1 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: This is the Miller Light Cowboys Hour, supported by Albertson 2 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: and Omni Hotels and Resource. Brought to you by Miller Light, 3 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: the only beer of the Cowboys. It's Miller Tut, Albertson's 4 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: and Tom Thumb's the official supermarket and pharmacy of the 5 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. Choose VA Veterans get the benefits you burned, 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: Visit choose Dot bea Dot Go, and by Geico fifteen 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car Inshirts. 8 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: Now your hosts, Shannon Gross and Brad Shan welcome everybody. 9 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: It's the Cowboys Hour. Thank you, thanks for being here, 10 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for being there, Thanks for being wherever you are. 11 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: Is it Victory Monday? Let's act like it. Yeah. I mean, 12 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: they didn't lose. They did not lose, So the wind 13 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: carries over for Bye week purposes, does it not? I 14 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: agree with you, all right, So it's Victory Monday. Thanks 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: for coming out on Victory Monday. Thank you for joining 16 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: us wherever you are around the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. 17 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us on Dallas Cowboys dot com 18 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: where whenever this week you are streaming this extravaganza and momentarily, 19 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: as if by magic, in that chair now which to 20 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: your eyes, those of you who are here with us, 21 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: and thank you for coming out to the south concourse 22 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: of the of the Ford Center at the Star. It's 23 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: an outstanding crowd, and they have come not for you 24 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: or me. No, no, they're stuck with us for a 25 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: few minutes. Though that that what looks to you like 26 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: an empty chair is actually an illusion, because within moments 27 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: it will be filled with the radiant presence of Ezekiel Elliott. 28 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: And I hope you'll do better for that when he 29 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: gets here. He got stuck in bye week traffic, but 30 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: he's on his way now. Now let me just tell 31 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: you this. The players were all off all last week, 32 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: so arranging things definitively too far in advance was difficult 33 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: to do. So we just cemented with Zeke today that 34 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: he could. By we, I mean Joe Trehan from the 35 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys public relations staff. We just cemented with Zeke today 36 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: that he could do this this evening. He said, but 37 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: I have to leave at sixty five. He said, Okay, Hey, 38 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: if we can get Zeke from six h five or 39 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: something like that to six forty five, then we'll be happy. 40 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 1: To take that because it'll be harder later in the year. 41 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: So if you have questions about things, Cowboys, Shannon and 42 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: I are just going to take your questions from the 43 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: studio audience here later in the show. Can I kick 44 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: it off? Can I start a question now? Well, question 45 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: for you? You do whatever you want. What is the 46 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: biggest I think there's a lot of surprises this year 47 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: for me personally. What is the biggest surprise? Easy answer? 48 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: I think his defense right, the way the defense is played. 49 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: What's the biggest surprise to you so far this season? 50 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: It's a good one. The biggest surprise. I think there 51 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: are some individuals who are surprises, like I think jay 52 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: Ron Curse, who I'm delighted we had here a few 53 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: weeks ago. He has been a hugely pleasant surprise. I 54 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: think he's playing the best football of his career. I 55 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: don't think they knew he was going to be this 56 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: good when they signed him. That's been a big plus. 57 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: And I don't know if I'm that surprised that the 58 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: defense is playing better. I think that's why they hired 59 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn, That's why they did a lot of stuff 60 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: that was supposed to happen. Maybe curse. I think I 61 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: think jay Ron has been he's been good. Yeah, what's 62 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: been the biggest surprise to you? I think how how 63 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: similar feeling this season is too. What was the twenty 64 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: sixteen you know, five and one, you're you're you know, 65 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: you're right at the top. And we we looked at 66 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: the schedule and you know, on our show today, our podcast, 67 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: Hanging with the Boys, we were looking at the at 68 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: the schedule and who's who's leading each division and no 69 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: one really scares me, you know which I did not think. 70 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: You know, Kansas City's not looking that intimidating now and 71 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: that was the big one everybody had circled on their calendar. 72 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: And I think just the feeling and the vibe of 73 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 1: this team is one of they can play with anybody, anybody, anywhere, anytime. 74 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: And It's been a while since I've had that feeling 75 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: about this team. And we're gonna bring that up with Zeke. Uh. 76 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: They can play with anybody. And my advice to you, 77 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: based on having been around the block, everybody should scare you. 78 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely every he should scare you. And that's the way 79 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: you get to five and one with more. You know 80 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: what I think we might do is get our first 81 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: break out of the way early, because then we'll have 82 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: more time with Zeke when that chair magically transforms into 83 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: him right before your very eyes and ears. So I 84 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: think we should do that. Let's do that. Can I 85 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: read a library? We should read two? 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Have you seen the year he's having? 