WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: Too Many WRs? 0:00:05.800 --> 0:00:08.319 The following. He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:08.360 --> 0:00:20.520 and the Dallas Cowboys Football clubs. Are you ready for 0:00:20.560 --> 0:00:24.120 a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 0:00:24.360 --> 0:00:28.560 Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 0:00:28.800 --> 0:00:32.920 It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:34.720 --> 0:00:40.239 with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, A bar Garcia, and Derek Eagleton. 0:00:41.120 --> 0:00:45.080 It is thirty December seventeenth, twenty twenty, season sixteen, episode 0:00:45.120 --> 0:00:48.360 number eighty two. Welcome to the latest edition of The Break, 0:00:48.360 --> 0:00:51.680 presented by Geico. Got my crew in studio with me 0:00:51.760 --> 0:00:54.960 here from the s WBC Mortgage Studios. Nick back with us. 0:00:55.000 --> 0:00:59.000 Happy to have him bat you Ambrasier Studio. We got 0:00:59.080 --> 0:01:02.000 Dave remote to maybe at some point day we'll decide 0:01:02.000 --> 0:01:04.160 to join us. We'll see how that goes. We'll have 0:01:04.240 --> 0:01:06.160 Bucky joining us in just a little bit. He'll give 0:01:06.200 --> 0:01:10.840 us our breakdown of the I'm sorry the play in 0:01:10.920 --> 0:01:15.200 San Francisco, San Francisco's defense versus the Cowboys offense. Before 0:01:15.240 --> 0:01:17.760 we do that, though, I know we do need to 0:01:17.800 --> 0:01:20.959 catch up though on some injury updates to day. Why 0:01:20.959 --> 0:01:23.560 don't you catch us up on the entire secondary Like 0:01:23.640 --> 0:01:25.560 what's happening with them as far as injuries are concerned. 0:01:27.600 --> 0:01:31.120 We might have some dbs playing in this game. Maybe 0:01:31.200 --> 0:01:35.160 we'll see Mike. Mike McCarthy loves to say like he's like, 0:01:35.200 --> 0:01:37.760 today's the big day. Today's the day we'll find out 0:01:37.800 --> 0:01:40.400 and then like tomorrow, we'll be like, all right, yesterday 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:41.840 it was the big day. So how do they look? 0:01:41.840 --> 0:01:44.440 And he'll be like, oh, we'll make those determinations over 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:48.800 the weekend. Just classic football coach stuff. But he did. 0:01:48.880 --> 0:01:50.720 I mean, he said he was very impressed by the 0:01:50.760 --> 0:01:56.200 work that Donovan Wilson and Anthony Brown were able to do. Specifically, 0:01:56.400 --> 0:02:00.960 Cheeto practice yesterday as well. So I mean, I like 0:02:01.160 --> 0:02:03.120 the odds that two of those guys, if not all 0:02:03.160 --> 0:02:06.040 three of them play on Sunday, which I mean, you 0:02:06.040 --> 0:02:07.600 can roll your eyes if you want to. I know 0:02:07.680 --> 0:02:09.600 the team is four and nine, but we really haven't 0:02:09.639 --> 0:02:13.000 seen this team play with a full complement of starters 0:02:13.000 --> 0:02:15.440 in the secondary all year. You know, Cheeto missed a 0:02:15.440 --> 0:02:17.720 lot of time, AB has been in and out of 0:02:17.760 --> 0:02:21.440 the lineup. Oh, I'm an idiot. Trevier Diggs also practiced 0:02:21.440 --> 0:02:23.880 and look good. I'm sorry. Yeah, these guys have not 0:02:24.000 --> 0:02:26.880 all been available at the same time throughout the season. 