1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mediamash, a 3 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: round table of Cowboys insiders, dropping wisdom and offering sizzling 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: taste on the current state of your Dallas Cowboys. Now 5 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: your host, Steve Dennis. All right, here we go, Here 6 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: we go, Mediamash, Mediamash. On a Wednesday, We're all gathered again. 7 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: What a group we have today. We're gonna do our 8 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: best to leave the monkey talk out of it. It 9 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: may accidentally sneak in because Clarency Hill Junior from the 10 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: fort Worst Star Telegram is here. And man, it's just 11 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: so hard to resist. Stop mucking around, sucking around when 12 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: it stuck around. It's just so hard. We just had 13 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: a big talk about our daughters, since I just went 14 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: to Columbus and visited my daughter in her natural habitat 15 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: now and it's scared Clarence. The things that I do 16 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: better as a dad than he does. But nothing. We're 17 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: gonna go ahead and leave that out of the show 18 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 1: today as well. My name is Steve Dennis. By the way, 19 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: Rob Phillips is right here. All Cowboys media happy to 20 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: have him again. We do every Wednesday over, here's John 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: Machodam from The Athletic. Happy to have him Matches as 22 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: we used to call him. You guys still call him Matches? Ye, yes, okay, 23 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: that's good. I like when things don't change. And speaking 24 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: of not changing, here we are on a Wednesday, and 25 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: we're kind of leading the show pretty much how we 26 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: did last Wednesday with an update on Dak Prescott. Now 27 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Clarence is probably gonna scream and hollow that he's gonna play. 28 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: He's gonna play. He tried that last week. We tried 29 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: to get him off of that a little bit, but 30 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: here we are again, so we'll just whoever wants to 31 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: go first. Is he in or out against Denver? Let's go, Yeah, 32 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: he's in. You know, they didn't do anything more today 33 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: than they did last week, just because it's a shortened 34 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: practice because they had the Sunday night game and they 35 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: wanted to spend more time watching film watching the Broncos. 36 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: But just seeing him out there, it seemed like he 37 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: was part of every single thing that he did. It 38 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: wasn't the long warm up that we had seen before. 39 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: He did do his normal warm up stuff with Britt 40 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: Brown on the side and the resistant chords, but it 41 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: wasn't the long one that we've normally seen. And then 42 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: he was just going through the regular drills, leading them 43 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: like he normally does, and so it looked more like 44 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: they're preparing for him to be the start. We'll know 45 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: more tomorrow, obviously, but there were just things like particularly 46 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: before the game watching them warm up, where you're like, oh, 47 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: I think Cooper Russia start, and just the order that 48 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: guy's going and stuff like that, like that wasn't like that. 49 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: Today's practice. He was going one with everything. Yeah, Dak 50 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: said last week, these thresholds that Mike McCarthy talks about. 51 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: He's not really sure what those thresholds are. But I 52 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: said to what are they? I don't know what they 53 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: are either, But Mike said today basically he's you know, 54 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: he asked him, he's yeah, he's clear to go now. 55 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: They said if he would have been limited today, if 56 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: today was a normal practice. But the goal is if 57 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: everything checks out tomorrow morning, and they think it will, 58 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: then they're back in past Thursday and he's full going. 59 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: That's a that's a great side for Sunday. I would 60 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: imagine I'm like one of those Steve Dennis predictions that 61 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: would they might not be right last week. Wou they're right. 62 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: This week deck is playing, sometimes off deck is playing. 63 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: I mean everything he's done and the bottom nine is this, 64 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: you talked to him, might have not playing last week. 65 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: I ain't no way you're talking to him out not 66 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: to playing this week. Okay you're not. He's not gonna 67 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: let you not let him play right, and to me 68 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: that I'm glad that my whisperer abilities still work occasionally. 69 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: When he said that if it were a playoff game, 70 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: he would play, that was him saying, don't test my manhood. 71 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: This is not on me. He wanted everybody to know, 72 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: this is not against my manhood because I'm playing if 73 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: I have to, which means they made a decision already. 74 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: He already knew he wasn't playing. In my opinion, the 75 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: rest of it was just I don't think he knew 76 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: a show last week, but I do. But I think 77 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: before Sunday, pre game, they had a pretty good idea 78 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: who was starting that game? Yeah you want to call 79 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: it game time? Okay, let see. But I think knowing Dak, 80 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: he thought maybe he could go out there and do 81 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: something and convince them otherwise yes, I agree. All right, Well, 82 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: let me ask you this, and this may be a 83 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: very silly question, but what the heck with the Cooper 84 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: Rush rush that everybody is on And we'll get into 85 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: that obviously as we go along here on mediamash on 86 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: this Wednesday. Do you think that makes a difference, because 87 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: now he was able to win a game without dak 88 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: if they are as they were hesitant to put him 89 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: in peril for the rest of the season, now the 90 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: Cooper showed what Cooper can do? Are there and everybody's 91 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: so excited it about Cooper Rush. We're just rushing? Is 92 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: that part of it? Are they thinking maybe Denver at 93 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: home one more game? No, No, that makes some sense. 