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Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton.

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Speaker 1: It is Tuesday, December twenty second, twenty twenty, season sixteen,

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Speaker 1: episode number eighty five. Welcome to the latest edition of

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Speaker 1: The Break, presented by Geico Got My Crew, Nick Amber, Dave, Dave.

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Speaker 1: I really don't know what's what that is he's wearing,

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Speaker 1: but it is helping him. Look, I guess a little

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Speaker 1: more festive, Sanahan, isn't You don't know what I'm wearing?

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Speaker 1: You live in America. Oh, it is a sad I

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Speaker 1: mean it's it is like a ubiquitous symbol of American culture.

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Speaker 1: But yes, sure it's our local Santa. Dave's gonna be

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Speaker 1: our Santa for the show. That's good work, trying to

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Speaker 1: brighten the mood around here. Good. I appreciate that, Dave.

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Speaker 1: It is Christmas week. We will have a different schedule

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Speaker 1: this week, Just so everyone knows We got our shows

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Speaker 1: today and tomorrow as normal. On Thursday, though, there will

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Speaker 1: on Christmas Day this Friday, and then back on our

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Speaker 1: normal schedule on Monday, so make sure you check the

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Speaker 1: website for more information on that. Lots of football coming

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Speaker 1: up this weekend. The NFL has games on Friday Saturday,

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Speaker 1: stuff to talk about today though on the break, we

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Speaker 1: are going to get into a lot of different topics.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna catch up on some updates. We're going to

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Speaker 1: talk a little bit about the Pro Bowl, some interesting

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Speaker 1: things there, not for the Cowboys, but interesting things there. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it will be as will the playoff talk. Well, we'll

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Speaker 1: let you know what's what's going on as far as

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Speaker 1: And then we'll talk a little bit about the Dallas offense,

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Speaker 1: Let's start first injury updates. Dave, give me an update

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Speaker 1: But I mean if he mayn't looking at I'm trying

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Speaker 1: to pull up the rosters right now. Yeah, but that

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Speaker 1: it is amazing that we're even talking about like it

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Speaker 1: was possible snub for Shultz, TJ, TJ. Hockinson, and Evan Ingram.

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Speaker 1: I don't. I didn't know t J. Hockinson had that

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Speaker 1: good of a year, right, Yeah, but it doesn't sock

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Speaker 1: you had to have a great year to get to

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Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl as a tight end the NFC, it

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Speaker 1: didn't seem like there's a ton of competition there, Dave,

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Speaker 1: just real quick before we move on another topic where

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Speaker 1: you'd all surprised your boy Jefferson got in. No, I

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Speaker 1: mean he's he's killing it. He's like, I mean, he's

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Speaker 1: he's been absolutely amazing. He might win Offensive Rookie of

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Speaker 1: the Year as a wide receiver. So no, I wasn't surprised,

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Speaker 1: all right. I was just a little bit. And I

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Speaker 1: went to look at his numbers, and that's when I

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Speaker 1: was like, I didn't realize he'd had that good a

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Speaker 1: season with the numbers that he'd put up. I thought

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Speaker 1: he was. I thought he was kind of on that cusp.

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Speaker 1: I was also I was thinking, like, are there other

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Speaker 1: guys that that maybe got snubbed here, that that maybe

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Speaker 1: it had been ahead of him? And I think there

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Speaker 1: may have been one other guy that that could have

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Speaker 1: made a claim that maybe they should have been in

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Speaker 1: that spot. But yeah, he was right up there with him.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he's right there in the mix, and I was,

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Speaker 1: I was pretty pretty surprise. He he ain't. He ain't

451
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Speaker 1: Randy Moss, but he is putting up Moss like stats.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I like Randy Moss was so much more talented,

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Speaker 1: Like I'm not I want to compare him, but his

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Speaker 1: stats are pretty crazy for a rookie wide receiver. There's

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Speaker 1: not a narrative that he wasn't surprised. Is there being

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Speaker 1: Is there a narrative that they should have drafted him

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Speaker 1: over a CD Land I haven't heard. I haven't heard

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Speaker 1: that either. I haven't heard No. I think the narrative.

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Speaker 1: I think the narrative is just the you know, the

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Speaker 1: wide receiver classes as advertised. I mean, yeah, for the

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Speaker 1: most part, all of those guys are really kicking. But

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Speaker 1: I mean CD was, CD was on an insane pace

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Speaker 1: before Dak went down. Jefferson's doing his thing. Um you know,

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Speaker 1: I you is having a nice season for San Francisco.

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Speaker 1: Judy's been pretty good. You know, Rugs and Rager haven't

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Speaker 1: been great, But there's more to it than that. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it looks really good. If he got a good trigger man,

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Speaker 1: he might have. Yeah. True. I'm just saying, all right,

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Speaker 1: let's let's move on. Let's talk a little bit about

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Speaker 1: the playoff picture. Right now, it's very clear for the

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Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. They gotta win out. Washington has to lose out.

