1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Good morning, sir, Steve. Yeah, how are you, sir? Good? 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Okay, we're good, We are good. 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: I think we've got our phone connection good to go now. 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: So we were just kind of talking about this earlier 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: in the show. Do you use this weekend to decompress 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: from football at all? Or did you watch like every 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: conceivable game you could this weekend? Well? I decompressed about night, 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: stressing over our team. I must say that although we 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: are stressed over our team, we've got a lot of 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: work to do. But it was nice to watch these college, 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: great college players playing these championship games and then followed 12 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: up by the NFF, you know, the NFL games. Watching 13 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: the East play wash was interesting. Obviously we got to 14 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: work cut out for us or uh, they're starting to 15 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: come around, especially the red Skins and the Eagles. So 16 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: you watched that and that starts to get your competitive 17 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: juices one but obviousously we always enjoy watching the NFL 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: and what other teams are doing around this league. So uh, 19 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: now we're back at it and we got a lot 20 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: of work to do. It was a you know, a big, 21 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 1: big win force, but it also shows all the work 22 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: we have to do. In terms of, you know, really 23 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: coming together as an offense. We're getting a lot of 24 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: you know, great players back off the U Designated to 25 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: Return list. But what that comes, uh, you know, getting 26 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: the continuity back and whether it's the offensive line, the 27 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: receiving group in particular, the defensive line group. Uh, you 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: know all that as we get these guys back off 29 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: COVID list and things like that, you know, we've got 30 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: to really get our continuity down and you know, get 31 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: ready for the stretch run here. But it is nice 32 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: to be getting guys like the Law back, obviously Amari 33 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: Cooper and CD and then this this week we should 34 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: get back barring a surprise, certainly Randy and Gregory and Gallimore. 35 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: So you know, we're getting our guys back. We just 36 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: gotta continue to work at this and hopefully these guys 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: will start to play well and play fast together. So Stephen, 38 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: before we get into more Dallas Cowboys talk, you said 39 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: you watch college football, and I just want to know 40 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: your opinion here because I know you watch a lot 41 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: of SEC football. With your son being at Arkansas and 42 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: you being a former Arkansas player, were you surprised that 43 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 1: George's defense that had dominated every team every year. Look 44 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: the way they did on Saturday. I mean, I must 45 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: say I was very surprised. I would have if I 46 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: was a gambling man, I would have lost money. But certainly, 47 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: hats off to you know what she always does, Nick 48 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: Saban getting his team prepared. Obviously, a young quarterback down 49 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: there at Alabama's really opening some eyes. Will and McLay 50 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: and I were talking about him, what a talent he 51 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: is and how he's just got to growing week to week. 52 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, that was a must say. That was a 53 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: big surprise away Alabama. I was able to move the 54 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: ball on them certainly. Uh, you know, George, I think 55 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: they won the time of possession thirty five twenty five. 56 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: But you know, whether it's college or pro, if you 57 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: lose that turn turnover battle, which Georgia did, then you're 58 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: gonna have an uphill battle to win a football game. 59 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: But something tells me we may see that matchup again. 60 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: Oh it was that just a prediction there for those 61 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: two semifinals. I feel like I heard, well, I just 62 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, those are two great football teams and uh, 63 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: certainly wouldn't surprise me. Stephen, what's the what's the plan 64 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: for McCarthy as we speak right now for are we 65 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: waiting on testing? Do we have some other thoughts on 66 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: what you're looking forward to this week with him? You know, 67 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: we just think it's normally, just like it is with players. 68 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: We're looking at the ten days and probably looking at 69 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: getting him back on a Thursday. So, uh, don't think 70 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: it'll usually before. It rarely is. And certainly he's doing 71 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: all his work and getting the team prepared, and no, 72 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: he'd love to be their hands on, But at the 73 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: same time, he does a great job, you know, zooming 74 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: in and getting his staff prepared getting certainly will be 75 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: in front of up players again this week as we 76 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: move forward, and he'll do a good job and be 77 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: ready to get back in the building. I know I've 78 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: talked to him pretty much every day and he's just 79 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: dying to get back and get his hands on the 80 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: team's feeling. He's feeling good. That's that's what most important 81 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: they right too. Absolutely, No, that goes without saying. He's 82 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: feeling really good and getting through it in a good way. Obviously. 83 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: You know, he's done all the right things with vaccinations 84 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: and things like that, and you know, the medicine's great, 85 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: and he's been able to work right through it, and uh, 86 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: he feels great and just uh he told me I 87 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: felt tenfold worse before on game day and coached, and uh, 88 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: frustrating not for him not to be able to be there. 