1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: The following He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Cowboys, Let's go. Are 3 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: you ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: a break? Absolutely? Ready for a break? Yeah? And so 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: much for that. It's time for The Break on Dallas 6 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: Cowboys dot Com with Nick Eatman, Brian brought us a 7 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: bar Garcia, and Derek Eagleton. It is Tuesday, November fifteenth, 8 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, Season eighteen, episode number seventy one. Welcome 9 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: to the latest edition of The Break. We're life from 10 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: this WBC Mortage Studios. At the start, we're presented by 11 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: millerlike the only beer of the Dallas Cowboys. Nick's out today, 12 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: but I got the rest of the crew with me. 13 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: Brian brought us Amber Garcia, and today is a big 14 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: picture day. We'll take a look around some different topics 15 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: around the Cowboys, give you guys some perspective. Brian's got 16 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: a game for us that we have for you guys. Yeah, 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: we will get to here and maybe the second maniment 18 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,279 Speaker 1: before we do that, though, I wanted to start today's 19 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: show talking a little bit about what happened last night 20 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. I'll say this for myself, 21 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: watching Philadelphia lose made me feel just a tad bit 22 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: better about what happened the night before, because I kind 23 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: of assumed in my mind the NFC East was lost. 24 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: What's gone? All right? Yeah, well once Green once you 25 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: lost the Green Bay, I'm like, okay, this must be done. 26 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: And then last night you see a little crack in 27 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: the armor. And now Phillies too, still just two games 28 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: ahead of you. You still have a game against them, 29 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: and what you start seeing is CNFC East is gonna 30 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: be tough, not just for the Cowboys but for every team, 31 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: including Philadelphia. My question for you guys is did anything 32 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: change in your minds regarding those two teams that played 33 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: last night or just the NFC East in general after 34 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: you watch last night's game. Well, that was one of 35 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: my questions that I had for you guys. Today, we 36 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: got it. Yeah, we can answer this one. And because 37 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: one of the questions I had for you guys was 38 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: should the Cowboys be worried about teams figuring it out 39 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: for the playoff race? And I had Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Washington, 40 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: San Francisco. You know, should the Cowboys be worried about they? 41 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: And we start to talk about the big picture of 42 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: things that all of a sudden, you know, maybe there's 43 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: some things you're dealing with and other teams are kind 44 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: of like you know, Tampa Bay wins at Germany. UH. 45 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: San Francisco finds a way to win a game without 46 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo throwing a touchdown pass Green Bay. Is that 47 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: a mirage what they did in their game? You know, 48 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: I know last night the Commanders. I know one thing 49 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: about the Commanders. They won't let you run the ball. Nope, 50 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: they will not let you run the football. They are 51 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: and one of the one of the worst rushing days 52 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: you had as a Cowboy team this year was against 53 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: the Commanders. And that's with Pollard and Zeke playing in 54 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: that football game. So that kind of shows you if 55 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: you know, they figure things out with quarterback wise there, 56 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: I think that you know that, you know, Carson Wentz 57 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: is due back. He don't know why you would play 58 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. If you're the Commanders, you know, just keep 59 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: keep going with you know you're winning. You're five and 60 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: five with this guy. Just keep going. The Giants they 61 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: look better coached, they're committed team, They win close games. 62 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: You know, the Eagles last night showed me a little 63 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: bit of like that certain personnel that they don't have, 64 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: whether that's Jordan Davis, guys like that. Oh, maybe you 65 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: can run the ball on them, you know, maybe you 66 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: can find a way. The Texans ran the ball on 67 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: them very very well. Yeah. So I think that everybody 68 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: in this division kind of has their wartz. I think 69 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: they all have their like hmm, if we could overcome 70 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: this will be okay. But can we or is this 71 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: the fatal flaw that's going to knock us out of 72 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: the division race or the playoffs. Yeah, and you know, 73 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles have been playing really good, but they had 74 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: it come and I didn't think it was going to 75 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: happen last night against the Commanders, but it did. So 76 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: that was good. But you know, we talked about when 77 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: we were about to face the Eagles. Brian brought up 78 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: the whole point of how they perform in the second half. 79 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: And I think that has been a trend that they 80 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: kept up with. It's just they just don't perform as 81 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: well in the second half for whatever the reason. And 82 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: the thing is, we're getting to that point where, yes, 83 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: teams are starting to figure out other teams and that 84 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: goes back to us the Cowboys, And that's my biggest 85 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: concern is now on defense, what the Cowboys are doing 86 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: against the run, what they're not doing. Let's just say 87 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: what they're not being able to do against the run, 88 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: and just having that as a demonstration that other teams 89 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: came use to look back at yesterday, Well, no, yesterday 90 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: Sunday's game, look back at Sunday's game. See what the 91 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers were doing, and I'll take that and 92 