1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This He's Talking Cowboys, 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: screening live from the Dallas Cowboys World Head Hours at 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: the Star in Friscott. Now your hosts Mickey Spagnola, Rob Phillips, 5 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: Everson Walls, and Bill Jones. And here we are on 6 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: the morning after the Cowboys beat the Redskins on Sunday, 7 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: and yet the Giants fall to the Eagles. And so 8 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: now the new year comes a couple of days early 9 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: for your Dallas Cowboys as we look ahead to twenty 10 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: twenty and look back at what happened in an eight 11 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 1: and eight season. This is Talking Cowboys, and we've got 12 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: much to get to here in the SWBC Mortgage Studios 13 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: got the full squads. Start on time, guys, the SEP 14 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: time is killing me. What's going on? Man? I thought 15 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: I was joining a profession sheeted out of five minute 16 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: You ate Nate when you don't so slow starts it 17 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: was the story was one story of the season. Were 18 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: slow Start here on Talking Cowboys also, and so here 19 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: we are and uh, let's I guess go around the 20 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: table and just a quick take on where we are 21 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: right now, Mickey, kind of where you think you would 22 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: be when you have to rely on somebody else to 23 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: do your dirty one. You had your opportunity against the 24 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles the week before. You didn't cash in. And 25 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: as I say over and over again, the NFL helps 26 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: those who helped themselves, and the Cowboys didn't help themselves enough. 27 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: The Giants teased them, uh, tease them almost seventeen goes 28 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: sixteen nine yards two five left in the third and 29 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: it's a tie game. Seventeen seventeen. You're sitting there going, okay, 30 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: maybe chips, maybe everyone will like Jerry Jones at the game. 31 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: Every one's had them. Yeah, split screen. You had one 32 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: TV on the we had one TV in the press 33 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: box down there on that game. And then Elliot hit 34 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: the fifty yarder and then the FuMB boy was about 35 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: the same time the Cowboys make a field goal to 36 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: as it was very weird. Every time one very weird, 37 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: the other one scored all to the realities or something. Yes, 38 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: that was very good, but it did not turn out 39 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: the wind. No super Bowl bill just you're gonna be there, 40 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: all right. Whatever. If you would have won the hat Friday, 41 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: then I think we were doing in better shapes. That's right. Yeah, 42 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: wore wore. We don't get into the head was not 43 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: getting I'm sorry, Billy, that way exactly how I thought 44 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: it was. Although you know, although if there is any 45 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: saving grace, at least they did what they needed to 46 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: do and beat the Redskins forty seven sixteen. And I 47 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: don't know if I've ever seen a victory over the 48 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: Redskins so hollow in my life, right, because usually if 49 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: you just beat the Redskins, even if they're bad, it's 50 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: a great deal, right, And you beat them forty seven sixteen, 51 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: And as Dak Prescott said after the game, he said, 52 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: I don't think I've ever been as disappointed after a win. Yeah, 53 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: that was a quiet locker room. Not many guys talked. 54 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: And I mean they had their chances, that they had 55 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: their chance a week ago and they didn't capitalize in Philly. 56 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: And when you look back at this season, I think 57 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna look back at a lot of things, but 58 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: the close games in particular, they were one in six 59 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: and games decided by one score, and last year I 60 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: think they were something like nine and three, and you know, 61 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: didn't make the plays in the fourth quarter. We mentioned 62 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: the slow starts. Those were a thing all year long. 63 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: And you know, when you go back and review this season, 64 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna look at some things that didn't 65 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: go right that cost them in the playoffs last year. 66 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: Are same things the games they lost. They didn't convert 67 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: in the red zone, they didn't stop the run at times, 68 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: and they didn't take the ball away, and those are 69 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett mentioned on the on the Fan this morning, 70 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: they didn't make enough winning type plays consistently this season, 71 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: and that's why they're eight and eight, and that's why 72 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: they're home for the playoffs. Yeah, when you started thinking 73 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: about it, you've got what the turnovers in the game, 74 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, we made the third downs. It was going 75 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: back to what we were accustomed to. And as you 76 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: looked at the game and as it was over, I'm 77 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: sure if I was in that locker room and I 78 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: was one of those players, I would have been contemplating 79 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: so many things at that point, all the things that 80 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: you pointed out, you know, our failties and and everything 81 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: that we messed up, our inability to you know, keep 82 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: things in our own hands, you know, to keep our 83 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: fate in our own hands. I think that really is 84 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: the most disappointing part of it. Um. We can talk 85 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: about the different individual stats and failures, but when it 86 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,679 Speaker 1: all comes down to it, they were not a good team. 87 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: We always talk about the superstars, We always talk about 88 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: the salaries that we gave out. And I've said it 89 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: over and over again. You don't need a team