94 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: I don't think that's gonna happen. I think that ultimately, 95 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: this is your franchise quarterback here, forty million dollar man. 96 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna be the He's gonna be the starter. But 97 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: what Cooper Rush did, and as you mentioned the team 98 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: that they're about to play, it makes sense that you'd consider, Hey, Deck, 99 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: you sure, because we might be able to get away 100 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: with another week if you rest in this thing. Because 101 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: you know, I had heard some some you know when 102 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: when this happened there's all these people that you know, 103 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: medical experts that throw different things. And I had heard 104 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: that four weeks is what you hope for with this 105 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: type of injury. Well, that would give you four weeks 106 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: if you wait another week. I just don't know that 107 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: you can keep him on the sidelines for another week. 108 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: And with everything the way it's rolling, I just I don't. 109 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 1: I didn't. I'm with Chill though, So I was wrong. 110 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: I didn't think there was any way, Like even the 111 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: way he became walking in the stadium, I was like, man, 112 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: he kind of looks like he's down. I still think 113 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna play. I still think he's gonna be There's 114 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: just no way. And then he didn't. So I was 115 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: wrong there. But I'm kind of with Chill. I just 116 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: I got to double down on this that I can't. 117 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: I can't say you kem out for two weeks in 118 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: a row. It's hard to see. It's hard to see 119 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: although they're playing a team that they're Denver's four and four, 120 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: but they're averaging on nineteen points six points a game, 121 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be hard for them to keep pace 122 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: with a Dak Prescott led offense. Even if Dak's not 123 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: in this game. I think it's gonna be a tough 124 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,559 Speaker 1: It's gonna be tough for them to manufacture points against 125 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: this pass rush that they've shown them. But yeah, I 126 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: think I think if DA shows enough this week, I 127 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: can't imagine him not playing in this game. Dak's like, oh, 128 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: von Miller's gone too. Yeah, I'm definitely that didn't work 129 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: out that badly. I heard I was discussing. It was somebody, 130 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: is it all? Von Miller's not the same player. This 131 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: isn't gonna make that big of a difference. But those 132 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: draft picks that they gave up to get him, Cowboys 133 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about them this week, So it's 134 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: a win win. I mean, who cares about the trade. 135 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: Von Miller's not gonna play against the Cowboys. It's all 136 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: that matters. But let's get into this. Let's explore since 137 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: you didn't think it would happen, and your eyes are 138 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: wide open, now, let's explore what a huge decision it 139 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: was and all the levels that made it a huge decision. 140 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: And good, that's right in my wheelhouse. I wrote a 141 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: column about that, sweet, you know, and to me, it 142 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: was an organization to win. You know, this was an 143 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: organization the decision. Uh, they as an organization that just 144 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: tells you about this organization how they're handling things, and 145 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: they talk Dak out or they are they went against DAK, 146 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: Mike mccarthur, Britt Brown, Stephen Jones because it's about the 147 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: big picture, you know, they the super Bowl is at hand. 148 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: Let's be honest, but let's just be upfront about it. 149 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: This is a team that has legitimate hopes to make 150 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: a run for the super Bowl the first time. It's 151 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: the nineteen ninety five. They are in that small group 152 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: of teams that can do that. And if they can 153 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: nip this in the bud, you know, so DAK and 154 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: not be something that can linger. Um, let's do that 155 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: so Deck can be there for the bulk of the season. 156 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: And the fact that you did that and you gotta win, 157 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: I don't care what Mike McCarthy says said. We just 158 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: knew we could win without no one knew that. Okay, 159 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: you can win, but you you gambled with Deck because 160 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: you're looking for the long term over the short term play. 161 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: But then you got to win to keep to keep 162 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: up in the race for home full advantage and you 163 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: got the rest of deck. It's a great organization to 164 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: win for it. But Chill, this is the Cooper rush 165 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: that he sees every day in practice. No, okay, no, 166 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: but real glad we can see it real quick. But 167 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: I do have to say, because we have talked on 168 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: here many times about you know, you know what does 169 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy get credit for it? To Chill's point, everything 170 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: he just said that is the feather in the cap 171 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: for Mike McCarthy. Like that, he is clearly bringing that 172 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: in that way. It's just not to say that Jason 173 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: Garrett didn't care about the health of the players and 174 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: things like that, but like that is on the forefront 175 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: with Mike McCarthy program. That's very clear. And yeah, he 176 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: talked about getting the guys ready for decent, keeping everybody's healthy, 177 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 1: the things that the state program, all the things for 178 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: the last years about and Mary Cooper talked about. I 179 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: don't mean to cut you off, but how they take 180 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: care of the bodies. That's one thing they've talked about, 181 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: even last year when they wasn't going to will he 182 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: talked about Mike McCarthy and the things he doesn't take 183 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: care of the bodies so continue. Oh no, no, no, 184 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: go ahead. No, you summed it up perfectly. That's what 185 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: I'm just saying. I just feel like that there's a 186 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: lot of people, not just us on the show. There's 187 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: a lot of people are like, what does he do? 188 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: He's not calling the offense, he's not calling the defense. Like, No, 189 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: He's got more of the bigger picture stuff and the 190 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: health and managing health and managing these players because the 191 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: goal is getting to la in that last game. And 192 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: I think that the blueprint that he's put out there 193 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: not just that, but then also having the players when 194 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: they have gotten the rest because of injuries and whatnot. 