1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is he Is Radiohead, 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 1: broadcasting live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys APT Now your hosts Tyler Klutz, Christy Scales, 5 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: and Brad Sham. I'm Christy, He's Tyler. Brad has a 6 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: scheduling conflict today, but Tyler and I are glad to 7 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: have you here. Along with Kyle Yeoman's our producer and Tyler. 8 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: Cowboys six and four come share a sole possession of 9 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: first place in the NFC East after yesterday's thirty five 10 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: to twenty eight win at Detroit. And before we take questions, 11 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: Kyle has it tied up. But we want to share 12 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: with everyone once again what we voted as our favorite 13 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: moment from yesterday day. There it is. What do you 14 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: think the dance sensation sweeping the nation? That's exactly right? Yeah, 15 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: So who did it better? Was it was it Zeke 16 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: or was it Dak? So Dak was the previous week 17 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: and that's why he's wearing the salute to service. Yeah, 18 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: but it obviously caught fire as a meme that went viral. 19 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: I don't know it's pretty close. It's pretty good. I mean, 20 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: obviously Dak is practiced and perfected this, whereas Zeke kind 21 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: of stepped in, looked a little bit awkward, not as 22 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: light on his feet, not as much hip movement. But 23 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: it's okay. It's a little rush. But I would say 24 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: for imitation is the highest form of flattery, right, And 25 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: so he did. He did do Dak justice and uh, 26 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, he got in his hip work. W e 27 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: R Do you vote for Dak or Zeke? It's Dak, 28 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: of course, because I mean, of course he it's his 29 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: dance and it's sweeping the nations. It's the Dak. However, 30 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: I think Zeke did an admirable job. Yeah, I agree, 31 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: I agree. So. And the thing about Dak's performance is 32 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: you can overlay salsa music, you can overlay all sorts 33 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: of things. If you haven't, you got to follow this guy, 34 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: Spice Adams if you do not follow him on Instagram 35 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: or YouTube. But Anthony Adams, former d tackle, played for 36 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: the Bears, played for the forty nine ers. I remember him, yes, 37 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: oh yeah, And he is absolute animal savage with social 38 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: media and these videos that he creates, and he is 39 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: probably one of the funniest human beings that I've ever 40 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: met in my entire life. But he does a video 41 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: on his Instagram with Dak and overlaid some music and 42 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: it was great. Well, I know the Cowboys cheerleaders are 43 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: working on some social stuff to follow up babes speaking yeah, 44 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: speaking of Okay, so you get to judge the cheerleading 45 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: tryouts every year, which is yeah for the televising CMT, 46 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: which is now a huge, huge deal. Yeah, can we 47 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: see it one more time? Kin breakdowns, Able to take 48 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: a look one more time and we'll use our analytical 49 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: eye as a judgement. Okay. So this is similar to 50 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: what the cheerleaders call sexy hips, which is towards the 51 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: end of thunderstruck from the pregame and sometimes we do 52 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: get a little bit of the salsa or the Latin 53 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: in the solo performances. My only concern with that, and 54 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: also with Zeke's it's flexibility and the hips. But I 55 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: wonder what the hamstrings, because it's the high kicks that 56 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: is really the maker break when it comes to DCC. 57 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: Now see I'm not sure about the high kicks on 58 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: this with see a little bit shorter too. Yeah, and 59 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: that front foot right. Yeah, it's not planted as solid 60 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: as as solid as DAC see it float a little bit. 61 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: I see it. There's a little bit of tightness. But again, 62 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: admirable effort. Zeke. Well, actually Zeke leads into our first question, 63 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: and this is from Owen and Georgetown, and we know 64 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: that Zeke average just two point eight yards per Carrie 65 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: and Dak four hundred and forty yards passing four forty four. 66 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: Let's not forgetty four for number four. Have the Cowboys 67 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: become a pass first team? Tyler? Uh No, we have not, 68 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: but I think for the first time this season and 69 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: really probably in recent years, where we're seeing our team, 70 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: our offense, our play calling adapt to what is needed 71 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: as opposed to Okay, hey, this is what we're going 72 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: to do, and if you stop us, we don't care. 73 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: We are going to be who we are going to be. 74 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: We've built this offense, offensive line that can't be stopped. 75 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: We're not the same, right, and so we're still built 76 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: for the run. We have top three running back in 77 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: the league, regardless of what you're seeing right now, he 78 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: is a top three running back in the league. Then 79 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: you've got a top five offensive line, right I would 80 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: say top three. I think there's question marks at left guard, 81 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: and I know Zach Martin is not healthy right now. 82 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: If those two we're top three. If those two Zach's healthy, 83 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: and you know, we get some answers on that left 84 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: guard position. Top three. But we're still built to run 85 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: the ball. But what's exciting to see is it Coach Garrett, 86 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: Kellen John Kittna are adapting like And Coach Garrett said 87 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: to Pam Oliver, right, and he said, listen, if they're 88 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: going to load the box and stop the run that 89 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: Patricio had said that, we're not gonna we're not gonna 90 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: let Zeke beat us like he did last year. Okay, 91 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna actually take what you give us as opposed 92 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: to we're just gonna do what we practice all week, 93 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: and we're gonna run it down your throat and run 94 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: it down your throat and prove the point. They actually 95 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: adapted like the previous week when Dak was throwing it 96 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: all over the place, Minnesota couldn't stop us, but we 97 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: kept running the ball. We kept running the ball for 98 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: one yard here, two years here, minus one here, three there. 