1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is nick shot 3 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: streaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys apt now Here are Bill Jones, Everson Walls, 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola. Hello again, sports fans, and welcome to 6 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: another crazy Tuesday here in the s WBC Mortgage studios 7 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: for Mickey Spagnola at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco. 8 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: I'm in my own s WBC Mortgage studio at home, 9 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: and Everson Walls is in his as well. And have 10 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: we recovered from Sunday yet, gentlemen? No, I have not. 11 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: I can. He'll continue as if this is just a 12 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: continual show. I could continue from yesterday easily if I 13 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: wanted to, But I'm gonna this is mix shots, so 14 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let you guys have it. Y'all go ahead, No, 15 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: all right, I'm very good. I'm recovered. Uh. You know, 16 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: I've learned over all these years that when they throw 17 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: in a game like that, that ain't on me. So 18 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: uh and I and I dug a little bit more 19 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: into it. Today. Finally got a chance to watch the 20 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: majority of the all twenty two. So yeah, I'm I'm 21 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: and loaded ready to go. All right, Yeah, just educate 22 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: all of us. Uh. In fact, I got through the 23 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: first quarter, and I had looked at the TV copy 24 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: of the third quarter after the game on Sunday night 25 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: and Monday morning, and finally the all twenty two appeared 26 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: on Game ass and so I was able to start 27 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: diving into that. I mean, I just don't like the 28 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: thirty six hour or forty eight hour delay on it. 29 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: And so one of the things that I was talking 30 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: about yesterday that you obviously, Mickey saw as the game 31 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: transpired because you were in the press box and can 32 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: see who's on the field, is they use that five 33 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: man front from the get go in that game yesterday 34 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: or on Sunday, And you know, they to me, they 35 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: just don't have the personnel to play a three four 36 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: defense and they had to in this case, and they 37 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: don't have a Sam linebacker. I mean Alden Smith is 38 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: not a four to three Sam linebacker, and so they 39 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: have by necessity, are having to play that, especially against 40 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: a run defense, a run offense like the Brown's head 41 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: to have enough guys on the field, and it ain't working. 42 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: I think you must have read my column yesterday because 43 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: I said, you know, I hate to come to four 44 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: game inclusions because they're still twelve to go and don't 45 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: mean to jump the gun. And I understand that they've 46 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: got if we include Gerald McCoy, eight starters not playing 47 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: at this point. But they don't have enough linebackers. They 48 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: don't have the personnel to play a three four defense, 49 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: which for some reason, even in the second half, they 50 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: consistently tried playing this three four. And the other thing 51 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: they don't have is the ability of these defensive ends. 52 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: Even if they want to line up with a four 53 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: man front to use one of those guys as the 54 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: strong side linebacker, they don't have the recognition on the 55 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage to do that. And so I'm glad 56 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: to see somebody else saw that, you know, And I 57 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: was just telling somebody today, I said, you know, when 58 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: you think of a and Everson, you chime in here, 59 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: you think of a three four defense. So you got 60 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: those outside linebackers, but the defensive ends part of the three. 61 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: They're usually these big, gargantuan guys for summer, and I 62 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: got this vision of techniques, Yeah, I got this vision 63 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: of DeForest Buckner, you know, some some big old dude 64 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: that's six, yeah, three hundred pounds. They don't have that. 65 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: They got these little, short, squatty bodies in there, and 66 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: they're trying to play a three four And then the 67 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: worst part of it, And you know, I hate to 68 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: come down on this guy, but dot Terry Poe. I mean, 69 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: I hear all this criticism Jalen Smith and everything, but 70 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't do very much up there for me. And 71 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: so they just don't have the personnel to do it. 72 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: And I don't understand why they're trying to force it. 73 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: They've got three techniques, like like I think at some 74 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: point they got to think about using if they're in 75 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: a four man line, Tyrone Crawford's got to be a 76 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: three technique and if he's not a three technique, and 77 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: they need him to play defensive end to hold down 78 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: the edge because they are not holding down the edge. 79 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: Those guys are so insistent on penetraining. And then they 80 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: and then when the play goes the other way, they're 81 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: out of the play. They didn't hold down the edge 82 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: at all. So uh, and then the other thing, And 83 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,239 Speaker 1: I gotta get on this soap box because I probably 84 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: listened to too much talk radio this morning, but this 85 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: idea that they didn't give any effort. No, they gave effort. 86 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: They just weren't good enough. You know. I heard I 87 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: heard a criticism of Jalen Smith on the fifty yard 88 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: Odell end Around touchdown. Right, he was chasing him down 89 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: for thirty yards. He just couldn't catch them. He was 90 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: the only one that ef Yeah. Yes, And I heard 91 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: somebody say he was loafing on that play. I said, well, 92 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: if he loafed, he loafed for thirty yards at top speed. 