WEBVTT - Talkin’ Cowboys: Not-So-Great Expectations 0:00:02.200 --> 0:00:02.719 The following. 0:00:02.759 --> 0:00:04.720 He is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and 0:00:04.760 --> 0:00:06.240 the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:08.600 --> 0:00:16.320 Cowboys. This He's Talking Cowboys Straining live from the Dallas 0:00:16.320 --> 0:00:21.480 Cowboys World Head Course at the Star in Frisco. 0:00:21.960 --> 0:00:26.599 Six second past ten twenty Today the Texdown and. 0:00:26.720 --> 0:00:32.960 Now your hosts Isaiah Standback, Patrick Walker, Josh Rodriguez, and 0:00:33.280 --> 0:00:34.360 Kyle Yeomans. 0:00:36.840 --> 0:00:40.159 It's a Talking Tuesday edition of Talking Cowboys, presented by 0:00:40.240 --> 0:00:44.200 Black Rifle Coffee Company, live from the Star in Frisco, Texas, 0:00:44.240 --> 0:00:47.720 in the s WBC studio. Do what Patrick Nocy Walker 0:00:47.840 --> 0:00:51.519 is doing. Punch in the phone line eight eight eight 0:00:51.680 --> 0:00:55.840 eight five five two two nine seven. We're answering your questions. 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:59.440 We're talking to Cowboys Nation as early as the first 0:00:59.760 --> 0:01:03.120 set meant today. We're gonna get into it quickly here 0:01:03.520 --> 0:01:07.039 eight five five two two nine seven blood line rules. 0:01:07.240 --> 0:01:10.319 Let's do it. There you go, Patrick Nocy Walker, Josh Rodriguez, 0:01:10.400 --> 0:01:12.399 Chris Beam in the back of Kyle Yeoman's Glad you're 0:01:12.440 --> 0:01:15.480 with us here on this Talking Cowboys Tuesday. Gentlemen, how 0:01:15.520 --> 0:01:16.320 we doing today? 0:01:17.720 --> 0:01:19.039 Doing a little bit better? Yeah? 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:21.760 Have you you got some sleep last night? Which is good? 0:01:22.000 --> 0:01:22.640 Got some sleep. 0:01:22.760 --> 0:01:26.240 That's first checkbox, right, the remaining. 0:01:26.000 --> 0:01:28.600 Check boxes or for the Cowboys to do so, I 0:01:28.720 --> 0:01:31.680 mean I did my part, I got some rest, right, 0:01:31.880 --> 0:01:35.319 and now we see if the Cowboys can finally turn 0:01:35.400 --> 0:01:38.160 a page over these past several weeks and do something 0:01:38.200 --> 0:01:41.360 in Atlanta. But before they go to Atlanta and do anything, 0:01:41.440 --> 0:01:43.960 they've really got to finish only what happened, uh in 0:01:44.040 --> 0:01:46.600 San Francisco, especially the third quarter. So I'm interested to hear, 0:01:46.959 --> 0:01:49.440 not not even interested. I can't wait to hear what 0:01:50.400 --> 0:01:53.040 fans of talking Cowboys and listeners and viewers call in 0:01:53.120 --> 0:01:54.720 and have to say, say it with your chest today? 0:01:55.400 --> 0:01:57.800 What would you like the fan question to be today? 0:01:57.880 --> 0:01:59.880 I was mulling over a couple of different ones. 0:02:00.240 --> 0:02:02.360 You know what, go ahead, I want to hear yours. 0:02:02.560 --> 0:02:06.040 No, I mean, considering what they're going through right now, 0:02:06.080 --> 0:02:08.480 we're going through the same thing. Absolutely, we're expecting a 0:02:08.520 --> 0:02:12.079 lot more from this team. I would say, at least 0:02:12.160 --> 0:02:13.000 what's the barometer? 0:02:13.120 --> 0:02:13.240 Now? 0:02:13.320 --> 0:02:14.560 What do you want to see for the rest of 0:02:14.600 --> 0:02:18.079 the year. What is your crystal ball telling you for 0:02:18.160 --> 0:02:18.520 the rest of. 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:21.200 This maybe like how have your expectations change? 0:02:21.200 --> 0:02:22.359 I like that, Yes, go with that. 0:02:22.600 --> 0:02:23.840 Yeah, what was yours going to be. 0:02:23.880 --> 0:02:27.040 I'm it wasn't as good as what about well, I 0:02:27.080 --> 0:02:28.840 mean it was going to because it segues off of 0:02:28.919 --> 0:02:32.280 what we talked about yesterday, and it was another iteration 0:02:32.440 --> 0:02:35.359 of me talking about how confusing it is to not 0:02:35.480 --> 0:02:37.520 see Dak Prescott use his legs. And then we hear 0:02:37.600 --> 0:02:40.400 Jerry Jones talking one O five three the fan this morning, 0:02:40.760 --> 0:02:44.000 and Jerry literally said he would prefer not to see 0:02:44.080 --> 0:02:45.880 Dak take off and run. So I was going to 0:02:45.919 --> 0:02:47.959 ask fans which side of that fence? So you on, 0:02:48.120 --> 0:02:50.320 are you more on the takeoff and run deck and 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:52.359 get and you know, try to get as many hours 0:02:52.400 --> 0:02:54.000 as you can to help this team win because they 0:02:54.080 --> 0:02:56.040 need every possible positive that can get. 0:02:56.120 --> 0:02:58.280 I'll give them both questions. Yeah, or on the Jerry 0:02:58.320 --> 0:02:59.840 Jones side to say, hey, it's just not worth it. 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:00.440 I like it. 0:03:00.760 --> 0:03:03.400 And that's the thing in continuing with news and notes 0:03:03.440 --> 0:03:06.040 and Jerry being on the fan just a couple moments ago, 0:03:06.240 --> 0:03:09.919 but that was one of the number one takeaways I 0:03:10.000 --> 0:03:13.760 had was he basically said, even through like a Crackley 0:03:13.960 --> 0:03:16.639 phone line and phone call, he said, I don't have 0:03:16.760 --> 0:03:19.120 it in big white letters at the Star in Frisco, 0:03:19.760 --> 0:03:22.840 but I don't necessarily want him running the football. 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:24.040 Yeah, he doesn't like it. 0:03:24.160 --> 0:03:26.760 I mean he said it in a lot of words, 0:03:27.440 --> 0:03:29.520 but lots of them all right, But the bottom line 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:32.800 of what he was saying was that because of the risk, 0:03:33.360 --> 0:03:36.200 he doesn't feel like it's worth seeing Dak Prescott use 0:03:36.280 --> 0:03:39.320 his legs. And I am on the other side of that, 0:03:39.440 --> 0:03:41.600 because this is a game of risk. And like I 0:03:41.720 --> 0:03:44.000 said here and told Isaiah outside of the irs he'll 0:03:44.040 --> 0:03:47.440 be back after showing out on Good Morning Football, I 0:03:47.560 --> 0:03:50.840 told him there's as much, if not more risk for 0:03:50.960 --> 0:03:53.560 Dak Prescott to sit in the pocket right now because 0:03:53.600 --> 0:03:55.480 of the pressure that he's under and the drest that 0:03:55.520 --> 0:03:59.080 he's under as his offensive line struggles to consistently block 0:04:00.080 --> 0:04:03.520 pass rushers and defensive lines. So if we're talking risk, 0:04:03.680 --> 0:04:06.200 what's the what's what carries the most risk right now? 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:08.880 Because your on line isn't blocking consistently, so standing being 0:04:08.920 --> 0:04:10.880 a statue in the pocket might get you killed. 0:04:11.680 --> 0:04:15.920 Yeah, one hundred percent. I politefully disagree with mister Jones, 0:04:15.960 --> 0:04:17.680 and I feel like, you know, you have to take 0:04:17.720 --> 0:04:20.360 the chances that you're afforded. Uh, when the offensive line 0:04:20.440 --> 0:04:22.120 is not blocking for You're right, if you stand back there, 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:23.800 you're gonna get hurt either way. You're gonna take the 0:04:23.839 --> 0:04:26.280 hit either way. You're getting hit a lot more than 0:04:26.320 --> 0:04:29.880 you're used to, at least if you're Dak Prescott this season. Uh, 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:32.920 and look at what brock Party did. Brock Party was 0:04:32.920 --> 0:04:35.040 able to gain some yards in the ground, and I 0:04:35.080 --> 0:04:37.520 don't think he really necessarily took a lot of hits 0:04:38.240 --> 0:04:40.360 in that. In that scenarreo, he's running out of bounds, 0:04:40.400 --> 0:04:41.119 he's running safely. 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:41.800 He's sliding. 