99 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: It was really hard. It was an uphill battle. Detroit 100 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: was trying to do the same. They're trying to say, 101 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: you're not going to run the ball on us, but hey, 102 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna go ahead and leave some space in the 103 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: secondary for you to pick us apart. And we took 104 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: advantage and we stuck with it. Yeah, and that's the thing, 105 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: just the threat of Zeke Tricia has to do that. 106 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: And Amari Cooper boy, he played his heart out and 107 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: there were several times in yesterday's game where he'd take 108 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: himself out, you know, after running a couple of routes, 109 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: or so after making a catch, he'd come over to 110 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: the sideline. But one of the reasons why Gallop and 111 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb in particular, we're having such big days, as 112 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: Patricia had committed Darius Slay, who's their top corner and 113 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: way above anybody else in their secondary. Slay followed Amar 114 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: around and so trying to match him up and lesser 115 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: guys against Gallop and Cobbs. So just a threat there, 116 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: and that's that's a good point, right. You talk about 117 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: the value that someone brings to a game. You know, 118 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: we talk about Tyrone Crawford didn't have the numbers that 119 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: DeMarcus had or some other defensive you know, defensive lineman 120 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: into your exterior. It doesn't matter. But the presence that 121 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: he demanded and handibles that he brought to the team. 122 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: It's the same reason with Zeke. Zeke is not eight 123 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: hundred yards. That's that's no slouch. Like that's a great 124 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: that's a great number to have at this point in 125 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: the season. I mean, he's on pace to be over 126 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: twelve hundred yards. You're telling me a running back in 127 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: the NFL is not Okay, with twelve hundred yards, that's great, 128 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: But the presidence standard I'm saying right, like, everyone's all 129 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: Zeke's not. Zeke's not who he used to be. He's 130 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: not explosive, He's not this guys like, let's take a 131 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: look at where he's at right now. But the presence 132 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: and the game planning. You know that those defensive coordinators 133 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: have that red jersey on Zeke's position every single week. 134 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: We have to stop Zeke. We have to stop Zeke, 135 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: which is very very good for DAK, which is very good. 136 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: So because now, okay, Michael Gallup and Randall Cobb, who 137 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: are two and three receivers, now they are a very 138 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: very effective weapon for us, but they just can't they 139 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: They don't demand the tension that the other ones do, 140 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: and now that leaves windows for them to take advantage 141 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: of it. And so I think that that's that's one 142 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: thing to notice. And Amari is the same thing. He's 143 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: hurt right now, but having him dressed and having him 144 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: out there has more of an impact than people give 145 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: credit in these places that we're seeing here. You'll notice 146 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: on those last two those were play actions and this 147 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: was a play action to Pollard here, and you know 148 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: again you're having to make the defense respect that run 149 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: and that just that half a second of hesitation made 150 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: all the difference. You'll see how much time Dak had 151 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: to throw yesterday as much over the last two weeks, 152 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: in particular that the offensive line has struggled and opening 153 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: holes for Zeke. The past protection has been fantastic. And 154 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: we want to mention something mentioned something about Tony Pollard 155 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: here that was just such an outstanding run after the 156 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: catch there. But I was really excited the way that 157 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: he got more snaps yesterday. Tony Pollard ended up with 158 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: thirteen snaps on offense, So thirteen out of seventy four 159 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: total plays by the offense. That shows you how much 160 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys were able to keep command of the game. 161 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: You usually get about sixty five plays each side of 162 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 1: the ball per game, so seventy four plays for the 163 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys offense yesterday. Pollard was on the field for thirteen 164 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: of those. Now, Zeke was on the field sixty six 165 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: out of seventy four, so eighty nine percent. But there 166 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: were several plays yesterday. I think the previous week we 167 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: only saw at one time where Pollard and Zeke were 168 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 1: on the field together. Did you like seeing them on 169 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: the field together more? Yet? I think we said this 170 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: a couple weeks ago. We talked about that threat, right 171 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: because Okay, Pollard obviously is a little bit more dynamic, 172 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: a little maybe called fresher legs, I don't know, but 173 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: a little more explosive at this point right now. So 174 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: they've got they've got to respect that, and they've got 175 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 1: to account for that. So whether he runs a fly 176 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: sweet rather he runs secondary option, whether he runs a 177 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: pass route, they've got to account for the weapon that 178 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: he is. So now as a defense, you're like, okay, 179 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: we can only we can only honor so much in 180 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: the box because they have this other weapon, which we're 181 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: proving over and over that he is a weapon. We've 182 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: got to honor that outside of the box or both 183 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: in the box. But now who are we Keen? What 184 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 1: are we putting our mic on Zeke? Are we putting 185 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 1: them on Pollard? How are we doing that? So it's 186 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: just a lot more process that the defense has to 187 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: go to to account for all of those in that 188 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: personnel as opposed to and again, it's so funny. When 189 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: I was a player, right I was. I was an adamant, 190 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: adamant advocate for the fullback, and it's just a different mentality. 191 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: There's times that you have to have a fullback and 192 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 1: you have to be able to go hit him in 193 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,239 Speaker 1: the mouth and you have to create that present at mentality. 194 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: But the accounting that the defense has to do with 195 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: two explosive backs in the game is very different, very different. 196 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: And so that's big for me to say, by the way, 197 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: just because yeah, because it goes against your core everything 198 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: that I am, everything that I but and that is 199 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: something that I would like to see more of. I 200 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: heard a stat this morning that we are we are 201 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: six and oh when Tony has double digit play counts, 202 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: and we're oh and four when he has less than 203 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: ten plays, and not that that translates, but these games 204 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: are so close, right, These games are come down to inches, 205 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: and so those four to six plays that he's in 206 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: that could make a big impact on the play. I 207 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: think that we need to continue on that, on that 208 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: progress and speaking of it coming down to inches and 209 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard, what I really loved about yesterday. We saw 210 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: that sweep and a great run and him scoring, but 211 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: on that two point conversion where he barely got it 212 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: in for the two point conversion, he fought for all 213 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: of it, but that was up. That was a tough run. 214 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: And I think that people thought of him as a 215 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: rookie coming out of Memphis, and I did not see 216 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: him play at Memphis. I'm going on what I heard 217 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,599 Speaker 1: from scouts and then events like, oh, this guy is 218 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: a great return guy. Actually had more receptions and receiving 219 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: yards than he had rushing yards at Memphis. So yes, 220 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: he was really more of a receiver as a running back, 221 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: but receiving back than a runner at Memphis. But I 222 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: really loved that toughness that he showed up the wall. 223 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: And I also kind of want to add to this 224 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: a little bit, but one of the biggest things about 225 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard coming out of college was the fact that 226 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: he wasn't the same type of runner as Ezekiel Elliot 227 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: or that was one of the storylines that they're different runners. 