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Speaker 1: Are you ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready

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Speaker 1: for a break? Absolutely ready for a break? Yeah, and

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Speaker 1: so much for that. It's time for The Break on

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Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys dot Com wall with Nick Eatman, David Hellman,

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Speaker 1: and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. It is Tuesday, August

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Speaker 1: twenty of twenty nineteen, Season fifteen, episode number twenty eight.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to the latest edition of The Break. We're live

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Speaker 1: from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco. Very

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Speaker 1: happy to be back home from training camp at Oxnard. Uh.

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Speaker 1: Cowboys having their first practice here at the Ford Center.

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Speaker 1: They are on the field right now going through their routine.

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Speaker 1: And I got my guys here, Nick and Dave joining me.

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Speaker 1: Amber's out today, but we'll carry on anyway. We got

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Speaker 1: a lot to talk about, particularly we will get into

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Speaker 1: Cowboys second preseason game. Dave what I'm just saying. Dave's

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Speaker 1: right there, I said, he said, guys, I know I

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Speaker 1: was watching anyway. People are because because we get to

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Speaker 1: watch practice, We're gonna get to watch practice. Let's have

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Speaker 1: a little bit of that is a little treat for

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Speaker 1: you guys as we do the show today, you'll be

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Speaker 1: able to have a quick look in at what's happening

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Speaker 1: here on the field. We're gonna spend some time talking

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Speaker 1: though about the Cowboys second preseason game where they faced

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Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Rams. They gotta win fourteen to ten.

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Speaker 1: There was some very good things we saw during that game.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna point those out and talk a little bit

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Speaker 1: about those. There are also some not so good moments

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Speaker 1: that I also want to throw out and get your

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Speaker 1: little bit about injuries. This injury list is is quite expansive. Uh,

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Speaker 1: there's some guys that are kind of working back in,

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Speaker 1: some guys still out. Why don't you guys go through

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Speaker 1: and talk to me a little bit about some of

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Speaker 1: the injuries and kind of where everybody stands with those.

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Speaker 1: It's long, I don't know, I mean, really, we could

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Speaker 1: just start with who is practicing at this point. It's

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Speaker 1: not that bad. Tyrant Smith is limited today. He the

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Speaker 1: Jason Garrett said he's still dealing with that. He's out

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Speaker 1: Mary Cooper still dealing with his foot. Tyrone Crawford and

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Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence are back to practice today, but they're going

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Speaker 1: to be very limited because this is their first work

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Speaker 1: Jeff Heath is limited. He did not play on Saturday night.

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Speaker 1: I'm drawing a blank as to what his exact injury was.

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Speaker 1: But again, these this is for the most part, all

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Speaker 1: we updated every single injury this morning with Jason Garrett.

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Speaker 1: you made a half hearted, light hearted joke about me

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Speaker 1: could be in every down back in the NFL? Nick Um, Yes, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's the fact that Zeke's not here and he's the

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Speaker 1: cap stuff isn't going to hit you for several more

425
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Speaker 1: years at least two, if not more than that. And

426
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Speaker 1: so even if he is just a high end I

427
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Speaker 1: hate that phrase, but even if he's just a high

428
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Speaker 1: end bus driver with all the other talent around him.

429
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Speaker 1: Right now, that's probably good enough. And the hope for

430
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Speaker 1: me is that in let's say two three years, he

431
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Speaker 1: is that guy. I don't know if he's there. Yeah.

432
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Speaker 1: Well that's the thing, and that's the nature of this

433
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Speaker 1: is once you give him that big contract, Basically, once

434
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Speaker 1: you give all these guys these big contracts, over time,

435
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Speaker 1: that's going to start diminishing the amount of talent that

436
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,480
Speaker 1: you'll have across the board. That being said, if you

437
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Speaker 1: guys were to look into your crystal balls right now,

438
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Speaker 1: from what you've seen of him and his growth and

439
00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,760
Speaker 1: his maturation over the years that he's been with the Cowboys,

440
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Speaker 1: do you see his trajectory being one that gets him

441
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Speaker 1: to that level? Yeah? I do, because because he's gotten

442
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Speaker 1: better every every year. I mean, he's you can say

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Speaker 1: that that he's you know, he keeps improving. Make sure

444
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Speaker 1: there's not an injured guy there on the field. No,

445
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Speaker 1: But I mean I think you know, he's he's gotten

446
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Speaker 1: you know, weapons around him, and I think the Amari

447
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,960
Speaker 1: Cooper thing really helped him last year. There's just the

448
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Speaker 1: best route running receiver that he's ever had. On the team.

449
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Speaker 1: You know, I guess Beasley was a good route runner,

450
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Speaker 1: but not in all the spots. So I think he's

451
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Speaker 1: getting more and more weapons and he's getting better, and

452
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Speaker 1: I think Kellen Moore seems to be a better fit

453
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Speaker 1: for what he's trying to do. It's we'll see. I

454
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Speaker 1: don't ever want to bet against his work ethic and

455
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Speaker 1: his natural charisma, and those are the things that I

456
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Speaker 1: that give me a lot of confidence that he can

457
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Speaker 1: on top of that. And this isn't to take credit

458
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Speaker 1: away from Dak, but I think of oh, that's interesting,

459
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Speaker 1: tarn Christian getting some reps at quarterback, which we've seen

460
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Speaker 1: very very little of a lot of people have been

