1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: The following. He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This he's Talking Cowboys, 3 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: screaming live from the Dallas Cowboys World headquarters at the 4 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: Star in Frisco. Here are Mickey Spagnola, Brian Brownness, Rob Phillips, 5 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: and Bill Jones. What I would like to do to 6 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: start off this edition of Talking Cowboys is to have 7 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: Mickey Spagnola sing happy Days Are Here Again. I think 8 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: the free world has been saved. I do you know 9 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: the song? There's a happy Days Are here again? There 10 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: you go, Brian bro I expected to see the band 11 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: playing outside of Customs last night at dump pump pump pump. Goodness. 12 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: It was wrong from my head. Zeke's back in the country. 13 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: He's back here at the start, and we're gonna find 14 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: out real quickly what kind of shape Zeke Elliott is 15 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: he at. It is steaming hot out there, and the 16 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: Cowboys are about to practice on the practice field outdoors here, 17 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: football practice, football practice, and virtually everybody's back against football 18 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: players too. That's right. You got football blocking sledge and 19 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: stuff out of the field, all right? Did you go 20 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: to the airport? I did not go to the airport. 21 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: I had other people at the airport, though I did 22 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: see see the helicopters overhead as I was doing a 23 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: live shot here at the Tostitos Championship Plaza at four 24 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: or five and six yesterday. Want to show these last 25 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: twelve hours it has It's never never a dull moment 26 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: or out here, and it was all so predictable. Back 27 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: when the Cowboys first reported to training camp in Oxnard, 28 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: California on what was it, July twenty fifth or twenty six, Mick, 29 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: he's throwing his hands up, he told us. He told us, 30 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: I did, yeah, do you have any pull up my column? 31 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 1: I can, I can do it for you. At eleven 32 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: am on Wednesday September? Is this the fourth? Yea, the 33 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: fourth that Zeke Elliott would be walking back out on 34 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: that practice field and there he goes. Sidn't think that 35 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: he was get that extension though, did you, Mickey or 36 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: did you just think he wouldn't miss game checks? I 37 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: thought either one would happen, that he either get the extension, 38 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: they would get it done, but he was not going 39 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: to miss a game check. No way. They never done 40 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: nine point nine percent. Did you expect him to get 41 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: the highest contract ever for a running back. Well, let's 42 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: hear it. Well, let's see when the numbers come out 43 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: based on reports. No guarantee. I'm just saying right now, 44 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: that's what we know, right, that's not let's we know 45 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: right now based on the agent. But you got an 46 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: add two years to six. It's an eight year, one 47 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: hundred and four million dollars deal. Yeah, do the math. Yeah, 48 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: I'm doing the math. It's thirteen a year running back. 49 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: It's thirteen a year. Okay, it's the most total money 50 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: in a contract that but it's eight years. The extension 51 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: is the most most average per year for a running 52 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the extension. There you go. I wonder why they didn't 53 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: start at that number then, or maybe they did. Maybe 54 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: maybe they did. Maybe maybe they they started close to 55 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: the team. I think started close enough to arrive at it, 56 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: but we don't know where the player think. It makes 57 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: a point though about the agent. Do you think the 58 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: agent knew what the hell he was doing in this one? 59 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I know I'm asking you guys a question 60 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: that you have to point, you know, have to say 61 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: something maybe poorly about a guy. Well, but to me, 62 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: this seems like it's pretty cut and dry. If if 63 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: if in fact that this was you know, if they 64 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: were looking at you know, twelve thirteen million dollars a year, 65 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: I mean that seems like why wouldn't the agent not 66 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: agree to that in the first place. That's what they offered. 67 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: If you look at what Todd Gurley's guarantee average, it 68 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: was twelve and a half million. If you look at 69 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: what Leveon Bell's average, it was thirteen and a half million. 70 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: So they split the difference. Yeah, why couldn't done that 71 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: in the first place. Yeah, Now, maybe the Cowboys weren't 72 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: amode where they're like, listen, we maybe we can try 73 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: and get to sing a little cheaper. Maybe, but every 74 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: indication Heck, Rob, you were with me at the at 75 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: the combine in Indianapolis, Stephen Jones talked about it's gonna 76 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: start it, It's gonna start at Todd Gurley, and that's 77 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: it started at Todd Gurley. And that's what happened. Yeah, 78 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: and then so I mean, I you know, I'm I know, 79 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: I worked for this football team, but I'd like to 80 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: know who all of a sudden woke up at six 81 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: in the morning and decide, oh, wait, let's make this 82 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: thing thirteen million dollars. It should have been done months ago. 83 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: If that's in fact the case, and you know that's 84 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: just as much on Zeke's side too, depending on what 85 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: you're hearing. Reports that they didn't understand the thirty percent rule. 86 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: I mean, if you do not understand how the cap works, 87 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,799 Speaker 1: I don't know how you negotiate these deals. I really don't. 88 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: And if that was the hold up because of the agent, 89 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: you know, shame on them for allowing that. But you know, everybody, hey, 90 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: they got their deal done, but this is something that 91 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: probably could have been avoided if the numbers, like Mickey said, 92 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: we'll check and see, But if they come out to 93 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: like twelve and a half thirteen million dollars, this should 94 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: have been done months ago. I mean, think about it. 95 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: If if you started this off back in July and 96 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: I asked you, what do you think he's going to average? 