WEBVTT - Talkin’ Cowboys: What is Dak’s Ceiling? 0:00:04.200 --> 0:00:06.640 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:06.680 --> 0:00:08.240 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:10.600 --> 0:00:13.480 Cowboys. 0:00:13.560 --> 0:00:18.840 This He's Talking Cowboys, screaming live from the Dallas Cowboys 0:00:18.880 --> 0:00:20.279 World headquarters. 0:00:19.880 --> 0:00:21.560 At the Star in Frisco. 0:00:21.840 --> 0:00:31.600 Straight Second's got Tis Tuxdowns, and now your hosts Isaiah Standback, 0:00:32.080 --> 0:00:36.040 Nick Harris, John Mashoda, and Kyle Yeomans. 0:00:37.320 --> 0:00:41.480 It's officially the regular season. 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Gentlemen, 0:01:16.640 --> 0:01:18.839 it's good to be back, and I mean we've been back. 0:01:18.959 --> 0:01:21.480 We got back seeing freaking here. 0:01:21.560 --> 0:01:21.880 Kyle. 0:01:22.080 --> 0:01:23.400 It's just different. 0:01:23.520 --> 0:01:27.200 Yeah, it feels different in here, and there's a lot 0:01:27.240 --> 0:01:29.840 of stuff to talk about, both uphand both down for 0:01:29.920 --> 0:01:32.280 the Cowboys, at least over the last weekend and week 0:01:32.319 --> 0:01:35.320 of work. But wow, I mean, hey, week ones here. 0:01:35.319 --> 0:01:37.520 You excited, Nick? This is your first go at it too? 0:01:37.720 --> 0:01:39.240 Yeah? Yeah, yeah, I'm definitely excited. 0:01:39.319 --> 0:01:40.800 Not only is it my first go at it, but 0:01:41.080 --> 0:01:42.679 you know, I feel pretty good about where this team 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:45.400 is at and then what it can accomplish. I'm really 0:01:45.480 --> 0:01:47.000 excited about getting this going for sure. 0:01:47.200 --> 0:01:49.960 John, you ready to get back to the grind of things. Yeah. 0:01:50.000 --> 0:01:51.400 For me, it's all about the offense. 0:01:51.560 --> 0:01:53.520 Just because we didn't get to see it in any 0:01:53.560 --> 0:01:55.200 of the preseason games. You didn't get to see him 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:58.160 practice against another team, so there's a lot of you know, 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:02.960 unpredictable to it that I'm really excited about, just because 0:02:03.600 --> 0:02:05.040 we know this is one of the best teams in 0:02:05.040 --> 0:02:08.280 the NFC. But it's always like, Okay, well you fell 0:02:08.280 --> 0:02:09.880 short in the playoffs, how do you take that next step? 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:11.040 What is going to be the thing that gets you 0:02:11.080 --> 0:02:12.519 to the next level? And it very well could be 0:02:12.560 --> 0:02:14.200 their defense And we can look back on this and 0:02:14.240 --> 0:02:16.280 be like it was kind of overblown talking all about 0:02:16.280 --> 0:02:18.920 the offense. Team's about the defense now whatever, But there's 0:02:18.960 --> 0:02:20.800 just so much that I want to see from the 0:02:20.880 --> 0:02:24.000 offense that that remains my number one thing that has 0:02:24.000 --> 0:02:25.760 got me probably more excited for the start of this 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:27.519 season than any other since I've covered the team. 0:02:27.680 --> 0:02:31.560 So you're excited about the potential there on offense, and 0:02:32.160 --> 0:02:35.080 I think the identity to this team, Isaiah, what would 0:02:35.080 --> 0:02:36.560 you say the identity is? 0:02:36.560 --> 0:02:38.120 Is it just defense, it's just. 0:02:38.120 --> 0:02:40.560 All defense, there's no real specific to it. 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:44.760 Or is it pass rush or levels or what would 0:02:44.760 --> 0:02:46.520 you I want you to get specific with. 0:02:46.520 --> 0:02:47.920 How just get detailed. 