WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: Won't Be "Easy" 0:00:06.040 --> 0:00:08.559 The following He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:08.600 --> 0:00:20.320 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Let's go. Are you 0:00:20.360 --> 0:00:24.480 ready for a Break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 0:00:24.600 --> 0:00:28.800 Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 0:00:29.040 --> 0:00:34.160 It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:34.960 --> 0:00:40.479 with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 0:00:40.640 --> 0:00:43.920 It is Wednesday, September twenty fifth, twenty nineteen, season fifteen, 0:00:43.960 --> 0:00:46.960 episode number fifty one. Welcome to the latest edition of 0:00:47.080 --> 0:00:50.440 The Break. We're live the s WBC Mortgage Studios at 0:00:50.440 --> 0:00:54.920 the Star. Got Nick and Dave dating back with us today, Right, 0:00:54.960 --> 0:00:58.160 we get a bonus a day of Danny special guest. Yeah, 0:00:58.200 --> 0:00:59.840 so it should be fun here. We got a lot 0:00:59.880 --> 0:01:02.360 to talk about. This is I think the first week 0:01:02.360 --> 0:01:05.240 that we've been doing this show this season where where 0:01:05.240 --> 0:01:08.800 we're going to have our look at the opponent, and 0:01:08.840 --> 0:01:11.400 it actually feels like there's a lot to talk about 0:01:11.440 --> 0:01:13.760 when you talk about all the personnel that they have. 0:01:13.959 --> 0:01:18.080 Dave's gonna have his breakdown of the Saints offense and 0:01:18.120 --> 0:01:20.480 we'll get into that today. Tomorrow we'll talk about their defense. 0:01:20.800 --> 0:01:23.240 But when you start going through this thing, there are 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:25.000 a lot of guys that you have to talk about, 0:01:25.040 --> 0:01:28.000 a lot of guys that can be potential weapons for 0:01:28.040 --> 0:01:30.160 this team, probably more than any other team that we've 0:01:30.319 --> 0:01:32.880 that the Cowboys have faced this season. We'll get into 0:01:32.920 --> 0:01:34.720 that in just a second before we go there, though, 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:36.960 I did want to talk first about a couple of 0:01:37.000 --> 0:01:38.920 guys that are coming back from injuries, a couple of 0:01:38.920 --> 0:01:41.400 guys that are still on the injury report. Catch us 0:01:41.440 --> 0:01:44.959 up on Xavier Woods and Tavon Austin. We'll let Dave 0:01:45.040 --> 0:01:48.320 did that. They're both at practice, good both. I mean, 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:50.880 they're both expected to be limited. But you know, if 0:01:50.880 --> 0:01:53.360 you're a veteran and you're practicing on Wednesday, it's always 0:01:53.360 --> 0:01:58.480 a good sign. That's where they're at. Yeah, I mean, like, well, 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:00.280 you got to watch it for the rest of the week. 0:02:00.320 --> 0:02:02.280 But you know, we talked about it yesterday. The four 0:02:02.360 --> 0:02:06.320 to six week prognosis for Xavier Woods looks pretty faulty. Yeah, 0:02:06.400 --> 0:02:10.600 I mean, it's been less than two and he's practicing again, 0:02:10.720 --> 0:02:13.600 so keep an eye on him. But if you're a 0:02:13.680 --> 0:02:15.760 veteran and you're practicing on Wednesday, that's usually a really 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:19.120 good sign. Antoine Woods and tarn Crawford. Tarn Crawford not 0:02:19.200 --> 0:02:23.880 practicing and that's not surprising. Luke Gifford it's back, and 0:02:23.919 --> 0:02:26.560 that is a little not surprising. I mean, it makes sense, 0:02:26.600 --> 0:02:28.920 but it's just kind of out of sight, out of mind, 0:02:29.000 --> 0:02:31.080 Like