1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: The ball up the fully fun Prescott barns the ball 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: motion to the nurse side. 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: Perfect. 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Bom taking the plicks. No, he's coming back, goes Prescott. 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: He's going deep down the fourth side of the field, 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: and it's too complete and tend looked for Lamb, who 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: dove for the fuck goal. 8 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 2: And he could not hold on. 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: How get crushed to the curb techover down. 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: A weird highlight for a weird game. Twenty four to twenty. 11 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 3: The Eagles kick off the season the same way they 12 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 3: ended last season with. 13 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: The victory, but man, it looked different. It looked weird. 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: We had an ejection before a play from scrimmage. 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 3: We had a Dak Prescott touchdown saving tackle. We had 16 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 3: more Jalen Hurt scrambled touchdowns than we had all of 17 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 3: last season. And yes, we had an hour and four 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 3: minute lightning delay which turned one the best offensive games 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 3: you would ever want to see to a complete offensive 20 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 3: no show. And it ends with a CD Lamb drop 21 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: his fourth of the game, and the Eagles escape a 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 3: strange opening night that we will not forget. I will 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: not forget the start of this season because I'm doing 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 3: it with Nick Schuck. We're going to be doing it 25 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: on all the primetime games all season. 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: Welcome Nick. What stands out to you out of this game? 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 4: It's an often used phrase, Oh, it was a tail 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 4: of two halves. Well, it was a tail of two 29 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 4: and a half quarters and then a quarter and a 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 4: half sandwiched around an hour long weather delay. Talk about 31 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 4: completely different games. I mean an offensive display from both teams. 32 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 4: Punters got the whole first half off, they come out 33 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 4: of the break and it just dies and it just 34 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 4: becomes not so much a defensive game but just a 35 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 4: battle of attrition that the Eagles ultimately win. And there's 36 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 4: really a lot to unpack from this game. I know 37 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 4: we're going to get into all of it because there 38 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 4: are many les to this game and a great example 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 4: of how Week one doesn't tell the story of a 40 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 4: whole season for a team, but it. 41 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Can give us some peaks into what it might look like. 42 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 2: Right. 43 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 3: So I love that you said it that way because 44 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 3: to me, this was a window into what I think 45 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 3: is going to be a different sort of Eagle season. 46 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: And we even talked about it in the preseason. 47 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 3: I think if you look at the defensive talent overall, 48 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 3: I think they're going to take a step back, and 49 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: they're going to need their offense to make up for it. 50 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 3: And what we didn't expect tonight was that the Cowboys 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 3: offense would be totally up for the challenge to go 52 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 3: toe to toe with that Eagles offense. There was zero punts, 53 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 3: as you mentioned, there was zero stops for the first 54 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 3: two quarters and ten minutes, and then the biggest play 55 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: of the game ultimately was a fumbles by Miles Sanders 56 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 3: when the Cowboys are in the red zone and that 57 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 3: set up the Dak tackle that saved a touchdown. That 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 3: was the very last play before the lightning delay. At 59 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 3: that point, we had had eight straight drive with a score, 60 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 3: then that fumble. Afterwards we had five straight punts and 61 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 3: then the turnover on downs that you heard the CDE 62 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 3: Lamb drop end, and so you know, they were two 63 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 3: completely different games. But I was really struck by how 64 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: well Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense moved the ball 65 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,839 Speaker 3: in that first section. And I do think it's okay 66 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: for us to divide up the sections a little bit, 67 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 3: and I'll start there. And I noticed by the end 68 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: of the game shook like the Eagles kept their defensive 69 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: linemen on the field that you just wouldn't expect the 70 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 3: entire game. So it was a Jomo the defensive tackle, 71 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: like playing more snaps than he's ever played, Nolan Smith 72 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: not leaving the field at all, Jordan Davis who didn't 73 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 3: really have a great night, not leaving the field at all, 74 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: Jlyx Hunt, who's going to be a big time player 75 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 3: for this year, like leaving the field occasionally and having 76 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 3: a nice night. 77 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: And it's these. 78 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 3: Guys being asked to really step up in ways that 79 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 3: they hadn't before. And then the second cornerback spot, which 80 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 3: we talked about all off season, A Dori Jackson just 81 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 3: getting flamed over and over and over. And I know 82 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: it sounds like we're starting negative on this Eagles defense, 83 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: but as much as I want to, you know, criticize 84 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 3: them for struggling early, they got the stops late with 85 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 3: a little fortune. And I want to give the Cowboys 86 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: credit on offense too, that they were making that Eagles 87 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 3: defense look bad. 88 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, if you're watching on YouTube, you'll see I have 89 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 4: this notepad here. One of my first notes is A 90 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 4: Dori Jackson is getting absolutely cooked by the Cowboys. 91 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: And it didn't matter who they were targeting. 