1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,439 Speaker 1: Good afternoon, sir. How are you good afternoon? Doing well? 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Right on? It's great to hear from you. Are were 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: breathing a sigh of relief on Tyrant Smith? Well? Absolutely. 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: I mean, anytime you're going through a long season like 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: you are, you always get up tight when you have 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: some challenges, and certainly Tyrn's had a few the last 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: couple of years. But it's good to know that he's 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: going to be ready to go Sunday. Okay, that's great. 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: I wanted to hear that vote of confidence because this 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: morning I saw basically every beat writer was saying Treyvon, 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: Diggs and Tyrone will be questionable, will be game time decisions? 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: And then Jerry just kind of went, oh, no, they're good. 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: They're ready to rock. So do you feel the same 14 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: way about Trayvon that he'll be ready to go? We 15 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: feel good about it. It's, you know, obviously a work 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: in progress, but you know, feel good both these guys 17 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: are going to be out there and be able to play. 18 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: All right. I'd love to ask questions just about you, 19 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: but you happen to be on the same day that 20 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: Jerry was on, and one moment this morning I thought 21 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: was hilarious, and I just wanted to see if it 22 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: was you that he was mad at. He was talking 23 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: and it was clear someone was in the office while 24 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: he was trying to concentrate, and so we heard this 25 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: little number as he was banging the desk to get 26 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: somebody's attention to throw him out. Was that you did 27 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: you get in trouble today? That was me. I avoided 28 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: that one, So I don't know who that was, but 29 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: it h I'm glad it wasn't meant for me, Steven. 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: You know, you guys, we've we've talked about with Terrence 31 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: Steele and what he's been able to do these last 32 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: four weeks. Has has has he even exceeded expectations of 33 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: where you thought he was or I mean, I know 34 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: you can say some positive things about it, but it 35 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: just seems like that to me. He has just made 36 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: a big difference in these four wins you guys have 37 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: had here recently. Well, well, I'll say this, we certainly 38 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: had a lot of a lot of confidence in Terrence. Uh. 39 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's made of all the right stuff. He busts, 40 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: but every day that he comes to work, h you know, 41 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: he's got the makeup of what you want and one 42 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: of these uh as he used me one of these 43 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: NFL sorry, one of these NFL tackles. And you know, 44 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: on top of that, you know he's got great work ethic. 45 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: He got great experience last year, which is invaluable. We 46 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: all know how valuable reps are the players when they're 47 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: trying to develop, especially young guys, and you know, take 48 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: that experience he got last year and then build on 49 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: it with a great offseason, getting himself stronger and then 50 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: really working well and the you know, the preseason obviously 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: Lyle had some limitations there. We weren't rushing Lyle and everything. 52 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: So you know, he's really taking advantage of everything. And 53 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: you know, you did feel like, uh, you know, there 54 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: was going to be a good future for Terrence, and 55 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: he's certainly taking advantage of every opportunity. Well, there guys 56 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: like myself that were just just all I was doing 57 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: was spouting he can't play, he can't play, he can't play. 58 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: When when that happens, do you guys hear that or 59 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: is it just like brought us as at it again? 60 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we just got to go forward here. This 61 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 1: is what we believe in the player, because you I 62 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: mean I'm not saying you get influenced, but do you 63 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: guys hear when the negativity about the players there. Well, 64 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: I don't want to bust your bubble, Brian, but I 65 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: don't think to any of those coaches down there are 66 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: are paying a lot of attention. Uh, not that you 67 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: don't have a great eye for talent and the media. 68 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: I'm just saying to the media. I'm just saying to 69 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: the media in general, Stephen. I mean, I don't think 70 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: I just included myself in the clown. You know, I'm 71 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: playing with you, absolutely, But at the end of the day, no, 72 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: I don't take our coaches pay attention to the media. 73 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: And sometimes, uh, you know, you see things and you 74 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: just roll your eyes, like where in the hell did 75 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: that come from? But uh, you know, obviously we have 76 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: our own evaluators, whether it's our our coaching staff, and 77 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: then of course we got our scouting staff which also 78 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: evaluates players every day and so that we got second opinions. 