WEBVTT - Talkin’ Cowboys: Bring On Solomon 0:00:02.680 --> 0:00:05.160 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:05.160 --> 0:00:07.040 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:09.080 --> 0:00:12.000 Cowboys. 0:00:12.080 --> 0:00:16.280 This He's Talking Cowboys, streaming. 0:00:15.760 --> 0:00:17.959 Live from the Dallas Cowboys World. 0:00:17.760 --> 0:00:25.160 Course at the Star in Frisco, sec dot tixo any 0:00:26.120 --> 0:00:33.040 touchdown and now your hosts Isaiah standback, Patrick Walker, Josh Rodriguez, 0:00:33.400 --> 0:00:38.600 and Kyle Yeomans. 0:00:37.400 --> 0:00:43.400 It's a free agency edition of Talking Cowboys, presented by 0:00:43.400 --> 0:00:47.400 Black Rifle Coffee Company, live from the Star in Frisco, Texas, 0:00:47.479 --> 0:00:49.480 in the s WBC studios. 0:00:49.520 --> 0:00:53.120 Welcome and everybody. We've got Patrick Nocy, Walker, Josh Rodriguez 0:00:53.680 --> 0:00:55.720 with Chris Beam in the back of Kyle Yeomans. Glad 0:00:55.760 --> 0:00:58.440 you're with us plenty to get to. Let's not waste 0:00:58.520 --> 0:01:02.279 any time. Free agency is upon us. The legal tampering 0:01:02.360 --> 0:01:06.440 period is win Patrick, it is yesterday, so let's talk 0:01:06.480 --> 0:01:10.040 about it. It feels like every time that we record 0:01:10.120 --> 0:01:14.400 this show, every time, every week, every week, right on 0:01:14.440 --> 0:01:17.119 the dot, right on the dot when we get off 0:01:17.160 --> 0:01:19.840 the air. Here literally last week we got off the 0:01:19.920 --> 0:01:23.000 air talking about Osa Diggezua. We were talking about the 0:01:23.400 --> 0:01:25.600 return from Osa, what that would look like. 0:01:25.760 --> 0:01:26.760 My gosh, that was a week ago. 0:01:26.880 --> 0:01:30.160 It was a week ago. It was within ten minutes 0:01:30.240 --> 0:01:32.800 of the end of our show. And it never ceases 0:01:32.880 --> 0:01:37.280 to fail ever. No, but it it was re signed, 0:01:37.360 --> 0:01:39.160 or it was an OSA deal that was reached. It 0:01:39.280 --> 0:01:41.000 was done. It's like the shelf life of our show. 0:01:41.040 --> 0:01:43.399 Everybody's probably listening to it on their way home from work. 0:01:43.560 --> 0:01:45.600 They're like, these idiots don't know what they're talking about. 0:01:45.600 --> 0:01:48.560 They didn't know Osa already resigned. No, we didn't at 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:51.360 the time, but he did get it done and he's 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:54.840 back now. Since it was a week ago, there's been 0:01:54.880 --> 0:01:58.920 a couple other things that have just created starting yesterday, 0:01:59.080 --> 0:02:00.600 all right, And to. 0:02:00.560 --> 0:02:02.680 Be fair to us, we just, like you said, we 0:02:02.760 --> 0:02:05.440 joked about it after the show. OSA hadn't officially signed it. 0:02:05.560 --> 0:02:08.480 They agreed while we were talking, and then he signed 0:02:08.480 --> 0:02:10.280 because I was standing right there making sure he put 0:02:10.280 --> 0:02:12.040 that pen to paper so there's not a cheese. 0:02:12.120 --> 0:02:12.280 Yeah. 0:02:12.320 --> 0:02:13.920 It was like in the room, Yeah, yeah. 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:16.440 Yeah, absolutely, Let's make sure that's high priority stuff. I 0:02:16.440 --> 0:02:18.120 had to make sure. I had to put eyes on it. 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:18.880 All right. 0:02:19.000 --> 0:02:22.640 So, like you said, Kyle, a few things have taking place, 0:02:22.680 --> 0:02:25.280 So let's just run down the list and then we'll 0:02:25.280 --> 0:02:26.520 make it a free for all, let's put all the 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:27.160 opinions out there. 0:02:27.120 --> 0:02:28.440 Because we got opinions. 