104 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: Better than that? Come on here we go? Oh do that? Wait, 105 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: zeke do that again. It's solid Tuck. That's Alid Tuck, 106 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 1: the people's choice. Thanks for coming. I appreciate you being here, 107 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: Thanks for having Yeah, you bet you bet? Um so 108 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: the right out of the box. Um. Shannon asked or 109 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: posed question that I was going to ask you anyway 110 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: that I think people would love to hear. So, this 111 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: UM record mirrors almost exactly what you guys did your 112 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: rookie year. You you were, You lost the first game, 113 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: then you won five in a row, including on the 114 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: road going into the bye and that year you didn't 115 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: lose again until December. And uh in twenty eighteen, the 116 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: start wasn't quite the same, but it was a good year, 117 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: playoff year. And so my question is, in any way, 118 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: does this what's going on with your team right now 119 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: feel to you like either of those years or anything else. 120 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: I think I think it does. It feels like like 121 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: both of those years kind of us catching a roll 122 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: and kind of catching a fire. And uh, you know, 123 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: I think we're playing some good football right now. We 124 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: just had a week by week so we can rest 125 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: up and get get healthy. We're getting some guys back, 126 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: but I mean hopefully the plan is to you know, 127 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: keep the keep that ball rolling and uh won some 128 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,719 Speaker 1: more football games besides winning five in a row. In 129 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: what ways does this feel like some of those other 130 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:58,359 Speaker 1: things you've experienced? Oh, I say, probably just the camaraderie, 131 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: the camaraderie in the in the locker room, I would say, just, uh, 132 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: you know how much fun we're having. Uh you know, 133 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: how how close we're getting. Um, it feels like. And 134 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: and how about um the maturity and experience factor. I mean, 135 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,599 Speaker 1: clearly from twenty sixteen, you and Dak were rookies. A 136 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: bunch of guys were just coming in. Um, you must 137 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: feel like a whole different person at the profession than 138 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: back then, do you. Yeah, it feels weird. It feels weird. 139 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: Just think I even found myself asking other people what 140 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 1: years it's for me? But a year six? Man, it 141 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: goes fast just to think back then twenty one young pup. Um, Yeah, 142 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: lots of change. You're like the old guy. Now you're 143 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: one of the old guys. Yeah, I am, I'm getting there. 144 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: I'm getting there. It kind of feels like, especially after 145 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: you've played, I'm sure the beating that you take is 146 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: just a man Um, What things did you do to 147 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: I know you've been asked this a lot, but people 148 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: are interested. What things did you do both differently in 149 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: this offseason to prepare yourself physically and just in general 150 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: for the pounding that a running back takes in the NFL. 151 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: What do you do in the off season to try 152 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: to prepare your body for that, none of which is natural. Um, 153 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: I would say an off season to prepare for the season. Well, 154 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: this season of Pacific. Uh, I want to get better 155 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: on my lateral quickness. I wanted to you know, coming 156 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: too the season quicker leaner, so I love some weight. Um. 157 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: You know, I really focused on I got a new trainer, 158 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: I really focused on m on working on that and 159 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: it is kind of trying to turn that to a strength. 160 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: And in terms of um experience in the game, do 161 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: you are you able to articulate things that you know 162 00:12:54,480 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: more that are different than what you knew before, Just 163 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: to think my first day, my first practice, but they 164 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: threw me right in there with the ones. Uh and 165 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: you barely know anything. Um. If you know what I 166 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: mean about OTAs, you got OTA one install, so that's 167 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: basically the basics. And uh, I remember getting thrown in 168 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: there with Tony and like he's he got all off 169 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: the first the first install. He's saying stuff that like 170 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, I have no idea what that is. Um. 171 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: But uh, definitely just being six years in UM with 172 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: all those reps, with all those games, the game slows 173 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: down a lot. You know a lot more about the offense. 174 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: And I think just the biggest thing for me, UM, 175 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: my evolution from year one of year six is uh, 176 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: probably year one, I knew what I had to do. Um, 177 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: now you know I can I kind of I got 178 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: a pretty good idea what everyone's doing. So um, that's 179 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: the that's the biggest. But but by the way, that's 180 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: not by accident. You've gone out of your way to 181 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: make sure you know what everybody else is doing. And yeah, 182 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: that's something my running back my college running back coach 183 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 1: and Drayden now he's a he's at UT but his 184 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 1: biggest thing in college to us Okay, you can. It's 185 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: easy to know what you you're gonna do, But what's 186 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: gonna take you to the next level. What's gonna, you know, 187 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: take to your game to the next level. It's knowing 188 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: what everyone's around around you is doing so you can 189 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: know why you have to do what you're gonna do. 190 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: You're six, guy. I've called you an old guy earlier 191 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: than mean you were old. You're not definitely not old, 192 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: more mature. You're six guy. Now, what would you tell 193 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: your one guy? Now that you've gone through this many 194 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: seasons and you've seen a lot of things, what would 195 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: you tell your younger self? Um? I would say. What 196 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: I would tell my younger self is just, um, enjoy it. 197 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: Soak it all up. It goes fast, definitely, UM, definitely 198 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: start to get that routine down. Uh, figure out what 199 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: works for you. UM and learning as quick as you can. 200 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: So when so you can have that routine and you'll 201 00:14:56,080 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: have it already. Uh there and yeah, would rookie you 202 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: have listened, I hope so, UM, I want to talk 203 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: about I would like to ask you to do a 204 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: little clinic for these people because I was I just 205 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: happened to be watching the New England game today. Um, 206 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: the things that running backs at the top of the 207 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: profession do. Almost any running back, but especially guys like yourself. 