1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Lets go. Are you 3 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. Sixteen, 7 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: Episode number thirty. Welcome to the latest edition of The Break. 8 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm laughing s WBC Mortgage Studios at the Star, got 9 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: Nick Eatman in here with me. We got Amber and 10 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: Dave both at the Star in different locations, and we 11 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: got our special guests, as we do every Wednesday and Thursday. 12 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks, NFL Network. Bucky, what's going on, man, man? 13 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: It's all good. How you guys doing doing well? Doing well? 14 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: We're ready to jump in and talk about the Seattle 15 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: defense today. We talked about the offense yesterday, and by 16 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: the way, if you guys miss that, you can always 17 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: go back and check it out on our website, our 18 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: mobile app, connected TV app and hear what Bucky had 19 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: to say about the offense. But today we focus in 20 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: on Seattle defense and I'll start where we normally start 21 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: talk to me about their greatest assets, the greatest strengths, 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: and their greatest weaknesses. Talking about the Seattle defense, the 23 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: greatest assets are the two players that they have in 24 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: the middle of their defense, Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams. 25 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: Those guys are coming to the centerpieces of the defense. 26 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: Everything runs through them, and they've done a great job 27 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: of utilizing them in a variety ways. Particularly Jamal Adams. 28 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: They have really unleashed him. Pete Carroll and Ken Norton 29 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: have basically gone back to their USC playbook and they 30 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: have made Jamal Adams their version or Troy Polamalu, and 31 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: that shows up on tape. The biggest weakness is their 32 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: secondary As bad as we think things are in Dallas, 33 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: they're worse for the Seattle Seahawks. When you look at 34 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: their coverage. They've given up seven hundred and thirty one 35 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 1: yards to wide receivers. That is the most through two 36 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: games in the Super Bowl era. Six receivers have had 37 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: seventy plus receiving yards. It is a problem. And so 38 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: this is a matchup where the Cowboys have an opportunity 39 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: to really make it a fast break basketball game because 40 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: the problems that the Seattle Seahawks can present to the Cowboys, 41 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 1: they can flip it around and do the same thing 42 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: to the Seahawks. Can you talk a little bit about 43 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: the run defense. Yeah, So the Seattle Seahawks have been 44 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: solid against the run. And they're so solid against the 45 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: run because Bobby Wagner does a great job of filling 46 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: the middle. But more importantly, he communicates what is coming 47 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: to his defensive mace and they jumped the snap. They're 48 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: only given up two point nine yards per carried running backs. 49 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: They're doing a great job of playing on the other 50 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: side of the line of scrimmage. All you have to 51 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: do is look at the last play against New England 52 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 1: Pagris and Cam Newton to know. So their defense is stout, 53 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: but people are taking the path at least resistant. They're 54 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: going at them. They're trying to attack them in the 55 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: passing game, and that might be the best course of 56 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: action for the Dallas Coutboys. So two first round picks 57 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: and I think a third round pick was what it 58 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: took to get Jamal Adams. That you're saying, is he 59 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: playing like that? Even though you also say the secondary 60 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: looks terrible right now? I mean, how's that kind of 61 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: working as far as is he living up to expectations, 62 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: but also he just needs also help around him. No, 63 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 1: no, no no, like Jamal Adams is well worth his weighting goal. 64 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: Like he is a gold jacket player. When you look 65 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 1: at his numbers, his numbers are favorable to Troy Palamalo 66 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: through the same time. And what he has done in 67 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: Seattle is take it to another level. He leaves the 68 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: team in tackles, sacks, quarterback hits, tackles for losses. They're 69 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: putting them in the box and they are blissing him 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: off the edge. He is everything that they needed. He 71 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: is Cam Chancellor plus in their defense. So yes, for them, 72 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: they needed another disruptive playmaker. He has given them that. 73 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: And even though he is listed as a safety, they're 74 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: really playing him as a hybrid linebacker. He is anything 75 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: and everything they need him to be. He's the energy 76 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: bus for their defense. So I'm curious, Bucky, that was 77 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: an amazing stat. By the way, most yards by receivers 78 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl era through two games. I hadn't 79 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: heard that, But I am curious not to let these 80 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: guys off the hook. But how much of this is 81 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: product of circumstances because they go up thirty one twelve 82 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: on Atlanta pretty early in that game, and obviously you 83 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: have to pass your way back into that and they 84 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 1: even had you know, they had a two possession lead 85 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: on New England heading into the fourth quarter the other night. 86 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: So you know, I wonder how much of that is 87 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: the opposition needing to throw the ball a lot to 88 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: get back into games because Seattle's offense is so good. Oh, 89 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: some of that is true, like certainly when teams are 90 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 1: chasing points, you can kind of get a bunch of 91 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: garbage yards. But also think part of it is a byproduct. 92 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: I sat there and saw the scheme a year ago, 93 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: Rod Marinelli and christ Ray Shard. You saw some of 94 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: the single high safety looks, not a lot of disguise. 95 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna line up and play Cover three or Cover one, 96 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: and they're going to say that our athletes are better 97 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: than your athletes, come and get us. And what has happened. 