0:04:42.000 --> 0:04:44.640 He's sliding, you know, and you know, granted, I get it. 0:04:44.720 --> 0:04:46.880 You know you slide more than a few times there 0:04:46.920 --> 0:04:48.840 any game. Those reps are gonna they're gonna haunt you 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:52.120 basically the more you do it. But pick up the 0:04:52.200 --> 0:04:54.240 yards where you can, man Like, you can't be relying 0:04:54.320 --> 0:04:57.520 on these third and ten throws down the field because 0:04:57.520 --> 0:04:59.919 those are obviously not connecting. You need to give your 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:02.000 offense a better chance at third down. 0:05:02.160 --> 0:05:05.360 If I had confidence in the wide receiver room and 0:05:05.480 --> 0:05:07.920 the tight end room to build some separation and to 0:05:08.000 --> 0:05:10.359 be consistent in that regard, I think I'd be okay 0:05:10.480 --> 0:05:12.360 with Dak staying in the pocket, because I get it. 0:05:12.480 --> 0:05:14.840 Of course, I think I'd be fine with him stepping 0:05:14.920 --> 0:05:17.920 in there, even with the muddiness and the offensive line. 0:05:18.320 --> 0:05:20.480 His pocket presence is part of his strengths as a 0:05:20.600 --> 0:05:23.320 as a pro quarterback. He can maneuver through pressure. And 0:05:23.600 --> 0:05:26.600 it's the fact that whenever he maneuvers through pressure and 0:05:26.680 --> 0:05:29.960 then he looks downfield and there's nobody open, that's when 0:05:30.000 --> 0:05:33.479 I have a problem. Get out of there. Don't they 0:05:33.720 --> 0:05:37.760 sit there or try something else? Yeah, so I do. 0:05:37.880 --> 0:05:39.400 I think a lot of it is predicated on the 0:05:39.400 --> 0:05:42.560 success of your wide receivers. Now, in the San Francisco game, 0:05:42.640 --> 0:05:44.360 going back and watching the tape, there were only a 0:05:44.480 --> 0:05:47.320 couple of opportunities for Dak to run. There's one glaring 0:05:47.360 --> 0:05:50.240 opportunity where he probably could have picked up eight nine 0:05:50.320 --> 0:05:54.400 yards ten second. That one was significant, But other than that, 0:05:54.520 --> 0:05:57.960 I thought he basically stuck with Ceedee Lamb made sure 0:05:58.000 --> 0:06:00.600 his number one target could get open and build some separation, 0:06:00.680 --> 0:06:02.880 which he did most of the time, and then other 0:06:02.960 --> 0:06:04.880 than that, it was forcing it into tight windows. 0:06:04.960 --> 0:06:06.480 Yeah, we even talk about how good of a game 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:09.800 CD has. CD he was incredible, But uh, in that 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:12.360 same regard, the other receivers were not getting open and 0:06:12.839 --> 0:06:15.000 he's just not taking those opportunities, which is, you know, 0:06:15.440 --> 0:06:17.640 it's not something we're used to seeing from Dak Prescott. 0:06:17.960 --> 0:06:21.120 I think another thing that was declined. Obviously, Absolutely, it's 0:06:21.480 --> 0:06:22.280 a special game. 0:06:22.480 --> 0:06:24.800 And they were talking about on the break yesterday his 0:06:25.600 --> 0:06:27.640 traits coming out of Mississippi State, where the fact that 0:06:27.680 --> 0:06:30.080 he was a dual threat quarterback. Absolutely, and he could 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:31.760 he could run over some people. You know what I mean? 0:06:31.880 --> 0:06:33.560 He was a dog. He was a dog. 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:39.159 Mississippi State. That is, that is the phrase we used, 0:06:40.760 --> 0:06:42.080 Mississippi State deck. 0:06:42.600 --> 0:06:45.880 Where is he going? Have you seen him? 0:06:48.160 --> 0:06:49.240 Have you seen him? 0:06:49.560 --> 0:06:52.960 I mean, bring him back, bring him back, bring him back, 0:06:53.040 --> 0:06:53.560 bring him back. 0:06:53.640 --> 0:06:56.800 I thought you were going to say something else. It 0:06:57.200 --> 0:06:59.720 had too much of like a rhythm to bring him back. 0:07:00.120 --> 0:07:01.840 I'm back, Yeah, I'll bring him back. 0:07:02.160 --> 0:07:04.239 Tis and going to Atlanta this weekend. 0:07:04.440 --> 0:07:04.640 Yep. 0:07:04.720 --> 0:07:08.039 There getting them out, Bring them out Mississippi dhach, where 0:07:08.080 --> 0:07:09.480 are you all right to win? 0:07:09.560 --> 0:07:10.160 When he's running? 0:07:10.240 --> 0:07:13.840 Now you? Where are you? Oh? 0:07:13.920 --> 0:07:14.840 I'm so sorry? 0:07:15.360 --> 0:07:15.800 The uh? 0:07:17.240 --> 0:07:21.920 I love the's that's like my childhood the uh. Other 0:07:22.040 --> 0:07:24.120 talking points from Jerry Jones on one of five three 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:26.080 of the fan I thought Bobby Belt asked a great 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:30.840 question regarding the I don't want to call it a 0:07:30.960 --> 0:07:34.200 sub committee, but it kind of is underneath Jerry Jones 0:07:34.240 --> 0:07:37.000 in terms of the front office and how those guys 0:07:37.080 --> 0:07:40.080 are responsible for the good and bad decisions that they make. 0:07:40.160 --> 0:07:42.800 How are they held responsible? And I thought he was 0:07:42.920 --> 0:07:46.600 kind of looking at it as Dallas hasn't necessarily hit 0:07:46.680 --> 0:07:49.120 well in each of their last two drafts. They're still 0:07:49.440 --> 0:07:51.520 the jury's out on a lot of those guys still, 0:07:51.680 --> 0:07:54.640 But to this point, I think from across the board 0:07:54.760 --> 0:07:57.120 you would say it's underwhelming from the twenty twenty three 0:07:57.160 --> 0:08:00.720 and twenty four draft classes so far. I thought maybe 0:08:00.800 --> 0:08:04.600 Bobby was alluding to and maybe probing into the front office, 0:08:04.680 --> 0:08:08.080 and instead Jerry Jones said, I put Mike McCarthy here 0:08:08.120 --> 0:08:11.560 for that reason. I put Mike McCarthy here because he 0:08:12.760 --> 0:08:14.600 has a significant role and I want him to have 0:08:14.720 --> 0:08:19.760 a say head coaches in the Cowboys organization. It's a 0:08:19.880 --> 0:08:22.800 common misnumber that they don't have say when it comes 0:08:22.840 --> 0:08:25.480 to roster building. They absolutely have a ton of say 0:08:25.840 --> 0:08:28.560 in this building, and Mike McCarthy's another reason for that. 0:08:28.640 --> 0:08:30.080 And I thought it was just interesting the way he 0:08:30.160 --> 0:08:30.840 answered that question. 0:08:30.920 --> 0:08:32.679 Yeah, and especially when you have the skins on the 0:08:32.720 --> 0:08:36.440 wall like Mike McCarthy has during the Bill Parcells era. 0:08:36.600 --> 0:08:39.120 Bill Parcells and and like you said, it is a 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:42.040 misnomer that let me put it this way, at one 0:08:42.160 --> 0:08:45.080 point in time in the in the chronology of Jerry 0:08:45.160 --> 0:08:48.000 Jones's ownership of this team, there was an iron fist 0:08:48.600 --> 0:08:51.240 that rule this team, and that was you know, connected 0:08:51.240 --> 0:08:55.240 to Jerry Jones's forum. But in recent seasons it's much 0:08:55.320 --> 0:08:57.199 more of a Knight's of the roundtable, which is what 0:08:57.320 --> 0:08:59.720 I call it, where there's much more of a consultation 0:09:00.040 --> 0:09:02.960 with Stephen Jones and Will McLay and just those guys 0:09:03.080 --> 0:09:06.040 around him, Mike McCarthy, the head coach and whoever else 0:09:06.160 --> 0:09:09.600 might be in that echelon that has they have Jerry's ear, 0:09:10.120 --> 0:09:12.959 and that tends to lead to things like roster decisions. 0:09:13.080 --> 0:09:15.600 Proof positive being did the Cowboys care about the safety 0:09:15.640 --> 0:09:17.040 position before dan Quinn got here? 0:09:17.559 --> 0:09:18.840 Absolutely no, they did. 0:09:18.800 --> 0:09:22.240 Not, right, you know, they really really addressed the defensive 0:09:22.280 --> 0:09:24.640 line position before sat back in them dan Quinn because 0:09:24.640 --> 0:09:26.360 that's my just myth. But then when you see some 0:09:26.480 --> 0:09:29.120 of the moves that they made with in training camp 0:09:29.280 --> 0:09:31.400 with Mike Zimmer still wait, for those two more or 0:09:31.480 --> 0:09:33.800 less pan out. But the moves were made they care about. 