1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football clubs. Are you ready for 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, And so much for that. 5 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 7 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: You're right there, You're good, You're good. Welcome to the Break. 8 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: I'm not hosting, but I'll try here. It's a special 9 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: week okay, today the Cowboys are fighting for the NFCS 10 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: title this weekend and very important game. As Garrett mentioned 11 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: as he walked by some halls down here, he's focused, 12 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: focused on this weekend and trying to get a win 13 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 1: over there in Phila Delphia. Now, let's start off with 14 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: figuring out which guys are going to be available for 15 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: this game that he can the guy Dak Prescott, how 16 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: is he doing? I don't know. He's throwing in practice? 17 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: Was he he was throwing out there when the media 18 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: was Yeah, he was. I mean the soft toss um 19 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: looked like a guy with a bum shoulder. Honestly, that's yeah, 20 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: it's concerning. I mean, but I'm sure, he's not gonna 21 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: be making much effort. He was not throwing routes. I 22 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: don't want to give anybody the wrong idea he was playing. 23 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: He was playing toss with John Kitten and running some 24 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: you know, throwing some you know, not even routes, but 25 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: just kind of you know, like throwing screen routes. But 26 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: I just you know, they went through it where all 27 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: of the quarterbacks it's kind of like a practice rep 28 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: where you take this app, fake the toss, and throw 29 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: the throw the wide receiver bubble screen. So what twelve yards, 30 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, not downfield out to the sideline. Clayton Thorson, 31 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: Cooper Rush both threw it overhand, and Dak kind of 32 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: did the little sidearm thing, and I was like, that's 33 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: not encouraging that you're changing your motion for such a 34 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: basic throw. I don't know what it means. I still 35 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: think he's gonna play, but I think he's gonna do 36 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: so in some significant discomfort. Well, yesterday you broke down 37 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles defense, and we know he's gonna be playing 38 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: in the game this weekend, But based on what we've 39 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: been seeing and hearing this week, what is your level 40 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: of concern as far as Dak Prescott in DYE game, Well, 41 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: that's I mean, do we know he's gonna play? You're 42 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: you're kind of joking, but you're sort of saying you 43 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: think maybe. Well, the way they've been speaking, it sounds 44 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: like he is going to play. Yes, true, But was 45 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: Garrett asked, I didn't even hear this part. Was he 46 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: asked at any point today about Clayton Thorson? I don't believe. So. 47 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: I think we'll get a good indication on where they 48 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: are if nothing happens with the third quarterback. If they 49 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: don't bring a third quarterback to the game and sign them, 50 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 1: you have to sign them by tomorrow, right, you can't 51 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,119 Speaker 1: just bring him on sign him to your fifty three 52 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: by Saturday. After they don't do that at all, then 53 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 1: it's a good indicator. Yeah, that how they feel about Dak. 54 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: But I just can't imagine why you wouldn't do that, 55 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: Why you wouldn't bring a guy to the game. You 56 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: should have three quarterbacks. Yeah, and you're gonna have a 57 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, backup guard or tackle or somebody that that 58 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: you won't you know, the safety. You had three quarterbacks 59 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: last year when Dac was completely healthy. They take Thorson 60 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: to road games anyway, all they have to do is 61 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: sign some paperwork. Let's do it. But it makes sense. 62 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Randall Cobb could do it. But I don't 63 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: know about that. You know, I think if it gets 64 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: the Thorson, or it gets the Cob or even if 65 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: maybe if it gets the Cooper Rush. But I have 66 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more confidence in Cooper Rush that he could, 67 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, function with the offense and you know that 68 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: they can move the ball and all that. But I 69 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: think the level of concern is growing, you know, with 70 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: each day that he doesn't fully practice. And to say 71 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: that it's the biggest game of the year and your 72 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: starting quarterback did not fully practice in any of the 73 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: three days, Yeah, it's gotta be a concern. Now, there 74 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: has been several veteran guys that have had a limited 75 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: practice this week, So let's just kind of get out 76 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: of the way the whole inactives list and figure that out. Okay, Um, Well, 77 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: really encouraging news today from Jason is that Tyrant Smith 78 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: was fine at practice and didn't even need the ice 79 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: shield that they were going to give him. So it's 80 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: a good sign. Um, who else the two linebackers are 81 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: the big ones. Um, Sean Lee is not going to 82 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: do a lot of practice today, but keep in mind 83 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: that he usually doesn't. That's a that's a purposeful decision. 84 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: Joe Thomas probably be limited today. I said, yeah, I 85 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: think they're both gonna play. I think Joe will play. 86 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: I think they'll both play. They obviously signed Malcolm Smith 87 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: to be ready in this game, but remember Luke Gifford 88 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: was also like Gifford's spot was what Malcolm Smith more 89 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: or less, and Joe Thomas was active anyways. Yeah, so 90 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: let's just look at let's just look at the inactives. 