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Speaker 1: Washington will be playing the Carolina Panthers um this Sunday, UM,

473
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Speaker 1: and then they got Philly the final week of the season.

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Speaker 1: Dallas has Philly this week and the New York Giants

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Speaker 1: next week. Right now, I like each of you to

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Speaker 1: give me your percentage chance you think the Cowboys get

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Speaker 1: into the playoffs knowing that they gotta win out and

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Speaker 1: that Washington has to lose out. Let's start with you. Amber.

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Speaker 1: I don't know about percentages, but I think that I

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Speaker 1: do think that the Cowboys can win this this last

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Speaker 1: two games. But at the same time, I do think

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Speaker 1: that Washington can also when when this last two games.

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Speaker 1: So it's it's gonna be one of those things that

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Speaker 1: I hate when this happens with the Cowboys, that it

485
00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,720
Speaker 1: gets like, oh, it's out of their control. Now, it's

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00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,359
Speaker 1: out of their hands, and our faith depends on someone

487
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,240
Speaker 1: else's faith. So once again we're seeing that kind of

488
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Speaker 1: scenario here, and I just I think that even if

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys play better and keep carrying on what they've

490
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Speaker 1: done this past two games, it's just not gonna be enough,

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Speaker 1: because Washington is gonna win this two last games, all right, Dave,

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Speaker 1: I think. I mean, you know, the stats say that

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys have a five percent chance. It feels higher

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Speaker 1: than that to me. I mean, I know, you know,

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Speaker 1: math is not really negotiable, but it just feels more

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Speaker 1: likely than five percent. I still think I would say

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Speaker 1: it's unlikely, though, because I mean, you know, this is

498
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Speaker 1: a flawed team. You're going you know, Philly clearly has

499
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Speaker 1: a spark since they put Jalen Hurts back in the lineup.

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Speaker 1: And then if you even if it stretches the week

501
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Speaker 1: seventeen again, Washington with that defensive front going against Jalen Hurts,

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Speaker 1: you'd think the Giants probably have Daniel Jones back for

503
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Speaker 1: the Cowboy game. I don't trust the Cowboys. I don't

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Speaker 1: trust the Cowboys to win four straight games, which is

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Speaker 1: what they would need to do to be in that position.

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Speaker 1: And even then Washington gets two cracks at two flawed teams,

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Speaker 1: so I leaned toward thinking it won't happen. But I

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Speaker 1: think it's more likely than five percent. I would say,

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Speaker 1: like twenty five percent chance it happens. Okay, yeah, I

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Speaker 1: mean that seems right. I mean I saw the five

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Speaker 1: percent as well, and it doesn't you know, that doesn't

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Speaker 1: seem it seems a little low. Um, I mean, is

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Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey playing see out because that difference, that makes

514
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Speaker 1: a big difference for Carolina to go win that game.

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Speaker 1: I don't know his status. We obviously trying to figure

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Speaker 1: out our own team. But um, you know, I just

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Speaker 1: I agree with them. I don't think Washington's gonna lose two.

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Speaker 1: I mean defense travels. I mean, defense is always there,

519
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Speaker 1: and they played well against Seattle. I mean they had

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00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,960
Speaker 1: they had shots in that game. So I just I

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Speaker 1: just don't see those two teams both beating you know, Washington,

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00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,800
Speaker 1: but or the Cowboys went in four straight. I mean, yeah,

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Speaker 1: that's that's they just haven't shown a level of consistency.

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00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,520
Speaker 1: So it's not stacking up to do it. But you know,

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00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,159
Speaker 1: the NFL is making sure that you have to tune in.

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00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:28,080
Speaker 1: You know, they they flexed the game up for Washington,

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00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,399
Speaker 1: so it's not noon anymore. So now it's all happening

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Speaker 1: at the same time. So because because if if Washington

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Speaker 1: would have won at noon, Philly and the Cowboys will

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Speaker 1: both be out. And then all of a sudden, you

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Speaker 1: just like, wait, why is Gilbert playing? You know, like

532
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Speaker 1: what's going on? You know, it's like, oh, we've seen

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00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,960
Speaker 1: that before. There's nothing worse than being in the stadium

534
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Speaker 1: for a game that that. Now it doesn't matter, even

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Speaker 1: though you thought it did earlier. That's terrible. That's happened

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Speaker 1: a few times. I'll tell you this. I actually think

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Speaker 1: I'll do two different percentages if if if Haskins plays,

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Speaker 1: I think that percentage is higher. You look at what

539
00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,640
Speaker 1: he's done this year, even with that good defense they has,

540
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,440
Speaker 1: he's only won one game. He started one, two, three, four, five.

