WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: Backup Plan? 0:00:08.119 --> 0:00:10.680 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:10.720 --> 0:00:22.840 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Are you ready for 0:00:22.880 --> 0:00:26.560 a Break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 0:00:26.680 --> 0:00:30.880 Ready for a break? Yeah? And so much for that. 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:36.280 It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:37.040 --> 0:00:42.559 with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 0:00:43.880 --> 0:00:47.479 It is Wednesday, January twenty seven, twenty twenty one, Season sixteen, 0:00:47.520 --> 0:00:50.319 episode number ninety five. Welcome to the latest edition of 0:00:50.360 --> 0:00:52.600 The Break. We are live from the s WBC Mortgage 0:00:52.600 --> 0:00:55.600 studios at the Star. We are presented by Geico. I 0:00:55.680 --> 0:00:57.840 got Nick in here with me, I got Amber in 0:00:57.880 --> 0:01:00.800 here with me. David's still remote, so he probably feels 0:01:00.840 --> 0:01:03.960 a little left out, but it's it's feeling a little 0:01:04.000 --> 0:01:07.279 more like like normal, having all three of us together 0:01:07.280 --> 0:01:09.479 and being able to talk a little Cowboys football. Here 0:01:09.760 --> 0:01:11.800 for a little bit of time with you guys today. 0:01:11.880 --> 0:01:14.920 Today we're gonna focus in on the offense. We're gonna 0:01:15.000 --> 0:01:17.640 do a series here and over the next few shows, 0:01:18.360 --> 0:01:21.480 we're gonna dive in a little deeper on each position. Today, 0:01:21.560 --> 0:01:23.959 starting with the offense, we'll get to the defense and 0:01:23.959 --> 0:01:26.960 a future show. But we'll go through each of the positions. 0:01:27.000 --> 0:01:29.840 I have two or three questions in each category that 0:01:29.880 --> 0:01:32.720 we all will discuss and see what our thoughts are 0:01:32.760 --> 0:01:35.480 on this offense and where it stands and how the 0:01:35.520 --> 0:01:38.200 Cowboys move forward going into twenty twenty two. How's everybody 0:01:38.200 --> 0:01:44.000 doing today? Good? We're good, and we're good. Awesome. Okay, 0:01:44.000 --> 0:01:46.560 so let's jump in. And as I looked at the offense, 0:01:46.600 --> 0:01:50.200 just to give it kind of a baseline, as bad 0:01:50.240 --> 0:01:54.040 as we thought this all was going at the moment 0:01:54.080 --> 0:01:56.320 that we saw Dak Prescott on the field at AT 0:01:56.440 --> 0:02:00.600 and T Stadium, they actually ended the season offensively right 0:02:00.600 --> 0:02:02.840 in the middle of the pack. They were fourteenth in 0:02:02.880 --> 0:02:05.840 total offense. Uh. The interesting part is they were eighth 0:02:05.920 --> 0:02:08.640 in passing offense. They ended up with averaging two hundred 0:02:08.680 --> 0:02:10.640 sixty yards per game, which pretty good to say you 0:02:10.680 --> 0:02:12.760 had a backup quarterback in some games where you had 0:02:12.800 --> 0:02:15.600 to back up to the backup. They finished seventeenth and 0:02:15.680 --> 0:02:18.799 rushing seventeenth in points scored. This is the interesting part, 0:02:18.800 --> 0:02:20.560 and I think it's probably no surprise to any of us. 0:02:20.560 --> 0:02:22.960 They were twenty seventh in turnovers lost. That was their 0:02:23.000 --> 0:02:24.760 big akill. At least heill not just as the offense, 0:02:24.800 --> 0:02:27.200 but as a team. Let's start first talking about the 0:02:27.280 --> 0:02:31.480 quarterback position. Now, assuming Andy Dalton's value is too high 0:02:31.520 --> 0:02:33.600 for Dallas to keep him, what do you think they 0:02:33.639 --> 0:02:37.839 should do at QB two? Keep Garrett Gilbert, develop him, 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:40.440 look at Ben Jannucci, or go out in free agency. 