Pride and Delaney give you? Not much, 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:37.159 to be honest with you. But again, these are practice 0:04:37.200 --> 0:04:40.200 squad insurance players. They're not going to be expected to 0:04:40.279 --> 0:04:44.120 step in immediately, if ever, and actually make a huge 0:04:44.160 --> 0:04:45.040 impact on the game. 0:04:45.400 --> 0:04:48.720 Now, well, question about these guys in ticular and the 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:51.960 workouts in particularly, I think any inquisitive fan will see 0:04:52.680 --> 0:04:53.720 a certain name on that list. 0:04:54.320 --> 0:04:56.679 That's where I was going with Xavier Howard. 0:04:56.680 --> 0:04:59.400 They did work out Xavion Howard, also Joshua Bledsoe, but 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:02.360 bled so is in the same vein as Pride in Delaney. 0:05:02.520 --> 0:05:05.000 As far as if he were to be added rather 0:05:05.120 --> 0:05:08.280 be next week, if at all, then its depth insurance, 0:05:08.360 --> 0:05:09.520 practice squad rotation. 0:05:09.320 --> 0:05:10.160 And he's more of a safety. 0:05:10.320 --> 0:05:15.160 It is more of a safety Exhibion Howard, however, notable 0:05:15.560 --> 0:05:20.000 former two time All Pro, former NFL interceptions leader with 0:05:20.120 --> 0:05:25.760 the Miami Dolphins. I'm assuming that they either couldn't come 0:05:25.800 --> 0:05:29.120 to terms on money, which is most most likely when 0:05:29.120 --> 0:05:32.800 you're talking about a player of Xavier and Howard's caliber. Now, again, 0:05:32.880 --> 0:05:37.599 he's not peak Exavion Howard. However, realistically speaking, he's going 0:05:37.720 --> 0:05:40.480 to command more money on the open market than Delaney, 0:05:40.720 --> 0:05:42.039 Pride and bled Soe. 0:05:42.120 --> 0:05:44.000 Well, you saw a similar situation with Carl Lawson. 0:05:44.000 --> 0:05:46.760 Whenever he correct so he came in for the workout, 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:49.800 they went in a different direction wise money wise, and 0:05:49.960 --> 0:05:52.280 then a couple of weeks later, two or three weeks later, 0:05:52.320 --> 0:05:53.720 they circle back to callege. 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:55.839 You're going to command what somebody is willing to pay. 0:05:56.000 --> 0:05:57.320 That is that is also true. 0:05:58.360 --> 0:05:59.520 Nobody's paid that this year. 0:05:59.600 --> 0:06:03.480 Yeah, and the season's almost over, so he has he 0:06:03.560 --> 0:06:05.520 has decisions to make for himself as well. 0:06:05.720 --> 0:06:09.520 The values is a little higher than others. 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:14.240 That depends, well, it's higher than the others on this workout. 0:06:14.240 --> 0:06:16.200 I will say that now, if you're exaviing Howard, you 0:06:16.279 --> 0:06:19.200 could kind of finess this situation in that he knows 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:22.039 his value, He knows that he still brings an impact 0:06:22.120 --> 0:06:25.360 to the game. And maybe he gets an offer here 0:06:25.440 --> 0:06:29.720 too from a playoff team, someone who has a chance 0:06:29.760 --> 0:06:31.920 to kind of go deep into the playoffs. Maybe he's 0:06:31.960 --> 0:06:34.640 weighing that as well, versus the situation the Cowboys are in. 0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:37.720 Several variables are at play here, But they did work 0:06:37.760 --> 0:06:39.960 out xaving Howard. No deal has been struck. 0:06:40.120 --> 0:06:41.800 Is that mean that won't remain the case over the 0:06:41.839 --> 0:06:45.640 next few days, not necessarily. But again, if you're exaving Howard, 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:48.320 you're looking at the totality of the marketplace, and I'm 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:50.599 sure that the Cowboys, if they made an offer yesterday, 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:52.000 I'm sure they're not the only ones to make it. 0:06:52.120 --> 0:06:54.360 And then again, you look at the record, albeit a 0:06:54.400 --> 0:06:58.240 two game win streak, they're still, as Jerry Jones labeled it, 0:06:58.360 --> 0:07:02.000 outlandish odds when guards to the playoffs, you have other 0:07:02.080 --> 0:07:05.440 teams that will make the playoffs and might need his 0:07:05.560 --> 0:07:07.960 services and then might be willing to pay more for 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:08.839 said services. 0:07:09.200 --> 0:07:12.560 So you know, he's doing his due diligence. Cowboys are 0:07:12.560 --> 0:07:14.280 doing their due diligence, and just right now they're not 0:07:14.360 --> 0:07:14.960 on the same page. 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:16.000 Tommy, what do you think? 0:07:16.240 --> 0:07:18.560 Yeah, no, I think Patrick nailed it. I mean, it's 0:07:18.600 --> 0:07:21.920 an interesting part of the year because you think about 0:07:22.000 --> 0:07:24.880 how much money a guy like he would command at 0:07:24.920 --> 0:07:28.440 this point, and you know, it's just a situation where 0:07:28.840 --> 0:07:31.240 there's only going to be certain teams that are going 0:07:31.320 --> 0:07:34.200 to be willing to pay that amount of money for services, 0:07:34.200 --> 0:07:36.160 considering what they've got at stake, who they've got in 0:07:36.200 --> 0:07:40.200 their cornerback room, but no, so I think the you know, 0:07:40.280 --> 0:07:43.360 when these two adages yesterday, some might think, oh, that's 0:07:43.480 --> 0:07:47.520 probably not a great sign. But at the same time, 0:07:47.800 --> 0:07:50.080 I don't know if that's as much a tip of 0:07:50.120 --> 0:07:53.160 the hat towards or tip of the hand towards Diggs's availability, 0:07:53.560 --> 0:07:55.360 aside from the fact like that they're just so thin 0:07:55.440 --> 0:07:58.560 at corner. They are so thin at corner, so it 0:07:58.640 --> 0:08:01.040 makes sense to me why they would do that regardless 0:08:01.040 --> 0:08:04.080 if Diggs plays are not. It's good to get Rowari 0:08:04.160 --> 0:08:08.080 a back Pride junior had the torn acl in twenty 0:08:08.120 --> 0:08:10.160 twenty one, so he missed the twenty twenty one season 0:08:10.280 --> 0:08:13.360 and the twenty twenty two season before bouncing around to 0:08:13.440 --> 0:08:16.720 practice squads. But he's a fast corner. I think he 0:08:16.800 --> 0:08:18.720 can play a little bit. And then Delaney's obviously got 0:08:18.760 --> 0:08:22.680 the experience, like like Patrick outlined, you know, three career interceptions. 0:08:22.760 --> 0:08:24.320 He had those three years in Tampa Bay where he 0:08:24.680 --> 0:08:27.880 looked pretty good, and then he signed with the Bills 0:08:27.920 --> 0:08:30.120 and the off seasons he was placed on injured reserve 0:08:30.200 --> 0:08:31.760 and then they waved him. So this is kind of 0:08:31.840 --> 0:08:35.719 his second chance after that. So good depth pieces, but 0:08:35.920 --> 0:08:39.440 I wouldn't count on them being leaned upon too heavily. 0:08:39.520 --> 0:08:42.320 I don't think unless as they's necessary. 0:08:42.440 --> 0:08:44.000 Do you expect to see anything out of these Yeah, 0:08:44.000 --> 0:08:45.959 I think they're gonna play. You think they're gonna play it. 0:08:46.000 --> 0:08:48.000 I don't think you have a choice. Yeah, where else 0:08:48.080 --> 0:08:48.280 you go? 0:08:48.880 --> 0:08:51.640 Yeah, I don't fair unless you all got somebody hidden 0:08:51.720 --> 0:08:52.679 in the locker room somewhere. 0:08:52.760 --> 0:08:54.679 Nope, these guys have to play, especially if Trayon is 0:08:54.679 --> 0:08:55.920 not ready for have faith. 