1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: The following Here's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys football clubs. Are you ready for 3 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. 6 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: Were with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, A bar Garcia, and 7 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton. It is Wednesday, October fourteenth, twenty twenty, season sixteen, 8 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: episode number forty four. Welcome to the latest edition of 9 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: The Break. I am Derek Heilton. I'm joined by Nick 10 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: Eatman here live in the studio, the SWBC Mortgat Studio. 11 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: We also got Dave and Amber joining us from home. 12 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: And because it is Wednesday, we welcome to the show. 13 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks of NFL Network talk little bit of Cowboys 14 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: versus Cardinals with us today. We are going to focus 15 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: in on Cowboys defense versus the Cardinals offense, and Bucky, 16 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: as we do every Wednesday, I'm going to start by 17 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: asking you what are the greatest shrinks and or the 18 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: greatest strength and the greatest weakness of this Arizona offense. 19 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: This Arizona offense is explosive, is dynamic. They can attack 20 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: you a bunch of different ways. Their quarterback, who is 21 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: a Texas high school legend, is as good as advertised. 22 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray is everything that you look for at the position. 23 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: He's efficient, he's explosive, he does a great job of 24 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: really testing the defense with his arm and his legs, 25 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: and he has really kind of come into his own 26 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: in the second season. Even though the numbers will tell 27 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: you that he has had some struggles with the six interceptions, 28 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: he's completely almost seventy percent of his passes. He has 29 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: eight touchdowns six interceptions that US spoke about, but he 30 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: has five touchdowns on the ground. And as he is 31 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: beginning to really get comfortable in this offense, they added 32 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: another weapon in DeAndre Hopkins, maybe the best wide receiver 33 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: in football, and they are treating him as such. DeAndre 34 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: Hopkins leads the league and receiving yards. He's the only 35 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: play in the National Football League with over five hundred 36 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: receiving yards and forty plus catches. They are using him 37 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: beyond just being a chain mover like he was used 38 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: in Houston. He's taking it deep. He's doing more things 39 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: on the route tree than we've seen him do. And 40 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury really has this offense rolling because they got 41 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: a couple of running gap backs in Kenyan Drake and 42 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: Chase Emmons. The offensive line has been better than expected 43 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: and so because of this, this offense can explode and 44 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: we really haven't seen them tap into that explosive nature, 45 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: but they can be a handful bucky. Last weekend, in 46 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: the game against the Giants, we saw the Dallars defense 47 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 1: taking eady, beaty, eaty, tiny bit step forward. But when 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: you're talking about Urias offense, is this a game where 49 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: hopefully the defense is able to take another another eatbaty 50 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: step forward or kind of go back to what we've 51 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 1: been seeing. You know. It's it's interesting because the Cowboys 52 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: issues have been against the run in the past. Last 53 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: week we saw where the Giants tried to run right 54 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: at them successfully early in the game, and then the 55 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys were able to kind of get an under control, 56 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: i would say, and put the game on Daniel Jones. 57 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: The Cardinals typically don't operate operate like that like they 58 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: will run it, but they're at their best when Kyla 59 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: Murray is just kind of dealing like a Vegas casino dealer. 60 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: He's just kind of distributing the ball to all the 61 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: playmakers that they have around him and it goes and 62 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: so Dallas would be tested in a different way. They'll 63 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: be tested from a coverage standpoint one, How does Mike 64 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: Nolan elect to defend DeAndre Hopkins? Because it has to 65 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: start with that. If you go one on one, DeAndre 66 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: Hopkins is gonna have a one hundred and fifty plus 67 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: yards and it's gonna be a big day for him. 68 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: And so they have to determine how are they going 69 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: to take DeAndre Hopkins away. The other thing is if 70 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: you take him away, are you willing to live with 71 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: leaf is Gerald and Kristen Kirk getting whatever they get 72 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: in the passing game and just knowing that they may 73 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: move it, but you will eliminate some of the big plays. 74 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: And then the counter to that is how committed to 75 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: the running game with Cliff Kingsbury be considering what has 76 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: been on tape the last couple of weeks in terms 77 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 1: of the leakage and the running game. Will he hand 78 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: the ball off to Kenyan Drake and see how many 79 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: carries he can muster. Kenny get a hundred yard game 80 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: on the ground. So the Cowboys defense will be tested. 81 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: It'd be tested in a different way, and I'm curious 82 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: to see what kind of game playing Mike Noland comes 83 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: up with, which Bucky, That's actually exactly what I wanted 84 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: to talk about, because we're going to talk about Kyler 85 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: and Hopkins and that's obviously terrifying. But Kenyan Drake is 86 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: he's not really off to an amazing start. I mean, 87 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: I know he's a talented guy, but he's below four 88 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: yards a carry. I saw this morning on Twitter that 89 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: his expected yards per attempt is is one of the 90 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: worst in the league right now, And I'm curious, is 91 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 1: it something with him? Is it with their line? Is 92 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: it because they're not very interested in establishing the run? 93 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: What exactly is the problem there? And is it something 94 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: that they could maybe get right against the Dallas defense 95 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: that has struggled against the run. Well, this offensive line 96 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,359 Speaker 1: isn't great. The best thing about Cala Murray is the 97 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: way that he is able to master the deficiencies of 98 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 1: the offensive line. Either the ball comes out so quick 99 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: that the pass rush is a non factor, or he 100 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: is able to elude and evade pressure and make plays happen, 101 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: so the offensive line never looks like they're as bad 102 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: as they actually are. It shows up in the running 103 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: game because this is not a physical offensive line, unlike 104 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. Their DNA is not in trying to 105 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: push people and match people off the line of scrimmage 106 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: and to make it a physical contest in the trenches. 