0:02:40.480 --> 0:02:43.720 I'll start with you, Nick, No, I'm not doing it. 0:02:43.880 --> 0:02:46.840 I know what you're thinking. But here's why we're not 0:02:46.880 --> 0:02:48.760 Here's why we're not going there. We talked about it 0:02:48.840 --> 0:02:50.520 last show, we talked about it the show before that. 0:02:50.639 --> 0:02:52.520 We'll probably take a whole show to talk about it 0:02:52.560 --> 0:02:54.760 coming up. But we got to talk about the other 0:02:54.800 --> 0:02:57.359 things around this quarterback position. I mean, it's just obviously 0:02:57.400 --> 0:02:59.639 it's tough. It's tough when you're when you have so 0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:03.200 many question marks at the first spot. You know, no 0:03:03.240 --> 0:03:05.760 one ever really says, let's let's let's look at the 0:03:05.760 --> 0:03:08.040 second game of this season. Yeah, and we'll worry about 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:11.920 the first um, but we have to in this inter instance. Yeah, 0:03:11.960 --> 0:03:15.400 I mean, I think I think it was valuable to have. 0:03:15.520 --> 0:03:18.160 I mean obviously, so I mean I'm looking at that 0:03:18.200 --> 0:03:20.440 type of quarterback. I think that that's kind of what 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:23.440 you need. Um, I think you need to bring a 0:03:23.560 --> 0:03:26.760 veteran in here, just because because of what we saw. 0:03:26.919 --> 0:03:29.079 We saw that Dak does get hurt and he does 0:03:29.120 --> 0:03:30.799 miss games, and so when that happens, you want a 0:03:30.880 --> 0:03:33.359 veteran in there. And then let's just say that it's 0:03:33.480 --> 0:03:36.480 Dak isn't the quarterback for whatever the reason. Even if 0:03:36.480 --> 0:03:38.160 they bring you, say the drafts and one, or they 0:03:38.160 --> 0:03:40.600 bring someone else in, I still think that veteran presence 0:03:40.680 --> 0:03:44.240 was needed there. So yeah, I would try to get 0:03:44.280 --> 0:03:47.040 Andy Dalton back if that works, or somebody like that 0:03:47.040 --> 0:03:51.000 that's had some starts. Amber that's just really tough to 0:03:51.040 --> 0:03:53.560 answer right now because you don't really know exactly what's 0:03:53.560 --> 0:03:56.040 going to happen with Dak, and then how much money 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:58.480 are you going to invest there? And then at that point, 0:03:58.760 --> 0:04:01.560 how much would it cost to get Andy Dalton back 0:04:01.680 --> 0:04:04.200 or a veteran guy back. But if we were to 0:04:04.240 --> 0:04:06.960 take the money aspect out of the equation and just 0:04:07.000 --> 0:04:09.640 look at it, obviously, yes, of course you want to 0:04:09.680 --> 0:04:12.320 have a guy with the experience that it's able to like. 0:04:12.360 --> 0:04:14.520 I'd be happy with Andy Dalton. I thought he did 0:04:14.560 --> 0:04:19.320 a pretty decent job given the situation. But when you 0:04:19.400 --> 0:04:23.520 talk about Gary Gilbert, and also Bendy Nucci. It's tough 0:04:23.560 --> 0:04:25.920 because we didn't really get to see much of them, 0:04:26.000 --> 0:04:28.120 and usually, you know, we go to practice and we 0:04:28.200 --> 0:04:30.440 get to get a better idea, but this year it 0:04:30.600 --> 0:04:32.839 was just so different. Even though there was still a 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:36.000 potion open to the media, it's still very hard to judge. 0:04:36.040 --> 0:04:38.839 The quarterbacks get out there later than the rest of 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:42.719 the team. So it's like me, personally, I don't quite 0:04:42.720 --> 0:04:46.400 have a full idea of what these two guys could 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:49.200 possibly do for you. Obviously the Cowboys should have a 0:04:49.200 --> 0:04:53.520 better idea, but we'll see what happens that I'm really curious. 0:04:53.560 --> 0:04:56.160 I mean, right now, with all these other veteran guys 0:04:56.200 --> 0:05:01.400 that all this trade talking that's starting to surface recently, 0:05:01.800 --> 0:05:05.200 it's just getting really messy and it's just getting really interesting. 