WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: Pro Bowl Snubs? 0:00:04.320 --> 0:00:06.920 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:06.920 --> 0:00:19.040 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Clubs. Are you ready for 0:00:19.079 --> 0:00:22.759 a Break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 0:00:22.880 --> 0:00:27.080 Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 0:00:27.320 --> 0:00:32.480 It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:33.240 --> 0:00:38.800 with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 0:00:40.159 --> 0:00:43.479 It is Tuesday, December twenty second, twenty twenty, season sixteen, 0:00:43.760 --> 0:00:46.239 episode number eighty five. Welcome to the latest edition of 0:00:46.280 --> 0:00:50.800 The Break, presented by Geico Got My Crew, Nick Amber, Dave, Dave. 0:00:50.880 --> 0:00:53.080 I really don't know what's what that is he's wearing, 0:00:53.159 --> 0:00:56.200 but it is helping him. Look, I guess a little 0:00:56.240 --> 0:01:00.720 more festive, Sanahan, isn't You don't know what I'm wearing? 0:01:01.560 --> 0:01:03.840 You live in America. Oh, it is a sad I 0:01:03.840 --> 0:01:09.119 mean it's it is like a ubiquitous symbol of American culture. 0:01:09.720 --> 0:01:15.040 But yes, sure it's our local Santa. Dave's gonna be 0:01:15.080 --> 0:01:18.880 our Santa for the show. That's good work, trying to 0:01:18.920 --> 0:01:21.479 brighten the mood around here. Good. I appreciate that, Dave. 0:01:21.520 --> 0:01:23.720 It is Christmas week. We will have a different schedule 0:01:23.720 --> 0:01:25.559 this week, Just so everyone knows We got our shows 0:01:25.600 --> 0:01:29.840 today and tomorrow as normal. On Thursday, though, there will 0:01:29.880 --> 0:01:32.000 be a couple of joint shows, will mix in some 0:01:32.080 --> 0:01:35.080 different different people on different shows, but we'll do two 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:38.440 shows that morning, and then there will be no shows 0:01:38.480 --> 0:01:41.479 on Christmas Day this Friday, and then back on our 0:01:41.520 --> 0:01:43.600 normal schedule on Monday, so make sure you check the 0:01:43.640 --> 0:01:46.360 website for more information on that. Lots of football coming 0:01:46.440 --> 0:01:48.720 up this weekend. The NFL has games on Friday Saturday, 0:01:48.720 --> 0:01:51.240 and the Cowboys play on Sunday with the normal Sunday 0:01:51.280 --> 0:01:53.240 till for the NFL, So lots of football, lots of 0:01:53.240 --> 0:01:55.840 stuff to talk about today though on the break, we 0:01:55.920 --> 0:01:58.440 are going to get into a lot of different topics. 0:01:58.520 --> 0:02:01.160 We're gonna catch up on some updates. We're going to 0:02:01.160 --> 0:02:03.360 talk a little bit about the Pro Bowl, some interesting 0:02:03.440 --> 0:02:07.720 things there, not for the Cowboys, but interesting things there. Yeah, 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:10.480 it will be as will the playoff talk. Well, we'll 0:02:10.560 --> 0:02:12.519 let you know what's what's going on as far as 0:02:12.600 --> 0:02:15.040 the playoff picture and what has to happen this weekend 0:02:15.080 --> 0:02:18.040 for the Cowboys to either still be in or be eliminated. 0:02:18.560 --> 0:02:20.320 And then we'll talk a little bit about the Dallas offense, 0:02:20.360 --> 0:02:22.440 defense and special teams have a few questions for these 0:02:22.440 --> 0:02:25.519 guys on each of those three parts of the team. 0:02:25.600 --> 0:02:29.000 Let's start first injury updates. Dave, give me an update 0:02:29.160 --> 0:02:31.760 on the guys that got hurt in this game. You 0:02:31.800 --> 0:02:35.880 got Layton Vanderesh, you got Michael Gallup, Antoine Woods, Xavier Woods. 0:02:35.919 --> 0:02:39.799 What do we know about them at this point? We 0:02:39.960 --> 0:02:43.800 know that Layton vander esh is probably dealing with a 0:02:43.919 --> 0:02:47.160 multiple week issue, which obviously you know, there's only two 0:02:47.200 --> 0:02:50.320 weeks left in the regular seasons, so it seems like 0:02:50.360 --> 0:02:53.040 a long shot that he would be available, especially since 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:55.440 Mike McCarthy was willing to say that. You know, he 0:02:55.520 --> 0:02:57.880 basically said, I don't have a ton of optimism. He'll 0:02:57.919 --> 0:03:01.040 be ready for Philly. The other guy, it sounds like 0:03:01.080 --> 0:03:04.560 it's gonna be you know, the more typical. See how 0:03:04.600 --> 0:03:06.560 they go through the week, so you know, we'll follow 0:03:06.600 --> 0:03:10.760 their progress as the practice reports come out. But it 0:03:10.800 --> 0:03:12.840 sounds like everybody else at least has a shot to 0:03:12.960 --> 0:03:16.920 play Sunday. Layton not so much. You know. I'll add 0:03:16.919 --> 0:03:19.680 this about Antoine Woods, and I understand that you have 0:03:20.320 --> 0:03:23.040 boots on your ankle feet. You know, sometimes that's just 0:03:23.080 --> 0:03:25.519 to kind of you know, get things. You know, healed quicker, 0:03:25.560 --> 0:03:29.600 but he doesn't look like he's he could play this week. 0:03:29.680 --> 0:03:32.280 If I'm just guessing, just based off the lamp, based 0:03:32.280 --> 0:03:34.400 off the size of the boot on his I guess 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:38.440 it was his ankle. I'm not really sure what his status. 0:03:38.440 --> 0:03:41.240 I mean, which injury it was, but I would say 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:44.200 Antoine Woods is probably gonna be tough to make it. Oh, 0:03:44.240 --> 0:03:46.760 were you talking about Xavier Antoine? Antoine Antwine? Okay, got it, 0:03:47.000 --> 0:03:49.840 got it all right, let's nick. You didn't mention yesterday. 0:03:49.880 --> 0:03:51.120 I think it was off the air. You and I 0:03:51.160 --> 0:03:53.760 were talking a little bit about Ezekiel Ella. Do we 0:03:53.840 --> 0:03:56.000 know anything more about kind of how he ended up 0:03:56.000 --> 0:03:57.960 in the position where he didn't play, because it seemed 0:03:57.960 --> 0:04:01.880 like last week that was real optimism that he would play, 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:04.200 And what do we know about that and how it 0:04:04.240 --> 0:04:06.240 may stretch into this week or next week. It was 0:04:06.240 --> 0:04:09.360 a bruise for two weeks now, and then on Saturday, 0:04:09.400 --> 0:04:12.040 he said before the game, he said he felt a tug. 0:04:12.400 --> 0:04:15.000 He said he felt like it was kind of more 0:04:15.040 --> 0:04:17.800 of a pool and the calf. He said, I can 0:04:17.839 --> 0:04:20.120 do everything. I can play through the bruise and the pain, 0:04:20.520 --> 0:04:22.880 but when there's a when there's like a pool and 0:04:22.920 --> 0:04:25.840 a strain, I can't be as explosive as I want 0:04:25.880 --> 0:04:28.680 to be. And that's why they shut it down. He said, 0:04:28.680 --> 0:04:30.960 he's not for that game. He's not shutting it down 0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:34.120 for the season. But if this thing persists, you know, 0:04:34.320 --> 0:04:37.159 I mean it was that was what Zack Martin had 0:04:37.279 --> 0:04:40.039 and so you know, he didn't come back. And I'm 0:04:40.080 --> 0:04:42.560 you know, obviously the difference between a calf strain and 0:04:42.600 --> 0:04:45.480 a calf bruise and so you know, and with what 0:04:45.520 --> 0:04:47.440 we saw out of Tony Pollard, I mean, I would 0:04:47.480 --> 0:04:49.960 just imagine it did not going to rush Zeke back 0:04:50.000 --> 0:04:52.760 at all. Yeah. I actually we talked a little bit 0:04:52.839 --> 0:04:56.719 yesterday about the about this team, in particular about Tony Pollard, 0:04:56.880 --> 0:04:59.680 Zeke Elliott. There's a narrative that I've heard, and I've 0:04:59.680 --> 0:05:01.920 heard of from some people that cover the team here 0:05:02.000 --> 0:05:05.240 with us for Dallas Cowboys dot Com that kind of 0:05:05.279 --> 0:05:06.840 rubs me the wrong way, and I wanted to get 0:05:06.880 --> 0:05:10.640 your opinions on it. I've heard of several people mentioned, well, 0:05:10.680 --> 0:05:13.360 if you take out the forty yard run, then he 0:05:13.440 --> 0:05:16.719 was only averaging two point three yards per carry. And 0:05:16.839 --> 0:05:19.520 my thought is, when you talk about Tony Pollard. That 0:05:19.720 --> 0:05:22.480 is why you like Tony Pollard is because he has 0:05:22.520 --> 0:05:24.680 the ability to make that forty yard run. He might 0:05:24.720 --> 0:05:27.400 have that two point three yard average throughout most of 