92 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 4: I mean early in this game, I was just thinking, 93 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 4: oh God, like may this was kind of a unique 94 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 4: situation because Jalen Carter excuses himself from the game by 95 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 4: spitting it Dak Prescott, you know, before the first play 96 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 4: from scrimmage. But that changes the entire complexity of the 97 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 4: game because then they don't they can't get that interior 98 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 4: pass rush. They have to lean more on the secondary, 99 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 4: and it immediately exposes how the losses that they had 100 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 4: in their secondary could be a weakness for them. 101 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: And then it kind of unfolds from there. 102 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 4: Two things I really took away from the first half 103 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 4: where I see the vision with Brian Schottenheimer's offense. This 104 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 4: Cowboys offense is better than I expected it to be. 105 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 4: Even Javonte Williams was better than I expected him to be. 106 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 4: And also this may they may just have to be 107 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 4: this team all year because I'm not sure that this 108 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 4: defense is going to hold up against some of the 109 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 4: better offensive teams. I think it was Dave Hellman from 110 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 4: The Athletic tweeted, they're essentially the Cincinnati Bengals with a 111 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 4: star and their helmet, Like that's what they're gonna be. 112 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 3: That's like a good that's a good case scenario for them. 113 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 3: I would feel good about that Cowboys over eight wins 114 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 3: that I went head to head with with Nick Wright. 115 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 3: That was before the Parson's trade, But I'm standing by it, 116 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 3: and I still feel okay, because, yeah, if you have 117 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 3: a quarterback that is as advanced mentally as Dak Prescott, 118 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: and he saw a lot of what was coming in 119 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 3: this game and made the right decisions and was not 120 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: afraid to make difficult throws. And the Lamb drops really 121 00:05:55,560 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 3: killed multiple drives. I mean two second half after the 122 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 3: lightning delay, drives basically were ended by dimes by Dak 123 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 3: Prescott that Cede Lamb dropped, and I was really impressed 124 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 3: with him on this night. And you mentioned the Jalen 125 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 3: Carter ejection and I alluded to it right off the 126 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 3: top that that happens before there's a play, and Eagles 127 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 3: fans will, I think, hold on to that for the 128 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 3: next ten days before their Week two game, and they'll 129 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 3: they'll think, Okay, they like, that's the reason everything went haywire, 130 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 3: and it is a big reason. He is the most 131 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: important player in this game in this side of the 132 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 3: ball for the Eagles. And so let's start a little 133 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 3: bit with Spitgate. He spits like he spits in Dak 134 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 3: Prescott's face, gets tossed after the kickoff, where unfortunately the 135 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: Eagles lose a good special teamer, Ben Van sumerin to 136 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 3: what looked like a serious injury. He's getting carded. The 137 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 3: two sides are kind of joying back and forth at 138 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 3: the time he gets ejected. We did not know that 139 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 3: there was a first spider and that first spidder was 140 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 3: Dak Prescott. Good job by the NBC crew unveiling the 141 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 3: tape after we came back from the lightning delay, Like 142 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 3: it was kind of dramatic and showing that actually, you know, 143 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 3: they were jawing at each other. Jalen Carter was over 144 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 3: the line of scrimmage and was all by himself kind 145 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 3: of near the Cowboys offensive line and Dak, and the 146 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 3: cameras caught Dak just kind of spitting into the ground, 147 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 3: but he did step forward, was kind of looking at 148 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: Jalen Carter spitting into the ground. And to be fair, 149 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: he's like five feet away from Jalen Carter at this time, 150 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 3: but he spits into the ground. He's talking to Jalen Carter. 151 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 3: We don't know what he's he said at this time, 152 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 3: and he's got a big grit on his face. And 153 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 3: then Carter walks right up to him, gets face to 154 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 3: face and spits on the man, which you just can't do. 155 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 3: You gotta have to have a code. I don't think 156 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 3: the ejection was out of bounds. I think there's an 157 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: absolute chance that Jalen Carter gets suspended and that back 158 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 3: and forth, and maybe it was Dak Prescott, you know, 159 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 3: breaking out his inner Chauncey guard Johnson being kind of 160 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 3: a starter there. 161 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, you knows their as it were. 162 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: Sorry, Eric, to give you more work to edit on 163 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 3: what's going to be a long night. But he gets 164 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 3: Jalen Carter, their best player out of the game, and 165 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: they never really seemed to recover. 166 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 4: Defensively, well, it's like they highlighted immediately on the broadcast. 167 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 4: This changes the Cowboys entire game plan because now they 168 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 4: can attack the middle of the Eagles front and Brian 169 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 4: Schottenheimer called a lot of runs in the A gap. 170 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 4: He was targeting the interior that defensive line on the 171 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 4: ground plenty often in that first drive, and it kept 172 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 4: that offense really balanced and allowed them to move the 173 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 4: football pretty much at will throughout the first half. But 174 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 4: I also wonder if we never hit that weather delay, 175 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 4: would we have ever gotten this footage? Would it be 176 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 4: treated like the Zapruder film? And how does this factor 177 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 4: into how the league, you know, suspends Jalen Carter. Additionally, 178 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 4: I'm curious to see how that unfolds. 