haven't seen him since he heard his ankle in 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:34.600 San Francisco. That was August tenth. Been a long time. 0:02:34.760 --> 0:02:39.960 So he's out there practice brain right, Yeah, which looked 0:02:40.000 --> 0:02:42.160 like a broken ankle that was coming off. I mean, 0:02:43.680 --> 0:02:46.639 but you know, the interesting part there is they kept 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:49.000 him on this team for the whole time, you know, 0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:50.400 and I know they've talked about it a lot. That 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:53.080 kept him on the training camp roster. They he had 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:55.040 made the team. I think that was probably the most 0:02:55.320 --> 0:02:58.960 expensive interception ever to get an interception and then get 0:02:59.040 --> 0:03:00.560 hurt like that, because like, okay, you're on the team, 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:03.440 you're done enough to be here. But to be here, 0:03:03.480 --> 0:03:06.720 he's probably they're expecting him to be a special teams guy, 0:03:06.800 --> 0:03:09.360 may be active. So I'm I'm interested to see when 0:03:09.400 --> 0:03:11.000 he gets healthy, is he going to have a role 0:03:11.040 --> 0:03:13.200 on special teams and whose spot does he think? Yeah, 0:03:13.200 --> 0:03:16.440 it's funny the nature of this thing because back at 0:03:16.480 --> 0:03:19.920 training camp, it's like he's so impressive. He's this undrafted 0:03:20.000 --> 0:03:22.320 rookie linebacker and he already made the team even though 0:03:22.320 --> 0:03:25.160 he can't practice. And now it's like, well, this is 0:03:25.160 --> 0:03:27.960 the guy that they've did all this work to hold onto. Like, 0:03:28.440 --> 0:03:30.800 let's see something. And I'm not saying that he's going 0:03:30.880 --> 0:03:33.880 to start or anything, but for all of the work 0:03:33.919 --> 0:03:36.280 that they did to keep him on this team, you 0:03:36.280 --> 0:03:38.760 wouldn't think that he's going to live up to those expectations, 0:03:38.800 --> 0:03:40.920 even if it's just as a special teamer. Yeah, it'll 0:03:40.920 --> 0:03:43.160 be interesting to see as time goes on what his 0:03:43.280 --> 0:03:46.040 role will be and how much they can work him in. Obviously, 0:03:46.040 --> 0:03:48.560 this is a team that's very, very deep the linebacker position, 0:03:48.800 --> 0:03:51.520 so really special teams becomes his opportunity if he's going 0:03:51.560 --> 0:03:54.320 to get me play any real significant playing time. So 0:03:54.360 --> 0:03:56.480 let's move on. Let's talk about the New Orleans Saints. 0:03:56.560 --> 0:03:59.680 Let's start. Dave, give us your your breakdown of this 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:03.160 fence and what you've seen as you started looking at 0:04:03.160 --> 0:04:06.560 the tape on these guys. Did you watch the game 0:04:06.600 --> 0:04:12.640 on Sunday? I did? Did you watch it? Danny? Yes? Nick? So, yeah, 0:04:12.760 --> 0:04:16.400 Alvin Kamara is really really good football player. Yeah, that's 0:04:16.560 --> 0:04:20.320 I mean, that's really my that's my breakdown. M not really, 0:04:20.360 --> 0:04:24.400 but if you watch that game, not surprisingly with a 0:04:24.440 --> 0:04:27.839 backup quarterback in the game who hasn't started in three years, 0:04:28.360 --> 0:04:31.560 they really took the pressure off of Teddy Bridgewater and 0:04:31.720 --> 0:04:34.760 put it all on Alvin Kamara. I would venture a 0:04:34.800 --> 0:04:38.240 guest I don't cover the Saints, I would venture a 0:04:38.279 --> 0:04:40.400 guest that that is the most they have ever leaned 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:44.920 