WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: More From Pollard?

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<v Speaker 1>The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Are you ready for

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<v Speaker 1>a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 1>Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>WA with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and

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<v Speaker 1>Derek Eagleton. It's Thursday, September twelfth, twenty nineteen, Season fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>episode number forty two. Welcome to another edition Off the Break.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll lock nest WBC Boarding studios at the start, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna talk a little bit of Washington defense today. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave has this normal uh scoutter import on these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>probably the better part of their team, I would guess,

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<v Speaker 1>but we'll talk about that as we get into the show.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll also get into some injury updates. How's everybody feel

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<v Speaker 1>this morning? Great? Wow? No, I feel amazing, Thank you, Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for bringing the energy. Time good, great, grand wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>Ready to go to our nation's capital watch some football? Yep, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel good too. I was listening to somebody get earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>So what I don't know? How to do? This? Guy?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know it just makes your whole body. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know. I don't know if it was music

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<v Speaker 1>or art or something else. Okay, good, got it, got

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<v Speaker 1>it so smooth. I feel good right now. Yeah. Cool,

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<v Speaker 1>Well you don't need dancing or just listening. No, just listening. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. How are you, Nick? I'm great, You're good. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you look like you're intently reviewing some notes so that

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<v Speaker 1>you're ready to tell us some amazing things about this

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<v Speaker 1>matchup between the Cowboys and the Redskins. No, but I'll

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<v Speaker 1>get there. I'm sure I'll come up with something here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we haven't done in a long time. Uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I went to the Six Flags. I don't know, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I went over the fourth of July. We haven't had

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<v Speaker 1>a story time with Nick in a long time. You

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<v Speaker 1>got any stories from the red Skins and maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>want to? Yeah, you could think about it. We could

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<v Speaker 1>get to it later. I just actually was working on

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<v Speaker 1>a top ten list of like the best wins ever

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<v Speaker 1>in Washington, and so I was working on that. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It always takes me back to my very first game

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<v Speaker 1>with the team in nineteen ninety nine, and they're twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one points in the fourth quarter, came back in one

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<v Speaker 1>and overtime. That was good. But you know what I

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<v Speaker 1>had to put on the list was Dak's first win

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<v Speaker 1>up there. You know, they're one one. What's gonna happen here?

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<v Speaker 1>You know the Giants, you know, is he the right

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback for this job? You know they lost the first game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it's going to Washington. Dez is saying he

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<v Speaker 1>wants the ball more and blah blah, and all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden he goes out there and wins the game

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<v Speaker 1>and just wins ten more after that in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>So I thought was an interesting win. I do think

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<v Speaker 1>I actually wrote about that this morning. Is this is

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<v Speaker 1>the exact same thing that happen in sixteen home game

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<v Speaker 1>against the Giants. Road trip to play Washington back to

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<v Speaker 1>back to start the season. Not doesn't really mean anything,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's an interesting coincidence. Yeah, all right, let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>get some updates on some injuries. Yesterday we find out

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<v Speaker 1>there were three players that did not participate in practice.

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<v Speaker 1>That was Tavon Austin with a concussion. We mentioned that yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Tyron Crawford, who we didn't talk about, has a hip injury,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Louke Gifford, as has been the case, continues

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<v Speaker 1>to have an ankle injury. Talk to me about Tyron Crawford.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the one that was most interesting. Caught

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<v Speaker 1>my eye because I hadn't really heard a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>about that before. Well, it's the same injury he's had

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<v Speaker 1>all off season with the hip, so I would assume

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<v Speaker 1>it's the same one. But I think it's more precautionary

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<v Speaker 1>thing to kind of, hey, let's let's give him a day,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, let's don't just overload him. He was out

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<v Speaker 1>there today, I would imagine it was back today. I

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<v Speaker 1>imagine he'll be it. Maybe listen is limited, it's something

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. I don't yeah, like maybe that's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a Wednesday thing again. I think you're gonna see this.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't talk about it last week because it happened

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<v Speaker 1>after the show. But Sean Lee didn't practice last Friday

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<v Speaker 1>for no reason other than just to limit the wear

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<v Speaker 1>and tear keep him off his feet. He obviously played.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're going to see that a lot this year,

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<v Speaker 1>where it's just you know, they do vet days in

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<v Speaker 1>training camp. I think they're going to be doing that

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<v Speaker 1>in the season this year. I don't know if that's

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<v Speaker 1>what that was for Tyrone because he is still coming

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<v Speaker 1>back off of that hip surgery, so he kind of

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<v Speaker 1>had a VET day in the game. Sawn Lee. Oh oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, damn, there's just right. I'm just going

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<v Speaker 1>to jump right sixteen. He's the Sam. He's the Sam linebacker.

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<v Speaker 1>It's yeah, I mean that is that different than what

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<v Speaker 1>your expectations were for his role in the teams show?

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<v Speaker 1>Not really expected, just what it is. Yeah, but what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying is limiting him on Friday, eliminated on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Sean Lee. Yeah, it almost does. It does become

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit curious to curious as to why you

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<v Speaker 1>would need to give him VET days if his his

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<v Speaker 1>role on game days is so limited, which it looks

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<v Speaker 1>like it is. He's thirty two years old. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I don't keep him for I don't care whatever. Keep

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<v Speaker 1>him fresh. Yeah, we'll see. I'm curious if tip you know,

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<v Speaker 1>typically like we always say, like if you're up and

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<v Speaker 1>moving around on Thursday, it means good things for Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>But keep an eye on Tyrone. M Tavon Austin was

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<v Speaker 1>not at practice again today. I feel like I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>making mental preparations to play without him on Sunday. Another guy,

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<v Speaker 1>what one catch? You know he played. He was out there,

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<v Speaker 1>he was doing stuff. He was the guy doing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of those jets he had. He had one catch

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<v Speaker 1>for eight yards. But I am intrigued by what we

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<v Speaker 1>saw from him because he was doing a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the jet action. He was the guy looping through the

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<v Speaker 1>backfield on the fake handoffs all the time. They moved

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<v Speaker 1>him around the formation, and that would be that would

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<v Speaker 1>be great. Like you, I think you said it Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>like they're gonna have to do that to get defenses

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<v Speaker 1>to honor it. So yeah, I mean he's not health

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<v Speaker 1>he's probably not gonna play, but when he is, hell,

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<v Speaker 1>if he could give me one to two catches a

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<v Speaker 1>game and a couple carries and be part of that,

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<v Speaker 1>that's awesome. That's what I want from him. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want him to be this major part of

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<v Speaker 1>the offense because he hasn't proven he's abable to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But he could be a really fun kind of gadget guy.

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<v Speaker 1>But I would love for Pollo to be that Lewis.

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<v Speaker 1>As you start to see Zeke kind of work more

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<v Speaker 1>into the offense to where he is getting the bulk

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<v Speaker 1>of the carries. Unlike this last weekend. I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to see Polo take on that kind of role of

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<v Speaker 1>using him like that. You know, what do we always

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<v Speaker 1>say about these coaches that I get it, I'm saying

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<v Speaker 1>what I would like to see you. I'm not holding

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<v Speaker 1>my breath. You may in time, you may in time.