195 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: You've had other guys step up that we just haven't 196 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: seen from Cowboys teams in the past, whether it's Terrence Steele, 197 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: Cedric Wilson, Cooper Rush, now Osa Diggi Zua. We just 198 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: didn't see that in previous years. No, I think he 199 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: deserves credit for that too. I said this on Monday. 200 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: I feel like a good team, good teams find a 201 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: way to win. Good teams find a way to win. 202 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: In New England when you shoot yourself in the foot 203 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 1: over and over again and make mistakes on the road 204 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: against Bill Belichick, you find a way to win that game. 205 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 1: Potentially special teams go on the road in that environment. 206 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: I think you have to be in that environment in Minnesota. 207 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: Just see how loud it is, how difficult it is 208 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: for a backup quarterback who's thrown all three passes in 209 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: his career in the regular season to go in and 210 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: win that game. The way the defense steps up without 211 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: getting takeaways, because I think some people thought that's kind 212 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: of a fluke. You know, they get all these takeaways, 213 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: but they're giving up yards, and they manned up and 214 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: played physical and hit and played fast and did all 215 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: those things. I think it was a step forward for 216 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 1: the defense. I think that that was a special win. 217 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: That's you could look back if they go far in 218 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs, like likes fans hope, look back on this 219 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: game and say that we saw signs of it by 220 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: going up to Connesota and winning. One of the silly 221 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: things I said on Thursday last week was I think 222 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: it would be almost better that Dak doesn't play so 223 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: they can get a look at Cooper Rush and see 224 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: what he can do. Because of the nightmare without Dak 225 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: last year. And you know we're talking about McCarty say 226 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: that though, is that because they trade deadline was coming 227 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: up on Tuesday. No, No, I just meant that to 228 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: find out. And I think that maybe McCarthy in the 229 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: back of his head as the head coach, he's thinking 230 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: this is going to be better for us, because I 231 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 1: think he has a feeling about his team that we're 232 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: all starting to talk about and see, and he wanted 233 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: to put it to the test. And what I mean 234 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: by that this team has great leadership and now they've 235 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: got it on another level because Dak is a tremendous 236 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: leader to the whole team. Now they've got Cooper Rush 237 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: who is now a leader to the next man up 238 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: idea whoever else is on this team that gets called 239 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: to duty, And you're right, several already have and they've 240 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: all risen before Cooper did. But Cooper was the one 241 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: that matters. Green Bay and we'll talk about this in 242 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: a minute is about to find out with mister Love 243 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: in his first start. And this win, to what you're 244 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: talking about is could be huge for home field. They're 245 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: going to be in a fight with these It's amazing. 246 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: Six of the seven teams in Pro Football Talks Power 247 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: rankings are NFC teams, and this is gonna be a 248 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: fight for that home field. I think unless Green Bay 249 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: kind of slips a little, New Orleans is going to 250 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: be out of the picture, probably, But Tampa's not, Arizona's not. 251 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: We don't think the Rams aren't. Who just got stronger. 252 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: So I just love it from leadership levels. Now Cooper 253 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: Rush has passed the test. If anybody else gets called 254 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: to duty, Let's say Kelvin Joseph, he has to come 255 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: in because something, you know, knock on wood horrible happens, 256 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: he now has leaders to look at. So I think 257 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: they got much stronger on that level, and I think 258 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: McCarthy kind of wanted to see it, and they passed 259 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: his test, and now he has a better feel about 260 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: his team. He compared the game. I didn't catch it 261 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: live when he talked to us Monday, but he said 262 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: the game reminded me of a game in twenty thirteen 263 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: that nobody wanted to hear me talk about it. But 264 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: I think he was referencing the Matt Flynn game right 265 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: here where I think the Cowboys were up twenty six 266 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: to three at half tilf time. It just blew the 267 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: lead and they didn't have Rodgers and they found a way. 268 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what it reminded him. You know, they 269 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: did that too with Aaron Rodgers. Remember when Brett farvent out, 270 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: when Aaron Rodgers was a nobody and he came never 271 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: a nobody, No, but he whatever, You're losing my point. 272 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers got in the game and beat the Cowboys, 273 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: came back, oh seven, they lost the game to the Cowboys. 274 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: I think, oh that's right. They made almost brought him 275 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: very close. It was a night game, right, yeah, I 276 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: don't they all run together. No, it was the same 277 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: thing with Green Bay. They had a nobody come in 278 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: and nobody. He went to cow He wasn't a household 279 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: name the first round. Bicky was not a nobody. He 280 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: was he was not clearly he was on the How 281 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: long was he on the bench? Was not? He pulled 282 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: a romo. He was a backup for four years. Oh 283 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: my gosh, back up. Nobody's don't back up for four years, sir. 284 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: They don't break up Hall of famers for four years. 