1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mick Shot 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: streaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys apt now Here are Bill Jones, Everson Wolves, 5 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola, and it's time for another edition of 6 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: Mick Shots. As the Cowboys on the day after a 7 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: twenty four nineteen loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at AT 8 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: and T Stadium start there bye week, and there is 9 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: news already happening around the Star in Frisco as this 10 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: week begins. Mickey Spagnola inside the SWBC Mortgage studios at 11 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: Forward Center at the Star in Frisco. We expect to 12 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: be joined by Everson Walls here shortly as we look 13 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: back at Sunday afternoon at AT and T Stadium. But Mickey, 14 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: about right off the bat. First off, how are you 15 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: doing on this fine Monday. I'm doing fine on this 16 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: fine Monday here in my SWBC mortgage studio, and you 17 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: look like you're doing great. You got your ball cap 18 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: on on a Monday after That's right, yep, it was. 19 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: I've been studying up so much on the game from 20 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: yesterday and this bye week opponent this week that I 21 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: will take my shower after we get done with mick shots. Well, 22 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: very good, because there was when you when you end 23 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: up playing close games like this, there's always a lot 24 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: to go back and look at. You know, when you 25 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: get wiped out, it's like, okay, just got beat. But 26 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: I know in this game, Bill, I went back. I 27 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: don't know, I probably got home about eleventh last night 28 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: from the stadium, and of course I had to go 29 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: back and check out several plays and rewatch them, and 30 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: I ended up with a full page here and then 31 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: the back page here of critical plays in this game 32 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: that I know we don't have time to go all 33 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: over all of them. But when you lose twenty four nineteen, 34 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different things that lead to that outcome, 35 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: good and bad. Well, isn't it nice to have here 36 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,119 Speaker 1: a couple of games in a row now where you 37 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: can actually fill up both sides of a sheet of 38 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: notebook paper with critical plays. Yeah, that's two weeks in 39 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 1: a row, right, And you know last week we talked 40 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: about how well, okay, the defense looked like they took 41 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: a step forward, but it was against the Eagles. Well, 42 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: they took another step forward. And this wasn't just against 43 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers. This was against the Steelers that came into 44 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: this game averaging thirty points a game, had not scored 45 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: fewer than twenty five in any game, And the Cowboys 46 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: really did a nice job defensively to kind of hold 47 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: the Steelers down to a manageable amount of points. That 48 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: gave yourself a chance to win and really not have 49 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: to come out of your game plan since, by golly, 50 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: the Cowboys had a thirteen point lead in a game, 51 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: the biggest lead they've had all season long, So again 52 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: encouraging steps. Unfortunately, they did not get a rewarded for 53 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: playing much better defensively. And then a really fine performance 54 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: by Garrett Gilbert on offense, starting his first NFL game, 55 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: and I don't care if this is his seventh season 56 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: or not. He had not played a full game since 57 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: like March I think it was March thirtieth of twenty 58 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: nineteen with the Orlando Apollos, by the way, and had 59 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: only thrown six passes in the NFL in his career 60 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: to this point. So we almost had another really really 61 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: fairy tale story about a Cowboys backup quarterback coming in 62 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: to save the day. And the other thing that I'm 63 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: taking away with taken from that game yesterday is the 64 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: fact that there's really not that much difference between the 65 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: best teams in the league and the teams that are 66 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: sitting there with two and seven records right now. I mean, 67 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: when you break it all down, you take a couple 68 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: three players off that Steelers team, and they might be 69 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: sitting there at two and seven also right now. Everson 70 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: Walls I think might be joining us here. Hey not, Everson. 71 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: Not only did two or three players make a difference, 72 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: two or three bad calls also make a difference in 73 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: the ball game. I mean, we talked about it. We've 74 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: always said that, you know, I go on my little 75 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: rants about we get the worst officiating crew because we're 76 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: at the bottom now as far as wins are concerned. 