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Hi, everybody, Welcome to the Wednesday Morning Podcast. 10 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: One of my favorite people, the incomparable Matt Mosley, will 11 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: be joining me in about ten minutes. Two things to 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: talk about, as I always start with an opening rant 13 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: on the Colin Coward Podcast. So, Lebron James has been 14 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: complaining about out officiating recently this year a lot, and 15 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: he tweeted the other day his quote was, all they 16 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: keep telling me to my face on the court. I 17 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: didn't see it. It wasn't a foul. It's not making 18 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: sense to me, seriously, Lebron said, frustrating as hell. Anyway, 19 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: keep going, squad. So the Lakers bigger problem why they're 20 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: losing close games is because they can't shoot. I think 21 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: they're twenty fourth in the NBA and three point percentage, 22 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: I'm close. And this has been a problem in the 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: organization for a decade. As everybody else has moved into 24 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: the three point shot. The Lakers gave up guys like 25 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: KCP and Kyle Kuzma who could actually hit three point shots, 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: and they brought in Russell Westbrook, the worst three point shooter. 27 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: So this is on them. If they shot better, they 28 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: win more close games, they wouldn't worry about officiating as much. 29 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: And also, because basketball is a seven game series, singular 30 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: calls can't be blamed for losing a series. But I 31 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: thought about I watched the Tim Donnege special on I 32 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: think Netflix the other day about you know, he was 33 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: the rogue official that he didn't change winners and losers. 34 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: He simply got teams into the bonus faster so they 35 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: would they would hit the over, the over and under. 36 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: He said he can manipulate a game by about six points, 37 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: but he didn't. He claims he didn't change outcomes, just 38 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: the total points. So be that as it may. In 39 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: my life of being a sportscaster, the sport that is 40 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: constantly under attack is basketball, and I think there's a 41 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: reason for it. So MLS, NHL, Major League Baseball, NFL. 42 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: Many of the calls are, say, objective offsides, you're out 43 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: at first. What is the most difficult call in football 44 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: for an official, The one we complain most about, pass interference. 45 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: In basketball, ninety five sent of the calls are essentially 46 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: pass interference. Two great athletes leaving their feet, one trying 47 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: to score, one trying to defend, sometimes seeking one ball. 48 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: It's hard to officiate. It's a really difficult sport to officiate. Hockey, soccer, football, 49 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: you're clearly offsides, too many men on the field. Even 50 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: the objective calls in basketball three in the key is 51 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: never truly three in the key. Even goaltending, you have 52 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: to in a split second judge the arc of a 53 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: ball still ascending or now going down. So in college 54 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: this is not really analogous, but in college I officiated 55 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: innermurals and I took it seriously. I made eight bucks 56 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: a game. It paid for some of my college books. 57 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: My parents were divorced, didn't have a lot of money, 58 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: so I officiated two in three games a night make 59 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: twenty five bucks. Thirty years ago, that was something and 60 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: one of the things I took it really seriously, and 61 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: one of the things I noticed almost immediately was in basketball, 62 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: the better the athlete, the more they can manipulate you 63 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: with body control. And I think it's more difficult for 64 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: athletes to do that in other sports. You know, a 65 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: catcher can frame a ball to a strike, but umpires 66 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: are pretty keen on that is that. I found myself 67 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: always giving better players the call. They're quicker, they get 68 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: a first step. The less athletic players always a step 69 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: behind reaching in. The better players have better body control, 70 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: they can manipulate you. And I remember thinking when I 71 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: was doing this, because for a brief time in my life, 72 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: I thought about officiating, being a college basketball official, a 73 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: pro basketball official. I was twenty one. You know, I 74 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: knew I wanted to be a broadcaster, but you know, 75 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: you're thinking about things to what to do with your life. 76 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: And I remember thinking very early, is man, I'm always 77 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: giving the best players the calls. It's hard to avoid it. 78 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: And so I think when players complain about this, this 79 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: is why basketball pro basketball, the best team always wins. 80 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: In college basketball, the best team usually wins, but all 81 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: it takes is a star player. In march madness, getting 82 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: into foul trouble off a couple of quick fouls, and 83 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: the best team doesn't have their best player in basketball. 