461
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Speaker 1: asking me about that. I think the Cowboys are trying

462
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Speaker 1: I think they're trying to hide him. I've played this

463
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Speaker 1: Shaun Watson this week. Maybe they're trying to that's a

464
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Speaker 1: good point getting him. I don't know. Maybe, well, I mean,

465
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Speaker 1: I mean he's going to get a chance with this

466
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Speaker 1: number two. These are not his first reps at quarterback,

467
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Speaker 1: Like He's had a few chances, but it has been

468
00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,160
Speaker 1: few and far between. But I just think they like

469
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Speaker 1: what he does on a variety of fact and like

470
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Speaker 1: we joke like Jamie Showers two point oh, but I

471
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Speaker 1: really think that's it's not a coincidence that they're trying

472
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Speaker 1: to develop this guy at the same time that Jamie

473
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Speaker 1: Showers runs out of practice squad eligibility. Yeah so, and

474
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Speaker 1: he just does the read option. There is scout team quarterbacks.

475
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Speaker 1: Eschell teams guy. He's covered kickoffs of we'll talk more

476
00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,400
Speaker 1: about backup quarterbacks get to the bad of the game.

477
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Speaker 1: But I don't want to take credit away from Dak,

478
00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:14,640
Speaker 1: but you can't underestimate what a good offensive coordinator can

479
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Speaker 1: do for you, Like how bad did Jared Goff look

480
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Speaker 1: when he first got in the league Versus how great

481
00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,320
Speaker 1: he looks under Sean McVay. And like it's not a secret,

482
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Speaker 1: Like Sean mcvayh is good at scheming quote unquote easy

483
00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,240
Speaker 1: calls for him, Like he makes it easy on his quarterback.

484
00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:31,840
Speaker 1: Saw it in the game on that wheel route. I

485
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Speaker 1: mean he schemed that. And it's not to take credit

486
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Speaker 1: away from Jared Goff either, but you know how much

487
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Speaker 1: have we talked about like play design, Why don't the

488
00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,359
Speaker 1: Cowboys use rub routes? Why don't the Cowboys scheme guys

489
00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,760
Speaker 1: open instead? Of relying on the receivers, and that's that's

490
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Speaker 1: been this talking point. And maybe it's Kellen Moore that

491
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Speaker 1: opens that up for Dak, or maybe it's the next coach,

492
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Speaker 1: but either way, I think you can't underestimate what that

493
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Speaker 1: could do for him too. All right, let's move on.

494
00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,280
Speaker 1: Michael Gallup had a thirty one yard reception. We've seen

495
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Speaker 1: him go down the field quite a bit. Last year,

496
00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:00,680
Speaker 1: he went down the field quite a bit, but the

497
00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:04,239
Speaker 1: connection between he and Dak wasn't always perfect. And if

498
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Speaker 1: you guys seen enough here in practicing in training camp

499
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Speaker 1: to suggest that you think that'll be a more higher

500
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Speaker 1: percentage play for the Cowboys this year than it was

501
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Speaker 1: last year. Yes, I do think so. And I think

502
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Speaker 1: that the catch that he made was a proof of that,

503
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Speaker 1: going up and attacking the football, getting the ball, not

504
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Speaker 1: just you know, running in the past. Wasn't it wasn't

505
00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,359
Speaker 1: you know, it didn't get him in stride. But you

506
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Speaker 1: don't always have to do that. You get it out

507
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Speaker 1: there and you let your playmaker go get to play

508
00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,400
Speaker 1: because once he stops, the cornerback flies by anyways, So

509
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Speaker 1: just get it in a spot where he can catch it.

510
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Speaker 1: That was the problem that Dak was last year was

511
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Speaker 1: overthrowing him or throwing it out of bounds. Give him

512
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Speaker 1: a catchable ball and let the playmaker go make the catch,

513
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Speaker 1: which is what he did. Dak haters don't want to

514
00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,200
Speaker 1: hear it, but he threw Gallop open on that play.

515
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Speaker 1: Like the coverage was good and I like, you know,

516
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Speaker 1: you want to hit him in stride, but you know

517
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Speaker 1: they're safety help in the NFL. That's a thing. Like

518
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Speaker 1: it was a well, it was a well placed ball,

519
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Speaker 1: thank you. That's exactly right. All right, Let's move on

520
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,040
Speaker 1: Devin Smith, another receiver. He actually had three catches for

521
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Speaker 1: twenty four yards and a touchdown. Interesting guy because he's

522
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Speaker 1: a second round pick, has had two knee injuries, did

523
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Speaker 1: not play on a fifty three man roster last season,

524
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Speaker 1: but this year has played pretty good over the last week.

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Speaker 1: He had a really good last week, really nice catch

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Speaker 1: by Randall Cobb right there, like that could have been

527
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Speaker 1: an interception and Cobb just kind of took it away

528
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Speaker 1: from the guy. But he had a really nice practice

529
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Speaker 1: last week and then ended in game with a touchdown.

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Speaker 1: That was a really nice play. Do you think Devin

531
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Speaker 1: Smith is making a case for himself to make this

532
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Speaker 1: team despite the fact that he is a guy that

533
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Speaker 1: has been injury prone, had two major injuries for him.