97 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: What's fair? I think you've probably million dollars million dollars 98 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: a year. Absolutely, I would have you wouldn't have said 99 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: fifteen would you would? I would have said fifteen million 100 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,799 Speaker 1: on the extension. But the thirteen million when you factor 101 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: in the eight d I'm just saying, reading body language here, 102 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: Rob No. I mean, I'm just in my mind, I'm 103 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: thinking it's it's hard to know because we don't know 104 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: back and forth what was being discussed for the last 105 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: forty days or whatever. But you're obviously not the right thing. 106 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: But it's it's in line with the top backs. And 107 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: what I was referring to was the total guaranteed money 108 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: from the reports is the most we've seen for a 109 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: running back. So it looks like a win for Zeke. 110 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: The Cowboys get him in time for the opener. He's 111 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: going to practice today, and very likely we'll play in 112 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: this game. It's on some level, I mean, it seems 113 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: like a win for both sides. I don't know. I mean, 114 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I think if he had come into 115 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: camp to start things off, yeah, direct line with the agent, 116 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: then that might have spurred things along quicker, because I 117 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: don't think he would I think if he would have, 118 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: I think he did what he had to do in 119 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: order to get what he got with two years left 120 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: on his contract. Do you think you know? I think 121 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: I think that. But they wanted to sign him. They 122 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: wanted to, but I don't know that they would have 123 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: arrived at this but this is where exactly where I 124 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: thought they would arrive at right here, And the other 125 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: thing about it, in the opinion of the agent, they 126 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: could not get here unless he held out in my opinion, 127 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: because I don't think that that because you would have 128 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: been below Dak and because the agency wouldn't have been 129 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: there because he's there, then then he would have had 130 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: to walk out of camp. They had an order if 131 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: if they did not resolve, I didn't get there, gonna 132 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: need to have more of a fear signing Dack than 133 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: they do Zeke. I mean, well, it's a different number, 134 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: and that's it's a it's a whole other realm. I 135 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: understand it. But I'm saying, though, you're in a situation 136 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: where you know, I think I think if Zekiel would 137 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: have practiced, they could have gone in there and he 138 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: could said, listen, this is what I'm feeling. This is 139 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: how I'm gonna you know, I feel like that the 140 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: cow Okay, what do you have in mind? Well? What 141 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: about twelve and a half million, you know a year. 142 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: You know You're I'm hearing, Hey, I'm hearing you got 143 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: money to sign everybody. I'm here to try and negotiate 144 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: this thing. I think as much as you know the organization, 145 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: coaches talk about how important training camp is in the 146 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: in the with this player, training camp wasn't that important 147 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: from the team standpoint. Maybe it's not poorant, but you can't. 148 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: But for a quarterback, a quarterback has to be a 149 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: training camp. You can't function as a team. You can't 150 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: get your team ready without the quarterback being there. Don't know, 151 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: we've seen it. It was important for a wide receiver. 152 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: A few years ago, Dez was signed in time for camp, 153 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: but he missed the offseason program and I think that 154 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: affected him. But I'm saying for this player, for this 155 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: running back, we'll see. I don't think it mattered whether 156 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: he was at training camp or not. We'll see, I'm 157 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: starting Sunday whether it that it or not. But I 158 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: don't think it really it really mattered whether he was 159 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: there or not. But but in the case of Dak, 160 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: I think they probably had some ongoing discussions to where 161 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: to avoid Dak doing what Zeke has done in miss 162 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: training camp, because you cannot have your quarterback miss training camp. 163 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: But I agree with him. Yeah, yeah, but that but 164 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: that's where it's kind of apples and orange is a 165 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: little bit in my opinion, because I think the running 166 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: back he'll be good to go on Sunday in my opinion. Yeah, 167 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: but how much for a full we'll see, that's the 168 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: other thing. How many Okay, so how many snaps do 169 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: you expect? What percentage of snaps do you expect? What 170 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: do you think? Twenty twenty five? I was gonna say 171 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: thirty percent at the moment. Yeah. Really, they're gonna work 172 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: around this, get ready. I mean they're gonna work around 173 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: because they've got to figure out though. They gotta figure Okay, 174 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: if he only plays twenty percent of the snaps, how 175 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: about the other snaps? That's pollard? Okay, what about the 176 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: other stuff that they have to do potentially in pass protection? 