full 90 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: of superstars to beat a team full of superstars. You 91 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: just need a good team. And who who implifies that 92 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: right now to me? The Philadelphia Eagles. Yea, everything that 93 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: they got, they deserved everything that they have right now. 94 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,679 Speaker 1: And we deserve everything that we have right now because 95 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: those guys did what we did last year with nothing, 96 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: with less at least last year, Dak and the guys 97 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: had Zeke and you had Cooper, had the offensive line. 98 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: They were man. I think the guy said yesterday some 99 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: of the guys had just met in the huddle. Let 100 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: me think about, Hey, how you doing it right? I 101 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: just signed up about it right before the game. And 102 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: here you got practice player, former practice player got three 103 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: touchdowns yesterday. Scott. Did I read that? Boston Scott? Boston 104 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: Scott the running back and just think about that he 105 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: was a practice player. Yeah, no excuses and almost. Let's 106 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 1: we got a lot of elbows in the face. Yeah, 107 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: I think he did play in high school basketball, yeah, 108 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: or go pick up basketball. Yeah, yeah, I didn't grow 109 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: any from high school. Yeah. All right, let's do this 110 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: and we'll uh. Douglas Barricklough is doing the producing honors today, 111 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: chores today, and he's got some cuts from Jason Garrett's 112 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: appearance this morning on one oh five three the Fan. 113 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: Let's start with this. Despite missing the playoffs, Garrett pleased 114 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: with the way his team played yesterday. That was so 115 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: inspired by how our team played yesterday. And ultimately, as 116 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: a coach, you know that that's the stuff that becomes 117 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: most important to you. And uh, you know, the look 118 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: our guys had in the rye is and how they played, 119 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: and the love they had for the game and for 120 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: each other, and just how hard they played and how 121 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: determined they played, and how tough they played and how 122 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: willful they played. You those are the things as a 123 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: coach that you just you value more than anything else. 124 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: So you know, ultimately we didn't get it done. Ultimately, 125 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: you know, we weren't a playoff team this year. That's 126 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: disappointing for everybody. And no one more than us, the 127 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: guys who were directly involved in it. But yesterday was 128 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: a good day. We control we could control, and the 129 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: guys played inspirational football. As a coach, that's that we 130 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: value most. You know, the big takeaway I had from 131 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: the whole post game scene yesterday was, you know, these guys, 132 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: as disappointing as it is any team, especially at this level, 133 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: you invest so much during the year, and Dak Prescott 134 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: talks about the brotherhood that develops every year, and it's 135 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: emotional regardless at the when you've even invested, like this 136 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: team invested it, even though the results aren't what they 137 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: everyone wanted it to be. It's's an emotional time at 138 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: the end of the season when you're when it's the 139 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: end of the road, well, you know, when you're spending 140 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: your whole time with these guys, you know, you're you're 141 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: with your teammates more than you're with your family. They 142 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: might see you guys more than they I might see 143 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: you guys more I might see my wife, you know, 144 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: if I'm playing during the season, and you know, when 145 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: you start getting real close to these guys and your 146 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: your efforts come together and then you're you know, you're 147 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: together when you lose, you're together when you win. You know, 148 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: you go through these ups and downs like a family. 149 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: You know they're gonna be some arguments, some disappointments, but 150 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: then in the end is when you finally realize we 151 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 1: did all of this together, good or bad. Well, we 152 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: are all in this together, and it is I guess 153 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: it does get pretty emotional, you know, especially when you're 154 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: disappointing in the disappointing season. It's emotionally enough when the 155 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: season's over. After Super Bowl win, it's really emotionally when 156 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: you don't even get there and get to watch all 157 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: of these guys and the accolades and things of that nature, 158 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: knowing that you have really and if you're that player 159 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: and you in this particular situation, you would look at 160 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: yourself and say, I let my teammates down. No matter 161 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: how well you played, if I would have done better, 162 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: then we would have done better. That's the team concept. 163 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: It's like Zeke said, after the game, it becomes like 164 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: a family. And Jeff heat told me, you know, and 165 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: he's sitting there talking to us with two bad shoulders 166 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: and probably at least one probably needs to get fixed 167 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: in the off season. Guys playing through stuff. He said. 168 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: You know, we've we've been together basically every day since April. 169 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: You know, when the when the off season program starts. 