1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Are you ready for 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:15,079 Speaker 1: ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: wa with Nick Eatman, David Hellman and bar Garcia and 7 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton. It's Friday, September twenty second, twenty seventeen, Season thirteen, 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: episode number forty four. Welcome to another edition Up the Break. 9 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: Clive from the s WBC Mortgage Studios. Appreciate you guys 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: to take us some time with us today. How's everybody 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: doing it? It's Thursday. Nope, it's Friday, Thursday in the 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: cowboys world. In in the cowboys world of your work, Eric, 13 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: is Friday. Everybody at a nagak whatever. The Cowboys are 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: working tomorrow, so I'll be working tomorrow. It's Thursday, okay, 15 00:00:56,040 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: just because you're working day. Oh my god, just got paid? 16 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: Remember that song name today? Paid? Horiday Night? Today is 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: not actually paid? Inn't sync parties here on the West 18 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: just got paid, wasn't syn? Oh it's not not the 19 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: one I'm thinking about Maybe they maybe the cars talking 20 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: about doesn't listen to This was a nineties early nineties 21 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: hip hop I can't remember who it was. It wasn't 22 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: hip hop. It do it night? Yeah does he doesn't. 23 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: He said, that's Friday night parties. You're not feeling all right? 24 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I know what you're talking about. That's not 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: what I was talking about, though, Doing well, reach from 26 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: I need some more soul on this show. Doing well, Derek? 27 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: All right? Everybody good? Yeah, but like when some Keith 28 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: Sweat or something like that yet worked. All right, We're 29 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: gonna talk some Cowboys football. We gotta get you guys ready. 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: Even though Dave thinks it's Thursday, it's really Friday. So 31 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: we gotta get you guys ready because we won't be 32 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: back on the air again before the Cowboys play on 33 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: Monday night. So uh And just as a a side note, 34 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: just so you guys are aware. On Monday, although we'll 35 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: all be in UM in Arizona and Phoenix, Brian brought 36 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: us and Nate, we'll be back here at the Star 37 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: and they're gonna do a show at they're calling too 38 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: for the road UM and it's gonna be at noon, 39 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: I think at noon on Monday they'll get you guys 40 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: ready for the game, So make sure you check that out. 41 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: That should be a really really fun show and they'll 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: be able to give you guys all the latest and 43 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: greatest on what's happening before our pregame show, which obviously 44 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: happens from the field and from the studio. Like a 45 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,119 Speaker 1: really loud show brought us. That sounds about right. Yeah, 46 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of loudness and a lot 47 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: of points and I don't know, yeah, yeah, it should 48 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: be a lot of a lot of information to tune 49 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: into that. Brian gets serious when he starts the host though. Yeah, 50 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: you know you can bet there's gonna be a game involved. 51 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, there's gonna be a game, right, that is true. Well, 52 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: I don't know that's true. But yeah, we're all doing well. 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: We appreciate you calling in. What's your question? Get to 54 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: it all, right, So let's jump in since nineteen sixty too. 55 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,839 Speaker 1: Let's start first with talk on injuries and see where 56 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are. There were four players that did not 57 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: practice yesterday, cheetabay A Woozier, Nolan Carroll, Stephen Pia, and 58 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: Anthony Hitchins. Anthony Hitchins is the only guy that we 59 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: knew for certain wasn't going to practice. There was some 60 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: question about whether Chittabay would be back, but he didn't practice. 61 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: Nolan Carroll, I don't feel like it's probably much of 62 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: a chance he's gonna play this week, but he is 63 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: in the concussion protocol. And then of course Stephen Pia 64 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: with the knee, and that's a knee that according I 65 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: think Nick, you were talking about this back during training camp. 66 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: This is something that's been a recurring thing for him, 67 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: and it's something they're gonna have to just kind of manage. 68 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: Was a day if I'm sorry, that will They'll just 69 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: have to manage you out. I don't know he was 70 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: on the team. Stephen pie Yeah, okay, why don't you 71 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: catch me catch us up on all of those injuries 72 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: and where you think they are and in preparation for 73 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: Mondy's game. Stephen Piat, that's gonna be a recurring theme 74 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: through the season. I mean, you keep an eye on it. 75 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: I can't say for you, never say for sure that 76 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna play, given that he didn't practice, but that's 77 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: just that's a career thing they took. They gave him 78 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: days off in training camp. They held him out of 79 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: some preseason games to help him deal with it. He 80 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: had a big old rap on it on Wednesday, first 81 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: time we saw the team actual Wednesday, or day's Wednesday, 82 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: actual Wednesday, which was actually Tuesday. It was no, it 83 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: was fake Tuesday, actual Wednesday. Whatever. You get my point. 84 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: M So that's that's the pain management thing. I don't 85 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: anticipate it holding him out. I think they're just being 86 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: smart with him. Cheeto did rehab yesterday, did not. It 87 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: wasn't even limited, didn't participate at all. I mean, there's 88 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: still a couple of days to go. They haven't practiced 89 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: it yet on Friday, and they have a practice tomorrow, 90 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: So not ruling him out yet. But that's not a 91 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: good sign just I mean, typically you want a guy 92 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: practicing when the week starts. Yeah. I don't get a 93 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: great vibe from Nolan Carroll, although just last week Ron 94 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: Leary was the same way and he wound up suiting up. 95 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: But it just depends on the severity and particularly the person, 96 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: particularly with head injuries. I don't really like speculating on that. 97 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: So that's something to keep an eye on. And then 98 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: he's not going to play in this Cardinals game. But 99 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: I was very impressed that Anthony Hitchins was out there 100 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: doing rehab already, and I actually talked to him about 101 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: it in the locker room yesterday. He said, yeah, you know, 102 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: the diagnosis was four to six weeks and it's been 103 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: about four so he wasn't doing anything crazy out there. 104 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: He was just doing resistance work and kind of back 105 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: pedaling and sidestepping. But the fact that he's out there 106 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: moving around and doing things you know, that are somewhat athletic, 107 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: is really encouraging. Like, I mean, who know. I mean, 108 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't sound like it's gonna be too long before 109 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: he'll be able to get back into a practice, So yeah, 110 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: that's encouraging. Orlando Scandrick also returned to practice in a 111 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: limited way yesterday. Nick, what are we thinking about him? Wow, 112 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: he's made it pretty clear that he is going to play, 113 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: he said after the Giant game. Or he said this 114 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: week that after the Giants game, they knew it was 115 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: gonna he was gonna be out a game. So we 116 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: were like, okay, well just a game. He's like, I'm 117 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: gonna be there, I'm gonna be ready to play. So, um, 118 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: you know what they put on it and to you know, 119 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: to kind of protect it, protect the scar and you know, 120 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: the wound there. But I don't know that they'll have 121 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: a few days to work on that to see exactly, 122 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: you know, what what fits best for him, you know, 123 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: so what he can grab and you know, so he 124 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: can catch the ball and all that kind of stuff. Okay, 125 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: that being said, and I know that typically on what 126 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: would be a Thursday, we wouldn't do inactives, But like 127 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: I said, this is the last show we have, so 128 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: the best we can, we're gonna try to put together 129 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: a bit of an inactive's list, understanding that there's still 130 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: a lot that has to happen between today's practice and 131 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: tomorrow's practice before we will know for sure who will 132 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: be inactive on Sunday. But I do think that we 133 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: can all agree that there are four names that will 134 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: be on the inactive list. Darren McFadden, Jonathan Cooper, Cooper Rush, 135 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: and Anthony Hitchens. Those four definites we all agree sounds 136 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: about right, all right, So we have three more spots, 137 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: and uh, and we have about I don't know, I'm 138 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: thinking roughly about six names that could possibly fall onto 139 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: those three other spots. Nolan Carroll, Noah Brown, Charles Tapper, 140 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: Demontre Moore, Cheetah bay O Woozier and Ben ben A 141 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: Ben Wickery. No love for Taco Charles Charlton. Let's throw 142 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: him on there too, Taco Charlton. So actually there is 143 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: love for Taco Charlton. That's what tac there. Uh So 144 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: those names I need to get. I need you guys 145 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: to give me three guys. That just sounds like he's had, 146 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: Like he's like at a drive through or something. That's 147 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: the draft call. I bet yeah, that's when they call 148 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: Jason thought it was ordering something. Did you say I'm sorry, coach? 