228 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: It showed yesterday during that two point conversion that he 229 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: can run tough just like Zeke Cam but he can 230 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: also kind of hit the holes a little bit better 231 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: with a little bit more speed. And now if we 232 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: can just get him popped on a return or two. 233 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: You know, we haven't seen that yet. And there was 234 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: that one kind of flub early in the game where 235 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: it went in that was more of a miscommunication, I 236 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: think kind of thing with the blocker. Anyway, he got 237 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: so close. I'm glad that he decided to come out 238 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: because I think his toe was right on the edge 239 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: and right in that could have been really bad, really 240 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: really really fast. May we talk special teams because it 241 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 1: has been average at guests and when we're playing all 242 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: of these close games, especially the ones coming up, and 243 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: when you're playing a team like the Patriots that in 244 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: general don't beat themselves. When you have very evenly matched teams, 245 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: you need to win two out of three phases of 246 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: the game. So whether it's offense or defense. That other 247 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: one and all likelihood is going to be special teams. 248 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: And I just haven't seen that this year. For the Cowboys, 249 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: They've I think they've been even and a few of 250 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 1: the games, but I don't think it's going to cut 251 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: it the rest of the way. No, No, And you know, 252 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: one thing that I have seen a little bit more 253 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: of a shift is that we have less starters on 254 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: special teams lately. Right, Jeff Heath is the mainstay. Right, 255 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: he's playing every play on defense, but then he plays 256 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: on special teams. He's been out obviously, he was out 257 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: this last week. That's that's a whole, but as a 258 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: whole the entire year, we we don't have the returns, 259 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: we don't have the pressure, and we have a lot 260 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: of mental errors. Like those are things, those are areas 261 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: that you can control. The mental aires, you know, the returns. 262 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: With the way special teams is situated now, you don't 263 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: have as many opportunities to return balls. Kickoffs are few 264 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: and far between. Seems like we've seen a lot lately 265 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: of short kicks. But the mental aires, those are things 266 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: that we have we have to correct, and you know, 267 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: Keith O Quinn I love him and I think he's 268 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: a great coach. Um. You know, he spent a lot 269 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: of time under Rich Pisacha, who's who's an amazing, amazing 270 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: special teams coach. Um. I just I don't know if 271 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: the communication is clear between the entire staff, because the 272 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: entire staff has input on special teams, but then between 273 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: coach Garrett Keith o Quinn and then the team. So 274 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: somewhere in there there's a communication breakdown on a lot 275 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: of these key plays. And so we just we've got 276 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: to improve that aspect of the team because we need 277 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: a big return. We just haven't We haven't seen a 278 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: ton of those. Yeah, we had some flukes where we okay, 279 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: hey Paulard got out to the thirty five and like 280 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: that's great and that and that shifts the filled position 281 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. But we need a game changer. We 282 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: need a punt return for a TD, or we need 283 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: a block punt, or we need to pin. And one 284 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: thing I'll say too is is Chris who is I 285 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: and I think a top two or three punter in 286 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: the league. He has not been able to pin him 287 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: back inside the five like he normally hemes so great. 288 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he has been a weapon in terms of 289 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: flipping the field, Yes, and I just haven't seen that 290 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: from him this year. Well, you know, I think that 291 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: we have in terms of coverage. I think overall the 292 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: coverage has been coverage returns. Now losing Cavon Frasier, yeah, 293 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: big and now Cavon two years ago, I would have 294 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: argued that he should have been in consideration for the 295 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. I mean, Matthew Slater gets it every year AFC, 296 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuf. But Cavon, Frasier and Chris 297 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: Jones were weapons in twenty seventeen. Frasier, of course went 298 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: out with the injury early this year. CJ. Goodwin fantastic. 299 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: I mean, he is one of and this isn't me 300 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: saying with all of my expertise of coaching special teams. 301 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: This is me talking with Jeff Heath, with Keith O'Quinn, 302 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: with Philip Tanner, with Carlos Polk. They'll tell you that 303 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: he's among the best in the league. And then you 304 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: have a young guy like Vintel Bryant, who is a 305 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: backup wide receiver but is on the fifty three man 306 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: roster because of his coverage ability. He basically has taken 307 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: over for Cavon Frasier. But you know, but back to 308 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: so the coverage I think has been been pretty good overall. 309 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: You mentioned a couple of breakdowns, but with the returns, 310 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, I think one reason why our numbers are 311 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: so gaudy on offense the Cowboys, when you're having to 312 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: go eighty eighty five yards, the position has been overall terrible. Yes, yeah, 313 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: I agree, and it's it's hard to sustain that as 314 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: an offense, right and there's a momentum aspect, there's a 315 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: physical aspect that that bad field position plays into an 316 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: offensive production. But we've been really good coming out of 317 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: our end zone. But that's not where you want your 318 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: offense to be. You've got to be able to get 319 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: out and you've got to put them on a short 320 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: field because think about how effective we are coming out 321 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: of our end zone and we can actually give ourselves 322 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,959 Speaker 1: some breathing room whether we're putting it and turning it 323 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,239 Speaker 1: back over but changing the field position. But imagine if 324 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: we got the ball in the forty five. Imagine if 325 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,959 Speaker 1: we got the ball on the other side of our 326 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: fifty because we back them up and then we you know, 327 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: they get a good punt, but we return it to 328 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: the fifty yard line. Those are things that really do 329 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: make a difference. And you talk about winning two of 330 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: the three phases. I mean, it's like an eighty five 331 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: percent stat that's always true. If you win to two 332 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: of the phases in that game, that you win the game. 333 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: And so we have not defensively. We've talked about it 334 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: every week. Right, we are not where we were last year, 335 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: and we're not where we thought we were the first 336 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: three weeks of the season, and so we're not winning defense. 