1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This he's Talking Cowboys, 3 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: screaming live from the Dallas Cowboys World headquarters at the 4 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: Star in Frisco. Here are Mickey Spagnola, Brian Brons, Rob Phillips, 5 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: and Bill Jones. And it's a fabulous Football Friday edition 6 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: of Talking Cowboys as we get you set for the 7 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys and the New York Giants, a three twenty five 8 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: kickoff on Sunday afternoon at at and T Stadium. It 9 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: is finally here. It's time for the real deal, and 10 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: I think we're all ready for it, right guys? Absolutely yep, 11 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: nice alliteration. A fabulous or fantastic football football Friday here 12 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: and and what a great football weekend. We're not going 13 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: to belabor the point, but huge games for Rob Phillips 14 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: and Brian brought us as Rob Phillips Aggies will take 15 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: on Clemson and Brian brought us LSU Bayou Bengals will 16 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: play the Texas Longhorns. You're not going down to Austin, 17 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: are you? If you had a high school game there 18 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: tonight and I'm driving home right afterwards. Really gonna stick around, hope, 19 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: I canna stick around. Yeah, my son plays down there 20 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: Friday night, and so yeah, we're gonna head back after 21 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: the game. Okay, all right, very good and uh and 22 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: love the well. And of course, we had a high 23 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: school football game here at Ford Center at the Star 24 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: last night as play O played at El Paso Eastwood. 25 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: A great scene there. Jerry Jones was out in the 26 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: Tostitos Championship plaza greeting the Eastwood team as they made 27 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: their way into the Star. And good feelings all around 28 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: on that. And Mickey, you got a big game tomorrow 29 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: two at eleven am West Virginia. I try that's the 30 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: ugly off. And now we get to the Giants and 31 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: what's Oklahoma? Everyone to play South Dakota. We don't need 32 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: to talk about South Dakota. Okay, it's our one layup, 33 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: all right, So let's move on to the New York Giants. 34 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: And speaking of Jerry Jones and the Zeke Elliott press 35 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: conference yesterday, I just think Jerry Jones has been on 36 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: his game, and not only this week but throughout the preseason. 37 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: And I think one of the reasons is he feels 38 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: very good about where this football team is right now. 39 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: He has to feel better about getting that elite running 40 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: back in here, for sure. And I think that if 41 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: you are a fan of football and you watch last 42 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: night's games, you'll see what a lack of a running 43 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: game will do for you there. And neither teams really 44 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: could do anything offensively. And if you if you're gonna 45 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: have in balance and you're gonna have problems throwing the ball, 46 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: you gotta have something to hang your hat on. And 47 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: I feel like that Jerry Jones knows. Now. You know, 48 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: Tony Poller did a lot of nice things, but Ezeki 49 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: Elliott is an elite player, and to turn around and 50 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: be able to hand him the football if things are 51 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: kind of a little crazy on offense, you know, those 52 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: are the things that can give your offense some stability. 53 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: And so I think he has to be very happy 54 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: about that, about having the group of players he has, 55 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,119 Speaker 1: about having Kellen Moore is his offensive coordina. I'm really 56 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: excited to see what Kellen Moore can do with this offense, 57 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: I really am. I think he's got some some weapons 58 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: that he can work with the defense. We've talked about 59 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: them a bunch yesterday, But I think this offense has 60 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: got the chance to be really good in a lot 61 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: of different areas. In regards to that game last night, 62 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears, I'm laive. I heard on the radio. 63 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: This is right. Their last thirty three plays were past 64 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: plays for a ten three game. You still have to 65 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: have balance in this that quarterback. Yeah, that's the thing, 66 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: and I think that to me. People ask me about 67 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott and what you know, and you know, can 68 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: you throw the ball with him forty times a game 69 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: and have success? You know, last night we saw it 70 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: and I was the guy Yeston heck, I would draft 71 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is one of my first guys if I 72 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: was looking at a team. But that's what you see 73 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: the quarterback. If you have quarterback inconsistency in a game, 74 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: you're gonna need something else to hang your hat on. 75 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: And I think that's where Ezekiel. This offensive line is 76 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: the difference to things. If Dak were to get into 77 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: a rut like they had last night, at least I 78 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: feel like that they could do things offensively running the 79 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: football to kind of get themselves going. Maybe we need 80 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: more preseason games. That was ugly and neither team was 81 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: ready to play or any preseason games, just you guysenies, 82 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: the penalties, the lack of protection for the quarterbacks. I mean, 83 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: it was we did and we talked about yesterday's terrible 84 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: tackling can be an issue in week one because you're 85 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: not really you're not doing it in practice, your and 86 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: your starters are doing it very minimally. That's a word 87 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: in preseason games. So we'll see. I mean, you know, 88 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: the Cowboys I think have been sharp. The starting units 89 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: were sharp and limited preseason action, so we'll see if 90 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: they can carry that over. But to your point about 91 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: Jerry being on his game, I think that press conference 92 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: illustrated better than anything his experience with these types of contracts. 