WEBVTT - Talkin' Cowboys: Matching Up With NYG 0:00:10.960 --> 0:00:16.759 This is Talking Cowboys, streaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot 0:00:16.760 --> 0:00:27.800 Com and the official Dallas Cowboys No. Your hosts Mickey Spagnola, 0:00:28.120 --> 0:00:33.480 Brian brought us, Taylor Stern, and Rob Phillips. Hello, everyone, 0:00:33.600 --> 0:00:37.800 and welcome into the SWBC Mortgage Studio. We have a 0:00:37.880 --> 0:00:41.760 great last show for you guys for the first game 0:00:41.800 --> 0:00:45.440 week here of the twenty seventeen season. Of course, always 0:00:45.520 --> 0:00:49.239 joined by Mickey Spagnola, Rob Phillips and Brian brought us. So, gentlemen, 0:00:49.360 --> 0:00:52.120 how are you guys doing today? Well, ready to go, 0:00:52.479 --> 0:00:55.600 Ready to go, Ready to talk Friday. Right, it is 0:00:55.640 --> 0:01:01.120 Friday where we're gonna talk some inactive possibilities, some game predictions, 0:01:01.120 --> 0:01:04.280 and we even have a guest Mickey if you would 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:07.240 like to introduce him, and he'll be in our third segment. 0:01:07.560 --> 0:01:11.679 John Schmelt, the I think he's got this weird title 0:01:11.840 --> 0:01:15.319 is managing producer for the New York Football Giants and 0:01:15.400 --> 0:01:18.720 I just got off the phone with their show. So 0:01:18.840 --> 0:01:20.640 he said he'd see us in a little bit, so 0:01:20.720 --> 0:01:22.399 I think we can count on it. Were you just 0:01:22.440 --> 0:01:25.320 as informative as he will be trying to be. I 0:01:25.440 --> 0:01:28.280 was kind of step We lost in that bit, right, well, 0:01:29.480 --> 0:01:32.520 giants took the l there. John's a heck of a guest. Yeah, yeah, 0:01:32.680 --> 0:01:35.199 that's a tough challenge for you. Yeah, yeah, especially since 0:01:35.200 --> 0:01:38.240 he asked me about Jack Rabbit. Did you know? Oh yeah, 0:01:38.280 --> 0:01:41.400 he knows. Now we all know jack Rabbit. It's in 0:01:41.440 --> 0:01:43.800 the New York Post, the whole story with Jack Rabbit 0:01:43.880 --> 0:01:47.120 in the headline. There's Megatron and there's Jack Rabbit. And yeah, 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:51.560 you guys get into discussing the fact that finally we 0:01:51.640 --> 0:01:54.360 know that Odell Beckham Junior is questionable for the game. 0:01:55.560 --> 0:01:59.480 They said that, yeah, but they didn't haven't seen the 0:01:59.520 --> 0:02:01.840 practice yet, so didn't know if he was going to 0:02:01.880 --> 0:02:07.560 do anything more than what he hasn't done the last 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:11.040 two games. But I did, in my research find out 0:02:11.080 --> 0:02:13.959 that in twenty fifteen, he missed a whole week of practice, 0:02:14.560 --> 0:02:17.000 was listed as questionable, and then played in the game. 0:02:17.240 --> 0:02:19.480 He's done this three times at four catches against the 0:02:19.520 --> 0:02:23.640 Cowboys thirty some yards. So my guess was when the 0:02:23.720 --> 0:02:26.400 day started that he would do a little something today 0:02:27.000 --> 0:02:30.919 and they would list them as questionable. And I guarantee 0:02:30.919 --> 0:02:32.960 you that's what they do. Ye not going to tell 0:02:32.960 --> 0:02:36.000 the Cowboys, right? Why would they? Why would you, but 0:02:36.360 --> 0:02:39.640 keep them guessing something that we don't need to guess about. 0:02:39.760 --> 0:02:42.239 Is the only guy who's for sure out for them 0:02:42.320 --> 0:02:47.440 is Kenyan Robinson, their linebacker within concussion Brian O'Dell. Is 0:02:47.480 --> 0:02:49.760 he going to surprise us all? You know? I mean, 0:02:49.800 --> 0:02:52.880 I went on yesterday feeling like that if he didn't 0:02:52.880 --> 0:02:55.760 practice today that he would be out. And you know, 0:02:55.960 --> 0:02:59.160 Mickey's right, They're not gonna say whether he's in or out. 0:02:59.280 --> 0:03:01.600 They're gonna let it roll to a game time decision. 