WEBVTT - Mick Shots: 2-Minute Drill

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<v Speaker 1>The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mick Shot

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<v Speaker 1>screaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas Cowboys at now Here are Bill Jones, Everson Wolves,

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<v Speaker 1>and Nicky Spagnola And this time for the media party,

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<v Speaker 1>postgame press conference and Mike McCarthy slash Dak Prescott pregame

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<v Speaker 1>a press conference or pregame show. Here as we get

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<v Speaker 1>you a set for press conferences coming up shortly from

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<v Speaker 1>McCarthy and Dak Prescott. We got the coordinators later this afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're burying the lead there. The lead story is

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<v Speaker 1>what did Mickey do at the media party last night?

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<v Speaker 1>I had a good time, you know, no boo in

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<v Speaker 1>Malibu and see you there. I was not there. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of us had to work last night. You mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>know some people can still work stations. Were there? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but come on, we got there. I think Dale apparently

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<v Speaker 1>did his live show from outside. He did outside of

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<v Speaker 1>the parking lot. I think because when I saw him leave,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, and he's talking about Dale Hanson Channel eight,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, I thought that was it. He was going.

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<v Speaker 1>And then because he was coming back this morning and

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<v Speaker 1>then I saw him show up again. I go, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought you had to do your show. He goes. We

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<v Speaker 1>did out in the parking lot. Things that technology has

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<v Speaker 1>changed over the years. He had certain priorities as he

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<v Speaker 1>came to his last training camps. That party was number

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<v Speaker 1>one on his priority lell and he got a go

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<v Speaker 1>and away heard from the owner. I heard that that

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<v Speaker 1>was I went viral on social media last night as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as I had a bow on it and opened

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<v Speaker 1>it up, and it was a box of socks and

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<v Speaker 1>jocks and they looked dirty too, but well, and Jerry

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<v Speaker 1>had his personal that that he was gonna put on

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<v Speaker 1>a head. But that's right. It was pretty funny. So

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<v Speaker 1>does everybody kind of behave themselves kind of anybody jump

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<v Speaker 1>in the ocean or anything like that. Everybody made it

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<v Speaker 1>back safely. Of course, there's a team bus that takes

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<v Speaker 1>everybody back. They had a bus for us if you

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<v Speaker 1>chose to write it, and we wrote it and got

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<v Speaker 1>back and everything went fine. Yeah, it was good. Jerry

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<v Speaker 1>was in rare Form and Steven and Charlotte and Jerry Junior.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't I didn't see any celebs. The only

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<v Speaker 1>I heard there was a Sean Penn sighting at NOBU.

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<v Speaker 1>But that was basically it for me. Okay, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>so is that what all we need to know about that?

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<v Speaker 1>I think the highlight was the present. Yeah, but Jerry

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<v Speaker 1>was good. Jerry was It's like Vegas though, everything that

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<v Speaker 1>happens at the media party, stay there taking notes and

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<v Speaker 1>come back and report on it. Okay, right, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a party, but it is something that Jerry and

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen for that matter, love every year, right they Jerry,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he missed it last year, right, so this

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<v Speaker 1>was making up for lost time. And I think he did. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he seemed to really really enjoy it, and he stopped

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<v Speaker 1>when he got there. He stopped everything down and had

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<v Speaker 1>a toast and you know, welcomed everybody and so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was good. So, uh, you were here when tech

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<v Speaker 1>Shram was running the show. Yes, what how would you

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<v Speaker 1>compare the relations with the media that Texts had compared

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<v Speaker 1>with Jerry? You know, I think he took some notes

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<v Speaker 1>and learned from Jerry to learn from text kind of

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<v Speaker 1>from text and yeah, and I mean texts. Text would

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<v Speaker 1>go out every night almost and Mickey was right, there

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<v Speaker 1>was a well I was only here during his time

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<v Speaker 1>for one week of training camp each year um and

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<v Speaker 1>then took over when Jerry took over, But yeah, he would.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a place and outside a Thousand Oaks on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of the one oh one. It was

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<v Speaker 1>in Westlake and was called the Iron Horse, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of the meeting place after everything was said

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<v Speaker 1>and done at night, got your work done, and you

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<v Speaker 1>could about find texts there most nights, holding court, debating

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<v Speaker 1>with the media. It was great. It was the it

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<v Speaker 1>was the great, great theory sessions we used to have

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<v Speaker 1>with And then what I also remember in Thousand Oaks

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<v Speaker 1>is that techs would be up on the tower and

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<v Speaker 1>the difference between texts being up on the tower and

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<v Speaker 1>Jerry being in the owner's tower here is Lee Martin

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<v Speaker 1>Productions would also be there. There were Blue White Scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 1>not just the Blue White Scrimmage, but there was one

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<v Speaker 1>year that Lee Martin and they did daily television report

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<v Speaker 1>that might have been before my time. That was it

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<v Speaker 1>was It was on what was then what Okay, Fox

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<v Speaker 1>Sports it's Fox Sports Southwest is now Bally Sports Southwest.

