1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mick Shot 3 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: screaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys at now Here are Bill Jones, Everson Wolves, 5 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola and it's time for another edition of 6 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,639 Speaker 1: Mick Shots, our final opportunity to get you ready for 7 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving Day as the Washington football team making their way 8 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: to Dallas Fort Worth probably as we speak right now 9 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: for the three thirty kickoff tomorrow afternoon the Cowboys and 10 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: the football team, which has been something of a tradition 11 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: here the last three times now Fox has had the 12 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: Thursday afternoon game. It's been Washington that has been the 13 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys opponent every other year. Bill Jones with Everson Walls 14 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: and Mickey Spagnolo wearing his Sunday Best responsibilities as well 15 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: as we kicked things. I thought we were supposed to 16 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: dress up for this Thanksgiving the show. Yes, yeah, obviously, 17 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: Mickey wearing many hats here the last couple of days 18 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: and doing his TV responsibilities just made it into the 19 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: SWBC Mortgage studios in time for his own show, Mixed Shots, 20 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 1: and of course right off the top. We want to 21 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: express our thoughts and prayers to the Marcus Paul and 22 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: his family, and Mickey, perhaps you can give us an update. 23 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: Is everyone knows obviously what happened on Tuesday morning and 24 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: the practice gets canceled for the day yesterday and family 25 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: in town and Marcus Paul at this hour hospitalized at 26 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: a local hospital after the medical emergency at the Star 27 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: just before seven thirty yesterday morning. Yeah, Bill, and you know, 28 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: the Cowboys did a very good job of getting his 29 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: family members here while he's in the hospital. And we've 30 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: seen various Facebook posts and tweets when from family members, 31 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: one from his daughter, one from a niece, kind of 32 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: updating everybody on everything. And I believe it was his 33 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: daughter that pointed out that he was in He was 34 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: basically on life support right now, so I think Jerry 35 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: Jones mentioned it when he did his round of interviews 36 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: this morning with the TV stations for the Red Kettle 37 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: campaign the Thanksgiving Day game, pointed out, it's kind of 38 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: a grave situation. So yeah, it's a it's a pretty 39 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: tough day. But the Cowboys did go out and hold 40 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: their practice today after canceling yesterday's practice. They were in shells, 41 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: and I could tell that the coaching staff was trying 42 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: to do their best to create some just kind of 43 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: create some focus, create some noise and and maybe kind 44 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: of lighten the situation up. I'd noticed that. And by 45 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: the way, you know, they weren't allowing independent media into 46 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: the practice today. It's kind of an NFL deal going 47 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: on right now. So myself and our teammate Rob Phillips, 48 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: we were the pool reporters and so we were the 49 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: only ones in there watching and kind of gave everybody 50 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: an idea of what went on. But I noticed the 51 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: music during the stretch was much louder than normal. The 52 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: other thing that I noticed is the assistant coaches were chirping. 53 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: They were a little bit more vocal and loud and 54 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: trying to get everybody's attention. And then the other obviously 55 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: noticeable change was without Marcus Paul there, Harold Nash, one 56 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: of the Strength and Conditioning department's assistance was leading the 57 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: team stretch. So they seem to be uh kind of 58 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: you know, into it. So that that's a good thing. 59 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: And I don't know if they would have had shells 60 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: on today or not, but that's probably a little bit 61 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: more physical practice on Wednesday than they normally would have had. Well, 62 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: you look at this situations, such a tragic situation, what's 63 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: going on? And uh, and yet there's a football game 64 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: that has to be played on on Thursday afternoon, and uh, 65 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: you know it's it's a difficult situation to begin with 66 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: just getting ready for the football game on a short 67 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: week like this, but especially with from an emotional standpoint 68 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: for this team, I think the one thing that should 69 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: be pointed out with a with a strength and conditioning 70 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: coach the relation And maybe Everson you can talk to 71 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: this a little bit. The relationship that a strength and 72 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: conditioning coach has with the players may be as close 73 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: as any as any coach has with players on the 74 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: team when you consider what they how close they are 75 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: to them during the off season. And many head coaches 76 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: in this league talk about their their strength coaches being 77 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: their off season head coach. And so you can only 78 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: imagine what's going through the minds of these players as 79 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: they as one of the family members is going through 80 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: something like this right now. Well, it lets you know 81 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: how sacred that position is, because you really don't see 82 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: many strength coaches coming through an organization. They don't like 83 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: running them through as if they're running through a meal 84 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: or something. I would call Bob Ward was my strength 85 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: and consitioning coach. He was there for a long time, 86 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: very innovative in some of the techniques. He was one 87 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: of the more innovative strength coaches probably in the NFL. 88 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: You know, they had the defensive lineman doing all sorts 89 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: of things with their hands. I think we were ahead 90 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: of the game in that regard because of Bob Ward. 91 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: A matter of fact, they brought in I forget the 92 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: Asian young man's name, but he became very close with 93 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: Randy White, two Tall Jones, Harvey Martin, John Dutton. Because 94 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: the hand movement in martial arts is the same movement 95 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: that you use when you're coming up against the wide 96 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: receiver man to man, or even when a defensive lineman 97 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: is coming off the line of scrimmage. All those hand moves. 