WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: Tough Game to Pick 0:00:04.040 --> 0:00:06.560 The following. Here's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:06.600 --> 0:00:18.320 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Lets go. Are you 0:00:18.360 --> 0:00:22.480 ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 0:00:22.600 --> 0:00:26.800 Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 0:00:27.000 --> 0:00:32.159 It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:32.960 --> 0:00:38.479 with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 0:00:39.560 --> 0:00:42.760 It is Friday, October twenty third, twenty twenty, season sixteen, 0:00:42.800 --> 0:00:45.960 episode number fifty. Welcome to another edition of The Break. 0:00:46.000 --> 0:00:48.600 We're life in the s WBC Mortgage studios. At the start, 0:00:48.640 --> 0:00:50.920 it's a freaky Friday, so we're gonna figure out what's 0:00:50.960 --> 0:00:54.000 gonna go on This Sunday. Cowboys will face the Washington 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:57.680 football team in Washington at noon. Uh, Nick, you are 0:00:57.720 --> 0:01:01.200 making that trip to Washington. Um, luck with that and 0:01:01.280 --> 0:01:03.800 we'll get back here. I know it's gonna be fun. Well, bet, 0:01:03.880 --> 0:01:05.280 this is one of the ones I'm not really like. 0:01:05.440 --> 0:01:07.800 Oh man, I really wish I was going because going 0:01:07.840 --> 0:01:10.640 to that stadium, it's just get yeah, and we're getting great. 0:01:10.640 --> 0:01:13.160 We're getting in really late. Uh. You know, normally you 0:01:13.200 --> 0:01:15.679 get in about five o'clock five thirty, regardless of what 0:01:15.760 --> 0:01:17.679 time it is five to thirty. It's getting in a 0:01:17.720 --> 0:01:20.120 lot later than that, like seven thirty. You just got 0:01:20.120 --> 0:01:22.440 turned around, and well, I think like you're going out. No, 0:01:23.319 --> 0:01:25.120 you're like you got to be in your room and 0:01:25.160 --> 0:01:27.839 get some food and call it a night. Right. Almost 0:01:27.920 --> 0:01:30.320 named the hotel we're going to, But that's probably good. 0:01:30.840 --> 0:01:34.920 Enjoy the food. It's the only place, you know, who 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:37.160 knows what the food's gonna be. But the press box 0:01:37.319 --> 0:01:40.160 is the only place where I've seen media go. I'm 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:43.959 just going downstairs to get food. Like literally, media will 0:01:44.000 --> 0:01:46.640 go and buy food at the concession stand rather than 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:48.400 eat what they have in the press box for free. 0:01:48.680 --> 0:01:50.600 That tells you a lot about the food that's offered 0:01:50.600 --> 0:01:54.560 in the press box for free. I mean, Dave, worst 0:01:54.600 --> 0:01:58.840 stadium in the league, Dave, you know what. I don't 0:01:58.880 --> 0:02:01.480 hear him right now, but I bet he's gonna be like, yes, 0:02:01.800 --> 0:02:06.840 by far, we lost, Dave. Um, Well it's a good start. 0:02:06.880 --> 0:02:09.600 But I will answer the question, yes, best worst stadium 0:02:09.880 --> 0:02:12.360 in the league by far, not even for lots of reasons, 0:02:12.400 --> 0:02:14.880 for lots of reasons, not not even closer. Who knows. 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:16.919 I don't even I don't I don't know where I'll 0:02:16.960 --> 0:02:19.600 be who knows what it should It should be interesting. 0:02:19.639 --> 0:02:21.520 I mean, this is gonna You know, the Cowboys play 0:02:21.600 --> 0:02:23.600 well here. I mean nine out of the last twelve 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:26.080 they've won, but with probably a lot more to do 0:02:26.080 --> 0:02:30.280 with the team than the they're facing than the stadium. Yeah, 0:02:30.320 --> 0:02:32.560 but what I'm saying is is that they play well there. 