98 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: There have been times where you can get the stle 99 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: Seahawks and Jams through formation alignment. Sometimes the personnel matchups 100 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: you can create these favorable opportunities. And when you look 101 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: at the matchups that the Cowboys have particularly in the 102 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: passing game. I mean, we can talk about it Maury 103 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: Cooper and Ceedee Lamb and Michael Galla, but then Dalton 104 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:35,799 Speaker 1: Schutz emerging in being just a solid checkdown option. They're 105 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: going to stress the defense and they're gonna make those 106 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: guys hold up. And because they don't do a lot 107 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: of what we call split safety, looks not a lot 108 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: of two deep coverage, they're gonna be some opportunities. The 109 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: thing is, you got to cash in when you get 110 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: those big player opportunities, Bucky, when you mentioned the linebacker 111 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner, and then obviously they got kJ Wright, who's 112 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: another guy's been there for a long time with him, 113 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: a very very very solid linebacker. And then obviously they're 114 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: doing with Jamal Adams. Now they're adding in the first 115 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: round pick Jordan Brooks, who it sounds like he's going 116 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: to be a starter this week now with Bruce Irving 117 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: going out due to injury. Give me a scoutter report 118 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: on Brooks coming in the league first round pick. Give 119 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: me a scout report on kind of where he fits 120 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: in with this linebacking corps and what he brings to 121 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: the table. Well, look, He's an energetic player. Anyone that 122 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: watched him at Texas Tech, he's a sideline and sideline 123 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: player does a great job of being productive. When you 124 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: talk to people in Seattle about what they like in players, 125 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll prefers guys that just are super athletes and 126 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: they have instincts. All the other stuff, the measurables don't matter. 127 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: When you look at Jordan Brooks, he is a classic example. 128 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: He is a guy that is a terrific, high energy player. 129 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: He was very productive during his time in Texas Tech. 130 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: Not necessarily the biggest linebacker, but he's slippery and he 131 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: gets around the ball. The thing is, he doesn't have 132 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: to really do anything extraordinary. Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams 133 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,799 Speaker 1: they gobble up everything that happens within the ten yard box. 134 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: He just needs to be a guy that kind of 135 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: fits his gap and plays his role. I don't have 136 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: high expectation for him to be an immediate impact player, 137 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: but he certainly can be a solid performer for them, 138 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: very very early in his career. I want to ask you, 139 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: we saw Dak Prescott throw a lot down the field 140 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: during training camp, and we've seen it during games and 141 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: some really successful plays long passes. After what you mentioned 142 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: about their secondary, would you be expecting dak to take 143 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: more risks and throw down the field a lot more? 144 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: You know, Look, I think if they have opportunities where 145 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: they can push it down the field, I think they 146 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: have to. I think the big thing that sets up 147 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: the big plays. You have to remember Ezekiel Elliott has 148 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: average one hundred and twelve yards per game against the 149 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: Cowboys in the two matchups. The best way for the 150 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: Cowboys to play this game is to control it with 151 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: their offense. That's how they have to play, and so 152 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott can create big play opportunities if he is 153 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: able to run successfully. We've talked about the stinginess of 154 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks run defense early in the game. Somewhere 155 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: in there, there's gonna be a test of wheels. Can 156 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: the Cowboys run the ball or Seahawks know they have 157 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: to run it and are they forced to drop Jamal 158 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: Adams and play in eight man front and one on 159 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: one on the outside. If the Cowboys can run the 160 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: ball at some point, I think there will be some 161 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: big play opportunities on the outside. Because I look, I 162 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: like Griffin and though in dumbbar on the outside, but 163 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: they can be had. I think is about setting of 164 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: them up and being able to push the ball down 165 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: the fieldball play action, Bucky. You feel good about or 166 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: should Cowboy fans feel good about? What they saw at 167 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: a Terrence Steele and Brandon Knight. And then also with 168 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: the matchup against Seattle, is this one where you know 169 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: the Cowboy if Tyrand Smith doesn't play that the Cowboys 170 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: should feel okay about it because of who they're playing 171 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: and the experience of the other two guys. They should 172 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: feel better because there's not a dominant force on the 173 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: Seahawks defensive line. The problem is you have to count 174 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams as an extra pass Russian. They bring him 175 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: ten to fourteen times a game. He is rushing relentlessly 176 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: off the edge, and so part of the reason why 177 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: they want a blitz is not necessarily to try and 178 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: get Jamal Adams home freely, but they want to create 179 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: opportunities for their guys to get one on one matchups. 180 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: That's what the fifth rusher does. And so yeah, I 181 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: feel good about night and still being able to hold up. 182 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: But can they hold up with the stunts and games 183 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: that are deployed at the line of scrimmage. One of 184 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: the ways the Cowboys negated it last week when they 185 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: were having problems with the Falcons, they went up tempo, 186 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: and by going up tempo, what it did it wore 187 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: down the pass rush because now you can't sub. You 188 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: also have to simplify because you're worried about communication flaws. 189 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: In a weird way, the Cowboys would benefit from playing 190 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: what I say, faster but under control. They can play 191 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: fast and keep them at the line of scrimmage but 192 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: not necessarily operate at a frenetic pace. By keeping them 193 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: fast and not allowing the Seahawks to sub, they can 194 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: wear them down and eventually kind of have their way 195 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: with this defense in the second half when the game 196 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: kind of becomes a conditioning matchup, which Bucky this is. 197 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: This is a better question for John Schneider. I think, 198 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: so I hate to put you in a tough spot, 199 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: but that I'm looking at this Seahawks pass rush and 200 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: I just don't understand the thought process here that you know, 201 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: they didn't really make an attempt to get jadeveon Clowney back. Obviously, 202 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 1: Everson Griffin was linked there for a long time too. 203 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: For my own experience. You know, when the Cowboys don't 204 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: sign a guy, they say it's because they like what 205 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: they have, But it doesn't seem like the Seahawks have anything. 