534
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Speaker 1: I want to make sure like we're being very transparent

535
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Speaker 1: here because I see you astute listeners of the break,

536
00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,959
Speaker 1: like we we buried the guy. I think it was

537
00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,159
Speaker 1: it was the wednesday before we like packed up in

538
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Speaker 1: ox and arts. No, no, no no, it was the Wednesday

539
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,280
Speaker 1: before the forty nine ers game. So coming up on

540
00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,560
Speaker 1: two weeks ago, we were basically like, I don't see it.

541
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Speaker 1: He's not really distinguishing himself. He's not that versatile. And

542
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,080
Speaker 1: ever since there he is right there. Ever since he's

543
00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:15,399
Speaker 1: been making us eat our words, and people have pointed

544
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Speaker 1: that out to me. I'm not hiding from it like

545
00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,920
Speaker 1: he was. This thing is fluid. Let's absolutely it changes

546
00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,520
Speaker 1: from day to day. He's great in the forty nine

547
00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,040
Speaker 1: ers game. He put together three great practices. Last week,

548
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,200
Speaker 1: he was great in the Rams game. He just had

549
00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,560
Speaker 1: a catch right there. I do wonder though, and Nick

550
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,959
Speaker 1: just said it's gonna be tough for him, Like, again,

551
00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:36,200
Speaker 1: are you versatile enough to justify that roster spot when

552
00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:40,120
Speaker 1: you consider that the three main pass catchers. I mean,

553
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,000
Speaker 1: you've got three guys that are gonna play most of

554
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Speaker 1: the snaps. You've got a fourth guy in Tavon Austin

555
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,600
Speaker 1: who's gonna handle a lot of special teams duties and

556
00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:52,040
Speaker 1: be a gadget guy. You probably have Noah Brown depending

557
00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:53,720
Speaker 1: and again, I don't care if people don't want to

558
00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,760
Speaker 1: hear it. He blocks, he does all that dirty stuff

559
00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:59,840
Speaker 1: that Jason Garrett loves. That's important. Is Devin Smith good

560
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,040
Speaker 1: enough to justify that even and and does he have

561
00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,320
Speaker 1: a role on special teams because that's so important for

562
00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,000
Speaker 1: a guy that's you know, fifth or six on the

563
00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,200
Speaker 1: depth chart too. They did have him as the gunner

564
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,640
Speaker 1: the other day in the punt team. But it's come

565
00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,520
Speaker 1: It looks like it's gonna come down to that final

566
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Speaker 1: spot with John Vay Johnson, h Cedric Wilson. I mean,

567
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,200
Speaker 1: maybe Reggie Davis. He's he's kind of taking a few

568
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,200
Speaker 1: steps backwards here, but uh, you know, they really liked

569
00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,520
Speaker 1: what John Vy does and uh Scooper throws into somebody.

570
00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,240
Speaker 1: John Vy is just the classic case of not taking

571
00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,280
Speaker 1: it to a game, though, right, which is I mean, honestly,

572
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Speaker 1: I do wonder you know, Devin Smith second round pick

573
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Speaker 1: thirty seventh overall by the New York Jets. Everybody knows

574
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Speaker 1: he's had He's had two knee injuries completely derailed his career,

575
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,600
Speaker 1: but everybody knows his talent. You average twenty eight yards

576
00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:54,520
Speaker 1: per catch his final year Ohio State. That's crazy. If

577
00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,879
Speaker 1: you cut him, is he more likely to get scooped up?

578
00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,800
Speaker 1: Because name power is part of it, But obviously he's

579
00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,120
Speaker 1: got a talent to be a top forty pick if

580
00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,199
Speaker 1: he's healthy, and he is. Is he less likely to

581
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,199
Speaker 1: hang around if you release him as opposed to you know,

582
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,879
Speaker 1: no offense, no offense to John Bay Johnson or Jalen

583
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,520
Speaker 1: Guiden or even Cedric Wilson. But like, you can probably

584
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,640
Speaker 1: sneak those guys onto your practice squad. Like I don't

585
00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,160
Speaker 1: think NFL teams are beating down the door to steal

586
00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,159
Speaker 1: them from you, because every team has guys like that.

587
00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,000
Speaker 1: And here's the other thing to consider. I think we

588
00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:26,760
Speaker 1: all talk about it a lot on this show. You

589
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,040
Speaker 1: get down that layer of the depth chart, and the

590
00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,399
Speaker 1: guy needs to also give you something on special teams.

591
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Speaker 1: But I think something that could factor into this decision,

592
00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,640
Speaker 1: or probably should factor into this decision, is that if

593
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Speaker 1: you got a guy here that you feel like you

594
00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,760
Speaker 1: might have stolen, who is a second round pick, a

595
00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,800
Speaker 1: high second round pick that is really a caliber wide

596
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,640
Speaker 1: receiver of your top three guys, just hasn't had a

597
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:51,040
Speaker 1: chance to really prove that because of injury. Then maybe

598
00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,320
Speaker 1: you say, hey, we gotta keep this guy around because

599
00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,160
Speaker 1: we think developing him, he's gonna be one of those

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Speaker 1: top three guys come next year. And that's more important

601
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Speaker 1: then having a guy down at the six wide receiver

602
00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,480
Speaker 1: spot who was either going to be an active or

603
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Speaker 1: gonna be a special teams guy. And I think that

604
00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,200
Speaker 1: might be Devin Smith's best bet is that you know,

605
00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,920
Speaker 1: Randall Cobb's a free agent, all that good stuff, like

606
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Speaker 1: having this guy is more important to us than having

607
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,360
Speaker 1: a dude who could do something more on special teams.