0:03:02.240 --> 0:03:05.320 I will say this though, they practiced all week with 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:08.080 the thought of him playing, So this is not going 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:10.320 to be a surprise. If he doesn't show up, they'll 0:03:10.680 --> 0:03:12.679 there's other weapons you have to deal with. I think 0:03:12.680 --> 0:03:16.040 that they're more than prepared to handle. You know, whoever 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:19.079 else has to step into thirteen shoes if he doesn't play, Yeah, 0:03:19.080 --> 0:03:21.440 it won't be like, oh he's playing, we don't know 0:03:21.520 --> 0:03:23.760 what to do. Yeah, They've got a game play compared 0:03:23.960 --> 0:03:28.079 for both ways, and regardless of what they say, right absolutely, 0:03:28.440 --> 0:03:30.240 I think that's why they went ahead and kind of 0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:34.560 stacked that receiver corps in the offseason, obviously adding Brandon Marshall. 0:03:34.639 --> 0:03:37.120 They feel more comfortable with Sterling Shepherd than they did 0:03:37.160 --> 0:03:40.680 before let go of Cruise. They were looking at this 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:44.880 receiver corps because part of the playoff loss was around them. 0:03:45.240 --> 0:03:48.240 They couldn't catch the ball. Yeah, they had some troubles 0:03:48.400 --> 0:03:51.200 in that Green Bay game. They again, it goes all 0:03:51.240 --> 0:03:53.000 the way back tay to their inability to run the 0:03:53.040 --> 0:03:55.640 football though too. That's something that we, you know, we 0:03:55.720 --> 0:03:58.480 have to keep an eye on. You know, the Cowboys 0:03:58.480 --> 0:04:00.720 one of the best in the National Football last year 0:04:00.920 --> 0:04:04.800 defending the run. You add Steven Pia to the mix, 0:04:04.880 --> 0:04:07.680 I think that even helps more. Now, you know, we'll 0:04:07.680 --> 0:04:10.160 see what happens at the middle linebacker spot. We think 0:04:10.160 --> 0:04:13.560 maybe Jalen Smith will be the guy justin Durant will 0:04:13.560 --> 0:04:16.360 get some opportunities there. But it's a different team to 0:04:16.480 --> 0:04:18.800 Dallas Cowboys up the middle now if you think about it, 0:04:18.800 --> 0:04:21.760 with Pia's starting with a new mic linebacker and Jeff 0:04:21.839 --> 0:04:25.200 Heath also playing as a safety. So usually your run 0:04:25.240 --> 0:04:27.880 defense is predicated on how you play up the middle. 0:04:27.880 --> 0:04:30.440 And that's three really new parts. But we all think 0:04:30.520 --> 0:04:33.719 him as positive parts. We mentioned offensive line for the 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:36.560 Giants yesterday and that's that's a question mark for them. 0:04:36.600 --> 0:04:38.760 And John might speak to it later in the show 0:04:39.160 --> 0:04:41.640 for me that you mentioned Pie, you mentioned Malie Collins. 