149 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: Did you say you wanted a burrito or uh taco? Yeah? Yeah, 150 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,679 Speaker 1: it does sound like that. Yeah, that's pretty funny. Hey, Amber, 151 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: why don't we start with you giving those names? Give 152 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: me three guys you think end up on the injury 153 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sorry on the enacted list. Um, I'm 154 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: gonna start off with mmmm Cheeto. Do you think Cheeto 155 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: doesn't make it? Okay? Yeah? Um go over to again 156 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: real quick. Nolan Carroll, Taco Charlton, Noah Brown, Charles Tapper, 157 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: Demontre Moore, and Banabian Wickery Cheeto, Noah Brown, and then um, 158 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: probably not Benny. I don't I don't think. Yeah, I 159 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: don't think they're gonna go down that road again. Well, 160 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean maybe Nolan Carroll. Nolan Carroll just because of 161 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: the concussion. Yeah, but I think, yeah, I think I 162 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: would go with those three. Okay, Dave, I'm going Nolan Cheeto, 163 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: and then take your pick between one of those defensive ends. 164 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: I think in a perfect politic free world, you would 165 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: probably sit Taco. But I won't be surprised if it's Tapper, 166 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: because Taco is a first round pick and that's a 167 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: bad look, so real bad look. Um, one of the 168 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: I think one of those two guys, because you need 169 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: you need ben Wickery, I think, and Demontre Moore was 170 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: one of your best ends in training camp, and I 171 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: don't think. I don't. I don't know that two weeks 172 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: away is a bad a big enough deal that he 173 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: can't be active for this game. I think that would 174 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: kind of surprise me. I just don't know why there's 175 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: such a love fest for Noah Brown, Like, I don't 176 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: see it. I don't really know why. I mean, I know, David, 177 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: you like for what my my thing is more. Well, 178 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: I guess that's true. Honestly, you're absolutely right. I love 179 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: Noah Brown in the long term. I don't care about 180 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: him being active for this game. I guess if you 181 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: were really hell bent on it, you could dress all 182 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: your ends and sit Noah Brown down. That doesn't know 183 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: what I'm thinking. I'd rather do that. I'd rather I mean, 184 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,239 Speaker 1: they're gonna close the roof, right, They're not gonna keep 185 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: I would assume it's gonna be in the nineties. I 186 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 1: wouldn't expect them. I never know. That's although, I mean, 187 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 1: I don't know that Terrence Williams is completely out of 188 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: the woods with his He got some reports he was 189 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: lumping around a little bit. Did hear that. Yes, I 190 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, I guess that's just I feel 191 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: like five receivers is enough. But then again, nine defensive 192 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: linemen is certainly enough too. Um, you know, you don't 193 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: know if you need more and Tapper active, but I 194 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: probably would do that. It's almost like we need another 195 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: day of practice to really see what all is going 196 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: on here. Well, it is just a Thursday, So yeah, 197 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: I know, I don't know what he was saying. Kind 198 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: of my point, maybe we should do a special Saturday 199 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: edition of The Break. Maybe I'm in and I don't know, 200 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: we could play a game we can know. Okay, you many, 201 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: you can come in. Yeah, I hope here. I am coming. 202 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: I'll be here. As a matter of fact, why don't 203 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: we do it just a special edition of The Break 204 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: with Dave Helmett where I just sit up on the 205 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: mic and you just go for any well, sorry, you 206 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: sit at the mic and you just go, wow, that's 207 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: what you said. You just sit at the mic and 208 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: you go for an hour. Let's just that'd be good. Okay, 209 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: set it up. M'll do that. I really I get 210 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: the vibe that both of these cornerbacks are gonna sit. 211 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: I don't know that. Maybe I'll be wrong, but that's 212 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: kind of how I feel. So then take your pick 213 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: between either defensive lineman. Noah Brown is another good consideration. 214 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: So if they both sit, you'd be you'd be down, 215 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: you'd have four corners. You move Ben Wickery up, and 216 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: then I would guess Xavier Woods is probably your emergency dB. Again, 217 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: it's not ideal, which actually that brings me to another point. 218 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: I don't know where you would get it from, but 219 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: this certainly seems like if Cheeto and Nolan Carroll both 220 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: can't play, this seems like a situation where you might 221 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: call up a Marcois White from the practice squad if 222 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: you really wanted to. Again, I don't know where that 223 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: cut comes from, though, because this roster's pretty jam packed 224 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: right now. But if if neither one of these guys 225 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: can go, trim Andy's running backs at some point, right 226 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: I'll figure it out, right, cut something. Maybe maybe today 227 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: we'll find out a little bit more about Zeke. Maybe, 228 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: you know, we'll find out like that. This is I'm 229 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: not even gonna begin to try to figure out exactly 230 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: what the status is, but I know this is another 231 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 1: hurdle for him or for the NFL actually to move. 232 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: Does the Circuit Court have to make a decision today? 233 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: Is that I think that's what they think it could happen. Okay, 234 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: you know, and the Cowboys are probably putting a little 235 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 1: pressure on this. I don't know if they can pressure 236 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: the circuit conteno, if you can pressure the federal government, 237 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: but luck with that, Yeah, are the y don't underestimate Jerry, 238 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: But you know, this is this is kind of a 239 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,719 Speaker 1: tough situation because of things like that. You need this 240 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: roster spot and you're protecting your your running back situation 241 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: because of it. Because what if they just rule today 242 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: that all that he's going to serve a suspension, you know, 243 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: six games starts next week, and I mean then they 244 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: obviously have that's why they've been keeping these running backs 245 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: like that. They can't just cut someone else because of that. 246 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: So I would imagine this won't get dragged on for 247 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 1: too much longer. Well we'll know quickly, and I think 248 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: when that happens, well, you know, they'll figure that out 249 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: that maybe that's the spot. Maybe it is. I don't know, 250 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: but if if you're really in a situation where you're 251 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: down two corners and you only have four going into 252 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: a game, it sounds smart to me to bring somebody up. 253 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: I just don't know where you cut. I will say this, 254 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: I don't know that they look at it as they 255 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: only have four corners, because I think it's I think 256 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: they think they're thinking of Xavier Woods as a corner. 257 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: Not only that, but Jason Garrett reminded everybody himself that 258 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: Byron Jones can do it in him right. So so really, 259 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: if you if you're thinking of Xavier Woods as a guy, 260 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: that's gonna drop down and play in the slot. Now 261 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: you've got five, and you've got Byron Jones who could 262 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: drop down. Now you've got six. They really are going 263 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: into game day with six guys that can play corner 264 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,599 Speaker 1: if they need to. The Cardinals receivers are kind of 265 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,959 Speaker 1: banged up too. Yeah, they've got a John Brown it's 266 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,319 Speaker 1: been it's got a quad, a quad injury. And then 267 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: I think JJ Nelson was limited in practice with which 268 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: he's been their best receiver. So yeah, yeah, he scares 269 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: the crap out of me in this game super fast. Well, 270 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to that. I have a couple of 271 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: questions for you, as a matter of fact, let's go 272 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: and jump into that. Let's let's get to some of 273 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: these questions that I have. I have three questions I'm 274 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: gonna throw to you guys, um that talk about this matchup, 275 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: and I want you guys will go across the table 276 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: and have everybody give a shot at it. The first 277 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: one is who is the bigger offensive threat in this game? 278 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: JJ Nelson or Larry Fitzgerald Nicholas start with you, Uh, 279 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: I would say probably still fits because of just how 280 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: crafty that he can be. Um, you know, kind of 281 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: in a Demerius Thomas type of role. But but you 282 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: know he's not He's older than Demerius of course, but still, 283 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy led the NFL and catches last year, 284 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: not this isn't like, oh, he's not that good of 285 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: a player anymore. I mean with this quarterback not playing, Yeah, 286 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: one hundred and nine catches. That was more than Antonio Brown, 287 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: more than