0:02:26.960 --> 0:02:29.079 So it's kind of exciting to think that they might 0:02:29.120 --> 0:02:32.040 all be able to play together for at least, you know, 0:02:32.080 --> 0:02:34.480 a couple of games here. So I'm hopeful that they 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:36.320 can all get on the field on Sunday. I ask 0:02:36.360 --> 0:02:38.960 you that question, Nick, if let's assume all four of 0:02:39.000 --> 0:02:41.200 them are back, how much of a difference do you 0:02:41.240 --> 0:02:43.840 think that makes for this defense? Oh, we just mentioned 0:02:43.880 --> 0:02:46.120 like it. It really doesn't matter a ton because you 0:02:46.120 --> 0:02:48.760 don't think that they're all that great. I don't know, well, 0:02:49.080 --> 0:02:52.760 well both, I mean, because you know, they went into 0:02:52.760 --> 0:02:54.880 this thinking the wee can get a lot of pass rush, 0:02:55.040 --> 0:02:57.959 our defensive backs are going to be solid at best. 0:02:58.280 --> 0:03:01.800 These four guys Diggs and Cheeto and Jordan Lewis and 0:03:01.840 --> 0:03:05.839 Anthony Brown. So no one was thinking that these four 0:03:05.919 --> 0:03:08.520 were gonna be like Hall of Famers anyway, or Pro 0:03:08.600 --> 0:03:11.240 Bowlers even at that. So then when they are all 0:03:11.280 --> 0:03:13.360 gonna go down, I mean, they Dave said they've not 0:03:13.400 --> 0:03:16.679 played one game together. Those four haven't not once. And 0:03:16.880 --> 0:03:18.799 then I still don't know if they'll play this one, 0:03:18.880 --> 0:03:20.600 you know, because I think they'll look at it and go, well, 0:03:20.880 --> 0:03:22.880 if we're getting him back, we don't have to rush 0:03:23.000 --> 0:03:25.400 this guy or vice versa. So but yeah, I think 0:03:25.400 --> 0:03:27.720 it makes a difference because they were hoping to be 0:03:27.760 --> 0:03:31.640 average and they never they didn't get that. So what 0:03:31.720 --> 0:03:35.280 do you think him? I think. You know what's funny 0:03:35.600 --> 0:03:38.440 is lately I've been getting a lot of fans on 0:03:38.480 --> 0:03:41.240 Twitter getting mad at me, some that are happy and 0:03:41.320 --> 0:03:43.480 some that are mad just because apparently I'm not a 0:03:43.560 --> 0:03:47.200 diehard Cowboys fan and I'm over here talking about what 0:03:47.280 --> 0:03:50.720 I actually see with my eyes. But good news is 0:03:50.760 --> 0:03:53.520 for those fans, I mean, this is something good because 0:03:53.600 --> 0:03:57.160 if the Cowboys do somehow find themselves into the playoffs, 0:03:57.560 --> 0:04:00.400 then you're gonna have some of these guys is in 0:04:00.400 --> 0:04:03.880 the secondary to be available by then. So if you're 0:04:03.920 --> 0:04:07.160 looking for something positive and a lot of hope, that 0:04:07.400 --> 0:04:12.200 that's something good. But if it's me personally, I just don't. 0:04:12.240 --> 0:04:15.200 I'm with that doesn't really matter at this point. I'm 0:04:15.240 --> 0:04:17.320 just wanting to see some of these younger guys being 0:04:17.360 --> 0:04:20.039 able to play and take advantage of that time. Guys 0:04:20.080 --> 0:04:24.200 like Cheeto, I mean, unfortunately for him, his time is 0:04:24.279 --> 0:04:27.200 running out. You know, these free agent guys are are 0:04:27.240 --> 0:04:30.360 really really needing to put something out there on film. 0:04:30.680 --> 0:04:33.400 Their time is running out, So I hope that that 0:04:33.520 --> 0:04:35.920 guys like him are able to get back on the 0:04:35.920 --> 0:04:39.320 field and put up some stuff that could, hopefully in 0:04:39.400 --> 0:04:42.560 two games, help them to put something good out there 0:04:42.640 --> 0:04:44.880 to find the team or even if the Cowboys are 0:04:44.880 --> 0:04:47.400 wanting to send them