1 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: The following. He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Are you ready for 3 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, And so much for that. 5 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 7 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: It is Tuesday, October twenty second, twenty nineteen, Season fifteen, 8 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: episode number sixty nine. Welcome to another edition of The Break. 9 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: We're locking s WBC Mortgage Studios at the starts the 10 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: bye week, so we're gonna do some big picture stuff 11 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: pretty much all week this week. Today, we're gonna focus 12 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: in on the offense. Um, what I'm gonna do is 13 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: we're going to go through every single player that has 14 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: a role on this offense that plays decent time. We're 15 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: going to talk about expectations. We're going to talk about 16 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: whether they are above expectations, below expectations, or right at 17 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: expectations of where you thought they were going into the 18 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: season compared to where they are seven games into the season. 19 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: How's everybody doing today? Great? Good? So good? See some 20 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: problems with this? Really great? Do you see some problems 21 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: with what this the premise of your game because my 22 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: expectations and Dave's expectations and your expectations. Yeah, so that's 23 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: the point that they can all chime in. Honestly, that's 24 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: the point of the game is because I want to 25 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: know not only how they're playing, but how they're playing 26 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: relative to what you thought they would be when we 27 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: went into the season. And this comes It stems all 28 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: the way back to the difference that Dave and I 29 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: have with grading players with Avali grading on a curve 30 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: because it's like whether or not you thought they would 31 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: be great or not, as he's still good, yeah, you know, 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: is like is a Mark Cooper like still having a 33 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: good year or you know. But here's why it's important. 34 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: The reason why it's important, in my opinion, is because 35 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: if the if the team went into the season and 36 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: they expected this player to be at the middle level 37 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: and they expected this play player to be great, then 38 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: they factor all that into how they build a team. Right, oh, 39 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: the team. Now that now we're on the team's expectations, 40 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, yes, yes, but I'm I'm talking about it. 41 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: But you give my point though, and because of that 42 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: then If a player is meeting expectations, then that means 43 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: for the overall team and how they composite, how they 44 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: built the team, they feel like, Okay, we're getting what 45 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: we need out of the different players were getting. If 46 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: you've got too many guys following below expectations, whether those 47 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: expectations were high or middle, middle, or low, then that's 48 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: when you run into problems. That's because what you built 49 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: isn't performing as it should. Does that make sense? I 50 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: feel like I'm talking to a lawyer. But yeah, I 51 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: understand what I'm saying. It makes sense. Okay, good. I 52 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: just I'm sitting here, I'm doing the math in my 53 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: head already, like okay, above, above, maybe below, blah blah blah. 54 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: And I'm like, how does that jive with the fact 55 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: that the team's four and three and lost to the Jets, 56 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: because that's not where I thought they'd be. Well, Thursday, 57 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: I'm glad you up will get into the big overall 58 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: where they are as a team that is relative where 59 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: they can't like this is this This is a multi 60 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: year trend where like I start asking the questions that 61 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: Derek is trying to save that's just what I do. 62 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: He just kills shows. Yeah, I'm sorry. Well let's just 63 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: say this though, that was a really bad loss until 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: last night. Then it was just loss loss. They beat 65 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: the Eagles. It was great, and that's what I mean. 66 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: We talked about it yesterday, is like, how good should 67 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: you feel about that? And you're allowed to feel good 68 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,839 Speaker 1: about it. It's a division rival. They beat him really bad. 69 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: They're above five hundred on top of the Vision, all 70 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: that good stuff. But man, it was hard to turn 71 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: that on and watch it and not I mean, it's stung. 72 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: You're sitting like this team is trash. They're they're awful, 73 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: and even I mean, oh Sam Darnold's back, maybe they'll 74 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: be good. No turns out. All you gotta do is 75 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: blitz him even a little bit and he falls apart 76 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: a terrible How did they lose that game? That's what 77 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: that's the crazy part, because it did. It was a 78 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: buzz kill because you're riding high off Sunday and then 79 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: you watch Dad and you'll like, I've never felt that victory. 80 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: Monday vibe just sucked away so quickly as I did 81 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: when I turned that game on. Literally, Sinica looks over 82 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: at me at one point it's like this is the 83 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: team we lost to last week. Yeah, that's the team 84 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: we lost to last week. It's been an interesting first 85 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: seven weeks. Yeah, all right, So let's jump into this 86 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: conversation on expectations we've got. I'm gonna run through this 87 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: list of the different players. We'll also get to some 88 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: some bigger picture stuff around that. I'll talk about the 89 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: running offense, passing offense, the red zone offense. But let's 90 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: start first with some of the players. Let's talk about 91 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott. Let's start with the big guy. Has he 92 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: performed above expectations, at expectations or below expectations? And again, 93 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: I want you to factor in all seven games, not 94 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: just the last game, or not just the last the 95 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: three before that where they lost, factor in the entire 96 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: body of work he's been. He's at expectations. For me, 97 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: I expected him to have his team above I mean 98 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: you could almost you could almost say below, but his 99 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: stats have been pretty good, So I will say at expectations. 