0:02:48.400 --> 0:02:51.919 You want to get gritty, what's weak one? No more generalities. 0:02:52.080 --> 0:02:54.280 I think teams fear because that's what I think that 0:02:54.320 --> 0:02:56.359 we need to lean towards. We start talking about what 0:02:56.720 --> 0:02:59.000 the makeup of this team is. Teams fear the pass rush. 0:02:59.480 --> 0:03:01.400 When you think of the Dallas Cowboys, you fear their 0:03:01.440 --> 0:03:03.440 pass rush, And I think that's the first thing you 0:03:03.440 --> 0:03:05.240 need to go to whenever you face an opponent. 0:03:05.280 --> 0:03:05.960 What do we fear? 0:03:06.240 --> 0:03:07.919 Right, that's the first thing we need to attack, right, 0:03:07.919 --> 0:03:09.600 We need to we need to find a solution for that, 0:03:09.800 --> 0:03:11.800 and then we can start working all way through everything else. 0:03:11.880 --> 0:03:14.840 But if you don't have a solution for Dallas's pass rush, 0:03:14.960 --> 0:03:15.600 you don't see. 0:03:15.400 --> 0:03:17.680 Any chance, especially with what they added on the back 0:03:17.800 --> 0:03:20.520 end with Gilmour, another year for Bland, another year for Diggs, 0:03:20.840 --> 0:03:22.840 another year for that secondary to be together. 0:03:24.400 --> 0:03:27.240 It just it all plays into like they just they would. 0:03:26.960 --> 0:03:28.400 Love for teams to just sit back and have to 0:03:28.400 --> 0:03:30.720 throw all day, you know, And so obviously teams aren't 0:03:30.760 --> 0:03:32.240 gonna do that. I expect the Giants to come out 0:03:32.240 --> 0:03:33.800 and try and run the ball and try and win 0:03:33.840 --> 0:03:35.080 that way. And obviously that's why you go out and 0:03:35.120 --> 0:03:38.160 draft a Massie Smith and you resigned Jonathan Hankins. So 0:03:38.920 --> 0:03:41.280 that'll be the key, is to stop the run because 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:43.360 if they do that, everything else to take care of itself. 0:03:43.440 --> 0:03:45.240 It kind of goes back to what we've talked about 0:03:45.320 --> 0:03:47.920 previously on this show, both last year and then through 0:03:47.920 --> 0:03:50.160 the off season, is if you give this pass rush 0:03:50.240 --> 0:03:51.800 another half second. 0:03:52.200 --> 0:03:54.840 The numbers could explode. I mean, and that's it. That's 0:03:54.880 --> 0:03:56.080 all it takes on average. 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:57.880 If you give them another half second to get to 0:03:57.880 --> 0:04:00.440 the quarterback, give them maybe even a little bit more 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:02.600 than that, You give him a full second, and all 0:04:02.600 --> 0:04:05.240 of a sudden Michael Parsons could be Defensive Player of 0:04:05.280 --> 0:04:08.480 the Year. That secondary never gave them that time or 0:04:08.520 --> 0:04:11.000 at least a good enough amount of time for them 0:04:11.040 --> 0:04:12.160 to really explode. 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:14.920 Now you look at it and say this secondary could 0:04:14.960 --> 0:04:16.240 do so one thousand percent. 0:04:16.320 --> 0:04:18.680 Michael Parsons said during training camp that the addition of 0:04:18.680 --> 0:04:20.720 Stefan Gilmore is going to give him at least three 0:04:20.720 --> 0:04:21.279 more sacks. 