208 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: It's it's amazing the instincts that you have developed that 209 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: tell you where to go. I've had some Hall of 210 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: Fame running backs tell me that they once the ball 211 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: is snapped, they don't really see things so much as 212 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: feel them, unless it's flashes of color. So let's say, 213 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: let's say there's a carry that involves a cutback. You're 214 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna get nine or ten yards. Um, can 215 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: you tell people from the time you get the handoff, 216 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: what do you see? What are you looking for? What 217 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: do you see? What tells you whether to cut into 218 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: that little crease or cut back this way? Other than 219 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: play design? And do you see specific people or do 220 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: you just see flashes of color? Um, you definitely see 221 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: specific people. So I'll say, before the play starts, you 222 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: you know what the run is, and you gotta you 223 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: gotta make your track to your landmark at at the 224 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: correct tempo. So each run is gonna have a different tempo. 225 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: Each run has a different landmark, so you want to 226 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: make sure you're getting to your landmark at the right tempo. 227 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: And um, I mean, we have our initial reads, we 228 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: have our pre stamp reads that kind of give you 229 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: an idea where the ball may go. So it might 230 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: be a look where I'm like okay versus look, the 231 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: ball might might bounce outside. But you can never know 232 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen after the ball snap. And so I 233 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: would say, once the ball snap, Um, you gotta trust 234 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: your practice. You gotta trust your training. And then and 235 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: then yeah, instincts over and is it a matter of 236 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: just seeing green or feeling where the opening might be. Um, Well, 237 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,959 Speaker 1: what's important is because in run plays you have you 238 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: have at least one double team, so you want to 239 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: the biggest thing is you want to make sure you 240 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: press your landmark and give that that double team time 241 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: to get up to the second level to that linebacker. 242 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: And if you try to make your cut too early 243 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: or even too late, that linebacker is not gonna get blocked. 244 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: So I mean, the biggest thing with every run is 245 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 1: just being patient, pressing your landmarks and getting that double 246 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,719 Speaker 1: team to those linebackers. Sometimes there are plays I have 247 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: to go back and watch them three or four times. 248 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: You will you will slide through an opening those are 249 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: very big people in front of you who are blocking 250 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: for you and the people they're blocking, and it doesn't 251 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: look like if you freeze framed it, it doesn't look 252 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: like they would be room enough for you to just 253 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: walk through that opening. But you find a way to 254 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: get almost paper thin and slide through carrying the ball 255 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: and pick up yardage. Do what what happens when you 256 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: see a little crease like that? Um? I mean, first, 257 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: you just gotta trust your guys around. You gotta trust 258 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: your offer to line that they're gonna do their job. 259 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: That's the main thing. But what we call it is 260 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: we call it running through the smoke. Sometimes you gotta 261 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: run through the smoke to get to where you're trying 262 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: to go. And I mean a lot of times it 263 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: may not look like there's anything there and then next 264 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: thing you know, it pops over at the last second. 265 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: So I mean, just run through the smoke and hope 266 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: it clears. You're gonna run through the smoke. You're gonna 267 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: run through the smoke. Your what's your game day ritual? 268 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: Do you have any superstitions you anything you do every 269 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: single game day? UM? I would say my biggest game 270 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: day ritual is kind of weird? Is this? I have 271 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: to do everything left first then right. So I'm gonna 272 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: put my left sock on first, and I'm put my 273 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: right one on. I'm gonna tie my left shoe before 274 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: I tie my right one. For I put on my tights. 275 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put my left leg in before I put 276 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: my right leg in. Um, I don't know, it just 277 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: kind of might of coach tell me. Um, great players 278 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: have great routines. And the thing about a routine is 279 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: it keeps you from thinking about what you have to 280 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: do next. You don't have to think about it. You 281 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: know what's next. And so just I mean, there's so 282 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: many things that go on during game day. Uh, so 283 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: you just gotta kind of the more, um, you could 284 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: eliminate decisions like the easier the day goes. So if 285 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 1: you're if it's the off season and you're gonna go 286 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: go for a run, do you put your left sock 287 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: on first? Then two and your left chew? Yeah? Are 288 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: you superstitious? Um? Not super superstitious? Wait a minute, just 289 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: superstitious like a little I guess a little bit, just 290 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of superstitious. Give me a superstition u Um, yeah, 291 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: my left foot, right foot. Well, that's kind of way 292 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna feel throw it off if I like, go 293 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: and throw my right sock on first, and I'm like, oh, 294 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 1: gotta take that sock off and start all over. Well, 295 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: that's that's why I ask, because some guys will say 296 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: that that they're not superstitious. They just have a routine. Yeah, 297 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: and the routine and what you've just described as a 298 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: routine and it's the exact same routine all the time. 299 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: But if you forget, I guess the point is that 300 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: you don't ever forget, right, you know? Do you do that? 301 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 1: I feel like it might be a bad day if 302 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: if I do I forgot. Do you do that, Brad, 303 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: when you when you get to the stadium on game day, 304 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: do you take the same elevator in the same route 305 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: and you step across the threshold with the same foot 306 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: And as you know, no, and as you well know, 307 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: it depends on what door they're letting us in that 308 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: particular day. I like to take the closest one and 309 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: the escalator up because it's right by the booth, and 310 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: if that's not there, then I go a different way. 311 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: But I have been known to um, I like, fine, 312 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: writing implements. So I've got some really nice pens, and 313 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: if a pen, uh loses, if loses a game, that 314 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: pen won't work another game that year. Really Yeah, I've 315 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: been known to do that things of that nature. Watches. 