107 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: And so from a run game perspective, is more deception 108 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: and mister direction and trickery as opposed to, Hey, we're 109 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: gonna line up and play smashed my football. That said, 110 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: because the Cowboys have struggled on the ground, I think 111 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: early in the game you will at least see the 112 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: Cardinals try to test him with the running game, and 113 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: if the Cowboys stand up early, the running game will 114 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: probably fall by the wayside. But if they have any issues, 115 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: you will see it persistent in the steady died of 116 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: the Rum with Kenyan Drake Buckets. Is Kyler good enough 117 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: where you need to have a spy on him? And 118 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: if so, who's the spy in this case? Who? Do 119 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have a linebacker or safety that could be 120 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: with him? Man? I don't know if man, he is 121 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: so quick and explosive, I don't know if you really 122 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: can spy him. You know, it's unique because it reminds 123 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: me a lot of how Russell Wilson runs around in place. 124 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: He only uses it when he absolutely needs it, But 125 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: when he does need it, man, he has another year 126 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: to go get it. And I think the Russell Wilson 127 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: comparison is at because I think it gives you an 128 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: idea of the challenges that the Cowboys could face in 129 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: dealing with Colin Murray. Because Colin Murray typically saves his 130 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: runs for money downs third down when they need it, 131 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: down in the red zone when they have to have it. 132 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: He is different than a Lamar Jackson type who is 133 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: running because that's kind of like the driving force of 134 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: their game. Kyla uses it when he has it. He'll 135 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: pull the club out the bag when he needs it. 136 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: But he is so good at getting down and so 137 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: good at evading and eluding people. Man, you could put 138 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: Thomas on him, you could put Smith, like I just 139 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: don't know who can run with him and stick with 140 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: him in that sense. I think the best way to 141 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: kind of come after him is you gotta make him 142 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: stay in the pocket and as they say in football Church, 143 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: you gotta make him throw from the whale, meaning he's 144 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: a shorter, undersized quarterback. You need to make him throw 145 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: from the pocket and see if he can find those 146 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: lanes against the trees inside, so that means you're outside edge. 147 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: Rushes can rush to the depth of his drop, but 148 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: they don't want to rush past him and give him 149 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: escape lanes. It is really a challenge of your discipline 150 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: in your detail as a pass rush, a collective effort 151 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: to make sure that you keep him contained and make 152 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: him throw from the pocket, don't let him leak out 153 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: and run and make plays away from the pocket. Let's 154 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: stick with the topic of Kyler Murray and I was 155 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: looking at some of the games they've played this year. 156 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: Detroit has actually done the best job of of slowing 157 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: Murray down, particularly from when it comes to him running. 158 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: They were able to hold him to twenty nine rush 159 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: yards on five attempts. Detroit goes on to win that 160 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: game twenty six twenty three. What did they do in 161 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: that game that allowed them to be successful in that way, 162 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: because it does seem like in the games where the 163 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals have lost, they have controlled Tyler when it 164 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: comes to him running well, you know, like it's funny 165 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: because the Detroit lines are typically a heavy man demand 166 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: team they didn't play as much man demand against him 167 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: that week. When you play a lot of man demand, 168 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: your defensive backs and your linebackers have their back to 169 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback and so if he spots the lane, he 170 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: can take and then he can go for big plays. 171 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: Whereas in zone you have guys who are eyeball in 172 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback. When he does break, they're able to close 173 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: on them quickly. The thing about it, I think it 174 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: was a different plan than the Cardinals anticipated. They had 175 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: dialed up all their man beaters and they're throwing man 176 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: beaters against zone coverage, and I think it took Cliff 177 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: Kingsbury a while to adjust. I think you come back 178 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: the next week the Jets try to do a little 179 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: more zone, and they absolutely obliterated the zone. So I 180 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: think you have to be able to pick your poison 181 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: or how you're gonna come after him. I do believe 182 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: with this and Mike Nolan and talking to people around 183 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: Mike Nolan, he is not one who really loves being 184 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: an aggressive, high pressure play caller. But I think you 185 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: have to. You have to mix in some of that stuff, 186 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: not only because it disrupts the rhythm of Kyler, but 187 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: because the pass rush has been so inconsistent, you're trying 188 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: to create one on one matchups by adding another blitzer. 189 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: What you do is now get one on ones for 190 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: the Marcus Lawrence, you get him from Alden Smith, and 191 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: now you're hoping those guys can win. We saw after 192 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott went out. I think Mike Nolan wrapped up 193 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: the pressure package a little more because you no longer 194 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: have the luxury of the offense scoring points and now 195 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: the onus is really on the defense to get stops. 196 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: I think he has to have that same urgency in 197 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: this game to be able to contain this offense. But yeah, 198 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: I want to go back to the offensive line and 199 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: the defensive line matchup there. With the Cowboys losing defensive 200 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: tackle Tristan Hill, is are you expecting there to be 201 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: a big drop off between the guys who they have 202 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: right now and they can plug in. Basically, what I'm 203 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: trying to ask, is this a game where Tristan Hill's 204 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: absence is going to be really reflected on the field, 205 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: or is this a game where the Cowboys can just 206 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: figure it out based on the fact that they're facing 207 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: an offensive line that is not as great. Well, I mean, 208 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: I think they have to figure it out regards to 209 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: the team to their face. And then they're lucky because 210 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: they don't have a dominant offensive line in front of them, 211 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: meaning they don't have maulers and masters at the point 212 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: of attack. They really want to move bodies off the ball. 213 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: This is an interesting unit from the Cowboys because Kristen Hill, 214 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: like say what you want to say about like the 215 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: dirty playing, the penalties and some of the other stuff. 