93 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: And you know, he never seemed frazzled by the situation 94 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: when asked about it over the last six weeks. And 95 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: obviously he and Zeke are not taking whatever back and 96 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: forth was the dance involved with that. Nothing was was 97 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: taken personally. Obviously, based on that T shirt that's now 98 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: on sale free order at the Cowboys Pro Shop, all 99 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: proceeds go into Salvation Army. That's right. And there's no 100 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: way that Zeke took a fense to what Cherry had 101 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: said in Hawaii is he does. Anybody asked Zeek that, Uh, 102 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: he said, it's it's so far away now, Yeah, he 103 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: was anymore. But I'm in my opinion. I mean, I 104 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: think the agent used that just as you know. May 105 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: maybe the agent took a fense to it. I don't know. 106 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: But they have too good a relationship and everybody's happy. Everybody. Yeah, 107 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: he got especially you hear the context of what got 108 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: their player and he got his money. So yeah, I 109 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: mean there's a lot to be happy about. But you know, 110 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: we need to see that. But to answer your question, 111 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: I think, yes, he understands how good this team could be. Yeah, 112 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: And I think he's feeling good about what he's seen 113 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: so far. And he's no different from the rest of us, right, 114 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we can see, we can see what you know. 115 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: If I don't think it was a mirage what we've 116 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: been watching for six weeks, this should be a very 117 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: good team. We talked yesterday Buil at the end of 118 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: the show, what concern I think Brian went around the room, 119 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: what concerns you the most about this team? And it's 120 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: really hard to pick. For me, it's hard to pick 121 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: something and say I'm really concerned about this or this 122 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: like top to bottom, it's a pretty solid football team. 123 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: The one thing for me is, and we talked about 124 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: the kicking, you gotta see consistency there as he moves 125 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: out of preseason Brett Maher, But you know guys coming 126 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: off of injury and the offensive line hasn't been together 127 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: for a little stretch here, so you know some of 128 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: your key guys coming back. Can they get back to 129 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: the standard they're used to? And one concern for the 130 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: overriding concern for me is and I think that this 131 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: team is in good shape because it's got enough veterans 132 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: on the team that understand this. But it's not reading 133 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: your press clippings basically and not being overconfident going into 134 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: the season. Um, I think if they if they are 135 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: ready for in a mental state of mind to understand 136 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: that those New York Giants can beat you on Sunday, 137 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: which they should understand that, and they're ready to go, 138 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: then they're going to be fine. Um. Injuries are always 139 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: a concern, and they've got better depth now as we've 140 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: talked about throughout the last six weeks that the depth 141 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: on this team is the best it's been in years. 142 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: Of course, but there are certain injuries that no team 143 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: could could overcome and reach the goal that your e 144 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: have set out in front of you. But that's my 145 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: biggest concern. It happened in twenty fifteen. You lose Romo 146 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: in your seasons, right, you know it's it's an uphill climb. Yeah, 147 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: but I look at the look at it this way 148 00:07:55,600 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: from an offensive standpoint. Look at the weapons that Dak 149 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: Prescott has at his disposal going into this season opener 150 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: compared to last year. Yeah, You've got Amari Cooper, you 151 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: got Randall cop Cole Beasley, and if you want to 152 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: say that's a washwever Okay, Witton's back, you got Tony Pollard. 153 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: I'm missing a Travis Frederick. Michael Michael Gallup is now 154 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: a second year guy. Yeah, okay, last year and he's 155 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: a rookie. You know, everything's just flying by so fast. 156 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: I mean I count it. There was There's six weapons, 157 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: not even including the return of Travis Frederick. What he 158 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: does front with the whether whether they run the football, 159 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: He's a key part of that six skill position guys 160 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: that chasing this team. Yeah that that weren't here last year. 161 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: Who has to give? And the quarterbacks not lacking in 162 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: confidence even when he didn't have these guys. But you 163 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: can only imagine what he's thinking going into this right now. 164 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: Even this is better than Terrence Williams and Deonte Thompson 165 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: starting at whiten receiver. Well, they made a huge mistake 166 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: and they admit it. They knew that schiever by committee 167 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: was not the way to go. Give him credit for that, yep, 168 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: making the move absolutely, And you might even throw a 169 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: Blake Jarwin in that mix. Now that yeah, that's right, 170 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: a guy, you know, a year under his belt, truly 171 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: a year under his belt and back practicing. It looks 172 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: like you who was the NFC Offensive Player of the 173 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: Week the last week of the season last year the 174 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: New York Football Giants. That's right, you know, and he 175 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: was he was so green going into last year even 176 