285 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: Not nobody's. But uh, but again, we'll talk more about 286 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: Rogers in a minute, because I do think it's a 287 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: big deal. Uh. And they're they're about to find Outbody 288 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: tell Aaron Rodgers, he's a nobody when he was when 289 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: he was Brandon new in the league, he was a nobody. Chill, 290 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: he was a nobody like Trey Lances. Now stop, okay, 291 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: Tray Lances out of nobody. Well, sure he is he 292 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: he's not a nobody. What is he? Starter? What is he? Yeah? 293 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: I would say he's their future starter next year. I 294 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: gotta go with Chill on this though, because Rogers is 295 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: a guy that even even when he was sitting on 296 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: the bench there, Rogers was known for the whole like 297 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: he had to sit there and wait all the way 298 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: to pick twenty whatever because he could have been number 299 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: one overall, like never nobody he was pretty special. He 300 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: fell on the draft what did he go twenty four 301 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: somewhere and just screamed out, yeah, I don't think. But 302 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: when we're thinking, nobody were thinking of God, like what 303 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: I'll do? Respect Cooper anybody? Or Mike White Yeah, who 304 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: also played well. Which was interesting about that that entire 305 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: day because you're looking at even going let's say even 306 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: the first half of the Cowboys game, You're just sitting 307 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: there going like, man, maybe they shouldn't have let oh 308 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: of Mike White. I mean the way Cooper Rush played 309 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: in the first half. I don't think anybody was sitting 310 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: there at half time going they're set it back up. 311 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: You know, nobody. You would have never believed if somebody goes, 312 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: no, no no, no, check this out, he's about to throw 313 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: seventy six yard dying ball down the middle of the 314 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: field is Centric Wilson. And then here's the everything they're 315 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: gonna kind of. This game is gonna get boring for 316 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: a while. But then when they need to score a 317 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: game winning touchdown in two minute drive, he's about to 318 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: march them right down the field like it was just 319 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: is unreal, Like how that all unfolded like that, How 320 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: it just changed like that. Take the trade deadline talk 321 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: and shove it right right because that was gonna be 322 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: the talk right Monday. If they get Andy Dalton, don't 323 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: get Nick Foles exactly. M really with Andy Dalton. I'm 324 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: just I'm just saying, if the way he looked in 325 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: the first half, if you would have taken anybody that 326 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: at least had some experience playing in a game, I 327 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: do find it interesting that teams that are pretty good 328 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: who have just lost their quarterback Saints. They're okay with 329 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: Peyton Goes. That'd be hard to get another quarterback in here. 330 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: There are some better options I think than Trevor Simeon 331 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: and Taysom Ill and you're five and two. But that's 332 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: their problem, that's not our problem. That we'll see how 333 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: that goes the rest of the way. But real quick again, 334 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: big win for the Cowboys as they worry about home 335 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: field and it's gonna get tight Green Bay. In the 336 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: Saron Rodgers News today, since it happened today, let's just 337 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: go around the table on this real quick before we 338 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: get into the meat of this win in Minneapolis and 339 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: what major proclamations we are prepared to make. We'll do 340 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: that next segment. Aaron Rodgers in trouble with the league? 341 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: Is he in trouble with the league for misrepresenting his 342 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: vaccination situation because the league knew he just lied to 343 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: the media. Why why would he be in trouble to 344 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: the league? According to the reports? He according to reports, 345 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: and I misunderstood it initially he had been acting like 346 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: and going through protocols for unvaccinated players in the locker room. Yeah, 347 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: so they didn't that the team knew the league knows, 348 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: so this was not what we think it is. He 349 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: just lied to the media that no one cares for 350 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: his name, lying NUSK, playing fast to lose with the 351 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: truth with us. But he was remember its cool season. 352 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: He wasn't wearing a mask hanging out with his team 353 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: and that's against protocol. Well then that's on the team 354 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: and who allowed him to do that. But again from 355 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: what I understand, I actually talked to a Cowboy staff 356 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,199 Speaker 1: for the day because you know, we've seen him in 357 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: interviews with no mask on. And it's my understanding that 358 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: the league changed protocols mid stream that you can do 359 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: interviews without a mask. Because it was interesting today because 360 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: after Rogers News, I saw Ken O'Neill do an interview 361 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: with us without a mask, and we know he's unevaccinated, 362 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 1: and according to the Cowboys that's okay. And so we've 363 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: seen Aaron Rodgers do a lot of interviews this year 364 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: without a mask and that's not running the foul of 365 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: league rules and we all have to wear masks. I 366 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: think that he's bad. So when we're talking to him, 367 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: like ever, all of us are all wearing masks. But 368 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: I mean, now it's not a normal like we're not 369 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: even as close as you and I are right now. 370 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: I mean, there was a distance that you have to 371 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: keep from the player. But but I've noticed that too 372 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: that no one's really win a mask. But I don't 373 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: think anybody cares that if he's lying to the media, 374 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he's Aaron Rodgers. Well. The other level here 375 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 1: is Green Bay fans are probably not real happy with 376 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: their quarterback. Lamar Jackson got some play should be They're 377 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: not even anybody should now even be talking about the 378 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers if they don't have Aaron Rodgers. That 379 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: defense is not good. Like everything that they've accomplished over 380 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: the last like I don't know, decade or so, since 381 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: he's been there like he does, serves more credit than 382 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: probably any other quarterback outside of Tom Brady for the 383 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: success are They cannot be mad at him because they're 384 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: nothing without him. He didn't him for a game, And 385 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: that's that's the thing about what we've been talking about 386 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 1: since the beginning of the season. If you're a leader, 387 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: why would you put yourself uh in jeopardy of missing 388 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: games that could ruin your season, That can ruin your season. 