177 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: Then who do you go with their old wally? You know, 178 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: because you gotta cut somebody. Yeah, and you gotta cut somebody, 179 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,719 Speaker 1: and you know what, I don't think, by the way, 180 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: that doesn't have to happen until the end of the week. 181 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: They got a weak extension, yeah they do, and they 182 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: are carrying an extra back now because they signed Shun 183 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: what Monday? Yeah, so yeah, they got a decision to 184 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: make there by three pm on Saturday, and back to 185 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: this total it's it's six years, right, yeah? Is that 186 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: the longest extension any running back's gotten? What? Why? Why 187 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: are you making this this such a trying I'm just 188 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: trying to make it makes sense because if I give 189 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: you more years, you're gonna get more money. Right, If 190 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: I only give you a four year extension, you're not 191 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: going to get ninety million. That's the guy. The guys 192 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: how you get to ninety million. The guys have been 193 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: getting the shorter extensions have been these quarterbacks. Yeah, the 194 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: quarterbacks are the ones have been getting the shorter extensions 195 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 1: four years. If you look at all the deals of 196 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: recent they all have been four years and then people 197 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: figuring out from there and then maybe redoing a deal. 198 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: And then the other thing is is what's when's the 199 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: guarantee run out? How many years of that base salary 200 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: exists without a guarantee? Those those are the details that 201 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: aren't out there yet, right. I'm just talking about the 202 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: total number. Yeah, and I'm talking about the tits number. 203 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: I know what you're talking about. I know, I know 204 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: what you're talking that's the total number of guarantee is 205 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: about sixty four million, right, sixty four million over eight 206 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: years that's only eight year, that's only eight million a year. Yeah, 207 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: so you got to know when the guarantee runs out, right, 208 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: And we'll know in due time. Well, we'll get the 209 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: we'll get the details of the contract and we'll figure 210 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: it out. And I don't think it was ever really 211 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: about the year per year salary. It was about how 212 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: much money is he going to get in his hand immediately. 213 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it's like what it always is for NFL contracts. 214 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: It's like it's like Lale Collins. After three years, the 215 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: fully guaranteed stuff expires, right, and then only a portion 216 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: of the fourth year is guaranteed the fifth day of 217 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: the league year and the last two years of his 218 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: contract ten million base, ten million base, twenty three, twenty four, 219 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: no guarantees. Yeah, so I'm taking twenty million off that 220 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: total of fifty eight point five, it's forty eight point five, 221 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: and then the last two years are bonus money. Numbers 222 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: give everybody headaches. Yeah, And Mickey, I appreciate being on 223 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: the show with all the numbers because I don't have 224 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: the stomach to do everything you just did right there. 225 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: But you know, I just it always bothers me about 226 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: the deal and That's why I brought up and that's 227 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: why I went on that little soapbox thing because to me, 228 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: if it was going to be twelve or thirteen, why 229 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: it wasn't this done months ago? Why why do we 230 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: have to Why does it have to come down to you? 231 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: And you know, he did, he did what he thought 232 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: was best hold out and the cowboys said, well, wait minute, okay, 233 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: what are you looking for? You know, what are you 234 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: looking for here? You know? And I and he said, well, 235 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: I'm looking for this. And it's like, okay, well how 236 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: about this? You know, why does it have to come 237 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: down to And that's what Stephen Jones said the first 238 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: day of training camp that it did. These things typically 239 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: come down to just a few hours of hashing it out, 240 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: and it's still questioned when that still happens, And it 241 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: happened overnight, didn't. I still believe if he was here, 242 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: if he would have, if he had gone through training camp, 243 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: he would have they would have had an opportunity to 244 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: do this. To think of this, if in the new CBA, 245 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: if they say, if you don't want to show up 246 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 1: on time for training camp, you can't play the rest 247 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: of the year, it would get done. Right before the 248 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: start of training camp. Right, you're hold with the deadline. 249 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: It'llin the deadline and nothing's changed since the salary cap 250 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: came into process in nineteen ninety four. It's also the 251 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: same the agent puts out this big number to make 252 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: himself look good, and then the numbers inflated. But everybody 253 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: out there saying, oh, zeke one, look what he did. 254 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: He won, No, no, no, and so. And that's why 255 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: we'll know Sunday afternoon whether the second guess this whole 256 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: thing or not, because if he can't play, in my opinion, 257 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: if he can't play at least half the snaps on 258 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon, then you're right, this thing had to be 259 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: done earlier than Wednesday. Of that, I think, I think, 260 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: I think real quick. I think he's caught them by surprise, 261 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: by the way. I think the holdout caught them by surprise. 