1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Cowboys let go. Are 3 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: you ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: a break? Absolutely? Ready for a break? Yeah? And so 5 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: much for that. It's time for the Break on Dallas 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: Cowboys dot Com with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: Garcia and Derek Eagleton. It is Wednesday, January fifth, twenty 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: twenty two, season seventeen, episode number ninety one. Welcome to 9 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: the very latest edition of The Break We Life from 10 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: thats WBC Mortgage Studios. At the start at the full 11 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: crew today will be joined by Bucky Brooks here in 12 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: a moment he will he is of NFL Network, and 13 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: he will talk to us a little bit about the 14 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 1: Philadelphia offense versus the Dallas defense. That game coming up 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: this Saturday night at a seven fifteen I think is 16 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: kick time, but it'll be you guys will be able 17 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: to check that out. It will has been moved from Sunday, 18 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: So if you had not noticed that it was moved 19 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: from a Sunday noon game to a Saturday night game, 20 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: go ahead and get it out of the way. Get 21 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: the Cowboys ready for the playoffs. How's everybody doing today? Great? Good? 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: Everybody's good? Nick? You wanta give me a ninety one LP? Wow? 23 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: Is that kind of damn best you got? Darren Benson? 24 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: You ever heard of him? Yeah? He was. He was 25 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: doing some roofing work in in nineteen ninety four and 26 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: they Cowboys called him and said, you want to play football? 27 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: A pretty big guy. They're like, yeah, okay, and he 28 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: played a couple of years. Darren Benson, Okay, don't like 29 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: a story. It seemed fair to say that kind of 30 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: day about a guy who was here for like sixteen years. 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: I think he's got did his job. Most great stories 32 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: in the history of the Cowboys, does he? Yes? Yeah, 33 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: oh yeah. The way you got here, I mean, we've 34 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: never done it before. We've never ever other than one 35 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: time in two thousand and five, if we stayed over 36 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: for a week forty nine Ers Raiders. And because of that, 37 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: when you say stayed over, we were in town for 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: one game, we stayed the entire week in that city 39 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: for another game that was going to be in the 40 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: first game against the forty nine Ers, this deep snapper 41 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: had another bad snap and Parcels were like, yet you're 42 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: out cut? Them, you gotta get someone else, and since 43 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: we're out there, can we get someone local. There's a 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: guy over here Atkyle Berkeley named LP a little bit 45 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: and they're like, okay, well get him in here and 46 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: see if he can do it just for a little bit. 47 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: And then he did it for seventeen years without a 48 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: bad snap. It's amazing. If we were back to Dallas, 49 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: like we've probably should have been. Parcels just wanted to 50 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: do that. If we were back to Dallas, then we 51 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: would have gotten the pool of you know, seventeen snappers 52 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: and this guy, this guy cool, and probably LP would 53 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: have never done it. Also, like at this point has 54 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: trained a decent number of successful long snappers that are 55 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: in the league right now. I don't I don't know 56 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: their names he did. I don't know their names off 57 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: the top of my head. But there were at least 58 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: like three or four long snappers in the league right 59 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: now who were to his understudy and training camp who 60 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: went on to be successful. Just working under him for 61 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: a summer here we had, Yeah, there's probably four. Crater 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 1: c was one of them. Would yeah there, Like I said, 63 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:09,679 Speaker 1: I don't know their names, but there have been a 64 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: few really really. You can scoff at it all you want, 65 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,119 Speaker 1: but like the best long snapper and team history and 66 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: one of the best ever. No, he was the LP 67 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: was the best LP. I mean, hellster, I did it 68 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: for equally as long he did, what twenty something years? Right? 69 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: How long is he here? Not not that long? Not 70 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: that How long is he you know? Not off the 71 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: top of my head, but I know lpsteen ninety to 72 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: two thousand and one. I don't know, twelve years, I 73 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: guess something like that. If LP didn't set the record 74 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: for years served, he definitely like tied it, right, Yeah, 75 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: he didn't have the most games. No, you know, Witten 76 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: was like, you guys, gotta come on now. Never heard 77 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: his voice ever, not once LP. Yeah, I don't know 78 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,119 Speaker 1: what he hounds. Not a big talker, not a very 79 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: not a very friendly guy he would like. That's probably 80 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: what you hear about voice, way more than is him 81 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: as a long snipper. See, I'm I'm more than willing 82 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: to acknowledge your contributions on the field, even if you 83 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: weren't the nicest off of it. That's okay, I guess 84 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: all right, let's go ahead and get into some of 85 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: the we'll talk on this team. Let's talk about a 86 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: couple guys on the injury report. Let's start first with 87 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: jay Ron Kursey popped up yesterday on the injury report. 