back, who knows. You know, it's 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:51.359 interesting in a season of mainly disappointments, particularly on the 0:04:51.360 --> 0:04:54.000 defensive side of the ball, you got two guys right 0:04:54.040 --> 0:04:55.919 there that have been a part of the bright spots 0:04:55.960 --> 0:04:58.200 at least the few bright spots that you've seen in 0:04:58.320 --> 0:05:02.240 Donovan Wilson and treyvond Dick. So I'm excited to see 0:05:02.279 --> 0:05:03.760 them back on the field because I want to see 0:05:03.760 --> 0:05:07.040 if they can keep developing and if maybe, just maybe 0:05:07.400 --> 0:05:11.360 you may have found two members of an ongoing secondary 0:05:11.360 --> 0:05:15.240 that maybe a better in the future, because again, some 0:05:15.320 --> 0:05:17.000 of the best plays that have happened this year for 0:05:17.040 --> 0:05:19.680 this defense have come from those two players, and they're young, 0:05:19.920 --> 0:05:21.640 and so you haven't even be able to say that 0:05:21.640 --> 0:05:23.360 in quite a while when you talk about the secondary 0:05:23.400 --> 0:05:25.440 for the Cowboys, So that I think is very positive. 0:05:26.400 --> 0:05:28.440 Dave talked to us about Zeke Elliott. What's the deal 0:05:28.440 --> 0:05:30.440 on him. I heard he still did not I don't 0:05:30.440 --> 0:05:35.000 think he practiced here or he's limited. Yeah, he was limited, 0:05:35.040 --> 0:05:39.440 and McCarthy said he's gonna continue to be limited. Just 0:05:39.680 --> 0:05:43.440 talking to I mean it just again, Mike McCarthy hates 0:05:43.440 --> 0:05:45.719 giving out any type of details one way or the other, 0:05:45.800 --> 0:05:47.800 but just talking to Zeke's it kind of sounds like 0:05:47.839 --> 0:05:49.800 the same thing as last week, which is to say 0:05:50.120 --> 0:05:52.760 they're gonna limit him and he's you know, I would 0:05:52.760 --> 0:05:55.720 guess he's gonna be questionable tomorrow when the final report 0:05:55.760 --> 0:05:58.400 comes out. But I get the feeling that he's gonna 0:05:58.400 --> 0:06:01.960 play just from talking to him. You know, Zeke was 0:06:02.000 --> 0:06:05.039 the one yesterday he was like, he was like, I'm 0:06:05.040 --> 0:06:07.400 a competitor. I don't I don't care about any of 0:06:07.440 --> 0:06:09.159 that other stuff. I want to go. I want to 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:10.719 get on the field and try to win every game 0:06:10.720 --> 0:06:13.920 that I'm involved in. So yeah, I mean, they're gonna 0:06:13.960 --> 0:06:16.200 be very It sounds like they'd be very cautious with 0:06:16.240 --> 0:06:19.719 his workloaded practice, but I think he'll play. Okay, Nick, 0:06:19.720 --> 0:06:22.200 I'll ask you this question. We asked those these guys 0:06:22.200 --> 0:06:24.200 the question yesterday, but i'd love to get your opinion 0:06:24.200 --> 0:06:27.160 on and Tyler Biotis returned last week, he only played 0:06:27.200 --> 0:06:29.840 six snaps. They were all on special teams. Do you 0:06:29.920 --> 0:06:31.960 think that at some point you could expect that he's 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:34.080 going to be moving back into the starting role as 0:06:34.120 --> 0:06:37.480 the center or and going beyond that question, do you 0:06:37.480 --> 0:06:40.120 think he should be the guy that they should insert 0:06:40.200 --> 0:06:43.120 into the starting lineup in place of Joe Luney? I 0:06:43.160 --> 0:06:45.440 do I think that they should. I mean, you know, 0:06:45.480 --> 0:06:48.279 I think you play the best players right now. You