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<v Speaker 1>But like I mean, it's pretty cool they don't trust

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<v Speaker 1>him to pick up a blitz on third down. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why Jamaezola Wally was in there as much as he was. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>this takes that away though, if he's if he's lining

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<v Speaker 1>up in the slot. But what I'm saying is if

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<v Speaker 1>they don't trust him to stand in the backfield and

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<v Speaker 1>deal with pressure, then they probably don't trust him to

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<v Speaker 1>be doing eighteen Because Tavon was doing a lot of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>He was lining up in a lot of different places,

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<v Speaker 1>is moving around. Like I think, I'm different though. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that is different because I think picking up the

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<v Speaker 1>blitz is not just about trusting him to know it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's also trusting him to be able to have the

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<v Speaker 1>physical capabilities to be able to take on a linebacker.

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<v Speaker 1>That's coming ahead him full blasts. Just don't think they

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<v Speaker 1>want to put a lot on his play right now,

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<v Speaker 1>that's my impression. Well, I think they drafted him to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. They drafted him to do those kind of things,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think Tavon was doing it and not staying

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<v Speaker 1>in the block, So there's different. I think when Zeke's

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<v Speaker 1>out there, whatever the role that Tavon had, I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to see Polar do it. I think he can handle that.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he can't handle a blitzing linebacker, right, but he

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<v Speaker 1>did it in the game. I asked you as like

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<v Speaker 1>as he okay, because I mean, like he was down there,

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't look like he was okay. It wasn't favorable. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean that's part the thing too, of getting

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL and building up some strength and some

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<v Speaker 1>confidence to take on that blitzing linebacker that's not always easy,

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<v Speaker 1>well speaking, I mean, you guys are talking about injured

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<v Speaker 1>guys coming back and maybe the roles. I know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people in doing the proscope yesterday with Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>you still see a lot of people concern about Zach

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<v Speaker 1>Martin and he's back and what's going on there. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you guys ever see a possibility of them just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of rotating him out with the Xavier Sophilo too, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>kind of protect him throughout the season his wear and tear,

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<v Speaker 1>since you know, last weekend they took him out, but

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<v Speaker 1>obviously they had a lead and it wasn't that big

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<v Speaker 1>of a deal. I don't see that. I see him

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<v Speaker 1>getting VET days and things like we were talking about

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<v Speaker 1>to limit the wear on him in practice. But Zach

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<v Speaker 1>Martin is a He's in that class of player that like,

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<v Speaker 1>if he can go, he's first of all, he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's like Jason Witten in the sense that

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't want to come off the field assuming the

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<v Speaker 1>game isn't doubt, and then he's that good that I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Xavier Suofilo has played well at times for this team,

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<v Speaker 1>but like the drop off from Zach Martin to him

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty steep, and I just I mean, if he's

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<v Speaker 1>healthy enough to play, then he's healthy enough to play

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. Yeah, And that's how I see it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just also something that you don't tend to see

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<v Speaker 1>around the NFL very much because offensive lines play as

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<v Speaker 1>units and so they don't necessarily want to rotate like

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<v Speaker 1>they do at other positions. It's kind of like quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. You know, in college they'll do it some,

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<v Speaker 1>but in the NFL, it's just that's just not something

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<v Speaker 1>that teams traditionally do. Doesn't mean they can't, I just don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see the Cowboys doing that again, like Dave said,

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<v Speaker 1>for one of their best players. But in addition that,

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<v Speaker 1>just because it does create issues of continuity with your

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line if you're kind of rotating guys in and

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<v Speaker 1>I think I angry just throwing possibilities for fans. I

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<v Speaker 1>keep asking about him, and they may they may get

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<v Speaker 1>to a point in the season where, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>it's if it's back continues to be a problem for him,

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<v Speaker 1>it might get to a point in season where they

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<v Speaker 1>have to give him a week. You know, we saw

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<v Speaker 1>that a few years ago with Tying, where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it kind of just it was some of those lingering

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<v Speaker 1>and then it got to a point where they just

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<v Speaker 1>had to give him a break. And so that could happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the whole reason why you keep a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Xavier sul Philos, because you have confidence in

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that he's a veteran that can step in

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<v Speaker 1>when you need him, and so I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys are in a pretty good position there. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the extent of it is, if Zach

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<v Speaker 1>has to come out, you got keep going into placement.

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<v Speaker 1>All indications are positive, Like he came out because they

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<v Speaker 1>were up by twenty five. He's practicing this week. He's

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<v Speaker 1>limited yesterday, which is great. Last week he was not

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<v Speaker 1>practicing on Wednesday, right, I said, And that's just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a thing, you know. And it bothers people to

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<v Speaker 1>see the word limited, and I understand that, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's for his own good. They're trying again, they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to limit the stress they put on him when it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't count. That actually seems to be an improvement that

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<v Speaker 1>he's limited this week. All right, real quick, before we

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<v Speaker 1>go to our first break. I did also want to

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<v Speaker 1>mention Darian Thompson Donovan Wilson both limited and practiced yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been out of practice, so hopefully that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good sign for both of them. Yeah, and I got

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<v Speaker 1>the sense Thompson's probably going to be active this week.

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<v Speaker 1>I can if he can go. He had the high

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<v Speaker 1>ankle's brain a few weeks ago, but just looking at

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<v Speaker 1>special teams and who and they're working on with kickoff return.

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<v Speaker 1>I could see him being being up there this week.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know about Wilson though. If he comes back, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>by the whenever that is, Wilson comes him back, what

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<v Speaker 1>happens then? What do you think the guys do? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good question because Robert Quinn's coming back next

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<v Speaker 1>week from suspension and somebody's going to have to be

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<v Speaker 1>moved off the roster. Maybe it's defensive end, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's a safety. Maybe if Thompson and Wilson are back,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Cavon Fraser's the guy. I don't know, though. You

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<v Speaker 1>typically get a roster exemption in that situation, right like

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<v Speaker 1>or do the early part of the week? Is that? Which? Yeah? Him? Right? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm wondering. The reason I ask is he had a

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<v Speaker 1>broken hand, he didn't practice for the latter part of

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<v Speaker 1>training camp, and he's been out for two weeks. So

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<v Speaker 1>do they just plug him right back on in the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three the minute he gets here? That's a good question.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the options? Well, if they get a roster exemption,

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<v Speaker 1>they can just carry him for a week and he's

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to be here, but he doesn't count on the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three. He can't suit up so he can get

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<v Speaker 1>but he can be here. He could be here to meetings,

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<v Speaker 1>which maybe I should ask around. I don't know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they got a roster exemption for Zeke. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if they'll get one through. And we haven't talked much

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<v Speaker 1>about his injured injured hand, so you know, maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the injured hand isn't quite ready, That's what I'm saying. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll see. I mean you didn't. I mean just

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<v Speaker 1>judging on the fact that typically that injury is is

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<v Speaker 1>maybe one week. I mean DeMarcus DeMarco Murray I think

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<v Speaker 1>played with it at Smith, might have missed a game

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<v Speaker 1>with it. But for the most part, I love that thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Those Lando Scandricks. Was it similar where he had something

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<v Speaker 1>with his hand? Think he has think he had a

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<v Speaker 1>finger might mean misremembering that, but I remember he came

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<v Speaker 1>back pretty soon and that was his injury looked nasty.