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:29.920 the game, but when he has that big forty yard run, 0:05:29.960 --> 0:05:32.520 he can turn games. And that's what you're not getting 0:05:32.520 --> 0:05:36.040 from Zeke Elliott. Do you guys find that same is 0:05:36.080 --> 0:05:37.919 that the same analysis or do you buy into the 0:05:38.000 --> 0:05:41.600 idea that you know you're not getting enough consistent runs 0:05:41.600 --> 0:05:43.839 from Tony Pollard so he may not be as good 0:05:43.839 --> 0:05:48.679 an option. I'll start with you, Hamper. I'm just honestly 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:51.240 getting a little tired of trying to compare these two 0:05:51.279 --> 0:05:54.560 guys because they are just two different backs with different 0:05:54.560 --> 0:05:57.000 type of talent. And the thing is that the real 0:05:57.040 --> 0:05:59.760 problem here is the old line. I think that that's 0:05:59.760 --> 0:06:03.320 the real problem, and that's why neither of these two 0:06:03.360 --> 0:06:06.440 guys have been able to be as consistent as you 0:06:06.480 --> 0:06:10.320 would want them to be. And Pauler and we saw 0:06:10.400 --> 0:06:15.960 in that game, regardless of those explosive moments that he had, 0:06:15.640 --> 0:06:19.080 they were having problems trying to run the ball. They 0:06:19.520 --> 0:06:22.120 still had problem with the running games. So it just 0:06:22.160 --> 0:06:24.520 comes to me, it just comes to the old line 0:06:24.800 --> 0:06:28.279 and Pauler, he's just gonna give you something different that 0:06:28.480 --> 0:06:31.120 Zeke is not gonna be able to give you, maybe 0:06:31.200 --> 0:06:34.119 not anymore, but Zeke at the same time, it's gonna 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:36.960 provide you other things that Pauler is not gonna be 0:06:37.040 --> 0:06:40.320 able to give you. So I'm just started trying to 0:06:40.320 --> 0:06:42.760 compare these two guys. I think that we should just 0:06:42.839 --> 0:06:45.840 be happy that the Cowboys have these two bags and 0:06:45.920 --> 0:06:49.039 hope that they just find a way to utilize them 0:06:49.080 --> 0:06:54.760 better next year. Dave, Hey, gee, if everybody's happy, then 0:06:54.760 --> 0:06:57.840 we don't have anything to talk about. So I guess 0:06:58.520 --> 0:07:03.479 we can't have that. For I've always hated that idea that, well, 0:07:03.520 --> 0:07:05.800 if you take away the eighty yard run, he didn't 0:07:05.839 --> 0:07:08.040 have a great day, like, well he went eighty yards 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:12.520 like that that counts, right. So I've always hated that, 0:07:13.680 --> 0:07:16.840 and for that matter, I'm looking at it right and 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:19.800 like Zeke's a good player, Like I always feel self 0:07:19.800 --> 0:07:21.640 conscious that people are going to think that I like 0:07:21.720 --> 0:07:23.640 hate Zeke or don't think he's a good player. I 0:07:23.680 --> 0:07:25.960 don't think he's a good player. He's not living up 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:28.960 to the contract. And another point of evidence of that 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:31.800 is Zeke is not even averaging four yards per carry 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:34.840 on the season, like that is the baseline of what 0:07:34.880 --> 0:07:37.440 you're supposed to do to be considered a good running 0:07:37.440 --> 0:07:40.240 back in the NFL, and Zeke's not even doing that. 0:07:40.760 --> 0:07:43.560 So it's not like he's got this crazy good average either. 0:07:43.960 --> 0:07:47.920 And he also hasn't been creating explosive plays, so that 0:07:47.960 --> 0:07:50.760 criticism doesn't ton of hold does not hold a ton 0:07:50.840 --> 0:07:54.120 of water for me, because you know, and you know, 0:07:54.160 --> 0:07:57.000 that's the narrative on Zeke is that maybe he's not explosive, 0:07:57.040 --> 0:08:00.400 but he's steady and physical, and that's true. But I 0:08:00.440 --> 0:08:02.760 still want better than four yards per carry from my 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:07.400 fifty million dollars running back. So no, Yeah, I even 0:08:07.440 --> 0:08:10.800 wrote that in the column after the game that I 0:08:10.840 --> 0:08:12.960 don't like that. You can't take you know, plays off, 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:16.680 you can't take that out because it happened. But but 0:08:16.720 --> 0:08:19.520 I think that what you can see is that, you know, 0:08:19.680 --> 0:08:22.200 where did the forty yard run happen? It happened, and 0:08:22.200 --> 0:08:24.240 he got out and he got out in space with 0:08:24.360 --> 0:08:26.280 Richard Sherman. I believe it's who it was. He made 0:08:26.280 --> 0:08:28.160 the move on and they need to spend and all that, 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:31.400 so he made an outstanding play. I think it's clear 0:08:31.560 --> 0:08:34.480 that that where he's doing his damages in the outside, 0:08:34.520 --> 0:08:37.199 which is fine, that's that's what you would expect now, 0:08:37.640 --> 0:08:39.680 but it won't work if you don't run up the 0:08:39.679 --> 0:08:41.800 middle every every now and again. And they do that, 0:08:41.559 --> 0:08:44.280 they run him up in there, but that's not gonna 0:08:44.280 --> 0:08:46.080 be his bread and butter. That's not what where he's 0:08:46.120 --> 0:08:48.120 gonna make a living. And that's fine, Like Amber said, 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:50.960 they don't have to like this. These are two good backs. 0:08:51.640 --> 0:08:53.800 That's what they need to do all offseason and figure 0:08:53.840 --> 0:08:56.920 out some good ways to utilize both of them. And 0:08:57.040 --> 0:08:59.240 you know, I think he could be a dangerous he 0:08:59.360 --> 0:09:01.160 is a dangerous player on the outside. Now. I did 0:09:01.160 --> 0:09:04.040 see his stat on I think it was on Twitter, 0:09:04.360 --> 0:09:06.079 and this is one of those where like you can 0:09:06.120 --> 0:09:09.600 make a stat anything you want, and it was average 0:09:09.679 --> 0:09:14.200 per touch for Pollard and Zeke and it's like night 0:09:14.280 --> 0:09:16.160 and day. I forgot exactly what it was, but it's 0:09:16.200 --> 0:09:20.320 like they factored in kickoff returns and come on, I mean, 0:09:20.559 --> 0:09:23.080 that's the twenty that's twenty five yards. You know, twenty 0:09:23.120 --> 0:09:25.280 five yards is not really that great if a kickoff return, 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:27.320 if you're taking it four yards back, you know, in 0:09:27.360 --> 0:09:29.200 your end zone, So he's had some big ones. But 0:09:29.240 --> 0:09:32.280 I'm just saying that that is one of those narratives 0:09:32.280 --> 0:09:34.240 of like, oh, we're really gonna hammer this thing home, 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:36.280 and that's not really fair to yep. But you know, 0:09:36.320 --> 0:09:37.880 the one other thing I'll add to that, Nick, and 0:09:38.240 --> 0:09:40.400 I kind of agree with you from the standpoint that 0:09:40.640 --> 0:09:43.040 I don't know that Pollard is the running back. Do 0:09:43.120 --> 0:09:45.000 you look at and say, Okay, he's gonna be pounding 0:09:45.080 --> 0:09:47.880 the rock like regularly. What I do think though, is 0:09:47.960 --> 0:09:51.640 that particular play that forty yard he broke tackles like 0:09:51.679 --> 0:09:54.520 it was it was a physical run. Um, Yes, he 0:09:54.880 --> 0:09:57.160 did make a guy miss, but there were two guys 0:09:57.160 --> 0:09:59.440 that were there that that got to him, and he 0:09:59.520 --> 0:10:01.560 broke the tackle least fun out of the tackle and 0:10:01.600 --> 0:10:04.000 then sprint it forty yards to get to the end zone. 0:10:04.200 --> 0:10:06.080 And I think that's the part to me where I 0:10:06.120 --> 0:10:08.720 look at him and I say, that's what I would think. 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:10.880 We all know And he goes back to what Amber said, 0:10:11.000 --> 0:10:13.960 we all know. This offensive line isn't great blocking as 0:10:14.000 --> 0:10:16.600 far as the run game is concerned. But if you're 0:10:16.640 --> 0:10:18.400 gonna have if you're gonna be a really good back, 0:10:18.720 --> 0:10:20.760 you have to have the ability. Even when you're running 0:10:20.880 --> 0:10:24.440 your blockers aren't having their best season, you still gotta 0:10:24.480 --> 0:10:26.960 find ways to make guys miss. You gotta find ways 0:10:27.000 --> 0:10:29.120 to break tackles, and you gotta find make ways. When 0:10:29.679 --> 0:10:32.559 you do that, then don't get caught. And that's what 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:34.679 Paula did. That's what we haven't seen from Zeke. And 0:10:34.720 --> 0:10:37.080 again this is not to me, this is not so 0:10:37.160 --> 0:10:40.200 much a referendum on Zeke. I think it's more a 0:10:40.240 --> 0:10:44.080 referendum on the offensive coaching staff and the fact that 0:10:44.120 --> 0:10:46.679 they haven't figured out how to get Tony Pollock more involved. 