84 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: Like last year in the NBA Finals, the Warrior shot 85 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: forty four and a half percent in the finals. The 86 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: Celtics shot forty three and a half percent in the finals, 87 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: and that was the difference. The Warriors, by a slight margin, 88 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: were able to shoot a slightly better percentage, and that's 89 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: the difference over the course of six or seven games 90 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: winning the championship inches not feet. So when I look 91 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: at people complaining about basketball officiating, I've been doing this 92 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: for thirty years. It's always the professional sport we complain 93 00:05:56,120 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: most about. And I worried about when sports scambling legalize 94 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: in America. This is what would transpire, every gambling loss, 95 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: every gambling degenerate claiming, well, it's rigged. There's too much 96 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: money in the sport for that. I just think sometimes 97 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: add context to sports basketball. Somebody listening to me right 98 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: now is a college official, and it's very likely a 99 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: person listening to me because I see my downloads. I 100 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: know how many people download and listen to this podcast. 101 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: There's probably five or six people listening that officiate college 102 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: basketball and football, and if you asked them what was harder? 103 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: Now you have more ground to cover in football. Basketball's hard. 104 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: These are the world's best athletes battling for basketballs. Twitchy leaping, 105 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: it's past interference every play. It's really really hard, and 106 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: I think by and large, NBA officials do an excellent job. 107 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: The Lakers issue. They don't have any easy baskets. They 108 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: don't get any easy threes. Therefore, those critical near the 109 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: basket calls become very punitive when they don't get them. 110 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: They don't get a lot of easy baskets. Teams that 111 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: shoot poorly don't. So I saw where the Chargers decided 112 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: to keep Brandon Stalely and instead fire their offensive coordinator 113 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: and their passing game coordinator. I rolled my eyes at 114 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: it because seven of the eight remaining head coaches in 115 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: the NFL playoffs, seven of eight are offensive coaches. Last year, 116 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: all seven NFC teams that made the playoffs had offensive coaches. Folks, 117 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: It's not an offensive coordinator issue for the Chargers. It's 118 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: a defensive head coach issue. If you go look at 119 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: the Chargers first and second half splits, they were a 120 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: horrible second half team offensively and defensively. What does that 121 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: tell you? It tells you they have a young coach 122 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: who is struggling once off the script, game time decisions, 123 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: situational play calling. They're a bad second half offense. How 124 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: they have Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Eckler, 125 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: above average offensive line. I went and looked at the 126 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: second half offensive numbers for the Chargers. Their bottom six 127 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: in the league. The other five teams surrounding them are 128 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: all anemic at quarterback. Justin Herbert is the only top 129 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: ten quarterback in the league that is in the bottom 130 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:52,119 Speaker 1: of second half offensive statistics. That's not your offensive coordinator, 131 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: that's your coach. The only defensive coach left in the 132 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: playoffs is Sean McDermott. He can't figure out the Bill's 133 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: old line for five years. Their run game is not 134 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: substantial outside of Josh Allen, and Alan has regressed as 135 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: a quarterback since Brian Dable left. It's a defensive organization 136 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: and culture, I mean the Chargers. Sometimes you have to 137 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: take a deep breath and look at how a business 138 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: landscape is changing. Football now is rewarding offensive head coaches 139 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: and offensive cultures. Look at the Patriots. Bill Belicheck feels 140 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: out of touch. Bears defensive coach, last place, Washington defensive coach, 141 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: last place, Jets defensive coach, last place, Houston defensive coach, 142 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: last place, Chargers. You made a mistake. You could have 143 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: hired Brian Davile. You hired Brandon Staley. And my sources 144 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: tell me at times he can be a notable. 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How 179 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: is Ed? I haven't seen Ed in sometime. How is 180 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: the old gent doing? Doing fine? Doing fine? Put in 181 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: a full day of work on that playoff game, and 182 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: certainly let me know about that. That was out there 183 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: for about twelve hours. So the man loves to get 184 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: to a game early, stay late, and he was shutting 185 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: it down with the Doomsday podcast from the from the 186 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: stadium there with the ship with the pirate ship in it. 187 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: Last night at about one or two in the morning, 188 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 1: he was podcasting, So he's a he's still getting after so. Um. 189 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: The bad news, let's just get that out of the way, 190 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: is the Niners were done Saturday afternoon. The Cowboys have 191 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: almost a two and a half day preparation debit going 192 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: into this game. I bet they're not happy about it. No, 193 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: and I don't think it'll happen again. I do think 194 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 1: the league will address it. But everybody, including people who 195 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: are not with us anymore, Lamar Hunt being one of them, 196 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: are looking down and think at the Cowboys over this 197 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: because he fought for years thinking they had a Thanksgiving, 198 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, the whole Thanksgiving and how that went and 199 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: how they got to be home every game on Thanksgiving. 