on him, and he delivered. He did it all for them. 0:04:45.200 --> 0:04:49.000 He had ninety two rushing yards, no, ninety two receiving yards, 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:53.960 excuse me, and he caught what nine passes sixty sixty 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:57.440 six or sixty nine rushing yards. I've got it for you, sorry, 0:04:57.440 --> 0:05:00.760 on sixteen attempts, which was interesting because in the previous 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:03.880 two games he'd averaged thirteen. He had thirteen carries on 0:05:03.920 --> 0:05:06.080 both those two games at sixteen in this game, sixteen 0:05:06.080 --> 0:05:08.080 little bit of an increase, not a huge increase. Sixteen 0:05:08.080 --> 0:05:10.719 carries for sixty nine yards and a touchdown. Really nice 0:05:10.760 --> 0:05:13.680 output on his part. Nine receptions for ninety two yards 0:05:13.680 --> 0:05:17.080 and another touchdown. Brought this up in Jason Garrett's press conference. 0:05:17.080 --> 0:05:20.240 The amazing thing is, honestly, he would have had a 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:23.120 pretty pedestrian day. If the Seahawks could have gotten him 0:05:23.160 --> 0:05:24.880 on the ground. I mean, if you watch the tape 0:05:24.880 --> 0:05:29.799 of this game, he is banging off linebackers, dragging safeties. 0:05:30.000 --> 0:05:32.599 He dragged Jadeveon Clowney at one point in this game, 0:05:32.720 --> 0:05:36.239 a sixteen yard run right up the gut. Clowney grabs 0:05:36.279 --> 0:05:38.200 onto his waist and he just carries him for like 0:05:38.240 --> 0:05:41.440 five yards. He's like, that's cool. Number one overalls, like 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:46.960 you just described Jerome Bettis's career honestly average. If they 0:05:47.160 --> 0:05:49.760 would have gotten him on the ground. You you said 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:52.359 it yesterday. Is like the perception because of what they 0:05:52.440 --> 0:05:54.960 asked him to do, is that he's like a scap back, 0:05:55.040 --> 0:05:57.520 like you know, Darren Sproles was so successful in New Orleans. 0:05:57.720 --> 0:05:59.920 It's just not true. Jason Garrett said it today. Heat 0:06:00.000 --> 0:06:02.320 two hundred and fifteen pounds. He was running between the 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:05.159 tackles and these are not like, yeah, these are not 0:06:05.240 --> 0:06:08.240 bad players that he was demolishing. Like Bobby Wagner and 0:06:08.320 --> 0:06:12.200 kJ Wright are fantastic linebackers, and he made them look 0:06:12.279 --> 0:06:15.240 really bad. He scored from thirty two yards out on 0:06:15.320 --> 0:06:18.120 a It was like third and thirteen. It was a 0:06:18.160 --> 0:06:20.600 clear out screen, like let's see if we can get 0:06:20.600 --> 0:06:23.839 in position for a fuel goal. And it's right before 0:06:23.839 --> 0:06:26.240 the half and he just he dragged half the defense 0:06:26.279 --> 0:06:29.520 and scored a touchdown. This is so exciting, really is 0:06:29.760 --> 0:06:34.320 because Steven Jones said that Tony Pollard is Alvin Kamara 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:36.960 just going to be Alvin Kamara, Right, Yeah, he did 0:06:37.000 --> 0:06:40.320 say that. So this is what Tony Pollard's going to 0:06:40.400 --> 0:06:44.560 be to get I wanna and you mentioned it, You 0:06:44.600 --> 0:06:47.640 mentioned it like this is an offense with a lot 0:06:47.680 --> 0:06:50.080 of talent on it. Just in general though, and honestly, 0:06:51.320 --> 0:06:53.159 I don't think the Saints get enough credit for what 0:06:53.200 --> 0:06:55.440 they've done on their offensive line, Like everybody gives the 0:06:55.440 --> 0:06:58.600 Cowboys so much credit. Just looking at it, you start 0:06:58.640 --> 0:07:02.120 to Ron Armstead that left tackle, he's a third round pick. 0:07:02.279 --> 0:07:05.320 Andrews Pete at left guard who was drafted to be 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:07.760 a tackle, but he's a first round pick playing guard. 