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:21.760 I like it. 0:04:22.600 --> 0:04:24.920 I think there's a lot of truth in that. But yeah, 0:04:24.960 --> 0:04:27.200 with this pass rush, I'm very curious to see how 0:04:27.200 --> 0:04:29.679 they come out just the defensive front. I'm very curious 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:31.080 to see how they come out against the run because 0:04:31.120 --> 0:04:33.120 that's going to be the biggest indicator of how successful 0:04:33.160 --> 0:04:35.280 this defense is in my opinion. We know the pass 0:04:35.360 --> 0:04:36.800 rush is going to be fine. We know they're going 0:04:36.839 --> 0:04:39.240 to be great in coverage. The one weakness that they 0:04:39.240 --> 0:04:41.360 had last year, has that been solved? Has it been 0:04:41.360 --> 0:04:43.000 worked one enough to the fact to where it's not 0:04:43.080 --> 0:04:45.800 a weakness anymore? You know, I like how they finished 0:04:45.800 --> 0:04:48.200 the season with Hankins last year. Can they rotate with 0:04:48.240 --> 0:04:50.640 Hankins and Mazi throughout the season and it be healthy 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:52.800 and it be you know, efficient, That's That's what I'm 0:04:52.800 --> 0:04:54.279 going to be looking for. And they have a really 0:04:54.320 --> 0:04:56.200 tough stretch to start the season, So we're gonna find 0:04:56.200 --> 0:05:00.200 out really early on Saquon Barkley, Dalvin Cook, James Connor, 0:05:00.320 --> 0:05:02.320 Christian McCaffery. I mean, the list, the list goes down, 0:05:02.360 --> 0:05:04.360 it's it's not gonna get any easier until you're bye week. 0:05:04.440 --> 0:05:09.600 Yeah, when we're talking about identity and fearing the strength 0:05:09.640 --> 0:05:11.960 of certain teams, John, when you look at New York 0:05:11.960 --> 0:05:14.080 coming up this week, what do you fear about New York? 0:05:14.760 --> 0:05:17.480 I mean their defensive tackles are real good. Yeah, that 0:05:17.480 --> 0:05:19.800 that certainly could be an issue there when you have, 0:05:21.160 --> 0:05:25.400 you know, Tyler Battish and then you have uh an 0:05:25.440 --> 0:05:28.120 injury to Tyler Smith with a hamstring. So it doesn't 0:05:28.120 --> 0:05:30.000 sound like it'll be something that might keep him out. 0:05:30.040 --> 0:05:32.240 But let's talk about that a little bit. Because as 0:05:32.279 --> 0:05:33.880 of twenty minutes ago, an. 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:37.080 Update posted on Dallas Cowboys dot com added caution being 0:05:37.120 --> 0:05:39.480 taken with Tyler Smith this week is the Cowboys prepared 0:05:39.480 --> 0:05:42.240 to open their season. Former first round pick will undergo 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:44.919 a precautionary MRI on Tuesday. 0:05:46.120 --> 0:05:49.719 So you don't love your offensive line depth because of 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:52.440 that can we just talk about this yeah, yeah, but 0:05:52.680 --> 0:05:53.840 the interior. 0:05:53.360 --> 0:05:57.200 A couple times, actually a few times, dag nab it. 0:05:57.279 --> 0:05:59.760 That's the one position group that you can't afford an 0:06:02.000 --> 0:06:04.720 we talked about one position particular. 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:07.400 Yeah, guard, is this our fault? 0:06:07.720 --> 0:06:09.760 Maybe we talked about we said you can move, you 0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:13.520 could tackle. Something that can happen at the tackle position, right, 0:06:14.200 --> 0:06:15.320 hopefully not center. 0:06:15.120 --> 0:06:18.680 But guard we're like guard, there's no room for error, Like, 0:06:18.680 --> 0:06:20.440 there's no room at all. 0:06:20.480 --> 0:06:21.480 You gotta start knocking on one. 0:06:21.640 --> 0:06:23.840 Yeah, beam, where's the wood in this new ste right here? 0:06:25.360 --> 0:06:27.240 I guess that's the that's the closest thing. 0:06:30.279 --> 0:06:32.640 That grove up front with Dexter Lawrence Lean Williams. 0:06:32.720 --> 0:06:33.320 They're nasty. 0:06:33.400 --> 0:06:34.440 Yeah, they're nasty. 