608
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Speaker 1: And maybe you have to finagle some things to make

609
00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,600
Speaker 1: that work, but you probably could. I just keep thinking

610
00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,440
Speaker 1: of guys like Jimmy Smith, who it happened sometimes in

611
00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:26,360
Speaker 1: the NFL, things just don't work out for you from

612
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Speaker 1: where you're drafting. You may have a high draft pick,

613
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Speaker 1: but it just doesn't work out for injury or whatever reason.

614
00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,640
Speaker 1: And then you get somewhere else and you do get

615
00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,520
Speaker 1: that luck to fall on your side and now you're rolling.

616
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Speaker 1: That's that. It's so tantalizing too. And we saw it

617
00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,920
Speaker 1: briefly with Rolando mcclan right, like, if you can get

618
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,320
Speaker 1: one of those talented guys whose career hasn't worked out

619
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Speaker 1: for him to hit, it can be big for our

620
00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,800
Speaker 1: Colombo was another guy. He came to the Cowboys and

621
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,080
Speaker 1: Chicago felt they that he had been a bus for them.

622
00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,040
Speaker 1: He came here and had a really nice career here

623
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Speaker 1: as a as a right tackle. And what does you know,

624
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Speaker 1: Brian brun As say that the scouts always say, give

625
00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,520
Speaker 1: me some traits. What does he do that separates him

626
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Speaker 1: from others? And he is separating and run, He can

627
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Speaker 1: separate from the knees. He can he can run. We

628
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Speaker 1: haven't even seen that so much as we've seen him

629
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Speaker 1: just make good plays and in the red zone at receiver,

630
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Speaker 1: which was a nice catch there in the back of

631
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Speaker 1: the end zone in the game. Yeah, all right's sake,

632
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Speaker 1: our final break. We'll come back. We got one more

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Speaker 1: good thing, and then we have a couple of things

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Speaker 1: that are we're not so good. We'll talk about those

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Speaker 1: when come right back. This is Dallas cowboys dot com

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Speaker 1: of The Break live from Fort Center in Frisco, Texas,

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Speaker 1: Cowboys are having the first practice back here after leaving

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Speaker 1: Oxnard and Honolulu, and we're happy to be back here

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Speaker 1: in Frisco, Texas. I'm thrilled to be back, thrilled that

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Speaker 1: I can hear you over the music. Now that that

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Speaker 1: was tough. It's kind of loud out here, but fans

678
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Speaker 1: are enjoying it. If you get an opportunity to get

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Speaker 1: out here and make sure you come out, you can

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681
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Speaker 1: and then next Monday and Tuesday we'll have night practice

682
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Speaker 1: at five forty five. Try to make it out. Can

683
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Speaker 1: get an opportunities to your team up close and personal

684
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,240
Speaker 1: before we get to the regular season. We're going through

685
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,240
Speaker 1: the game. One other thing I wanted to point out

686
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,800
Speaker 1: that was on the good side. Carrie hyder Um played

687
00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:11,960
Speaker 1: very well and played very well at two different positions,

688
00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:15,400
Speaker 1: both defensive tackle and defensive end, showing that versatility that

689
00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:19,200
Speaker 1: the Cowboys love that position flex. This is kind of

690
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,400
Speaker 1: a bigger picture question. Do you think that he can

691
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Speaker 1: now possibly play the role that for so many years

692
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,160
Speaker 1: Tyrone Crawford has played for this team And maybe it

693
00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,680
Speaker 1: doesn't mean anything for this year, but in going down

694
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,600
Speaker 1: the road obviously next year be more of a decision.

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Speaker 1: Do you think that maybe he can start feeling that

696
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,600
Speaker 1: feeling that kind of role for him, or do you

697
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Speaker 1: think it can even take another step in the in

698
00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,160
Speaker 1: the form that you don't really want to have. If

699
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Speaker 1: you're trying to figure out how you're gonna cut this

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00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,520
Speaker 1: team and get down to fifty three, that you have

701
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Speaker 1: to make a decision between here and Tyrone Crawford. M

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Speaker 1: I think that that Hyder is a guy that you know,

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Speaker 1: I don't know if you if you if you're looking

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Speaker 1: that far down the road, I mean it makes sense

705
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,440
Speaker 1: though with about Crawford, you want to you wanna see

706
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Speaker 1: what he's gonna be able to do next year contract wise,

707
00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,320
Speaker 1: it could be something where they maybe part ways from

708
00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,200
Speaker 1: But they love position flex They'll say they'll say that

709
00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:17,360
Speaker 1: all the time on every player. What I think Hider's

710
00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,439
Speaker 1: able to do right now is that you have some

711
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,640
Speaker 1: questions all over the d line, especially a defensive end,

712
00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,840
Speaker 1: and he's able to do that and say he's gonna

713
00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:29,200
Speaker 1: be here week one. We know that he's gonna make that.

714
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,120
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna make the team for sure. I

715
00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:33,160
Speaker 1: don't even think now he's a guy that makes the

716
00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,480
Speaker 1: team for week one or two, and then we'll see

717
00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,560
Speaker 1: what happens with Quinn. I mean he I think he's

718
00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,520
Speaker 1: got a role because of what you said, all that versatility. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean always we can be wrong. We were about

720
00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,600
Speaker 1: Devin Smith two weeks ago, but I think of him

721
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,440
Speaker 1: as on the team and having a role. I think

722
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,319
Speaker 1: they love him. He's shown it in the games. I

723
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,520
Speaker 1: think it's a little premature of the stuff with Tyrone

724
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Speaker 1: and Tyrone's contract the way it sits it does you

725
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Speaker 1: know if they wanted to move on from him next year?