316 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: If I wear a watch and the game is not 317 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: doesn't go well, then that that that watch isn't going 318 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: on another road. What about hats? You you're a big 319 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: hat guy. Yeah no, uh no, that kind of depends 320 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: on the weather and what else I wear. Okay, all right, 321 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: how about you? No, none, I'm really not superstitious at all. 322 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: Like I I'm the opposite of Zeke. I probably do 323 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: every single thing in my life a different way every 324 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: time I do it. I'm the anti routine. I guess 325 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: that's that's also takes yeah, exactly, there you go, There 326 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 1: you go. I just figured that out like tonight. It 327 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: also takes concentration to oh no, I can't do that. 328 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: I did that way the last time. That won't work. 329 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: There's another aspect of your team I'd love to hear 330 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: you talk about, Zeke. Several of your teammates, several have 331 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: commented about how unselfish this group is and and maybe 332 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: more so than some of the good teams that you 333 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: have been on here. Do you agree with that? And 334 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: if you do, in what way does that happen? Um? 335 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: I agree that we have a very unselfish team, just 336 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: because I think we truly understand that when we all 337 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: have success, that's where we're going to have the best success. 338 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: And I don't think there's one individual on a team 339 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: that really cares about the individual success. I think we're 340 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: all just very focused on winning as a team. And uh, 341 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: I think that that shows in our in our play. 342 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: Ask the question you asked me before you got here, 343 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 1: what's the most what's the most surprising thing to you 344 00:22:55,800 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: so far this year about the team? The most surprising 345 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: thing to me so far about the team? UM, I 346 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: don't know if anything this year's happened that surprised me, 347 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: because for me, it was how much? How much this 348 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: year feels like twenty sixteen, just the kind of the 349 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: vibe and everybody was having fun. Everybody was, you know, relaxed. 350 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: You guys started off when was it six and one 351 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: that year? I believe five and one going into the bid, 352 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: five and one going to the buy and in this 353 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: and it kind of has you guys just being around 354 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: y'all on game day, it feels like you guys, you 355 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: genuinely like each other and you're getting along, you're having fun, 356 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: and you're just kind of enjoying it. But you're you're 357 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,400 Speaker 1: you know, you're killing it on the field. You're doing 358 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: a great job that you know. The record reflects that. 359 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: So I think for me, that's my the biggest surprise 360 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: to me is how awesome this season has felt so far. 361 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: So you're telling me you think that you thought they 362 00:23:55,400 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: were gonna be terrible. No, No, it just to me, 363 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: it's you're surprised we're so good. Yeah, yeah, a little bit. Yeah, 364 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: that you guys are six at five and one at 365 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: this point and you guys have really dominated some teams. 366 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: You know. Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm surprised, but i'd say, uh, 367 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: I'd say, you know, I feel like we put it 368 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: into work. Um. I mean when you look at last 369 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: year and just all that adversity, everything we went through, 370 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: and just um, all that took us to get to 371 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: this point this year. Just you know, all the guys 372 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: coming back from injury, Uh, how hard they worked. I 373 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: think you know this is we're just um, we're reaping 374 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: the benefits of of all the hard work and all 375 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: the hard work we put in this offseason. So another 376 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: thing Shannon said before you got here was that is, 377 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: he looks at your schedule, he sees that nobody with 378 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: whom you cannot play, which is I think you've proven that. 379 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: And then he said, nobody scares me. And I said, 380 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: everybody should scare you. Do you subscribe to that theory 381 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: at all? Um, I understand what you're saying. I don't 382 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: think we're scared of anyone, but I understand what you're 383 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: saying because this is the NFL. Um these there are everyone. 384 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: We're playing as a pro team, so they have a 385 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: lot of great players just like us. Uh, And like 386 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: you said, we're not scared, but we understand that we 387 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,959 Speaker 1: have to respect them. I said, we're not scared. We 388 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: respect everyone we play and because I mean, any any 389 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: given Sunday, anything can happen, and we just have to 390 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, stay stay on point, and UH be ready 391 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: to play our best game every Sunday. Maybe this would 392 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: be an answer to your question about what is surprising 393 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: when a season starts. Now, it might be different for 394 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,719 Speaker 1: you guys, because you you start the season in the spring, 395 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: together and you kind of feel like you know who 396 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: you are and what you can be. But I think 397 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: when it starts, everyone's hopeful, and then the things happened, 398 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: this happened in sixteen. Well let's fine, let's see what 399 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: happens when they go to Green Bay. Oh all right, 400 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: Well let's see what happens when they go to Pittsburgh. 401 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: Oh okay. So now it feels to me like the 402 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: external expectations are raised, and now the scrutiny gets a 403 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: little more intense. And so I wonder if you feel like, um, 404 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: there is that you as a group expect more from 405 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 1: yourselves than you did in OTAs No, I think. I 406 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: think as a team, we put into work, and OTA's 407 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 1: with the expection that we're gonna be able to that 408 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: that work will be what it's going to drive us 409 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: to have a have the season that we're having. Um. 410 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: So I say that's why it's not surprising. I say, 411 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 1: we expect to play well, we expect to go win 412 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: a lot of football games, and that's because we've put 413 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: put in all the work and we know that. Okay, Um, 414 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: you know a lot of things that we don't. We're 415 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: gonna ask some of those to you. And by the way, 416 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, one of the features of this 417 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: show the last few weeks has become that Shannon does 418 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,959 Speaker 1: a deep dive into the Wikipedia page. I don't know why, 419 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: Brad lets me still do it. Shannon really enjoys it, 420 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: and I enjoy watching him enjoy it. So we're gonna 421 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 1: have him dive into your Wikipedia page when we come 422 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: back and see see what's rights. Ezekiel Elliott's with us 423 00:27:36,000 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: tonight on the Cowboys Hour. 