0:02:32.760 --> 0:02:34.800 I mean, and it doesn't not always with the team. 0:02:34.840 --> 0:02:37.720 I mean this, We've seen bad football teams go in 0:02:37.840 --> 0:02:39.880 here with Matt Castle as a starter and they turn 0:02:39.919 --> 0:02:42.480 it around and they win. So you know, it's always 0:02:42.520 --> 0:02:46.000 been a game where the records don't matter as much. 0:02:46.000 --> 0:02:50.080 And this time, you know, both teams are struggling, if 0:02:50.120 --> 0:02:53.040 you will, struggling. All right, let's go ahead and jump in. 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:55.360 Let's talk a little bit about this roster. I have 0:02:55.400 --> 0:02:57.440 a few different topics we need to hit there. Let's 0:02:57.440 --> 0:03:01.760 get some injury updates. Let's start first with Zach Martin. 0:03:01.880 --> 0:03:04.799 What are we hearing about Zach Martin. I guess it's 0:03:04.840 --> 0:03:06.920 going to be me here since Dave's out. I think 0:03:07.280 --> 0:03:10.280 Zach Martin has is gonna be a game time decision. 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:13.520 But it doesn't look like it's it's It looks like 0:03:14.000 --> 0:03:17.000 there's a better chance that he doesn't play in this game. 0:03:18.160 --> 0:03:21.200 He hasn't practiced so far this week. They don't do 0:03:21.240 --> 0:03:23.320 a lot today. They'll do some stuff tomorrow. I think 0:03:23.320 --> 0:03:25.799 he goes on the trip to Washington, but I don't 0:03:26.280 --> 0:03:28.519 if I had to guess right now, I don't think 0:03:28.600 --> 0:03:31.799 he will play in this game. What about Alden Smith? 0:03:31.840 --> 0:03:35.200 He had an injury last weekend, has been practicing limited 0:03:35.440 --> 0:03:37.200 on a limited basis this week. What are we thinking 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:38.960 about him for this weekend? I think he's got a 0:03:39.080 --> 0:03:42.240 much better chance to play. It seems like he will be. Uh. 0:03:42.840 --> 0:03:44.320 He's not only going on the trip, but it looks 0:03:44.360 --> 0:03:47.160 like he is going to play in the game. Mike 0:03:47.200 --> 0:03:50.200 McCarthy said said as much that he thinks he expects 0:03:50.240 --> 0:03:52.200 him to be out there. Talking about Sean Lee and 0:03:52.320 --> 0:03:56.440 Cheetobe Owoogier, both guys are guys that have been on IR. 0:03:56.880 --> 0:03:59.800 They're eligible to return at whatever point the team games 0:03:59.840 --> 0:04:02.080 in ready, they've started that process. Where are they right 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:05.120 now in their recovery and return they I don't see 0:04:05.200 --> 0:04:08.480 him there for this game. Dave and Naber might have 0:04:08.680 --> 0:04:11.440 different thoughts there, but I mean, I think and I am. 0:04:11.440 --> 0:04:13.320 I can you hear me now? Yes, yes, we can 0:04:13.320 --> 0:04:17.719 hear you, Sean Lee Cheeto, Hey, Sean Lee Cheeto. No, 0:04:18.160 --> 0:04:21.480 that's not that's not happening. Um, they are practicing. It's 0:04:21.480 --> 0:04:23.800 good to see him out there. Don't look for them 0:04:23.839 --> 0:04:27.400 on Sunday. UM, don't look for Zach Martin on Sunday. 0:04:27.400 --> 0:04:31.000 I think you already said that, UM, and Randy Gregory 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.240 is worthy of being on the forty eight. That's a 0:04:33.279 --> 0:04:36.760 direct quote from Mike McCarthy. So, and what do you 0:04:36.800 --> 0:04:38.920 expect Randy Gregory's role to be this weekend? What do 0:04:39.000 --> 0:04:43.520 you expecting to see from him? Well, I would assume 0:04:43.800 --> 0:04:47.040 it's kind of similar to what we've seen from him 0:04:47.080 --> 0:04:50.000 in past years, where they don't necessarily put him out 0:04:50.000 --> 0:04:52.000 there the whole time. They're just kind of easy him in, 0:04:52.160 --> 0:04:56.120 give him some reps game Dave reps. So I wouldn't 0:04:56.240 --> 0:04:59.640 be expecting too much, but but at least seeing him 0:04:59.680 --> 0:05:02.719 on the feeling getting him back onto that because we 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:05.880 know how different and real game is compared to practice. 