337 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: And then you know, we look at special teams and 338 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: that's the intangible, and we're getting away. We're getting away 339 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: with wins without winning two of the three phases. So 340 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: I mean, kudos to the offense. And I don't want 341 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: to just say, hey, our offense, we don't have any 342 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: flaws and we don't have things that we need to 343 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: work on and get better at. And that defense is horrible, 344 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: but we do need to offset that with special teams, 345 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: and especial teams doesn't need to pick up. Well, what 346 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: happened yesterday. The great thing about having an early game 347 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: and about being on the team Charter American Airline stuffs 348 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: the Charters, and so with the new fancy planes that 349 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: were on, we were actually able. By the time we 350 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: were taken off. I think everybody on the plane was 351 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: the Cowboy team. Charter was watching the Eagles and the 352 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: Patriots and the thank you Patriots for the win over 353 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Yeah for holding on. But I thought, again, 354 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: I only saw the second half. But that game, if 355 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: anybody gets a chance to watch it on NFL game 356 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: Pass or if you record it at whatever, that yesterday 357 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: was indicative of the importance of special teams because the 358 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: Patriots offense is struggling, but they pinned the Eagles so deep. 359 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 1: The Patriots won that game because of their special teams 360 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: and the Eagles. Patriots have good defense. Eagles were not 361 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 1: great on offense yesterday, and they had so far to 362 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: travel that that was really a difference. That leads to 363 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: a second question, and this is from Sandra and Wiley, 364 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 1: who was watching the I think she must have been 365 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: watching the Patriots game because she said that. Tony Romo says, 366 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick has the reputation of identifying a strength of 367 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,439 Speaker 1: the opposing offense and taking it away. What do you 368 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: think Belichick will commit to taking away in this Sunday's 369 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: game against the Cowboys. That's a great question. I mean, 370 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: that's well out. Yeah. Is it going to be like 371 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: Matt Patricia and take the Zeke away or do you 372 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 1: take Amari away? Or no, that's going to be That's 373 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: it is an interesting I think with what the trend 374 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: we've seen the last six weeks is who is the 375 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: biggest weapon. Dak is the biggest weapon, right you know 376 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: you can gamble on Okay, is Amar gonna be healthy? 377 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: Is he gonna be able to finish the game? I 378 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: don't know. But what I do know about Belichick is 379 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,479 Speaker 1: that he is going going to identify what your strength 380 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 1: is and he is going to take that away. And 381 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: so what is it? What is our biggest strength? Dak? 382 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: Right now? He is. He is the reason this offense 383 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,439 Speaker 1: is doing what it is. Yes, we've got great tools. 384 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: We got Gallup who stepped up, we got Randall Cob 385 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: who stepped up, we got Jarwin and with those guys 386 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: are doing exactly what they need to do. Obviously, Amari 387 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: when he's healthy is unstoppable. But Dak is at the 388 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: center of all of that. So got to take him away. 389 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: Got to take him away? And so how do that, 390 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: So you have to pressure him. Okay, so I watch 391 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: watch for a lot of interior your twists. And so 392 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: he's going to use the d line in linebackers to 393 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: pressure Dak, and he's going to challenge Zeke and he's 394 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: going to keep him into pass protect can't let him out. 395 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: And you're gonna see a lot of games because we've 396 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: shown that we've struggled to pick up games at times 397 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: this year. So how are we gonna How is he 398 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: gonna blitz and move the defensive line to get into 399 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: Dak's face because, like you said, the last couple of weeks, 400 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: he's been upright, he's been able to you know, step 401 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: in the pocket, he's been able to throw the ball. Well, 402 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: how do you how do you get into his face? 403 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: And how do you do what Green Bay did to us? 404 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: How are you putting him on the turf on every 405 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: play because that's how you neutralize Dak. And so because 406 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: we talked about we talked about it earlier with Brad 407 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: a couple weeks ago. Is you take your eyes off 408 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: the receiver for a split second the play's gone, I mean, 409 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: this game happens too fast, ye lowering your eyes So 410 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: if you can get his eyes off of target, then 411 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: he has a harder time being effective. Now he has 412 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: not used his legs much the last couple of weeks. 413 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 1: That is one thing that hasn't had to And so 414 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: as an offense, Okay, what do you anticipate. I anticipate 415 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 1: Belichick bringing pressure and challenging us all the time because 416 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: if if Amari is out, okay, we can probably take 417 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: our secondary and we can great defense in New England. Right, 418 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: we can take our secondary and we think that we 419 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: can cover Randall and we think that we can cover Gallt. 420 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: Those are two guys that we think that we can 421 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: neutralize one on one. So we're going to use those 422 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: extra bodies to pressure. But now i'm Kellen Moore, is 423 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: how do I get dak out of the pocket moving, 424 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: get him comfortable, take the pressure off of his face, 425 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,719 Speaker 1: let everything develop in front of him, and let him 426 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: then be effective that way Because we've seen him throw really, 427 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: really well on the run, so you think we'll see 428 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: some waggle. I think we've got to get him out 429 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:43,880 Speaker 1: of the pocket because I think the pressure is coming. 