206 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: I mean LJ. Collier's there are are they sky high 207 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: about what he's done in the first two weeks? Like 208 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: who are these pass rushers? And why didn't they try 209 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: harder to get more? Well one, I think the Jenevian 210 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: clowney thing is he's more myth than player. He's a 211 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: guy that's probably a better run defender than a pass rusher, 212 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: as evidence by the fact that he's never had a 213 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: double digit sex season and he only had three sacks 214 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: with him a year ago. So I don't think they 215 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: were necessarily fired up about bringing him back. Everson Griffin 216 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: would have been a guy that I thought they would 217 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: have considered based on the way that he played, the 218 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: way that he's been consistent. But look, sometimes when you 219 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: are any value where they're end the decision, you fall 220 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: in love with the guys that you drafted. They took LJ. Carre, 221 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna be honest, I didn't see a first 222 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: round player in LJ. Carr as a pass rusher, But 223 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: they have to go with them. They got to try 224 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: them out there. Part of the reason that they're able 225 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: to mask it is really because of the way they're 226 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: utilizing Jamal Adams. And so when you talk about why 227 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: didn't they upgrade the rush, I think part of their 228 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: upgrade the pass rush comes from Jamal Adams coming over. 229 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: So when they give up two ones and a three 230 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: to get them, part of that was with him thinking, Hey, 231 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams is going to enhance our pass rush. We're 232 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: gonna treat them as the fifth rusher. That's why we're 233 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: okay with the guys that we have up front. Bucky, 234 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: real quick, before we end this segment with you, I 235 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: did want to ask you a question about just the 236 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: bigger picture of how the Cowboys strategically in in this game. 237 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: I did hear you're talking a little earlier about, you know, 238 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: ball control, and if you look at this team, obviously 239 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: the matchup says, hey, Cowboys should be throwing all day. 240 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: This is a run defense that's pretty good. You got 241 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: a pass defense that's not very good. Cowboys actually have 242 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: a ton of weapons in the passing games. I'll throw 243 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: the ball. The problem with that is you want to 244 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: keep the ball out of Russell Wilson's hands. In a 245 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: scenario like this, which way do you think the Cowboys 246 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: ultimately go. Do they go of going the path the 247 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: least resistance or do you think they stick to trying 248 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: to pound the run and trying to control the ball 249 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: to keep Russell Wilson off the field. I think what 250 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: you do in these things, I think they play fast 251 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: early and then slow it down late, meaning I think 252 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: it's very important, and we've seen the past two weeks 253 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: the Cowboys need to play with the league the way 254 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 1: that they're constructed with their defense, and so they have 255 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to grab the league early 256 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: so then they can dictate the terms and control the game. 257 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: And so maybe in the first quarter you see Dak 258 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: throw more to see if they can get some quick 259 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,839 Speaker 1: points on the board and then get back to running. 260 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: The teams that have had success beating into the Seahawks 261 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: throughout the years had been able to line up and 262 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: play big football, meeting big sets, run the ball kind 263 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: of persistently do it. I think the magic number for 264 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys is thirty two. If they can get time 265 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: of possession between thirty two and thirty five, US I 266 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: think they're controlling the game and that is the way 267 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: they want to play it. All right, give us a 268 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 1: quick score and prediction on this game. What do you 269 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: think it's gonna happen? Oh my gosh, I mean, I 270 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: think I think this is a I think this is 271 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: I think this is a track and it's like watching 272 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: this in the Rockets Player. I think this is gonna 273 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: be a game in the high thirties because I don't 274 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: believe either defense would really be able to stop it. 275 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: I think it's a game where the Cowboys can win it. 276 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: The key factor is Ezekiel Elliot. If Ezekiel Elliott has 277 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: over one hundred yards, I think the Cowboys winning. They 278 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: win by three or more. All Right, we appreciate your time, Bucky. 279 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: We'll have you back next week on Wednesday to talk 280 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more about the next opponent, which will 281 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: be the Cleveland Browns. Till then we're gonna take a 282 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: quick break, we're gonna come back. 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Before we talk more 328 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: about that matchup, let's talk about some of the injuries 329 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys are experiencing yesterday, and I guess the 330 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: biggest one that popped up was Treyvon Diggs, who did 331 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: not practice yesterday with the shoulder injury coming out of 332 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: the game against the Atlanta Falcons. Let's start first by 333 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: just kind of talking about what we've heard from coach 334 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: McCarthy with regards to his injury and his status. Nick, 335 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: why don't you start there. I didn't listen to coach 336 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: McCarthy this morning, so I don't know, but I talked 337 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: to Stephen Jones. Okay, well, tell me Steven say one 338 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: thing about an injury to Treyvon Diggs. He talked about 339 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: how great he's been. He's a pros pro already in 340 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: a second game, thinks he has a chance to be 341 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: really great, and he's looking forward to that matchup against 342 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf. That doesn't suggest anything to me that he 343 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: doesn't expect him to play, But I bet McCarthy also 344 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: gave nothing when he talked to the media, But I 345 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: don't know Dave would he he gave, He gave a 346 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: little something, you know, Mike. Mike is um, he's he's 347 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: guarded with his injury stuff. But he did say, you know, 348 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: he said he didn't practice yesterday, heard his shoulder in 349 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: the game. Direct quote is we may try to work 350 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: him into individual and go from there. So I mean 351 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: that that sounds optimistic to me, and I expect that 352 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: he'll you know, ease into the lineup at least by 353 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: a Saturday, if not today, So I'm not super worried 354 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: about him for Sunday. But Stephen did also add that 355 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: Brandon Carr will be playing cornerback, So which is I mean, 356 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: somebody's got to play cornerback, and I don't think it's 357 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: gonna be Reggie Robinson, so I would think. So you're 358 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 1: looking at Jordan Lewis, tray Von Diggs, Brandon Carr, Daryl Worley. 