0:05:05.320 --> 0:05:08.760 So the Cowboys got a better have a plan and 0:05:08.920 --> 0:05:11.520 soon and start figuring out their moves and not wait 0:05:11.800 --> 0:05:17.599 to the last minute. Dave, I don't think it's hard 0:05:17.600 --> 0:05:20.120 at all. Like, regardless of what happens with Dak, I 0:05:20.160 --> 0:05:23.279 think the Cowboys hopefully learned a valuable lesson about the 0:05:23.320 --> 0:05:26.279 benefits of having a capable backup quarterback. It's the first 0:05:26.279 --> 0:05:28.680 time they've really spent the money on one in a 0:05:28.720 --> 0:05:31.360 long time, and it paid off even better than it 0:05:31.400 --> 0:05:35.320 has in the past. In my opinion, I would certainly 0:05:35.320 --> 0:05:38.120 love to have Andy back, and honestly, it kind of 0:05:38.120 --> 0:05:41.119 works in the cowboys favor that the quarterback market looks 0:05:41.120 --> 0:05:45.880 so crazy right now. You know, there's rumors about half 0:05:45.920 --> 0:05:49.800 a dozen big time quarterbacks getting traded. There's guys hitting 0:05:49.839 --> 0:05:54.120 free agency. So maybe Andy Dalton's market isn't as robust 0:05:54.160 --> 0:05:56.520 as we think it is. So I would certainly try 0:05:56.560 --> 0:05:59.080 to bring him back. If he's too expensive, I would 0:05:59.120 --> 0:06:02.040 look at other experience insoptions. Robert Griffin the third comes 0:06:02.080 --> 0:06:06.440 to mind. He was recently released by Baltimore Tyrod Taylor, 0:06:06.520 --> 0:06:08.479 maybe looking for a new place to stay now that 0:06:08.520 --> 0:06:11.960 Justin Herbert's the man in Los Angeles. I would absolutely 0:06:12.000 --> 0:06:14.520 try to get somebody like that. If that doesn't work, 0:06:14.680 --> 0:06:17.679 you can always sign Garrett Gilbert on the cheap, which 0:06:17.800 --> 0:06:20.120 is something actually you don't even need to sign him, 0:06:20.120 --> 0:06:23.680 you just hold onto him. That wouldn't surprise me at all. 0:06:23.800 --> 0:06:26.760 Given this team's cap situation, the amount of money that 0:06:26.800 --> 0:06:28.680 they might have to spend on Dak, I would not 0:06:28.760 --> 0:06:31.400 be shocked if if they go forward with Garrett Gilbert 0:06:31.440 --> 0:06:34.120 because he's cheap. But I hope they don't. I hope 0:06:34.120 --> 0:06:37.480 they go spend some money and keep somebody experienced. Although 0:06:37.480 --> 0:06:41.479 we've heard from different people on the team that Dak's 0:06:41.520 --> 0:06:43.960 recovery is on schedule and he's doing the things that 0:06:44.040 --> 0:06:47.360 he should be doing at this point because he is 0:06:47.400 --> 0:06:51.680 coming off a really, really huge injury. Do you think 0:06:51.760 --> 0:06:55.880 Dallas should consider paying what would be I guess near 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:59.200 market value for an Andy Dalton on a one year 0:06:59.279 --> 0:07:00.880 deal if he will willing to do it, Like, would 0:07:00.920 --> 0:07:03.960 you be willing to pay him twenty seven twenty eight 0:07:04.160 --> 0:07:07.200 for a one year deal knowing that Dak is coming 0:07:07.200 --> 0:07:10.040 off this injury and you know, not to say that 0:07:10.200 --> 0:07:12.960 this is what they've said, but let's assume that he's 0:07:13.000 --> 0:07:15.520 not quite back right and you got to start the 0:07:15.600 --> 0:07:18.120 season with someone else. Do you think it's worth it 0:07:18.120 --> 0:07:20.640 in a season like this to maybe pay that extra money? Nick, 0:07:20.760 --> 0:07:23.440 that's a lot. I mean, you're talking about signing Dak 0:07:23.520 --> 0:07:25.680 and then that, well, you'd have to do something, like 0:07:25.720 --> 0:07:27.240 you gotta do something with Dak. You got to give 0:07:27.280 --> 0:07:29.280 him the franchise tag or you gotta pay him. I'm 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:31.680 saying in addition, to that. Is it that important knowing 0:07:31.680 --> 0:07:33.960 that he's coming off this injury. Is the quarterback position 0:07:33.960 --> 0:07:36.280 that important where you're saying, hey, for one year deal, 0:07:36.320 --> 0:07:37.760 we might have to eat And even if it wasn't 0:07:37.800 --> 0:07:39.680 Andy Dalton, let's