79 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: And but we have a great field organizationally for where 80 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: we think players are. And uh, do not let you 81 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: know what press or media may may have to say 82 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: about a given player. There's a lot of times they're 83 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: you know, they're spot on whether it's good or bad, 84 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: and there's other times when they're you give the oh wow, 85 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: where did that come from? It's Stephen Jones with us 86 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: here in your Home of the Cowboys one to five 87 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: three the fan. You guys obviously made a very concerted 88 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: effort in last year's draft to throw a lot of 89 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: resources at this defense. Can you talk about the returns 90 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: from Michael Parsons as a twelfth overall pick Osa at 91 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: seventy five, Goolston at eighty four, Jabril Cox at one fifteen. 92 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: You obviously hope to get really positive contributions, but for 93 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: a bunch of rookies, are they even exceeding what you 94 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: thought you might get in your one Well, you hope that, 95 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: you know, when you draft this day and time in 96 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: the salary cap area, especially when you have, you know, 97 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: a high end quarterback, which we're so fortunate to have 98 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: that's you know, in a second contract, and you have 99 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: to make you have to make those draft picks work. 100 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,679 Speaker 1: And obviously we have a lot of resources an economic 101 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: standpoint tied up in the offensive side of the ball. 102 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: So you've got to hope you can come in and 103 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: back that up with youth from a draft pick standpoint, 104 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: as well as getting some value in free agency, which 105 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: I think, you know, with Dan Quinn sitting down with 106 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: Will myself, Jerry and Mike and saying, hey, here's my 107 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: vision for the defense, and here's the type of players 108 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna need, I think there was great communication and 109 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: a great understanding of what we needed, and I think 110 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: because of that we did get some really good value 111 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: and players like Kazee and Curse and Hooker, guys like 112 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: that to you know, come in step up. A guy 113 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: like Urban, a guy like Carlos Watkins, a guy like Basham. 114 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: All those were you know, valuable players for us this year. 115 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: And the good news with that draft class, we've got 116 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: a couple young ones that are gonna be coming back. 117 00:05:55,080 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: In particular are obviously our second round pick in Kelvin Joseph. 118 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be great to get him back and in 119 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: the mix as well. Stephen Jones here with you on 120 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: the family. What's it gonna take for the Cowboys to 121 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: get their first win in New England of the Jones 122 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: family era, not since eighty seven? That was crazy to 123 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: hear that this week. Well it was crazy for me too, 124 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: but then I went back to thinking about it, and 125 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: I say, yeah, I've left that stadium, old Gillette and 126 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: the new one, you know, have left up there in 127 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: Foxboro with a lot of frowns on my face. And 128 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: of course a great organization, a great family run business. 129 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: The Craft family would have nothing but big respect for 130 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: the Crafts. And then of course, so went went against 131 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: that quarterback who who did most of the he got 132 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: the best of us, and Tom Brady, one of the 133 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: greatest of all time. And now we're gonna go against 134 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: a coach who's arguably one of the greatest of all time. 135 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: And you know they're gonna be well coached. You know, 136 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,679 Speaker 1: they're going to execute. You know, they're gonna throw things 137 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: at you that are going to challenge you. But I 138 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: like our guys. I liked you know, our players, I 139 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: like our coaching staff, and you know, I think we're 140 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: going to be prepared and give ourselves every opportunity to 141 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: go up there and hopefully get a win and break 142 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: that streak. You know, it's a streak. And I think 143 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: there was a spell with Belichick and Brady together. You know, 144 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: even though Brady's gone, do you feel like you need 145 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: to go beat them yourself to sort of shake off 146 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: that the mystique of of the Patriot dynasty. Well, I mean, 147 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: hats off to him. I mean, no one what they've 148 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: accomplished up there under the Craft family, under Belichick obviously 149 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: for a big part of it, Brady, Uh, you know, 150 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: they they they've just been dynasty, if you will, and 151 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: certainly it's going to be you're challenged every time you 152 