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: kind of apply that when they face the Cowboys and 93 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: that that's gonna be a problem. That doesn't you know. 94 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: Listening to then Quinn talked to the media yesterday. His 95 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: response usually I love everything that comes out of his mouth, 96 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: but his response, they didn't necessarily give me a lot of, 97 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, hope or excitement or like thought that this 98 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: could be fixed rather soon or like quickly. It was 99 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: just like, yeah, we know we got the right kind 100 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: of guys. They can do it, but they just haven't 101 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: done it just yet. So I don't have much help 102 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: in that, and I am concerning that whole aspect of 103 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: what the run defense is. But back to your point, Derek, 104 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: I think we definitely are at a point where okay, 105 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: now football is gonna get real good. Now it's gonna 106 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: be a really competitive season. And the Giants, Ryan, you 107 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: mentioned them, and it's crazy because it's not just catching 108 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: up to the Eagles and beating them. It's all so 109 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: the Giants And now I mean you got the Commanders. 110 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: I don't think they'll rise to the top competitive as well. 111 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: The hope you have that you can figure it out 112 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: is really what happened with the Commanders last night and 113 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: what happened to him several weeks ago when they played 114 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,679 Speaker 1: the Eagles before, they gave up nine sacks. The first 115 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: time they played last night, they gave up three. They 116 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: figured out that, like, oh okay, now this is how 117 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: we pass protect. Maybe it is the quarterback. Maybe it's 118 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: the running game having Robinson back. Maybe it is Terry 119 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: mclara and those guys Dots and on the outside over there. 120 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: You know, maybe maybe all those things. But that gives 121 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: you hope if you're the if you're a team that's 122 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: looking like we couldn't pass protect the first time we 123 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: played these guys, and to really only give up three sacks, 124 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: I think that's you know, that's pretty That shows you 125 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: that they kind of figured a little something out there 126 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: about playing the playing the Eagles. Yeah, I'll throw this out. 127 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: I heard last week Jimmy Johnson was giving an interview 128 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: and he's had something really interesting that I think, for 129 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: me was validated last night. What he said was, if 130 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: you notice how Philadelphia goes to your point, Brian, how 131 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: Philadelphia kind of plays well in the first half and 132 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: then it seems like they run into this brick wall. 133 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: He said that offense is so unique in what it does. 134 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: It has been what his thought is, it's been taking 135 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: teams that first half to kind of figure out after 136 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: watching it, after playing against it, to kind of figure out, Okay, 137 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: here's what they're doing, here's what we need to stop. 138 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: And once that happens and the second half, teams have 139 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: played a lot better against him, he said, He'll be 140 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: The interesting part is what happens when teams get a 141 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: chance to play him a second time. Yeah, that's what 142 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: we saw last night, phil I mean, Washington got a 143 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: chance to play them for a second time and they 144 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: didn't look near as lethal as they looked the first time. 145 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: That's the part where he was like, I don't know 146 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: if I'm buying into this Philadelphia team because they have 147 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: a gimmicky type of offense. And when team when you 148 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: have a gimmicky type of offense, it can work for 149 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: you for a while. At some point teams catch up 150 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: and that's what we'll have to watch over these next 151 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: several weeks. And as you say at Amber, maybe the 152 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: same thing can be said about the Cowboys defense as well, 153 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: like it kind of is all predicated on their ability 154 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback. Well, if you take that 155 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: part out of the game, does that now kill you 156 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: because you can't stop the run? Now is when football 157 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: gets really really interesting, as you mentioned. So here's the 158 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: question for you guys. If you have to look at 159 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: every team in the NFC East and basically rate them 160 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: from worst matchup for the Cowboys to easiest matchup for 161 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, how would you rate them? That's a great question. 162 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: I think Philadelphia is the most difficult because of all 163 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: the weapons they do have. I think tactically defensively, the 164 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: Commanders give you a lot of problems because they can 165 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: cover and they can create turnovers, so that would be 166 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: a problem. And then I think the Giants would be 167 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: third because they've somehow figured out how to win Layton 168 00:08:55,160 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: games if it's close, so I would go Philly Commanders 169 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: Giants is what I would is how I would rank them. 170 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: But I think they all they all have something that 171 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: very unique because of like say, personnel with the Eagles, 172 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: the defense with the Commanders, and then that ability to 173 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: finish off games with the Giants. I would like to 174 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: give you something different, but I absolutely agree with that. 175 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: And I think although the Cowboys, I do believe that 176 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 1: they can be Philadelphia next time we face them on 177 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: what is it, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve, 178 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: I think they can definitely beat them, but they will 179 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: they can give you the most issue just because of 180 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 1: what we talked about in the past, the combination between 181 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: the running game and their quarterback and their quarterback being 182 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: a mobile guy that can get out of the pocket 183 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: and run, and that clearly is the part of the 184 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: game where this defense struggles the most and when you 185 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: don't have and we'll see how the offense it's performing 186 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: from this point on forward if they do this side 187 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,599 Speaker 1: too out a wide receiver or whatever happens at the 188 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: receiver position. But right now, you have to make sure 189 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: in all of those games you're offense is being able 190 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: to score points and not get back into that like 191 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: hitting that wall where you're just not really moving the 192 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: chains and now you're taking a step back rather than forward. 