Beckham, more than anyone in the league. So 288 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: he can still be productive and make plays. And I 289 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: think I think you have to look at that. Uh, 290 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: Nelson is a is a really good speed guy. You 291 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: just got to be aware of that. But I think, 292 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: you know, if you're gonna go and move the ball 293 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: up and down the field, I think FitzGeralds a guy 294 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: that could give you fit fits all day. Wow. Nice 295 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: into that. I thought it was funny. I didn't really 296 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: go with Nelson just stat wise, I'm gonna stick to 297 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: that and those don't. Yeah, that's in his career. While 298 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: we're saying right now for this season, Nelson has two 299 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: touchdown fits doesn't have any Uh Nelson has more yards catch, 300 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: it doesn't. So I'm just gonna go with who who 301 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: has been more productive as of right now. Okay, Dave 302 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: Nelson actually has seven straight games with a touchdown going 303 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: back to last year. And I mean all credit in 304 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: the world to Larry Fitzgerald. He's a Hall of Famer, 305 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: but I don't think of this offense as one that's 306 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: gonna like methodically move the ball down the field. I 307 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: think they're looking for the big play, like they chunk 308 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: it up there. And I just wrote this out. You 309 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: got a first year starter in Jeff Heath at safety 310 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: Byron Jones. You got a corner in Jordan Lewis who's 311 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: probably probably going to have to play every snap, second game. 312 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Brown in his second year, Byron Jones is in 313 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: his third year, but second year as a starting safety 314 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: and hasn't impressed a ton of people to this point. 315 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: I am terrified that they might be able to hit 316 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: some of those big plays. Honestly, just based on what 317 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: we've seen through the preseason in the first couple of 318 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: games of the seasons, that wouldn't be shocking to me. 319 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: So he's a guy that you have to account for, 320 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: and if it means doubling him and getting hurt by 321 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: Fitzgerald or somebody else because of it. I'm honestly okay 322 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: with that, because again that's Marinelli. Anyways. Let him do 323 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: everything in front of you, just don't give up that 324 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: backbreaking play. One thing I will say, though, two is 325 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: it seems like and you guys can't correct him from wrong, 326 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: but it seems like most of the plays last week 327 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: when the Cowboys were getting beat they weren't the kind 328 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: of plays that were down the sideline, you know, big 329 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: chunk plays down the sideline, and I don't think we've 330 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: seen that. Even in the preseason when they were having 331 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 1: some issues. In the preseason, it seemed to be those 332 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: deeper crossing routes. In this last game, it was more routes. 333 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: They were kind of double moves. They would go inside 334 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: and then fake and then come back out there, or 335 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: they would you know, it was yards after catch kind 336 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: of stuff more than it was just beat them down 337 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: the sideline. And Arizona seems to have the kind of 338 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: game where they like to chunk it up. But they 339 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: liked to get those chunk plays, as you were saying yesterday, 340 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: the fifteen to twenty yard come back route or the 341 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: fifty you know, or they're going down down the field. 342 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to. I don't want to oversimplify, but 343 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: like the Cardinals just look like they're playing NFL Blitz, 344 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: remember bomb, Like just run up and chunk And that 345 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: doesn't seem the kind of thing that's been beating them 346 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: so far. Maybe it's because they haven't run up against 347 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: this kind of team yet, right Well, I think that, 348 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: you know, when you look at what Denver was able 349 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: to do, I think at all you know was was 350 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: a product of their running game. That they were able 351 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: to run, they were able to have them missdirections, play acts. 352 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: On top of that, those you know boots that the 353 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: Simeon was doing, and then you know he had guys 354 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: that open in the flat. But it all started there. 355 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: So I think that the key there for the Cowboys 356 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: is going to be, you know, can they stop the run? 357 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: And how many guys does it take to do it? 358 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: I mean, with all those deep balls, they got to 359 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: stop it within you know, six guys or you know seven, 360 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: but a lot of times they're gonna be a nickel. 361 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: They got to stop him with those six guys because 362 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: they need those kind of guys on the back end 363 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Man, if the Cardinals run, well, maybe not 364 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: even as well as Denver did. But if the Cardinals run, well, 365 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: that's I just feel like that's a problem for the 366 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 1: whole season. Agree, because this line is not great. These 367 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: running backs, I mean, Chris Johnson is geriatric by NFL standards, 368 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: and Kerwin Kerwin Williams, I don't even know who that is. 369 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: That's the equivalent of like Ben Molina, who was here 370 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: a couple of years later. He's a seventh round pick 371 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: who's mainly been on practice squads and he's kind of 372 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: been on Arizona for a couple of years as a 373 00:18:56,200 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: role player. Like, if these guys are gashing you, that's 374 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: bad for the for every and a questionable secondary by 375 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: the way, I mean, I'm sorry, questionable offensive line by 376 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: Verry questionable. So like, yeah, yeah, that would be bad 377 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: in my opinion. All right, let's take our first break 378 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: when we come back, have a couple more questions for 379 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: these guys. We'll do that when we come right back. 380 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: This is Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. We the entertainment 381 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: loving people demand the best unlimited wireless plan ever from ATNT. 382 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: What else do you want? Are you unicorn? 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We have a 429 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: few questions that I'm running it, running out these guys 430 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: about the matchup. We already talk about the biggest offensive threat. 431 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: My next question is who is the bigger defensive threat? 432 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson or Chandler Jones. Dave will start with you. Uh, 433 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: I'll respect it. You know, Chandler Jones is second in 434 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: the league in sacks over the last like two years. Yes, 435 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: which is surprising because you don't hear him thrown up there. 436 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,239 Speaker 1: But he's a very productive I know when he got 437 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: traded a lot of big deal. Yet a lot of 438 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: people are like, man, how do you trade a guy 439 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: that good? But Patriots. Patriots are gonna do what they're 440 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: gonna do and it's gonna work out for him more 441 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: than not I'm gonna go with Pat Pete because all 442 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, all respect in the world of 443 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, but I'm I'm just riding with Tyrant Smith 444 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: and damn near or any matchup because he's that good 445 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: and from what I've seen, Chandler Jones doesn't bounce around 446 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: the way that von Miller does, so I don't expect 447 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: him coming off Lyle Collins aside. So meanwhile, Patrick Peterson 448 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: I think is the best cover corner in the league, 449 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: and Deaz is good but not the best received in 450 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: the league. So that's that'll present some problems, I think. 451 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: All right, Amber, No, I'll agree to that. I think 452 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line is not gonna struggle like we saw 453 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: in the last game the Cowboys offensive line, so they'll 454 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: be able to handle Chandler Jones pretty well. I just 455 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: think that Peterson would be more concerning just because he's 456 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: going against us Brian. We know we've been talking about 457 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: des all week basically just kind of whether how involved 458 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: he's gonna be, how many catches he's gonna actually be 459 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 1: able to catch, and how accurate Dak Prescott needs to 460 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: be in order to get that ball right in does 461 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: his hand. I just think that Peterson will be more 462 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 1: of a struggle here. I feel like I answered this yesterday. Yeah, 463 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: we talk about Okay, we talked about a little bit. 464 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: I don't know that anybody kind of nailed it down 465 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: as far as exactly who they thought. But I still 466 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: I still go with Peterson just for that reason of 467 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, like the like the matchup better with Tyrn 468 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: against Chandler Jones. He's kind of a long, you know, 469 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: lean guy. You don't have to like get your hands 470 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 1: on him. But as far as the Des Peterson matchup, 471 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: that mean that's gonna be a good one, and I 472 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: think Des will wins some. But I think for the 473 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: most part Peterson is he's just so good and it's 474 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,199 Speaker 1: so quick, and then he's got the strength too. I mean, 475 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: I think he could play the slot and he could 476 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: play the outside. Think he could cover tight ends and 477 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: the slot guy. This is obvious. But and it goes 478 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: back to the point Nick was making about, you know, 479 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: maybe all these Cowboys receivers are just pretty good and 480 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: not great, but that's gonna be challenging, but you can 481 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: offset that if these other guys are winning their matchups. 