assume it was one of those other 0:07:39.680 --> 0:07:42.800 guys that Dave just mentioned. Is it valuable? Is that 0:07:42.880 --> 0:07:46.280 position so valuable? And are you would you be so 0:07:46.360 --> 0:07:49.600 concerned about where Dak is and how ready he will 0:07:49.640 --> 0:07:51.440 be at the beginning season that you say we got 0:07:51.440 --> 0:07:53.960 to go out and get a capable quarterback to give 0:07:54.000 --> 0:07:55.600 us a little more insurance in a year like this. 0:07:55.760 --> 0:07:57.000 I don't think you can do that. I don't think 0:07:57.040 --> 0:07:58.440 you have the money to do that, and I don't 0:07:58.440 --> 0:08:00.920 think you need to, because we saw that when Dak 0:08:01.000 --> 0:08:05.080 went down and Andy Dalton comes in, they're not as good. 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:08.160 So twenty seven million, twenty five million, whatever that number is, 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:10.160 I mean, I don't think that's a lot of money 0:08:10.160 --> 0:08:11.840 for somebody that you know is going to be down. 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:14.840 I think it's I think you you you know it's 0:08:14.880 --> 0:08:19.000 more about five million, you know, I mean, and that's 0:08:19.080 --> 0:08:21.240 that's the best that you that you really can probably 0:08:21.280 --> 0:08:24.520 do there. I mean, this is gonna be a tough situation. 0:08:24.600 --> 0:08:26.640 But from the cap, I mean it'll be tough for 0:08:26.680 --> 0:08:29.120 a lot of positions. I mean they're probably they may 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:31.920 not even keep their long time deep snapper because they 0:08:31.920 --> 0:08:33.920 can cut a salary in half. We're talking like a 0:08:33.920 --> 0:08:37.080 half a million. It's gonna be that tough with dollars 0:08:37.080 --> 0:08:39.360 and cents. So I don't really see how you can really. 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:41.400 I mean, if you're gonna pay Dak the money, then 0:08:41.440 --> 0:08:43.040 you just have to expect that he's going to be 0:08:43.080 --> 0:08:45.880 really good and if he gets hurt, you know, it 0:08:46.000 --> 0:08:48.199 is what it is like it was last year. Yeah, Amber, 0:08:48.840 --> 0:08:52.080 absolutely not. I mean you just cannot do that. You 0:08:52.080 --> 0:08:54.640 have so many other needs that you cannot just put 0:08:54.679 --> 0:08:57.520 all your money into the quarterback position. I mean, there 0:08:57.559 --> 0:08:59.720 are so many issues on defense, and I'm trying to 0:08:59.760 --> 0:09:02.280 get not just draft. I mean, i know we keep 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:04.840 looking at the draft right now, but we need some 0:09:04.960 --> 0:09:08.000 veteran help on defense, and you need to go get 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:11.120 someone through free agency. Might not be a splashy name 0:09:11.280 --> 0:09:14.240 or like fancy name or anything, but at the same time, 0:09:14.320 --> 0:09:18.440 you have to invest through free agency a veteran guy 0:09:18.520 --> 0:09:21.440 on defense and not let it be a bust like 0:09:21.520 --> 0:09:24.840 the many free agency free agent guys that the Cowboys 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.280 got last year and then you got let go how many, 0:09:27.360 --> 0:09:29.319 like three or four of them? You had to let 0:09:29.360 --> 0:09:32.240 go of them and it didn't work out for you. 0:09:32.280 --> 0:09:35.600 So no, there's absolutely no way that I see them 0:09:35.640 --> 0:09:42.000 doing that and it no no, okay, Dave, I'd straight 0:09:42.080 --> 0:09:45.160 up don't think it's possible. Like Nick said, I mean, 0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:49.600 assuming you're somehow paying Dak Prescott, whether tag or contract. 0:09:50.120 --> 0:09:52.400 You know the cap. We all know the CAP's not 0:09:52.400 --> 0:09:54.240 going to grow, it might even shrink. We don't have 0:09:54.280 --> 0:09:58.000 the final number, but it's gonna be somewhere, like somewhere 0:09:58.000 --> 0:09:59.560 in the range of like one hundred and eighty million. 