93 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: So I think what people need to do is quit 94 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: making stuff up on why they got beat. They just 95 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: got beat. You know, sometimes you're not good enough or 96 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: sometimes you get out foxed. But you know what I 97 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: hate to see is, you know, everybody's taking notes on 98 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: what happened in this game, just the way they took 99 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: notes on their inability to pass coverage the previous game. 100 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: So there, I got, you're done and we're good. Ah, 101 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: that's good stuff. Well I'm gonna chime in like you 102 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: allowed me to. I'm glad you got that out of 103 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: the way. But the first thing is that game itself, 104 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: the game plan we were outschemed. Let's just be real 105 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: about it. We were outschemed. We were outcoached. We I 106 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: talked about yesterday about how no matter what your personnel is, 107 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: you have to be able to make your game plan 108 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: adapt to not just your personnel, but who you're going 109 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: to be playing that particular Sunday, I saw us as 110 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: being a very just like last year, just like the 111 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: year before, I saw us being very stubborn about our 112 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: game plan. You can tell early on if your game 113 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: plan is gonna work, and you can tell what adjustments 114 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: are going to be be made before the first quarter 115 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: is over, especially depending on how much the opposition has 116 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: the ball. We made no adjustments, just like we've done 117 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: in the previous seasons. It reminds me of the Atlanta game. 118 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: You know, you just let Dad get get pummeled out there. 119 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: Never made the adjustment offensively, well defensively, is what we 120 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: did this particular time. So all I can say about 121 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: that is I hope we don't play another team that 122 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: has that type of formation or personnel that they rely upon. 123 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: What we have shown is that whoever we plays against 124 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: us in the future, they will have that package prepared 125 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: for us. Even though this may not be the opposition's 126 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: game plan or what their their mantra is, what their 127 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: culture is. They're going to have a moment or a 128 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: game plan situation where they're gonna say, the Cowboys cannot 129 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: stop the run with this particular personnel in the game. 130 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: That's gonna be something they'll see throughout the entire rest 131 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: of the season. So for the for the other twelve 132 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: games that we're gonna see every team we play, if 133 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: they don't already have it in their package, they're gonna 134 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: have that personnel package in their game plan when they 135 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: need when they play the Cowboys and when they want 136 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: to keep the Cowboys offense off the field, when they 137 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: want to keep that running game off the field. It's 138 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: like trying to keep Buffalo's Kate Kate, What is the 139 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: k gun offense off the field. You're gonna have to 140 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: have a good running game, just like the Giants did 141 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: in Super Bowl twenty five. That's what you're gonna have 142 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: to have. And the other thing is your d line. 143 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: You talked about Pole, he's not the only one. If 144 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: you're going to let your offensive lineman gain position on 145 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: you so that he can therefore gain position on the 146 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: next level, which is the linebacker Jaylen Smith in this example, 147 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to make a play as that D lineman. 148 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: If you let that D line, if you let that 149 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: offensive lineman get past you to go to the next 150 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: level and cut off that linebacker, then you, as a 151 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: defensive lineman, you better shoot the gap and make that play. Otherwise, 152 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: you have to keep your roaming linebacker such as a 153 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: Jayleen Smith, such as a Joe Thomas. You have to 154 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 1: keep them free so that they can what we used 155 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: to call tango up and down the line. Scrimmit, that's 156 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: all you have that that middle linebacker is supposed to 157 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: be the guy that fills that gap when the when 158 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: the offense runs wide. If he doesn't feel that gap, 159 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: then that means that he's been blocked. If he's been blocked, 160 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: that means that the D lineman should be the one 161 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: that take take the blame for that. We saw that 162 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: all game long, We saw it all last year. We 163 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: saw it in the Thanksgiving game. We saw it against Buffalo, 164 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: we saw it against Minnesota. So right now we are 165 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: looking at a deja vu MoMA that we just can't 166 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: wake up from. So, Mickey, Mickey, what do you think 167 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: their defensive game plan would have been in this case 168 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: against Cleveland, if they had either Layton vander Esh or 169 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: Sean Lee available, what do you think scheme wise they 170 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: would have done on defense. I think if they had 171 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: both of those guys available now, not both of them, 172 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: not both of them, just just one of them. Dala 173 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: needed was one of them, vander Esh or Sean Lee. 174 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: If they had vander Esh, then he's in the middle. 175 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:58,959 Speaker 1: And see, here's the other thing about Jayalen Smith. He's 176 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: never played that week side linebacker. I don't think this 177 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: is a position change for him and his recognition on 178 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: as that that position, to me is like playing safety. 179 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: You've got to recognize what's going to happen before it happens. 