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We 436 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: were talking about how unselfish your team is. Before I 437 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: was I was watching the tape. As I mentioned in 438 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: New England game, there was a running play on the 439 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: goal line. You and Tony Pollard were both in the lineup. 440 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: He got the ball. Your job was to go in 441 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: motion and block a defensive back. The play did not 442 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: result in a touchdown. But what I kept coming back 443 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: to was you locked onto your guy. And I told 444 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 1: Rich to I'll rymple this, I'm not exaggerating. You drove 445 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: him completely out of the end zone. You got on 446 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: him and drove him completely out of the back of 447 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: the end zone. Now, it didn't have anything to do 448 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: with the play because somebody else tackled him. But I 449 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: couldn't take my eyes off that. And You've always been 450 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: an exceptional blocker in past protection. It just seems like 451 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: you've gotten better at it, and you've been asked a 452 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: hundred times. And I was going to be a one 453 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: hundred and one about the pride you take in that. 454 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: And I'm going to also throw in route running because 455 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: I think You're a phenomenal route runner, and I'm glad 456 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: they're using you in different ways in the passing game. 457 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: When did you start developing those skills? When I was seven, 458 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: I played fullback for my first year of football to fullback, 459 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: but I'll say when I really decide like that, I 460 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: wanted to be a lead blockers when I got to college, 461 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, high school football. I went to super small 462 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: high school. We had thirty dudes on our team. Three 463 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: eight football and Missouri can't say I played a lot 464 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: of good competition. Um So when I got to a 465 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: house state kind of was like I want to see 466 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: a shell shot. But it was just like, dang, these 467 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:22,239 Speaker 1: dudes are everyone's good, everyone's big, everyone's fast. And I 468 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: was young. Um so I'm I was trying to find 469 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: a way to separate myself from other guys. Um And 470 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: I mean blocking is something it really doesn't take. I 471 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: mean it takes skill, you have to be fundamental, but 472 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: a lot of it's just hard. Um And I mean 473 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: a lot of guys I don't say necessarily love it. 474 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: I want to do it, but you know I take 475 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: I take pride and going out there and and uh blocking, 476 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,760 Speaker 1: Uh look at it as a way kinds of takeaway 477 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: a defensive wheel. Um, it's another blow. It's like a 478 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: tough run. It's like you know, Lauren, the boom on 479 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: a on a dbuh going out there and run blocking them. 480 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: How about the out running as a receiver? Um, just 481 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: I think you've gotten better at that, haven't you? Yeah? Yeah, 482 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 1: I think I think just as a player, you wanna 483 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: every off season you want to look at your game. 484 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,839 Speaker 1: You want to dissect it. You want to find, you know, 485 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: the weaknesses. You want to find where you can approve 486 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: you can improve when I think you know as a pro, 487 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: um you want as a pro it's our obligation always 488 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:29,759 Speaker 1: nitpick our game and always find those find find what 489 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: we're necessarily not the best that at and improve just 490 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,320 Speaker 1: because I mean, you got I think you need to 491 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: be a well rounded player. Well, I think you've done that. Okay, 492 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,800 Speaker 1: you're ready for Shannon Gross to dive into your Wikipedia page? 493 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:47,399 Speaker 1: Oh no, all right, I'll go easy on you. These 494 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 1: have gotten really long winded. Handle whatever you got. All right, Well, 495 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:53,839 Speaker 1: these have gotten kind of long winded. So I'm gonna 496 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: make this a shorter version than what they knew normally 497 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: are before I do this. Did you trim the beard 498 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 1: or something something looks something looks different about it. I 499 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: need that's what it is. Maybe you Okay, that's what 500 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: it is, all right, So let's get going here. This 501 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: is a Wikipedia fact check. So you tell me whether 502 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 1: I just pull this print this off Wikipedia. I read it, 503 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: and then you tell me whether it's true or not, 504 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,359 Speaker 1: and then I go back in and edit it later 505 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,800 Speaker 1: and fix it. If it's not true, that part's alive. 506 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: Says Ezekiel Elijah Zeke Elliott was born July twenty second, 507 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety five. True okay. Says you're an American football 508 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Yes, okay, 509 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: we got that part, all right. It says you were 510 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: drafted by the Dallas Cowboys fourth overall in the two 511 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:44,879 Speaker 1: thy sixteen NFL Draft. Correct, all right, so we're off 512 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 1: to a great start. Says you were born in Alton, Illinois. False. False. 