91 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: I guess on who we're trying to get down, right, 92 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: So Devin Smith, Devin Smith, Tristan Hill, yep, Brandon Knight 93 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: one of those safeties. Josh Jones. Josh Jones, Okay, I'll 94 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: give you that. Um, Joe Jackson. Yeah, I guess you know. 95 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: The issue too, is is if they do take a 96 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: third quarterback, you know you're gonna have to. But he 97 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: really wouldn't be one of the inactive guys. I mean, 98 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: it would be wouldn't make sense to sign him and 99 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: have him be inactive, right, So it would be it'd 100 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: be well, the only reason you would do that is 101 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: if you because you have to sign him by Saturday, 102 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: so you do sign him just by Saturday, and then 103 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday you're like on the off chance, like you'll 104 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: have a good idea, like Dad's feeling great, like he's 105 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: good to go, Like let's then let's don't you know. 106 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: I still would put him in uniform, though I kind 107 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: of wish they had that rule back of the third 108 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: quarterback you know, could be inactive, yeah, but then he 109 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: also could play if you needed to. I kind of 110 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: like the strategy of it where you're like you gotta 111 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: make up your mind, like do you need this guy 112 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: or do you not need this guy? Although I mean 113 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 1: it is an it's an outdated rule. They I mean, 114 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: the roster needs to be bigger, and I don't really 115 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,119 Speaker 1: get why guys have to be inactive in the first place. Well, 116 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: and then as far as Michael Bennett is he all 117 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: of the I really I mean other than Dak, I 118 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: really think all of the like real injury concerns and 119 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: obviously we forgot about Laton Vanderesh he'll be inactive, yeah 120 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: he won't play, But other than that, I think, I 121 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: mean Joe Thomas is the biggest question mark, and I 122 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: would guess that last inactive. If Joe can't go, he'd 123 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: be down. And if he can, then maybe you'd sit 124 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: Malcolm Smith down. He just got here on Wednesday anyway, 125 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: So that's about it. I mean, I think it'll be 126 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: mainly healthy guys that are inactive for this game, with 127 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: Layton being the big exception. Yeah. When we have a 128 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: story on our website right now, I think with the 129 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: headline it says good to go, which is exactly the 130 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: quote that Dak said yesterday that he's good to go. 131 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. I mean, like I said, I don't really 132 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: I don't have a ton of doubt that he's gonna play. 133 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Like Dak thinks he's gonna play, all of his teammates 134 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: think he's gonna play. What does good to go mean? 135 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: Good to go means good enough to play? Sure, of course, 136 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean good to go to be good. Did 137 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: you hear Antoine Woods quote from like Monday night. I 138 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: think it was we talked to him real briefly in 139 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: the locker room and they're like, yeah, but you're feeling 140 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: feeling healthy, Like you feel all right? He was like, 141 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: definitely not healthy, but I feel great, And everybody was like, 142 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: what is that mean? He's like his football season. I'm not. 143 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: Nobody's healthy, but I feel great. Like That's kind of 144 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: what it is around this time of year. Yeah. I 145 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: think that's what good to go means is Dak Prescott 146 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: is not going to feel good on Sunday, but I 147 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: think he's gonna play. He will, but he's gonna be 148 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: good together if he's got an NFC East hat on 149 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: the way back, absolutely, you know that's why he'll play. 150 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: By the way, I mean, what what did Dak say yesterday? 151 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: He was like, I can't imagine not playing in a game. 152 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to think about what it would take 153 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: to keep me out of it, meaning it would have 154 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: to be life threatening. Yeah, well, especially with the playoffs 155 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: being on the line right now. Well, the question though, 156 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys are going to have to figure out 157 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: is that as great as Dak is and as better 158 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: as much you know of a better player than he 159 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: is than Cooper Rush, is he going to be better 160 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: on Sunday? It? Can he function? Can he make all 161 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: the throws? Can he make some of the throws? Is 162 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: weird as it sounds, is Cooper rush going to be 163 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: a better option, may not to be to start the game. 164 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: But if we find out out that, Okay, the pain's 165 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: wearing off and the medical you know, the meds that 166 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: he took is wearing off and all that is, and 167 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: he's not able to function, and they're gonna have to 168 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: make that call. And that's not something that Jason Garrett 169 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: typically has been good at as far as now that 170 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: is true, loyal to your guys, and this is my guys. 171 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: And then all of a sudden be like, man, you 172 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: don't have it today. You know, every starting pitcher gets 173 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: taken out at some point, and I just wonder if 174 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: they'll do that if it's like we got to be 175 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: smart here. You can't make the simple twenty eight yard 176 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: pass over the middle, which well I asked Jason today. 177 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: I was like, if he's not going to throw much today, 178 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: at some point you have to go get a good 179 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: idea of what he can do, like whether it's tomorrow 180 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 1: in a you know, a walkthrough setting or Sunday at 181 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: the stadium, like you have to watch him throw to 182 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: get an idea of what he can and can't do. 183 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: Can't you? I mean, like it isn't you have to 184 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: do that, and obviously he's not really going to answer 185 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: the question, but he well, he was like, well, we'll 186 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: have a good idea of what he's capable of by Sunday. 