180 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: You have to be able to diagnose things. And I 181 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,319 Speaker 1: don't think he does that well out there, not yet anyway, 182 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: because he's never played that spot before. He's used to 183 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: being in the middle. I think with I think with 184 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: vander Esch in the middle, he's he's a physically stronger 185 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: guy than Joe Thomas, and maybe he can fight off 186 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: some of those blocks. And then the other thing is 187 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: he yea and it last year. And then the other 188 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: thing is you would, you you would, you would, you 189 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: would have the ability to play a real linebacker as 190 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: the strong side linebacker instead of a defensive end Dorrence 191 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: Armstrong or Alden Smith who aren't used to play in 192 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: that spot. And that's what they try to do. And 193 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: they don't have enough linebackers right now now. If you 194 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: had both of those guys, Vanderish in the middle, Sean 195 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: Lee is the strong side linebacker where he started most 196 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: of his games last year, and then Jayleen on the 197 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: week side. And if Jalen's not working on the week side, 198 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: do you put Sean over there? You put Jalen on 199 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: the strong side. But they have Here's what you would 200 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: Here's what you would see. I was I was gonna 201 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: talk about this yesterday, Bill because you brought this up 202 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: about Sean Lee. The we know the weakness of Sean 203 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: Lee is the fact that first of all, he just gives, 204 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: he goes all out okay, and he's usually gonna injure 205 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: himself because he's gonna stick his head in there, even 206 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: though he might be the major disadvantage. What we see, 207 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: what we would see with Sean Lee is number one 208 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: quicker recognition on any play that they have That's how 209 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: Sean Lee gets hurt a lot. And this is not 210 00:12:54,880 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: a put a put down. He's always quickly wreck acknowledging 211 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: everything and he shoots that gap so fast. That's how 212 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 1: sometimes he ends up getting injured. But that's also how 213 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: he makes so many plays. He realized he's not strong 214 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: enough Bill, so that's why he shoots the gap, tries 215 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: to blow everything up for his teammates, or before everything 216 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: gets started by the offense. He stalls their momentum from 217 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: the beginning of the play, before it even gets started. 218 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: If you're talking Vanderesh with what we've seen, vanderesh recognition 219 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: is not as good, but he's also stronger. The problem 220 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: we had last year was, first of all, he was 221 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: a little bit injured, so he was really not at 222 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: full strength, but they still were successful a bit against 223 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: Vanderesh as well. I don't care who the linebacker is. 224 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: If you're a d lineman, don't keep you free as 225 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: a linebacker, then you are going to be nullified. And 226 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: if they don't make the play, then you're gonna be 227 00:13:55,400 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: looking at being slashed by the the running back. As 228 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: we saw last year at the beginning, at the end 229 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: of the year and as we have seen at the 230 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: beginning of this year. Your D lineman must make the play. 231 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 1: The communication between the D lineman and linebacker must be there. 232 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: It's almost like the flex the flex spags. The flex 233 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: defense was all about D lineman controlling the gaps so 234 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: that they can't be penetrated and the linebacker can wrong 235 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: from sideline to sideline. The same concept, but it's not working, 236 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: you know. But there was a domino effect by the 237 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: fact that they don't have that third linebacker. There's a 238 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: domino effect on that defensive line now where Don Terry 239 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: Po and Tristan Hill were playing way too many snaps 240 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: in this game. Tristan Hill played sixty four snaps in 241 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: this game and Don Terry Po played fifty nine. Those 242 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: guys need to be playing half that number of snaps 243 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: in a four three defense. And then you got Tyrone 244 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: Crawford who can spell them, and there he had thirty 245 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: three snaps in the game. And if you have that 246 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: third linebacker, whether it's Vander Esch, whether it's Sean Lee, 247 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: and however you're going to play those three linebackers, then 248 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: Alden Smith can play a four three defensive end and 249 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence, they can rotate. You've got guys that are 250 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: playing DeMarcus Lawrence, I mean, and essentially they're playing a 251 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: five man They were playing a five man front once 252 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: they fell behind, and so DeMarcus Lawrence is playing a 253 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: three to four outside linebacker, which is he's not doesn't 254 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: have experience doing that in his career. And so it 255 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: was a domino effect when you don't have that third 256 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: starting linebacker and to play the run and to be 257 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: able to play the pass as well. And what and 258 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: what Cleveland was able to do offensively with their second 259 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: tight end, Harrison Bryant. He's really a hybrid between a 260 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: tight end and a wide receiver, and so they could 261 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: go either way and that's their play action stuff was 262 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: working great. He did a good job as far as 263 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: being even if he was used as a third wide receiver, 264 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: then he could run around as a second tight end. 265 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: He was effective and pass block or run blocking. And 266 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: so that's where the Cowboys got I think got caught 267 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: on defense because they did not they do not have 268 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: a replacement on their roster apparently for losing two tight 269 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: ends and their four three scheme, and think about this, 270 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: their tight ends combined for nine catches for seventy one 271 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown. They had no answer for their 272 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: tight ends. So I think I think we fixed it. 273 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: You know, now they've just got to listen to it. 274 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: I mean, look, you know, whether he's here's my point also, 275 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: And I thought this was one of the best things 276 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson did as a head coach, and especially with 277 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: a defensive mind. He did He did not fool himself 278 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: on his personnel. He self scouted his personnel, and he 279 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: understood the strong points and the weak points, and he 280 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: played his hand to those aspects. He didn't he didn't 281 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: he didn't over convince himself that, yeah, this