0:05:06.040 --> 0:05:08.400 So I would expect them to just kind of easy 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.560 him in it. But I'm super I'm really excited to 0:05:11.600 --> 0:05:15.520 see what happens. I know that we all none of 0:05:15.600 --> 0:05:18.840 us expected Adam Smith to do what he has been 0:05:18.839 --> 0:05:21.000 capable of doing. And I know we've seen this from 0:05:21.080 --> 0:05:24.400 Randy Gregory in the past, but I am excited to 0:05:24.440 --> 0:05:28.240 see if he can bring something similar, something fresh, some 0:05:29.200 --> 0:05:32.720 extra energy to the defensive line. So we'll see what 0:05:33.400 --> 0:05:36.000 all he does. Dave, I want you to take me back. 0:05:36.279 --> 0:05:38.120 I want you to take the fans they're listening right now, 0:05:38.160 --> 0:05:41.720 take them back to the time when Randy Gregory was 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:44.040 playing for this team and give me a scouting report 0:05:44.160 --> 0:05:47.200 on the type of player that he was good and bad. 0:05:49.000 --> 0:05:52.480 I mean, I think, I think, fortunately, it'll probably be 0:05:52.480 --> 0:05:55.760 pretty similar, just because he was in a similar situation 0:05:55.800 --> 0:05:58.640 in twenty eighteen. He was coming off a lengthy absence 0:05:58.720 --> 0:06:02.120 because of suspension, and they used him as a situational guy, 0:06:02.200 --> 0:06:05.200 you know, an obvious passing down guy. I think he 0:06:05.320 --> 0:06:08.200 finished he finished that season with only like twenty five 0:06:08.240 --> 0:06:10.920 tackles because he was you know, they played him on 0:06:10.960 --> 0:06:13.200 a pitch count basically, But he had six sacks and 0:06:13.240 --> 0:06:15.839 twenty five pressures. So when you put him in a 0:06:15.839 --> 0:06:18.599 situation where he can go get the passer, he's pretty 0:06:18.680 --> 0:06:20.400 damn good at it for a guy that hasn't gotten 0:06:20.400 --> 0:06:23.000 to play a lot of football. And then obviously. You know. 0:06:23.040 --> 0:06:26.360 The downside is I guess you would call him a 0:06:26.440 --> 0:06:29.880 very undisciplined player because he was good for an offside 0:06:30.000 --> 0:06:35.280 flag or two seemingly every single week. But man, he's 0:06:35.360 --> 0:06:38.600 he's fun to watch. Like I think about that. I 0:06:38.600 --> 0:06:42.200 think it was against Tampa in twenty eighteen, he stripped 0:06:43.160 --> 0:06:46.240 Jamis Winston in the pocket and Jalen Smith recovered it 0:06:46.279 --> 0:06:48.800 and returned it for a touchdown, and it was kind 0:06:48.800 --> 0:06:50.760 of like this moment where you were like, Wow, maybe 0:06:50.760 --> 0:06:53.960 the Cowboys were right about these guys. And two years 0:06:54.080 --> 0:06:56.800 later now you're questioning it again. But it was a 0:06:56.800 --> 0:06:59.000 really it was a really fun moment at the time. 0:06:59.440 --> 0:07:03.240 That's probably that's the biggest Randy Gregory memory that I have. 0:07:03.360 --> 0:07:06.080 But I mean, for a guy, like I said, you know, 0:07:06.120 --> 0:07:08.840 for as little football as he has actually played, he 0:07:08.920 --> 0:07:12.320 has shown some real potential if he can play a 0:07:12.320 --> 0:07:14.360 little bit more disciplined. And Nick, I heard you this 0:07:14.400 --> 0:07:16.440 morning on a one h five dot three the Fan. 0:07:17.040 --> 0:07:19.560 You were doing a hit there and talked about Randy 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:22.120 Gregory and some of your recollections of him and what 0:07:22.240 --> 0:07:24.080 kind of player he is. What are your thoughts