187 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 1: I was like, cool, thank you for the very Pacific camps. Oh, 188 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna break something in the hotel room by throwing 189 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: in the you know, well, nobody's job is more on 190 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: the line than his, so I'm sure he or hopefully 191 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: you would hope and think that he would be taking 192 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: everything into consideration this week. I'm just I'm I'm I'm 193 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: diving head first into the myth making aspect of it, 194 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: because it really is like it's every time we do this, 195 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, Sean Lee last week, like is he gonna play? 196 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: He hasn't practiced, and then he has his first interception 197 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: in four years, like the you know, one of the 198 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: most legendary games in recent Cowboys memories. De Marcus Ware 199 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: like he thought he was dead on Sunday, and he 200 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: sacked Drew Brees twice the next week, Like he's I 201 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: think he's gonna play and play well. Emmett Smith had 202 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: the same injury ac joints, brain dacy joint. We did 203 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: a documentary on it. Yeah, and the cold Shoulder, right 204 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: cold shoulder. Great, and watch it on YouTube or our website. 205 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: As Brad Sham's famous line in there, You'll never forget 206 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: the day Emmett Smith ran for one hundred and sixty yards, 207 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: called ten balls for sixty more yards and did it 208 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: all with one arm. And it was because of the 209 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: Cowboys safety coach that he only had one arm, Greg Jackson. Yeah, yeah, 210 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: so let's see if and I know, like, I know, 211 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: he's got to throw the ball. I Amari Cooper. We 212 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: I talked to him yesterday about how he's had this 213 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: injury too, and he, you know, he was like, it 214 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: hinders your ability to reach up over your head, but 215 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: you can play. And I was like, yeah, but you didn't. 216 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: You don't play quarterback. And he's like, oh yeah, it's 217 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: totally different. But I still just he I just I 218 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: just think it's gonna happen. Like they're gonna they're gonna 219 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: give him something for the pain and he's a gritty 220 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: dude and he's just gonna play and be fine. I 221 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: firmly believe that, even if I don't have any like 222 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: real information to tell me. So it's like, how yesterday, 223 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: he was asked whether or not he was gonna use 224 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,439 Speaker 1: any kind of protection for his shoulder, and he's like, yeah, 225 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: my old line. He's like my ole line and running 226 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: and he's gonna protect me. That's the other thing. Like 227 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: this dude was basically a running back in college too. 228 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: Like he's used to getting the crap beating out of him. 229 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: And I promise you he's used to playing hurt, even 230 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: if it hasn't happened a lot in the pros. It's 231 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: gonna go out there, he's gonna play. His arm's gonna 232 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: be like touching the ground. He's gonna, you know, show 233 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: them at the end of the game, and then they're 234 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna win the game. Jerry's gonna come in and be like, 235 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna pay him forty million, Like I 236 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: think he's I think we're just writing all these great stories. 237 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: I hope half of them come to pass, because it 238 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 1: would our job see him you go win the game 239 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: with one arm like that and win the NFC East, 240 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: and our job will be easy on Sunday. Oh yeah, 241 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: but then it's like what happens next. Obviously he wouldn't 242 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: play sit against Washington, right, and the Cowboys go eight 243 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: and eight and go into the playoffs with the loss 244 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: because their quarterback was hoping he could beat he could 245 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: pass Tony Romo's record forty nine oh four. That's the 246 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: record for most passing yards in a season. How many 247 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: does he need? He's at five to sixty. He needs, Oh, 248 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: he needs five to six. Yeah, which is oh, that's 249 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: doable if you play both games. But play both games 250 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: and you know, and the weather it was good, which 251 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: it should be. But I don't. I don't see it 252 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: happening now. No, not unless unless he just balls out 253 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: and they lose, and then he's gonna have to We 254 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: have this uncanny ability to just jump like ten days 255 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: into the future. All right, let's take our first break 256 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: when we come back. I have a ton of different 257 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: questions from all defense are sending it in, so we'll 258 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: get to those once we come back. 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Just okaying is not okay, 288 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: whether it's cheerleaders or your wireless network. At and D 289 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: is America's best wireless network. Best network based on GWS 290 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: one score, September twenty nineteen. Back to the break, Welcome back, guys. 291 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: Now we're gonna answer a round of different questions. First one, well, 292 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people are still trying to 293 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: figure out what made the Cowboys so successful this past 294 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: weekend against the Rams. How were they able to turn 295 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: it back on and all aspects of the game. Could 296 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: the fact that the Cowboys decided to cut Brent Maher 297 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: make or inspire some people around here to maybe do 298 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: their job better and go out there with more energy 299 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: and attack to feel better. Is that that's a real question. Yes, 300 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: that is a real question. Though I don't think. I think, 301 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't like, not like changing kickers inspired 302 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: Antoine Woods to just whip everyone's ass, or inspired the 303 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: offensive line to dominate one of the best defensive fronts 304 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: in football. I don't think so. I don't think so either. Well, 305 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's if it's that specific, but 306 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: it you know, maybe it's more of a just kind 307 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: of showing that, hey, you know, this is this is 308 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: serious now. I mean like like even though they don't 309 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: know this before, but like you know, your jobs are 310 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: on the line, we're not this isn't okay, you know, 311 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: just okay, it is not okay, Brett, so like that 312 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: they decided to make a change there. I will say 313 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: this though, and I've told you this staff before. I mean, 314 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: they've cut kickers five times in the history of the 315 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: organization in the middle of the year, and they've made 316 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs four times. I don't buy it in this instance. 