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:57.720 That he's playing. I don't. 0:08:58.240 --> 0:09:00.520 I don't disagree. Yeah, for a number, and we'll see 0:09:00.520 --> 0:09:03.599 what the injury report says. But I'm operating under the 0:09:03.640 --> 0:09:04.679 assumption that he's not. 0:09:05.080 --> 0:09:06.559 Won't We'll see. 0:09:08.000 --> 0:09:09.480 Yeah, I have no. 0:09:12.240 --> 0:09:14.640 But I don't know anything obviously. But I think not 0:09:14.760 --> 0:09:16.600 only are the insurance pieces, but these guys need to play. 0:09:16.600 --> 0:09:18.839 And you talk about Zamia Howard. When you're in a 0:09:18.880 --> 0:09:20.520 position like him, and you're a veteran, and you're a 0:09:20.600 --> 0:09:23.200 proven veteran, you're you're at this point of the season, 0:09:23.240 --> 0:09:26.839 you're like, well, I waited this long. You know what 0:09:26.880 --> 0:09:28.559 I'm saying, Like, either you guys give me the bag 0:09:28.679 --> 0:09:30.240 or again, I'm gonna go try to go chase a 0:09:30.280 --> 0:09:31.760 ring or go play for the chiefs. 0:09:31.880 --> 0:09:38.400 Yeah, yeah, better chances there obviously. All right, let's move on. 0:09:38.720 --> 0:09:42.360 Uh locker room yesterday, you guys had some availability with 0:09:42.400 --> 0:09:44.600 some of the players, correct. 0:09:44.880 --> 0:09:45.320 We did. 0:09:45.400 --> 0:09:48.240 It was a little bit of a thinner locker room 0:09:48.280 --> 0:09:52.880 because the especially the rookies, they were blessing the unfortunate. 0:09:52.960 --> 0:09:55.559 So they were uploading a lot of the the Christmas 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:58.240 gifts for Salvation Army right on the truck and everything, 0:09:58.320 --> 0:10:00.800 and and once they were done with that, they had Yeah, 0:10:00.800 --> 0:10:02.760 they had team meetings and so we were able to 0:10:02.760 --> 0:10:05.319 get a few people. Brevin span Ford spoke, I know, 0:10:05.520 --> 0:10:07.240 Masie smoke with media. I wasn't able to get with 0:10:07.280 --> 0:10:09.480 him because I was speaking with Eric Kendricks with a 0:10:09.559 --> 0:10:12.880 one on one Q and A and who else spoke 0:10:13.360 --> 0:10:16.640 m spoke yesterday, So to speak to a couple of guys, 0:10:16.679 --> 0:10:20.680 I know that Tommy was in on Demo and Brevin 0:10:20.840 --> 0:10:23.280 while I was off talking to Eric Kendricks. 0:10:23.360 --> 0:10:26.240 So, but Demo is very much Demo. 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:28.680 I'll let because Tim he wrote an excellent story, folks 0:10:28.760 --> 0:10:31.080 check it out on the dot com. I'll let him 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:33.800 tell you what Demo was saying about the eleven and 0:10:33.880 --> 0:10:34.400 the thirteen. 0:10:34.600 --> 0:10:37.840 So Patrick is the science guy here right sence. 0:10:38.120 --> 0:10:40.120 I won't say I'm the math guy because I hate 0:10:40.200 --> 0:10:41.480 math and I'm not good at it. 0:10:41.640 --> 0:10:42.800 But let me ask you this. 0:10:43.160 --> 0:10:47.839 Eleven plus thirteen, what was that twenty four for most 0:10:48.520 --> 0:10:54.000 right here in Dallas. Eleven plus thirteen equals problems for 0:10:54.120 --> 0:10:55.640 opposing offenses. 0:10:55.280 --> 0:10:57.199 When you've got I was proud of that headline. 0:10:57.520 --> 0:10:57.640 Uh. 0:10:57.800 --> 0:11:00.480 When when you put Michael Parsons into Marvio shown on 0:11:00.520 --> 0:11:02.959 the field at the same time, good things happen, and 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:05.240 I think I think Demo hit it. Danail on the 0:11:05.240 --> 0:11:08.280 Heady said Micah was right. He said, I'm not quite eleven, 0:11:08.320 --> 0:11:11.360 but I'm thirteen, and that's all we need. We don't 0:11:11.440 --> 0:11:14.679 need two number elevens. We've gotten eleven and we've got 0:11:14.760 --> 0:11:16.800 a thirteen. So when you put them together on the 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:20.480 field this season, you've gotten one hundred and twelve tackles, 0:11:20.960 --> 0:11:24.880 eleven and a half sacks, fourteen tackles for loss, and 0:11:25.040 --> 0:11:25.880 a pick six and. 0:11:25.960 --> 0:11:28.199 The number eleven missing significant time. 0:11:28.240 --> 0:11:30.880 Exactly pretty pick six, a very pretty pick seck. 0:11:30.920 --> 0:11:34.480 Oh yeah, which the best of any defender in the league, which, by. 0:11:34.400 --> 0:11:37.280 The way, he didn't say was the best play of 0:11:37.320 --> 0:11:39.559 his career. He said it was top two because the 0:11:39.640 --> 0:11:41.360 other play was a play that he made his junior 0:11:41.440 --> 0:11:43.520 year that got his recruitment started. It was like a 0:11:43.600 --> 0:11:45.160 big hit that he put on. I was trying to 0:11:45.200 --> 0:11:46.880 find it, but he has like eighty big hits that 0:11:46.920 --> 0:11:47.280 he put on. 0:11:47.320 --> 0:11:49.840 In his big hit just doesn't hit the same as 0:11:50.360 --> 0:11:52.120 that tip tip pick six to yourself. 0:11:52.160 --> 0:11:54.240 And that's Chris, you got to hit us with that 0:11:54.440 --> 0:11:54.880 boy good. 0:11:55.040 --> 0:11:56.599 That's what that boy good he is. 0:11:57.360 --> 0:11:59.880 But yeah, so that that's that Demo was talking more about, 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:04.640 how you know, thank you my guy. When Mike is 0:12:04.679 --> 0:12:07.679 on the fielder, since he gets so much attention, it 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:10.079 opens things up for Demo and for some of the 0:12:10.120 --> 0:12:11.800 rest of the guys, like we've seen Carl Lawson come 0:12:11.800 --> 0:12:13.839 along here in the last couple of weeks. So that's 0:12:13.880 --> 0:12:16.920 what he was talking about. And then Brethan Patrick wrote 0:12:16.920 --> 0:12:17.800 an equally. 0:12:17.559 --> 0:12:18.240 Great piece on. 0:12:20.080 --> 0:12:21.760 I love it mutual appreciation. 0:12:22.120 --> 0:12:29.439 Patrick and I have a nice writer, So thank you 0:12:29.520 --> 0:12:31.840 for thank you for the segway. 0:12:31.960 --> 0:12:35.600 So Brevin span forward and listening to his his interview, 0:12:35.960 --> 0:12:37.640 one thing stuck out for me, and it's the fact 0:12:37.640 --> 0:12:39.240 that he said the game is slowing down for me 0:12:39.880 --> 0:12:42.319 pre snap, not just once the ball is snapped and 0:12:42.440 --> 0:12:44.920 he's able to make faster decisions. He said that he's 0:12:44.960 --> 0:12:47.920 seen the defense more as a whole and being able 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:50.320 to dissect that more as a whole. And he obviously 0:12:50.360 --> 0:12:52.200 a lot of that comes from the teachings of loom 0:12:52.280 --> 0:12:56.400 To Wells and Mike Zimmer but but Mike McCarthy. But 0:12:56.520 --> 0:12:58.559 at the same time, a lot of this is the 0:12:58.640 --> 0:13:01.599 leadership and the mentorship of Jake Ferguson. So when you 0:13:01.679 --> 0:13:04.000 look at Jake Ferguson being the unequivocal leader of that 0:13:04.080 --> 0:13:06.679 tight end room, you're starting to see certain attributes for 0:13:06.760 --> 0:13:11.000 Jake Ferguson trickle down to Schoolmaker and Brevin span Ford 0:13:11.000 --> 0:13:13.319 and like. And that goes with the So one of 0:13:13.400 --> 0:13:16.800 the issues or i should say opportunities for improvement that 0:13:16.840 --> 0:13:19.000 Brevon span Ford had coming into the league this year 0:13:19.520 --> 0:13:22.200 was he needed to improve is blocking. Okay, He's done 0:13:22.240 --> 0:13:24.199 that and you're starting to see a commitment to that. 0:13:24.520 --> 0:13:27.920 And that's not a coincidence. That's a Jake Ferguson thing. 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:30.640 Jake Ferguson has over the past couple of off seasons. 0:13:30.800 --> 0:13:33.199 Really he bulked up, he really got in the lab 0:13:33.280 --> 0:13:36.079 to put on his blocking weight. But then also look 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:39.160 at the demeanor between the lines. The outside of the 0:13:39.200 --> 0:13:42.400 lines Brevan span Ford and Luke Schoolmaker, there is jovial 0:13:42.520 --> 0:13:47.640 and calm and cool, but between the lines demon time. Well, 0:13:47.720 --> 0:13:50.400 doesn't that remind you Jake Ferguson, Because outside of the lines, 0:13:50.480 --> 0:13:53.240 Jake is Jake all right, Jacobs, bubbly, he's fun, he's fun. 0:13:53.280 --> 0:13:56.720 But then in between the lines, ask Jamal Adams. Jamal 0:13:56.760 --> 0:13:58.200 Adams can tell you that's. 0:13:58.080 --> 0:14:01.520 A dog wearing that dumb right, that's daddy. Now, that's daddy. 