0:10:46.800 --> 0:10:49.400 And if that means that Zeke gets a little less involved, 0:10:49.559 --> 0:10:52.719 I'm okay with that because Paula brings you that explosiveness 0:10:52.720 --> 0:10:54.440 that you just don't get from Zeke. 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Just because we have like eighteen other 0:14:01.880 --> 0:14:04.400 sponsors on here that like, you know, we got this 0:14:04.480 --> 0:14:07.560 sponsored by Geico and this over here by which is great. 0:14:07.640 --> 0:14:10.560 That's how we make money. Yeah, but that's for Dave's show, 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:14.120 that's for the Star Night Favors their sponsors. So yeah, 0:14:14.120 --> 0:14:16.080 I'm good looking out. All right, here's what we're gonna do. 0:14:16.320 --> 0:14:19.040 Let's talk a little bit about let's look a little 0:14:19.040 --> 0:14:23.040 bit about Pro Bowl. No. Cowboys made it. I think 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:26.280 first time since nineteen eighty nine. I think it is Yeah, 0:14:26.400 --> 0:14:28.960 you don't want to do anything since nineteen eighty nine. 0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:33.320 Well yeah, yeah, gotcha, point yeah yeah. But here's my 0:14:33.400 --> 0:14:36.360 question for you guys. Were you at all even mildly 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:39.600 surprised that not at least one guy made it? Like 0:14:39.800 --> 0:14:42.600 I was looking at the list and I look at 0:14:42.600 --> 0:14:44.880 the special team and I talked yesterday about C J. 0:14:45.000 --> 0:14:47.440 Goodwin and how much I think he has been a 0:14:47.640 --> 0:14:51.720 like a really really great special teams player. Not even 0:14:51.760 --> 0:14:53.360 a guy like him makes it like, are you at 0:14:53.360 --> 0:14:55.400 all mildly surprised? And who would be the guy that 0:14:55.520 --> 0:14:58.040 maybe you think had an outside chance? Nick, Yeah, I'm 0:14:58.040 --> 0:15:01.400 surprised just because it hasn't happened. There's been bad teams before, 0:15:01.480 --> 0:15:04.280 and you just think somebody's gonna, you know, would would 0:15:04.360 --> 0:15:06.920 would get in, but you know didn't. When you get 0:15:06.960 --> 0:15:09.920 a little closer and you're like, okay, but who, then 0:15:09.920 --> 0:15:12.160 you're like, I don't, I don't know. I mean, it 0:15:12.160 --> 0:15:15.160 just depends on what people view of Zach Martin. Yeah, 0:15:15.400 --> 0:15:18.120 I mean, but that would be the one. I mean, 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:21.320 did you deserve it? I don't know, that's debatable. Because 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:24.160 there's not a better offensive lineman that we've seen. I mean, 0:15:24.240 --> 0:15:26.840 look what he did this year. I mean he's he's 0:15:26.840 --> 0:15:29.120 an All Pro players. Just unfortunate that he didn't play 0:15:29.200 --> 0:15:32.800 enough games, but yeah, to play a number of games, right, yeah? Yeah, Amber, 0:15:32.840 --> 0:15:37.120 What do you think? Um? I think I would have 0:15:37.200 --> 0:15:41.080 been surprised had the Cowboys had a player who made 0:15:41.080 --> 0:15:44.560 it into the Pro Bowl, if I'm being honest. I mean, yes, 0:15:44.640 --> 0:15:46.520 you talk about Sack Martin, but then the whole thing 0:15:46.560 --> 0:15:49.440 about how many games he's missed and all that, I'm 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:53.040 sure that goes into play. But and also you mentioned 0:15:53.280 --> 0:15:55.920 you mentioned c J. Goodwin. Even if a guy like 0:15:56.000 --> 0:15:57.840 that would have made it into the Pro Bowl, that 0:15:57.840 --> 0:16:01.200 would have surprised me because usually those kind of players 0:16:01.680 --> 0:16:04.280 don't usually tend to get that kind of recognition, at 0:16:04.320 --> 0:16:06.720 least from the Cowboys that I've seen in previous year. 0:16:06.800 --> 0:16:10.080 Usually it's someone with like a bigger spotline, someone with 0:16:10.160 --> 0:16:15.240 a bigger name, bigger recognition. So it's just it's it's 0:16:15.320 --> 0:16:17.960 hard to pick anyone when you've seen the kind of 0:16:17.960 --> 0:16:22.080 season that the Cowboys have had this year. So I'm 0:16:22.080 --> 0:16:25.640 sure when people are voting and things, I'm sure they're 0:16:25.640 --> 0:16:29.440 not necessarily thinking of the Cowboys players this year. So 0:16:30.360 --> 0:16:35.480 if I'm being honest, I wasn't really surprised, Dave. I 0:16:35.600 --> 0:16:39.480 was surprised very briefly because I know that the Pro 0:16:39.560 --> 0:16:42.400 Bowl voting system is flawed and a lot of guys 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:45.960 get voted in more on reputation than anything. And then 0:16:46.000 --> 0:16:49.680 I realized that the big two reputation votes are Tyrn 0:16:49.720 --> 0:16:52.600 Smith and Zach Martin, and they just not to say that. 0:16:52.720 --> 0:16:55.600 You know, those guys deserve like they're great players, but 0:16:55.760 --> 0:16:58.360 once you kind of especially as an offensive lineman, once 0:16:58.400 --> 0:17:01.080 you start getting voted in, it kind of snowballs on itself. 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:03.840 But Tyron hasn't played for most of the year, and 0:17:04.359 --> 0:17:07.280 it's kind of amazing if you go look at it, 0:17:07.320 --> 0:17:10.080 Like Zach has missed almost half the season, you know, 0:17:10.119 --> 0:17:13.520 because he got knocked out of two games very very early, 0:17:13.640 --> 0:17:15.520 Like he got hurt in the first quarter of two 0:17:15.560 --> 0:17:19.000 different games, and he's missed another four, so he's really 0:17:19.040 --> 0:17:22.120 missed six of fourteen games. It's basically half a year. 0:17:22.240 --> 0:17:25.200 So when you once you think about the fact that 0:17:25.240 --> 0:17:27.600 you know, Zach and Tyron really haven't played a lot 0:17:27.640 --> 0:17:31.160 this year, it's not surprising And and truth be told. 0:17:31.520 --> 0:17:33.520 You know, I don't think they really deserve it. Zach 0:17:33.600 --> 0:17:35.920 would have deserved it if he'd played more. But that's 0:17:35.960 --> 0:17:38.480 about it, you know. I mean, Jalen Spans obviously leads 0:17:38.520 --> 0:17:43.159 the league in tackles. Okay, okay, I'm good. Get a 0:17:43.200 --> 0:17:44.920 headache if you do that too, If you do that fast, 0:17:44.960 --> 0:17:47.359 you get a headache. Yeah. Sorry, I'd get in trouble 0:17:47.359 --> 0:17:49.600 when I was a kid. You're doing that rolling of 0:17:49.640 --> 0:17:55.560 that anyway. But what the linebacker position at the Pro 0:17:55.600 --> 0:17:59.960 Bowls is flawed anyways, you know, and is an out 0:18:00.080 --> 0:18:04.080 side linebacker in a four three it's it's it's really impossible. 0:18:04.160 --> 0:18:05.960 And that's why I think they need to make a 0:18:06.080 --> 0:18:09.080 change there. And I'm not saying that if that happens, 0:18:09.080 --> 0:18:11.679 he would get in. I don't think he is. You know, 0:18:11.760 --> 0:18:14.120 I don't think he's having a Pro Bowl season at all. 0:18:14.240 --> 0:18:17.280 But I just think that the outside linebacker spot are 0:18:17.359 --> 0:18:19.639 for three four guys and and those guys have sacks, 0:18:19.960 --> 0:18:22.680 and so I just think that, you know that they 0:18:22.720 --> 0:18:25.120 need to they need to make those pass rushers. Actually, 0:18:25.400 --> 0:18:29.280 and I'll ask you this this year, they're not sorry. 0:18:29.359 --> 0:18:31.000 I was just gonna say that this year they're not 0:18:31.040 --> 0:18:34.440 selecting alternates. So yeah, I mean that's how he made 0:18:34.440 --> 0:18:38.159 it last year. Yeah, yeah, I mean, and this is 0:18:38.200 --> 0:18:40.919 a I bet you there were a small snates. I 0:18:40.960 --> 0:18:43.760 mean they probably did. They probably had three or four. 0:18:45.000 --> 0:18:48.080 But I don't I mean, Amari probably was a was 0:18:48.119 --> 0:18:51.520 an alternate. I would guess what's Evan ingram stats. I 0:18:51.600 --> 0:18:54.919 really don't know that he's not. Evan Ingram does not 0:18:55.000 --> 0:18:58.040 belong does not know. But but how many Evan Ingram 0:18:58.040 --> 0:19:00.520 does not belong in he's I mean, I don't know. 0:19:00.600 --> 0:19:02.399 It can't be great. I had him in fantasy he 0:19:02.480 --> 0:19:04.280 was I know, I know I had him in fantasy. 