88 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: Was limited, but Mike McCarthy had a couple of things 89 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: to say. What do we hear Dave from McCarthy on him? 90 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: He's got a hammy, didn't do well they walked through yesterday. Anyway, 91 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: they're not expecting him to do a lot today, at 92 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: least not at the outset. Questionable to play, which hey 93 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: sit him? Oh no, a really good player can't play 94 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: in this game and needs to take the week off. No, 95 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: I hate that. I don't like getting my guys rest 96 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: heading into the playoffs. Is also on the list limited. 97 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: I'm sure you're Pollard, so I'm sure you're probably thinking 98 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: the same thing. They're like, please just sit him down. 99 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: I guess I'll just have to watch Edo Smith like terrible. 100 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: I haven't heard that, Like that was you and Lindsay 101 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: doing that? Yeah, I was like, I've heard that somewhere before. 102 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: But it's just my whiny baby voice. I mean, hopefully 103 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: these guys are all okay, and it becomes a problem 104 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: if they're not ready for the playoffs. But I thought 105 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: that was kind of like y'all, sort of a Mickey voice. 106 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: We have a lot of bits, Lindsay Draper, and I 107 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: have a lot of bits. Lindsey me too, She says, Hi, 108 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: I talked to her often. Her kids are great. Funny 109 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: thing is I literally this was And I'm getting way 110 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: off the track here, but you are this is literally 111 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: a two or three months ago. Me and my wife 112 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: were out. We never go out. We were out one 113 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: night at a bar having drinks, and who runs up 114 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: on us but Lindsay and her husband. And there is 115 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: like a rooftop bar at a hotel and they're staying 116 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: at the hotel. They're in town for the weekend. So 117 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: we got to hang out with them a little bit. 118 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: But yeah, I miss her. I really miss sir same. 119 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's let's find out about Blake Darwin. Like 120 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: there was, there's news around him right His practice window 121 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: has been activated, so he should be out there today. 122 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: It's fun. So he got they have twenty one days 123 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: to evaluate him. There's no rhyme or reason to what 124 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: that means. If you remember, they activated Maurice Kennedy's practice 125 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: window gave him like three hours to get ready and 126 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: then activated him to the roster. Some guys they take 127 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: all the way through the twenty one days. I think 128 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: it just depends on how physically fit you are. He 129 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: according to the rules, there's nothing stopping him from being 130 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: activated and playing against Philly, but that'll probably depend on 131 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: how he practices. That's a situation where you would love 132 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: to get him out there and get him on the 133 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: grass and just get him back in the flow of 134 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: a football game before the playoffs. But even if that's 135 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: not doable, it's very encouraging to think. I mean, he'll 136 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: be available for the playoffs. That's just a guest by me. 137 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: But if you're at practicing this week, that gives you 138 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: next week. I think he'll be available for the playoffs. Well, 139 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: I'm a little I'm interested to see how they will 140 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: do that. You know, how they'll use him, Um, if 141 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: he is active, you know, say for the playoff game, 142 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: because they like McEwen, Sprinkle gets some decent amount of 143 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: snaps for blocking tight end. But they also can have 144 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: all these other guys jumbo packages and stuff like that, 145 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: So I don't know if you would need the four 146 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: tight ends. But yeah, I mean I definitely think you 147 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: use them if he's out there, And I agree with David, 148 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: if he's ready to play, I'd play him for this game. 149 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: Just get him some snaps, get him back in the flow, 150 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: because when the playoff game hits, it'll be That's what 151 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: I was gonna say. I'm like, if he's ready by then, 152 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: by the playoff game for sure, at that point, how 153 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: much work do you actually give him to where he 154 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: is going to be productive for you with being on 155 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: the field. He's been out for what is it now, 156 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: long time, so it makes me wonder, like how much 157 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: time does he really need us, like playing time to 158 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: kind of get back into things and actually be productive. Yeah, 159 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: I think I just don't. I don't like the setup 160 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: at tight end. I don't like these two tight ends 161 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: as your tight ends because they don't block. That's the problem. 162 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: You don't think that's a big deal. No, I mean yes, 163 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: but I mean they both okay, they're both pass catchers, 164 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: but they don't do what you want them to do 165 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: to like two tight end set. Could they run? Could 166 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: they pass? They're probably gonna pass because they're not gonna 167 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: They don't get an advantage by having two tight ends 168 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: that just maul you and run. These aren't the two 169 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: tight ends sets that create this mismatch problems, because they 170 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: are problems sometimes in the running game. But I will 171 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: say this, there have been I think there have been 172 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: games this year where Dalton Schultz has been pretty good blocker. 173 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: I know there have been players where I've seen him 174 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: make some really good blocks. And that doesn't mean he's 175 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: a consistent blocker. That doesn't mean he reminds me of 176 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: what Jason Witten was for a lot of his career. 