170 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: And so you summed it up, great former player, you 171 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: know exactly what it's like when or lose at the 172 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: end of the season. Um, and and the reality sets 173 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: in that this group will never be together again. I 174 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: mean especially, I think that that is really the ultimate 175 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: sadness about it. You know that something's gonna change and 176 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: this this will never happen again. This will never happen, 177 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: not this exact group. And uh, you know, go to 178 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: on the list here, it's like twenty it is twenty 179 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: six potential unrestricted free agents. Yeah, a lot of potential 180 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: change on this team, you know. And I think the 181 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: hardest thing is is you're going from start of training 182 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: camp to you know, the last game of the season. 183 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: You're going one hundred miles an hour, right, and then 184 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, when you get in situations like this, 185 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: say say you're six and six and nine or whatever, 186 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: you know you're not going to the playoffs. You know 187 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: the season's over. You go three and twelve, you get 188 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: to the last game, you know the season's over. But 189 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: this was almost like a playoff game where one hundred 190 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: miles an hour then everything comes to a screeching halt. 191 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: And I think that's so hard if if I was 192 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: a player, Heck, it's hard for us, right, Yeah, We're 193 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: going one hundred miles an hour and then all of 194 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: a sudden, well it's over, And I think that would 195 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: be the hardest thing to accept. The most sobering thing 196 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: is here in a few minutes in the locker room 197 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: supposed to open to the media, and those trash bags 198 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: comes out. Guys are cleaning out their lockers after their 199 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: final team meetings, like you get the box, you know, 200 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: when you're in the office, you get the box. You know, 201 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: the guys got the trash bag. Yeah, and guys start 202 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: asking answering questions about their contract status coming up, whether 203 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: they need surgery in the offseason. I mean, it's it's 204 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: just a totally different vibe, and it's it's the reality 205 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: sets in. This is it all right? Here's more from 206 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett from This Morning on one O five three 207 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: The fan answering a big picture question, what did he 208 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: think went wrong this season? I think the overarching explanation 209 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: is we weren't consistent enough. We weren't consistent enough throughout 210 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: the year, from game to game. We weren't consistent enough 211 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: within games. We didn't do the things that winning football 212 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: teams do. And you know, we have a we have 213 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: a basic formula for winning that we talk a lot about. 214 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: You have to win the ball, you have to win 215 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: the big players, you have to win the fourth quarter. 216 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: And oftentimes when you when you pull back after a 217 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: ball game to evaluate those three statistics, you know those 218 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: will be the deciding factors in games. If you lose 219 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: the turnover ratio, you're going to lose a lot of games. 220 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: In the NFL. If one team is making many more 221 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: big plays than the other team in the game, typically 222 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 1: that correlates to points. You know, you make big plays 223 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: typically score points. If you don't, it's hard to score points. 224 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: And then obviously, so many of these games are decided 225 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. They're one score games. Two thirds 226 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: of the games in the NFL decided by one score. 227 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: And how you play in those games, you know, how 228 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: you play in the fourth quarter is huge. If you 229 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: make the players on offense or if you make the 230 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: stops on defense, do what you need to do. In 231 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: the kicking game. And you know, in the games that 232 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: we lost, many of them were close games, one score games. 233 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: That's the best thing we did with our team last year. 234 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 1: You know, we won seven out of eight down the stretch, 235 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: eight out of ten down the stretch last year, and 236 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: they were close games. They were back and forth. You know, 237 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: we're ahead, they're a head, scores tied, and we do 238 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: we need to do at the end of the game. 239 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: This year, in the games that we lost, we weren't 240 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: able to get that done. And ultimately that's the difference. 241 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: And that was the difference, right one in six and 242 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: one score games. And I think in some of those 243 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: one score games they became one score games because they 244 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: had fallen behind right so much that they had to 245 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: score so much just to make it a one. That's true. 246 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: They weren't all yeah, but they have some opportunities in 247 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: some of them, and they put in cash in late, 248 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: you know. And there was never ever a better example 249 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: of what he was saying than the Seattle Seahawks. They 250 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,719 Speaker 1: went into the game last night and they of their 251 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: eleven wins, ten were one score games. And what happens 252 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: last night, it's a one score game and they're right, 253 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: and they get penalized and they can't get in the 254 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: end zone and they lose twenty six twenty one when 255 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: the tight end landed six inches from the goal line. 256 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: Sometime they say that it catches up with you. Yeah, 257 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: and you know what, and I and that was kind 258 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,599 Speaker 1: of my what I wrote about from last year to 259 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: this year, it caught up with them. They won eight 260 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: games last year by one score. It's like, okay, now 261 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: this year you're testing face of the attempting. If you're 262 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: not knocking people out right dominating them, at some point, 263 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 1: that stuff's gonna even out. You can't keep winning like that. Well, 264 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: the pattern that they had was was not a good pattern, 265 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, having to win those close games and putting 266 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: yourself in position to having to make that play. All 267 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: of a sudden you can't make that play or that 268 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: field goal or that field goal, and so here you 269 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: got you can say, Okay, well it's coaching. We should 270 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: have done this, We should have done that. No one 271 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: questioned any of their you know, any of their approach. 