0:19:04.359 --> 0:19:07.679 I don't even want to it was. It was very pedestrian. 0:19:07.720 --> 0:19:10.680 I would nobody cares people's fantasy at least, but nobody 0:19:10.720 --> 0:19:12.919 had a worse bad beat than me last night. I 0:19:12.960 --> 0:19:17.919 mean nobody. You don't I had to steal his defense now? No? Yeah, okay, 0:19:17.960 --> 0:19:20.600 go ahead, no, never mind, go ahead, um no, And 0:19:21.000 --> 0:19:22.640 I agree with you. I mean I think there were 0:19:22.680 --> 0:19:25.240 some different I was like the Cheltz is what I 0:19:25.280 --> 0:19:27.800 was saying, Okay, what is Ingram's numbers? Because I mean 0:19:27.840 --> 0:19:30.359 Schultz has got fis five catches and four touchdowns. I mean, 0:19:30.359 --> 0:19:32.119 I don't know what Ingram's numbers are, but I'm just 0:19:32.280 --> 0:19:35.080 saying I'll tell you. I'll tell you what Evan Ingram's 0:19:35.160 --> 0:19:37.639 numbers are fifty four catches for five seventy two and 0:19:37.680 --> 0:19:40.399 one touchdown. Like it's a joke that he's there. Yeah, there, 0:19:40.520 --> 0:19:42.400 he isn't joking. I wonder who else is. I mean, 0:19:42.480 --> 0:19:45.400 I don't know, but I know that Schultz would be close. God, 0:19:45.440 --> 0:19:49.520 if he made the Pro Bowl wouldn't have been They 0:19:49.600 --> 0:19:53.760 had the pullback Amber's clip from like August person. She 0:19:53.920 --> 0:19:57.600 was like, he needs to be cut, and we were 0:19:57.600 --> 0:20:00.679 all I didn't think that. I said the same thing. 0:20:00.720 --> 0:20:02.159 I said, I don't even know why he's still here. 0:20:02.200 --> 0:20:04.760 I said that we all were. I mean we were like, 0:20:05.119 --> 0:20:06.840 I remember it was like week two. I was like, 0:20:07.200 --> 0:20:09.160 I think Schultz is gonna play a little bit better 0:20:09.320 --> 0:20:11.560 this week because it was against the Ram The Rams 0:20:11.600 --> 0:20:13.639 he filled in for Jarwin didn't play very well. And 0:20:13.680 --> 0:20:15.520 I was like, right, yeah, And I was like I think, 0:20:15.880 --> 0:20:18.200 you know, just because he was ready to be cut, 0:20:18.880 --> 0:20:22.440 and but he's had a good Dalton Schultz has one 0:20:22.520 --> 0:20:25.639 fewer catch, fifty fewer yards, and three more touchdowns than 0:20:25.680 --> 0:20:28.280 Evin Ingram, Like, I'm not saying he should be in 0:20:28.359 --> 0:20:30.000 the Pro Bowl, but he's got a better case to 0:20:30.040 --> 0:20:31.719 be there than Evin Ingram does. I'm trying to think, 0:20:32.640 --> 0:20:34.399 you know, he's not a first round pig. What are 0:20:34.400 --> 0:20:35.919 the tight ends are in the NFC? The best two 0:20:36.000 --> 0:20:37.640 tight ends in the league or in the AFC. There's 0:20:37.640 --> 0:20:40.520 no doubt about it, and yet most of the season 0:20:40.640 --> 0:20:44.600 so um, I don't know. I can't think when you 0:20:44.680 --> 0:20:47.080 think about it, I mean, it's it's really hard to 0:20:47.119 --> 0:20:49.639 get in usually in the NFC because you have Kittle 0:20:49.640 --> 0:20:52.359 and you had Hurts catches all these passes. But he 0:20:52.520 --> 0:20:54.520 just missed a lot of season anyway, he hasn't played 0:20:54.560 --> 0:20:57.320 great this year. Statistics no, no, and then because he 0:20:57.359 --> 0:20:59.520 has Goddard get some of those catches sued, he didn't 0:20:59.560 --> 0:21:01.639 had that great of a season either. He's been injured. 0:21:01.720 --> 0:21:03.639 But yeah, I mean, I don't know. I don't know 0:21:03.720 --> 0:21:06.800 the other tight ends. I mean, Tampa Bay, haven't anybody. 0:21:07.840 --> 0:21:10.720 Oh Gronk, did Gronk make it? I don't think wrong, 0:21:10.880 --> 0:21:13.560 But I mean if he mayn't looking at I'm trying 0:21:13.600 --> 0:21:16.359 to pull up the rosters right now. Yeah, but that 0:21:16.680 --> 0:21:18.720 it is amazing that we're even talking about like it 0:21:18.840 --> 0:21:24.000 was possible snub for Shultz, TJ, TJ. Hockinson, and Evan Ingram. 0:21:24.600 --> 0:21:26.480 I don't. I didn't know t J. Hockinson had that 0:21:26.520 --> 0:21:29.080 good of a year, right, Yeah, but it doesn't sock 0:21:29.160 --> 0:21:30.399 you had to have a great year to get to 0:21:30.440 --> 0:21:32.320 the Pro Bowl as a tight end the NFC, it 0:21:32.320 --> 0:21:34.600 didn't seem like there's a ton of competition there, Dave, 0:21:34.840 --> 0:21:36.960 just real quick before we move on another topic where 0:21:36.960 --> 0:21:42.879 you'd all surprised your boy Jefferson got in. No, I 0:21:42.960 --> 0:21:46.359 mean he's he's killing it. He's like, I mean, he's 0:21:46.520 --> 0:21:49.320 he's been absolutely amazing. He might win Offensive Rookie of 0:21:49.359 --> 0:21:52.000 the Year as a wide receiver. So no, I wasn't surprised, 0:21:52.240 --> 0:21:55.440 all right. I was just a little bit. And I 0:21:55.480 --> 0:21:57.080 went to look at his numbers, and that's when I 0:21:57.160 --> 0:21:58.840 was like, I didn't realize he'd had that good a 0:21:58.920 --> 0:22:01.480 season with the numbers that he'd put up. I thought 0:22:01.520 --> 0:22:03.560 he was. I thought he was kind of on that cusp. 0:22:03.680 --> 0:22:05.600 I was also I was thinking, like, are there other 0:22:05.720 --> 0:22:07.960 guys that that maybe got snubbed here, that that maybe 0:22:08.000 --> 0:22:09.199 it had been ahead of him? And I think there 0:22:09.240 --> 0:22:11.560 may have been one other guy that that could have 0:22:11.680 --> 0:22:13.240 made a claim that maybe they should have been in 0:22:13.280 --> 0:22:14.959 that spot. But yeah, he was right up there with him. 0:22:15.000 --> 0:22:16.399 I mean, he's right there in the mix, and I was, 0:22:16.480 --> 0:22:20.840 I was pretty pretty surprise. He he ain't. He ain't 0:22:20.960 --> 0:22:24.600 Randy Moss, but he is putting up Moss like stats. 0:22:24.720 --> 0:22:27.360 I mean, I like Randy Moss was so much more talented, 0:22:27.520 --> 0:22:29.480 Like I'm not I want to compare him, but his 0:22:29.560 --> 0:22:32.280 stats are pretty crazy for a rookie wide receiver. There's 0:22:32.280 --> 0:22:34.680 not a narrative that he wasn't surprised. Is there being 0:22:35.320 --> 0:22:37.280 Is there a narrative that they should have drafted him 0:22:37.280 --> 0:22:39.840 over a CD Land I haven't heard. I haven't heard 0:22:39.880 --> 0:22:43.360 that either. I haven't heard No. I think the narrative. 0:22:43.560 --> 0:22:45.680 I think the narrative is just the you know, the 0:22:45.760 --> 0:22:49.080 wide receiver classes as advertised. I mean, yeah, for the 0:22:49.200 --> 0:22:51.520 most part, all of those guys are really kicking. But 0:22:51.680 --> 0:22:54.640 I mean CD was, CD was on an insane pace 0:22:54.760 --> 0:22:59.200 before Dak went down. Jefferson's doing his thing. Um you know, 0:22:59.280 --> 0:23:02.160 I you is having a nice season for San Francisco. 0:23:02.359 --> 0:23:05.760 Judy's been pretty good. You know, Rugs and Rager haven't 0:23:05.800 --> 0:23:09.160 been great, But there's more to it than that. Yeah, 0:23:09.200 --> 0:23:10.760 it looks really good. If he got a good trigger man, 0:23:10.800 --> 0:23:14.119 he might have. Yeah. True. I'm just saying, all right, 0:23:14.200 --> 0:23:15.920 let's let's move on. Let's talk a little bit about 0:23:15.920 --> 0:23:17.760 the playoff picture. Right now, it's very clear for the 0:23:17.840 --> 0:23:20.520 Dallas Cowboys. They gotta win out. Washington has to lose out. 0:23:20.840 --> 0:23:25.119 Washington will be playing the Carolina Panthers um this Sunday, UM, 0:23:25.520 --> 0:23:27.879 and then they got Philly the final week of the season. 0:23:28.280 --> 0:23:30.919 Dallas has Philly this week and the New York Giants 0:23:31.080 --> 0:23:33.040 next week. Right now, I like each of you to 0:23:33.080 --> 0:23:36.080 give me your percentage chance you think the Cowboys get 0:23:36.160 --> 0:23:38.240 into the playoffs knowing that they gotta win out and 0:23:38.359 --> 0:23:40.760 that Washington has to lose out. Let's start with you. Amber. 0:23:44.600 --> 0:23:48.280 I don't know about percentages, but I think that I 0:23:48.440 --> 0:23:52.080 do think that the Cowboys can win this this last 0:23:52.160 --> 0:23:54.560 two games. But at the same time, I do think 0:23:54.640 --> 0:23:58.440 that Washington can also when when this last two games. 