0:04:41.680 --> 0:04:43.320 That's what I want to see in this game is 0:04:43.320 --> 0:04:46.320 can they get that middle rush to prevent Eli from 0:04:46.320 --> 0:04:49.000 climb in the pocket and making throws. If he's flushed 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:50.680 out of the pocket, that's going to only help the 0:04:50.720 --> 0:04:53.400 guys on the edges. To me, that's a huge key 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:55.080 in the game on Sunday. I think they're going to 0:04:55.160 --> 0:04:58.200 primarily look to Paul Perkins to be their primary back 0:04:58.240 --> 0:05:00.960 in this game. And you may recognize the last name, Mickey, 0:05:01.279 --> 0:05:05.400 Paul Perkins. You mentioned Don Perkins last week, and he 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:08.520 is related to him. It is his great nephew or 0:05:08.760 --> 0:05:11.080 it's a nephew. I don't know how great it is, 0:05:11.120 --> 0:05:15.719 but yeah, there's a relation there. Went to UCLA. Yes, 0:05:15.920 --> 0:05:19.960 second year guy. I think it's his nephew. Yeah, I 0:05:19.960 --> 0:05:26.120 think it's his brothers son related. Yeah, Perkins last name 0:05:26.200 --> 0:05:28.640 running back. Yeah, kind of in the bloodlines, right, yep? Yeah, 0:05:28.800 --> 0:05:32.280 not making pies now making pies. You you looked at 0:05:32.279 --> 0:05:34.880 Paul Perkins a lot. Yeah, how boys drafted? I did 0:05:35.440 --> 0:05:38.040 Zee Elliott. Now that was if they took a running 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:40.760 back a little bit later, and sure, fourth overall, Is 0:05:40.800 --> 0:05:42.960 he a deep threat? I mean no, this is this 0:05:43.040 --> 0:05:44.839 is a guy that with the Giant. The Giants don't 0:05:44.880 --> 0:05:48.080 have a home run hitter per se as at running backs, 0:05:48.120 --> 0:05:50.160 you know, if you look at there and really what 0:05:50.200 --> 0:05:54.320 they do Perkins, Shane Vereen got they got steady, kind 0:05:54.320 --> 0:05:56.960 of grinded running backs. Perkins has got. He's one of 0:05:56.960 --> 0:06:00.359 those guests. It's got initial movement, can make one guy miss, 0:06:01.000 --> 0:06:03.560 but then it far as extending runs, not so much. 0:06:03.880 --> 0:06:05.680 They just don't have that. I mean, you know, the 0:06:05.720 --> 0:06:07.799 Cowboys are blessed to have a guy like Ezekiel Elate. 0:06:07.880 --> 0:06:10.800 It has that ability to finish runs. And really the 0:06:11.920 --> 0:06:15.240 Giants don't have that steady kind of handing the ball. 0:06:15.400 --> 0:06:18.559 Get what they can breaking the casual run, but nothing 0:06:18.600 --> 0:06:22.200 that would make you alarm about the way they play 0:06:22.320 --> 0:06:24.880 or the way they run the football. Al Perkins nothing 0:06:24.960 --> 0:06:27.800 like the rookie from the Chiefs last night. Oh Kareem Hunt. 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:30.520 He had himself a game pretty good. Oh my fantasy team, 0:06:30.560 --> 0:06:34.720 so it's very happy. I'll start. But after that, Paul 0:06:34.720 --> 0:06:37.520 Perkins one hundred and twelve carries last year, four hundred 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:40.159 and fifty six yards, four point one average, No touchdown, 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:43.720 still looking for his first NFL touchdown comes Sheppard had 0:06:43.839 --> 0:06:45.679 his first running or last year. I don't like talking 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:49.719 about right guys, that's right, celebrating in the end zone. Yeah, 0:06:49.920 --> 0:06:51.720 I just think it's you know, you need to find 0:06:51.720 --> 0:06:54.240 a way to be Mickey brought up the point last 0:06:54.279 --> 0:06:56.159 year the Giants were able to finish the game in 0:06:56.200 --> 0:06:58.599 Week one by running the football. They kept the ball 0:06:58.640 --> 0:07:01.520 away from Dallas, They made some he first downs, you know, 0:07:01.640 --> 0:07:04.160 running the ball late, and you know, I mean Dallas 0:07:04.200 --> 0:07:06.080 has got to be on the screws and not allow 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:09.680 them to have to deal with you know, with that. 