1 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is the player's label, 3 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: broadcasting live from Dallas Cowboys World headquarters at the Star. 4 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: Now your hosts Bury Church, Danny McCrae, and new He scrugs. 5 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: All right, everybody, is Thursday, week number two of the 6 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: NFL season coming your way out. Knew he scrugs, a 7 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: long time Cowboys reporter, joined by my man, Barry Church. 8 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: All right, Church, Cowboys face the Atlanta Falcons. This is 9 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: going to be the Cowboys initial home opener that will 10 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: be fans in the stands. Here's the question we got 11 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: to ask right out of the gate. Is this a 12 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: must win? Because if you lose your O and two, 13 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: if you win one and one, man, that's that's a 14 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: tough question. Man. Is it a must win? I mean, 15 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: it's only the second week of the season, so I mean, 16 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,839 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna lean towards yes. And here's why. I mean, 17 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: I just think this, this defense and this offense they 18 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: both disappointed in how they performed in Week one. I mean, 19 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: I think we can all say that they're both disappointed. 20 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: I think the offense didn't put up as many points 21 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: or many yards they wanted to. In the defense, they 22 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: just played pretty much off balance all week one. So 23 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: I think it's a bounce back game for both of 24 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: those growth of those units. But being as it, it's 25 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: only the weeks two, and if you look at our division, 26 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: I mean, they haven't fared that well so far. I 27 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: mean the Eagles lost the Philly loss, and then I 28 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: don't think anybody trust in Washington long long term, even 29 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: though they did win Week one. So the division I 30 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: think is still up for grabs. But for confidence wise 31 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: and just going forward with momentum, I think this is 32 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: definitely has to be a bounce back game. It has 33 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: to be a momentum shifting type game. Has to be 34 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: a confidence building type game. I mean, if we go 35 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: out there and we go up there and lay an 36 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: egg offensively with all this talent, all the I mean 37 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: throughout the whole offseason, that's all we heard was we 38 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: got so many it's talent we got, you know, Dak 39 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: is the reports of Dak getting mentioned for MVP, and 40 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: then we got all this talent we added on defense. 41 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: So I just think this has to be a must 42 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: win as far as confidence and momentum momentum building because 43 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: this this offense has the capabilities of being one of 44 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: the top five offenses in the National Football League. But 45 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: we got to start playing late, and I think we 46 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: gotta get more creative when it comes to play calling. Now. Defensively, 47 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: we got everything set, I believe in tune, a couple 48 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: of things here and there just to get that pass 49 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: rush going, and we got to stop the run. But offensively, 50 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: I think we gotta go out there and have a 51 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: huge game. And I'm gonna lean towards yes, saying that 52 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: this is a month must win game even though it's 53 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: only Week two in the National Football League. All right, Church, 54 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: for me, I want to touch on something that Mike 55 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: McCarthy said before at today's press conference, which is to 56 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: go where you want to go, you gotta win your 57 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: home games. And this is the Cowboys first home game. 58 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy's pretty good at at and T Stadium. He's 59 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: won a playoff game, their Divisital playoff game, and he's 60 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: also won the Super Bowl at this very stadium. So 61 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy has he has some success in this building. 62 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: But they gotta win because you need to protect the house. 63 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: I mean, that's as simple as it gets. Very you 64 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: play for the Cowboys, you know what it's about. Winning 65 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: at home. There will be some fans, McCarthy said, a 66 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: twenty five percent capacity. And coming off this rams game, 67 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: to me, not only do you have to win it, 68 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: but next week you gotta go to Seattle. I mean 69 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: we're talking about a team that if you lose this game, 70 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: you could be oh and three. If you win this game, 71 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: you could be one in two. I mean, these are 72 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: scenarios that are real for the Cowboys. And if you're 73 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: trying to get where you want to go, you gotta 74 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: start winning your games at home. And they can talk 75 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: all day long about cleaning up things, but they need 76 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: to leave Sunday with a w in their pockets. I 77 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: am going to call this a must win from the 78 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: standpoint of you can't fall behind you know, O and 79 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: two and maybe go oh and three, And you're right 80 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: about that. I don't even think about that. They have 81 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: to go to Seattle next week, and then these are 82 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: all three NFC opponents that they're facing. If they go 83 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: down oh and three. It's not just you know, oh 84 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: and three in the National Football League, it's the NFC. 85 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: I mean, this is all playoff. You know, you're trying 86 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: to position yourself for a playoff and if you go, 87 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, it ends up being like a tiebreaker or 88 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: anything like that. You look back at the first three games, 89 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: those are three NFC, three NFC opponents that you let 90 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 1: you know, slip by. So you know what, you've convinced me. 91 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: You've got me going in the right direction that this 92 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: has to be a muscle win because Seattle is it's 93 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: just not going to get any easier with Seattle. We 94 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: saw what they were at capable of doing week one, 95 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: so you don't want to go up there too. And two. 96 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: So you know what, you convinced me, know, you got 97 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: me thinking that this is a must win game from 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: McCarthy and the Cowboys they talked so much about. We 99 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: looked at take We saw some things that we need 100 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: to clean up here. Bear you played this game, Tell 101 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: our audience what goes into that when they talk about, hey, 102 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: there's some mistakes that we had here, some prestat things 103 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: we weren't doing correctly of guys not in position. How 104 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: do they go about that? What's the teaching process and 105 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: the practices like during a game week to look at 106 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: last week's take and how you get better off. Well, 107 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: for going back to my days as you know, as 108 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: a Cowboy and a jackquar, I mean they're pretty much 109 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: the same. As you go off through any any team 110 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, especially coming off of a loss, 111 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: you go in. You got that some teams have Mondays off, 112 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: some teams have Tuesdays off. But whichever day that you're 113 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: in the facility, that first day after a game, you're 114 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: going into film, whether it be good, bad, or indifferent, 115 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: you're going into film study. And when I was with 116 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, we used to call it Garrett vision because 117 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: before you broke off to you know, your defensive meetings 118 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: and your offensive meetings where you watch it as a group. 