200 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: That was a huge deal over the year. So some 201 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: people think the Cowboys have been getting favors from the 202 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: league for many, many years. So if one team needs 203 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: to a franchise needs to suffer this fate, it should 204 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: be the Dallas Cowboys. But I think in the future 205 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: you won't see a team finish up more than forty 206 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: eight hours before another team who's then coming to their place. 207 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: I think the league will find a way not to 208 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: have that happen again. And I think it is somewhat 209 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: of a factory and it provides it provides a built 210 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: an excuse if the Cowboys lose to the great Brock Purdy. 211 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: One of the things about Dallas, you know, I said 212 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: this today in defense of Mike McCarthy, this is a 213 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: top five offense in the league. Building the old line. 214 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: Still don't have a clear number two. Tyron Smith out 215 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: for most of the year, Dalton Schultzmith's two games and 216 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: really wasn't good until post Thanksgiving. All that said, Aaron 217 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: Rodgers red zone poor, Aaron Rodgers offense poor. That divorced 218 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: the more and more you look at it. Mike went 219 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: four and one with Cooper f and Rush that it's 220 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: easy because Aaron's on every commercial. He's a star quarterback, 221 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: he's an MVP to weigh in on that breakup and 222 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: favor Aaron. But I look at this season for Mike. 223 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: They're playing their best football now. Dalton Schultz is now 224 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: a real factor. I didn't think he was eight weeks ago. 225 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: Do you think has there been anything that you, Matt, 226 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: have changed your opinion on regarding McCarthy this year where 227 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: you may have been a tad cynical and you've come 228 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: to appreciate him. Yeah, I think I was more than 229 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: a tad cynical. Colin, you're being kind to me to 230 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: say just a tad cynical. I don't know if really 231 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: I ever had the full respect that I do now. 232 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: And you mentioned it. The Cooper Rush aspect of this 233 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: weighs heavy on Jerry, and it weighs out everybody, and 234 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: a lot of lately people are trying to figure out, Okay, 235 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: what was going on with Dak I mean, what happened 236 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: last night with the way Dak played was the enormous 237 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: story coming out of this game. And I do think 238 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy one thing he did, and I think he 239 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: did a pretty good job with aaron of this boy. 240 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: He takes care of his quarterbacks and he takes care 241 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: of the relationship. And early on when Dak had some 242 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: injuries and was coming back from some things, there's some 243 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: stories about Mike McCarthy going over to his house and 244 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: spending hours upon hours with him. So he's sly, you know, 245 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: it is funny. Sean Payton a guy you like a lot, 246 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: and i've pretty pretty well over the years. He's a 247 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: sexier choice. I mean, is he a better coach, Sure, 248 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: sure he is, just because he's a brighter, more innovative 249 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: offensive mine. But McCarthy has sort of a way with 250 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: these players, and I don't know if we ever fully 251 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: give him credit for that. But I thought you saw 252 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: it with a Cooper Rush thing, because on this very podcast, 253 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: when they opened with that awful loss a deck injury, 254 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: he was already playing poorly before the injury. It looked 255 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: like there was no hope for this team. So who 256 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: else do you give a credit for? I mean, you 257 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: gotta give us some to Cooper Rush, maybe to Kellen 258 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: Moore for maybe the way he called some of these games, 259 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: but Mike sort of presided over all of that, you know, 260 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: and I think that's I think the thing that's been 261 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: tough for him over the years is, you know, not 262 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: calling plays because a lot of these guys is there 263 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: a whole identity is tied up in that, and it's 264 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: why sometimes we don't even know what the chiefs right. 265 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: It's like, wait, who wait, who's calling plays? Its Andy is? 266 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: You know? Is bingemy? I mean, there's there's some debate 267 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: because some of these head coaches have such a hard 268 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: time giving that up. So there have been coaches for 269 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys that have been told, okay, you're not doing anymore. 