with 0:07:24.160 --> 0:07:26.240 him coming back? What are you expecting to see from him, 0:07:26.280 --> 0:07:28.080 and where do you think he'll be as far as 0:07:28.400 --> 0:07:30.040 you know, the kind of play you can can get 0:07:30.080 --> 0:07:31.720 out of him at this point his career, you know, 0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:34.360 it's it's it's hard to say. And of course I 0:07:34.440 --> 0:07:38.560 mentioned there on that show that I temper all the 0:07:38.720 --> 0:07:41.880 raving about what he looks like in practice because they 0:07:42.000 --> 0:07:45.640 still go up against the Cowboys offensive line. So how 0:07:45.960 --> 0:07:49.040 do we judge anything right now with that? But if 0:07:49.240 --> 0:07:51.440 you know, if he looks quick and he's put on 0:07:51.480 --> 0:07:54.800 some weight and you know, and it's been good weight, 0:07:54.880 --> 0:07:56.640 looks like it, you know he needed to bulk up 0:07:56.680 --> 0:07:58.440 some and so you know, if he can be a 0:07:58.440 --> 0:08:00.000 player that can kind of help with the run game 0:08:00.000 --> 0:08:02.600 at times but also get around that edge, just be 0:08:02.720 --> 0:08:05.440 better than what they have and that shouldn't be that hard. 0:08:05.520 --> 0:08:07.200 I mean, if he can just provide a little bit 0:08:07.240 --> 0:08:09.760 of a spark, I think that that'll be something that 0:08:10.080 --> 0:08:13.040 this team has been missing for sure. Questions do you 0:08:13.080 --> 0:08:17.400 think he can do that with such a long layoff? Yes, 0:08:17.520 --> 0:08:20.120 I mean I can't say no. With watching Alden Smith. 0:08:20.360 --> 0:08:22.600 I mean I just I know they're different people, different players, 0:08:22.640 --> 0:08:24.880 all that stuff, but you can't I think Bucky said 0:08:24.880 --> 0:08:27.120 it too. I mean, when you see Alden Smith, you 0:08:27.160 --> 0:08:29.520 can't say no, it's not possible. And I think they're 0:08:29.560 --> 0:08:31.160 not going to give him a huge role. I mean, 0:08:31.800 --> 0:08:33.920 he can't have a big role going there on pass 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:37.000 rushing downs. Try to be disruptive. He can probably do that. 0:08:37.080 --> 0:08:39.000 And I did not remember that he was the one 0:08:39.040 --> 0:08:42.079 that made that tackle against Jameis Winston. I mean, I 0:08:42.160 --> 0:08:45.000 remember Jalen Smith, but I didn't think I thought it 0:08:45.040 --> 0:08:46.640 was d Law. I didn't think it was Gregory that 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:50.240 made that. So Stephen Parker safety was moved to the 0:08:50.240 --> 0:08:52.160 active roster. He's a guy that they've been kind of 0:08:52.160 --> 0:08:55.160 popping up on game days, but now he's on the 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:58.640 active roster. Was this a move because they expect him 0:08:58.640 --> 0:09:01.080 to play more at safety or is he a special 0:09:01.120 --> 0:09:03.320 teams guy? Or is this a situation where they just 0:09:03.360 --> 0:09:05.640 added a little more depth to their secondary. What do 0:09:05.640 --> 0:09:10.440 you think, Dave? I mean, he's been in there playing 0:09:10.559 --> 0:09:14.080 safety the last couple of weeks, so I would imagine 0:09:14.600 --> 0:09:17.520 it almost you know, it seems like they're doing this 0:09:17.559 --> 0:09:21.240 thing by committee because they don't have somebody that's good 0:09:21.320 --> 0:09:23.960 enough to just nail down the role like Xavier Woods 0:09:24.040 --> 0:09:26.800 is out there, and then depending on the snap, it 0:09:26.880 --> 0:09:31.000 seems like sometimes it's darry and Thompson, sometimes it's Donovan Wilson. 0:09:31.120 --> 0:09:33.520 And I think they'll probably throw Stephen Parker in the 0:09:33.559 --> 0:09:36.280 mix as well. I know they've been really impressed with 0:09:36.280 --> 0:09:39.920 what they've seen from him in practice. I can't say 0:09:39.960 --> 0:09:42.200 that it like he's jumped off the tape to me 0:09:42.400 --> 0:09:47.480 watching the games. 