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<v Speaker 1>I would guess. I would guess that Robert Quinn is okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's still I mean, he hasn't practiced in probably

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<v Speaker 1>a month. Yeah, so they've got to cut a defensive

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<v Speaker 1>in there. You would think that's just too too many

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<v Speaker 1>people there. Yeah, I mean you already have Taco and

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<v Speaker 1>Christ and hell that's inactive. I can't imagine adding another

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<v Speaker 1>one in there. All right, let's go ahead and take

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about this Washington defense, Dave, Let's break down

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<v Speaker 1>what what what you saw as you started looking and

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<v Speaker 1>watching their films from last week that would be applicable

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<v Speaker 1>for this matchup versus the Cowboys. The Washington defense, or

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<v Speaker 1>as I like to call them, the Alabama Crimson Tide

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<v Speaker 1>because they're everywhere, are they? Yes, they have five Alabama

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<v Speaker 1>players on their defense alone. Dron Payne, Jonathan Allen, Sean

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<v Speaker 1>Dion Hamilton, Ryan Anderson, and Landon Collins all played for

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<v Speaker 1>the Todd So needless to say, they got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of talent. They've spent a lot of lofty draft picks

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<v Speaker 1>on their d line. Payne first round pick, a first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick, Anderson I believe was a second It's right

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<v Speaker 1>in front of me. I don't know why I say

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<v Speaker 1>believe second round pick. Shaan Dion Hamilton sixth round pick.

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<v Speaker 1>Not so much. Lannon Collins was obviously a high second

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<v Speaker 1>round pick. He came over from the Giants. He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go to Alabama. But I think they might have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>one of the steels of the draft in Montez Sweat,

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<v Speaker 1>the Mississippi State pass rusher, arguably the best in the draft,

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<v Speaker 1>who fell all the way to mid second round because

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<v Speaker 1>of irregularity with his heartbeat or something like that. So

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<v Speaker 1>they have a lot of talent and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>it played in the SEC. Fortunately for the Cowboys, Alan

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<v Speaker 1>looks like he's not going to play. He sprained his

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<v Speaker 1>mcl in that game against the Eagles, and you could

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<v Speaker 1>tell because I thought, I mean, their run defense just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of fell apart as soon as he left, at

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<v Speaker 1>least by their standards. The Eagles ran for one thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four yards per carry. Not crazy, but his front has

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<v Speaker 1>been pretty good over the last couple of years. Like alan'scifically,

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<v Speaker 1>I just had like he wrecked them last year in

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<v Speaker 1>both games they won one of them, but like he

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<v Speaker 1>was just the one man wrecking crew. So it's big

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<v Speaker 1>that he's not going to be there. At what point

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<v Speaker 1>in the game did did what point of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Did first half, second quarter? Was there a noticeable difference

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<v Speaker 1>in their run defense from when he was in it

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<v Speaker 1>at first to when he left? How do I want

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<v Speaker 1>to answer that? Like, it didn't just completely, you know it,

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<v Speaker 1>not right away, but as the game went on second

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<v Speaker 1>half classic the Eagles are on the field for the

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<v Speaker 1>entire thing and all of a sudden, where you hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>been seeing it, nineteen yards, twelve yards, six yards, that's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, classic, And it so like I said, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, four yards per carry isn't some insane number,

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<v Speaker 1>but they were just like consistently having success and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it happened later in the game when Alan

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't there. They still have talented guys. I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be a fun game to watch in

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<v Speaker 1>the trenches. And that's really the whole thing for me,

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<v Speaker 1>because what my big note here, I don't think their

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<v Speaker 1>cornerbacks are good. That's what I wrote down while I

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<v Speaker 1>was watching tape. Josh Normans still there. I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>still a good player, but I don't think he's what

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<v Speaker 1>he was four years ago. They have Quentin Dunbar, who's

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<v Speaker 1>limited by a knee injury right now. He was getting

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<v Speaker 1>torched and Landon Collins and Monte Nicholson. Landon Collins is

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<v Speaker 1>a great player, but he's not like this coverage stud.

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<v Speaker 1>He's box safety, he's virtual, he gets tackles for loss,

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<v Speaker 1>he does all that stuff. But Earl Thomas he's not.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think this is a really favorable matchup for

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys passing game. But can their offensive line hold

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<v Speaker 1>off the front seven long enough to make that happen?

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<v Speaker 1>Because Ryan Carrigan is stud That's lyall Collins's problem to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with. I was bringing and played yesterday with Brian

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<v Speaker 1>and he he just pushed him like he was nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Elsie told me last year, He's like, that's that's like

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest challenge I face every year. And and not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to throw shade. He was like, like von Miller,

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<v Speaker 1>Khalil Mack, those guys are great, but Karagan gives me

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<v Speaker 1>fits more than they ever did, because not only is

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<v Speaker 1>he a good pass rusher, but he's so physical and

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<v Speaker 1>his motor is so relentless. Add him to durn Payne,

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<v Speaker 1>who's bay I mean, like the Vince Wilfork just space eating,

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<v Speaker 1>taken on two guys at once, cleaning things up for

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<v Speaker 1>your linebackers. That's That's what I'm watching is how Connor

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<v Speaker 1>Williams and Travis Frederick deal with him. I mean, Zach Martin,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't worry about as much, but how do you

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<v Speaker 1>deal with Duran Payne just trying to wreck the inside

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<v Speaker 1>of your offensive line? Basically, you want me to just

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<v Speaker 1>keep talking? Okay, Well, Brian brought us had probably talked

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<v Speaker 1>about this on the other show. He's absolutely in love

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<v Speaker 1>with a linebacker by the name of Cole Holcombe who

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<v Speaker 1>is from Carolina, North Carolina. He is, he's a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>and he started, so fifth round pick starting for a

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<v Speaker 1>defense with this much talent on it, I understand why. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he was a guy Brian love coming out of college,

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<v Speaker 1>loved him and the Cowboys. The Cowboys loved him. Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Bloom was very sad that he was, first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>not a cowboy, and on top of that playing in

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<v Speaker 1>the division. He's slippery. He gets through the trash, gets

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<v Speaker 1>through the trash, got a really high motor, never takes

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff, finds his way to the ball. Um. No,

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<v Speaker 1>but he is, he's a really good player. Like he

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<v Speaker 1>gets through blocks, he gets he gets to the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Knife I love the word knife knife into the backfield. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's something to watch. I didn't see and it's

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<v Speaker 1>his first game. I didn't see anything from Sweat from

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<v Speaker 1>a pass rushing perspective, but he is a very active player,

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<v Speaker 1>like he had he had five tackles, he got off

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<v Speaker 1>his blocks, he stopped several runs for two and three

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<v Speaker 1>yards instead of letting him go longer. So that's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be something to watch. He'll that's probably Tyrant Smith's guy,

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<v Speaker 1>which I like that matchup a lot. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>is a first round pick, but a rookie going against

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrant give the edge to the Vet. They did only

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<v Speaker 1>have one sack in that game, right for as much

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<v Speaker 1>passing as the Eagles, and it was it was a

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<v Speaker 1>long drawn out play. WinCE was like trying. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he stood back there then tried to step up and

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<v Speaker 1>it was it was a guy, you know, for all

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<v Speaker 1>the talent, it was a guy I've never heard of before.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't even find him on the depth treat Yeah, seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>Mackenzie Casanova. McKenzie not familiar with his worst but we

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<v Speaker 1>got that name. Casanova. You'd better be careful. Um Landon

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<v Speaker 1>Collins is probably always going to be down near the

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<v Speaker 1>line loaded box. That's I mean, we talked about that

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<v Speaker 1>when he was with the Giants. For you No, So

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<v Speaker 1>that's my point is if I had to guess, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a coach, but like, I wonder how that

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<v Speaker 1>And I asked to Marcus ware this last night on

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<v Speaker 1>the Happy Hour podcast, like, after watching what Dack did

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<v Speaker 1>in Week one, how do the Redskins respond? Because their

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<v Speaker 1>strength is to try to play big boy football and

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<v Speaker 1>shut down the run game. Is that what they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to do here? Are they going to try to redirect

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<v Speaker 1>and worry about the passing game and say, well, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>take our chances with a lightbox and maybe Zeke is

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<v Speaker 1>going to have some success. I can't really see that happening.