0:09:59.600 --> 0:10:02.280 I think. So if you're talking about the going rate, 0:10:02.400 --> 0:10:04.439 like like you said, twenty five twenty eight million for 0:10:04.480 --> 0:10:07.720 a quarterback, you're sinking forty percent of your cap into 0:10:07.720 --> 0:10:11.000 one position. As I don't think it's possible, not with 0:10:11.040 --> 0:10:13.679 all the other things, not only the needs this team has, 0:10:13.720 --> 0:10:16.160 but the contracts they're already on the hook for. I 0:10:16.200 --> 0:10:17.720 don't think you can do it. And that's kind of 0:10:17.720 --> 0:10:21.640 my point is if Andy's price is too high, then 0:10:21.880 --> 0:10:24.320 you got to go find the other Andy, Like the 0:10:24.360 --> 0:10:27.000 other quarterback that's willing to pay for play for three 0:10:27.040 --> 0:10:30.120 million dollars, because I don't think you can afford that 0:10:30.160 --> 0:10:32.840 even if you want it to. Okay, So here's another question, 0:10:32.840 --> 0:10:34.760 and this kind of got brought up. I think last 0:10:34.800 --> 0:10:39.120 week we started hearing that the Detroit Lions are looking 0:10:39.160 --> 0:10:43.160 at trading Matthew Stafford. They they're gonna mutually agree to 0:10:43.200 --> 0:10:46.839 part ways, is the way the report's going. Is there 0:10:46.840 --> 0:10:50.440 a scenario where you would consider trading or trying to 0:10:50.480 --> 0:10:55.000 acquire a veteran like Matthew Stafford and trading Deck because 0:10:55.000 --> 0:10:56.840 I think to this point we've kind of all assumed 0:10:56.920 --> 0:10:59.320 Deck's going to be here. He will have either the 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:02.839 franchise tag or he will have a long term deal. 0:11:03.720 --> 0:11:06.000 Is there a scenario that could make you rethink that 0:11:06.040 --> 0:11:08.640 with someone like Matthew Stafford, who you would consider to 0:11:08.720 --> 0:11:12.000 be I think most of us would consider him to 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:15.160 be a good quarterback in this league. Would you look 0:11:15.160 --> 0:11:17.440 at a scenario like that if you or what would 0:11:17.440 --> 0:11:19.719 that scenario be that would make you want to look 0:11:19.720 --> 0:11:24.120 at that scenario? Amber Well, I'll let Dave and Nake 0:11:24.200 --> 0:11:27.120 answer that, because I know that that has a lot 0:11:27.160 --> 0:11:29.640 to do with money in the cap and all that, 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:32.360 and you know that's not my area of expertise, but 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:34.720 me personally, I would try to do everything that I 0:11:34.720 --> 0:11:39.000 could to get this whole deal done. I liked I 0:11:39.120 --> 0:11:41.360 like his projection, I like the way he was going. 0:11:41.600 --> 0:11:44.040 I don't think that the injury is necessarily going to 0:11:44.080 --> 0:11:46.200 affect his future in the way that he performs. So 0:11:46.240 --> 0:11:48.600 I think that he has a really nice future and 0:11:48.640 --> 0:11:51.120 he could happen here in Dallas. But at one point 0:11:51.200 --> 0:11:53.839 you have to are you gonna be committed? Are you 0:11:53.840 --> 0:11:57.240 going to commit or not? If not, then move go away, 0:11:57.920 --> 0:12:00.480 live your life, separate ways, and move on, you know. 0:12:00.559 --> 0:12:03.120 But it's I think that the Cowboys and Dak are 0:12:03.160 --> 0:12:06.680 at that point where it cannot be just under the 0:12:06.679 --> 0:12:09.480 franchise stack. You have to make a commitment, and if not, 0:12:09.840 --> 0:12:12.320 then then okay, let's just figure out a future now, 0:12:13.080 --> 0:12:17.880 even if that's parting ways and moving though, but preferably 0:12:18.240 --> 0:12:20.840 stay with DAK. But with these other guys, I mean, 0:12:20.920 --> 0:12:23.240 those are great options, but again, you have to make 0:12:23.280 --> 0:12:27.199 a decision very very soon before you can't even