193 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: Which I thought was going to be the turning point. 194 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: Was that Bears game to me against Chicago, what they 195 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: did there, I started thinking, Okay, here we go. We 196 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: got the perfect the perfect combination here, the perfect recipe. 197 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: But then what you saw in Green Bay, even though 198 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: they scored points and kept it competitive, It's just there 199 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: are a lot of unanswered questions that they're gonna have 200 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: to figure out soon. I concerned to you, guys at 201 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: this point about Washington because if you look at the 202 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: schedule coming up the next two games, the Cowboys have 203 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: teams that have better records than they do. You can 204 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: say what you want about the Giants, you have the 205 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,959 Speaker 1: Cowboys beat them right now. They have a better record 206 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: than they do. Obviously, got play the Minnesota Vikings this week. 207 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: That being said, how concerned are you that Washington's not 208 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: far off you? There are a game and a half 209 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: behind you at this point. I'm much concerned. I'm very 210 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: concerned because I think they're good defensively. I think that 211 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: they and they've They've got Chase Young back and I 212 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: think that helps them in a lot of ways. And 213 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: their secondary I think they find ways to cover. They 214 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: have a lot of confidence in this quarterback. You know 215 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: that that makes a huge difference when you start to 216 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 1: talk about when you look at the Commanders, you could 217 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: always say that with Carson Wentz, he was going to 218 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: make mistakes, he was going to drop the ball in 219 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: the pocket, he was going to fumble. There is a 220 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: belief that that Taylor Heineke can get it done. He's 221 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: one I mean, he's he's finished games. I mean, he 222 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: is the one guy that when it's when it's been tough, 223 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: he's come up with plays. They don't score a hell 224 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: of a lot of points, but they find a way 225 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: and that that concerns me because, like I said, the 226 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: one team you looked really bad running the football against 227 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: was the Commander You know, that front it could be very, 228 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: very difficult to block. And we'll see, we'll see what 229 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: the Cowboys offensive line situation is at that point. You know, 230 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: will will there be I don't know if it will 231 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 1: necessarily be the same line that we're talking about today 232 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys that we'll play in that game. At 233 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: the end of the year. Yeah, I'm not extremely concerned, 234 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: but I'm keeping my eyes on them for sure, because 235 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: this is definitely you're at the part of the season 236 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: where I think this is a turning point for everyone 237 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You either start picking up some steam 238 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: or you start losing your shine, And this is where 239 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: things kind of started taking a turn. So the fact 240 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: that they beat the happened last year with the Cowboys offensively, 241 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: everything that went is going good and went south. It 242 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 1: happens every year till a lot of teams, teams are right. 243 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: There's there are some teams right now that are not 244 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: that good that people think are not that good, that 245 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: are going to get on a run. I think Tampa. 246 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: So I think Tampa's one of those teams too. Yeah, 247 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens in the next few weeks. 248 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: But I mean, just the fact that they finally someone 249 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: beat the Eagles. I mean, you gotta look at a 250 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: team like the Commanders and what they're currently doing and 251 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: see if they start trying of changing the narrative here. 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It is 301 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: the second segment of the Break Life inst WBC Mortgage 302 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: Studios at the Star, presenter by Milla like the only 303 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: beer of the Dallas Cowboys. This segment that was brought 304 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: to you by Blockchain dot com. Brian, thanks time you 305 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: got okay, uh and bar great. First question for you today? 306 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: Which helps the Cowboys right now fix the run defense? 307 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: Or at Odell Beckham Odell. I mean, yes, there are 308 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: concerning issues on the defense right now, but I still 309 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: have you make that fase there. I'm sorry, I hate 310 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: to see it, but I do think there's more talent 311 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: on defense overall. I think that with Dan Quinn, and 312 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: yes this is an area he doesn't seem to find 313 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: the answer just yet, but you got the bodies somewhat. 