430 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: I think that's something that we have to anticipate because 431 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: that's how he's that's how he is going to stop us. 432 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: And you know he's going to keep and that's and 433 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: that's twofold. Right is on the run game as well. Right, 434 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 1: if you have that extra body and we and we 435 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: go one on one on the exterior zooming Omari is 436 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: not healthy or not all the way there is. Now 437 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: we've got eight guys that we can do whatever we 438 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: need to do with in the box to pressure, pressure 439 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: Doc and stop Zeke. Yeah. Well, and the other thing 440 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: is more injury concerns with the Cowboys O line at 441 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: Lyle Collins, who had sprained his MCL in his left 442 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: knee a few weeks ago. He aggravated that yesterday and 443 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: wasn't able to finish the game. So Cam Fleming came in. 444 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: What a luxury to have a guy who won a 445 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Let's the starting cackle for the Another another 446 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: scary thought for another scary thought for the genius that 447 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: is Belichick is that he knows all of Fleming's weaknesses 448 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: exactly does he? I Mean, He's like, Okay, I know 449 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: that he struggles on inside pass rushers. I know that 450 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: that's not and I don't know, I'm just making it 451 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: up or is it? Hey? We're gonna we're gonna press 452 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: up field and then we're gonna spin underneath, and then 453 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,959 Speaker 1: we're gonna wrap our interior d linement outside for contained 454 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: to keep that contained. I mean, there's so many things 455 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: that like he can do and see and anticipate. So 456 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: that's one thing that I don't think falls into our 457 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,959 Speaker 1: flip our favor. It is having Cam Fleming out there. 458 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: Not that he's a very capable, very good tackle, like 459 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: we're so lucky that we do have him, but who 460 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: knows him better. Yeah, and then of course Connor Williams 461 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: will be out again this week. We anticipate that he'll 462 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 1: be out. You see Fleming there at one of the practices. 463 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, one is super Bowl and here's one, you know, 464 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: one bright spot that we didn't really talk a ton 465 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: about and the TV copy didn't talk a ton about. 466 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: But Suephila how he filled in a left guard right, 467 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: a very serviceable job at that side where we weren't 468 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: calling out, oh my gosh, we got a hold there, 469 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: We got a hold there. But now you've got two 470 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: guys that don't have as many snaps or the chemistry 471 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: you know, was Zach Travis and Tyranne. You know that 472 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: now have to fill in to a very very hard 473 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: defense to face. And when you mentioned the games that 474 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: Belichick and the defensive front will do, you're talking, you know, 475 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: some stunts and basically it's trick plays by the defense 476 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,479 Speaker 1: to get and the main thing with that, and correct 477 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong from an offensive line standpoint, is communication. 478 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: That's it. And so uh, you know, Sue Philo started 479 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: eight games last year, but that was not with Travis Frederick. 480 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: That was Wi Choe Looney. So he's only played one 481 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: full game plus I think about thirteen snaps from back 482 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: in Week one alongside Travis Frederick. But Sue Philo, you know, 483 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: serviceable more than that, really a starter with the Texans 484 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: because most of the time you're six and seven on 485 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: the offensive line. That's not Yeah, I'll tell you what. 486 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: There's been times where one of the five goes down 487 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: and you're like, season's over. We can't we can't function. 488 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: If we don't have our starting five, then we can't function. Yeah. 489 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: I have a question for you, and that is, since 490 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: we're going to get a chance to go to New 491 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: England and see the Patriots, the Cowboys get to go 492 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: to New England only once every eight years, and so 493 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: I have been I've had this circled all my calendar, 494 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: just the chance to see Tom Brady and Bill Belichick 495 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: in their home environment. But what is a coach Belichick's 496 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: reputation within the NFL player community? I mean highly respected, 497 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: you know, there's not there's not the public perception that 498 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: you see from a lot of fans, Oh he's a cheater, 499 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: or he's this, or he's that, Like there's just okay, 500 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: Look he wins, Like what matters in our business, right, 501 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: it matters if we win or we lose, and he 502 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 1: consistently wins. Doesn't matter. He's got one mainstay on that team, right, 503 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: He's got Tom Brady and that's it. Right. You can 504 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 1: maybe argue got Skowski like maybe, right, Like that's the 505 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: only other thing that you can say. But he's cycled 506 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: guys through and he continues to win, and he continues 507 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: to win, and every time that you play them, every 508 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: time you step on the field, it's always different than 509 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: what you prepare for. So it's one of those things 510 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: that it's like, all right, like we know that we're 511 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 1: not going to be able to prepare completely for what 512 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: we're going to see we can have. You know, some 513 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: of it may carry over, some of it may not, 514 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: but we know physically we have to execute our game 515 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: plan better than we've ever executed. So there is that 516 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: heightened awareness, that is that heightened alertness whenever you play 517 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: a Belichick team or the Patriots, and in New England, 518 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: that's tough too, right it is. It is a tough place. 519 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: It's probably going to be cold. I haven't looked at 520 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 1: the weather, but yeah, it's going to be It's going 521 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: to kick off at four thirty Eastern time. In the 522 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: high that day is like forty or forty one. Yeah, 523 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: it's great, but it turns dark at four thirty up there, 524 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: so it's probably going to be in the mid thirties. 525 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: I think the main thing is if there's not a 526 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: lot of wins, Yeah, and hopefully it stays dry because 527 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: I've played a cold, wet game, which is not a cold, 528 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,959 Speaker 1: snowy game. I played a cold wet game there, so 529 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: much worse than snow or so. But the reputation for Belichick, 530 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: I mean, there's really nothing but respect. You can't say, 531 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: you can't say anything else. The guys that play for him, 532 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: you kind of hear that he's not really a player's coach. 