482 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: That's exactly why I was going to go the opposite 483 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: way on this. If you're saying the biggest defensive threat, 484 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: let's assume for a second Peterson does manage to take 485 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: Dez completely out of the game. If those other guys 486 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: can win their matchups and you could still run the ball, 487 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 1: then the threat really is no threat. It just changes 488 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: how you have to move the ball against him. The 489 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: flip side to that is if Chandler Jones can manage 490 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: to get pressure, even if he does it a few 491 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: times in the game, if it's at the right time 492 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: of the game, it can change the game. Right. So 493 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: I think the bigger thread here is Chandler Jones because 494 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson, again out there on the outside, hits only 495 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: one of him. If he completely takes Dez out of 496 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: the game, it still doesn't stop the Cowboys from moving 497 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: the ball because they have a lot of other weapons, right. 498 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: I got into an argument about that with Emmanuel Acho 499 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: yesterday actually because I and I said it on this 500 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: show too, that I think Tyron Matthew is a great, 501 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: great player, but I don't think of him as a 502 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: great cover guy. I think he's a guy that Cole 503 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: Beasley can get the better of at least a few times, 504 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: and Manny disagreed with me. He's a big fan of Matthew. 505 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: He thinks Matthew's better, big big fan of his game. 506 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: So we had a pretty vehement disagreement about that. So 507 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: I'll be interested to see how that plays out. I 508 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,239 Speaker 1: go with you on that one. You've seen him more, 509 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: You've seen him play a lot more. I think I 510 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,719 Speaker 1: would say that's fair. And I think the world of him. 511 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: I think he's he is an impact player, and ironically 512 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: he made a play on the ball to win the 513 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: game for Arizona and Indy last week. But a playmaker, 514 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: He's a playmaker. I don't think of him as a 515 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: great cover guy. And we'll see if he if I'm 516 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,479 Speaker 1: right or wrong. You can't get that seat in New 517 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: York if you're not, like if you're on defense. Yeah, 518 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: he can't be one of the Heisman finalists if you're 519 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: not making plays. I know he was punt returner and 520 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 1: doing some things that way, but he had the ball 521 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: in his hands a lot, and a lot of that 522 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: happened on defense. Right, has an uncanny knack to get 523 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: to the football. It's freaky, really, and that's that's where 524 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: he makes his impact, though I don't. He's not a 525 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: guy that takes receivers out of the game. He actually 526 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: it's probably better if he lets him catch the ball, 527 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: because then he has a chance to do something. You 528 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: think if an Arizona reporter came into the press conference 529 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: and said, Hey, Garrett, what's your what's your playing on 530 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: the honey Badger, I think he'd know he's that gonna 531 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: be like. I don't think Garrett would say, I don't 532 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: know who that is. I think everybody knows who the 533 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: honey Badger is. I think everybody. But did he still 534 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: go by that name though he hated it in college 535 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: because he did? Yeah, well, he learned to love it 536 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: because he hates because it's like a honey Badgers, like 537 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: this small, furry woodland animal. It doesn't sound very intimidating. 538 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: But then I think he can. But he's pretty it's 539 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: a pretty crafty animal. He did some research on what 540 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: exactly it meant, and I think he kind of I 541 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: still I think he would prefer to be tyrant, but 542 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: he doesn't hate it like he used to. I think 543 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 1: if you're a defensive back in the NFL and you 544 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: have a nickname, you know that everyone knows you by that. 545 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: That's the kind of notoriety that you're He doesn't refer 546 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't refer to himself as Honey Badger the way 547 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,959 Speaker 1: to Norris Jenkins refers to himself as Jack Rabbit. Hey man, 548 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,359 Speaker 1: that way. It's the badge. What's up? Yeah, exactly, Badge, 549 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: just me badger, all right? Final question, final question. If 550 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys lose, it will be because one they failed 551 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: to run the ball effectively, or two they gave up 552 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: too many big plays in the passing game. Let's start 553 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: with Nick this time gave up too many big plays 554 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: in the past game. Or they don't run the ball effectively. 555 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: UM passing game. You know that they'll give up some 556 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 1: some big plays there. I mean, they'll both go hand 557 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: in hand, I would think. But they're gonna run the 558 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: football and they're gonna they're gonna get back on track. 559 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: That's what they do. They'll they'll be fine. But I'm not. 560 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: I don't know, by the love those corners and who's 561 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 1: gonna be there, and and I you know, you still 562 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer. He's still pretty good, I guess. And Bill 563 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,199 Speaker 1: can chunk it out there, so he can he can 564 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: chunk it. I don't know if I don't know how 565 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: good he is, but he can throw the ball. I 566 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 1: think he gotta get after him. I mean, big time. 567 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: You gotta like send a lot of I would send 568 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: a lot of blitzes in this game. I hate to 569 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: contradict you here. I'm not saying that won't work, but 570 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: I think actually Brian's story today, he's he's pretty damn 571 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: good when he's pressured like and I'm sending people after him. 572 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: His rating is in the triple digits. Not only that, 573 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: but if you notice the Cowboys blitzed a lot early 574 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: in that last game, they never got home. And that's 575 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: that's been my criticism of the Cowboys for years, Like 576 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: they'll blitz, but when they blitz, it's rare that they 577 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: are good at blitzing. It's like they just basically seeing 578 00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: that extra guy and he just gets swallowed up by 579 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: the offensive line. I haven't seen them be a really 580 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: good blitzing team. I think they're better when they just 581 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: try to stick with four. And if you're gonna send, 582 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: if you're gonna send that guy from somewhere that's unconventional, 583 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: still make it four. Maybe drop a defensive end into coverage. 584 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: But I just don't think they're a great blitzing team. 585 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: Oh they're not. They're not, but I think, I mean, 586 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: you have to be. And the better that DeMarcus Lawrence is, 587 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: the better that they'll be all you know it all 588 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: across the line there. I mean, he's got to continue 589 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: to be at this pace, which isn't no longer to 590 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: a game because they took a half sack away from him, 591 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: but he's still at three and a half. He has 592 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: a chance to be a multisaded game. Again, let me 593 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: modify that just a bit. There is one blitz I 594 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: think they do well, and that's corner blitz, right, Obviously 595 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: they do that really well. But when it comes to 596 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: blitzing linebackers, I just don't. I haven't seen it. I 597 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: don't like it. I think the opposite though. Um I 598 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,959 Speaker 1: hate to admit this, but that performance in Denver has 599 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: me kind of shook, like offensively, yes, because again we've 600 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: seen them have to grind out games on the ground before. 601 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: We've never seen them look that and that not right? 602 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: So why would that have you shook more than it 603 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: would be like it because it was ever seen it. 604 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: It was just so bad that I had a hard 605 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 1: time just being like, yeah, they'll they'll bounce back, they'll 606 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: be there of regular selves, because even I mean, we 607 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: both agree they had a good running game against New York, 608 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: but it still wasn't what we're used to seeing. I'm 609 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: gonna throw some history here. You ever heard of Joe Johnson. 610 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: When you think of Joe Johnson, I think of the 611 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: Jack Johnson. They're a basketball player, basketball player. Yeah, I 612 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: went to Arkansas a good player. Yeah, shoeless Joe Johnson. Yeah, 613 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: I thought that was shoeless Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson, that's right, 614 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: I got them all. We're killing this. Yeah, we're awesome. Great, great. 615 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: Joe Johnson played for the New Orleans Saints as a 616 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: defensive lineman in nineteen ninety eight and they the Cowboys. 