726
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Speaker 1: Y sense? But I think he means too much to

727
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:04,960
Speaker 1: them right now. I think they're both versatile enough that

728
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,720
Speaker 1: you can find ways to work them both simultaneously anyway.

729
00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,799
Speaker 1: But on top of that, Carrie Hyder is not this

730
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,520
Speaker 1: like long term situation that Tyrone isn't. He's on a

731
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,640
Speaker 1: one year veteran deal. He's turning twenty nine next year.

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00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,919
Speaker 1: Like this isn't a rookie draft pick or something who's

733
00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:25,279
Speaker 1: got this long future in front of him. So if

734
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Speaker 1: you're making decisions based on Carrie Hyder with Tyrone, I don't.

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Speaker 1: I don't think I see that And I expect him

736
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Speaker 1: both to be on the team. Okay, let's move over

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00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,279
Speaker 1: to some of the things that weren't so good for

738
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,920
Speaker 1: the Cowboys. Let's talk first about Mike White. He was

739
00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:44,040
Speaker 1: seven to thirteen, he had thirty yards, he had an interception.

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00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,320
Speaker 1: They did give an opportunity to roam with the twos.

741
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,080
Speaker 1: I would assume in hopes that that maybe they could

742
00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:51,520
Speaker 1: give him an opportunity to have a little bit of

743
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Speaker 1: protection than he had in the San Francisco game. I

744
00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:55,520
Speaker 1: think he all agreed the protection was a little shoddy

745
00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,440
Speaker 1: there in that game. What do you think that means

746
00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,200
Speaker 1: for him long term and for the backup quarterback position.

747
00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 1: Doesn't seem good that Taren Christian just took his third

748
00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:06,480
Speaker 1: team reps in practice. That doesn't seem good to me.

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Speaker 1: I don't know, man. I try to keep an open

750
00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:14,000
Speaker 1: mind and really be as forgiving as possible. But the

751
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,759
Speaker 1: Rams muffed punt set them up at the thirty one

752
00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:19,400
Speaker 1: yard line. The Rams thirty one yard line, thirty one

753
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,399
Speaker 1: yards from pay dirt. Mike White goes in there, he's

754
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,000
Speaker 1: with the second team, he's he should have good players

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00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,120
Speaker 1: around him, and they moved backward two yards, and I

756
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,839
Speaker 1: think that was Maher's missed field goal, right, so good

757
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,560
Speaker 1: to that. That's that's just not good enough. Yeah, it's

758
00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:38,200
Speaker 1: just not And really, they haven't moved the ball with

759
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,880
Speaker 1: Mike White at quarterback in either preseason that he's been

760
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Speaker 1: allowed to do it. And say what you will about

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00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,640
Speaker 1: Cooper Rush, he's certainly he hasn't looked as amazing as

762
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,200
Speaker 1: he did his rookie year back in twenty seventeen. But

763
00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:53,120
Speaker 1: he moved the offense down the field. He threw a

764
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,839
Speaker 1: touchdown past to Devin's. I always want to call him

765
00:36:55,840 --> 00:37:00,520
Speaker 1: Devin White, Devin Smith. He moves the offense. It doesn't

766
00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:02,359
Speaker 1: always look great, but he does it. You cannot say

767
00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:04,960
Speaker 1: that about Mike White. As far as I'm concerned that

768
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:09,960
Speaker 1: competition is over, it seems pretty clear that, I mean,

769
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:11,799
Speaker 1: based on what we've seen, how can you call it

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00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:15,839
Speaker 1: any other way. So it just it doesn't seem like

771
00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,520
Speaker 1: they have any need to carry three quarterbacks, at least

772
00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,880
Speaker 1: not these three m And I just think Cooper Russia

773
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:25,000
Speaker 1: will be the backup, and it's really not close in

774
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,720
Speaker 1: my opinion. Do you feel comfortable with Cooper Russia's the backup?

775
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:31,840
Speaker 1: Because I know going into this preseason I probably was

776
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:33,799
Speaker 1: a little bit. I was on the side of being

777
00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,799
Speaker 1: very nervous about the backup quarterback position. I have seen

778
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,239
Speaker 1: a little bit this preseason and during training camp that

779
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,640
Speaker 1: suggested me that maybe Cooper's got a little something. Do

780
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,120
Speaker 1: you guys feel a little better about it or you

781
00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:45,920
Speaker 1: still feel the exact same as you did before the

782
00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:48,400
Speaker 1: presempt to be a smart ass. I'm comfortable with anyone

783
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,920
Speaker 1: as the backup quarterback, you know I am. I mean

784
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,520
Speaker 1: anybody as the backup. I mean, we could be the

785
00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:58,879
Speaker 1: backup as long as we given the defense very good

786
00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:02,280
Speaker 1: looks in practice. If we're the backup, I'm just thinking,

787
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,960
Speaker 1: you know, we all know the deal. You know, it's

788
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,080
Speaker 1: a huge drop off, and I think I think it

789
00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,560
Speaker 1: would be a huge drop off. However, um, I see

790
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:14,000
Speaker 1: what you're seeing. I think that he's he moves the ball. Well,

791
00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:17,120
Speaker 1: he's kind of a gamer, you know, he's he's never

792
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,200
Speaker 1: been one that just lights it up in practice. But

793
00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:24,120
Speaker 1: you know, Dad didn't either. I don't know if Romo

794
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,279
Speaker 1: did either. I I don't. I don't know. I mean,

795
00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:28,799
Speaker 1: I think you go out and practice his practice. But

796
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:31,600
Speaker 1: Cooper in the games, he moves the ball a lot better,

797
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:35,000
Speaker 1: and we're comparing him to Mike White, which Mike White can't.