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<v Speaker 1>I think teams are going to make the Cowboys prove

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<v Speaker 1>that they can do that on a regular basis as

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<v Speaker 1>they should. As they should for sure, so I expect

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<v Speaker 1>to see Lannon Collins down there. I expect to see

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<v Speaker 1>them really focusing on limiting the ground game. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>that's what happens, because I think this is a favorite.

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<v Speaker 1>Like at seeing what we saw from Cooper and Gallop

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<v Speaker 1>and Cobb, I think this is a really favorable matchup

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<v Speaker 1>against those cornerbacks, Like I don't think very much of them.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't. I was going to ask the question,

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<v Speaker 1>what is the weakness of this defense? Is it the cornerbacks?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it defensive backs? One game? But I wasn't in

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<v Speaker 1>us by what I saw. And Monte Nicholson he's an

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<v Speaker 1>active player, like they blitzed him in this game. He

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<v Speaker 1>comes down near the line a lot too. But again, like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not scared of them in terms of their coverage abilities.

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<v Speaker 1>Either one of them, Norman Alshon Jeffrey turned him around

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<v Speaker 1>like two or three different times. I'm just like, if

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<v Speaker 1>that's your best corner I like Amari Cooper's odds there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I definitely like Michael Gallops odds going against Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>Morland and Quentin Dunbar. Like, I think those are really

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<v Speaker 1>favorable matchups. So let's see how the offensive line plays,

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<v Speaker 1>because if they were as good as they were in

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<v Speaker 1>Week one, then DAK should be just fine. Like it's

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<v Speaker 1>where it's if Carrigan is pushing Lyle Collins back into

0:23:45.240 --> 0:23:48.640
<v Speaker 1>Dak's face or if Dron Payne is just blowing up

0:23:48.720 --> 0:23:51.520
<v Speaker 1>double team blocks and DAK has no time. That's where

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<v Speaker 1>the problem comes from. Yeah, so they gave up two

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<v Speaker 1>forty plus yard passes to DeShawn Jackson. Was that more

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<v Speaker 1>about Deshaun Jackson speed or was it just cornerbacks were

0:24:01.000 --> 0:24:05.600
<v Speaker 1>just bad Deshaun Jackson speed? Okay, Josh Norman gave both

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<v Speaker 1>of them. I think it was the same play honestly,

0:24:07.600 --> 0:24:11.040
<v Speaker 1>because they were both trips formation to the right and

0:24:11.200 --> 0:24:14.639
<v Speaker 1>d jacks was in the slot and Josh Norman was

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<v Speaker 1>like ten fifteen yards off the line and it didn't matter,

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<v Speaker 1>like he just got behind him, which which we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>that before. Sean Jackson is a rare breed. He is

0:24:23.760 --> 0:24:27.399
<v Speaker 1>a rare breed. But like, I definitely would try that

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<v Speaker 1>with Gallup or Cooper. I mean they're pretty fast, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not slow, right, So and I think there's place

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<v Speaker 1>to be made there. All right, let's go ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>take our final break. When we come back. We got

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<v Speaker 1>from Twitter. We'll start first with a question from Brian

0:28:26.720 --> 0:28:29.359
<v Speaker 1>stim We didn't really talk about this coming off last

0:28:29.359 --> 0:28:31.480
<v Speaker 1>week's game, but what did you guys think of Frederick

0:28:31.640 --> 0:28:35.600
<v Speaker 1>in his first action back following the injury. Didn't notice him.

0:28:35.600 --> 0:28:38.239
<v Speaker 1>That's great, that's a good thing, I think. So yeah, they,

0:28:38.360 --> 0:28:40.320
<v Speaker 1>I mean they didn't everything they wanted to do. He

0:28:40.480 --> 0:28:44.280
<v Speaker 1>wasn't sacked that. The red zone was perfect, Dak was perfect,

0:28:44.400 --> 0:28:47.480
<v Speaker 1>didn't see any snaps go over his head, didn't see anything.

0:28:47.720 --> 0:28:50.640
<v Speaker 1>I mean, the penalty's on him. I don't know how.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think he played no. If you ask him,

0:28:53.280 --> 0:28:55.520
<v Speaker 1>he probably said, oh it was it was average. But

0:28:56.000 --> 0:28:59.480
<v Speaker 1>that's just him. Yeah, I completely agree with everything you

0:28:59.520 --> 0:29:02.440
<v Speaker 1>just said, which we talked about it Monday. But I mean,

0:29:02.880 --> 0:29:06.960
<v Speaker 1>Zack Martin has had seasons where he only got flagged twice, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm curious to see how how he builds on that, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, will this injury, Will that be a trend

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<v Speaker 1>because he's bothered by his back or is it just

0:29:16.960 --> 0:29:19.520
<v Speaker 1>crappy luck or bad calls or I thought they got

0:29:19.600 --> 0:29:21.800
<v Speaker 1>him on a tripping. I thought that was a good call,

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<v Speaker 1>And I always get surprised when the refs see that,

0:29:24.520 --> 0:29:26.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, because they zoomed in and that they saw

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<v Speaker 1>it was a good call by the refs. But the

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<v Speaker 1>other one was a holding palty that I'm still not

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<v Speaker 1>sure they called it on the right guy, because I

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<v Speaker 1>just I don't know if that was a holding on Zach.

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<v Speaker 1>But Mickey didn't think so either. The day Mickey agrees

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<v Speaker 1>with a call against the Cowboys will be it's pretty

0:29:44.800 --> 0:29:49.080
<v Speaker 1>quiet up there. He sits behind us next to an amber,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was quiet. I mean there was there was

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<v Speaker 1>not He's he'll get on the officials. Oh yeah, oh

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<v Speaker 1>my gosh, oh yeah, he will, all right, looks like

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<v Speaker 1>a question from Jake benoist Um. He says, this Karagan

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<v Speaker 1>versus Collins biggest matchup of this week's game. I think

0:30:03.000 --> 0:30:04.760
<v Speaker 1>it is a good one. I really think it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh And like I said, paying against Williams and Frederick

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe Martin's to some degree, but yeah, I mean

0:30:11.520 --> 0:30:14.680
<v Speaker 1>that's a really good left end. I think, you know, Sweat,

0:30:14.760 --> 0:30:17.040
<v Speaker 1>Sweat's going to be a pretty or a hell of

0:30:17.040 --> 0:30:20.360
<v Speaker 1>a good player. He should be. But I'll take Tyrn

0:30:20.360 --> 0:30:23.080
<v Speaker 1>all day in that matchup in his second career NFL game.