89 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: I just saw a report from NFL Network that George 90 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: Edwards has emerged as a candidate for the Duke job. 91 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: And I know Kevin a co host here, I almost 92 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: went to Duke and he loves Duke basketball. Uh he 93 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: been that's where That's where Edwards graduated from. That's his 94 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: alma mater. Whenever you hear these things, do you address 95 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: them with the coaches? You talk about it with them, 96 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: or you just kind of say, well, we'll just let 97 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: it sit and we'll see and we'll observe. No, we 98 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: do we address it. Jerry and I very aware of that. George, 99 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: of course handle and they're all very well and Jerus 100 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: did with of course, Mike and Jerry and myself and 101 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: certainly deserves the consideration. And then a Duke graduate there, 102 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: it makes a lot of sense for him to be 103 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: a candidate there. And we always, as we've set around here, 104 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: always root for guys that have great opportunities, and hopefully 105 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are a platform for you know, our coaches 106 00:05:55,480 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: to advance and have great opportunities, like George may get here. 107 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: Now you said, barring a surprise, you anticipate Nevill Gallamore 108 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: and Randy Gregory coming back. Can you tell us just 109 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: a little bit more about that and when will that 110 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: kind of be penciled in? Are you guys already penciling 111 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: that in. Well, they've had a great couple of weeks 112 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: and you know they've got to go out there in 113 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: they'll take another step this week with you know, full 114 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: practices and you know, unless there's a setback, which we 115 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: certainly don't expect. Now we're preparing them, you know, we're 116 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: preparing them to play in the game. But they've got 117 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: to certainly continue to progress and which they have every 118 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: step of the way. But they've got to finish the 119 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: full body of work, which is, uh, you know, the 120 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: full preparation for the game against the Washington football team. So, Stephen, 121 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: we're coming down to that stretched drive here, a lot 122 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: of divisional games and hopefully setting yourself up for a 123 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: good position in the playoffs. What would you say It 124 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be a particular player, but maybe a 125 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: position or something that you would say is the thing 126 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: that you want to improve the most in these last 127 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: few games heading into the playoffs. Well, I'd say the 128 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: two things that I think, uh, you know, could really 129 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: help this team is, you know, have our offensive land 130 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: line really get in a rhythm and uh you know, 131 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: some continuity playing well. And I think with that will 132 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: come improvement in our running game, which of course we've 133 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: uh know, I think the statspeak speak for themselves. We 134 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: hadn't exactly a run the ball as well as we 135 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: did the first half of the year. And then I 136 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: think partis had in the big picture, full body of 137 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: work is these receivers, are you gonna be having to 138 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: do the same thing. I mean, they've got to you know, 139 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: get on time with a Dac as uh you know, 140 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: he hadn't had the three of them there together in 141 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: quite some time, so it's great to have him out there. 142 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: But I just think offensively, this group's got to continue 143 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: to uh you know together, get the cohesiveness and really 144 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: get in a rhythm and be the offense that we 145 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: were the first half of the season. And and I 146 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: think that's un will be done. I mean, I know 147 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: Dack's driven, I know our coaches are driven certainly, UH 148 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: feel good about that. And then you know, the thing 149 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: that's going to be interesting too, is, you know, having 150 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: now that we've seen what Micah can do, but having 151 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: Randy Gregory and DeMarcus Lawrence and Neville Galliman were back 152 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: in the picture with the guys we already have. I 153 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: think it's exciting to think about. But you know, we'll 154 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: see We're going to get to see that firsthand, hopefully 155 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: starting with the Washington Football team talk with Stephen Jones 156 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: right here on one oh five through the Fan. I 157 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: believe this went down two weeks ago. It's become quite 158 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: the fascination around our radio station. One of our hosts 159 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: ask you a question that was longer than a minute. 160 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if you recall this question, but is 161 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: there a point in a question when you're like, I 162 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: got what your question is, just cut it off and 163 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: let's get to it. Well, I have attentional deficit issues 164 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: add as we call it, and so I probably only 165 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: remember about the last fifty seconds of it. So I 166 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: don't know if I if I got it right or not. 167 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: But at some point you kind of feel where where 168 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: you're going with those questions. But hopefully I'm patient with it. Okay, 169 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: I think I think that you were, and I think 170 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: that's why the fascination has grown throughout this station, is 171 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: that you didn't cut him off and you're like, I 172 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,599 Speaker 1: get it, what's up with Dak or like whatever the 173 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: question was, like, So thank you for being kind to 174 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: She follow up, well, I enjoy I enjoy you guys. Awesome. Well, 175 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: we love having you on as well, and obviously best 176 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: of like this weekend as we dive back into the division, 177 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: and then we will catch up with you again next week. 178 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: Good sir, Hey, I appreciate you guys. Have a good week.