317 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: And I mean, Maher it had it was like a 318 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: prolonged like three four weeks of frustration and unhappiness before 319 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: they finally did that. So it's not like, you know, 320 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: it's not like Garrett was like this isn't good enough 321 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: because it was good enough for like weeks and weeks. 322 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, and the like the Brett Maher is 323 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: not why they lost the Bears or the Bills. They 324 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: just got whooped. I think the coaching staff had a 325 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: really great offensive game plan and the two lines really 326 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: came to play. Yeah, I think that's you win. If 327 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: you win the Lanta scrimmage both sides of the ball, 328 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna win the game. It's shocking how like football 329 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: has changed so much over the years and it's hardly 330 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: recognizable and the stats have changed so much. But like, 331 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, if you win up 332 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: front on both sides of the ball, you're gonna win. Right. 333 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: It could be the most spread out, pass happy game. 334 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: And what it doesn't matter. If you win the lines, 335 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna win. Well, you know, people are just trying 336 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: to figure it out, Yeah, and find little things that 337 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: could connect to that win. It seems like that gave 338 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: him a boost. And I mean, yeah, four Bath went 339 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: three for three on field goals. But I think there's 340 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: more to it than that. Now, why don't the Cowboys 341 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: start Blake Jarwin over Jason Witten and give him more 342 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: plays due to the facts that when he is out 343 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: there he has made he has made some pretty good 344 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 1: plays for the Cowboys in the receiving game. Yea, And 345 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: I think the Cowboys are more worried about the plays 346 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: you give up than the plays that you make. And 347 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: I think you know, when it comes to Jarwin, the 348 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: one thing holding him back has been he hasn't been 349 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: a complete blocker. He's not a really big guy up front. 350 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: You know, he's a big, tall guy, but he's not 351 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: necessarily a guy you would you would say, would would 352 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,479 Speaker 1: block a defensive end. Witten's not great at it anymore. 353 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if he was ever great as a blocker, 354 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: but he was always great it, being good enough to 355 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: get in the way and all that. And I still 356 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: think he's a better blocker in an option. So when 357 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: Jarwin turns the corner and becomes a complete side in 358 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: I think he'll he'll play more. I think there's I 359 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: think there's two answers to that. I do think that's true. 360 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: I think Jason Witten's game is a little bit more 361 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: well rounded. Jarwin still has something things to work out. 362 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 1: But I also, I mean, there's a mural of Jason 363 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: Witten here in the building. I mean, he's one of 364 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: the greatest players and franchise history. You're not gonna You're 365 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: not gonna bench him the way that you could bench 366 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: somebody else, like you could find a way to work 367 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: Jarwin in there and have it work for everybody. You're 368 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: not just gonna take Jason Winn's job away. You're not 369 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: gonna do it. And like they signed up for that 370 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: when they brought him back, they knew that. Witn't even 371 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: said it in the off season. He's like, I didn't 372 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: come here sit on the bench. I didn't come back 373 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: to not be part of this. And those things go 374 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: hand in hand. I mean, does I mean the thing 375 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: that's weird to me? And I love Jason Witten, but 376 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: you know we've said it on here and he hasn't 377 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: been playing as great in the last few games, and 378 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: he had a great catch the other day, But is 379 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: Jarwin just out playing him like completely? I think it's 380 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: striking how much more dynamic Jarwin is when he gets 381 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: the ball. I think it really is. The question is 382 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: if you allow him to play more, could he be 383 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: doing more and get into a better rhythm when he's 384 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 1: out there on the field. Yeah, I think his deficiencies 385 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: as a blocker and all the other small things that 386 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: you have to do as a tight end, it's enough 387 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: that I understand. But again, I think if all things 388 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: were equal and Jason Witten was just a tight end 389 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: if Jason, if it was jar if it was Schultz 390 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: and Jarwin and there was no Jason, Witt and Jarwin 391 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: would clearly be playing more. Yeah, I do think, I mean, 392 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: his reputation and his legacy is important. I think that's true. 393 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: But I also I think it's not a big enough 394 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: deal to where I'm like freaking out about it because 395 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: I do think Witten can do some things that Jarwin camp. 396 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: But I joked about it during the game. Jarwin one 397 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: of the scoring drives in the first half. Jarwin had 398 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: two catches, he had like forty like he had like 399 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: twenty thirty yards, but it was it was all but 400 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: it was all Yak is my point. Yeah, And I 401 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: was like, I think Jarwin might have just passed Witten 402 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: for Yak on the year. I mean, and I'm not 403 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: really kidding, I am, but I'm not. And so I mean, yeah, 404 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: Jarwin is a more dynamic guy with the ball in 405 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: his hands, and I get that. He had, in my opinion, 406 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 1: the play of the game when they were third and 407 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: four back at the thrown nine, they're only up fourteen seven. 