100 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: I agree with that, and I'm I'm the guy that 101 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: grades on a curve. But he's not the fourth He's 102 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: not a fourth round pick anymore. He's a guy that's 103 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: trying to be a franchise quarterback and get the money 104 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: that goes along with that. So it's hard for me 105 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: to say above Yeah, they they're four and three. They're 106 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: four and three. At the very least they should have 107 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: beat the Jets, but they should have gone two and 108 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: one against those three teams and they went oh and 109 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: three instead. I agree. I think he's at expectations. I 110 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: think we've seen a massive jump and improvements between year 111 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: three and four, and a lot more confidence. He's playing well. 112 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: I don't have his stats in front of me, but 113 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: the touchdown to jar Win the other net, so he's 114 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: at twelve touchdowns. I just I'm writing a story about 115 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: the Cooper trade right now. Like he was averaging one 116 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty passing yards and less than a touchdown 117 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: per game at this point in the season last year. Obviously, 118 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: he's playing much better than that. He's made a couple 119 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 1: of you know, the pick against the Eagles was ugly 120 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: and the one against the Dolphins, but I'll take that 121 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: because he's playing more aggressive and I think he's playing 122 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: really well, but not above expect I say, and we're 123 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: not gonna do this with every player you could every 124 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: player you could say they're four and three, but quarterbacks 125 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 1: obviously get linked to two records, and so that being said, 126 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: I think it's, you know, right out of expectations. Yeah. 127 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: The interesting thing to note though, he is right now 128 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: seventy percent completion rate, he has two over two thousand yards, 129 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: he's got twelve touchdowns. I mean, the seven interceptions is 130 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: the part that that certainly would bother you. But when 131 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: you look at that overall, I think then and again 132 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: I'll point out one thing in particular. I think his 133 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: ability to throw the ball down field with more accuracy 134 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: is much better this year than it was last year, 135 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: and that's the part of their game I felt like 136 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: they needed to improve the most, because if you're gonna 137 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: have teams that are gonna suck down and they're gonna 138 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: have eight guys in the box, you're gonna have to 139 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: be able to kill him down field them to back up. Now, 140 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: they haven't been able to do that consistently across all 141 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: seven games, but by and large, I think he's way 142 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: better there, and that's where I would give him. May 143 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: I certainly think he's had expectations. Maybe you can get 144 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: him a little bump above, but I get what you guys. Well, 145 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: and I'll let me say this about Dak. Either they 146 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,559 Speaker 1: were three and four last year they traded for a Maori, 147 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the offense got better. I think 148 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: you could put that on him. Look at this year 149 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: without any of their receivers, you know. I mean, when 150 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: he has Gallup and Cooper in the lineup, they're three 151 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 1: and oh whether they or not in the lineup, they're 152 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: they're one in one in three because they were able 153 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: to win the Dolphins game without Gallup, But when he 154 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: doesn't have those guys and definitely doesn't have both of them, 155 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: like the Jets game, they don't win. So I don't 156 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: not just comparing him to Aaron Rodgers. No one is 157 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,119 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, but you could see a guy that makes 158 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: these other guys around him better, and Dak's not at 159 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: that point yet. So yeah, that's fair. Um, It's so 160 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: funny because what I was thinking is, like, if you 161 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: beat the Jets, obviously if they should they should have. 162 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: If they beat the Jets and he finds a way 163 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: to win that New Orleans game, you I mean, he 164 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't be like the leader in the clubhouse, but like 165 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: he would probably be on like the shortlist of like 166 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: MVP talk. Yes, you know, like with the way that 167 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: he's played, and I mean if ifs were fifth fifth, 168 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: we'd all be drunk. I get that. But I mean 169 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: it's a fine line. He's played really well. As what 170 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: I'm trying to say, he really has um, but not 171 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: above expectation. Yeah, somebody just tweeted at me and said, 172 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: you know what, you're down twelve to ten, why don't 173 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: you just let Maha kick a seventy yard at field 174 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,599 Speaker 1: goal instead of doing the hell marriage We kind of 175 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: talk talking about the Saints game, We kind of we 176 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: sort of mold that over in the Superdome. We were 177 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: like what I was saying was it was especially with him, 178 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: you know Russian like that. I would have tried the 179 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: hard count if anyone could hear, but I would try 180 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: the hard count. See if you can get a five 181 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: yard pilming, if you get a five yard pilny in 182 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: the sixty five yard or let's go get some adrenaline 183 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: going the one from Sunday Night would have gone in 184 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: from sixty five. So yeah, I mean that that's where 185 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: he is as a weapon, right as you put him 186 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: back there, Like he may not make that thirty three yarder, 187 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: but he is a weapon you get beyond fifty and sixty, Like, seriously, 188 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: think about no, I get it. It's just he doesn't 189 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: make layoffs, but on half court shot people will kill him. Right, 190 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: And that's the part where it does affect your ability 191 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: to maybe win some games if you're willing to do that, 192 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: win some games that maybe you wouldn't win otherwise, right, 193 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, Yeah, all right, Let's me on to the 194 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: next player, Zeke Elliott. How's he performed above at or 195 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: below expectations? At again at I mean top five pick 196 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: ninety million dollar contract. He's been. He's been really good. 197 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: But when you're talking about the amount of money involved, 198 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: like I don't begrudge fans for wondering where the long 199 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: runs are and the you know, the jaw dropping stuff 200 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: that makes Red Zone channel cut in and like, oh 201 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: my god, you have to see what Zeke did. I mean, 202 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: he's been really good, and there's no doubt that he 203 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: sets the tone for this team, But I can't say 204 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: he's playing above expectations. The greatness from him in the consistency. Yeah, 205 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: and he's been he's borderline being below expectations, really really 206 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: he'd be he'd be closer to that than he would 207 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: be above. Yes, because because of fumble in New Orleans. Yeah, 208 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: I mean he had and when he got here, you know, 209 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: now he he got here without a training camp and 210 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: he's been when you factor that part, and I know 211 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: you always think that guys are going to have, you know, 212 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: have a huge drop off, so he hasn't really had that, right, 213 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: But I think it's just add expectations. You expected him 214 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: to be one of, you know, probably be the best 215 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: running back in the league, and he's just he's right there. 