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<v Speaker 1>Prior to that, it was Home Sports Entertainment. Prior to that,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like Prime something and it was back in

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<v Speaker 1>the early days. All right, bring us up to speed

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<v Speaker 1>on this team. This is a rejuvenation day. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>an off day for the players. In fact, the as

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<v Speaker 1>I walked in, the injured crew was out there and

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<v Speaker 1>suited up, doing rehab, doing stuff. Yeah, and they had

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<v Speaker 1>their what they call mock game. Might cause it mock game,

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<v Speaker 1>it's basically the walkthrough. So they did have a walk

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<v Speaker 1>through this morning for about an hour and a half,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess. And then they're gonna have meetings and as

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<v Speaker 1>you said, probably gonna have to cut this short. We

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<v Speaker 1>had it planned. They were supposed to do the press

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<v Speaker 1>conference twelve fifteen, twelve thirty, but it sounds like it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be closer to twelve o'clock. Yeah, two o'clock

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas time. And then and then Dak's supposed to also

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<v Speaker 1>speak from the podium today. So yeah, it's not a

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<v Speaker 1>day off. They just don't have the full padded practice

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<v Speaker 1>the way they have in the past two days. All Right,

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<v Speaker 1>this is our first chance to get your thoughts after

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<v Speaker 1>watching the team in the pads this last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, they've had three straight days of practice as

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<v Speaker 1>the last two and pads. Last time we did one

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<v Speaker 1>of these mix shots was on Monday. So what's your

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<v Speaker 1>overriding impression what you've seen right now? How competitive everything

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be. I think there's a lot of competition

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<v Speaker 1>going on between the two units offense and defense. Got

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<v Speaker 1>pretty pretty pretty heated there for a while. I thought that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, defensively, we've talked about all the open competition

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<v Speaker 1>and all the different spots, and I think that's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>And then offensively now with Dack out for what they

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<v Speaker 1>said a few days, Mike McCarthy said a few days,

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<v Speaker 1>and his definition of a few days is two to

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<v Speaker 1>three days, but it could be longer than that. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's the thing. And he's out there on the

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<v Speaker 1>practice field, he's just not throwing with his right arm anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Occasionally you will see his But if you if you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the schedule ahead, all right, you got two

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<v Speaker 1>practice is Saturday and Sunday, a day off on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>a practice on Tuesday, which is their only practice next

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<v Speaker 1>week leading up to Canton travel on traveling on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they're back here the following h Saturday when

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams will be here to practice with them and

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<v Speaker 1>in my opinion, there's no reason here over the next

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<v Speaker 1>three practices, Steven tested it buys you basically a week

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<v Speaker 1>and then we'll see where he is when the RAMS

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<v Speaker 1>come here. Now I can't remember if there's a practice

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday after the RAMS or if there's another day

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<v Speaker 1>off and then they have I think, yeah, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I would think after the RAMS, I think that's probably

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<v Speaker 1>as as long as everything clears up. So it's a

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<v Speaker 1>muscle strain in your upper arm here shoulder, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know he's able to run, so it can't be too painful.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise you wouldn't be jogging and running around running routes

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<v Speaker 1>for the quarterbacks when they're doing their individual drills and

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<v Speaker 1>throwing the ball underhand with his left arm. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that was encouraging. And then he did conditioning

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<v Speaker 1>work too, so he was on the chords. So yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>We had our photographer CBS eleven Bill Ellis was positioned

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<v Speaker 1>in such a way that on one of Dack's runs

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<v Speaker 1>to the end zone, you could hear him say that

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to see a lot of this scrambling today.

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<v Speaker 1>That was early in practice yesterday, and he was able to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, take snaps and you know, hand off and

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<v Speaker 1>do stuff like that, so it can't be that painful.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, he termed it bill as it was tight.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know, you know what his definition of

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<v Speaker 1>tight is, but I think the MRI I termed it

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<v Speaker 1>as a strange mus muscle. And he said it happened.