177 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: Like I think early in his career he got the 178 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: reputation of being a really great blocker, and I think 179 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: he was earlier. I think as he got into his career, 180 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: he was a willing block in the way, which means 181 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: he knew how to get in the way, he knew 182 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: how to position his body, and in doing so, he 183 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: could create the right kinds of opportunities I kind of 184 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: lanes for running game. I think Dalton Schultz has become 185 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: that kind of blocker. He's not horrible at it. I'm 186 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: fine any and I'm fine with that. Yeah, don't need 187 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: two of them. See I actually I disagree, And it's 188 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: not they're not They're they're not. Yeah, we need that, right, 189 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: we do every once in a while. At least. They're 190 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: not great blockers, and we've there. You can go pull 191 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: up the tape of both of them failing in especially 192 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: in space, going all the way. But what you just like, 193 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: you always like, I feel like you're gonna interject, even 194 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: though I'm about to agree with you. Okay, I want 195 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: to I want to hear you go, so go. They're 196 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: not great blockers, they're not good in space, they're not 197 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: good one on one. But what they do, and especially 198 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: they work in tandem, like when they run twelve personnel 199 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: with these guys, they're almost always next to each other, 200 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: and together they can be useful in that regard. They 201 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: can seal off the backside. They can keep a guy 202 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: from coming around the edge and that opens up their 203 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: back to get where he needs to get without somebody 204 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: chasing him down. They can do that type of stuff. 205 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: And they're both really at athletic. So if the Cowboys 206 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: go twelve personnel with Blake, Dalton, Cooper and CD and 207 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: you load the box because it's twelve personnel and you 208 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 1: think they're gonna run, well, you're screwed now because you 209 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: got two really athletic tight ends who can get out 210 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: in space on top of your receiver personnel, and if 211 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: you drop back because you're worried about what they can 212 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: do in the passing game, they're good enough to be 213 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: plus blockers together. Like it's they're not Marty B. They're 214 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: not just gonna mash the front side, d end on 215 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: their own and hold the edge so you can get 216 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: around them. But together they can do just enough to 217 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: make the running game viable while making you respect the 218 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: passing game. Yep, I agree with that. I know That's 219 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: why I got frustrated because I was like, you're gonna 220 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: try to make my point for me. No, no, no, 221 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: I agree with that, and I will say this too. 222 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 1: I will say when it comes to the twelve personnel, 223 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: I think that's what he can add to this, because 224 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: what we were talking about back when they were coming 225 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: into the season was where are you gonna go twelve? 226 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: Or are you gonna go third? Or are you gonna 227 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: go I'm sorry eleven. When you have Michael Gallup and 228 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: you had those tree wide receivers, it was kind of 229 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: that well, which which gives you an advantage. Well, now 230 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 1: without Gallup, I actually think that you might have a 231 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: little bit more of an advantage having those two tight 232 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: ends with two wide receivers, because you can do some 233 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: different things with Jarwin up the middle of the field, 234 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: which I don't think they've exploited quite enough this year. 235 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: I think they use cd in in that role some, 236 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: but I think they can do more with that. And 237 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: it's funny because I think I think Blake has ten 238 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: catches on the year, Like I don't think he even 239 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 1: has one hundred receiving yards on the year. Like I 240 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: don't want to, I definitely don't want to blow this 241 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: out of proportion like this is he does. Yeah, but 242 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: I just think his ten catches for ninety and two touchdowns. 243 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: We're not talking about bringing Kelsey into the lineup, you know, 244 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: but his skill set. I don't think it's a coincidence 245 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: that when they lost that personnel grouping that was when 246 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: they were at their best. It was when they had 247 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: they love twelve personnel. Kellen Moore loves it. They've been 248 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: using it like a quarter of the time, even with 249 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: all the receivers that they have, and I just don't 250 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: think it's been the same since Blake left. And so 251 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is a magic pill. But 252 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: I'm optimistic that this could be really beneficial for them. 253 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: All right, Okay, my point. Really, they'll be fine in 254 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: these couple of games. I don't think it's going to 255 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: be the make or break in the playoffs or whatever. 256 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: But you do have some decisions to make coming up 257 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: next year. You've already paid Blake Dalton. Schultz is getting 258 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: close to eighty catches for a season. He might be gone, 259 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: I mean, and he probably will be. But you know, 260 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: I don't think you signed both of them. I think 261 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: you need. I mean, I don't think you have both 262 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: of those contracts here, but I mean if you had 263 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: to pick one of the two, I mean, wouldn't be Schultz. Well, well, 264 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: and I think that's the conversation we definitely will have 265 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: because I think, yeah, that's offseason conversation because and the 266 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: reason why I say that's because I do think you 267 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: have a very tough decision there to make, Because it's 268 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: not so much that of the preference of one or 269 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: the other. It's about how much Dalton's gonna cost you. 270 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: That may be a very well, relatively expensive it's it 271 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: might be a contract more expensive than you thought you 272 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: would have coming into this season just based upon his 273 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: production this year. 