798
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,640
Speaker 1: He just doesn't pull the trigger on that interception, and

799
00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,160
Speaker 1: it was like the guy was open and he just

800
00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:42,239
Speaker 1: waited and then he threw it, and then it was

801
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,800
Speaker 1: it was a terrible pass. That's not open in the NFL.

802
00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:48,560
Speaker 1: You've got to hit it. And I think that Cooper

803
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:51,160
Speaker 1: is and even Jason Garrett, surprisingly if you saw in

804
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,759
Speaker 1: the in the postgame press conference, said he's a lot

805
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,680
Speaker 1: more comfortable, and he's he's a he's further ahead, and

806
00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,480
Speaker 1: I think we're all seeing that right now. Bret Meyer

807
00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,000
Speaker 1: was another guy that I'll put in the category of

808
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,280
Speaker 1: of something that didn't go the Cowboys way. He misses

809
00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:08,000
Speaker 1: a fifty two yard field goal. Um after that, were

810
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,319
Speaker 1: you more or less or the same as far as

811
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:13,839
Speaker 1: your level of concern concern? I feel the same, just

812
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:17,440
Speaker 1: for me less a little a little less because he

813
00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,120
Speaker 1: didn't strike it well. You know, I get it, it's

814
00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 1: a miss. Yeah, I fifty two yards and it's windy

815
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,719
Speaker 1: and all that. It didn't seem like it was well hit. Now,

816
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,640
Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe I didn't get a good look

817
00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:30,560
Speaker 1: at it, but it looked like a knuckleball just kind

818
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:33,040
Speaker 1: of fluttering a way off and it wasn't really close.

819
00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:34,920
Speaker 1: I don't you know. I don't think it was a

820
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:38,040
Speaker 1: a great attempt. I mean, yeah, you're gonna miss some

821
00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:42,960
Speaker 1: but so that makes you feel less concerned. No, I

822
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:48,360
Speaker 1: meant you feel less good about Maybe I just was

823
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,560
Speaker 1: so quick to answer. Now, I don't know how you

824
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,840
Speaker 1: can be less Okay, sorry, that's why you said. I

825
00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,800
Speaker 1: thought you'd come with some clever point. Sometimes you'll just

826
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:59,320
Speaker 1: kind of give something to say. Yeah, sorry, I feel

827
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:03,000
Speaker 1: I feel less about him, Yeah than I did, But

828
00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:07,359
Speaker 1: I think I don't know who's better. But it's it's

829
00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,560
Speaker 1: hard to pay it's hard to pay one hundred percent

830
00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:11,399
Speaker 1: attention to what's going on a practice while we're trying

831
00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:13,319
Speaker 1: to have a conversation. But I'm pretty sure he just

832
00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:15,719
Speaker 1: went six for six during field goal period. He was

833
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:19,920
Speaker 1: he was what five for five last ye If he

834
00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:21,920
Speaker 1: was six for six today, which I'm not one hundred

835
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:25,000
Speaker 1: percent sure, but I think then that's his third straight

836
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,200
Speaker 1: or no, his Yeah, his third strade six for six

837
00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:31,520
Speaker 1: and his fourth overall, which you know he's still missed

838
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:33,400
Speaker 1: in the game. That's I feel the same because he

839
00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:36,600
Speaker 1: missed it's a fifty two yard or in a windy stadium, like,

840
00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:38,439
Speaker 1: that's not a gimmey. I get that, But a miss

841
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,200
Speaker 1: is a miss, and that's supposed to be what you're

842
00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:42,839
Speaker 1: great at. You know, we know you missed from short range,

843
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:44,719
Speaker 1: but you're supposed to make it from long range. So

844
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:47,759
Speaker 1: now you missed from short range in San Francisco and

845
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:49,959
Speaker 1: you missed from so I just it doesn't it doesn't

846
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,560
Speaker 1: feel good. But yeah, I'm kind of with Nick that

847
00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:56,560
Speaker 1: I'm not convinced that there's this definitive upgrade out there.

848
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,360
Speaker 1: I know, like people are gonna say Matt Brian and

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Speaker 1: that might be the case, but he'll he'll be there,

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Speaker 1: I assume. So nobody else has grabbed him yet, although

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Speaker 1: going back to the previous point, the Eagles did grab

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Speaker 1: Josh McCown, who was my break glass in case of

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Speaker 1: emergency quarterbacks. So I think that was probably a lot

854
00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,399
Speaker 1: of teams around in the league thinking that. I tell

855
00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:16,120
Speaker 1: think I would do it. I think I would get

856
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:19,960
Speaker 1: Matt Bryant would if if he struggles against the Texans,

857
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Speaker 1: I would would I would. My point was going to

858
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Speaker 1: be as get through the preseason and if you if

859
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,680
Speaker 1: if really you're not feeling any better than you can

860
00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:29,640
Speaker 1: go get Matt Bryant. But if you're worried that somebody

861
00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:31,799
Speaker 1: else is going to take him, maybe you should. All

862
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,320
Speaker 1: right now, I bet I bet you they as usual.