389 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: That's what we've been talking about and that's the thing 390 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: I've been talking about the thing that Mica Irvan aren't 391 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: him before the season. If you're trying to win a 392 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: super Bowl in any player should not put themselves in 393 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: jeopardy of missing games because of they didn't get vaccinated, 394 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: especially a quarterback. Well, okay, just I don't cover the Packers, 395 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: none of us do. But but I read a report 396 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: that's maybe it was ESPN that said he sought like 397 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: an alternative treatment or something. I'm just saying, maybe he doesn't. 398 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: It doesn't know, that's not that's the medical condition. You 399 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,360 Speaker 1: don't know. But my point is it doesn't matter. It's 400 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: a treatment. It doesn't matter because that's not pooed by 401 00:19:55,680 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: the league. Yeah, they ultimately decided that doesn't That doesn't count. 402 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: Get that be safer than just getting a vaccine. It's 403 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: not a kind of medical background. Do you know on 404 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: this on this at home at home? It's not a 405 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: proved by the league, So that doesn't matter. Yeah, I 406 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: mean that is the question. I mean, this game could 407 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: cost them a lot if Kansas City beats them. No, 408 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean the Cowboys was it was like, 409 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: I wouldn't even call it a calculated risk. But not 410 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: playing Dak. Like you said, four teams with one five 411 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: teams with one loss in this conference alone. And the 412 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys made the right decision they felt like with Dak. 413 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: But you don't have I mean, you take the risk 414 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: right now. Listen, the Cowboys sitting pretty Aaron's Donan Laws. 415 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: Uh uh, Now the Packers have a chance loss. I 416 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: mean if Jamis has done for the game. I mean, 417 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: and that's the and that's the best thing about this season. 418 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: You know, it seemed like, uh, this is not a 419 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: season in which the Cowboy Things are going well for 420 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. They've had their one adversity, but they've able 421 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: to overcome the adversity. You're losing Dak and and and 422 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: you know, I want to say d Law and they've 423 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: had injuries and everything else. All right, bite your time, 424 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: hold it, hold it. That's exactly where we're going next. 425 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 1: We got a two minute time out to take what 426 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: proclamations are we gonna make after seeing this game? And 427 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: Clarence's leading us to what are we thinking in terms 428 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: of how special a team this may be. That's next, 429 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: No Mediamash Hotty, big news. Gary, Are you okay? Oh? 430 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: I'm not Gary, anymore. 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You just don't 468 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 1: want to get him going down that way, but the 469 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: Halloween costume for Beavo may have been worse. I missed 470 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: that one. Did you go to the Twitter site? It was? 471 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: It was the Long Horns Twitter site that put it up. 472 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: Why are you guys assuming that everybody knows that this 473 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: monkey joke is? I think you do a little explain. 474 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: I don't even want to explain. All right, this is 475 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: what happened now, I'm kidding. I'm not touching. Assistant coach 476 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: for Texas has a pet monkey who apparently he does 477 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 1: not have. It's his wife or girlfriend. His former stripper girlfriend, 478 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: telehost story girl got stripper girlfriends. The monkey attacked Halloween 479 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 1: tricker treater. Her name is the Polis Sassa. It's not 480 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:36,479 Speaker 1: it's not just sorry, I'm sorry. I don't follow Texas. Clarence. 481 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: All the Aggies have been tweeting about this. That's a lot. 482 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: It was all over. I don't Aggie, Texas is all over. 483 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: I don't do Texas. Okay, all the aggies on Twitter, 484 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: all my Aggie Twitter friends. Sharne sent it to me, aggies, 485 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: don't think about Texas. That's a lot. I did this, 486 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: But anyway, right, you without bringing the Stripper and every 487 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: example Cowboys Nations say in England right now, may not 488 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: not Google is your friends the special Teams coach. The 489 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: more that you discovered this this story on Monday, the 490 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: more you laughed out it is wild. Yeah, it's worth 491 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: your search. It's just text us a hell of a weekend. 492 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 1: Sounds like it, Chris, sounds like it. The planet we 493 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: live on, all right, this is media match. We got Machoda, 494 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: we got Rob Phillips, we got Clarence E. Hill Junior, 495 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: better known as chill My name is Steve Dennis. Here 496 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: we go twenty to sixteen Cowboys go up there. Uh, 497 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: they beat what we thought was a pretty good but 498 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: yet desperate Vikings team. Now, um, Clarence, you were headed somewhere. 499 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: And my idea for this segment is to see if 500 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: any of us have any major declarations were prepared to 501 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: make after that big win to get to six and one. 502 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: I mean, the schedule the rest of the way for 503 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. If you throw out Arizona and maybe the 504 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs now that the Saints are are they gonna die? 505 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't sleep on the Raiders, though, yeah, I wouldn't 506 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: not sleep on the Saints at home regardless. Yeah, that's 507 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: night game in New Orleans. I mean they did beat 508 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay with Trevor Simeon. Yeah, and that defensive damn good. 509 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: I think the Cowboys still lose in our three games, 510 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, I don't see him finish in sixteen and one. 511 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: I think the Saint I think the Saints. They're five 512 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: and two right now. My guess is they will lose 513 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: nine football games, Okay, or eight I guess again. My 514 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: point is the game in New Orleans on the role 515 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: on at a night game is not a game, all right, 516 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: we get, but they do have an easy schedule no 517 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: matter how you can. And that's what I was there. 