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Gets your tickets to the 316 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: most stupendous to night WrestleMania in the history of visitgeek 317 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: dot com. Welcome back, second second of the Break Life 318 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: in s WBC Mortgage Studios at the Star. We are 319 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: joined right now by Bucky Brooks and NFL Network. Bucky, 320 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: you were listening in on that last conversation that we 321 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: had about Blake Jarlin and his return, what he might 322 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: bring to this team once he returns. Tell me what 323 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: your thoughts are on them. Look at me. I think 324 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: it may be a blessing in disguise for the Cowboys 325 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: if that's the boom, because what it may do it 326 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: may force Killing Moore and Mike McCarthy to balance up 327 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: the office little bit, not just in terms of run fast, 328 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: but in terms of formation diversity. Killing Moore was the 329 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: guy that played a boy the state Chris Peterson with 330 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: the head coach, that they utilize a lot of motions 331 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: and shifts to kind of change up the look and 332 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: what it does. And here's the advantage of twelve personnel. 333 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: It adds extra gap for the running game. And so 334 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: regardless of whether the guy can block or not, from 335 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: a defensive perspective, do you have to account for the 336 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: extra gaps when you have an extra body at the 337 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: end of the line, whether it's tight end on either 338 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: side or tight ends in a wing formation. And so 339 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: what it does is it makes the defense after just 340 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: it also creates some opportunities maybe where you can create 341 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: one on one coverage for a Marit Cooper and Cde Lamb, 342 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: And so it may not be all bad. Then they 343 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: have to use a little more twelve personnel because it 344 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: could help them not only in the running game, but 345 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: in the passing Again, So just so I'm clear on 346 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: what kind of what you're saying is is with Jarwin 347 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: out there as opposed to a Connor McGovern, they might 348 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: lose a little bit in the space blocking, but this 349 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: the versatility of Jarwin could do more things, is probably 350 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: more beneficial. Is that what you're saying, Well, yeah, because 351 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: then as a defensive coordinated you got to make a decision. Okay, 352 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: how do we want to treat there? It in do 353 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: you want to treat them as a wide receiver? Do 354 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: you want to treat them as tight ends? Do you 355 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: want to put a base personnel or nickel personnel on 356 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: the field. And depending upon how you kind of do 357 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: the alignment, you put both tight ends on one side 358 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: and the NCD Lamb and Cooper on the other side. 359 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: You put them where the wide receivers are wide and 360 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: to tied end or inside. There are a bunch of 361 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: different things that you can do to create one on 362 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: one matchup. Now. I don't know if tell them more 363 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: of want to get into his bag like that versus Philadelphia, 364 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: But it has to be something that's the thought because 365 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,239 Speaker 1: when you get into the postseason, you got to have 366 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: something that you may not have shown. A wrinkle, a trick, 367 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: a gimmick, something to just roll opponents off. And so 368 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: it may give them an opportunity to be a little 369 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: more diverse and some of their formation and alignments and 370 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: maybe even some of the play coling to be used. 371 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: Buck going back to the Eagles, I mean, all I 372 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: keep hearing about is how well the Eagles have run 373 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: the ball since they kind of got their act together. 374 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: Am shoot, it was week three. It feels like a 375 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: lifetime and goo since then. So just when people say that, 376 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: I mean, what exactly are they doing? And I know 377 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: they got guys on the COVID list for the purposes 378 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 1: of this, let's just pretend like they don't. What are 379 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: they doing that's making them so successful running the ball? 380 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: They become the NFL's version of Oklahoma. Basically, they're lining 381 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: up and running Jim and Hurst's offense from Oklahoma. He 382 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: is that quarterback. He's a sent a piece of the offense. 383 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: He's not Lamar Jackson, but they used them like Lamar Jacklins. 384 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he's the center, the focus on the running game. 385 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: And so when the quarterback runs and you got GT 386 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: pool garden tackle pool counters, read game, it changes how 387 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: you have to play on defense. And because so few 388 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: teams jutilize the quarterback like that, it's like playing Army 389 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: and Navy in a week. And so when they went 390 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: to that move, the offense exploded. They were rushing for 391 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy five per game over like five 392 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: or six games. Stretch and the crazy They weren't even 393 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: using the mouth standards at that point. Then they started 394 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: incorporating the running backs and all that other stuff. It 395 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: gave them an identity and some confidence. And so the 396 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: problems that you've seen teams have with Baltimore in San 397 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: Francisco when they begin to utilize all the fucking stuff 398 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: from Shotgun with jet sweeps and fly sweeps and quarterback run, yeah, 399 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: it's problematic. And now they have so much confidence in 400 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: it that they feel like they can beat you up. 401 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: And it's made them a more physical and a tougher team, 402 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: which has also hit their defense. Bucky, what are your 403 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: thoughts on playing the starters? This is a game where 404 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys kind of start out slow and it goes 405 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: into the second half where you're still kind of trailing behind. 