guy's better 282 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: than you know we think. No, it's like, if this 283 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: guy can't do that, then we're not doing this. And 284 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: I think you have to self scout. And you know how, 285 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: you know how he learned that? You know what? You 286 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: know how he learned that? What's that? He learned that 287 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: from nineteen eighty nine by going one in fifteen. He 288 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: learned a lot in nineteen eighty nine, right, so did I. 289 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: We were we both learned together that there's a lot 290 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: of limitations in what your teammates can or cannot do. 291 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: And the go the game plan as well. It doesn't 292 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: matter how you draw it up. You can't get blood 293 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: from a rock, and uh that's what we tried to 294 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: do a whole lot in nineteen eighty nine. Did not work. 295 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, Everson learned in nineteen eighty nine that I 296 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: gotta get out of here. I gotta frank nize with 297 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: this Arizona car byre and get out what I'm not. Kids, 298 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: just get on that Whisper jet. Give me their ant 299 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: out of everybody. All right, we continue with more Mick 300 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: Johnson just a moment. Hey, they're cowboys fans. With Type 301 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: Cleaners at Home pickup and Delivery, cleaning your clothes has 302 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 1: never been more convenient. 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As part 340 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: of the NFL Fan of the Year contest, we're watching 341 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: a search for one extraordinary Cowboys fan who is a 342 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: positive influence and inspires others through their love of the game. 343 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: Visit NFL dot com slash Fan of the Year now 344 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: to learn more and nominate today. You know, after Sunday's game, 345 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: if you can find an extraordinary Cowboys fan who is 346 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: a positive influence and inspires others, now, that would be 347 00:20:55,680 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: an extraordinary Cowboys fan. Don't you think Billy be extraordinary? 348 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: They're find one right now, that's right exactly. You should 349 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: do this for a living Bill announcer Bills. I'm just saying, 350 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, coming off that game, I'm thinking, if 351 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: you can find a Cowboys fan who is a positive 352 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: influence and inspires others, now, that would be an extraordinary 353 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: Cowboys fan. Hey, how about after watching the majority of 354 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 1: that game again, I give you a positive mick shot. 355 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: I'll guarantee you. Olivier Vernon was glad when that game 356 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: was over because Tyrn Smith put a clinic on that 357 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: dude when he was trying to rush the quarterback. And 358 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,479 Speaker 1: I remember, you know when everybody used to say, you know, 359 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: don't don't let Tyrn get his hands on you, because 360 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: once he locks up, it's over right, you ain't going anywhere. 361 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: And I watched pass after passwords. I think I saw 362 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: one so far where he kind of got around him. 363 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: But boy, he put a clinic on blocking the defensive end. 364 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: That's good to hear that. That's about this normal a 365 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: situation that I've heard in quite some time coming from 366 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: an offensive line that was considered the best in the NFL. 367 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: Hand down, especially starting in twenty sixteen before the injuries 368 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: be set us all and with a retirement, of course 369 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: from the disease. We are now pretty much just an 370 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: average offensive line with one or two very good superstars 371 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: on that team. But that that one of the two, 372 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 1: you don't know when he's gonna play. You don't know 373 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: when he's gonna be full strength. So, you know, people 374 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 1: talk about the talent we have on this team. We 375 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: still have the talent, but we've got to work a 376 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: lot harder to display that talent considering the fact that 377 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: our old line has been decimated over the last few years. 378 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: You know, well, and it's great seeing Tyron Smith out there, 379 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: and Mickey, want to let me make one more point 380 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: on Olivier Vernon. He did make one play on the 381 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: second series of the game, right before the CD Lamb touchdown, 382 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: where he stopped Zeke for a one yard loss, but 383 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: Tyron Smith wasn't blocking him. He Dalton Schultz was left 384 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: alone on him on that play. And that's the one 385 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: time that I marked down Olivier Vernon's name, and then 386 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: going back and looking at the coaches film, Schultz got 387 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: stuck on him on that particular play and there was 388 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: a one yard loss. But okay, so go ahead make 389 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: your point there, Mickey. And then and then I thought 390 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: Tyler Badish played awfully well for a guy that has 391 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: now played where did I write down here? I think 392 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: he's played like a hundred and thirty three snaps over 393 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: the last two games at center. And I think he's 394 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: got mobility to him. Not only does he know where 395 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: to go blow, but he can get out on the 396 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: screen passes too. And I thought he did a good 397 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: job in space on a couple of those, uh, picking 398 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: off somebody. So I think, you know what, Joe Looney 399 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: might just get wally pipped on this one because I 400 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: think they gotta like what they saw and be out. 401 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: I love reference. I love it and and uh and 402 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: and I think this was the game plan and by 403 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: the Okay, so Mickey, give us an update on Joe Looney. 404 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: He's got an mclor what are we looking at? Probably 405 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: on him. It sounds like he's got a sprained MCL. 406 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: And it's usually when you get those, that's usually two 407 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: to three, two to four weeks on, just kind of 408 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: a normal one, not a severe one. Uh So, yeah, 409 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna be out the next couple of weeks. Now. 410 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: The scary thing now is who's your backup center in 411 00:24:56,359 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: case something happens to be it Ish. Uh that got 412 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: the guy forgetting his name. He was Henry's. I believe 413 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: he's on the practice squad a backup center, and so 414 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, he might be a guy that they would activate. 