77 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: It seems as if you know, nothing's critical to the referees, 78 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: whether there's critical to us as fans and as Cowboy fans, 79 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: as Cowboy players. And I'm a little bit different from 80 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: you Spags in regard to the fact that I expect 81 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: more from these guys. You know, you're giving them a pass. 82 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: I'm not giving them a pass because I see just 83 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: how good they can be, and I'm really encouraged by that. 84 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: So of course, if you see that they're finally realizing 85 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: their potential, then I'm going to expect more from them 86 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: physically and mentally. Gilbert, good game. But I'm sitting there 87 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: on the couch with my family. I'm thinking about you 88 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: two guys. I'm wanting to build courses like I do. 89 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: You know, the last thing that you do is have 90 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: a turnover in that situation. My daughter knows it, my 91 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: son knows it, my wife comes walking in the room 92 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: even she knows it. You do not throw that into 93 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: And it just got me off of my couch. I 94 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: think I texted Spags Bill. You know, I didn't think 95 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: of you at that time because this is mix shots 96 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: and I know Mick was gonna go off, but I 97 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: can't give them a pass on that one. I am 98 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: so sorry, guys. I expect more from them. We should 99 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: have won this game going away. When you realize what 100 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: you're doing before you wake up, you say, let's go 101 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: forward with this, because if I wake up from this dream, 102 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna be back here again. Right now, the 103 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys had the perfect situation. They had many situations. You 104 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: could have gambled a little bit more. You could have 105 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: believed in yourself, you know, and you could have played smart. 106 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: So right now, I'm happy about what we did, but 107 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: I'm also so sad about how we lost it. Okay, Everson, 108 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: I got it, Micky, I gotta jump in there. Yeah. 109 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: I was trying to get in there, but he wouldn't 110 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: let me in. I'm not letting you in, damn. And 111 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: that was my time. I give it to you, Mickey, 112 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: I give it to you. But I just got to 113 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: say I did the exact same thing you did, Everson, 114 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: watching the game at home on my couch and I 115 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: was watching it by myself help. And right before that, 116 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: my wife had come in from shopping, her sister in 117 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: laws intown, just got intown, my nephews with them, my 118 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: daughter is they all walk in and I'm just oblivious 119 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: to them. I mean, she just got into town and 120 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: I'm not even I'm focused on this game and I'm 121 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: not even paying attention to them, and I'm yelling at 122 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: the TV when that interception happened, and they quickly got 123 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: their beverages and went out on the back porch. Thank god. Yeah, 124 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: the game, Yeah, this is this is not a place 125 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: for the faith of hard exact same thing you did, 126 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: all right, that's exactly right, all right, what you got man, 127 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: So he should have never been put in that situation 128 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: at the five yard line, throwing passes into the end 129 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: zone or attempting to throw passes into the end zone. 130 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: If you look at the second down play, seconding goal 131 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: at the five, had that pass not been batted at 132 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage by TJ. Watt, that ball was 133 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: going to get intercepted in the end zone. And the 134 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: next play you've got a field goal in your back pocket. 135 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: And I'm not a fan of field goals, but when 136 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: you can go up twenty two twenty two fifteen, then 137 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: I think you've got to protect the field goal and 138 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: you've got to protect your quarterback. Should have ran the 139 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: ball twice, even if Pittsburgh is stacking the line of 140 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: scrimmage with seven eight guys at the line, six guys 141 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: blitzing all the time. I just think you had to 142 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: be conservative there and protect your quarterback and not asked 143 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: him to do something that he hadn't done since March 144 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: thirtieth of twenty nineteen. And I think you had to 145 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: take that into account. And know that you had a 146 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: field goal in your back pocket and not try to 147 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: do something fancy. And it wasn't his fault. He's trying 148 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: to throw the ball away and he gets blasted and 149 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: unfortunately the ball pops up in the air and it's 150 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: an interception. So I think you had to protect your 151 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: quarterback at that spot. And I agree wholeheartedly, and in 152 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: fact that you're in the field goal range. Yeah, go ahead, Everson. 153 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: I think my thing was we just have to we 154 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: have to go. We have to make sure that we 155 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: secure one thing. At least. I want to go for 156 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: the score, but we've got to make sure that we 157 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: end up with no less than that field goal. Yes, 158 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: and you went a little, you went out on him. 159 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: My internet is horrible over here right now. But but Spats, 160 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if you can hear me, but you 161 00:10:55,760 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 1: know that was the passing offense call. I've got a 162 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: list of bad plays by the referees, and that was 163 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: one of them. Should have called the passion affairence on Cooper. 164 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: It's easy to call. I don't I don't understand why. 165 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: It seems that when the Cowboys need a play and 166 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: we make that play, they always find one of our 167 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: dbs holding and rightfully so, I see it all the time. 168 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: They're holding. They shouldn't have held. They deserved the call. 169 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: Let's move on. Pittsburgh does the same thing. Blatant hook 170 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: moved by the slot deb dB as Cooper was about 171 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: to beat him inside that past still should not have 172 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: been thrown. I see. I think that's where Gilbert was looking. 