119 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: You sat there as a whole team in front of 120 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: the whole entire team and staff, and were put on 121 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: There's these ten plays and five of them were good 122 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: and five of them were bad. And Garrett we called 123 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: it Garrett vision because he was be the one that 124 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: breaks it down. And if you were part of those 125 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: bad plays, I'm telling you you did not want any 126 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: parts of that because, I mean, you're pretty much getting 127 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: embarrassed in front of the whole team. So they're coaching, 128 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: the head coach, they break it down for you that way, 129 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: and they pick out the five good, they pick out 130 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: the five bad, hopefully just to teach their teaching moments. 131 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: They're trying to get teaching moments to better correct the 132 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: mental mistakes that were that were made out there. Now, 133 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: once you break off and you break off in your 134 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: offense and defensive meetings, usually you don't break off into 135 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: your you know, position groups, like everybody pretty much stays 136 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: the same. So when we were there, and that's when 137 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: it really got you know, it really got heated. If 138 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: it was a it was a bad game because the 139 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: coaches they're calling you out on everything and they have to, 140 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean everyone, everyone has to be coachable when you 141 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: get to this level. So it don't matter if you're 142 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence or if you're you know, CJ. Good went 143 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: on special teams, you're going to get coached the same. 144 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: So when they break that film study down, the first 145 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: thing they do is look at those mental mistakes. I mean, 146 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: that's the first thing they point out. It's you know, 147 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: where were you aligned right here? Why didn't you go 148 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: to this gap or why didn't you stunt to this gap? 149 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: And whether it be good batter and different, they're gonna 150 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: break it down and they're gonna have you right afterwards. Now, 151 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: once they break it down, they kind of you know, 152 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: stash it away and they kind of say, you got 153 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: to forget about it until you know the next or 154 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: they forget about it and get ready for the next week. 155 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: So right now they're probably going through that process of 156 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: you know, breaking down film and all that good stuff, 157 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: and then on on today's Thursday. So this is Thursday. 158 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: This is a practice week, so they're definitely working with 159 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: a secondary and going over the passing scheme for Atlanta, 160 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: which is probably extremely intensive because Atlanta has one of 161 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: the premier passing attacks in the National Football League. So 162 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: today they're going over as a secondary, going over the 163 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: passing attack and we'll see what they have in store 164 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: for Atlanta. All Right, these Bury Church former Dallas Cowboys 165 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: safety underwey scrugs and you are checking out the players 166 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: Lounge brought to you by Hotels dot Com. We are 167 00:07:55,520 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: in our SWBC Virtual swc BC More home studios, virtually 168 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: not in studio yet. One of the things that I 169 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: look at for the Cowboys in this game that I 170 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: want to see them do offensively, Barry is go deep. 171 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: So went back looked at my notes here, and Atlanta 172 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: gave up four plays of over twenty plus yards to 173 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks and the seahawkstion rolling out DK Metcalf 174 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: and Tyler Lockett. I think the Cowboys have three better 175 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: receivers to go at this Atlanta Falcons defense. And one 176 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: of the corners for Atlanta is aj Terrell, who was 177 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: taken before Cede Lambs. So he's a rookie corner out 178 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: of Clemson. And I'm just thinking, if I'm Kellamore, if 179 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: I'm Mike McCarthy, if I'm sitting here in the offensive room, 180 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at this tape of the Atlanta Falcons, 181 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: and I'm saying to myself, Okay, look they're gonna give 182 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: up some big plays here, Let's attack them. The Falcons 183 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: are better up front, they're not as good at the back, 184 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: and to me, that's where I feel like they've got 185 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to attack. I don't think 186 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: they attacked enough of the Rams in terms of going deep. 187 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: That one play that could have turned the whole game 188 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 1: around the Michael Gallant was a deep pass. Why didn't 189 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: we see more of that when the Cowboys took on 190 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: the Rams. I want to see some more of that 191 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: against the Atlanta Atlanta Falcons. I would love to see 192 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: more of that as well. I mean, I don't think 193 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: they attacked the Rams vertically as much as I would 194 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: have liked, but I mean it was tough when you 195 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: got you know, Aaron Donald in there breathing down your neck, 196 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: Michael Brockers, you got Floyd on the outside. I mean, 197 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: the trenches were pretty much owned by the Rams that 198 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: last game, so he didn't really have that much time 199 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: to pretty go back, go through his progressions and let 200 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: it rip. So hopefully this week we have a you know, 201 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: more stable situation at the offensive line, and we're going 202 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: against some some ballers on the Atlanta side of the 203 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: ball too. I mean, they got Dante Fowler, who I 204 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: was a teammate within Jacksonville. They got Attack McKinley and 205 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: especially Grady Jared on the inside, So I think they 206 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: the biggest thing with this offense in my opinion, I 207 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: think they have to establish dominance on the line of scrimmage, 208 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: and I think that starts with Ezekiel Elliott. I mean, 209 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: we love to see them take shots, and we'd love 210 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: to see them keep this defense off balance. But in 211 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: my opinion, you to do that, you have to start 212 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: with the running. You have to own the trenches. If 213 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: they can get that going, then I think they can 214 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: take those deep shots down the field to Cde Lamb, 215 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: to Michael Gallup, to to a Mark Cooper. But I 216 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: think but I think it starts in the trenches. And 217 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: like you said, with A J. Terrell out there at 218 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: that corner, I think you know he was a first 219 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: round pick and he was a high pick, but I 220 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: think we can take advantage of him on the outside. 221 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: Like you said, they gave up multiple deep passes to 222 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks last week, so hopefully we can replicate 223 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: that that formula to replicate that game plan to go 224 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: and go and defeat the Atlanta Falcons. But let me 225 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: ask you a question here, Nui, do you believe our 226 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: offensive line has what it takes to pretty much slow 227 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: down that pass rush of the Atlanta Falcons. They're gonna 228 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: have to figure that out. I mean, this is this 229 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: is what you have practice for, and you have to 230 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: scheme up forward all week long. I think you got 231 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: to look at some of the things that you didn't 232 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: do enough of in the Rams game. And to me, 233 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: just going back and looking at my notes, I looked 234 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: at the Rams forty it's just for one hundred and 235 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: fifty three yards, and they controlled the clock. The Rams 236 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: had the ball for eleven minutes and sixteen seconds longer. 