0:02:28.760 --> 0:02:29.440 Oh yeah, we did. 0:02:29.840 --> 0:02:32.200 Hold cal I was letting them fly before we went hot. 0:02:32.240 --> 0:02:34.120 I was like, hold on, save this, save it for THEA, 0:02:34.639 --> 0:02:37.639 for the show, all right. So I got three categories, stay, 0:02:38.080 --> 0:02:43.080 get A, stay, got, and go Okay stay. Ohso Diggi 0:02:43.200 --> 0:02:46.680 Zua signs a contract extension the highest priority in house 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:50.200 free agent, four years, eighty million dollar maximum of value, 0:02:50.240 --> 0:02:52.400 fifty two million dollars in guaranteed money. 0:02:52.440 --> 0:02:53.880 He was here to stay. 0:02:54.440 --> 0:02:57.799 Marquise Bell, They're going to forego that tender on him 0:02:57.840 --> 0:03:01.080 as a restricted free agent three years at twelve million 0:03:01.120 --> 0:03:04.720 dollars max, so averaging four year, four four million per 0:03:04.800 --> 0:03:07.640 year for those three years. Markuith Bell, he's still recovering 0:03:07.639 --> 0:03:10.640 from that shoulder injury, but key special teams player and 0:03:10.720 --> 0:03:14.960 obviously has some potential as a starter at safety. Trent 0:03:15.040 --> 0:03:17.160 C long Snapper three years at four point four to 0:03:17.160 --> 0:03:20.280 five million dollars hefty coin four long snapper tells you 0:03:20.320 --> 0:03:22.120 how good Trent Seg has been since he joined the 0:03:22.120 --> 0:03:23.519 Cowboys two three seasons ago. 0:03:23.639 --> 0:03:28.239 Does it also indicate maybe the punter situation sticking around? Possibly? 0:03:28.400 --> 0:03:28.919 I don't know. 0:03:29.120 --> 0:03:30.880 Yeah, I'm going to tell you right now, they're going 0:03:30.960 --> 0:03:32.880 to try to keep Anger around. And I don't see 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:36.280 a situation wherein obviously anything's possible, but it feels like 0:03:36.280 --> 0:03:38.960 that's a forgone conclusion that that marriage will continue. You 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:41.280 can't break up the band at this point, especially when 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:44.800 you got Brandon Aubrey but Banger, yeah, butter Banger. 0:03:44.480 --> 0:03:46.360 And the American Snapper. 0:03:46.560 --> 0:03:49.160 Yeah, because Aubrey has been banging the table to keep 0:03:49.160 --> 0:03:50.120 that unit together. 0:03:50.240 --> 0:03:54.760 I saw it yesterday at some point. Uh, Brandon Laurie 0:03:54.840 --> 0:03:56.960 on on Twitter, who does a good job of covering 0:03:56.960 --> 0:03:59.640 some cowboys stuff and he's one of the content creators 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:02.800 out there. He's dude. 0:04:02.880 --> 0:04:03.560 He uh. 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:05.360 He put out a tweet and he was like, yeah, nice. 0:04:05.400 --> 0:04:08.640 He's like the the second best social media presence outside 0:04:08.680 --> 0:04:11.080 of Josh. Butler's back on the team next year. And 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:13.040 everybody was like liking it and they were having fun 0:04:13.080 --> 0:04:16.760 with it. But Trent, Trent sick. He replied to it 0:04:16.839 --> 0:04:19.240 and he goes, what does Josh have on me? It's 0:04:19.240 --> 0:04:23.200 like four million followers on TikTok or whatever he has. 0:04:23.240 --> 0:04:24.840 I don't think he has four million, but he has 0:04:24.880 --> 0:04:28.279 a couple mill I think on TikTok he's baiting his dogs. 0:04:28.320 --> 0:04:30.320 He's got a great story on the background. We've talked 0:04:30.320 --> 0:04:32.520 about it before on this show, but Trent was like, 0:04:32.560 --> 0:04:35.880 what's he got on me? Yeah, it's good to have 0:04:35.960 --> 0:04:36.560 those guys. 0:04:36.520 --> 0:04:37.600 Absolutely, and what's crazy? 