0:14:01.600 --> 0:14:04.480 Now he's popu, he's popula. So you're starting to see 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:06.000 Reverend span Ford. 0:14:05.880 --> 0:14:06.440 Got picked up. 0:14:07.280 --> 0:14:07.520 He did? 0:14:07.720 --> 0:14:08.000 He did? 0:14:08.200 --> 0:14:10.600 I saw by whom I mean I had? 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:13.240 It was Detroit. For why Detroit picked him up? 0:14:13.440 --> 0:14:16.240 Oh what, they just got weaker in the secondary. So 0:14:16.800 --> 0:14:20.000 but Breven span Ford, he's increasing his ability to block. 0:14:20.560 --> 0:14:23.760 He's showing more of a prowess as a pass catcher. 0:14:24.040 --> 0:14:26.720 But also when you look at him being targeted, he's 0:14:26.840 --> 0:14:29.440 reeling in most of the targets toward his way. Right. 0:14:29.520 --> 0:14:31.720 I think he had one hundred percent catch rate against 0:14:31.720 --> 0:14:34.160 the Giants. I think like an eighty percent catch rate 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:37.200 in the week prior, So he's taking the advantage of 0:14:37.280 --> 0:14:39.360 his opportunities, making the most of them, and you just 0:14:39.440 --> 0:14:41.840 love to see that because as Jake works to come 0:14:41.880 --> 0:14:43.560 back and we don't know if he'll be clear for Monday, 0:14:43.600 --> 0:14:45.800 but we know this is his tight end room. Look 0:14:45.920 --> 0:14:49.400 toward twenty twenty five and looking intoward twenty twenty five 0:14:49.560 --> 0:14:51.800 and even coming into twenty four, the question was who 0:14:51.880 --> 0:14:55.440 compliments Jake Ferguson, right, You know you brought in span Ford, 0:14:55.480 --> 0:14:57.320 which means more or less. And we talked about this 0:14:57.440 --> 0:14:59.440 Isaiah a lot on the show. Well, his tender shot 0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:00.720 was pretty much was gone. 0:15:00.800 --> 0:15:04.000 It's finally starting to look like Schoonmaker. That's finally for. 0:15:04.440 --> 0:15:07.960 As maligned as Schoolmaker has been because he's a second 0:15:08.040 --> 0:15:09.920 round pick and not delivering, and. 0:15:10.320 --> 0:15:12.080 He's starting to it's starting to click for him, and 0:15:12.120 --> 0:15:14.120 it's starting to click for SPA Forward. So are we 0:15:14.240 --> 0:15:17.200 looking at a three tight end situation as far as 0:15:17.360 --> 0:15:19.680 ability going into twenty twenty five and look at the 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:20.960 age of each one of these guys. 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:23.280 It's very promising for that tight end room. 0:15:23.640 --> 0:15:26.360 If this trend continues, the tight end room will be 0:15:26.560 --> 0:15:29.000 one that you have zero concerns about in twenty twenty 0:15:29.080 --> 0:15:30.040 five and twenty six. 0:15:30.360 --> 0:15:34.240 Well, as long as you can retain lind Weell's that's true, 0:15:34.440 --> 0:15:36.000 say that louder for the people. As long as you 0:15:36.000 --> 0:15:36.800 can Retainnell. 0:15:37.080 --> 0:15:40.680 He's like, my voice is gone, man, I can't fluctuate 0:15:40.720 --> 0:15:41.160 today better. 0:15:41.240 --> 0:15:43.760 Well, at least that's a priority. 0:15:44.480 --> 0:15:47.440 We were saying, is that the reason why you're able 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:49.840 to talk about the depth of that room is because 0:15:49.840 --> 0:15:51.840 of one of the person who's developing those players. 0:15:52.880 --> 0:15:55.080 And I think we were expecting more from Jake Ferguson 0:15:55.160 --> 0:15:57.000 this year. I mean, granted, we were talking about him 0:15:57.040 --> 0:15:59.920 having an all Pro season in the offseason, but they 0:16:00.120 --> 0:16:01.040 the offense has been with the. 0:16:01.600 --> 0:16:04.080 To be fairst because we were expecting more of the offense. 0:16:03.760 --> 0:16:04.480 One hundred percent. 0:16:04.720 --> 0:16:06.920 However, you love to see that Jake Ferguson is not 0:16:07.080 --> 0:16:09.480 only doing his best on the field, but off the 0:16:09.560 --> 0:16:12.920 field now too and building the tight end room around him, 0:16:12.960 --> 0:16:16.040 which is clearly what you're seeing with Scoon Maker, Brevan 0:16:16.080 --> 0:16:18.960 s van Ford and hopefully John Stevens in the future. 0:16:19.680 --> 0:16:21.040 One more John, he love man. 0:16:21.160 --> 0:16:22.720 One more thing I wanted to bring up from yesterday. 0:16:22.760 --> 0:16:27.160 Mike McCarthy responded to Dak Prescott's comments from his interview 0:16:27.200 --> 0:16:27.880 earlier in the week. 0:16:28.040 --> 0:16:30.240 I kind of wanted to get on that because he 0:16:30.960 --> 0:16:32.840 he was a little confused. 0:16:32.400 --> 0:16:34.800 Right, he was a little I don't know, I'll put 0:16:34.840 --> 0:16:35.240 it this way. 0:16:36.120 --> 0:16:38.360 I've not known Mike McCarthy to be a liar, so 0:16:38.400 --> 0:16:41.320 I don't think he was doing intentional damage control there 0:16:41.440 --> 0:16:43.040 to try to protect the front office. I think he 0:16:43.160 --> 0:16:45.480 was genuinely confused because he hadn't heard the comments, and 0:16:45.640 --> 0:16:46.520 that's why he was like, what. 0:16:46.560 --> 0:16:47.200 Were is comments? 0:16:47.320 --> 0:16:51.640 Well, he said that he has more input in the 0:16:51.720 --> 0:16:55.440 Cowboys organization than he did in any aspect of Green 0:16:55.480 --> 0:16:59.880 Bay or any stop prior to right, So but again subjective. 0:17:00.080 --> 0:17:02.080 We talked about these yesterday, Isaiah, what does. 0:17:02.000 --> 0:17:05.600 That mean having the most and well, right, having the 0:17:05.720 --> 0:17:08.920 most of his illustrious NFL coaching career. 0:17:09.960 --> 0:17:12.440 Is that fifty percent? And was it forty percent in 0:17:12.480 --> 0:17:14.240 Green Bay? Is that seventy percent? Here? 0:17:14.359 --> 0:17:14.520 Was it? 0:17:15.119 --> 0:17:15.520 I don't know? 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:18.040 And again it was like what department? Right, what aspect 0:17:18.080 --> 0:17:20.560 of your operations do you have? We're saying, is it 0:17:20.640 --> 0:17:21.560 just said personnel? 0:17:21.680 --> 0:17:22.200 Personnel? 0:17:22.280 --> 0:17:25.280 And draft was where he had more input in here 0:17:25.600 --> 0:17:27.760 here here in the draft process and the player of 0:17:27.840 --> 0:17:28.840 personnel process. 0:17:29.040 --> 0:17:30.480 Your face always that was. 0:17:31.000 --> 0:17:32.960 Clarification, What are your thoughts on the matter. 0:17:33.400 --> 0:17:39.200 Clarification absolutely makes sense, it makes it makes sense. 0:17:39.359 --> 0:17:42.160 The response makes sense. Or you think where he has 0:17:42.760 --> 0:17:44.960 more say makes sense. 0:17:45.200 --> 0:17:48.240 That's not where I think all of us nor Deck 0:17:48.400 --> 0:17:52.080 may have been leaning leaning towards in regards to his 0:17:52.560 --> 0:17:55.880 his his insight and his impact on this team. It's 0:17:57.840 --> 0:17:59.560 pick your boys. If you're not going to have all 0:17:59.640 --> 0:18:02.800 access and have not all say, then which area do 0:18:02.840 --> 0:18:04.280 you want to have more force? Do you want to 0:18:04.320 --> 0:18:06.200 have more in personnel? Do you want to have more 0:18:06.240 --> 0:18:09.520 in decision making? Do you want to have more and discipline? 0:18:09.760 --> 0:18:13.240 And whatever? It might be? Right? Sometimes sometimes you just 0:18:13.280 --> 0:18:14.560 don't get and get everything that you want. 0:18:14.640 --> 0:18:18.320 Hey, Dak, call in Colin, Yeah, give us a call. 0:18:18.480 --> 0:18:20.600 You have my cell phone, Just give us Clary. 0:18:20.640 --> 0:18:22.760 All right, boys, when we come back from our first break, 0:18:22.840 --> 0:18:26.080 we will need to preview the Dallas Cows offense versus 0:18:26.160 --> 0:18:28.280 the Cincinnati defense and what is left of it? 0:18:28.960 --> 0:18:31.920 Uh And we also have Isaiah's QB vision. 