237 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: Going over here, look at the Cowboys run game. You 238 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: look at the numbers and Bury the numbers were pretty good. 239 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: Twenty seven rushes for one hundred thirty six yards. They 240 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: averaged five yards to carry. They didn't have the ball 241 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: enough to keep it going. So to me, you've got 242 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: to actually get out here, run the football and your 243 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: defense because there's a question you would ask before in 244 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: the preshow meeting, who's got more pressure this week? To me, 245 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: the Cowboy offense has more pressure because they have to 246 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 1: carry the defense. How do you help the defense, it's 247 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: by running the football. With Ezekiel Elliot, Bucky Brooks was 248 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: on the break earlier today on one of our Dallas 249 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: Cowboys podcasts, and he spoke about how Seattle and beating 250 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: Atlanta and they controlled that football game pretty much from go. 251 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: They were using Chris Carson and they were using that 252 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: screen game to help out there, help them out there. 253 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: Let me go back here and I see my notes here. 254 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: Who we talked about was how the swing routes to 255 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: Chris Carter early. He said him going, and he thinks 256 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys need to go with that with Ezekiel Eli, 257 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: Chris Carson ended up scoring him. I think we about 258 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: a thirteen yard touchdown run on a screenplay. We know 259 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Ellick can catch the football. You had three catches 260 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: in the Rams game here. And another thing Bucky talked about, 261 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: which I believe is on point. He said, you gotta 262 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: win first down to help your offense, especially your right 263 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: tackle steal. So if you're not in third and longs 264 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,719 Speaker 1: where you can allow a tack McKinley to rush off 265 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: the edge, if you can control Grady Jared up the middle, 266 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: if you guys can win first down, then you got 267 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: an opportunity to do a whole lot of things you 268 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: want to do. Because Barry, we saw the Ram game, 269 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: third downs for them were easy because they were so 270 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: effective on first downs with the quick passes, and that 271 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: just sets up a whole different kind of a play 272 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: calling for Kellen Moore if he's dealing with third in 273 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 1: shorts versus third and loans, and that's how you protect 274 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: your tackle, your right tackle out here. And Grady Jarrett, 275 00:12:58,200 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: we know he's going to be able to come up 276 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: the middle. He's not in or don't Okay, nobody else 277 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: in here that fl is. But they've got a better 278 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: job of securing things up front. Yeah, I think I 279 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: think that that would be a start in the great 280 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: direction if they were secure that interior part of that 281 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: offensive line. I look, we know Zach Martin's gonna do 282 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: what he does. I mean, he's all pro, he's you know, 283 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: probably going to go to the Hall of Fame one day. 284 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: We know he's gonna do his job. We know Tyren 285 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: Smith is going to do his job on the left side. 286 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: I think it just comes down to Joe Looney, Connor 287 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: Williams and what Brandon Steel's going to be able to 288 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: do on the outside versus a Dante Fowler or versus 289 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 1: attack McKinney on there to pretty much see what his 290 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: offense is going to be able to do. UM. I 291 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: would like to see just a little bit more creativity 292 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: when it came to offensive play calling. UM. I felt 293 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: like sometimes we were just too stagnant. We would come 294 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: out in eleven personnel. Here's a slot, here's the two 295 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,079 Speaker 1: receivers outside. I mean I want to see some more 296 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, bunch bunch, bunch situations or stack the receivers, 297 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: just creative different ways to get Amari Cooper the ball, 298 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: or to switch up your offenses. You might run the 299 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: same routes as you ran before, but just have them 300 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: situated in a different type of formation to catch the 301 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: defense off guard. I just think we need to get 302 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more creative offensively, which takes on those 303 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: We could talk about creative things all day long here, 304 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: but it comes down to execution. Now you look about 305 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: that fourth down play and where cd Land didn't go 306 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: deep enough here they got to some of the things 307 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: you gotta do is you know, not so much creativities, 308 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: execute And to me, they've got to keep the football. 309 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if we see, if it's one thing we 310 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: know and we've seen in the past couple of years, 311 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: is the offense has to protect the defense. And how 312 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: do you do that by making sure you are holding 313 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: onto the football with some long drives here use the 314 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: run game. So if they can do that, then I 315 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: think they could be pretty dug on effective here. I 316 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: know people talk so much about pre snap motions, and 317 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: if you heard a minor guard this press conference today, 318 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: it was all about Hey, pre snap, this, pre snap 319 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: that Barry you played this game. They can try to 320 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: disguise things all day long, but if you can't execute 321 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: the play, who gives a rip of who ran where 322 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: it looked like it was going to be a direction there? 323 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: You gotta go out execute. You can have holding penalties, 324 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: you can't get bull rushed you. You can't allow a 325 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: guy like I mean Aaron Donald was wrecking guys at 326 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: the at the line of scrimmage. Cowboys got to win 327 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: up front. So so we can talk about moving people 328 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: all day long, but if Grady Jared is busting Connor Williams, 329 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: then that's gonna be a problem here. So those things 330 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: have got to get fixed, and we got to talk 331 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: more about that. Hey, we have Will McClay join us 332 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: on the Players Lounge yesterday, So let's hear from Will McClay. Next. 333 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: For some of you folks out there to want a 334 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: whole lot of changes on the offensive line group, we'll 335 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: do that right here on the Players last brot to 336 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: you by Hotels dot Com. Next, Hey, they're Cowboys fans 337 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: with Tight Cleaners at home pickup and delivery. Cleaning your 338 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: clothes has never been more convenient. 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The first time you wrote it, 374 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: you might have scanned your needa first time. Now the 375 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: second time you got better. The third time you got better. 