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Speaker 1: He started five games and they've won one of them. Um,

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00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,000
Speaker 1: I think if if he's the guy, that's your starter. Now, again,

543
00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:16,760
Speaker 1: a lot of those were against good teams, so you

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Speaker 1: gotta give a little bit to that, and these last

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Speaker 1: two games they're not playing teams that, statistically from their

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Speaker 1: win loss records, are good teams. But I will say this,

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Speaker 1: if Alex Smith. I feel more comfortable with the idea

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Speaker 1: that Washington will will win this thing. If Alex Smith

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Speaker 1: is a quarterback, then I do I Haskins at quarter Well,

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00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,800
Speaker 1: do you think that Ron rivera Queen Haskins has bigger

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00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,120
Speaker 1: stuff to worry about? Right? I wasn't gonna even get

552
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:43,560
Speaker 1: into that, even going to play, I would guess. Yeah,

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00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,520
Speaker 1: he's apologized for those that don't know. He was supposedly

554
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,360
Speaker 1: was seen in a strip club on Sunday night after

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Speaker 1: their loss with no mask on. So a little bit

556
00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:53,960
Speaker 1: of a little bit of drama coming out of that,

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00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 1: not protecting his team and those kinds of things. But

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Speaker 1: which I mean, I don't know the answer to this,

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Speaker 1: But what I mean, what if he what if that

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00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,600
Speaker 1: leads to him testing positive for COVID? I mean, that's

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00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:10,000
Speaker 1: just so unbelievably stupid. Never mind like the immature, like

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00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,240
Speaker 1: the immaturity. But then all I mean, what are they

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Speaker 1: gonna do? What are they gonna do if he liked

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Speaker 1: tests positive for COVID and Alex Smith isn't ready? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean, I that is that is unfathomably bad decision making. Yeah,

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00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:27,920
Speaker 1: definitely borrow bend Nucci. I guess it definitely was a

567
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Speaker 1: bad decision, and he's apologized for it. I don't know

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Speaker 1: how he came to the conclusion that he thought it

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Speaker 1: was a good idea in the first place, but he's

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Speaker 1: apologized for it him. Maybe we're to keep an eye

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Speaker 1: at this point. Maybe where he went to was was

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Speaker 1: you know they test there? Maybe it was clean. They

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Speaker 1: test everybody walking in the door. Maybe I don't know,

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Speaker 1: you know you know this? How do you know this?

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Speaker 1: I don't. I wouldn't know any I wouldn't know anything

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Speaker 1: about that. I wouldn't know anything about talking to one

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Speaker 1: of the beat writers though that and I know a

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Speaker 1: couple that that might see what he thinks they might know.

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Speaker 1: Um oh um oh. I was just talking about Ron Rivera.

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Speaker 1: You know, he would love nothing more than to clinch

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Speaker 1: the division against Carolina. You kill me. I mean now

582
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,080
Speaker 1: he doesn't get to play. Yeah, no doubt, it doesn't

583
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Speaker 1: matter what a coach, how motivated the coaches. But you know,

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Speaker 1: maybe the I just don't see it happening. I see

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Speaker 1: it him winning this week, Washington winning. Yeah, I honestly,

586
00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,720
Speaker 1: I do believe it's going to be about whoever's playing quarterback.

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00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,360
Speaker 1: And I think if You're right. If McCaffrey's back, that

588
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,480
Speaker 1: changes everything because that's their big that's their big horse.

589
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,560
Speaker 1: They get him back for this week, but that changes everything.

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00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,360
Speaker 1: But why would you play him? You know? I mean,

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Speaker 1: you know, maybe the flip side of that, they don't

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Speaker 1: want Rivera to come in there and get that win, right,

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's it goes both ways, right, true? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: So I don't know, we'll see all. We're gonna take

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Speaker 1: our final break when we come back. I have a

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Speaker 1: couple of questions for these guys. I don't know that

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00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:50,840
Speaker 1: we'll get to offensive, defense and special teams, but we

598
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,600
Speaker 1: will start with one of them and see how far

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Speaker 1: we get, and maybe we'll say some of those other

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Speaker 1: questions for tomorrow. We'll do that when we come back.

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Speaker 1: the final segment of The Break, presented by Geico. We're

641
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Speaker 1: gonna talk a little bit about the Cowboys offense for

642
00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,840
Speaker 1: the remainder of the show, and we'll say defense and

643
00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,080
Speaker 1: special teams for tomorrow. But let's talk first about this offense.

644
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Speaker 1: And I want to start by focusing in on the

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Speaker 1: offensive line. We did, Nick. I know you mentioned something

646
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,120
Speaker 1: yesterday about the offensive line, but I'd love to hear

647
00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,360
Speaker 1: from reg guys, how you assess the offensive line play

648
00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:45,239
Speaker 1: as a whole versus the forty nine ers. They did

649
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,960
Speaker 1: some things decent, but obviously again not a great performance.

650
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:50,600
Speaker 1: I don't think you're at a point now where you're like, oh,

651
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,280
Speaker 1: the offensive line is fixed. That being said, how do

652
00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,480
Speaker 1: you assess their play? Let's start first with you, Dave.