0:23:58.520 --> 0:24:01.960 So it's it's gonna be one of those things that 0:24:03.080 --> 0:24:06.560 I hate when this happens with the Cowboys, that it 0:24:06.640 --> 0:24:09.720 gets like, oh, it's out of their control. Now, it's 0:24:09.720 --> 0:24:12.359 out of their hands, and our faith depends on someone 0:24:12.480 --> 0:24:16.240 else's faith. So once again we're seeing that kind of 0:24:16.280 --> 0:24:20.679 scenario here, and I just I think that even if 0:24:20.720 --> 0:24:24.120 the Cowboys play better and keep carrying on what they've 0:24:24.200 --> 0:24:27.640 done this past two games, it's just not gonna be enough, 0:24:27.760 --> 0:24:31.680 because Washington is gonna win this two last games, all right, Dave, 0:24:34.600 --> 0:24:36.760 I think. I mean, you know, the stats say that 0:24:36.800 --> 0:24:39.680 the Cowboys have a five percent chance. It feels higher 0:24:39.800 --> 0:24:41.760 than that to me. I mean, I know, you know, 0:24:41.920 --> 0:24:44.480 math is not really negotiable, but it just feels more 0:24:44.600 --> 0:24:47.120 likely than five percent. I still think I would say 0:24:47.160 --> 0:24:50.560 it's unlikely, though, because I mean, you know, this is 0:24:50.560 --> 0:24:55.080 a flawed team. You're going you know, Philly clearly has 0:24:55.119 --> 0:24:57.480 a spark since they put Jalen Hurts back in the lineup. 0:24:58.760 --> 0:25:01.240 And then if you even if it stretches the week 0:25:01.320 --> 0:25:06.359 seventeen again, Washington with that defensive front going against Jalen Hurts, 0:25:06.480 --> 0:25:09.159 you'd think the Giants probably have Daniel Jones back for 0:25:09.240 --> 0:25:13.480 the Cowboy game. I don't trust the Cowboys. I don't 0:25:13.520 --> 0:25:15.720 trust the Cowboys to win four straight games, which is 0:25:15.760 --> 0:25:18.520 what they would need to do to be in that position. 0:25:18.680 --> 0:25:22.840 And even then Washington gets two cracks at two flawed teams, 0:25:22.920 --> 0:25:26.159 so I leaned toward thinking it won't happen. But I 0:25:26.480 --> 0:25:28.880 think it's more likely than five percent. I would say, 0:25:28.920 --> 0:25:32.560 like twenty five percent chance it happens. Okay, yeah, I 0:25:32.600 --> 0:25:34.720 mean that seems right. I mean I saw the five 0:25:34.800 --> 0:25:37.399 percent as well, and it doesn't you know, that doesn't 0:25:37.400 --> 0:25:41.119 seem it seems a little low. Um, I mean, is 0:25:41.240 --> 0:25:46.520 Christian McCaffrey playing see out because that difference, that makes 0:25:46.520 --> 0:25:49.200 a big difference for Carolina to go win that game. 0:25:49.240 --> 0:25:51.600 I don't know his status. We obviously trying to figure 0:25:51.640 --> 0:25:54.040 out our own team. But um, you know, I just 0:25:54.359 --> 0:25:56.840 I agree with them. I don't think Washington's gonna lose two. 0:25:56.960 --> 0:26:01.080 I mean defense travels. I mean, defense is always there, 0:26:01.400 --> 0:26:04.199 and they played well against Seattle. I mean they had 0:26:04.280 --> 0:26:06.960 they had shots in that game. So I just I 0:26:07.119 --> 0:26:12.000 just don't see those two teams both beating you know, Washington, 0:26:12.119 --> 0:26:14.800 but or the Cowboys went in four straight. I mean, yeah, 0:26:14.840 --> 0:26:17.959 that's that's they just haven't shown a level of consistency. 0:26:18.040 --> 0:26:20.520 So it's not stacking up to do it. But you know, 0:26:21.200 --> 0:26:24.159 the NFL is making sure that you have to tune in. 0:26:24.440 --> 0:26:28.080 You know, they they flexed the game up for Washington, 0:26:28.160 --> 0:26:30.399 so it's not noon anymore. So now it's all happening 0:26:30.400 --> 0:26:33.679 at the same time. So because because if if Washington 0:26:33.720 --> 0:26:36.200 would have won at noon, Philly and the Cowboys will 0:26:36.280 --> 0:26:37.879 both be out. And then all of a sudden, you 0:26:37.960 --> 0:26:40.680 just like, wait, why is Gilbert playing? You know, like 0:26:40.760 --> 0:26:43.320 what's going on? You know, it's like, oh, we've seen 0:26:43.400 --> 0:26:45.960 that before. There's nothing worse than being in the stadium 0:26:46.160 --> 0:26:49.320 for a game that that. Now it doesn't matter, even 0:26:49.400 --> 0:26:52.200 though you thought it did earlier. That's terrible. That's happened 0:26:52.240 --> 0:26:54.640 a few times. I'll tell you this. I actually think 0:26:55.520 --> 0:26:59.080 I'll do two different percentages if if if Haskins plays, 0:26:59.520 --> 0:27:01.680 I think that percentage is higher. You look at what 0:27:01.840 --> 0:27:04.640 he's done this year, even with that good defense they has, 0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:08.440 he's only won one game. He started one, two, three, four, five. 0:27:08.560 --> 0:27:12.280 He started five games and they've won one of them. Um, 0:27:12.600 --> 0:27:15.000 I think if if he's the guy, that's your starter. Now, again, 0:27:15.280 --> 0:27:16.760 a lot of those were against good teams, so you 0:27:16.840 --> 0:27:19.360 gotta give a little bit to that, and these last 0:27:19.400 --> 0:27:22.000 two games they're not playing teams that, statistically from their 0:27:22.040 --> 0:27:25.080 win loss records, are good teams. But I will say this, 0:27:25.160 --> 0:27:27.320 if Alex Smith. I feel more comfortable with the idea 0:27:27.359 --> 0:27:30.240 that Washington will will win this thing. If Alex Smith 0:27:30.359 --> 0:27:32.840 is a quarterback, then I do I Haskins at quarter Well, 0:27:33.000 --> 0:27:35.800 do you think that Ron rivera Queen Haskins has bigger 0:27:35.840 --> 0:27:39.120 stuff to worry about? Right? I wasn't gonna even get 0:27:39.160 --> 0:27:43.560 into that, even going to play, I would guess. Yeah, 0:27:43.600 --> 0:27:46.520 he's apologized for those that don't know. He was supposedly 0:27:46.600 --> 0:27:49.360 was seen in a strip club on Sunday night after 0:27:49.560 --> 0:27:52.399 their loss with no mask on. So a little bit 0:27:52.440 --> 0:27:53.960 of a little bit of drama coming out of that, 0:27:54.200 --> 0:27:56.600 not protecting his team and those kinds of things. But 0:27:57.640 --> 0:27:59.359 which I mean, I don't know the answer to this, 0:27:59.560 --> 0:28:01.760 But what I mean, what if he what if that 0:28:02.000 --> 0:28:04.600 leads to him testing positive for COVID? I mean, that's 0:28:04.680 --> 0:28:10.000 just so unbelievably stupid. Never mind like the immature, like 0:28:10.560 --> 0:28:13.240 the immaturity. But then all I mean, what are they 0:28:13.280 --> 0:28:15.280 gonna do? What are they gonna do if he liked 0:28:15.320 --> 0:28:18.680 tests positive for COVID and Alex Smith isn't ready? Yeah, 0:28:19.200 --> 0:28:24.680 I mean, I that is that is unfathomably bad decision making. Yeah, 0:28:24.920 --> 0:28:27.920 definitely borrow bend Nucci. I guess it definitely was a 0:28:28.040 --> 0:28:31.040 bad decision, and he's apologized for it. I don't know 0:28:31.119 --> 0:28:32.760 how he came to the conclusion that he thought it 0:28:32.840 --> 0:28:34.480 was a good idea in the first place, but he's 0:28:34.480 --> 0:28:36.479 apologized for it him. Maybe we're to keep an eye 0:28:36.520 --> 0:28:38.640 at this point. Maybe where he went to was was 0:28:39.040 --> 0:28:41.640 you know they test there? Maybe it was clean. They 0:28:41.720 --> 0:28:44.560 test everybody walking in the door. Maybe I don't know, 0:28:45.800 --> 0:28:48.280 you know you know this? How do you know this? 0:28:48.560 --> 0:28:50.640 I don't. I wouldn't know any I wouldn't know anything 0:28:50.680 --> 0:28:53.320 about that. I wouldn't know anything about talking to one 0:28:53.360 --> 0:28:56.440 of the beat writers though that and I know a 0:28:56.520 --> 0:28:58.880 couple that that might see what he thinks they might know. 0:28:59.120 --> 0:29:03.479 Um oh um oh. I was just talking about Ron Rivera. 0:29:04.160 --> 0:29:06.880 You know, he would love nothing more than to clinch 0:29:07.040 --> 0:29:11.640 the division against Carolina. You kill me. I mean now 0:29:11.680 --> 0:29:14.080 he doesn't get to play. Yeah, no doubt, it doesn't 0:29:14.080 --> 0:29:17.160 matter what a coach, how motivated the coaches. But you know, 0:29:17.320 --> 0:29:20.280 maybe the I just don't see it happening. I see 0:29:20.320 --> 0:29:23.240 it him winning this week, Washington winning. Yeah, I honestly, 0:29:23.320 --> 0:29:25.720 I do believe it's going to be about whoever's playing quarterback. 0:29:25.840 --> 0:29:28.360 And I think if You're right. If McCaffrey's back, that 0:29:28.480 --> 0:29:31.480 changes everything because that's their big that's their big horse. 0:29:31.520 --> 0:29:33.560 They get him back for this week, but that changes everything. 