262 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: There was a seat for him on the plane. Dog 263 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: And yeah, Bill, we'll see. I don't. I don't see 264 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: them giving him sixty snaps. We'll find out. I don't. 265 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett said, we'll watch him this week. He looks 266 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: like he's in very good shape. We'll see what happens. 267 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: One more thing about the contract. Think, you know tank 268 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: same thing. You saw the final deal and you're like, oh, 269 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: that makes a lot of sense, But it really took 270 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: up until an artificial deadline of he's got to have 271 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,439 Speaker 1: this surgery. How do you how do you pro rate 272 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: that out for the recovery time? And it's always the 273 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: way it goes. There's always this dance involved, and I 274 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: bet he's not ready to play. That's the other thing. Yeah, 275 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: that's the other thing. Where Okay, why didn't that thing 276 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: get done earlier? Yeah? You know, it always it always 277 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: amazes me when you get to the final we'll get 278 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: to the final number, whatever the final number is. But 279 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: if you look at it and you say, he's getting 280 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: twelve million a year, okay, well, how does it? Okay, 281 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: he's getting thirteen Okay, Well why not? Why didn't we 282 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: talk about this to begin with? Why does this say? 283 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: You know, why is this all of a sudden that 284 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: it's impossible to do? And again, I mean I'm I'm 285 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: asking the cowboys side, and I'm asking the agent side. 286 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: I know there's some questions about that agent. Trust me, 287 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: I know some questions about that guy and what that 288 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: tactic he used so I'm just telling you that it's 289 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: it's amazes me that you have to go through all 290 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: this to everybody feel good about Zeke coming back out 291 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: on the field and playing. You know, just my two cents. 292 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: When can we sneak a peek at practice? Well, they 293 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: started right now, they're gonna go to break but my 294 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: understanding is they will be in pads and Zeke will 295 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: be in pay Okay. I'm trying to time this break 296 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: on so that Mickey, Hugos, Robb or someone can outside. 297 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: And because they are outside today, we can actually see 298 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: if twenty one has made it out on the practice. 299 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: Now he's out there. Next hear on talking Cowboys. Your 300 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: new apartment's big, such a great deal. It's okay, just okay. 301 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: What's not right about the subway? Well, I bet you 302 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: don't even notice it after that's my neighbor. 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They have 343 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: his abs out. Okay, I can't in my eyes aren't 344 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: good enough to see. There are in the far field 345 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: the first use of the new field field. Yea, so 346 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: the new grass field on the far end that they 347 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: did not have access to throughout the off season, but 348 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: they are out there now, and I understand the temperature 349 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: today is getting up to around one hundred, one hundred 350 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: one degrees, and just walking in from the parking lot 351 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: it already feels like it's up there now. So we're 352 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 1: going to get a good test to see what kind 353 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: of shape mister Elliott is in. How hot is it 354 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: in Cobo though, can't be Yeah, I try. It's a 355 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: hundred every day at this time of year. Okay, so 356 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: he is going to be in great shape. I don't 357 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: know if he was wearing pads everything each wherever he 358 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: was training, but because he was training with football people, 359 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: eighty eight degrees right now. Eighty eight right now, but 360 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: feels like one hundred and eight hundred. Yeah, back to hundred. 361 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: Back to that discussion, because Brian's true football guy. Jason Garrett, well, 362 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean you played, you played at a high level. 363 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: You've been a scout like, appreciate that you're awful kind. Well, 364 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: Jason Garret Alway says, there's no substitute for playing practicing 365 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: a football players, Or is it not that doesn't apply 366 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: to a running back of his caliber? Or do you 367 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: think he really needs it? These last forty days. The 368 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: first time he is going to get hit is on 369 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon in the last or many months because they 370 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: didn't hit Jabrill Peppers. Jabrill Peppers is going to have 371 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: to come and fill in the alley and hit him 372 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: one time and then that's where in reality sets in 373 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: for him. But if, like we all think that he's 374 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: gonna play twenty twenty five plays, I think they'll work 375 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: around him. They really do like Pollard a lot. They 376 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: just don't trust Pollard right now and the Blitz pick 377 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: up stuff, So I wouldn't be surprised if you see 378 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: old Wally in there picking up making up for the 379 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, and not being Zeke not being in there. 