653
00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,640
Speaker 1: The amount of stunting that the forty niners did in

654
00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:03,680
Speaker 1: that game was crazy, and it makes sense because it

655
00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,440
Speaker 1: confused those guys a lot. You know, there were, you know,

656
00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,480
Speaker 1: just a handful of plays where guys had free runs

657
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,840
Speaker 1: at the quarterback just based off of stunts. And that's

658
00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,040
Speaker 1: understandable when you think about the number of guys who

659
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:19,280
Speaker 1: were playing their first season. Um, I mean it was

660
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,120
Speaker 1: it was a tough day, you know, like, you know,

661
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,320
Speaker 1: the run game wasn't really there all day. Tony Pollard's

662
00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,400
Speaker 1: long run counts, but it's way more on Tony Pollard

663
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:31,440
Speaker 1: than anything else. I mean, he did the legwork there,

664
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,600
Speaker 1: and you know, the offense was just not very attractive

665
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:38,240
Speaker 1: in the second half of the of the game, and

666
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,440
Speaker 1: I think the offensive line play has a decent bit

667
00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,720
Speaker 1: to do with that. So you know, they played well

668
00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,320
Speaker 1: enough to win, and you know, you think about, you know,

669
00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,160
Speaker 1: there's talent on that San Francisco front even with Nick

670
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,040
Speaker 1: Bosa not being there, so good for them for hanging

671
00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:53,600
Speaker 1: in there. But yeah, I mean that was that was

672
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,880
Speaker 1: a tough day at work. I thought, you know, they

673
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,920
Speaker 1: looked like a bunch of first year players going against

674
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:03,680
Speaker 1: a more experienced line. But what he thin. I think

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00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,160
Speaker 1: that what they're doing right now, I mean, with what

676
00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:10,120
Speaker 1: they have, it's something that can allow you to still

677
00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,279
Speaker 1: get a win. But at the same time, it's not

678
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:15,239
Speaker 1: an area where you go in thinking, Okay, this is

679
00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:18,640
Speaker 1: our strong point. We feel confident and secure with this

680
00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:22,839
Speaker 1: old line, but it's still I've seen some improvement week

681
00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,360
Speaker 1: to week. But at the same time, I mean, and

682
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:29,200
Speaker 1: yesterday you talked about a specific play that Random Night

683
00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:33,400
Speaker 1: did that was bad, and there are bad moments here

684
00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:37,000
Speaker 1: and there, but just overall, I think that we've seen

685
00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:43,000
Speaker 1: an overall little improvement to where they don't necessarily stand

686
00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,960
Speaker 1: out every single play where you're like, oh my god,

687
00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:50,160
Speaker 1: this old line is absolutely terrible. They still do enough

688
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:53,319
Speaker 1: to where you can still find yourself getting a win,

689
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,440
Speaker 1: whether it's even with the passing game, not necessarily with

690
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,800
Speaker 1: the running game, because that's another story there, but it

691
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,000
Speaker 1: is what it is right now. I think that they're

692
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:06,120
Speaker 1: doing what they can. And I am surprised to say this,

693
00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:10,160
Speaker 1: but still he's been making some improvement. I'm not ready

694
00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,719
Speaker 1: to say he's the right kind of starter for you

695
00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:16,080
Speaker 1: just yet, but to give him credit after receiving so

696
00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:20,120
Speaker 1: much criticism throughout this whole season, I think it's it's

697
00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:22,759
Speaker 1: good that at least at this point of the year,

698
00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:26,040
Speaker 1: we're finally getting to see some little bit of improvement

699
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,880
Speaker 1: from him. Yeah. I mean I think the line, you know,

700
00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,279
Speaker 1: it was a tough battle um Sunday, and they you know,

701
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,160
Speaker 1: they hung in there and they you know, they it's

702
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:38,319
Speaker 1: not it's not perfect, but you know, I do think

703
00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,120
Speaker 1: that that Steele has played better. I mean night. I mean,

704
00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:44,680
Speaker 1: you're talking about some some backups now that you know,

705
00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,480
Speaker 1: if you get through this season and you get to

706
00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,000
Speaker 1: next year and and and your guys come back, and

707
00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:51,719
Speaker 1: then you're like, you're gonna think totally different about these

708
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,960
Speaker 1: these year depth because you're like, well, these guys were starting,

709
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:56,600
Speaker 1: you know, and then they weren't that great, but they

710
00:35:57,160 --> 00:36:00,160
Speaker 1: can start and they have and so if those or

711
00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,680
Speaker 1: if six through ten has got a lot of starts

712
00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:05,160
Speaker 1: on your offensive line, and maybe you don't play ten guys,

713
00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,200
Speaker 1: but I mean, you know, if you're if your second

714
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:11,920
Speaker 1: line is gonna be talented, I mean, are experienced, then

715
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 1: then that's a good thing moving forward. Do you think

716
00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,040
Speaker 1: any of these guys that are on the offensive line

717
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:21,640
Speaker 1: have made a case, a strong case for heightened roles

718
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,320
Speaker 1: next season? Obviously most of them will not be starters,

719
00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:26,720
Speaker 1: although I do have one question for you about a starter,

720
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:30,120
Speaker 1: and let's start there. Do you think McGovern has done