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: though he hadn't he had been in the league, but 177 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: he hadn't played, you know, he hadn't played, wasn't and 178 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: the other guy had and Gallup hadn't played, you know, 179 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: and so right right, and Rico hadn't played. And having 180 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: said that about the list, having said that about the 181 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: whole offense, then you look at this defense and go 182 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: the defense, it looks like it's going to be good 183 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: enough that you're going to be in every game, you 184 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Oh, there's no question if you 185 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: look at what they did to that offense that you said, 186 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: had all these guys play, and I mean not to 187 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: everybody practiced every single snap, but I thought this defense 188 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: really held this offense to task and having to having 189 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: to pass to football, whether it was a seven on 190 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: seven drill, a team period of two minute drill, whatever, 191 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: Yeah they if it was good verse good out there 192 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: work and you saw it, you know, you saw those guys. 193 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 1: It makes you feel a little bit better about it. 194 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: If if Byron Jones doesn't start, at least you feel 195 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: good about Anthony Brown. I used to feel good about 196 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: George Lewis. At least you feel good about a woozy A. 197 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: You feel good about those guys for what you saw 198 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: from them, really all ot a and then all through 199 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: training camp, and that was without Byron Jones, De Marcus Lawrence, 200 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: Tyrone Crawford. Absolutely get in the field. Yeah, think about it. Yeah, 201 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: they're missing Zeke too on the other side, but in 202 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: Amari for most of camp. But look it'll y'all right, 203 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 1: Dak nothing Dak got was really easy, and I didn't 204 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: think it was. I thought it was good competition. And 205 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: when people said, well, Dak didn't look good to day, 206 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, well, it's really not Dak's fault, because what 207 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: happens is Dak was getting, you know, the coverage that 208 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: they you know, even guys like Michael Gallup, who we've 209 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: talked about as potentially being having a great as being 210 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: one b in my mind, you know, he was having 211 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: a fight for space out there on the outside, some 212 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: tight window throws and so some days it was really good. 213 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: Some days it would But I think it wasn't because 214 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott was just throwing the ball all over the 215 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: park and missing throws. It was because defense was having 216 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: to play and having to cover those good receivers and 217 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: then having to make plays on the football. Mickey, you've 218 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: seen a couple of practice reports and concerns injury wise 219 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: going into Sunday. Not really I expected them to be 220 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: very conservative with Zack Martin, and he was really the 221 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: only one that was that we thought was going to 222 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: play was limited and it sounded like he was going 223 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: to jump into practice today fully, So yeah, I think 224 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: that was more of a precaution more. Yeah, I think 225 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 1: Mickey's onto something here because Zack Martin, to me, is 226 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: the one guy that's going to have to play the 227 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: whole game, you know it. Because it's easy to monitor 228 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: the reps of the defensive lineman or the cornerbacks and 229 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: kind of shuffle those guys in and out. It's a 230 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: little bit more different cool to do it with an 231 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: offensive lineman. You're not gonna sit there and say, oh, 232 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: Xavier two, Philo is going to go in here now 233 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: for two for two reds or for two series or 234 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: something like that. You need the continuity with the offensive line. 235 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 1: So if you kind of baby him along to get 236 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: him to the end of the week and get him 237 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: to the game, maybe you're saving a little where and 238 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: tear of him having to potentially play sixty sixty five 239 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: snaps in this football game. You know the feeling I 240 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 1: get on this team and it's like first games can 241 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: create anxiety, like you don't know, Jason Witten said that 242 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: I just get. I just get the feeling that this 243 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: team is like bubbling to get going. Yeah, like for real, 244 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: it's like they're not scared and it's still a young team, 245 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: but it's a young team with experience. So that's just 246 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: the vibe I get from in that locker room, right 247 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: And I'm not going to compare. I'm not going to 248 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: say this is a super Bowl team yet, but it's 249 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: the same. By the way, it's the same type feeling 250 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: that I had for those Cowboys Super Bowl teams in 251 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: the nineties in that two week period leading up to 252 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, where they just were going to get 253 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: unleashed come game day. Now that sort of thing, you know, Yeah, 254 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: and you mentioned over confidence. I don't think I would 255 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: worry about that with this group, even though they are young, 256 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: because man, they were. They were left in the ditch 257 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: mid season last year and had to crawl their way back, 258 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: and I think that's a good lesson for a young group, honestly, 259 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: and Amari obviously it's a big part of that. But 260 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: everybody kind of pulled together to get this thing back 261 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: on the road, and I think that's a good lesson. 