380 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think they're gona they're gonna find a 381 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: way to work around this the best way they can. 382 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: But he is, Yeah, he's not gonna get hit until 383 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: Jabrill Peppers comes flying up from from safety. That would 384 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: be the first time he's gonna get any contact since 385 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: the Rams game last year. So how is that different 386 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: from other training camps that he has gone through them? 387 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: I think that to me, I think there's things that 388 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: he's done in training camp. It's not the guys if you, Okay, 389 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: if he was in this training camp, Joe Thomas or 390 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: Layton vander esh or Jalen Smith or Seawan Lee would 391 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: have bumped him or would have let him know he's there. Yeah, 392 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: you know, And that's also just seeing those colors, the flash. 393 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: It's it's the it's the handing, you know, it's it's 394 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: the timing of plays and stuff, and the fact he's 395 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: a veteran player and it's a veteran offensive line. You know, 396 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,640 Speaker 1: they'll get their timing with that. The guy they probably 397 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: need more timing with will be Pollard if they're going 398 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: to run some of these plays. But I think things 399 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 1: will be fine this again, the contact will be the 400 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: only problem for him initially. And Zeke is a punisher himself, 401 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,479 Speaker 1: so I'm sure when Jabrill Peppers comes flying up there, 402 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit him just as hard as Peppers is 403 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: trying to hit him. I wonder if they had the 404 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: little gauntlet they want they run through, you know, when 405 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna get hit in training camp or the pads. 406 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: It's eighty eight in Cabbo right now, right all right, okay, No, 407 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: no I said that, No, No, it's two here, it's 408 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: ninety two here. So there you go. Now we'll get 409 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: facts out on that. Mickey wants the facts on the contract. 410 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: I wanted to get the facts on the weather out there. 411 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: He will step up. You know. I wonder what Jerry 412 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: Jones has to say about this. The one of the 413 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: reasons that there is not a press conference this morning 414 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: to announce this is that Jerry Jones is not on 415 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: the premises here. Where's the Atville the New York Stock 416 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: Exchange ringing the bell as comstock or Resources bought. I'm 417 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: trying to recovery something for two point two billion dollars 418 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: celebration of that, that's why. And so Jerry was making 419 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: the rounds on CNBC probably some other networks as well, 420 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: and he was asked what the signing of Zeke means 421 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: to this season, the team and everything. I just turned 422 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: my pockets out upstairs. It means I'm one hundred million 423 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: dollars literary as of this morning. But seriously, Zeke has 424 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: been arguably our best player. I'm not trying to be 425 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 1: unfair to anybody else, but he's an incremental part to 426 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: our success. We're glad to get him booked in. We're 427 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: glad to have him on the team. He plays a 428 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: position that has some pretty interesting dynamics to it because 429 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: running backs are short lived, although we had what I 430 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: consider to be one of the top five greatest ones 431 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: in Emmitt Smith, and Emmett ran the ball for thirteen years, 432 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: so you don't have to have a four or five 433 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: year career to be a running back. On the other hand, 434 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 1: Zeke allows us to create such problems for the defense 435 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: that then we can open it up to our passing, 436 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: open it up for Dak Prescott. Of course, we've got 437 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: to have some guys on defense to get those guys 438 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: the ball. That's what this is all about. There you go, 439 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: that's what Jerry thinks about it. He said, Zeke's got 440 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: a big heart and a much bigger pocketbook. Now, by 441 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: the way, too, that was the money line, I thought. 442 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, we haven't heard what the signing bonus says. 443 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: Have We probably somewhere in that vicinity, And I'm trying 444 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: to think Gurley was around that fifteen million. I think 445 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 1: signing bonus because the signing bonuses have been going down 446 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: and they've been putting option and roster bonuses in there. Yea, 447 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: And so we expect press conference tomorrow is that what 448 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: we're expecting that has not been set yet, right, not officially. Okay, 449 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: I'm setting it right now. Okay, there you go. Well 450 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: you could talk to Bookie always as we mentioned. As 451 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: we mentioned earlier, there's a roster exemption, so the Cowboys 452 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: have not had to make a corresponding move with Zeke 453 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: out on the practice field, and they won't have to 454 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,360 Speaker 1: until three o'clock on Saturday. Um So who do you think? 455 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: We have a question from James Hurst. Who do you 456 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: think the odd man out will be? Alfred Morris? I 457 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: think it's Alfred Morse. I think they've I think they've 458 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: got at this running back situation now where they'll go 459 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: with Zeke, they'll go with with Pollard. Chunk could play 460 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: special teams if they need him to play special teams. 461 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: We could see maybe he gets switched out, you know, 462 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: something like that. We'll see. But I have a feeling 463 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: that they're going to move on from Alfred Morris. Alfred 464 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: Morris was bought. He was really, as Mickey would say, 465 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 1: he was a nine hundred thousand dollars insurance policy. If 466 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: Zeke didn't show up, which was like seven thirty against 467 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: the cap, seven thirty against the cap. You're absolutely right. 468 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: So they paid him a little bit. His family was here, 469 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: he got to go through training camp. They protected themselves. 