863
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Speaker 1: I bet you they're not as worried about it as

864
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Speaker 1: we are. For whatever reason. Reggie Davis muffed to punt.

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Speaker 1: We've seen him muff punts and practice as well throughout

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00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,360
Speaker 1: training camp. Are you convinced that he can't be the

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Speaker 1: return guy for you this year? Oh? Yeah, I don't

868
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:51,800
Speaker 1: think he will be. I think tayvon Or and or

869
00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:55,080
Speaker 1: Cobb you know, can do that. The thing about these

870
00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:57,680
Speaker 1: receivers would say it all the time. You get on

871
00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:00,080
Speaker 1: the radar because you run routes and you and you

872
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,280
Speaker 1: catch the ball, But what are you doing on special teams?

873
00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:06,000
Speaker 1: That's gonna be the difference. So if you're dropping punts,

874
00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,759
Speaker 1: or you're or you're not running down on kickoff or

875
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:12,040
Speaker 1: whatever it is, that's that's you've got to get there

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00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:14,120
Speaker 1: from there. It's not just catching the ball. You're not

877
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:18,880
Speaker 1: that good doing that. So we'll see, you know, we'll

878
00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:22,120
Speaker 1: see on him. But his arrow is gone down. As

879
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:26,040
Speaker 1: Devin Smith goes up and and Cedric Wilson's go up

880
00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:29,520
Speaker 1: and you know he's what we ranked the receivers a

881
00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:31,719
Speaker 1: week and a half ago, I believe, And you know

882
00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:34,360
Speaker 1: we were we were told we were pretty close and

883
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,880
Speaker 1: what we were doing. I think we put him seventh

884
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:39,640
Speaker 1: if we had to do it today. I know Devin

885
00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,640
Speaker 1: Smith is higher than him. I know Cedric Wilson would

886
00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:46,120
Speaker 1: be higher than him. I don't think Jalen Guidon would be.

887
00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:50,600
Speaker 1: This week is going to be interesting because, like I mean, Reggie,

888
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,319
Speaker 1: Reggie Davis has played well as a receiver, but his

889
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,879
Speaker 1: big thing is the special team's contributions. He's been working

890
00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:59,400
Speaker 1: at punt returner all camp, which people were blowing me

891
00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,399
Speaker 1: up on Saturday to night like let somebody else get

892
00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:03,399
Speaker 1: a look at this, And I'm like, well, go through

893
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:05,560
Speaker 1: your list of options. You know Tavan and Cob aren't

894
00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:08,240
Speaker 1: going to do it. Cedric Wilson wasn't even in Hawaii,

895
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:11,439
Speaker 1: so all of a sudden, like you basically are got

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00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:13,520
Speaker 1: nothing but Reggie Davis. You might as well give him

897
00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:17,520
Speaker 1: a long look. But Cedric is back today, so there's

898
00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:19,320
Speaker 1: a chance you could give him a look at returns

899
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:23,040
Speaker 1: on Saturday night. And also I think there's a chance

900
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:26,000
Speaker 1: you might see Tony Pollard back there, so it'd be

901
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:28,240
Speaker 1: interesting if one of those guys does a good job,

902
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,000
Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, Reggie Davis's unique skill set

903
00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,439
Speaker 1: doesn't look that impressive. So something to watch real quick

904
00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:36,359
Speaker 1: before we end the show. That was actually one other

905
00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:38,040
Speaker 1: good that I wanted to point out done them in

906
00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:41,320
Speaker 1: a loom book. Yeh was very active playing cornerback for

907
00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:45,520
Speaker 1: the Cowboys. All that being said, that is one of

908
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,239
Speaker 1: the positions where they got a little depth. Do you

909
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:48,880
Speaker 1: think he has a shot? I should even say a

910
00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,000
Speaker 1: shot shot. Do you think he makes this team makes

911
00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:54,279
Speaker 1: the final fifty three? I think so. I think he does.

912
00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:56,839
Speaker 1: I don't think you have to keep a fifth round

913
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Speaker 1: pick in Mike Jackson. He has He's been way better

914
00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:03,719
Speaker 1: than Mike Jackson, and he should be, you would think,

915
00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:06,560
Speaker 1: because he's he's been here that much longer. But um,

916
00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:09,200
Speaker 1: I think when you look at what you said earlier

917
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,800
Speaker 1: about the defensive tackle, if you look at the cornerback

918
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Speaker 1: position next year and Anthony Brown Byron Jones, Jordan Lewis

919
00:44:16,719 --> 00:44:21,279
Speaker 1: will see he'd be restricted, right Jordan Lewis, No, no, no,

920
00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,520
Speaker 1: he's just being the last year of his deal. Nice

921
00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:26,160
Speaker 1: looked like a nice breakup by Cheeto Woozier right there.