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<v Speaker 1>But like I said, Elsie has told me himself how

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<v Speaker 1>much he hates going against that guy, or not that

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<v Speaker 1>he hates it, but that it's a, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>tough matchup. So and that's really if Washington's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have success, it's because Dad's not going to be comfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's huge. I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 1>what one on one matchup this is. But whoever got

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<v Speaker 1>the responsibility of a guy like Chris Thompson. I could

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<v Speaker 1>just see where the Redskins kind of can move the

0:30:47.160 --> 0:30:49.960
<v Speaker 1>chain to keep things going. Keenham as a smart quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>He's gonna find, you know, a way to get the

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<v Speaker 1>ball out to him. I don't know who that is.

0:30:55.200 --> 0:30:57.400
<v Speaker 1>If it's Xavier Woods, if it's Heath, if it's the

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<v Speaker 1>linebackers that everybody but Chris Thompson as a guy, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it hurt him if they if they don't pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to him and he just sneaks out with these

0:31:05.440 --> 0:31:07.800
<v Speaker 1>screens stuff like that. Yeah, I think that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>those kind of players that always scares me in a

0:31:09.960 --> 0:31:12.760
<v Speaker 1>matchup like this because they do have that ability to

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of take something and turn into a big game.

0:31:16.040 --> 0:31:18.400
<v Speaker 1>And it's it's hard sometimes to account for those guys

0:31:18.440 --> 0:31:20.280
<v Speaker 1>because you know, it's not really it's not like a

0:31:20.320 --> 0:31:22.680
<v Speaker 1>receiver that's gonna just line up over here, like they

0:31:22.680 --> 0:31:24.000
<v Speaker 1>can move them around, they can do a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different things with him. They're gonna be looking to create

0:31:26.400 --> 0:31:30.320
<v Speaker 1>mismatches with him and favorable matchups. So I think that's

0:31:30.320 --> 0:31:33.920
<v Speaker 1>gonna that definitely is a player that I'll be watching

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<v Speaker 1>a lot this Sunday. Say back to Kerry and I think,

0:31:37.400 --> 0:31:41.280
<v Speaker 1>I mean, we've seen Dak throw well when he's on

0:31:41.360 --> 0:31:43.880
<v Speaker 1>the run, so I wonder if we're gonna see him

0:31:43.920 --> 0:31:47.040
<v Speaker 1>get out of the pocket and go to his left

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<v Speaker 1>more to get kind of a way and then take

0:31:50.240 --> 0:31:54.000
<v Speaker 1>extra a little bit of extra time to complete those passes.

0:31:54.040 --> 0:31:57.280
<v Speaker 1>But it's gonna be interesting. Like I said, watching those

0:31:57.320 --> 0:32:01.400
<v Speaker 1>plays against Lall Collins, he he makes Lyall callings look

0:32:01.480 --> 0:32:04.120
<v Speaker 1>like a little kid like week in. Lyle is not weak,

0:32:04.520 --> 0:32:08.080
<v Speaker 1>so we'll be We'll see how much strength he gained

0:32:08.120 --> 0:32:10.560
<v Speaker 1>during this offseason. It's gonna be fun to watch. I'm

0:32:10.560 --> 0:32:13.400
<v Speaker 1>sure you saw it floating around. But Pro Football Focus

0:32:13.520 --> 0:32:15.920
<v Speaker 1>gave him the highest grade of any offensive lineman in

0:32:15.960 --> 0:32:20.040
<v Speaker 1>the league for Week one. Yeah, and I mean that's

0:32:20.040 --> 0:32:22.400
<v Speaker 1>really impressive. But we know the Giants don't have great

0:32:22.400 --> 0:32:25.920
<v Speaker 1>pass rusher as well. Ryan Kerrigan's great, so if he

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<v Speaker 1>keeps it up this week, then it says a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>So all right, let's take a call. Actually, we got

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<v Speaker 1>a call from Brandon in Kentucky. Brandon, what up? Hey,

0:32:36.280 --> 0:32:39.880
<v Speaker 1>how you guys doing good? I'm doing pretty good. A

0:32:39.920 --> 0:32:44.320
<v Speaker 1>long time listener, first time caller. Thank you. My questions

0:32:44.360 --> 0:32:47.320
<v Speaker 1>kind of a future into the into the season question.

0:32:48.480 --> 0:32:51.520
<v Speaker 1>I'm a big Madden player, so I'm always playing Cowboys

0:32:51.520 --> 0:32:54.720
<v Speaker 1>and thinking of trades. What kind of trade could you see?

0:32:55.120 --> 0:32:58.920
<v Speaker 1>Realistic trade? You could see this team making future into

0:32:58.960 --> 0:33:02.000
<v Speaker 1>the into the sea. Then maybe around my week of

0:33:02.040 --> 0:33:07.160
<v Speaker 1>a position that we might need to improve on. Well,

0:33:07.880 --> 0:33:10.480
<v Speaker 1>thanks for the calling. Yeah, I appreciate it. I think

0:33:10.560 --> 0:33:12.800
<v Speaker 1>right now, I mean, you don't want to knock on

0:33:12.880 --> 0:33:16.040
<v Speaker 1>wood here, but I mean I think they're pretty good

0:33:16.040 --> 0:33:19.080
<v Speaker 1>on most positions. It would have to take probably an

0:33:19.080 --> 0:33:22.920
<v Speaker 1>injury or something like that and to create a void

0:33:22.960 --> 0:33:24.440
<v Speaker 1>where you're like, okay, well maybe we need to go

0:33:24.440 --> 0:33:27.240
<v Speaker 1>get some help. I just don't see where where you

0:33:27.280 --> 0:33:30.000
<v Speaker 1>have that right now. I'm not saying this team it's perfect,

0:33:30.040 --> 0:33:33.880
<v Speaker 1>but to go make a trade, it's hard to imagine.

0:33:33.920 --> 0:33:35.680
<v Speaker 1>And look, it was just last year they traded for

0:33:35.880 --> 0:33:40.000
<v Speaker 1>Mari So yeah, anything's possible. But it doesn't seem like

0:33:40.040 --> 0:33:42.320
<v Speaker 1>they have a need that's so desperate that they can't

0:33:42.320 --> 0:33:47.080
<v Speaker 1>wait unless somebody got hurt. But maybe they could offload

0:33:47.160 --> 0:33:49.880
<v Speaker 1>some talent if somebody else is desperate. You know, this

0:33:50.040 --> 0:33:52.040
<v Speaker 1>is a team with a lot of good offensive linemen.