179 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 3: That's a great point took, because if the flow of 180 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 3: the game, I don't think we get that they had 181 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 3: time to go back and look at it. Even then, 182 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 3: it was after they spent like forty five minutes talking about, 183 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 3: you know, how Michael Jordan's you know, impacted Jalen Hurts's life. 184 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, Chris Collinsworth in Tarrico and the 185 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 3: entire NBC crew was, you know, earning their money, just 186 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 3: spinning their wheels. Meanwhile, I'm over watching a great Naomio 187 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 3: O Soka match. I mean, that's what the real ball 188 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 3: knowers were doing at that point. I mean, at that point, 189 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 3: what's there to do? The football game's not happening. Okay, 190 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 3: we talk about how great the Cowboys offense started, and 191 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 3: I thought it was a bad sign though it shook 192 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 3: that they started the game touchdown, touchdown, field goal and 193 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 3: then another field goal on like a forty five second 194 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 3: end of the half, good drive by Dak Prescott to 195 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 3: get some points before the drop the end of the half. 196 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 3: And yet despite how perfect that half was, it was 197 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 3: a ninety nine percentile success rate half. According to Shil 198 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 3: Capatia over at the Ringer, they were actually trailing at halftime, 199 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 3: so they had more possessions. They had a perfect offensive 200 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 3: half essentially, and they were trailing at half tom and 201 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: that felt like a bad sign for the Cowboys defense. 202 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 3: You got to give Hurts and this offense and Saquon 203 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 3: Barkley and even Johan Dotson some credit for how the 204 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 3: Eagles offense answered every score that the Cowboys offense had 205 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 3: in the first half of this game. 206 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, if you look at I mean, Dotson 207 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 4: had a great catch late in the first half as well. 208 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 4: But I also think that it's going to fuel the narrative. 209 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 4: And I think this narrative would have been even stronger 210 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 4: in the days to come if the second half followed 211 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 4: the course of the first half, which it would have been. 212 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: The Cowboys trade. 213 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 4: Away their best defensive player and then they can't stop 214 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 4: a nose bleed against their rivals on the opening kickoff 215 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 4: night and then because of ground to a halt, people 216 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 4: kind of forgot about that. But I think it also 217 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 4: kind of highlighted the difference in these teams, the difference 218 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 4: in how the Cowboys strengths are basically how they have 219 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 4: to move the football, they have to basically aired out 220 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 4: the entire game, and I think it gave Dak Press 221 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 4: got a lot of credit. 222 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: Granted it was two different halves. 223 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 4: You can't blame this one on Dak like he played 224 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 4: a great game, especially in the second half. It's it's 225 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 4: gonna be interesting to see how they're perceived after just 226 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 4: one game. 227 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 3: Okay, I mean perceptions for whatever. I don't care about 228 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 3: the perception that these two teams could not have been 229 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 3: more even to me throughout the entire game. I mean, 230 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 3: did the Eagles won, good job by them the second 231 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 3: that that fumble happened. That was the biggest play of 232 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 3: the game. But when we broke for the lightning delay, 233 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 3: which again went an hour and four minutes, that the 234 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 3: stats were almost entirely even in every respect, yardage, yards 235 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 3: per play, basically everything. And I give the Cowboys credit 236 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 3: actually for staying balanced on offense, even though Dak Prescott 237 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 3: was getting the big plays and even got a big 238 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 3: pass interference to George Pickens that was called on Quinjon Mitchell, 239 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 3: who stayed on Pickens early in the game, eventually went 240 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 3: over to Ceedee Lamb a little bit, but for the 241 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 3: most part it was it was, you know, burnt toast 242 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 3: with the Dorri Jackson going up against CD Lamb. But 243 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 3: the Eagles offense, like I mentioned, they were just methodical 244 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 3: and Hurts was scrambling so much he ends up as 245 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 3: the leading rusher in this game. Shook with sixty two 246 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 3: yards on the ground two touchdowns. He did not have 247 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 3: a scrambled touchdown all of last year. I think you 248 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: have to go back to like October of twenty twenty 249 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 3: three to find a scramble touchdown fro him. And so 250 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 3: whenever he couldn't find his first read, he was taking 251 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 3: off with his legs and it was working. And ultimately 252 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 3: I mentioned that ninety nine percentile success rate that the 253 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 3: Cowboys had in terms of comparing it to other NFL 254 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 3: teams and offenses before the lightning. 255 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 2: Delay, the Eagles had that too. 256 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 3: They would have basically had two of the best games 257 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 3: any offenses have had all of last season. Through that 258 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: point in the game, they were essentially pitching a shutout. 259 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 3: And so even though Hurts wasn't getting to the outside, 260 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 3: wasn't getting to aj Brown, who didn't have a target 261 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 3: until late. They can just beat you so many different 262 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 3: types of ways, and ultimately they do deserve a little 263 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 3: bit of credit for scoring all those points and then 264 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 3: finally at the very end of the game getting a 265 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 3: first down that sealed it. 266 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a bad time for me to rank Jalen 267 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 4: Hurts outside of the top ten in the QB Index. 268 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: So I know Eagles fans are going to come for you. 269 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 4: Because he carried this offense, especially in the first half. 270 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 4: Every play that they made moving the ball down the field, 271 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 4: whether it was through the air or with his legs, 272 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 4: it was all centered on Jalen Hurts. 273 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: And you're right. 