explore 0:12:27.240 --> 0:12:33.920 those options. Dave, I'll just say this, I think the idea, 0:12:34.280 --> 0:12:36.760 I think it would be stupid. I think it would not. 0:12:36.880 --> 0:12:38.320 I don't think it would be a good idea to 0:12:38.360 --> 0:12:42.080 trade Dak for another quarterback. I made the point on 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:47.280 Twitter last week that Cowboy fans would hate Matt Stafford 0:12:47.400 --> 0:12:49.840 if he had put together the resume that he has 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:54.840 right now with the Cowboys, no playoff wins, very rarely 0:12:54.880 --> 0:12:57.360 making the playoffs. Don't come at me acting like he's 0:12:57.400 --> 0:12:59.640 never had talent because he played with Calvin Johnson, So 0:12:59.640 --> 0:13:02.200 I really don't want to hear it point, being like, 0:13:02.280 --> 0:13:05.239 there's a whole heap of evidence that says Matt Stafford 0:13:05.320 --> 0:13:08.560 is not necessarily as good as Dak Prescott, and he's 0:13:08.600 --> 0:13:10.560 on the way down in his career rather in the 0:13:10.559 --> 0:13:13.440 way up. Having said all of that, the reason that 0:13:13.520 --> 0:13:16.520 I say this is I do think the Cowboys need 0:13:16.559 --> 0:13:20.000 to make a decision about whether or not Dak is 0:13:20.000 --> 0:13:23.920 their quarterback, like in the next eight weeks. It doesn't 0:13:23.960 --> 0:13:28.160 benefit anybody to do another Tag season like jumping his 0:13:28.200 --> 0:13:31.000 salary all the way up to thirty eight million dollars, 0:13:31.040 --> 0:13:34.440 crippling your cap. By the way, you can't keep him 0:13:34.480 --> 0:13:36.920 on the Tag next year, so you're in the same position. 0:13:37.000 --> 0:13:38.880 So you either have to sign him for what will 0:13:38.920 --> 0:13:42.120 likely be an even more absurd contract next year, or 0:13:42.240 --> 0:13:44.960 let him walk for nothing but a cop pick sounds 0:13:45.000 --> 0:13:48.320 like a terrible idea in my opinion. So just make 0:13:48.400 --> 0:13:51.520 that decision right now, sign Dack to a long term 0:13:51.520 --> 0:13:54.240 extension or yeah, I mean, if they decide they want 0:13:54.240 --> 0:13:57.040 to deal him to Detroit, I don't. I can't even 0:13:57.080 --> 0:14:00.400 begin to imagine what that would look like. But I hope, 0:14:00.440 --> 0:14:02.640 I mean, Dak is too good to just trade him 0:14:02.640 --> 0:14:04.440 in like a player for player or trade. I would 0:14:04.440 --> 0:14:07.880 hope i'd get some compensation coming my way. I really 0:14:07.960 --> 0:14:12.160 don't like that idea at all, but I would rather. 0:14:12.480 --> 0:14:15.199 I would rather trade Dak and just try to start 0:14:15.240 --> 0:14:17.719 this thing over with a new quarterback, then play this 0:14:17.760 --> 0:14:20.000 thing out again on the tag, because I don't think 0:14:20.000 --> 0:14:24.760 that benefits anybody. Nick, Yeah, take a pote load of money. 0:14:26.120 --> 0:14:30.920 Yeah they what's the emoji where your head's exploding like that? 0:14:30.920 --> 0:14:34.120 That's where we are. I think so, because it's tough, 0:14:34.240 --> 0:14:37.760 because you know, the timing of all this is it's like, 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:39.800 you know, like Dave said, I mean, you need to 0:14:39.840 --> 0:14:41.640 make the decision. You know, they both said that, you know, 0:14:41.680 --> 0:14:44.720 make this decision sooner than later. But you know, I 0:14:44.760 --> 0:14:47.120 think you're gonna try to get this thing done. You 0:14:47.160 --> 0:14:49.000 try to get it done before you have to tag him. 0:14:49.000 --> 0:14:51.000 But if they don't get it done and you do 0:14:51.200 --> 0:14:55.400 tag him, then then what then that's when who's available? 