314 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just I think I'd rather score 315 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: more points on offense. And I think you can clearly 316 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: see some of the struggles at the wide receiver position, 317 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: and adding a guy like him, we would have to 318 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: see where he's at physically. But if he's back in 319 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: shape and all that, that dynamic player, I think definitely 320 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: just gives a whole new life to the offense. I 321 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: don't disagree from the standpoint. It does change the dynamics 322 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: of the offense. However, I am a big believer. And 323 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: if you cannot stop the run, you'll take this defense 324 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: that we think is a very good defense and you'll 325 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: turn them into a very pedestrian defense because they'll never 326 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: get to use their superpower. The superpower is go get 327 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback. Yeah, teams are basically saying you can't go 328 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: get the quarterback because we're just gonna keep running the ball. 329 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: And I don't care. Here's the deal, they don't even 330 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 1: care how much of a lead you get. Yeah, they're 331 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: gonna keep running the ball. When you get to that 332 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 1: kind of scenario, that means every team in the league 333 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: knows it's a problem. And by the way, when you 334 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: get to the playoffs, like right Now Cowboys can make 335 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: it work against the Lions. They can make it work again, 336 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: it's the Bears. They can still beat those teams even 337 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: though they give up a ton of yards on the ground. 338 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: And I know Nick was saying, it's not killing them. Yeah, 339 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: it's not killing them against those teams. But when you 340 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: play a team that has a tactical surgeon at quarterback 341 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: and you'd tell him, hey, I'm gonna have you throw 342 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 1: half the number of times, but on those I need 343 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: you to hit a dime right the other day, they 344 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: can do it. And they can do it like, oh, 345 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: we're gonna run the ball all day and then I 346 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: got ten plays I gotta actually just like make that 347 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 1: perfect pass. And by the way, in those ten plays, 348 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: most likely the defense is not ready for it because 349 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: you've been running it. So they're all just frazzle trying 350 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 1: to figure out how we're gonna stop this around, how 351 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna stop this running infore you know it, Bam, 352 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: receiver passed you. That's why you get those receivers open. 353 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 1: I just think this is a big and I've been 354 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: saying it since week three. Yeah, like Cowboys need to 355 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: learn how to stop the run. And it keeps getting 356 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 1: worse and worse and worse because teams are realizing how 357 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: bad they are at it, and teams are gonna keep 358 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: challenging them. And I think that's there. I think that 359 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: is the biggest problem that's facing this team right now, 360 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: no question about it. What's interesting, though, because I was 361 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: more on that whole thought of like, well, it's not 362 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: necessarily killing them just yet, so I'll take that all day. 363 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,719 Speaker 1: But even in games like if you go back to 364 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: Green Bay and you look at what they did, guess 365 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 1: they were running the ball throughout the game, but they 366 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: stayed in there like they kept them kind of put 367 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: until the fourth quarter came. How differently would have been 368 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: had the Cowboys scored when they needed to see I 369 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: would I would have said, she's absolutely right about having 370 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham on fourth and three, because you'd have found 371 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: a way to get him the ball, or you find 372 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: a way to convert along the way. I hear what 373 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: you're saying, because the most demoralizing thing you could do 374 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:43,479 Speaker 1: to a team is run the football and they can 375 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: do nothing about it. That's the most demoralizing thing that 376 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: cold weather games turned to really cold standing on the 377 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: sidelines when the other team's just running the ball on 378 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: you and you can't do anything about it. But but but 379 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: here's here's where I look at it. I actually think 380 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine its will end up winning 381 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: their division, and I think there's a a chance at 382 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: Dallas wherever they end up, just because of the fate 383 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: of the football gods, they will have to go to 384 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco and play San Francisco. You play that team 385 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: and you can't stop the run, your chances of winning 386 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: that game go down significantly because they're gonna play good defense. 387 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,239 Speaker 1: And by the way, the way to beat them is 388 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: make their quarterback have to beat you. If you never 389 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: can get to a point in the game where you 390 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: force their quarterback to have to win the game, good 391 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: luck trying to beat that team. And that's my point. 392 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: You get to these playoff games and either you're gonna 393 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 1: be playing a team that if you can't stop them 394 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: from running, you can't force him in that kind of situation, 395 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: or they have a quarterback that if you put them 396 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: in that situation for a few times a game, they're 397 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: gonna make those critical throws and win that ball game. 398 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: I just, I just I know Odell Beckham will do 399 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: a lot for this offense. I know he will change 400 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: the dynamics of this offense then, and that's all assuming 401 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: he's healthy and can be the Oldell that we've seen 402 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: in the past. But I just don't know if that's 403 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: enough in the playoffs, if you can't stop the run, 404 00:20:54,359 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: I'll take either one. Go for it. Derek. Yes, Jason 405 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: Peters is now working at tackle only does that mean 406 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: that Tyler Smith is going to move to guard eventually? 