0:33:54.880 --> 0:33:56.520
<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't want to do it, but they got a

0:33:56.560 --> 0:33:59.040
<v Speaker 1>lot of good cornerbacks too. I mean, Jordan Lewis has

0:33:59.080 --> 0:34:02.800
<v Speaker 1>played so well. If somebody offered you something, I mean,

0:34:02.840 --> 0:34:05.080
<v Speaker 1>what would what would somebody have to offer you for

0:34:05.120 --> 0:34:10.879
<v Speaker 1>you to be like, okay, Jordan les third or higher. Yeah,

0:34:11.200 --> 0:34:14.080
<v Speaker 1>I agree what he was otherwise otherwise I feel like

0:34:14.120 --> 0:34:17.000
<v Speaker 1>i'd rather just And I'm even kind of no, I'm

0:34:17.000 --> 0:34:19.480
<v Speaker 1>a little if you on the third, just because I

0:34:19.520 --> 0:34:22.240
<v Speaker 1>am through the roof with how good he looks. And

0:34:22.440 --> 0:34:25.200
<v Speaker 1>when you think about the fact that Byron's not under contract,

0:34:25.480 --> 0:34:28.239
<v Speaker 1>Anthony Brown's then under contract, I don't really like the

0:34:28.239 --> 0:34:31.200
<v Speaker 1>idea of getting rid of him, but somebody gets desperate

0:34:31.239 --> 0:34:33.800
<v Speaker 1>and really wants him. Yeah, you always have to consider

0:34:33.840 --> 0:34:35.920
<v Speaker 1>these things. It would have to give me a second, right,

0:34:36.000 --> 0:34:38.120
<v Speaker 1>anything less, I kind of think I'm with you, I'll

0:34:38.200 --> 0:34:40.240
<v Speaker 1>change mind. I think I would go to second just because,

0:34:40.600 --> 0:34:43.839
<v Speaker 1>like again, you can never have enough good cornerbacks. We've

0:34:43.840 --> 0:34:46.040
<v Speaker 1>seen seasons where it starts off where you got cornerbacks

0:34:46.040 --> 0:34:48.319
<v Speaker 1>and all of a sudden a rash of injuries and

0:34:48.320 --> 0:34:50.759
<v Speaker 1>then your your strap. Okay, so so what if it

0:34:50.920 --> 0:34:57.080
<v Speaker 1>was for um, Anthony Brown, a third round pick for Anthony,

0:34:57.080 --> 0:34:59.640
<v Speaker 1>I'd be I'd be more open to that. So that

0:34:59.760 --> 0:35:02.279
<v Speaker 1>being said, then then where we're moving to the future here,

0:35:02.440 --> 0:35:05.600
<v Speaker 1>when Brown's contract is going to be up here, I

0:35:05.640 --> 0:35:09.200
<v Speaker 1>think you just say, hey, great pick, sixth round, good

0:35:09.280 --> 0:35:11.920
<v Speaker 1>luck to you. Move on, right, Because if you're not

0:35:12.000 --> 0:35:14.680
<v Speaker 1>taking anything better than a second or third for Jordan Lewis,

0:35:14.680 --> 0:35:18.080
<v Speaker 1>then he's your third quarterback cornerback next year, no doubt

0:35:18.080 --> 0:35:20.359
<v Speaker 1>about it. You can hopefully you get a comp pick

0:35:20.400 --> 0:35:22.799
<v Speaker 1>of some time, some type for Anthony Brown if he

0:35:22.840 --> 0:35:24.719
<v Speaker 1>doesn't resign here. It might not be a third, it

0:35:24.760 --> 0:35:26.880
<v Speaker 1>would have I can't imagine him signing that big of

0:35:26.880 --> 0:35:30.200
<v Speaker 1>a contract. But maybe a fifth yeah, yeah, extra fifth

0:35:30.280 --> 0:35:32.040
<v Speaker 1>round pick, but it would have to be something that

0:35:32.080 --> 0:35:34.120
<v Speaker 1>blew my socks off for any of them. I like, yeah,

0:35:34.120 --> 0:35:36.560
<v Speaker 1>I like the again right now, cornerback. I wouldn't mess

0:35:36.560 --> 0:35:39.160
<v Speaker 1>with that. We have. We've already discussed the possibility of

0:35:39.160 --> 0:35:41.520
<v Speaker 1>trading Taco. I don't think you would get a big

0:35:41.920 --> 0:35:44.960
<v Speaker 1>price for him, but that's just about clear him spot.

0:35:45.040 --> 0:35:48.920
<v Speaker 1>No for sure, No, it could happen. It sounds it

0:35:48.960 --> 0:35:51.640
<v Speaker 1>doesn't look like they're like obviously to make him a

0:35:51.640 --> 0:35:55.239
<v Speaker 1>healthy scratch. And when Robert Quinn comes back to me,

0:35:55.360 --> 0:35:57.000
<v Speaker 1>he's the one that has the bulls eye. And if

0:35:57.000 --> 0:35:58.800
<v Speaker 1>you can get a six or seventh round pick for

0:35:58.840 --> 0:36:01.320
<v Speaker 1>a guy that just doesn't seem like he just fits

0:36:01.360 --> 0:36:04.359
<v Speaker 1>for you, then why not. The Patriots got a sixth

0:36:04.440 --> 0:36:06.960
<v Speaker 1>round pick for a guy that they had already cut,

0:36:07.440 --> 0:36:09.680
<v Speaker 1>like they cut to Marius Thomas. They're like, okay, we'll

0:36:09.680 --> 0:36:11.719
<v Speaker 1>bring you back. You're a vested veteran. And then they

0:36:11.800 --> 0:36:13.760
<v Speaker 1>got a sixth round pick for it a week later,

0:36:13.840 --> 0:36:16.879
<v Speaker 1>so that would be nice. Yeah, all right, let's take

0:36:16.960 --> 0:36:20.600
<v Speaker 1>a call from Trey in Mississippi. Tray, what up? Hey,

0:36:20.600 --> 0:36:24.399
<v Speaker 1>how you guys doing today. I'm glad to be back

0:36:24.480 --> 0:36:30.279
<v Speaker 1>listening to the award winning Cowboys break. So I see

0:36:30.280 --> 0:36:35.520
<v Speaker 1>a lot of fans kind of down about tony apology usage,

0:36:35.880 --> 0:36:39.239
<v Speaker 1>and I think that they're saving that package or his

0:36:39.360 --> 0:36:41.799
<v Speaker 1>package until we really need it. They're going to see

0:36:41.840 --> 0:36:45.160
<v Speaker 1>how far we can get with just running what we're

0:36:45.239 --> 0:36:47.399
<v Speaker 1>running and try to save some of those wrinkles because

0:36:47.400 --> 0:36:50.200
<v Speaker 1>it's marathon, not a spraint, of course. And I kind

0:36:50.239 --> 0:36:52.080
<v Speaker 1>of feel the same about the D line. We didn't

0:36:52.120 --> 0:36:54.239
<v Speaker 1>get a lot of pressure last week, but correct me

0:36:54.280 --> 0:36:57.279
<v Speaker 1>if I'm wrong. It seemed like as we got our

0:36:57.760 --> 0:37:00.000
<v Speaker 1>handle on the game, they kind of went a little

0:37:00.040 --> 0:37:02.359
<v Speaker 1>more Vanua and we're kind of just like, you beat

0:37:02.360 --> 0:37:05.000
<v Speaker 1>your man, you beat your man. We'll save these exotic

0:37:05.040 --> 0:37:07.360
<v Speaker 1>blitzes until we need them. Played her own in the season,

0:37:07.480 --> 0:37:09.160
<v Speaker 1>so we don't put all this on tape so far,

0:37:09.920 --> 0:37:11.600
<v Speaker 1>I'd just like to hear what you guys think about that.