0:18:33.280 --> 0:18:36.439 And one more thing, one more thing, just another thing 0:18:36.480 --> 0:18:38.200 to add on top of all of that little mess. 0:18:38.560 --> 0:18:41.080 Can the Dallas Cows afford to get into a shootout 0:18:41.680 --> 0:18:43.920 with the Cincinnati Bengals offense. 0:18:43.720 --> 0:18:46.320 More from Talking Cowboys Ryan after this. 0:18:48.240 --> 0:18:52.120 If you're looking for fresh American roasty coffee that gives back, 0:18:52.440 --> 0:18:54.639 you need to head to your local grocery store and 0:18:54.720 --> 0:18:57.720 pick up a bag of Black Rifle Coffee. 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Bring out the good and buy your oats 0:21:14.640 --> 0:21:16.960 from the Internet using the QR code on the left 0:21:16.960 --> 0:21:19.840 hand side. Sick oats on the Internet, baby, just like 0:21:19.920 --> 0:21:25.000 our forefathers intended. Yep via drone and they're powdered wigs 0:21:25.800 --> 0:21:27.760 and they're maple oats, you know what I mean. 0:21:29.560 --> 0:21:31.080 Just as Utah intended. 0:21:33.480 --> 0:21:36.440 All right, boys, First off, I wanted to ask we 0:21:36.520 --> 0:21:39.119 have to get into the offensive preview, Isaiah, do you 0:21:39.160 --> 0:21:39.960 want to kick us off? 0:21:40.040 --> 0:21:41.800 Do you feel good enough to kick us off with 0:21:41.920 --> 0:21:45.000 some with his voice? Yeah, it's your voice is not 0:21:45.080 --> 0:21:45.560 quite darn. 0:21:47.600 --> 0:21:49.280 Yeah, let's talk about it. A Bamer, what you got 0:21:49.320 --> 0:21:49.480 for me? 0:21:50.880 --> 0:21:52.760 Why Eddie? Why lady? 0:21:52.880 --> 0:21:53.199 Put up? 0:21:54.280 --> 0:21:59.080 It's time for QB vision with Isaiah's standback. 0:21:59.600 --> 0:22:01.920 What if you're out the line and your trend call? 0:22:02.040 --> 0:22:03.320 But like your voice is gone. 0:22:04.040 --> 0:22:07.640 Silent count. Mm hmmm, that's a guy who's been there before. 0:22:07.800 --> 0:22:12.200 Yeah, Silent Count. Absolutely, you can't you can't. 0:22:12.760 --> 0:22:14.320 No, you can't do it. But I can't do this 0:22:14.480 --> 0:22:15.399 all right, guys. 0:22:18.119 --> 0:22:18.960 Can't get the high today. 0:22:19.119 --> 0:22:21.680 Unfortunately, shortest QB vision of all time. 0:22:21.760 --> 0:22:25.880 These teams. Defensively, they suck, they suck. I can't really 0:22:25.920 --> 0:22:28.600 say never mind, those guys are all bad. 0:22:28.760 --> 0:22:29.200 They're bad. 0:22:29.560 --> 0:22:32.920 They have a handful of guys defensively, obviously they have 0:22:33.040 --> 0:22:35.120 the leader in sacks on their team. 0:22:35.200 --> 0:22:39.120 Can't look past that whatsoever. And Trey Hendrickson, he's nice. 0:22:39.160 --> 0:22:40.680 He's a dude. He's a high effort guy. 0:22:41.040 --> 0:22:45.800 When you think about what Detroit had in a Hutchison, 0:22:45.920 --> 0:22:47.919 he's like that, right, He's just a high effort guy, 0:22:47.960 --> 0:22:50.800 doesn't really stop. Not not necessarily crazy with a bunch 0:22:50.840 --> 0:22:54.240 of moves, but just he's just gonna he's gonna keep coming. 0:22:54.359 --> 0:22:55.520 So you need to get some You need to get 0:22:55.560 --> 0:22:56.840 some bodies on him, need to find a way to 0:22:56.880 --> 0:22:58.920 slow him down. He typically lines up over there on 0:22:58.920 --> 0:23:01.000 the right hand side. So that's and Still's best friend 0:23:01.440 --> 0:23:04.280 this week. So get friendly with him and fire and 0:23:04.320 --> 0:23:07.679 find some inner anger. In terms of why do they 0:23:07.760 --> 0:23:10.679 suck defensively? What they suck defensively because they suck at tackling. 0:23:11.280 --> 0:23:12.920 They just don't tackle well. 0:23:13.080 --> 0:23:13.640 The details. 0:23:13.760 --> 0:23:15.359 I don't understand why they don't tackle well. 0:23:15.359 --> 0:23:17.760 We're at the highest level of competition and everybody on 0:23:17.800 --> 0:23:21.320 their team seemingly is having the same problem in their head, 0:23:21.400 --> 0:23:26.480 their run possibly possibly in their head. They are a 0:23:26.600 --> 0:23:29.680 run stopping defense. That's what they believe themselves to be 0:23:29.840 --> 0:23:30.960 in their head. 0:23:31.040 --> 0:23:31.880 Yet they can't tackle. 0:23:32.119 --> 0:23:32.880 Yet they can't tack. 0:23:33.000 --> 0:23:35.040 That sounds like a recipe for a bad defense. 0:23:35.240 --> 0:23:38.879 It does, it does, and it shows. It shows up. 0:23:38.960 --> 0:23:41.600 These guys want to play single high, but as of late, 0:23:41.640 --> 0:23:43.400 as they've been playing more passing teams, they've been playing 0:23:43.440 --> 0:23:45.879 a lot more too high. Show the reason why they 0:23:45.920 --> 0:23:48.560 want to play single highs because because their personnel, especially 0:23:48.600 --> 0:23:51.080 at the second level, is built to stop the run. 0:23:51.480 --> 0:23:53.879 These guys get These guys out in space and they 0:23:53.920 --> 0:23:57.240 are terrible. They cannot move two different directions to save 0:23:57.280 --> 0:23:59.520 their life. You get them going one way, they are 0:23:59.560 --> 0:24:02.119 going that way only because their hips are locked up 0:24:02.200 --> 0:24:06.639 like a con so underneath routes, crossing routes, things of 0:24:06.680 --> 0:24:09.600 that nature. They find trouble with so they go to 0:24:10.440 --> 0:24:12.720 too high shell to try to assist with some of 0:24:12.760 --> 0:24:15.119 those things by pressing up. You might have saw the 0:24:15.160 --> 0:24:17.159 game last week where there was an interception, ran back 0:24:17.200 --> 0:24:19.040 for a pick six, things of that nature. 0:24:19.160 --> 0:24:22.000 That was pickings slipped on a route. That's all that was. 0:24:22.119 --> 0:24:24.480 That wasn't necessarily great defense. They like to play cover two. 0:24:25.080 --> 0:24:27.399 It wasn't great coverage there. He was playing lucking. He 0:24:27.560 --> 0:24:30.440 just came to his hands jugs machine. So it wasn't 0:24:30.440 --> 0:24:32.280 nothing that they did amazingly. So I know people will 0:24:32.320 --> 0:24:34.680 look at that and think that, oh, yeah, that was 0:24:34.720 --> 0:24:37.359 gret what a great play. It wasn't It just happened 0:24:37.359 --> 0:24:38.560 to be in the right place at the right time. 0:24:39.119 --> 0:24:42.000 They play cover two a lot. Whenever they do go 0:24:42.080 --> 0:24:44.560 to high shell, they'll they'll try to go cover four 0:24:44.680 --> 0:24:46.800 at times, which means that they have the four guys 0:24:46.840 --> 0:24:48.880 in the secondary are all playing a quarter of the field. 0:24:49.440 --> 0:24:52.080 The problem with that is they they are like the 0:24:53.320 --> 0:24:55.680 noone else. Okay, let me put it like this. I 0:24:55.760 --> 0:25:00.360 had an old beamer remembers him. There was a back 0:25:00.359 --> 0:25:04.960 that we had here name mister Anderson. All right, Deon Anderson. 0:25:05.280 --> 0:25:07.840 There's number thirty four, and Dion was a beast of 0:25:07.880 --> 0:25:09.879 a player. There's a goon, one of those cats you 0:25:09.960 --> 0:25:13.000 won on your team, and you tell Dion ay, I 0:25:13.080 --> 0:25:15.840 want you to get thirty four. Dion is going to 0:25:15.920 --> 0:25:18.119 track down thirty four. I don't care if thirty four 0:25:18.240 --> 0:25:20.160 goes to the toilet. He's gonna go up the tunnel, 0:25:20.280 --> 0:25:21.960 go into the locker room. He's gonna sit right there 0:25:22.000 --> 0:25:26.960 with him. That's how their secondary plays. Their secondary locks 0:25:27.000 --> 0:25:29.040 in on one guy. It's almost like you like they 0:25:29.160 --> 0:25:31.360 get told before they break the huddle, that's your guy 0:25:31.400 --> 0:25:32.200 you're responsible for. 0:25:32.480 --> 0:25:34.359 If he comes at you go get him. They're like okay, 0:25:34.880 --> 0:25:36.400 and like they don't see anything else. 0:25:36.960 --> 0:25:39.040 They have like they're mad and awareness has to be 0:25:39.160 --> 0:25:42.680 like below twenty because they don't see anything. There's there's 0:25:42.760 --> 0:25:44.960 baden switched things that you do obviously as an offense 0:25:45.040 --> 0:25:47.280 to once you understand that they're in certain coverages. 