406 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: Do you keep the starters in, do you pull them out? 407 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: What do you do? Well? It's a trade. White. If 408 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: you told me that last week that the Cowboys played 409 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: well against the Cardinals and everything was butting up, I 410 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: was like, Hey, give me talk could be fresh and 411 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: ready to go in the playoffs. Because they didn't play 412 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: as well, I think they have to play a little more. Now. 413 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: You don't want to risk injury because the only thing 414 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: that you're playing for maybe is seating. But it seems 415 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: like you're already locked in to Arizona, So you kind 416 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: of want to treat this like one of the final 417 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: preseason games. You want to give them enough work if 418 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: you're good about going into the postseason, but you don't 419 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: want to expose them too much because you want everyone 420 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: available and ready to playing the post seasons. All Right, 421 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: So I'm looking at this team, and I'm looking at 422 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: what they have done so far this year in Philadelphia 423 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: I'm talking about and I noticed the fact that they 424 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,479 Speaker 1: have not beaten a single team that's over five hundred. 425 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: Their best wins came against New Orleans, who's eight and eight, Denver, 426 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: who's seven and nine, in Atlanta, who's seven and nine. 427 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: Is their record recently in their production and then getting 428 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Is all that a reflection of the 429 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: opponents that they've played, or do you think that team 430 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: is good enough to actually make some noise in the playoffs? Look? Man, 431 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: look you are what your rector says you are? Is 432 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 1: that what Bill Bull says? Yeah? Um, they haven't beaten 433 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: any major teams, but all they can do is be 434 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: the teams that are on this KIP. I would just 435 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: say that their style of play is tricky and if 436 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: you're not ready for quarterback run game, you're not ready 437 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: for some of the re option stuff and power be 438 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: stuff that they do. Yeah, it can get ugly at times. 439 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: Um are they the best team you know? But a 440 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: team playing with a bunch of confidence that somehow found 441 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: their way into the postseason tournament when no one expected 442 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: to be there. They're dangerous team and for them, man, 443 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: they would love nothing better than a knockoffs down. So 444 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna be ready to play, regardless of who's playing, 445 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: how long they play, and so it's one of those 446 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: games where you gotta get ready, gonna buckle up that 447 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna play. It's a robbery game. Fucky. Do you 448 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: vote for players of the year? Do you get that 449 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: vote for like APT defense Player of the Year and stuff. Yeah, 450 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: I just get I just get to do the Twitter stuff. 451 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: That's it. It's good since since you don't have to, 452 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: since you're not revealing your vote. Who would be your 453 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: comeback player of the year in the NFL? Man definitely 454 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 1: back player of the year. I mean, it's loaded because 455 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: nobody was saying Jack. But I think Dak's paid. Yeah, 456 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: kind of made it hard. Um, Cincinnati, I mean, Joe Burr. 457 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: You can't count Joe Burrows a comeback player, can you? 458 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: Like you can't, But like, how many games did he wins? 459 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: He like all the legaments in his knee. I think 460 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: if he's if he's Ellible Ford, then I would just 461 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: dave a ball and go with it. I mean, just 462 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: just because there's something to seeing him coast look like 463 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: he does in the locker room. You see him with 464 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase and Tyler Boyd, he cigars up. You see 465 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: him with a back Taylor and everybody else. He's super corporate. 466 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: I give him credit because he's one of the best 467 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: that I've seen from a leadership perspective of being able 468 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: to bring everybody an So, yeah, if he's Dollible, he 469 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: definitely should be not only comeback player of the year. 470 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: I think you got to talk in the MVP conversation, Okay, don't. 471 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: I don't hate that. I mean because I'll say this. 472 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,640 Speaker 1: I was in Cincinnati last year when the Cowboys were 473 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: a bad football team and dominated that train wreck of 474 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: a team. But Brandon Allen and those guys they were 475 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: bad and to think that three hundred and sixty five 476 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,959 Speaker 1: days later that here they are winning a tough division. 