513 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,720 Speaker 1: I was born in Saint Louis. Where are you? And honestly, 514 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: for the longest, like I think, not until this year 515 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: when they put my name in like my hometown up 516 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:02,799 Speaker 1: on the screen at AT and T, it always said 517 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:05,879 Speaker 1: Alton and Now, I wasn't born in Alton. We got 518 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: to get that fixed. Now think they finally didn't fix it, 519 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: but it took six years. You're six. We got it fixed, 520 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,359 Speaker 1: all right. Uh. It says your mom was a high 521 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: school state champion in three sports before attending the University 522 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: of Missouri and ran track there. Yes, that's true. Okay. 523 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 1: Your dad was a linebacker for the Missouri football team 524 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 1: and CEO of Fifth Down Enterprises. Yes, okay. Yeah. By 525 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: the way, two parents who were great athletes at the 526 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: University of Missouri. Couldn't he couldn't have gone, couldn't You 527 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: couldn't even recruit him there. He couldn't go. He could 528 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure they tried, didn't they. Well, the problem is 529 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,880 Speaker 1: Ohio State offered me before Missouri. Um. I think you 530 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: know the biggest problem was they letting me get down 531 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 1: to Clumbus before I uh, when it was offered. Another 532 00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:57,440 Speaker 1: reason I'm occasionally disappointed in my alma mater. But never mind. 533 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:02,880 Speaker 1: It says your matern grandfather played basketball for Drake University. Ye, 534 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: and your uncle is finished professional basketball player Sean huff. Yes, 535 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,960 Speaker 1: all right, we're doing good. We're getting better at this. Okay, 536 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,800 Speaker 1: says you were a state qualifier in sprinting and hurdling events, 537 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: and you capture a high school career by winning four 538 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 1: state championships at the Missouri Class three state Championships. Yes, okay, 539 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:24,400 Speaker 1: and you were named the Gatorade Track Athlete of the 540 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: Year in the state of Missouri. Correct, all right. Despite 541 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: overwhelming supporting pressure for you to sign with your parents 542 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 1: Alma mater, I found out kind of funny, despite overwhelming 543 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: support and pressure, you decided to go a Hiuse State University. 544 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: Was there a lot of pressure? Um? I think there was. 545 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: I think there was a lot of pressure, But I 546 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:47,439 Speaker 1: would say my parents did a great job. Just kind 547 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: of you. No, let me know. It's my decision. It's 548 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: importing me. Uh, you know, whatever I decided. And then 549 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 1: it says you bought your parents new house after signing 550 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: your rookie contract. Ye look at you so awesome man. 551 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,880 Speaker 1: And it said you studied marketing at Ohio State University. 552 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:08,319 Speaker 1: And it said one year you dressed up as SpongeBob 553 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: for Halloween. He made that up. I made that part up. 554 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: I made that part up. What are you? What are 555 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: you dressing up for Halloween this year? The Joker the joker. 556 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: How elaborate? Will the makeup yet? Uh, I'm not sir. 557 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 1: I mean I am having a makeup artist. Okay, it's 558 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: not me and it should be good. Yeah. Are you 559 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: gonna post pictures that on social media? Um? I'm okay. 560 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:42,880 Speaker 1: Now will this be? Will this be like early television 561 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:50,360 Speaker 1: Frank Gorshon joker? Or will this be like Oscar winning? Um? 562 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:56,360 Speaker 1: I don't know which one I picked? End. Did you 563 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: pick it? She picked it? Right, she picked it. You 564 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:01,680 Speaker 1: don't know. You don't know. She said, you're going as 565 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:04,800 Speaker 1: a joker, right, Yeah, she can't woman. No, she's a 566 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:09,320 Speaker 1: Harley Quinn. Oh, of course she is. That's all I 567 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:14,359 Speaker 1: have for Wikipedia. We don't have one thing wrong. Um 568 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: so um other sports that you played besides running track? Um, 569 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:25,240 Speaker 1: basketball and baseball? Were you a rebounder? Yes? I wasn't 570 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: like so basketball like I was more so like an 571 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 1: athlete out there playing basketball. I wasn't a basketball player, 572 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,960 Speaker 1: so like stuff like defense and rebounding, That's what I 573 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,320 Speaker 1: had to excel in. So I wasn't gonna be like 574 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:41,319 Speaker 1: knocking down threes. But well, one of the reasons it's 575 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,040 Speaker 1: about rebounding, he said. It's got a lot in common 576 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 1: with blocking. That's all about desire and want to a 577 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:51,320 Speaker 1: lot of guys we're out there trying to knock down threes. 578 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: But that wasn't you. Um, I mean I probably took 579 00:39:56,360 --> 00:40:00,680 Speaker 1: less than fifty threes in four years of varsity. That's 580 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:04,680 Speaker 1: not a lot. Okay. What what was your baseball position? Baseball? 581 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:10,160 Speaker 1: Was shortstop? Um? Center field? Second base? Could you hit? Yeah, 582 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 1: I can hit a little bit. A little bit. That 583 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:15,360 Speaker 1: means you were good? Yeah, I was. I was. I 584 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,919 Speaker 1: was pretty good. Um, but just one year. I ended 585 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: up trying out track right before I went to high school, 586 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,000 Speaker 1: and uh, I ended up being pretty good at hurdles. 587 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 1: I got like, I think I got eighth in the 588 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:31,400 Speaker 1: nation one hundred hurdles my eighth grade year. So um, 589 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:35,800 Speaker 1: after that kind of was it for baseball? Okay? And 590 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,480 Speaker 1: how old were you when you first identified that you 591 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:45,520 Speaker 1: wanted to play in the NFL. Um, I'd say pretty young. 592 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,719 Speaker 1: I started playing football when I was seven, So I 593 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:51,840 Speaker 1: mean yeah, I mean I think every Little league football 594 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:55,240 Speaker 1: player in the dream dreams to go play play NFL. 595 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:58,560 Speaker 1: I was there. The one and only draft I have 596 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:00,880 Speaker 1: ever been to was the year you got drafted. I 597 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,799 Speaker 1: was there on the red carpet, you had the whole 598 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: crop top tucks going, suit going on. What was that 599 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: whole day like for you? Was that just kind of 600 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: a surreal moment? And did you have any idea the 601 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,719 Speaker 1: cowboys were coming to get you? Like? What what was 602 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:18,319 Speaker 1: that just? That whole process was in Chicago, right? Yes? Yeah, 603 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,360 Speaker 1: what was that whole thing like? Um, it was a 604 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 1: surreal Momentum. It was great because you I mean, me 605 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: being from Saint Louis and the draft being in Chicago, 606 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 1: so it's only right down the road, only like four 607 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 1: or five hour drive, and so you know, you have 608 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:33,440 Speaker 1: a lot of family and friends in town. You know, 609 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:37,040 Speaker 1: it's pretty special just to kind of experience that moment 610 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 1: of your life with all the people you love. But 611 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:43,279 Speaker 1: I will say I remember being very anxious. I wanted 612 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:50,040 Speaker 1: to be a cowboy? Um, and you know everything worked out. 613 00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:53,640 Speaker 1: Why did you want to be a cowboy? The offensive line, 614 00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,080 Speaker 1: it's probably the best answer, you know. You know, Mica 615 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 1: as your well where Michael Parsons makes no bones about 616 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:04,399 Speaker 1: the fact that when he played at the Cotton Bowl, 617 00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: he said, let's just keep me in these colors and 618 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,880 Speaker 1: keep me in this stadium. Now, you won a national 619 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: championship at that stadium with Ohio State. Did you have 620 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:18,960 Speaker 1: any feelings like this might be a good place to play? Yeah, 621 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:23,040 Speaker 1: I mean you know about or you know about Dallas. 