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:11.760 I mean, they need to find a way to make 0:07:11.800 --> 0:07:14.120 this a game where they make Manning play in long 0:07:14.200 --> 0:07:17.560 yarded situations. It affects the way that he plays. The 0:07:17.640 --> 0:07:19.920 longer yarded situations you put him in, the harder it 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:22.720 is for him to have success. Talked about it a bunch. 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:24.720 Twenty nine percent of the time this team goes three 0:07:24.720 --> 0:07:26.920 and out. That was last year. Not a lot has 0:07:27.040 --> 0:07:29.760 changed other than adding you know, really Brandon Marshalling and 0:07:29.800 --> 0:07:31.840 adding the tight end. We'll see if that really makes 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:33.680 the difference for them. But their inability to run the 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:37.520 football really hurts them. Rob. Yesterday you were writing about 0:07:37.520 --> 0:07:41.040 the practice, and fortunately for the Cowboys, it's pretty much 0:07:41.040 --> 0:07:44.000 the same practice report as it was on Wednesday. Of course, 0:07:44.000 --> 0:07:46.800 they're practicing as we're speaking right now and kind of 0:07:46.800 --> 0:07:50.360 wrapping up things for the week. But the Cowboys fortunately 0:07:50.800 --> 0:07:54.640 had only the same limited player in Jordan Lewis, even 0:07:54.640 --> 0:07:56.400 though coach Garrett said that he was going to be 0:07:56.480 --> 0:07:59.640 doing more. Yeah, maybe some team snaps, I believe is 0:07:59.640 --> 0:08:02.320 what he's said. Has been working that way, but he's 0:08:02.600 --> 0:08:05.480 the lone question. Market looks like I think a Woozier 0:08:05.560 --> 0:08:08.520 seems ready to go. As far as the rookies go. 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:11.920 Woods has been practicing, Xavier Woods, Ryan Switzer's not even 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:14.960 on the injury report, so that's a good sign. Some 0:08:15.000 --> 0:08:16.960 of the guys that have been banged up, Chaz Green 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:20.440 has been taken left guard snaps, Tyrone Crawford looks to 0:08:20.440 --> 0:08:23.960 have some type of role in the defensive line rotation Sunday. 0:08:24.000 --> 0:08:26.600 So the Cowboys a pretty good health shape. Two things 0:08:26.600 --> 0:08:29.800 I learned from practice today or five minutes I was 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:34.400 there today or yesterday today, the tours are flourishing here, 0:08:35.120 --> 0:08:38.840 Yes they are. Could barely walk through the hallway Hey, 0:08:38.880 --> 0:08:43.120 I'm glad to hear that. What's going on? And I realized, Oh, 0:08:43.160 --> 0:08:46.640 it's the Friday before the season opener. At number two. 0:08:48.040 --> 0:08:53.280 The Miami Dolphins are vacating and they're going to Oxnard, 0:08:53.360 --> 0:08:56.880 California to set up camp because their next game is 0:08:56.920 --> 0:08:59.719 against the Chargers. Out there, they're gonna be practicing on 0:08:59.720 --> 0:09:02.320 the River Rich. Yes, they're gonna put up tents and 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:05.240 they don't know maybe when they're gonna get back. So 0:09:05.880 --> 0:09:09.920 that's breaking news, isn't it? An you think cowboy related? 