98 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: The Cowboys were taught that by the Bob Ward's strength 99 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: and conditioning innovator. I forget, like I said, I forget 100 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: the Asian young man's name, but he was very prominent 101 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: in what we did. Mike wars It came right after him, 102 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: so you know, we're talking justin that's almost a twenty 103 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: years span. You've only got two Strength and Contenson coaches. 104 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: I don't know how mister Paul got through there and 105 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: how many have been through, but regardless of that, just 106 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: that's how close they are to players because you don't 107 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: bring that many in. These people are innovative and how 108 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: they can almost individually attack whatever a person's weakness is 109 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: and make him a better player. I must admit, you know, 110 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: I hated working out there. I hated lifting weights. I 111 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: just did. Bob Ward just used to. He would see 112 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: me coming in and he would automatically just shake his 113 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: head because he knew I wasn't gonna do much. But 114 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: though they were always there for the core of the team, 115 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: the big guys, they are the ones that he depends on. 116 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: They have a great relationship. So for Marcus Paul to 117 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: have to go through this and his family to have 118 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: to go through this, and I'm Thanksgiving, I'm sure those 119 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: memories will always be there a four them unfortunately, and 120 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: for this team. I know that you know it seems 121 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: a bit insensitive to the lay person that that doesn't 122 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: follow sports much, but the show must go on. It's 123 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: just the way it is. And I'm sure this Cowboy 124 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: team would rather talk about their conditioning Coach Uh in 125 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: the aftermath of a Cowboys win rather than, you know, 126 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: after a Cowboys loss. So that's how you get the whole, 127 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: you know, emotional dedication to his memory in this particular 128 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: ball game. And I'm sure that's what the coaches and 129 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: the player's goal is to make sure that they respect 130 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: his memory and play as hard as they can win 131 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: or lose. Just give it all you got, just for 132 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: his for his sake and for his family's sake. Hey, 133 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: let me let me say this, Everson, Uh and Mackey, 134 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,319 Speaker 1: you know, here's you think about and and we're we're 135 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: all praying for a miracle for Marcus Paul. But the 136 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: best way to honor Marcus Paul, think about what Marcus 137 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: Paul has spent his life doing. His life's work has 138 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: been getting football players ready to play a football game. 139 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: And in the best way for these players to honor 140 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: Marcus Paul with what he's going through right now is 141 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 1: to get themselves in the most difficult week there is 142 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: to get ready to play a football game. To get 143 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: themselves ready, just like Marcus Paul would get them ready 144 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: to play, and we hear coaches head coaches around the league. 145 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera in fact knows Marcus Paul. They were at 146 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: Chicago together. He opened up his press conference after he 147 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: heard the news. First thing he said was talking about 148 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: Marcus Paul. There are other coaches who have done the 149 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: same this week. He is widely respected across the league. 150 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: And you think about the devotion that he is given 151 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: to getting football players ready to play games. Over the 152 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: twenty two twenty three year career as a strength coach 153 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: in this league, has five Super Bowl rings to show 154 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: for it, three with the Patriots, two in a twelve 155 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: years stint with the New York Giants. Now, I mean 156 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: that that's the way you honor Marcus Paul right now 157 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: if you're a football player for this team, and Bill, 158 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: you know, I think one of the things we should 159 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: we should do. And I know you found a tweet 160 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: from his niece. But yesterday when there was some confusion 161 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: had he passed away or not, his daughter Tabitha Clary 162 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: posted this on a Facebook and I thought it was 163 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: it spoke a lot about where the family was and 164 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: what they thought of their father. She posted and said, 165 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: please keep my dad in your prayers. He has not 166 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: gone yet. The doctors are doing everything they can possibly 167 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: do for him. He is on life support and we 168 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: are praying for a miracle. God has brought the dead 169 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: back to life before, and I need to believe that 170 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: it can happen for my dad. I can't lose my 171 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: dad yet. There's still so much he has to watch 172 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: me do and so much of my life I need 173 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: him to be a part of. Please pull through this, Dad, 174 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: Please keep praying for everyone. Praying everyone. And she posted 175 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: that yesterday and again when we're doing our show. It's 176 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: almost quarter to two, So these are the updates we 177 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: have at this point in case anybody's listening to this 178 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: later on today, and I know his niece Bill, you 179 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: can speak to that. She gave an update on how 180 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: the Cowboys were graciously trying to get the family members 181 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: here for them. Yep, and I don't have the tweet 182 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: in front of me right now, but she said that 183 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: his children flew in last night and his dad and 184 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: other family members making their way to Dallas today. And 185 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: you know Jerry Jones, the Jones family is doing all 186 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: a ken to take care of that family right now 187 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: and make sure that they are all get whoever wants 188 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: to fly in or has the ability to fly in. 189 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: He's making sure that that happens over the last twenty 190 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: four hours. And you have to you have to feel 191 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: for the family, of course, because let's face it, at 192 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: our age, guys, we've all been there. We have all 193 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 1: been there. You know, no one wants to look forward 194 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: to what your future might be in that regard because 195 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: we've seen it happen to our parents. We've seen it 196 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: happen to our loved ones as well. I know exactly 197 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: the position there, and my mom was in the same position, 198 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: my dad was in the position as well. I'm sure 199 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: you guys could speak on that. And I know that 200 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people out there going through a 201 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 1: lot of stuff. You know this this twenty twenty has 202 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: been Man, if you come through twenty twenty, then you're 203 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: blessed human being. But for those who had that, have 204 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: lost loved ones, it is something that we're not trying 205 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: to prioritize his life over anyone else's life, but we're 206 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: just really trying to empathize with them, just like we 207 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: would empathize with anyone else who goes through that, because, 208 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: like I said, we've all if we haven't gone through it, 209 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: we're going to go through it. So Mickey, you are 210 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: the poor reporter out at practice today, you and me 211 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: and Rob Phillips, yes, Rob Phillips, okay. And we saw 212 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: about fifteen minutes maybe uh, you know, it's the normal thing. 213 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: We saw the team stretch and then they get into 214 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 1: individual drills, and then they broke into some special team stuff. 215 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: And I can tell you that everybody was accounted for, 216 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: So even the guys that were on the list of 217 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: even maybe not projected not practicing on Monday or limited, 218 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: everybody was out there. So that includes Anthony Brown, I 219 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: believe he was on the list. Greg Zerline was on 220 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: the list. He was there stretching. We saw Zeke and 221 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: Sean Lee working on the resistant chords before they got 222 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: into their part of the practice. But yeah, everybody was there, 223 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: and as I said, it seemed to be, you know, 224 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: more upbeat than you might have expected. Guys were moving 225 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: around and h and the coaches were doing all they can. 226 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you know Mike McCarthy talked to him 227 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: and said, hey, let's let's make sure that we're not 228 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: kind of dragging along. Let's make sure we're loud, Let's 229 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: make sure we're on point with our instructions and getting 230 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: everything moving. So and the good thing was is and 231 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: you know, we got to get past the national anthem. 232 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: But all the offensive linemen that are healthy were there, right, 233 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: so they might they might be able to start the 234 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: same five in consecutive weeks for the first time. That's 235 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: good news. How big of a difference is that to 236 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: the last time the Cowboys played this Washington football team, 237 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: Because the last time they played, if memory serves me right, 238 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: Brandon Knight was starting at left tackle and coming into 239 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: this season he had one career start. Connor Williams was 240 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: the left guard. Tyler Biadas, a rookie with no career 241 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: starts of course before this season, was your starting center. 242 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: Connor McGovern was making his first start at right guard, 243 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: and the right tackle was Terry Steele, also a rookie. 244 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: One change, actually one change to that. Bill Brandon Knight 245 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: got injured in practice that week. So the guy that 246 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: they had lying as the backup to Tye to Tyrone 247 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: Crawford because cam Irving got hurt in the first game. 248 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: Remember it was his second special team snap and he 249 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: hurt his knee, so Brandon Knight got forced into a 250 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: starting role. When Iran went down, Tyran came back and 251 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: then they had the surgery. So Brandon Knight and if 252 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: you remember I said that week, I said, you know what, 253 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: I never thought I'd be sitting here saying, oh my gosh, 254 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: they don't have Brandon Knight, right, So cam so Cam 255 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: Irving was making his first start of the season for 256 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: the Cowboys in that game at left tack right. So 257 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: the only guy that was still standing was Connor Williams. 