0:25:47.000 --> 0:25:49.000 Because you can quickly diagnose that, I can say, all right, 0:25:49.160 --> 0:25:50.560 this is yeah. 0:25:50.720 --> 0:25:52.479 If you're a cover four, I'm gonna sit a guy TI, 0:25:52.520 --> 0:25:54.480 I'm a run a tight end at your inside slode receiver. 0:25:54.680 --> 0:25:56.480 I'm gonna grab your safety. I'm gonna run a post 0:25:56.480 --> 0:25:59.040 over the top. And they're like, okay, well I got 0:25:59.080 --> 0:26:02.720 my guy though, right, So you can get these guys. 0:26:02.800 --> 0:26:05.920 They don't disguise well at all, probably the worst disguised 0:26:05.960 --> 0:26:09.600 team that we faced to date. If they're blitzing, it's 0:26:09.640 --> 0:26:12.040 literally like somebody standing right behind you like, hey her, 0:26:12.119 --> 0:26:13.639 go ahead and blitch go ahead, and blitz is like, 0:26:13.760 --> 0:26:15.359 are you're about to cover my guy? I got, I 0:26:15.359 --> 0:26:16.720 got trigger, I don't know't worry, but I just go 0:26:17.040 --> 0:26:18.960 and and quarterbacks sitting there looking at him like I 0:26:19.240 --> 0:26:19.840 hear y'all. 0:26:19.640 --> 0:26:20.240 And I see y'all. 0:26:21.240 --> 0:26:25.000 So easy to to I'm not the mic, that's exactly 0:26:26.119 --> 0:26:26.560 the mic. 0:26:27.520 --> 0:26:30.520 So a combination of them being thinking that they're a 0:26:30.560 --> 0:26:33.280 run stopping team and they don't tackle well when they 0:26:33.320 --> 0:26:34.760 try to go to coverage. They go to cover two 0:26:34.800 --> 0:26:36.119 and there's a lot of gaps in their second and 0:26:36.119 --> 0:26:38.000 in order to play cover too, your second level defenders 0:26:38.080 --> 0:26:39.760 have to be able to cover some range, right, because 0:26:39.760 --> 0:26:41.520 you're asking three guys to cover that whole middle of 0:26:41.560 --> 0:26:43.840 the field in your corners to sit within a five 0:26:43.920 --> 0:26:44.440 year old window. 0:26:44.960 --> 0:26:45.320 They don't. 0:26:45.359 --> 0:26:47.080 They don't cover well or change direction as well, so 0:26:47.160 --> 0:26:49.000 that cover two and two high safety show doesn't work 0:26:49.040 --> 0:26:51.040 well for them. They try to play man to man defense. 0:26:51.080 --> 0:26:52.399 They don't have the guys to play man the man 0:26:52.440 --> 0:26:55.240 outside at the cornerback position, and then they don't have 0:26:55.359 --> 0:26:57.920 vision or awareness. So it's that's a combination of why 0:26:57.960 --> 0:27:00.960 they're so bad defensively, why the teams have been running 0:27:01.000 --> 0:27:01.520 it up on them. 0:27:01.760 --> 0:27:04.280 But you but the one guy who can present you 0:27:04.359 --> 0:27:07.240 problems is over there at the right defensive end position. 0:27:07.400 --> 0:27:10.280 And if he does get home, now these guys in 0:27:10.359 --> 0:27:12.760 the secondary and at the second level become better players, right, 0:27:12.880 --> 0:27:14.080 No different than when Michael came back. 0:27:14.160 --> 0:27:15.200 This defense has been playing better. 0:27:15.320 --> 0:27:16.679 But it doesn't sound like we're gonna get a lot 0:27:16.680 --> 0:27:17.160 of too high. 0:27:17.720 --> 0:27:19.520 No, they're gonna try it. Well, yeah, they're gonna try 0:27:19.560 --> 0:27:20.680 to make you prove it. Right. 0:27:20.920 --> 0:27:22.439 I think the reason why they play so much too 0:27:22.520 --> 0:27:26.040 high against Pittsburgh is because Pittsburgh has weapons, right. Pittsburgh 0:27:26.040 --> 0:27:28.080 has picking as they have Austin. They have the guys 0:27:28.119 --> 0:27:30.320 that can catch the rock. Dallas has to prove that 0:27:30.359 --> 0:27:32.200 they can do that. And not to say that Dallas 0:27:32.320 --> 0:27:35.480 doesn't South as we have Cedee Lamb and Beat Cooks 0:27:35.600 --> 0:27:36.080 is back now. 0:27:36.520 --> 0:27:37.720 But call it how it is. 0:27:37.800 --> 0:27:39.320 You know, Cooper Rush does a good job of making 0:27:39.440 --> 0:27:41.680 sound decisions majority of the time. But his velocity is 0:27:41.760 --> 0:27:43.399 trash ms. 0:27:43.560 --> 0:27:44.200 It is what it is. 0:27:44.320 --> 0:27:46.560 I mean, I'm sure he'll work on it this offseason, 0:27:46.960 --> 0:27:49.200 but right now, I mean his ball comes out like 0:27:49.880 --> 0:27:51.920 home and know is bad. 0:27:52.000 --> 0:27:53.800 I mean, and I don't know what happened. It wasn't 0:27:53.800 --> 0:27:54.240 always like. 0:27:54.280 --> 0:27:56.840 That, right the release is there, but yeah, he used 0:27:56.840 --> 0:27:57.520 to anticipate. 0:27:57.840 --> 0:27:59.680 The thing about Cooper Rush, he never had like a 0:27:59.840 --> 0:28:01.880 suit powerful arm, but he used to do a really 0:28:01.880 --> 0:28:03.840 good job of making up for that the lack of 0:28:03.920 --> 0:28:06.359 that with anticipating his throws and the ball would be 0:28:06.400 --> 0:28:09.040 there on time, so you didn't feel that lack of velocity. 0:28:09.440 --> 0:28:11.200 Now I think it's a combination of him waiting for 0:28:11.320 --> 0:28:14.560 guys to come open and then is his lack of velocity. 0:28:14.600 --> 0:28:16.280 It's being exposed because you're seeing it. 0:28:16.359 --> 0:28:17.720 You're like, what the heck's taking his balls so on 0:28:17.840 --> 0:28:19.960 to get there right, rather than if they would have 0:28:20.040 --> 0:28:21.840 released the ball before the guy come out of his break. 0:28:22.080 --> 0:28:23.600 You're not thinking about that because so as it comes 0:28:23.640 --> 0:28:26.280 out to break, the ball's there, So I don't know 0:28:26.320 --> 0:28:28.760 what can be done there. But that's why you're starting 0:28:28.760 --> 0:28:31.360 to see teams squad a lot more because they're not threatening. 0:28:31.800 --> 0:28:33.600 They've seen it. They're like, you can't throw it. You 0:28:33.680 --> 0:28:36.119 can't throw it past forty yards, you can't throw it 0:28:36.720 --> 0:28:39.160 anything past thirty yards. The balls hanging in the air 0:28:39.200 --> 0:28:41.800 for a minute, and I think they're realizing that. So 0:28:42.040 --> 0:28:44.160 now that makes it so much more difficult, even in 0:28:44.240 --> 0:28:46.480 your running game, because now they can load the box 0:28:46.560 --> 0:28:48.160 and say we can play one safety over the top 0:28:48.160 --> 0:28:49.280 because it's not going past them. 0:28:49.680 --> 0:28:51.600 Yeah, well, and workson. 0:28:51.800 --> 0:28:54.000 What works in Cooper Rush's favor is a stat that 0:28:54.040 --> 0:28:56.960 I dropped in lab Coat yesterday in that Cooper Rush 0:28:57.240 --> 0:28:59.280 his two point two second time to throw is the 0:28:59.360 --> 0:29:02.040 second best of all starting quarterbacks in the league by 0:29:02.120 --> 0:29:05.800 second to only tour Uh and Tua is trigger fast 0:29:05.960 --> 0:29:08.240 back there, so the fact that he's only behind to it, 0:29:08.440 --> 0:29:10.240 they'll let you know that he's getting it out there fast. 0:29:10.360 --> 0:29:13.320 But that also makes it difficult to blitz Cooper Rush 0:29:13.400 --> 0:29:15.480 because he's getting the ball out so fast. Now here's 0:29:15.520 --> 0:29:20.479 the thing, though, the Bengals don't necessarily like the blitz anyway. 0:29:20.680 --> 0:29:23.320 They like to keep eight back and rush three because 0:29:23.400 --> 0:29:25.400 Trey Hendrickson is up there and eleven and a half 0:29:25.480 --> 0:29:26.400 sex leading the league. 0:29:26.600 --> 0:29:27.479 He's doing damage. 0:29:27.480 --> 0:29:29.280 You got to find a way to neutralize him or 0:29:29.320 --> 0:29:31.040 at least slow him down and force the game on 0:29:31.160 --> 0:29:33.600 other people. Before you get too deep in, I want 0:29:33.640 --> 0:29:36.360 to come in on something before you get lost QB vision, baby. 0:29:36.480 --> 0:29:39.160 The reason why tua release is so fast is because 0:29:39.160 --> 0:29:39.920 they're protecting him. 0:29:40.800 --> 0:29:43.440 The reason why Cooper's is so fast is because there's nottect. 0:29:44.040 --> 0:29:45.880 The reason why Cooper's is so fast because they're protecting 0:29:45.960 --> 0:29:48.200 him as well, protecting him from his for his lack 0:29:48.200 --> 0:29:49.600 of ability to put the ball in there. Oh you 0:29:49.680 --> 0:29:53.760 mean so it sounds like it's a great stat statistically, 0:29:54.160 --> 0:29:55.400 but Tua's being protected and. 0:29:55.400 --> 0:29:57.720 Make sure he doesn't get any more concussions. That's what geting. 