470 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: I think they'll move on. I don't. I just don't. 471 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: People will say, oh, well, they might cut a guard 472 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: of this and that. We you know, we talked about 473 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: the they're at ten offensive lineman. Now you know, maybe 474 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 1: the kid Brandon Knight. I just don't think that's it. 475 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: They they you don't want to put young offensive lineman 476 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 1: out there, go ahead and put go ahead and put 477 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: Alfred Morris out there and let him. You know, he 478 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 1: did what he had to do to help you, to 479 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: get you through the training camp portion and also protect 480 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: you in case Zeke didn't sign. So I think they 481 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: move on from him. And Mickey, let me ask you, 482 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: because there's there was a lot of talk out there 483 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,479 Speaker 1: about him being a veteran and his roster or his 484 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: contract by being on the roster the first week of 485 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: the season, guaranteeing his salary for this season, right, and 486 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: because he's on the roster today that he's the job 487 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: guarantee it. Yeah, and he only got like a ninety 488 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: thousand dollars signing bonus, which we act like, but they 489 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 1: did him a solid, keeping him until now they did, 490 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: and he's face Yeah, and if you trust ESPN, the 491 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: periscope is saying it's a seven point five million dollars 492 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: signing bonus. So I don't know, I'm just again, that's 493 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: coming from ESPN. Seven point five. Seven point five is 494 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: what they're saying. Quite global, Yeah, that's what they're That's 495 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, because if you divide that by you 496 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: can you can pro write the signing bonus over five 497 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: only five years. Yeah's it seems like some several people 498 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: on periscope. Let's see again. No, I'm just saying that's ESPN. 499 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: That's on periscope. We'll get the official number. But but 500 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: that's what people seem to be saying. That's been reported. 501 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: A couple different people have weighed in on that. So 502 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: then there's a lot of roster bonuses or option bonuses 503 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: and guaranteed base salaries. Yes, because what they would do, 504 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: because his base salary this year was supposed to be 505 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,479 Speaker 1: three point eight five, they would stuff some signing bonus 506 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: in there, pay him whatever the signing bonus is, and 507 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: it'll give him what a normal base salary would be. 508 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: People are saying, by the way too that Alfred won't 509 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: clear waivers, but Alfred is a vested veteran, so he 510 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: will be free to sign immediately with anyone he wants. 511 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: He does get cut. I mean he's said in camp 512 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: like I wasn't given any assurances that I last the 513 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: start of the season, and he was given ninety thousand 514 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: dollars basically, right, what would you do at ninety things? 515 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 1: We act like it's no big deal? Right? What if 516 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:55,200 Speaker 1: he got ninety thousand today? To clear it up? Does 517 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: he get the does he get the nine hundred now? 518 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: Because for the season? Is that and teed now for 519 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: the season? Ever? See you again? He gets he gets 520 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: his full salary? Yeah he should, So he doesn't get 521 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: ninety thousand, gets nine hud because he's on the CONT's 522 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: on the roster right now. A matter of fact, if 523 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 1: he signs somewhere else too, I think he could double 524 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: dip with his with his So the Cowboys are due 525 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: for this regardless, Yes, yes, absolutely wow, So no offset there. 526 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: So it works out very well for Alfred Morris. And 527 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: the other part for Alfred Morris is that is that 528 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: he went through training camp, so he's ready to go 529 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: for any team. He could go with a team and 530 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: say that as we have, we haven't made that cut ourselves. 531 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: I think. I think I don't think you can double 532 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: say change the rules on that. I know that that 533 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: because you only can do it once in your career, right. 534 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 1: I don't think he's done it before though. I don't 535 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: think the Alfred has done it in his career. So 536 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: that's why I think you You're right, Mackey, you can 537 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: only do it one time. So so why did they 538 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: keep the extra offensive lineman? That's good grudge to Night. 539 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: I did not see Brandon Knight making this football team, 540 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of it has to do 541 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: with Mark Colombo. I think they liked the fact that 542 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: and I need to ask this question. But maybe now 543 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: I can ask other questions other than Zeke questions, which 544 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 1: is good, which is all you got into, Jason Garrett. 545 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: So to me, Brandon Knight was when they moved him 546 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: from tackle to guard, it was like, you know, they 547 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 1: were they were in a mode right now where they 548 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: were thinking maybe trading uh Chris, they were trading Redmond. 