258 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: Beotish was making his third start. McGovern, you were, right, 259 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: his first start, and then Terrence Steele. So you had 260 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: two rookies out there, and basically three if you look 261 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: at McGovern because he didn't play all last year, so 262 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: you basically had three rookies. And guess what happened. The 263 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys quarterbacks huffered six sacks, eight quarterback hits, and they 264 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: had Washington had six tackles for losses and one of 265 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: those sacks was a sack fumble. The Cowboys were recovered 266 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: in the end zone for a Washington safety. Can I 267 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: talk about Zack Martin, Yes, because nobody else is. He 268 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: did a great job. The other day. You know, I 269 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: know how tough it is to change positions, and you 270 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: know we talk about as as players it's it's a 271 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: fine line between safety and cornerback, or guard and tackle, 272 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: offensive guard and offensive tackle. Uh, those kind of things 273 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: really are those finite differences that can make a break 274 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: of players success. On a particular play, I thought Zack 275 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 1: Martin did a great job filling in at tackle. He's 276 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: usually playing at guard and playing that that that tackle 277 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: and going against that defensive end. I know it's not 278 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: the left side, but that right side is just as important. 279 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: And to see what he did in that ball game, 280 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: I thought it really kind of helped show up any 281 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: inconsistency we had throughout the entire line. I thought that's 282 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: why we were so successful running the ball. He helped 283 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: show up some young kids that really need his leadership 284 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: in there. And all I saw was an old school 285 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: Cowboys ball game that I had been looking forward to 286 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: seeing for a long time. And that's why Zeke got 287 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: his yards and that's why Pollock was able to be 288 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: as successful as he was. Zach Martin really came through 289 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 1: for us. And when you do something like that and 290 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 1: it's quiet, that's the best time, you know, don't make 291 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: a lot of noise going there and just be a 292 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: professional and do your job and kick somebody's ass. And 293 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: that's what he did. He did the whole game. I'm serious, 294 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: He did the whole game well. And he makes Connor 295 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: McGovern a better player inside at right guard too. I mean, 296 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: when McGovern's got two veterans on either side of him, 297 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: as opposed to the last time where he had two 298 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: rookies on either side of him, he might, you know, 299 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: things are gonna work out a little bit better for him. 300 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: You feel like your armor is a little bit better, 301 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: a little bit better put together. You know, you just 302 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: might make sure the veteran might just might make sure 303 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: that that young right guard uh picks up that blitzing 304 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: linebacker and not the blitzing safety. Exactly. That all the 305 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: difference in the world on any pass play we've set here, 306 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: and and spags will go over critical situations all the time, 307 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: and those critical situations was really a bad term for us. 308 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 1: But when you have a veteran in there and you 309 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: everything just goes smoothly, nothing critical at all. That's what 310 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: you want, just a quiet, normal transition to success. 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Nicky, Nicky so focused he 355 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 1: didn't even hear me say when Oklahoma hosts one of 356 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: two teams I always stayed or Texas, I know who 357 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: it won't be. We know who it won't be. Huge 358 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: game on Friday, by the way, as Texas plays ioways 359 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: stayed at eleven o'clock and if Texas wins that game, 360 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: look out it could be a rematch Texas versus Oklahoma 361 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: in the Big twelve championship game. But I always State's 362 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: got a pretty good team this year. The better get 363 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: No Missouri, no Missouri anywhere. Well they're in the SEC. 364 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: That happened about ten years ago. Ever since, tickets are 365 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: still still want to Missouri SEC or Big twelve. Still 366 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:30,199 Speaker 1: no Missouri. They made it to the sec UH championship 367 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 1: game one year, didn't they twice? Was that ten years ago? 368 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: Well they made it twelve twice. By the way, yeah, 369 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: I tried. How did that work out for him? Well, 370 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: they ran into Oklahoma, I think both times. There we 371 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: go and they made it to they and then they 372 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: went to the SEC and they ended up playing Auburn. 373 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: And uh it was in Auburn that was Cam Newton? 374 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: It was a no, was it Cam? It was two 375 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 1: thousand and twelve? Maybe I want to say was Cam Newton? 376 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: All I know is the running back is still gaining 377 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: yards against him. They went into the fourth quarter, the 378 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: game was like forty one to thirty eight or something 379 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: like that, and and and Auburn ran for five hundred 380 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: yards and Missouri scored forty some points and got beat, 381 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 1: got beat. Guy ran for they ran for five hundred yards. 382 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 1: Guess who was yelling at the defense? Uh no, it 383 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: was Franklin. Um the quarterback, James Franklin quarterball like Dallas. Uh. 384 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: I was yelling at the defensive coordinator to try to 385 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 1: help him out. He just wouldn't listen to me on 386 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: what he was doing on the offensive line. They're running 387 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: for five hundred yards on you, and he's playing he's 388 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: playing a three man front, and it's like, okay, they're 389 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: running on you and they're picking off your linebackers with 390 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: three hundred and twenty pound offensive linemen. What are you doing? 