477 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a tough, gritty division. And to win 478 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: it with him, Yeah, he's pretty valuable. So yeah, I 479 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: think the difference is I think a couple of things 480 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: that I learnt from watching Cincinnati kind of about back. One. 481 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: Quarterback is everything, and quarterback has to go beyond what 482 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: they look like, how they throw it or whatever. It's 483 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: more field and intangible, and that's are the culture changes 484 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: in the locker room. Technically, they did a good job 485 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: on defense, and no one talks about their defense. If 486 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: you want to be a team that is blue collar 487 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: and you pride yourself and being like a try hard, 488 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: work hard team, you have to get guys that embody 489 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: that Trey Hendricks and Sam Hubbard, even Cheeto when he 490 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: was playing, he was doing a good job everybody on 491 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: their defense the brand, and I think that is the 492 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: big thing that you have to do when you reading 493 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: your team. Buck. I'm interested in one of the last 494 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: things you said about the Eagles. It's possible they played 495 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: Dallas in the playoffs, but not super likely. If I 496 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: had to guess it's looking like they're gonna play the 497 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: Rams or maybe the Buccaneers. Is there a team that 498 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: you think the Eagles match up really well with in 499 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,120 Speaker 1: the sense that you know they might be the seventh seed, 500 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: but they could give somebody fits. I think it gets them. 501 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: You're okay playing the ram because the Ram's biggest issue 502 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: had been when people have stocked him in the mouth. 503 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: Physical football teams have given them problems. We saw him 504 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: struggle last week. Could get in Baltimore, but the backup 505 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: quarterback in Tyler Huntley and a team that has been 506 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: ravaged by injuries. So you're the Philadelphia Eagles, You're okay 507 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: lining up and having to play Matthew Stafford. And that 508 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: because even though the Ramblers motivates, star powered and they 509 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: may be the best team that emerges in the NFC, 510 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: I think you take your chances on being able to 511 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: deal with the team. Then more to death and powers 512 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: other than winning this game and having no injuries, are 513 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 1: what are you looking for in this game? Cowboy's got 514 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: to get back on track. Like I don't like some 515 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: of the things that came out of the last game. 516 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: I don't like all the wine. And then crying about 517 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: officiating and that stuff, because to me it may be 518 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: paused a little bit because it springs up immaturity. And 519 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: I just need to see them play well because despite 520 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: the bad cause, a lot of the issues that the 521 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys had were self inflicted. And when you have turnovers, 522 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: you have a bunch of penalties, you have errors in 523 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: the kicking game, and you give up big plays over 524 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 1: the top of the defense, you're going to lose game. 525 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: And so that part of it needs to be cleaned 526 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: up because for the majority of the season, the Cowboys 527 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: are being great at those areas and so I don't 528 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: like trans happening. So I want to see that be erased. 529 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: So they play well against Philadelphia and to claim for 530 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: ball game? And did you feel better about what? Did chance? 531 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 1: Starting to post? You? All right? Buck, We'll appreciate you man. 532 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: We'll have you back tomorrow. We'll talk about this Philadelphia 533 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: defense versus the Cowboys office. We're gonna take our final 534 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: break comeback. I have some questions for these guys about 535 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: the Dallas defense, particularly the run defense. We'll talk about 536 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: that when come back. This is Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. 537 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: I want to use what the pros use. 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Slash Cowboys Back to the Break, 574 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: Download the official app of the Dallas Cowboy used to 575 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: get access to in market game broadcast, mobile tickets, daily 576 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: podcasts like this one, live pregame in postgame shows, game updates, 577 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: and more. Download in the app or Google Play stores. 578 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: Welcome back. Final segment of the Break Life in s 579 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: WBC Mortgage Studios at the Star, we're talking Philadelphia offense 580 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: in Dallas defense. I did have a question for you 581 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: guys about this defense and how they match up against Philadelphia. 582 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: Right now, Dallas is twenty fourth NFL. There ranked twenty 583 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: fourth in rushing yards per attempt at four point giving 584 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: up four point five yards per tempt. Do you see 585 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: the rush defense as a problem for Dallas because there 586 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: have been some games it's been kind of like shaky, 587 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 1: But I don't know if they've been killed by it. 588 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: Do you see it as a weakness. They've been killed 589 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: by it one time and it was Denver in my opinion, 590 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: and everybody on the team admits that they forgot to 591 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: show up for that game. So no, yeah, I mean 592 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: they're not great, but I've never felt like it was 593 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: just this this issue that's going to kill them, you 594 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Yeah, it's not like last year. 595 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: Last year that was a big problem. It was the 596 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: worst I've ever seen. I've seen high schools that play 597 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: the run better than last year's. Y. Yeah, it was bad. 598 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: But to my point, it's like when they're doing so 599 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: much else for you and it's not you're not walking 600 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: out of a game and we get on this show 601 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: talking man that run defense, they just absolutely suck. Well, 602 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: they're not great or the best at it, but they're 603 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: giving you so much more to the point where you're 604 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: not necessarily complaining about it that much. So it could 605 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: come back and bite you in the butt in the 606 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: playoffs if they're unable to perform in other areas on 607 