216 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: I wish and not necessarily on him, like I wish 217 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: he was more involved in the passing game. I mean, 218 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: how many times are we going to say that? But 219 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: you know, other than like the no I actually I 220 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: thought quietly, six catches for thirty six yards against the Eagles, 221 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: like I'd like to see that on a weekly basis even. 222 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it doesn't sound like a lot, but it 223 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: really does help. It moves the chains, you know, when 224 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: he was just running into a brick wall time after 225 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: time against the Saints. There's other ways to use him 226 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: that could maybe help you with that. And it's ridiculous 227 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: that you go a year between seeing him run a 228 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: wheel route. He did it against Detroit in eighteen in 229 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: Green Bay in nineteen, Like, maybe he could do that 230 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 1: more often than once per season, just stuff like that. 231 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: Right now, he is sixth in the league in yards 232 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: per attempt, which is not a bad thing to be obviously, 233 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: expectations might be higher than that, but he's also fifth 234 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: in the league and attempts per game, so he's getting 235 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: the bass, it's in a significant amount of times, and 236 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: again maybe getting him more involved in the passing game 237 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: would help. Really. I think, as you guys said, the 238 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: big challenged there as he's not getting the big, big 239 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: chunk yard plays that you'd expect from him. But you know, 240 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: still that's a pretty good number to be, what fifth 241 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: or six with the yards per attempt because he is 242 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: a short yardage back pack. He's gonna get third and one, 243 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: he's gonna get the one yard or two yards here, 244 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: So that kills your average there. What helps is getting 245 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: those thirty and forty yard runs, which he doesn't have, 246 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: so that means he's getting a healthy amount of ten 247 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: and eleven yard runs. Yeah, they're not going to cut 248 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: into the red zone channel with that, but if you 249 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: keep doing it. Obviously, I haven't checked on it since 250 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: the Eagles game, but again, I mean, I think he 251 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: leads the league in terms of explosive runs if you 252 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: consider that an explosive run is only twelve yard and 253 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: changing the word on that explosive to me, I think 254 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: it's it speaks to how hard it is to get 255 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: running room in the NFL. I think that's fine. Twelve 256 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 1: yards if you get a first down on one touch, 257 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: that's explosive to me. I agree, Yeah, I think that's 258 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: But he definitely doesn't lead the league in terms of 259 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: you know, twenty thirty forty plus, and you'd like to 260 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: see more of that. I'm not going to kill that's 261 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: an explosive pass play sixteen ye eighteen. The parameters are 262 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: a lot lower than you would says Witten gets I mean, 263 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: how often does Jason get that? Say? He has maybe 264 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: a few in the career. Yeah, like an eighteen yard fumble. 265 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: It's true, he doesn't do it often. All right, let's 266 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: take our first break when we come back. I'm gonna 267 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: ask you about Tony Pollard. 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Lock Nest WVC Morgy Studios at the 308 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: Star We're talking about expectations for this team. We talked 309 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: about the quarterback in the running back. Tell me about 310 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:37,359 Speaker 1: Tony Pollits. He's been above expectations, below er at expectations, 311 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: below expectations. That is that entirely his fault. None of 312 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: it's his fault, but it's below expectations. I expected him 313 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: to be the gadget player that would be, that would 314 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: be similar to Alvin Kamara. Okay, so let me ask 315 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: you this. Does it change your answer? If I tell 316 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: you a little later we're gonna actually talk about expectations 317 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: for Kellen Moore and the offensive, it doesn't change my answer. 318 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: But because what I'm saying is that sept To me, 319 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: that separates out what For me, it separates out Tony 320 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: Pollard from how he's being used for what I've seen 321 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: in the plays that I've seen. That is a different 322 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: like when you're talking about met expectations. To me, he's 323 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: been above expectations the plays I've seen him play. He's 324 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: actually played above what I thought he would play. He's okay, 325 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: but he's not being utilized enough. That's on Kellen Moore. 326 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: If he can't what if he doesn't know where to 327 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: line up? What if he doesn't. What if he's not 328 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: get Well, that's an assumption. I'm not making an assumption. 329 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: I'm saying based on what I've seen, I don't know 330 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: if I buy that. Because he blocked the hell out 331 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: of that guy on the first snap of the second night. 332 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: I just wonder why they're not using that. Okay, Well, 333 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: we have a history with this team of seeing a 334 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: lot of players alf talent that not that are underutilized, 335 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: and I would say he's at the expectation of the 336 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: talent that I expect him to have and we're not 337 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: seeing it. I don't put that on him. So fine, Okay, yeah, 338 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard's at expectation, But I say at not above 339 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: because spent the whole offseason telling me how awesome he 340 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: is and like basically intimating that you might not need Zeke. 341 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: I mean, they basically did that, and obviously it was posturing, 342 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: but you believed it enough to even say it to 343 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: begin with. So, but what we saw in training camp 344 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: for him to come out and have you know, this 345 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 1: kind of numbers, it is below the expectations that I 346 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: thought they'd have for him. Put it on him, Kellen Moore, whatever, 347 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 1: I'm not sawing him a bad player. I'm just saying 348 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: I've expected more. I get lead back at camp. I 349 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: just look at it as some of the things I've 350 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: seen him do on the field are better than where 351 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: I expected him to be at this point in his career. 