391 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 1: He didn't listen. Okay, we go forward now very familiar, 392 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: but speaking it's fast forward about eight years. But speaking 393 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: of that and not being able to stop the run, 394 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: the Cowboys better buckled down because in the first time. 395 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,719 Speaker 1: I got reminded today when I was looking at the 396 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: stats that Washington ran for two hundred and eight yards 397 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: against the Cowboys the first time around, and they only 398 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: and think about this, they got two hundred and eight 399 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: in that game and they only averaged now going into 400 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: game eleven ninety nine yards a game rushing. So that 401 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: tells you that they do really run the ball that well, 402 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: but they ran it against the Cowboys, and that also 403 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: tells you that those days are over. The Cowboys are 404 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: now a solid defensive squad. Now we're not gonna shut 405 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: anybody down. But when I just think those those days 406 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: of gaping holes that we saw early in the Arizona 407 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 1: game in the Washington game, I think we're gonna be 408 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: done with that. I think our coordination is so much 409 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: better up front with our front seven. I think our 410 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: issues are gonna be trying to play against the pass 411 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: anytime we've got a good receiver coming into the into 412 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: the ball game, we always seem to somehow let him 413 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: have his way through our secondary. And I'm still upset 414 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 1: about our technique. I talked about the other day. When 415 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:48,360 Speaker 1: we can get brown and and a Wuzier to adjust 416 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: their technique to man to man inside man, it would 417 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: be such a total difference in their success. I recall 418 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: Tom Landry hated it the way I played cornerback. Uh. 419 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: He hated the way that I kept my eye on 420 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: the receiver and the quarterback at the same time. He 421 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: called it cluing. I just called it playmaking. For some reason, 422 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: he gave it another name. And Uh, as much as 423 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: he hated that I did it, he was happy with 424 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: the success. So I like to compare myself and guys 425 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: like you're you're like this one. Uh Bill dick Lebo, 426 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: remember Dick dick lebov dick Lebon was as slow as 427 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: I was, all right, but he had about fifty plus 428 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: interceptions just like I did. So I would I would 429 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: be his ass, so to speak. And we were both 430 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 1: good at keeping everything in our sights. Tony Romo talked 431 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: about eyes back to the to the to the play. 432 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,679 Speaker 1: We always kept our eye on the ball. That's when 433 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: you see the balls in the air. Guys like Dick, 434 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: myself and interceptors, we think it's I was as much 435 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: as there is, and so I would dare call Dick 436 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: and myself the Leonardo da Vinci of cornerbacks. Tom Langrid 437 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: considered what we did heresy. He hated it, but it 438 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: was something that in the end was proven out. So 439 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: trail blazers like Dick Leaball, I want to thank them, 440 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: and I want to ask the defensive backs to this 441 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: day to take that into consideration. Keep your eye back 442 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: on the quarterback, keep your keeping the other eye in 443 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 1: the peripheral on your wide receiver, and by God, make 444 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: some plays on the ball. I promise you. It's been 445 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 1: done throughout history. There's nothing new about this. The Cowboys 446 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: secondary needs to especially the cornerbacks. They got to step 447 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: up and keep those inside routes from killing us all 448 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: game long. That's my plant. By the way, I'm sorry, 449 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: I know it's early for that. Little Early had sixty 450 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: two interceptions in his Hall of Fame career. He got 451 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: me by that much. Man, I wouldn't even brought his 452 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: name up if I would have known he got me 453 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: by that fifty seven fifty seven, that's right. I don't 454 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: know the man he was the man he had recognition. Yeah, 455 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: Well he played for the Lions, so there wasn't a 456 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: lot of postseason for him. Well, we don't count postseasons anyway. So, 457 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: by the way, on that topic, I think that uh, 458 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: like Ceedee Lamb had the two point conversion, and I 459 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: think that the stats on two point conversions need to 460 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: be included into the game stats. Myself, that's just a 461 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: lay of mine. They're not interesting. I think his career 462 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: touchdowns then no, no, no, wow no, and and it 463 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: should be I don't think it should count as a touchdown. 464 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: It should count as a There ought to be a 465 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: separate category, PA t touch You know, if you make 466 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: a kids like that, it should count as a touchdown. 467 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: That only depends on the degree that a touchdown that 468 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: was a touchdown. I'm talking about the option run right 469 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: for exactly. Um, all right, mickey, Uh, Luke Gifford. A 470 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: little bit of news about Luke Gifford. He's out the 471 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: next couple of games. Tested positive for performance enhancing drug 472 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: uh and get suspended for two games. And I don't 473 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: know if that's a new thing, because before even the 474 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: first time offenders would get suspended immediately for four games. 