216 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: He was getting a great effort and he was playing hard. 217 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: His play certainly surpasses what the Cowboys have been getting 218 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: from Don Terry Pope. And so now you're digging deep 219 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: and you need to figure out Neville Gallimore. Who else 220 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: can come in and give contributions and try and make 221 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: an impact on the inside. But really, I think the 222 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: guy who has to have to spotlight on him is 223 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: you expected more from Don Terry Pope on the inside, 224 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: particularly as a run stuffer. He has to take his 225 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: game up a notch because they're going to need all 226 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: hands on deck to be able to get this thing 227 00:11:53,080 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: done with this defense. And my hater, if I don't like, 228 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: I struggle to see a way that the Cowboys can 229 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: really limit DeAndre Hopkins, Like, it's easy to say double them, 230 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: but with the miscommunication problems we've seen between the corners 231 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: and the safeties and this defense, I mean, are you 232 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: really are you really accomplishing that much even if you 233 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: do double them? And I'm looking at the stats and 234 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: I see Carolina held them to seven catches for forty 235 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: one yards. But I just I basically don't think that 236 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: the Cowboys can pull that off. Am I wrong? I 237 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: mean they can pull it off like so without going 238 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: to deepen the weeds. In terms of the scheme, Mike 239 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: Nolan wants to play a quarters defense. Many you split 240 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: the field quarter quarter quarter with the corners the safeties, 241 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: and they kind of split it that way. There's some 242 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: matchup man to man principles, and that the cousin of 243 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: quarters is what they call quarter quarter a half, meaning 244 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: on the field side the way side of the field, 245 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: they're playing quarters into the boundary. They're playing almost like 246 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: they're playing cover two. So in that defense, what you 247 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: can do is you can play man to man on 248 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins with a safety overtop and play zone on 249 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: the other side. Now, I would like to think that 250 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 1: Mike Nolan has that in his bag, because typically when 251 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: you put in quarters, you put in cover two, and 252 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: then that gives you the ability to play cover six 253 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: or Cover eight, however you want to call it. So 254 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: I would think that that is in their bag. It's 255 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: just a matter of does he trust his young guys 256 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,719 Speaker 1: to be able to play a combination defense to take 257 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: away DeAndre Hopkins the thing that you worry about. Typically 258 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: from a defensive standpoint, you don't want the stars to 259 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: beat you. You don't want DeAndre Hopkins to single handedly 260 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: have a two hundred yard day to beat you. So 261 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: if you can eliminate him or just neutralize him and 262 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: make them go somewhere else, you can live with a 263 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: loss if someone else beats you. But it is insanity 264 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: if you're going to allow DeAndre Hopkins to go one 265 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: on one with Trayvon Diggs and Anthony Brown and expect 266 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: those guys to hold up without help. I just I 267 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: think that's a flaw strategy if that's the one that 268 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: Mike Nolan employs. But you rather have and the best 269 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: receiver in the league with an Hall of Famer who 270 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 1: doesn't have it anymore. In a dynamic, I guess slot guy, 271 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: punt returner or three an receivers on the other side, 272 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: I mean, what would you rather have Cardinals or Cowboys receiving? Well, 273 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take, I'm gonna take. I'm gonna take the 274 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: three a's. But the problem is, like it doesn't come 275 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: with the automatic quarterback in the package, like with the 276 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: Tory bout, Like you don't get the quarterback with it. 277 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: And so if you told me that I was gonna 278 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: an a level quarterback with the three as, I would 279 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: take it. The only thing that I would say in 280 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: comparing the group, DeAndre Hopkins highs exceed what the Cowboys 281 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: A's have shown to this point. Almari Cooper has had 282 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: some moments, but DeAndre Hopkins for the last three or 283 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: four years has been in the conversation for being number 284 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: one in the league at that position. And I am 285 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: not necessarily the biggest DeAndre Hopkins fans because when I 286 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: watched him at Houston, I thought he was more of 287 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: a possession receiver. He didn't really create separation. But after 288 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: a while, when you see tape after tape for tape 289 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: where he is coming down with these acrobatic catches and 290 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: these fifty fifty balls, you have to give him his 291 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: due he typically is not a great run after catch guy, 292 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: but he does have some dominant stuff. But I think 293 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: this is a very compelling matchup when it comes to 294 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: what kind of wide receiver corp would you want? Do 295 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: you want three guys that can take turns dominating or 296 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: do you want a guy that you know it's kind 297 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: of like a Lebron James where I know he's going 298 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: to get me a triple double and I know I 299 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: can count on that each and every week. Well, you 300 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: say that he's not a great run after catch guy, 301 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: I think Dave and I both remember him. He's been 302 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: in three of the Cowboys there and on his way 303 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: to win. Yeah, but as soon as go ahead day 304 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: the overtime game, because it was some of the best 305 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: jack I can remember. So yeah, And when I said yeah, 306 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: when I say that about his jack yards, he's really 307 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: kind of a hercu jerky runner playmaker with the ball 308 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: in his hands. Like unlike like when Daz Bryant was 309 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: in Dallas, Das was like a physical specimen that just 310 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: kind of ran through arm tackles or whatever. DeAndre Hopkins 311 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: isn't Dad, so I guess he's kind of sneaky with 312 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: the rock in his hands. Maybe that's why I don't 313 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: give him that added love or whatever. He's definitely one 314 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: of the top two or three receivers in the game. Derek, 315 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: you and I kind of looked at each other. We 316 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: probably have the same question here about when you said 317 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: that he doesn't have the A level quarterback anymore than 318 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: the Cowboys don't. What is the grade on their quarterback? 319 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: Exactly where I was going, give me, give me this 320 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: you're talking about going from yeah, talking about the red rifle, Yeah, 321 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: talking about which one the red right? Talking about Andy 322 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: Dalton Dalton? Okay, So so here here's the thing. Here's 323 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: the thing with here's the thing with Andy Dalton. If 324 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton is able to play on script and on rhythm, 325 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: he can play at a B plus A minus love, 326 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: meaning that if he is a to play catch rock 327 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: and throw football where he is not under the rest 328 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: and he is able to just like get the ball out, 329 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: he's terrific. If he is under pressure or if he 330 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: is forced to improvise, that's when his game falls off. 331 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: In Cincinnati, when they had that fortress of an offensive 332 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: line and they were playing at their best, Ned Whitworth 333 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: and Andrey Smith and those guys. Andy Dalton was a 334 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: three time pro bowler. As they began to lose some 335 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: of that upfront, his game decline. But make no mistake, 336 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton could back last year, should have been the 337 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 1: starter for Cincinnati the entire time, and he certainly can 338 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: start and play well. The thing will be and I'm 339 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: hoping that Kellen Moore has now thought about his comments. 