407 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I saw nothing during training camp 408 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: that suggested that they thought Tyler Smith was a better 409 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: guard than Connor mcgovernor, and so that makes me. That 410 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: makes me think unless unless they've seen something at tackle 411 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: that translates to guard, which that's hard to do when 412 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: he's been playing tackle. And I think, by the way, 413 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: I think Connor mcgovernor has played pretty well this last game. 414 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: He had some miscues, but great all the players. Looking 415 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: at the whole season, I think he's had a really 416 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: good season. I don't change that. I personally don't change 417 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: the offensive line. But that all being said, if you're 418 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: gonna put Tyron back in, that means to me that 419 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: Tyler is going to the bench. It's my personal opinion. 420 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: So you're saying he's not gonna play at all, He's 421 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: gonna go to the bench. If if Tyron Smith comes back, 422 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: he's a he's a player. Yes, if he's gonna be 423 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: one of those two guys, is going to be a 424 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: backup tackle. In my opinion, I just don't see a 425 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: scenario where you flip him out when he hasn't shown 426 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: during training like they wanted him in that spot. Yeah, 427 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: and he couldn't take mcgovernor's job and mc governor's played well. 428 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: Good point, and bar Jason Peters working at tackle only 429 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: means that Tyler Smith is moving to guard your opinion 430 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: on that, No, I think I agree with Derek. And 431 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: the thing is we're not looking at Connor my govern 432 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,199 Speaker 1: as a young player anymore, you know, but he still is. 433 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 1: He's still a young player. So I think ideally you 434 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: want to keep your guys where they're at and not 435 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: or try to make the least changes as possible in 436 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: the line, because that changes everything. The moment you change 437 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: someone out, you know, the dynamic changes. You're not really 438 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: working anymore with a person you've been communicating with the 439 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: whole time. So even though they practice with each other 440 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: all the time. It's I just I could see it happening. 441 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: But I don't think so. I don't think so that 442 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: they'll move, that they'll just maybe sitting here. I asked 443 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: Stephen Jones this question about because he used to be 444 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: at time. Stephen always talks about continuity into the best 445 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: five and all that and playing it that way. The 446 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: fact that they were interested in moving or getting Jason 447 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: Peters and giving him reps at guard and letting him 448 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: play guard and shuffling guys in and out, I think 449 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,479 Speaker 1: they're gonna move TI. I don't know this. I'm just 450 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,959 Speaker 1: saying this from what I'm I'm reading the tea leaves here. 451 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: As they say, I think with Peters working at tackle, 452 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: that's going to back up Tyran Smith, and then they're 453 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: going to focus on and then McGovern is going to 454 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: back up Tyler Smith or you know, at guard. Said 455 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: it's not bad, it's not it's not bad enough to 456 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: pull him out of the lineup. But I think they 457 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: also want Tyler Smith to play, you know, I think 458 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: they really do. I think they're like, listen, we could 459 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: get him work at tackle, we get him work at guard. 460 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: He you know, the majority of training camp was at guard. 461 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: You're right, he didn't beat McGovern out, but I could 462 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: see them saying, no, we need him playing, we need 463 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: him playing, and or they could just say, you know, 464 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: like we're happy to have Tyrn Smith back, but he's 465 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: gonna be a backup. See. That's the way I look 466 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: at it. More is and we were talking to see 467 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: by Peter's moving now taking work at tackle. That's what 468 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: gave me the thought that they're going to move Tyler Smith. Yeah, 469 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 1: so I don't know, That's just kind of where I 470 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: was at right now. You know. The thing that I 471 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: always think about, or not always that it just comes 472 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: to mind when talking about this is professional players that 473 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: have way more years of experience. For example, Sack Martin, 474 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: he can definitely play both positions, but we saw him 475 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: do it. But the fact that he voices no, this 476 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: is this is where I want to be type of situation. 477 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: We heard it even back in the day with Lyall 478 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: Collins when he's like, no, I don't want to play there, 479 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: I want to play here. So we've heard it with 480 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: guys like that, and it leads me to think, Okay, 481 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: what's really the difference here between the two positions like, 482 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 1: so taking that I don't know if I'm making any sense, 483 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: but taking those words into like, Okay, the scenario now 484 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 1: with the younger player, what makes me think that a 485 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: younger player would be comfortable doing that when a veteran 486 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: guy with years and years of experience, because because the 487 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: rookie player, the rookie player has no say, they absolutely don't. 488 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: He has no saying. Maybe maybe when you get the 489 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 1: skins on the wall, like Zach Martin, where you're like, 490 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: you know, it's like, hey, I'll play tackle if you 491 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: really want me to, but I would prefer not to 492 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: play tackle, the kind of things yea, yea yeah, don't 493 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: play wherever they need to play. But my thing is 494 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: like performing can he give you what you need level wise? 495 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: Like can he give you the type of game that 496 