359 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: It could be worse. Yeah, I was laughing, well not 360 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: laugh but I'm like, oh my god, when I saw 361 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: them us yesterday that that came out, it just took 362 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: me back to the conversation we were having yesterday where 363 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: we all sounded pretty concerned already with thinking that we 364 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: had Digs available and healthy and good to go, and 365 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: then that happens, and then I'm like, what are what 366 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: are they gonna do now? Which promises the question what 367 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: do you think they do now? I know that Nick 368 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: just mentioned Brandon Carr playing a corner, but how comfortable 369 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: are you guys filling with what the Cowboys currently have 370 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: in case that Digs is a no go? H dis Yeah? Well, 371 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: I mean if Digs gotta play, if then yeah, no, 372 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: did I mean dig Dig needs to play? Yeah, you 373 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 1: gotta figure this one out pretty much it if they 374 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: need to, you know, I I don't want to sound 375 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: two crafts, but they got to shoot it up, then 376 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: you gotta shoot it up. I mean, I just you can't. 377 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: You can't afford for him not to play in this game, right, 378 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: don't get the Chargers doctor? No? Right? Wow? Sorry? But 379 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: well even if he plays at one level, well yeah, 380 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: I mean no, I mean, yeah, news flash, the secondary 381 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: is a concern. I mean that's been the case since 382 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: time immemorium. It feels like um and obviously you add 383 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: Anthony Brown to injured reserve and and Cheeto's not gonna 384 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: play this week. I don't think so you should be concerned, 385 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: but it's the situation that they're in. I don't feel 386 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: great about it, but I wouldn't feel great about it 387 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: if everybody was healthy. This is a dynamic passing offense. 388 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: So here's the real kind of Sorry, dude, here's a 389 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: real problem that you have. It's Thursday. Are we seventy 390 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: two hours from kickoff? So there's not a Sterling More 391 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: out there? Or Tyler Patman or Question Huff. Tyler's here 392 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: in Dallas. I mean somebody like that that's played that 393 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: you could just I mean, you can't do that anymore. 394 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: You have to go with what you have. That's why 395 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 1: you have this bulk he practice squad, and I'm I'm 396 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: not even sure is is Savion Smith on the practice squad. 397 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 1: I think he is? He is? Okay, Yeah, I mean 398 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:10,959 Speaker 1: that could be an option. You have to throw him 399 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:16,120 Speaker 1: in there. Or Westry yeah, or Reggie Robinson. I guess 400 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: you know. Here's the thing about Reggie Robinson. He was 401 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: he was drafted because he could play special teams and 402 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: he developed into a corner he's probably not ready to 403 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: play corner, but he's probably gonna be playing in this game. 404 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: And you don't have to learn a whole lot to 405 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: go rush to the punt and try to block a 406 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: punt or block a field goal or something like that, 407 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: because that's exactly what Cheeto. I think that might have 408 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: been what got hurt. What Cheeto got hurt on was 409 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: trying to block one of those field goals off the edge. 410 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: So you know, Robinson might play this week, but I 411 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: don't think you want to playing for you know, playing 412 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: on defense. I think what it suggests to me is 413 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: whether you know, no matter what happens, whether Dick's plays 414 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: or doesn't, the fact that you're down Cheeto, you're down 415 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: Anthony Brown, and Trey Vaughn won't be one even if 416 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: he's playing. That suggested me that we could probably expect 417 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: to see a lot more zone than man. I would expect. 418 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: I wouldn't think you with the corners, you're gonna be 419 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: running out there. You want to be playing man against 420 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: some of those wide receivers. And by the way, when 421 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: you run man, then you're also making yourself more susceptible 422 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: to Russell Wilson and him getting out and running. So 423 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: I suspect I suspect that the Cowboys will be running 424 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: a lot more zone try to keep things from getting 425 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: behind them and trying to manage you know, I don't know, 426 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: I don't I forget the term dave. You might remember 427 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: what what Brian used to call. It is like a 428 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: rally and tackle kind of defense where you kind of 429 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: just stay back and as soon as the ball gets 430 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: completed and then you run up and you try to 431 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: make the tackle. I almost think you have to. Yeah, 432 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: you gotta kind of employ that kind of defense. You 433 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: can't be I don't think you can run a lot 434 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: of man with these corners up against those wide receivers. 435 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: I just don't, you know, not trying to be funny here, 436 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: but but when did Anthony Brown got hurt last week? 437 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: Right in Wednesday's practice or Thursday's practice, I mean, hurt 438 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: his ribs for three for three weeks. I don't know 439 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: what they're doing in practice, but I'm just saying maybe 440 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: it's a more of a like, let's let's take Diggs 441 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: back a little bit. He's banged up a little bit. 442 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: He's gonna be fine, but let's don't rush him out there. 443 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: And this. You know, you mentioned the movie The Program 444 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: the other day. I mean, when people watch that movie, 445 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: they see practice, that's what people think about when they 446 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: go to training camp. They think, oh, it's gonna be 447 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: like that movie where they just Oklahoma drill the whole time. 448 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: I don't know what's happening, but I'm saying it got 449 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: physical enough for Anthony Brown out three weeks. Maybe they're 450 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: just trying to hold Diggs. I don't know. Yep. All right, um, 451 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: let's move on. Give me a quick update two on 452 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: what we know about DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyron Smith. What 453 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: have we heard there? DeMarcus is back. I believe his 454 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: wife went into labor yesterday. I assume there were no complications, 455 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: so congrats to them. But he's back. Mike McCarthy said 456 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: he was going to start with the rehab team and 457 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: try to work his way in, so again, I mean, 458 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: you know, keep an eye on it, but I feel 459 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: optimistic about that too. Tyring not so much. I think 460 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: he's with the rehab today. So that's two days in 461 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: a row where I don't think he's going to be 462 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: involved in the you know, the football portions of practice. 