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:10.880 Eric McCoy was their first pick in the second round. 0:07:11.120 --> 0:07:13.800 I believe in the high or in the low thirties. Like, 0:07:13.840 --> 0:07:17.240 he's a very good second round pick out of Texas 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:20.640 A and m Larry Warford. They got it in free agency, 0:07:20.720 --> 0:07:22.840 but he was a high draft pick. Back in his day. 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:26.800 And then Ryan Ramchick, which everybody talks about t J. Watt. 0:07:27.480 --> 0:07:30.520 Ryan Ramchick was drafted thirty first overall in that draft, 0:07:30.800 --> 0:07:32.640 which you know, I think the Cowboys are happy with 0:07:32.720 --> 0:07:35.040 Lyle Collins, but they could have gotten themselves a Pro 0:07:35.040 --> 0:07:37.640 Bowl caliber wright tackle as well. You know, you know 0:07:38.080 --> 0:07:40.880 you watched Inside the NFL at all. They it's Michael 0:07:40.920 --> 0:07:43.400 Irvin's on it now, I think filling in for ray Lewis. 0:07:43.440 --> 0:07:47.080 But Phil Sims said yesterday or he said it on 0:07:47.120 --> 0:07:49.920 the show, that the Saints have the best offensive line 0:07:49.920 --> 0:07:52.600 of football better than Dallas, and he actually picked the 0:07:52.600 --> 0:07:55.320 Saints to win the game just because of that. Now, yes, 0:07:55.400 --> 0:07:58.000 he doesn't like the Cowboys. What he's the anti Irvin 0:07:58.040 --> 0:07:59.760 when it comes to that, But he did say Dallas 0:07:59.840 --> 0:08:01.520 is the number two team in the NFL as far 0:08:01.560 --> 0:08:04.040 as overall team, but he thinks this Sael win because 0:08:04.040 --> 0:08:07.720 of their line. Their offensive line is really impressive. Michael 0:08:07.760 --> 0:08:10.920 Thomas is awesome, trey Quon Smith is a third round 0:08:11.600 --> 0:08:16.520 slot number three receiver, and then you've got Ted Ginnu 0:08:18.880 --> 0:08:21.760 still run and they can still run. Where do I 0:08:21.760 --> 0:08:25.119 want to start? Which, Okay, if you go watch this game, though, 0:08:25.200 --> 0:08:28.000 it was like it was a perfect storm for Teddy 0:08:28.000 --> 0:08:31.840 Bridgewater to succeed because their undrafted punt returner Deante Harris 0:08:32.120 --> 0:08:34.280 returns a punt for a touchdown for an early lead 0:08:34.360 --> 0:08:37.480 from the get Fifteen minutes later they break a seven 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:41.160 seven tie with a defensive touchdown. Chris Carson fumbles for Seattle, 0:08:41.200 --> 0:08:43.439 so you get fourteen of your thirty three points from 0:08:43.480 --> 0:08:46.080 your defense and special teams. And then the rest of 0:08:46.120 --> 0:08:50.120 this was trying to not put this game on Teddy Bridgewater. 0:08:50.200 --> 0:08:52.200 I've said this a few times, but I retweeted it 0:08:52.679 --> 0:08:56.280 earlier this week. Somebody cut up every completion, all right, No, 0:08:56.360 --> 0:08:59.360 actually every throw of Teddy Bridgewater's game. He threw one 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:01.560 hundred and seventy seven yards, which should lead you to 0:09:02.080 --> 0:09:05.560 know this was dink and dunk city, Like I think. 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:08.880 I counted three balls that went further than fifteen yards downfield. 