0:09:10.840 --> 0:09:14.040 They're using the Cowboys facility? So did the Rams for 0:09:14.080 --> 0:09:16.200 a while? There you go, it's kind of a regular 0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:19.360 So did the Saints. Yeah, let me ask you this though, 0:09:19.440 --> 0:09:21.480 you know, going back real quick, ta if I could, though, 0:09:22.000 --> 0:09:26.559 you know, the with the comfort level with a Woozier, 0:09:27.240 --> 0:09:30.320 you know, because Mickey's thought, you know, you're gonna have 0:09:30.360 --> 0:09:33.600 to play dime package stuff. And I'm interested to see 0:09:33.640 --> 0:09:35.400 how they're gonna play against Evan Ingram. And I know 0:09:35.440 --> 0:09:37.040 that's a guy that you haven't got to. I mean, 0:09:37.040 --> 0:09:39.320 we were kind of going through names and stuff. I 0:09:39.400 --> 0:09:41.720 wonder how you know, and just what you guys feel 0:09:41.720 --> 0:09:44.760 about him playing in that matchup right there. I don't 0:09:44.760 --> 0:09:47.680 think it's gonna be him totally all the time, But 0:09:47.720 --> 0:09:50.199 what about him? How are they going to handle Well, 0:09:50.240 --> 0:09:52.160 wouldn't you have more of a comfort level with Byron 0:09:52.240 --> 0:09:55.440 Jones doing that, giving his ability to cover tight ends? 0:09:55.440 --> 0:09:58.320 So then what's your comfort level with Cavon Frasier playing 0:09:58.360 --> 0:10:00.959 deep safety? See that? Well, I mean, what if it's 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:05.240 if it's what if it's what if it's Heath Fraser. No, No, 0:10:05.240 --> 0:10:08.640 I'm saying, well in the slot, not Byron Jones, you know, 0:10:08.800 --> 0:10:11.480 because they've practice Heath down there off they do practice 0:10:11.480 --> 0:10:12.880 And that's what I'm saying though, and I know it 0:10:13.000 --> 0:10:15.680 it kind of takes us away, but I just feel like, though, 0:10:15.720 --> 0:10:18.600 if no Beckham, They're gonna have to go to other things. 0:10:18.679 --> 0:10:21.280 I'm just thinking about from a standpoint of how you 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:23.839 match up in this game, because you know, he hasn't 0:10:23.880 --> 0:10:27.000 practiced much in training camp, but now he's going to 0:10:27.080 --> 0:10:29.680 get thrown into a pretty big situation having to carry 0:10:29.679 --> 0:10:33.320 a guy that's a pretty good downfield threat from what 0:10:33.360 --> 0:10:35.280 I've seen the preseason games and for what I saw 0:10:35.400 --> 0:10:38.360 from when he played at Old Miss. Well, maybe they're 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.000 not in man because you know, one of the other 0:10:41.040 --> 0:10:43.960 things they've done on that dime defense when they've only 0:10:43.960 --> 0:10:47.800 had one linebacker, They've brought Heath down and somebody in 0:10:47.800 --> 0:10:51.200 the slot. They've played single high play zone in the 0:10:51.240 --> 0:10:54.480 back and then had a Woozier in the other slot 0:10:54.720 --> 0:10:57.880 Orlando on the other side. So they've had about three 0:10:58.120 --> 0:11:02.320 different formations of defense right that they've been practicing. And 0:11:02.360 --> 0:11:04.440 I would imagine they're going to roll some stuff up 0:11:04.559 --> 0:11:07.080 to try to confuse Manning. If you can't get to him, 0:11:07.280 --> 0:11:10.520 you're better confused. Yeah, yeah, I think that's gonna be. Yeah, 0:11:10.559 --> 0:11:12.320 that's something I think that you need to keep an 0:11:12.360 --> 0:11:14.679 eye on in this game. You know, how how are 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:17.839 they going to handle the different packages that you know, 0:11:17.840 --> 0:11:20.040 because what will happen with Evan Ingram. They'll line him 0:11:20.120 --> 0:11:23.839 up as in the backfield in line flexed out, So 0:11:23.920 --> 0:11:26.480 you have to find him. You can't allow him to 0:11:26.559 --> 