463 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: So I leaned toward thinking this is another week where 464 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: they don't have Tyron Smith. And and you know, I 465 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: when I talked to Stephen yesterday and that interview is 466 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: going to go up on our site today. I asked 467 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: about Lyle Collins, he's eligible to come back next next week. 468 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: His answer was, you know, we're going to see how 469 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: it goes. You know, it's a long season. You know, 470 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: we're not trying to rush anyone back. So I kind 471 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: of the sense that maybe not next week. Yeah, that's cool. 472 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: I don't know. I have a feeling that they may 473 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: be a package deal, Tyrn and Lyle. They may just 474 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: be back about the same time. Not on purpose, but 475 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: just that might be the way this thing later this year, 476 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: oh later this next month, next month sometimes which is 477 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: you know next month. Well, but I mean when I 478 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: just did that read of it and that's next month 479 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: the Browns. You know, I was gonna say, it's easy 480 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: to feel like you don't have to rush him back 481 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: when you're going against the no name front like Seattle. 482 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: But I made that joke yesterday, like, let's see how 483 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: urgent they feel about these injuries when Miles Garrett's on 484 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: the tape next week. Yeah, it's a whole different prospect 485 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: when you're having to guard against Tim versus some of 486 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: the guys that they're going to run out this week. Yeah, 487 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: all right, let's let's move on. Let's talk a little 488 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: bit more about this Dallas offense versus Seattle defense. And 489 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: I asked Bucky this question. I want to ask you 490 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: guys this question. You look at again, he threw out 491 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: some of the numbers of how bad their past defense 492 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: is and how good the rush defense is. And you 493 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: look at that, and you say, cowboys have to be salivating. 494 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: Dak has to be salivating. The receivers have to be 495 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: salivating at the opportunity to be able to carve this 496 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: defense up. But that all being said, you also want 497 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: to keep the ball out of Russell Wilson's hand. So 498 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:52,959 Speaker 1: I don't know that you want to necessarily be bombing 499 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: and just you know, three and out, And because that's 500 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: the risk if you're going up tempo and you're moving quick, 501 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: your defense is now back out on the field. So 502 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: which way I'm gonna go around the table? Which way 503 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: would you opt? Would you opt for? Hey, we're gonna 504 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,959 Speaker 1: just really try to pound Zeke and try to control 505 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: the clock and try to control the game, or do 506 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,239 Speaker 1: you say, hey, our best option for every single game 507 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna play is to score a bunch of points. 508 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: So if we get in a track meet, guess what 509 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: we think. We think it favors us to be in 510 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: a track meet. Let Nicholas start with you place him up, 511 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: let's run and you have to because if Seattle's gonna 512 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 1: play that way and put Jamal Adams in the box, 513 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: of course their secondary sucks because of it, because one 514 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: of their best safeties just going up in the box. 515 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: I mean like he's leaving those people out there out 516 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: to drive because that's what they have to do. I'm 517 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: not saying it's a selfish play. I'm saying Seattle's thinking 518 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 1: we've got to help and put him up closer into 519 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. But by doing that, it's leaving 520 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: those corners and say in that other safety exposed. So 521 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: I think you got to take that advantage right there. 522 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: I think you gotta, you know, throw the ball and score. 523 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: You got you gotta put up some points and you know, 524 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: just hold on tight for the end because you have to. 525 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: You have really no other way. Amber. I think that 526 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: when you're facing an opponent, you have to try to 527 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: attack your opponent by their weakest point. And with the 528 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: Cowboys having three great wide receivers and then a quarterback 529 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: that has shown that he's capable of making those throws 530 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 1: and connecting with their his receivers, I think that that's 531 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: a I mean, I love seek and I think they 532 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: always need to try to run the ball as much 533 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: as they can, but in this scenario, I think that 534 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: they have to take advantage of that week point for 535 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: the Seattle defense and really put to use their three 536 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: great receivers and Dak's arm. Dave ask me, yeah, both barrels. 537 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: Let's go like you both barrels all the time every week. 538 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter. You don't invest these resources into the 539 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: passing game if you're not going to use them four 540 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards last week. I know they were 541 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: climbing out of ale, but you have that capability, you 542 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: don't shelve it. Passing is how you win in today's NFL. 543 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 1: And then if you if you're fortunate enough to build 544 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: a second a lead, especially in the second half, then 545 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: you let Zeke go to work. When everybody's tired from 546 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 1: chasing the receivers all day, then you let Zeke do 547 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: his thing. I think that's that's the formula for success. 548 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: The Cowboys really haven't had the opportunity to do it yet. 549 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: They fell behind early to the Rams, they fell way 550 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 1: way behind to the Falcons. So hopefully they can utilize 551 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: that strategy a little better this week, because this defense 552 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: seems susceptible. But that's that's what I want to see 553 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: him do every week. You know that was perfect set up, Dave, 554 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,199 Speaker 1: Because I have a little NuGet I'm going to drop 555 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 1: on you guys. I was doing some research last night 556 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: and I saw this, and I don't know if you 557 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: guys may not be as surprised by it, but I 558 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: was shocked at this number. Right now, through two games, 559 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,199 Speaker 1: Zeke is third in the NFL in rush attempts. Now, 560 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: that's two games with the Cowboys have fallen behind. One 561 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: of them they fell massively behind, and you would think 562 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: in those games running back in the running game completely 563 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: goes out of the window. But he's right now. He 564 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: has forty four rush attempts. He is set third in 565 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: the NFL um in rush attempts and also third in 566 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: the league right now in rush yards. Of one hundred 567 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 1: and eighty five. How surprised are you that the Cowboys, 568 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: despite the fact that they've fallen behind in these games, 569 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: have still been able to keep the running game going 570 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: and actually to add a clip that's higher than the 571 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: vast majority of the league. Yeah. Well, the thing about 572 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: it is, I don't know who's who's first and second 573 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: on that list. I would imagine maybe Chubb or or 574 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: maybe Henry. But the thing is is who are the 575 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: top backs in the league? McCaffrey, Hurt, Barkley Hurt, Levion, Bell, Hurt. 576 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: I mean, a lot of these guys that are getting them, 577 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: they usually get a lot of these carries or a 578 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: lot of these touches are well, he's not one of 579 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: the best, but he didn't want it to be up there. 