721
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,440
Speaker 1: enough to where maybe he could get some consideration for

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00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:37,480
Speaker 1: that left guard spot over Connor Williams will start with you, Nick, Well,

723
00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:41,360
Speaker 1: I mean he might, he might do that, but he

724
00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:44,200
Speaker 1: also might spend the summer being a center. You know,

725
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,000
Speaker 1: one of those Connors could be actually be playing center,

726
00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:50,640
Speaker 1: and maybe they're better than be Oddish or literally well possibly,

727
00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:53,359
Speaker 1: you know mcgovernor. That was something that was mentioned from

728
00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,799
Speaker 1: McGovern when when he was drafted, that he could play

729
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,719
Speaker 1: some center. So that that I mean, now Connor, you know,

730
00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,360
Speaker 1: Carthon said he had his best game, you know, Connor Williams,

731
00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:06,080
Speaker 1: So that's good, I mean competition. But I'm just saying

732
00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,560
Speaker 1: that might need something that you look at to see

733
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Speaker 1: if if can one of these guys play center, and

734
00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,440
Speaker 1: if so, can they be better than Beottish? Yea, So

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00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:20,400
Speaker 1: it's a good problem to have, Dave. I think Tyler

736
00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,880
Speaker 1: Bottish will be the starting center next year. And you know,

737
00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:28,880
Speaker 1: I'm sure whether it's Connor McGovern splitting time or you know,

738
00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,960
Speaker 1: they signed you know, maybe they bring Joe Looney back.

739
00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,160
Speaker 1: But I mean, he played well. I think, you know,

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00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,279
Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting, Kellen Moore said last night.

741
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:38,960
Speaker 1: Kellen Moore, which he's not the head coach, but he

742
00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,720
Speaker 1: basically was like, you know, we really feel good about Tyler,

743
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,360
Speaker 1: but we're gonna stick with Joe Looney because and I

744
00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:46,799
Speaker 1: think that's because of the continuity, you know, finally having

745
00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:49,080
Speaker 1: a chance to start the same five guys for a while.

746
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,200
Speaker 1: But I still, like, I was so impressed with Tyler

747
00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:54,879
Speaker 1: Beiottish and again like follow the money, the cheap fourth

748
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:57,160
Speaker 1: round draft pick who's got three years left on his deal.

749
00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,760
Speaker 1: So I you know, I would say he's the prohibitive

750
00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:04,239
Speaker 1: to start. Um. I think, you know, we keep trying

751
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:07,080
Speaker 1: to take Connor Williams job away and he just keeps

752
00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:09,719
Speaker 1: getting more snaps he's the only member of this line

753
00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,160
Speaker 1: that's played all year. You know, that's that's invaluable. He's

754
00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,919
Speaker 1: gonna get, you know, a thousand snaps at left guard,

755
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,960
Speaker 1: and he's had to do it with lesser players, so

756
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,080
Speaker 1: stands to reason he'll, you know, he would probably look

757
00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:23,040
Speaker 1: better if he gets to go back to play with

758
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,000
Speaker 1: Tyron Smith. So we keep trying to take his job,

759
00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:30,640
Speaker 1: and I'm gonna stop assuming it'll happen. So Tyler beattest, Yes,

760
00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,200
Speaker 1: but I know, I mean, you know, I would be

761
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:36,759
Speaker 1: surprised if anybody else claims the starting job. If we

762
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,920
Speaker 1: can assume that Tyrn and Lyell will be back next year,

763
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,120
Speaker 1: which you know, I hope, I hope, So I hope

764
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:48,680
Speaker 1: that's the case. Amber, I'm still fixated on the idea

765
00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,239
Speaker 1: of wanting to see Connor Williams move to tackle and

766
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:55,520
Speaker 1: give that position a try. Now every time if you

767
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:59,240
Speaker 1: look at that scenario, I find it hard to actually

768
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:02,719
Speaker 1: imagine that the Cowboys would do this, because then that

769
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:06,400
Speaker 1: would mean you would be given a starting job to McGovern,

770
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,360
Speaker 1: a younger guy, and take away a veteran guy, and

771
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:14,400
Speaker 1: he put him as a backup essentially to whatever tackle

772
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:17,279
Speaker 1: because you're assuming that you're gonna have Lyle Collins and

773
00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:20,839
Speaker 1: Tyren Smith Smith back in the lineup. So it's hard

774
00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:23,560
Speaker 1: to imagine that a scenario like that where they take

775
00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,759
Speaker 1: a starter like Colonel Williams and just move him as

776
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:30,799
Speaker 1: a backup. But I still want to I still would

777
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:34,200
Speaker 1: want to see that. I still would want to see

778
00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,560
Speaker 1: the Cowboys resigned Joe Looney because I still see him

779
00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:41,120
Speaker 1: as someone who is reliable. He's someone that can still

780
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 1: get the job done. And I just don't feel confident

781
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:49,839
Speaker 1: enough about the injuries, and we keep assuming that they're