340 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: He was like, Oh, I don't think we need to 341 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: tweaker offense. We can just play as is and talking 342 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: to people. And I got this directly from Hugh Jackson. 343 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: Hugh Jackson had told me when Andy Dalton was drafted 344 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: out of TCU the reason they took Giovanni Bernard over 345 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: Eddie Lacy at running back is because Andy Dalton is 346 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: a shotgun spread quarterback. If you ask Andy Dalton to 347 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: go up under center to turn his back to the defense, 348 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't do that as well because he has always 349 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: played in shotgun and always done those things. It's not 350 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: a coincidence on Sunday when he had the month bot snapped. 351 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: He can do it, but he's not at his best 352 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: doing that. So how much with the Cowboys living the 353 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: shotgun because that is what Andy Dalton has done, and 354 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: can they get the running game with Zeke out of 355 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: the shotgun as opposed to in the eye running traditional 356 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: downhill sets. I think that is the thing to look 357 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: for if they go seventy shotgun. Andy Dalton should be 358 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: at his best, but now it's on that offensive line 359 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: to make sure they can protect him enough where you 360 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: can get the ball out within his first and second read. 361 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: You don't want him running around man. Really, really great information, 362 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: real quick before we let you guy, yet, have one 363 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: other question for you. We talked a lot about, or 364 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 1: you talked a lot about Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. 365 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: Based on what you've seen from this Dallas defense through 366 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: five games, who do you suspect will be a bigger 367 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: problem for them? Kyler Murray, particularly Klin Murray running or 368 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins down the field. Cayler Murray is the bigger problem. 369 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray is the bigger problem because you can call 370 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: the perfect defense where everybody's covered up, and then he 371 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: can take off and do those things. And this will 372 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: be when we have an opportunity to see if the 373 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: effort changes, because Kyler Murray is going to force the 374 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: Cowboys to play longer downs, So will Order Smith and 375 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 1: Marcus Lawrence and Everson Griffin, will they chase and give 376 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: a seven eight second effort if he's running around? And 377 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: can they do it when the Cardinals elect to go 378 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: up tempo and they keep that front four on the 379 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: field for five, six, seven plays in a row. Because 380 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: based on the way you've seen the effort, I would 381 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: think Kingsbury will turn up the tempo a little bit 382 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: to see if he can tire them out and see 383 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: will they continue to pursue and push or where they 384 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: kind of gas out and become fatigued. So this will 385 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: really be um an opportunity to see how far this 386 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: defense has grown from the Cleveland game in terms of 387 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: their effort and energy expenditure. All right, Bucky Man, we'll 388 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: appreciate you joining us. Really great information. We'll see you 389 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: again tomorrow. We're gonna talk a little bit more about 390 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 1: this Arizona team, but we'll talk about the Arizona defense 391 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: versus the Cowboys offense. We're gonna take our first break. 392 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: We'll come back. We'll keep dicing this up talking Cowboys often. 393 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Cowboys defense versus the Arizona offense. 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Right now, Arizona 435 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: is ranked sixth in the NFL and rushing offense putting 436 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: up seven hundred and five yards per game. I mean, 437 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: I'm seven hundred and five yards total, one hundred and 438 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: forty one yards per game on the ground. Do you 439 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: think Dallas has solved their issues stopping the run after 440 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: holding the Giants only eighty nine yards rushing or was 441 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: that just a function of playing the Giants? Nick, let's 442 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: start with you. Well, I just I think those stats 443 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,239 Speaker 1: are skewed. I mean, what the Giants were doing and 444 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: what teams typically do to run the ball with the 445 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: Browns certainly did, is not what's getting seven hundred yards 446 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: rushing for at the Cardinals. I think I bet you 447 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 1: half of those rushing yards or designed passes. Maybe not 448 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: that many, but but I do know that a lot 449 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: of those yards are Kyler Murray he's up there and 450 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: the leaders of rushes he is right now. Kenyan Drake 451 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: leads them with three hundred and fourteen. He has two 452 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety six, so not very far behind and 453 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: he's done it one half the almost half the attempts, 454 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: So I don't know. I mean, you could say, yeah, 455 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: they could be the best run defense in the league, 456 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: but he's going to present a different challenge, so it's 457 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: hard to kind of say that they've figured it out. 458 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: I think that the Cardinals won't hurt him that bad 459 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: running between the tackles, but he will be the one 460 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: that hurts him amber well. To be honest, I have 461 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: zero trust in the Dallas Cowboys running defense. I don't 462 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: trust them at all. The game against the Giants. I mean, 463 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: it's hard to kind of get excited about anything about 464 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: that game just because you were playing against the Giants 465 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals are not that you know. I think 466 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: they're a better team than the Giants for sure, but 467 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: it's not like they've been having a great season either. 468 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: So I hope that is not a game where the 469 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: running game is going to absolutely kill the defense. But 470 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: I just right now, I don't trust the Cowboys defense 471 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 1: to stop the run. Dave. I meant to bring this 472 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: up to Bucky. I mentioned, like Kenyan Drake, he's not 473 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: playing all that well for being like their number one 474 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: back and the guy that they traded for from Miami. 