415 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: I got a check to see now if he's still 416 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: on the practice squad because he was one of the 417 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: guys that was playing center for him. I got him 418 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: still on the practice squad, Yeah, Marcus Henry. So he's 419 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: a guy that they could basically call up because they 420 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: really don't have another guy that has any experience playing center. 421 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: And if you think about it, when they started training 422 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: camp and he was running second team at center before 423 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: Beatish took over as the as the backup, So they 424 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: might have to do that because I heard somebody say, well, 425 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: Connor Williams's next man up. He's never played a snap 426 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: at center. You can't count on that, and so I 427 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 1: would think that they might have to decee. They could 428 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: have used Cam Irving if he was healthy, because he's 429 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: played all three spots, but he's on ir and his 430 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: sprained MCL sounded like it was more four to six 431 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: than two to four. So now you know, well, great, 432 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: you got this guy. But until Looney gets back. You 433 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: know you're gonna have to find a backup center. Can 434 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: Zach Martin? Is he that diverse? No? I don't. I 435 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: don't know. No, I mean he could. Zack Martin is 436 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: certainly capable of playing any position on that offensive line, 437 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: but may come to that man try. I mean, so 438 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: Connor McGovern is your swing inside guy, right, Mickey and 439 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: so at something matter, But he hasn't played center since 440 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen at Penn right, and he didn't really get 441 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: any I didn't never see him in training camp get 442 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: any snaps at center. So yeah, I don't. I don't know. 443 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 1: You're gonna have You're gonna have to have three a 444 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: backup tackle, a backup guard, and a backup center, because 445 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna want eight so you can keep eight linemen 446 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: so you can keep forty eight on your on your 447 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: active roster on game day. And I haven't studied these 448 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: I haven't studied the newcomers that they picked up since 449 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: the start of the regular season, which was Alex Light 450 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: and Eric Smith, to to know how they would play 451 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: inside at all, and if they have any experiences. I 452 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: thought those guys Bill were kind of more guard centered, 453 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: I mean guard tackled type guys. I did tackle it. 454 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,360 Speaker 1: I did too. I did too remember seeing any any 455 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: any center UH experience there. So that's going to be 456 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: something that, you know, we need to keep an eye on. 457 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: But I think they they I think they've hit a 458 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: home run, would be honest. And I always thought if 459 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: they had, I thought so at the draft. Yes, I 460 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: thought so. If they had an I thought so season, 461 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: a normal training camp, a normal preseason, that that would 462 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: have given him time to win that job. And then 463 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: Joe Looney could play his spot the backup center guard 464 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: on game day, and that's a valuable spot they had. 465 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 1: So yeah, we'll see how keep in mind on Biadas. 466 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: You know, he was a Rimington Award winner at Wisconsin. 467 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 1: He's a three years starter. Whatever he was at Wisconsin, 468 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,439 Speaker 1: he had an injury issue there that dropped him as 469 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:24,360 Speaker 1: far as his draft stock goes, And in fact, even 470 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: at an injury issue in this offseason. I don't remember 471 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 1: exactly what it was which limited him as far as 472 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: and of course COVID the pandemic limited him as far 473 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: as his exposure, but the fact that they traded up 474 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: for him late in the fourth round showed what they 475 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: thought of Beatas and I agree with you, Mickey that 476 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: I think if they had a normal off season, that 477 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: they would have given him the opportunity to win that 478 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: starting center spot, because ideally you wanted, you would love 479 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: to have him to have just blossomed. He's your starting center, 480 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: and then Looney's your swing guy inside, especially with his 481 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: experience at center. So they'll do what they can here 482 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,719 Speaker 1: in the in the meantime, but you're ever send your 483 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: points on that offensive line, Yeah, you aren't sure. You 484 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: hope that Tyrn Smith is back healthy again and you 485 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: can just have him be your Pro Bowl left tackle 486 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: the rest of the season, Zach Martin your Pro Bowl 487 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: right guard. They're still issues with Connor Williams and left 488 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: guard and then at right tackle. Now with the news 489 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: coming out over the weekend that Lyle Collins is having 490 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: the hip surgery and he's gone, you just you're gonna 491 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: have to make do out there. And by the way, well, Jerry, 492 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that he can live up to his Jerry talking. Yeah, 493 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: Jerry talked about Lele Collins and he said, as of today, 494 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: it looks like he's headed towards surgery. He said, everything's 495 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 1: not certain, but that's the way it looks. So they're 496 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: probably without Lele Collins. So you know, Brandon Knight for 497 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: the season for the season. So Brandon Knight who took 498 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: over fort Eel who was struggling, actually did okay, but 499 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: they gave him help. And you know, when you go 500 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: back to what we were talking about before, the self 501 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: scouting thing, I don't know why they thought they could 502 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: leave Terrence Steele out there on his own against Myles Garrett. 