173 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: But at the same time, we need that call to 174 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: be made. It's only fair that you call PI in 175 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: the end zone. You call it all the time, all 176 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: of a sudden, want to swallow your whistle. And I 177 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: don't understand this reticence on these referees in these Cowboys games. 178 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: That seems to be a virus going around of ignorance 179 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: when it comes to these referees, because it's a clear 180 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: call that should have been made. And when you're talking 181 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: about a crucial situation like this, if you're talking about 182 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: a team that's seven and old, you're talking about another 183 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: team who's, you know, the most renowned team in the world. 184 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: So you gotta send in referees that know what the 185 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 1: hell they're doing. McCarthy's gonna have a freaking aneurysm over 186 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: there if they keep on screwing him over in these 187 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: critical situations because he sees it and he's letting them know. 188 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: And I'm hoping that he continues this throughout the week 189 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 1: because the Cowboys have been getting hosed by the referees 190 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: way too much this season. I don't think there's a 191 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: vaccine for that virus either. By the way, I hope 192 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: y'all heard that, because my internet is horrible. Yeah, yeah, 193 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: we did. We did. Hear you ever soon, and I'll 194 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: reiterate that when I was yelling at the TV, it 195 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: wasn't at ed Gary Gilbert. It was I agree with you, 196 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: Mickey wholeheartedly that that you just can't put your quarterback 197 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: who's got three practice well not even all of three 198 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: practices with the first team the past week, out there 199 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: in that situation. You got to protect him from making 200 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: a mistake against the number one pass rush in the league, 201 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: and you gotta come away from that situation where a 202 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: twenty two to fifteen lead and then the rest of 203 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: the game might play out a little bit differently. So 204 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: that's just the way I look at that as well. 205 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: While we're on that subject, Mickey, maybe one of the 206 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: decisions on your little play sheet there was kicking the 207 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: field goal on fourth and inches. How did you feel 208 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: about that? Yeah, you're absolutely right, And I think uh uh, 209 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: Tony Romo and I were on the on the same 210 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: page on that one. I just think and think and 211 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: taking into consideration who you are, who you're playing, where 212 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: you're at, how hard it is to get that close, 213 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: uh to scoring a touchdown and you just got inches 214 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: to go. I just think you got to gamble there 215 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: and not take the field goal, uh, and and go 216 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: for it, I think and that and it was early 217 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: enough in the game, uh to to go ahead and 218 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: do that. And as I've always said, especially in that case, 219 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: the more field goals you kick, you're getting closer to 220 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: getting beat because you're allowing that other team to get 221 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: back into the game. And I just think they had 222 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: to gamble. And I don't even know if you call 223 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: it a gamble at that point. I think you just 224 00:14:55,240 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: had to go for it at that At that point, 225 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: your rights fad that that's no gamble at all. You're 226 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: talking about inches, and you know, even when you go 227 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,479 Speaker 1: to that situation once again, I'm going to my referees. 228 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, guys, I thought that was a bad spot. 229 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: I really did. I thought that was just a bad 230 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: spot by the referees. I thought, Uh, if I'm not mistaken, 231 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: that that run by Zeke of ten or eleven yard run, 232 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: whereas elbow came down, that was the that was what 233 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: preceded that decision. Correct, Is that to play the decision? Yes, 234 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: there's eight yard runs. To me, as he before, he 235 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: felt he used that one leg and he used just 236 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a push off to stay 237 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: off the ground. The elbow was there. To me, the 238 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: elbow was there. Base called it a good spot. A 239 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: matter of fact, Romo called it a perfect spot. I 240 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: called it a bad spot. It seems as if teams 241 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: are that are losing, referees never give them the benefit 242 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: of the doubt any other time, any other game. They're 243 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: gonna come up, they're gonna put that ball down, and 244 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna say move the chains. That's what they should 245 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: have done with us. I just don't. I think that's 246 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: just a no brainer. I don't know what you guys saw. 247 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: I thought his elbow was down at the first down marker. 248 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: When when? When? When that referee on that side. Uh? 249 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: The official on the Cowboys sidelines initially spotted the ball. 250 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: He put his foot right on the first down line. 251 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: And then when he came in and set the ball 252 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: down here back about six inches and moved the first time. 253 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: He sure did. And that guy, that guy really critical 254 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: calls in the game that I'm surprised McCarthy just didn't 255 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: beat him up. Wouldn't that be a sight right because 256 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: he was in that guy. He was in that guy. 257 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: That's the same guy I think it was on that 258 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 1: side of the field when they called the big play 259 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: back for steel not being on the line of scrimmage. Uh. 260 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: And even Romo said, normally when that happens, they'll give 261 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: the guy a warning and say, hey, you better bring 262 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: it up and you get a warning, right, And he 263 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: got no warning. He threw the flag no warning. And 264 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: it's like I thought, yeah, McCarthy was gonna come unglued. 