0:29:33.680 --> 0:29:36.360 But why would you play him? You know? I mean, 0:29:36.560 --> 0:29:39.000 you know, maybe the flip side of that, they don't 0:29:39.040 --> 0:29:41.360 want Rivera to come in there and get that win, right, 0:29:41.520 --> 0:29:44.120 I mean, that's it goes both ways, right, true? Yeah, 0:29:44.240 --> 0:29:46.200 So I don't know, we'll see all. We're gonna take 0:29:46.200 --> 0:29:47.400 our final break when we come back. I have a 0:29:47.440 --> 0:29:48.800 couple of questions for these guys. 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Visit Dallas Cowboys dot 0:32:17.720 --> 0:32:20.240 com slash united to join today. Welcome back. It is 0:32:20.280 --> 0:32:23.040 the final segment of The Break, presented by Geico. We're 0:32:23.040 --> 0:32:25.480 gonna talk a little bit about the Cowboys offense for 0:32:25.560 --> 0:32:28.840 the remainder of the show, and we'll say defense and 0:32:28.920 --> 0:32:32.080 special teams for tomorrow. But let's talk first about this offense. 0:32:32.120 --> 0:32:33.920 And I want to start by focusing in on the 0:32:34.000 --> 0:32:36.160 offensive line. We did, Nick. I know you mentioned something 0:32:36.240 --> 0:32:38.120 yesterday about the offensive line, but I'd love to hear 0:32:38.160 --> 0:32:41.360 from reg guys, how you assess the offensive line play 0:32:41.400 --> 0:32:45.239 as a whole versus the forty nine ers. They did 0:32:45.360 --> 0:32:48.960 some things decent, but obviously again not a great performance. 0:32:49.000 --> 0:32:50.600 I don't think you're at a point now where you're like, oh, 0:32:50.640 --> 0:32:53.280 the offensive line is fixed. That being said, how do 0:32:53.320 --> 0:32:55.480 you assess their play? Let's start first with you, Dave. 0:32:57.880 --> 0:33:00.640 The amount of stunting that the forty niners did in 0:33:00.760 --> 0:33:03.680 that game was crazy, and it makes sense because it 0:33:04.120 --> 0:33:06.440 confused those guys a lot. You know, there were, you know, 0:33:06.640 --> 0:33:10.480 just a handful of plays where guys had free runs 0:33:10.480 --> 0:33:13.840 at the quarterback just based off of stunts. And that's 0:33:13.920 --> 0:33:16.040 understandable when you think about the number of guys who 0:33:16.080 --> 0:33:19.280 were playing their first season. Um, I mean it was 0:33:19.440 --> 0:33:21.120 it was a tough day, you know, like, you know, 0:33:21.200 --> 0:33:24.320 the run game wasn't really there all day. Tony Pollard's 0:33:24.360 --> 0:33:27.400 long run counts, but it's way more on Tony Pollard 0:33:27.480 --> 0:33:31.440 than anything else. I mean, he did the legwork there, 0:33:34.000 --> 0:33:36.600 and you know, the offense was just not very attractive 0:33:36.640 --> 0:33:38.240 in the second half of the of the game, and 0:33:38.280 --> 0:33:40.440 I think the offensive line play has a decent bit 0:33:40.480 --> 0:33:42.720 to do with that. So you know, they played well 0:33:42.800 --> 0:33:45.320 enough to win, and you know, you think about, you know, 0:33:45.400 --> 0:33:48.160 there's talent on that San Francisco front even with Nick 0:33:48.240 --> 0:33:52.040 Bosa not being there, so good for them for hanging 0:33:52.080 --> 0:33:53.600 in there. But yeah, I mean that was that was 0:33:53.640 --> 0:33:55.880 a tough day at work. I thought, you know, they 0:33:55.960 --> 0:33:57.920 looked like a bunch of first year players going against 0:33:57.960 --> 0:34:03.680 a more experienced line. But what he thin. I think 0:34:03.720 --> 0:34:06.160 that what they're doing right now, I mean, with what 0:34:06.360 --> 0:34:10.120 they have, it's something that can allow you to still 0:34:10.200 --> 0:34:12.279 get a win. But at the same time, it's not 0:34:12.400 --> 0:34:15.239 an area where you go in thinking, Okay, this is 0:34:15.280 --> 0:34:18.640 our strong point. We feel confident and secure with this 0:34:18.800 --> 0:34:22.839 old line, but it's still I've seen some improvement week 0:34:23.120 --> 0:34:25.360 to week. But at the same time, I mean, and 0:34:25.520 --> 0:34:29.200 yesterday you talked about a specific play that Random Night 0:34:30.239 --> 0:34:33.400 did that was bad, and there are bad moments here 0:34:33.480 --> 0:34:37.000 and there, but just overall, I think that we've seen 0:34:37.360 --> 0:34:43.000 an overall little improvement to where they don't necessarily stand 0:34:43.080 --> 0:34:45.960 out every single play where you're like, oh my god, 0:34:46.400 --> 0:34:50.160 this old line is absolutely terrible. They still do enough 0:34:50.320 --> 0:34:53.319 to where you can still find yourself getting a win, 0:34:53.480 --> 0:34:56.440 whether it's even with the passing game, not necessarily with 0:34:56.520 --> 0:34:59.800 the running game, because that's another story there, but it 0:35:00.160 --> 0:35:02.000 is what it is right now. I think that they're 0:35:02.040 --> 0:35:06.120 doing what they can. And I am surprised to say this, 0:35:06.520 --> 0:35:10.160 but still he's been making some improvement. I'm not ready 0:35:10.239 --> 0:35:12.719 to say he's the right kind of starter for you 0:35:12.880 --> 0:35:16.080 just yet, but to give him credit after receiving so 0:35:16.239 --> 0:35:20.120 much criticism throughout this whole season, I think it's it's 0:35:20.239 --> 0:35:22.759 good that at least at this point of the year, 0:35:23.080 --> 0:35:26.040 we're finally getting to see some little bit of improvement 0:35:26.160 --> 0:35:29.880 from him. Yeah. I mean I think the line, you know, 0:35:30.120 --> 0:35:33.279 it was a tough battle um Sunday, and they you know, 0:35:33.400 --> 0:35:36.160 they hung in there and they you know, they it's 0:35:36.200 --> 0:35:38.319 not it's not perfect, but you know, I do think 0:35:38.440 --> 0:35:41.120 that that Steele has played better. I mean night. I mean, 0:35:41.320 --> 0:35:44.680 you're talking about some some backups now that you know, 0:35:44.680 --> 0:35:46.480 if you get through this season and you get to 0:35:46.640 --> 0:35:49.000 next year and and and your guys come back, and 0:35:49.080 --> 0:35:51.719 then you're like, you're gonna think totally different about these 0:35:51.920 --> 0:35:54.960 these year depth because you're like, well, these guys were starting, 0:35:55.120 --> 0:35:56.600 you know, and then they weren't that great, but they 0:35:57.160 --> 0:36:00.160 can start and they have and so if those or 0:36:00.200 --> 0:36:02.680 if six through ten has got a lot of starts 0:36:02.719 --> 0:36:05.160 on your offensive line, and maybe you don't play ten guys, 0:36:05.200 --> 0:36:07.200 but I mean, you know, if you're if your second 0:36:07.280 --> 0:36:11.920 line is gonna be talented, I mean, are experienced, then 0:36:12.120 --> 0:36:14.200 then that's a good thing moving forward. Do you think 0:36:14.280 --> 0:36:17.040 any of these guys that are on the offensive line 0:36:17.760 --> 0:36:21.640 have made a case, a strong case for heightened roles 0:36:21.760 --> 0:36:24.320 next season? Obviously most of them will not be starters, 0:36:24.680 --> 0:36:26.720 although I do have one question for you about a starter, 0:36:27.280 --> 0:36:30.120 and let's start there. Do you think McGovern has done 0:36:30.320 --> 0:36:33.440 enough to where maybe he could get some consideration for 0:36:33.640 --> 0:36:37.480 that left guard spot over Connor Williams will start with you, Nick, Well, 0:36:37.560 --> 0:36:41.360 I mean he might, he might do that, but he 0:36:41.440 --> 0:36:44.200 also might spend the summer being a center. You know, 0:36:44.880 --> 0:36:47.000 one of those Connors could be actually be playing center, 0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:50.640 and maybe they're better than be Oddish or literally well possibly, 0:36:50.719 --> 0:36:53.359 you know mcgovernor. That was something that was mentioned from 0:36:53.440 --> 0:36:55.799 McGovern when when he was drafted, that he could play 0:36:55.880 --> 0:36:59.719 some center. So that that I mean, now Connor, you know, 0:37:00.040 --> 0:37:02.360 Carthon said he had his best game, you know, Connor Williams, 0:37:02.360 --> 0:37:06.080 So that's good, I mean competition. But I'm just saying 0:37:06.440 --> 0:37:08.560 that might need something that you look at to see 0:37:08.600 --> 0:37:10.800 if if can one of these guys play center, and 0:37:11.120 --> 0:37:13.440 if so, can they be better than Beottish? Yea, So 0:37:14.640 --> 0:37:20.400 it's a good problem to have, Dave. I think Tyler 0:37:20.480 --> 0:37:23.880 Bottish will be the starting center next year. And you know, 0:37:23.960 --> 0:37:28.880 I'm sure whether it's Connor McGovern splitting time or you know, 0:37:28.960 --> 0:37:30.960 they signed you know, maybe they bring Joe Looney back. 0:37:31.000 --> 0:37:34.160 But I mean, he played well. I think, you know, 0:37:34.160 --> 0:37:36.279 I thought it was interesting, Kellen Moore said last night. 