0:04:37.960 --> 0:04:40.360 Not crazy, but what what's admirable also is when you 0:04:40.480 --> 0:04:43.520 talk about a Cowboys organization that moved on from l 0:04:43.600 --> 0:04:45.039 p LA de sur I love saying. 0:04:46.360 --> 0:04:48.080 Of the legendary long snapper. 0:04:48.440 --> 0:04:50.960 Obviously a lot of Cowboys fans were like, what are 0:04:50.960 --> 0:04:53.560 you doing? Especially how that all went down. Trent c 0:04:53.760 --> 0:04:56.800 comes in and just effortlessly picks it up and runs 0:04:56.839 --> 0:04:57.039 with it. 0:04:57.120 --> 0:05:00.360 And the other part about it, too, is without John Fossil. Yeah, 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:02.719 you had some question marks when John Fossil took the 0:05:02.760 --> 0:05:05.640 job of Tennessee this offseason. You said, Okay, is this 0:05:05.760 --> 0:05:08.000 the end of what has been a golden era of 0:05:08.080 --> 0:05:12.560 special teams for the Cowboys? Not necessarily. You've got Brandon 0:05:12.600 --> 0:05:14.640 of course for a little bit of time. Brandon Aubrey's 0:05:14.640 --> 0:05:17.080 back next year. Now you get Trent said you're planning 0:05:17.160 --> 0:05:20.000 on resigning Anger. He signed j Goode j W. 0:05:20.400 --> 0:05:20.920 The next to them. 0:05:20.920 --> 0:05:23.080 Listen if he good Win is back on another one 0:05:23.160 --> 0:05:26.839 year deal at veteran minimum. CJ is is chugging along 0:05:26.920 --> 0:05:27.560 and we love it. 0:05:28.040 --> 0:05:31.360 So yeah, so he did a silently great year, which 0:05:31.400 --> 0:05:32.520 is kind of what you expected. 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:33.360 Us. Spoke with CJ. 0:05:33.480 --> 0:05:36.719 Goodwin throughout the process, spoke with him after he agreed 0:05:36.720 --> 0:05:39.040 to terms and again after he signed the deal, and 0:05:39.080 --> 0:05:41.680 he's he glows like a twenty three year old man, 0:05:41.839 --> 0:05:44.760 Like he's excited right now in his early thirties as 0:05:44.800 --> 0:05:47.600 he was at twenty three. So you'd love to see that. Now, 0:05:47.680 --> 0:05:50.640 let's talk about the exclusive rights for the agents. Brock 0:05:50.680 --> 0:05:53.960 Hoffman one Ya, Thomas, Tyrus Wheat all locked out, all 0:05:54.000 --> 0:05:56.880 locked in, lock him up, lock him up, all good stuff, 0:05:56.920 --> 0:05:59.960 all on minimum deal, so to be around one point 0:06:00.040 --> 0:06:02.200 old one So let's just say roughly one million dollars 0:06:02.279 --> 0:06:04.880 per for each of them. But brought Kaufman, which is 0:06:04.960 --> 0:06:08.760 either your potential starter at center or your potential starter 0:06:08.920 --> 0:06:11.520 at right guard. He is still in the building one 0:06:11.560 --> 0:06:13.240 year Thomas. We already know what he can do for 0:06:13.279 --> 0:06:14.960 special teams. We know what he can do for the 0:06:15.000 --> 0:06:18.200 defensive standpoint, much like Marquise Bell. He has potential to 0:06:18.240 --> 0:06:20.159 be a future starter at the safety position. 0:06:20.200 --> 0:06:21.520 We know what he can do in the preseason, which 0:06:21.600 --> 0:06:23.640 is almost get me fired and kicked out of the 0:06:23.640 --> 0:06:24.200 press box. 0:06:24.800 --> 0:06:26.160 What is that stories I. 0:06:26.200 --> 0:06:29.279 Yelled during one day Thomas' first interception in the preseason. 0:06:29.320 --> 0:06:32.600 Then you know you can't have outbursts and you can't. Yeah, yeah, yeah, And. 0:06:33.760 --> 0:06:34.680 I forgot about that. 0:06:34.760 --> 0:06:36.840 Yeah yeah, yeah. I got the eyes from Derek at 0:06:36.839 --> 0:06:37.279 one point. 