0:11:30.120 be a big player in this game, especially if they 0:11:30.160 --> 0:11:32.320 do a good job of covering. We've seen the past 0:11:32.360 --> 0:11:35.360 with Scandrick in his ability last year to cover, you know, 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:39.480 cover Shephard. You know how gimpy is Beckham going to be? 0:11:39.640 --> 0:11:42.040 You know, he might be compromised. They're gonna have to 0:11:42.040 --> 0:11:44.600 find somebody to throw the football too, or they snap 0:11:44.679 --> 0:11:48.520 him the ball. No, they won't. I saw an interesting 0:11:48.640 --> 0:11:51.960 tweet discussing the fact a lot of discussion over the 0:11:52.040 --> 0:11:54.720 offseason was about how teams are going to be watching 0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:57.320 tape on Dak figure out ways to beat him, the 0:11:57.400 --> 0:12:02.240 rookie quarterback. Obviously the Giants will or his kryptonite last season, 0:12:03.400 --> 0:12:05.160 and everyone's saying and he I thought he had a 0:12:05.200 --> 0:12:07.959 great response this past summer. Maybe it was at training, 0:12:08.000 --> 0:12:10.000 camper the exact time it was, but he said, Hey, 0:12:10.000 --> 0:12:13.360 I've been watching tape two right, and now that he's 0:12:13.400 --> 0:12:17.000 going against a defense just like the Giants, how do 0:12:17.040 --> 0:12:20.680 you guys think he will prepare? To me? It comes 0:12:20.679 --> 0:12:23.040 down it's not all about Dak. I mean, you're right, 0:12:23.200 --> 0:12:26.120 he's They did some things to kind of keep him 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:28.520 in the pocket and contain him and force him to 0:12:28.559 --> 0:12:31.200 make throws, and there weren't always receivers open. But I 0:12:31.360 --> 0:12:33.320 we just talked about it on our roundtable segment our 0:12:33.360 --> 0:12:35.680 Keys to the Game a few minutes ago, which you 0:12:35.679 --> 0:12:38.160 can catch on Dallas Cowboys dot com. Down and distance 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:40.520 for me is is huge. You mentioned it for the 0:12:40.520 --> 0:12:42.720 Giants first down stuff. You're right, it's huge for the 0:12:42.720 --> 0:12:45.439 Cowboys too. I mean last year they had thirty two 0:12:45.480 --> 0:12:48.040 first downs in two games. Sixteen times Dak was facing 0:12:48.080 --> 0:12:50.640 third and eight or longer. And that is just I mean, 0:12:50.920 --> 0:12:53.040 what can you draw are to convert? Those really hard 0:12:53.080 --> 0:12:55.559 to convert. And that's with Ezekiel Elliott playing in both 0:12:55.559 --> 0:12:57.400 of those games. But you'd like to think with Zeke 0:12:57.440 --> 0:12:59.199 in the game, they got a better chance to get 0:12:59.200 --> 0:13:01.839 into second, five, third, and two. Things like that. They 0:13:01.880 --> 0:13:03.520 ahead of the change, stay ahead of the change. That 0:13:03.840 --> 0:13:05.800 to me against this type of defense, that is the 0:13:05.840 --> 0:13:07.360 key to the game for me. Well, and I liked 0:13:07.360 --> 0:13:11.280 what you said earlier and also blueprint the red zone offense. Yeah, 0:13:11.320 --> 0:13:12.960 that was kind of going to what Mickey was saying 0:13:12.960 --> 0:13:16.320 the other day about these defenses just didn't let these 0:13:16.320 --> 0:13:18.800 teams score at all. Yeah, this is a these are 0:13:18.840 --> 0:13:21.960 high powered offenses. Yeah, this is gonna be tough and 0:13:22.160 --> 0:13:24.400 in space is tough to fight for down in the 0:13:24.400 --> 0:13:26.360 red zones, especially with the way the Giants play in 0:13:26.360 --> 0:13:28.719 their secondary and they have guys that can cover, that 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:31.079 