0:37:12.080 --> 0:37:14.680
<v Speaker 1>Hoping for a good win against Washington this league. All right,

0:37:14.719 --> 0:37:17.239
<v Speaker 1>thanks for the call. I'll take the Pollard stuff. I mean,

0:37:17.640 --> 0:37:20.719
<v Speaker 1>you know, the first drive of the game was three

0:37:20.719 --> 0:37:23.000
<v Speaker 1>and out maybe or they had to punt, and then

0:37:23.000 --> 0:37:24.680
<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden they scored five in a row,

0:37:25.040 --> 0:37:27.799
<v Speaker 1>and after that the whole game's difference thirty five to ten.

0:37:27.880 --> 0:37:31.200
<v Speaker 1>And I mean, so what point. I just don't understand

0:37:31.200 --> 0:37:33.359
<v Speaker 1>the Pollard stuff. I mean, that's just like, oh, man,

0:37:33.440 --> 0:37:36.840
<v Speaker 1>I wanted everything to be perfect because there really wasn't

0:37:37.160 --> 0:37:39.759
<v Speaker 1>opportunities to kind of show that stuff. You didn't need it.

0:37:39.760 --> 0:37:41.560
<v Speaker 1>You scored five touchdowns in a row, and when he

0:37:41.560 --> 0:37:43.880
<v Speaker 1>did get in the game differently, they were running it

0:37:43.960 --> 0:37:45.960
<v Speaker 1>up the middle and that's not his game, especially with

0:37:46.600 --> 0:37:50.000
<v Speaker 1>some of the guys you know, backing up. So I

0:37:50.000 --> 0:37:52.399
<v Speaker 1>don't know, I don't Yeah, that may be saving it,

0:37:52.440 --> 0:37:55.680
<v Speaker 1>but just at what point did they, like, man, why

0:37:55.760 --> 0:37:58.120
<v Speaker 1>isn't Pollard involved? I mean, they did anything they wanted

0:37:58.160 --> 0:37:59.719
<v Speaker 1>to do. Well. I didn't take the impression that at

0:37:59.760 --> 0:38:02.680
<v Speaker 1>the call I was saying that the fans I got

0:38:02.680 --> 0:38:05.440
<v Speaker 1>the fan. Yeah, whoever is Yeah, he said people were

0:38:05.480 --> 0:38:08.239
<v Speaker 1>upset that Pollard didn't get used more. That's kind of irrelevant,

0:38:08.280 --> 0:38:11.520
<v Speaker 1>but yeah, I agree. I kind of agree with him though,

0:38:11.560 --> 0:38:14.279
<v Speaker 1>that that maybe there's more that they want to do

0:38:14.320 --> 0:38:16.440
<v Speaker 1>with him that they didn't necessarily need to do in

0:38:16.480 --> 0:38:19.120
<v Speaker 1>this game. Um, And also they were having it they

0:38:19.160 --> 0:38:22.000
<v Speaker 1>were really trying to, you know, not overuse Zeke as well.

0:38:22.040 --> 0:38:24.040
<v Speaker 1>So he probably got a lot more reps at running

0:38:24.040 --> 0:38:26.160
<v Speaker 1>back than he will get. I would assume as we're

0:38:26.160 --> 0:38:29.359
<v Speaker 1>five six weeks into the season, barring an injury, he's

0:38:29.360 --> 0:38:32.080
<v Speaker 1>gonna get maybe half that number of reps at running back,

0:38:32.280 --> 0:38:37.680
<v Speaker 1>I would guess, right, would you guys agree with that? Zeke? Yeah? No, no, Pollard, Like,

0:38:37.760 --> 0:38:40.920
<v Speaker 1>they won't be splitting carries. It won't be thirteen and thirteen, right, No,

0:38:41.280 --> 0:38:43.719
<v Speaker 1>So so there's other things. I would assume that they're

0:38:43.719 --> 0:38:45.600
<v Speaker 1>going to other ways that they will work him into

0:38:45.600 --> 0:38:47.359
<v Speaker 1>the games. And I assume there are more of those

0:38:47.440 --> 0:38:49.359
<v Speaker 1>kinds of things that are to come down the road.

0:38:49.560 --> 0:38:51.560
<v Speaker 1>I would hope, And I just said, I mean, if

0:38:51.560 --> 0:38:53.480
<v Speaker 1>he was healthy, I think Tavon would do more of

0:38:53.520 --> 0:38:57.400
<v Speaker 1>that stuff right now, but hopefully it will incrementally increase

0:38:57.440 --> 0:39:00.840
<v Speaker 1>as he gets more more comfortable. Um, I mean, I

0:39:00.880 --> 0:39:04.160
<v Speaker 1>hate to disappoint the collar. Like Rod, Marinelli has never

0:39:04.239 --> 0:39:07.360
<v Speaker 1>been known for exotic blitzes. I mean maybe, I mean

0:39:07.480 --> 0:39:10.080
<v Speaker 1>Jalen Smith and Layton vander Escher gunna blitz from time

0:39:10.080 --> 0:39:12.799
<v Speaker 1>to time. I don't think he's saving any This isn't

0:39:12.880 --> 0:39:15.800
<v Speaker 1>Rob Ryan where people are blitzing from eight different spots.

0:39:15.800 --> 0:39:18.200
<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's never been Rod's thing. But I do,

0:39:18.320 --> 0:39:20.319
<v Speaker 1>like I said, I think you get to thirty five

0:39:20.400 --> 0:39:22.440
<v Speaker 1>ten in the second half and you're like, all right,

0:39:22.480 --> 0:39:25.279
<v Speaker 1>we're basically sort of going to play prevent and just

0:39:25.360 --> 0:39:28.440
<v Speaker 1>make sure we're not giving up sixtyr plays and the

0:39:28.440 --> 0:39:31.360
<v Speaker 1>stats are skewed because of that. It's not an excuse.

0:39:31.440 --> 0:39:33.480
<v Speaker 1>They do need to play better. They allowed way too

0:39:33.560 --> 0:39:36.319
<v Speaker 1>much to their run. But yeah, like, I don't think

0:39:36.360 --> 0:39:38.480
<v Speaker 1>that we're trying to save anything. I don't think you

0:39:38.600 --> 0:39:42.600
<v Speaker 1>go into a game with all your plays they're lined

0:39:42.680 --> 0:39:44.920
<v Speaker 1>up and thinking, oh, no, well we're gonna save this

0:39:44.960 --> 0:39:47.000
<v Speaker 1>for well, no, not going into the game. But once

0:39:47.040 --> 0:39:48.839
<v Speaker 1>you take a thirty five to ten lead in the

0:39:48.840 --> 0:39:51.400
<v Speaker 1>third quarter, you're not gonna be You're just not going

0:39:51.480 --> 0:39:53.759
<v Speaker 1>to play the game the same way what I mean

0:39:53.840 --> 0:39:57.880
<v Speaker 1>at that point, you're basically done what you were gonna do.

0:39:58.120 --> 0:40:00.239
<v Speaker 1>You know. Well, I will say this though after the game,

0:40:00.280 --> 0:40:03.400
<v Speaker 1>when when the media was interviewing Kellen Moore, um, he

0:40:03.440 --> 0:40:05.600
<v Speaker 1>actually did say that. He said, you know, there were

0:40:05.640 --> 0:40:08.200
<v Speaker 1>some things that we didn't have to show today that

0:40:08.239 --> 0:40:12.520
<v Speaker 1>we ended up being able to say for for later. Yeah. Right.