518 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: Thirty three and forty record, they're they're the remaining games 519 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 1: and toward the back end the final five games with 520 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: Arizona seven and one, it's like sixteen and twenty four 521 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: because you're playing two and six teams every week. Uh 522 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: So it's on the road and and and again. But 523 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: you're right, that's what the road I was going down 524 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: because the Cowboys have had their adversity. They've overcome the adversity, 525 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: but they've also have gotten some gifts. Kansas City is 526 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: not what we thought they were. You know, the Chiefs 527 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: are not I mean again you brought up in the Orleans. 528 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: They're not what they thought they were. The nfcas is 529 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: not what they thought. I mean, they've you know, Dad 530 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: got hurt, but yeah, he got hurt during a bye 531 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: week which allowed him time to heal. You know, things 532 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: are coming up pretty good for the Cowboys. They're living right. 533 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: You know, they have a chance to get the best 534 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: players back on defense, like a DeMarcus Larnce, like a 535 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: Neville Gallimore. You know. So, uh, all right, I think 536 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: you're saying all that. I ask you this, do you 537 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,439 Speaker 1: think that the von Miller going to the Rams is 538 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: good or bad for the Cowboys? Because who really cares 539 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: about this week? I agree, like down the road that 540 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: is that is bad for the Cowboys. But that's the 541 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: only thing because when you said, what's not that that 542 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: ain't bad for the Cowboys. But I'm just talking about 543 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: from from from the thing the Cowboys can't control or 544 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: not control, and they don't play the Rams. I'm just saying. 545 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: I'm saying that if they want to do what they 546 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: want to do, they're probably gonna have to go at 547 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: certain points. But yeah, but let's they'd be happy to 548 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 1: get there. Let's have that conversation when they get there, 549 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: and that's most likely gonna be in the playoffs. The 550 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: most likely will be in a game later in the 551 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: playoffs if things keep going in they not say they're 552 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: happy to get there at that point in time. No, 553 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: but but but the bottom line, it's like I talked 554 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: to the Cowboys staffer the day and they say, yeah, 555 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: but I'm just glad that's not the vironment of a 556 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. Right, Yeah, he's not the same, 557 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: but he's still affected. Marcus de Marcus Ware was in 558 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: the same when he went to Denver. But when you 559 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: added him to that but but but but but but 560 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: but the Cowboys, But the cow But the Cowboys will counter. 561 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: They got the Marcus Lawrence coming back and for one thing, 562 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: to go with Brandy Gregory where they were. I mean, 563 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: that's the thing about it is, Yes, the trade deadline, 564 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: they improved their team, but the Cowboys have a chance 565 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: to greatly improve their dealon Let's be honest. You know, 566 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: Neville Gallimore and the markets Lawrence coming back to this 567 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 1: defense that's planning the way they are. That's a huge 568 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: step forward for the Cowboys. This defense can get much better. Yeah, 569 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,239 Speaker 1: I agree, I can, but I partially agree with you. 570 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:11,959 Speaker 1: You said they're living right, and I agree. I mean, 571 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: getting Dak Dak hurt on a bye week was a 572 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: huge break, yes, but they've been through some stuff. I mean, 573 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: when DeMarcus Lawrence breaks is foot at the time, best 574 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,719 Speaker 1: player on defense, how they're going to replace him? And 575 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: some of that is what they did about it. Dan 576 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: Quinn is the defensive coordinator and says, you know what, 577 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons playing defensive end, and I don't you know, 578 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: maybe the pass regime wouldn't have done that right. They've 579 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: pushed the right buttons. That's why this season is potentially specialist. 580 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: I was putting it all in the same bast because 581 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: I've said the Cowboys have had their issues, they've had 582 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: to overcome, and they have overcome them, and they're six 583 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: and one and then they got some other things that 584 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: are landing right for this all right, But I was 585 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: not overlooking their own issues. You're losing DeMarcus Lawrence, losing 586 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: Layoll cons with five games. Who knew what? And that 587 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: all happened right around the same time. No Terris Steals 588 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: gonna be any good. I like the big subject. So 589 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: are you making a proclamation of any sort about this 590 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: team after seven years? I'm saying this team is right now. 591 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: There's not a team playing better football than Cowboys. There's 592 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: not a better football team NFL than Cowboys, and they are. 593 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: I think we all can say that there are bonafi 594 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: contenders to get to the super Bowl for the first time, 595 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: better than two thousand and seven, better than twenty sixteen, 596 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: better than twenty fourteen. Rob Phillips, what is your proclamation 597 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: that you're ready to throw out there? He kind of 598 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: stole mine chill, But I think no, I don't totally 599 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: agree with you. I think I would go as far 600 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: as say, this is the best team I've seen since 601 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: oh seven, since seven, and they have a chance to 602 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: be better because of how young they are. That this 603 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: is a younger team. I haven't had no playmakers in 604 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: the secondary. We've talked about this, Yeah, but they had 605 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: a Hall of famer, a defensive and future Hall of 606 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: Famer at defensive out. He was a playmaker in the secondary. Yeah. 607 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: They had a couple of future Hall of famers, hall 608 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 1: of famers at wide receiver. They had Aggie too, who 609 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: was the Aggie the short Aggie, come on, our buddy, 610 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Different pretty good, solid team, stop it players. I 611 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: think I think I think they're right there in terms of, 612 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: like they're so good offensively, like the Buffalo game in 613 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: OH seven, they can go win a game where they 614 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 1: played terrible at and but I think the defense showed 615 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: last week. They're they're ascending, and they're young, and by 616 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: the end of this thing, they might be really, really good. 617 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: And this may be the best offense that was hit. 618 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: It could be the best receiving. It's better than sixteen. 