262 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: I think there was a ditch after the loss to 263 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: the Rams. I don't think people initially, before all this started, 264 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,959 Speaker 1: people took this team seriously. You know, if you looked 265 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: at nationally power rankings twelfth, fifteenth, no one was taking 266 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: them seriously. Now I see the tide turning, and it's like, oh, 267 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: this team might be pretty good. Now Locally people are 268 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: picking the Cowboys to win the division. But now nationally, 269 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: isn't it that they're they're going Eagles. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 270 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: And usually the players are watching the national shows. Yeah, 271 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: so that's that's what they're seeing. Yeah, yeah, I think 272 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: that I think it'll be it's you know, you go 273 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: player by player with Philadelphia, there's a lot of similarities 274 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: between the two teams. If you talk about the offensive lines, 275 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, the skill I think, you know, they Eagles 276 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: have better tight ends, the Cowboys likely better wide receivers. 277 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: You know, say what you want about their quarterback, your quarterback. 278 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: You know, both the same draft, you know, both similar records, 279 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: both similar stats. Kind of a thing. So one stays 280 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: healthy the other doesn't, you know. So yeah, I think 281 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: if you look at overall, you would say these teams 282 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: are pretty evenly matched. And that's why I feel like 283 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: that that that national people are looking at the Eagles. 284 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: You know, the Eagles have in the last couple of 285 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: years want a super Bowl with that coach, So that's 286 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: you know, that's probably thinking, okay, with that talented of 287 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: roster and with that coach that gives them the edge 288 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: O with the Cowboys right now, that's a good point. 289 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: And then if you look across the conference, man, you 290 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: can I mean, I think everybody feels like it's the 291 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: Eagles are the biggest threat to the Cowboys over the 292 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: course of the entire season in the division. But you 293 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: can look at the other divisions and look at maybe 294 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: at least two teams and say, wow, that's that's a 295 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: playoff caliber team. It's a really good conference. And a 296 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: lot of these guys are on their schedule, so they're 297 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: gonna have to be read. They're gonna have You're gonna 298 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: see if this team is in fact what you would 299 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: say bill a super Bowl team. By the time you 300 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: get to the schedule, when you get to first of 301 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: December and then you've made a trip to Foxborough and 302 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: you've already played you know, you get the Rams, I 303 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: think ahead and some other games like that. But you'll know, 304 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: you'll know because you'll have a couple of Philadelphia games done. 305 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: You'll have a you'll have your Saints game done, You'll 306 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: have your Packers game done. You know, you'll you'll have 307 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: a really good understanding of where your team is at 308 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: by that point. All right, we're just getting started here 309 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: on Talking Cowboys. 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But let's go around the horn. 358 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: What concerns you the most about this opponent this week? 359 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: The Giants? You know, I'll leave everyone else to talk 360 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: about the runner, because I kind of feel like that's 361 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: the direction I'm going to talk about something that could 362 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: be a problem. I don't think the Giants can create 363 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: much of a pass rush, Okay, So I feel like 364 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 1: though that the James Betcher, the defensive coordinator for the 365 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: Giants is going to have to come up with some 366 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: creative ways to get pressure. I think that the Cowboys 367 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: upfront can protect if if, in fact, he just tries 368 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,719 Speaker 1: to rush for but where he's going to have to attack? 369 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 1: And I think he attacks because if Ezekieli does play, 370 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: and he's one of the best bullets pickup guys I've 371 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: ever seen, but how much is he really going to play? 372 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: Can they catch him when he's not on the field 373 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: and take advantage of say Tony Pollard or take advantage 374 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: of Jamais Olawally. This is going to be the for 375 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: what the Giants are going to have to do for 376 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: their game plan, because if they just sit there and 377 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: rush four all they Dallas will eat them up. And 378 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: Garrett talked about their secondary being good and all that 379 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: and having respect. He's right. They've got a couple of rookies. 380 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: They got a rookie at the nickel, they got a 381 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: rookie on the outside, they got a gambler on the 382 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: other side. So you know, there's some things I think 383 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: you could do this group, but they're going to have 384 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 1: to create pressure. If the Giants are going to have success, 385 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,239 Speaker 1: it's going to be blitzing the Cowboys and seeing if 386 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: these cowboy running backs can pick up the blitz and 387 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: can handle the pressure in order to get the football off. 388 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: That's something that would be concerning to me because Zeke 389 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: hasn't had the training camp practices. Can you get him 390 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 1: off the field? Is that Pollard in there? Is that 391 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: Oldiwally in there? Who is the guy that's gonna be 392 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: blitz picking up That's going to be the key for 393 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: the Cowboys right now, Mick, would you like to take 394 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: the runner? I'll take the runner. I just knew you, guys. 395 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: I mean I was just trying to. I mean, there 396 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: were very few things to worry about other self infliction. 