475 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: So I don't know if that's something that was changed 476 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: or what, or maybe he it wasn't as offensive as 477 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: previous times when we've seen it, but maybe it was. 478 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: They lose the Special Teams guy basically positive to taking 479 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: five hour energy instead. Well, well, I be called back 480 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: in the day's bags. The first time that you're tested positive, 481 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: then there is no announcement anytime that this it's known 482 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: to be a public then that's at least the second time. Well, 483 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: the way it used to work, that was the way 484 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: it worked for testing for U. It was for um 485 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: what did they call it. It was for basically marijuana 486 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: recreational drugs. But when it was a PEED, you were 487 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: slapped right away with four games. Uh. So I don't 488 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: know the two game what it is, but uh, they 489 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: lose a basically a Special Teams player. So I would 490 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: imagine that Bernard will be uh, well he was active 491 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: this last game, and I'm sure he'll continue to be active. Uh, 492 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: they'll have to keep him up. So yeah, they did 493 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: lose him, and um, well let's say we're up again. 494 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: We're on the top of the hour. We're gonna come 495 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,719 Speaker 1: back here. We need to break down exactly what the 496 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys need to do to beat this Washington football team. 497 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: We got our picks, we got a lot to include 498 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: in our next segment. I want to make sure we 499 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 1: got plenty of time for it before we get into 500 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: another topic right now. So let's take our final break 501 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: and we're back to get you set for three to 502 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: thirty on Thursday afternoon. In just a moment, we're back 503 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: in a tasty treat that's sweeping airwaves and taste buds. 504 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: It's new Doctor pepper and cream Soda. Let's take a listen, 505 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: Doctor pepper and cream Soda. Is he a new combone 506 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: that's music to my ears? Okay? Doctor pulling in a 507 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: glass music to my ears and mouths? New Doctor pepper 508 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: and cream Soda? Delics? 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Find out 537 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: about this year's Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders making the team is 538 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 1: the most competitive yet. Don't miss new episodes of season 539 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: fifteen every Tuesday night at nine pm Central on CMT. 540 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 1: All right, we're getting you ready for Thanksgiving Day and 541 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:48,800 Speaker 1: only two games instead of three games. And this affects 542 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,280 Speaker 1: the Cowboys a little bit going forward next week too, 543 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: as of course you know about the COVID situation with 544 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens and their scheduled game against the Steelers 545 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: now push back to Sunday, so they will not be 546 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: playing on Thursday night. And of course, the Cowboys next 547 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 1: opponent after Washington a week from Thursday against those Ravens, 548 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:11,919 Speaker 1: So the Ravens will be working on a short week 549 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: next week when they take on the Cowboys. Host the Cowboys. 550 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to the club. See we do that every year, Well, 551 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: every team does it every year. You know. They try 552 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: to set it up now, you know, And what the 553 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: Cowboys have been doing, or the NFL has been doing 554 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: with the Cowboys recently is they play the Thursday, the 555 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving Day game, and then their other Thursday game. That's 556 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,840 Speaker 1: the difference. Now the Cowboys are getting two Thursday games, 557 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 1: and so that their Thursday night game part of that 558 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: package is usually scheduled the week after their Thanksgiving Day game. 559 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:49,600 Speaker 1: And that's what they've tried to do with the Cowboys 560 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: opponent too for those games, because that's why Baltimore played 561 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving. But you know, COVID hit and so Baltimore 562 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,439 Speaker 1: is going to be working on short week next week. Yeah, 563 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: I'm not sure they does, is looking. I'm not sure 564 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,879 Speaker 1: they do anybody any favors though, making them play three 565 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:11,279 Speaker 1: games in twelve days. And I understand why they do 566 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: Thursday to Thursday, but that's a long that's a tough haul, 567 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:20,279 Speaker 1: especially when two of the three games are on the road. Yeah, 568 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: how much? Ever, since uh, you know, the Cowboys not 569 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: practicing yesterday and so I'm sure that there was there's 570 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff going on as far as studying Washington, 571 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 1: and the fortunate thing for the Cowboys is they just 572 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: played them here last month. How do you how do 573 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: you how does that affect the team? You think on 574 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: this short week? Not being out on the field on Tuesday. 575 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: To me, I think it's a blessing to have a 576 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: short week and it'd be a divisional opponent. That's a 577 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: good thing. You play them once already this year. If 578 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 1: I'm not mistaken, they still have the same quarterback is well, 579 00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: Alex Smith is starting, so Alex not bad. That is 580 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:04,959 Speaker 1: a big difference. I like Alex Smith. He's a guy 581 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:08,239 Speaker 1: that I would not discount simply because he has so 582 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:11,480 Speaker 1: much to prove every time he comes out into a 583 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:15,760 Speaker 1: ball game. Alex Smith feels like he's been blessed after 584 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,439 Speaker 1: the horrific injury that he had a couple of years ago, 585 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 1: and for him to be back out there playing, and 586 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:23,920 Speaker 1: when I tell you, he has been throwing that ball 587 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 1: all over the field, that's something the Cowboys are going 588 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: to have to be prepared for. I don't think they're 589 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: gonna try and run much against the Cowboys at all. 590 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna If it doesn't work early on 591 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: for Washington, I think they're going to end up happily 592 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,440 Speaker 1: allowing Alex Smith to call plays right there on the 593 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: field whatever he feels and if he feels like he 594 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:51,520 Speaker 1: needs to open it up over and over again, He's 595 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: been doing that for the past two or three weeks, 596 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,279 