619 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: So what is your proclamation. Let's let's put it in headlines. 620 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: Best team since O seven at least, because sixteen they 621 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: were great and they won eleven in a row, whatever 622 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: it was. But Dak is a much better player than 623 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: he was. And before you go there, I'm gonna let 624 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: you go there. Seven. The coaching staff is so much better. 625 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: Bryan Stewart was Even's coordinator. Happy. He was happy to 626 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: in Texas wait wait, wait, was involved. He was happy 627 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: to have his boot. That was a really good team 628 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: that should have it wasn't that good team. But when 629 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: you put all that, they had Terence him. Let's add 630 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 1: the coaching stand Let's add the difference makers at offensive 631 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: cording a defense corner. I'm talking about the coach. I'm 632 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: gonna defend the seven team with Rob Parcels. Built a 633 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: hell of a roster. Now he left it, especially when 634 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: you consider they were five and eleven three years in 635 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: a row. He built a hell of a roster. They 636 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: were the best team in the NFC. Running back was 637 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: Julius Jones and uh in the years run together. For 638 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: me anymore, I have to have it written down. But 639 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: was Mike Jenkins on that team at the other corner 640 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: it was the top traft pick star. No, he was 641 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 1: not that. Yeah, I think so that thirteen problem. No 642 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: he No, the starting cornerbacks was Jack Reeves and Terence 643 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: Knew when No. Seven, I'm just looking at I just 644 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 1: looked it up. Oh that's right. Jenkins was O eight 645 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: Mike Jenkins and they were in that class. So I'm 646 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: just telling you it's not even clothes, the talent wise 647 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: or the coaching staff. Well, it's it's kind of the 648 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: linebackers of Brady's names aching a deal. Okay, okay, when 649 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, when this Cowboys team gets to thirteen and three, 650 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: then maybe you can say that it's a little early 651 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: for that as they had a buy. Now if they 652 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: don't jag against Eli, they could jump past oh seven. 653 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: And now not going to Cobb. All right, macheta your proclamation, 654 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: you got one? Yeah. I mean, I don't know if 655 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: this is bold or not, but I think that Mike 656 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: McCarthy is gonna win Coach of the Year. Wow. And uh, 657 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: I don't think it's bold, just because right now he's 658 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: a favorite in Vegas and I just think that's gonna 659 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: keep rolling and he's gonna get the credit that he deserves. 660 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: And it might be bold for me just because I 661 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: really didn't the whole first year he was here. I 662 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: just was really like, I don't see what like why 663 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: this was being I don't know, Like I guess I 664 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: gave more credit just as you heard earlier to Aaron Rodgers. 665 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: I thought he was the whole reason why everything was 666 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: working in Green Bay. But what Mike McCarthy has shown 667 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: this year in kind of letting guys do what they 668 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: what they have to do, whether b dan Quinn, whether 669 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: it be Callamore, whether it be the players, and how 670 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: he's focused on keeping this team as healthy as possible. 671 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: And then also allowing players to step up, playing younger players, 672 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: building the roster going forward. I mean, he just deserves 673 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:11,399 Speaker 1: a lot more credit than he was getting like six 674 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: seven months ago. I mean, yeah, six seven months ago. 675 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: But I just don't have anything bold to say about 676 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,399 Speaker 1: the team because even with that win, all that win 677 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: showed me personally was that that they have a backup 678 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: quarterback because everything that they did in that game is 679 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: what I thought they were anyway. I already thought they 680 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 1: were a Super Bowl contender before that game. That game 681 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,359 Speaker 1: didn't change anything for me. So I would say that 682 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: as these games keep unfolding, I think it just keeps increasing. 683 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 1: I guess my approval. I don't know of Mike McCarthy 684 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: being a good head coach. This is where I remind 685 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: you that you looked at me a little funny last 686 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: Thursday were My favorite thing was that the coaches actually 687 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: give this team an advantage for the first time in years. 688 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: And I tried to give McCarthy credit, and you guys, 689 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:56,279 Speaker 1: you guys were hard. You're hard on me when I 690 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: came to that. You wanted to yell about Randy Gregory. 691 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: My favorite thing, Oh, here we go. It was about 692 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,359 Speaker 1: the coaching advantage. Now, I don't have a major proclamation, 693 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:06,759 Speaker 1: but I do want to I do want to say 694 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:11,760 Speaker 1: that in three specific things that happened in this game. 695 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:14,719 Speaker 1: They say it takes a village to raise a kid. 696 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: I think it takes a village to be a really 697 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: good football team. And this team has a village. I 698 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: mean everybuddy that, every player, many people that takes the 699 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 1: field contributes. They don't win this game, in my opinion, 700 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:35,800 Speaker 1: if not for that play Cedric Wilson made first series 701 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: of the second half, when both teams get the ISO camera, 702 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: when both teams were totally lethargic. Would you agree first 703 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: half both teams horribly lethargic. Okay, Cedric Wilson's seventy three 704 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: yards touchdown past third play of the second half. They 705 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,840 Speaker 1: don't win this game without that. You know why, because 706 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,439 Speaker 1: it made them all believe in Cooper Rush. Now, their 707 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:04,319 Speaker 1: energy level shot through the roof, and Minnesota stayed lethargic. 708 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:08,800 Speaker 1: They did not match the Cowboys energy. That that play 709 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 1: from Cedric Wilson gave him. Cedric Wilson part of the village. 