0:09:34.520 --> 0:09:37.680 So I mean it's no longer an iron fist situation 0:09:38.480 --> 0:09:40.439 as it was in the nineties, you know. And you 0:09:40.520 --> 0:09:42.520 look at the split between Jimmy and Jerry and how 0:09:42.600 --> 0:09:44.839 that went. Now it's much more of a consultation. But 0:09:44.960 --> 0:09:48.000 because Jerry is the figurehead of it all, he's going 0:09:48.080 --> 0:09:50.760 to get all the criticism but none of the praise 0:09:50.960 --> 0:09:53.480 when it comes to the fan base. When they hit 0:09:53.559 --> 0:09:56.160 on the draft pick, and deservedly so, Will McLay will 0:09:56.160 --> 0:09:58.360 get the praise. When they missed on the draft pick, 0:09:58.440 --> 0:10:02.000 Jerry Jones gets the criticize. So I mean that's just 0:10:02.080 --> 0:10:03.199 how the fan base kind of goes. 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:03.720 Of course. 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:05.360 I mean, if you look at to look no further 0:10:05.440 --> 0:10:08.680 than the draft, it's a war room. That's the brain 0:10:08.760 --> 0:10:11.679 trust of the Dallas Cowboys currently. Is that war room 0:10:11.760 --> 0:10:15.800 of executives and Will McClay that are able to build 0:10:15.840 --> 0:10:18.000 this roster. And if you don't think that the coaches 0:10:18.040 --> 0:10:21.240 have any say in the personnel, look at the turnover 0:10:21.400 --> 0:10:24.720 on defense when Mike Zimmer came in to the picture, 0:10:24.760 --> 0:10:27.199 and look at the linebacker room last year compared to 0:10:27.280 --> 0:10:30.520 this year. So obviously it's there. It's just it's different now. 0:10:30.640 --> 0:10:34.200 It is, and I think people misunderstand just how much 0:10:35.120 --> 0:10:38.920 of a decision making authority from a personnel standpoint Stephen 0:10:38.960 --> 0:10:41.920 Jones has in this equation as well. So people are 0:10:42.080 --> 0:10:45.280 so accustomed to, well, if the Cowboys sign this free 0:10:45.320 --> 0:10:49.480 agent or don't sign this free agent, it's all on Jerry. Well, 0:10:50.080 --> 0:10:53.720 the book does stop at Jerry, but the book may 0:10:53.800 --> 0:10:55.920 not always make it to Jerry in the capacity of 0:10:56.160 --> 0:10:59.040 if if Stephen Jones believes wholeheartedly that we need to 0:10:59.040 --> 0:11:01.439 sign this guy or we don't need to sign this guy, 0:11:01.800 --> 0:11:05.200 and he sells Jerry on that, then then it's sold, right. 0:11:06.040 --> 0:11:08.040 I think it's becoming more and more rare words the 0:11:08.080 --> 0:11:12.199 situation where Stephen Jones may have a stance here and 0:11:12.400 --> 0:11:16.040 Jerry just feels so strongly about this individual like an 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:18.559 Ezekiel Elliott. For you, Sam Williams is the most Sam 0:11:18.600 --> 0:11:21.800 Williams is another one the most recent or in the 0:11:22.000 --> 0:11:25.199 recent past, like a Randy Gregory, whereas like Jerry feels 0:11:25.280 --> 0:11:27.480 so much about this particular guy. But I think that 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:31.160 era more or less started to get behind us in 0:11:31.280 --> 0:11:34.679 the with the divorce from Dez Bryant, right, I think 0:11:34.840 --> 0:11:35.840 that if you look. 0:11:35.800 --> 0:11:38.240 Well, even before that, Johnny Manziel to pick that that 0:11:38.880 --> 0:11:39.480 was another. 0:11:40.120 --> 0:11:44.200 Very perfect example of the roundtable just convincing Jerry saying 0:11:44.240 --> 0:11:46.439 that he don't do this, Please don't do this. And 0:11:46.559 --> 0:11:50.200 then with the Dead's situation, it was likely Jerry wanted 0:11:50.240 --> 0:11:52.280 Dead to remain in the Knights, where like, you know, 0:11:52.360 --> 0:11:54.440 we got to move on from that now. Of course, 0:11:54.480 --> 0:11:56.599 that ended up biting him in the rear over the 0:11:56.880 --> 0:11:59.160 next several weeks of that only season, and then they 0:11:59.200 --> 0:12:01.720 had to trade for Mark. But if we're simply talking 0:12:01.760 --> 0:12:04.120 about the decision making process, it's it's not what it 0:12:04.240 --> 0:12:07.600 was in the nineties. There are a handful of advisors 0:12:07.640 --> 0:12:10.240 Steven will Mike, etc. 0:12:12.040 --> 0:12:14.559 The contract team, you know, Adamman. 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:17.240 And so I mean there's a lot of decisions, a 0:12:17.280 --> 0:12:19.000 lot of decision makers that sit at that table. 0:12:19.080 --> 0:12:21.000 Well, And that's kind of what I think Bobby was 0:12:21.040 --> 0:12:24.880 alluding to in the fact that it's not just Jerry anymore, 0:12:25.080 --> 0:12:28.120 it's not just Jerry as the iron fist, And how 0:12:28.400 --> 0:12:32.000 does the responsibility fall outside of Jerry Jones? 0:12:32.040 --> 0:12:32.160 Now? 0:12:32.280 --> 0:12:35.400 Who is held responsible when things don't go right? And 0:12:35.760 --> 0:12:38.200 he said that's where he brought up Mike McCarthy specifically, 0:12:38.280 --> 0:12:40.679 but he said, that's that's part of it is you 0:12:40.800 --> 0:12:43.600 are going to be held responsible, especially within these walls, 0:12:43.720 --> 0:12:45.920 even if it's not in front of the media, even 0:12:45.960 --> 0:12:50.800 if it's not in terms of an employment standpoint, you 0:12:50.960 --> 0:12:53.920 will be held responsible if you're the one that's putting 0:12:53.960 --> 0:12:56.560 these ideas on the table and they don't necessarily work 0:12:56.640 --> 0:13:00.400 out before we take our first phone call. Any points 0:13:00.400 --> 0:13:01.520 from Jerry that you'd like to hear. 0:13:02.320 --> 0:13:04.719 That was a great takeaway from Bobby's question. So good 0:13:04.800 --> 0:13:08.160 job there, and yeah, no, as far as the deck thing, 0:13:08.280 --> 0:13:10.920 I really am interested. They see what the fans answers 0:13:11.120 --> 0:13:12.760 to that are going to be as well as Josh, 0:13:12.800 --> 0:13:14.400 who has a great question. As far as you know, 0:13:14.480 --> 0:13:18.240 Crystal Ball, coupleys fans think what are going to happen 0:13:18.280 --> 0:13:18.840 from here on out? 0:13:18.880 --> 0:13:20.079 Yeah, what is your crystal Ball telling you? 0:13:20.360 --> 0:13:22.360 Let's talk about it with one of our good friends. 0:13:22.440 --> 0:13:28.559 We've met him before now Cold Cold T Shirts is 0:13:28.640 --> 0:13:30.360 what I should call him because the T shirts that 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:34.079 we were on Friday, he's the one that made those 0:13:34.440 --> 0:13:37.760 T shirts. Cold You are on talking cowboys? What's going on? 0:13:37.880 --> 0:13:38.160 Buddy? 0:13:41.600 --> 0:13:42.199 Cold you there? 0:13:42.920 --> 0:13:43.079 Yeah? 0:13:43.120 --> 0:13:46.679 Out here, buddy, what's going on? Man? Yeah, you know, uh, 0:13:47.320 --> 0:13:51.160 nothing much. I'd ask you all how y'all are doing, 0:13:51.240 --> 0:13:53.079 but I feel like I know how you're doing professionally, 0:13:53.160 --> 0:13:54.480 so I hope you're doing well personally. 0:13:55.320 --> 0:13:57.719 Yeah, it's it's it's definitely been a struggle. But we're 0:13:57.720 --> 0:13:59.880 going to ask you a couple of questions here. The first, 0:14:00.000 --> 0:14:03.439 this one is how have your expectations changed for this 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:05.880 Cowboys team now that you've kind of gotten to this 0:14:06.040 --> 0:14:07.839 three and four mark and your eight weeks end of 0:14:07.880 --> 0:14:08.280 the season. 0:14:10.880 --> 0:14:15.280 You know, it's not looking good so far. From me personally, 0:14:15.640 --> 0:14:19.680 I feel we're getting away from a lot of things 0:14:19.800 --> 0:14:23.800 that are taught to you, you know, when you first 0:14:23.840 --> 0:14:28.360 start playing football and you know, moving up into the professionals. 0:14:28.480 --> 0:14:31.760 And that's my big thing is I feel like on 0:14:31.920 --> 0:14:35.440 every layer of the football team, we're getting away from 0:14:35.480 --> 0:14:39.440 our fundamentals. And that's a big problem with me, Like 0:14:39.640 --> 0:14:43.120 it's a glaring issue every week I see, you know, 0:14:43.760 --> 0:14:48.560 tackling tackling. To me, when I was taught football, I 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:51.040 was taught get low, drive through with your shoulder and 0:14:51.120 --> 0:14:54.000 wrap up, and I'm seeing so many guys just shoulder 0:14:54.080 --> 0:14:56.800 tackle and then oops, you get stiff armed away and 0:14:56.840 --> 0:14:58.760 now you're tackling with your back and the running back 0:14:58.800 --> 0:15:01.240 bounces off and runs up for another five ten yards. 