408 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: You know, if they have to punt them are going 409 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: to get a great field position and he went right 410 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: on the right sideline for twenty yards. They went and 411 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: scored on that drive. I thought that was undoubtedly the 412 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: play of the game. And so yeah, and Derek says 413 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: it a lot too. He just eats up yards, you like, 414 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: running the ball like he like his legs will go 415 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: like six, you know, six steps and it's long starts. 416 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: It's a lot like running back on Honestly, Zeke is 417 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: a better running back than Witton is a tight end 418 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: at this stage in their careers. But like it's it's 419 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: not so much that I need Jarwin to just completely 420 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: replace Jason Witten. They just and I don't need Tony 421 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: Pollard to replace Zeke either. We just there's room for 422 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: all four of those guys to be making plays, and 423 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: they did last week, and they looked really good complement 424 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: each other. Now we know, or we teams tend to 425 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: win games when they win the turnover battle. Now, assuming 426 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: that you don't get any turnovers this weekend, what happens 427 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: one needs to happen in order to win this game. 428 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: One be efficient in the red zone on offense, or 429 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: two get off the field on third down on defense. 430 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,479 Speaker 1: You know what's funny is It's true. If you win 431 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: the turnover battle nine out of ten times you will win. 432 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: But if your defense can't stop at nosebleed, you won't. 433 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: Because the Cowboys won the turnover battle in Chicago and 434 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: it didn't matter at all. They got blown off the 435 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: field because they couldn't stop anything. They gave up five 436 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: consecutive scoring drives. So getting off the field on third down, 437 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: for me, those are three options. There. There's two options, 438 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: one being efficient in the red zone on offense, and 439 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 1: then two getting off the feel on third down defense turnovers, No, 440 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: if you don't get any, those are that's a good one. 441 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: That is a that's a good question. And if you're 442 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: not getting turnovers, I've settled for keeping the Eagles offense 443 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: off the field, yeah, just because if if they're not 444 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: getting off the field, then they're definitely Scoring in the 445 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: red zone is tough, but at least you're getting field 446 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: goal attempts and you're probably making most of them if 447 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: you're in the red zone and make you know, I'm 448 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: sure you're making most of your kicks, so that can 449 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: keep you in the game. And I really think one 450 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: of the eagles biggest keys to success is sustaining long 451 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 1: drives and keeping their defense off the field, because if 452 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: you give the cow even with Dak banged up, if 453 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: you give the Cowboys enough chances at it, they're going 454 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: to score some points. Yeah, but if the Eagles are 455 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: eating up half a quarter every time they touch the ball, 456 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: that's not well. And what was the stat that you 457 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: said about that? What number do they hold as far 458 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: as converting on third downs? I think it was actually nicked. Yeah. Yeah, 459 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: Well they both are first and second in the league. 460 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: I think the Eagles are second in h and third 461 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: down conversions like forty seven percent and Cowboys are first 462 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: at forty eight and a half. So these are the 463 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: two best teams in the league of getting into third 464 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: downs and getting you know, moving the chains. And there 465 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: are two of the worst teams on fourth down. So 466 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, that is like twenty five percent. So anyways, 467 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: now real quick, Okay, we got somebody now he was 468 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: trying to deliver coffee to us. Um, maybe Kyle will 469 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: get it. Yeah, you're right, all right, assuming you can 470 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: only pick one, which line needs to dominate the line 471 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: of scrimmage to give the Cowboys the best chance to 472 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: win this game. Offensive or defensive line. Can we have 473 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: it be both? Like last week? Um, well, in a 474 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: perfect world, you won, but rather run over them, I 475 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: would rather win. I would rather the offensive line win 476 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: because you know, we don't know what the deal is 477 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: with Dak's shoulder. We don't know how good he's gonna 478 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: look doing that. So if they can impose their will 479 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,479 Speaker 1: in the run game and make life easy on Dak, 480 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: I think that gives them a really good chance. All right, 481 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: an answer I don't like? Yeah, I can't go better 482 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: than that offensive line to help Bank, Like Dak said, 483 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: what's it? You know? I got, yeah, my O line, 484 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: my running backs. Gosh, do you think he's gonna get 485 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: back into that whole hesitation state? You know when a 486 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 1: games he just does and feel comfortable and hesitates. Does 487 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: this injury create more hesitation in his game? Hopefully not, 488 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: because he doesn't need to be taking hits to it. 489 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: So get get rid of it, get a real yeah, 490 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: rip it. Okay, let's take our final break and when 491 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: we come back, we're getting to some of the game 492 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: day predictions. Ready, Okay? Yes? Oh? Does that fell? So 493 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: are we gonna win? Just? Okaying? Is not okay? Whether 494 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: it's cheerleaders or your wireless network. At and T is 495 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: America's best wireless network Best network based on GWS one score. 