0:40:12.560 --> 0:40:15.040
<v Speaker 1>But my point, my point is just there there's schematic

0:40:15.080 --> 0:40:18.240
<v Speaker 1>things that that maybe they didn't have to show because

0:40:18.560 --> 0:40:21.399
<v Speaker 1>they were able to use a certain part of their

0:40:21.400 --> 0:40:24.000
<v Speaker 1>playbook and and still be able to get success. And

0:40:24.040 --> 0:40:25.680
<v Speaker 1>it didn't make them have to go through every it

0:40:25.680 --> 0:40:27.680
<v Speaker 1>didn't make him have to show everything that they're able

0:40:27.719 --> 0:40:30.520
<v Speaker 1>to do. And that's just the nature of how you

0:40:30.760 --> 0:40:33.440
<v Speaker 1>organize these games, like it's all based upon the matchup.

0:40:33.680 --> 0:40:35.520
<v Speaker 1>You go into a game of a matchup, your playbook

0:40:35.560 --> 0:40:38.959
<v Speaker 1>may be a big, huge book and you may take

0:40:39.160 --> 0:40:42.359
<v Speaker 1>you know, a quarter of that and say, we think, schematically,

0:40:42.400 --> 0:40:45.160
<v Speaker 1>based on what we see this defense doing, these are

0:40:45.160 --> 0:40:46.600
<v Speaker 1>the kind of plays that we think we're going to

0:40:46.680 --> 0:40:48.440
<v Speaker 1>be using and what we're going to do to try

0:40:48.440 --> 0:40:50.520
<v Speaker 1>to affect them, and the rest of our playbook. We

0:40:50.560 --> 0:40:51.960
<v Speaker 1>know what our players know, what we can use it

0:40:52.000 --> 0:40:53.640
<v Speaker 1>if we need to, but we don't think that's probably

0:40:53.640 --> 0:40:55.399
<v Speaker 1>going to be a part of this particular game plan.

0:40:55.520 --> 0:40:58.080
<v Speaker 1>I wish I and it would it would never happen

0:40:58.200 --> 0:41:00.759
<v Speaker 1>like in the media, like m Moore, it's never gonna

0:41:00.840 --> 0:41:03.000
<v Speaker 1>let me report on that, But like I would love

0:41:03.440 --> 0:41:06.439
<v Speaker 1>to get a detailed understanding of the way that all works,

0:41:06.440 --> 0:41:08.960
<v Speaker 1>because he, like I fans don't understand it. I definitely

0:41:09.040 --> 0:41:11.680
<v Speaker 1>don't understand the whole thing. But like Kellen Moore said

0:41:11.680 --> 0:41:14.480
<v Speaker 1>something on Sunday that really struck me, where he was like, yeah,

0:41:14.640 --> 0:41:16.880
<v Speaker 1>that play was one of our openers. You know, we

0:41:17.000 --> 0:41:19.440
<v Speaker 1>designated it as something for the opening of the game,

0:41:19.520 --> 0:41:21.960
<v Speaker 1>and we didn't get to it until like the third quarter.

0:41:22.280 --> 0:41:25.880
<v Speaker 1>And I'm just like, that's fascinating that, like you're making

0:41:25.880 --> 0:41:28.120
<v Speaker 1>these decisions just based on the looks you're seeing on

0:41:28.160 --> 0:41:30.759
<v Speaker 1>the field, and and ninety nine point nine percent of

0:41:30.840 --> 0:41:34.040
<v Speaker 1>us really can't even grasp that completely. You know. I

0:41:34.080 --> 0:41:36.680
<v Speaker 1>wish I would love to talk to him for like

0:41:36.719 --> 0:41:40.040
<v Speaker 1>five hours about how all that works. Yeah, but again,

0:41:40.120 --> 0:41:41.560
<v Speaker 1>like why would he put that in the media. They

0:41:41.560 --> 0:41:43.360
<v Speaker 1>would let us do that, But that would be a

0:41:43.360 --> 0:41:46.880
<v Speaker 1>great it would be a great, great video just to

0:41:46.920 --> 0:41:48.520
<v Speaker 1>be able to dive a little deeper into how that

0:41:48.560 --> 0:41:50.879
<v Speaker 1>all works. Yeah, I would be fascinated by it as well.

0:41:51.040 --> 0:41:53.520
<v Speaker 1>All right, guys, appreciate you Jonas. We're back tomorrow. We'll

0:41:53.520 --> 0:41:55.120
<v Speaker 1>get you guys ready for this game. We're gonna tell

0:41:55.120 --> 0:41:57.440
<v Speaker 1>you who's gonna win. Nick will give you his predictions

0:41:57.480 --> 0:41:58.959
<v Speaker 1>for the game. Dave will tell you what the score

0:41:59.040 --> 0:42:01.719
<v Speaker 1>is going to be in Amber will I don't know,

0:42:01.760 --> 0:42:05.400
<v Speaker 1>Maybe do both? How about that? Just sitting Here's tomorrow

0:42:05.440 --> 0:42:07.319
<v Speaker 1>gonna be your first one where you pick both teams

0:42:07.400 --> 0:42:09.080
<v Speaker 1>or you're gonna wait and do that. I've never done

0:42:09.080 --> 0:42:12.960
<v Speaker 1>that before. Okay, I just don't like choosing a score.

0:42:13.120 --> 0:42:15.840
<v Speaker 1>I must be misremembering. I feel like I feel like

0:42:15.880 --> 0:42:18.160
<v Speaker 1>she picked both teams to win at least once. Last year.

0:42:18.200 --> 0:42:20.520
<v Speaker 1>We all picked the Giants last week, right, Yeah, that'll

0:42:20.520 --> 0:42:22.480
<v Speaker 1>be the question. Tomorrow. We'll get a foursome that will

0:42:22.520 --> 0:42:24.680
<v Speaker 1>pick the Redskins. Let me pick the Cowboys over the Redskins.

0:42:24.719 --> 0:42:26.800
<v Speaker 1>That'll be nobody picked the Giants, so you said no,

0:42:26.880 --> 0:42:29.439
<v Speaker 1>we all got I'm sorry, we all picked the Cowboys. Yeah,

0:42:29.600 --> 0:42:32.120
<v Speaker 1>last year with the yes. So we'll be interesting tomorrow

0:42:32.160 --> 0:42:34.759
<v Speaker 1>to see if we get anybody to jump off picking

0:42:34.800 --> 0:42:37.640
<v Speaker 1>the Redskins to win the game. You didn't have to

0:42:37.640 --> 0:42:40.520
<v Speaker 1>say that, you give it away. I mean it's fine.

0:42:41.280 --> 0:42:44.280
<v Speaker 1>I mean that's pretty obvious. I don't think anybody here

0:42:44.360 --> 0:42:48.839
<v Speaker 1>cornerbacks are bad. Bad. Everything me look at defense isn't bad.

0:42:50.360 --> 0:42:52.080
<v Speaker 1>I apprecate you join us from back tomorrow till then

0:42:52.080 --> 0:42:54.399
<v Speaker 1>for Nick even Dave Helmett, amber Garcia. I'm Derek Yields

0:42:54.400 --> 0:42:56.719
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