0:15:01.360 --> 0:15:01.560 Yeah. 0:15:02.800 --> 0:15:05.080 But yeah, well we can't get that fixed. 0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:08.360 We're not gonna, you know, be any better. 0:15:08.600 --> 0:15:10.920 Yeah, along those same lines, I mean, Jerry talked about 0:15:10.920 --> 0:15:14.560 communication on the offense. That's a fundamental. You've got tackling 0:15:14.640 --> 0:15:16.840 on the defense, both sides struggling with some of the 0:15:17.400 --> 0:15:20.560 bare bones. Now, one last question before we let you go, 0:15:21.520 --> 0:15:24.720 Dak Prescott, would you like him to run or would 0:15:24.760 --> 0:15:27.680 you like him to kind of keep as a pocket 0:15:27.800 --> 0:15:31.520 passer With the importance that he has to this football team. 0:15:33.080 --> 0:15:36.160 At this point in the season, I don't care if 0:15:36.720 --> 0:15:40.440 Dak becomes the leading rusher on the football team, get yards, 0:15:40.520 --> 0:15:41.120 get points. 0:15:41.440 --> 0:15:41.920 I like it. 0:15:42.040 --> 0:15:42.240 Cole. 0:15:42.640 --> 0:15:44.240 That's a real football man right there. 0:15:44.320 --> 0:15:44.680 I like it. 0:15:44.760 --> 0:15:45.560 As always, Cole. 0:15:45.800 --> 0:15:48.600 Appreciate the call, Appreciate the love. As always. We'll talk 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:51.360 to you down the line before we take our first break. 0:15:51.440 --> 0:15:55.720 Let's check in with Nebby in Nebbie, Maryland, or maybe Nebbee. 0:15:55.480 --> 0:15:56.120 On the line. 0:15:56.240 --> 0:15:59.640 Nebby, what do you think about these expectations? Have they 0:15:59.800 --> 0:16:03.600 check going into the Week nine part of the season. 0:16:05.280 --> 0:16:05.440 Well. 0:16:05.560 --> 0:16:09.200 First of all, guys, thanks for taking my call, and 0:16:09.400 --> 0:16:13.280 also thank you so much for the happy birthday wishes. 0:16:13.360 --> 0:16:20.600 I really appreciate it. And Kyle, I just want to 0:16:20.680 --> 0:16:22.760 say that, as much as I hate to admit it, 0:16:28.240 --> 0:16:35.640 I am with you, my man, because I am hitting 0:16:35.720 --> 0:16:40.840 the panic button. And quite honestly, Mike McCarthy won a 0:16:40.960 --> 0:16:45.320 Super Bowl in his fifth year in Green Bay, and 0:16:45.600 --> 0:16:53.440 obviously I was hoping history would repeat itself in that regard, 0:16:54.400 --> 0:17:00.200 but now I believe, and I just want to day 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:04.600 before I go uh that I'm about to make a 0:17:04.920 --> 0:17:20.520 bold prediction, and that is that uh uh uh uh 0:17:21.359 --> 0:17:28.600 uh yeah, uh. 0:17:31.680 --> 0:17:35.240 Uh uh uh. 0:17:35.280 --> 0:17:48.280 Ben Johnson, uh uh this next upcoming off season will 0:17:48.400 --> 0:18:00.560 be uhh the new head coach beautiful of the Dallas Boys. 0:18:01.320 --> 0:18:04.720 Take care, Thanks for being patient with me, and have 0:18:04.880 --> 0:18:06.040 a great week. Bye. 0:18:06.200 --> 0:18:09.320 Thanks appreciation that. As always, you could tell he was 0:18:09.400 --> 0:18:12.959 nervous to even put out the bold predictions, but he did. 0:18:13.040 --> 0:18:14.879 He said it with his chests. What the show is 0:18:14.920 --> 0:18:18.240 all about. Here's the thing, and maybe is one year older, 0:18:18.400 --> 0:18:20.520 one year bold. He's one year bolder. 0:18:20.640 --> 0:18:21.080 I like it. 0:18:21.480 --> 0:18:24.480 Nebby does a great job of dissecting this football team. 0:18:24.480 --> 0:18:26.520 I really think he does. He knows what's going on. 0:18:27.000 --> 0:18:30.399 He's able to really take into account the whole scheme 0:18:30.440 --> 0:18:32.359 of it all. And it's funny that he's like, I 0:18:32.520 --> 0:18:35.240 hate to be on your side, Kyle, but I'm pressing 0:18:35.320 --> 0:18:39.480 the panic button. When he brought up the twenty ten Packers, 0:18:39.480 --> 0:18:42.560 when he brought up the fifth year of Mike McCarthy 0:18:42.600 --> 0:18:44.440 and Green Bay, I was just curious what their record 0:18:44.600 --> 0:18:48.280 was going into their eighth game. They were three and 0:18:48.440 --> 0:18:51.760 three and then one in Week seven, so they were 0:18:51.880 --> 0:18:54.320 four and three. It's not like they were necessarily lighting 0:18:54.960 --> 0:18:57.560 the world on fire. Remember, they kind of snuck into 0:18:57.560 --> 0:18:59.760 the playoffs. They snuck in at ten and six, and 0:18:59.800 --> 0:19:01.920 then when they got hot in the playoffs, they took 0:19:01.960 --> 0:19:04.320 down Filly, Atlanta, Chicago, and then of course beat the 0:19:04.320 --> 0:19:07.119 Steelers at AT and T Stadium. So it's not like 0:19:07.359 --> 0:19:11.439 the season is over. But what is happening right now, 0:19:11.480 --> 0:19:13.560 and this was my point yesterday, what is happening right 0:19:13.600 --> 0:19:17.960 now cannot continue? Correct, That's the problem, because I guarantee 0:19:18.000 --> 0:19:20.040 you and I'd have to go back further. I wasn't 0:19:20.080 --> 0:19:22.840 necessarily following the Packers in twenty ten in Week seven, 0:19:23.359 --> 0:19:24.880 but I'd have to go back and look, and I'm 0:19:24.920 --> 0:19:28.320 sure there were changes made whenever it was three and three, 0:19:28.600 --> 0:19:31.280 four and three and they were trying to find their 0:19:31.320 --> 0:19:35.560 way back into contention. That's where I'm at with this 0:19:35.600 --> 0:19:37.560 football team. You got to do something different totally. 0:19:37.840 --> 0:19:41.040 But I guess my apprehension here is that you don't 0:19:41.119 --> 0:19:45.360 see anything about this team that says, you know, December 0:19:45.720 --> 0:19:46.760 January football. 0:19:47.600 --> 0:19:49.360 There's nothing that gives me confidence. 0:19:49.359 --> 0:19:51.239 There's no identifying characteristic of that there. 0:19:51.359 --> 0:19:55.000 Even there, you had Aaron Rodgers as a young Aaron 0:19:55.119 --> 0:19:57.560 Rodgers that was playing lights out. He was an MVP 0:19:57.720 --> 0:20:00.680 caliber at that point in time, even at UH in 0:20:00.800 --> 0:20:04.560 that early point of his career. I we haven't seen 0:20:04.680 --> 0:20:07.240 MVP level Dak Prescott yet. Win was second and MVP 0:20:07.400 --> 0:20:08.080 voting last year. 0:20:08.080 --> 0:20:10.280 But this is not the Only thing you can really 0:20:10.320 --> 0:20:11.920 hang your head on right now is the kicking game. 0:20:12.200 --> 0:20:14.080 And that's not good. 0:20:14.200 --> 0:20:14.920 It's not going to win. 0:20:15.320 --> 0:20:17.880 That alone is good super Bowl and if it does, 0:20:18.080 --> 0:20:23.200 then give my give brands to the keys to the building. 0:20:23.240 --> 0:20:26.920 He's gonna hold out all the rubles. But no, I mean, 0:20:27.400 --> 0:20:30.680 I think the more troubling thing is it's no, the 0:20:30.720 --> 0:20:33.680 season is not over. It's not over. You're three and four. 0:20:34.359 --> 0:20:36.840 You know you can try your best to go on 0:20:36.880 --> 0:20:38.520 a run here. It's not going to be easy. We 0:20:38.560 --> 0:20:40.960 talked about it now great detail yesterday. You are really 0:20:41.080 --> 0:20:43.159 up against it these next several games going up and 0:20:43.280 --> 0:20:46.760 through Thanksgiving. But the more troubling thing is it's, like 0:20:46.880 --> 0:20:48.879 Cole said, and like we've talked about, and like players 0:20:48.920 --> 0:20:50.840 have talked about, and like coaches have talked about, it's 0:20:50.880 --> 0:20:54.119 that air fort, no, the other airport, gentlemen, fundamental fundamentals. 0:20:54.280 --> 0:20:57.840 We're still we're still talking fundamentals going into week nine, 0:20:59.200 --> 0:21:02.200 and and that's troubling. So you're still talking fundamentals, and 0:21:02.320 --> 0:21:04.480 then you look at the gauntlet of teams. You have 0:21:04.680 --> 0:21:07.000 to get your fundamentals in line in order to have 0:21:07.119 --> 0:21:10.680 a chance at defeating Those two things aren't working well together. 0:21:10.800 --> 0:21:13.120 So can it happen? Yeah, absolutely it can happen. 0:21:13.200 --> 0:21:16.800 But being optimistic in this moment about it happening based 0:21:16.840 --> 0:21:19.240 on what we've seen to this point, I just I 0:21:19.280 --> 0:21:21.119 don't know how you can put how you can make 0:21:21.160 --> 0:21:24.080 that happen for yourself, right, It's about just being realistic 0:21:24.160 --> 0:21:27.320 and realistically speaking, the Cowboys need to show why we 0:21:27.560 --> 0:21:30.119 need to reinsert optimism into the picture. 