265 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: But there's you know, there's a bunch of them. And 266 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: I'll go back to the interception. By the way, in 267 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: the end zone, Cameron Hayward should have been called for 268 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: hands to the face. He had he had his hand 269 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: right in the chin of Connor Williams pushing the whole way, 270 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: which caused the thing to collapse and it was obvious. 271 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: I saw it real time. It was like, whoa look 272 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: at that? And and no call? How do you miss that? 273 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: How do you miss that? I got I got one 274 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: for you, and I got one for you, then I 275 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: got personal. No one, no one made reference to it. 276 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw a bill because you're 277 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: at home by yourself. Your wife wasn't there for distraction yet. 278 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: And I hope you guys can hear me because my 279 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: internet once again is Harbor. First quarter, ten fifty at 280 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: the ten fifty five mark, No, no, no, I'm sorry. 281 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: Let me start over. First quarter? Was it seven thirteen mark? 282 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: Pollock breaks through. That's his first big run. Did anyone 283 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: notice of Fitzpackrid Fitzpatrick horsecollar on that play? He was 284 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: tackled at the fourteen yard line and Pollock gave a 285 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 1: good stiff arm to him. And in order for that 286 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: guy to to maintain a grass on Polot, he had 287 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: to grab him around the show the pad and he 288 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: brought him down hard. That was at the fourteen yard line. 289 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: If the referee is on his job, then we get 290 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: half the distance after that and we're at the seven 291 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: yard line. We end up kicking the field goals. After that, 292 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: you put me at the seventh, I might score a touchdown. Look, 293 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: things like that just really make a difference in the 294 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 1: ball game when you have the just ineptitude of referees. 295 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: And really there wasn't even a tough call to make. 296 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: There were the only two people involved in the play itself, 297 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: So for them not to see that, it just seems 298 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: like they're just out. They're just out to lunch. They're 299 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 1: just out to lunch. I'm sorry, all right, we gotta 300 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: go up against a break. I do want to say 301 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: this about the fourth and inches decision. I initially and 302 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: I agree with you on the spot, although the last 303 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: replay made me wonder if it was whether it was 304 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 1: good or not. But anyway, that's beside the point. I 305 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 1: did not have an issue with kicking the field go 306 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: there because I going into this game, this is my philosophy. 307 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: With a quarterback who's had three practices, I just don't 308 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: think he's going to be able to convert touchdowns in 309 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: the red zone myself, and I think that the chances 310 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: were greater that there would be a negative play that 311 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: would get you either not out of field goal range 312 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: necessarily at that point because you're at the twenty yard line. 313 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: Although it could have happened with a sack, but coughing 314 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: up the football or whatever where you don't get those 315 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: three points. I want those three points so badly because 316 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: of the situation. If it was Dac at quarterback, if 317 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: it was Dalton at quarterback, I'd say go for it. 318 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: But also I looked at the last three times that 319 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: Zeke carried the football. He went for zero yards, one 320 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: yard in zero yards prior to that eight yard run. 321 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: I thought you were fortunate that you got within inches. Okay, 322 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: you didn't get the call go ahead and take your 323 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: three points a ten point lead late in the third quarter. 324 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: That's the way I looked at it. But I totally 325 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: understand going for it as well. It's just in my mindset, 326 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: with a quarterback making his first start with three practices, 327 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: I just don't think you're gonna be converting to having 328 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 1: much success in the red zone at all. All Right, 329 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: we gotta take a break. You sound like an analytics guy. No, 330 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just ultra conservative. With a quarterback that 331 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: doesn't have any experience at all, you gotta do what's happening. 332 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: My gut was totally opposite, because Tony Romo, when he 333 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: was a rookie, he would have wanted to go for 334 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: it too, And I guarantee you built barselves would have 335 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: taken him out of harm's away. No, Romo, you can't 336 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: do that, all right, We continue with more mix shots 337 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: in just a moment. Hey, they're Cowboys fans with Tight 338 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: Cleaners at home pickup and delivery. Cleaning your clothes has 339 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: never been more convenient. 