352 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: Now they're not utilizing him enough, and you're right, it 353 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: could be that there's something he's doing to make them 354 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: not when you I don't know that. What I know 355 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: is in the opportunities they've given him. That run he 356 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: made last week, that that level of balance I didn't 357 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: expect that he had, Like that is that is an 358 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: extraordinary run that I didn't necessarily think this guy would 359 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: necessarily be able to provide. Me. I'm not gonna let 360 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna let them off the hook for that. 361 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: And now I mean no, no, no, but it's it's no. 362 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go as far as to say, like none 363 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: of it is Tony Pollard's fault, because at every step 364 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: of the way, like all through training camp, like do 365 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: you trust him to block? Do you try? Like really, 366 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: he's your number one guy. Where's Darius Jackson and Alfred 367 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: Morris And they're like no, Like every step of the way, 368 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: he just impresses us, like, every time we put more 369 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: on his plate, he can do this, he can do that. 370 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: We totally trust him way more than we thought we would. Like, 371 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: these are all things that they said, Could this also 372 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: be a situation where because I do think in this 373 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: last game we saw Tony Pollard out there with Zeke 374 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: more frequently. Could this be a situation where up until 375 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: this point, the reason why he hasn't been utilized as 376 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: much as because they don't want to take Zeke off 377 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: the field. And we know how important Zeke is, we 378 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: know how good Zeke is is. That could that be 379 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: part of it? And now they're starting to realize, hey, 380 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: we could put them out there together more frequently. That's 381 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 1: how you get it more involved rather than necessarily having 382 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: to take Zeke off the field. Yes, I'd be okay 383 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: with that. I don't like I mean, the guy played 384 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: receiver in college. Like, there's so many different ways you 385 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: can do this, and that's I keep I like this 386 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: analogy is like that, it's so paint by numbers. They're like, well, 387 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: we have Zeke. We can't take Zeke off field. Nobody 388 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: said you had to do something different. Fun you think 389 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: that would have been different if during training camp you 390 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: had Zeke there, which meant you could have Zeke in 391 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: the backfield and now you could actually practice him out 392 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: of very fair assessment that he wasn't able to do 393 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: those kind of things because he was the number one 394 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: running back. Okay, I didn't even really think about that 395 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 1: until you just said it. But yeah, that's probably one 396 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: of the reasons. What that kind of hurt him with that, 397 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: And I wonder if that's a I wonder if that's 398 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 1: something he can pick up in season with a limited 399 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 1: amount of reps. Like you know how it goes during 400 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: the season. Everything this week might be a week, but 401 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: you know how during the season it's it's very tough 402 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: to get reps outside of just installing the offense. Right, Yeah, 403 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: I wonder how much they can really build those skills 404 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: and teach him. Okay, here's what you gotta do on 405 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: this play as a wide receiver playing whichever one of 406 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: the positions you want to play you want to play 407 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: him at. I wonder if that's something they can develop 408 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: now or if they have to wait all the way 409 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: till the next offseason. There's probably something in between that 410 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: to where you can start working on parts of it 411 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: and get him involved in certain parts of it without 412 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: giving him the whole thing. I would guess. I'm not 413 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:17,239 Speaker 1: a football coach, okay, but I know shocking. All I 414 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: want is for number twenty to line up in the 415 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: slot motion across the formation. It could be an orbital 416 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: thing like we saw from Tavon, it could be straight 417 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: across the formation. And I want him to be right 418 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 1: there at the mesh point when Dak snaps the ball, 419 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: and sometimes I want it to go to Zeke and 420 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: sometimes I want him to take it. And I don't 421 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 1: think that would be very hard to pull off. I 422 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: just don't because Tavan does it all good. Point, absolutely, 423 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Just get your 424 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: very fast, talented playmaker onto the field and put him 425 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: in position to make place. All right, let's move on. 426 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: I want to talk about this one from the standpoint 427 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: of the unit, the offensive line above at or below 428 00:20:55,920 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: expectations below below below expectations. It's amazing that we all 429 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: agree on that one. It's it's just a statement about 430 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: how high the expectations are. Yeah, and okay, they've been 431 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: banged up, so you know they that those injuries cost 432 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: him a game maybe two. You can go down the 433 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: I mean Tyrone has been banged up. We know that. 434 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: Zach Martin, I mean he he might be playing like 435 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: the worst football of his career right now. And I 436 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: mean that sounds I don't like that the way that 437 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: sounds coming out of my mouth, because I still think 438 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: he's a hell of a player. But he's been dealing 439 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: with this back injury. We've talked about it. Nobody played 440 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: very well against the Saints. He didn't have a great 441 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: game against the Jets. I'm sure that's part of it, 442 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 1: but those are the expectations that come along with being 443 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: at all pro every year of your career. We talked 444 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: the other week too about Frederick not have not playing 445 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: up to his standards and if we would have started 446 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: Looney and I feel like we're talking about Connor Williams 447 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: that if you want to put into a filo, I 448 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: think it's just every player and earlier, I mean, even 449 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,719 Speaker 1: the guys filling in for injuries. I just they haven't 450 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: been performing to the standards that this offensive line has. Okay, 451 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: so good day, um My guy Lyle has been killing 452 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: it though I know, I mean he lost the game 453 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,959 Speaker 1: to injury too. But he stepped right back in and 454 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: kicked Brandon Graham's But the other night, I guess you 455 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: would say ad expectation because they paid him very well. 456 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: He got that extension, So still hard to say above, 457 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: but he's playing very well. I'll say this, when you 458 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: look at how he played last year compared to this year, 459 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: I think it's above expectations. My expectations for him were 460 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: not that he would be the best right tackle in 461 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: football through what was that Week five? I think it 462 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: was before he went on the injury. Doesn't it kind 463 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: of I mean, I'm going along with Nick here, like, 464 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: doesn't it kind of reset your expectations when he gets 465 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: a sixty nine million dollars extent or whatever it was? Yeah, 466 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: it was a lot. No, No, we'll tell him. Let 467 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: me just say this, and I may be a little 468 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: different on this. I know fans are out there saying absolutely. 