know, 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:50.440 with any kind of chance you have to maybe win 0:06:50.560 --> 0:06:53.960 and get to the playoffs. But if but if it's 0:06:54.360 --> 0:06:56.520 if it's close, if it's a tiebreaker, and I don't 0:06:56.520 --> 0:06:58.560 really know if there's a difference between Joe Looney and 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:03.000 Tyler Biadas right now, I think Joe's better, but just 0:07:03.080 --> 0:07:05.279 because I would think that being in the league for 0:07:05.279 --> 0:07:08.000 that long would make you better. But I think you 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:10.239 got to see what you have and be honest as well, 0:07:10.280 --> 0:07:12.920 because you know you're gonna get to a point next 0:07:13.000 --> 0:07:15.680 year where you have to decide is he the guy 0:07:15.680 --> 0:07:17.240 we're going to lean on here? And I think he 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:19.280 needs to get some of these games. So if it's 0:07:19.360 --> 0:07:22.440 close like this one, then I would probably go towards 0:07:22.480 --> 0:07:25.080 the younger guy. All right, we're gonna take a quick 0:07:25.200 --> 0:07:27.320 early break. 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We got Bucky Brooks of NFL 0:10:06.800 --> 0:10:11.439 Network joining us now presented by Chevron with techron Bucky. 0:10:11.679 --> 0:10:14.280 We start, well, we start every time. Let's talk about 0:10:14.280 --> 0:10:20.760 those strengths and weaknesses of the San Francisco defense. Look, 0:10:20.800 --> 0:10:23.560 this team is talented and even though they're without like 0:10:23.600 --> 0:10:27.080 they're big guns, Nick Bosa, de Ford, a number of 0:10:27.080 --> 0:10:29.440 other injuries have prevented some of their top guys from playing, 0:10:29.480 --> 0:10:31.800 they're talented and they play hard. And so when I 0:10:31.840 --> 0:10:35.000 think about Eric Armstead and Fred Warner and the intelligence 0:10:35.000 --> 0:10:38.880 of Richard Sherman and the re emergence of Justin Barette. Like, 0:10:39.080 --> 0:10:41.240 this is a very very talented team. And what they 0:10:41.320 --> 0:10:44.160 do is I mean, they play counter to the way 0:10:44.160 --> 0:10:46.400 that the Cowboys play. They're pretty simple and how they 0:10:46.440 --> 0:10:48.680 attack it. They believe that their guys are better than 0:10:48.720 --> 0:10:51.120 your guys, and they believe over time that they're able 0:10:51.160 --> 0:10:53.800 to create pressure on you by being in the right 0:10:53.840 --> 0:10:55.959 spot down after down after down and det you a 0:10:56.120 --> 0:10:59.079 crack on theer the premise of having to play discipline football. 0:11:00.800 --> 0:11:03.600 I may be exaggerating a little bit based on this 0:11:03.840 --> 0:11:07.160 past game because they actually ended up scoring two touchdowns, 0:11:07.160 --> 0:11:09.440 but is this a game where the Cowboys can actually 0:11:09.480 --> 0:11:15.439 score more than one touchdown? I mean, it's talking. I 0:11:15.440 --> 0:11:17.400 mean it's a really good scheme. Robert Sala has done 0:11:17.440 --> 0:11:20.120 a really good job of changing and adjusting on the fly. 0:11:20.320 --> 0:11:22.400 He used to be a guy who wanted to sit 0:11:22.440 --> 0:11:24.720 and cover three and maybe a little man free, but 0:11:24.840 --> 0:11:27.520 now they've evolved. They use a little quarters coverage, which 0:11:27.559 --> 0:11:29.720 is what Dallas plays. They really do a good job 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:32.800 