270 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett had taken away from him. McCarthy just said, 271 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: you know what, this is what it requires of me 272 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: to become the head coach there. I've got to give 273 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: this up. And he's done a pretty good job with it. 274 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: And he's certainly you can't accuse the guy of micromanaging 275 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: like you can, you know. I mean, he's he's got 276 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: the laminated chart. He likes to fold it over, but 277 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: he's not even like think about that. Last night we 278 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: talk about how great Dak was. How did he start 279 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: that game? Two? Three and out stories oh for three? 280 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: He looks shaky, Akman, Sandy looks jittery. To him, it's 281 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: not going well. And I think Mike McCarthy's just kind 282 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: of like he's a stay the course kind of guy. 283 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: And I think that's, you know, for now, it seems 284 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: like what the Cowboys need. You know, there's always been 285 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: turbulence associated coaching the Cowboys that other coaches don't face. 286 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: Your owner goes public every week you have more national 287 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: TV games. Those are often game times are disrupted a 288 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: lot of Sunday night, Monday night. It's a very you know, 289 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: Jacksonville doesn't have to deal with that much. Dallas has 290 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: to deal with at seven to eight times a year. 291 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: That's why there's now a limit on how many times 292 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: you can play in primetime. It's the Cowboy rule. So 293 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: the Cowboys don't have to have a night game. I 294 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: know when the Giants had Eli manning and were pretty 295 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: good for multiple stretches, I knew somebody inside the Giants 296 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: he's like the organization hates these night games. We all 297 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: get home at two. They're just r of all week. 298 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: So Mike hasn't done himself favors through the years. You know, 299 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: he's just you know, at the podium, he's pretty average. 300 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: And I think, you know what, I think Mike deserves 301 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: a little more respect. I guess that's my takeaway. Yeah, 302 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: I think I think you're onto something. And where he'll 303 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: ultimately get it is if he wins this game. Oh 304 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: my next next Sunday. Um. You know, I hear people 305 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: say and I even heard Troy say something to the 306 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: effect of, you know, Dallas is only measured on Super Bowls. Well, yeah, 307 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: because of course Troy won three of those things. It's 308 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: been so long. And you and I talked about this 309 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: before you go back to the nineteen nine season. They 310 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: that's not how people think around here anymore. Cowboys win 311 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: that game on the road, and it is winnable. That 312 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: is a winnable game. Like I know, Brock Party's undefeated, 313 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: but Brock Purty still a seventh round draft pick. Who's 314 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: I mean his second playoff game. I mean that we 315 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 1: can't just coordinate him and go like it act like 316 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: I mean, is he surrounded by really good coaching and 317 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: really good players? You bet he is. But the Cowboys 318 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: have a guy with seven years experience, twenty nine year 319 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: old peak of his career, and the Cowboys have possibly 320 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: one of the best schematic and one of the best 321 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: defensive thinkers in the game on that side of the ball. 322 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: I mean, if you want somebody to take on a 323 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback in disguise things, I mean, all you have 324 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: to do is look at last night. Tom Brady was 325 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: just like baffled. I mean, and we can blame it 326 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: all whatever, but he blame it on the offix line. 327 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: But something happened to cause him to just that that weird. 328 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: I mean, think about it. Think of all the people 329 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 1: calling that game last night. They were trying to give 330 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: him an excuse. Was he wanting the receiver to come back. 331 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: Was he trying to throw the ball out of the 332 00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: out of bounds? He threw some kind of crazy ball 333 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: in the red zone, you know, And so I think 334 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: that's a huge advantage for the Cowboys. Still, as much 335 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: as I like rock Perty and by the way, I've 336 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: watched him a ton because I watched a lot of 337 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: Big twelve football, so I have a sort of a 338 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: body of work to but I can't because I've watched 339 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: him so much, I can't buy into They're just so 340 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: good they're gonna kind of carry Brock with them. I 341 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: think dan Quinn will have something for him in a 342 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 1: big way on Sunday Afternoon. You watched a lot more 343 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 1: of him in college than I do. When I saw him, 344 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: I thought he was talented, because Iowa State doesn't have 345 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: nearly the talent of Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma Texas. So when 346 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: I saw him, I thought of he's a gamer, average arm, 347 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: but kind of a gamer, pretty athletic. Iowa State went 348 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: into the tank without him this year, and that's with 349 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: a good coach. So the knock on him was, and 350 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: I didn't see enough of him to have an established opinion, 351 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: was that he was a little erratic. Yet with San Francisco, 352 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: he's not a radic at all, So go back to him. 353 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: There's a reason he fell to the seventh round. He's 354 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: not a big guy, didn't have a huge arm. Was 355 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: he an a ratic college quarterback? Yes, yeah, he was 356 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: someone who elevated them in a lot of ways and 357 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: had a great career. But the head scratching where in 358 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: the world a debt turnover interception come from in the 359 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: red zone was absolutely part of his back. That was 360 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: part of that was part of Rock Purty. And there's 361 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: no Iowa State fan listening to us that doesn't know 362 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: what I'm talking about. Now. Again, he had great moments. 363 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: He here's what he was great at doing, and it 364 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: has a little bit like dak At times he would 365 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,199 Speaker 1: fall down like twenty one nothing. I saw some of 366 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: these Baylor games. It's like they had him and then 367 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: Purty one by one. Now, of course he had some 368 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: of those guys that are in the NFL now, like Kohler. 369 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: You know that, you know that tight end, Charlie Kohler. 370 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 1: He had those guys. He had those big, huge tight ends. 371 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 1: Those Iowa for some reason creates these monstrous tight ends. 372 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: And so he was good. He would lead you in 373 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: a comeback. But boy, the crippling mistake, even as he 374 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: got way into his college career and it was a 375 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: mature senior quarterback, still made some really bad mistakes. So 376 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 1: it's in there now. They may be coaching around that 377 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: and think about it. You can think you've coached that 378 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: out of somebody, and then it crops up seven eight 379 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: years into their career. What happened with Dak the last 380 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: seven weeks, although last night Dak was unbelievable. After being 381 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: extremely shaky first two drives, he played arguably the best 382 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: game of his entire Cowboys career. So Brett Mayer had 383 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: a very good year. He had an awful night. And 384 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: Mike Silver pointed this out. When kicking gets into a 385 00:23:55,320 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: kicker's head, you don't turn around in a week and 386 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: become Jon stener Route or Morton Anderson. Is that these 387 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: things It usually takes weeks. It's like a golfer when 388 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: you get the yips. You don't fix it in a tournament. 389 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: You got to go to your coach. You gotta slowly 390 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 1: get it back. So if you go to his go 391 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: back to his season and his Cowboy career, good kicker, 392 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:27,959 Speaker 1: pretty good leg. What do you think happened? Well, absolutely, 393 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: it got in his head. And we've even heard a 394 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,360 Speaker 1: story today that they lost a couple of what they 395 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: call the k balls, the kicking balls, because he kicked 396 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 1: them so poorly they ended up in the stands. They 397 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: didn't even hit the net, and the Cowboys literally were 398 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: down to one caball over there on the sidelines trying 399 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: to figure out kind of like how to get through 400 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: the game because for some reason they couldn't get the 401 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: kick the kicks out of the stands. That's how bad 402 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: that was. He overcorrected on the hook, remember that. And 403 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: then I mean, to miss that mini in a row 404 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: is just unthinkable. Four and then of course the game before, 405 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: so it was actually five. Dak was very nice after 406 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: the game and said, hey, I've played horribly the week before. 407 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: He'll be okay. But it has to be a concern. 408 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: It has to be a concern. I mean, used to 409 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: you played in Candlestick the wind was going crazy. I 410 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: don't know if that's the case really at Levi, but 411 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:30,160 Speaker 1: it's a huge concern for the Cowboys to somehow hopefully 412 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: get him right. And how could you how could you 413 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: feel great about your kicking game going into it? And 414 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this, you're talking about McCarthy earlier. He 415 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: already is a guy who likes to go for it 416 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: and has really bought into some of the fourth down analytics, 417 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: and with knowing what this kicker's going through, I think 418 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: he'll lean into that even more. And you saw it 419 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: last night. They get down there and it was fourth 420 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 1: and four on like the eighteen yard line and they 421 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: could make it twenty seven to six, and he went 422 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: for it and they got they got to score, and 423 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: then by the time he finally made an extra point, 424 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: it was like a big joke. It was like everybody 425 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: was laughing about it. But I think Troy was onto 426 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: something last night, like if Jimmy were the coach, he 427 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: would literally be holding kicking tryouts this week. I think 428 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: this era, it's not just McCarthy. I think this era 429 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: of coaching. It's like, Ah, this guy's been good for us. 430 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: He's been really consistent, he's got a huge leg, he's 431 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: been good from over fifty. Let's just ride it out. 432 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: We got more to lose than we have to gain 433 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: by bringing in some kind of kicking competition, because there's 434 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: that going to even plant more seeds of doubt if 435 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: we bring more kickers in. I mean, as I say this, 436 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: I kind of think back about Jimmy, and you know, 437 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: I go back over some of those moments. I don't 438 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: think maher would be kicking in that playoff game next week. 439 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: We're Jimmy the coach, and he's not the only coach. 440 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: Some old school coaches and most of those coaches back then, 441 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: you know, they just couldn't. Who else modern day can't 442 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: stand their kickers. Mike Zimmer, for instance, had a really 443 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: tough time finding a kicker and he couldn't trust anybody. 444 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: And I think it's an issue, and it is. When 445 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 1: you start losing your kicking balls in an NFL game, 446 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: you can't track them down. That's a problem. The line 447 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: is surprisingly low Niners minus three and a half. That 448 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: tells me dan Quinn brought pretty your theory. Vegas sees 449 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: it that they think it's going to be lower scoring, 450 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: so do I. Seattle's a bad defensive team. Dallas has 451 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: some spectacular players. I still think they need another corner 452 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: and that will be at some point exposed against Philadelphia 453 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: or San Francisco. UM. I think I think it has 454 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: a twenty seven twenty feel to it. What do you 455 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: what do you think the game looks like? You know, 456 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 1: with it being three and a half, I would lean 457 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: toward betting the Cowboys getting those points. Um. I saw 458 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: it open, I thought about four and a half and 459 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: I was really thinking, okay, I would lean that way. 460 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 1: I agree. Um, I think it's gonna be interesting because 461 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys at times have been susceptible to the run. 462 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: You know they've they've struggled with the group. The thing 463 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have, it's they've got a versatile group on 464 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: the line. Two guys that were inactive last night, Bohannah 465 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: and Neville Gallimore, are big, huge plugger types. Last night 466 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: they got Hankins in there, and so that was their big, 467 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: huge guy. But the rest of the people they went 468 00:28:56,040 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: with all thin, long pass rushers. Cowboys can go either way, 469 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: and so I think what you'll see him do is 470 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:07,959 Speaker 1: really load up to stop that run game. I think 471 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: the fastest you think about this, I think you maybe 472 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: leaning the right way. I think it's a low storied game. 473 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 1: I think it's rare that San Francisco finds somebody that 474 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: will play as physical as they will. I don't normally 475 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: think we think of the Cowboys like that. I've heard 476 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: you over the years say finesse, speed, all those kinds 477 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: of things. The Cowboys team that showed up last night, yeah, 478 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 1: was incredibly physical, Yes, and the safeties were hitting like crazy. 479 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: Vander Esh was a good edition. He came back Bjory. 480 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: He helps in the run against the run as well, 481 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: and I like, I mean, that's where Purdy's gonna have 482 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: to watch it because they're gonna use Parsons. Quinn loves 483 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: to do what he did last night. Move him back 484 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 1: off the line a little bit, sometimes get him outside, 485 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: line him up, maybe in the middle standing. You never 486 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: know where he's gonna be. And right now, he's the 487 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: biggest defensive weapon in the NFL. He's there's just not 488 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: there's not a game wrecker like him. There are people 489 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: that may have more sacks or may even put up 490 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: bigger numbers, but there's no one. And he used to 491 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: have somebody like that, DeMarcus Ware there's no one there. 492 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: They spend more time worrying about. And that's a great 493 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: thing when you have somebody like that, and it's great 494 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: for those other players. DeMarcus Lawrence, Dorance Armstrong. I mean, 495 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: think about we kind of beat up on the Cowboys 496 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: for not being able to land Randy Gregory in the offseason. 497 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: What did Randy Gregory do this year for Denver? Nothing? 