622 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:25,800 Speaker 1: You know that there's always that the great old line. 623 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:29,359 Speaker 1: It's always a priority. And saw, Yes, everyone at bags 624 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:32,200 Speaker 1: dream well, dream come true. All Right, we're gonna take 625 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:37,360 Speaker 1: our next break. And then questions from loyal Cowboy fans 626 00:42:37,480 --> 00:45:42,360 Speaker 1: for Ezekiel Elliott on the Cowboys Hour. Wheels are like 627 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:47,680 Speaker 1: Cowboys Ours supported by Albertsons and Omni Hotels and resorts, 628 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,239 Speaker 1: better ingredients, better pizza. Papa John's the official pizza the 629 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:54,239 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. And if you want to use what the 630 00:45:54,320 --> 00:45:58,040 Speaker 1: pros use, Jack Black is the official men's skincare brand 631 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:01,320 Speaker 1: of the Dallas Cowboys. Add right after the show, I 632 00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:04,480 Speaker 1: expect you to go to get Jack Black dot com 633 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:09,200 Speaker 1: and check out there a sortin expectations and hopes are 634 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:13,319 Speaker 1: different things, correct, but you may expect whatever you wish. Um, 635 00:46:13,719 --> 00:46:17,320 Speaker 1: We're delighted to have Ezekiel Elliott with us this evening. 636 00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:21,480 Speaker 1: I'm also delighted to tell you that next Monday, Randy 637 00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:24,080 Speaker 1: Gregory will be sitting in that chair that will be 638 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:27,040 Speaker 1: a pretty that'll be that'll be a lot of fun. 639 00:46:27,239 --> 00:46:29,239 Speaker 1: That'll be a lot. Hey, which of your team at 640 00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:31,399 Speaker 1: makes me think? You've got a couple of guys Randy's one, 641 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:36,400 Speaker 1: Marie Cooper's another one whose personality is completely different than 642 00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:40,279 Speaker 1: any wide receiver I've ever met, very, very thoughtful guy. 643 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:43,800 Speaker 1: You've got the quietest wide receiver room. I think in 644 00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:47,920 Speaker 1: the history of the NFL. Is there anybody whose personality 645 00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:58,080 Speaker 1: has surprised you as you've gotten to know them? Trying thing? No, 646 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:04,080 Speaker 1: that's fine, Noah's okay. Um, I do want to ask 647 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:06,200 Speaker 1: one thing and then we're gonna get to the folks 648 00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:08,120 Speaker 1: who are who have lined up you were talking about 649 00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:13,080 Speaker 1: nobody has individual goals on your team that we were 650 00:47:13,120 --> 00:47:17,080 Speaker 1: talking about, how unselfish you are. Um, but you'd like 651 00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:20,480 Speaker 1: to lead the league in rushing, wouldn't you. Yeah? So 652 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:23,920 Speaker 1: do you have it? Do you hit that? I understand 653 00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:27,920 Speaker 1: that your individual goals don't take precedence over what you 654 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:31,000 Speaker 1: can do for the team, But do you have benchmarks 655 00:47:31,120 --> 00:47:34,480 Speaker 1: for yourself? Statistical benchmarks every year that you would like 656 00:47:34,600 --> 00:47:36,920 Speaker 1: to hit? Um? I mean I think like you want 657 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:40,520 Speaker 1: to rest for a thousand every year? Score ten toastdowns. 658 00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:43,160 Speaker 1: I think that's like a benchmark. But uh, I mean 659 00:47:43,200 --> 00:47:48,440 Speaker 1: I just think what I think, once you handle everything, 660 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:51,719 Speaker 1: once you win football games, and once you you're doing 661 00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:55,200 Speaker 1: well the team, I think after that, everything handles itself. 662 00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:59,279 Speaker 1: Good answer. Okay, Let's take some question, all right, a 663 00:47:59,480 --> 00:48:03,360 Speaker 1: z Aimes Bill. Uh, just kind of a memory question 664 00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:05,719 Speaker 1: maybe for you. This is your actual game jersey from 665 00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:08,840 Speaker 1: last year? Uh? Any chance it has a pouch on 666 00:48:08,920 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 1: a wormy pouch? Any chance you know what game it 667 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:18,200 Speaker 1: was used in? Um? All right, how to be cold? Um? 668 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:22,480 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think the question is a bunch last 669 00:48:22,560 --> 00:48:25,400 Speaker 1: year too, So that's tough. I think last year is 670 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:28,759 Speaker 1: the mostly born Navy him since I've been here, I 671 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:31,120 Speaker 1: have no idea what I try to I kind of 672 00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:38,280 Speaker 1: ye yea. I'm just grateful to have it. Yeah, okay, 673 00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:40,400 Speaker 1: so there were In other words, there is no answer. 674 00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:44,919 Speaker 1: You were okay, good? Just checking what's up the monday 675 00:48:45,040 --> 00:48:47,600 Speaker 1: is corey? Um? I feel like you have the best 676 00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:51,279 Speaker 1: jump cut um in NFL. So with that and your 677 00:48:51,320 --> 00:48:54,200 Speaker 1: patience and vision, was that something you learned like a 678 00:48:54,320 --> 00:48:57,160 Speaker 1: high school are in Ohio State art? Is that just 679 00:48:57,320 --> 00:49:00,360 Speaker 1: like god gift um ability? That you you know you 680 00:49:00,520 --> 00:49:02,919 Speaker 1: learned when you started playing football at a young age. 681 00:49:03,239 --> 00:49:06,120 Speaker 1: I will say that running back probably is the most 682 00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:11,160 Speaker 1: just natural, like it's kind of a natural ability, like 683 00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:13,080 Speaker 1: just running the football. A lot of running backs. We've 684 00:49:13,080 --> 00:49:16,640 Speaker 1: been running backs our whole life. But I will say, like, 685 00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:18,759 Speaker 1: you know, certain aspects of my game might have jump cut. 686 00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:20,840 Speaker 1: That's something that you know, they really drewed us on 687 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:23,680 Speaker 1: at Ohio States. So I would say probably at Ohio 688 00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:27,120 Speaker 1: State was where uh you know, jump cut probably became 689 00:49:27,160 --> 00:49:30,000 Speaker 1: a staple Corey real quick for you, for you leave 690 00:49:30,080 --> 00:49:32,920 Speaker 1: Corey's here every week, and Corey always has really good questions. 691 00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:37,040 Speaker 1: When today's Monday, when do you start preparing your question 692 00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:41,160 Speaker 1: for the show, because you always have really good, thoughtful questions. Well, 693 00:49:41,360 --> 00:49:44,759 Speaker 1: normally it's like I think, like the Cowboys website and 694 00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:48,879 Speaker 1: only posted like Fridays. But I had tweeted brand early 695 00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:51,239 Speaker 1: this morning. I was like, Brad, who's the guest? And 696 00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:54,240 Speaker 1: he was like twenty one. I said, okay. I started 697 00:49:54,320 --> 00:49:56,239 Speaker 1: thinking then, so all day, just all day to day. 698 00:49:56,680 --> 00:49:59,040 Speaker 1: It took me like I kind of knew if he 699 00:49:59,320 --> 00:50:01,200 Speaker 1: was a guest this season. I had a couple of 700 00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:03,400 Speaker 1: questions in mind. All right, they already have all. You 701 00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:04,960 Speaker 1: always do a good job, So I just want to 702 00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:11,600 Speaker 1: give you some problem. Okay, this, Zeeke, this might be 703 00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:17,680 Speaker 1: the toughest question you get all night. Right high seek. 704 00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:26,000 Speaker 1: My name's Pressley. Who I like your pink shirt? Thank you? 705 00:50:26,880 --> 00:50:30,840 Speaker 1: Why did you choose? Why did you choose to be 706 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:37,359 Speaker 1: number twenty one? Um? All right, twenty one? So when 707 00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:40,000 Speaker 1: you're the first round draft pick? You the first pick? Uh, 708 00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,440 Speaker 1: they gotta get those jerseys starting printing off the press 709 00:50:43,840 --> 00:50:46,320 Speaker 1: right after you get drafted. H. They don't give you 710 00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:50,480 Speaker 1: much time to pick your number, like, hey, this wasn't available. 