0:06:34.440 --> 0:06:36.760 Then we know about the NFC East, right, the NFC 0:06:36.839 --> 0:06:39.360 East gets into the trenches. That's what the NFC East 0:06:39.360 --> 0:06:41.920 has been known for. That is the identity of the East. 0:06:42.040 --> 0:06:42.200 Right. 0:06:42.720 --> 0:06:45.360 Well, these guys they continue to be strong, right, and 0:06:45.400 --> 0:06:47.120 the New York Giants they have a two headed monster 0:06:47.200 --> 0:06:49.600 in there, just much like the Dallas Cowboys have a 0:06:49.600 --> 0:06:52.080 two headed monster on the outside at cornerback and at 0:06:52.120 --> 0:06:52.720 defensive end. 0:06:53.080 --> 0:06:54.240 They have a two headed monster at. 0:06:54.160 --> 0:06:56.679 The defensive tackle position, and that is where their question 0:06:56.800 --> 0:06:58.599 mark is now risen. 0:06:58.680 --> 0:07:03.919 Because of the question marked with who Tyler? So it's scary. 0:07:04.040 --> 0:07:06.000 It doesn't get any better with Kavon Sibbodo on the 0:07:06.040 --> 0:07:08.000 outside as well, get any But. 0:07:08.520 --> 0:07:10.880 We don't need to keep bringing up I mean, but 0:07:10.920 --> 0:07:12.440 you know, but you know, but I feel I feel 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:14.880 good about our tackles right like I really do, and 0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:17.800 I feel good about our about Dallas's offensive line as 0:07:17.800 --> 0:07:21.040 an as a whole. However, as we mentioned last week's 0:07:21.520 --> 0:07:24.080 you can't afford an injury to the interior office line 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:28.080 because you don't have a solid, confident option to roll 0:07:28.080 --> 0:07:29.600 in there and say, okay, I guess well, you can 0:07:29.680 --> 0:07:32.040 feel that void if something was that happened to the tackle, 0:07:32.080 --> 0:07:34.440 we alread knew what the game plan was, right, cupid shuffle, 0:07:34.480 --> 0:07:36.920 you bump Tyler Smith out, Bloom boo boom, everybody fits in. 0:07:36.960 --> 0:07:41.360 We're good now what Yeah, that's the thing too with hamstrings, 0:07:41.400 --> 0:07:43.440 you just don't want it to linger. So that's probably 0:07:43.480 --> 0:07:45.880 why you want the MRI because he could sit there 0:07:45.920 --> 0:07:48.400 and say after they he's feeling better and everything's fine. 0:07:48.440 --> 0:07:50.360 But you want to make sure that you take every 0:07:50.680 --> 0:07:53.520 possible you know, plan of attack on that, because you 0:07:53.520 --> 0:07:54.880 don't want it to be something that you're dealing with 0:07:54.920 --> 0:07:55.560 all season long. 0:07:55.600 --> 0:08:00.000 And hammy, hammy sucked because in a controlled environment there, 0:08:00.000 --> 0:08:01.800 you know, on the on the way back from you know, 0:08:01.880 --> 0:08:04.160 mending an injury, you can feel pretty good, right, you know, 0:08:04.160 --> 0:08:06.720 a little strength test, You're good, k little hamstring curl, 0:08:06.760 --> 0:08:08.600 you can isolate it, okay, But when it comes to 0:08:08.600 --> 0:08:10.720 the quick twitch and the changing directions and all those things. 0:08:10.760 --> 0:08:13.840 And obviously I don't know exactly how he got injured, 0:08:13.840 --> 0:08:15.960 exactly what caused it, what movement he was doing. 0:08:16.000 --> 0:08:17.880 Were you out there, Nick, were you able to see 0:08:17.880 --> 0:08:18.720 that portion of practice? 0:08:18.720 --> 0:08:21.239 So the offensive line was on the very very far side, 0:08:21.280 --> 0:08:24.080 and we just kind of caught him walking in right 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:25.920 towards the end of the media session yesterday, and then 0:08:25.960 --> 0:08:28.040 Joe Jim Mauer was right almost said Joe Mauer. 