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<v Speaker 1>It started showing up on Tuesday, and then Wednesday he decided, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>probably need to shut it down and be careful. So

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<v Speaker 1>and to what Mike McCarthy said in the press conference yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it was yesterday. You know a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>times you'll see quarterbacks a week nd five practices in

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<v Speaker 1>where they might have some arm fatigue whatever this sounds like,

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<v Speaker 1>because there was an MRI that shows a strain would

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<v Speaker 1>be a small tear right in the muscle, that it

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<v Speaker 1>may be a little bit more than that. But the

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<v Speaker 1>thing is just the most work he's had since the injury.

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<v Speaker 1>Right it was a ball pitcher where you'll go a

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<v Speaker 1>few days into it and you know, they just set

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<v Speaker 1>it back for a couple of days and then go

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<v Speaker 1>back at it. And so there's no there's no cause

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<v Speaker 1>for alarm right now. But and it's early enough it's

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<v Speaker 1>still July. To proceed with caution. And in the meantime, Micky,

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<v Speaker 1>you get a good look at the situation behind that

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<v Speaker 1>at quarterback. Yeah, you get an opportunity. And the other

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<v Speaker 1>thing was going to point out before I get to

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<v Speaker 1>the backups taken over, it's five weeks before they have

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<v Speaker 1>to get into game week for the season openers. So

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<v Speaker 1>they're now just under six weeks before the season opener

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<v Speaker 1>against Tampa Bay, so less than a week away from

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<v Speaker 1>the first preseason game next Thursday in Kenton. That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you going to be in Kenton? I will not

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<v Speaker 1>be in Kenton. Yeah, well maybe we're We're up in

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<v Speaker 1>the air right now, we are we're making the trip

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<v Speaker 1>or not. But yeah, it gave you know, they were

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<v Speaker 1>rotating snaps with the quarterbacks, and it was hard to say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>Garrett Gilbert's number two, Denucci's three rushes four or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>and then yesterday basically Garrett Gilbert's number two, I think

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<v Speaker 1>Mike McCarthy said it. And then the way they practiced,

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<v Speaker 1>he took all Dak snaps, so he was the he

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<v Speaker 1>was the first one up, and then Denucci and rush

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<v Speaker 1>Um kind of traded going next. So yeah, it gives

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<v Speaker 1>gives gil I mean, think about it. When Gilbert got

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<v Speaker 1>here last year, Bill, you know, he was here what

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks, and then all of a sudden he gets

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<v Speaker 1>thrust into a starting job and he had never started

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<v Speaker 1>a game, uh in the NFL. I think he only

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<v Speaker 1>had thrown a hand full of passes over the years

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<v Speaker 1>he had been in the NFL on the practice squad

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<v Speaker 1>or Barry does the third quarterback or the second they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get to play. So his ability to get time

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<v Speaker 1>in practice with the first team is invaluable at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>If indeed he wins the backup job, so is the

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<v Speaker 1>backup quarterback on this roster. I would not bet your

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<v Speaker 1>money on it because I think that while they're competing

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<v Speaker 1>against each other, they're also competing against what might show

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<v Speaker 1>up on the waiver wire. And I think that's probably

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<v Speaker 1>been the master plan along. Now. If someone emerges and

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<v Speaker 1>they look like that they can be the guy and

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<v Speaker 1>they can save money, right, great, Yeah, that would be great.

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<v Speaker 1>But at some point the end of August, I guarantee

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<v Speaker 1>you some team releases a quarterback that has more experience.

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<v Speaker 1>It probably has his connection to one of these coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>one of these numerous coaches on this stage, because you

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<v Speaker 1>know they talk about Kellen Moore and Mike McCarthy taking

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<v Speaker 1>of the quarterbacks. Will you have Doug Nussmeyer who's been

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<v Speaker 1>around and even Scott Tolzine who's kind of the assistant

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<v Speaker 1>how do you how do you put it? He's the

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<v Speaker 1>helper guy, helper guy hit the quarterback room. Uh, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's been around too. So they've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks here to kind of help out. Um. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think with all the new quarterbacks that got drafted

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the first round, I would imagine there's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be some veteran quarterback that's let go and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have more starting experience than all combined. As as

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<v Speaker 1>much as people like the little bit that they saw

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<v Speaker 1>from Gary Gilbert and against the Steelers last year, as