274 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 4: It's it's a great example of how I don't even 275 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 4: care if you win the Super Bowl, how no two 276 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 4: teams are the same from year to year, because this 277 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 4: was not their identity last year and in fact, in 278 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 4: the fourth quarter, I'm just waiting for Saquon to be 279 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 4: the same closer that he was last year. And he 280 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 4: had some nice plays and everything, but it wasn't him 281 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 4: the third down, fourth down, you got to get a 282 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 4: first down. You're out of touch, push range, you line 283 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 4: up five wide and Jalen Hurst takes off for a 284 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 4: scramble for a first down. 285 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 3: That was their most successful play was and I know 286 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 3: that that was on the docket. 287 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 4: Yes, And I have to give a lot of credit 288 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 4: to new oc Kevin Patulo because there was a period 289 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 4: in this game where after the delay. I don't know 290 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 4: what happened to Matti Eerflus, if he went in the 291 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 4: locker room and just got really pissed off or something, 292 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 4: but he came out with pure aggression in his play 293 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 4: calling on that first series blitz is on second and 294 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 4: third down, stacks the box with eight on first down, 295 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 4: basically saying you're not finishing us with Saquon, We're not 296 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 4: letting you get out from deep in your own territory. 297 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 4: We are going to fight all the way to the end. 298 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 4: And for a sequence there, Patilla didn't really have an 299 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 4: answer for that blitz, but when it came down to 300 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 4: crunch time, he turned to his best player on offense, 301 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 4: who wears number one, who is the quarterback, and asked 302 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 4: him to go get the win and he did, and 303 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 4: that is a huge feather in the cap of the 304 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 4: Eagles offense as they evolved from year to year, and 305 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 4: it makes them that much more dangerous because we know 306 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 4: how talented they are. They also had to deal with 307 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 4: an injury land in Dickerson by the way, it left 308 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 4: guard Toath comes in to replace him. They largely don't 309 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 4: miss abeat except for when they were dealing with some pressures. 310 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 4: It's an example of resilience with this Eagles team. They've 311 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 4: been there, they've done that. They know how to win 312 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 4: these close games, and they did it tonight. 313 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, Dickerson's back injury is something to watch. He looked 314 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 3: like he was struggling with it before the lightning break 315 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 3: and then afterwards he was not able to continue. And yeah, 316 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 3: when they came back from the break, they got four 317 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 3: more drives and they went three and out. They had 318 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 3: an eleven play drive where they got three first downs 319 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 3: but all to had to punt, and then they went 320 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 3: three and out again, so they weren't able to close 321 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 3: the game. You're right, it's absolutely different. And I was 322 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 3: about to, you know, send one of those tweets out, 323 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 3: and I'm glad I didn't, thinking like this is zooming 324 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 3: towards you know, worst defensive performance of the Vic Fangio era. 325 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 3: And that's how it was trending for a while. When 326 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 3: the Cowboys were in the red zone, that was about 327 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 3: when I was about to send it, and then it 328 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 3: did flip. But by the numbers, that actually was the 329 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 3: worst half of football defensively that they had, you know, 330 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 3: compared to all of last year under Vic Fangio. And 331 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 3: then you know, they got it together, got more pressure 332 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 3: on Dak Prescott and I'm glad you mentioned the eber 333 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 3: Flues changing his strategy because ultimately, I don't think this 334 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 3: Cowboys defense is talented enough upfront. I you know, I've 335 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: been talking about their depth edge. It didn't really show 336 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 3: up tonight. Eziraku was quiet. I thought Marshaw Neilon plays 337 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 3: really hard and made a bunch of plays. Dante Fowler 338 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 3: had like one good pressure but ultimately Sam Williams was 339 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 3: kind all over the place that they're not great overall. 340 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 2: Up front. O'diggy zoo. 341 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 3: It was okay, but after the break they had not 342 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 3: blitzed at all before it shook, and they blitzed six 343 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 3: times after it, and the pressure rate for both quarterbacks 344 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 3: went from very low before the break to a sky 345 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 3: high afterwards. So it really was two different games. But 346 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 3: maybe it's a lesson for the Cowboys that, look, they're 347 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 3: going to have to scheme up some pressure. 348 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 2: They're going to have to be creative. 349 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 3: And there were positives to take from this game, including 350 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 3: that Trevon Diggs played a lot of this game, not 351 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 3: every snap by any means. He was a part time 352 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 3: rotational player, but that was a plus that he got 353 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 3: to get out there and play. 354 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 4: He was healthy enough to be used on one of 355 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 4: those blitzes in that first series. 356 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: After the delay. I want to keep saying after halftime, 357 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: but it wasn't. 358 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 2: At the fifth time, it is after the delay though. 359 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 3: I know, it's like it's a very strange game to 360 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 3: talk about and to analyze because it was completely two 361 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 3: different games. 362 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: I know Eric, you know, is back there. 363 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 3: He said he's up watching it, and I feel that 364 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 3: it's like all of America's having a great time, then 365 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 3: this happened, and then the vibes are just weird and off, 366 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 3: and the game is off afterwards. 