782
00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,480
Speaker 1: gonna all be healthy at the beginning of the year

783
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:56,080
Speaker 1: next year for the next season, but you cannot trust

784
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:59,359
Speaker 1: what's gonna happen because we've seen it over and over

785
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,680
Speaker 1: and over again. So it's just one of those that

786
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:06,920
Speaker 1: it scares me, the idea of getting comfortable about thinking, oh,

787
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:08,839
Speaker 1: these are the guys that we're going to have back

788
00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:13,319
Speaker 1: because of what might happen. But at the same time,

789
00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:19,360
Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know. I think that's a tough one, Derek,

790
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:23,200
Speaker 1: because it's like you can see it going very very good,

791
00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,240
Speaker 1: but at the same time, you got in a taste

792
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,719
Speaker 1: of what this year can look like. And me, I

793
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,560
Speaker 1: want to see a successful running game. We keep talking

794
00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,480
Speaker 1: about that Prescott coming back and all these wide receivers

795
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:36,200
Speaker 1: and all that, but I need I need a good

796
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:40,400
Speaker 1: running game, and so therefore I need a good online

797
00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:45,800
Speaker 1: that has good backups in case any of these injuries reoccur. Again.

798
00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:48,200
Speaker 1: All right, let's flip over to the wide receiver position.

799
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Speaker 1: We talked a little bit about it yesterday. We didn't

800
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:54,320
Speaker 1: actually get into the subject though, of Noah Brown and

801
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,520
Speaker 1: how they're really using the wide receivers from the standpoint

802
00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:00,320
Speaker 1: of number of times I got them on the field

803
00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,520
Speaker 1: for snaps, how many staffs are getting in addition to

804
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:04,440
Speaker 1: how many targets are getting. Yesterday and that I mean

805
00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,680
Speaker 1: a Sunday. In that game, nor Brown gets six targets

806
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,319
Speaker 1: and only one reception. Amari Cooper, on the other hand,

807
00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:12,920
Speaker 1: has three targets and two receptions. My question for you guys,

808
00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:15,800
Speaker 1: is is it normal? Is this a normal way to

809
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:21,799
Speaker 1: rotate receivers, particularly your primary targets, and particularly in situations

810
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:24,759
Speaker 1: of the game, whether they are critical third downs where

811
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,560
Speaker 1: you don't have your best best receivers on the field

812
00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:29,799
Speaker 1: you're opting to have. And this is not about Noah Brown,

813
00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:32,439
Speaker 1: but just you don't have your best players on the field,

814
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,000
Speaker 1: and you're certainly not targeting your best players to try

815
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,839
Speaker 1: to give them opportunities to be able to make plays.

816
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:42,120
Speaker 1: Let's start first with few, Dave. I will let me

817
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:45,359
Speaker 1: let me preface by saying this, because I think there's

818
00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:48,640
Speaker 1: two different there's two different ideas here. I really I

819
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:53,720
Speaker 1: hate hate the idea that like everybody on the offense

820
00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:55,480
Speaker 1: has to have a big day for it to be

821
00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:59,360
Speaker 1: a successful day. I think fantasy football has worked people's brains.

822
00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:03,399
Speaker 1: You know, there's only one football and oh, by the way,

823
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:06,000
Speaker 1: you have a backup offensive line and a backup quarterback.

824
00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:09,600
Speaker 1: If Ceedee Lamb is having a great day, that might

825
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:12,080
Speaker 1: not mean Michael Galloper Amari Cooper is going to have

826
00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:14,920
Speaker 1: this huge day. And that's okay, especially if you win

827
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:19,239
Speaker 1: the football game. Now, what I don't like is that

828
00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:23,080
Speaker 1: Noah Brown is a focal point of this offense when

829
00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,480
Speaker 1: Amari Cooper's not. Like, if Amari Cooper is quiet because

830
00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:30,640
Speaker 1: everybody else is balling out, that's a okay. If Amari

831
00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,920
Speaker 1: Cooper is not getting targeted because they're making this crazy

832
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,640
Speaker 1: concerted effort to get the ball to Noah Brown, I

833
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,239
Speaker 1: do not understand that. And I love Noah Brown. I

834
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:41,560
Speaker 1: all like I've been one of the few people I

835
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,160
Speaker 1: feel like I've backed his entire career. I wanted him

836
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,840
Speaker 1: on the team when nobody did. But that doesn't mean

837
00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,320
Speaker 1: I don't I want him getting six targets in a

838
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,680
Speaker 1: game where Amari Cooper goes by the wayside, Like, I

839
00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:54,360
Speaker 1: don't get it. No, I don't think it's normal the

840
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:57,759
Speaker 1: way they rotate these receivers where any one of the

841
00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,640
Speaker 1: big three might be out of the game for a

842
00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:02,160
Speaker 1: pro period of time. And I know Michael Gallup got

843
00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:04,080
Speaker 1: hurt in this game, so maybe that's part of it,

844
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Speaker 1: But no, I thought it was bizarre. Kellen Moore was