503 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: Not not every snap right, And so when they moved 504 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: Night out there, he did a decent job, but they 505 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: did a lot of chipping and they had a tight 506 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: end over there quite a bit to help him out. 507 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: And it kind of worked because after that first quarter 508 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: and a half, we didn't hear much from Myles Garrett 509 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: after that, by the way, and so and the one 510 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: time he did put pressure on dak Zeke missed his 511 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: chip and allowed him to come through, and it caused 512 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: some problems for Dak. He had to step up and 513 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: then he had to end up throwing the ball away. 514 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: So they learned something about themselves after that that first 515 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 1: order and a half that Okay, we can't just sit 516 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: here and say, ah, next guy up. Right, that's that 517 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: guy's job. There's a reason why is the next guy right, 518 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: he ain't the guy way you can't say that about 519 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: be honest. That's why they call him mister badass. Right. 520 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: There are certain there are certain guys that you that 521 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: can come through. There are certain guys where you can 522 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: say next man up. There used to be an entire 523 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: culture of them just waiting to get in and play, 524 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: but nowadays it seems like everyone is just we're gonna 525 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: adhere to what the narrative is about me. I'm not 526 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: gonna get any better than that, because they say I'm 527 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: not gonna get any better than that, And that doesn't 528 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: bode well for teams who are trying to win this 529 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: battle of attrition as we go throughout the season, because 530 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: that's what that's the biggest battle right now, the injury report. 531 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: That's the biggest game that that's the biggest opponent that 532 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: we have right now when it comes to this Cowboys team. 533 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: So the more guys that we can say can accept 534 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: that next man up, moniker, then the better off will 535 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 1: be because right now you're gonna have some practice guys 536 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: out there in the thick of things. By the time 537 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: November comes and that might be just the best case 538 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: scenario for us. So we gotta be ready to play, 539 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: no excuses. And Cowboys not the only ones having this problem. 540 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: It's a league wide thing. Let's see just how good 541 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: we are up and down our roster. Let's see just 542 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: how good we are on who we sign. It's gonna be. 543 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a very interesting year, and 544 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 1: I just can't wait to see what happens at the 545 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 1: end of it, because we're gonna hear some names that 546 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: we've never heard of in our lives coming off the 547 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: practice field, and they might be very integral when it 548 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: comes to the Cowboy success, let's hope. And we're seeing 549 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: that across the league right now. I mean when you 550 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: look at and by the way, we got to go 551 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: to break here down a couple of points on seventy seven. 552 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: It was great to see Tyrant Smith back on the 553 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: field for the Cowboys. If you have a chance to 554 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: go look at the coaches film, look at seventy seven 555 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: for Cleveland, and they're the big reason why the Cowboys 556 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: defensive line was having some issues doing anything in that game. 557 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: Wyatt teller number seventy seven for Cleveland at right guard. 558 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: He was originally drafted in the fifth round by Buffalo 559 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: and for some reason they traded him to Cleveland and 560 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: he is now emerging at age whatever. He is twenty six, 561 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: is one of the top offensive guards in this league. 562 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 1: And they got a two time Pro Bowler at left 563 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: guard their offensive line, and what they've done. They drafted 564 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: the first rounder as well at left tackle, and they've 565 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: got Jack Conklin at right tackle. They're a big reason 566 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: why Cleveland is three and one right now. And then 567 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: you look at Philadelphia and all the injuries that they've 568 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 1: had on their offensive line, and prior to their game 569 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:59,480 Speaker 1: against San Francisco, you talk about injuries, San Francisco's got 570 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: more in reason virtually any team in the league. And 571 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 1: Philadelphia was able to patch the offensive line together enough 572 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: to win that game at San Francisco and now they're 573 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: sitting here in first place in this division. Long. Don't worry, 574 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:17,280 Speaker 1: it won't last long, all right, come back from break. 575 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: I got another guy. The next guy up may just 576 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: be the guy. 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You can get your ballpark fair at your house. 621 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: It's not a bad idea, all right, Yeah, I love that. 622 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 1: By the way, there is cheese. I want the macrun 623 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 1: and cheese. All right, I will order it up. They 624 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 1: might even deliver it to you. Yeah, that's by the way, 625 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:33,320 Speaker 1: there is entree. We've got a couple of playoff teams 626 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,800 Speaker 1: in Arlington this week. That's in the next week, and 627 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: the next week. That's right. We got postseason baseball at 628 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: Globe Life Field starting tonight, Dodger Baseball, the Dodgers and 629 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: the Pondres tonight, and then the National League Championship Series 630 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 1: next week and then the World Series. So yes, we 631 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: have playoff teams in Arlington, And as Everson alluded to, 632 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 1: we're still holding out hope here that there will be 633 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: a playoff team playing at the other stadium in Arlington. 634 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:05,320 Speaker 1: That would be our stadium at and T Stadium, and 635 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: one of the reasons why Mickey is going to present 636 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:12,200 Speaker 1: that right now here on mix shots and Mickey, I'm 637 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: thinking you teased it next man up? Okay, who was 638 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: the next man up in that game the other day? Ever? 639 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:23,719 Speaker 1: Sinking you think of who would have been next man 640 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:28,759 Speaker 1: up on that defense? It's a defensive player, right, Mickey, Yes, absolutely, 641 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 1: d Okay, I'm thinking it's nobody in the front seven. 