272 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: You know, last year, there was no questioning how they wanted, 273 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: Oh this could have gone this way in that game 274 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: or for those games we didn't. We didn't quantify how 275 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: full of those games could have gone another way right 276 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: now here we are talking about them. By the way, 277 00:14:55,680 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: on that Seattle game, ironic was it that this Saints 278 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: missed out on a chance at a first round by 279 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: because the replay booth decided not to review and obvious pass? 280 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: By the way, my NFL officiocule, how could they not 281 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: even look at that? I mean, okay, say you say that, 282 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: and you know what they were going to say. The 283 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: call in the field stands. But look at it and 284 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: and somebody said, I mean because they because they passed 285 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: the rule right, so you might as well, and it 286 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: was broadcast justified. He tried to justify it by saying, 287 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: you don't want to come in and change a game 288 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: with that call? Yeah, well that no call, That's what 289 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: that That's why the rule was put in. That's what 290 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: they said. That's why the rule. And then let me 291 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: throw this out there. Can you imagine the criticism Jason 292 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: Garrett would have gotten if his team got down on 293 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: the one yard line and getting got a delay a 294 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: game penalty? How do they look? That looked like us 295 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: watching that game? How did they get a delayed? But 296 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: it just they blew it. Asked Jason garb the same thing. 297 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: How did something have They just blew it. They wouldn't 298 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: even explain it. They tried to talk about it after 299 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: the game. He just brushed over it. Pete Call said, oh, 300 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: it was just what it was. And then they tried 301 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: to try to explain the way, saying, oh, well, now 302 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: they have more room to pass the ball we wanted 303 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: from the six stop. Even the commentators were silly on 304 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: that one. They gave it a pass. They gave them 305 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: a pass. If that was Jason Garrett, that would be 306 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: the talk of the entire game. Jason Garrett blew the 307 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: whole season right there. I can't remember which game it was. 308 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: It was somewhere in the in the nineties in the 309 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl seasons where the Cowboys were kind of in 310 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: that same situation about the six yard line, and Troy 311 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: threw a pass underneath against Eland right now, remember, and 312 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: he ended up at the half yard line, And how 313 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: could you throw the ball underneath? You got to throw 314 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 1: it in the end zone. They had no timehouse left, 315 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: and so the clock is run, the actual game clock 316 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: is running, and they couldn't get another playoff. So yeah, 317 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: all right, one more before we take a break. One 318 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: more from Jason Garrett asked what his future holds. I 319 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know. We're gonna go in this morning, 320 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: and uh, the guys have acted physicals, so we're gonna 321 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: talk to our players. We're gonna have a team meeting 322 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: at at twelve noon, and I'm scheduled a visit with 323 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: the Joneses after that and we'll have a good visit 324 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: and we'll see what's we'll see what's next. I thought 325 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: the locker room was open at noon other team meetings. 326 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: I just heard it's gonna be a little later, Okay, 327 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: all right, Yeah, so the team meeting takes place right 328 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: after talking counts everyone precedence, then us getting in the lock. 329 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: When I woke up this morning, I was looking for 330 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: esp in the load or something already. Yeah, we had 331 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: two of them. Yeah kitchens. Last night Cleveland made that 332 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: move quickly, Aqui quickly after they lost count and then 333 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: this morning Pat Shermer let go, but Dave Gentleman is 334 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: staying on as the gem of the New York Giants. 335 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: So that's that's Jason Garrett's futurements. That's a lot of 336 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: speculative lining up like that. It sounds like it. Well, 337 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: it's unique because he's he's out of contract. So there's 338 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: if they decide to go in a different direction, it's 339 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: not of firing. Would it would be Yeah, And I 340 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: don't even and I don't even know if if they do, 341 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: if they do change direction, I don't even know if 342 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: they would make an announcement or when they would make 343 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: an announcement, because if you look at it, Mick like 344 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: a player as a free agent. They don't announce that 345 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: a player leaves. 