can chase. You know that don't give you a lot 0:13:31.120 --> 0:13:32.640 of room. They don't make it. They give you tight 0:13:32.679 --> 0:13:35.840 window throws. You have to take opportunities. And we talked 0:13:35.880 --> 0:13:38.240 about last year the game. In the second game they 0:13:38.240 --> 0:13:41.120 had no red zone opportunities, but the first game they 0:13:41.120 --> 0:13:42.840 were one of three in the red zone. Right, the 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:44.400 Giants one of the best teams in the league in 0:13:44.440 --> 0:13:46.440 the red zone, and when you get inside the thirty 0:13:46.480 --> 0:13:49.360 they're even better than that. So yeah, it's you know, 0:13:49.440 --> 0:13:51.000 you just can't go in there and kick field goals. 0:13:51.040 --> 0:13:53.520 It's gonna be about finding ways to score touchdowns. The 0:13:53.559 --> 0:13:55.800 Giants were three of three, so they missed an extra 0:13:55.840 --> 0:13:58.360 point that first game. Yes it was Josh why they 0:13:58.440 --> 0:14:00.480 end It wasn't John Brown, It was the guy who 0:14:00.520 --> 0:14:03.439 was at ain't gonna be Josh Brown anytime soon. Well, 0:14:03.480 --> 0:14:05.680 he was missing that first game and it was a 0:14:05.760 --> 0:14:08.360 kicker they had for that one week. Yeah, that's why 0:14:08.400 --> 0:14:11.880 they had money. Yeah, they have a rookie kicker. That 0:14:12.040 --> 0:14:14.760 Ross is his name. Yeah, I saw some interesting notes 0:14:14.800 --> 0:14:17.000 about that. This is the first time they've ever started 0:14:17.000 --> 0:14:19.800 a season with a rookie kicker. Not that that matters, 0:14:19.840 --> 0:14:22.600 but we're talking about a game that has come down 0:14:22.760 --> 0:14:25.400 sure very close to a lot of field goals and 0:14:25.440 --> 0:14:30.600 you're ruining up against Dan Bailey, Mister accuracy The Cowboys 0:14:30.640 --> 0:14:34.040 clearly have the advantage in this one. They really really do. 0:14:34.120 --> 0:14:36.080 And you're right, Tae. If it comes down to having 0:14:36.080 --> 0:14:39.840 to make long field goals even even extra points that 0:14:40.600 --> 0:14:43.240 we've seen y Yeah, we've seen this. You know, we've 0:14:43.240 --> 0:14:47.960 seen this. We've seen this script many a day. Yeah. Now, 0:14:48.120 --> 0:14:50.120 you were talking about Evan Ingram, but I want to 0:14:50.120 --> 0:14:53.040 talk about a Cowboys tight end and we haven't seen 0:14:53.120 --> 0:14:56.000 him in a year. But James Hannah. You mentioned him, Mickey, 0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:58.360 Where do you see his role being for this game 0:14:58.360 --> 0:15:00.480 on Sunday? Oh? I think that one they go to 0:15:00.720 --> 0:15:04.320 tight ends that James Hannah's on the field. Uh, and 0:15:04.400 --> 0:15:08.960 that's one way they can help minimize any problems. If 0:15:10.400 --> 0:15:13.040 you know Lal Collins struggles, you know, you put another 0:15:13.120 --> 0:15:15.680 tight end over there. Uh, you don't have to take 0:15:15.760 --> 0:15:18.080 up your running back. So yeah, I think it's huge 0:15:18.120 --> 0:15:21.760 that they have both Hannah and swam Back on the 0:15:21.800 --> 0:15:24.680 field and they can do multiple things with their tight 0:15:24.760 --> 0:15:28.560 ends in blocking situations, but also two guys that can 0:15:28.600 --> 0:15:31.680 get across the field and catch the balls. So that's 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:34.560 something they I thought they sorely missed last year because 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:38.800 Escobar was a one trick pony and evidently that trick 0:15:38.920 --> 0:15:43.480 wasn't real good in Kansas City. Got