0:09:09.200 --> 0:09:12.959 Michael Thomas five catches for fifty four yards. I wrote 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:17.440 this down last night. Where's he at? Where are you at? 0:09:17.480 --> 0:09:23.040 Michael Thomas crossing route for I checked three reception quickly, 0:09:23.360 --> 0:09:25.480 a quick slant to pick up a third and fourteen, 0:09:25.960 --> 0:09:29.600 a ten yard out route, an eight yard curl six 0:09:29.679 --> 0:09:32.280 yard crossing route and then his touchdown was a bubble 0:09:32.320 --> 0:09:34.120 screen on the goal line where he caught it at 0:09:34.160 --> 0:09:36.280 the half inch line and fell into the end zone. 0:09:36.320 --> 0:09:38.559 Which I don't blame Michael Thomas for this. I think 0:09:38.559 --> 0:09:40.440 it's just smart play calling. You talk about putting your 0:09:40.480 --> 0:09:44.000 quarterback in a position to succeed. Again. You know, Drew 0:09:44.080 --> 0:09:46.200 Brees is a guy that can manipulate the pocket, throw 0:09:46.240 --> 0:09:48.760 down the seams, put the ball anywhere he wants to. 0:09:48.760 --> 0:09:51.120 Teddy Bridgewater is not that guy, at least not in 0:09:51.200 --> 0:09:53.320 his first start in three years on the road, and 0:09:53.360 --> 0:09:57.040 they played that way, and it's amazing to me, you know, 0:09:57.080 --> 0:09:59.000 I know Alvin Kamara is really good, but it's amazing 0:09:59.000 --> 0:10:00.800 to me that it worked that well. That's my main 0:10:00.840 --> 0:10:05.480 impression from this game is they were like, let's manufacture 0:10:05.480 --> 0:10:07.640 as many touches as we can for this running back 0:10:08.040 --> 0:10:10.040 and see how far he can carry us. And he 0:10:10.120 --> 0:10:12.880 carried them to a pretty lopsided win. I know they 0:10:13.160 --> 0:10:16.840 won by six, but Seattle scored that last touchdown literally 0:10:16.840 --> 0:10:18.160 on the last play of the game. And one of 0:10:18.200 --> 0:10:20.280 the interesting things in my opinion about that is when 0:10:20.320 --> 0:10:22.959 you look at Seattle, I would think the part of 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:26.720 their defense that's probably the best at this point is 0:10:26.720 --> 0:10:29.160 their linebackers. And so you would think a game where 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:31.200 the Saints come in and say we're going to rely 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.880 on this running game, you would think that that flies 0:10:33.920 --> 0:10:35.600 in the face of what Seattle does the best. And 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:38.760 you're right, they were getting just like blown away. I 0:10:38.760 --> 0:10:40.400 mean I was. I was shocked on one play with 0:10:40.520 --> 0:10:43.880 kJ Wright just basically got got bulldozed and and I 0:10:43.960 --> 0:10:46.240 was like, that's that's kJ right. I mean like it 0:10:46.559 --> 0:10:48.880 just didn't it didn't play the way I thought it 0:10:48.880 --> 0:10:51.120 would play. And it made me think again, going back 0:10:51.120 --> 0:10:53.520 to what you were saying about this offensive line. I 0:10:53.559 --> 0:10:55.240 think they're a big part of it, but I think 0:10:55.320 --> 0:10:58.640 Kamar also runs with some power and teams have to 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:00.480 be aware of that. Yeah, but you know, grows to 0:11:00.600 --> 0:11:02.880 sixteen times for sixty nine yards. I mean we're not 0:11:03.080 --> 0:11:05.959 talking about, you know, a great day. Actually, now, he 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:09.439 that's not what those nine catches, yeah, and a lot 0:11:09.440 --> 0:11:11.160 of those are round the line of scrimmage and he's 0:11:11.160 --> 0:11:12.960 making plays and all that. I look back at this 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:15.800 game and think that, you know, Russell