580 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: He's making a lot of money. I mean, I mean, 581 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cooks probably got some too, But I mean, I 582 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: guess it is surprising. But but you know, they still 583 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 1: ran the ball with Zeke a little bit there to 584 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: try to get back at you know, into the game. 585 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: They got it close enough where they didn't have to 586 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: completely abandon, so that that was that was important scoring 587 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: to make it twenty to seven twenty nine to ten, 588 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff that that made it close 589 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: enough we didn't have to just throw it out the window. 590 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 1: Here's a better staff for you, Derek. I'm looking at 591 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: it right now. It's it's Derrick, Henry, Josh Jacobs, and 592 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: then Zeke. Zeke is the only one in the top 593 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: four carry you know, the top four leaders and carries, 594 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: who's averaging more than four yards of carry, which tells 595 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: me they're they're using him a little bit more efficiently 596 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: than the other guys. But that was gonna be my answer. 597 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,239 Speaker 1: It's not super surprising because the Cowboys are probably one 598 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: of like six teams in the entire league that has 599 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: a real deal featured back where there's no real split. 600 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean sa Quan and McCaffrey are two 601 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: of those, and they're hurts. So now you're talking there 602 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: might only be four teams that have a real deal 603 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: feature back. So um, yeah, it's not super surprising. Um, 604 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: I would like to see them be a little less predictable, 605 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: I think. I mean, they've been fine, but again, I 606 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: want to throw the ball. But having said that, Zeke 607 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: has been explosive and efficient enough that I can't complain 608 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: too much like I remember it was the Cowboys first 609 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: play of the fourth quarter against the Falcons. They handed 610 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: off to Zeke on first and ten and I was 611 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: so mad at the play call. And then Zeke carried 612 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: three people eight extra yards for eleven yards. So if 613 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: you're doing that, it's fine by me. Absolutely. What do 614 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: you think ever, I mean, it's not really surprising. I 615 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: feel like we've talked about this in previous years, where 616 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: maybe we don't think that Zeke is getting the ball enough, 617 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,479 Speaker 1: and then you just know that those little yards end 618 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: up adding up, and he still makes it up there 619 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: in the top of the least list of running backs. 620 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: And I feel like week one, honestly, I don't remember 621 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 1: how much he got as far as yards, but it 622 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: seemed like he was the only one carrying the offense 623 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: at least on Week one. So it's not surprising to 624 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: me to see where he stands right now. 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Last week, it was noticeable early 678 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,360 Speaker 1: in the game how Dion Jones was being utilized to 679 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 1: blitz the Cowboys and on one of those created a 680 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,439 Speaker 1: big Playum, talk to me about Jamal Adams and knowing 681 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,760 Speaker 1: that that's how they're they're one to use Jamal Adams, 682 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: are using him in the in the in the in 683 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:24,400 Speaker 1: the pass rush. Are you had all concerned about situations 684 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: where you got guys blitzing that aren't necessarily your typical guys. 685 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 1: It's not your front four, it's not your lineback because 686 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: you got a safety blitzing. And in situations like this 687 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: again with an offensive line, that's why you want to 688 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:37,880 Speaker 1: keep continuity is because all these things, when you have 689 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: guys kind of showing up to blitz, it's all about 690 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 1: knowing who's gonna get whom. And now you've got this 691 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: new kind of player that moves all around the field 692 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 1: and is blitzing from different points. How concerned are you, 693 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,479 Speaker 1: guys with an offensive line that's had little, relatively little 694 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: time together. Let's start first with you, Dave, super duper concerned, 695 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: because that's that's the problem is, Like you know, especially 696 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: against this pass rush, I think it's a favorable matchup. 697 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: Or you know, if there's ever a week to have 698 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 1: two backup tackles, it's probably against an opponent like this 699 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:12,320 Speaker 1: in terms of the one on ones. But that's what 700 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: good defenses do, is they don't just let you go 701 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,800 Speaker 1: one on one against the defensive end. Seattle or excuse me, 702 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: Atlanta overloaded the left side of their line Terrence Steele 703 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: and didn't have any idea what was going on. In 704 00:35:24,719 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 1: those first couple series, Dion Jones had two sacks before 705 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: anybody or two pressures at least before anybody could blink. 706 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: And now you talk about a guy like Jamal Adams 707 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: who can do it at a high level off the 708 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 1: edge up the a gap like pretty much wherever they 709 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: want him to. And I think that's gonna be a 710 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: heck of a problem for two guys who have started. 