0:08:28.280 --> 0:08:29.880 Jim Maler was coming in right behind him. 0:08:29.880 --> 0:08:33.360 So Minnesota Twins awesome football player. 0:08:33.480 --> 0:08:37.440 Yeah, I think with yeah, because for those of you 0:08:37.480 --> 0:08:39.679 at home, the media doesn't get to watch the entirety 0:08:39.720 --> 0:08:42.040 of practice anymore. So even if these injuries pop up 0:08:42.080 --> 0:08:44.080 in practice, it's hard to see unless you're one on 0:08:44.160 --> 0:08:46.280 the field and two in the right spot because they 0:08:46.760 --> 0:08:48.720 really limit you to one side of the field, so 0:08:48.720 --> 0:08:50.559 whenever you're looking across the side, it's. 0:08:50.760 --> 0:08:52.839 You couldn't even really see anything like that. 0:08:52.960 --> 0:08:53.280 Yeah it. 0:08:53.360 --> 0:08:55.320 Jerry Jones did just say on the fan about thirty 0:08:55.360 --> 0:08:57.360 minutes ago. We'll get an MRI on that today. But 0:08:57.400 --> 0:09:00.000 we felt better about that after we assess it after practice. 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:03.520 You always are concerned initially. Nothing we've evaluated keeps him 0:09:03.559 --> 0:09:05.199 out Sunday at this point. 0:09:05.040 --> 0:09:06.320 So it's good, you know. 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:08.600 I guess that's that's good optimistic. 0:09:12.920 --> 0:09:14.679 Yeah, yeah, I think he said it because it's a 0:09:14.679 --> 0:09:16.760 Sunday night game and he probably has it like thinking 0:09:16.760 --> 0:09:17.920 of Monday night type thing. 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:20.280 But for sure, for sure either way from those de 0:09:20.400 --> 0:09:22.040 tackles are going to be liking the tops. 0:09:22.120 --> 0:09:24.839 Yeah, yeah, because they're going to see the injury report. 0:09:24.880 --> 0:09:26.880 Absolutely going to go right there. 0:09:27.160 --> 0:09:29.880 Yeah, Tyler Smith will be tested in week one, no 0:09:29.920 --> 0:09:30.520 doubt about it. 0:09:30.520 --> 0:09:31.880 From whether he's healthy or not. 0:09:32.040 --> 0:09:35.360 From your standpoint, if you going into this knowing that 0:09:35.440 --> 0:09:38.199 A we might have a tough time at handling their 0:09:38.200 --> 0:09:40.520 defensive tackles, how do you combat that? 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:41.400 What do you have to do? 0:09:41.640 --> 0:09:41.800 Like? 0:09:42.679 --> 0:09:43.680 What what do you have to do. 0:09:43.800 --> 0:09:46.000 Offensively to kind of bring in some extra protection there 0:09:46.000 --> 0:09:46.920 to make sure that you're good. 0:09:47.000 --> 0:09:49.839 Well, first, I mean this offense is made to stop 0:09:49.880 --> 0:09:53.120 a pass rush, Okay, So that's first off. Dak's not 0:09:53.120 --> 0:09:54.720 going to be back there holding the ball. I don't 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:57.199 care what defensive front you're you're facing. So that's the 0:09:57.320 --> 0:10:00.960 positive thing about this offense. And I think that was 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:03.559 an intentional change from last year based upon some of 0:10:03.559 --> 0:10:05.800 the struggles that Dak had. Right they wanted to get 0:10:05.800 --> 0:10:08.120 the ball out of his hand, quicker, easier decisions. Let's 0:10:08.120 --> 0:10:09.559 not hold it, Let's not force him to have to 0:10:09.559 --> 0:10:12.280 make these decisions where the possibly can have some interceptions. 