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: you're looking for when you move him from tackle to 497 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: guard and vice versa. I don't know, no, I see 498 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: exactly what you're saying. Okay, Ambar, are you going to 499 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: see more big games from Cedee Lamb or was that 500 00:25:52,920 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: just a one off? I hope we do. You see 501 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: big games from him. I don't think it's a one 502 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: off because we've seen him. I think we all agree 503 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: that he has the talent. He can do it. It 504 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: just hasn't been consistent, and it's it's either him or 505 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: maybe it's the pass from the quarterback. So it's just 506 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: getting on the same page, you know. It's not like 507 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: it's all on him or all the other guy. It's 508 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: been a combination of both things between him and whoever 509 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: it's a quarterback, whether that was Cooper Rush or Dak Prescott. Now. So, 510 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: I think if the season heads and takes a turn 511 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: to the right way for the Cowboys, they can finally 512 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 1: start clicking on offense and he can start shining as 513 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: a receiver. But I do think he needs to help 514 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 1: a number two as well. Michael Gallup needs to elevate 515 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: his game as well for him to be more successful. 516 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: It depends what do you call it a big game? 517 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: Because obviously that was a career day eleven. He's got 518 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: to do that all the time. One hundred yard games, yeah, 519 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: hundred yard games, Okay, let's say somewhere between ninety and 520 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and ten every week. I think you're gonna see. 521 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 1: It depends on how the Cowboys play it. If the 522 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:16,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys continue to want to run the ball, which they should. 523 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: This last game they got out of whack. That's why 524 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: his numbers were up. In my opinion, that's not what 525 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: they should be doing. And that's not about Cede Lamb. 526 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: That's about the quarterback, and that's that's more about I 527 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: want to limit the amount of times I'm asking him 528 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: to throw, and I want to run the ball more. 529 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: If that happens, I think where the sweet spot is 530 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: for Cede Lamb is five to six receptions, eighty yards 531 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. Like that's where his sweet spots should be. 532 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: And if he's doing that, to me, that's probably a 533 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 1: better that's a better recipe for this team for success 534 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: than him putting up those one That means to me, 535 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: if he's putting up those kind of numbers in most instances, 536 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: that means they've been throwing the ball way too much. 537 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: And I don't want to see it. Yeah, and I don't. 538 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily want to see that. I think their 539 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: success this year has been about running the ball, play 540 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: a defense. Yeah, I think you got that right. Okay, 541 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: My final question for you guys here in this one, 542 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: Derek has dan Quinn been masking problems all year and 543 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 1: opponents are starting to figure it out. On defense. I 544 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: don't know if he's been masking it because we've been 545 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,439 Speaker 1: seeing this all year. Okay, I actually think it's just 546 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: getting worse because teams have just decided, oh yeah, what 547 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: they did, we could do the same thing. So I 548 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: don't know if he was masking it so much. I 549 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: just think the teams have figured out this is how 550 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: you beat Dallas. This is what you do. At least 551 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: this gives you the best chance to beat Dallas, and 552 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: then you go in and see if you could do it. 553 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: But if you can run the ball, you got a 554 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: shot against Dallas. Ambar has he been masking the problems 555 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: all year? I wouldn't used the word masking per se. 556 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: I would just say it is what. It's the fact 557 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: that it hasn't like going back to that. I don't 558 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: it hasn't been killing you. You've been better at other things. 559 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: You've been better at pressuring the quarterback, and that has 560 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: been the part that has shined from your game, is 561 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: pressuring and maybe getting some turnovers as well. That kind 562 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,239 Speaker 1: of has dropped down a little bit. I hope they 563 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: can get better at that again. But I don't think 564 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 1: it was more masking it just was the fact that 565 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: it wasn't necessarily being as exposed, and now teams are 566 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: taking advantage of that, which now reflects more on what 567 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: you see happening on the game. I think you both man, 568 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: I think you both made great points on this. I 569 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: think what to Derek, the point you bring up about 570 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: teams are like, listen, we can run the ball and 571 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: just stay with Dallas because offensively Dallas, Yeah, they might 572 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: drive it on you one time, they might drive it 573 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: on you two times. They can't drive it on you 574 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: three or four times. You know, they will make mistakes 575 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: along the way, they'll get a holding, they'll get some 576 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: type of penalty, they'll have a turnover. You know. That's 577 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: that's how played Dallas. Now you sit there and you say, okay, fine, 578 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: they can't stop the run. That keeps the pass rush off, 579 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: ue keep the game close. If they have to drive 580 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: at the end of the game to go win the game, 581 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: they probably can't do it because they can't get out 582 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: of their own way with a penalty or a turnover. 