533 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:58,919 Speaker 1: Even though they may not like him and he may 534 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: be kind of a hard a like he they still 535 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: respect him. And he would think and consistent. You probably 536 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 1: know exactly where you stand exactly right, And there's and 537 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: and from a player's perspective, there's nothing that you respect 538 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: more than Okay, I am who I say I am. 539 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: Because there's a lot of um, there's a lot of 540 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: acting right in this in this in this business right, 541 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: the more brands grow, the more social media grows, there's 542 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: a lot of like, hey, I'm gonna I'm gonna be 543 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: louder than I am effective, And there's a lot of that. 544 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: And so he is quiet and he just does his 545 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: job and so and you know he's he's a very 546 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: smart brain coach. Garrett is too. You know, he gets 547 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: he gets knocked very consistent. He is very consistent, right, 548 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,719 Speaker 1: and he gets knocked a lot for stubbornness, Like stubbornness 549 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily translate to to being a bad thing, like 550 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: he is stubborn because he knows who we are, he 551 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: knows what we do. Now, there's some things that I 552 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: think that he's grown in in the last couple of 553 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: years Coach Garrett I'm talking about, but very similar minds, right, 554 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: he's Coach Garrett is one of the smartest people that 555 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: I've been around. And I've been around a lot of 556 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: smart people. Okay, I've been outside the locker room to 557 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: you guys before you judge me, Well, he hasn't been 558 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: around everybody smart people. But he's got a great mind 559 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: and he can put together something. And I think the 560 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: maturity that he's having as a head coach. You know 561 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: what year ten, Yes, this is his tenth year. Yeah, 562 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: you're ten. I mean you're starting to see that, and 563 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully we can come out of Foxborough where 564 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: he can you know, Tap Belichick, Well, you say you've 565 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: seen him grown in a couple of ways over there. 566 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: What's an example. So I think that he So he's 567 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: always been a player's coach, coach Garrett has. He's always 568 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: been a guy that backs his guys. He's never gonna 569 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: throw anybody under the bus. He's never gonna But one 570 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: of the things that I wish that I'd always seen 571 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: from him is sometimes just call it like it is, 572 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: like don't have the PC answer, like okay, sometimes like 573 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: we need some like accountability and not that he didn't 574 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: hold guys accountable, because he always held the team accountable. 575 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: But sometimes I would just like to see like that. 576 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: Rage would love to see some emotion, right, And if 577 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: you're talking about with the public, or do you mean 578 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: you meet inside the team meeting, right, So he's very transparent, 579 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: he's very unfiltered in the team meeting room, as everyone 580 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: saw that every way to put it, yeah, right, And 581 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: if you don't have Amazon Prime to see that, you go, 582 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: it's definitely worth it. It is just pay for the 583 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: month binge watch it and then you can, you know. 584 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: And he's very very much that but yes to the public. 585 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: But I've also seen him adjust and I've also seen 586 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: him realize that, Okay, we have this system, we have 587 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: this team built the way that we do. We don't 588 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: have to be one dimensional, you know, and understanding too 589 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: that like he's very prepared and like we have to 590 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: go through every single situation and we have to know, okay, 591 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: in with six seconds left, we're on the fifty yard line, 592 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: what three options do we have here? And we're going 593 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: to run through those, Like being able to say, okay, look, 594 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm going to take a step back, and I'm gonna 595 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: let these athletes be athletes, and I'm going to take 596 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: advantage of what we are great at. One thing that 597 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: I've learned in my transition and out of football is 598 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: that in football, I tried to be everybody else and 599 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: I tried to be a you know, a fourth Jason Witten. 600 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 1: I tried to be a you know, starting Darryl moose Johnson. 601 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: I tried to be this Matt Slater on special teams. 602 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,239 Speaker 1: Obviously I'm not a mass leader on special teams, but 603 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: you know, I tried to be all these things, and 604 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: I tried to be something instead of realizing, Okay, what 605 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: was I made to do and how can I be 606 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: best at that? I think Coach Garrett a lot of 607 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: times is like, the more you can do, the more 608 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: you can do, the more you can do. And now 609 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: he's realizing, Okay, we got to do what we're best at, 610 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 1: and we got to be who we are right now 611 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: as opposed to who we built this team to be 612 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 1: four years ago. Okay, which is why play to the 613 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: hand that's hot with Dak like like yesterday, that's right. Well, 614 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: I can't wait to Dak and Tom Brady first time 615 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: I got to see Tom Brady live. It was a 616 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: two thousand and three at in New England. This is 617 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: how long ago it was, and this is how long 618 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: Tom Brady's been around. Anybody wanted to take a guess, 619 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 1: Kyle jump in, those of you watching put on your 620 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: thinking caps. Who would have been the Cowboys starting quarterback 621 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand and three? It was Quincy Carter. I 622 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: was gonna say it was Quincy. Okay, it was Quincy. 623 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: You would have gotten it, rights, yeah, all of you 624 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: watching and listening would have. But I have to tell 625 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: you my go ahead. I would say it was Vinny 626 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: Tea here yet No, no, no, that was the next year. 627 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: Next year, yeah, because Bloods was still there. Because no, no, no, no, 628 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: no no, because Bill Bill took the Cowboys to the 629 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: playoffs with Quincy in two thousand and three, and then 630 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: Vinny then I believe was the next Okay, and then 631 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: Drew Bledsoe after that, and Tony Romo took over for 632 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: Bledsoe in the middle of two thousand and six. But 633 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: but I'd like to share, and Kyleill liked this too, 634 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: But people will ask oho Sideline reporter twenty one years. 635 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: I don't want to date myself, but what are some 636 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: of the funniest things that you've ever seen or craziest 637 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: things that you've seen on the field. And it was 638 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: actually my first year on the sideline, nineteen ninety nine. 639 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: It was preseason and we had a preseason game at 640 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and back then, I can't remember if it 641 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: was the first or second game of the preseason, but 642 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: the starters did one or two series and then they 643 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: were done. So it's late first quarter and I'm kind 644 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: of over on the left side of the bench and 645 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: Troy and Michael and Emmett and Novochek, all those guys 646 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: have been done for a little while now, and Michael 647 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: is kind of standing next to me and he has 648 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 1: his arm around a boy, maybe I don't know, seven 649 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: or eight years old, and I know it's not Michael's son. 650 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: It's this blondheaded, blue eyed kid. And I'm like, what's 651 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: going on? Why is this kid down here? And just 652 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 1: about then, Michael looks back towards the stands and a 653 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: man is walking down the steps towards