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:43.919 Yes, they came, Oh yeah was that in so fire? 0:06:44.160 --> 0:06:44.720 Was that here? 0:06:44.920 --> 0:06:45.400 That was here? 0:06:45.520 --> 0:06:46.560 It was here, it was here? 0:06:47.120 --> 0:06:48.760 And I got the glaring eyes from Derek and I 0:06:48.800 --> 0:06:49.840 was like, oh, I'm messed up. 0:06:49.800 --> 0:06:52.200 The hollow hook like you're going to see it come 0:06:52.200 --> 0:06:56.600 out of Yeah, tyres week key special teamer as well. 0:06:56.600 --> 0:07:01.680 Talk about keeping special teams together and a nice defensive, 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:04.760 rotational guy on a break glass in case of emergency 0:07:04.800 --> 0:07:08.080 type deal. Now let's talk about the who we lost, 0:07:08.080 --> 0:07:11.320 because I want to end on a good note. Yeah, 0:07:11.360 --> 0:07:14.440 well we lost toy Doga. Here, lost Toy Doga to 0:07:14.440 --> 0:07:17.720 the Jacksonville jag Wars good luck two years at seven 0:07:17.760 --> 0:07:20.320 million dollars, and now it goes from there. 0:07:20.400 --> 0:07:22.840 We lost Chauncey Ghoston. It's a step up. 0:07:22.880 --> 0:07:24.880 It is a step up to the Giants. He's going 0:07:24.880 --> 0:07:27.600 to Big Blue Boys. Something about the NFC East teams, 0:07:27.920 --> 0:07:30.160 you know, picking the part the Cowboys, keeping. 0:07:29.920 --> 0:07:31.720 A close eye. I thought we were the worst team 0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:33.320 in the in the divide works. 0:07:33.360 --> 0:07:34.600 I mean we're not We're. 0:07:34.480 --> 0:07:37.560 Not funny how that works. Everybody wants your talent, But. 0:07:37.520 --> 0:07:39.360 If it was left of the public opinion, we would. 0:07:39.440 --> 0:07:39.920 That's true. 0:07:39.960 --> 0:07:42.520 Supposedly you suck, but your your rivals want all your talent. 0:07:43.280 --> 0:07:45.920 Chauncey Ghoston to Big Blue three years at nineteen and 0:07:45.920 --> 0:07:46.160 a half. 0:07:46.320 --> 0:07:47.880 Chauncey's gonna have a good career. 0:07:48.040 --> 0:07:50.960 Well, I think they're going to full time him at 0:07:51.000 --> 0:07:51.640 defensive end and. 0:07:51.640 --> 0:07:53.120 They're going to push him back to end, which was 0:07:53.280 --> 0:07:55.760 not as normal position. He was a third round pick 0:07:55.880 --> 0:07:58.560 at as an edge out of Iowa. They tried to 0:07:58.600 --> 0:08:00.560 pigeonhole him a little bit. I was the one that 0:08:00.600 --> 0:08:03.200 wrote the story on how they moved it to defensive 0:08:03.200 --> 0:08:06.360 tackle and it just didn't work the way that they anticipated. 0:08:06.400 --> 0:08:08.920 What was his contract twenty nineteen and a half, so yeah, 0:08:09.000 --> 0:08:12.680 roughly twenty They tried to hyron Crawford him too much 0:08:12.800 --> 0:08:16.119 less over two years or three three three a nineteen 0:08:16.160 --> 0:08:16.560 and a half. 0:08:16.640 --> 0:08:18.800 Yeah, I probably would have hit that number. I would 0:08:18.800 --> 0:08:20.360 have done that to keep him around just as a 0:08:20.440 --> 0:08:21.120 rotational guy. 0:08:21.200 --> 0:08:24.560 Well, you know what, it's tough. I'll put an asterisk 0:08:24.600 --> 0:08:27.520 go on that because I'll say this to that. What 0:08:27.600 --> 0:08:30.560 if they were willing to match that number or come 0:08:30.600 --> 0:08:32.840 close to it. But from a Chauncey ghost and standpoint, 0:08:32.840 --> 0:08:35.760 he was like, how are you going to play me? Yeah, 0:08:35.840 --> 0:08:37.840 if you're going to keep me with the rotation Hiroon 0:08:37.920 --> 0:08:40.640 Crawford thing, then I'm out because I can get this 0:08:40.760 --> 0:08:43.280 money somewhere else as a full time. 0:08:43.120 --> 0:08:44.320 Defense b and ed Rusher. 0:08:44.400 --> 0:08:47.920 Right, So I get the get I get that. That's 0:08:47.920 --> 0:08:49.320 sure that that conversation. 