549 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: You know, they were talking about teams were talking about 550 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,719 Speaker 1: potentially you know, trading for him, and so Night became 551 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: kind of a well, let's see if we get Knight 552 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: to you know, we like him act guard a little bit, 553 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: and let's see if we can you know, you know, 554 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: we like we like him enough. And then with the 555 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: situation too, that they were running into with McGovern, you know, 556 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: if if McGovern was healthy, I don't think that I 557 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: don't think that Knights on this team. I just don't, 558 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think that they'll say, okay, we've got 559 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: a center in the guard. I think Night maybe they're 560 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 1: gonna trade Knight to place. Yeah, who's the who's your 561 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: outside of Cam Fleming? Who's your swing tackle? Who's your 562 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: next tackle? Connor Williams? Yeah, okay, but but he's just 563 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: starting right guard. He's starting left guard. Randon Knight has 564 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: the ability to play either. He has the ability to play. 565 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: He played tackle at He played tackle at Indiana. He 566 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: started off here at training camp as a tackle, and 567 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: then all the injuries happened and they moved inside. So 568 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: I think if you, if you if they had to 569 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: go play a game without, say, one of their tackles, 570 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: and let's say Tyrant. Okay, let's say Tyrant, and something 571 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: flared up on Tyrant and you had to go and 572 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: Fleming starting a left tackle. Who's your backup tackle? Then 573 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: it's probably Connor william Connor Williams. He actually took some 574 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: reps there in the spring. Yeah, early early in the spring, 575 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: says an emergency situation. I mean, you know, Zach Martin 576 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: could play the tackle in the too. But because of 577 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: the back flaring up on Zach Martin, the Tyrann Smith ongoing. 578 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: You know, I think you always want a young guy 579 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: to develop, and they don't. They can't really develop the 580 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: govern right now because he's hurt. McGovern could have McGovern 581 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: could have benefited. You talk about Tony Pollard benefiting from 582 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: getting all those reps for Zeke, think of what what 583 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: Connor McGovern could have got if, you know, if for 584 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: all the time that Zach Martin was out, I think 585 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: about all those reps that he you know, we're all 586 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: so excited about Tony Pollard, we could have been excited 587 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: about you know, Connor McGovern too. And they must have 588 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: thought Brandon Knight might get picked up by somebody too, 589 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: possibility to get him the practice squad. Maybe the good 590 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 1: the good news was for Sue of Philo that McGovern 591 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: didn't any rep he might not have been here. Yeah, 592 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: he's as good as we think he's gonna be. See 593 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 1: to me if they have if they have a huge 594 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: problem at tackle, I think they move Connor. I think 595 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: they move him and they plug in Sue of Philo 596 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 1: and they just go to battle that way, I really do. 597 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: Or Joe Looney, you know, I think that either way 598 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: they go. But I mean they're probably more comfortable because 599 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: all Sue Philo can do is play guard. They can't 600 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: play center, not a center, so they might just keep 601 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: you know, and then they've got if if you don't 602 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: trust the remember we saw jumbo packages too with Joe, 603 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 1: that might be something that we're thinking about. If they 604 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: don't think these tights, I think we'll be seeing that. 605 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: I mean when you yeah, if you don't think these 606 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: tight ends could block at the point of attack, they're 607 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: gonna put They're gonna put Joe Looney in the mix 608 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: out there. So I can see that a lot to 609 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: your point, Bill, I mean, Jason Garrett said the other day, 610 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: tight ends are so hard to come by it, especially 611 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: nowadays the way the game is played in college and 612 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,479 Speaker 1: stuff like that. The next position, as offensive lineman, if 613 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: you've got some, you're keeping them. That's why I mean 614 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: it was they had Brian's point. They had a lot 615 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: of injuries in camp and it was difficult to find 616 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: guys off the couch you could step in. 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He always got such a smile 680 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: on his face. He's happy. You'd be happy too if 681 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: you just signed a contract like that. I assume he's 682 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: going to be available today in the locker room. He 683 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,760 Speaker 1: usually talked on Wednesdays. Lindsay Draper got a few minutes 684 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: with him, though, So I'll check that out. That's posted yet, 685 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: but yeah, it is this post. Check it out on 686 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: our channels, Dallas Cowboys dot com. Was he happy? I 687 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:30,720 Speaker 1: thought he might not be available to the media today 688 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: because he may not press conference tomorrow. He may not, wait, 689 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: imagines tomorrow, don't you Yeah, unless he talks today and 690 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,000 Speaker 1: then he didn't want to talk again tomorrow, and they'll 691 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 1: just have to run the press conference tomorrow. They got 692 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,120 Speaker 1: fresh conference for this. We're flying by the seat of 693 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: our pants. It's the biggest Jerry Jerry wants to have 694 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:51,439 Speaker 1: a biggest what. Oh I'm not never mind. Oh, you're 695 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: gonna rag on somebody in the media. Shocker, I was 696 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: gonna say what he signed the biggest contract for a 697 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 1: running back in NFL. He is, you better have a 698 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: con christ conference all right? From Lindsey Draper. Can we 699 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: put a mic on her? Can we take your mic 700 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 1: and give it to her? Oh? You know what, now 701 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 1: that we now that we got this taking care of, 702 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 1: aren't you happy? It is football time? Yeah? Yeah, it is, 703 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,239 Speaker 1: you know, and you know that's the thing that uh 704 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: you know again you have to go through to navigate 705 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: all this to get to this point. But yeah, you 706 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:33,759 Speaker 1: are happy about it, and you're happy as I think 707 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,839 Speaker 1: there's you know, Will McClay in that group to put 708 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: this team together. They have to be happy about, okay, 709 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: how training camp went and some of their young guys. 710 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:43,240 Speaker 1: You know, they need to see the development continue development 711 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,479 Speaker 1: of their quarterback. They need to see what Kellen Moore. 