376 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: We feel good about the group. No it's not Leo 377 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: Collins out there and some of the stuff. But these 378 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 1: guys are paid to do, you know, to do their 379 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 1: jobs and that's what we expect to do. You can't 380 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: just switch everything around. It's not fantasy football. You can't 381 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: take a piece and put it into place and think 382 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 1: that everything runs consistently from the beginning. Um, you know, 383 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: it was like you go into your job, if you've 384 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 1: got somebody new working next to you you, you have to 385 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: figure them out and you still have to do your job. 386 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: And that's that's where we're at right now, and we 387 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: feel better about it. And we have to continue to 388 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: do things to you know, work to use our strengths 389 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: to you know, to the positive and overcome some of 390 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: the negatives by doing some things that way schematically. And 391 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: that's what all our teams are going to have to do. 392 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: The teams that are wanting to know, they're gonna have 393 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 1: problems next week and then everybody will be talking about them. 394 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: So it is a marathon, not a sprint, all right. 395 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: That's Cowboys Player personnel director Will McClay. He is the 396 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: man who gets the guys and Will's done a fantastic 397 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: job here. Look, I know, Cowboy fan, you're frustrated right 398 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: now because you're seeing the injuries and you worn't happy 399 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: with the Rams loss. But everybody is talking about trying 400 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: to make these wholesale changes on the offensive line after 401 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: one week. That's just not how you do it. Okay. 402 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: They've been working at training camp all summer long here, 403 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: and after one game in which you lose by three points, 404 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: you don't just scrap the whole thing. Aaron Donald is 405 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 1: a two time NFL Defensive Player of the Year for 406 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: a reason. This week, when the Rams take on the Eagles, 407 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: I think Cowboy fans are gonna say, you know, maybe 408 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: they weren't as bad as we thought, because the Eagles 409 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 1: gave up eight sacks to Washington last week, and Aaron 410 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: Donald could be a one man wrecking crew. You're checking 411 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: out the players. Last brought to you by Hotels dot Com. 412 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: I'm NEWI Scrukes, longtime Cowboys reporter, joined by former Cowboy 413 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: safety Barry Church, who got us Will McClay yesterday, and 414 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: I just thought Will McClay trying to be the voice 415 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: of reason here when people talk about we'll move Carter 416 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: Williams right out to right tackle, take steal out of 417 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: the game, put Joe Lounian center, and put Conor McGovern center. 418 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: Like no, no, you can't go make all these changes. Maybe, no, 419 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: you can't do it. I mean, and he broke it down. 420 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,239 Speaker 1: I think what he said was perfect. I mean, I 421 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 1: think he broke it down perfectly for all the Monday 422 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 1: morning GMS and all the Monday morning quarterbacks out there, 423 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: because I was one of them. I was one of 424 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: those people that were like, man, what is going on. 425 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: We need to move this guy here, We need to 426 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: put this guy tackle, or we need to be doing this. 427 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: You just can't do that. I mean, it's just frustrations 428 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: and if and if you build upon your frustration, you're 429 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: just compounding the problem. So we'll put it perfectly, man, 430 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: you can't. This isn't fantasy football. This isn't where you 431 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 1: can just go, let me go pick up from this 432 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: group over here and put him at tackle and put 433 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: him at guard and move him from center over here 434 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: because he's a little bit heavier. You can't do that. 435 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys have been practicing at these positions 436 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: for all of camp, for thirty some days they've been 437 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: gelling together to become a very strong unit for this team. 438 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: So you can't just say, let me move this guy 439 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: to guard. He can probably play a little bit better 440 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: over here. I mean, you can't just throw him out there, 441 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: especially the first game of the season. After that, I mean, 442 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: you just can't do that. I think will broke it 443 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: down perfectly for us. This isn't fantasy football teams. This 444 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: offensive line has to gel together to be able to 445 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: perform at a high level. And we're getting Lyo Collins 446 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 1: back in a couple of weeks, so all is not lost. 447 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: And like you said, Nui, Aaron Donald is a premier 448 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: pass rusher in the NFL. He's probably going to go 449 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: down in the Hall of Fame. I think when they 450 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: play Eagles the next week. Like you said, we'll see that. 451 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: The Cowboys officive line, it struggled, but it wasn't as 452 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: bad as it looked. Hey. Twelve Cowboys Way brings high 453 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,959 Speaker 1: rise luxury apartment living within steps of the Dallas Cowboys 454 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: headquarters at the Star in Frisco, providing luxury amenities, multiple 455 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: floor plants, and unparallel conveniences. Twelve Cowboys Way is where 456 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: the elite Living meets Exclusive Access. Leasing is available now. 457 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 1: Book your virtual in person tour at twelve Cowboys Away 458 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: dot com. So I went back and was checking out 459 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: Tank Lawrence here and look, Barry, he's got to be 460 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: better because we could take a hundred and five million 461 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: dollar contract. People are expecting results. Aaron Donald was a 462 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: difference maker for the last Angels Rams. That's why they're 463 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: paying him the big bucks around here. Tank Lawrence did 464 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: not show up enough. He didn't leave the team with 465 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 1: four quarterback hurries. He was credited with one solo tackle, 466 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: two assists, so a grand total of three tackles. But 467 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: that's not you need more from Tank Lawrence, okammy, That's 468 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: about you need more for him. And he was asked 469 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: by the media what he could have done better in 470 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: this game and how can he get better after that 471 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: Rams loss. Here's Tank Lawrence yesterday. Always think I can 472 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,959 Speaker 1: play better, especially coming out the game with the loss. 473 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: Always try to, you know, critique myself on how I 474 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: can get better at how can help my team be better. 475 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:41,959 Speaker 1: But overall playing the new defense, new schematics of things, 476 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: and just looking back on the game, I think I 477 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: played decent. But like I said, I always think I 478 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 1: can get better, all right, Church, So so my feeling 479 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: is Tank Lawrence get he has to be better. I 480 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: need more from Tank Lawrence on Sunday. I need Tank 481 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: Lawrence to be the guy. I mean, we were yucking 482 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: up having some fun yesterday, joking about playoff pee and 483 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: Paul George not getting it done. If this is what 484 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: comes with when you take one hundred and five million dollars, Okay, 485 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: we have a right to sit up here and say 486 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: we need production. I'm wearing his Dallas Stars cap here. 487 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: And you know they paid Jamie Ben a truckload of 488 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: money over eighty million bucks, and they came out. Ownership 489 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: came out and said early in the contract said what 490 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: are you doing. We need to see a return on 491 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: our investment. And right now, when you start looking at 492 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: last year, five sacks for Tank Lawrence. And I know 493 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: we're just starting to hear, but Tank Lawrence has got 494 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: to be better. Can't be out here on the first 495 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: play jumping outsides. He's got to rise to the level 496 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: of what you expected. And let's be honest here, Barry. 