397 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think that he's a guy that can 398 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 1: take over the game. They did a pretty good job 399 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: early last year against him when he was a rookie though, 400 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: just starting off. But he did catch enough passes for 401 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: eighty yards receiving in that first game. You know, the 402 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: second game, I canna throw it out. They didn't play 403 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: everybody on defense. I know Dak played and the whole bit, 404 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: but they didn't have all their defensive guys on the field. 405 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think that they got to make sure 406 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: that he doesn't single handedly take over the game because 407 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: any play he's gone, right, he's gone. And I thought 408 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: Rod Maronil he talked about it yesterday, comparing him with 409 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: Barry Sanders. You know, you stop him for two, you 410 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: stop him for three, and then he goes eighty. So 411 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 1: I think that's the one thing they can't not allow 412 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: to happen. They've got to make sure if the Giant 413 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: score touchdowns, they got to drive the field. They don't 414 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: get it all in one fail swoop. I don't know 415 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: if this is a concern necessarily, but we've been pumping 416 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: up this Cowboys defensive line all offseason, training camp, preseason, 417 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 1: and speaking of the ditch, I mean a lot of 418 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: people feel like Eli Manning, you know, he's in the 419 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: twilight of his career all that if they can protect him, 420 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: he can still beat you with his arm. And we 421 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: talked about it yesterday. They've added a couple of pieces 422 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: to the offensive line to try to help that. They've 423 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: got to be able to get to him and affect 424 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: him and prevent him from using that play action that 425 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: they've they've used throughout his career that's been so effective, 426 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 1: especially now at sa Quon as the runner. So we'll 427 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: see how much does the Marcus Lawrence play How effective 428 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: is he? And Mickey talked about the other guys in 429 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: that rotation, Dorn's Armstrong, if Taco, whoever's active, can they 430 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: can they affect the quarterback from mult multiple spots. That's 431 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: a question off periscope, Rob and actually good ones. How 432 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 1: much does the d line depth affect these this game? 433 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: How much will that affect And you went right into 434 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: that with you know all those and they've got some 435 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: guys that that you know, haven't played a lot of 436 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: snaps or played no snaps in training camp. When you 437 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: talk about the two starters with Lawrence and then Crawford, 438 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, how do they go Do they go light 439 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: at defensive tackle heavy at defensive end to kind of 440 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: make up for that? So how they set up their roster? 441 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: Usually they'll address eight, will they dress nine? You know 442 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 1: if you take if you add one, you're gonna have 443 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: to take someone from somewhere else. So, yeah, the depth 444 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: is going to be key for how they play in 445 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: that rotation. I know Rod Marinelli Shoby Rod Mirinelli was 446 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: talking about that yesterday. Yeah, and yeah, Rod said he 447 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: likes what he's seeing from Tank and from Tyrone. To 448 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: your point, they hadn't played much, hadn't practiced a whole lot, 449 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: so he didn't give us an idea of how many 450 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: snaps they might play. But we'll see. We'll see how 451 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: they rotate those guys. And they've beefed up that interior too. 452 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: You know, Antoine Woods was a godsend last year coming 453 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: out of nowhere to help this defensive tackle rotation. Christian Covington, 454 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: Tristan Hill. Can those guys get in the mix and 455 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: help there as well. I think the key thing is 456 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: when they put that forty six man roster together, and 457 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: normally you only keep eight on the defensive line. I 458 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: think maybe the last two spots come down to versatility. 459 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: I agree, who can play end and who can brush 460 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: the quarterback inside? Now we know Crawford can do both. 461 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: We've seen Carrie Hyder do both good points, So I 462 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: think you keep an eye on that. I don't know 463 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: if they want to try to put our I'm strong 464 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: inside or not. That's probably not Jackson maybe, but Jackson 465 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 1: is a guy that can do both also, So they're 466 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: gonna have to figure out. You know, there's gonna be 467 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: two guys they're odd man out, So how do they 468 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: come to that conclusion? But it could be I'll guarantee 469 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: you it's a it's a rotation for sure, because they 470 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,719 Speaker 1: cannot wear out to Marcus Lawrence, you know, you can 471 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: have all the legs you want, but remember he hadn't 472 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: been taking much punishment on that shoulder that got repaired. 