yeah, I think 0:15:43.520 --> 0:15:45.960 that to me though, that Mickey's right. And this is 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:49.320 where you're gonna see thirteen personnel, one back, three tight ends. Yeah, 0:15:49.360 --> 0:15:51.120 and you know, and they're going to find a way. 0:15:51.120 --> 0:15:53.240 The Giants are gonna have to find a way to defend, 0:15:53.720 --> 0:15:55.560 you know, the extra tight ends, and especially if you've 0:15:55.560 --> 0:15:57.960 got a guy like Swaim who can make plays in 0:15:58.080 --> 0:16:00.960 space catching the football. I think Hannah we saw in 0:16:01.040 --> 0:16:03.200 the preseason he you know, a little bit underrated in 0:16:03.240 --> 0:16:05.360 that regard, but he's no more as a blocker now. 0:16:05.800 --> 0:16:07.640 But yeah, they find a way. Some of the biggest 0:16:07.640 --> 0:16:10.400 plays they had running the football last year in the 0:16:10.440 --> 0:16:13.320 second game was on the edge, and that's where you 0:16:13.360 --> 0:16:15.280 have to find find a way to attack. You got 0:16:15.400 --> 0:16:18.600 to you gotta crash these ends, you wherever you want 0:16:18.600 --> 0:16:21.000 to do. Crack him, block him, shield him however you 0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:23.000 want to do it, and get the ball to the outside. 0:16:23.040 --> 0:16:24.480 That's gonna be the way they're gonna have to run 0:16:24.520 --> 0:16:27.080 the football. And one way with those guys on the field, 0:16:27.080 --> 0:16:30.080 even if they go three, one way to slow down 0:16:30.120 --> 0:16:33.680 that Giant's rushes to continue wanting that waggle play where 0:16:33.720 --> 0:16:35.760 you'd exactly fake the run up the middle and you 0:16:35.760 --> 0:16:38.480 have a naked boot and those tight ends crossing the 0:16:38.520 --> 0:16:41.320 field and now which one you're covering, you know who 0:16:41.400 --> 0:16:44.600 you're ready for, because you can't use all your linebackers 0:16:44.640 --> 0:16:46.640 to go with those tight ends because the next time 0:16:46.880 --> 0:16:49.000 they may hand it off and then you get faked out. 0:16:49.120 --> 0:16:51.680 Very underrated trade of Dak Prescott is his way the 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:54.240 ball handle that that that right there, We've seen it. 0:16:54.320 --> 0:16:56.200 The one big play if you remember the touchdown in 0:16:56.240 --> 0:17:01.600 the second game, was a fake sweep to Zeke going 0:17:01.640 --> 0:17:04.440 to the left and they take Williams all the way 0:17:04.440 --> 0:17:06.320 across the field and that was just off a left 0:17:06.320 --> 0:17:08.880 hand play, fake him spin and then fire the ball 0:17:08.920 --> 0:17:11.240 down the field. So Giants are aware of that, but 0:17:11.440 --> 0:17:13.480 it's a it's a great weapon to have you allowed 0:17:13.520 --> 0:17:17.000 to run that play again. Why not? Aside from the 0:17:17.040 --> 0:17:19.800 playoff game, I feel like those two Giants games just 0:17:20.040 --> 0:17:24.200 haunted Dak Prescott last season. They were the last yeah, 0:17:24.520 --> 0:17:27.360 you know, the division games, just felt like he couldn't 0:17:27.400 --> 0:17:30.560 get any movement at traction at all. So I just 0:17:30.600 --> 0:17:33.040 feel like he's gonna come out hungry this Sunday you 0:17:33.160 --> 0:17:35.560 realize he threw for more yards than Eli Manning did 0:17:35.600 --> 0:17:38.320 in that first game. Yeah, but I mean what I'm 0:17:38.359 --> 0:17:41.040 saying is that was he's a team guy, you know. 0:17:41.160 --> 0:17:44.119 He wants to bring this team that victory, especially that 0:17:44.160 --> 0:17:46.840 first one right there. 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