0:08:49.600 --> 0:08:52.560 I think it's a better fit. Their defensive front is 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:56.359 not nearly as as deep. Even with all the problems 0:08:56.400 --> 0:08:58.400 and holes that we're talking about. They don't have a 0:08:58.440 --> 0:09:02.520 Michael Parsons. They didn't have a DeMarcus Lawrence, they don't 0:09:02.559 --> 0:09:05.160 have Sam Williams. They don't have a couple of these 0:09:05.200 --> 0:09:07.480 other guys that were waiting to get healthy along the way, 0:09:07.720 --> 0:09:09.200 Marshawn Neeland being another one. 0:09:09.440 --> 0:09:11.000 But you put him next to Dexter Lawrence. 0:09:11.080 --> 0:09:13.959 Yeah, They're they're gonna let him eat. He'll be good 0:09:14.040 --> 0:09:14.559 there for a. 0:09:14.480 --> 0:09:17.160 Little good yea. And now the biggest loss. 0:09:19.640 --> 0:09:21.160 Thank you guys for listen. Imprest it. 0:09:21.280 --> 0:09:24.280 George Leaves to the Jacksonville jack Wars. 0:09:25.800 --> 0:09:28.480 Yeah, three years I paid nickel in the NFL history. 0:09:28.520 --> 0:09:30.280 It's for the span of like seven hours. 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:33.439 And you know, I love that. For Jordan, I cannot 0:09:33.440 --> 0:09:36.040 stress it. Of course, this is something that he had, 0:09:36.080 --> 0:09:36.880 he deserves. 0:09:37.400 --> 0:09:39.640 He came in. Look at his journey. He came in. 0:09:39.760 --> 0:09:43.000 He was pegged as undersized by you know, Christopher Shard 0:09:43.040 --> 0:09:45.360 and Rob Marynelli at the time, and all he did 0:09:45.520 --> 0:09:47.480 was just grind through it and just pushed through it, 0:09:47.720 --> 0:09:50.320 and he ended up becoming a starter, and he became 0:09:50.400 --> 0:09:53.920 the resident Ballhawk before Trevon Diggs and de Ron Blank 0:09:53.960 --> 0:09:56.679 came into the picture. He's always been that culture guy. 0:09:56.720 --> 0:10:00.520 He's always been that dog. Talk about the rookie training 0:10:00.600 --> 0:10:03.680 cap him versus Deaz Bryant. You knew then, you knew 0:10:03.679 --> 0:10:06.360 then that that, uh, that Jordan Lewis is going to 0:10:06.400 --> 0:10:09.680 be a problem. He's yapping at peak Das Bryant, yep 0:10:09.720 --> 0:10:12.360 as a rookie Desmond, I'll. 0:10:12.160 --> 0:10:14.600 Never forget the desmin the DEAs Man. 0:10:15.040 --> 0:10:18.800 So Jordan Lewis, he leaves and he gets his bag rightfully, 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:23.160 so it creates a massive void at the cornerback position. 0:10:23.200 --> 0:10:26.240 We'll get into that here shortly. As far as the gets, 0:10:26.240 --> 0:10:30.600 who do we get? Javonte Thomas from the Broncos, running back, young, 0:10:30.600 --> 0:10:32.960 twenty five, twenty six year old guy, one year deal 0:10:33.000 --> 0:10:34.319 at three and a half million dollars. 0:10:34.520 --> 0:10:36.520 Thomas, I think we're Williams. 0:10:36.520 --> 0:10:39.079 Think you combine two of our signings in one. Name 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:41.040 was Davonte Williams driving all night? 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:42.840 Five, driving all night? 0:10:42.840 --> 0:10:45.000 All right, Javonte Williams, you were driving all night? 0:10:45.080 --> 0:10:45.280 Yeah? 0:10:45.280 --> 0:10:48.000 I drove in from North Carolina one year at three 0:10:48.000 --> 0:10:49.560 and a half million dollars. And we'll talk about what 0:10:49.600 --> 0:10:51.959 all of this means respectively. We're just going down the 0:10:52.040 --> 0:10:55.360 list right now. Robert Jones, offensive lineman from the Dolphins, 0:10:55.360 --> 0:10:59.800 one year, four point seventy five million dollars. Solomon Thomas 0:11:00.320 --> 0:11:04.360 defensive lineman, most recently played for the Jets under Aaron Whitecotton, 0:11:04.360 --> 0:11:07.680 who is now the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys. 0:11:07.720 --> 0:11:10.920 Solomon Thomas also x first round pick of the San 0:11:10.920 --> 0:11:13.720 Francisco