583 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, it seems like to me a really good 584 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: way to play Dallas right now. And I think there's 585 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: some things I think Dan knows that his defense can't 586 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: play toe to toe with anybody right now against the run. 587 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: So you see him with the movement and the twists 588 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: and things like that, and some of those things have 589 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: been problematic for them, you know, like that they didn't 590 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: they I mentioned it yesterday. You know, the touchdown run 591 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: that Jones had where he was really untouched was a 592 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: twist stunt that wasn't executed. And that's dan Quinn saying, Okay, 593 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: I can't play these guys straight up. I have to 594 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: do something different here, and then his players not execute 595 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: well enough. So I don't know. I'll think of another 596 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: word other than masking though for the radio this afternoon. Yeah, 597 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this. I lookt at how what I 598 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: thought of this team and how they played defensively early 599 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: in the season. They have been far less impactful, I 600 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,239 Speaker 1: think as the seat as the season has gone on, 601 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: and I think that's all about the fact that teams 602 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: just said we're just not going to allow you to 603 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: rush to do what you do best. Right. Yeah, And 604 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: and by the way, that needs to catch up with 605 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: the guys in the locker room. And what I mean 606 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: by that is those coaches need to tell them guys 607 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 1: for and I think McCarthy said it in this his 608 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: press conference earlier this week. You privilege, I mean, rushing 609 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: is a privilege. Yeah, you earned that by stopping the run. 610 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: I would literally be telling them if I'm Quinn, like 611 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: right now, our performance is not dictated by us rushing 612 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: at all. Yeah, sa sackstart who we are anymore? Right, 613 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: first and foremost, the only thing we're focused on is rush. 614 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: Stop the rusher, stop the rusher, play solid rush defense 615 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: like that would be my complete focus. If we come 616 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: out of the game with no sacks, but we hold 617 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: the other team under one hundred yards rushing, that's about 618 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: that's a win. Yeah. And then if you can do 619 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: that three, four or five weeks in a row, maybe 620 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: teams will step away from that strategy of we can 621 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 1: run the ball against Dallas, and then you might get 622 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: the opportunity to start rushing again. 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That stands out in my head. But anyways, 675 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:08,839 Speaker 1: you're such a perfectionist. All right, Welcome back, final sege 676 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: with the Break Life in that s WBC boarding studios 677 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:12,880 Speaker 1: at the start presented by millerlike the only beer of 678 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,359 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. I have one question for you, guys. 679 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: We've got about seven minutes. I want to talk about 680 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:18,919 Speaker 1: this a little bit. Tony Pollard in this last game 681 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: at twenty two carries one hundred and fifteen yards five 682 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: point two average, one touchdown. Maligue Davis also added in 683 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: five carries for thirty eight yards seven point six average. 684 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,439 Speaker 1: This was a back to back hundred yard game, first 685 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: time that Pollard has done that in his career with 686 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. He had a season high twenty two 687 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: carries in this game. He had a season high percentage 688 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: of snaps played eighty seven percent. That would be seventy 689 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: two snaps. Are there still questions in your mind about 690 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: his durability or his ability to carry the full load? 691 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 1: Wish they had handed it to him about eight more times? 692 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:54,279 Speaker 1: Right game? Right, even though even though Malik did a 693 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 1: nice job, I me personally as bad as the Cowboys 694 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: run defens ers and question as it was, I kind 695 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 1: of feel like that if Zeke would have played that game, 696 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:06,399 Speaker 1: Dallas might have won that game. I think you think 697 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: it would run a little bit more. I think I 698 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: think the combination of Elliott and Pollard would have really 699 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: they could have wore these guys down and kept their 700 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,799 Speaker 1: offense off the field from running the football. Maybe that's 701 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:19,839 Speaker 1: something too, you have to think about instead of keeping 702 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: explosive offenses off the field, you know, keep the other 703 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: team's offense off the field from running the football, you know. 704 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 1: But I really do believe that they had a really 705 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: good combination thing going with and and Davis. Like I said, 706 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,360 Speaker 1: I thought Davis stepped in. The thing that was a 707 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: little disheartening is because they ran a play with him, 708 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: and I mentioned it yesterday. I'll bring it up today, 709 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: right before Dack's interception where the spacing problems were, you know, 710 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 1: with Schultz and CD that interception there in the red zone. 711 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 1: I mean they try to run a screen to Malik 712 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: Davis and you know, it's like, oh, maybe you're catching 713 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 1: them a little bit off guard, you know, but you're 714 00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:00,760 Speaker 1: kind of feeling like that maybe if Zeke or Pollard 715 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: was in there, who has plays a lot more that 716 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:04,800 Speaker 1: has a little bit better feel for how to fake 717 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: and then kind of leak into the flat, you know, 718 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:09,960 Speaker 1: maybe that's a completion. It gets you down to the 719 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,880 Speaker 1: goal line, and now you're not throwing the ball. You know, 720 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: it's not it's not third and eleven, and you're not 721 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:19,360 Speaker 1: trying to to force a pass. So I think that 722 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: I think that's a really interesting take, but I don't. 723 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:27,240 Speaker 1: I'm trying to visualize it, but I can't like fully 724 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: buy into that idea that if Zeke was in there. Well, 725 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 1: I well, to me, when sometimes when you have players 726 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:42,399 Speaker 1: that like Zeke and Pollard get those reps all the time, 727 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:46,399 Speaker 1: you know, they work the screen stuff and things like that, 728 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 1: so maybe it's a little bit different feel it's experienced. 