845
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:10,160
Speaker 1: kind of asked about it yesterday and he was like, well,

846
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Speaker 1: it stands to reason you want to go with the

847
00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:16,480
Speaker 1: favorable matchup. Can't the favorable matchup be ceedee lamb? Then

848
00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:20,480
Speaker 1: like just Noah Browns like Noah Brown six targets, and

849
00:43:20,560 --> 00:43:23,040
Speaker 1: it certainly seemed like a lot of those were like

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00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:25,640
Speaker 1: a concerted effort, like this is a Noah Brown play,

851
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,840
Speaker 1: and it baffled me. So Amara Cooper doesn't have to

852
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:32,359
Speaker 1: be great every week if the offense is still good,

853
00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,840
Speaker 1: but I still thought that that was really perplexing. I

854
00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:41,800
Speaker 1: didn't get it. Amber No, I agree with everything that

855
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 1: Dave said, it didn't make any sense to me. And

856
00:43:45,239 --> 00:43:48,320
Speaker 1: I don't know if it's just my own memory or what,

857
00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:50,440
Speaker 1: but I feel that not just in that game, just

858
00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:53,600
Speaker 1: in general throughout the whole season. This is a year

859
00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,799
Speaker 1: where I feel that Amari Cooper has been very forgettable.

860
00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:59,560
Speaker 1: Like there's nothing that necessarily stands out in my head

861
00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:02,600
Speaker 1: when I think about the passing game and him, and

862
00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:06,399
Speaker 1: I just I feel that I would I don't know why.

863
00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,560
Speaker 1: I don't know why I would want the Cowboys to

864
00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:12,520
Speaker 1: utilize him a lot more. And I know you've got

865
00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,880
Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb and he's been a great player. I mean,

866
00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:17,560
Speaker 1: he's made some amazing catches. But at the same time,

867
00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:21,760
Speaker 1: I mean, why not use all your best wide receivers.

868
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:25,360
Speaker 1: And it's not a matter of just one game specific

869
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:27,640
Speaker 1: I just think that that's how I see it throughout

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00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:30,400
Speaker 1: the season as a whole. So in this game specifically,

871
00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:35,440
Speaker 1: I have no idea why the Cowboys choice can't even

872
00:44:35,480 --> 00:44:40,200
Speaker 1: speak now, chose to target Noah Brown so many times

873
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:44,920
Speaker 1: instead of other receivers. I don't know what Noah Brown

874
00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:47,920
Speaker 1: gives you you know, and he's a physical guy that

875
00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,040
Speaker 1: can be a blocker. And I don't know if I

876
00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:53,960
Speaker 1: said this on this show or somewhere else, but there's

877
00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:57,880
Speaker 1: one particular play where it's just like you ran a

878
00:44:57,960 --> 00:45:01,600
Speaker 1: bubble screen to Noah Brown for for a block. I mean,

879
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,040
Speaker 1: Cooper is not a blocker, and Noah Brown is not

880
00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:07,040
Speaker 1: really a playmaker like that. He can block, I mean

881
00:45:07,080 --> 00:45:09,200
Speaker 1: flip it like you know. Yeah, I did say them

882
00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:10,719
Speaker 1: there because I said him, you know, I thought that,

883
00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:13,000
Speaker 1: yeah him, it never blocked for Moose, Like, well, why

884
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:16,120
Speaker 1: you have to flip this around like that? So you know,

885
00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:18,800
Speaker 1: he just doesn't seem like a guy that's gonna go

886
00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:21,480
Speaker 1: up and just make a great catch and contested play.

887
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:24,640
Speaker 1: He's just a your fourth or fifth receiver, big body

888
00:45:24,719 --> 00:45:27,399
Speaker 1: guy can block something for you on the running game,

889
00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:30,400
Speaker 1: maybe play some special teams. Yeah, I just I didn't

890
00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:32,600
Speaker 1: get that either. Yeah. It's a bit baffling. And especially

891
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:34,279
Speaker 1: when you see the number of targets that that a

892
00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:36,759
Speaker 1: Mark Cooper got, you would think the reason why Mary

893
00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:38,879
Speaker 1: Cooper is making the money that he's making is because

894
00:45:38,920 --> 00:45:41,719
Speaker 1: he is an appreciably better wide receiver. So to me,

895
00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:44,040
Speaker 1: it seems like in critical situations of the game, I

896
00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:46,880
Speaker 1: want my best wide receiver on the field, and if

897
00:45:46,920 --> 00:45:48,759
Speaker 1: he's not your best wide receiver, then don't pay him.

898
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:50,759
Speaker 1: But if he's that guy he needs to be on

899
00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:52,520
Speaker 1: the field in those critical situations, then you need to

900
00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:54,239
Speaker 1: make a concern. If you're gonna make a concerned effort

901
00:45:54,280 --> 00:45:56,560
Speaker 1: to get anybody the ball, make a concerned effort to

902
00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:58,920
Speaker 1: get him the ball, because you're if I'll tell you this,

903
00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:03,239
Speaker 1: if No Round was a good matchup for them, I

904
00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:05,560
Speaker 1: guarantee you, in the exact same situation, you replaced No

905
00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:08,680
Speaker 1: Brown with Amark Cooper. Mark Cooper isn't even better and

906
00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:12,520
Speaker 1: even better match Joe right, So give him more opportunities.