496 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: September twenty nineteen. Ladies and gentlemen, it's that time again 497 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: for tailgating with the Autterbox boys. 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Participation may vary, limited time, offer back to 523 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: the break, welcome back. Okay, yeah, we'll have something to 524 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: say for you have something to read. I think tonight 525 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: and tomorrow is the last two nights here for Christmas 526 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: at the Star. To twenty minute show electrifies the Star 527 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: of the powerful mix of game day excitement and Christmas 528 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: cheer every Friday and Saturday, six pm from now through 529 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: December twenty first, which is tomorrow. Mission and parking are free. 530 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: For more information on the event, visit the Star and 531 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: Fresco Dot com come out here though, really big tree, 532 00:27:55,080 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 1: really fun stuff. Whether it should be doable? Yeah, better 533 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 1: than Philly, better than what's the Philly? Honestly like the 534 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: same tbh. Well, speaking of weather, I know we've talked 535 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: about dak a lot already, but here's one last question, 536 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: um that I've seen a couple of people ask. You know, 537 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 1: when you have problems in your bones and muscles, usually 538 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: when you go to a colder temperature, it tends to 539 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: hurt even more. Do you see this becoming a factor? 540 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: Can tell it's gonna rain because my hips flare up 541 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: like that type of thing. You know. I used to 542 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 1: laugh at that, but it's all true. It's true. I joke, 543 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: but it's so true. No, it's it's very true. Absolutely, 544 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: you have like an injury that I have messed up me. 545 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: I have the back of a sixty year old and 546 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: it rains. You're just like when the temperature changed, I'm 547 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: just like, oh yeah, mall out of way. Something was 548 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: becoming this way. Um, you know, I mean that's that's 549 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: a good thought. But I mean, I don't know. I 550 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: have all these little heat that used to take on 551 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: your buddy and he keeps it warm. I don't know 552 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: if that does anything to it, but I'm sure they 553 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 1: have all kinds of equipment and tools and little things 554 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: to help him. They're gonna give him some extra extra 555 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: extra strength tile and all at like one o'clock on Sunday. 556 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: And I don't think it'll be a big deal. That's fine, 557 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: one o'clock on Sunday, great, But what about like it 558 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: five o'clock. Yeah, what about the third quarter when you're like, 559 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: you keep you keep hinting that that is going to 560 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: have to come out at some point in this game. 561 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: I just wonder if he if he like, are they 562 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: gonna be able to say, you don't have it today, 563 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: you can't make this throw. You just missed Cooper again 564 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: he had it Sunday. No, I know, but it seems 565 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: worse than that. It seems like it's been worse it. 566 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: I mean, and like, I'm not trying to make light 567 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: of it, because I do think he's probably in a 568 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: significant amount of pain. But it's also it's it's the week. 569 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: It's no different than Sean Lee like not practicing because 570 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: he wants to save his legs for the game. I mean, 571 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,719 Speaker 1: I feel like there's an Allen Iverson quote here, I'm 572 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: talking about practice, man, I feel I mean, it sucks 573 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: that you can't throw. I'd prefer you to throw. But 574 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: ready for the games. Between between what they can do 575 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: for the pain from a medical standpoint and his own 576 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: adrenaline and the fact that he's a tough s ob, 577 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: I just think he'll be fine, not great, but fine, 578 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: fine enough to pick them to pick. I'm definitely picking 579 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, are you. Yeah? I said I wasn't going 580 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: to pick him the rest of the year. I think 581 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: you did too. I don't think I said that because 582 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: the one who said though, But I've been saying, like, listen, 583 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: I'm wrong all the time. This team has made us 584 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: all look stupid all year. But I feel like I've 585 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: been saying since like October, I was like, they're gonna 586 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: screw around. Yeah, and who knows what's gonna happen with 587 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: all with Let's go ahead and getting to the game 588 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: day predictions. You're picking the Cowboys. Give me your prediction 589 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: for this game because the Cowboys. What I was gonna 590 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: say is they're gonna take care of business at the end, 591 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: because that's what they do. They beat the division. It's honestly, 592 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: for how much parody there is in the NFL. It's 593 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: shocking how good they are against the NFC East. Like 594 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: Garrett is like thirty five and nineteen or something like that, 595 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: Like he's winning twice as many as he loses. They're 596 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: eighteen and four against the East since Dak Prescott became 597 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: the starter, and one of those was a BS game 598 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: that they weren't trying to win against Philly. I know 599 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: the win six of the seven in Philly. The only 600 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: losses that game were Mark Sanchez. Garrett is seven and 601 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: two up there. There are there four and o against 602 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: the division this year. They went five and one against 603 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: the division last year. And the Eagles are bad and 604 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: the Eagles are not good. And I know none of 605 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: that has nothing to do with what happens when they 606 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: take the field, but I just if they if I 607 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: believe in them to do anything, I believe in them 608 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: to beat the Philadelphia Eagles well. And the Cowboys also 609 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: tend to keep things interesting dramatic, So it could happen 610 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 1: where they go over there, lose to the Eagles, and 611 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: then you're still waiting, are they gonna make it? In 612 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: this last week? Can the Cowboys lose against the Giants? 