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Yeah, 381 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: and he also so on Tyler Bottish ended up pulling 382 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: a hamstring muscle and it sound like from what he said, 383 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: he'd be out two to three woody warmups in warmups, 384 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: in warmups. Go figure you finally you were gonna get 385 00:24:55,160 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 1: your same combination of offensive linemen for two consecutive weeks 386 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: and you couldn't make it to the game and warm 387 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: ups and Looney's got to come up. Mickey ever said, 388 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,959 Speaker 1: how how often do you hear about an offensive lineman 389 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: pulling a hamstring? Uh? Never? Are you trying to take 390 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: away that they're not built. You just off to uh 391 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: to have always he doing in a young man, especially 392 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: a young man especially, I mean he's a young man 393 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: to have one problems and warm up and give me 394 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: a break. I didn't even start stretching until I was 395 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: thirty years old. Come on, man, this guy's twenty seven 396 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: years old. He pulls hamstring. I wonder who was a back, 397 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: who was the backup center after that loony right? And 398 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: then after him? Yeah, unbelievable, wouldn't it. I don't know 399 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: if McGovern's yeah, you know, when I when i've seen 400 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: him do the quarterback school, I hadn't seen McGovern over 401 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,239 Speaker 1: there doing that kind of stuff, So I don't know 402 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: where they would have gone. Um, so, how how long 403 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: is he out? How long does this out? Guys? Oh, 404 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: he's out a couple of three weeks at least. I mean, 405 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: they got guys on the practice squad that they can 406 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: move up that that Marcus Henry and and Redman. They 407 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: can they can put those guys on the fifty three 408 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: from the practice squad. But yeah, and then Trayvon Diggs 409 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 1: has a foot injury. They were trying to wrap it. I' 410 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: might have been an ankle, and uh, he doesn't come back, 411 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: and so now they've got to play Savian Smith at 412 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: right corner because Chitabee Woozier did not get activated off 413 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: of injured reserve. So now we got to keep an 414 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: eye on what happens with digs. And I think there 415 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: was was there one more injury bill that took place 416 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: in the game. I'm trying well Dalton hell yeah, and 417 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,959 Speaker 1: Dalton first coming back, he sounded like with the with 418 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: the bye week, that he should be out of the 419 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: reserve COVID nineteen list by time they have to play Minnesota. 420 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: So I think those were the three things that Stephen 421 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 1: gave us updates on. We'll find out more at four 422 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: thirty when Mike McCarthy does his conference call. All right, 423 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: so next up on your play sheet? What do you 424 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: got there, Mickey? Where do you want to go? Oh? My, uh, 425 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: let's talk good stuff. Well we can, we can, we 426 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: can certainly talk. Don't have anything written down? Yeah? I do. 427 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: And did you notice how they were able to set 428 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: up that uh, that punt return the pass off the 429 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: punt returned because the first I don't know if it 430 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: was the first punt or the second punt. They had Cedric, 431 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: They had Cedric Wilson back returning punts, so it wasn't 432 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,479 Speaker 1: out of the ordinary when they did this that he 433 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: went back there and didn't cost spread up. Oh why 434 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: is that guy back there? Right? Uh? And they uh 435 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: so yeah, and a heck of a play, and you know, 436 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: the unfortunate And then I didn't know. I didn't know. 437 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: We had to go to acting class to uh to 438 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: fake the hamstring pull to finish our special teams plays. 439 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: Did you see the acting Yes, I think it was 440 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: Thompson did no, it was good. One hamstring yeah, so 441 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: so and then the other thing, very creative. The other 442 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,719 Speaker 1: thing is and the small things that make a difference, 443 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: and you and you end up getting the ball down 444 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: to the nine yard line right, and and of all things, 445 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: you get a block in the back that didn't need 446 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: to be thrown on Thompson and now it's fifteen yards back. 447 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: You're at the thirty one and you end up kicking 448 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: a field goal when you would have had a really 449 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: good chance to possibly score a touchdown. So you did 450 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: something good and then something bad happens. You know the 451 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: same thing with Donald's kickoff return, you get a big 452 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: kickoff return that and you can't get a touchdown, you 453 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: end up with a field goal. You know. The other 454 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: thing on the punt return, the scheme by John Fossil 455 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: on that, you know, it's really unusual. You see that 456 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: occasionally on a kickoff return, but on a punt return, 457 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: it's really unusual to see that because you have to 458 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: depend on the directional punt by the other team to 459 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: get it to send it to the other side of 460 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: the field. I have seen Fossil do that before. I 461 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: remember when he was with the Saint Louis Rams. He 462 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: did it with Tavon Austin and Steadman Bailey and I'm 463 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: pretty sure it was on a kickoff return and that 464 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: was what I was reminded of that. I remember it 465 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: being a kickoff return and it worked, and I can't 466 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: remember if Tavan threw it to Sedmond Bailey or vice versa, 467 