469 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: I've just over the years, I've come to believe, Look, 470 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: you pay the guy, you get him in the building. 471 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,360 Speaker 1: Because you don't pay, you're not paying necessarily for how 472 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: the guy plays. I think a lot of times you're 473 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: paying for what it would cost to either replace him, 474 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: or you're trying to figure out what the market value 475 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: is relative to that position, and if you think you 476 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: have a good one, then you kind of have to 477 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: pay at the top part of that market, right, So 478 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: there are a lot of factors involved in that that 479 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: aren't necessarily saying because I give him a top contract 480 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: means he's a top player, I think, especially at the 481 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: quarterback position. I just think there's a lot of other factors. 482 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: So I don't not for me so much just answering 483 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: your question, that doesn't factor in so much for me. 484 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: But that all being said, I still think where Lyle 485 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 1: was last year to where Lyle is this year, I 486 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: think he's performing significantly better than he was last year 487 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: in my opinion. Okay, all right, let's do this. I'm 488 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,479 Speaker 1: gonna change that question a little bit, just on this 489 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: position alone. If you have to lean more toward good 490 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: or bad, and this is not about expectations, has offensive 491 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: linemen closer to good or closer to bad on a 492 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: seven game full body of work seven game games full 493 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 1: body of work, I'd say more good because you know, 494 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: there have been injuries, and they've they've played, they've played 495 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: their fourth you know, tackle, he had to start a game, 496 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: he had to play you know, a game and a 497 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: half and again I win the lost to the worst 498 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: team in football. So I don't know if that's good. 499 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: Quarterback took a few hits, I will say, but I'll 500 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: I will continue to insist this, like we've seen bad 501 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: offensive line play completely sink this team's ability to win 502 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 1: a game. I don't think that was the case against 503 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: either the Packers or the Jets. Like they did not 504 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 1: lose that game because either of those games because their 505 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: tackles couldn't protect. That's not why, UM, And so to 506 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 1: some degree, I think it's you know, it's impressive that 507 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: Cam Fleming stepped up. He wasn't awesome by any stretch, 508 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: not saying that, UM. And then Brandon Knight like they 509 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: were playing him at guard and training camp and they 510 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 1: got him ready to go in and handle himself at 511 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: right tackle and play fairly well. So you take all 512 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,360 Speaker 1: that stuff together, injuries to Zach and Travis coming back 513 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: from a year long absence, like there's way more to 514 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,479 Speaker 1: feel good about than bad. And an interesting stat here, 515 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys right now ranked sixth in the league and sacks allout, 516 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: They've only given up ten for the season, So when 517 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: you compare them to the rest of the league. Although 518 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: we watched these games, we think Dak's getting hit a lot, 519 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 1: and maybe he is getting hit more than he's being sacked. 520 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: Right now, they're only ranked six in the league in 521 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah, they've never allowed they haven't allowed more 522 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: than three in a game in this so far. Right, 523 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: the Packers got Dack three times. I think I don't 524 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: know about per game, but I think the Eagles and 525 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 1: Packers got him three each. I think, yeah, they gave 526 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: up eight against Atlanta on their own that one time. 527 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying is, yeah, they're playing pretty well. Yeah, 528 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: that one of those sacks was probably one of the 529 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: worst play of the season though. We're just getting getting 530 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: against the Saints. The sack there and it also he 531 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: runs into tire and you know, they lost yards, they 532 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: lost ten seconds, they lost their left tackle, they lost 533 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: the game. I mean, that was a very bad play 534 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: on that And they didn't give up a sack in 535 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: the two point conversion, but miscommunication right at the line 536 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: of scrimmage mess that whole play up. So they've gotten 537 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 1: some pressure. Packers game forced a couple of interceptions. I 538 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 1: don't think they've been great, but you know, pressure does matter. 539 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: It's not a sack, but horseshoes, hand grenades and pressure. 540 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: I've always said that needs to be included because close matters. 541 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: Have you always said that always? Okay, I'm talking about 542 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: We've talked about it with Anthony Spencer for you about Anthony. Yeah, 543 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: I believe you. I just thought it was funny because 544 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: it's always horses and hand grenades the only thing that 545 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: matters close. No, if you get after the quarterback and 546 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: you hit him and you don't get the sack, but 547 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: he's still looking at his year whole when he gets 548 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: up that you did something there, which is a big 549 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: deal in today's NFL because it's not even often you 550 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: can hit a quarterback. You'd better be like a split 551 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: second after gres the ball. Right, all right, so let's 552 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: let's move on. Let's actually take our final break. We'll 553 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: come back. We'll get it to some of the skill 554 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: positions to tight end the wide receivers. Do that when 555 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: come right back. This is Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. 556 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: Your new apartment's big, such a great deal. Yeah, it's okay, 557 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: just okay, what's not right above the subway? Well, I 558 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: bet you don't even notice it. After that's my neighbor angus. 559 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 1: A deal that's just okay is not okay. Get a 560 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: great deal with America's best network. 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You got to make sure Danny Serek is 595 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: gonna make sure it and be healthy for this one 596 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: because she's the host of the Tostitos Championship Plaza, Salute 597 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: to Service Plaza Party, man enjoy live entertainment, military ceremonies, 598 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys alumni autographs, Danny Sirek will be there and more. 599 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: After the event festivities, the Star will also be hosting 600 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: two Madden players as they face off in the EA 601 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: Sports Madden NFL twenty Club Championship presented by Spire. That's 602 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: actually a really cool thing. What they're gonna do is 603 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna actually take the There are every team's having 604 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: like a tournament and this is going to be to 605 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: determine who the Cowbotto's presentative from the Madden Tournament will 606 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: be that will be playing. Then go and play a 607 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: tournament against all the other teams. And if that happens, 608 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: I mean, do you have do you play with the Cowboys? 