473 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: Can I ask a question, and I don't want to 474 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: put anybody on the spot here, but have you seen 475 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: more from Taco than Dord's Armstrong? If you had to 476 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 1: say if if you know, I mean, I know they 477 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: love Doret's Armstrong, and they they you know, he got 478 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: all the work and the OTA's and got a lot 479 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: of work in training camp. But have you seen more 480 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: from him or have you seen the improving Taco the 481 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: last two not he didn't play the last preseason game, 482 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: but the the the Rams game and then the Texans 483 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: game to kind of make you feel like, well, maybe 484 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: putting him in there might be a good thing. That's 485 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: a good question because I think we talked about Lawrence's 486 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: first step. That's pretty evident in the practices we watch 487 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: every day. In the games, I'd say Taco has been 488 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: more productive in the preseason game. But I think the 489 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: key thing will be who's playing the run the best. 490 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: See we all focus on who's rushing the quarterback, who's 491 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: getting to the quarterback. If you remember last year early 492 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: when the defense had problems, they were having problems against 493 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: the run. They were having problems setting the edge to 494 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: the point they needed Crawford to go back out to 495 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: defensive end. So again, if DeMarcus and one of the 496 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: great things DeMarcus Lawrence does is play the run. He's 497 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: not just a fancy pass rusher. So that guy on 498 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: that strong side better be able to play the run. 499 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: And if Lawrence has to come out, who is it. 500 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: They've been using Armstrong there if you think about it. 501 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: Sometimes Jackson, I haven't seen Taco on the strong side. 502 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: He's been on the right side. Jac Garrett told us 503 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: that he felt like that Taco's best position was playing 504 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: left end. Well, cho said, that's his best position. I said, 505 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: but you got all your production trying in a preseason 506 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: playing the right side. Used to playing that in college too, 507 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: he was a left defensive end in Michigan. Yeah, well, 508 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 1: you better be able to stand up against the run. 509 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: He said, he'll play anywhere, but he was very he 510 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: was asked the question, and you know the guy with 511 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: the most power then is Joe Jackson. Yeah, Joe Jackson's 512 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: the one that you got to kind of keep an 513 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 1: eye on. And I'll tell you this though, keep an 514 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 1: eye on what they might do with Tristan Hill, because 515 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: if you know, if it if it comes down to, okay, 516 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: we can get by with just having these many defensive tackles. 517 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: Tristan Hill could be an odd man guy out here. 518 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: And Okay, we've got a dress. We've got a dress. Armstrong, 519 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: we gotta dress. Taco, We've got address Hider, we got 520 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: a dress. You know. I mean, you start talking about 521 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,479 Speaker 1: all the guys that they need to have, and then 522 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: Mickey's right. The flexibility. Joe Jackson has flexibility. He could 523 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: play either end or he could play as the under tackle. 524 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 1: So Joe Jackson might be a surprised dress over say 525 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: a Tristan Hill. Well, I could see, I mean, I 526 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: could see that. Yeah, I mean I look about that. 527 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: That's a good man. Haven't considered the fact that Tristan Hills. 528 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at Mickey got me to look at 529 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 1: They're they're gonna have to go long there and you 530 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: go short on the offensive line. We can keep more 531 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: than seven on the offensive lines. We said yesterday, you can. 532 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: You can knock out three guys for the forty six already. Yeah, Gifford, 533 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: Thompson Wilson haven't practiced all week. If they're not practicing today, Yeah, 534 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: they got some issues at safety, even to the point 535 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: even to the point where C. J. Goodwin is having 536 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: to take some reps safety, And that affects things as 537 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 1: far as special teams go. When you've got when you've 538 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: got two safeties and a linebacker already, Okay, that aren't 539 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: going to be on your game day roster, right and 540 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: then so when we are we still in agreement on 541 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: the roster move to get Zeke on the roster, which 542 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: would have to come by tomorrow. Yeah, And I asked you, 543 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: you know, I I've still you know, to me, I 544 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 1: was trying to read between the line with Jason Garrett 545 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: today and the press conference questions about Alfred, a lot 546 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: of questions about Alfred Morris. He talked about Alfred Morris 547 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: in a very positive light. And I just feel like 548 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: though that I'm gonna still go with it. I'm still 549 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: gonna go with that thought that they're gonna, they're gonna address, 550 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: They're gonna, they're gonna they need Chun. Now, they could 551 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: switch Chun out if they feel like that. Okay, Alfred's okay, 552 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: but Alfred plays. Alfred's gonna play. How many plays is 553 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: Alfred gonna play at running back? And how many plays 554 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 1: is he gonna play on special teams? I could tell 555 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: you that he's gonna play none. So although early in 556 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: the week they had him working with the coverage units. Yeah, well, 557 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: now I don't know if that means yeah, but that 558 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: was before Zeke. See that's what I'm saying. Yeah to 559 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: me that if you're addressing a guy in your forty six, 560 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: that's or that's only gonna play three plays because you're 561 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: gonna trust Pollard to play. And we talked about it. 562 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: If it comes down to passing and they don't trust 563 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: him to play in the Blitz pick up Olva Wally 564 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: is one of your better Blitz pick up guys. So 565 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: bigger picture the season, Zeke hasn't been hurt in his career. 