475 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: But I do wonder if they turned towards Chase Edmonds 476 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more in this game, because he seems 477 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: to be having much more production when he is getting 478 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: the touches. He hasn't gotten a whole lot of them 479 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: to this point in the season. Maybe this is a 480 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: week where they try that out. But overall, I do 481 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: agree with Nick. I'm just I'm terrified of Kyler Murray, 482 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: and I think I said I said the week of 483 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: the Seattle game that you gotta put pressure on Russ 484 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: because you can't let him sit back there because if 485 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: you do, he'll pick you apart and he can also 486 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: break out. I like what Bucky said a lot. I 487 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: mean no disrespect to Kyler Murray. I'll take my chances 488 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,239 Speaker 1: that he can't hang in there and make plays from 489 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 1: the pocket at this stage in his career. Like one 490 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: day he will probably be able to do that, but 491 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: he's still just a second year player early in his 492 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: back in season. I would do everything in my power 493 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: to keep him in the pocket, even if it means 494 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: not pressuring him, because I think you set yourself up 495 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: to lose this game if you give him sixty seventy 496 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: eight easy rushing yards. The one thing I'm a little 497 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: bit concerned about with that, though, is it's kind of 498 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 1: similar to what you see when you see guys playing 499 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: when they play that two gap scheme, when you're kind 500 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 1: of waiting and kind of seeing where he's gonna go. 501 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: I think for a guy like him that's that dynamic 502 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: and that quick and that elusive, if you're waiting, he's gone, 503 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: like you, if you're not coming at him and forcing 504 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: the issue, then I think he's gone. I think he'll 505 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: still find his way. Even if you can manage to 506 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: just kind of keep him kind of in front of 507 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: him and you're just kind of playing around there, just 508 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,479 Speaker 1: making sure he doesn't get away. I think that actually 509 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 1: could work against you with a guy that's as elusive 510 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: as he is. Yeah, And the scary part about that is, 511 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: I mean Lockett and Metcalf, those guys are those are 512 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: good receivers, but they're not as good as the cardinal guys. 513 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: And so when when you sit back like that and 514 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: kind of let him find a receiver, I mean it 515 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: Hopkins doesn't need a lot of time to get opened. 516 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 1: And Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk, I mean I don't know 517 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: that that's scary because it's like, what do you do. 518 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 1: You just go out and and let him refront all 519 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: over you, or you just let him sit back there 520 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,239 Speaker 1: and and one of those guys will get open. I mean, 521 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna be a cat and mouse game for sure, 522 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: let's go to the But it is a true it's 523 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a pick your poison. I'm not saying 524 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 1: there's one option that sounds that that's definitely gonna work. 525 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: But between his size and his inexperience making reads at 526 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: the NFL level, I'd rather ask him to do that 527 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: than risk, you know, going after him missing out and 528 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: now half the field is open for him to run. 529 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: I just I think that's a recipe for disaster. And 530 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 1: it's you're totally right. If you hang back there and 531 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: don't try too hard to pressure him, somebody will be open. 532 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: But maybe you can clog those throwing lanes or Yeah, 533 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: I agree with you, Dave. I agree with you that 534 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: it's a pick your poison because I don't think there's 535 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: a great answer here either way. But but you know, maybe, 536 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: and maybe that's the answer, is that they'll have to 537 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: do a lot of different things. They'll do that a 538 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: little bit, and other times that they'll they'll try to 539 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:18,679 Speaker 1: pressure him a little bit, blitz a little bit. As 540 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: Bucky was saying, I think you got to try to 541 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: keep him off guard more than anything else and not 542 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: let him know or get comfortable with what's going to 543 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: be coming his way. But speaking about these receivers, the 544 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: vast majority of they're receiving yards. Obviously going to Hopkins, 545 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: he asked five hund twenty eight receiving yards. The next 546 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 1: closest guys Christian Kirk at one hundred and fifty four, 547 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: and let's not forget they've got the great one Larry 548 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: Fitzgerald over there as well. That all being said, do 549 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: you think the Cowboys are capable? And then this question 550 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: was asked to Bucky. I want you guys to answer it. 551 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: Are they capable of stopping a guy like DeAndre Hoppins, 552 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: who I believe is the best wide receiver in the NFL. 553 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: And I don't think it's really even close when you 554 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: look at his production over these years of his career. 555 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: Even with bad quarterbacks, most receivers don't do that. He 556 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: has done that consistently. Let's start first of you Dave. No, 557 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: that's that's why I asked that question. No, I don't 558 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: think they're capable of it. They haven't proven that they're 559 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: capable of it. Um, you know that's Bucky. Bucky mentioned quarters. 560 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: I believe it was quarters that they were running on 561 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: the first Tyler Lockett play and the safety in the 562 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,719 Speaker 1: cornerback just sort of watched him run past them. And 563 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: now you're you know Bucky was. I was like, my 564 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: head was spinning when he was talking about playing combo coverages, 565 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: and I'm like, what if we've seen that makes us 566 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: think that they can run that successfully? I don't like. 567 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: That's kind of my point is you shade a safety 568 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 1: over to DeAndre Hopkins' side of the field, Like, do 569 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: you really feel like you accomplished all that much based 570 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: on what we've seen? I don't, Dave. That was so 571 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: like before Stephen Parker got in the lineup. I mean like, you're, oh, yeah, 572 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: you're right, You're right. Sorry, what do you think? I 573 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: will say, Oh, no, good, Dave. I will say I 574 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: slightly disagree with the point Nick made a minute ago, 575 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: which is that I think I'll take the Seahawks receiver 576 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: corps as a whole over Arizona's. Honestly, I think you know, Kirk, 577 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: Kirk and Fitzgerald are good players, but overall, I think 578 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: that you know, Metcalf, Lockett and even David Moore bring 579 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more firepower at this stage of their careers. 580 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: But DeAndre Hopkins, I agree. I think he's the best 581 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 1: receiver in the NFL, and I just don't know that 582 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: the Cowboys can can keep pace with that. And even 583 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: if they do, you're dedicating so many resources to it 584 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: that somebody else is going to take button. But I'll 585 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: challenge you back on that. You would take probably any 586 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: three receivers if you've got Russell Wilson as the quarterback, right, 587 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: I mean, as long as you've got a pretty good 588 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: receiver there, I think. And that's the thing I think 589 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: Russell is making. I don't think Metcalf and Locket, they 590 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: weren't drafted super high. I don't think that they would 591 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: have the success there have if it wasn't for a 592 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: guy like Russell Wilson. That is what Why are you 593 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: looking at me like that? I kind of disagree with that. 594 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: I think I think you think those two guys would 595 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: be okay. If Daniel Jones Oh, but let's put it 596 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: in context. If they were in Dallas, I think they 597 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: would be as good as the receivers that are in Dallas. 