711 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:45,800 Speaker 1: What this is Steele's third game, and it'll be I 712 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: think nights third start as well. Yeah, so communication is 713 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: going to have to be key there because I can 714 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: just imagine them, you know, messing up who's got what 715 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: and passing guys off to each other. And I would 716 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: imagine ability will create a sack or two or at 717 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: least some pressures for sure. Amber. This is gonna sound simple, 718 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: and it looks perfect in my head. And I close 719 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 1: my eye and I envisioned this game. I see the 720 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: offensive line pushing everyone up to the front, Dad taking 721 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 1: several steps back, getting out of the pocket and going 722 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: back as much as he can, and then finding a 723 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: wide receiver open and connecting with them. That sounds amazing, 724 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 1: but I know that's how the NFL works and how 725 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: as simple as that. But that's the ideal. So with 726 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 1: that being said, I'm just hoping that Kellen Moore is 727 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 1: able to utilize Dak's feet and legs a lot more 728 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 1: in this game to get out and try to run away. 729 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,479 Speaker 1: And I know, Dad got hit several times last week 730 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 1: and it did not look pretty at all. But at 731 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: the same time, I think you really need to create 732 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: a combination of that, given the the guys that you're 733 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: playing against with and then the old line that you 734 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,759 Speaker 1: currently have. Yeah, I mean it sounds simple, you know, 735 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: but you gotta just fill the void I mean where 736 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: he's coming from. I mean that's where I think Atlanta 737 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: tried to do that with linebacker Blitz and Dalton Schultz 738 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: ended up hurting them down down the line. You know that, 739 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 1: as Bucky had pointed out a couple of times this week, 740 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: that they slow I mean they rushed to the tempo, 741 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: which slowed down the Falcons rush. But also I thought, 742 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, getting the tied end involved a little bit more, 743 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,600 Speaker 1: uh in putting Schultz out there, that that made the 744 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: Atlanta have to account for him. So it's gonna be 745 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 1: it's just gonna be a chess match. I mean, yeah, 746 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams gonna do some things they haven't seen before. 747 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: But I mean you have to you have to pay people. 748 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: You know, when they Blitz I mean Bill Partslsho say 749 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: it all the time, A good quarterback wants them to 750 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,759 Speaker 1: blitz you you begged them to blitz, because that's gonna 751 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 1: free up the middle. And as long as your guys 752 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: can get it blocked for a second, you got receivers 753 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:00,320 Speaker 1: who can win one on one, you should be So 754 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,359 Speaker 1: I think that this could actually help the Cowboys. Yeah, 755 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,320 Speaker 1: I think. I think the tackles are one thing, But 756 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 1: I think this is the kind of game where we're 757 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 1: going to find out the delta between Travis Frederick and 758 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: Joe Looney. Because when you have a team like this 759 00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:17,959 Speaker 1: defensively that is predicated on showing you so many different looks, 760 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:20,080 Speaker 1: and they have a player who jumps around from all 761 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: these different spots, and somebody's going to have to make 762 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:24,960 Speaker 1: sure that everybody's on the same page, especially having some 763 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,759 Speaker 1: inexperienced guys on the outside. Make sure everybody's on the 764 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: same page with who's gonna do what right? And and 765 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: this is where we've always heard Travis Frederick was great. 766 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: He had the ability to be able to diagnose what 767 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: was going on and be able to make the right 768 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:41,239 Speaker 1: kind of line calls and adjustments, and that helped this team, 769 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: this offensive line be as as efficient as possible. I'm 770 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: I want to see in this kind of situation. How 771 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:50,920 Speaker 1: many times do we see the Cowboys end up in 772 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,879 Speaker 1: a situation where they're not really prepared for something, something 773 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 1: comes at them, they don't adjust well, and it ends 774 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: up being a disastrous moment for them. So I think 775 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 1: this is this is a critical game, particularly for Joe 776 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:02,920 Speaker 1: Looney in my opinion, just as much as it tackles, 777 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 1: because we're going to see how well he can manage 778 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: that part of doing his job as the center of 779 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:11,000 Speaker 1: this offensive line. All right, Amber, give us some questions 780 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,319 Speaker 1: here that you've gotten from fans. I think we got 781 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 1: time for a couple before him, before we in the show. Okay, 782 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 1: the most common question that I've been seeing a lot 783 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:26,759 Speaker 1: lately is why are are in the Cowboys bringing some 784 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: guys in and signing them on defense? Obviously special especially 785 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,879 Speaker 1: in the secondary. We've talked about Earl Thomas a whole lot, 786 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 1: but other than that, realistically, what guys are they? Are 787 00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 1: they really out there that the Cowboys could actually use? 788 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:47,279 Speaker 1: I thought it was kind of ironic that not only 789 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:50,719 Speaker 1: is Snax Harrison about to be going on visits, but 790 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 1: he's visiting the Seahawks. Obviously, even if they signed him, 791 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: he's not going to play in this game. But a 792 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:59,440 Speaker 1: guy that a lot of Cowboys fans have clamored for 793 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:01,719 Speaker 1: over the line a few months is it might be 794 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,040 Speaker 1: signing with a team they're gonna play. I would definitely 795 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:07,279 Speaker 1: be interested in doing that. I think Snax even lives 796 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 1: here in DFW, But between Dantaripo and Antoine Woods, it 797 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:13,600 Speaker 1: just doesn't seem like there's a ton of interest there, 798 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:16,920 Speaker 1: which it's a bummer for me, but it is what 799 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,839 Speaker 1: it is. I guess yeah. I think the other thing 800 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:22,000 Speaker 1: to consider here is just think about the numbers. Before 801 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: teams could have what seven guys on their practice squad, 802 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: and this year they can have sixteen sixteen, So that's 803 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 1: nine additional players all thirty two teams that normally would 804 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,120 Speaker 1: be out and as free agents that you could go 805 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: and kind of pick, you know, who you might want 806 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 1: to bring in if there's an injury or whatever that 807 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:42,920 Speaker 1: are now on other teams. Now you can maybe go 808 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: get a guy somebody's practice squad. But my point is 809 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 1: like the number of players that are available to you 810 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: is much less than the number of players that would 811 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: normally be available to you. And that's why I think 812 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:55,000 Speaker 1: right now there are slim pickings going and looking on 813 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:57,160 Speaker 1: the free agency market, just guys that are not on 814 00:40:57,239 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: a team at all, like the guy and guys you're 815 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:00,960 Speaker 1: gonna find out there. We aren't the kind of guys 816 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:02,799 Speaker 1: that are going to come in and immediately be able 817 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:04,719 Speaker 1: to help you and help you in a real way. 818 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:07,680 Speaker 1: Like they're guys that have some serious concerns, whether they're injuries, 819 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:10,640 Speaker 1: whether they're really old, and just kind of their bodies 820 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,400 Speaker 1: are kind of crappy. I