710 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 1: I got other examples. Zeke Elliott after Mike Zimmer made 711 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 1: a horrible snaffoo that people aren't talking about enough, the 712 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: back to back timeouts when they had a third and 713 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:27,359 Speaker 1: sixteen and he turns it into a game changing third 714 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,799 Speaker 1: and eleven. That's more about the teamy coaches. They just 715 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 1: they're they're not on that. If he did that for 716 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys would be the biggest. But the key 717 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 1: there was the play Zeke made and you cannot lose 718 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: track of the importance of that play. Not only does 719 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:48,319 Speaker 1: he deek two guys, he then went power and ran 720 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 1: over to gran through him. He said today, that's a 721 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 1: top five play in my career, phenomenal play. And they 722 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: don't win the game without that play, well, they might 723 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,359 Speaker 1: have been overtime, they would have killed. There's like ten 724 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: plays in that game that they went. I don't know 725 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: that they win it without. They don't win it without 726 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: that bobble that bounces up for shot Brelan's shoulder. That 727 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: a market that gets everything rolling on that drive. Everyone 728 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 1: alway says when you're trying to do a game winning drive, 729 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: the most important play is that first play. One first 730 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: one to get the chains. But one more thing I 731 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: want to point out, and this is kind of my 732 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: proclamation that makes this team different to me, and it 733 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 1: has to do with the defense. And you know, we 734 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:26,479 Speaker 1: can talk about the fact that Minnesota had a third 735 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: down conversion on their very first third down, third play 736 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,320 Speaker 1: of the game and went thirty one yards to Conklin 737 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:37,840 Speaker 1: and after that they were oh in thirteen on third down. 738 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: You don't win football games going oh in thirteen on 739 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:44,919 Speaker 1: third down. But anyway, the final drive where they took 740 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: the lead sixteen to thirteen, first in goal at the four, 741 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: after thirty three yards of Cowboys penalties, bash him, Gregory, Gregory. 742 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: Two of those were horrible calls, by the way, but 743 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: it happened, and the cowboy his defense is reeling. They've 744 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: got first and fourth. They're gonna score this touchdown. No 745 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: they're not, because what the Cowboys did. Then Gregory throws 746 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: Cook for a four yard loss. Phenomenal play. Micah barries 747 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: Matson for a three yard loss on the next play 748 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,840 Speaker 1: and then bash him hits Cousins and he dumps it 749 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: off to feeling lucky to complete it for only five 750 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,960 Speaker 1: yards and they kick a field goal. They don't win 751 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:33,759 Speaker 1: that game. But without this, but that attitude on that 752 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:37,360 Speaker 1: defense where they are getting clobbered they're getting bad calls 753 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,400 Speaker 1: against them, and Minnesota is about to win the game 754 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:46,239 Speaker 1: and they don't let him. My proclamation declaration is this 755 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:48,920 Speaker 1: team has I don't know if they're better than OH seven. 756 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 1: Obviously the OH seven team lacked heart. They went to 757 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:56,879 Speaker 1: Cabo when they should have been studying football, and they 758 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: got beat by a divisional rival in their own stadium 759 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 1: after a buy So you could question that team's heart. 760 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 1: But this team has that top to bottom. Yeah, this 761 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: village idea. They pull on the same rope, so to speak. 762 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 1: They're there for each other, they're having fun. I loved 763 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: Michael Irvin's comment about Ceedee Lamb trying to steal Lamari's 764 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 1: touchdown away from him. He said, that's remarkably because none 765 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:26,239 Speaker 1: of them felt any pressure to score. They're fighting over 766 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:30,359 Speaker 1: who's gonna score. Great comment from Michael. That's what this 767 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: team has, and I don't know that that kind of 768 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: quality may end up in LA. I mean, I think 769 00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 1: they just get a shot of anybody. I agree with 770 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:42,880 Speaker 1: all your points there, but I just you can't single 771 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:44,759 Speaker 1: out one play because there were just so many in 772 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:48,319 Speaker 1: that game where different guys stepped up. I don't even 773 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,640 Speaker 1: know if you mentioned that Anthony Brown right at the 774 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 1: it was like at the end of when they got 775 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: the ball back, when he gets that tackle to keep 776 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,160 Speaker 1: them in bound so that the clock has to keep running. 777 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:00,120 Speaker 1: Like just the sure tackling that you saw there on 778 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 1: several different plays. I thought it was just something that 779 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: you haven't necessarily seen. You certainly didn't see it last 780 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:07,280 Speaker 1: year from this defense, and it just yeah, they added 781 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:08,879 Speaker 1: some new players, but the way that they've been able 782 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,279 Speaker 1: to kind of just flip this in one season to 783 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 1: where the talk we had going into this year was like, 784 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: if they could just get that defense to be kind 785 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 1: of middle of the pack, middle of the pack, Well, 786 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 1: they're middle of the pack right now. And if, like 787 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: ChIL says, getting all these guys back, I mean, who knows, 788 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: maybe they get into being a top ten defense this year. 789 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 1: And nobody would have predicted that when the season started. 790 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:28,400 Speaker 1: That just the fact that it's a bunch of young 791 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 1: guys too that are getting better. Like Jerron Curse told 792 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: us today, I'm he's a vocal leader in his first 793 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:35,720 Speaker 1: year on the team, had the green dot on Sunday 794 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:37,880 Speaker 1: and he's like, I'm pretty much the oldest guy on 795 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: the team On the defense right now, Like that's how 796 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 1: young they are. That's as physical a defensive performance as 797 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:46,359 Speaker 1: this team has had in I don't know how long. 798 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:49,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it matters the way the DBS were tackling. 799 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:52,600 Speaker 1: To your point, I mean some of AB's tackles like that. 800 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:54,560 Speaker 1: To me, I mean as good as the offense is 801 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:54,839 Speaker 1: get