but basically throwing a blanket around your passing game and 0:11:32.840 --> 0:11:35.040 forcing you to nickeling down the ball down the field, 0:11:35.080 --> 0:11:37.040 and they just believe the odds are in their favor 0:11:37.120 --> 0:11:39.200 that you will mess it up. And if they're able 0:11:39.200 --> 0:11:42.040 to generate any pressure at the line of scrimmage, but 0:11:42.160 --> 0:11:46.400 then the ball comes out high and tips and overthrows 0:11:46.480 --> 0:11:48.360 lead to interceptions, and so they just do a really 0:11:48.360 --> 0:11:51.200 good job for the Cowboys. It's about finding a way 0:11:51.240 --> 0:11:55.880 to protect upfront and selectively taking your shots. Richard Sherman 0:11:55.960 --> 0:11:58.600 and Veraett both are not the players that he once 0:11:58.679 --> 0:12:01.559 were in their primes. They're good, but they still can 0:12:01.600 --> 0:12:04.800 be susceptible to getting guy. So can you selectively find 0:12:04.840 --> 0:12:07.839 your opportunities to push the ball down the field while 0:12:07.920 --> 0:12:10.480 also operating in a fishing passing game and finding a 0:12:10.559 --> 0:12:12.480 way to run the ball enough with Zeke to control 0:12:12.600 --> 0:12:15.480 the temple of the game. Bucky, one of your points 0:12:15.520 --> 0:12:18.600 this week on your five points a five bucks article 0:12:18.720 --> 0:12:21.400 is you think Tony Pollard is ready for the prime time. 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:24.320 He said he's ready to take over. So you're looking 0:12:24.320 --> 0:12:27.120 at forty Niners defense. How tough is it when you 0:12:27.160 --> 0:12:29.760 have a guy like Pollard and Zeke, when you really 0:12:29.800 --> 0:12:32.160 have two true backs that you have the game plan 0:12:32.240 --> 0:12:34.840 for I mean, what kind of challenges is that for defense? 0:12:36.720 --> 0:12:38.880 You know, depending on how they're deployed, you can create 0:12:39.040 --> 0:12:41.040 a bunch of different challenges. The one thing that we 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:43.440 haven't seen, and they did it a little bit, maybe 0:12:43.480 --> 0:12:45.600 a few weeks ago, putting Tony Pollo and Zeke on 0:12:45.640 --> 0:12:49.240 the field at the same time. The personnel alignment that 0:12:49.280 --> 0:12:52.079 I'm waiting to see would be twenty personnel, two backs, 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:55.880 Tony Pollo, Zeke Elliott, three wide receivers Ceedee Lamb Gallop 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:59.000 and Amari Cooper and being able to challenge the defense 0:12:59.040 --> 0:13:01.240 in a different number of ways. If they continue to 0:13:01.280 --> 0:13:03.120 do what they've been doing, then I think it's enough. 0:13:03.480 --> 0:13:06.400 Give him Polits enough snaps where he can impact the 0:13:06.440 --> 0:13:09.120 game without taking away from what Zeke needs to do. So, 0:13:09.160 --> 0:13:11.640 if Zeke is going to get twenty touches, Paula needs 0:13:11.679 --> 0:13:14.840 to get somewhere six to eight, eight to ten where 0:13:14.880 --> 0:13:16.439 he can impact the game. But it has to be 0:13:16.520 --> 0:13:18.120 a priority and it has to be scripted into the 0:13:18.120 --> 0:13:23.199 car sheet. I know that Fred Warner is a very 0:13:23.240 --> 0:13:25.400 good player, but can you give me a little bit 0:13:25.480 --> 0:13:28.320 more detail, maybe just provide me with a snapshot of 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:31.559 what he does for them and why he's so valuable, Well, 0:13:31.600 --> 