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: but it worked and they scored a touchdown on it. 468 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: But I just thought to do it to be able 469 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: to pull that off on a punt return, I don't 470 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: know that I've seen it very often on a punt return. Yeah, 471 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: and you gotta have a returner who's a former directional 472 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: kickie because for them to be able to set it 473 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: up like that, they must he must be consistently kicking 474 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: to that side that's right, and then the other and 475 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: then the other thing is you one of your returners 476 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: have to have a strong enough arm to throw the 477 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: ball as far as Cedric Wilson did. Uh. And then 478 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: you better hope the cornerback is a cornerback because he 479 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: is a cornerback. You gotta hope that's not there because 480 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: he can't catch the ball right as a wide receiver. 481 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,239 Speaker 1: And then he bobbled that thing, almost dropped it. It 482 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 1: was a perfect pass too. Um, Okay, I gotta, I gotta, 483 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: I gotta, I got another one for you. I gotta say, guys, 484 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: I know I know somebody. I know somebody on that 485 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: Cowboys coaching staff that is earning his paycheck every week, 486 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: and that is a special team's coach, Fossil. I mean, 487 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: you're talking about going deep into the into your your 488 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: special team's playbook week end and week out. Every week 489 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: we come up with something unique to give ourselves a 490 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: chance to win a ball game. And most of them work. 491 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: I gotta say, I've never seen a special teams coach 492 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,719 Speaker 1: work so hard at being innovative and trying to do 493 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: his part and keep this team in the in the 494 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: winning column. I told you, guys, we gotta have all 495 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: three fasces of the game. We have to have it. 496 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: We cannot keep thinking just defense and offense. Special teams 497 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: has to enhance our chances, which he's tried to do 498 00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: all year long. And I'm very very impressed with the 499 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: effort that they're giving mentally and physically, well other things. 500 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: How about coming up with an alignment to help block 501 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: a kick with Crawford when exactly when he blocked that, 502 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: well did you see that? Yeah? And he and he 503 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: did it the other time and nearly blocked it. And 504 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: then also having the foresight on that the kickoff that 505 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: they tried to pooch down to the corner of the 506 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: goal line, he had two running back and he had 507 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: two guys back for that it was Pollard and Dottle, 508 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: so they were spread out in case they kicked it 509 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 1: into the corner. It was almost like he was anticipating that. Uh. 510 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: And then they had all the blockers over there, and boy, 511 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: that guy can scoot. Did I mentioned his name on Friday, 512 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: by the way, and you the roster, Yes, you did. 513 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: Yes you did. That's the first time he touched the 514 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: whole season. That should have been your pick to clicky, 515 00:32:55,840 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: I don't know that right. Here's the other thing on 516 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: Rico o'dowdle. Had we had preseason games, we'd all know 517 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: about Rico o'dowdle because he's got a lot of time 518 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: in the preseason. He was a secret weapon on that 519 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: kickoff return. And I like the way he runs too, 520 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: And I've heard from scouts that they really were high 521 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: on him as an undrafted guy, and you can see 522 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: why on that run. And you know what, we also 523 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: should give a hand to Henry Stroka, who's kind of 524 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: the Cowboys scout that kind of takes care of kickers 525 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 1: and punters. To find Nice Wander. Well, we were all 526 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: sitting here going, oh my god, they got this new punter. 527 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: He did just fine. And his holds were just fine too, 528 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 1: by the way, So shout out to Henry. All right, yeah, 529 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: and the hunter, the punter and the holder too, Hunter 530 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: and us nice wander. All right. We continue with more 531 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: mix shots. In just a moment, we go further into 532 00:33:56,120 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: Mickey's play sheet from Sunday's game. 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And let me tell you that, immediately after 571 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 1: that game was over, the crew was out there rolling 572 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,279 Speaker 1: up the field because they had to get rid of 573 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 1: PB getting ready for PBR on Thursday. Were the bulls 574 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 1: already there? No, the bulls weren't there. You have some 575 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: bull crap there though, I'll tell you, Oh it's funny. 576 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:52,399 Speaker 1: Ever said I like that. That was a good one, 577 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: all right, Ricky? Yet what kind of bull do you 578 00:36:56,360 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: have on the your playsheet? There? Third and twenty one 579 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter and Roethlisberger throws deep for Claypool. 580 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 1: It's incomplete, and Jalen Smith gets called for roughing the quarterback. 581 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: Roughing the quarterback one hand, came the back of it, 582 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: hit his face mask and came down on his shoulder pad. 583 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,799 Speaker 1: And somehow they saw that one which gave them a 584 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: first down, yes, at the thirty six, and that drive 585 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: continued on and it ended up with the Ebron touchdown. 