0:21:30.359 --> 0:21:31.680 Here's here's go for it. 0:21:31.760 --> 0:21:33.520 I was gonna say, if you looked at the defense 0:21:33.560 --> 0:21:34.920 in the first half of last game, I feel like 0:21:34.920 --> 0:21:36.600 there were signs of life there. There were signs of 0:21:36.640 --> 0:21:39.119 life of a run defense. There were signs of the 0:21:39.160 --> 0:21:43.480 life runs. Yeah, exactly. But the longer you went into 0:21:43.520 --> 0:21:46.320 the game, obviously, the third quarter was just abysmal on 0:21:46.440 --> 0:21:49.480 all fronts. It's just like there are signs of life 0:21:49.720 --> 0:21:52.720 there at times, but it never holds. 0:21:52.760 --> 0:21:53.480 There's a post. 0:21:53.640 --> 0:21:56.159 But when you go into a game and when we 0:21:56.720 --> 0:21:58.359 when you exit a game and you end up looking 0:21:58.359 --> 0:22:00.600 at it and you say, well, always give up. How 0:22:00.600 --> 0:22:02.800 many yards rushing? Oh well, Christian McCaffrey had a day. 0:22:02.960 --> 0:22:05.080 Oh no, he didn't play. Okay, well, Jordan Mason was 0:22:05.119 --> 0:22:06.720 playing well coming in, so it makes sense that he 0:22:07.040 --> 0:22:08.960 Oh no, it wasn't Jordan Mason, it was. 0:22:09.200 --> 0:22:09.879 It was the rookie. 0:22:11.200 --> 0:22:14.320 It was scored an NFL touchdown out of Louisville who 0:22:14.560 --> 0:22:19.159 had himself a date. So more rushing count, yes, but 0:22:20.200 --> 0:22:22.920 you would not expect that the running back three would 0:22:23.000 --> 0:22:25.280 be able to come in and perform more or less 0:22:25.320 --> 0:22:27.080 like running back one would have performed. 0:22:27.200 --> 0:22:30.760 If running back three here, which I guess would either 0:22:30.880 --> 0:22:34.240 be Deuce Vaughan or Cook. However, yeah, however you want 0:22:34.240 --> 0:22:36.440 to throw it out there, they would have had a 0:22:36.520 --> 0:22:40.000 day like Isaac Garrindo. This fan base might explode like 0:22:40.280 --> 0:22:41.840 with happiness like I I like it. 0:22:42.119 --> 0:22:44.720 It's just a completely different They were hoping that Delvin 0:22:44.760 --> 0:22:48.480 Cook would have that day against the San Francisco forty 0:22:48.560 --> 0:22:51.119 nine ers, but I mean his his in game numbers 0:22:51.160 --> 0:22:53.960 didn't look any differently than Rico Dawdles did the previous week. 0:22:54.119 --> 0:22:57.520 No, are you going to say our our Rico game 0:22:57.520 --> 0:22:59.639 where we danced about it was ninety yards rushing. I 0:22:59.640 --> 0:23:04.359 think had ninety five. Yeah, it's like, yeah, we did 0:23:04.440 --> 0:23:07.199 get excited for a game similar to that, right, Yeah, you. 0:23:07.280 --> 0:23:10.360 Talk about being realistic. I think realistically over the next 0:23:10.480 --> 0:23:14.440 four games Atlanta, Philadelphia, Houston, and Washington, Dallas needs two 0:23:14.480 --> 0:23:16.520 wins out of that to keep their hopes alive. In 0:23:16.600 --> 0:23:18.600 my opinion, you got to go two and two, which 0:23:18.680 --> 0:23:21.399 puts you one game below five hundred going into the 0:23:21.480 --> 0:23:25.119 Thanksgiving matchup against the New York Giants. Assumingly so, they 0:23:25.160 --> 0:23:28.560 looked bad last night again against Pittsburgh, but assumingly. So 0:23:28.720 --> 0:23:32.800 you win that game against them on Thanksgiving, you're back 0:23:32.840 --> 0:23:34.840 at six and six, and then it's a race to 0:23:34.880 --> 0:23:38.240 the finish with Cincinnati, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, and Washington. 0:23:38.520 --> 0:23:40.480 We're looking way down the line. But in order to 0:23:40.600 --> 0:23:43.680 even give yourself a shot at Thanksgiving, you got to 0:23:43.720 --> 0:23:48.320 win two games that you probably shouldn't win against Atlanta, Philadelphia, Houston. 0:23:48.480 --> 0:23:50.879 You know what, Washington, although obviously I would like them 0:23:50.920 --> 0:23:53.040 to win every single one of these games, sign me 0:23:53.119 --> 0:23:55.000 up for what you just said, I mean worst if 0:23:55.040 --> 0:23:57.760 that's the worst case scenario. See, I'm totally fine. 0:23:57.800 --> 0:23:59.920 I'm looking at it as that's the best case scenario. 0:24:00.880 --> 0:24:04.920 Well from a realistic standpoint, I'm looking at it as best. 0:24:04.720 --> 0:24:05.600 Care worst cases. 0:24:05.640 --> 0:24:08.760 The season is over at Thanksgiving, correct, So yeah, that's 0:24:10.480 --> 0:24:13.920 so let's compromise. I'll take your compromise there and two wins. 0:24:14.000 --> 0:24:16.320 If you could just get us two wins, and then 0:24:16.400 --> 0:24:17.960 you go and you beat up on the Giants to 0:24:18.000 --> 0:24:20.720 get back at five hundred. Because you made an excellent point. 0:24:20.800 --> 0:24:25.320 Right now, we're not seeing December and January football, but 0:24:25.440 --> 0:24:28.480 it's because we're still in October and hopefully if we 0:24:28.560 --> 0:24:30.639 can get if the Cowboys can get to five hundred 0:24:31.280 --> 0:24:33.520 when it really starts to matter back end of November 0:24:33.640 --> 0:24:36.040 going into December, because we have seen that this team 0:24:36.080 --> 0:24:39.200 in Dark Prescott, Dak Prescott really plays well in November. 0:24:39.440 --> 0:24:40.320 He just really does. 0:24:41.000 --> 0:24:43.600 And in recent history the Cowboys in Dark Prescott, they've 0:24:43.600 --> 0:24:45.760 played well in December as well. They kind of turned 0:24:45.760 --> 0:24:48.040 that narrative. I remember the Tony Romo years where the 0:24:48.080 --> 0:24:50.600 Cowboys struggled so often to get on any type of 0:24:50.680 --> 0:24:52.919 run in December. And then right on the back end 0:24:52.920 --> 0:24:54.800 of Romos before he got injured, he kind of turned 0:24:54.840 --> 0:24:56.520 that narrative and Dak came in and he kind of 0:24:56.640 --> 0:24:59.960 was playing December ball hot December ball. So just don't 0:25:00.000 --> 0:25:04.080 don't go into December at like three and seven. Yeah, yeah, 0:25:04.240 --> 0:25:06.840 because then you're in more trouble than you signed up for. 0:25:06.960 --> 0:25:10.399 But if you can go in December at five hundred, 0:25:11.680 --> 0:25:13.440 so you're saying there's a chief. 0:25:13.280 --> 0:25:15.480 You're saying it's Derek Simber. Let's go. 0:25:15.960 --> 0:25:18.879 Hey, November starts on Friday. 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Yeah, 0:29:03.520 --> 0:29:06.160 my internet is not working currently. We'll try and get 0:29:06.200 --> 0:29:08.520 that back up. But while we do, let's go to 0:29:08.800 --> 0:29:12.680 Oklahoma City. Gavin, you're on Talking Cowboys. What's going on? Gavin? 0:29:13.160 --> 0:29:15.520 Hey, fellas, how's going pretty good? 0:29:16.440 --> 0:29:19.200 How have your expectations changed for this football team now 0:29:19.280 --> 0:29:20.200 going into week nine? 0:29:24.240 --> 0:29:26.800 My expectations are the same for the team. I feel 0:29:26.880 --> 0:29:28.880 like I feel like the team has the star power 0:29:28.920 --> 0:29:32.240 to do what they need to do. And I think 0:29:32.320 --> 0:29:37.200 when you look at this team, the inconsistency lies in 0:29:37.320 --> 0:29:40.240 the coaching. I truly believe that. I think that the 0:29:40.320 --> 0:29:42.400 play calling has been bad on both sides. You have 0:29:42.560 --> 0:29:47.600 Centahn makeing adjustments at halftime, and you got the defense 0:29:47.680 --> 0:29:49.080 coming out and based the whole game. 0:29:49.160 --> 0:29:49.240 Now. 0:29:49.280 --> 0:29:51.360 I understand what lack of personnel and stuff like that, 0:29:51.480 --> 0:29:54.000 but it's offense too. It's starting five and we're handing 0:29:54.280 --> 0:29:55.280 Hunter Lifty the ball. 0:29:56.800 --> 0:29:57.360 You know what I mean. 0:29:58.000 --> 0:30:00.840 This isn't just one game. Even the game, I feel 0:30:00.880 --> 0:30:04.720 like the play calling hasn't been great, And yeah, this 0:30:04.840 --> 0:30:07.440 team has just been rooted in disappointment so far. 0:30:09.040 --> 0:30:11.960 I like how there was still some optimism there though, 0:30:12.000 --> 0:30:14.880 because you said your expectations haven't changed and the players 0:30:15.600 --> 0:30:18.880 still are available for you to have success with. Do 0:30:18.960 --> 0:30:22.040 you feel like they can turn it around at with 0:30:22.240 --> 0:30:24.200 what they have currently working in their favor. 