497 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: The best defensive player they had on Sunday was a 498 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: dude who hadn't played in five years in Olden Smith. 499 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: What does that say about a guy like Tank and 500 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: other guys who've been with the Cowboys. I mean, you're right, 501 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: it's he's he's got to step it up. I mean, 502 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: with great pay like that comes great expectations, and right 503 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: now he's he's just not fulfilling those expectations. Right now, 504 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: if you hit the you hit the point right on 505 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: the head. I mean last year, he's coming off of 506 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: him five sack performance after getting that huge, huge, huge, 507 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: huge bag he got from the Dallas Cowboys. In now 508 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: this year he's starting He's only one game, I'll give 509 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: it to him, is only one game, but he's starting 510 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: off slow. He's just not having that impact that we 511 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: thought he would have with his other counterparts right there 512 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: and you and you said it already. Alvin Smith, a 513 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: guy who hasn't played in five years now. Granted, when 514 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: he was playing, he was one of the premier pass 515 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: rushers in the NFL, but he came off a five 516 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: year hiatus and he was the best defensive player we 517 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: had on the Dallas Cowboys. Not the guy that you're 518 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: paying twenty seven million dollars a year or two. So 519 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: this is a guy that has to step up if 520 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: he's seeing these double teams, or if he's if if 521 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: the offense is starting to get the ball out too 522 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: quick and not letting him use his pass rush abilities 523 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback. He has to find another 524 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: way to affect the game. If that's jumping up, batting 525 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: down passes, if that's playing great against a run. I mean, 526 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 1: he has to do something to negate not being able 527 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback and not being able to 528 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: make those huge splash plays. He has to find a 529 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: way to help this defense out, even if it's not 530 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: creating a pass for us, it's tackling, it's batting passes down, 531 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: it's doing something creating more opportunities for his other d lineman, 532 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: taking up too offensive lineman. It's just something that he 533 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 1: has to do to step his game up because right 534 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: now we're not seeing that or the Cowboys aren't seeing 535 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: that return investment in there one hundred and twenty seven 536 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: million dollars man, So he's gonna have to step it 537 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: up along with the rest of the defense. But he's 538 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: their main guy. He's their main focal point of the defense. 539 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: He I mean, he took on that bear, he took 540 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: on that responsibility when he took that humongous bag the 541 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys gave him. So he has to step his game 542 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: up for the Cowboys defense to be successful. You and 543 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: I love watching inside the NBA with Kenny, Charles and 544 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: Shack and Ernie. Those guys are good. And one of 545 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: the things Charles Barkley kept talking about and he's like, hey, 546 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: your playoff guys, your best players have to be your 547 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: best players here and Sunday Tank wasn't one of their 548 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: best players. And to me, that's where I would go 549 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: and look at the focus. As you start to go 550 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: get ready to play the Atlanta Falcons, He's like, hey, Tank, 551 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: we need ninety to be in the backfield. And yes, 552 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,479 Speaker 1: I know it was a new defense and Tank reference 553 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: at and yes I know Jared Golf was out here 554 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: getting the ball quick, get rid of that ball quickly, 555 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: But you need ninety to show up. Alden Smith was 556 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: showing up. And if Alden Smith is showing up like that, 557 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: and you could get ninety to show up too. Now, Barry, 558 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: you're starting to cook with some you cook it with 559 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: some gas right there. If these two don't ye get there, okay, 560 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: if you got that and with what Atlanta wants to do. 561 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: They want to go deep with the ball. Matt Matt 562 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: Ryan had four on the yards over four yards of 563 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: passing against Seattle on Sunday. Now, the game was out 564 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:46,679 Speaker 1: of hand when a lot of that went down, but 565 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: still they were putting the ball in the air. So 566 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: if they're gonna put the ball in the air and 567 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,479 Speaker 1: he's taking five step drops, then you gotta see fifty 568 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: eight Olden Smith and ninety tank lords in the backfield. 569 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: These guys have got to get home. And this is 570 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: the time you put the pressure on your best play. 571 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: You say, look, I need you to get better here. 572 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 1: I need you to step up your game because defensively 573 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: there I mean, I expect this game to be a 574 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: high scoring I don't know about you, but I expect 575 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: both teams to have at least four touchdowns each in 576 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: this game because they have that those kind of offenses. 577 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: It's gonna be who, in my opinion, who can figure 578 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: out how to control the game with the clock and 579 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: if you can find a way to get the get 580 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: off on third downs, because very third downs for the 581 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys against the Ramslers a troaches nine to seventeen. That's 582 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: a recipe to get beat. That's a recipe to get beat. 583 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: You got to figure out how to get off the field. 584 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: And to me, that's these guys doing their job and 585 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: finding a way to either knock Matt Ryan off his 586 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: spot or go ahead and put him down with a sack. 587 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I agree it, and it really quick before 588 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: we got to take another break. But we can't have 589 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: two years back to back where our highest paid defensive player, 590 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: you know, highest paid defensive player that the Cowboys have 591 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: ever put paid in history. We can't have back to 592 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: back years where he's outplayed by the opposite defensive end. 593 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: I mean, last year it was m quinn who basically 594 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: took over that mantle as the premier pass rusher. This 595 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: year is starting off so far it's looking like Aldon Smith. 