0:10:12.320 --> 0:10:15.080 So I think they are literally blanketing him in that 0:10:15.120 --> 0:10:18.200 way protection wise. But in terms of the running game, 0:10:18.559 --> 0:10:20.880 get these guys moving, get a movie, get down on it. 0:10:20.920 --> 0:10:22.880 Rent the ball right at Tibeteaum freaking ay. We know 0:10:22.880 --> 0:10:24.600 you can pass rest well, we're gonna run this ball. 0:10:24.880 --> 0:10:28.800 Tyronsman can come at you, okay, that heavy pocket, uh 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:30.040 Terry is still gonna come at you. 0:10:30.080 --> 0:10:30.360 Okay. 0:10:30.360 --> 0:10:32.560 We're gonna run this ball right down your face mask 0:10:32.640 --> 0:10:35.040 and force you to stop us. And then the big 0:10:35.080 --> 0:10:36.680 boys in the middle, we're going to see exactly what 0:10:36.720 --> 0:10:38.880 your win is looking like and how that conditioning worked 0:10:38.880 --> 0:10:39.760 this off season for you. 0:10:39.800 --> 0:10:41.800 Speak of the running game, one thing I'm really looking 0:10:41.840 --> 0:10:43.320 forward to seeing and I want to see it first 0:10:43.400 --> 0:10:44.199 drive re option. 0:10:44.320 --> 0:10:46.400 I want it back. I want to see Dak back 0:10:46.400 --> 0:10:47.480 out that slow. 0:10:47.559 --> 0:10:48.560 That was slow Tobeau down. 0:10:48.679 --> 0:10:51.400 Yeah, absolutely wanted to keep him off balanced. 0:10:51.720 --> 0:10:53.600 Yeah, yeah, because we haven't seen that in the last 0:10:53.640 --> 0:10:55.880 couple of years since his injury. So and I know 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:57.720 he could still do it. They tested it a little 0:10:57.720 --> 0:10:59.640 bit during training camp, put it on the field. 0:10:59.640 --> 0:11:00.600 I want to that in action. 0:11:00.720 --> 0:11:03.280 The other thing that's been missing for is in terms 0:11:03.280 --> 0:11:04.920 of being effective for the last few years, is really 0:11:04.920 --> 0:11:07.040 the screen game with the running backs, and I just 0:11:07.480 --> 0:11:08.719 you know, they got to find a way to get 0:11:08.720 --> 0:11:10.560 that work now. Of course, you know it probably looked 0:11:10.559 --> 0:11:14.160 great because when Zeke started out in his career, you know, 0:11:14.200 --> 0:11:16.000 you're talking one of the best backs in the league. 0:11:16.040 --> 0:11:18.120 You had one of the best offensive lines in the league. 0:11:18.120 --> 0:11:20.160 So I mean those two things factor together. But I 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:23.040 think of like Zeke's biggest highlights with the Cowboys, and 0:11:23.080 --> 0:11:25.440 if I'm doing like a top ten or fifteen, like 0:11:25.480 --> 0:11:27.560 three or four, some of the screens he took, he 0:11:27.600 --> 0:11:29.719 took to the house, or just had big gains on it, 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:31.520 and that really has been missing the last few years. 0:11:31.520 --> 0:11:33.280 So I'm wondering if they're able to kind of get 0:11:33.280 --> 0:11:33.640 that back. 0:11:33.880 --> 0:11:36.040 I think you're playing you definitely see that, because that's 0:11:36.040 --> 0:11:38.360 one of the ways you slow down really good defensive tackles. 0:11:38.600 --> 0:11:40.760 You slow them down by screen keeping them off guard 0:11:40.880 --> 0:11:42.760 and giving them more things that they have to worry 0:11:42.760 --> 0:11:43.800 about and be concerned about. 0:11:43.920 --> 0:11:47.200 Do you need a mobile and healthy guard to pull 0:11:47.320 --> 0:11:50.440 on those screens most of the time though you're. 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:51.640 Your jerk contrace as. 0:11:52.080 --> 0:11:53.920 I mean, that's that's part of it. That's part of 0:11:53.920 --> 0:11:54.600 the screen game. 0:11:54.800 --> 0:11:57.400 You need your interior lineman to be healthy and mobile, 0:11:57.480 --> 0:11:59.560 and for the most part, those guys are good at 0:11:59.559 --> 0:11:59.880 doing so. 0:12:00.200 --> 0:12:01.760 Tyler Smith's better in a phone booth. 