566 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: But if Zeke got hurt, do you want Alfred Morris 567 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: on this roster? Yeah? Yeah, So I didn't look at 568 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: and are the coaches can look at Okay, yeah, but 569 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: they were. They were prepared Bill to start Pollard. They 570 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: were prepared. I mean, I'm one of these guys. It said, 571 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 1: if they had to play tomorrow against the Giants, they 572 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: would coach. I mean you would still need another season 573 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: running back. Yeah, you know that you can depend on 574 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: if if there was an injury, I watch it would 575 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: be how far do you want to extend this insurance policle, 576 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put him Taxi squad. Taxi squad. Yeah, that's 577 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: a back in the day line that's way over my head. 578 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: We don't get we don't get that. We don't do that. 579 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: And he would literally just be a taxi or be 580 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: an uber, right, yeah, taxi squad. I just don't Rob 581 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: was talking about her. I think everybody agrees this is 582 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: a really deep roster. Now, okay, do you sit there. 583 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: I don't think they want to put they They've gone 584 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: through this whole struggle of getting Brandon Knight on the 585 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: active roster. Obviously they feel like, you know, if you 586 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: just said, oh, well, Brandon Knight, we're gonna now maybe 587 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: it's a thing where Okay, nobody's gonna claim Brandon Knight 588 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: on a Saturday, you know, that kind of thing. But 589 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: put it by one. Are these personnel guys around the 590 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: league to go, wait a minute, an offensive lineman's out 591 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: there and we're playing with like we got three bad 592 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: offensive lineman at the end of our roster and maybe 593 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: we had a draftable grade on him. And that's that's 594 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: what I always say about those rookie guys. Or do 595 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: they or do they look at it? Okay, we can 596 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: get through special teams this week without Chun until you 597 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: run Chun off the roster and then back on whatever. Yeah. See, 598 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: that's what I'm saying. If you needed think about the 599 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: linebackers that don't play special teams, vander esh Smith, Lee, 600 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: that's three of your six that are dressing that played 601 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: no special teams. They might turn around say, okay, Chunt's 602 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: off and Gifford's probably not going to be active. Yeah 603 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: exactly right. Yeah, so chucking off and then do you 604 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: bring Cubington up? You know, I mean there's all kinds 605 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: of po you still have to cut somebody. Yeah, And 606 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,719 Speaker 1: that's what I'm saying. That's why I think Alfred Moore's 607 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: to me makes the most sense. Alfred Moore's thank you 608 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: I kind of it was kind of like a little 609 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: kind of seeing my mind is Jason Garrett giving him 610 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: a nice sind off, like thank you for everything you've done. 611 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: Alfred Moore's kind of a thing. So if Alfred's off, 612 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: chun's gotta be active, right right, right, So now he 613 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: plays special teams for all those linebackers. Yeah, he's line 614 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: or they switch Cubington out. They bring Cubington up to 615 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: play special teams and switch. Yeah, two ros. 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That's why we're here, right absolutely, 703 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: I've been right there with you, but that's been what's 704 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: up played a couple of games out of helmet over here, 705 00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: was that there was a T shirt with Dak on it. 706 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: It wasn't there early Who's at the press conference yesterday. 707 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: Zeke zee ze Yeah it was Zeke. I wish Jerry 708 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: had a nose ring on. That would have been so 709 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: much fun. I heard you yesterday talking about that. At 710 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: least get a temporary one exactly. Okay, do we want 711 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:20,399 Speaker 1: to go with some picks to click in our last 712 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: five minutes here? Let Mike you start this day. You 713 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: know what? I got it backwards because it was dak 714 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: It was who da remember? Day to help myself out 715 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,879 Speaker 1: last shovel full of right on top. What do you want? 716 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: I want you get a pick to click in the game. 717 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:39,800 Speaker 1: Pick a player, Pick a player. I just know what 718 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna steal mine. Who's that? Michael? Ahead and take it? 719 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: Michael Gallup? Okay, I was ahead. I knew it. I 720 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 1: knew it well. I mean we talked about it. It's 721 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,759 Speaker 1: a young secondary, it's a talented, giant secondary. I'm more 722 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: looking at the fact that Gallup has been excellent in 723 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: the preseason and all the camp games or camp practices. Um. 724 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 1: I think he's prime for a big year. I really do. Um. 725 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: Now it's gonna come doubt how many balls he gets 726 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: thrown out him. Mamari Cooper's back, but um, he's he could. 727 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 1: He might be able to light it up on Sunday. 728 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,800 Speaker 1: We'll see, Okay, Michael Gallop, So since you did that, 729 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: I will go with de Marcus Lawrence. I think he's 730 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,360 Speaker 1: chomping at the bit to get going after kind of 731 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: holding him back all during the preseason, all during training camp, 732 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,440 Speaker 1: and I think he will take advantage of whatever the 733 00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:32,960 Speaker 1: Giants put out there on their offensive line. Okay, do 734 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:36,239 Speaker 1: you want to go ahead? I'll go with the star 735 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: of the preseason, Malik Collins. There you got. He's my guy, 736 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,239 Speaker 1: whether it's in the run game or getting some penetration 737 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: up the middle. One, Lie Manning, do you want to Collins? 