596 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: So I'm just hoping that Tay can step up his 597 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: game because we cannot as a defense. We cannot afford 598 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: two back to back seasons where our premier pass rusher 599 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: is only second or third best option to get after 600 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback. And that's just telling it like it is. 601 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 1: That's not picking on anybody, that's just that's the expectations. Now. 602 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: I know a whole lot of people have been want 603 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: to jump on Jalen Smith, and a lot of people 604 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: have jumped on Jalen Smith. Let me at least say 605 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 1: this and Jalen's defense, We all thought that Laton Vanderush 606 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: was the better linebacker up the two. He was the 607 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: first round pick in this first year making the Pro 608 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: Bowl um and so he goes out of the game 609 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: and they switched him back. I mean they took Jalen 610 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: out of the middle four reason. Okay, they made the 611 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: switch for a reason. And so that this is true, 612 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: and and you know, some of the some of the 613 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: things that you didn't like to see, like that Chicago game, 614 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: they were I felt like McVeigh was picking on him 615 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: and they made they were making some plays against Jalen 616 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: Smith even though they said he played well. But folks, 617 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: Jalen is not tank. And also the defensive line has 618 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 1: got to be able to hold the point of attack 619 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: and limit the other team from running the ball. Forty 620 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: rushes by the Rams was too much. You have to 621 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: help Jalen out. Jalen Smith is not junior, say out, 622 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: He's not Laton Vanderesh. He's a good player, he's not 623 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,479 Speaker 1: a great player. And they got to help him out 624 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. He also has to be better at 625 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: diagnosing some plays here. But Jalen's taking a lot of heat. 626 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: So vander esh is out. He's gonna be gone six weeks. 627 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 1: We found out yesterday Sean Lee had sports attorney surgery. 628 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: So Sean Lee is gonna be out six weeks. So 629 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: Jalen Smith is gonna be calling the plays for the 630 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: Cowboys on Sunday. Joe Thomas is gonna go in there. Look, 631 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: they got warts at the position, and that's why I 632 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: come back and I say, look, that's where you need 633 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: the tank Lawrence to go ahead and do his thing here. 634 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: They've got to help each other here and the offense, 635 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: I'll say this until the Cows come home. Offense has 636 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: got to have the football longer than the defense. Being 637 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: on the field eleven and a half half minutes is 638 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: what the Rams have the ball for longer, not hurt. 639 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: The Cowboy defense can't be out there thirty minutes. Arry 640 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: They can't win games out at all. They can't. They can't. 641 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: They've got to help the defense. It's just not a 642 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: formula for success. I mean, if you're if you're there. 643 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: I just don't think having their defense out there that long. 644 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: This is a defense to me that's that's hungry for 645 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: splash plays and they need to make those slash plays. 646 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: And like you said earlier, the best defense in my 647 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: or not opinion for this Cowboys is the Cowboys offense 648 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: staying on the field. I mean they if they can, 649 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: If they can basically just milk that clock and just 650 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: drain that Atlanta defense and our and our defense only 651 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: has to stay on the field for a short amount 652 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: of time, I think we'll have great success. But really quick, 653 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: I want to ask you a question is did they 654 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: move Jalen back to middle or is he playing will 655 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: even with um LV being out. Hey, man, you can't 656 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: have Joe Thomas playing the middle. You know they can't. 657 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: That's why you can't. He's got he's got, Yeah, he 658 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: has to go back to the middle. He's just it 659 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: would be unfair to Joe um And Yeah. Will McClay 660 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: talked about Luke Gifford and Mike McCarthy said, the other 661 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: you know, the other linebackers are gonna come in and 662 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: basically take a lot of those snaps that Joe Thomas 663 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 1: was doing all specials and try and help out that way. 664 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: But Look, you've got warts. And one of the things 665 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: about coaching, and the best coaches they figure out how 666 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: do we cover up the warts? And when you talk 667 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: about that, I look at Bill Belichick, dough The issue's 668 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: that a fantais out there so um. But but to 669 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: protect the linebackers, the d line has got to be better. 670 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: They can't, you know, up the middle. You've got to 671 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: be able to solidify, you know, you gotta be able 672 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: to solidify the run and not let Todd Gurley just 673 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: run up the middle on you. And they got to 674 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: force some third downs. Okay, that's one thing they weren't doing. 675 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: They were losing first down all game along against the Rams, 676 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: and the Rams had control Berry that entire football game then, 677 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: and that just cannot happen. It cannot happen. The Falcons 678 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: are a good offensive team, but they're bad defensive teams. 679 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: So the Cowboys have got to take advantage of that. This, 680 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: I mean truly, this has to be a team victory 681 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Offense got to help the defense out. Defense 682 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: can't make keating mistakes. They got to clean up what 683 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: they did against the Rams and be ready for this 684 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta defense. Because if you make one mistake here, you know, 685 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: Julio can burn it. Then when we come back, let's 686 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: get in. 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We 737 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: do it every Tuesday right here on Dallas Cowboys dot com. 738 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: I'm knew he Scrugs, longtime Cowboy reporter joined by Barry Church. 739 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: Former to Dallas Cowboy safety our boy Danny McCrae has 740 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: the day off here. Okay, Um, the Falcons bring in 741 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: three guys who had over one hundred yards of receiving 742 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,439 Speaker 1: last week. So Julio Jones the the perennial All Pro. 743 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,839 Speaker 1: Then he got Calvin Ridley, and then they brought in 744 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,280 Speaker 1: another kid here. Um, and I think he played at LSU. 745 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: So I hate that Danny's not here is he can 746 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: go down all day long, but but he had a 747 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: hundred Um. Mike McCarthy says, Trayvon Digs, the rookie from 748 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 1: Alabama will start for the Dallas Cowboys, and he says 749 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,919 Speaker 1: it's not any disrespect the Julio, but that's what they're 750 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: gonna do. Here's Mike McCarthy today. Well, I think that 751 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: you know, the fact you noted his wide receiver type skills, 752 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:56,719 Speaker 1: I mean, his his his ability to make plays on 753 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,799 Speaker 1: the ball is exceptional. That's something that jumps off to, 754 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: uh you know, going back to Alabama. Um, but you know, 755 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 1: outside of his obvious uh you know, high skill set 756 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 1: to play the position in the physical measurables. The thing 757 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,880 Speaker 1: that I'm so impressed with, you know, off his college 758 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: state and and he's and he's brought it here to 759 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: Dallas is you know, he has such a patience and 760 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,719 Speaker 1: calmness to him when he's in coverage and that and 761 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: that breeds, you know, to me, the confidence that he 762 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 1: plays with and the understanding that he plays with not 763 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: only would expect it of him and how he fits 764 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: into the coverage scheme, but his his ability to understand 765 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 1: route running, you know, the breaking points of a route, 766 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: you know, the stem of a route. But he plays 767 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:43,400 Speaker 1: with with with with a lot of maturity, uh in 768 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 1: his coverage um and and that's that's something I've been 769 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,279 Speaker 1: impressed with from day one. You don't see him, he 770 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: doesn't panic out there, which you know when the inexperienced 771 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: players sometimes gets in a in a tough spot. That's 772 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: you know, that goes back to that timing and rhythm 773 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:02,840 Speaker 1: and being insane that you're always trying to improve on 774 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 1: as a football team. But he's he's a very confident 775 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:11,800 Speaker 1: young man. That is Mike McCarthy talking about the rookie 776 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 1: Trey Diggs from Alabama. Thanks Christian being for getting that 777 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: cut from us from the Mike McCarthy press conference today. So, Barry, 778 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 1: you played this league as safety. You understand what corners are, 779 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 1: what they can do. Give me a grade, And how 780 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:28,239 Speaker 1: did you feel about Diggs against the Rams Week one? Well, 781 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 1: Diggs against the Rams week one, I mean it wasn't perfect. 