Speaker 1: so his arm is not tired. I don't know how 597 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,319 Speaker 1: his knee is doing. It seems like it's doing well, 598 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: but his arm is not because he has been throwing 599 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,880 Speaker 1: it all over the field. I think the Cowboys themselves 600 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: have to just really concentrate on how they're going to 601 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:12,840 Speaker 1: be able to stop the big plays against this Redskins offense, 602 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:16,000 Speaker 1: because if they can do that, I see us controlling 603 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:18,360 Speaker 1: the tempo of this ball game. You know. I got 604 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 1: to look at the Washington quarterback situation. Of course, I'm 605 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 1: not even including Dwayne Haskins in the mix here because 606 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,759 Speaker 1: he hasn't been in the mix here lately for them. 607 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:32,240 Speaker 1: But I look at the Kyle Allen versus Alex Smith 608 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 1: for Washington kind of the same as Garrett Gilbert versus 609 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:38,960 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton for the Cowboys. I think Kyle Allen and 610 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,280 Speaker 1: Garrett Gilbert are a lot alike. They were at Caroline 611 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,320 Speaker 1: at the same time. Allen actually started ahead of Gilbert. 612 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: Gilbert was on the practice squad a lot of the 613 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,240 Speaker 1: time there. But what Gilbert showed in his one start 614 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys this year, I think both these teams 615 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: are better with obvious clearly with the veteran quarterback Alex 616 00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:00,399 Speaker 1: Smith for Washington, Andy Dalton for Dallas, and I think 617 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: they're both given it their best shot at And the 618 00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:07,440 Speaker 1: other thing that's happened since then is the way Philadelphia 619 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,880 Speaker 1: has spit the bit. Everything is tightened up to where 620 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 1: you know, everyone's in a virtual tie right now for 621 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:17,440 Speaker 1: first place in the NFC East. There's so much writing 622 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,440 Speaker 1: on this game as far as getting a leg up 623 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:23,200 Speaker 1: on everybody in the East. I gotta tell you, guys, 624 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,839 Speaker 1: we have been talking so much about Philadelphia, and of 625 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 1: course we as Cowboy fans, everyone's afraid if Dallas was 626 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: to get hot. Redskins hadn't really been talked about that much. 627 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 1: But the team that we should be prepared for, and 628 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: I know it's coming up soon. Those new young Giants 629 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: are looking really, really solid, And if anyone makes me 630 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 1: nervous at this point, I would rather put I think 631 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,000 Speaker 1: I'm more afraid of the Giants right now than I 632 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,759 Speaker 1: am of any other team in the NFC East. Well, 633 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:57,279 Speaker 1: when the Cowboys played the Giants, they're just hoping that 634 00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:00,120 Speaker 1: they're in playoff contention at that point, because that's the 635 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: last game of the regular season and you have to 636 00:40:02,719 --> 00:40:05,960 Speaker 1: go to New Jersey to play it too. That's that's 637 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,399 Speaker 1: gonna be tough. All right, let's get into We got 638 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 1: six minutes left here, so let's make it you get 639 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:15,439 Speaker 1: something else before we get into our picks to click. 640 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:19,280 Speaker 1: You know the thing the other thing I talked about 641 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,680 Speaker 1: I just thought about when you were talking about Alex 642 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:25,799 Speaker 1: Smith and everything and controlling their big play in the 643 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,400 Speaker 1: passing game, which, by the way, that's how they opened 644 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:30,799 Speaker 1: up the game right against the Cowboys the first time, 645 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,200 Speaker 1: the fifty two yard touchdown past the mclaarden when they 646 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:41,760 Speaker 1: caught Digs looking inside. While we talk about the Washington's 647 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:46,839 Speaker 1: ability to sack quarterbacks, they have thirty two Their quarterbacks 648 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,920 Speaker 1: have been sacked thirty two times also, so teams have 649 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,480 Speaker 1: been able to put pressure on their quarterbacks. And that's 650 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:57,800 Speaker 1: something I think imperative that this Cowboy defense does. That'll 651 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:02,200 Speaker 1: help out the secondary. You get pressure on opposing quarterbacks 652 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 1: and then they'll make some throws for you Lord to you, 653 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:09,279 Speaker 1: I should say. So that's one thing that I think 654 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:12,879 Speaker 1: that uh, it could swing this game either way, their 655 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: ability to put the pressure on the Cowboys quarterbacks. But 656 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:18,040 Speaker 1: the Cowboys need to have the ability to put the 657 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:24,440 Speaker 1: pressure on Washington quarterbacks. Let's not forget they have a 658 00:41:24,719 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: hell of a wide receiver in h Terry McLaren. McLaren, Yeah, McLaren, 659 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:34,879 Speaker 1: so McLaren. Uh, this guy is just as deadly as 660 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:38,400 Speaker 1: any receiver we've gone up against this year. He's big, 661 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:42,319 Speaker 1: fast and strong, and he's dependable. So Alex is going 662 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:45,080 Speaker 1: to be looking at him. One thing that I've always 663 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:49,960 Speaker 1: talked about, great defensive coaches always make the opposition do 664 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,640 Speaker 1: things that they're not accustomed to doing. We need to 665 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:58,960 Speaker 1: make sure that no matter what McLaren does not get 666 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 1: UM ten option one hundred plus your day, if we 667 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 1: can hold him down, it gives us a chance to 668 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:10,439 Speaker 1: win this ball game. All right, let's talk about that. 669 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:14,759 Speaker 1: Who's your pick to click? Everson my pick to click. 