617 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: Remember that. Cowboys went to play them in a game 618 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: and they lost. I think it was like twenty two 619 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: to six something like. Cowboys lost. Yes, And I think 620 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: Emmett had a day. I don't know for sure. That 621 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: wasn't the Christmas evening, No, no, no, okay. Emmett I 622 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: think had about twelve carries for nine yards something like that, 623 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: and Larry Allen got whipped by Joe Johnson. I mean 624 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: just couldn't do anything, ye, Larry Allen, that just destroyed 625 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: two tears. Actually after the game, yeah, back, pretty good 626 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: player went to the Hall of Fame first ballot, all 627 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: that stuff. I'm gonna have to do my research on 628 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: that game exactly, but I'm just saying that was an abarition. 629 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 1: He got his ass kick that game. They came back, 630 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: so let's just see. You're absolutely right, And I'm not 631 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: saying that they are going to struggle, but I'm just 632 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to just be like, yeah, they're 633 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: just gonna completely turn it on and run for one 634 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: eighty like we're used to seeing. So and my point 635 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: is that that's the biggest thing for me is to 636 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: get that going. Because if you're running the ball and 637 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: controlling the clock and keeping them off the field, that's 638 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: fine if they hit two or three big passing plays 639 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: because you're just going to be grinding the ball down 640 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: the field and holding the ball for the majority of 641 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 1: the time. But if they can't run again, you didn't 642 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: take your optimism pill today. I don't. I'm not an 643 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: optimistic person. I'm saying this is this is always truly 644 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: just work This is truly just pessimism as it at 645 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: its best. If what you've seen, if what you've seen 646 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: over an entire year, it was one thing, and then 647 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, in one game you see something, 648 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: Come stop stop, stop, because that's not the same at all. 649 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: This is why not because there's two new members of 650 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: this line. Three fifths of the line is different, yes, 651 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: but different. But three fifths of this line are the 652 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: best in the NFL, like at their position. They are 653 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: all pros best at their position. So, yeah, there are 654 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: two different pieces in there, but these other three are 655 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: what they do not. Yeah, they weren't as good though 656 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: you think they were as good in twenty fifteen as 657 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 1: they were last year. Those three guys were also there, 658 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: they're we're still talking about the same guys. Yeah, but 659 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: were they as good in twenty and fifteen as they 660 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: were last year? Maybe they were better? With no, No, 661 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: you're not understand when you understand what I'm saying. When 662 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: I say where they better, I'm talking about as you 663 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: go on in your career, you get better. They were 664 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: younger in their careers. I would I would pose the 665 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: thought that they weren't as good in twenty fifteen as 666 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: they were a year later, they got better, Like that's 667 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: what you're supposed to you get better. It's three completely 668 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: different groups. Like in twenty fifteen you still have Free 669 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: and you had lyle playing guard. Then last year you 670 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: had Free and you had Ron Leary. Now I'm not 671 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: saying they're bad. I am saying it's not my style 672 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: to just assume it's gonna be great until I unless 673 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: I've seen it, I'm not, well, yeah, it'll be fine. 674 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: They'll be fine because I want them to be fine. 675 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 1: That's basically what you're saying, right, But No, what I'm 676 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: saying is what I'm saying is the evidence, and it 677 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: can you. You don't have 't have to go back 678 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 1: to last year who games of Evian exactly. You don't 679 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: have to go back to last year. You agreed that 680 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: Week one they ran the ball well well but not great. Okay, 681 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: they ran it well, they ran it. They ran it 682 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: as good, if not better than they did last year 683 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: when they played the same defense. Right, So that being said, 684 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: we have evidence that this year is offensive line in 685 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: this running game has been really good. So that's also 686 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: have evidence that they're that they've been that they were 687 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: really bad against Denver like again, not just bad, like, 688 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 1: oh they only ran for seventy yards like crap. Yes, 689 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: I get it, I get it as long as you 690 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: get it. But my point still is that I think 691 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: that there's way more evidence that suggests that they're a 692 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: really good running team than there is that they're not 693 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: a good running team. I think you have about the 694 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: same amount of evidence both ways as it stands right now. 695 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 1: And that's why it concerns me. And if you want 696 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,959 Speaker 1: to pump sunshine, you can do. That's not sunshine, that's 697 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: just my job evaluation. I hang out in the realm 698 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,359 Speaker 1: of realism, and no, hang out. No, you've just been 699 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: saying you hang out in the world of pessimism, somebody. 700 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,800 Speaker 1: That's not realism, that's pessimism. I think that they should 701 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: be fine, but I'm not ready to give them the 702 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: benefit of the doubt. They don't deserve it after last week. Okay, 703 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,400 Speaker 1: that I can agree with it. They don't deserve benefit 704 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: of the doubt. Okay, that's all I'm saying. Okay, got it. 705 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 1: We're on the same page. All right, So Amber, did 706 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: you answer the final question? I did not? You got 707 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: Dave took over right there. I'm sorry, he tends to 708 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: go on tangent sometimes. If they lose, you said, if 709 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: they lose, right, it would be because of the past. 710 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 1: If they lose, it will be because they fail to 711 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: run the ball effectively or because they gave up to 712 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 1: the big plays in the passing game. Um, I just 713 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: think their vote. They're both very close to each other. 714 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: I think it will come down to whatever the offensive 715 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:25,240 Speaker 1: line is able to do, because that would affect Zeke 716 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: running the ball at the same time as it will 717 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: affect Dak having enough time to kind of throw those balls. 718 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,839 Speaker 1: Wait to be clear, I was saying they gave up 719 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: too many big plays in passing games. So it's either 720 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: because the Cardinals had too many deep balls that the 721 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys secondary couldn't stop, or because they couldn't run the 722 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: ball effectively with Zeke. So it's kind of offense or defense. No, 723 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,479 Speaker 1: I know, I know what you're saying. I'm saying if 724 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: they lose, I would lean more tours just the offensive 725 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: line not doing their job like they should then the 726 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 1: second than the Cowboys second not doing their job. Yeah, 727 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,840 Speaker 1: I mean a little bit. I just Derek, the answer 728 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:07,920 Speaker 1: can be both. I mean, really, it could be. It 729 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: could be the fact that that that you know, they 730 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,359 Speaker 1: can't get the big play. I mean, they can't stop 731 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 1: the big plays. And then on the flip side, they're 732 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: kind of torn between do we try to get back 733 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: in this game like we didn't Denver, do we run 734 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:21,320 Speaker 1: We're not running as much, We're trying to kind of 735 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,279 Speaker 1: get back quickly, and then you don't run, And then 736 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: it could be both. I see, I could see them losing. 737 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 1: I mean that's the Denver game was that they couldn't 738 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: stop anyone and they couldn't run. No, I agree, I 739 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: agree right now both. I guess I'm just more trying 740 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: to get to what do you think trying to be 741 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: the most problem. I just think that right now we're 742 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 1: at the point that you can't say which side is 743 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: their strong side. I think right now they're just very 744 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,279 Speaker 1: close to each other, like it could go either way, 745 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,839 Speaker 1: you know, they're just there's not a huge difference there 746 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:56,280 Speaker 1: where you're like, Okay, they're stronger here right now, although 747 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: you wait into but that is that's really interesting to 748 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 1: me that you you guys put the secondary in the 749 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: same category with the Cowboys offensive line. That's not what 750 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 1: I'm doing. I just think I expect that the second expectation, 751 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: it's not necessarily about what's gonna happen. I mean, it's like, 752 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 1: I don't think this running game is gonna get shut 753 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: down again, right, I don't. I think they're gonna run 754 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 1: the ball really well. I think. I mean, you had 755 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 1: a lot of things going here. You got Travis Frederick 756 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:25,920 Speaker 1: didn't play well, Tyrants, but that whole line did not 757 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 1: play well. Now we're questioning Zeke's effort, his commitment, right, 758 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: I think it all sets up for them running the 759 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: ball really well. I know That's what I'm saying. So 760 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: on top of the fact that I don't think that 761 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:40,720 Speaker 1: that defense is anywhere near especially if it's a front anywhere, 762 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: you know what, You're saying the same thing. If they lose, 763 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: it's not gonna because of that, because they're gonna run 764 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: the ball well. But if they don't win, it's gonna 765 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: be because Jordan Lewis is gonna have a hard time. 766 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: They're just Borry Fitzgerald and those guys. And I guess 767 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: the point I'm trying to make is I don't I 768 00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:01,279 Speaker 1: really don't think the secondary can play below my expectations 769 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:03,280 Speaker 1: to the point where they would lose if they're running 770 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: the ball the way that they're capable of. That's my point. 