712 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: I think that's really still the biggest question. We don't 713 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: know what Kellen Moore is going to do. We've seen 714 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: thirty practices, four preseason games, but you know we haven't 715 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:56,960 Speaker 1: seen him in the in the real games, uh, you know, 716 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: calling an offense. We'll see how creative he can be. 717 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, you can talk about all 718 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,879 Speaker 1: these players, but I think it's going to come down 719 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 1: to his ability to get those playmakers going during games. 720 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: Make sure that Dak Prescott stays on schedule, make sure 721 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: they stay ahead of the change, make sure they don't 722 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,440 Speaker 1: get sacks, make sure that the ball is going down 723 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,839 Speaker 1: they can run the ball by. Again, I think that's 724 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:22,919 Speaker 1: the biggest unknown right now going into this season for sure. 725 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: More than anything, for me, it's just finishing drives because 726 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 1: even especially even with Amari Cooper, they were able to 727 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: get chunks of yards and get in position down the 728 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:34,279 Speaker 1: stretch last year, but the overall point totals didn't really rise, 729 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,839 Speaker 1: even when Cooper came back a little bit. But it's 730 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 1: it's more about just cashing in when you get down there, 731 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: and they've got some extra weapons to be able to 732 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: do that this year. Winton's back, so we'll see. But yeah, 733 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 1: I don't think he showed his hand at all. I 734 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,360 Speaker 1: think that Michael Gallop is to me is like you 735 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: talked about one A one B. I think Michael Gallup 736 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,279 Speaker 1: has turning into a one B. I really do. I 737 00:37:56,320 --> 00:38:00,479 Speaker 1: feel like though that his development, his growth. The fact, again, 738 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 1: here's another guy that got a ton of reps playing 739 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: as the one in this offense during training camp, and 740 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: I don't think he did anything to disappoint. You know, 741 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 1: there was every day that he was making some type 742 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: of play, and you know he showed that coming back 743 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: for the football, working the sidelines, being strong along the sidelines, 744 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: playing of vertical routes, going up and getting the football. 745 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:23,440 Speaker 1: I think you have to be excited about him and 746 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 1: what he could bring. I think you have to be 747 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:28,280 Speaker 1: excited about Travis Frederick playing center. I think this defense 748 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: is gonna be really damn good too. I do. I 749 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,480 Speaker 1: feel like that. You know, you got guys. I think 750 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,359 Speaker 1: the Giants are gonna have a hard time blocking these 751 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,040 Speaker 1: linebackers in this game. I really do. And you could 752 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,359 Speaker 1: see late vander As Smith, Sean Lee in the mix. 753 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 1: Those guys. I could see them making a lot of 754 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: tackles in this game. You're gonna have to get bodies 755 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 1: to get to see Quon Barkley and I feel like 756 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 1: though this defense could do that. And I'll tell you 757 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 1: what guys they might They might get in this game, 758 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:55,279 Speaker 1: and we need to see this. But Byron Jones practicing, 759 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: he might not be your starter this weekend. I mean, 760 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: they might go with Anthony Brown somebody like that and 761 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 1: just work, but work Byron Jones in there. We'll see 762 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: how the week progresses for him. But he's kind of 763 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: in the same boat with the Zeke and some of 764 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: these other guys that haven't had really any training camp. 765 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: And see, I look, I look at him, I agree 766 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:16,440 Speaker 1: that I don't. I don't. I'm not expecting him to 767 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: start this game because he's coming off the hip surgery 768 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:22,279 Speaker 1: and he hasn't had an opportunity. And that I look 769 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,720 Speaker 1: at that in contrast to Zeke, because I assume Zeke's 770 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: been healthy and he should be in shape. He was 771 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: through all the OTAs and many kids stuff. Say all 772 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,840 Speaker 1: those other guys, he's the healthiest, right, They're all coming 773 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:36,080 Speaker 1: off of some sort of surgery. That's so to me. 774 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:41,080 Speaker 1: Dorin's armstrong and Kerrie Hyder tackled Charlton. If he whoever 775 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:44,439 Speaker 1: is active, those three guys are going to be important. Yeah, 776 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: because they're gonna have to come in those You know, 777 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:51,080 Speaker 1: Lawrence and Crawford aren't playing sixty stabs, Noah May Why 778 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:53,800 Speaker 1: forty snaps? That's the most intriguing matchup to me, because 779 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:55,800 Speaker 1: Brian I talked about this the other day, it seems like, 780 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 1: at least on paper, this Giant's old line, they've done 781 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,960 Speaker 1: the better job. Maybe they have proving their half and 782 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 1: trying to protect Eli a little bit better, and we 783 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 1: will dive into that tomorrow. Here on Talking Cowboys, we 784 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 1: can dive into football and they better not take these 785 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:17,320 Speaker 1: New York Giants lightly. Nope, Okay, Talking Cowboys for this Wednesday, 786 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 1: and we will talk at you again tomorrow. 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