367 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 2: It just one of those things. 368 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I want to spotlight a couple of guys because 369 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 4: obviously the news last week with Michael Parsons being traded, 370 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 4: Kenny Clark comes to Dallas in that deal. Had a 371 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 4: couple of moments. What I really noticed after the delay 372 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 4: was the Cowboys started to win up front. Now obviously 373 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 4: not enough to win the game, but they did start 374 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 4: to get a little bit of a surge. 375 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: Clark was in on one of those. 376 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 4: With Nieland for that sack of Jalen Hurts, and I 377 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 4: was like, oh, there is okay there. 378 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: He makes a play there. 379 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 4: And on the other side of the ball or the 380 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 4: other sideline, Jihad Campbell, who is my defensive Rookie of 381 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 4: the Year pick, by the way, great game, flashed, made 382 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 4: key plays, forced a fumble. He forced that Miles Sanders 383 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 4: fumble that turned the game in the more toward the 384 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 4: Eagles favor. Continue to keep an eye on him. He's 385 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 4: going to be a big part of this defense, especially 386 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 4: if they aren't quite as strong upfront as they were 387 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 4: last year, and if they have issues in the secondary, 388 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,239 Speaker 4: they're gonna have to lean in those linebackers more. 389 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: And he's a really nice compliment to Zach Bond. 390 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 3: I can't believe it took us almost twenty minutes to 391 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 3: get the Jihat Campbell. I mean I got fifteen texts 392 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 3: from our friend Jordan rod Riegabat just kidding. 393 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 2: I mean it was like two. 394 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 3: But we're excited about Campbell and him running down the 395 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 3: post in the middle of the field in coverage and 396 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 3: he got beat on one of the plays where it 397 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 3: ended up being a penalty, not on him, but that 398 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 3: Dak Prescott was trying to get a touchdown. But he 399 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 3: made an incredible play in coverage on another. And the 400 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 3: thing that really struck me was he didn't leave the field. 401 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 3: Dak Bond played literally every single snap of the game, 402 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 3: but John Campbell played fifty one out of fifty six 403 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 3: snap So that is what every team is looking for, 404 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 3: to have two linebackers that they can actually keep on 405 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 3: the field that can make a difference as pass rushers 406 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 3: in run defense. And they both made plays in coverage tonight, 407 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 3: Like that is some special stuff. And I think we're 408 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 3: going to look back and wonder how did Campbell and 409 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 3: Josh Simmons slipped to thirty one and thirty two, the 410 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 3: two guys the two teams that made the Super Bowl 411 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 3: last year. And I like that Defensive Rookie of the 412 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 3: Year pick by you, I'm gonna hear, and we'll see 413 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 3: about Abdol Carter. 414 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: There'll be other guys. 415 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 3: But man, what a strong first statement by your boy 416 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 3: to hide Campbell tonight. 417 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 4: Also a peek into the Eagles maybe not being as 418 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 4: deep defensively as they were in previous years because of attrition, 419 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 4: because guys leaving free agency with these rotations are lack 420 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 4: thereof Like a ton of guys played a ton of snaps, 421 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 4: as we've already talked about, and I think I worry 422 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 4: about their depth over the course of a season, like 423 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 4: Sidney Brown gets a little dinged dath to night and 424 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 4: Andrew mccuba has to come in and replace him. I 425 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 4: worry about their depth at the second and third level. 426 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 4: But that's I mean, that's football, and they'll figure out 427 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,239 Speaker 4: ways to do it. But it was interesting that they 428 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 4: did not rotate a lot of guys tonight. 429 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 2: All right, let's take a quick break. We're gonna come back. 430 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 3: We will wrap up our thoughts on the Cowboys and Eagles, 431 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 3: will have a couple quick, surprising but important items of news, 432 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 3: and then we'll send you on your way. We're here 433 00:19:46,400 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 3: late at Chris Westling's podcast Dude on NFL Daily Philadelphia 434 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 3: Eagles want to zero on the season. Dangerous, you know 435 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 3: situation for the Cowboys because I think they'll take a 436 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 3: moral victory tonight. 437 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 2: I think their fans are. 438 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 3: Gonna feel better, They're actually gonna get like. 439 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 2: A lot of pats on the back. 440 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 3: I'm always wary of a moral victory, especially in week one, 441 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 3: like it doesn't really do you that much good. But 442 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 3: we did see some positives and one of those positives 443 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 3: I think you mentioned it earlier, was Brian Schottenheimer's play calling, 444 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 3: and I think the organization in general on offense, they 445 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 3: look cohesive, They looked intelligent, they looked aggressive. One of 446 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 3: my favorite play calls was on a third and short, 447 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 3: Dak Prescott deep to cdee Lamb. 448 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 5: Third down and one to go. Prescott under center, two 449 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 5: tight ends, gets the snap, picks the HANDLEFF fuck's back 450 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 5: seven plus us on long spiral nearside. Caught at the 451 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 5: five down to the Premis sideline is cde Lamb. It's 452 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 5: first in gold Dallas out of buns near the two 453 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 5: of Philadela on a thirty or beautiful strike first and 454 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 5: gold Dallas. 