771 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: So you think even if even if they're hitting some 772 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: of those big plays, if the Cowboys run the ball, well, 773 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:12,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. The Cowboys play offense the way that 774 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:16,439 Speaker 1: they can, that shouldn't matter. That's why it's a good point. 775 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: Then that's why I care at this point you made 776 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: all day. I only make great points, and that's that's 777 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: why the running game matters, because if they can't run 778 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: the ball, then it's all screwed. As we saw last week, 779 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:32,440 Speaker 1: I don't think we'll see those many like bad plays 780 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: from the secondary, just because I have a feeling that 781 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,359 Speaker 1: the defensive line is going to be able to really 782 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 1: help there, to kind of east off the load on 783 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: those guys back there. So I think the defensive line 784 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:49,040 Speaker 1: is gonna play a bigger role here and help those 785 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 1: younger guys. Good point, all right, We're gonna take our 786 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 1: final break when we come back. Amber's gonna bring back 787 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,320 Speaker 1: up this whole debate we've had about Dak. She actually 788 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 1: went into the locker room and got dacked. Actually chime 789 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: in on this debate that we've been having now for 790 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,319 Speaker 1: two weeks and then we're gonna put it to bed 791 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,799 Speaker 1: and we're not going to talk about it every again, 792 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,800 Speaker 1: but we do want to have we have that audio 793 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,000 Speaker 1: of Dak talking about his effectiveness in the first half 794 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 1: verset in the second half. We'll do that when we 795 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 1: come right back. 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Back to the Break, 828 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:55,760 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Break. This is Kent and Hey Ambar, 829 00:40:55,960 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: Hey tell us by Tommy John. Oh, I'm so sorry. 830 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: We're gonk. It's Friday night, Friday. Just got paid and 831 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,480 Speaker 1: trying to get people to listen to your crappy nineties 832 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,160 Speaker 1: R and B. I'm not saying it was a great song. 833 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:10,880 Speaker 1: I'm just saying I was just trying to feel if 834 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:13,240 Speaker 1: you guys have heard it. Hey, people call me TJ 835 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: short for Tiny Jim, but the only TJ you need 836 00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 1: in your life is Tommy John underwear. You can get 837 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: some by going to Tommy John dot com Forward slash 838 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 1: Cowboys for twenty percent off your first order. I'm wearing 839 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: it right now and I'm so comfortable. Just so you know, 840 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:35,560 Speaker 1: sounds TJ. That's true too in my life. Well, he's 841 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 1: about ready to do he where Tommy John could Tommy 842 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: John No, no, no, let's go movie. We always make 843 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 1: it so uncomfortable. It's hard not to. It's hard to. 844 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:49,440 Speaker 1: It's hard to do an underwear read and not have 845 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: it be uncomfortable. Yeah, a little bit, even though the 846 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,279 Speaker 1: whole point is that it is comfortable. It's true. Good points. 847 00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: So your boy, good point, Nicholas. All right, let's uh, 848 00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,320 Speaker 1: let's let's get into this talk. I don't even know 849 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:01,839 Speaker 1: how to set this up. I'm gonna try to set 850 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:03,600 Speaker 1: it up and Amber feel free to jump in here 851 00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 1: at any point. But if you guys remember, I want 852 00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:08,040 Speaker 1: to say it was about week and a half ago. 853 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:12,279 Speaker 1: There was right after a week one. Okay, good Amber made. 854 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: Amber made this argument about Dak and the fact that 855 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:18,040 Speaker 1: he was better in the second half than he is 856 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:20,080 Speaker 1: in the first half. I think that's the right argument. No, 857 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:23,320 Speaker 1: it disagrees argument. I can do it. I can do 858 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:24,960 Speaker 1: it real quick. Okay, hey, you laid it ahead. A 859 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,880 Speaker 1: caller he called in. He said, Dak's poor starts are 860 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 1: gonna get us in trouble. And I said, I think 861 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:31,879 Speaker 1: you have selective memory. You're thinking of the Packers game, 862 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: because he did have they got off to a poor start. 863 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:36,480 Speaker 1: But if you go back and look, he actually starts 864 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 1: off really well. He's he's really good in the first 865 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:40,919 Speaker 1: few drives of the game. Dave had a great stat 866 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:44,400 Speaker 1: about that. So we kind of said, you know what, first, first, 867 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:47,040 Speaker 1: his starts are actually really good. I don't think that's 868 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: accurate to say he starts off poorly. And then I 869 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,759 Speaker 1: disagreed because of what I remember him being just not 870 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:57,040 Speaker 1: as good in the first half. Anyways, next day came by, 871 00:42:57,480 --> 00:42:59,880 Speaker 1: I brought in some stats. After looking at the stats, 872 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, yes, you guys are right. Obviously the 873 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:07,479 Speaker 1: stats show that he was more productive in the first half. 874 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:09,879 Speaker 1: But then I got into breaking it down. Let's break 875 00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:11,839 Speaker 1: it down by quarter, blah blah blah, just to kind 876 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:14,680 Speaker 1: of prove as to why I thought the other way. 877 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:16,680 Speaker 1: And your argument when you looked at the stats and 878 00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:18,640 Speaker 1: broke it down was that and I was worst in 879 00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:21,040 Speaker 1: the second quarter, which is not necessarily the first half, 880 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:22,840 Speaker 1: but in the second quarter is his worst quarter of 881 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:24,560 Speaker 1: the game, and he's better in the second half. Just 882 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:28,200 Speaker 1: breaking it down by quarters, I just it proved my 883 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:32,120 Speaker 1: point in my head that he is more consistent and 884 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:34,319 Speaker 1: better in the second and from what you say, were 885 00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:38,880 Speaker 1: bombarded and attacked on. So anyways, I was talking overall 886 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: because obviously you guys were right that he does start 887 00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:46,320 Speaker 1: off with good you know, making productive plays right there. Anyways, 888 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:50,200 Speaker 1: so people on Twitter were very passionate about this and 889 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:54,560 Speaker 1: send me so many lovely messages that Twitter are the best. Yeah, 890 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:57,759 Speaker 1: oh so kind and lovely. So it motivated me to 891 00:43:57,920 --> 00:43:59,759 Speaker 1: go into the locker room and say, you know what, 892 00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:03,080 Speaker 1: I really believed this way, so let me see and 893 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,560 Speaker 1: asked the man himself. So I went up to Dak 894 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:09,480 Speaker 1: and I said, hey, Dak, can you please tell me 895 00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:13,760 Speaker 1: do you feel that you're better just overall in general? 896 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:17,040 Speaker 1: Are you better in the first half or the second half? 897 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:23,000 Speaker 1: This was his answer, Definitely the second half, even going 898 00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,600 Speaker 1: back to last year. I think I just get more subtle, 899 00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:29,080 Speaker 1: to get comfortable, have a better knowledge and feel of 900 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:31,839 Speaker 1: what the defense is doing. I can game plan all 901 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:34,320 Speaker 1: I want the first half or I mean throughout the 902 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:35,719 Speaker 1: week to be ready for him, but once you get 903 00:44:35,719 --> 00:44:38,920 Speaker 1: in the game, game plans always changing. Adjust So for 904 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:40,920 Speaker 1: the most part, second half, I know they're doing the 905 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 1: thrown at me, we make our adjustments and I just 906 00:44:42,719 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 1: kind of get in the group. So then I told him, 907 00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:49,080 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, did you know that stats wise, you're 908 00:44:49,160 --> 00:44:52,840 Speaker 1: better starting off the game? And he will surprised himself. 909 00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:56,040 Speaker 1: He's like, seriously, wow, it took him off guard, just 910 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:57,840 Speaker 1: like it took me off guard when I saw it. 911 00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:01,120 Speaker 1: So we're on the same page here. Anyways, we got 912 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:04,560 Speaker 1: into discussion. Dave approached us and we got in that's 913 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:07,680 Speaker 1: one way to say, and then we started talking about 914 00:45:07,719 --> 00:45:10,959 Speaker 1: the whole thing again and kind of discussing this whole 915 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:15,840 Speaker 1: little argument once again. And yeah, let's play the second 916 00:45:15,880 --> 00:45:17,960 Speaker 1: audio point. And that's what I saw on the show. Yes, 917 00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:19,680 Speaker 1: the only point I was trying to make is she said, 918 00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:21,919 Speaker 1: I felt like they were better in the second half 919 00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:24,120 Speaker 1: than in the first. And I said, the stats don't 920 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:26,160 Speaker 1: bear that out when you consider how many points and 921 00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:29,880 Speaker 1: long drive possession they had, but the games they had 922 00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:36,960 Speaker 1: leads in the second half, So the numbers do lock government. 