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I mean, really, you showed up today and 419 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: you just felt like, you know, it was gonna work out. 420 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: You know. We had to take care of our business 421 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: and felt like maybe in New York could beat him, 422 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: and but look, we had opportunities in this season and 423 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: we felt short. And it's a tough day across the 424 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: board because I think this team was close, but we 425 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: didn't play well at critical times this season. And I 426 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: can go back at different points and recognize that, but 427 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: just I wanted to share with those guys, you know, 428 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: when I came back, it was a huge challenge. I'm 429 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: proud of the way I played, but more importantly, I'm 430 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: proud that I was able to kind of be there 431 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: for those young players who I think have really bright 432 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: futures that are cornerstone pieces in this organization and just 433 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: show him how you do it. You know, And it's 434 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: a tough game, and you got to be mentally tough. 435 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: You got to go in there and approach it every 436 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: day and say, you know, everybody's watching, they're watching what 437 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: you do every single day. And for all the young 438 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: kids out there they want to be here one day, 439 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: just know that it takes a lot of hard work, 440 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: it takes a lot of determination, and you know, but 441 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: it's worth it. This game has been so good to me. 442 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: I love this game, and it was a it was 443 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: a heck of a year. Well you can hear the 444 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 1: emotion in his voice, and I think that was probably 445 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 1: the way he reacted after the game. Probably it he 446 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: was going in and he turned around and he grabbed 447 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: Sean Lee and he goes, hey, let's take a picture, 448 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 1: and they posed for a picture side by side, and 449 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: then he ran to the northeast corner towards the end 450 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: zone and waved to the stand so I assume that's 451 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: where his family was. And then when he came back, 452 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,719 Speaker 1: when he got behind the boys bench, he went he 453 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: didn't go in through the club area. He went along 454 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: the sideline and slapped hands with the fans that were 455 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: sitting in those bunker suites before he went into the tunnel. 456 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: So it was almost like he didn't want to do 457 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: the last kind of harah that players do, but but 458 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: prior to the game, he didn't want him And then yeah, 459 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: and then afterwards he kind of made his last walk 460 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, he said he would take 461 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: a few days to the side, but he heard the 462 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: emotion in his voice. And if I'm not mistaken, he 463 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: was on the sideline for much of that fourth quarter. 464 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: It was it was Jarwin and Schultz. And then he 465 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: came back in for victory formation. Yep, gave the guys 466 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: a hug and uh, you know that seemed kind of symbolic. Well, 467 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: the other part of that is on the on the television, 468 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: they showed the shot he had and this is when 469 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: the defense was on the field, all right. He had 470 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 1: had shaking hands with teammates on the sideline and then 471 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: he had his helmet on. I thought that was so cool. 472 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: The defense is on the field and he it was 473 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: like it was as if we take it off one 474 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: last time. He's putting his helmet on the field. And 475 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 1: he was also probably anticipation he is going back on 476 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: the field for victory formation here because the defense was 477 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: about to hold him. But I'll tell you what, he 478 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: is blessed because only a few, a very small percentage 479 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: of former players get a chance to go out like that. 480 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: Most of us are just just acted and you're out. 481 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: You know, we get the box, like you said, we 482 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: get the sacking and then we're out of there. So yeah, 483 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: I'm you know, he deserves. To me, every player deserves 484 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: to go out like that. But it's good to see 485 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: somebody get that opportunity who deserves it because to me, 486 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: players that are put in a lot of work for 487 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: I don't care if he's one team or many different 488 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: teams were all emotional about it, you know, whether you 489 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: see us cry or not. You know, we go through 490 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: the same thing. And there's a lot of guys that 491 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: deserve the accolades that Jason has gotten on the way 492 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: that they have gone out, And I'm just glad to 493 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: see somebody get a chance to go out like that 494 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 1: because it's a tough game. NFL is a tough game 495 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:04,199 Speaker 1: when you get when you get put out. Did you 496 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: know your last game was your last game? I did not. No, 497 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: I did not, So yeah, it's myself. You can think 498 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 1: of some great players that were never able to go 499 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: out with the dignity that that was shown to Jason Witten. 500 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: So it's good to see somebody to get that. But 501 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: there was a lot of guys that have come through 502 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: this cowboy through this this cowboy organization that deserved that 503 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 1: same kind of love, and they did not get it. 504 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: So kudos two. The Cowboys were given Jason winn't a 505 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: chance to do that, and that one. Usually somebody tells you, yeah, 506 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: last yeah, you don't realize they don't even when they 507 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: don't give you the love. Did you finish the season? 508 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: I did not. You did not. I did not know. 509 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: So it happens to a lot of us, no doubt. 