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: go up there. I was, you know, even looking at 153 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: some of Brady's comments before we went up there. I mean, 154 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: there's much much respect up there, so well deserved, and 155 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: we better come in there prepared an their record it's 156 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: probably not where they want it to be, but there'll 157 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: be a big challenge for us, and we're gonna have 158 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: to play our best football if if we want to 159 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: go in there and try to break this streak. Steven, 160 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: I know for a fact that Bill Belichick has a 161 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: great deal of respect for you and your father, and 162 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: there when you when you meet with Bill, you see 163 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: him in at owners meetings and things like that, Is 164 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,239 Speaker 1: there something you could share with us that you've taken 165 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: from him? And it kind of like, hey, that that 166 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: kind of stuck with me. Something he said they kind 167 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: of helped me along the way for team building or 168 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: running your own organization. The main thing is just how 169 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: dialed in he is and uh, you know, his focus 170 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: on his vision for his team. I mean, he can 171 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: tell he has a plan. Uh, he knows the type 172 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: of players that he's after. We've talked about that. Uh, 173 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: you know, we've talked at times about how we uh 174 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: you know, we draft players that uh that he likes 175 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: and I would have taken, and vice versa. They draft 176 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: players that we like and would have taken. And but 177 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing is he's just you know, 178 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: so committed and a great vision for what he wants 179 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: to get done. And I think that's a lot of 180 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: what we're seeing with this Cowboy team this year is 181 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: you know, between Kellen, between Dan Quinn under Mike McCarthy's leadership, 182 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: I think we've got, you know, a great vision for 183 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: what we want to be as a football team and 184 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: we're executing it. Steven, then that's wonderful. Answered. Do you 185 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: worry though, like you say, you look across the field 186 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: and he's standing there on the other sidelines, Do you 187 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: worry about your coaches trying to do too much? Is 188 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: that does that make sense at all. I mean that, man, 189 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: we're battling, We're battling one of the best all time 190 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: here and we just got to kind of hang in 191 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: there and do what we need to do. Well. It 192 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: does make I mean, I certainly see where you're coming from, Brian, 193 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: But I just think this team that we have this year, 194 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: uh you know, they're very confident and uh you know 195 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: what Kellen has our offense doing, or our players on 196 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: offense are, and same on defense, very confident what dan 197 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: Quinn has in mind. And then of course all the 198 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: messaging and all the uh you know, the things we 199 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: focus on. I know, uh I read the other day 200 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: we're uh certainly Belichick's number one all time in the 201 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: turnover ratio being positive and right behind him Mike McCarthy, 202 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: and I'll give my credit ever since he's walked in 203 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: the door, all he's ever preached as the ball, the ball, 204 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: the ball, and uh he's number two all time on 205 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: that ratio. And we all know what that means. When 206 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: you win that turnover battle, there's a good chance you're 207 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: gonna win an NFL football game. So, uh, you know, 208 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: I just think we have to stick to what we're doing. 209 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: We know he's gonna challenge us, and but this team 210 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: has a swagger confidence, they're playing fast, they're playing with 211 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: great cadence, and I just think, uh, you know, we're 212 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: up for this battle, and I think we'll play well, 213 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: all right. Coach Pittman showed some huge guts going for 214 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: two the other day in Oxford. You're sitting there watching 215 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: that one. Were we okay with that call right there too? Absolutely? Absolutely? 216 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great call. I mean, both 217 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: teams were moving up and down the field. I think 218 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: both of them were averaging eight or nine yards of play, 219 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: and I thought it was, you know, the right call 220 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: in they're needing about two and a half yards to 221 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 1: get two points, and you know, it's just unfortunate. You 222 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: got hats off to Old Miss and made a great 223 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: defensive play and the Razorbacks didn't get it in there 224 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: to win it. But I was all for the call. Steven. 225 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: Appreciate your time as always getting hell up there. We'll 226 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: be pulling for you. Thanks guys, always great to be 227 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: on with. You have a great weekend.