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: the field. So as of right now, I don't I 608 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: don't think it's a huge I would rather take what 609 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: they're doing right now. It's it's the same as almost 610 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: every other facet of the Cowboys game, you know, it 611 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: really is. I mean, look at the run defense. It's like, no, 612 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,479 Speaker 1: they're not world beaters. They don't. They don't get gashed 613 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: every time either. I mean, I think it's the same 614 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: as the secondary. I think it's the same as the 615 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: passing game. I think it's the same as the kicker, 616 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. You can say, oh, you 617 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: want to about the kicker missing kicks. He's hit some 618 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: big kicks too, and so is that the biggest problem 619 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: for the same though that there's it's like they're not bad. 620 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: They're not great, but they're not bad. But like the 621 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: everybody just is this gonna be a problem. So it's 622 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: gonna be problems and it might be. I mean, think 623 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: about the Colts back in I think it was like 624 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 1: twenty two thousand and five. Vander Jack was their kicker. 625 00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: I don't think he missed a kick all year. He 626 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: didn't miss a kick until the championship game and he 627 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: missed and they didn't go to the super Bowl. So 628 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: it can go the other way. I mean, you just 629 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: gotta go play the damn game. Like that's it. You 630 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: just gotta play the game. And so they've got some issues, 631 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: like they're just kind of in the middle. I also think, 632 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: I mean this, this team's potential is unlocked when they're 633 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: playing up to their offensive ability. That's when they've been 634 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: their best. And I think a big part of their 635 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: run defense not being a liability is they take that 636 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: away from you. The Saints also ran all over them 637 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: until they were put in a position where they couldn't 638 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: do that anymore. And then what happened. They started throwing 639 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: picks because Taysom Hill's awful, and I mean, I think 640 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: that's a big part of their game plan. And it's 641 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: not totally fair because Kyler Murray is unique. I mean, 642 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: there's there's only so much you can do to contain 643 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: a guy like that. But the Cardinals got the ball 644 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: back with how many minutes to play the other day 645 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: and they ran the clock out ye, And so, like 646 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: I said, it's not totally fair comparison because of who 647 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: Kyler is. But if you wind up in that situation, 648 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 1: like let's just say they're in Lambeau, do I completely 649 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: trust that they can stop aj Dillon and Aaron Jones 650 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: from pounding on them until the clock runs out? Not really, 651 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: but well, they're gonna have like good four days to 652 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: prepare for that or so why four or five? I 653 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: mean whatever, No I know, but just I guess my 654 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: point is. And of course, the deeper you get into 655 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: the playoffs, the better the teams you're gonna play, and 656 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: you're not gonna be able to build these second half leads. 657 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: But just like everything else, it's on the offense to 658 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: take some of that strain off the defense. In my opinion, 659 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we're all we've all been very clear. This 660 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 1: defense is fantastic. There are such a huge success story, 661 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: but they're not at their best if the offense isn't 662 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: putting them in a better position. One thing to note 663 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 1: that I think we all should remember is that first 664 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: game Cowboys played against it Philly, and the argument can 665 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: be made that Philly is a very different team. Now. 666 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: Eight of the first offense, not eight of the first 667 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: nine offensive plays run by Philadelphia where passes they came 668 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: out with the hint that they were going to throw. Now, 669 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: they did throw an interception in those in those plays, 670 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: but they went into that game, whether it was strategic, 671 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: whether it was before they found their identity as this 672 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: running team, they came in that game with the intention 673 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: that they were going to try to throw the ball. 674 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: We'll see if that's going to be their intention this week, 675 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: but I suspect it's not on a twenty degree night 676 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: outside in Philly. I don't think, and by the way 677 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 1: that their identity, as some would change. I don't know 678 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: that they had this identity of this running team back then. 679 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: But we will see, and we'll see if if they're 680 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: they're strategic, they go into this game strategically thinking we 681 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:34,959 Speaker 1: got to put up points, and that forces them out 682 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: of what they want to do. Maybe I'm just the 683 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: hater and we won't really know, probably because the Eagles 684 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: are going to have guys missing because of COVID. I 685 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: still think the Cowboys are probably gonna do what Bucky 686 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: said and kind of be smart about snap counts. But Vegas, 687 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: what's I don't even know the spread like seven and 688 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: a half Dallas. Yeah, that's weird to me. But I 689 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: don't think Philly is a different team. I'm sorry, the 690 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: same thing. I think they're They've benefited from playing a 691 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: lot of in the league's trash at The Cowboys have 692 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: only blown out one playoff team and that's Philly. And 693 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: I know the Philly is different than they were, but 694 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe not that much different. But