613 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: Can the Cowboys beat the rest? That's another point. Another 614 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: thing that they've done with consistency is when they are 615 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: given a chance to lock up the division, they usually 616 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: do it. Yeah, six or fourteen against the Colts, sixteen, 617 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: I don't remember who they beat in sixteen, but they 618 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: finally they got swept by the Giants and still locked 619 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: up the division. Early. I think they beat the Lions. 620 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: Maybe well they I think they beat the Bucks to 621 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: lock it up last year. Yeah, point being, they don't 622 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: typically let these opportunities slip, you know. I think they'll 623 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: be able to run the ball, like I keep saying, 624 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: and the Wolves, I mean, I'm either gonna look really 625 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: smart or really dumb based on how Dak prescott first, 626 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: because I think he's gonna be fine. I think he'll 627 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: play well. I think they'll be able to move the ball. 628 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: I think Philly's offense is limited enough, that limited enough 629 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys can hold them to you know, twenty 630 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: four or less, which you would like to think is enough. 631 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: So I just I got him winning like thirty one 632 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: twenty four. Yeah, that sounds good to me. I do 633 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: think I think it'll be a really good game, because 634 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: it usually is. I know the Cowboys killed him earlier 635 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 1: this year and the Eagles killed them in seventeen when 636 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: Zeke and Tyrn were gone. But other than that, this 637 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: is always dramatic, like they went to overtime last year. 638 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: I think the game last year at the Link twenty 639 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: seven twenty was one of the best games of the 640 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: year that nobody talks about. Like Layton made that great tackle, 641 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: Heath broke up the past to Art's on fourth down 642 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: and they just and Zeke hurdled that guy like they 643 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: got just enough to get out of there. I think 644 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: it'll be like that. I think they'll win by six 645 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: or seven. A lot of impressive things happening in that game. 646 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: Considering that situation right now, I'm telling you this is 647 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: how it happened. It's like we wring our hands all 648 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: week about somebody's status and then they go out there 649 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: and play. Well all that's what they do. Well, you 650 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: got this prediction has got to be the same with 651 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: my gut feeling that I write. We all write on Fridays, 652 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: and you know, if you're really going to do a 653 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: gut feeling, like my gut tells me that they're gonna win, 654 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: even though I'd like to pick the Eagles. I picked 655 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles to meet them back in October and that 656 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: one did not fare so well. As as for my pick, 657 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: the Cowboys crushed them. I picked the Rams last week. 658 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys crushed them. So I think people would like for 659 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: me to pick the Cowboys. I mean the Cowboys to lose. 660 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, somebody made Somebody tweeted us on Sunday and 661 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: was like, we better pick them to lose against the 662 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 1: Eagles since all you idiots thought they were gonna lose 663 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: against the Rams. Okay, you know, yeah, different story. I 664 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 1: know how that how that goes. We've we've been idiots 665 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: all year, you know, because big facts picking them to 666 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: win games when they barely you know, show up, so 667 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: that that happens, we know that. But my gut tells me, 668 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: like for everything Dave just said, I think the Cowboys 669 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: will win, I do. I think they're gonna They're gonna 670 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: win this game. I think the Eagles just don't have 671 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,439 Speaker 1: enough manpower right now. They just don't have it enough. 672 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: And I think for what the Cowboys did coming off 673 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 1: of that. But if they don't win this game, you 674 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: know this will be the perfect reason and the example 675 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: if you need another one. This is will be why 676 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett isn't the coach. It's just to go out 677 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,840 Speaker 1: and play the way they did against the Rams and 678 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: the way they come back when they really need it 679 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: against the Eagles and not win. It'll just be this 680 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: is what he is. It's up down, up down, and 681 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: they'll beat the Redskins and finish eight and eight and 682 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,359 Speaker 1: then Richard, you know you can, like we joke like 683 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 1: the again the Michael Myers thing, like you can kind 684 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: of feel the momentum. They beat the Eagles, they beat 685 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 1: the Redskins, and it's like, well, if they go on 686 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: a playoff run, like could Garrett come back if they 687 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:52,840 Speaker 1: lose this game, they could still win the East and 688 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: do all that, and I think it would not be 689 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: good enough. Like I mean, it's all set up for 690 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 1: him to really try to build on this and make 691 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: a run, and that would be an indictment of everything 692 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:03,279 Speaker 1: if they can, because if you lose this game and 693 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: still make the playoffs, I mean really backing into it 694 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,840 Speaker 1: very much. So at eight and eight, and you know, 695 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: I think you have to have this game, Like like 696 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:17,439 Speaker 1: you said, I think the focus is there. Lease, let's hope. 697 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: So you know, you can block out all the noise 698 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: around you, even things that aren't don't make noise, and 699 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:25,879 Speaker 1: you go out and you win games. And I think 700 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:28,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are gonna win this game twenty four sixteen. 