0:12:01.800 --> 0:12:04.480 We talked about that already. Or I should say he's 0:12:04.720 --> 0:12:06.880 can at the tackle spot than he is in a 0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:09.560 phone booth, is what I meant to say. He's better outside, 0:12:09.600 --> 0:12:12.320 he's better in space. But when he's healthy, that's the case. 0:12:12.400 --> 0:12:14.559 You can switch things up with the offensive scheme. I mean, 0:12:14.640 --> 0:12:17.120 your guard and your center can interchange their responsibilities on 0:12:17.160 --> 0:12:19.400 some of those screenplays. He's gonna take a little bit 0:12:19.440 --> 0:12:19.760 more work. 0:12:19.800 --> 0:12:19.959 Though. 0:12:20.120 --> 0:12:22.319 You can also throw an offset tight end or an 0:12:22.320 --> 0:12:25.720 offset full back offset full back. 0:12:25.960 --> 0:12:27.240 Do you want to say that a little bit louder 0:12:27.240 --> 0:12:28.599 for the people in the back? 0:12:28.720 --> 0:12:30.720 Okay, Hunter Lipkey? 0:12:32.000 --> 0:12:34.000 At this point, I was because I was before you 0:12:34.040 --> 0:12:35.840 started talking about Hunter Lipkey. I was about to say, 0:12:35.840 --> 0:12:39.080 where's our blocking tight end as well, because I mean, 0:12:39.280 --> 0:12:42.080 the guys on the roster are pass catchers, at least 0:12:41.920 --> 0:12:46.200 at their strength. Maybe Jake Ferguson is your leading blocker 0:12:46.720 --> 0:12:48.199 in terms of a tight end right now. 0:12:48.200 --> 0:12:50.280 I can see mckewn being called. 0:12:50.120 --> 0:12:52.439 Up from the practice squad. That's a good point. 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:55.559 I mean mckwn and CJ. Goblin I think would probably 0:12:55.600 --> 0:12:56.280 be the two. 0:12:56.160 --> 0:12:58.640 Favorites as of right now to get black Coffman. Yeah, 0:12:58.679 --> 0:13:00.480 oh that's true too, Yeah, yeah, yeah. 0:13:00.480 --> 0:13:02.800 But if you bring up offensive linemen, don't you get three? 0:13:03.240 --> 0:13:06.160 Don't you get three? I got to look at the rules. Yes, 0:13:06.200 --> 0:13:09.240 it's the regular season again, change refresh. 0:13:09.240 --> 0:13:11.280 I feel like I've got a refresh because I think 0:13:11.320 --> 0:13:13.079 if you do bring up an offensive lineman, you get 0:13:13.080 --> 0:13:13.959 three elevations. 0:13:14.000 --> 0:13:15.760 But yeah, I don't know about that for sure. 0:13:15.800 --> 0:13:17.760 I'm telling you that rollbook will beat you down. 0:13:17.960 --> 0:13:18.120 Yeah. 0:13:18.360 --> 0:13:20.320 I was just spent a lot of time reading that 0:13:20.360 --> 0:13:22.720 whole third quarterback rule the other day. I say, we 0:13:22.720 --> 0:13:24.480 got a lot of detail on that thing. 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:26.800 There was an email that was like here just for 0:13:26.880 --> 0:13:29.280 those who are worried or confused about it, the NFL 0:13:29.320 --> 0:13:32.720 sends out an entire media release on here's what the 0:13:32.760 --> 0:13:35.520 rule is. There's a lot there initially, but you really 0:13:35.520 --> 0:13:37.880 don't get it, and so here it is. And so yeah, 0:13:37.920 --> 0:13:40.839 that was some weekend reading, no doubt about it. Give 0:13:40.920 --> 0:13:43.240 us a call eight eight eight, eight five five two 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:45.400 two nine seven. You can also hit up the text 0:13:45.440 --> 0:13:48.320 line at eight one seven two nine zero three two 0:13:48.440 --> 0:13:50.439 nine eight. We're going to talk to Cowboys Nation starting 0:13:50.480 --> 0:13:53.000 in the next segment. Before we get to that segment, 0:13:53.200 --> 0:13:54.480 let's talk about some good news. 