922
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Speaker 1: Speaking of cornerback, Cheeto will be here ully but not hurt,

923
00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:33,920
Speaker 1: but a lumbo the guy that they like. He's okay

924
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:37,000
Speaker 1: and the the body type that that they like that

925
00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:40,080
Speaker 1: Chris Shard obviously likes. I mean he's making he's making

926
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Speaker 1: plays and because why do you want linked at corner

927
00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:45,080
Speaker 1: so you can get you know, your hand on the ball. Well,

928
00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:48,600
Speaker 1: he's done that more than anybody out here. It's interesting

929
00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:53,439
Speaker 1: because Okay, again, let's break it down barring assuming nothing

930
00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:56,319
Speaker 1: crazy happens with like a you know, a roster cut

931
00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:00,560
Speaker 1: trade something like that. Then Byron's on the team, Cheetos

932
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:02,680
Speaker 1: on the team, Jordan's on the team, Anthony Brown's on

933
00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:05,799
Speaker 1: the team, and I think CJ. Goodwin's on the team

934
00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:08,040
Speaker 1: because he is far and away their best. But he

935
00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:10,640
Speaker 1: made a great play. Yeah, he made a great tackle

936
00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:13,400
Speaker 1: as he was the guy that that he was in

937
00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:17,200
Speaker 1: on that muff punt. He's a fantastic gunner. They love

938
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Speaker 1: him as a special teamer. So that's five if they

939
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Speaker 1: keep six. I think it's evidence that Chris Rashard has

940
00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:24,919
Speaker 1: a lot of sway which he I mean, he should.

941
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,560
Speaker 1: There's nothing wrong with that, And either way, you would

942
00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:30,320
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be one of his guys because Jackson

943
00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:33,319
Speaker 1: is his guy, and so is Alumba, So take your pick.

944
00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:35,640
Speaker 1: Alumba has been better. But they only went with five

945
00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:37,560
Speaker 1: corners last year, so if they go with six, I

946
00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:40,160
Speaker 1: think it says a lot about Richard Sway in that

947
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Speaker 1: personnel room. I will say this though, I don't think.

948
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Speaker 1: I don't think they necessarily want CJ. Goodwin on the

949
00:45:45,560 --> 00:45:48,520
Speaker 1: field playing cornerback, and so when you're talking about having

950
00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:50,759
Speaker 1: I know that he will fit on the depth chart there,

951
00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:53,680
Speaker 1: but the fact is that would only be four cornerbacks

952
00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:55,239
Speaker 1: because you don't want him to have to play, so

953
00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:57,319
Speaker 1: you could kind of think of him more as even

954
00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:59,120
Speaker 1: though he would make the team, you can't think of

955
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:02,759
Speaker 1: him or as your special team's ace. And then you

956
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,319
Speaker 1: have your fifth cornerback in a Loomba or Jackson. Just

957
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:07,799
Speaker 1: in terms of bodies though, I get it, I get it,

958
00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:10,440
Speaker 1: and it's hard to imagine more than ten dbs, and

959
00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:12,359
Speaker 1: like I said, last year, they only kept nine. So

960
00:46:12,440 --> 00:46:16,320
Speaker 1: but I'm I'm I'm good with four safety too. I

961
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,399
Speaker 1: think it's pretty clear I think you you go with

962
00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:22,319
Speaker 1: pretty clear the two starters obviously, and then I think

963
00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:25,520
Speaker 1: you got Um, I'm I don't have my roster with

964
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:29,280
Speaker 1: me for all the names. Uh, there's there's Darian Thompson.

965
00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:33,080
Speaker 1: Darian Thompson, that's three, and there's Donald Wilson. Those are

966
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Speaker 1: the four that I would keep. And uh, yeah, I

967
00:46:36,280 --> 00:46:38,560
Speaker 1: don't think you're wrong. That's who I would keep. You're

968
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Speaker 1: gonna cut Fraser and I would. I would. Yeah. I

969
00:46:41,960 --> 00:46:44,440
Speaker 1: think I think I feel I feel pretty good about

970
00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:47,320
Speaker 1: where the safeties are right now. The two starters, um,

971
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Speaker 1: and I don't think. I don't personally think they get

972
00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:53,960
Speaker 1: a whole lot out of Frasier playing cornerback. Um, I'm

973
00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,560
Speaker 1: sorry playing safety. Frasier got the start for Heath on Saturday,

974
00:46:57,560 --> 00:46:58,960
Speaker 1: and I get all that, Okay, get all that, but

975
00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:01,600
Speaker 1: I just and this is if I were making the cuts.

976
00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:06,640
Speaker 1: But obviously they they'll they do factor in veterans and

977
00:47:06,840 --> 00:47:09,560
Speaker 1: veterans and their their knowledge of the team and being

978
00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:12,680
Speaker 1: around here and being good citizens on the team like

979
00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:15,520
Speaker 1: that matters to them. And so I wouldn't be shocked

980
00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:17,719
Speaker 1: if if Frasier's here, But I do think this would

981
00:47:17,719 --> 00:47:19,640
Speaker 1: be an opportunity for them to go a little young there.

982
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:22,200
Speaker 1: And and if you're gonna have ten, go four safeties

983
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,640
Speaker 1: and keep that that extra cornerback. I think you got

984
00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:26,400
Speaker 1: more talent at cornerback than what you do at say

985
00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:30,319
Speaker 1: one way or another. Yeah, six cornerbacks sounds like it

986
00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,920
Speaker 1: makes sense to me. All Right, we'll appreciate you guys

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Speaker 1: join us. We are back tomorrow, same time, eleven o'clock.

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989
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Speaker 1: be able to watch us and watch practice same tomorrow

990
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:43,880
Speaker 1: and Thursday until then for Nick even, Dave helm and

991
00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:45,799
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