0:29:58.400 --> 0:30:00.440 And if you're looking at Cooper Rush's past tree, he's 0:30:00.480 --> 0:30:01.640 not throwing it down the field. 0:30:01.640 --> 0:30:03.600 And we talked about that. 0:30:03.680 --> 0:30:06.200 Yeah, because until the last game or ish, I want 0:30:06.240 --> 0:30:09.200 to say, he was lacking the twenty plus yard not 0:30:09.400 --> 0:30:11.000 just throws in completions, but air. 0:30:10.960 --> 0:30:13.400 Yards and they weren't going. They weren't good balls. 0:30:14.880 --> 0:30:16.840 So for when you look at a play like what 0:30:17.400 --> 0:30:19.480 Cavante was able to do and take it, you know, 0:30:19.680 --> 0:30:22.600 sixty four yards, that's not an actual sixty four yard 0:30:22.680 --> 0:30:25.320 touchdown pass right, that's like eight air yards and then 0:30:25.360 --> 0:30:26.320 the rest is all yack. 0:30:27.280 --> 0:30:28.600 But I see what Isaiah saying. 0:30:28.600 --> 0:30:30.880 He's saying the coaching staff of mccarthur, with the play calling, 0:30:30.920 --> 0:30:33.480 they're protecting him. I'm saying the old line has not 0:30:33.600 --> 0:30:35.800 been protecting him. So there's that aspect of it as well. 0:30:36.160 --> 0:30:39.520 But this is a defense in the Bengals, and I 0:30:39.640 --> 0:30:41.880 hate to say it because these are NFL players. I'm 0:30:41.880 --> 0:30:43.280 not going to say they're trash, but I'm going to 0:30:43.320 --> 0:30:46.280 say they suck at playing defense. Like it's just it's 0:30:46.360 --> 0:30:50.240 not good. They're wide open against the run. Run this 0:30:50.400 --> 0:30:52.880 ball with Rico o'dowdo run it, run it running. What's 0:30:52.960 --> 0:30:55.520 one of the best ways to neutralize an elite pass rushers? 0:30:55.960 --> 0:30:58.120 Run You run the football, You run it right out, 0:30:58.680 --> 0:30:59.520 run it right at them. 0:30:59.520 --> 0:30:59.800 Okay. 0:31:00.040 --> 0:31:02.280 I also talked about your line stands at the twenty five, 0:31:02.640 --> 0:31:03.280 also talked. 0:31:03.080 --> 0:31:04.320 About yesterday and Labcoat. 0:31:04.400 --> 0:31:06.880 When Trey Hendrickson is off the field, you really need 0:31:06.960 --> 0:31:09.320 to take advantage of dropping back then because their pass 0:31:09.400 --> 0:31:12.120 rush drops ten percentage points when he's not on the 0:31:12.120 --> 0:31:14.120 field all the way to thirty second worse than the 0:31:14.200 --> 0:31:16.040 league at rushing the pass to whin that guy's off 0:31:16.080 --> 0:31:16.400 the field. 0:31:16.440 --> 0:31:17.959 But when is he coming off the field, Because if 0:31:17.960 --> 0:31:19.560 you have the number one pass rushing in the league, 0:31:19.640 --> 0:31:21.200 he's not coming the third down, right. 0:31:21.160 --> 0:31:24.160 And I love you for this time of possession. 0:31:25.040 --> 0:31:26.760 You need to make sure that not only are you 0:31:26.800 --> 0:31:28.920 getting takeaways as the Dallas defense, but. 0:31:29.040 --> 0:31:31.120 You need to stop with the three and outs. You 0:31:31.160 --> 0:31:33.080 need to convert on third down. You not only need 0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:35.480 to score if you're Cooper Rush and the offense, you 0:31:35.680 --> 0:31:42.120 need extended dry drive conversions, no drops. 0:31:42.400 --> 0:31:44.480 I love your CD, but and I know that was 0:31:45.160 --> 0:31:49.160 that was an aviration, right, So make sure you're catching 0:31:49.200 --> 0:31:51.320 the ball, make sure you're running the ball. 0:31:51.400 --> 0:31:55.080 Effect right, you wear down a guy like Trey Hendrickson. 0:31:55.160 --> 0:31:57.280 So by the time the middle of the third quarter comes, 0:31:57.320 --> 0:32:00.400 the fourth quarter comes, he's just gased because he's he's 0:32:00.480 --> 0:32:03.600 their superman. He's tasked with doing everything. He has eleven 0:32:03.600 --> 0:32:06.440 and a half six second most on that team is two. 0:32:07.960 --> 0:32:10.800 Run the ball. Running that Hendrickson, tire him out and 0:32:10.880 --> 0:32:12.240 then the chunk plays will come. 0:32:13.640 --> 0:32:17.280 So Isaiah mentioned that the Bengals defense is not great 0:32:17.400 --> 0:32:18.320 at tackling. 0:32:18.560 --> 0:32:21.000 Right, that wasn't his word. But he was he was 0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:26.160 more mean. Well he's mean, Okay, he said, he said, 0:32:27.240 --> 0:32:28.920 he said, he used the word said. 0:32:29.120 --> 0:32:29.400 He said. 0:32:29.560 --> 0:32:31.520 They said about their ability to tackle. Here's here's the 0:32:31.600 --> 0:32:33.680 counterpoint to that, and here's what's gonna make this game. 0:32:33.720 --> 0:32:37.760 I think Cowboys running backs has forced the sixth fewest 0:32:38.120 --> 0:32:42.680 miss tackles sixty one, and game the fourth fewest yards 0:32:42.760 --> 0:32:46.080 after miss tackles two hundred and ninety amongst all running 0:32:46.120 --> 0:32:51.320 backs in the league. However, however, Cowboys wide receivers have 0:32:51.520 --> 0:32:55.520 forced the most mistackles this year with thirty six, and 0:32:55.680 --> 0:32:58.720 game the third most yards off of miss tackles two 0:32:58.800 --> 0:32:59.520 hundred and fifty six. 0:32:59.840 --> 0:33:00.640 So I like that. 0:33:01.200 --> 0:33:03.240 That's that's good. 0:33:03.320 --> 0:33:05.080 Yeah, that's good. See you know positive run. 0:33:06.880 --> 0:33:09.160 No, but I completely agree with Patrick, like I said 0:33:09.240 --> 0:33:12.880 yes yesterday, there's two ways. There's two avenues for Dallas 0:33:12.920 --> 0:33:16.120 to win this game. A shootout or you run the 0:33:16.200 --> 0:33:18.120 ball and you just drain the clock. 0:33:18.680 --> 0:33:21.960 Excellent segue, because my question leading into the break was 0:33:22.760 --> 0:33:27.280 is there enough on the Dallas Cowboys offense to get 0:33:27.360 --> 0:33:29.840 into a shootout with Joe Burrow. 0:33:29.680 --> 0:33:30.800 In the Cincinnati Bengals. 0:33:30.880 --> 0:33:31.560 Absolutely not. 0:33:31.840 --> 0:33:34.640 The reason why Joe Burrow and them are so dangerous 0:33:34.640 --> 0:33:37.920 in their ability to light up the scoreboard because you 0:33:38.040 --> 0:33:42.640 have to respect the entire field. You have to every layer, 0:33:43.320 --> 0:33:46.360 first wave, the second layer, the third layer. You every 0:33:46.640 --> 0:33:49.960 there's no the d line cameral ax, the linebacker cameralax. 0:33:50.000 --> 0:33:52.520 The secondary safety is camera relax. They can go over 0:33:52.560 --> 0:33:54.719 the top, they can work underneath, they can run the rock. 0:33:54.800 --> 0:33:56.480 They can do all any any way you want to 0:33:56.480 --> 0:33:58.520 play it. They can play it, but they want to 0:33:58.560 --> 0:34:02.640 throw it around. Dallas currently has not proven that they 0:34:02.760 --> 0:34:06.480 possess that ability to do consistently and to some of 0:34:06.560 --> 0:34:08.719 those things in terms of what I just finished talking about, 0:34:08.719 --> 0:34:11.919 as far as Cooper Rush. Once a team is able 0:34:12.000 --> 0:34:16.080 to acknowledge that you are having struggles pushing the ball 0:34:16.160 --> 0:34:21.479 down the field with consistency and accuracy, they it's tough 0:34:21.920 --> 0:34:25.560 passing they can take more gassing gets tough because now 0:34:26.000 --> 0:34:29.920 those safeties get closer and closer and closer, and those corners, 0:34:29.960 --> 0:34:32.680 guess what, they get more aggressive, more aggressive because they're 0:34:32.719 --> 0:34:35.200 no longer worried about getting beat over the top. You 0:34:35.320 --> 0:34:36.960 beat me over the top, But I'm gonna have a 0:34:37.040 --> 0:34:38.600 chance that the ball once it gets there, because it's 0:34:38.600 --> 0:34:39.600 probably gonna be thrown behind. 