but the 695 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: other two, you know, Patriots and the Chargers are not in. 696 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: But I think that they're gonna get in. Um, you know, 697 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: they took walk off touchdowns and then and then the 698 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: other playoff teams they didn't beat. So who would you say, 699 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 1: out of the two teams Cowboys and Eagles is playing 700 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 1: for the most in this game that would go in 701 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: that game. The Cowboys. The Cowboys, Well, a good question, 702 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: but the Cowboys a little bit because they their percentage, 703 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean, their chances of moving to three and even 704 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 1: or two. Philly doesn't I mean, Philly doesn't have a 705 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 1: lot of time. I mean, and even here's the thing, 706 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:46,799 Speaker 1: even if they moved from seven to six, I mean 707 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: seven to six, he doesn't change anything. They're not getting 708 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: a home game. All it's gonna change is who they're 709 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: gonna face, right and unless that seven team loses, I 710 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 1: mean wins, then they're not gonna get home. They can 711 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: have the Rams because I'm telling you, like, I like 712 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: the Cowboys chances of beating any other team in the 713 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:08,239 Speaker 1: NFC more than the Rams. And seriously, I don't like 714 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: you think the Rams are the toughest matchup for the Cap. 715 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 1: Without a doubt. I believe that more Southern Green Bay. Yeah, 716 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,759 Speaker 1: I hate to say that, I do, and I mean, 717 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: I just don't think they would beat the Rams. The Rams, 718 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: to me have Italy, and I know they have issues. 719 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: I mean, they lose, but I take my chance of 720 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: Stafford's dying to give the ball away. I know he's 721 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 1: dying to throw picks Cooper Cup. I mean, I know, 722 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 1: I just think. I mean, they have three of the 723 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: very best players at their position in the NFL, and 724 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: I think that is I mean, and maybe even four. 725 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,759 Speaker 1: I mean, when von Miller is playing and really on 726 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,799 Speaker 1: his game, he definitely up there up got he got 727 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 1: the corner of Ramsey, I mean, you got Cooper Cup 728 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: is just a nightmare to to stop. And there the 729 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: way that makes faith. I mean, they end up getting 730 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: a lot out of Beckham right now too. He's he'sn't 731 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: at von Miller cap Gary of when he's at his best, 732 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: he could be right up there with the best. He 733 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,000 Speaker 1: seems to do it when the Cowboys are on the 734 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,800 Speaker 1: other side. So to go back to your question, I 735 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:09,840 Speaker 1: think you also have to remember the Eagles are just 736 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,759 Speaker 1: happy to be here, like they're I'm not that's not 737 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: to throw shade, I'm dead serious. They should be thrilled. 738 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 1: They're in the first year of a new regime. They're 739 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: kind of in a rebuild, you know, they're all year long, 740 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: like they're focused on what they're gonna get out of 741 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: the Carson Wentz trade and the Dolphins trade. Like, Okay, 742 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,399 Speaker 1: we're gonna have all these picks next year. They got 743 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:30,839 Speaker 1: they can rebuild that thing. Who do they have who 744 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,480 Speaker 1: do they have cap space committed to right now? Yeah? 745 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: They got money? Right? Good about where we're going. If 746 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,399 Speaker 1: you're an Eagles fan, you're like, man, were we made 747 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs with this? This is great? And meanwhile, the Cowboys, 748 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:47,239 Speaker 1: you got big money everywhere you started six and one, Like, 749 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:50,399 Speaker 1: if they don't get to the conference championship game, it'll 750 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,960 Speaker 1: be a disappointing season. Philly's not thinking like that. So, 751 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: I mean the Cowboys have way more to gain and 752 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 1: way more to lose. Three picks, Yeah, first rounders, Yeah, 753 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: because I mean wins only Wentz had to play seventy 754 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: five percent of the snaps. As long as he plays 755 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 1: this game on Sunday, he'll hit that it's not about 756 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: them making the playoffs, it's about his snaps. Yeah. Oh 757 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: well then yeah, but they won't be It won't be 758 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: a great pick because the Colts will probably be in 759 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But like, so they'll pick Philly will own. 760 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: There's Indies and Miami's first round picks. So they're gon, 761 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: Miami is gonna be love What about did Yeah? Something 762 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: like that. So you got three picks that'll be like 763 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: in that fifteen to twenty something range and which you 764 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,319 Speaker 1: can not beat. Yeah, you can use that to move 765 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: if you want. When you could move. He Hurts has 766 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 1: played well enough that maybe you don't have to worry 767 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 1: about now. I'm not saying a great quarterback draft. I 768 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 1: don't think people I've been reading. I'm not saying he's 769 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: your quarterback of the future. But he's been good enough 770 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: that you're like, well, let's address the line, let's do this. Yeah, 771 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot about that that makes me a little 772 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:49,439 Speaker 1: worried about what Philly can become over the next few years. 773 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:51,600 Speaker 1: No doubt about that. All Right, we're gonna we appreciate 774 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 1: you guys, you wantas We'll be back tomorrow. We'll talk 775 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:56,760 Speaker 1: about Cowboys offense versus this Philadelphia defensiltant for Nick Eatman, 776 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: Dave Helmt, and Amber Garcia. I am Derek Eagleton. This 777 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 1: has been The Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. 778 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:06,399 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 779 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.