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We're live from the SWUNBC Mortgage 0:13:31.640 --> 0:13:33.800 Studios at the Stars. The second segment of the break, 0:13:34.160 --> 0:13:37.160 let's talk about the Washington football team versus the Dallas Cowboys. 0:13:37.160 --> 0:13:41.280 That happens is Sunday at noon in Washington. My first 0:13:41.320 --> 0:13:45.280 question for you guys Washington. Washington has the third worst 0:13:45.320 --> 0:13:49.840 scoring offense. Dallas has the worst scoring defense. Which one 0:13:49.840 --> 0:13:53.280 will be better this weekend? Washington's offense or Dallas's defense. 0:13:53.400 --> 0:13:58.840 Let's start with you, Amber. I would like to think 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:03.120 that the defense he's able to start doing something better 0:14:03.280 --> 0:14:06.680 than the previous games. But based on just everything that 0:14:06.720 --> 0:14:09.600 has happened this season, I mean, there's no way that 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:12.520 I can sit here and say, oh, yeah, they're gonna 0:14:12.559 --> 0:14:16.600 stop Washington regardless of them not having a great offense 0:14:16.720 --> 0:14:19.040 like we've seen it happen. I mean, they have not 0:14:19.320 --> 0:14:21.960 really been able to stop anyone. I really thought that 0:14:22.040 --> 0:14:24.400 was gonna be the case with the Giants, and the 0:14:24.440 --> 0:14:27.480 Giants ended up scoring over what was the thirty points. 0:14:27.480 --> 0:14:32.240 I don't remember the exact amount of numbers, but I 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:36.160 just I it's gonna be a tough game. But the 0:14:36.920 --> 0:14:40.320 Dallas defense, it's gonna end up allowing points, just like 0:14:40.440 --> 0:14:44.080 they've been allowing points all throughout the season. Nick, you know, 0:14:44.120 --> 0:14:48.120 I think that Layton vander Esh's return and being back 0:14:48.120 --> 0:14:49.720 for this game, I think this is a type of 0:14:49.760 --> 0:14:52.760 game where you'll see him really be a part of 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:57.040 the defense. I think with a wide open threat with Arizona, 0:14:57.080 --> 0:14:59.640 with Kyler Murley running, I think it's kind of tough 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:02.280 to you know, he's not He's not that quick of 0:15:02.280 --> 0:15:05.120 a linebacker. He's aware. But but I mean I think 0:15:05.280 --> 0:15:07.760 in a game like this, I think you'll see him 0:15:08.520 --> 0:15:11.000 out there more and I think that he'll, you know, 0:15:11.040 --> 0:15:13.560 that will help this defense. I think Randy Gregory will 0:15:13.600 --> 0:15:15.880 help some there off the edge, so they're getting some 0:15:15.960 --> 0:15:17.880 players back and then they're just not going to be 0:15:17.920 --> 0:15:21.800 facing guys that that should, you know, hurt them that bad. 0:15:22.080 --> 0:15:24.960 So I think I think the defense has a better 0:15:25.040 --> 0:15:27.600 chance of step it up. I think I think Washington's 0:15:27.600 --> 0:15:32.360 offense is what it is, Dave. I don't trust this 0:15:32.520 --> 0:15:36.760 defense at all to do anything different than they have done. 0:15:36.800 --> 0:15:40.000 I mean, I agree with everything that they've said, but 0:15:40.720 --> 0:15:42.880 I mean you still got Terry McLaurin and he can 0:15:43.000 --> 0:15:45.400 run really fast in a straight line, which is all 0:15:45.440 --> 0:15:47.760 that anybody has needed to do over the last month 0:15:47.840 --> 0:15:50.360 or so. Um. But I will say the one thing 0:15:50.400 --> 0:15:55.120 that gives me confidence is Kyle Allen is awful in 0:15:55.240 --> 0:15:57.600 terms of like pocket presence and taking well. I mean 0:15:57.680 --> 0:16:00.240 he's