0:13:54.520 --> 0:13:56.160 Let's talk about some positive things here. 0:13:56.160 --> 0:13:59.559 In Week one, Cowboys lock up Terrence Steele on the 0:13:59.600 --> 0:14:05.080 outside extension for the former undrafted right tackle who continues 0:14:05.120 --> 0:14:07.319 to show that he is willing and able to grow 0:14:07.440 --> 0:14:10.320 in this offense and coming off of an injury, he 0:14:10.360 --> 0:14:13.920 looked good. He's still pushing in the right direction, and man, 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:16.360 he's been a cornerstone for the right side of that 0:14:16.400 --> 0:14:18.360 offensive line for the last couple of years when he 0:14:18.480 --> 0:14:19.000 is healthy. 0:14:19.120 --> 0:14:21.440 But Nick, what did you think about the extension and 0:14:21.760 --> 0:14:25.000 what ended up being the new contract for Terrence Steel? 0:14:25.080 --> 0:14:27.720 Yeah, the new contract five years, eighty six point two million. 0:14:27.720 --> 0:14:30.760 I believe it has the potential of going up north 0:14:30.800 --> 0:14:33.520 of ninety one million, so very much deserved. 0:14:34.200 --> 0:14:35.680 Somebody put out a tweet yesterday. 0:14:35.960 --> 0:14:38.400 I think it was Todd Archer looking at the undrafted 0:14:38.400 --> 0:14:41.240 free agents that the Cowboys have picked up and the 0:14:41.800 --> 0:14:44.200 overall money that they've earned throughout their career, and if 0:14:44.240 --> 0:14:46.280 Terrence Steele ends up earning all of that eighty six 0:14:46.280 --> 0:14:48.720 point two million, he'll only be behind Tony Romo. So 0:14:49.440 --> 0:14:52.720 really deserved for Terrence Steel. A really good story, undrafted 0:14:52.720 --> 0:14:55.040 free agent that was thrown into the fire almost immediately 0:14:55.080 --> 0:14:56.800 and survived and came out on the other side a 0:14:56.800 --> 0:14:59.440 better player, and then you know, had a more adversity 0:14:59.520 --> 0:15:01.960 had come over with this ACL injury coming off of 0:15:02.040 --> 0:15:04.920 last year, did everything he possibly could and being diligent 0:15:04.920 --> 0:15:08.600 in that recovery, working with a director of rehabilitation, Britt Brown, 0:15:09.040 --> 0:15:10.760 and you know, I asked him, I was like, do 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:13.280 you think the recovery had something to do with, you know, 0:15:13.400 --> 0:15:15.880 getting this contract done before the season, because you would 0:15:15.880 --> 0:15:17.840 think an ACL injury, okay, let's see him back on 0:15:17.840 --> 0:15:20.600 the field before we give him this deal, and they 0:15:20.800 --> 0:15:22.680 gave it to him. I think that just speaks to 0:15:22.720 --> 0:15:25.160 his work ethic, his diligence, and their confidence and what 0:15:25.200 --> 0:15:25.520 he can be. 0:15:25.560 --> 0:15:28.480 Still, he's super easy to root for. Actually, just a 0:15:28.520 --> 0:15:29.080 great dude. 0:15:30.240 --> 0:15:30.520 You know. 0:15:30.880 --> 0:15:33.080 Mike McCarthy talked about how he was here every single 0:15:33.160 --> 0:15:35.520 day and it's always the same time and all that, 0:15:35.600 --> 0:15:37.000 and when I aske him aboudy, he said it's because 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:39.200 he has a military background, so you know, his family 0:15:39.240 --> 0:15:40.040 always was like that. 0:15:40.200 --> 0:15:42.960 So and then just going from twenty twenty being an. 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:45.200 Undrafted guy to get to this place, it just like again, 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:48.000 it's just so easy to roof for him, and you 0:15:48.080 --> 0:15:50.720 want it to go well because for someone like me 0:15:50.840 --> 0:15:53.040