729 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,239 Speaker 1: Oh he'll be better, Malik Davis will be better next 730 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: time if they've they run a screen. Because he was like, Okay, 731 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,839 Speaker 1: well I have to I can't go that far up 732 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 1: in the line. I got a leak a little wicker. 733 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 1: I don't have to get a block here. I gotta 734 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: just you know, his whole thing is be available, don't 735 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: get caught while the blockers are all out front, and 736 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 1: then your trap back inside. You know, Veteran players kind 737 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,759 Speaker 1: of have an escape route in their mind because they've 738 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: run these plays enough that all of a sudden, Zeke's like, okay, 739 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna flash, like I'm gonna block, and then I'm 740 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:22,839 Speaker 1: gonna go. I'm not gonna get caught up in all 741 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: the mess trying to help, you know. And I think 742 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:28,080 Speaker 1: that's where that's how I think the play. You know, 743 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: sometimes sequence of plays lead to others and you're like, 744 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,920 Speaker 1: damn it. Well, the packers they had they had an 745 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: opportunity on the strip sack by by tank. They ride 746 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,280 Speaker 1: a route and they got guys wide open, and literally, 747 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: if rogers can get the ball out. It's a touchdown 748 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: that two guys wide open on the play, And it 749 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: just shows you how these plays, when you call them, 750 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:57,839 Speaker 1: the idea is absolutely right, the execution of it is. 751 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: But but yeah, your question Pollard, no questions about his 752 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 1: durability at all, no questions. I will say this. In 753 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: the final touchdown drive, the Cowboys had Malik Davis. He 754 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:13,080 Speaker 1: had some really good runs, some really fis. He had 755 00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: a five yard run to start the possession, then he 756 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: had a seventeen yard run, Then he had a fourteen 757 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,439 Speaker 1: yard run later in the possession, right before the thirty 758 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:23,080 Speaker 1: five yard touched down past the ceedee lamb. And it 759 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: made me think they maybe should have if you wanted 760 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:28,960 Speaker 1: more running, maybe you should have been using him a 761 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: little bit more throughout the game rather than going so 762 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,879 Speaker 1: heavy on Pollard throughout the game and then waiting until 763 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: you get to that situation or that point in the 764 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: game to really use him. I would have maybe used 765 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: him a few more series in the game where where 766 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: you kind of get him out there and just kind 767 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: of give him the ball, keep giving him the ball 768 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:46,319 Speaker 1: and see what happened. They had a vision for the 769 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,359 Speaker 1: player they did. They were one of the few. When 770 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,760 Speaker 1: you watch tape last year, you're like, Wow, this guy's 771 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: in a rotating system. He doesn't get very many opportunities 772 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:56,400 Speaker 1: to carry the ball. At Florida, he catches the ball, Okay, 773 00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:59,440 Speaker 1: I mean all right, pass blocker. They had an idea 774 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 1: of what this kid was like, and we saw in 775 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,880 Speaker 1: the preseason. You know, the more they handed it to him, 776 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: the harder it was for defenders to have to deal with. 777 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:09,040 Speaker 1: He's a handful, he is, He's a he's an awesome 778 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 1: player when it comes to the physicality that what he 779 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,319 Speaker 1: plays with in a game, yep. And that's where I 780 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: think they could have really used him a little bit 781 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: more in this game, because I do think when you 782 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:20,960 Speaker 1: get into cold weather situations, I think having those kind 783 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:23,200 Speaker 1: of bruising backs and where you said it before the game, 784 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,719 Speaker 1: like it hurts a little differently in the cold, right, 785 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,960 Speaker 1: and taking on a guy like that that's more of 786 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:31,200 Speaker 1: a bruiser, I think it's a little harder mental challenge 787 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:33,719 Speaker 1: to step in front of that freight train, that freight 788 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,800 Speaker 1: train and try to make a stop when that guy's 789 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: coming at you. It's it's one of the things we'll 790 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:40,320 Speaker 1: be looking at when the Cowboys play Tennessee in last December, 791 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,839 Speaker 1: right the Cowboys. The Cowboys are in a situation where 792 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:44,920 Speaker 1: you can see that with the other opponents and then 793 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:48,160 Speaker 1: the running when especially the ball goes the perimeter. You 794 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 1: see how much people are really interested in making those tacks, 795 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:53,239 Speaker 1: no doubt. All Right, we appreciate you, guys, Jonas. We'll 796 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: be back on tomorrow. We'll get into the next game 797 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:58,560 Speaker 1: Cowboys will be facing. Where am I right now? Who 798 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,799 Speaker 1: got vikings? Yeah, Cowboys advice. So we'll get into vikings 799 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:06,760 Speaker 1: offense tomorrow against Cowboys defense. By's yeah, right, dude. Actually 800 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,800 Speaker 1: that's a good idea. Yea, that is a really good idea. 801 00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: And I'm hungry right now anyway, So that's that's really 802 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: a great idea, all right for Brian Broadest amigard see 803 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:15,840 Speaker 1: how Derek Hilton. This has been a break live on 804 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,440 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been a production 805 00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:23,279 Speaker 1: of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.