0:14:55.480 --> 0:14:57.280 You know, what are some of these guys that you 0:14:57.400 --> 0:14:59.680 wanted to maybe get I mean, are they are they 0:14:59.680 --> 0:15:02.480 still going to be available? Do you throw your hat 0:15:02.480 --> 0:15:04.480 in the ring for free agency? Do you start trading him? 0:15:04.480 --> 0:15:06.640 I mean, there's just so many, so many options. I mean, 0:15:06.920 --> 0:15:08.960 my preference would be to try to get to sign him, 0:15:09.000 --> 0:15:11.960 but you know, I do get annoyed with the people, 0:15:11.960 --> 0:15:14.400 and you see a lot in the media they're like, 0:15:14.400 --> 0:15:18.160 like the Cowboys are just not signing him, like they 0:15:18.280 --> 0:15:20.320 just don't want to sign him, Like what are they 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:23.040 waiting for? Type of stuff, when in reality, it's just 0:15:23.160 --> 0:15:25.920 two sides to this, And you know, it's it's kind 0:15:25.920 --> 0:15:29.000 of funny with that this whole fourth year, fifth year 0:15:29.080 --> 0:15:32.160 thing has been a deal for two years. I mean, 0:15:32.680 --> 0:15:34.960 you know two years ago that that kind of chance 0:15:35.000 --> 0:15:37.560 to sign a deal for thirty five million for he 0:15:37.600 --> 0:15:39.320 could have done it for five years, but he wanted 0:15:39.360 --> 0:15:42.640 the four. Now here we are he would be he'd 0:15:42.680 --> 0:15:44.240 have three years left on that thing. If he would 0:15:44.280 --> 0:15:46.240 have done that, you know, and gotten a lot more 0:15:46.280 --> 0:15:48.600 money out of it. So I get it that he's 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:50.440 trying to you know, it's it's a pride thing, and 0:15:50.440 --> 0:15:53.000 you're trying to be you know, up there high bitum. 0:15:53.440 --> 0:15:55.440 If I'm talking in circles, it's because I am. I'm 0:15:55.440 --> 0:15:57.880 getting dizzy just trying to figure this whole thing out. 0:15:57.920 --> 0:16:00.400 I don't know. I mean, it's cowboys had to come to, 0:16:00.520 --> 0:16:03.160 you know, down towards Dak. They realize they can't win 0:16:03.200 --> 0:16:06.320 without him, and Dad should realize, Yeah, but you get hurt. 0:16:06.560 --> 0:16:08.880 You get hurt sometimes, and well, but I don't I 0:16:08.920 --> 0:16:11.240 don't know if that's that's I look at Dak. He 0:16:11.280 --> 0:16:12.640 should I don't look at him as a guy that 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:14.400 gets hurt like that. That was a one time thing. 0:16:14.400 --> 0:16:17.000 He's been very, very healthy before that. So it again, 0:16:17.040 --> 0:16:19.040 and see what happens on the tag? What happens if 0:16:19.040 --> 0:16:21.440 it happens again on the tag? Well, here's the deal. 0:16:21.640 --> 0:16:24.280 If he's on the tag, it's beside the point anyway, 0:16:24.320 --> 0:16:26.320 because he's gonna be a free agent next yeah, right, 0:16:26.400 --> 0:16:29.320 And so you basically at that point got a market 0:16:29.400 --> 0:16:31.960 value that and you're competing. Here's a question for everybody. Then, 0:16:32.280 --> 0:16:34.600 that being said, would you rather a guy like would 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:37.760 you rather have Dak Prescott for one year? A disgruntled 0:16:37.840 --> 0:16:40.040 Dak for one year? I mean, I don't think Dak 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:41.920 would be disgruntled, to be honest with you, would be 0:16:42.040 --> 0:16:43.800 He would be a free agent after this year, so 0:16:44.120 --> 0:16:46.360 I think he probably looked at that assist. Okay, great, 0:16:46.400 --> 0:16:48.040 give me thirty eight for this year and I'll see 0:16:48.040 --> 0:16:49.840 what happens. What kind of team leader do you have 0:16:50.000 --> 0:16:52.080 when you know he's out the door, you know he's 0:16:52.120 --> 0:16:53.880 out the door. I think Dak. I think Dak and 0:16:53.960 --> 0:16:55.400 the kind of person he is, I think he will 0:16:55.440 --> 0:16:57.840 still be a great leader. There's nothing I've seen in 0:16:57.960 --> 0:17:00.760 dat that suggests me any any otherwise. Okay, you got 0:17:00.840 --> 0:17:02.800 Dak for one year, or you or you have a 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:06.159 Matthew Stafford or somebody for two years. What would you 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:10.199 