0:30:24.880 --> 0:30:27.680 I believe the offense will change it around. Where I 0:30:28.880 --> 0:30:32.160 have a little pessimism is the defense. One we get 0:30:32.200 --> 0:30:34.800 these reinforcements coming in, the Zimmer's gonna have to find 0:30:34.840 --> 0:30:38.400 a different way to utilize Mike. Teams are going to 0:30:38.440 --> 0:30:41.719 continue to do the same thing they did when they 0:30:41.760 --> 0:30:42.400 were both here. 0:30:42.720 --> 0:30:45.600 It's just let me ask you something. What gives you 0:30:45.680 --> 0:30:47.840 the confidence that the offense is going to turn it around. 0:30:47.920 --> 0:30:53.400 So far this season, I just think McCarthy has a 0:30:53.560 --> 0:30:56.960 history of eventually getting things right. I'm not saying he will, 0:30:57.080 --> 0:31:01.840 and I'm personally a believer. If this continues to go, 0:31:02.000 --> 0:31:04.640 we might have to have the tough conversation about changing 0:31:04.680 --> 0:31:08.600 over the play calling DUSS. But at this point, I 0:31:08.720 --> 0:31:12.560 think it's too early to do that because really, who 0:31:12.680 --> 0:31:15.680 is on the councher on the Cowboys coaching staff that's 0:31:15.720 --> 0:31:17.479 going to be able to do a better job than 0:31:17.520 --> 0:31:23.120 Mike McCarthy. It's really nobody. But uh yeah that I'll 0:31:23.200 --> 0:31:26.720 let you guys go y'all Dog Cowboys podcast. For me, 0:31:27.000 --> 0:31:29.320 I look at y'all every day and tell Isaiah to 0:31:29.320 --> 0:31:31.760 stop being all successful and stuff I need to bring out. 0:31:33.760 --> 0:31:34.120 Trust me. 0:31:34.240 --> 0:31:38.640 We'll try and get him right back here. Yeah, and 0:31:38.840 --> 0:31:41.160 he'll right back in the seat before we know it. 0:31:41.560 --> 0:31:44.360 That Thanks Gavin, Appreciate the love, appreciate the support and 0:31:44.520 --> 0:31:49.400 the call. As always, let's go to Gerald and port Allen, Louisiana. 0:31:49.760 --> 0:31:52.840 Down in the port Allen side of things. Gerald, you're 0:31:52.920 --> 0:31:53.880 on Talking Cowboys. 0:31:54.680 --> 0:31:55.760 Yeah, yeah, doing good morning? 0:31:55.800 --> 0:31:57.320 How you doing good morning? How are you. 0:31:58.800 --> 0:32:00.360 Man doing good? 0:32:00.400 --> 0:32:03.000 I love the show they're glad to be on and uh, 0:32:03.880 --> 0:32:07.560 I just I feel like I can push the I'm 0:32:07.600 --> 0:32:12.200 pushing the panic button because we've just I don't know. 0:32:12.320 --> 0:32:15.600 The defenses is there's a whole lot different than it was, 0:32:15.920 --> 0:32:18.600 you know, previous years. And I know we were say 0:32:18.640 --> 0:32:21.040 we reverted back to like the the Mike Nolan era 0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:23.800 and stuff like that, but it just seemed like they 0:32:23.840 --> 0:32:25.959 don't know how to play, how to tackle, or how 0:32:25.960 --> 0:32:28.440 to do the fundamental things of you know, just playing 0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:31.880 defense anymore. The offense, I'm not sure what's going on 0:32:31.960 --> 0:32:37.000 because it's the same pieces, the same offensive scheme. Dak 0:32:37.120 --> 0:32:39.959 has to do better on his throws and when when 0:32:40.000 --> 0:32:43.000 he gets pressed, and sometimes he presses too early in 0:32:43.120 --> 0:32:45.240 the situation in my opinion. But we have to you know, 0:32:45.360 --> 0:32:48.200 establish the run better. You know, if we get the line, 0:32:48.280 --> 0:32:50.480 if we get the offensive line together, get the defensive 0:32:50.520 --> 0:32:52.640 line together, that's that's usually the start. I always hear 0:32:52.880 --> 0:32:56.080 uh Late Newton talking about it. I feel the same way. 0:32:56.600 --> 0:33:00.280 But as far as like stopping the run, I'm starting 0:33:00.320 --> 0:33:03.920 to believe that it's like a cultural organizational issue because 0:33:04.520 --> 0:33:08.200 the culture is not showing us that we can stop 0:33:08.280 --> 0:33:10.320 the run. We haven't been able to stop the running years, 0:33:11.080 --> 0:33:13.600 and then I don't know if we're getting the right 0:33:13.720 --> 0:33:16.320 correct pieces in place to be able to stop the run. 0:33:16.560 --> 0:33:18.960 And it just seemed like they're not tackling it. You know, 0:33:19.040 --> 0:33:21.760 I don't know, I don't understand what we got going on. 0:33:22.720 --> 0:33:27.120 Appreciate the call, appreciate the the inside as always, Gerald, 0:33:27.200 --> 0:33:30.240 and we'll talk about that here for a moment. Patrick. 0:33:30.440 --> 0:33:34.680 I think, whenever it comes to he talked about the 0:33:34.760 --> 0:33:39.440 Mike Nolan era, we're going back. It's funny I skipped yea, 0:33:39.640 --> 0:33:41.760 I skipped right over the Mike Nolan era, and I 0:33:41.800 --> 0:33:45.200 went back to Rod Marinelli era, where there was bad tackling. 0:33:45.440 --> 0:33:47.480 You can't stop the run, you didn't control the line, 0:33:47.520 --> 0:33:51.280 turn image, turnovers were just non existent. Yeah, there were, 0:33:51.360 --> 0:33:54.120 there were a lot of things, and Mike Nolan's defense 0:33:54.240 --> 0:33:56.480 was just downright terrible. And I don't think they have 0:33:56.600 --> 0:33:59.880 the talent on that defense yet. There was a young 0:34:00.040 --> 0:34:02.320 it was a rookie, Trayvon Diggs. It was a rookie. 0:34:03.600 --> 0:34:06.280 They were young, they were beat up. It just wasn't good. 0:34:06.320 --> 0:34:09.600 In twenty twenty, I think, if I'm looking at what 0:34:09.719 --> 0:34:13.680 I've seen from the Cowboys, defense through the first seven games. 0:34:13.719 --> 0:34:15.800 I'm looking at it and saying, this is Rod Marinelli 0:34:15.840 --> 0:34:16.440 two point zero. 0:34:16.920 --> 0:34:18.439 Yeah, that's fair. And I think a lot of people 0:34:18.520 --> 0:34:21.120 gave credit to dan Quinn obviously for the job that 0:34:21.200 --> 0:34:24.320 he did in changing the trajectory of the defense and 0:34:24.400 --> 0:34:29.880 getting turnovers and playing really playmaker like defense. But to 0:34:30.000 --> 0:34:35.080 my opinion now it certainly like Youso obviously can't give 0:34:35.120 --> 0:34:36.919 him credit for the run defense because that was also 0:34:36.920 --> 0:34:40.000 an issue when dan Quinn was here. It wasn't that great. 0:34:40.120 --> 0:34:42.719 Like you could always you could always point to the 0:34:42.760 --> 0:34:44.520 Cowboys and be like, well, just run the ball, just 0:34:44.600 --> 0:34:46.600 run the ball, and you won't like, they won't be 0:34:46.640 --> 0:34:48.759 able to stop you. There's nothing they can do about it. 0:34:49.160 --> 0:34:52.840 So as much as we're giving Mike Zimmer hell for 0:34:53.239 --> 0:34:55.399 the way that the defense has played so far this year, 0:34:55.840 --> 0:34:57.719 you have to look back at that those teams too, 0:34:58.320 --> 0:35:00.759 and run the run defense was on an issue. Yeah, 0:35:00.800 --> 0:35:03.920 you just don't have the the takeaways anymore, which is 0:35:03.960 --> 0:35:04.400 a problem. 0:35:04.880 --> 0:35:07.520 Well, and he makes an excellent point and shouts out 0:35:07.560 --> 0:35:10.719 to him for making this point, and he got my 0:35:10.760 --> 0:35:14.360 wheels turning because the fact that this has been and 0:35:14.440 --> 0:35:16.120 I'm speaking of the run defense, the fact that this 0:35:16.320 --> 0:35:18.520 has been one of the achilles heels of this Cowboys 0:35:18.600 --> 0:35:22.240 defense for several seasons now, over the span of several 0:35:22.320 --> 0:35:25.560 defensive coordinators. Well, then you say to yourself, Okay, that 0:35:25.719 --> 0:35:29.440 means that while the each respective coordinator is accountable for 0:35:29.520 --> 0:35:31.840 their own defense and accountable for not getting those guys 0:35:32.400 --> 0:35:34.960 able to stop the run. Now it starts to become 0:35:35.320 --> 0:35:37.960 the personnel question, right, so you start to wonder, well, 0:35:37.960 --> 0:35:40.600 what was the personnel under Marinelli, what was the personnel 0:35:40.680 --> 0:35:43.680 under Mike Nolan, which the personnel under Dan Quinn, and 0:35:43.760 --> 0:35:47.880 now under Mike Zimmer And now we're having these personnel questions, 0:35:47.880 --> 0:35:51.600 which means we're going back to free agency and the draft. 