907
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:14,239
Speaker 1: In my opinion, I just I didn't get that. That

908
00:46:14,320 --> 00:46:16,080
Speaker 1: was completely baffling. I mean, what do you got, Dave.

909
00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:19,400
Speaker 1: I just want to I mean, maybe I have a

910
00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:22,040
Speaker 1: soft spot for Amari Cooper because I like the guy

911
00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:26,319
Speaker 1: and I do, but I just, I mean, I don't

912
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:28,160
Speaker 1: want to dog him too much. Like I think it's

913
00:46:28,200 --> 00:46:31,800
Speaker 1: actually amazing Amari Cooper is probably going to set a

914
00:46:31,880 --> 00:46:34,759
Speaker 1: career high for catches and if he has, you know,

915
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:37,680
Speaker 1: I mean, he's fifty yards away from a thousand, So

916
00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:39,600
Speaker 1: I would like, you know, as long as he doesn't

917
00:46:39,640 --> 00:46:43,239
Speaker 1: have two more games like Sundays, he should hit that mark.

918
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:45,440
Speaker 1: And to do that in a year where he's had

919
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,960
Speaker 1: to play with four quarterbacks and hasn't had his starting

920
00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:51,200
Speaker 1: quarterbacks since early October, I think he's had a really

921
00:46:51,320 --> 00:46:53,640
Speaker 1: nice season. And I mean, I think Amber's got a point.

922
00:46:53,719 --> 00:46:56,600
Speaker 1: He hasn't had any of these crazy two hundred yard

923
00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:58,640
Speaker 1: days where he just took over a game like we've

924
00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:01,400
Speaker 1: seen him do. But I think he's had a remarkably

925
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:05,120
Speaker 1: productive season for the cast that he has been forced

926
00:47:05,160 --> 00:47:08,279
Speaker 1: to work with. Um, it doesn't mean he had a

927
00:47:08,320 --> 00:47:10,120
Speaker 1: great game on Sunday. I don't know how much of

928
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,520
Speaker 1: that is his fault. They didn't seem very interested in

929
00:47:12,600 --> 00:47:15,960
Speaker 1: targeting him, So I just, you know, I don't I

930
00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:17,719
Speaker 1: don't want this to turn into a narrative of like,

931
00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:20,479
Speaker 1: why why did you pay Amari Cooper because he's actually

932
00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:23,560
Speaker 1: had a pretty damn good season for not having a quarterback. Yeah,

933
00:47:23,560 --> 00:47:25,560
Speaker 1: And just to be clear, and I wasn't accusing you

934
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:27,320
Speaker 1: of saying that, Yeah you know, I'm not, Yeah, this

935
00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:30,520
Speaker 1: is I'm just saying that for yeah, Yeah, no, I

936
00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:32,040
Speaker 1: would just saying I agree with you. I'm just saying

937
00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:33,839
Speaker 1: that for people at home. Yeah, I agree with Mark.

938
00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:35,880
Speaker 1: Cooper has had a really good season. That's even more

939
00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:38,280
Speaker 1: of the reason why it's so baffling, Like, get him involved.

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00:47:38,320 --> 00:47:40,399
Speaker 1: The guy has been playing really well this season. Even

941
00:47:40,440 --> 00:47:42,319
Speaker 1: in games when a lot of other people weren't showing up,

942
00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:44,520
Speaker 1: he was playing pretty well. And so I just didn't

943
00:47:44,600 --> 00:47:47,480
Speaker 1: understand why they would throw so many balls into a

944
00:47:47,560 --> 00:47:50,520
Speaker 1: Brown and so few to Amari Cooper in that kind

945
00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:53,000
Speaker 1: of situation. But they won the game. So going back

946
00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:55,960
Speaker 1: to Day's original point, when you win the game, it worked.

947
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,759
Speaker 1: But I just again, I just don't get why. I

948
00:47:58,840 --> 00:48:01,200
Speaker 1: don't get why they did. Hey, maybe he thought it

949
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:03,759
Speaker 1: a CD A couple of those times. They do look

950
00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:05,680
Speaker 1: very similar sometimes out there in the field. All right,

951
00:48:05,719 --> 00:48:08,000
Speaker 1: appreciate you guys. You wantus back tomorrow, we'll have Bucky

952
00:48:08,080 --> 00:48:09,680
Speaker 1: Brooks joining us. He'll give us a breakdown of the

953
00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:13,800
Speaker 1: upcoming Cowboys versus Eagles. We'll do that when we on tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: Till then for Nick even Dave Helmet, amber Garcia, I'm

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Speaker 1: Derek Eagleston. This has been the break live on Dallas

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