rather have? Yeah, that's that, and then I'd rather have 0:17:10.320 --> 0:17:13.919 does Scott, I'd rather have I'd rather have Dak be 0:17:14.000 --> 0:17:17.080 my quarterback. But that's my point is like that doesn't 0:17:17.160 --> 0:17:20.480 that does nothing for me? Like you can guarantee me 0:17:20.560 --> 0:17:23.000 they're gonna unless you can guarantee me they're gonna win 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:25.879 the super Bowl. It's it's a waste of time. And 0:17:25.920 --> 0:17:28.080 that's like, I want Dak to be the quarterback of 0:17:28.080 --> 0:17:30.280 this team. But if you're telling me we're heading for 0:17:30.320 --> 0:17:33.320 another tag year and then free agency after that, then 0:17:33.400 --> 0:17:36.000 just rip the band aid off and do the deal. Honestly, 0:17:36.000 --> 0:17:37.600 and like I said, I think it would be a 0:17:37.600 --> 0:17:41.359 stupid decision, but at least you have long term clarity. Yeah, 0:17:41.359 --> 0:17:43.120 I agree with that, And I look at a guy 0:17:43.200 --> 0:17:47.159 like Stafford, I agree with Dave. I don't think Stafford 0:17:47.400 --> 0:17:50.120 is I don't personally think he's as good as Dak. 0:17:50.160 --> 0:17:53.479 I think Dak adds a third dimension that he doesn't have. Um. 0:17:53.880 --> 0:17:56.360 But I will say this, if you're telling me I'm 0:17:56.359 --> 0:17:59.159 only gonna get Dak for a year, um, then the 0:17:59.160 --> 0:18:00.800 way I look at that is give me a guy 0:18:00.840 --> 0:18:02.840 that I know is at least capable, which I think 0:18:03.520 --> 0:18:05.879 Matthew Stafford is capable. And I disagree with Dave a 0:18:05.880 --> 0:18:07.560 little bit on the talent he's played when yes, he's 0:18:07.560 --> 0:18:09.879 played one of the greatest receivers of all time, but 0:18:10.040 --> 0:18:11.800 you start getting below that. They are on a lot 0:18:11.840 --> 0:18:13.960 of guys you will mentioned that'll be like, oh, yeah, 0:18:14.000 --> 0:18:16.000 he had a really great guy and this guy and 0:18:16.040 --> 0:18:18.680 this guy and this guy Stafford, right, and you look 0:18:18.680 --> 0:18:22.400 at this Cowboys offense. They got some talent. They got 0:18:22.400 --> 0:18:25.120 a lot of skill position talent. So I think it's 0:18:25.119 --> 0:18:27.480 a little bit of a different situation. And I think 0:18:27.520 --> 0:18:29.879 you could probably edit his age. I think he's thirty three. 0:18:29.920 --> 0:18:31.960 You could probably expect you could get a few years 0:18:31.960 --> 0:18:34.119 out of him and playing at a pretty good level. 0:18:34.440 --> 0:18:36.880 So if you're telling me I can only have Dak 0:18:37.240 --> 0:18:40.920 for one year, I'm kind of with dave Man. Tear 0:18:40.960 --> 0:18:42.800 the band aid off and give me at least a 0:18:42.880 --> 0:18:45.400 guy for the next few years, and let me start 0:18:45.400 --> 0:18:47.160 figuring out what I'm gonna do beyond that and start 0:18:47.200 --> 0:18:49.800 seeing if I can develop someone. Maybe I gotta go 0:18:49.960 --> 0:18:52.399 draft somebody this year, Like I would just want to 0:18:52.440 --> 0:18:55.880 know right now, you know, before it gets into the franchise, tach. 0:18:55.920 --> 0:18:57.800 I want to know right now what I need to 0:18:57.800 --> 0:18:59.720 do a quarterback. That's the weird thing about goes all 0:18:59.760 --> 0:19:02.800 the way back to Andy Dalton situation. Let's say the 0:19:02.920 --> 0:19:05.399 Dack thing isn't gonna happen. He's gonna be on the tag, 0:19:05.520 --> 0:19:07.360 He's not gonna be here. Now you got to figure 0:19:07.359 --> 0:19:09.159 out what you're gonna do. You don't know. If the 0:19:09.200 --> 0:19:12.840 free agency, you know, say Stafford's not available or whatever. Now, 0:19:13.080 --> 0:19:15.320 maybe you do draft the guy number ten or trade 0:19:15.359 --> 0:19:17.280 up or whatever for seven eight and get one of 0:19:17.280 --> 0:19:20.800 these three really good quarterbacks. That's when you call Andy 0:19:20.880 --> 0:19:22.879 Dalton back and go whoa, whoa wait wait wait, pay 0:19:22.920 --> 0:19:26.600