598 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: So again, I think Metcalf, I think Metcalf is gonna 599 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 1: be I think he already is very very good. Now. 600 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: I already think he's very very good. And I think 601 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a point when he's among the very 602 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: best squide receivers in the NFL. But I think he's 603 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: already very close to that. And it helps, You're right, 604 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: it helps that he's with Russell Wilson. But I think 605 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: you put him with a lot of other quarterbacks around 606 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: this league, he'd be doing the exact same thing. Now, 607 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: you can't just put him with anybody. Yeah, but you 608 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: put him with good quarterbacks, I think you'd be doing 609 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: the same thing. That's why Hopkins to me, is the 610 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: best exactly. And if not, it's Michael Thomas. Both of 611 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: them are right there because they both have proven that 612 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: doesn't matter who the quarterback is, they're still gonna fall out. 613 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: What are you talking about, Michael Thomas when when Bridgewater 614 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: came in the game, he did, But we see what 615 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: Bridgewater doing Carolina. He's not a He's not just chop beef. 616 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a good quarterback brisket. Ever, what do 617 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: you think about these receivers? Can the Cowboys stop him? Well, 618 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: no simple answer, No. I think the Cowboys have faced 619 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: players wide receivers are I believe, are much less talented 620 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: than Hopkins. I do believe Hopkins is the best wide 621 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: receiver in the entire league. And the first time I 622 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: watched him play, I was just like, what a receiver 623 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 1: can play like this? What is this? So it's gonna 624 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: be tough, especially when when you talk about a defense 625 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: that has been so on cart where the secondary players 626 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: just don't they just don't flow, you know, their game 627 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: just doesn't flow. They seem confused at times. So it's 628 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 1: gonna be really really hard to find someone that can 629 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: really match up to him. And I just don't see 630 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: any player that has shown the skills at least this 631 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: year to where it would be a good matchup against Hopkins. 632 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: And I do think that Tristan Hill, I mean I 633 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: think that's that You're gonna notice that pretty bad. In 634 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: the defensive line, the Cowboys or have been struggling, especially 635 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,560 Speaker 1: at the tackle position this whole year, and now you 636 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: get to lose a guy like Tristan Hill, who who 637 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: was at least trying and doing his best, and I 638 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:23,959 Speaker 1: do think there's gonna be a drop off there, and 639 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: that's obviously gonna affect what happens with the secondary and 640 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: how the white receivers are going to perform in this game. 641 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be tough. Oh my, how times have changed. 642 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: We go back to last year what we were all 643 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: were saying about Tristan Hill, and now we're at a 644 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: point where we're like, hey, you can kind of miss 645 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: Triston Hill. Let's see about that. Because I do think 646 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: Neville Gallimore, I mean, he's he's a he's a young guy, 647 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: but I mean he showed a little bit at the 648 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: end of that game. I don't know. I think Tristan 649 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: Hill is just so raw, like he's he reminds me 650 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of Randy Gregory in the sense of 651 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: like when he's good, like you notice him, but he 652 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: also is just not there with all the techniques and 653 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: all the things that you want him to be, and 654 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:12,399 Speaker 1: so that sometimes he can get pushed around because he's 655 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: just a technique isn't there, And it's it's unfortunate that that. 656 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: I mean a couple of reasons. It's unfortunate that he's 657 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: out for the year because you know, he's right there 658 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: in the middle, he's starting. He also he's getting better 659 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: as a player. It's also unfortunate that, I mean, nobody 660 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,360 Speaker 1: was talking about Tristan Hill's injury getting carted off the field, 661 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: you know. And one more thing, Dave made a great 662 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: point yesterday. Look at all the people that sprinted over 663 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: there to say hi, you know dad support day. I mean, 664 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: you can tell that that doesn't always happen because he 665 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:44,359 Speaker 1: was carted off the field, and I don't I think 666 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: Don Tarry Poe went over there, but I don't, you 667 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: know what I mean, nobody was running off the bench, 668 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: and that she also has a function of the quarterback. 669 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: But it's the face of the franchise. That's what I'm saying. Yeah, 670 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: all right, we're gonna take our final break. When we 671 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: come back, I want to talk about two players that 672 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,880 Speaker 1: are seemingly based upon last week, going in opposite directions. 673 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,839 Speaker 1: You got Jalen Smithy, you got Don Terry Poe. 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Yeah, 718 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 1: I mean I didn't realize at and T Stadium you 719 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 1: can like you can like Uber eats or whatever. I mean, 720 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 1: the stadium get it delivered. Yeah, that's amazing. Maybe we 721 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 1: should do that next the next road game, Dave. Now, 722 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: since we're all here, Nick's not with us, but we're 723 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 1: all here. We should probably have some food delivered over 724 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: here from the stadium. That would be I'm out. When 725 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: you order, do you use the Arlington location or do 726 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 1: you use the one close to your house? I don't know. 727 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: He probably got some connections where we could get some 728 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: food delivered to the state. I know some people. I 729 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: can make a phone call too. We might be able 730 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: to get some food from the stadium. I'm just saying 731 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: Cowboys might be good stuff. If you've never tasted it, 732 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:27,200 Speaker 1: trust me, good stuff. I just want some of the 733 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 1: mac and cheese. Yeah, I just want some of the 734 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: mac and cheese from the stadium. All right, let's jump again. 735 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,400 Speaker 1: I did want to talk about two particular players on 736 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:39,320 Speaker 1: the Cowboys defense that seemed to be going in opposite directions. 737 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: Jalen Smith. I mean, we all have talked about it 738 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,360 Speaker 1: over these last few weeks. We didn't think he was 739 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 1: playing very well. Last week, I thought he played his 740 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:50,240 Speaker 1: best game in the season. It may have been among 741 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: one of the best games you've had in his career 742 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 1: here in Dallas. He had fourteen tackles, he had half 743 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 1: a sack, he had three tackles for a loss, and 744 00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:00,480 Speaker 1: he had two quarterback hits. Um, my question for you 745 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: guys is what did you think of the performance overall 746 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,359 Speaker 1: and what do you think was different? If you think 747 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: he was really much better this week and he'd been 748 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: in past weeks, what do you think was it a difference. 