510 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: One more from Witton talking about his teammates, the Cowboys organization, 511 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: and a particularly notable moment in his career. Oh the start, 512 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: you know, I think the beginning, you know, green as 513 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: I could be just turned twenty one years old, playing 514 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: for a legendary coach, Bill Parcels, who had a blueprint 515 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 1: on what the tight end position looked like, you know, 516 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: and walking into the Valley Ranch and meeting the Jones 517 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 1: family and seeing the legendary figures that you know, my 518 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: grandfather talked about of Tom Landry and Roger Shawback and 519 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 1: Michael Irvin and saying that I'm gonna be one of 520 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: those guys one day, and nobody in help probably thought 521 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 1: that was going to happen, but you know, to be 522 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: standing here, and really it's the relationships. I mean, guys 523 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: like you, guys and certainly those teammates have just walked out. 524 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,199 Speaker 1: I mean it's a small family, you know, and you 525 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: sacrifice a lot, but this ordanary organization surrounded with really 526 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: good people, and I think the older you get, you 527 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: appreciate going to work every day and being around people 528 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: that are passionate, make others around them better and are unselfish, 529 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: and that's something that I appreciate. So sixteen years, I 530 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: don't know if that's going to be the end. I'll 531 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: take a few days and figure it out, but I 532 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: think it's decision will happen pretty quickly here in the 533 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: next few weeks. Yeah, pretty quickly, Yeah, pretty quickly. Days awfully, 534 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: awfully reflective. And I do think he kind of stopped 535 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: and smelled the roses this year a little bit more 536 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 1: than maybe he did in the past. I mean when 537 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: he first came back in the spring, Mick he stopped 538 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: us in the training table and shot the bowl with 539 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: us for I don't know, thirty minutes, and I remember 540 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: my sandwich just getting super cold. But he was so great. 541 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: It was great and right, He was so excited to 542 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: be back, and I think, yeah, great, but that that 543 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, you know he made the decision to 544 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: come back, but it also you know, TV didn't work 545 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: out the way he probably planned. But at the same time, 546 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: it's a hard decision to come back because you know, 547 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: this is killing him to make the decision, put the 548 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: work in, and nobody wants a title more than he 549 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: than he does. It has to be kind of heart 550 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: breaking for him as well, because he thought, as well 551 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: as we all did, that this team was gonna be it. 552 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go out with a bang with these guys. 553 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: You know, we've got it together, you know, with the 554 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: previous year and all of a sudden we got this year. 555 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: It's gonna build up to something great. And I'm sure 556 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: he saw this thing ending a lot differently than how 557 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: it did. But I mean, it's kind of hard to 558 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: feel sorry for him because the guy had a great career. 559 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: Of course, you know, we know how it is you 560 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: gotta go, but man, you guys got to look back 561 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: on all the good things that he did, man, and 562 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 1: realize that they'll never forget him. He'll never be forgotten 563 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: about him, So you know, He mentioned that Bill had 564 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: a kind of an idea of what a tight end was. Parcels, Parcels, 565 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: and I'll never forget this. It was one of his 566 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: first offseason. Yeah, it was one of his first day 567 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if it was an OTA or a 568 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: mini camp practice and went and kind of went over 569 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 1: the middle and caught a pass and Parcels barks out, Yeah, 570 00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: that's my past catching side. Because he saw Mark Bavarro 571 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: of course him and you know Mark Bavaro Wright, and 572 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: he wanted to make him a complete tight end, not 573 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: just some guy that's gonna line up in the slot 574 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: and catch pass. Let's just be real, guys, tight is right, 575 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: are taking over the game, right, Let's just be real. 576 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: And it really kind of started right there. You know, 577 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: Bavaro was one of those guys. But then you know, 578 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: winning those guys they were, they were that class that 579 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: came up. You know that that was really great. It 580 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 1: was a guy for the Falcon's big tight end. I 581 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: mean the commentator, thank you, thank you. Gonzalez was with 582 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: that group as well. I mean, these guys came up, 583 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: former basketball players. Antonio Gates came all of a sudden, 584 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: he got these former basketball players and they're taking over 585 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: the league. And one thing which said he talked about 586 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: how he's proud of the way he played. One thing 587 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: he mentioned was he's proud of the way he blocked 588 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: this year. He said, this is one of the best 589 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 1: blocking seasons he's probably had the last few years. In 590 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of a different role. He still had 591 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: major snaps and played started sixteen games, but he did 592 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: some of the more little things that maybe you don't 593 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: notice as much in the run. I think it was 594 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: a big improvement from the year he left. Yes, because 595 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: when he left, he was making some mistakes, you know, 596 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:14,719 Speaker 1: just unusual mistakes I'm characteristic for Jason. And then when 597 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: he came back, I think he was a little bit 598 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,479 Speaker 1: more aware, you know. The other picture I wish I 599 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: had in the locker room was Sean Lee when we 600 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: were all getting ready to leave, still in his he 601 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: had still had his game pants on, he had a 602 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: kind of a T shirt. His knee is bleeding, the 603 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: calfs of his legs were I don't know, they were 604 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: just discolored. I don't know if it was from dirt intusions. 