738 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 1: And his presence will be felt whether it's on a 739 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 1: stat sheet or not. Do you want to walk him 740 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 1: upstairs and see get him a new contract? Yeah? I 741 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:54,799 Speaker 1: don't know if there's any how much of that pie 742 00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: is like plenty of pie. You know the guys will 743 00:38:58,600 --> 00:38:59,920 Speaker 1: be happy to see him if he shows up in 744 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,200 Speaker 1: that door. I'm gonna go with Layton vander esh because 745 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 1: I think the Giants offensively are going to it. This 746 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,839 Speaker 1: is a big offensive line, it's approved offensive line. They've 747 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: had some problems I talked about Rumers the right to tackle. 748 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:14,560 Speaker 1: I think he's better than what they played at with 749 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:17,320 Speaker 1: the Bobby Hearts of the world. The Wheelers guys like 750 00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: that that they've run out there in the past. So 751 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:22,239 Speaker 1: I feel like though, but he's been a little banged up, 752 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,360 Speaker 1: but he should make to start there at right tackle. 753 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 1: But I think overall the Giants with their offensive line 754 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 1: are gonna have trouble getting blockers to these linebackers. You 755 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:32,880 Speaker 1: could have gone either way. You could have gone Smith 756 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: or vander Esh. But if you allow either one of 757 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: those guys to run to the football the way they can, 758 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna make a ton of tackles. And you need 759 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,480 Speaker 1: to make tackles with the Sequon Barkley in the backfield. 760 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,719 Speaker 1: So give me Layton vander Esh at the end of 761 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: the day, Yes, look at that stat sheet. He will 762 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: likely be on the very top of it after playing 763 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 1: very well against these New York Football Giants. How do 764 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,800 Speaker 1: they handle Evan Ingram. That's gonna be a trick and 765 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:00,760 Speaker 1: you it's likely going to be there, or it's safeties 766 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:04,680 Speaker 1: like we talked about, They're likely going to use Jeff Heath. 767 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:06,640 Speaker 1: We've seen that in the past. The way he's had 768 00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:08,800 Speaker 1: to deal with the tight ends to play in this division. 769 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: I think they will mix some things up. I think 770 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: you'll see Xavier Woods played down in the in the 771 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 1: box and try and help them with some coverage with 772 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 1: with Ingram, I would personally treat him like a wide receiver. 773 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: So you might see Byron Jones maybe that they played dime. 774 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:29,240 Speaker 1: Maybe we'll see some Byron Jones or or or George 775 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: Lewis walk over the top of him and match them 776 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: the way they had. But it's gonna be Jeff Heath 777 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 1: initially and then figure out how you want to kind 778 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,440 Speaker 1: of mix things up, not to give them a good 779 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:42,000 Speaker 1: read on that. All right, very good, and hopefully I 780 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,120 Speaker 1: don't want to go to school with what the Rams 781 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:46,319 Speaker 1: did when Heath was trying to cover the tight end 782 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 1: in motion yea in that game and he got blocked 783 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,480 Speaker 1: in the middle of the play and no flag. It 784 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: was a huge play too. Just want to point that out. Rob, Yes, Rob, 785 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,399 Speaker 1: are you going to take us home with a well, 786 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: do you have you made predictions on a Cowboys record 787 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 1: this season? Around the horn? Have you all made a 788 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: prediction on that? I'll show up in my column today. 789 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:10,839 Speaker 1: One good feeling. Right, here's the way I break down 790 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:13,839 Speaker 1: the schedule. Okay, especially after watching Chicago and Green Bay, 791 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:17,279 Speaker 1: two opponents on this schedule, and I'm sitting there driving in, 792 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:19,760 Speaker 1: going all right, let's just break it down by division. 793 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,600 Speaker 1: I think they'll go three and one against the NFC North. Okay, 794 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:27,040 Speaker 1: they'll go three and one against the AFC East, five 795 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:30,680 Speaker 1: and one in the division, and they'll split the two 796 00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:34,279 Speaker 1: games Rams Saints, which gives him a twelve and four 797 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:36,359 Speaker 1: record and a division title. That's the way I got 798 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:39,960 Speaker 1: it broken down. That seems very reasonable. Yeah, the loss 799 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,160 Speaker 1: the losses in New England, right, is that the loss? 800 00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:44,799 Speaker 1: I'll put that in. What is your North loss? Well, 801 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: I was thinking Minnesota, but they got Minnesota at home. Yeah, 802 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:50,919 Speaker 1: and it might be a surprise I'll go. I'll still 803 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:55,959 Speaker 1: go in Minnesota, whether Detroit Detroit, ye, yeah, flukey games 804 00:41:56,040 --> 00:42:00,879 Speaker 1: if if lukey things always happened in that where yeah? Yeah? Uh. 805 00:42:01,239 --> 00:42:04,360 Speaker 1: You think to split with the Saints and the Rams, 806 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,319 Speaker 1: which do you think they get? Let's get let's get 807 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 1: the Rams at home at the Saints. That that to 808 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:13,120 Speaker 1: me is very reasonable. That's a very reasonable way of 809 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: looking at this. It's weird when I went through it, 810 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:18,120 Speaker 1: I felt like that they would lose a game to Philadelphia, 811 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: but I thought they'd lose the game to Philadelphia at 812 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,040 Speaker 1: home and then win the one on the road, which 813 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,320 Speaker 1: I kind of It's usually that's not the case, but 814 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, I I if I had two twelve and 815 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:31,080 Speaker 1: fourth sounds very reasonable to me as well. Final seconds. 816 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go on the record right now, Okay, and 817 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,680 Speaker 1: can go back and listen to it. It's an all 818 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:39,240 Speaker 1: Dallas super Bowl. It's the Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs. 819 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:43,719 Speaker 1: There you go in the super Bowl in Miami. Enjoy 820 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 1: the game. We'll talk at you again on Talking Cowboys 821 00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:50,240 Speaker 1: on Monday. This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys 822 00:42:50,320 --> 00:43:00,480 Speaker 1: dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Hmmm.