think that's the thing with 821 00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:14,760 Speaker 1: Delaney Walker, Like a guy with that kind of production 822 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 1: still being out there, there's probably something to the fact 823 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 1: that his body's just not able to play football at 824 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:21,799 Speaker 1: the cable at the level that you need him. It's 825 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:23,959 Speaker 1: a good point. I mean, thirty you know, that's about 826 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,240 Speaker 1: three hundred players more on practice squads. Not to mention, 827 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 1: it's easier to get a guy on injured reserve. Not 828 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 1: to mention, you got some guys that have opted out 829 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,719 Speaker 1: before the year, So you're probably looking at over four 830 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,279 Speaker 1: hundred players that typically are out there that aren't. So 831 00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 1: it does kind of dwindle it down a little bit, 832 00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:46,400 Speaker 1: all right. I think we can all agree that this 833 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:50,960 Speaker 1: game is gonna be a battle between offenses. So this 834 00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:54,919 Speaker 1: person is asking between the two offenses and looking at 835 00:41:55,640 --> 00:42:00,279 Speaker 1: what Bucky said on the secondary, what offense are you 836 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:04,360 Speaker 1: expecting to actually go out and score more points or 837 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,680 Speaker 1: being more productive? So you're just asking us to pick 838 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:14,680 Speaker 1: the winner here on a Thursday, I guess. So. I mean, 839 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to. I don't want to give too 840 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:19,880 Speaker 1: much of it away, but I guess I probably will anyway. 841 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: But I mean, I mean, the Cowboys have the superior 842 00:42:24,239 --> 00:42:27,919 Speaker 1: talent on offense, even even with Tyran and Lyle Out. 843 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:30,520 Speaker 1: I think they're they still have more talent on their line. 844 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:34,920 Speaker 1: They have a deeper receiver corps, even though the Seahawks 845 00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:38,200 Speaker 1: have good receivers obviously. I think I give the Seahawks 846 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:40,680 Speaker 1: the edge at tight end, obviously, but I think the 847 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:44,880 Speaker 1: Cowboys have the edge everywhere else except quarterback, which is 848 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:48,319 Speaker 1: the most important position in the sport. I obviously think 849 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:51,480 Speaker 1: the world of Dak. I thought I thought I was 850 00:42:51,560 --> 00:42:54,239 Speaker 1: gonna combust with pride when Bucky called him one of 851 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:57,080 Speaker 1: the five best quarterbacks in the league yesterday. I agree 852 00:42:57,160 --> 00:43:01,520 Speaker 1: with that. He said, ruff up into the time, stopping 853 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:06,040 Speaker 1: are talking romantic. He said, he's getting there. Okay, He's 854 00:43:06,080 --> 00:43:07,480 Speaker 1: one of the top he's one of the top five 855 00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:10,680 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the NFL. Says he's Frisco. He's not Dallas. 856 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,400 Speaker 1: He's in Frisco. He's getting there. He's one of the 857 00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:15,319 Speaker 1: He's one of the five best quarterbacks in the league. 858 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:18,359 Speaker 1: The problem is that Russ is arguably the best. Uh. 859 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: It's him and Mahomes in my opinion, So that is 860 00:43:21,719 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 1: going to be very tough for the Cowboys to overcome. Well, 861 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:27,080 Speaker 1: I will say this, Dave, I actually think this is 862 00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: one of those games. And McCarthy actually mentioned it this 863 00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:31,440 Speaker 1: morning somebody asked him about it. I think this is 864 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:34,000 Speaker 1: one of those, you know, those games it kind of 865 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,839 Speaker 1: helps you figure out where you are, and I think 866 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:38,640 Speaker 1: just like it's going to be like that for the Cowboys, 867 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna figure out where they are based on how 868 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:42,560 Speaker 1: they play this team. I think it's the same thing 869 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,440 Speaker 1: with Dad, because I do think this is gonna be 870 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:46,640 Speaker 1: an offensive game, and I think both teams are gonna 871 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,239 Speaker 1: have opportunities, and ultimately it's gonna come down who who 872 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,160 Speaker 1: actually blinks first offensively. And I think this will be 873 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:55,680 Speaker 1: a good great, a good grade a grading opportunity for 874 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:58,440 Speaker 1: Dak If Dad can go into this game and match 875 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:02,880 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson point for point and ultimately end up putting 876 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:05,360 Speaker 1: his team in a chance to win. I think you 877 00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:08,319 Speaker 1: really do start now talk saying, hey, he's every bit 878 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:11,000 Speaker 1: as much in that top five in the NFL as 879 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,680 Speaker 1: any other quarterback you'll make an argument for because he's 880 00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:15,279 Speaker 1: gonna have to outduel this guy in order for the 881 00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:17,600 Speaker 1: Cowboys to win. In my opinion, sure, yeah, I mean, 882 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:19,839 Speaker 1: and that's what happened when in the Falcons game, when 883 00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:22,160 Speaker 1: those those two tackles that were out and you know, 884 00:44:22,239 --> 00:44:24,879 Speaker 1: he kept kind of you know, carrying them back into 885 00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:26,759 Speaker 1: the game, and he was he was the best one 886 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,120 Speaker 1: on the field. So yeah, I mean, this is a 887 00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:32,839 Speaker 1: good benchmark game for him, uh to to get there. 888 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,480 Speaker 1: And you know, it doesn't matter be as far as 889 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: the negotiations aren't going to happen, as far as contract 890 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,719 Speaker 1: goes and all that until the end of the year. 891 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:43,319 Speaker 1: But you know, and ultimately how they finished is going 892 00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:45,000 Speaker 1: to be the biggest key for him. But but games 893 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:47,399 Speaker 1: like this will be member, you know, memorable if if 894 00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:49,919 Speaker 1: it's if it's one of those duals shootout type games. 895 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:52,840 Speaker 1: I mean, if Tony Romo beats Peyton Manning. If you know, 896 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:56,320 Speaker 1: that changes his whole career. He got close, he didn't 897 00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:58,560 Speaker 1: do it, though he was dueling, but he didn't beat him. 898 00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:02,920 Speaker 1: And I think people still kind of remember that this 899 00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 1: is a This is a potential legacy builder for sure, 900 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:09,480 Speaker 1: because and I know how stupid this sounds, but if 901 00:45:09,520 --> 00:45:11,799 Speaker 1: they handed out the MVP after two games, it would 902 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:14,320 Speaker 1: be Russ. Yeah. Again, I know that that's absurd, but 903 00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:17,560 Speaker 1: he is playing the best football in the league through 904 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,800 Speaker 1: two weeks. So if Dak beats him in a national 905 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's gonna be the Fox Afternoon game of 906 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:25,640 Speaker 1: the of the week, whatever they call it, It'll be 907 00:45:25,920 --> 00:45:28,240 Speaker 1: one of the only games on TV in that window. 908 00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:30,200 Speaker 1: The whole country is going to see it. If he 909 00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:34,400 Speaker 1: outduels Russ, it's going to do a lot for his reputation. 910 00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:37,360 Speaker 1: All Right, guys, appreciate you. We're back tomorrow at eleven thirty. 911 00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:39,920 Speaker 1: We'll be giving you our predictions on what's going to 912 00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:42,919 Speaker 1: happen to Sunday Cowboys versus Seahawks. Till then for Nick Eaman, 913 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:45,000 Speaker 1: Dave helm and Amber Garcia. I am Derek Eagleton. 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