782 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: I mean he gave up a couple of catches. But 783 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: what I did love about his game is that he 784 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,760 Speaker 1: was always right there in coverage. I mean, the receivers 785 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: weren't wide open, they weren't butt naked free out there 786 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 1: just catching anything. Every time the quarterback through at him, 787 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: it was it was it was a contested catch or 788 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:49,839 Speaker 1: was an incomplete pass. And what I loved about this 789 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,720 Speaker 1: kid coming out and what made him, in my opinion, 790 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:54,880 Speaker 1: a first round pick and a second round steal for 791 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:58,520 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys is his ability when the ball is 792 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: in the air to become that receipt. I mean, you've 793 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 1: heard it from him time and time again, is that 794 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 1: when that ball's in the air, it's just not all 795 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: the way, you know, just give it to the receiver. 796 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:09,280 Speaker 1: It's it's mine, it's mine as well, it's my property 797 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: as well, and I have just enough right to it 798 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: as anybody else. So and that's what I think we've 799 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: struggled with as a secondary for these past couple of years. 800 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: It's just taking the ball away and go and getting 801 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,399 Speaker 1: the ball at the highest point. And I think that's 802 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: what he brings to this secondary. He brings that physical 803 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: nature that being able to press at the line of scrimmage. 804 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: He's a bigger He's a bigger corner, kind of reminds 805 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,279 Speaker 1: me of that Byron Jones type build, and he can 806 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,399 Speaker 1: pretty much get after the bigger receivers in the league. 807 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: And then he won't back down from a Julio Jones. 808 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: So I think he is the perfect candidate for the 809 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 1: secondary to kind of throw at Julio. I'm sure he 810 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,319 Speaker 1: won't travel with him all over the field, but I 811 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: think if they throw him at Julio, it'll give him 812 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 1: a different look. He's bigger than they other corners, and 813 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:49,840 Speaker 1: I think he can abode well. Now, will he shut 814 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,360 Speaker 1: out Julio Jones. I don't think so by any stretch 815 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,880 Speaker 1: of the imagination, because I just don't think any corner 816 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,239 Speaker 1: in the NFL can do that right now. But will 817 00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 1: he have a good chance. I believe so, and I 818 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:01,319 Speaker 1: think McCarthy doing it right by putting him in the 819 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,240 Speaker 1: starting lineup and seeing what he can do it against 820 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 1: the NFL's best. How do they help out TREYE. Diggs 821 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 1: Because you don't leave a rookie one on one with 822 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 1: a premier talent like Julio Jones. Now you can't. I mean, 823 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:19,439 Speaker 1: even if that was Jalen Ramsey out there, I'm sure 824 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:21,719 Speaker 1: they're gonna do something to kind of give him help. 825 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,759 Speaker 1: And what the Cowboys defense, in my opinion, should do 826 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: is they should at least shade a safety over there 827 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,719 Speaker 1: just in the early downs, just to see where they're going, 828 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:32,880 Speaker 1: if they're going to attack him, or how they're gonna 829 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:36,280 Speaker 1: play Digs out there. But I would have a safety 830 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 1: shade over top of him. I would let Diggs be 831 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:41,759 Speaker 1: as aggressive as he wants to get in the face 832 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,200 Speaker 1: of Julio Jones. Go ahead, jam him up at the 833 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, get him off of that rhythm that 834 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:48,759 Speaker 1: he and Matt Ryan have, because I think that's your 835 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,480 Speaker 1: best opportunity at slowing down this passing attack. You have 836 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: to get up in his space. You have to jam 837 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 1: it met the line of scrimmage. And the reason I 838 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: say have a safety shaded over there, because Julio he's 839 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 1: a big guy and he swats corners around left and right. 840 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,600 Speaker 1: So if he's able to miss that jam, you at 841 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 1: least have a safety over the top to help him 842 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: and deter the quarterback from just launching a deep throw 843 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: down the sideline. So to me, they have to shade 844 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: a safety over there. They have to let digs become 845 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: aggressive and pretty much just distruct that whole rhythm that 846 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan and Julio Jones has. Now. Will it be 847 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,080 Speaker 1: a tall task, of course it will, because he's the 848 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: best receiver in the game in my opinion, But just 849 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: shade a receiver over there, just give him some help 850 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:29,279 Speaker 1: early in the downs and then maybe once or twice 851 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: trickle in just some single play. But for the most 852 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,840 Speaker 1: part of the game. I would definitely shade a safety 853 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: over top of him. All Right, what's one advantage you 854 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:40,319 Speaker 1: think the Cowboys have against the Falcons? And what's one 855 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:44,799 Speaker 1: disadvantage you think the Cowboys have going against the Falcons? Well, 856 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:48,080 Speaker 1: one advantage I think the Cowboys has. I think it 857 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:49,920 Speaker 1: has to do with the offensive line or not the 858 00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:51,640 Speaker 1: offensive life. Thing has to do with the offense. Period. 859 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: They have that bell cow back in the back name 860 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:57,239 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott, I think if they're able to win those 861 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,160 Speaker 1: trenches offensively and get him the ball going early, get 862 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:02,520 Speaker 1: him his touches, whether that be out of the backfield 863 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 1: as a receiver or running the ball, whichever the way, 864 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: they can do that to grind this Atlanta defense down, 865 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:09,759 Speaker 1: I think they'll have to do so. They have to 866 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:12,160 Speaker 1: get him going in the running game early, and I 867 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 1: think they will be able to do that. I mean, 868 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:16,439 Speaker 1: this defensive line for the Atlanta Falcons is more known 869 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: for its pass rushing abilities. Yes, the Seattle Seats didn't 870 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:21,640 Speaker 1: do much on the ground, but that's because they had 871 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:24,239 Speaker 1: whatever they wanted in the air against Atlanta, So I 872 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:26,759 Speaker 1: think for us it'll be the exact opposite. I think 873 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:30,040 Speaker 1: Zeke should be able to eat well on this Sunday afternoon, 874 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:33,760 Speaker 1: and hopefully we'll be able to get after this Falcons defense. 