455 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 3: Dak Prescott's PFF grade is going to be so high 456 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 3: in this game, so so many dimes, and he had 457 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 3: so many moments where he just subtly stepped up in 458 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 3: the pocket and that was one of them. He was 459 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 3: just giving me Peyton Manning vibes tonight, just because no 460 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 3: one was more accurate than Peyton Manning. And even if 461 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 3: he didn't have the biggest arm in the world, Deck 462 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 3: has a good arm. But on those deep passes, it's 463 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 3: just like they'd get there in the perfect amount of time. 464 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 3: Sometimes it'd be a little bit of a hospital ball 465 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 3: and you might get a penalty. That happened tonight too, 466 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 3: but he was really reminding me of that. But I 467 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 3: really wanted to point that play out, not only to 468 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 3: get Kevin Harlan in the show. Love that guy so 469 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 3: happy that he's, you know, in my mind, part of 470 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 3: the show for the twenty twenty five season after joining 471 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 3: us in the offseason. 472 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 2: I just like the play call. 473 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 3: That was one of many calls shook tonight where they 474 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 3: had a short yardage situation and they went deep. So 475 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 3: they didn't go too crazy pass heavy, but they used motion, 476 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 3: they had the condensed formations. I thought they attacked the 477 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 3: Eagles in a very intelligent way. 478 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, A certain level of organization and execution that I 479 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 4: don't think we've seen from the Cowboys in recent years, 480 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 4: even you know, with Mike McCarthy calling plays and everything else. 481 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,480 Speaker 4: They just they were very sharp in what they wanted 482 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 4: to execute. I think that starts in the offensive line. 483 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 4: Of course, I'm gonna highlight Tyler Booker. I'm going to 484 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 4: highlight the rest of you was good to have up front. 485 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 4: But he was good in his first game in the NFL. 486 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: He was good. 487 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 4: This is a very strong unit across the board, and 488 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 4: so it starts there. You have protection, you're able to 489 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 4: feel as if you can take those risks. I think 490 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 4: on that play specifically, I was like, oh, no, why. 491 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: Are you throwing? 492 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 4: Because I'm conditioned to think of the Cowboys in the past, 493 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 4: not of this Brian Schottenheimer Cowboys where they they are 494 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 4: in a motion at tight end and then run like 495 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 4: an inverted split zone and that's going to pick up 496 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 4: yards up the middle. Now, granted, of course Carter wasn't 497 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,360 Speaker 4: in the game, so they felt like they could take 498 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 4: advantage of that. But the diversity and the balance of 499 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 4: this offense I think is going to propel this team, 500 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 4: especially if we worry about their defense. Basically, what I'm 501 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 4: saying is the Cowboys are gonna put a lot of 502 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 4: points this year. They're gonna be fun to watch. I 503 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 4: just don't know how many games they're gonna win. 504 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think if you're a Cowboys fan and don't 505 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 3: don't think Nick you you know, slipped Bay that inverted 506 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 3: you know, split zone by me without noticing, I'm getting like, oh, 507 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 3: this is some real football talk. Oh yeah, late at night. 508 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 3: It's like one in the morning on the East Coast 509 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 3: where you are. Cowboys fans have to be excited about 510 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 3: the running game in this because there were questions. Jayden Blue, 511 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 3: their rookie, was actually inactive for the game, I think 512 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 3: a healthy scratch, and yet they had a sixty two 513 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 3: percent design run success rate tonight, which is astronomically high. 514 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 3: It's it's incredible, you know, that would be, you know, 515 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 3: be an all time record like that. The Eagles were 516 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 3: at forty six percent, which is which is very good. 517 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 3: But the Cowboys actually ran it on a consistent basis 518 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 3: better than the Eagles tonight. And that was Javonte Williams, 519 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,479 Speaker 3: and they weren't big plays. It was Miles Sanders who 520 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 3: did have the one big play, but also the fumble. 521 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 3: He had a forty nine yard run in the fumble, 522 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 3: but they got Cavante Turpin involved. He had four touches 523 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 3: in this game, and so it was kind of moved 524 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 3: the move the chains type of football. And I've been 525 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 3: talking all off season that the offensive line has a 526 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 3: higher ceiling than people think if they come together. It's 527 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 3: a bunch of young players, most of whom were drafted 528 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 3: very early, playing together, and I think they have to 529 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 3: feel good before we move on from this game. Is 530 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 3: there anything on the eagle side that you want to hit? 531 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 3: You know, I do want to give Jordan Mylotta and 532 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 3: Lane Johnson some credit for just like looking for the 533 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 3: two most like the two most dominant guys in this game. 534 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 3: So I don't want to totally look past them. And 535 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: if you're an aj Brown fantasy owner, a DeVante Smith 536 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 3: fantasy owner who combined for twenty four yards, I wouldn't panic. 537 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 2: It was a weird game. And I don't think this 538 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 2: is going to continue. 