701 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: It's a point that I hadn't thought about. I know, 702 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: you gotta make a pick, but that being hurt does 703 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: that lend an added level of focus to everybody else, Like, hey, quarterbacks, 704 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 1: not right, we gotta be on our stuff. Maybe like 705 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: she said in that one question that hey, the kicker 706 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,640 Speaker 1: got cut, we got to be on our game now 707 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: that See, the kicker doesn't impact the game enough for 708 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: me to believe that, but the quarterback touches the ball 709 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: every play. So right now I had chosen. I had 710 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: said that I wasn't gonna pick the Cowboys to win 711 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: any more games. But but then the week came the 712 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: week came on, and then I cannot find myself picking 713 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 1: the Eagles to win. I dislike Eagles fans so much 714 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:14,439 Speaker 1: that those words cannot come out of my mouth. So 715 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:17,400 Speaker 1: even though I don't have a good feeling about this game, 716 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: I think the Cowboys find a way to win against Philadelphia. Um, 717 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: I don't feel super sure about Dak Prescott and his passes. 718 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: But I trust that the Cowboys are able to utilize 719 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: Zeke and Polar and find that running game like they 720 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:41,400 Speaker 1: did last week and get some yards that way. But 721 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,719 Speaker 1: all that being said, I still don't have a good 722 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:47,880 Speaker 1: feeling about this game, but I am not picking the Eagles. 723 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: So Cowboys, it's an awesome bit of fence writing. Well, 724 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 1: it's whatever Cowboys come back, That's the thing. It's like, again, 725 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:01,399 Speaker 1: you just never know what kind of Cowboys you're gonna get. 726 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,399 Speaker 1: What's the team that you're gonna get playing on game day? 727 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: And they have been so inconsistent, and on top of that, 728 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: they just always find a way to keep you on 729 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: the fence. It's like do you want to jump or 730 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 1: are you still holding onto the ledge like they keep 731 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: you there not. You can never be comfortable with the Cowboys, 732 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: and that's a problem because God, you sweat, you laugh, 733 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 1: you smile, you cry, It's like so many different emotions 734 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 1: and it's stressful. You can't be going through so many 735 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 1: different emotions. I love how like, And you didn't really 736 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:36,719 Speaker 1: get into football until you start working here, right, Like 737 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: you've said that before. So this is all still relatively 738 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:42,360 Speaker 1: new to you. But this is just a way of 739 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: life for millions of us, and it's awesome and terrible 740 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 1: all at the same time. I don't know how you 741 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:52,719 Speaker 1: guys watch college football. It's profitable people even watching high 742 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:55,440 Speaker 1: school football. That's the purest drug there is. It's great. 743 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 1: Too much, too much? All right, Well, let's let's just 744 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: get one last question is since we have like a 745 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,759 Speaker 1: minute laugh before hanging comes in here, Um, how do 746 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: you expect the Cowboys to be utilizing Zeke and Poler 747 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:14,360 Speaker 1: in this game? Well, we've been talking about that shoulder 748 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: injury for Dak. I think you hand the ball to 749 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: Zeke and then they hand the ball to Pollard, and 750 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: then you might hand the ball to Zeke and Pollard, 751 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,319 Speaker 1: then Poller throws it to Zeke. I mean, I think 752 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,120 Speaker 1: that you might even see I'm not saying there'll be 753 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: a half back pass or anything like that, but I'm 754 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 1: just saying, get them all involved, get both of those 755 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: guys going. I would say, this is the game that 756 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 1: you bring out everything you've got. They're so in there. 757 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: I mean that's yes, one hundred percent, but they're so 758 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: useful as receivers and often this season they haven't utilized 759 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:47,920 Speaker 1: either one of them enough or correctly. In my opinion, 760 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:50,319 Speaker 1: they did. They did a great job of it last week. 761 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 1: Screens that seems to go without saying. Pollard can be 762 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: so useful as a receiver within five yards of the 763 00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:01,080 Speaker 1: line scrimmage. Yeah, dial it up, Kellen, pull those plays out. 764 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:05,840 Speaker 1: Do you see a table on Austin making any flashy plays? Again? 765 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:10,319 Speaker 1: The law of averages says no, he's good for one 766 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:13,319 Speaker 1: like every month. But he just hit his last week, 767 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:15,759 Speaker 1: so that was it. He met his quota. I mean, 768 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 1: I hope so that would be fun. He's fun to watch. 769 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:22,800 Speaker 1: He's so fast. I would lean toward no, just because 770 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,719 Speaker 1: it just happened. All right, Well, anything else that you 771 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,480 Speaker 1: guys want to add before we close? No, that's it. 772 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:32,120 Speaker 1: I think I'm good. All right, go win this game 773 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 1: because you need it. All right. Well, thank you guys 774 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:37,680 Speaker 1: so much for tuning in for Niki meant David Hellman, 775 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:40,760 Speaker 1: remember Garcia. This has been the Break on Dallas Cowboys 776 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 1: dot Com Radio. This has been a production of Dallas 777 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:48,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.