923 00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:40,520 Speaker 1: We're not at tagging, we're not trying to We've already 924 00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:43,320 Speaker 1: got a two touch down leave. I get that. The 925 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:53,080 Speaker 1: number numbers, I get that numbers. As you could tell 926 00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:55,359 Speaker 1: that there was an extra voice that that was Clarence Hills. 927 00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:58,440 Speaker 1: But Clarence loves nothing better than to interject him. What 928 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,839 Speaker 1: about the part where he said, especially you're involved. Yeah, 929 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:04,759 Speaker 1: especially you're involved. He did say, you're right. Amber Dak 930 00:46:04,840 --> 00:46:07,920 Speaker 1: agreed with me. But again we have to remember that 931 00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:10,839 Speaker 1: the game in the second half, it is different than 932 00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:14,279 Speaker 1: the first half. But all in all, I just wanted 933 00:46:14,320 --> 00:46:17,400 Speaker 1: to say, we're both kind of right. Hey, you got right, 934 00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:20,680 Speaker 1: but Nick is the beginning. We're all kind of right. 935 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:23,000 Speaker 1: I'm just saying like, I do have a fair point 936 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:26,200 Speaker 1: and I'm disapproved it. Thank you very much. Everyone. I'm 937 00:46:26,239 --> 00:46:30,680 Speaker 1: not back home. You're free to go home. I'm not 938 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:32,919 Speaker 1: gonna I'm not gonna argue with the guy that runs 939 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:36,040 Speaker 1: the offense. But well, but he's wrong. Is that what 940 00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:38,200 Speaker 1: you No, I'm not gonna say that, But I still 941 00:46:38,239 --> 00:46:40,160 Speaker 1: think my point has marrit. Yeah, it does have merrit, 942 00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:42,239 Speaker 1: and it's just it's a little bit different. We're now 943 00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:45,560 Speaker 1: we're talking about the quarterbacks comfort level in the second half. 944 00:46:45,640 --> 00:46:48,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's hell hope he's more comfortable in the 945 00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:51,480 Speaker 1: second half. I mean that shouldn't all players be. That's 946 00:46:51,520 --> 00:46:55,120 Speaker 1: actually that half that was a this was This took 947 00:46:55,239 --> 00:46:58,640 Speaker 1: up like half of locker room last week that last Friday. 948 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:00,680 Speaker 1: It was Dak Luke. Well, I guys, it started off 949 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:03,560 Speaker 1: with just a conversation with me and Dak and people 950 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:07,320 Speaker 1: and everybody's like, whooaha, well y'all getting loud? Is that 951 00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:10,399 Speaker 1: why people started jumping in? Dak loop in Jeff Heath 952 00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:14,279 Speaker 1: and Anthony Hitchins. Oh really, so other players were. He 953 00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:15,880 Speaker 1: was like, y'all play better in the first half of 954 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:19,480 Speaker 1: the second they were like second obviously both Oh yeah, 955 00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:26,040 Speaker 1: that's yeah, good times. Anyways, Um, yeah, there's that. So 956 00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:29,799 Speaker 1: so Amber was right, We're both wear were all wear 957 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Amber? Amber was right. Amber moved the goal posts 958 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:35,240 Speaker 1: a little bit to use a football term. But that's okay. 959 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:37,160 Speaker 1: All right, Let's get some phone calls. Two one four 960 00:47:37,239 --> 00:47:39,040 Speaker 1: eight seven two twenty one O two Again it's two 961 00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:41,640 Speaker 1: one four eight seven two twenty one O two is 962 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,080 Speaker 1: the number. Hit us on Twitter at Cowboys Break. Let's 963 00:47:44,080 --> 00:47:48,520 Speaker 1: start with a call from Rob in Vegas. Rob, what up? Hey? Everybody? 964 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:53,160 Speaker 1: You know, I think this is you know, I'm not 965 00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:55,360 Speaker 1: saying a big game because it's the third game of 966 00:47:55,440 --> 00:48:00,560 Speaker 1: the season. It's a big game because of days attitude. 967 00:48:01,360 --> 00:48:03,640 Speaker 1: This is the first time this team really got there. 968 00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:07,160 Speaker 1: Butts kicked. I know, they lost the Green Bay game, 969 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:09,799 Speaker 1: but then the season was over, so you had all 970 00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:13,000 Speaker 1: these months and then they came out the first game 971 00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:15,920 Speaker 1: against the Giant. So now this is now they're starting 972 00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:18,680 Speaker 1: to hear. You know, they're talking about Zeke. Now is 973 00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:23,440 Speaker 1: Dak the guy? You know the offensive line. So I think, 974 00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:25,719 Speaker 1: just to put all that to rest, I think this 975 00:48:25,880 --> 00:48:27,160 Speaker 1: is a big game and I think they're going to 976 00:48:27,239 --> 00:48:31,400 Speaker 1: perform really well. You know, it's funny last year, I 977 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:34,600 Speaker 1: would always we would always talk about Lucky Whitehead running 978 00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:36,680 Speaker 1: that jet suite and we said, you know, that's what 979 00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:39,960 Speaker 1: this guy does. But it always worked, and I like 980 00:48:40,120 --> 00:48:43,480 Speaker 1: to see them maybe run that again with maybe Switzer. 981 00:48:43,800 --> 00:48:45,840 Speaker 1: You know, I haven't seen much of this kid, but 982 00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:47,880 Speaker 1: I always hear that he's good in the open field. 983 00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 1: So maybe they could get back to running some of 984 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:52,839 Speaker 1: those plays, some of those bootlegs. I don't think he's 985 00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:57,080 Speaker 1: throwing to pass yet to hand or I can't remember 986 00:48:57,280 --> 00:48:59,520 Speaker 1: number eighty seven. He used to always throw that, like 987 00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:03,040 Speaker 1: throw to him, you know, get back to doing stuff 988 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:06,279 Speaker 1: that they're more comfortable with instead of slinging a ball 989 00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:07,680 Speaker 1: down the field. But I think this is going to 990 00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:10,440 Speaker 1: be a beat down. I think they're going to come 991 00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:14,239 Speaker 1: out and really, hey, if you want to be a 992 00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:17,799 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contenter like they're supposed to be, like Nick says, 993 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:20,640 Speaker 1: you win these games, beat teams like this. All right, 994 00:49:20,680 --> 00:49:23,719 Speaker 1: thanks for the call. Yeah, I mean we're talking about 995 00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:26,320 Speaker 1: two games. We've seen a good performance, we've seen a 996 00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,759 Speaker 1: really really bad one. So it's it's still a small 997 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:31,560 Speaker 1: sample size. We don't know exactly what to expect. So yeah, 998 00:49:31,560 --> 00:49:33,799 Speaker 1: you're starting getting into the third game, you can kind 999 00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:36,279 Speaker 1: of tell a little bit more. I think they're gonna 1000 00:49:36,280 --> 00:49:38,680 Speaker 1: have an aggressive defense, but I don't think that they'll 1001 00:49:38,719 --> 00:49:42,440 Speaker 1: have one that should, you know, shut down the Cowboys. 1002 00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:46,640 Speaker 1: But we'll see this. I'll say this, I'm I would 1003 00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:48,880 Speaker 1: be very impressed if this is a beat down in 1004 00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:52,879 Speaker 1: a home opener against a talented team that has been 1005 00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:55,000 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and came close to making the playoffs 1006 00:49:55,120 --> 00:49:57,360 Speaker 1: last year. Ish, they weren't great last year, but they 1007 00:49:57,560 --> 00:49:59,960 Speaker 1: mean they won seven or eight games, so that would 1008 00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:03,799 Speaker 1: that would be surprising. But I agree with him, I'd 1009 00:50:03,840 --> 00:50:05,359 Speaker 1: like to see more of that. Especially this is an 1010 00:50:05,360 --> 00:50:07,880 Speaker 1: aggressive defense. You can assume they're going to bring pressure. 1011 00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:11,000 Speaker 1: I think boot actions and play actions and play fakes 1012 00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,960 Speaker 1: would probably work well against these guys. I actually wrote 1013 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,359 Speaker 1: in my column yesterday, I would love to see more 1014 00:50:16,400 --> 00:50:18,600 Speaker 1: of Ryan Switzer. You know, once he kind of gets 1015 00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:21,279 Speaker 1: acclimated and gets comfortable, I don't know how you get 1016 00:50:21,320 --> 00:50:22,960 Speaker 1: him on the field, and I think that's going to 1017 00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:25,799 Speaker 1: be a problem that they face all year. I think 1018 00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:28,840 Speaker 1: I personally would just like to see him doing the 1019 00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:31,920 Speaker 1: role that Lucky had last year. You know, two times 1020 00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:34,759 Speaker 1: a game, use that jet sweep, and I think that 1021 00:50:34,920 --> 00:50:37,399 Speaker 1: helps get him the ball, let him make some plays 1022 00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:39,800 Speaker 1: with his legs, which but he was in college that 1023 00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:41,200 Speaker 1: he was a guy that you know, you get him 1024 00:50:41,239 --> 00:50:43,480 Speaker 1: the ball into a special teams, he made plays, and 1025 00:50:43,600 --> 00:50:46,279 Speaker 1: so I'd like to see him do that. Especially. I 1026 00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:47,800 Speaker 1: would have wanted to see that last week in a 1027 00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:49,960 Speaker 1: game where were having a hard time just running straight 1028 00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:53,279 Speaker 1: and running. Why, that's an opportunity to be able to 1029 00:50:53,320 --> 00:50:55,400 Speaker 1: throw a little wrinkle in it and just see if 1030 00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:57,960 Speaker 1: you can loosen up that defensive bit. Having said that, 1031 00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:01,200 Speaker 1: like I said yesterday, I think one of the strengths 1032 00:51:01,239 --> 00:51:03,600 Speaker 1: of this defense is their side to side speed. I 1033 00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:05,640 Speaker 1: don't know how much I want to try to stretch them, 1034 00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:08,239 Speaker 1: because they're really good at getting two guys behind the line. No, 1035 00:51:08,360 --> 00:51:10,520 Speaker 1: and to be honest with let me be clear, I'm 1036 00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:12,600 Speaker 1: not I'm not so much thinking that it's necessarily going 1037 00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:14,720 Speaker 1: to net a ton of yards. Yeah, it just creates 1038 00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:16,960 Speaker 1: one more wrinkle that they have to be aware of 1039 00:51:17,120 --> 00:51:19,040 Speaker 1: that and they open something up for Zeke too. Right, 1040 00:51:19,080 --> 00:51:21,400 Speaker 1: even if Switzer doesn't take the ball on those fakes, 1041 00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:23,160 Speaker 1: it right, I mean, if you give them a half 1042 00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:26,239 Speaker 1: second of hesitation, sometimes that's all you need exactly it's 1043 00:51:26,280 --> 00:51:28,000 Speaker 1: exactly right. All right, let's get a call from a 1044 00:51:28,080 --> 00:51:31,520 Speaker 1: question from Twitter. I know I'm looking ahead, but when 1045 00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:33,919 Speaker 1: every is backed, who do you think will be cut? 1046 00:51:34,200 --> 00:51:36,800 Speaker 1: When who's back? I'm sorry, Irvin, I said it in 1047 00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:41,279 Speaker 1: a Spanish accent. You are you aren't looking ahead? That's yeah, 1048 00:51:41,400 --> 00:51:44,279 Speaker 1: it's always like, that's always an interesting question to talk about. 