0:34:41.000 --> 0:34:42.200 Yeah, the answer is no. 0:34:42.840 --> 0:34:43.279 That's just now. 0:34:43.360 --> 0:34:45.720 Cowboys are not winning the shootout against this offense, against 0:34:45.719 --> 0:34:48.640 that Bengals offense. So don't don't even allow it to 0:34:48.680 --> 0:34:52.720 happen because they'll hang fifty on you and without blinking, 0:34:52.920 --> 0:34:57.040 right and then you with your backup quarterback and Cooks 0:34:57.160 --> 0:35:00.360 is only second game, bag and ceedee Lambs show is 0:35:00.440 --> 0:35:01.799 hurting and will you have Jake? 0:35:01.880 --> 0:35:04.640 Will you not have Jake? You still you have questions? 0:35:05.080 --> 0:35:06.640 They don't have offensive questions. 0:35:07.080 --> 0:35:10.800 Okay, So don't get in the shootout, control talent possessions, 0:35:11.160 --> 0:35:14.080 run the ball, and also sidebark flipping right back to 0:35:14.080 --> 0:35:16.480 the defense really quickly. Shout out to stx Mario. He 0:35:16.560 --> 0:35:19.399 reminded me Logan Wilson had a surgical procedure done. He's 0:35:19.440 --> 0:35:21.840 not playing in this game. And that's over one hundred 0:35:21.880 --> 0:35:23.800 combined tackles that's taken off of the field. 0:35:24.280 --> 0:35:25.680 Right. So, as poor as their. 0:35:25.600 --> 0:35:28.120 Defense has been playing, one of the best players on 0:35:28.239 --> 0:35:30.280 their poor defense is not on the field anymore. 0:35:30.760 --> 0:35:32.960 We do not want to see did you guys watch 0:35:33.080 --> 0:35:35.919 the Hard Knocks with the AFC North, Yes, we don't 0:35:35.920 --> 0:35:37.880 want to see Joe Burrow and him talking about his 0:35:37.960 --> 0:35:40.600 new batmobile. He said he would break out his batmobile. 0:35:40.640 --> 0:35:42.480 Did you guys see those three million dollars bill. He 0:35:42.480 --> 0:35:44.520 said he bought one, and he said he would break 0:35:44.600 --> 0:35:47.000 it out if he throws for five hundred yards and 0:35:47.000 --> 0:35:47.800 seven touchdowns. 0:35:48.440 --> 0:35:48.919 Please don't. 0:35:51.760 --> 0:35:54.640 I don't remember what game it was, but there's a 0:35:54.719 --> 0:35:58.440 game where Tony Romo was on the call. And you 0:35:58.520 --> 0:36:00.279 know how they have like the little yellow mark that 0:36:00.360 --> 0:36:03.880 they circle things with. Somebody ran a long touchdown. He 0:36:03.960 --> 0:36:08.040 just went, that's what Jamar Chase is going to do. 0:36:08.120 --> 0:36:10.160 If this game gets into, the show's gonna be and 0:36:10.239 --> 0:36:11.520 he's gonna be running all over the field. 0:36:11.520 --> 0:36:12.440 Nobody's gonna be able. 0:36:12.320 --> 0:36:14.320 To He'll catch from anywhere, and he'll catch. 0:36:14.160 --> 0:36:16.440 From anywhere, and he'll run from anywhere. He'll run after 0:36:16.520 --> 0:36:19.200 the catch from anywhere. He can beat anybody in this league. 0:36:19.760 --> 0:36:20.320 He is. 0:36:20.520 --> 0:36:21.239 He is that good. 0:36:21.880 --> 0:36:26.120 So you know, if you the way that Dallas wins 0:36:26.160 --> 0:36:28.640 this game, you run the ball on first down, you 0:36:28.760 --> 0:36:31.120 run the ball on second down, and you set yourself 0:36:31.200 --> 0:36:34.600 up with thirds and twos, thirds and threes, and you 0:36:34.800 --> 0:36:36.040 run the ball again. 0:36:36.680 --> 0:36:37.560 You run the ball again. 0:36:37.960 --> 0:36:40.279 Rico Daddle's averaging north to four yards to carry this 0:36:40.400 --> 0:36:43.560 year last. I checked and again this is you know 0:36:43.719 --> 0:36:47.440 math guy here, four times three is twelve. You need 0:36:47.560 --> 0:36:48.479 ten yards to pick. 0:36:48.440 --> 0:36:49.080 Up a first down. 0:36:49.440 --> 0:36:51.000 You think, like me, that's why I would run the 0:36:51.040 --> 0:36:53.840 crap out of the ball. But to that point, to 0:36:53.920 --> 0:36:55.640 add on to what you just said, that was awesome. 0:36:56.040 --> 0:36:59.680 The you're gonna get everything that Cincinnati knows, Oh absolutely, 0:36:59.760 --> 0:37:02.320 because this is determining factor whether they stay in the 0:37:02.320 --> 0:37:06.279 playoff or not. It's already outside the outside as an 0:37:06.280 --> 0:37:08.839 outlier right now for the probability. 0:37:10.480 --> 0:37:12.759 But they say, but you still have to include them 0:37:12.760 --> 0:37:14.080 in the conversation of potential. 0:37:14.360 --> 0:37:15.879 If they win this, you can never count them out. 0:37:15.880 --> 0:37:18.880 When now, if they lose this game, it's over. Their 0:37:18.920 --> 0:37:19.480 season is done. 0:37:19.760 --> 0:37:23.040 So they're knowing that the offense wins US ball games, 0:37:23.360 --> 0:37:27.600 you're going to get everything. And they are so angry 0:37:27.640 --> 0:37:31.080 off of last week. 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Bank of America and a 0:39:52.800 --> 0:39:53.920 number FDIC. 0:39:55.920 --> 0:39:57.319 To Talking Cowboys. 0:40:01.360 --> 0:40:02.840 Welcome back to Talking Cowboys. 0:40:02.880 --> 0:40:05.399 Our final segment is brought to you by invisi line 0:40:05.440 --> 0:40:07.719 the evisual smile of the Dallas Cowboys. 0:40:08.239 --> 0:40:10.759 All right, boys, time to get into so you need 0:40:10.840 --> 0:40:11.560 to pick up your point. 0:40:11.760 --> 0:40:13.160 Sorry, no, I was going to say. 0:40:13.320 --> 0:40:15.040 Also it was Trey Hendrickson. I'm sorry. 0:40:15.560 --> 0:40:19.280 I was going to say. Speaking to to the Bengals defense. 0:40:20.400 --> 0:40:22.880 All of these things that we're saying about how abysmo 0:40:23.160 --> 0:40:26.600 that defensive unit has been performing is absolutely true. It 0:40:26.760 --> 0:40:29.640 is historically bad, one of the worst NFL defenses in 0:40:29.719 --> 0:40:30.640 the past half decade. 0:40:30.719 --> 0:40:31.560 Go back and check out. 0:40:31.440 --> 0:40:33.960 Yesterday's episode of lab Coat for the stunt for the 0:40:34.040 --> 0:40:39.359 numbers that support that. That being said, any given week, 0:40:39.880 --> 0:40:41.600 don't let this be the week that they have a 0:40:41.680 --> 0:40:43.600 good game. They're not going to They're not going to 0:40:43.680 --> 0:40:48.800 have seventeen horrible games, okay in a season. That means 0:40:48.880 --> 0:40:51.680 that two or three of these weeks at the course 0:40:51.719 --> 0:40:53.840 of the season, they're actually gonna either be solid or 0:40:53.920 --> 0:40:58.440 maybe even have that aberration of a good game. Don't 0:40:58.440 --> 0:40:59.560 take the cheese, is what I'm saying. 0:41:00.280 --> 0:41:02.279 And if you look at the Cowboys before this too 0:41:02.520 --> 0:41:05.759 crazy game, you know wind streak, the Cowboys have been 0:41:05.800 --> 0:41:06.600 a get right team. 0:41:06.760 --> 0:41:09.719 You you played that to get right right. In this 0:41:10.120 --> 0:41:12.560 you don't. You can't let that happen. 0:41:12.840 --> 0:41:15.080 And to kind of piggyback at what Isaiah was saying 0:41:15.160 --> 0:41:17.919 right before we took the break, is that, of course 0:41:18.000 --> 0:41:20.360 the Bengals are desperate to win this game, right, the 0:41:20.440 --> 0:41:23.239 Cowboys are equally as desperate, if not more, Because there 0:41:23.360 --> 0:41:26.960 is a glimmer of hope of getting into the playoffs 0:41:27.000 --> 0:41:29.040 if we went out, there should be a lot of 0:41:29.120 --> 0:41:30.160 desperation on both sides. 0:41:30.160 --> 0:41:31.640 I think it's going to lead to a really good game. 0:41:31.960 --> 0:41:34.640 And part of me is like, Okay, maybe this is 0:41:34.719 --> 0:41:36.880 when Miya McCarthy's able to get into his bag and 0:41:37.040 --> 0:41:39.600 we might have I think for lack of better. 0:41:39.480 --> 0:41:40.880 Trans the playbook. 0:41:40.920 --> 0:41:44.720 But I mean, when you have Jamar Chase indirectly calling 0:41:44.760 --> 0:41:47.000 out his own defense in the locker room, what did 0:41:47.040 --> 0:41:49.400 he say? Well, what he was asked about the defense, 0:41:49.480 --> 0:41:52.680 and he paused, and he looked over at the defensive 0:41:52.719 --> 0:41:54.880 side of the locker room, came back to the cameras 0:41:54.960 --> 0:41:56.520 chickens hayd and said, they got to figure it out. 0:41:56.560 --> 0:41:58.279 And then he caught himself and said, we got to 0:41:58.320 --> 0:41:58.759 figure it out. 0:41:58.760 --> 0:41:59.040 Too late. 0:41:59.040 --> 0:42:00.880 You already said they got it figured out. That's where's 0:42:00.920 --> 0:42:03.080 my frame is. You add that to the fact that 0:42:03.480 --> 0:42:03.759 all this. 0:42:03.800 --> 0:42:05.720 One's atter figure out when you've scored thirty eight point. 