not very good anyway, but like he's off in 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:03.160 the pocket. I saw a staff this morning. He's got 0:16:03.200 --> 0:16:06.560 the second worst EPA when it comes to strip sacks, 0:16:06.560 --> 0:16:10.240 only behind Daniel Jones, who you will remember the Cowboys 0:16:10.320 --> 0:16:12.840 got a strip sack return, you know, and return it 0:16:12.880 --> 0:16:15.800 for a touchdown against him. So if they can get 0:16:15.840 --> 0:16:19.320 to Kyle Allen, then they should be able to you know, 0:16:19.720 --> 0:16:22.360 make make some hey there. Obviously they've got to do that. 0:16:22.440 --> 0:16:25.720 They haven't been consistent, but I would like to think 0:16:26.240 --> 0:16:28.480 that they can turn his bad pocket presence into a 0:16:28.520 --> 0:16:30.600 short field or two, which would go a long way 0:16:31.360 --> 0:16:33.520 to help in this offense. Yeah, I agree with everything 0:16:33.560 --> 0:16:36.200 you guys are saying. And I thought it was interesting 0:16:36.240 --> 0:16:39.080 that up until Dave, nobody mentioned Kyle Allen, because that, 0:16:39.160 --> 0:16:41.280 to me is the interesting part. Like, you look at 0:16:41.320 --> 0:16:43.520 all these teams of Cowboys have played, he is by far, 0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:45.680 in my opinion, the worst quarterback that they've paid played 0:16:45.720 --> 0:16:48.160 to this point. Now I know that's also that that's 0:16:48.160 --> 0:16:49.920 the death nail for the Cowboys deep. It's like as 0:16:49.960 --> 0:16:52.800 soon as we start throwing out those kinds of edicts, 0:16:52.840 --> 0:16:55.280 that's when they just get completely roasted. And everybody's like, 0:16:55.320 --> 0:16:58.120 Kyle Allen's ready for the Pro Bowl. But my point is, 0:16:58.200 --> 0:17:00.680 I think this is the this will be the quarterback 0:17:01.000 --> 0:17:03.400 that is probably least proficient of all the guys they've 0:17:03.400 --> 0:17:06.159 played so far, and I think because of that, I 0:17:06.200 --> 0:17:08.080 don't have a lot of faith in the defense right now, 0:17:08.119 --> 0:17:10.119 the Cowboys defense. What I do have some faith and 0:17:10.280 --> 0:17:13.119 is in the fact that Kyle Allen hasn't played very well, 0:17:13.160 --> 0:17:15.080 and because he hasn't played l well, I don't think 0:17:15.119 --> 0:17:16.879 he gets going this week. I agree with you, Dave 0:17:16.960 --> 0:17:19.399 on McLaren. I think McClaren is the one guy you 0:17:19.440 --> 0:17:22.280 got to be really concerned about, and so I think 0:17:22.320 --> 0:17:24.280 they'll get some plays. He'll get some plays out of 0:17:24.320 --> 0:17:26.560 this defense. I just don't think it'll be enough. I 0:17:26.560 --> 0:17:27.800 think when you look at the two, I think the 0:17:27.800 --> 0:17:30.120 Cowboys defense will be better. All right, let's me want 0:17:30.119 --> 0:17:32.400 to the second question Nick, you mentioned a little while ago. 0:17:35.040 --> 0:17:38.360 One thing we know is that the Cowboys defense they 0:17:38.359 --> 0:17:42.280 can make someone bad look good. So there's that. I mean, 0:17:43.080 --> 0:17:46.840 it's to the point where it doesn't even necessarily matter 0:17:46.920 --> 0:17:49.840 who the opponent is. It's now up to it's just 0:17:49.960 --> 0:17:52.800 all on the Cowboys at this point. It's it's all 0:17:52.880 --> 0:17:54.639 up to them, like it's up to them to be 0:17:54.680 --> 0:17:58.000 able to start changing this whole narrative because right now, 0:17:58.200 --> 0:18:00.040 like I can care less who the opponent is, It 0:18:00.040 --> 0:18:02.520 doesn't matter if they're at the bottom of the list. 0:18:02.720 --> 0:18:06.359 The Cowboys still will make mistakes and end up making 0:18:06.400 --> 0:18:09.640 them look good. I agree with all of that. What 0:18:09.680 --> 0:18:12.520 I'm saying, though, is when you look at this Washington offense, 0:18:13.520 --> 