0:35:51.960 --> 0:35:54.759 So now we're on that side of the conversation, that 0:35:54.920 --> 0:35:57.160 side of the roundtable where it's just like, okay, well, 0:35:57.480 --> 0:35:59.440 Mazzie Smith, he was a first round pick, was used 0:35:59.440 --> 0:36:02.520 on Mozzie Smith with the hopes that he would be that. Okay, 0:36:02.719 --> 0:36:05.360 he still developed into that, and he's still having his 0:36:05.440 --> 0:36:07.879 ebbs and flows and more downs and ups right now. 0:36:08.000 --> 0:36:10.520 But you know, he just needs to be consistent. There's 0:36:10.520 --> 0:36:15.200 that word again, consistency versus inconsistency. Right, you throw some 0:36:15.320 --> 0:36:19.440 money at Linval Joseph to get him here, But what 0:36:19.800 --> 0:36:20.359 is that enough? 0:36:20.600 --> 0:36:21.120 Was that enough? 0:36:21.560 --> 0:36:23.600 Go back a few years and there were free agents 0:36:23.680 --> 0:36:26.800 that came up, and you could talk about the Endominancus 0:36:26.840 --> 0:36:29.320 of the world and things like that, and I'm not 0:36:29.360 --> 0:36:31.160 saying they should have should not have gotten those guys, 0:36:31.239 --> 0:36:33.120 but what if we can play the what if game 0:36:33.200 --> 0:36:35.800 here where it's just like if personnel decisions were slightly 0:36:35.840 --> 0:36:39.360 different in free agency and attacking the nose tackle on 0:36:39.440 --> 0:36:42.839 the defensive line position outside of OsO Diggi Zuel, which 0:36:42.840 --> 0:36:44.600 I still love to death and just keep Osa in 0:36:44.640 --> 0:36:47.200 the building and just just do it. But now that 0:36:47.400 --> 0:36:50.320 it becomes the personnel question. So if you're saying things 0:36:50.480 --> 0:36:53.960 like the run defense at a higher level seems to 0:36:54.000 --> 0:36:58.120 be an organizational concern, I don't disagree there. And then 0:36:58.280 --> 0:37:00.840 the question becomes, well, what is that mean? It means 0:37:00.920 --> 0:37:04.200 maybe the person knel and how those groupings are put 0:37:04.280 --> 0:37:06.480 together on the roster sheet year after year, maybe that 0:37:06.600 --> 0:37:09.160 approach needs to change. Maybe be a player earlier in 0:37:09.239 --> 0:37:12.920 free agency at defensive tackle, and that's how that can 0:37:13.080 --> 0:37:14.680 kind of trickle down in a positive way. 0:37:14.840 --> 0:37:17.520 Yeah, yeah, great points all the way around, and I 0:37:17.600 --> 0:37:21.680 think it's interesting. Even off of those those two calls, 0:37:22.400 --> 0:37:25.279 you had Gavin in Oklahoma City saying that he has 0:37:25.400 --> 0:37:27.719 faith that the offense will turn it around, that the 0:37:27.800 --> 0:37:29.880 defense is not going to play well. And then you 0:37:29.960 --> 0:37:32.840 had Gerald who's saying he has faith that the defense 0:37:32.920 --> 0:37:36.759 can figure something out with a play calling switch and 0:37:36.840 --> 0:37:38.959 the offense is what's the problem. And he's talking about 0:37:39.000 --> 0:37:42.080 Dak Prescott on that. It's all these different perspectives of 0:37:42.120 --> 0:37:44.319 how this thing is intertwined. When we come back, we've 0:37:44.320 --> 0:37:46.440 got two more calls we're gonna get to. 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Let's go to 0:40:17.080 --> 0:40:19.960 Sean in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Sean, by the way, 0:40:20.040 --> 0:40:22.280 I love Hot Springs. It's one of my favorite spots 0:40:22.960 --> 0:40:26.480 in Arkansas for sure. A great great spot you're on 0:40:26.600 --> 0:40:28.839 talking cowboy because yeah, it does have good water too. 0:40:29.560 --> 0:40:30.160 What's going on? 0:40:30.360 --> 0:40:30.600 Guys? 0:40:30.840 --> 0:40:31.520 Hey there, Sean? 0:40:32.080 --> 0:40:33.919 Why do you want to give you all flowers? Real quick? 0:40:34.040 --> 0:40:36.560 Y'all are the best show on the lineup. I listen 0:40:36.920 --> 0:40:40.200 every morning. I drive a truck, and y'all make my 0:40:40.400 --> 0:40:43.840 time go by the day a little bit smoother. I 0:40:43.880 --> 0:40:44.839 just want to say, thank y'all. 0:40:44.960 --> 0:40:47.759 I love it. Driver, give us a give us a y'all. 0:40:47.920 --> 0:40:48.799 Y'all you know what I mean. 0:40:48.920 --> 0:40:54.359 Like driving right now, it's a question for you driver. 0:40:54.480 --> 0:40:57.279 You're pulling a reefer? You drive van? You uh, you're 0:40:57.280 --> 0:40:58.399 pulling a flat What are you doing? 0:40:59.040 --> 0:41:00.720 I drive a flat for acne? 0:41:00.800 --> 0:41:02.880 Break listen? You are you? Listen? 0:41:03.120 --> 0:41:05.880 Shouts out to all my drivers out there. But the 0:41:05.960 --> 0:41:08.960 ones who drive flat beds, they are a different breed. Okay, 0:41:09.360 --> 0:41:11.799 So absolutely, Sean, you are the man. Act me break 0:41:12.000 --> 0:41:14.279 official the Dallas Cowboys, watch out. 0:41:15.719 --> 0:41:16.160 Coming for you. 0:41:16.239 --> 0:41:17.719 I want to give you some more roses, though that 0:41:17.760 --> 0:41:19.960 depends on how you answer this question. Please tell me 0:41:20.000 --> 0:41:22.879 you're begging gears and you're not in the auto man. 0:41:23.320 --> 0:41:26.839 They took they took it from from I'm automatic man. 0:41:27.960 --> 0:41:30.760 Though it's not the same he said, it's not my fate. 0:41:31.360 --> 0:41:34.560 I will allow that they took it from him the shop. 0:41:34.680 --> 0:41:36.560 Well, Sean, they're playing, they're playing with bloodline. 0:41:39.320 --> 0:41:39.560 Sean. 0:41:39.719 --> 0:41:42.799 We appreciate you as always, but uh, how have your 0:41:42.880 --> 0:41:45.719 expectations changed for this football team now that we're going 0:41:45.760 --> 0:41:46.439 into week nine? 0:41:47.200 --> 0:41:50.400 Really they haven't changed a whole lot because with the 0:41:50.719 --> 0:41:54.359 little bid that was done in the off season and uh, 0:41:55.400 --> 0:41:57.840 the throw of schedule that we've had coming into it. 0:41:57.960 --> 0:42:00.680 I can we're we're I kind of acted us to be. 0:42:01.400 --> 0:42:03.479 So I'll tell you what. I had a big cup 0:42:03.600 --> 0:42:07.120 of hopium this morning, and I know they're gonna get it. 0:42:07.280 --> 0:42:09.480 Uh they don't get it. They gonna get it. They're 0:42:09.480 --> 0:42:11.839 gonna figure it out. And I know where the solutions are. 0:42:12.200 --> 0:42:19.880 Where are the solutions in the science. There's always a 0:42:19.960 --> 0:42:22.640 hater in the bunch. What what do you say? 0:42:23.040 --> 0:42:23.360 Science? 0:42:23.400 --> 0:42:25.200 I went a little bit of the hopium too. I 0:42:25.239 --> 0:42:27.320 need I need it this morning. I haven't had my 0:42:27.440 --> 0:42:29.080 coffee yet. That would be great to just have a 0:42:29.200 --> 0:42:31.960 nice cup of hopium. What's in the science? 0:42:32.040 --> 0:42:32.080 What? 0:42:32.600 --> 0:42:33.640 What are we getting it done? 0:42:34.360 --> 0:42:36.359 They're gonna get it done. We're gonna start getting healthy 0:42:36.400 --> 0:42:39.160 on the defensive side. And you know, after week one, 0:42:39.440 --> 0:42:41.520 after the game, a couple of players said that they 0:42:41.640 --> 0:42:44.600 haven't even bit into the schemes that they have built 0:42:44.680 --> 0:42:47.919 up for this defense. So once they start getting healthy 0:42:47.960 --> 0:42:51.160 and we get the Ron Bland back Micah DeMarcus Lawrence 0:42:51.239 --> 0:42:53.920 to seal up the run and the pass rush, I 0:42:54.000 --> 0:42:55.920 think that's gonna that's gonna get us good. And I 0:42:56.040 --> 0:42:59.279 tell you what, I got us going three out of 0:42:59.320 --> 0:43:01.080 four out of the next Oh. 0:43:01.920 --> 0:43:05.640 I would be all for that nine. That would be fantastic. 0:43:06.080 --> 0:43:08.440 You want to tell you, once we come, once we 0:43:08.560 --> 0:43:11.640 come out of it, once we come into Thanksgiving, they 0:43:11.760 --> 0:43:14.120 gonna say cowboy haters acknowledge me. 0:43:14.480 --> 0:43:19.920 Oh TCT I like it. 0:43:20.160 --> 0:43:20.360 I do. 0:43:20.600 --> 0:43:21.040 I like it. 0:43:21.200 --> 0:43:23.640 I this is what I want out of this season. 