0:42:05.560 --> 0:42:07.680 Right, all this defense has been hearing over the past 0:42:07.680 --> 0:42:10.279 several weeks is how awful they are, how trash they 0:42:10.320 --> 0:42:13.040 are as as grown men and competitors. 0:42:13.680 --> 0:42:15.640 Don't let this be the week where they come in 0:42:15.760 --> 0:42:17.200 and say we're tired. 0:42:17.440 --> 0:42:20.640 Enough is enough, We're And what better team to send 0:42:20.760 --> 0:42:23.840 to kind of send a message against than the Dallas Cowboys, 0:42:23.880 --> 0:42:25.760 who teams love to send the message against. 0:42:25.840 --> 0:42:27.560 Right, the game again, Monday. 0:42:27.360 --> 0:42:30.359 Nights, prime time, prime time, Joe Burrow in prime time, 0:42:30.440 --> 0:42:32.080 and every many games are on that day. 0:42:32.600 --> 0:42:34.680 This is the one just the one that the whole 0:42:34.760 --> 0:42:36.080 name stand alone. 0:42:36.440 --> 0:42:38.160 So I say all of that to say, yes, it 0:42:38.280 --> 0:42:41.920 is true that Bengals defense is just it's abhorrent. It 0:42:42.040 --> 0:42:46.800 is absolutely abhorrent. But sun shines on the dogs buns 0:42:47.200 --> 0:42:50.000 every once in a while, you know. The actual quote 0:42:50.080 --> 0:42:52.120 shouts out to Wesley Snipes and white man can't jump. 0:42:52.400 --> 0:42:55.440 So don't let it shine on on the Bengals defense 0:42:55.520 --> 0:42:55.960 on Monday. 0:42:56.080 --> 0:42:58.040 Well, we'll only have a few minutes left, boys, So 0:42:58.160 --> 0:42:59.440 I just want you to do you want you to 0:42:59.480 --> 0:43:01.279 give me a a player on that side of the ball, 0:43:01.560 --> 0:43:05.080 on the defense for Cincinnati aside from Hendrickson that we 0:43:05.160 --> 0:43:08.239 need to be wary of going into this Monday night 0:43:08.280 --> 0:43:14.720 football game. Tell me about Joseph hook him Tommy already 0:43:14.719 --> 0:43:16.080 did stay yet? 0:43:16.880 --> 0:43:17.879 No, sadly not yet. 0:43:17.880 --> 0:43:18.800 I needed to be Saturday. 0:43:20.880 --> 0:43:23.160 He's just he's he's a good player. I don't I mean, 0:43:23.160 --> 0:43:24.680 I don't have a whole bunch to say about him. 0:43:25.000 --> 0:43:26.359 There's just not a lot to see on this There's 0:43:26.360 --> 0:43:27.520 not a lot to see. But I think he's the 0:43:27.640 --> 0:43:31.520 next most effective player, yeah, outside of interesting and they 0:43:31.600 --> 0:43:32.879 try to find a way to get those guys both 0:43:32.920 --> 0:43:35.319 on the field at the same time, But I don't 0:43:35.320 --> 0:43:35.799 have a whole bunch. 0:43:35.840 --> 0:43:36.600 You probably got more than me. 0:43:37.880 --> 0:43:40.920 So it was somebody that you talked about earlier, not directly. 0:43:41.719 --> 0:43:44.560 He had the pick six against Pittsburgh. Cam Taylor Britt. 0:43:44.960 --> 0:43:47.280 I really like him. I think he's a great player. 0:43:48.200 --> 0:43:49.640 Why success this season? 0:43:49.760 --> 0:43:50.279 Say that again? 0:43:50.320 --> 0:43:53.160 Why the lack of success this season for Taylor Britt? 0:43:53.640 --> 0:43:54.200 Oh my god. 0:43:54.280 --> 0:43:56.279 The whole defense has just not played well. I mean, 0:43:56.960 --> 0:43:59.560 everybody's just teeing off on him. So you know, he's 0:43:59.560 --> 0:44:01.279 a good play. But if you're not surrounded by other 0:44:01.360 --> 0:44:04.000 good players, then, like you know, you could say Deron 0:44:04.080 --> 0:44:06.839 Bland is a good player, and teams have still been 0:44:06.840 --> 0:44:08.680 able to throw against the Cowboys. Trevon Diggs is a 0:44:08.719 --> 0:44:10.480 good player. Teams has still been able to throw against 0:44:10.480 --> 0:44:12.839 the Cowboys. So you know, the defense as a hole 0:44:12.920 --> 0:44:14.320 just hasn't been good. And you look at some of 0:44:14.320 --> 0:44:20.719 the offenses they've played, I mean Baltimore, Kansas City, Washington, Philly, Pittsburgh. Now, 0:44:20.800 --> 0:44:22.880 I guess with Russell Wilson and how he's been playing. 0:44:23.440 --> 0:44:25.640 But Cam Taylor, Britzy guy, he's still made plays. He's 0:44:25.680 --> 0:44:27.239 got twelve passes defended this year. 0:44:27.280 --> 0:44:28.160 That's fourth in the league. 0:44:28.160 --> 0:44:30.120 He has the two interceptions that picked six last week 0:44:30.120 --> 0:44:33.879 against Pittsburgh, albeit how Isaiah described it earlier. But he's 0:44:34.160 --> 0:44:36.880 a guy who's growing. It's only his third season. He 0:44:36.960 --> 0:44:39.560 was a second round pick out of Nebraska. But when 0:44:39.600 --> 0:44:43.160 he's on, he's really on for this Bengals defense. And 0:44:43.520 --> 0:44:45.040 I think that you know, that's the guy that you 0:44:45.120 --> 0:44:47.000 got to watch out for when you do throw against 0:44:47.040 --> 0:44:48.719 this team, because you can make a play. 0:44:48.800 --> 0:44:50.839 Yeah, I was going to sit tailor Britt, but I'm 0:44:50.960 --> 0:44:52.839 going to add one other. 0:44:53.080 --> 0:44:56.040 They're stilling off of Tommy's homwerk No no as actually 0:44:56.120 --> 0:44:56.719 thought like mine. 0:44:56.719 --> 0:45:00.279 We always talked about this earlier. Nobody's still frequency. I'm 0:45:00.320 --> 0:45:03.719 going I'm going to Jermaine Pratt. I'm going to Jermaine Pratt, 0:45:04.520 --> 0:45:06.960 team leader in tackles one hundred and ten combined tackles 0:45:07.040 --> 0:45:09.680 at linebacker, and this game is going to be that 0:45:09.800 --> 0:45:12.440 much more put on him in the absence of Logan Wilson. 0:45:13.080 --> 0:45:15.919 But not only is he a tackling machine. 0:45:15.920 --> 0:45:16.439 He can cover. 0:45:16.600 --> 0:45:20.200 He has what four pass deflections, he has an interception 0:45:20.520 --> 0:45:24.680 this season, But when you're in his vicinity, protect the ball, 0:45:24.760 --> 0:45:27.200 he will punch that ball out. He will punch the 0:45:27.239 --> 0:45:29.040 ball out. He has a couple of force fumbles. He's 0:45:29.080 --> 0:45:31.480 always looking for that to jar the ball free. So 0:45:33.120 --> 0:45:36.799 rather it be Trey Hendrickson, Taylor Britt and now we're 0:45:36.800 --> 0:45:40.920 talking Jermaine Pratt. There are two or three names that 0:45:41.000 --> 0:45:42.960 you need to keep an eye on. And like I said, 0:45:43.000 --> 0:45:45.600 Jermaine Pratt, he's going to be center field on that 0:45:45.640 --> 0:45:47.880 center field, but in the heart of that defense. Just 0:45:47.960 --> 0:45:50.560 be careful when you're around him because he he's not 0:45:50.640 --> 0:45:53.200 great in run defense, but he doesn't miss a lot 0:45:53.239 --> 0:45:53.879 of tackles either. 0:45:54.040 --> 0:45:56.720 So for as much as the defensive unit missus tackles, 0:45:56.840 --> 0:45:58.000 not so much Jermaine Pratt. 0:45:58.560 --> 0:46:00.560 And he's the one that's locked up. Play a car. 0:46:01.600 --> 0:46:04.440 Yeah he can't move. Yeah, he cannot move two directions. 0:46:04.719 --> 0:46:04.920 I know. 0:46:05.120 --> 0:46:08.839 Once he sits sight that's pick give a line. Yeah, 0:46:09.160 --> 0:46:12.480 he doesn't drop gear and change it's. 0:46:13.920 --> 0:46:14.600 Hor momentum. 0:46:14.800 --> 0:46:18.280 Cowboys kind of have a similar player at safety Donovan, 0:46:18.960 --> 0:46:22.120 where it's one gear go. But if he has to 0:46:22.200 --> 0:46:25.080 drop gears and change directions, not so much as bag. 0:46:25.320 --> 0:46:28.040 All right, boys, that'll be it for talking Cowboys today. 0:46:28.040 --> 0:46:29.920 Thank you so much for joining us here in the 0:46:30.600 --> 0:46:34.480 wa Aggressive Isaiah but anyways, thank you so much for 0:46:34.560 --> 0:46:37.160 tuning in. Cowboys storyline is up next. We will see 0:46:37.160 --> 0:46:41.839 you tomorrow your test alright, see the letter boys. 0:46:42.880 --> 0:46:45.840 This has been a production of Dallascowboys dot Com and 0:46:46.040 --> 0:46:47.839 the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.