586 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: Otherwise the Cowboys at that point are forcing them to punt. 587 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: I think there was gonna be maybe. Oh I had 588 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: it written down like eight minutes left to go in 589 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:47,839 Speaker 1: the game. Uh and and oh no, there was like 590 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: four minutes minute. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right, sorry about that? Yeah? Yeah? 591 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:57,400 Speaker 1: Can you that that that go ahead drop that was 592 00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,799 Speaker 1: on the go ahead drive? Right? That was gonna buy 593 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a three and out. It was gonna 594 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: be a three and out. They got a three and 595 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: out and it was basically a hands to the face 596 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:12,959 Speaker 1: of the quarterback rough in the passer. I mean, how 597 00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: you as much as I called that, as much as 598 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: I call that a nitpicking call, I was really hard 599 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:27,800 Speaker 1: on Jalen uh exactly on Twitter after that, and I 600 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: should be. I was not gonna apologize bill Um, you know, 601 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:36,520 Speaker 1: I want. The words that came out of my mouth 602 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: was that, uh, well, my words were Jaylea Smith is 603 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 1: a black blank blank. But when I put it on Twitter, 604 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:51,080 Speaker 1: it was we have a an unintelligent defense. You know, 605 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: we have to believe in ourselves. We have to believe 606 00:38:55,880 --> 00:39:00,759 Speaker 1: that we are good players. Good players don't do ignorant 607 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,800 Speaker 1: things in that manner at that time of the ball game. 608 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:11,280 Speaker 1: It's reckless, it's irresponsible, and there are things that should 609 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:14,920 Speaker 1: go through your mind before certain players, such as Gay 610 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:19,359 Speaker 1: Gilbert's interception. This is also another one when I make 611 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,640 Speaker 1: this rush. I have got to be legitimate in every 612 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: way and as a leader of this team, and that's 613 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: what Jaylen Smith thinks he is. He has got to 614 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 1: do better. There is no excuse for what he did 615 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:37,120 Speaker 1: and I'm not forgiving one play and saying that that 616 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 1: was the demise of a game or a season or whatever, 617 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:44,000 Speaker 1: but that was a huge mistake in the ball game 618 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: at that particular time. We had a time to make 619 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: up for all other craft that we had done, we 620 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: could make up for in this moment, and he chose 621 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 1: to follow a certain pattern that we've always been subject 622 00:39:57,440 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: to all season long. Right now, the very disappointed him. 623 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:04,680 Speaker 1: Hit very disappointing. His biggest mistake was on the goal 624 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: line after having a great ball game, by the way, yeah, 625 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:10,919 Speaker 1: after having a decent ball game. His biggest mistake, though, 626 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:17,239 Speaker 1: was was on the Ebron touchdown when they looked like 627 00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:20,240 Speaker 1: they were in man defense and Jalen's got the tight 628 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:22,880 Speaker 1: end and he just stood there and started motioning like 629 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: this at the snap for the corner who was covering 630 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:30,400 Speaker 1: a receiver. It was Savion Smith. There were two receivers. 631 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Lewis was over there covering the other guy. They 632 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:36,480 Speaker 1: carried them into the end zone and Jalen got frozen. 633 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:40,359 Speaker 1: He didn't do anything, and I'm guessing that's gotta be 634 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 1: his guy, and he never took a step over there. 635 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:45,920 Speaker 1: And then poor Savion tries to make the tackle and 636 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,759 Speaker 1: Ebron leaps over him into the end zone for the 637 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:54,919 Speaker 1: touch ever since, ever since him when it's really that 638 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 1: was a good thing because you kind of wanted them 639 00:40:57,440 --> 00:40:59,360 Speaker 1: to score quick at that point. Well, yeah, so the 640 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: we could have it. It was the John Madden philosophy. Okay, 641 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: he was employing that. Yeah, no, I think it. Actually 642 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: it was a very smart play and he was employing that. Yeah, 643 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: that was all in his head. He looked at his 644 00:41:15,719 --> 00:41:18,360 Speaker 1: size and he loved ay Bron's size and said, I 645 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:21,280 Speaker 1: better not hit him in the chest. I might embarrass myself. 646 00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:26,640 Speaker 1: No I'm saying, I'm saying, do you Oh yeah, let 647 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:29,080 Speaker 1: him go score now. I don't think that went through 648 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,600 Speaker 1: the ball back. Okay, so here's the other key part 649 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:36,720 Speaker 1: you think. Here's the other key point in the game. 650 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: The Cowboys were up nineteen to nine, there was two 651 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:44,880 Speaker 1: thirteen left to go in the third quarter, and Pittsburgh said, 652 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: you know what, we don't need a running back on 653 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: the field. We've only gained forty some yards. We're going 654 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 1: four wide receivers in a tight end. And Roethlisberger then 655 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:59,360 Speaker 1: threw the ball on twenty two of the next twenty 656 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:03,560 Speaker 1: three snaps for one hundred and ninety three yards when 657 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:05,560 Speaker 1: he only threw for one hundred and eleven in the 658 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:09,640 Speaker 1: first half. And the Cowboys finally know why, and we're 659 00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,080 Speaker 1: trying to hang in here with our nickel, but we're 660 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:15,799 Speaker 1: gonna go to our dime now, finally, finally, but they 661 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: could not cover all those receivers and the tight end. 662 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,560 Speaker 1: And that's when Roethlisberger turned the game around and picked 663 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:26,800 Speaker 1: him a cart because they basically went four wide in 664 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,239 Speaker 1: a tight end the rest of the game until they 665 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:34,400 Speaker 1: had the lead. So do you have how many passes 666 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:37,200 Speaker 1: that Roethlisberger threw from that point on? I said twenty 667 00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:43,320 Speaker 1: two of twenty three. Okay, So basically, the Steelers, maybe 668 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: for the first time this year, were in the same 669 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:50,320 Speaker 1: position the Cowboys have been in all season long, especially 670 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:53,160 Speaker 1: when Dak was at quarterback. Two, when Dak racks up 671 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:55,840 Speaker 1: all these numbers where he's throwing the ball on every 672 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,279 Speaker 1: play in the second half because the team is down 673 00:42:58,320 --> 00:43:02,200 Speaker 1: by multiple by double digg. Well, the Steelers found themselves 674 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:04,840 Speaker 1: down late in the third quarter, down by ten points, 675 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,800 Speaker 1: and okay, let's put it in the hands of our quarterback. 