642 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:37,719 Speaker 1: There you go, all right? So like the fifth play 643 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:41,880 Speaker 1: of the game, there was next man up after Jarvis 644 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:45,880 Speaker 1: Landry through a touchdown pass that beat Darian Thompson to 645 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:50,320 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham's junior. So I'm thinking you were teasing maybe 646 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 1: next man up at the safety position number thirty seven Wilson. Yes, 647 00:38:56,600 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: he ended up taking over. And I guarantee you he 648 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,800 Speaker 1: played more snaps in that game than he had in 649 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 1: his career as a defensive player at safety. If I 650 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:15,399 Speaker 1: remember correctly, he had seventy seventy snaps in the game, 651 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 1: so if the rest of the way, he played nine 652 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:22,399 Speaker 1: of the snaps. And look, he wasn't perfect. I saw 653 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: a couple of times he made mistakes, missed the tackle 654 00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:29,040 Speaker 1: or two, but he finished with ten tackles to lead 655 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:32,840 Speaker 1: the team. He had one sack, a tackle for a loss, 656 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:37,240 Speaker 1: and a quarterback hit, so almost playing like a rookie 657 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: because most of the time last year he was inactive 658 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:43,359 Speaker 1: or he was just a special teams guy, and they 659 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: had been grooming him more and more to be able 660 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: to play on the first team defense. And you know, 661 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,800 Speaker 1: I thought he did a decent job he had. He 662 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:57,719 Speaker 1: had an alignment problem or assignment problem on the goal 663 00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 1: line on the touchdown passed too. I think it was 664 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: no No. I think it was the tight end maybe 665 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 1: uh I had he Worly Whirly ended up covering like 666 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:17,480 Speaker 1: two guys and before the snap, Whirlely was kind of 667 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:20,719 Speaker 1: motioning him to move over, move over, and he kind 668 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: of froze and Wiry actually had he was one guy 669 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 1: on three receivers and that didn't turn out. So but 670 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 1: he was playing. He was playing red rover, red rover, 671 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: and I thought E. Wilson didn't come over. But other 672 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:40,280 Speaker 1: than that, I and I still don't know what happened 673 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:43,960 Speaker 1: on the fifty yard reverse to Odell Beckham because he 674 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:48,360 Speaker 1: was coming like a boy. He was coming across the 675 00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:51,440 Speaker 1: field like he was shot out of a cannon. And 676 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:53,359 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, I just see him fly 677 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:55,920 Speaker 1: by and he missed the tackle. And I don't know 678 00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: how he missed it, um, but anyway I can tell you. 679 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: I can tell you he had no help. That's why 680 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,879 Speaker 1: he assumed when he when he hauled ass over there, right, 681 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:11,120 Speaker 1: Because Beckham was hauling ass himself, he was he was 682 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:14,360 Speaker 1: gonna meet him as best he could. But there was 683 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 1: so much trash in the way. You assumed the traybon 684 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 1: Diggs was gonna make the play, and I don't know 685 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:23,719 Speaker 1: what happened to him. He just ended up floating out 686 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:28,160 Speaker 1: of bounds. It's as if the move that Beckham made, 687 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:32,040 Speaker 1: they thought he was gonna step out of bounds. And 688 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,440 Speaker 1: I don't know why they thought that, because he's got 689 00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 1: the maneuverability of one of the greatest athletes. So his 690 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: move inside was a good move, but it wasn't a 691 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:45,080 Speaker 1: great move. When you over commit too much to the sideline, 692 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:49,160 Speaker 1: the sideline as your defender, right, that's one of your defenders. 693 00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,520 Speaker 1: But for some reason, they're all running to the sideline. No, 694 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 1: you have to gather yourself, use the sideline as your friend. 695 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 1: No one did that. When it came to Cowboy pursuit 696 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:04,520 Speaker 1: Uh not Diggs. Uh not Wilson. And and that's why 697 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: Jayalen Smith was left trying to chase him down. If 698 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:11,759 Speaker 1: someone would have just given just halted his progress a 699 00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:14,839 Speaker 1: little bit, then Jayden's gonna come come from behind them 700 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:17,799 Speaker 1: probably knocked the heck out of him. But no one 701 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:20,719 Speaker 1: made the play typical. And you know what another thing 702 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,280 Speaker 1: on Jayalen on that one, he was on the opposite 703 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:26,480 Speaker 1: side of the field. He had he had stepped up 704 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage like he bit on the 705 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:32,200 Speaker 1: on the play fake, which that linebackers got to cover 706 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:34,239 Speaker 1: that side and he had to come all the way. 707 00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:36,520 Speaker 1: He has to. He has to respect that right. And 708 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:38,840 Speaker 1: and so you know, anybody that tells me he was 709 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,760 Speaker 1: loafing on that play, they don't know what they're talking about, 710 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:44,560 Speaker 1: or they didn't watch the game. They just assumed, right. 