875 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: But the disadvantage, I will say, I think it's going 876 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 1: to be just the passing attack overall. The Atlanta Falcons 877 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 1: is a better one than the Cowboys, So I think 878 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,880 Speaker 1: the disadvantage is even though we might shade a safety 879 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 1: over there to help Digs out on Julio Jones, what 880 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:52,560 Speaker 1: about the rest. I mean, they got Calvin Ridley out there. 881 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:54,759 Speaker 1: They got that kid from LSU, like you said, and 882 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,960 Speaker 1: really we cannot sleep on him. This is one of 883 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,560 Speaker 1: the better route runners in the NFL. We've seen what 884 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: he did to Sealoty the other day. I mean he's 885 00:42:01,239 --> 00:42:03,680 Speaker 1: making people fall left and right, and there was nobody 886 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: around him for his touchdown. I mean it was like 887 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: somebody maybe twenty yards away from him. So this is 888 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 1: an extremely dangerous receiving corps and I think that's one 889 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:13,720 Speaker 1: advantage that they do have over the Cowboys. But overall, 890 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:15,400 Speaker 1: I got a lean towards the Cowboys to get this 891 00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:19,319 Speaker 1: victory on Sunday. All right, So one week for Mike 892 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:22,160 Speaker 1: McCarthy in his new staff to kind of go ahead 893 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 1: and work out the kinks here and understand what it's like. 894 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:28,480 Speaker 1: A lot of teams who had coaching staffs already intact 895 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,879 Speaker 1: had advantages. And you look at the Cleveland Browns. They 896 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:34,840 Speaker 1: got to be thirty eight to six by the Baltimore Ravens. 897 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:36,360 Speaker 1: And we know the Ravens are a good team, but 898 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 1: that's the new staff led by head coach Kevin Stefanski 899 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:44,120 Speaker 1: and just that's not an excuse. But at the same time, 900 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 1: we can't act like it's not an advantage because we 901 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:49,120 Speaker 1: spoke about that how the new coaches who didn't have 902 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,960 Speaker 1: all the kind of time that they need the offseason 903 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,840 Speaker 1: would have some issues in The Cowboys definitely had theirs. 904 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:57,239 Speaker 1: Speaking of the Browns, they play Cincinnati tonight. They're going 905 00:42:57,280 --> 00:43:00,239 Speaker 1: to have that game in Cleveland. Both teams are over one, 906 00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:03,480 Speaker 1: uh the brown six point favorites. Who do you like 907 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:07,600 Speaker 1: and why in this game? Barry Church, I'm gonna I'm gonna. 908 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:10,319 Speaker 1: I'm gonna lean towards Cincinnati on this one. I you know, 909 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:13,120 Speaker 1: I like what I saw early from from Joe Burrow. 910 00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:15,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he had some rookie struggles out there, but 911 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 1: it didn't seem like the moment was too big for him. 912 00:43:18,239 --> 00:43:19,880 Speaker 1: I mean he went out there and I feel like 913 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,440 Speaker 1: he played to the best of his abilities. So I 914 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,279 Speaker 1: think um Aj Green and him will get even better 915 00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:28,160 Speaker 1: as the season progresses. Um I think they have the 916 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:31,359 Speaker 1: better running option now, Nick Chubb. You know, I feel 917 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,080 Speaker 1: like he is one of the better running backs in 918 00:43:33,080 --> 00:43:35,839 Speaker 1: the NFL. But I think he's getting his carries eight 919 00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:38,279 Speaker 1: into by Kareem Hunt. So I mean, I don't think 920 00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:40,799 Speaker 1: their running attack is as strong as just Joe mix 921 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,919 Speaker 1: him by himself. Um So that's what I'm gonna lean towards. 922 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna lean towards Cincinnati. I just think the Cleveland 923 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:50,279 Speaker 1: right now is a dumpster fire, and I gotta lean 924 00:43:50,280 --> 00:43:53,560 Speaker 1: towards Cincinnati on this one. All Right, Cleveland's at home. 925 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,439 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's gotta show me they can go out and win 926 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,680 Speaker 1: games on the road. Um So, I'm not gonna tell 927 00:43:59,719 --> 00:44:01,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take the Bengals. What I want to do 928 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:05,160 Speaker 1: and see tonight is how Baker Mayfield responds to a 929 00:44:05,239 --> 00:44:07,960 Speaker 1: bad first game. He's got to find a way to 930 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,719 Speaker 1: make some connection with Odell Beckham Jr. He's too good 931 00:44:10,760 --> 00:44:13,360 Speaker 1: of a weapon to not put up some better numbers 932 00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:16,000 Speaker 1: in Cleveland with all sorts of help around him. So 933 00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 1: can Baker Mayfield see down the football field? Because I'm 934 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 1: getting to that point in time where if Baker Mayfield 935 00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:23,640 Speaker 1: doesn't have a good year, you gotta sit around here 936 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:25,759 Speaker 1: starting to ask yourself, is Baker Mayfield really the guy? 937 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:28,120 Speaker 1: He was a number one pick in the draft, and 938 00:44:28,280 --> 00:44:31,040 Speaker 1: right now I'm not seeing Baker Mayfield played to the 939 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:33,680 Speaker 1: level of what I think he could do and be 940 00:44:33,719 --> 00:44:36,440 Speaker 1: for the Cleveland Browns. But I'm gonna go ahead and 941 00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:38,080 Speaker 1: pick the Browns, all right, I'm gonna pick the brown 942 00:44:38,920 --> 00:44:41,839 Speaker 1: I'll say. I'm gonna say the Browns went at home, 943 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:44,120 Speaker 1: because when you have two teams that are bad, and 944 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:46,520 Speaker 1: to me, the difference in good teams is can you 945 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:48,960 Speaker 1: went on the road. I don't know if Cincinnati can 946 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:50,759 Speaker 1: do that just yet. I think it would be a 947 00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:53,040 Speaker 1: close game, these Thursday night games and you played in 948 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:56,360 Speaker 1: a barry there turn the turnarounds are tough. The and 949 00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:00,359 Speaker 1: I know Cincinnati is not far from Cleveland. I used 950 00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,320 Speaker 1: to live in Cleveland. I've been down to Cincinnati before, 951 00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:04,320 Speaker 1: so it's not like trying to fly across the country 952 00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: like Seattle, having to go over to go over to Cleveland. 953 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:09,160 Speaker 1: But still it's a one less day. You've got to 954 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:11,600 Speaker 1: prepare here, and the whole team has an advantage on 955 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:14,719 Speaker 1: these Thursday games. You're right, the home team does have 956 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:17,040 Speaker 1: the advantage. They don't have to travel, they don't have 957 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,480 Speaker 1: to spend spend the previous night in the hotel, they 958 00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:21,840 Speaker 1: get to relax and all that good stuff. But I 959 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:24,520 Speaker 1: tell you this much, Baker, he better do something this 960 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:27,840 Speaker 1: game because he's he's about one or two weeks away 961 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,319 Speaker 1: from people starting to consider a Gardner mits you as 962 00:45:31,320 --> 00:45:33,400 Speaker 1: a better quarterback option than him. So I mean, he 963 00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:35,239 Speaker 1: better do something this week. If it ain't if it 964 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:37,160 Speaker 1: ain't a win, he gotta put up huge numbers. He 965 00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:39,560 Speaker 1: has to get Odell involved. I mean, he just has 966 00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:42,239 Speaker 1: too many weapons out there to be this abysmal in 967 00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 1: the offense. So he better get something going on or 968 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:47,319 Speaker 1: they're gonna start he's gonna start hearing the chance for 969 00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:51,560 Speaker 1: putting him on the bench. But we shall see, all right, Church, 970 00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:53,920 Speaker 1: good stuff. We'll get out of tomorrow. We'll have our 971 00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:58,120 Speaker 1: picks for the Cowboys and Falcons. We appreciate everybody part 972 00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:01,200 Speaker 1: of the Players Lounge, brought to you by Hotels dot Com, 973 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:04,279 Speaker 1: especially our man Chris Bean, who's producing getting everything done 974 00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:06,160 Speaker 1: to make sure this show gets out here to you. 975 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:08,879 Speaker 1: I'm nui scrugs. Thank you for checking us out. 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