0:37:36.400 --> 0:37:38.960 Kellen Moore, which he's not the head coach, but he 0:37:39.040 --> 0:37:41.720 basically was like, you know, we really feel good about Tyler, 0:37:41.800 --> 0:37:44.360 but we're gonna stick with Joe Looney because and I 0:37:44.440 --> 0:37:46.799 think that's because of the continuity, you know, finally having 0:37:46.840 --> 0:37:49.080 a chance to start the same five guys for a while. 0:37:49.880 --> 0:37:52.200 But I still, like, I was so impressed with Tyler 0:37:52.239 --> 0:37:54.879 Beiottish and again like follow the money, the cheap fourth 0:37:55.000 --> 0:37:57.160 round draft pick who's got three years left on his deal. 0:37:57.440 --> 0:37:59.760 So I you know, I would say he's the prohibitive 0:38:00.280 --> 0:38:04.239 to start. Um. I think, you know, we keep trying 0:38:04.280 --> 0:38:07.080 to take Connor Williams job away and he just keeps 0:38:07.160 --> 0:38:09.719 getting more snaps he's the only member of this line 0:38:09.840 --> 0:38:13.160 that's played all year. You know, that's that's invaluable. He's 0:38:13.160 --> 0:38:15.919 gonna get, you know, a thousand snaps at left guard, 0:38:16.000 --> 0:38:17.960 and he's had to do it with lesser players, so 0:38:18.960 --> 0:38:21.080 stands to reason he'll, you know, he would probably look 0:38:21.120 --> 0:38:23.040 better if he gets to go back to play with 0:38:23.160 --> 0:38:26.000 Tyron Smith. So we keep trying to take his job, 0:38:26.040 --> 0:38:30.640 and I'm gonna stop assuming it'll happen. So Tyler beattest, Yes, 0:38:30.760 --> 0:38:33.200 but I know, I mean, you know, I would be 0:38:33.280 --> 0:38:36.759 surprised if anybody else claims the starting job. If we 0:38:36.880 --> 0:38:39.920 can assume that Tyrn and Lyell will be back next year, 0:38:40.080 --> 0:38:42.120 which you know, I hope, I hope, So I hope 0:38:42.160 --> 0:38:48.680 that's the case. Amber, I'm still fixated on the idea 0:38:48.880 --> 0:38:52.239 of wanting to see Connor Williams move to tackle and 0:38:52.360 --> 0:38:55.520 give that position a try. Now every time if you 0:38:55.840 --> 0:38:59.240 look at that scenario, I find it hard to actually 0:39:00.040 --> 0:39:02.719 imagine that the Cowboys would do this, because then that 0:39:02.800 --> 0:39:06.400 would mean you would be given a starting job to McGovern, 0:39:07.120 --> 0:39:10.360 a younger guy, and take away a veteran guy, and 0:39:10.440 --> 0:39:14.400 he put him as a backup essentially to whatever tackle 0:39:14.520 --> 0:39:17.279 because you're assuming that you're gonna have Lyle Collins and 0:39:17.400 --> 0:39:20.839 Tyren Smith Smith back in the lineup. So it's hard 0:39:20.880 --> 0:39:23.560 to imagine that a scenario like that where they take 0:39:23.560 --> 0:39:26.759 a starter like Colonel Williams and just move him as 0:39:26.800 --> 0:39:30.799 a backup. But I still want to I still would 0:39:30.880 --> 0:39:34.200 want to see that. I still would want to see 0:39:34.360 --> 0:39:37.560 the Cowboys resigned Joe Looney because I still see him 0:39:37.600 --> 0:39:41.120 as someone who is reliable. He's someone that can still 0:39:41.200 --> 0:39:44.640 get the job done. And I just don't feel confident 0:39:44.800 --> 0:39:49.839 enough about the injuries, and we keep assuming that they're 0:39:49.840 --> 0:39:52.480 gonna all be healthy at the beginning of the year 0:39:52.640 --> 0:39:56.080 next year for the next season, but you cannot trust 0:39:56.680 --> 0:39:59.359 what's gonna happen because we've seen it over and over 0:39:59.520 --> 0:40:02.680 and over again. So it's just one of those that 0:40:02.960 --> 0:40:06.920 it scares me, the idea of getting comfortable about thinking, oh, 0:40:07.200 --> 0:40:08.839 these are the guys that we're going to have back 0:40:09.239 --> 0:40:13.319 because of what might happen. But at the same time, 0:40:14.000 --> 0:40:19.360 I mean, I don't know. I think that's a tough one, Derek, 0:40:19.520 --> 0:40:23.200 because it's like you can see it going very very good, 0:40:23.320 --> 0:40:25.240 but at the same time, you got in a taste 0:40:25.280 --> 0:40:27.719 of what this year can look like. And me, I 0:40:27.840 --> 0:40:30.560 want to see a successful running game. We keep talking 0:40:30.560 --> 0:40:33.480 about that Prescott coming back and all these wide receivers 0:40:33.560 --> 0:40:36.200 and all that, but I need I need a good 0:40:36.400 --> 0:40:40.400 running game, and so therefore I need a good online 0:40:40.760 --> 0:40:45.800 that has good backups in case any of these injuries reoccur. Again. 0:40:45.960 --> 0:40:48.200 All right, let's flip over to the wide receiver position. 0:40:48.360 --> 0:40:50.560 We talked a little bit about it yesterday. We didn't 0:40:50.760 --> 0:40:54.320 actually get into the subject though, of Noah Brown and 0:40:54.800 --> 0:40:57.520 how they're really using the wide receivers from the standpoint 0:40:57.560 --> 0:41:00.320 of number of times I got them on the field 0:41:00.320 --> 0:41:02.520 for snaps, how many staffs are getting in addition to 0:41:02.560 --> 0:41:04.440 how many targets are getting. Yesterday and that I mean 0:41:04.480 --> 0:41:06.680 a Sunday. In that game, nor Brown gets six targets 0:41:06.960 --> 0:41:09.319 and only one reception. Amari Cooper, on the other hand, 0:41:09.360 --> 0:41:12.920 has three targets and two receptions. My question for you guys, 0:41:13.120 --> 0:41:15.800 is is it normal? Is this a normal way to 0:41:15.960 --> 0:41:21.799 rotate receivers, particularly your primary targets, and particularly in situations 0:41:21.840 --> 0:41:24.759 of the game, whether they are critical third downs where 0:41:24.800 --> 0:41:27.560 you don't have your best best receivers on the field 0:41:27.760 --> 0:41:29.799 you're opting to have. And this is not about Noah Brown, 0:41:29.880 --> 0:41:32.439 but just you don't have your best players on the field, 0:41:32.480 --> 0:41:35.000 and you're certainly not targeting your best players to try 0:41:35.000 --> 0:41:37.839 to give them opportunities to be able to make plays. 0:41:38.000 --> 0:41:42.120 Let's start first with few, Dave. I will let me 0:41:42.320 --> 0:41:45.359 let me preface by saying this, because I think there's 0:41:45.400 --> 0:41:48.640 two different there's two different ideas here. I really I 0:41:48.960 --> 0:41:53.720 hate hate the idea that like everybody on the offense 0:41:53.800 --> 0:41:55.480 has to have a big day for it to be 0:41:55.560 --> 0:41:59.360 a successful day. I think fantasy football has worked people's brains. 0:42:00.760 --> 0:42:03.399 You know, there's only one football and oh, by the way, 0:42:03.480 --> 0:42:06.000 you have a backup offensive line and a backup quarterback. 0:42:06.520 --> 0:42:09.600 If Ceedee Lamb is having a great day, that might 0:42:09.760 --> 0:42:12.080 not mean Michael Galloper Amari Cooper is going to have 0:42:12.239 --> 0:42:14.920 this huge day. And that's okay, especially if you win 0:42:14.960 --> 0:42:19.239 the football game. Now, what I don't like is that 0:42:19.560 --> 0:42:23.080 Noah Brown is a focal point of this offense when 0:42:23.080 --> 0:42:26.480 Amari Cooper's not. Like, if Amari Cooper is quiet because 0:42:26.560 --> 0:42:30.640 everybody else is balling out, that's a okay. If Amari 0:42:30.719 --> 0:42:33.920 Cooper is not getting targeted because they're making this crazy 0:42:34.000 --> 0:42:36.640 concerted effort to get the ball to Noah Brown, I 0:42:36.800 --> 0:42:39.239 do not understand that. And I love Noah Brown. I 0:42:39.360 --> 0:42:41.560 all like I've been one of the few people I 0:42:41.640 --> 0:42:44.160 feel like I've backed his entire career. I wanted him 0:42:44.160 --> 0:42:46.840 on the team when nobody did. But that doesn't mean 0:42:46.880 --> 0:42:49.320 I don't I want him getting six targets in a 0:42:49.440 --> 0:42:51.680 game where Amari Cooper goes by the wayside, Like, I 0:42:51.760 --> 0:42:54.360 don't get it. No, I don't think it's normal the 0:42:54.400 --> 0:42:57.759 way they rotate these receivers where any one of the 0:42:57.840 --> 0:42:59.640 big three might be out of the game for a 0:42:59.719 --> 0:43:02.160 pro period of time. And I know Michael Gallup got 0:43:02.239 --> 0:43:04.080 hurt in this game, so maybe that's part of it, 0:43:04.320 --> 0:43:07.920 But no, I thought it was bizarre. Kellen Moore was 0:43:08.160 --> 0:43:10.160 kind of asked about it yesterday and he was like, well, 0:43:10.640 --> 0:43:12.239 it stands to reason you want to go with the 0:43:12.320 --> 0:43:16.480 favorable matchup. Can't the favorable matchup be ceedee lamb? Then 0:43:16.680 --> 0:43:20.480 like just Noah Browns like Noah Brown six targets, and 0:43:20.560 --> 0:43:23.040 it certainly seemed like a lot of those were like 0:43:23.120 --> 0:43:25.640 a concerted effort, like this is a Noah Brown play, 0:43:26.040 --> 0:43:29.840 and it baffled me. So Amara Cooper doesn't have to 0:43:29.880 --> 0:43:32.359 be great every week if the offense is still good, 0:43:33.640 --> 0:43:35.840 but I still thought that that was really perplexing. I 0:43:35.920 --> 0:43:41.800 didn't get it. Amber No, I agree with everything that 0:43:41.920 --> 0:43:44.640 Dave said, it didn't make any sense to me. And 0:43:45.239 --> 0:43:48.320 I don't know if it's just my own memory or what, 0:43:48.560 --> 0:43:50.440 but I feel that not just in that game, just 0:43:50.560 --> 0:43:53.600 in general throughout the whole season. This is a year 0:43:53.640 --> 0:43:56.799 where I feel that Amari Cooper has been very forgettable. 