676 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:10,600 Speaker 1: The other part of that is, and you talked ever 677 00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,920 Speaker 1: since about positives coming out of this game. How about 678 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:17,040 Speaker 1: the Cowboys run defense and what they did against this 679 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:21,640 Speaker 1: Steelers rushing offense. The Steelers couldn't run the ball against 680 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:24,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, and so it was even if it was 681 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,319 Speaker 1: a tie game at that point, it would behoove them 682 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:29,160 Speaker 1: to go ahead and throw the ball because they weren't 683 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,799 Speaker 1: running it against the Cowboys in this game. You know 684 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 1: what I thought. I thought Gallimore really came alive in 685 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 1: that game, and maybe they should make a bad defense 686 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:43,200 Speaker 1: that Mikenilder came up with, and maybe they should make 687 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:46,479 Speaker 1: Antoine Woods the captain every game because he came alive too. 688 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 1: Those guys in the middle really played well, and they 689 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:54,319 Speaker 1: even got ankup some snaps too, the new guy that 690 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 1: they had just traded for. So I thought the activity 691 00:43:57,680 --> 00:44:02,200 Speaker 1: of those guys inside did a heck of a heck 692 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:05,920 Speaker 1: of a job. But again, it was just a shame 693 00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:09,279 Speaker 1: that they couldn't match up with all those wide receivers 694 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:15,200 Speaker 1: to the finish the way they had stopped him previously. Bill, 695 00:44:15,239 --> 00:44:17,160 Speaker 1: And you're right with the running game, I think they 696 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:20,680 Speaker 1: ended up with forty six yards rushing, and they just said, 697 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:25,600 Speaker 1: but so here's the downside. From the Cowboys standpoint, they 698 00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:30,880 Speaker 1: couldn't sack Roethlisberger. They had a five man line and 699 00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:33,600 Speaker 1: they stopped him every time. And I guess when you 700 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:35,960 Speaker 1: get spread out like that, it's hard to blitz because 701 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:39,760 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna be open if you take somebody off to blitz. 702 00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:42,240 Speaker 1: H So they kind of got them in a bind 703 00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:46,280 Speaker 1: when their front four could not get to Roethlisberger. During 704 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:48,960 Speaker 1: that whole period, he didn't get sacked once and I 705 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:52,040 Speaker 1: think I think he only got hit a couple of times, 706 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:57,239 Speaker 1: and so I thought that was the turning point. They 707 00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:00,359 Speaker 1: gambled on throwing the ball every down to Cowboy knew 708 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 1: they were throwing the ball. There was no one to 709 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:04,439 Speaker 1: hand it off to. And the one run they had 710 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:10,120 Speaker 1: was an end around two. Uh oh, maybe it might 711 00:45:10,120 --> 00:45:13,200 Speaker 1: have been Ray Ray McLeod. I think they had Ray 712 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:17,000 Speaker 1: Ray McLeod. So that was it, and they but they 713 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:19,759 Speaker 1: couldn't put pressure on him that whole time. He was 714 00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:23,000 Speaker 1: picking them apart, and that turned the entire game around. 715 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:28,640 Speaker 1: It went from nineteen nine to twenty four nineteen and 716 00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:32,520 Speaker 1: he hit he hit my guy Juju four times, including 717 00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:35,040 Speaker 1: the touchdown the guy that should have been a Cowboy 718 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:39,040 Speaker 1: that people talk about drafting t J. Watt instead of 719 00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:42,520 Speaker 1: Taco in that draft. I would have taken Juju Smith 720 00:45:42,560 --> 00:45:46,160 Speaker 1: Schuster myself. But that's another another story for another day. 721 00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,360 Speaker 1: All Right, Everson's gonna be uh are you gonna be 722 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:51,600 Speaker 1: with the next couple of days? Everson? Do you remember 723 00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:56,600 Speaker 1: we're changing up the line up the next couple of days. 724 00:45:56,960 --> 00:45:59,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if he can hear us. We're losing everyone. 725 00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:02,839 Speaker 1: Who you? Who you? Who are you? On tomorrow? We're 726 00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:07,279 Speaker 1: changing the line there we go, look at there. I'm sorry, 727 00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:11,000 Speaker 1: all right, we're losing him. Where's he at? Whatever? It's 728 00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:13,479 Speaker 1: on the screen here, I can't find him here. He's 729 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:18,240 Speaker 1: on the Players Lounge with NEWEI and Jesse, and we 730 00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:23,640 Speaker 1: have joining us Dave Hellman and Heckma Harrison with us 731 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:28,719 Speaker 1: on mixed sets against two days. There's your podcast schedule, 732 00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:31,319 Speaker 1: all right? Who I'm with? I'm with Heckma. No, you're 733 00:46:31,320 --> 00:46:38,520 Speaker 1: with NEWI are you? You're with NEWI and Jesse on 734 00:46:38,600 --> 00:46:44,719 Speaker 1: the Players Lounge right after us. I like Jesse. All right, 735 00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:48,000 Speaker 1: that ought to be funny. I'm ready, I'm ready, Okay, 736 00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:51,399 Speaker 1: we will see you again. Mickey and I on mix 737 00:46:51,480 --> 00:46:53,759 Speaker 1: shots at one thirty tomorrow and right after that the 738 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:56,960 Speaker 1: Players Lounge and Everson will be there and we will 739 00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:01,160 Speaker 1: see you on Tuesday. This has been a production of 740 00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:04,839 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.