539 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 4: No, No, I mean week one is we think that 540 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 4: it can you know, give us, like like we said 541 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 4: at the start of the show, a window into how 542 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 4: a team might look, but also It is the perfect 543 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 4: It's the most fertile land for overreaction, Like. 544 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: Everybody's gonna come out. 545 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 4: I'm going to overreact and overreact like crazy, So everybody, 546 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 4: can you know, cooler jets a little bit. The only 547 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 4: things I wanted to note is I do want to know, 548 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 4: you know, in the coming days or hopefully not weeks, 549 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 4: the status of Land and Dickerson because the Eagles, just 550 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 4: like we talked about the Cowboys offensive line being so 551 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 4: important to them, the Eagles offense is predicated on the 552 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 4: performance of their offensive line, as is the case for 553 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 4: most teams, but especially this team and how they like 554 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 4: to run the football with Taekwon Barkley. I mean, you 555 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 4: don't want Jalen Hurt's having to do what he did 556 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 4: tonight every game because eventually teams are gonna game plan 557 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 4: for that. 558 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to go somewhere else and you're gonna 559 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 1: need time to throw. 560 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 4: So I am hoping that they get good news on 561 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 4: Dickerson so they can retain the interior three. They're already 562 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 4: playing Tyler Steen as the new starter at right guard 563 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 4: after losing Makai Becker in the offseason, so we're just 564 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 4: I just want to keep an eye on that. But 565 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 4: Eagles fans can feel good about this win tonight. You're 566 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 4: want tozer and that's all you. 567 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: Could ask for. 568 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 3: Oh, it's the perfect Eagles result because they're going to complain, 569 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 3: they're going to treat it like a loss, they're going 570 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 3: to freak out, but they actually get the win over 571 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 3: the Cowboys that they get to celebrate. It's absolutely perfect 572 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 3: all around. All right, let's get to just a couple 573 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 3: items that I did want to mention before we start 574 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 3: getting ready for our YouTube live show Friday night. By 575 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 3: the way, everyone checked out Shookie and I out. I 576 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 3: will be back home and we will be on YouTube 577 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 3: live for the Brazil game, Chiefs and Chargers. We'll try 578 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 3: to get going, you know, a few minutes after the 579 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 3: final whistle. 580 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 2: We will be ready. 581 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 3: So look for the links in our social Twitter, Blue Sky, 582 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 3: all the places, and yeah, you can set up a 583 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 3: reminder on YouTube for that. I thought this week shook 584 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 3: when I assigned myself Raiders Patriots that I was gonna 585 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 3: watch a little Amari Cooper that is not going to happen. 586 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 3: Amari Cooper has retired from the NFL, which maybe you 587 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 3: know tells me why he. 588 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 2: Was sitting out there as a free agent for so long. 589 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 3: Like I was really, you know, castigating myself for ranking 590 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 3: him way too high on my free agent rankings. And 591 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 3: he probably was a little too high. But maybe the 592 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 3: game just just ain't in him no more. Like he's done. 593 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 3: He came back and it was not for him. 594 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean usually when you retire that's the case. 595 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 4: But look, you're a glass half fool kind of guy. 596 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 4: You're an aspirational thinker, and I was kind of on 597 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 4: board with you, unless you look between the lines. At 598 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,959 Speaker 4: his last season, which was the sure handed receiver who 599 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 4: ran very polished routes and was super dependable, started to 600 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,120 Speaker 4: kind of fall apart. He started dropping passes in Cleveland. 601 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 4: He goes to Buffley, catches a touchdown pass his first game. 602 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 4: Everybody's cheering, what a great trade for the Bills, and 603 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 4: then he fades into the background. He's only you know, 604 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 4: he has one more touchdown catch in a blowout whin 605 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 4: I believe over the jet late in the season. I 606 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 4: think his only other notable play was tossing it back 607 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 4: to Josh Allen on that crazy play in the snow 608 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 4: for a Josh Allen touchdown. And that kind of suggested 609 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 4: what ultimately was his final result in the NFL, which 610 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 4: is that, yeah, he's done, like he's moving on. The 611 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 4: reporting from our insiders today was that he, you know, 612 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 4: he signed last week and in the ramp up process, 613 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 4: which is a week is incredibly short to get ready 614 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 4: for an NFL game, and if you're staying in shape, 615 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 4: he felt as if he couldn't ramp up quick enough 616 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 4: to play and didn't have it in him anymore. 617 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: So respect to you. 618 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,399 Speaker 4: You want to walk away from the game before the 619 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 4: game pushes you out, and he's kind of doing a 620 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 4: little bit of both here. He had a heck of 621 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 4: a career. I mean, I think he had six thousand 622 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 4: yard receiving seasons. He should had more Pro Bowl nods 623 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 4: than he did. One of the more underrated receivers of 624 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 4: his generation and a guy that we're going to look 625 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 4: back on and think quiet about his business, but pretty consistent. 626 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: Had a good career. 627 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, when he was good, he was great. 628 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 3: He just would pop up for months at a time 629 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 3: and seasons at a time, and then he'd kind of 630 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 3: step back into the background. But yeah, it was of 631 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 3: course Cutty the Great, like one of my favorite characters 632 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 3: from the wire who just had to tell Avon like, the. 633 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 2: Game ain't in me no more, you know none of it. 634 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 3: And that was Amari Cooper, and it leaves the Raiders 635 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 3: a little shorthanded. I know they have a lot of 636 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 3: receiving weapons when you include their two tight ends and 637 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 3: Ashton gent and I really liked them, but they signed 638 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 3: him because they wanted some receiver depth. They usually they 639 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 3: literally only have four receivers on their roster right now, 640 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 3: and one of them is the rookie Jack Besh, who 641 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 3: has reportedly struggled in training camp. And I don't think 642 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 3: they were going to give much of a role too, 643 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 3: So they were hoping Cooper would help out on the 644 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 3: outside with Dante Thornton and you'd have Jacoby Myers on 645 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 3: the inside. But that that's not going to happen any longer, Noah, 646 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 3: Maari Cooper. Nick Benito signed a big contract with the Broncos. 