forty nine ers. I was very high on Thomas 0:11:13.760 --> 0:11:16.840 coming entering that draft that year. Two years at eight 0:11:16.880 --> 0:11:20.080 million dollars for Solomon Thomas, get him tagged up with 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:21.199 OsO Diggi Zua. 0:11:21.320 --> 0:11:23.480 They play similar roles. We'll talk about that as well. 0:11:23.800 --> 0:11:26.800 So as far as who was acquired right now, biggest 0:11:26.880 --> 0:11:28.679 name is going to be Solomon Thomas, and I approve 0:11:28.720 --> 0:11:32.400 of that greatly. So that's who has chosen to stay. 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:36.319 That's who we've lost and who that's who is incoming. 0:11:36.720 --> 0:11:38.720 And now I opened the door. 0:11:38.559 --> 0:11:39.680 The table for the conversation. 0:11:39.720 --> 0:11:40.240 Conversation. 0:11:40.240 --> 0:11:41.760 I think we got to start with the biggest name, 0:11:41.800 --> 0:11:44.760 and the most recent one is Solomon Thomas. 0:11:44.440 --> 0:11:47.120 Confirmed a mere twenty minutes ago before we started this. 0:11:47.200 --> 0:11:50.280 So luckily a look, we got it beforehand. We might 0:11:50.280 --> 0:11:52.440 have another name by the end of the show. We see, 0:11:52.480 --> 0:11:55.960 we'll see what ends up happening. Of course, Thomas out 0:11:56.000 --> 0:12:00.560 of college was just straight up a dude, went to 0:12:00.600 --> 0:12:05.120 San Francisco, never really hit the ground running with San Francisco, 0:12:05.400 --> 0:12:08.480 was shipped off to Las Vegas, and then ended up 0:12:08.480 --> 0:12:12.800 with the Jets the last three seasons. Last year finished 0:12:12.800 --> 0:12:15.600 with twenty two total pressures on two hundred and sixty 0:12:15.640 --> 0:12:20.360 two pass rushing snaps, had seventeen tackles, four sacks, and 0:12:20.440 --> 0:12:22.720 Remember this is a defensive tackle, not an edge rusher, 0:12:23.280 --> 0:12:26.680 still kind of an athletic three tech former top five pick. 0:12:27.520 --> 0:12:30.200 I think when you're looking at Solomon Thomas, everybody's going 0:12:30.240 --> 0:12:33.120 to look at the name. And I've seen the Twitter's fear. 0:12:33.200 --> 0:12:36.440 I've seen the comments sections and everybody looking at this 0:12:36.520 --> 0:12:38.960 and saying, why aren't we going and getting this guy 0:12:39.040 --> 0:12:41.959 or that guy or another guy. Not every signing can 0:12:42.040 --> 0:12:46.520 be a fifteen million dollars name. Solomon Thomas is as 0:12:46.600 --> 0:12:49.280 close to a good rotational depth piece that has some 0:12:49.440 --> 0:12:52.520 upside talent and as a veteran in this league at 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:55.120 six foot two, two hundred and fifty five pounds, that 0:12:55.240 --> 0:12:57.400 you can rely on to kind of mix and match 0:12:57.480 --> 0:12:58.800 with Osadigi Zuez. 0:12:58.880 --> 0:13:01.200 Patrick mentioned a moment again, and you have some familiarity 0:13:01.240 --> 0:13:03.680 there too with Aaron White Cotton, who's our defensive line 0:13:03.679 --> 0:13:07.280 coach now, who obviously played under him last year with 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:09.920 the New York Jets. Well of the last two years. 0:13:10.600 --> 0:13:13.600 I'm a little concerned just looking Pro football focus wise, 0:13:13.600 --> 0:13:15.560 I haven't watched a lot of tape on Solomon Thomas, 0:13:15.720 --> 0:13:21.160 but the overall run defensive grade now that's been obviously 0:13:21.200 --> 0:13:24.960 our Achilles heel on defense for the last few years decades, 0:13:24.960 --> 0:13:28.720 it feels like. But Patrus Grady gets a sixty one 0:13:28.760 --> 0:13:32.800 point two, which is above average. I'm liking as far 0:13:32.880 --> 0:13:36.000 as what you're saying, he looks the part. Dude looks massive. 