his front row 654 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: seats holding a one of those paper trays stacked with 655 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: hot talks, and he gets to near his seat on 656 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: the front row and Michael season and turns and he 657 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: takes the kid back and lifts the kid back into 658 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: the stands and takes the tray of hot dogs from 659 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:12,919 Speaker 1: the man. And Michael and Emmett. Well, they didn't set. 660 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 1: They stood there and the rest of the game. I'm 661 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: dodging little ketchup and mustard packs there so much. The 662 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: dad traded as kid and said, okay, you watch my 663 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: kid and I'll go get you hot Yes, so Michael 664 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: Irvin baby sat in the middle of a preseason Yes, yes, 665 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:33,439 Speaker 1: I'm telling you it. And of course it's my first 666 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 1: year on the sideline. I had been the booth producer 667 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: up in the booth with Bradsham and Babylafelberger before that, 668 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: Bradsham and Dale Hanson, and so you know, I thought, 669 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: oh man, I've seen it all in the NFL, and 670 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 1: it's my second or third game on the sideline. It's like, 671 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: what Anyway, I'll always remember that when I think of 672 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 1: going to New England, I think of dodging, dodging mustard 673 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,400 Speaker 1: packets on the sideline. Okay, so you're talking about nineties cowboys. 674 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: Who do we have next to us here? Well, this 675 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 1: is the America's Team Collection. Thank you Ian King and 676 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys Merchandising. This came out today, So this is 677 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 1: a public service announcement for those of you who need 678 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 1: to get some Christmas shopping done like me. So I've 679 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: I've already. When Roger Staubach came out earlier this year, 680 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: that kind of took care of the uncles and my dad, 681 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,919 Speaker 1: So this took care of like my cousins. So I've 682 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: ordered dat for today. So Troy, if you're not familiar 683 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,839 Speaker 1: with the America's Team Collection, it's something that is really 684 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:37,280 Speaker 1: cool the Dallas Cowboys Merchandising is doing this year every 685 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 1: Monday of the regular season. It's a different player and 686 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:44,800 Speaker 1: it's great because they've mixed classic Cowboys, Cowboys of the nineties, 687 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: current Cowboys. So every Monday at someone new So Troy 688 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,799 Speaker 1: is this week. And one of the reason why they 689 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:56,800 Speaker 1: decided to have Troy today for this Monday it is 690 00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,919 Speaker 1: because he's going to be announcing the game of Newing 691 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: Glenn of course with Joe Buck and Aaron Andrews well 692 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: for Thanksgiving when Buffalo comes to town. It will be 693 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,359 Speaker 1: and Kyle if will go back to this shot here 694 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: Romo yeah, so if you gave, we've got two quarterbacks 695 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:20,360 Speaker 1: back to back, which I think is kind of unfair. 696 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 1: So nieces and nephews for that one for Christmas gifts? Right, Okay, 697 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: that's exactly right. There we go. I can't give that away. 698 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 1: It's too early. Well I know I shouldn't know. They're 699 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: all watching. Okay, they are watching now. Okay, I'll give 700 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: this way too, since you worked with him. But I 701 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: have asked for two Okay, I begged for two T 702 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: shirts for myself, not to buy for others for Christmas 703 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: or just as gifts. But I have my Drew Pearson 704 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: because that was last month. But coming up next month 705 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: is your co worker day Woodson. Yeah, so who will 706 00:36:55,760 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 1: be by the studio? Here? Are shortly? Oh see down here? Hope. 707 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: Really it's coming down a little later. We should have 708 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:05,439 Speaker 1: invited him early to join us. Hey, we're almost out 709 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: of time. But I want to talk about something special 710 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,120 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys are doing tomorrow. And it's a tradition 711 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: that takes place about a week and a half before 712 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving every November, and it is when the Cowboys and 713 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:21,800 Speaker 1: the cheerleaders in the Dallas Cowboys Women's Association served the 714 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: early Thanksgiving dinner and it's usually on a Tuesday because 715 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: that's the players stay off. But the players don't have 716 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: Tomorrow off because they're volunteering their time. So at the 717 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 1: carp Collins Salvation Center in Dallas you have the Cowboys 718 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: Veteran Players and the Dallas Cowboys Women's Association. And in 719 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:42,479 Speaker 1: Fort Worth at the Maybe Social Services Center, that's where 720 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys Rookie Club will be with the Dallas 721 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys Cheerleader Rookies. But I know this is something that 722 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,320 Speaker 1: you've done in the past. What do you remember about 723 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,920 Speaker 1: those events? It's one of the more special days of 724 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: the season. You know, there's a couple of things we do. 725 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 1: We do hospital visits and you know, I got to 726 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 1: do three years of that, but the the Thanksgiving meal 727 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:05,800 Speaker 1: distribution that we do for the group, it really is 728 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,960 Speaker 1: so special because for the first time we get our 729 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: families invited as well. So my wife and my oldest 730 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: was able to do the last year because she was 731 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: old enough to actually like carry a tray and go 732 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: serve it. But being able to serve those that maybe 733 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: this time of Thanksgiving have less to be thankful about, 734 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 1: and maybe you're just in need us some love and 735 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:27,759 Speaker 1: some help. And it's really fun to see, you know, 736 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: the guys take their helmets off and put their servant 737 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: and hat on, and it's really cool and it's really 738 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 1: a good time of perspective, right for these guys to say, oh, hey, 739 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 1: all I'm worried about is making sure that you know 740 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:42,880 Speaker 1: I'm running my stop route at eleven yards and not 741 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,640 Speaker 1: ten yards, and like I'm getting ripped because you know, 742 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:47,760 Speaker 1: I'm the left guard on punt team and I forgot 743 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,319 Speaker 1: to pick up that twist right there, and like it 744 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 1: seems like it's the end of the world when you 745 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 1: make those mistakes. When you go and you do this 746 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 1: and you see these families and you see these parents 747 00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: that are really facing a hard time and they don't 748 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,279 Speaker 1: even know where their next meal is coming from. And 749 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,279 Speaker 1: so being able to go in and serve and have 750 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 1: conversations with those people, it really does give you a 751 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 1: refreshed perspective on Okay, what really is important, not that 752 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: what we do isn't important to demand my attention and 753 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:19,799 Speaker 1: all of everything that I am, but it also just 754 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,839 Speaker 1: gives you perspective to allow you to go do that 755 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 1: freely and saying Okay, this is a gift and I'm 756 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 1: going to be out here doing this