749 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:15,399 Speaker 1: Let's start first with you, Dave. I think I said 750 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:18,359 Speaker 1: this yesterday. I mean, he did play great, he had 751 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 1: a great game, but I got to see it against 752 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,720 Speaker 1: a non New York Giants team. And I'm not saying 753 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 1: it's all because the Giants suck, but I've just I've 754 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: seen him get exploited by three or four good teams, 755 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 1: and I saw him play really well against one bad team. 756 00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:39,800 Speaker 1: So that's kind of where my head's at, and there's 757 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: no time like the present because somebody's going to have 758 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: to do something about this very mobile quarterback and a 759 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: lot of times that falls on linebackers, So this is 760 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 1: gonna be again another big challenge for him to step up. 761 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:58,880 Speaker 1: Amber what do you think. I agree with everything that 762 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 1: they've said, and I said it too, like it's hard 763 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: for me to get excited about anything that happened in 764 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: the game against the Giants. I mean, good that we 765 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,919 Speaker 1: got to see little sparks here and there, and I 766 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: hope that he's able to carry that into this week 767 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: and moving forward. But when you talk about the defense 768 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: overall and trying to stop the running back and all that, 769 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: I still think that Jaylen is still the best guy 770 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: to take that job and be in charge, because who 771 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,080 Speaker 1: else do you really have on defense that can actually 772 00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:35,839 Speaker 1: be effective. I was pretty excited to finally be able 773 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,480 Speaker 1: to get to get to see some of Francis Bernard, 774 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: but I feel like I completely forgot about him too. 775 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:45,239 Speaker 1: I don't remember I can't remember seeing any play where 776 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: he's stuck out to me, So it's just hard because 777 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:53,560 Speaker 1: you don't really have anyone else on that area. That 778 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:56,600 Speaker 1: can be better than Jaylen. Right now, real quick, Nick, 779 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,600 Speaker 1: before you answer that question, can you tell us what 780 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:00,759 Speaker 1: are you expecting from Layton band? Because I know we've 781 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,160 Speaker 1: talked a lot about Jayalen, but is this the week 782 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,239 Speaker 1: that maybe we see Layton return to the lineup And 783 00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:07,520 Speaker 1: if he does, how much does that affect? How much 784 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:10,320 Speaker 1: does that help this team and also helped Jaylen? Well, 785 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 1: you know they haven't practiced yet. Um, it's Wednesday. They 786 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: tomorrow it will be like their normal Wednesday because they 787 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: have the extra day, So we're gonna find out a 788 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:24,600 Speaker 1: little bit more of where he is tomorrow. Um. But 789 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:28,240 Speaker 1: but I just think that even so, even if he plays, 790 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:30,680 Speaker 1: I can't imagine him just going out there and playing 791 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: every every snap. You know, I was looking at the 792 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:37,719 Speaker 1: total snaps on defense and there's uh three players that 793 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:41,279 Speaker 1: have played every snap and Jayalen Smith is one of them, 794 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,160 Speaker 1: Treyvon Diggs is another. I'm missing a third one. I 795 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,839 Speaker 1: can't remember who it is. One of the defensive end. 796 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:51,719 Speaker 1: It's not Well might is amazing if that is the case. 797 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:54,399 Speaker 1: But but but the point about Layton, I think he'll 798 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,600 Speaker 1: come back, Um, if he does play this week, and 799 00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:59,480 Speaker 1: I think he can. I don't think he'll play as much. 800 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: I think they'll rotate a little bit. You're not just 801 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:03,760 Speaker 1: gonna see Joe Thomas on the bench. Think they'll rotate 802 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,440 Speaker 1: as Dave likes to say, three for two spots. That 803 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:08,560 Speaker 1: was a different scheme, but I still think it will 804 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:10,839 Speaker 1: probably be similar. So let's flip to the other side 805 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: of the coin. Don Terry Poe. This last game, he 806 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: played thirty one to sixty eight defensive snaps. That's forty 807 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,440 Speaker 1: six percent of the defensive snaps. He had zero stats 808 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 1: for the day, no tackles, no tackles for a loss, 809 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: no quarterback hits, none of that. Zero stats. It's probable 810 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,879 Speaker 1: a liability for this team at this point. Nick, Let's 811 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: start with you. Yeah, I don't know about liability. He's 812 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 1: not playing well, but I mean it's not to me 813 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:39,239 Speaker 1: a liability is you know, then the backup comes in 814 00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 1: and he would be better. I don't think they have 815 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:45,440 Speaker 1: a guy that that's better. But yes, the defensive tackles, 816 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:47,359 Speaker 1: that is where they are. And it's not just him, 817 00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,320 Speaker 1: but they're getting pushed around. They're getting pushed, but you 818 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:52,719 Speaker 1: at least expect him to get pushed around. He is 819 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:55,560 Speaker 1: a veteran guy, a big body guy. The last thing 820 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,520 Speaker 1: I expected when they signed him was that we'd be 821 00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: in week five talking about the fact that he's getting pushed. Yeah, 822 00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:04,240 Speaker 1: but again, and I know this is like a Mickey 823 00:43:04,239 --> 00:43:07,520 Speaker 1: Spagnola favorite right here, but you do have to ask, 824 00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:11,440 Speaker 1: you know, Atlanta, I guess, Carolina, you know, Kansas City. 825 00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:13,920 Speaker 1: I mean, they did let the guy go, you know, 826 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:17,560 Speaker 1: and so maybe we should have thought about that a 827 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:19,680 Speaker 1: little bit more. Of course, you know, somebody let Lebron 828 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:22,360 Speaker 1: James go three times. But I'm just saying, so that happens. 829 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 1: But I don't know. I just think you're right, he's 830 00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:27,360 Speaker 1: that whole defensive line's not playing well and you expected 831 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:35,080 Speaker 1: more from him. Amber. Well, what sucks is that every 832 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:38,560 Speaker 1: week I expect guys like him to be able to 833 00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:41,480 Speaker 1: get better and it's just not happening. I mean, we're 834 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:44,880 Speaker 1: about to see six and still you don't see the 835 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:47,400 Speaker 1: kind of progress that you want to see it, and 836 00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:51,160 Speaker 1: it's very disappointing. I don't I don't really know what 837 00:43:51,320 --> 00:43:55,160 Speaker 1: exactly the issue is. I mean, the defense as a 838 00:43:55,239 --> 00:43:59,640 Speaker 1: whole has been having plenty of issues and questions that 839 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:02,879 Speaker 1: have not being answered yet. So it's stuff. And then 840 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:05,560 Speaker 1: when you talk about, okay, who who are some guys 841 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:07,359 Speaker 1: that are going to replace him? I mean, do you 842 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,560 Speaker 1: move on to having someone step up that has less 843 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:13,600 Speaker 1: experience because at this time it doesn't seem like his 844 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:18,359 Speaker 1: experience is being utilized anyways. So it's it's a tough 845 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:21,680 Speaker 1: one now that you lost Tristan Hill and to think 846 00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 1: that maybe replacing him, that that's another element that maybe 847 00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:29,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's gonna take the younger guys to be 848 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:32,919 Speaker 1: able to step up. It's gonna take a little bit 849 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:36,279 Speaker 1: of time. It's not gonna be oh, let's plug this 850 00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:39,080 Speaker 1: guy in and that's gonna fix the issue. So that's 851 00:44:39,120 --> 00:44:42,840 Speaker 1: a that's a hard one there. Dave, is he is 852 00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:45,320 Speaker 1: Dontry Poe a liability for this team at this point? 