609 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: Like when you go to that tournament? If you are 610 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, you're going to have on the Cowboys jersey? 611 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: Sounds good? You have to play with the Cowboys, I 612 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: would assume the team I would assume. So I'm not. 613 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: I'm one of the most tricked up teams where Aaron 614 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: Rodgers is playing for the Cowboys. I doubt that, actually 615 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: I don't. Honestly, I don't know how that rule works. 616 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: I would assume they're going to be playing with the Cowboys, 617 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: but maybe in this in this championship game, then are 618 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: they both playing with the Cowboys. I don't know. That's 619 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: a good question. Can you show up and figure it out? 620 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: Is that you're the host, She'll be there. She will 621 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: figure it out when she gets she will be there. 622 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: Should be a lot of fun. November the ninth, it 623 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: is the Salute service party. Plaza. Yeah, plaza party. It 624 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: will be fun. All right, let's jump back in. We 625 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: got a few more players we gotta hit. We're talking 626 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: about expectations above below or ad expectations. Jason Witten, he 627 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: is literally like at the definition of ad expected. This 628 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 1: is like, this is what we thought. He's exactly like 629 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: the day he came out of retirement. You're like, he's 630 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: gonna play most of the snaps. He's gonna run eight yards, 631 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: turn around and catch it a bunch of times, unless 632 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: this is the last minute of the game. Three times 633 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: when it's an end of scenario, he's going to run 634 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: a ten and out like he's Jason Witton and he'll 635 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: have a few penalties here and there, and some of 636 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: them will be costly. But I mean, he is what 637 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: he is, and this is exactly what we thought he'd be. 638 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: Is he the same guy that he was when he 639 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: was here his final year before he went into retirement. 640 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: I do think like he does. Look he still looks 641 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: fresher like that was a storyline at camp, and I 642 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: think it's fair. I'm a little better than I thought 643 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: he would be. Yeah, that's where I was getting to 644 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: like moves a little better. Probably he seems like he's 645 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: a little bit and this is gonna be like this 646 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: is here a little bit better than he was before, 647 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: And maybe that is taking a year away and letting 648 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: your body actually actually heal. Well, he's got better wide 649 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: receivers around him that are better at running routes, which 650 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: should open up the guys in the in the middle. 651 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: So he's got three route runners that are way better 652 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: than the three that when he was here before, with 653 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: Dez Beasley and Terrence Williams. It seems like forever ago. 654 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: It was literally two years ago, not for long. Terence 655 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: in the XFL. I believe he is he was his 656 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: like I heard his name crop up, but he was 657 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:08,239 Speaker 1: not drafted into the exile. Okay, scooting, No, na, all right, 658 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: let's let's go ahead and get with Blake Blake Jarwin 659 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: Blake Jarwin above below or at expectations, much like Tony Pollard. 660 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: It's very similar to me. How much is just his usage? Verse? 661 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: Like how good he actually is? I mean, I mean 662 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: I played a decent amount of twelve personnel, So he's 663 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: getting on the field a decent amount of times at expectations. Yeah, yeah, probably, 664 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: it's so it's running into a problem though, because it's 665 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: four and three at expectations for this team or below. Well, 666 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: you kill him on the Thrisday Show. No, I'm not, 667 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: We're not. But this this, this would happen with Wade 668 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: Phillips on a Monday after the Cowboys would lose by 669 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: twenty points and he would sell everybody played pretty well, 670 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,959 Speaker 1: but you lost by twenty to the to the Rams. 671 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: So guess what a guess what tomorrow? That's so, but 672 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: that's but tomorrow, I'm but here's no, here's the deal. 673 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: Tomorrow We're going to talk about the defense, and I 674 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: want to see if we start to see more of 675 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: those below expectations when you talk about the defense. Now 676 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: we've already talked about the offensive line. You guys say 677 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: it was below expectations, right, true, And if if your 678 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 1: offensive line is performing below expectations, that's a big reason 679 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 1: why you could be losing three games in a row, 680 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: right I. Honestly, the offense is not the reason why 681 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: this team is where they are kind of, I know, 682 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: I know, I'm just saying. I mean, they are playing 683 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: pretty well. Like the Green Bay game was a stinker 684 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 1: in the sense that, like, you know, guys that don't 685 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: typically do this stuff for are making boneheaded players. A 686 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: Mari's tip that was picked even with the potential penalty, 687 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: the throw Dack's throw to Kevin King bad throw, bad 688 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: throw over the middle, Like that was like the outlier 689 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: because even even the Saints game, like we were so 690 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: troubled about how bad they looked. Well, what if the 691 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: Saints done since completely annihilated the Bears. Uh, they you 692 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:59,239 Speaker 1: know the game before they played the Cowboys, they went 693 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: up to Seattle and like Russell Wilson scored a garbage 694 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: time touchdown in that game, but they shut them out. Uh, 695 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: there's another game. I'm forgetting in there. But like the Saints, 696 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: their defense is for mine. For my money, they're probably 697 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: the best team in the league considering they're doing all 698 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 1: of this without Drew Breests. Yes, I mean, you got 699 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: to give people credit in the NFL regardless, But like, 700 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: go look at the supposed murderers Row that the Patriots 701 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,759 Speaker 1: have beaten, because it's a bunch of crap. It's a 702 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: bunch of baden playing out there. Knowing that hit coach, 703 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna bet they might be very point actually put 704 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: it there. Okay, the Saints have the best resume of 705 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 1: any team in the league. They have beaten some good 706 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:48,240 Speaker 1: teams without the starting Tom Brady have the best resume 707 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: in the I'm trying to have it both ways. Regardless, 708 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 1: I agree with the points you're making. The Cowboys have 709 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,720 Speaker 1: been great. The Cowboys offense played a very bad game 710 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 1: in our arguably the toughest environment in the league. Against 711 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: the defense that we are seeing is pretty legit. So 712 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: even if that's their one stinker, I'll give it to 713 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: him because it's you know, it's not an outlier in 714 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 1: the way that the Jets are an outline. And so 715 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,240 Speaker 1: I mean not to throw out this as an excuse 716 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: but I would have liked to have seen Michael Gallop 717 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,840 Speaker 1: in that game because I think that that would have 718 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: opened up a little bit more from them trying to 719 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: throw the ball around down the field. So I guess 720 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: my overarching point is I think more the offense has 721 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: been pretty good for the most part, like more often 722 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 1: than not. Like I don't think they're the reason why 723 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: this team is four and three, So I don't have 724 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: a problem saying most of them are playing at or 725 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: above expectations. So let's move to the wide receivers of 726 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: Mark Cooper above below or at expectations. I think it's 727 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,440 Speaker 1: kind of similar almost to think in a sense that 728 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: your expectations, yeah, are so high because of what he 729 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: can do. Not just to be clear, if you look 730 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,319 Speaker 1: at if you look at as of this week, he's 731 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,800 Speaker 1: now been with the Cowboys sixteen games, which would be 732 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 1: a full season. That would be ninety one options, thirteen 733 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: hundred and forty six yards and eleven touchdowns. Yeah, I'm 734 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: gonna say it has been bawling. It's at for me, Yeah, yeah, 735 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:11,280 Speaker 1: it talk for me to go below it. But he's playing. 736 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: He had a crucial part in all three losses because 737 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: he had He had two pass interference penalties against the 738 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 1: Saints that were big. He had a big drop pass 739 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,279 Speaker 1: against the Packers, even though he came back with so 740 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 1: many great plays, And then he got hurt against the Jets, 741 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: and I don't know, I don't mean he didn't he 742 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: didn't get back on the field. I don't know what 743 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 1: the deal was there. I don't know how bad he 744 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: was in pain. I don't know. But he did come 745 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: back the next week and help him. But his absence 746 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,799 Speaker 1: hurt them in that game. I'm not gonna blame him 747 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,239 Speaker 1: for that. Just he was a he was a part 748 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,920 Speaker 1: of all three losses. Yeah, well but but but but 749 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: he's balled out completely when he's out there, even in 750 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,839 Speaker 1: that game against the Packers. So I don't think they'd 751 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: win the four games they win without him. So if 752 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:53,719 Speaker 1: you want to say, well, those three he had a 753 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: hand in all three losses, well that tells me how 754 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 1: critical he is to his team, because go back to 755 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: even last year, what were they doing before he got here? 756 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: What do they do after? He may be one of 757 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: the most critical parts on this entire team because they 758 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 1: just need him in order to make this offense work. 759 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 1: For something, something about him elevates this entire offense. Right, 760 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: We've seen that plenty of times last year, this year, 761 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,359 Speaker 1: even all the points you were just listing off Nick, 762 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: it's something about him being on that field that makes 763 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:23,959 Speaker 1: his offense overall a whole different teams. Oh sorry, go ahead. 764 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: I just wish I would have known what was going 765 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: on with that injury there in the Jets game, because 766 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 1: just watching him, they just showed him on the bench, 767 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,760 Speaker 1: I mean just just his body language. I just didn't 768 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 1: understand any of that, and and I know he was 769 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 1: in pain, but I was like, never thought he'd come 770 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: back and play the very next week. So I just 771 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:45,680 Speaker 1: wondered why he didn't try more. There's a phrase, come back. 772 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: There's a phrase that he keeps using. He said it 773 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: over and over again. He said it after that game 774 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: and after the Eagles game and leading up to it, 775 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:54,520 Speaker 1: where he was like, I didn't think I could do 776 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: my job. And I think that's probably the crux of it, 777 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: and not like in the sense of like, you know, 778 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: I need to get my numbers or I'm gonna be unhappy, 779 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 1: because like he hasn't been that guy the whole time 780 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,360 Speaker 1: he's been here, and he's had some not great games 781 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: in the Atlantic Game last year. Like, I don't think 782 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 1: he's thinking about it from a stat standpoint, but he 783 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 1: was simply like me, being out here is going to 784 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:19,359 Speaker 1: hurt the team more than than than it won't. And 785 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: that's you watched the sluggo that he ran against the Jets, 786 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: like he's basically hobbling at the end of his route. 787 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:27,800 Speaker 1: I can see. I can see where that comes from. 788 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: I don't. I mean, especially with all the stuff he's 789 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: fought through since the start of training camp. I'm not 790 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 1: about to question his toughness or his want to planned 791 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,399 Speaker 1: or fasciitis. Yeah, I mean, that's the point. The fact 792 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: that throughout his career, not just even with the Cowboys, 793 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: just throughout his career college in pro. He's a guy 794 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,359 Speaker 1: who's played through some pretty painful injuries. So for him 795 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:48,879 Speaker 1: to be like, I just can't do it during this 796 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,160 Speaker 1: game because of the pain, that says to me the 797 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: pain must have been immense for him not to be 798 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: able to go. I wouldn't question personally, I wouldn't question 799 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: his toughness. I think that if he couldn't and he 800 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 1: was doing because he said, I just can't give what 801 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:05,359 Speaker 1: I need to give his toughness at all. I'm just 802 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 1: questioning the fact that if you watched it. When you 803 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 1: were you were watching, you had the binoculars on him 804 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: as well. Just the whole sequence seemed odd to then 805 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,440 Speaker 1: come back and play the next week, That's that's all. 806 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:20,320 Speaker 1: It was just odd that he wasn't even trying Byron 807 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,600 Speaker 1: Jones had a hamstring injury. He was running around and 808 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,600 Speaker 1: hopping and trying to see it. Maybe I missed it. 809 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: It just seemed like he was tugging on the shoulder 810 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 1: pads the whole time, and like, but there is something 811 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:32,160 Speaker 1: to say, like if you know because you let's say 812 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: he went into that game in those first three plays, Yeah, 813 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: he kind of knew it and he was like, all right, 814 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: this ain't right. And then after that third play he's