0:13:36.080 --> 0:13:36.800 Oh yeah, yeah. 0:13:36.840 --> 0:13:41.280 The fact that he's also from Coppell, which that's intriguing too. 0:13:41.600 --> 0:13:45.200 Welcome home, right, But I'm a little concerned as far 0:13:45.200 --> 0:13:47.240 as run defense wise, But for the price that you're getting, 0:13:47.240 --> 0:13:50.240 I completely understand it, and I like the signing here. 0:13:50.559 --> 0:13:52.520 And you can no longer say the Cowboys are not 0:13:52.559 --> 0:13:55.079 doing anything in free agency this year compared to last year. 0:13:55.080 --> 0:13:56.320 Come on, guys, what are we talking about. 0:13:56.400 --> 0:13:58.600 I think when you talk about the fit of Solomon Thomas, 0:13:58.679 --> 0:14:01.120 you make a great point. There is a question mark 0:14:01.160 --> 0:14:04.559 around his run defense. However, look at him as as 0:14:04.600 --> 0:14:08.160 an OSA back up. Okay, so, because we all know 0:14:08.200 --> 0:14:10.640 Olso didn't like the defensive lineman, they're not going to 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:12.720 play one hundred percent of the snaps. What you're trying 0:14:12.760 --> 0:14:17.280 to prevent is a massive fall off from when OSA 0:14:17.440 --> 0:14:20.200 leaves the game for Rest or whatever the sub package 0:14:20.280 --> 0:14:22.480 might be. If you put a guy like Solomon Thomas 0:14:22.480 --> 0:14:24.600 in there, then you know that, although it might not 0:14:24.720 --> 0:14:27.200 be the exact same level of what OSA will give 0:14:27.240 --> 0:14:28.920 you, you know that you're going to get a guy who 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:30.160 can penetrate the backfield. 0:14:30.280 --> 0:14:33.720 Just like he's Chouncey Golston's replacement. 0:14:34.240 --> 0:14:36.520 He's a replacement for Chauncey Ghoston. But I would argue 0:14:36.560 --> 0:14:39.040 that he's a step up. He's an upgrade. I believe 0:14:39.040 --> 0:14:41.480 he's an upgrade over Cho today. And now I don't 0:14:41.520 --> 0:14:44.120 know if I could say I believe the Jets version 0:14:44.360 --> 0:14:47.200 of Solomon Thomas with Aaron Whitecotton is an upgrade over 0:14:47.240 --> 0:14:50.000 Chauncey Ghoston. I believe the San Francisco forty nine ers 0:14:50.080 --> 0:14:52.760 version of him would not necessarily be viewed that way. 0:14:53.040 --> 0:14:54.760 I like what Aaron white Cotton was able to do. 0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:56.400 He has ten sacks over the last two years. 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:58.760 There you go five sacks twenty three three and a 0:14:58.800 --> 0:15:01.560 half sacks in twenty twenty, so he can get after 0:15:01.600 --> 0:15:05.440 the quarterback. Twelve quarterback hits collectively over the last two seasons, 0:15:05.480 --> 0:15:07.800 so he can get back there. He's also going to 0:15:07.840 --> 0:15:11.760 be available for you sixteen games available last season seven. 0:15:11.760 --> 0:15:13.640 I can I stop you just for a one second, 0:15:13.680 --> 0:15:17.240 because I'm looking at this comment section. We're not hyping 0:15:17.320 --> 0:15:21.240 up Solomon Thomas. That's not the point they're starting though. 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:23.800 Why are we spending money on these backup players. You 0:15:23.880 --> 0:15:26.000 got to build a roster, and he's the biggest name 0:15:26.120 --> 0:15:28.080 so far because he's a former top five pick. That's 0:15:28.120 --> 0:15:30.040 what we're talking about here. So I'm looking at the 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:33.119 comment section. He says he's a bench player. Yes, rotational 0:15:33.160 --> 0:15:37.600 defensive tackle. They signed him for money. Yes, Oh okay, 0:15:37.520 --> 0:15:40.800 they signed him for money that is equal to what 0:15:40.840 --> 0:15:44.080 a rotational defensive tackle should make in the National Football League. 