0:43:56.920 --> 0:43:59.560 Like there's nothing that necessarily stands out in my head 0:43:59.600 --> 0:44:02.600 when I think about the passing game and him, and 0:44:03.040 --> 0:44:06.399 I just I feel that I would I don't know why. 0:44:06.560 --> 0:44:08.560 I don't know why I would want the Cowboys to 0:44:09.160 --> 0:44:12.520 utilize him a lot more. And I know you've got 0:44:12.600 --> 0:44:14.880 Ceedee Lamb and he's been a great player. I mean, 0:44:14.960 --> 0:44:17.560 he's made some amazing catches. But at the same time, 0:44:18.080 --> 0:44:21.760 I mean, why not use all your best wide receivers. 0:44:21.920 --> 0:44:25.360 And it's not a matter of just one game specific 0:44:25.480 --> 0:44:27.640 I just think that that's how I see it throughout 0:44:27.680 --> 0:44:30.400 the season as a whole. So in this game specifically, 0:44:30.480 --> 0:44:35.440 I have no idea why the Cowboys choice can't even 0:44:35.480 --> 0:44:40.200 speak now, chose to target Noah Brown so many times 0:44:40.480 --> 0:44:44.920 instead of other receivers. I don't know what Noah Brown 0:44:45.160 --> 0:44:47.920 gives you you know, and he's a physical guy that 0:44:48.280 --> 0:44:50.040 can be a blocker. And I don't know if I 0:44:50.120 --> 0:44:53.960 said this on this show or somewhere else, but there's 0:44:53.960 --> 0:44:57.880 one particular play where it's just like you ran a 0:44:57.960 --> 0:45:01.600 bubble screen to Noah Brown for for a block. I mean, 0:45:02.160 --> 0:45:04.040 Cooper is not a blocker, and Noah Brown is not 0:45:04.120 --> 0:45:07.040 really a playmaker like that. He can block, I mean 0:45:07.080 --> 0:45:09.200 flip it like you know. Yeah, I did say them 0:45:09.239 --> 0:45:10.719 there because I said him, you know, I thought that, 0:45:11.000 --> 0:45:13.000 yeah him, it never blocked for Moose, Like, well, why 0:45:13.120 --> 0:45:16.120 you have to flip this around like that? So you know, 0:45:17.200 --> 0:45:18.800 he just doesn't seem like a guy that's gonna go 0:45:18.880 --> 0:45:21.480 up and just make a great catch and contested play. 0:45:21.640 --> 0:45:24.640 He's just a your fourth or fifth receiver, big body 0:45:24.719 --> 0:45:27.399 guy can block something for you on the running game, 0:45:27.640 --> 0:45:30.400 maybe play some special teams. Yeah, I just I didn't 0:45:30.440 --> 0:45:32.600 get that either. Yeah. It's a bit baffling. And especially 0:45:32.640 --> 0:45:34.279 when you see the number of targets that that a 0:45:34.360 --> 0:45:36.759 Mark Cooper got, you would think the reason why Mary 0:45:36.920 --> 0:45:38.879 Cooper is making the money that he's making is because 0:45:38.920 --> 0:45:41.719 he is an appreciably better wide receiver. So to me, 0:45:41.840 --> 0:45:44.040 it seems like in critical situations of the game, I 0:45:44.200 --> 0:45:46.880 want my best wide receiver on the field, and if 0:45:46.920 --> 0:45:48.759 he's not your best wide receiver, then don't pay him. 0:45:49.000 --> 0:45:50.759 But if he's that guy he needs to be on 0:45:50.800 --> 0:45:52.520 the field in those critical situations, then you need to 0:45:52.560 --> 0:45:54.239 make a concern. If you're gonna make a concerned effort 0:45:54.280 --> 0:45:56.560 to get anybody the ball, make a concerned effort to 0:45:56.560 --> 0:45:58.920 get him the ball, because you're if I'll tell you this, 0:45:59.440 --> 0:46:03.239 if No Round was a good matchup for them, I 0:46:03.360 --> 0:46:05.560 guarantee you, in the exact same situation, you replaced No 0:46:05.719 --> 0:46:08.680 Brown with Amark Cooper. Mark Cooper isn't even better and 0:46:08.840 --> 0:46:12.520 even better match Joe right, So give him more opportunities. 0:46:12.560 --> 0:46:14.239 In my opinion, I just I didn't get that. That 0:46:14.320 --> 0:46:16.080 was completely baffling. I mean, what do you got, Dave. 0:46:17.600 --> 0:46:19.400 I just want to I mean, maybe I have a 0:46:19.480 --> 0:46:22.040 soft spot for Amari Cooper because I like the guy 0:46:22.160 --> 0:46:26.319 and I do, but I just, I mean, I don't 0:46:26.360 --> 0:46:28.160 want to dog him too much. Like I think it's 0:46:28.200 --> 0:46:31.800 actually amazing Amari Cooper is probably going to set a 0:46:31.880 --> 0:46:34.759 career high for catches and if he has, you know, 0:46:34.800 --> 0:46:37.680 I mean, he's fifty yards away from a thousand, So 0:46:37.840 --> 0:46:39.600 I would like, you know, as long as he doesn't 0:46:39.640 --> 0:46:43.239 have two more games like Sundays, he should hit that mark. 0:46:43.760 --> 0:46:45.440 And to do that in a year where he's had 0:46:45.480 --> 0:46:47.960 to play with four quarterbacks and hasn't had his starting 0:46:48.040 --> 0:46:51.200 quarterbacks since early October, I think he's had a really 0:46:51.320 --> 0:46:53.640 nice season. And I mean, I think Amber's got a point. 0:46:53.719 --> 0:46:56.600 He hasn't had any of these crazy two hundred yard 0:46:56.680 --> 0:46:58.640 days where he just took over a game like we've 0:46:58.680 --> 0:47:01.400 seen him do. But I think he's had a remarkably 0:47:01.520 --> 0:47:05.120 productive season for the cast that he has been forced 0:47:05.160 --> 0:47:08.279 to work with. Um, it doesn't mean he had a 0:47:08.320 --> 0:47:10.120 great game on Sunday. I don't know how much of 0:47:10.160 --> 0:47:12.520 that is his fault. They didn't seem very interested in 0:47:12.600 --> 0:47:15.960 targeting him, So I just, you know, I don't I 0:47:16.040 --> 0:47:17.719 don't want this to turn into a narrative of like, 0:47:17.880 --> 0:47:20.479 why why did you pay Amari Cooper because he's actually 0:47:20.520 --> 0:47:23.560 had a pretty damn good season for not having a quarterback. Yeah, 0:47:23.560 --> 0:47:25.560 And just to be clear, and I wasn't accusing you 0:47:25.680 --> 0:47:27.320 of saying that, Yeah you know, I'm not, Yeah, this 0:47:27.360 --> 0:47:30.520 is I'm just saying that for yeah, Yeah, no, I 0:47:30.560 --> 0:47:32.040 would just saying I agree with you. I'm just saying 0:47:32.080 --> 0:47:33.839 that for people at home. Yeah, I agree with Mark. 0:47:33.880 --> 0:47:35.880 Cooper has had a really good season. That's even more 0:47:35.880 --> 0:47:38.280 of the reason why it's so baffling, Like, get him involved. 0:47:38.320 --> 0:47:40.399 The guy has been playing really well this season. Even 0:47:40.440 --> 0:47:42.319 in games when a lot of other people weren't showing up, 0:47:42.440 --> 0:47:44.520 he was playing pretty well. And so I just didn't 0:47:44.600 --> 0:47:47.480 understand why they would throw so many balls into a 0:47:47.560 --> 0:47:50.520 Brown and so few to Amari Cooper in that kind 0:47:50.560 --> 0:47:53.000 of situation. But they won the game. So going back 0:47:53.040 --> 0:47:55.960 to Day's original point, when you win the game, it worked. 0:47:56.200 --> 0:47:58.759 But I just again, I just don't get why. I 0:47:58.840 --> 0:48:01.200 don't get why they did. Hey, maybe he thought it 0:48:01.280 --> 0:48:03.759 a CD A couple of those times. They do look 0:48:03.920 --> 0:48:05.680 very similar sometimes out there in the field. All right, 0:48:05.719 --> 0:48:08.000 appreciate you guys. You wantus back tomorrow, we'll have Bucky 0:48:08.080 --> 0:48:09.680 Brooks joining us. He'll give us a breakdown of the 0:48:09.840 --> 0:48:13.800 upcoming Cowboys versus Eagles. We'll do that when we on tomorrow. 0:48:14.000 --> 0:48:16.200 Till then for Nick even Dave Helmet, amber Garcia, I'm 0:48:16.200 --> 0:48:18.680 Derek Eagleston. This has been the break live on Dallas 0:48:18.719 --> 0:48:24.880 Cowboys dot Com Radio This has been a production of 0:48:25.080 --> 0:48:28.560 Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.