Wilson and and 0:11:16.040 --> 0:11:19.559 then saying the Seattle offense didn't do what they needed 0:11:19.600 --> 0:11:21.959 to do early. And so that's what the Cowboys. If 0:11:22.000 --> 0:11:25.040 they can put Bridgewater in a situation where you just 0:11:25.080 --> 0:11:26.880 can't denk and dunk like this, you're gonna have to 0:11:26.920 --> 0:11:30.200 throw it. And that's what Seattle didn't wasn't able to do. 0:11:30.320 --> 0:11:32.760 And I do think that's that's important. Is I mean 0:11:32.880 --> 0:11:36.280 fourteen I think the Saints went into Yeah, Saints went 0:11:36.320 --> 0:11:38.000 in a half time with twenty points. Fourteen of them 0:11:38.040 --> 0:11:40.679 came from defense and special teams. They get down, they 0:11:40.679 --> 0:11:43.200 get into the end zone in the last possession of 0:11:43.240 --> 0:11:46.800 the first half. I think that's huge, just putting them 0:11:46.920 --> 0:11:49.640 up and allowing them to play this conservative game plan, 0:11:49.679 --> 0:11:52.360 because I agree with you, they do have weapons. But 0:11:52.440 --> 0:11:55.840 like all right, outside of Kamara, this is this is 0:11:55.880 --> 0:11:59.240 what they did on offense. Bridgewater scrambled three times for twelve. 0:11:59.360 --> 0:12:02.560 Taysom Hill had a gadget run for five. Latavius Murray, 0:12:02.640 --> 0:12:05.600 who they brought in to be their new ingram. I 0:12:05.600 --> 0:12:07.320 don't think that's going to happen, by the way. I 0:12:07.400 --> 0:12:10.520 just whether he's just lost it or whether Kamara is 0:12:10.559 --> 0:12:12.400 just that good. He carried the ball two times for 0:12:12.480 --> 0:12:15.840 two yards. Zach Lyne, their fullback, came in on the 0:12:15.880 --> 0:12:19.040 goal line and got stuffed. In the receiving game, you 0:12:19.120 --> 0:12:21.600 got Thomas and Kamara. Then after that, Ted Ginn caught 0:12:21.600 --> 0:12:24.520 two balls for fifteen yards, Jared Cook caught one for seven, 0:12:24.679 --> 0:12:27.319 Hill had a gadget catch for five yards, and then 0:12:27.440 --> 0:12:29.680 Josh Hill, their tight end, had one catch for four yards. 0:12:29.720 --> 0:12:33.760 Like lots of star power up here. And then honestly, 0:12:34.640 --> 0:12:37.199 I don't like, they don't have anybody else that really 0:12:37.320 --> 0:12:39.840 scares me. And I think it would be different if 0:12:39.920 --> 0:12:42.520 Drew Brees was there because he can make anybody look good. Well, 0:12:42.559 --> 0:12:44.200 the one thing I went through out there, I think 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:46.280 you have to remember that they were on the road 0:12:46.360 --> 0:12:48.400 and playing in one of the loudest stadiums in the 0:12:48.480 --> 0:12:51.640 league with this new quarterback. So I would say that 0:12:51.640 --> 0:12:53.640 that's gonna be a little bit of a different situation 0:12:53.760 --> 0:12:56.360 than them playing in the Dome. And the one thing 0:12:56.400 --> 0:12:58.520 I know about their head coach, he is a guy 0:12:58.559 --> 0:13:01.280 that knows how to manufacture offense using a lot of 0:13:01.280 --> 0:13:04.720 different weapons. And so we were there years ago when 0:13:04.840 --> 0:13:07.120 I remember a fullback that I don't even remember the 0:13:07.200 --> 0:13:11.400 dude's name, but he just crazy over out boys Carney, Yeah, 0:13:11.400 --> 0:13:13.600 and it was it Carney. I don't know who it was. 0:13:14.200 --> 0:13:16.319 It was. It was a fullback, and the point was 0:13:16.440 --> 0:13:18.520 the point I'm making about Yeah, the point I'm making 0:13:18.520 --> 0:13:21.000 about that is this isn't you want to talk about 0:13:21.000 --> 0:13:23.680 all these young guys in the NFL who are considered 0:13:23.720 --> 0:13:26.559 to be brainy acts and know how to manufact your offense. Well, 