0:15:44.280 --> 0:15:46.520 We're not saying that he's going to be an incredible 0:15:46.520 --> 0:15:48.440 player and that he's a game changer and whatever it 0:15:48.440 --> 0:15:51.440 may be. They haven't made that signing yet. Let's make 0:15:51.520 --> 0:15:54.200 that be completely clear here. Out of the names that 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:56.360 we just read off and the guys that they're bringing back, 0:15:56.440 --> 0:15:59.480 Osu Digizu is the biggest impact player that they've retained. 0:16:00.040 --> 0:16:02.280 But as I'm looking at this comment section, I'm not 0:16:02.480 --> 0:16:05.720 saying that Solomon Thomas is the difference maker of the 0:16:05.840 --> 0:16:08.240 NFL and the difference maker for how the Cowboys are 0:16:08.280 --> 0:16:09.840 gonna win the NFC East and make a run to 0:16:09.840 --> 0:16:11.600 the n NFC title game for the first time since 0:16:11.640 --> 0:16:15.400 nineteen ninety six. Stop it. They got to put players 0:16:15.400 --> 0:16:18.360 on the roster. You gotta build a roster here, guys 0:16:18.640 --> 0:16:20.640 playing in simple Listen, that's how. 0:16:20.600 --> 0:16:23.640 Fun Frendon says. Bodies, bodies, bodies. 0:16:23.840 --> 0:16:27.520 We need bodies, bodies, bodies because at a certain point, yes, yes, 0:16:27.600 --> 0:16:29.280 we all agree we would like the Cowboys. 0:16:29.320 --> 0:16:31.600 They haven't made the splash sight and we wore the 0:16:31.640 --> 0:16:32.360 splash we want. 0:16:33.440 --> 0:16:36.600 That's however, playing in some still also have to build 0:16:36.640 --> 0:16:37.080 your bench. 0:16:37.520 --> 0:16:39.000 Okay, you have to build your bench. 0:16:39.040 --> 0:16:41.680 So yes, we can talk about how greatly we approve 0:16:41.680 --> 0:16:46.240 of the Solomon Thomas signing as a backup. So stop 0:16:46.320 --> 0:16:48.880 stop the corny almost. 0:16:48.240 --> 0:16:49.800 Was Dante Fowler was he was? He kind of a 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:52.360 rotation He was a rotation guy. Oh yeah, all right, 0:16:52.400 --> 0:16:53.360 and he kind of likes all right. 0:16:53.680 --> 0:16:55.680 Let me tell you look at twenty twenty four, for example, 0:16:55.680 --> 0:16:58.480 you're ravaged by injuries, right, and you keep going deeper 0:16:58.480 --> 0:17:01.600 and deeper into the depth toy you any talented guys. 0:17:01.600 --> 0:17:03.320 And like I said, when you look at what Solomon 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:05.640 Thomas brings to the table, they're not trying to make 0:17:05.720 --> 0:17:09.320 him a starter. Ideally, they want him to be rotational 0:17:09.440 --> 0:17:12.480 behind oh, so Diggizu and then in certain packages maybe 0:17:12.480 --> 0:17:14.600 they'll play side by side, depending if it's like third 0:17:14.600 --> 0:17:15.760 and long or something like that. 0:17:16.040 --> 0:17:18.000 But he's more than capable. 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:20.840 He's proven it, and he's reuniting with the guy in 0:17:20.920 --> 0:17:23.400 whitecotton who's gotten the most out of him thus far 0:17:23.400 --> 0:17:26.520 in his career with the New York Jets. This is 0:17:26.640 --> 0:17:30.680 a really good pickup for the Cowboys. We're not saying 0:17:30.680 --> 0:17:31.600 he's a Hall of Famer. 0:17:31.840 --> 0:17:32.199 Relax. 0:17:32.320 --> 0:17:34.920 It's okay to hear that we like something without taking 0:17:34.960 --> 0:17:36.119 it and running all the way down. 0:17:36.000 --> 0:17:37.920 The street with oh, they're trying to put a gold 0:17:38.000 --> 0:17:38.520 jacket on it. 0:17:38.560 --> 0:17:41.120 We want to see more action too, So just calm down, 0:17:41.200 --> 0:17:41.760 just relax. 0:17:42.040 --> 0:17:46.439 And that's my point is, you're right. The track record 0:17:46.480 --> 0:17:48.560