605 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 1: And then and then he had blood all over his pants, 606 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: right and I'm looking at this and I'm going that's 607 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: Sean Lee right there, that that is the epitome. And 608 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: and then he didn't want to do the interview, said no, 609 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: I'll do it monday. He goes on, he goes, I 610 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: got a shower. I don't want to picture of myself 611 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: like this, and I'm thinking I want that That is 612 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: Sean Lee to the right there. So looked like Rocky 613 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: after a fifteen round. Yeah, no, seriously, So there were Yeah, 614 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: there was pretty there was a lot of motion. The 615 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: other thing, were you in the stadium still when Jason 616 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: Garrett and his family and friends on the field, And 617 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: big impression on me it was it was probably I 618 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,959 Speaker 1: don't know if it was ten. It was approach according 619 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: to the media, that approaching. So, but he was out 620 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: there for why And he does it after every he's 621 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: done it, win or lose a lot. But they meet 622 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: it wherever the family reception room. Yeah, it's not like 623 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: he goes home right after the game and he always 624 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: goes out there with family. Uh probably niece's, nephews, whatever, 625 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: and he's the quarterback and he throws the ball around 626 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: and he was pretty funny. Uh this morning when he 627 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: talked about it because a lot of times they just 628 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: go out there and they run forty yard dashes or whatever. 629 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: Because we he said, believe it or not, we have 630 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: a hard time finding a football that late after a game. 631 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: But he says, we had a football. So he was 632 00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: the quarterback for both teams, and uh, you know what, 633 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: and you know, when he and I know the deal, 634 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: he it's probably a long cut that we don't have 635 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: time for. But he talked about afterwards being a stand 636 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: up guy and and and he was. You know, he 637 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: didn't change. He standing tall. Yeah, he went out and 638 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 1: did that. When he left the locker room for the 639 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,360 Speaker 1: last time and we were about done doing our TV stuff, 640 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: he came out, he tapped me on the shoulders, shook hands. 641 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: He tapped Dak, I mean Babe and Brad on the shoulders, 642 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 1: shook hands with them and just kind of walked off. 643 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: And but he did what he always does. You know, 644 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: he didn't it didn't change. He stayed on that podium 645 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,440 Speaker 1: for ten minutes answer answering all the questions and then 646 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: did them. You know, if it was me, I don't 647 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 1: know if I would have done that morning radio show. Well, 648 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: you know, and on that morning radio show. He said 649 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: what he always says the cut earlier about it was 650 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 1: a good day yesterday, and you know that's Jason Garrett 651 00:34:56,280 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: because it wasn't. Yeah, I mean, if you look at 652 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: the big picture and that's our job, is that. No, 653 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: it wasn't a good day in terms of missing the 654 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: playoffs and finishing eight and eight. You know, it's it's 655 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 1: a it's a disappointing end to a season. But he's 656 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: proud of his guys finished standing tall and finishing the 657 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: season strong. That's that's a coach's mentality, and that's that's 658 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: always been his message. Have a great day, and in 659 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: his mind, you know, the way they finished out, at 660 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: least they finished that way. So all the all the 661 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,439 Speaker 1: people out there that you know got into this deal 662 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: about you know, his message got stale. He can't motivate 663 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: the team. Just take your bs home, all right, because 664 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: that that team didn't have to play the way they 665 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 1: did yesterday, and they can't and they didn't start off 666 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,240 Speaker 1: very well either, right the way. Listen to how emotional 667 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:47,920 Speaker 1: Dak got talking about him after the game. Yeah, respect 668 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:50,879 Speaker 1: his message that the job didn't get done, but there's 669 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 1: respect for the way he's he's for the way he 670 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,880 Speaker 1: stayed true to himself throughout all these years. You know, 671 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: to me, it's the whole school. You can tell he 672 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: was raised whole school. Yeah, you know, we can talk 673 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: about motivation people. Ye, his dad was jogging until like 674 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:09,240 Speaker 1: the day died. He jogged like all around the track 675 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: and yeah, but you can tell that's how he was raised. 676 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: He was raised by a man that basically no nonsense. 677 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,760 Speaker 1: You know. It's we have coaches out there that are firing, 678 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,840 Speaker 1: firing brimstone. I was. I was taught by a bunch 679 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: of them, but they're also like people like my father. 