like, yeah, 815 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:40,880 Speaker 1: this definitely ain't right. I ain't got it. Just can't 816 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 1: do it right. Then then he knows, like there's no 817 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: point in jumping around on it, Like he knows I 818 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,280 Speaker 1: don't have it right now. I've already done three plays 819 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 1: and I'm not I don't have it. That have been 820 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: I think the biggest surprises that he was able to 821 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,319 Speaker 1: come back, maybe because I thought if that's the case 822 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 1: where you absolutely know you're not gonna be back. And 823 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,800 Speaker 1: that's and that's also when I also questioned, like or 824 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:02,399 Speaker 1: at least I say, maybe this guy's that tough where yeah, 825 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,759 Speaker 1: he wasn't there, he couldn't do it that day, but 826 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: then that next week he's like, he probably went into 827 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: this game not one hundred percent, but he's like, I 828 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:11,360 Speaker 1: feel better than I felt last week. I feel like 829 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:12,839 Speaker 1: I can give a little something and here we go, 830 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: right or knows he always balls out against Philly either way. 831 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:17,719 Speaker 1: But the point is, I think there are a lot 832 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: of guys played in this game because they feel like 833 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: they needed it, and they were at a situation where 834 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:23,640 Speaker 1: they were like, literally, I'm gonna put my body on 835 00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: the line a little bit more this week because I 836 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 1: think we needed I don't think those guys were all healthy. 837 00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't get myself to believe all five 838 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 1: of them where all of a sudden healthy. No chance, 839 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: yeah they were. None of them were healthy. And they 840 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:37,839 Speaker 1: always say we figured it out. Kudos to them, they say, 841 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,279 Speaker 1: when we're not gonna determine whether or not someone's going 842 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,359 Speaker 1: to play or wrestling before by a week, if we think, 843 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: but these players know, I've got to buy a week 844 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 1: if if I have to go through a little extra pain. 845 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:50,280 Speaker 1: This week, I had more recovery time. I think that played. 846 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:54,759 Speaker 1: It was a critical game like being four and three 847 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: verses three and four and having that division win is 848 00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:00,120 Speaker 1: a ton of difference. They didn't want to go went 849 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:01,799 Speaker 1: to that bye week on a four game loser. The 850 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,239 Speaker 1: Giants and Eagles play, does anyone know? Not off the 851 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 1: top of my head, because that's big. I mean, you 852 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:08,480 Speaker 1: want to be able to beat the Giants coming up, 853 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:10,799 Speaker 1: but you know you want the Giants to kind of 854 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 1: be competitive here and beat the Eagles. That would be huge. 855 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,359 Speaker 1: Eagles got somebody tough this week too, don't they. We'll 856 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:17,799 Speaker 1: talk about that when we get thirty. But I think 857 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,920 Speaker 1: they got a tough game this week at all. Get 858 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: tough for them. They have a tough schedule coming up. 859 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:26,759 Speaker 1: I think the Bills are in there and the bill yeah, 860 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: thank you. I knew it was gonna register as soon 861 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:30,920 Speaker 1: as you said it. All right, let's go to a 862 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:34,520 Speaker 1: real quick Randall Cobb and Michael Gallup. How do you 863 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:38,360 Speaker 1: think they've performed above or below expectations? Expectations for Gallup 864 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 1: for he's above. What I thought. I thought was, what 865 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:45,279 Speaker 1: about the last two games, Um, you have some drops? Yeah? Yeah, 866 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:47,680 Speaker 1: I mean he but he have every drop the ball 867 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:50,759 Speaker 1: against Philly, Yeah he did. I never expected him to 868 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: be the number one receiver. I just I was hoping 869 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,839 Speaker 1: he would be a good, solid number two. And he's 870 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:57,800 Speaker 1: been even better than that. But in that game against 871 00:41:57,840 --> 00:41:59,600 Speaker 1: the Jets, he showed that he wasn't ready to be 872 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:01,480 Speaker 1: in the number one. That's fine. I didn't expect that 873 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,840 Speaker 1: get out of him. That's not what they drafted for. 874 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:05,840 Speaker 1: That's not what they're paying for. They expect him to 875 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:08,880 Speaker 1: be a very good, complimentary receiver. He's been that and 876 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:12,680 Speaker 1: more so. I say above, definitely above. I'm gonna go 877 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:15,239 Speaker 1: under for cop I'm gonna say below for Cobb, And 878 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:19,360 Speaker 1: I hate I hate that because, like he's such a 879 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:22,839 Speaker 1: victim of circumstance almost I mean, injuries is obviously part 880 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:24,600 Speaker 1: of it, but like he had a seventy four yard 881 00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:29,319 Speaker 1: touchdown negated by a penalty he got within just a 882 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,759 Speaker 1: hair or the goal line the other night against Philly. Like, 883 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:36,799 Speaker 1: if four, I'm serious, give him five, reminds me seven 884 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:38,319 Speaker 1: more yards at the end of the game. I mean, 885 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:40,359 Speaker 1: he get tripped up, but if he can get seven 886 00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:42,719 Speaker 1: the hail Mary, Yeah, then then you're talking about a 887 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:46,360 Speaker 1: Brett Maher kick. If four or five different plays go 888 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:48,919 Speaker 1: the other way for Randall Cobb, we would be talking 889 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 1: about him much differently. And I you know that's that's 890 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:54,640 Speaker 1: in small consolation. But Dak had a bad throw. He 891 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:56,600 Speaker 1: was wide open in the end zone against the Saints 892 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:59,120 Speaker 1: and Dak missed him, missed him in the missed him 893 00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:01,560 Speaker 1: on third well, I mean half and half. He should 894 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:03,319 Speaker 1: have caught the third down ball in New Orleans, but 895 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: it was not a great throw her. So again, so 896 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:10,319 Speaker 1: he's been so close so many times. Like on Sunday night, 897 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,200 Speaker 1: I was like, can we get this man a touchdown 898 00:43:12,280 --> 00:43:15,719 Speaker 1: because he's he's I know, he's a pro, but like 899 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:18,000 Speaker 1: he's got to be frustrated based on how close he 900 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:20,120 Speaker 1: is to having a better season and having that great 901 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:23,480 Speaker 1: first game as a cowboy. Yeah, touchdown the staff arm. Yeah, 902 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:26,719 Speaker 1: it's it's been below. I'm not going to kill him 903 00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:29,840 Speaker 1: for it because there's there's a few different circumstances that 904 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:32,839 Speaker 1: contribute to that. But hasn't quite clicked for him yet. 905 00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:35,959 Speaker 1: All Right, I think Galve's above too good. All right, 906 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:38,320 Speaker 1: that's a rap for today. We'll be back to Mark tomorrow. 907 00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:40,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the defense. We wanna talk about 908 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:43,160 Speaker 1: the guys that are above below and av expectations on 909 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,400 Speaker 1: the defense and the defensive unit as a whole. Do 910 00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 1: that when we come back tomorrow. Until then, for Nick Even, 911 00:43:48,080 --> 00:43:50,520 Speaker 1: Dave Hellman, Danny Serek, I'm Derek Hilton. 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