498 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: He was hurt most of the time and the Cowboys 499 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: ended up So your point earlier, though it is the 500 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: right one. It's a little scary at cornerback, like it 501 00:30:55,120 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: really comes down to, you know, whether it be deebo I, 502 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: you I mean, you know, how deep do they truly go? 503 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: And your comparison of the receiving units Cowboys, I will say, Gallup, 504 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: who's not getting much separation, can make plays. So I mean, 505 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: I do think. I do think he gives them something. 506 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: He can beat people down the fields. He's a straight 507 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,959 Speaker 1: line runner. I feel like CD can get the drops 508 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: at times. I think he's a pretty average one a 509 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: stupendous two. I think Schultz's outstanding and they have a 510 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: one two punch. I think their offensive line and you 511 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: gotta credit McCarthy on this, it is much better post Thanksgiving. 512 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: It is a better offensive line. That's what it feels 513 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: like to me, it to you, does it? Yeah, It's 514 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting because you know, they had to make 515 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: some changes last night. Peters came out of that game 516 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: and they kicked Dollard Smith out. He's been good out there, 517 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:57,719 Speaker 1: and they had to put McGovern out there. They had 518 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: to put McGovern in at guard. I think that'll be 519 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: fascinating to watch. The other thing I would bring up is, 520 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: and I said this before yesterday's game, Pollard was going 521 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: to be a huge key and it's like a real 522 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: bell Weather for this team is if he has seventy 523 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: five or more rushing yards, they tend to perform so 524 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: much better. And and what you have to watch in 525 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: this game is what did what did Zeke end up 526 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: for rush in this last game? It's like two point 527 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: one He's been doing that for several weeks now now 528 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: short yard, it's still good. He still go get you 529 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: a yard. But when you find yourself after a game 530 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: and you look at the stats and Zeke has taken 531 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: up twelve to fifteen of your carries, you've probably made 532 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: some mistakes. And I think Kellen called a really good game. 533 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: But each time you run Zeke, you're taking about a 534 00:32:55,920 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 1: twenty five yard opportunity away from your offense. Because ye again, 535 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: Zeke does some good things. He brings some really good leadership. 536 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: But Pollared is your home run hitter, and you heard 537 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: him talking about it last night, and it's true. And 538 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 1: plus if there's only a small hole, powered is a 539 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: tougher back than he's given credit for. So he's got 540 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: great balance. We Pollered. I mean, you have to approach 541 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: this game like this is our bell cow. And but 542 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: they'll treat Zeke like the ceremonial starter. But you better 543 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: get you better get Pollered in there early. Well, Matt Mosley, 544 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: you are our bell cow guest. I thought you really 545 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: crushed it today. Now what Now he really did? So listen, 546 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: murder works very hard. He gets a little cranky. So 547 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: are you going to give ad if if the season ends, 548 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 1: do you give d some time off to reboot and 549 00:33:55,960 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: relax with his beautiful family? Yeah? I mean Ed does 550 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: not exactly understand like rebooting for Ed is only spending 551 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: eight hours a day on Twitter. That's so. But Ed 552 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: does have wonderful family and he's got grandkids now and 553 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: that's changed his life, and he spends a lot of 554 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 1: time in Colorado. So yeah, he'll I'll give him some 555 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: time and then, you know, depending on how well he 556 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 1: does in this last podcast or two, I may kick 557 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,840 Speaker 1: in a little extra money for him. But that's the 558 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: kind of guy you are. You're very giving, you know. 559 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: That's that's just that's how I'm wired. Yeah, yeah, yeah, same, Yeah. 560 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: I love just a giver all the time. I do. 561 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: That's exactly. That's what I've always heard. All right, Mosley, 562 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:55,439 Speaker 1: You're pretty good. Doomsday podcast with Sir Ed, a long 563 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: time Fox Sports ESPN guy, and just a friend funny. 564 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: My guys like you a lot. So I'm gonna go 565 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: now and I'm gonna do some meditation. I do that 566 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 1: in the afternoon. Jane Mosley, if you've done meditation, hell, Lee, man, 567 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: it almost sounds spiritual. Get you down here. I don't 568 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: even know what spiritual means, but I do that. I'd 569 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 1: meditate about twice a week. Yeah, move down here and 570 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: you'll find out what spiritual means. Yeah. All right, thanks 571 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: for having me. Thanks for having me. I've got to 572 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: do two hours of scintillating radio now, all right, good 573 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:51,399 Speaker 1: see anybody. All right, you two the Volume. 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