670 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,440 Speaker 1: I have to say the Cowboys have been very good 671 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:25,719 Speaker 1: at not just being successful, but keeping penalties down in 672 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:30,120 Speaker 1: this this last stretch, and that has really kept us 673 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:33,359 Speaker 1: in every ball game. It's kind of it allowed us 674 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: to have manageable situations time and time again. And what 675 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 1: we do with that is when we're in that position offensively, 676 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:45,120 Speaker 1: we took that rock and I'm loving the way we're 677 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:48,000 Speaker 1: talking the rock right now. Your boy apoloit is having 678 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:50,759 Speaker 1: a great year. Everyone's talking about we need to have 679 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:53,239 Speaker 1: him as a start and all of that. I think 680 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:57,680 Speaker 1: this game, Zeke is going to continue to show people 681 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:00,919 Speaker 1: why he was our first round draft pick and why 682 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:04,520 Speaker 1: he's gonna get another thousand plus yards this year. My 683 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:08,480 Speaker 1: pick to click is I was gonna pick the offensive line, 684 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,040 Speaker 1: but I think y'all got kind of upset at me 685 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:13,879 Speaker 1: last week because I picked the whole linebacker unit. I'm 686 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 1: not gonna do that anymore. I'm looking for Zeke Elliott 687 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:21,880 Speaker 1: to get off because of that offensive line, in the 688 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:25,000 Speaker 1: way Zach Martin the guys are playing, and uh so 689 00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:29,000 Speaker 1: he's my pick to click. And my score, of course, 690 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:36,919 Speaker 1: Cowboys winning best case scenario twenty six to thirteen. Yes, sir, 691 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:40,440 Speaker 1: a lot of field goals in this game. Okay, that 692 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:44,319 Speaker 1: would be four field goals for Greg's earline. Unless there 693 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:47,279 Speaker 1: are some funky way of scoring some points. Well, hey, 694 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:52,080 Speaker 1: that could trust me, that could happen as well. Safety 695 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:56,520 Speaker 1: all right, making what yeah, yeah, we can go on. 696 00:43:57,239 --> 00:44:01,279 Speaker 1: I am thinking that this Cowboys defense of front has 697 00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 1: been improving and improving so I'm not gonna do like 698 00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:08,319 Speaker 1: Everson and take the whole defensive front. Okay, I'm gonna 699 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:10,800 Speaker 1: just pick one guy out. And I like the fact 700 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:15,279 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys had been playing Alden Smith when they're 701 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:17,920 Speaker 1: in their four man front in Nickel. They've been playing 702 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:22,520 Speaker 1: Alden Smith inside, and I think he can give the 703 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:26,640 Speaker 1: Washington offensive line problems not only from the defensive end spot, 704 00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:30,640 Speaker 1: but from that inside spot too. So Mike picked the 705 00:44:30,719 --> 00:44:33,680 Speaker 1: click is Alden. And I think I'm not allowed to 706 00:44:33,719 --> 00:44:36,200 Speaker 1: pick the Cowboys because I said I wouldn't pick them 707 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:38,839 Speaker 1: to win again until they won two, and you can 708 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:42,000 Speaker 1: pick a tie. I guess I could, but I think 709 00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:45,920 Speaker 1: they have a very good chance of continuing the momentum 710 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:49,279 Speaker 1: they have and winning this game. So if I was 711 00:44:49,320 --> 00:44:51,480 Speaker 1: going to pick them to win, I would have picked 712 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:54,719 Speaker 1: them twenty six twenty three. So I'll pick the Redskins 713 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:59,839 Speaker 1: because I'm obligated to do it. Twenty six twenty three. Washington, boy, 714 00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:03,520 Speaker 1: he danced, he danced all the way. Well you are 715 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:10,200 Speaker 1: Sammy Davis Junior man back on my word, you know right? 716 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:13,520 Speaker 1: He can end on to that, though Randy Gravy has 717 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:15,959 Speaker 1: been bawling guys. Yeah, I can't. I think he's gonna 718 00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:19,879 Speaker 1: gets more. He gets more snaps because he only had 719 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:26,719 Speaker 1: sixteen extremely aggressive, he still had three quarterback pressures with 720 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:31,240 Speaker 1: the with the sixteen snaps on right Dinnesota and all 721 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:33,759 Speaker 1: of those lines, I'm going with DeMarcus Lawrence is my 722 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:36,680 Speaker 1: pick to click. I think, you know, DeMarcus is kind 723 00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:40,759 Speaker 1: of the emotional leader at defense and uh and I 724 00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: can see him really stepping up. And I think he's 725 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:47,640 Speaker 1: been playing well here lately, especially against the run and 726 00:45:47,719 --> 00:45:50,200 Speaker 1: so but I think he's gonna have an opportunity to 727 00:45:50,239 --> 00:45:52,640 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback in this game too. I think 728 00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:55,759 Speaker 1: he might also I don't mean use it, but I 729 00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:58,080 Speaker 1: think I think with the issues that they have in now, 730 00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:01,920 Speaker 1: with the strength coach, I think I think de Marcus 731 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,799 Speaker 1: Lawrence is really going to take that to heart. And 732 00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:07,120 Speaker 1: I think he's going to be a very emotional player 733 00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:10,480 Speaker 1: just for that family and for coach Paul. Yeah, and 734 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:13,400 Speaker 1: I'll give you, guys, we're almost out of time, but 735 00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:15,560 Speaker 1: I'll give you what. I think. There's a lot of 736 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 1: keys to the game. But I think the big key 737 00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:19,880 Speaker 1: for this, and we kind of talked about it at 738 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:23,160 Speaker 1: the top, is that this team focuses has been a 739 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:27,720 Speaker 1: tough week, an emotional week. Who knows what happens between 740 00:46:27,880 --> 00:46:31,640 Speaker 1: short and the kickoff, but they've got to be able 741 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:36,120 Speaker 1: to kind of compartmentalize and focus on what they need 742 00:46:36,120 --> 00:46:38,839 Speaker 1: to do. You don't have to be overly emotional, but 743 00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:41,279 Speaker 1: you've got to focus. And the mental part of this 744 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:44,200 Speaker 1: game may be more important than the physical. Just with 745 00:46:44,239 --> 00:46:47,280 Speaker 1: this cloud. I'm sure, I'm sure. I'm sure if Marcus 746 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:50,799 Speaker 1: could say something, if Marcus could say something, that's what 747 00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:54,400 Speaker 1: he would want. Right, there's facts, that's perfect all right. 748 00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:58,160 Speaker 1: That does it for Mick SHOT's. Happy Thanksgiving everybody, and 749 00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:02,719 Speaker 1: we will reconvene on Monday at one thirty for the 750 00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:05,719 Speaker 1: next edition of Mixed Shots and the Ravens will be 751 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:11,080 Speaker 1: fast approaching by then. Have a great Thanksgiving, everybody, Go Cowboys. 752 00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:14,800 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 753 00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:16,919 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.