647 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 3: I had ranked him as the number one potential unrestricted 648 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 3: free agent for twenty twenty six. Since I wrote that 649 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 3: article six days ago, I think it posted. Three of 650 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 3: the top twelve players have signed contracts, so that you 651 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 3: know that's what happens. Luke Getike Toron Bland and now 652 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 3: the number one player Nick Benito. Are they reading my 653 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 3: free agent list and then saying, hey, we better sign 654 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 3: these guys? Who really knows the news I wanted to 655 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 3: ask you about which to me a little worrisome and 656 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 3: maybe this will turn out dated, But Christian McCaffrey was 657 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 3: added to the injury report as limited with a calf 658 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 3: on Thursday. 659 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 2: This came out of nowhere. 660 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 3: The thing that I really noticed shook was they did 661 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 3: not make him available for a regularly scheduled media appearance. 662 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 3: And so if someone in your league didn't already rush 663 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 3: to go get Brian Robinson or he wasn't drafted, you 664 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 3: should do that right now. 665 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 4: Actually, in a fantasy draft on Monday, was cooking dinner 666 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 4: and had cued Brian Robinson for a late round pick, 667 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 4: and then forgot that he was at the top of 668 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 4: my queue, and I go auto drafted him way too early. 669 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 4: So it maybe it'll look like a genius, yes, But okay, 670 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 4: when it comes to Christian McCaffrey, I think a guy 671 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 4: who's limited on an injury report wouldn't incite a lot 672 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 4: of panic with most fan bases in most players. 673 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: But the forty nine. 674 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 4: Ers fans had to feel like it's Groundhog Day because 675 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 4: this is essentially exactly what happened last year. We thought 676 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,479 Speaker 4: he was going to play Week one, Suddenly he's not 677 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 4: even dressed. It drags out, he finally comes back, he 678 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 4: gets hurt with a different injury, ends the season prematurely. 679 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 4: This is a guy with a documented history of injuries 680 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 4: throughout his career. It's been I mean, for lack of 681 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 4: a better term, I guess. 682 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: His achilles heel throw. His entire career has been this. 683 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 4: And anytime that a calf issue, which is what sidelined 684 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 4: him early last year, comes back into the picture, you 685 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 4: can't help but worry. And this is a Niners team 686 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 4: that went out and signed Brian Robinson because Kyle Shanahan 687 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 4: just flat out said we needed better depth at running back. Well, 688 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 4: now you really need depth if he can't play, so 689 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 4: you keep your fingers crossed that he's going to be okay. 690 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 4: But we have enough history to know to take this 691 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 4: stuff seriously. 692 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 3: With Christian McCaffrey, it it just makes you worried of 693 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 3: all players to see that this might turn into a 694 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 3: completely ridiculous conversation. When CMC gets one hundred and sixty 695 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 3: yards this Sunday and looks fine. But I just thought 696 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 3: I would note that another injury news, Christian Kirk was 697 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 3: reported to not be available by. 698 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 2: ESPN that they expect that he is going to be out. 699 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 2: So I'm curious. 700 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 3: You know who the Texans end up using some of 701 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 3: those rookie receivers. Man, fun night, weird night. We got 702 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 3: some answers. Cooper Dezine. He's staying in the slot. He's 703 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 3: staying in the nickel. They're not going to use him 704 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 3: that outside corner to watch a Dori Jackson and Corey 705 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 3: and Bennett, you know, get flamed. Nick sirianis still got 706 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 3: the magic touch. You know, I would have flamed. I 707 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 3: would have roasted him for get you know, getting a 708 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 3: little cautious and punting on fourth down in the fourth quarter. 709 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 3: But he made all the right moves. He actually trusted 710 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 3: his defense and he should. They were playing well at 711 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 3: that point. So you know, it's nice to be an 712 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 3: Eagles fan. And for thirty one teams, including year Browns, 713 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 3: Nick still undefeated on the year. It's only the Cowboys 714 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 3: that I have. 715 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 4: Now, you know, look, we end this show with the 716 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 4: same phrase most of the year, which has been Football 717 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 4: is back tonight. Truly, it is a beautiful, glorious moment 718 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 4: in which we can accurately say football is fully back. 719 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 3: I love that you said that, and I think now 720 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 3: that it's back, like this might be for the last 721 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 3: time until next offseason, if that makes sense, because it's like. 722 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 2: They did their job. They freaking got kicked out before 723 00:32:59,280 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 2: the game even. 724 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 3: Started, like there were no punts, the Cowboys were involved, 725 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 3: there was controversy. 726 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 2: It was an NFL like dream World. 727 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 3: Next in the feed, you got the pic show, and 728 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 3: then we're gonna be back Friday night live on YouTube. 729 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 2: Football is so back.