0:13:33.719 he does everything that you want to see Jayleen Smith do. 0:13:34.000 --> 0:13:37.520 He's instinctive, he reacts, he can fly sideline the sideline, 0:13:37.760 --> 0:13:41.360 he can make plays, he's tough. He has a natural 0:13:42.040 --> 0:13:45.400 leadership ability to him that comes out in his play, 0:13:45.960 --> 0:13:48.120 and I think when you look at him, he has 0:13:48.160 --> 0:13:51.040 emerged as one of the top linebackers. And as he 0:13:51.160 --> 0:13:54.079 goes that defense goals, he controls the middle and they 0:13:54.120 --> 0:13:56.400 just do a good job of just keeping it very 0:13:56.480 --> 0:13:58.560 simple for those guys, so they play without clutter and 0:13:58.600 --> 0:14:01.440 so you can see their talent on the splat. Hey, Bucky, 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:04.319 you look at the numbers for this defense, it bears 0:14:04.320 --> 0:14:06.959 out exactly what you're saying. They're very good. I think 0:14:06.960 --> 0:14:10.360 they're fifth overall defense, fifth and overall defense, but currently 0:14:10.440 --> 0:14:12.520 right now they're fifth and pass defense, they're eighth and 0:14:12.600 --> 0:14:17.240 rush defense, both in top ten. That being considered based 0:14:17.240 --> 0:14:19.920 on what Dallas does well, and you can decide for 0:14:19.920 --> 0:14:22.760 yourself what you think Dallas does well. How are they 0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:25.400 are Is Dallas more likely to be successful running the 0:14:25.400 --> 0:14:28.160 ball or passing the ball against a good defense that 0:14:28.200 --> 0:14:32.360 does both pretty well. I think it's a mix. I 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:34.560 think this is a game, and I am the biggest 0:14:34.560 --> 0:14:36.200 proponent of a You have to run the ball, but 0:14:36.240 --> 0:14:38.320 I think what you have to do with any Dalton 0:14:38.360 --> 0:14:41.320 you have to throw unfavorable down so first and ten 0:14:41.880 --> 0:14:44.320 quick rhythm passes. We've seen Dalton shows catch a ton 0:14:44.320 --> 0:14:46.680 of passes over the middle of the field eight to 0:14:46.800 --> 0:14:50.200 ten yards. You have to put your offensive position where 0:14:50.240 --> 0:14:53.160 you can stay ahead of the chain, so second and short, 0:14:53.280 --> 0:14:55.080 third and short situation. You want to stay out of 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:58.200 those long yarder situations. So it may be a situation 0:14:58.280 --> 0:15:01.800 where you throw early so you can eventually run late. 0:15:02.120 --> 0:15:04.680 But a lot of it depends on Anti Dall's ability 0:15:04.720 --> 0:15:08.040 to take care of the ball. But yeah, at this 0:15:08.080 --> 0:15:11.120 point of the season and with everything how this year 0:15:11.160 --> 0:15:14.080 has gone for the Cowboys, what would you say to 0:15:14.200 --> 0:15:18.080 a Cowboys fan to look for as far as excitement, 0:15:18.120 --> 0:15:21.600 What's something that Cowboys fans should be excited about in 0:15:21.640 --> 0:15:26.320 this game, whether it's on offense or in defense. Well, 0:15:26.360 --> 0:15:28.560 the excitement in this game, I would say it comes 0:15:28.600 --> 0:15:31.520 from the winner go home nature of the game. If 0:15:31.520 --> 0:15:34.000 the Cowboys are going to do it, you should see 0:15:34.040 --> 0:15:36.920 them play with more energy than we've seen them. As 0:15:36.920 --> 0:15:39.800 you get closer to the postseason, the urgency and the 0:15:39.840 --> 0:15:42.520 speed of the game picks up. So in my mind, 0:15:42.520 --> 0:15:44.600 if I'm a Cowboys fan and I'm looking for this game, 0:15:44.800 --> 0:15:46.880 if the Cowboys will have any chance of winning, the 0:15:46.960 --> 0:15:50.440 physicality should mirror what we saw in the Pittsburgh game. 0:15:50.640 --> 0:15:52.600 It should be the most physical game that we've seen. 0:15:52.640 --> 0:15:55.600 Because the urgency is if we don't win, the players 0:15:55.720 --> 0:15:57.840 out of questions. So I think that has to be 0:15:57.920 --> 0:15:59.560 a part of it. I think you need to see 0:16:00.440 --> 0:16:03.040 the coach is really working together to make sure that 0:16:03.400 --> 0:16:06.440 all of the game plans complement one another, and that 0:16:06.720 --> 0:16:10.360 they're doing everything in this game just to win the game. 0:16:10.600 --> 0:16:13.120 So it's about winning the game, not compiling staffs and 0:16:13.160 --> 0:16:16.120 whatever is necessary you're willing to do. And so I 0:16:16.120 --> 0:16:18.480 would expect you would see not a level of desperation, 0:16:18.760 --> 0:16:21.320 but a level of urgency from everybody that's involved in 0:16:21.320 --> 0:16:24.720 this game. Buck, you just said that Cheltz has caught 0:16:24.720 --> 0:16:27.160 the ball over the middle a lot. Did they Did 0:16:27.160 --> 0:16:30.480 the Cowboys lose anything this year without Jarwin? I mean 0:16:30.600 --> 0:16:33.440 fifty one catches, five hundred yards, three touchdowns. Is that 0:16:33.480 --> 0:16:35.920 what you thought Jarwin would be or do you think 0:16:35.960 --> 0:16:38.400 that they lost something because they didn't have two of 0:16:38.400 --> 0:16:42.080 those guys. No, I mean, I think he gave them 0:16:42.080 --> 0:16:44.120 a production that you would think. I think when you 0:16:44.160 --> 0:16:47.120 evaluate the tight end position in relation to the wide receivers, 0:16:47.440 --> 0:16:50.000 the pecking orders should still be the three wide receivers 0:16:50.080 --> 0:16:53.280 before you get two whoever's playing tight end, And so 0:16:53.360 --> 0:16:56.040 I think for Sheltz to have fifty one receptions, I 0:16:56.040 --> 0:16:58.640 think that is a very very solid job. I think 0:16:58.640 --> 0:17:01.640 the interesting thing going for it will be how do 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:05.680 they elect to use both tight ends twenty twenty one 0:17:05.840 --> 0:17:08.680 and beyond dou they utilize more twelve personnel, two tight 0:17:08.800 --> 0:17:11.280 end sets and maybe one of the wide receivers. I 0:17:11.280 --> 0:17:13.800 would say maybe Michael Gallant finds is his way on 0:17:13.840 --> 0:17:17.119 the silent like what is what does the plan of action? Do? 0:17:17.200 --> 0:17:19.120 They have more versatility going for it. But I think 0:17:19.160 --> 0:17:24.399 Dalton Sheels has certainly been a nice surprise for the Cowboys. Bucky. 0:17:24.480 --> 0:17:26.600 I'm just I'm gonna step out on a limb and 0:17:26.760 --> 0:17:31.080 guess that Robert solid is gonna feel head coaching opening 0:17:31.119 --> 0:17:34.879 this offseason. That seems like a decent bet. And it's funny, 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:36.720 you know you mentioned that he kind of favors a 0:17:36.760 --> 0:17:40.879 cover three scheme. So like, he completely reminds me of 0:17:40.960 --> 0:17:44.359 Chris Richard. Then, like he's like this fiery players coach 0:17:44.440 --> 0:17:47.480 guy seems like he you know, if he prefers that scheme, 0:17:47.520 --> 0:17:51.639 it's an even bigger similarity. You know, if he's the 0:17:51.640 --> 0:17:54.080 head coach of a team, I