0:13:26.600 --> 0:13:28.760 Sean Payton's been doing it before those guys, and he's 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:30.840 every bit as good as those guys in my opinion, 0:13:31.040 --> 0:13:33.160 and knowing how to get his offense to function. That 0:13:33.280 --> 0:13:36.079 game was in Dallas, I believe. I think Ridgewater is 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:38.120 going to have longer passes. So I think this is 0:13:38.280 --> 0:13:40.400 going to be very different than what we saw because, 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:42.280 first of all, he has the confidence from that first win. 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:45.560 He now has more time practicing and more comfort with 0:13:45.559 --> 0:13:48.079 with his players. I think it's going to be different. 0:13:48.120 --> 0:13:49.760 I think it's not just going to be the what 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:52.960 you get the dunk City what you call it in conduity. Yeah, 0:13:53.000 --> 0:13:55.880 I think it'll be different. I think you're right. I 0:13:55.920 --> 0:13:58.480 don't think it'll look exactly like that, but I do. 0:13:58.880 --> 0:14:01.280 I feel silly saying it because it's easy to argue 0:14:01.320 --> 0:14:03.160 Michael Thomas is one of the three best receivers in 0:14:03.200 --> 0:14:05.760 the game. But I just don't know that they have 0:14:05.920 --> 0:14:10.400 the personnel to just go downfield on this defense, like 0:14:10.720 --> 0:14:14.840 I mean, which ironically DeVante Parker hurt them in the 0:14:14.880 --> 0:14:19.640 first half of that game against Miami. But I would 0:14:19.640 --> 0:14:22.960 be surprised to see them just chunking it downfield often 0:14:23.040 --> 0:14:25.960 at least I don't know that that really is. Honestly, 0:14:26.040 --> 0:14:27.920 that's not even a big part of the offense. When 0:14:27.960 --> 0:14:30.360 Breeze is there over the last year or so, I mean, 0:14:30.440 --> 0:14:32.280 he's a guy. He can still throw. I'm not saying 0:14:32.320 --> 0:14:34.320 he can't throw, but I don't think that's the biggest 0:14:34.320 --> 0:14:36.720 part of their offense. I think there's the type offense 0:14:36.760 --> 0:14:38.840 that can work their way down the field and they 0:14:38.840 --> 0:14:40.720 can use every part of the field. And that's what 0:14:40.760 --> 0:14:43.400 I was meaning by by what their coach brings them. 0:14:43.440 --> 0:14:46.960 He'll he really forces the defense to cover every single 0:14:47.000 --> 0:14:49.240 part of the field because he'll use the tight end 0:14:49.280 --> 0:14:50.960 in one area, and he'll use a running back in 0:14:51.040 --> 0:14:53.880 one area, and he'll use this third receiver in another area, 0:14:53.920 --> 0:14:56.080 and so it forces defense is to really be able 0:14:56.080 --> 0:14:58.440 to spread out. And that's what I think creates a 0:14:58.480 --> 0:15:01.480 lot of opportunity for them. Here's where I'll disagree, and 0:15:02.480 --> 0:15:04.760 this is I mean, I've got a lot more experience 0:15:04.840 --> 0:15:06.920 watching Drew Brees and the Saints than a lot of 0:15:06.920 --> 0:15:09.560 other NFL teams. That's where I grew up. And I 0:15:09.600 --> 0:15:12.280 think this is a cliche, Like you're always like, oh, 0:15:12.440 --> 0:15:14.800 quarterback can throw him open and blah blah blah, and yeah, 0:15:14.800 --> 0:15:19.680 like no NFL team just launches the ball downfield every down. 0:15:20.080 --> 0:15:23.880 But Drew Brees really is so accurate that you can 0:15:23.960 --> 0:15:27.240 be completely covered and he'll still get it to you, 0:15:27.320 --> 0:15:30.360 like he does it with Thomas. He's gonna put Marcus 0:15:30.400 --> 0:15:33.480 Colston in the Saint's Ring of Honor because he can 0:15:33.520 --> 0:15:35.120 