711 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:48,360 Speaker 1: But I thought Donovan Wilson did a nice job, especially 712 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: uh in run support. I thought he did a good job. 713 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:55,120 Speaker 1: And you know, he'll have to work on his coverage deal. 714 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,719 Speaker 1: But uh, I went the way. Mike Nolan answered the 715 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:03,920 Speaker 1: question uh during his conference call yesterday, and somebody asked about, 716 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,160 Speaker 1: you know, making the switch, and he says, well, after 717 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:10,040 Speaker 1: the uh you know, the end around passed to for 718 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:13,080 Speaker 1: a touchdown, he said, we decided to, you know, try 719 00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:15,880 Speaker 1: something a little bit different, and he spoke well of 720 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:23,400 Speaker 1: what Donovan Wilson did in the game that safeties and 721 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:27,400 Speaker 1: your defensive backs as your leading tacklers on the field, 722 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,279 Speaker 1: you got a problem. And if it keeps going like this, 723 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:34,080 Speaker 1: we will have one of our safeties will be our 724 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:37,840 Speaker 1: leading UH tackler on the field, and that will probably 725 00:43:37,960 --> 00:43:40,839 Speaker 1: not bode well for what's been going on with ourt front. Seven. Well, 726 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:45,239 Speaker 1: and here you go, just to highlight that Everson they 727 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:51,400 Speaker 1: the guy that had the most tackles of the defensive line, 728 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:56,200 Speaker 1: the defensive front, it was Antoine Woods. He had five 729 00:43:56,280 --> 00:44:00,359 Speaker 1: assisted tackles. He was the top guy. Everson Griffin had 730 00:44:00,440 --> 00:44:05,799 Speaker 1: three tackles, one assist and four. Lawrence had also had 731 00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:11,120 Speaker 1: had three, and Tristan Hill had three. But yeah, when 732 00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:14,680 Speaker 1: it six guys had to have more tackles than the 733 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:19,600 Speaker 1: defensive lineman, you know you're having problems up front. Yeah. 734 00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: Oh and one other Smith, go ahead, go ahead, Alden 735 00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: Smith was going to Alden Smith had fifty four snaps 736 00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:29,800 Speaker 1: in that game, and he's had over sixty in the 737 00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:32,439 Speaker 1: last two games prior to that, do you think he's 738 00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:35,359 Speaker 1: You think that's a good number for him, or would 739 00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:37,320 Speaker 1: you like to see more of a rotation at the 740 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:41,000 Speaker 1: defensive end spot. I think it's too many. I think 741 00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,280 Speaker 1: that too. If they could keep him to around forty 742 00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:48,919 Speaker 1: snaps or so, then I think that's about right, because 743 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,640 Speaker 1: if you think about it, he's had one good game, 744 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:55,919 Speaker 1: one off game, one good game, one kind of off 745 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:59,280 Speaker 1: game where he's not as active, and his body's probably 746 00:44:59,360 --> 00:45:02,640 Speaker 1: just not you used to getting hit like that, uh 747 00:45:02,719 --> 00:45:05,640 Speaker 1: and and probably needs some time to recover. When you 748 00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:09,120 Speaker 1: have that many snaps, he looks, he looks exhausted. He 749 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:14,879 Speaker 1: looks exhausted. Yeah, that's right, And that's why I would 750 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:16,880 Speaker 1: like to see them go to just go to a 751 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:24,680 Speaker 1: four three defense and rotate Lawrence, Griffin, uh Smith and 752 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:29,520 Speaker 1: Armstrong at the defensive ends, and he rotate your inside guys, 753 00:45:29,640 --> 00:45:31,839 Speaker 1: and those guys are going to be fresher that way. 754 00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:34,560 Speaker 1: Also in yesterday, but you need a line viper right. 755 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:38,000 Speaker 1: Also in yesterday's conference call, I thought this was interesting 756 00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:41,960 Speaker 1: with John Fossil. Uh. They asked him about, you know, 757 00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:45,440 Speaker 1: how they played the block punt in Jalen trying to 758 00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:48,160 Speaker 1: pick it up, and he said, well, we were going 759 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:51,080 Speaker 1: to have a block on and we knew we needed 760 00:45:51,120 --> 00:45:55,000 Speaker 1: to score points. So the last thing he said he 761 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:58,640 Speaker 1: reminded everybody he goes, if we block it, just remember 762 00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:03,080 Speaker 1: scoop and score. And unfortunately, I don't think he was 763 00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:06,400 Speaker 1: talking to when the ball was at your own five 764 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:08,759 Speaker 1: yard line to pick it up and run ninety five 765 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:16,320 Speaker 1: yards for a two point conversion. So unfortunately, yeah, Jalen 766 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:19,279 Speaker 1: Leon led at it and allowed them to recover in 767 00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:22,680 Speaker 1: the end zone. Further, hey, that's not fair to make 768 00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:26,080 Speaker 1: leon let a verb. Okay, that is not fair and 769 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:32,160 Speaker 1: the hell of a player I also figured out. I 770 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:34,960 Speaker 1: also figured out on my own. I woke up this 771 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:38,040 Speaker 1: morning with this thought. Remember yesterday I said something about 772 00:46:38,480 --> 00:46:42,200 Speaker 1: prior to that fourth and two and Dak's fastball touchdown 773 00:46:42,280 --> 00:46:45,440 Speaker 1: pass to Amari Cooper that in that time out that 774 00:46:45,600 --> 00:46:49,000 Speaker 1: McCarthy was talking to Fossil on the sideline. It dawned 775 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:51,719 Speaker 1: on me this morning he was asking about a fake 776 00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:56,160 Speaker 1: field goal. They were their other option might have been, 777 00:46:56,280 --> 00:46:59,040 Speaker 1: And I'm just speculating. I have no idea. I was 778 00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:01,440 Speaker 1: trying to figure out, why is he talking to Fossil 779 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:03,640 Speaker 1: on the sideline, and I thought, well, is there's something 780 00:47:03,719 --> 00:47:05,920 Speaker 1: wrong with zerline? I mean, it wasn't that long of 781 00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:07,759 Speaker 1: a field goal, and so the only thing I could 782 00:47:07,800 --> 00:47:11,000 Speaker 1: figure is they were looking at Okay, what what do 783 00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:13,000 Speaker 1: you How do you think about a fake field goal? 784 00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:14,759 Speaker 1: What play do you got for a fake field goal? 785 00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:16,840 Speaker 1: And they decided to run a player instead? What do 786 00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:19,120 Speaker 1: you think? Yeah? Like that think I like it? Keep 787 00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:21,920 Speaker 1: it up, keep it up? Absolutely? Yeah. And the other 788 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:24,560 Speaker 1: the other thing, well, you gotta watch those network TV 789 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:27,239 Speaker 1: cameras and none have your special team's coach come over 790 00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:30,319 Speaker 1: and talk to you. You might give it away if 791 00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:32,000 Speaker 1: I can figure it out, the other team might be 792 00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:35,839 Speaker 1: able to. And then all right, and knees and real quick. 793 00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:38,759 Speaker 1: On Kellen Moore's they asked him on the two point 794 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:42,399 Speaker 1: conversion where you're getting towards the end of the two 795 00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:45,000 Speaker 1: point conversion plays that you had on your sheet, and 796 00:47:45,080 --> 00:47:47,880 Speaker 1: he goes, we pretty much exhausted it. He goes. The 797 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:50,879 Speaker 1: good thing is though, you can always use you could 798 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:56,120 Speaker 1: always use your goal line plays as your two point conversions. Yeah, 799 00:47:56,719 --> 00:47:59,480 Speaker 1: there you go. Well they worked well the other day, 800 00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:02,919 Speaker 1: that's for sure. All Right, we continue with more mick 801 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:06,040 Speaker 1: shots and no telling what Mickey is gonna come up 802 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:09,719 Speaker 1: with tomorrow on the next player to emerge to turn 803 00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:13,200 Speaker 1: around this season. I'll have to pull out my Jimmy 804 00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:17,240 Speaker 1: Johnson book Turning this Thing Around for tomorrow Show Today. 805 00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:21,600 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 806 00:48:21,840 --> 00:48:23,879 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club