711 00:50:50,520 --> 00:50:55,560 Speaker 1: Which one he liked the most? Uh? But um, I 712 00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:58,719 Speaker 1: will say now that I can think about is uh 713 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,200 Speaker 1: I picked twenty one because if you look at my 714 00:51:01,280 --> 00:51:03,359 Speaker 1: college number fifteen and you put it in the mirror, 715 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:05,279 Speaker 1: it kind of looks like twenty one. Well, I like 716 00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:10,799 Speaker 1: that great answer. I like that great question, Presley. Wait 717 00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:16,399 Speaker 1: a minute, Pressley, how how old are you? Darling? How? 718 00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:21,680 Speaker 1: How how old are you? Five? And? And um, did 719 00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,200 Speaker 1: was it Dad's idea for you to come talk to 720 00:51:24,360 --> 00:51:34,399 Speaker 1: Zeke or was it your idea? Okay, all right, way 721 00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:37,719 Speaker 1: to go, great question, Presley. And this will be this 722 00:51:37,800 --> 00:51:39,680 Speaker 1: will be the next hardest one I have. I don't 723 00:51:39,719 --> 00:51:45,319 Speaker 1: like to look at this guy right here. Um, what's 724 00:51:45,360 --> 00:51:48,719 Speaker 1: your favorite food? My favorite food? I will have to 725 00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:52,200 Speaker 1: say fried chicken? Uh. I mean, ever since I was little, 726 00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:55,560 Speaker 1: fried chicken has been my favorite. It's definitely yeah, hands down. 727 00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:00,239 Speaker 1: What's your name? My man? Oh? Rohan? The artist? Right, 728 00:52:01,800 --> 00:52:03,960 Speaker 1: you're the guy that draws right? I remember you from 729 00:52:03,960 --> 00:52:07,960 Speaker 1: a couple. What's your favorite food? Okay? And how Rohan? 730 00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:11,440 Speaker 1: How old are refresh my memory? How old are you? Nine? Nine? Okay? 731 00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:16,400 Speaker 1: Very good? Okay, thank you Roy? Good question. Maybe you 732 00:52:16,520 --> 00:52:18,680 Speaker 1: and Zeke you hang out sometimes and have peacha and 733 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:22,040 Speaker 1: fried chicken. That sounds like good deal, like a great meal. Hi, Zake. 734 00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:24,960 Speaker 1: My name Sebastian, And my question for you is what's 735 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:31,680 Speaker 1: your greatest accomplishment? Um, my greatest accomplishment, I will say, Um, 736 00:52:33,640 --> 00:52:39,279 Speaker 1: it's a tough one. My greatest accomplishment, I'll say maybe 737 00:52:39,320 --> 00:52:42,959 Speaker 1: one of my most memorable accomplishments was, uh, he winned 738 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:46,840 Speaker 1: the National championship here at at and T Stadium twenty 739 00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:55,200 Speaker 1: it was yeah, twenty fifteen. What is your most Zeke? 740 00:52:55,280 --> 00:52:59,279 Speaker 1: What's your most memorable run as a as a pro? 741 00:53:00,600 --> 00:53:02,960 Speaker 1: Is it in Pittsburgh. It's got to be up there. 742 00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:09,960 Speaker 1: Huh yeah, Um, let me think, Uh, I think Pittsburgh. Yeah, 743 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:12,880 Speaker 1: you got that long screen. That's that's one of my favorites. 744 00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:15,440 Speaker 1: And then another one of my favorites. Just uh the 745 00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:19,600 Speaker 1: game winner at the end that Pittsburgh game, when everything 746 00:53:19,719 --> 00:53:28,480 Speaker 1: just part of it, Dawn go hey crazy. My question 747 00:53:28,920 --> 00:53:33,560 Speaker 1: is how do you feel? Um, we make it to 748 00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:37,360 Speaker 1: the touchdown? M I still, I feel really happy. I 749 00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:40,239 Speaker 1: feel really good and I can't wait to turn around 750 00:53:40,280 --> 00:53:43,560 Speaker 1: and find the big fellas and celebrate with him. What 751 00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:48,400 Speaker 1: was your name, Racia? How old are you? Seven? Seven? 752 00:53:48,560 --> 00:53:53,560 Speaker 1: Great question? Thank you question from everybody. Yes, sir, now, um, 753 00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:57,200 Speaker 1: some things that happen in a football gaming on the 754 00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:03,640 Speaker 1: field are spontaneous. Some you wonder if they were at 755 00:54:03,719 --> 00:54:08,800 Speaker 1: least preconceived. So, I know you've been asked this before, 756 00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:11,960 Speaker 1: but when you jumped in the kettle, did you just 757 00:54:12,120 --> 00:54:14,160 Speaker 1: did that just come over you or was there some 758 00:54:14,280 --> 00:54:16,120 Speaker 1: point during the game when you said, if I score, 759 00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:18,279 Speaker 1: I'm going to that damn kettle. Oh I saw it 760 00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:20,080 Speaker 1: at warm ups, and now if I went over there 761 00:54:20,120 --> 00:54:24,920 Speaker 1: and checked it out, is it safe made Cheryl? Is 762 00:54:24,920 --> 00:54:27,120 Speaker 1: safe for me to hop in there, But that was 763 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:30,800 Speaker 1: definitely something I thought about before the game. I love that. 764 00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:33,399 Speaker 1: And along those same lines, I believe it was last 765 00:54:33,480 --> 00:54:37,040 Speaker 1: home game you scored and you threw the ball up 766 00:54:37,080 --> 00:54:39,440 Speaker 1: in the stands and there was a kid that had 767 00:54:39,600 --> 00:54:41,520 Speaker 1: your jersey on. Did you know that kid or did 768 00:54:41,560 --> 00:54:44,440 Speaker 1: you just see the jersey and pitching the ball? What 769 00:54:44,600 --> 00:54:47,080 Speaker 1: was that? That was more spread a moment? Yeah? Yeah, 770 00:54:47,320 --> 00:54:49,520 Speaker 1: So where your Zeke jerseys? To the game? And you 771 00:54:49,600 --> 00:54:51,560 Speaker 1: never know what will happen. You might, you might get 772 00:54:51,600 --> 00:54:55,080 Speaker 1: a football. You never know. Hey, Zeke, how you doing? 773 00:54:55,160 --> 00:54:57,720 Speaker 1: My name is Eddie from Red Oak and my biggest 774 00:54:57,800 --> 00:55:02,160 Speaker 1: question is do you enjoy running when you're blocking, knocking 775 00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:05,680 Speaker 1: the tar out of the guy who you're fixing the head? Yeah? 776 00:55:05,840 --> 00:55:09,400 Speaker 1: I do. I definitely do um and I might be 777 00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:13,880 Speaker 1: a little crazy for that. Would you rather hurdle a 778 00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:18,320 Speaker 1: guy or just lower your shoulder and just run over? Somebody? 779 00:55:18,560 --> 00:55:22,200 Speaker 1: Run him over. I want to take his will, just 780 00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:25,759 Speaker 1: beat him down? You have? You haven't hurdled in years 781 00:55:25,800 --> 00:55:29,480 Speaker 1: in a while? You do? I am I am due, 782 00:55:30,120 --> 00:55:32,960 Speaker 1: I am due, But uh, I don't know have you 783 00:55:33,040 --> 00:55:36,960 Speaker 1: been Has it been recommended to you don't do that? No? 784 00:55:37,080 --> 00:55:40,120 Speaker 1: I haven't been recommended. Um, but I mean that is 785 00:55:40,200 --> 00:55:44,040 Speaker 1: scary having both feet off the ground and a bunch 786 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:48,880 Speaker 1: of guys trying to come take your head off. Okay, 787 00:55:49,239 --> 00:55:52,319 Speaker 1: as many of these as we can in a minute. Um, 788 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:57,239 Speaker 1: hard knocks. Did you really not know how to wrap 789 00:55:57,320 --> 00:56:02,960 Speaker 1: a package? Yeah, I'm more of a like asked my 790 00:56:03,080 --> 00:56:06,200 Speaker 1: mom my girlfriend to do it. Yeah, okay, okayt is 791 00:56:06,239 --> 00:56:12,839 Speaker 1: not wrapping at all here. Uh the feed me thing? 792 00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:16,640 Speaker 1: When did you start doing that? Uh? I started doing 793 00:56:16,680 --> 00:56:20,440 Speaker 1: in college, so before me Carlos was running back at all. 794 00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:23,239 Speaker 1: Stay Yeah, and uh I really just got it from 795 00:56:23,280 --> 00:56:26,040 Speaker 1: him to be honest, And I mean that was kind 796 00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:30,080 Speaker 1: of him telling our our oc. Uh. You know he's 797 00:56:30,120 --> 00:56:34,160 Speaker 1: feeling good. Uh, give me more felt Yeah. Uh, we're 798 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:36,400 Speaker 1: feeling hot because we got Zeke Elliott here tonight. Thank 799 00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:39,320 Speaker 1: him for being with us. Appreciate you coming. Thank you 800 00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:42,600 Speaker 1: very much. 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