just throw it on He used to just throw it 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:38.040 on Colston's back shoulder and he would be absolutely blanketed 0:15:38.360 --> 0:15:40.600 and he would just use his body to make the 0:15:40.640 --> 0:15:43.680 catch anyway, and like it was not an advisable throw ever, 0:15:43.840 --> 0:15:46.560 and it worked every time. I don't think Teddy Bridgewater 0:15:46.640 --> 0:15:48.960 can do that, and so, and I don't disagree with that. 0:15:49.000 --> 0:15:51.320 I agree with everything you just said. And so that's 0:15:51.400 --> 0:15:54.600 my point is, like those fifteen to twenty five yard 0:15:54.680 --> 0:15:57.640 routes that Breeze could throw to Thomas time after time 0:15:57.680 --> 0:15:59.920 after time. I don't think it'll be there for him, 0:16:00.200 --> 0:16:02.640 which is why I think you look more at Alvin 0:16:02.720 --> 0:16:05.720 Kamara and it's like we got a rally to this guy, 0:16:05.720 --> 0:16:07.960 because that's how they're going to generate most of their offense, 0:16:08.120 --> 0:16:11.280 is trying to put it on him, in my opinion, 0:16:11.320 --> 0:16:13.280 But I also think that they will have They will 0:16:13.360 --> 0:16:16.320 have lots of gadgets for this game. I just knowing 0:16:16.400 --> 0:16:18.960 that coach, they're gonna be a lot of things that 0:16:18.960 --> 0:16:21.600 they're gonna try to come up with that will look 0:16:21.640 --> 0:16:25.400 to take advantage of this defense. And by trickery or 0:16:25.440 --> 0:16:26.920 whatever you want to call it, I don't think it's 0:16:26.960 --> 0:16:29.280 gonna be they're gonna line up every play and just 0:16:29.280 --> 0:16:31.000 look to throw the ball or even just to run 0:16:31.080 --> 0:16:32.240 the ball. I think they're going to do a lot 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:34.640 of different things and mix it up enough to where 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:36.600 they try to keep this defense off balance. All the 0:16:36.680 --> 0:16:40.120 stuff that we are excited to see the Cowboys try 0:16:40.200 --> 0:16:43.360 with Tony Pollard is stuff that they do with Alvin Kamara. 0:16:43.440 --> 0:16:45.680 He lines up on the boundary, he lines up in 0:16:45.720 --> 0:16:48.360 the slot, he motions out of both of those spots. 0:16:48.680 --> 0:16:50.880 They gave him the ball on jet sweeps in the 0:16:50.880 --> 0:16:53.760 Seattle game, they faked the ball to him on jet sweeps. 0:16:53.760 --> 0:16:56.920 In the Seattle game, they used receivers. There's a play 0:16:57.120 --> 0:16:59.840 I think it is in the third quarter they motioned Kamara. 0:17:00.080 --> 0:17:02.680 He's killing him. At this point, they motioned Kamara on 0:17:02.720 --> 0:17:06.240 the jet sweep. kJ Wright takes three steps toward the 0:17:06.280 --> 0:17:11.040 hash mark watching Kamara, and the running backs passed him 0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:12.840 by the time he even realizes he doesn't have the ball. 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.560 And that's what you gotta watch for, is not only 0:17:15.600 --> 0:17:17.600 what he can do, but the threat that he brings. 0:17:18.160 --> 0:17:21.320 And it's sorry, it's easier said than done, but I 0:17:21.400 --> 0:17:23.600 just I don't know. With Teddy Bridgewater in there. It's 0:17:23.600 --> 0:17:26.680 a different story with Breeze, But with Teddy Bridgewater playing quarterback, 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:28.480 I think if you can limit him, you can really 0:17:28.520 --> 0:17:31.040 limit this offense. Let's take our first break, we come back. 0:17:31.119 --> 0:17:32.960 We have some questions about that I want to throw 0:17:33.000 --> 0:17:35.000 at you. 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