0:43:24.280 --> 0:43:27.160 Yesterday when I was pressing the panic button and then 0:43:27.280 --> 0:43:30.319 by the way, I'm still doing it today, I don't 0:43:30.360 --> 0:43:32.600 want that to happen. I want this to be a 0:43:32.640 --> 0:43:34.880 football team that I can I can cover and be 0:43:34.960 --> 0:43:37.960 proud about and talk about and have some hope. So 0:43:38.160 --> 0:43:39.320 I appreciate it. Sean. 0:43:39.360 --> 0:43:42.920 The optimism is significant. I can feel it radiating in 0:43:43.000 --> 0:43:46.239 the studio here. Even more so it would radiate even 0:43:46.280 --> 0:43:48.040 louder if you could give us one more tug of 0:43:48.120 --> 0:43:49.799 that that horn real quick, give. 0:43:49.719 --> 0:43:50.319 Them the air horn. 0:43:51.640 --> 0:43:52.600 Yes, sir, let's go. 0:43:53.000 --> 0:43:54.879 I feel like Kyle. 0:43:55.800 --> 0:43:57.759 Before it's all said and done, you're going to trade 0:43:57.800 --> 0:43:59.920 in that panic button for one of those old states. 0:44:00.200 --> 0:44:05.600 But I love it, man, I love it. Sean, You're 0:44:06.040 --> 0:44:08.799 a real hero. Appreciate you as always. Stay save out 0:44:08.880 --> 0:44:09.400 on the roads. 0:44:09.680 --> 0:44:10.120 We'll talk to you. 0:44:10.200 --> 0:44:13.000 Get down the line. There he goes it all. 0:44:13.640 --> 0:44:16.880 I feel like I feel like Batista, dude, like walking 0:44:16.920 --> 0:44:20.560 out got you know what I mean? Like I'm ready 0:44:20.600 --> 0:44:20.759 for it. 0:44:20.840 --> 0:44:22.640 I feel like Batista, but in a different way. I'm 0:44:22.680 --> 0:44:25.000 looking at the Cowboys and chounce that he won three wins, 0:44:25.040 --> 0:44:25.680 So I'm looking at. 0:44:25.560 --> 0:44:27.080 The like, give me what I want. 0:44:29.760 --> 0:44:34.120 I love it. That was awesome. Yeah, no, dude, yeah, 0:44:34.239 --> 0:44:35.280 Stone called Steve Austin. 0:44:35.360 --> 0:44:37.400 That's it what I sometimes? 0:44:39.000 --> 0:44:42.160 All right? Ardi J in New Jersey, Artie J, do 0:44:42.239 --> 0:44:45.480 you have driving a truck as we speak. 0:44:46.920 --> 0:44:49.280 Well I'm not I'm not driving a truck. 0:44:54.760 --> 0:44:57.960 Well, we appreciate you listening and calling. Anyways, Ardy J, 0:44:58.960 --> 0:45:02.240 how have you expected changed for this uh, this Cowboys 0:45:02.280 --> 0:45:03.480 team going into week nine? 0:45:04.520 --> 0:45:08.200 Actually, it hasn't changed. And first of all, I just 0:45:08.239 --> 0:45:10.719 want to say I love the show, always loved the 0:45:10.760 --> 0:45:14.239 show appreciation. I mean, the combination is just great. And 0:45:14.960 --> 0:45:18.279 I hope your your your three uh triplets are doing 0:45:18.360 --> 0:45:20.480 well because I I thought that was just great that 0:45:21.239 --> 0:45:24.000 you were able to have those kids. And I've seen 0:45:24.080 --> 0:45:28.000 him on I've seen him on the show, the Post 0:45:28.040 --> 0:45:33.880 Game Show as well with Nate Holdingham to say, but anyway, 0:45:34.120 --> 0:45:38.120 I just want to let you know Pat I was 0:45:38.320 --> 0:45:40.439 I'm on board with you. I am definitely on board 0:45:40.480 --> 0:45:41.920 with you about the Cowboys. 0:45:41.960 --> 0:45:42.840 But here's my problem. 0:45:43.640 --> 0:45:49.240 Can someone asked the question someone why Dak isn't running? 0:45:49.520 --> 0:45:50.040 We need to know. 0:45:50.840 --> 0:45:52.759 I mean, it's so important. I mean it's just like 0:45:52.880 --> 0:45:54.800 there are just times when you're seeing yourself, why. 0:45:54.640 --> 0:45:55.360 Aren't you running? 0:45:56.440 --> 0:46:00.520 And and and some somebody one of the journals journalists 0:46:00.600 --> 0:46:03.120 needs to ask that question because it's so important, Because 0:46:03.239 --> 0:46:05.560 it's getting to a point right now that although I 0:46:05.640 --> 0:46:08.400 have faith in the Cowboys. There are things that are 0:46:08.520 --> 0:46:11.200 just happening that are not about details anymore. It's not 0:46:11.280 --> 0:46:14.400 about cleaning up. It's like, what's going on with this offense? 0:46:14.480 --> 0:46:17.520 What's going on with this defense? Why aren't we why 0:46:17.560 --> 0:46:19.840 are we making plays that are so making plays that 0:46:19.880 --> 0:46:22.440 are so predictable to the other team, and why are 0:46:22.520 --> 0:46:26.120 we letting other teams run all over our defense? Something's 0:46:26.160 --> 0:46:29.160 wrong here and we need to answer questions. But the 0:46:29.239 --> 0:46:33.000 biggest question is why isn't Dak running when he should run? 0:46:33.200 --> 0:46:34.680 Tell you what I would do. I'll ask him on 0:46:34.800 --> 0:46:35.760 Thursday on camera. 0:46:36.160 --> 0:46:36.440 Thank you. 0:46:36.800 --> 0:46:38.000 I'll be one. 0:46:38.360 --> 0:46:39.920 If no one beats me to the question, I will 0:46:39.920 --> 0:46:40.399 get that question. 0:46:40.400 --> 0:46:42.479 I'm going to beat him to the question. I'm gonna 0:46:42.480 --> 0:46:44.960 pop up on Thursday. I'm going to ask you either 0:46:45.000 --> 0:46:47.880 way the eye as I ask it. I'm gonna be 0:46:47.960 --> 0:46:52.719 like Dash, So, why aren't you running this year at all? 0:46:53.040 --> 0:46:53.080 No? 0:46:53.400 --> 0:46:57.400 No, As long as the Q gets asked it, just 0:46:57.520 --> 0:46:59.200 know it will be asked on Thursday when they make 0:46:59.280 --> 0:47:00.279 him available to the media. 0:47:00.360 --> 0:47:03.000 We got you, love it, We love it. RDJ appreciate 0:47:03.080 --> 0:47:05.040 the call as always be safe out there in New 0:47:05.120 --> 0:47:07.439 Jersey and we'll talk to you again down the line. 0:47:07.520 --> 0:47:09.640 He brings up a great point, though, and Jerry was 0:47:09.680 --> 0:47:12.400 asked about it this morning. Jerry said, I don't necessarily 0:47:12.520 --> 0:47:15.480 want him running. He wants him to be smart about it. 0:47:15.640 --> 0:47:17.200 Is what he said. He wants them to be smart. 0:47:17.320 --> 0:47:20.000 And if that's the case, I think whenever Jerry's cutting 0:47:20.000 --> 0:47:23.480 the checks that ultimately accumulate to sixty million dollars a year, 0:47:23.520 --> 0:47:25.960 I think smart would be stay in the pocket. 0:47:26.160 --> 0:47:29.200 If it's eeronomical runs with Yeah, you. 0:47:29.200 --> 0:47:31.640 Know, it's also smart. What's that winning winning games? 0:47:31.719 --> 0:47:34.640 I agree, trust me, I'm not that one job checks. 0:47:34.840 --> 0:47:35.719 So it is the run. 0:47:35.760 --> 0:47:38.040 That's what Mike McCarthy said yesterday. Our job is to 0:47:38.120 --> 0:47:38.720 win games. 0:47:39.320 --> 0:47:41.360 If it's not about winning, we don't have time for it. 0:47:41.400 --> 0:47:43.800 He said that couple of times. They didn't have a 0:47:43.880 --> 0:47:47.799 lot of time last week. Apparently, Oh sorry, Hey, that's 0:47:48.080 --> 0:47:52.919 that's fine. They're three and four. Let's talk. Let's let's 0:47:52.960 --> 0:47:54.960 go back to Sean. Let's go back to Sean and 0:47:55.000 --> 0:47:59.000 Hot Springs, Arkansas. The optimism, it's a good thing because 0:47:59.040 --> 0:48:01.480 we're turning the page. Now, we're turning the page. We've 0:48:01.520 --> 0:48:03.960 got a tough schedule ahead. The Atlanta Falcons are on 0:48:04.040 --> 0:48:08.040 the docket and Mercedes Been Stadium in Atlanta, Jojia going 0:48:08.080 --> 0:48:12.000 into the UK in It is a big week for 0:48:12.040 --> 0:48:14.360 the Cowboys trying to get back to five hundred and 0:48:14.440 --> 0:48:17.240 we will break down the Cowboys defense in their matchup 0:48:17.280 --> 0:48:21.399 against Kirk Cousins in the Atlanta Offense tomorrow. That's gonna 0:48:21.400 --> 0:48:23.480 do it for us here on Talking Cowboys Special. Thanks 0:48:23.520 --> 0:48:25.320 to all those they gave us a call. It was 0:48:25.360 --> 0:48:28.960 a great Talking Tuesday. You guys are fantastic as always 0:48:29.000 --> 0:48:31.319 and we love you guys day in and day out. 0:48:31.400 --> 0:48:34.600 For Chris Beam, Josh Rodriguez, Patrick no Seawalker, I'm Kyle 0:48:34.680 --> 0:48:37.480 Yomen saying so long from Talking Cowboys. We will see 0:48:37.520 --> 0:48:41.640 you tomorrow. This has been a production of Dallascowboys dot 0:48:41.719 --> 0:48:44.160 Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.