mean, what can I 0:17:54.119 --> 0:17:55.760 expect from that? I you know, it seems like a 0:17:55.760 --> 0:17:57.359 good bet the Cowboys will have to deal with him 0:17:57.359 --> 0:17:59.960 at some point. What would you imagine his ideal blue 0:18:00.080 --> 0:18:02.840 print for a defense and maybe a whole team would 0:18:02.880 --> 0:18:05.000 be if he gets one of those jobs, Well, I 0:18:05.000 --> 0:18:07.879 think the big thing and much like Chris had to 0:18:07.920 --> 0:18:11.320 evolve down in Dallas, I think Robert this year has 0:18:11.320 --> 0:18:14.520 shown more adaptability and flexibility. I think before it was 0:18:14.560 --> 0:18:16.760 easy to say, oh, man, this guy he has everything 0:18:16.760 --> 0:18:18.600 that is disposed to. Look at all those first rounders 0:18:18.640 --> 0:18:20.959 on the D line, Nick Boles and anybody, anybody can 0:18:20.960 --> 0:18:22.800 close their eyes and generate a pass for us and 0:18:23.040 --> 0:18:25.480 play coverage behind it. This year he has shown the 0:18:25.560 --> 0:18:28.040 ability to be adaptable because they didn't have those guys 0:18:28.280 --> 0:18:30.440 and people were eating up their scheme early in the 0:18:30.520 --> 0:18:32.320 year to cover three, and so they went to a 0:18:32.440 --> 0:18:35.360 more of a split safety defense and so I think 0:18:35.400 --> 0:18:37.760 as a head coach there right there says he has 0:18:37.880 --> 0:18:42.040 enough adaptability and flexibility to be able to change as necessary. 0:18:42.200 --> 0:18:45.040 The big thing when you get a defensive coordinated to 0:18:45.040 --> 0:18:47.160 be the head coach who is going to be the 0:18:47.240 --> 0:18:50.560 offensive play caller? And Canny have an offensive play caller 0:18:50.600 --> 0:18:53.640 that has what I say sticking power, meaning he can 0:18:53.720 --> 0:18:56.560 last for two or three years without being plucked by 0:18:56.600 --> 0:18:58.680 an owner who views him as the next head coach 0:18:58.680 --> 0:19:00.480 in candidate, that would be the thing. I think The 0:19:00.560 --> 0:19:03.879 key is who does he higher as an offensive coordinator 0:19:04.040 --> 0:19:06.359 because the defense will fall on his shoulders? What is 0:19:06.400 --> 0:19:08.119 his vision for how they play offense? But I do 0:19:08.200 --> 0:19:12.600 think they'll they'll be fast, they'll be relentless, and I 0:19:12.640 --> 0:19:14.719 think there will be a little simple nature to what 0:19:14.760 --> 0:19:16.480 they do to a lot of players to play fast. 0:19:16.680 --> 0:19:19.159 We're joined by Bucky Brooks of NFL Network presented by 0:19:19.240 --> 0:19:22.800 Chevron with techron one more question for you, Bucky, Buffalo. 0:19:22.840 --> 0:19:24.359 A couple weeks ago, we're able to put up three 0:19:24.440 --> 0:19:27.560 hundred and sixty eight pass yards against the San Francisco defense. 0:19:28.000 --> 0:19:30.320 What did they do that led to their success? And 0:19:30.400 --> 0:19:32.960 does Dallas have any of those components that they could 0:19:32.960 --> 0:19:35.320 then try to mirror some of those things to have 0:19:35.359 --> 0:19:39.879 a similar success. I mean Brian day Ball was in 0:19:39.880 --> 0:19:43.040 his bag that he attacked them and retacked them relentlessly. 0:19:43.080 --> 0:19:45.960 He did some things that he could attack their scheme. 0:19:46.040 --> 0:19:48.879 They went three by one and really caught them in 0:19:48.920 --> 0:19:51.520 some of their single high coverages, and they put the 0:19:51.560 --> 0:19:53.440 pressure on the safety in the middle of the field 0:19:53.440 --> 0:19:56.720