because because this 757 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: was an incredible gift that I'm allowed to do, and 758 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,440 Speaker 1: I'm just going to go do it to my fullest 759 00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: because it's not always going to be here and I 760 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 1: could be somewhere else. So be grateful and be thankful 761 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:39,200 Speaker 1: that I'm in this position and this day is just that. 762 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: And then the opportunity that they give you to do 763 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 1: it alongside your family. I know, the wit and boys 764 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,280 Speaker 1: were always there, always did it. And then Tony Romo 765 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 1: once Hawkins. Hawkins and my daughter Giata are the same age, 766 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,239 Speaker 1: and you know, it was so fun that they got 767 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,360 Speaker 1: to do all that together and get they get to 768 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,920 Speaker 1: see their daddy's in the Red Salvation Army aprons serving 769 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:00,839 Speaker 1: And did you ever have to wear a hairnet? Did 770 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 1: you ever? Actually my hair was never long. I did, Yeah, 771 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:05,279 Speaker 1: we did both we'd rotate right and I was I 772 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,239 Speaker 1: was a utility player anyway. So but but yeah, and 773 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:10,359 Speaker 1: it's that and it's good for the kids to see 774 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 1: because you know, they see their their dads on this platform, 775 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 1: right on this huge stage. Did they get to watch that? 776 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: But then they also get to see you know, a 777 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: dose of Okay, look, my dad is also a servant 778 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: and he gets to give and he gets to give 779 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 1: himself and his time to make somebody else's day, week, month. 780 00:40:26,239 --> 00:40:28,319 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, think about the people they get 781 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:30,880 Speaker 1: to meet Dak, right, they get to meet Jason and 782 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: like yeah, and and not only do you meet them, 783 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 1: but they are literally bringing you your food, and I 784 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:40,080 Speaker 1: mean they're carrying. The way it works is the both 785 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:43,719 Speaker 1: facilities they have little cafeteria or where there's service, but 786 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: it's Albertson's and top of them, who are close partners 787 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,400 Speaker 1: and sponsors with the Cowboys that help provide the food 788 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: slure vision. They are huge sponsor this to help make 789 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:56,960 Speaker 1: it possible. But the players are back there putting the 790 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,560 Speaker 1: food on the plates, on the trays, and then the 791 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:03,799 Speaker 1: guys are the other players, the teammates are taking it down. 792 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,120 Speaker 1: And it's and and to your point, right like the 793 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,520 Speaker 1: access it's not like okay, hey, we have all the 794 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:10,239 Speaker 1: players on one side of the counter and run a 795 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:12,959 Speaker 1: line through and say hi as you're going like we're 796 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,480 Speaker 1: bringing the meal out, setting it down, sitting down, taking 797 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,000 Speaker 1: a knee, talking to these families, hearing about their story, 798 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,600 Speaker 1: and it's it's just so different than any other opportunity experience. 799 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,000 Speaker 1: And I love that that we've we have these partnerships 800 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,920 Speaker 1: with the community to do that because it's so important 801 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:29,400 Speaker 1: that you know, we have this platform, and what do 802 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:30,840 Speaker 1: we choose to do with it? Right? Are we going 803 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: to do it and keep it all for ourselves? And 804 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:34,319 Speaker 1: then when you're done, which it's going to be done 805 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: for everyone, what do you have or you can actually 806 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 1: impact people along the way, And this is a great 807 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,840 Speaker 1: opportunity to do so. And your wife Tiffany all that 808 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:42,960 Speaker 1: she's done for all the years since she still does 809 00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 1: with the Michelle Witton and the Dallas Cowboys Women's Association. 810 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: So this is just one example. But they're doing stuff 811 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:52,800 Speaker 1: throughout the year, all the time, all the time, and 812 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:55,880 Speaker 1: it's fun to watch that and how much they all do. 813 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:59,239 Speaker 1: And you know, really like the wives are the backbone 814 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,800 Speaker 1: of this team and they don't get enough credit because 815 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:04,719 Speaker 1: the amount of weight that they have to carry through 816 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: this season when their husbands are all all in on football, 817 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:11,480 Speaker 1: right and spend twelve plus hours a day focused on 818 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:13,880 Speaker 1: this job and then away and then the weight that 819 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:15,560 Speaker 1: they carry and then still to go give back to 820 00:42:15,560 --> 00:42:17,879 Speaker 1: the community and outside of the family, like it's enough 821 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:20,600 Speaker 1: to just juggle everything that they've got to carry at home. 822 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,160 Speaker 1: But it really is cool and you know, led by 823 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:28,719 Speaker 1: Michelle and and Coach's wives Coach Barbara Marinelli love it 824 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: and that's what's so that's what's so fun, and that's 825 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:33,760 Speaker 1: what's different about this organization. And for those Cowboys fans 826 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,279 Speaker 1: out there that you know, okay, hey, we are you know, 827 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:39,240 Speaker 1: America's team, but we're America's team for a reason because 828 00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:42,960 Speaker 1: and really, to be honest with you, from outsider's perspective, 829 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:46,520 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are like, okay, Hollywood and branding and all 830 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:48,880 Speaker 1: these things, but that's not what this organization is. This 831 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 1: organization is a family and a community, and we invest 832 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:54,240 Speaker 1: in the community. And that's what's so cool and different 833 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:57,680 Speaker 1: from other organizations. I never saw this anywhere else. As 834 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:00,879 Speaker 1: much as the wives do, the players do, the organization does. 835 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you see Charlotte out there giving meals. Absolutely. 836 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:07,120 Speaker 1: I mean, and she's the first national female, she's the 837 00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:11,480 Speaker 1: first female national chairman for the Salvation Army. Yes, so 838 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:14,280 Speaker 1: it's not just oh, let's put on the little halftime 839 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:17,880 Speaker 1: show on Thanksgiving and yeah, well you'll have Mega Trainer 840 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:20,320 Speaker 1: come out and do a show exactly. No, she's getting 841 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,120 Speaker 1: out there, rolling up her sleeves and getting dirty in 842 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,640 Speaker 1: the community, which is amazing. Yeah. Well, we invite all 843 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,960 Speaker 1: of Cowboys Nation to look on social media. It'll be 844 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:30,680 Speaker 1: up beginning Tuesday afternoon if you want to see the 845 00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 1: guys in the red aprons. But it'll give you a 846 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:35,640 Speaker 1: glimpse of behind the scenes all of the great things 847 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,319 Speaker 1: that happen, not just around the holidays, but there's so 848 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,800 Speaker 1: much around that make Cowboys Nation proud to be fans 849 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:46,640 Speaker 1: of this organization. So Tyler, thank you very much. Kyle, 850 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:49,839 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Brad Sham will be back next week. 851 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:52,839 Speaker 1: We thank all of you for joining us today on Radioheads. 852 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:56,240 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 853 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:58,360 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.