0:18:15.840 this there is not really a good comparison of a 0:18:15.840 --> 0:18:17.320 team that they played. I know, we think that the 0:18:17.600 --> 0:18:20.560 Giants are bad. To me, the Giants are light years 0:18:20.560 --> 0:18:23.760 ahead offensively than what Washington is. If you watch offense, 0:18:23.920 --> 0:18:27.080 their offense, they just are not I mean, they're really 0:18:27.119 --> 0:18:30.000 really bad. So you're right there, there's bad versus bad. 0:18:30.320 --> 0:18:33.320 My question then becomes which one is worse? And I 0:18:33.359 --> 0:18:36.600 think in this instance, this may be the one offense 0:18:36.640 --> 0:18:39.520 in the league that the Dallas defense may be better than. 0:18:39.680 --> 0:18:42.199 But we'll all see, And you're right, Amber, I do 0:18:42.280 --> 0:18:44.760 think what we've known and what we've seen over time 0:18:44.840 --> 0:18:46.840 is that sometimes you get you look at these kind 0:18:46.840 --> 0:18:49.600 of matchups and you're like, well, certainly Cowboys get it 0:18:49.640 --> 0:18:52.760 going here, and for whatever reason, it doesn't get going. 0:18:52.760 --> 0:18:55.040 So there's a real possibility that happens. Let's move on 0:18:55.119 --> 0:18:57.600 to that second question, Nick, you mentioned about Layton vander 0:18:57.720 --> 0:19:00.400 esh playing last week. I want to take you guys 0:19:00.440 --> 0:19:01.919 back to last week, and I'd like you guys to 0:19:01.920 --> 0:19:04.000 tell me how you thought he played and how much 0:19:04.000 --> 0:19:06.000 of a difference do you think he made in this defense, 0:19:06.040 --> 0:19:09.200 particularly last week against the Arizona Cardinals. Nick Le'll start 0:19:09.200 --> 0:19:11.119 with you. You know, I was just looking at his 0:19:11.200 --> 0:19:13.840 snaps right now. He played fifty percent of the snaps 0:19:13.840 --> 0:19:16.760 fifty one percent, so that you know, there wasn't a lot, 0:19:17.800 --> 0:19:20.280 and that might be by design. I would think, you know, 0:19:20.320 --> 0:19:21.840 they want to see how he comes out of this game. 0:19:22.119 --> 0:19:26.280 I thought he played. Okay, I didn't. I didn't notice 0:19:26.359 --> 0:19:28.119 him a lot. Obviously he's only a play out there 0:19:28.119 --> 0:19:30.800 half the time. But I do think again, I think 0:19:30.800 --> 0:19:33.400 a game like this he will play more. It'll be 0:19:33.600 --> 0:19:35.600 you know, they'll run the ball more. It'll be kind 0:19:35.600 --> 0:19:37.280 of in the trenches a little bit. And I think 0:19:37.280 --> 0:19:41.320 this game suits him better. And I think you'll you'll see, oh, Layton, 0:19:41.600 --> 0:19:46.800 Layton's back for this game, Dave, Yeah, I agree. I mean, 0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:49.520 I'll just say I didn't really notice him. He played 0:19:49.520 --> 0:19:51.840 fifty percent in the snaps. I think he had three tackles. 0:19:52.119 --> 0:19:54.440 That's to be expected. I mean, not only has he 0:19:54.520 --> 0:19:57.760 been off for a month, but again no offseason. He 0:19:57.840 --> 0:20:00.320 was out for most of last year. I would it's 0:20:00.320 --> 0:20:03.720 gonna take him some time. We talked about the play 0:20:03.760 --> 0:20:08.040 that Darius Butler broke down the pop pass to who 0:20:08.119 --> 0:20:13.480 was a Kirk or whatever one that Anthony Brown. Yeah, 0:20:13.520 --> 0:20:15.320 if you go back and if you go back and 0:20:15.359 --> 0:20:18.480 watch that, Yeah, if you go back and watch that play, 0:20:18.720 --> 0:20:20.480 Anthony Brown, Why are you still in the end zone? 0:20:20.560 --> 0:20:23.919 Jalen Smith? What are you looking at? Leyton vander Esh 0:20:24.000 --> 0:20:26.560 diagnoses the play beautifully. He just happens to be on 0:20:26.600 --> 0:20:29.480 the wrong side of the formation. So that was really 0:20:29.560 --> 0:20:32.200 encouraging to think that, you know, his instincts are still 0:20:32.200 --> 0:20:35.040