680 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: All he wants is I asked you to do something, 681 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,240 Speaker 1: You do it. You know, I don't need to motivate 682 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: you to do anything. This is what you do. And 683 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: so I think that's what Jason's philosophy was. Guys, you 684 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: know why we're here. I don't need to tell you 685 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: why I've been here myself as a player. Now i'm 686 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 1: your coach. I can tell you what's going on. I 687 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:51,399 Speaker 1: parted all this wisdom to you. Now let's go out 688 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: and win some ball games. But they I think these 689 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: players they need more than that. As as an old 690 00:36:57,560 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 1: school guy. Myself, I would not have needed more than that. 691 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,759 Speaker 1: All I needed was my teammates to be there with me. 692 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 1: That's all I needed. Coaches were they were instructors to me, 693 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 1: and I thought that this team was going to handle 694 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: that in the same way. But I think they need 695 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 1: somebody to threaten them. I think they need a Jimmy 696 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: Johnson out there because obviously, you know, they just didn't 697 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: see motivated at the beginning of the tough games that 698 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 1: they had. And let's be real, guys, if this game 699 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: was in DC, we might have lost that game. That 700 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 1: was a slow start. It was a slow, ugly although awkward, 701 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: they're not drawing very many fans. Yeah, right, even if 702 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: the Cowboys say this, let's just say this, the Cowboys 703 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: came out for that game the same way they came 704 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:42,920 Speaker 1: out for Philidelphia. Came in Flip, You're right about That's 705 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: what happened. And in the road games they didn't handle 706 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: because the opponents are gonna be more fired up, They're 707 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 1: gonna be more motivated now they're here in Dallas. The 708 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,399 Speaker 1: last game would not even at home, if they would 709 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,239 Speaker 1: have played in DC, may not have been may not 710 00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: still been a loss for the red Skins, but they 711 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: were played better and they didn't want to win either, 712 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: by the way. They wanted that. Yeah, let's say that. 713 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: And you know, I mean, and it's always hard to 714 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: play those types of teams because you know it's gonna 715 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: be four downs, right. I don't even know why they 716 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: kicked those field goals out. It kept going. It was 717 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 1: like I didn't understand why he started off not Yeah, 718 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,759 Speaker 1: he went forward on fourth now the first time, and 719 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: then he kicked the field goal the second time. He said, well, 720 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:29,560 Speaker 1: what's the difference? It was fourth and four or fourth 721 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:32,879 Speaker 1: and seven. I mean, why are you kicking it now? Yeah, 722 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: that's why. That's right, that's right. Um, all right, So 723 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 1: so what happens the rest of this day? So it's 724 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: left and we have to break getting ready to come 725 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: in here. He mentioned that he's meeting with the Joneses 726 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,359 Speaker 1: after the team meeting, so we'll see what takes place there. 727 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 1: And I would imagine, Um, I don't know. I just 728 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: have this feeling we're going to hear something by the 729 00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: end of the day. Very well, could be yeah, and 730 00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: almost and almost in fair this to him, because if 731 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,719 Speaker 1: you're letting him go, there's opportunities out of course, right, 732 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 1: and no sense letting those opportunities pass by. And while 733 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,359 Speaker 1: you're hanging on to him with the Giants, Jimmy, let 734 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 1: me go as soon as the season was open, as 735 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: opposed to being vindictive and holding on to me all 736 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,359 Speaker 1: off season when everyone's always filled up their rosters. Yeah, 737 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:20,799 Speaker 1: and they let me go by the way, But you 738 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: gave him every opportunity, and you were fretnized with them 739 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:30,439 Speaker 1: and with the enemy, with the enemy, if you think 740 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,840 Speaker 1: about it, this was this was the same situation Troy 741 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: was in after that twenty twenty season when he wanted 742 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: to get released, so he thought norv would bring him 743 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 1: in as the backup quarterback in San Diego, and Jerry 744 00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: wanted to wait to June one because he wanted to 745 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:52,280 Speaker 1: spread out his cap, his his his and Troy. Troy 746 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,759 Speaker 1: got mad at him, and they got mad at each other, 747 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: and then he finally let him go. But by time 748 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 1: they released him, uh, Sandy has signed Doug Flutie as 749 00:40:01,719 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: their kind of veteran back up, and there really wasn't 750 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 1: an opportunity. But Troy in his mind was I'm still 751 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: playing right wow, And then he finally decided he's still 752 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,960 Speaker 1: then he decided, Okay, it's time to retire. I mean 753 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:18,879 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Ware kind of the same situation. All I guess 754 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: he was going to be a free Remember, no, he 755 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: was under contract. He was under the contract. But it 756 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: was right at it was right at the opening day 757 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:29,640 Speaker 1: of free agency. They decided to Yeah, and I don't 758 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 1: know him. There was because Troy had a roster bonus 759 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,760 Speaker 1: there too. He was going to cost him seven million 760 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,520 Speaker 1: dollars if they kept but they were willing to do 761 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:39,759 Speaker 1: that to spread out the pro ration of a of 762 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:42,280 Speaker 1: a signing bonus. But yeah, they were going to release 763 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,240 Speaker 1: them and say, okay, but not till June one. 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