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<v Speaker 1>far as taking care of the ball and putting the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys in a position to win a game against what

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<v Speaker 1>was then an unbeaten team last year, the fact of

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<v Speaker 1>the matter is he does not have much experience, even

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<v Speaker 1>at the age of thirty, to be counted on that

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<v Speaker 1>this is a guy that can win multiple games for

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<v Speaker 1>you in a regular and as we know, backup quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>have to rely on their experience because they don't get

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<v Speaker 1>once the season starts, they don't get many snaps. So

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that Gilbert's going to get these snaps in preseason,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna get snaps in practice, which he didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>any of that last year. He just kind of showed

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<v Speaker 1>up and it was, you know, he was baptized right away.

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<v Speaker 1>Just go in and play. So yeah, that'll help out,

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<v Speaker 1>and it'll help do Nucci out too, because he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get any of that, and he was a seventh round

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<v Speaker 1>pick and as a rookie you need reps in the

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<v Speaker 1>offseason and he didn't get any. Hey, can I give

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<v Speaker 1>a shout out to loyal listeners of all the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>here on Dallas Cowboys dot com. These are two guys

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<v Speaker 1>I met in the hotel lobby, Yeah, way over here.

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<v Speaker 1>They're from Dallas. They've been here since Tuesday at practice,

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<v Speaker 1>their first time at training camp, and they're headed back today.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Garner and Mark Dunne. Mike Garner the pride of

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas Carter High School and Mark done out of Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>Pinkston High School from way back in the day. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I shout out to them. I heard I saw

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<v Speaker 1>where your reporting skills came in to play yesterday you

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<v Speaker 1>found the Ralston's. That's right. Well, it wasn't that hard

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<v Speaker 1>because there was a lady with a Ralston jersey yard

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<v Speaker 1>and he figured, yeah, and what Bicky is getting at

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<v Speaker 1>this is a player that is not getting any attention

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<v Speaker 1>at camp. Nick Ralston out of Argyll High School and

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<v Speaker 1>he went to Arizona State and then transferred to Louisiana

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<v Speaker 1>Lafayette and he's a fullback on the roster number forty six.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I saw mom with the forty six jersey

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<v Speaker 1>and what I presume was dad turned out it was.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I said, okay, we're doing an interview right here,

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<v Speaker 1>and now I got to go track down Nick to

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<v Speaker 1>do an interview with him. And there was also Brad

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<v Speaker 1>sham Ran into Kevin Sweeney. Oh really yeah, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>practice the UH strike team quarterback and then they kept him,

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<v Speaker 1>got a start and kind of didn't do all that well,

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<v Speaker 1>and but quarterback fresh texts, yeah, I think it was.

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<v Speaker 1>And tech Shram was just enamored with him, right to

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<v Speaker 1>the point where he got Landry to start him in

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<v Speaker 1>a game, right in a real game, not the the

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<v Speaker 1>UH was at here. Yeah, he was out here yesterday. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Michael Irvin showed up at the party lesson

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard that, yes, yeah, and then that raised the

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<v Speaker 1>level of excitement at the party just having Michael there.

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<v Speaker 1>So but you know what, Mike did talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>fullback position yesterday when he was talking about and he

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<v Speaker 1>was the one that said, you know, teams are kind

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<v Speaker 1>of going more back to two tight or two running

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<v Speaker 1>back sets. Uh, And he said, not only can you

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<v Speaker 1>know we benefit from that if indeed he's good enough

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<v Speaker 1>to make the team, but it also gives the defense

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to uh go up against two running back sets.

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<v Speaker 1>May be close to a press conference Mike McCarthy press

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<v Speaker 1>conference tentatively set for high noon California time, well two

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock Dallas. I see, Uh, the tendon ninus in the

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<v Speaker 1>elbow didn't stop Tyran Smith from walking around. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, somebody asked me about it, and I said, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got that knee brace on his arm that he's

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<v Speaker 1>had for the last couple of years on his lee.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just amazing the thing he has. But anyway, back

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<v Speaker 1>to the fullback thing, who knows, you know, And I

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<v Speaker 1>saw I saw somebody interpet that as, Oh, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>run Pollard and Zeke at the same time he was

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<v Speaker 1>talking about a fullback. Mcke mentioned that, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>this means, We got a Mike McCarthy press conference coming

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<v Speaker 1>up next year on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. This has

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<v Speaker 1>been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the

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