853 00:44:46,920 --> 00:44:49,560 Speaker 1: Yes he is, And actually, to be fair to us, 854 00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:53,120 Speaker 1: we definitely talked about it on this very podcast. Within 855 00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:55,560 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks or maybe a month of Poe 856 00:44:55,640 --> 00:44:59,439 Speaker 1: and Gerald McCoy signing, it got brought up that the 857 00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:02,120 Speaker 1: Panthers started both of those guys last year and their 858 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:05,040 Speaker 1: run defense sucked, and it wasn't a case of them 859 00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:07,920 Speaker 1: not having any linebackers. They had Keekley last year. They 860 00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:11,520 Speaker 1: have Shack Thompson, So it definitely raised your eyebrows all 861 00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:15,319 Speaker 1: the way back in the spring that, Hm, why wasn't 862 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:19,160 Speaker 1: the Panthers run defense any good? And you know, it 863 00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:22,000 Speaker 1: doesn't really bother me that Don Taripo doesn't have stats. 864 00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:25,560 Speaker 1: That's not his job. But his job is to not 865 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:27,960 Speaker 1: get blown off the ball and eat up blocks and 866 00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 1: he's not really doing that either. It seems like he 867 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:33,800 Speaker 1: gets pushed back a lot. I know that he weighs 868 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:36,200 Speaker 1: like three hundred and thirty pounds, but like he just 869 00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:39,760 Speaker 1: he does not have the quickness of an NFL athlete 870 00:45:39,760 --> 00:45:43,760 Speaker 1: when it comes to pursuit. You can see it. Yeah, 871 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:46,680 Speaker 1: it's it's a liability, and I think it's it's probably 872 00:45:46,719 --> 00:45:48,920 Speaker 1: a fairly big part of why they have struggled at 873 00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:53,360 Speaker 1: the run. Yeah, I mean I don't love the options 874 00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:55,520 Speaker 1: behind him. I would have loved to given a look 875 00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:59,080 Speaker 1: to Snax Harrison before he was gainfully employed somewhere else. 876 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,080 Speaker 1: Squad that doesn't seem like it's in the car. I mean, 877 00:46:03,120 --> 00:46:04,680 Speaker 1: if they want to, if they want to do it, 878 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:06,600 Speaker 1: I'd be all in favor. But I don't get the 879 00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:09,799 Speaker 1: impression that they think that's a priority right now. Um, 880 00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:13,279 Speaker 1: I think it probably should be. I think, you know, 881 00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:16,200 Speaker 1: yes today, I mean yes, I do. I do think 882 00:46:16,239 --> 00:46:18,759 Speaker 1: it's a problem. And uh, you know, you can talk 883 00:46:18,760 --> 00:46:21,600 Speaker 1: all you want about the three technique spot. Uh, you know, 884 00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:24,720 Speaker 1: give Neville Galla Morrison the more snaps. Maybe Tyrone Crawford 885 00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:28,760 Speaker 1: can come on, but they don't have that guy that's 886 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:31,359 Speaker 1: eating up space on the line of scrimmage right now, 887 00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:33,279 Speaker 1: and it was supposed to be Pope. You know you 888 00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:35,879 Speaker 1: are going to see. I mean, I think Crawford plays 889 00:46:35,960 --> 00:46:38,319 Speaker 1: defensive tackle now because the Cowboys after this game are 890 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:41,800 Speaker 1: adding another rusher and Randy Gregory, you know, he's a 891 00:46:41,960 --> 00:46:45,080 Speaker 1: he'll be eligible to play after this game, and so 892 00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:48,279 Speaker 1: that's another guy that because you're starting to see a 893 00:46:48,320 --> 00:46:51,200 Speaker 1: lot of these defensive ends are sliding inside on third long. 894 00:46:51,320 --> 00:46:54,760 Speaker 1: You're seeing it from saw. We also saw Austin Griffin, 895 00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:57,120 Speaker 1: I think Smith, maybe a couple of all the Smiths, 896 00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,960 Speaker 1: so you'll see that even more so. Definitely, I think 897 00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:04,200 Speaker 1: Crawford plays the defensive tackle position once again, moving his 898 00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:07,680 Speaker 1: you know position around. Yeah, I'm interested to see if 899 00:47:07,719 --> 00:47:09,879 Speaker 1: over the next couple of weeks, if this continues with Poe, 900 00:47:09,880 --> 00:47:11,719 Speaker 1: if the Cowboys do get to a point where they're 901 00:47:11,719 --> 00:47:14,719 Speaker 1: just like, give me another body again. I'm not saying 902 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 1: snacks would be better, but give it a try or 903 00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:20,560 Speaker 1: and I'm saying not saying necessarily has to be him, 904 00:47:20,600 --> 00:47:22,319 Speaker 1: But at some point, I wonder if the Cowboys get 905 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:24,440 Speaker 1: to a point where they just start looking for other bodies, 906 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:27,000 Speaker 1: because I do think he is a big problem for 907 00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:30,760 Speaker 1: them right now, that would be interesting. What would be interesting, 908 00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,239 Speaker 1: Dave knows where I'm going with this, Yeah, but it 909 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:36,799 Speaker 1: would be Oh, I know the minute you said it. 910 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:39,600 Speaker 1: I mean it would be interesting because what happens if 911 00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:43,600 Speaker 1: the Cowboys cut down Tari Poe. I'm just saying from 912 00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,960 Speaker 1: a national standpoint, i just wonder if the Cowboys do 913 00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:50,480 Speaker 1: they does Jerry get face backlash on that? I mean, 914 00:47:50,600 --> 00:47:52,440 Speaker 1: it would be it would be because he's not playing 915 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:54,320 Speaker 1: a good job. He's not playing good in the middle. 916 00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:57,120 Speaker 1: But I'm saying, you know what the narrative would be 917 00:47:57,160 --> 00:47:58,920 Speaker 1: as well, And to be honest with you, I'm not 918 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:01,640 Speaker 1: even suggesting that they would cut him. What I'm suggesting 919 00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:04,120 Speaker 1: is they have to get more bodies in here because 920 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:06,880 Speaker 1: right now, his big body isn't doing what it's supposed 921 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:09,879 Speaker 1: to do. So my point is and and by the way, 922 00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:12,640 Speaker 1: I don't think you necessarily want to just let him 923 00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:14,880 Speaker 1: go because you might still need him. Like that's the 924 00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:17,160 Speaker 1: thing about COVID right now, you want to keep people around, 925 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:19,359 Speaker 1: not necessarily looking like you're not like the Jets, where 926 00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:21,280 Speaker 1: you're just like, let's get rid of an abled bodied 927 00:48:21,400 --> 00:48:24,239 Speaker 1: NFL veteran. UM. But I do think at some point 928 00:48:24,239 --> 00:48:26,800 Speaker 1: they may have to look at some other options and say, hey, 929 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:29,239 Speaker 1: maybe Poe is better if he does less snaps. You know, 930 00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:31,160 Speaker 1: right now he's doing almost fifty percent of snaps this 931 00:48:31,239 --> 00:48:33,560 Speaker 1: last game. Maybe he's better at twenty five percent. Give 932 00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:36,600 Speaker 1: me another body, and especially with Tristan Hill, now, maybe 933 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:40,239 Speaker 1: that's what they need to do. They might have. Um. 934 00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:43,440 Speaker 1: We might have said this earlier in the week, but 935 00:48:43,640 --> 00:48:47,239 Speaker 1: Justin Hamilton is on the practice squad. He's he's been 936 00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:49,839 Speaker 1: in the NFL for three or four years. I'm not 937 00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:53,239 Speaker 1: saying he's a pro bowler, but he's got some experience. 938 00:48:55,120 --> 00:48:57,319 Speaker 1: I would give him. Put him. Let's see what happen, camp, 939 00:48:59,080 --> 00:49:01,120 Speaker 1: Let's see what happens. All. We appreciate you guys joining us. 940 00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,000 Speaker 1: We're back tomorrow. We're gonna jump into Cowboys versus Cardinals. 941 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:07,239 Speaker 1: Will hit the Cowboys offense versus the Cardinals defense tomorrow. 942 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:09,440 Speaker 1: Until then, for Nick Even, Dave helm and Amber Garcia. 943 00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:11,720 Speaker 1: I am Derek Eagleton. This has been the Break live 944 00:49:11,880 --> 00:49:18,040 Speaker 1: on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been a 945 00:49:18,120 --> 00:49:21,719 Speaker 1: production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys 946 00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:22,439 Speaker 1: Football Club.