1049 00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:46,880 Speaker 1: I love talking about roster moves and how you make 1050 00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:49,600 Speaker 1: up the roster. It's very interesting to me. But I mean, 1051 00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, knock on wood, but somebody could tear their 1052 00:51:52,120 --> 00:51:55,439 Speaker 1: acl on Monday night. You know. It's there's no way 1053 00:51:55,520 --> 00:51:57,279 Speaker 1: to predict what the roster is going to look like 1054 00:51:57,400 --> 00:51:59,600 Speaker 1: in two weeks, you know, two games from It is 1055 00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:02,160 Speaker 1: amazing to say it is true, It's very true. So 1056 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 1: it's I mean, if everybody's healthy, then you have to 1057 00:52:05,680 --> 00:52:07,279 Speaker 1: take a look at your running backs. You have to 1058 00:52:07,320 --> 00:52:10,640 Speaker 1: take a look at you know, if Cheeto and Carol 1059 00:52:10,719 --> 00:52:13,040 Speaker 1: come back, you could look at ben abin Wickery, your 1060 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:18,200 Speaker 1: last cornerback. You could look at Noah Brown something like that. 1061 00:52:18,440 --> 00:52:20,920 Speaker 1: But it's so hard to predict what that's going to 1062 00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:23,200 Speaker 1: look like in two weeks. Speaking of ben abin Wickery, 1063 00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:25,040 Speaker 1: do you do you know the terms under which the 1064 00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:27,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys have to give the pick? How much time does 1065 00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:29,600 Speaker 1: he have to play? Three or four weeks on the 1066 00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:33,160 Speaker 1: forty six man roster? So this pres presumably would be 1067 00:52:33,239 --> 00:52:35,080 Speaker 1: the first. If he's active, it would be the first. 1068 00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:37,200 Speaker 1: So you would you would actually not get to that 1069 00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:39,479 Speaker 1: point if he played every game from here on until 1070 00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:42,239 Speaker 1: Irving was available, you wouldn't get to that point. I 1071 00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:45,360 Speaker 1: don't believe. So okay, yeah, that's and that's that's what 1072 00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,279 Speaker 1: made Elliott such a candidate to be cut was that 1073 00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:50,799 Speaker 1: they get their pick back. Now. Not that these are 1074 00:52:50,920 --> 00:52:52,759 Speaker 1: huge picks, I don't know, but you want to hold 1075 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:55,480 Speaker 1: onto picks you can still picks. Yeah, okay, it's got 1076 00:52:55,520 --> 00:52:59,439 Speaker 1: another question from Twitter. So who would be the most 1077 00:52:59,480 --> 00:53:10,000 Speaker 1: concerned guy slash position for this game? Having defended or 1078 00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:12,279 Speaker 1: having attacked the running game the way that I have 1079 00:53:12,440 --> 00:53:16,320 Speaker 1: this whole game, this whole show. I'll go the defensive backs. 1080 00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:19,640 Speaker 1: That's this is a team with big play potential and 1081 00:53:19,760 --> 00:53:23,160 Speaker 1: you are injured and inexperienced back there. That's a recipe 1082 00:53:23,239 --> 00:53:25,640 Speaker 1: for trouble. So they need to be on their game. 1083 00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:28,560 Speaker 1: Can you limit it to one guy? If you had 1084 00:53:28,560 --> 00:53:34,439 Speaker 1: to choose one you know, shockingly. I guess between the three, 1085 00:53:34,719 --> 00:53:37,319 Speaker 1: you gotta say Jordan Lewis because it's his second game 1086 00:53:37,360 --> 00:53:40,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL. But I'm not I don't feel that 1087 00:53:40,680 --> 00:53:43,759 Speaker 1: worried about him. I really thought, I know, he wasn't great, 1088 00:53:43,840 --> 00:53:46,240 Speaker 1: but like for a guy playing his first NFL snaps, 1089 00:53:46,560 --> 00:53:49,480 Speaker 1: I didn't think he was terrible in the circumstances he 1090 00:53:49,600 --> 00:53:51,879 Speaker 1: was thrown into in Denver. So and then you point 1091 00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:54,040 Speaker 1: this out Nick the other day, how if you were 1092 00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:56,680 Speaker 1: to look at all those guys on there, you would 1093 00:53:56,719 --> 00:53:59,840 Speaker 1: think that that he wasn't the one that was the rookie. 1094 00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:02,719 Speaker 1: I would say Nolan Carroll was playing like a Ricky, 1095 00:54:02,840 --> 00:54:05,800 Speaker 1: like he wasn't fast, He wasn't Carol Carroll would be 1096 00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:07,520 Speaker 1: the guy that would scare me if I thought he 1097 00:54:07,640 --> 00:54:11,279 Speaker 1: was gonna play. I'll say Jordan Lewis, but I don't 1098 00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:13,480 Speaker 1: feel it's bad about him as I w about Nolan Carroll. 1099 00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:16,080 Speaker 1: I need a lot more out of Terrence Williams. I 1100 00:54:16,200 --> 00:54:18,279 Speaker 1: think with the way Daz is gonna be locked up, 1101 00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:20,719 Speaker 1: I mean, Terrence has got to make some plays. We've 1102 00:54:20,760 --> 00:54:23,239 Speaker 1: talked about it early. I think Cole Beasley will well, 1103 00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:25,880 Speaker 1: that's just kind of a given he'll have some some 1104 00:54:26,080 --> 00:54:28,600 Speaker 1: routes underneath, but they've got to win someone on the 1105 00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:31,719 Speaker 1: outside that They've got to spread the ball and really 1106 00:54:31,840 --> 00:54:34,640 Speaker 1: make it, you know, a full fifty yards, fifty three yards, 1107 00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:36,680 Speaker 1: whatever it is. They got to play sideline to sideline 1108 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:39,080 Speaker 1: and use everybody, and I think Terence is gonna be 1109 00:54:39,080 --> 00:54:40,719 Speaker 1: a big part of that. So he's got to play 1110 00:54:40,760 --> 00:54:44,400 Speaker 1: well in this game. They need him. Amber, do you 1111 00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:48,440 Speaker 1: have something on that one? No? Okay, though, are you 1112 00:54:48,520 --> 00:54:50,960 Speaker 1: gonna give yours? Oh? Sure, I'll give mine. I actually 1113 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:52,759 Speaker 1: think it is going to be the secondary, and I 1114 00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:55,719 Speaker 1: would lately get it down to Byron Jones. I think 1115 00:54:56,080 --> 00:54:58,719 Speaker 1: we're at the point in Byron's career where I think 1116 00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:01,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to start making more plays. It's not 1117 00:55:01,280 --> 00:55:02,759 Speaker 1: I don't think it's going to be enough as a 1118 00:55:02,840 --> 00:55:05,040 Speaker 1: first round pick for him just to be okay. I 1119 00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:06,480 Speaker 1: think at some point he's gonna have to make some 1120 00:55:06,560 --> 00:55:09,759 Speaker 1: consequential plays that change games. And I think he has 1121 00:55:09,800 --> 00:55:12,160 Speaker 1: the ability. I certainly think he has the ability. And 1122 00:55:12,200 --> 00:55:15,319 Speaker 1: I think we've seen moments where there were flashes that say, man, 1123 00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:18,680 Speaker 1: look at that. He's got the athletic ability. So I 1124 00:55:18,760 --> 00:55:20,000 Speaker 1: think it's it's time for him to do that. And 1125 00:55:20,040 --> 00:55:22,440 Speaker 1: I think in this game again, that offense, to me, 1126 00:55:22,600 --> 00:55:24,560 Speaker 1: is all predicated on them being able to make big 1127 00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:27,239 Speaker 1: plays down the field. And I think that means that 1128 00:55:27,600 --> 00:55:30,120 Speaker 1: your safety, particularly Byron, is going to have to have 1129 00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:31,880 Speaker 1: a good game if you're gonna stop that. Now. I 1130 00:55:31,920 --> 00:55:35,520 Speaker 1: have a feeling that him, along with Jeff Heath are 1131 00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:38,080 Speaker 1: going to have a good game this weekend. I don't 1132 00:55:38,239 --> 00:55:40,920 Speaker 1: I don't know why. I'm just still I havn't lost 1133 00:55:41,120 --> 00:55:44,560 Speaker 1: hope on them. I keep waiting for them to kind 1134 00:55:44,600 --> 00:55:47,840 Speaker 1: of show off because I feel I really truly believe 1135 00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:51,560 Speaker 1: that they can be great, Like they have all the 1136 00:55:52,200 --> 00:55:56,080 Speaker 1: physical ability and capacity to do everything they can and 1137 00:55:57,160 --> 00:56:00,479 Speaker 1: have a great game. They just don't or haven't shown 1138 00:56:00,520 --> 00:56:02,960 Speaker 1: that just yet. That would be real quick. We don't 1139 00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:04,440 Speaker 1: have very much time. We got about a minute and 1140 00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:06,520 Speaker 1: a half, but real quick, since this is the last show, 1141 00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:08,600 Speaker 1: let's get some predictions. We don't have to do crazy 1142 00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:11,399 Speaker 1: predictions a day, but just predictions on the game. We'll 1143 00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:13,239 Speaker 1: start with you, Amber, what's your prediction for the game 1144 00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:17,319 Speaker 1: this week. I'll jump in there a lot of time. 1145 00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:19,839 Speaker 1: Let's go. I think the Cowboys are gonna win Um, 1146 00:56:20,920 --> 00:56:22,719 Speaker 1: it'll be it'll be a tough game, but I think 1147 00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:25,479 Speaker 1: that they will bounce back in a lot of ways. 1148 00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:29,839 Speaker 1: I think they win. Thirty one nineteen Damn, that's pretty high. 1149 00:56:30,800 --> 00:56:35,200 Speaker 1: I think another another encouraging night for the Dallas pass rush. 1150 00:56:35,400 --> 00:56:39,000 Speaker 1: Two sacks. Um, I think I think they're gonna win. 1151 00:56:39,040 --> 00:56:41,520 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be closer than that. I'll 1152 00:56:41,560 --> 00:56:46,360 Speaker 1: say twenty seven, twenty four, something like that. I don't know, 1153 00:56:46,480 --> 00:56:49,920 Speaker 1: but I think of it. So we got two extremes 1154 00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:52,360 Speaker 1: of really good, really bad. I think they'll meet somewhere 1155 00:56:52,360 --> 00:56:55,239 Speaker 1: in the middle. This. I think of this as I'm 1156 00:56:55,400 --> 00:56:57,600 Speaker 1: still giving them the benefit of the doubt from last 1157 00:56:57,680 --> 00:57:01,360 Speaker 1: year and just kind of assuming that they're that caliber 1158 00:57:01,440 --> 00:57:05,640 Speaker 1: team and this is the payoff game. This game is 1159 00:57:05,640 --> 00:57:08,239 Speaker 1: going to inform my decisions for the rest of the year, 1160 00:57:08,920 --> 00:57:10,799 Speaker 1: or at least for the you know, the next month 1161 00:57:10,920 --> 00:57:13,319 Speaker 1: or so or whatever. This how well they play here, 1162 00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:16,080 Speaker 1: I think gives us our best true indicator of what 1163 00:57:16,160 --> 00:57:20,640 Speaker 1: they actually are. Okay, twenty six, twenty one Cowboys, and 1164 00:57:21,560 --> 00:57:24,400 Speaker 1: I'm still waiting for Switzer to score his first touchdown. 1165 00:57:24,440 --> 00:57:26,160 Speaker 1: I don't know how, because I don't think he'll be 1166 00:57:26,320 --> 00:57:29,520 Speaker 1: much on the field but I'm still waiting for that one. 1167 00:57:30,120 --> 00:57:32,400 Speaker 1: All right. I think the Cowboys win this game. I 1168 00:57:32,520 --> 00:57:35,280 Speaker 1: think it's a twenty four to sixteen game. I think 1169 00:57:35,320 --> 00:57:36,960 Speaker 1: the offense moves the ball well, and I think they 1170 00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:40,560 Speaker 1: score touchdowns this week. I think they've basically been challenged 1171 00:57:40,760 --> 00:57:42,640 Speaker 1: after last week, and I think they answer the bill. 1172 00:57:43,360 --> 00:57:45,680 Speaker 1: I do think that Arizona will move the ball. I 1173 00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:47,240 Speaker 1: don't think they'll get in the end zone is often. 1174 00:57:47,240 --> 00:57:48,600 Speaker 1: I think it'll be a similar to game to what 1175 00:57:48,640 --> 00:57:50,919 Speaker 1: we saw at last year from the Cowboys defense, where 1176 00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:53,160 Speaker 1: they'll give up a lot of yards, but then they'll 1177 00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:55,640 Speaker 1: they'll stiffen up when he gets closer to the goal line. 1178 00:57:55,760 --> 00:57:58,240 Speaker 1: They'll hold him from getting touchdowns. That also fits with 1179 00:57:58,360 --> 00:58:01,040 Speaker 1: what we've seen from Arizona, the big plays that'll get 1180 00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:03,040 Speaker 1: him down the field, but won't be able to convert 1181 00:58:03,080 --> 00:58:05,200 Speaker 1: those of touchdowns. They'll end up with field goals more 1182 00:58:05,240 --> 00:58:06,800 Speaker 1: often than not. So I look at it as a 1183 00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:09,760 Speaker 1: twenty four sixteen game. Cowboys win. All right. We appreciate 1184 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,720 Speaker 1: you guys. Join us. Remember on Monday at noon two 1185 00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:15,120 Speaker 1: for the road. That'll be Brian brought us and Nate. 1186 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,440 Speaker 1: They'll be up at noon to talk to Hell you 1187 00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:19,640 Speaker 1: guys ready for the game, and then we'll be back 1188 00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:21,200 Speaker 1: on Tuesday to tell you what went right and what 1189 00:58:21,240 --> 00:58:24,240 Speaker 1: willn't wrong for the Cowboys Monday Night Football. Until then 1190 00:58:24,280 --> 00:58:27,160 Speaker 1: for Nick Even, David Hellman, Amber Garcia, I'm Derek Eagleson. 1191 00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:29,320 Speaker 1: This has been The Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot 1192 00:58:29,360 --> 00:58:37,080 Speaker 1: Com Radio. 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