WEBVTT - Girls Talk, 'Boys Talk: Dak Confirms Return? 0:00:02.560 --> 0:00:03.120 The following. 0:00:03.160 --> 0:00:05.120 He is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and 0:00:05.160 --> 0:00:07.440 the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:08.960 --> 0:00:09.680 Cowboys. 0:00:11.360 --> 0:00:16.280 This is Girls Talk Boys Talk presented by Jigsaw Dating, 0:00:16.560 --> 0:00:21.320 preferred Dating partner of the Dallas Cowboys and broadcasting live 0:00:21.600 --> 0:00:24.680 from Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters at the Star. 0:00:28.760 --> 0:00:32.400 Welcome into Girls Talk, Boys Talk presented by Jigsaw Dating. 0:00:32.680 --> 0:00:34.560 This is our last show of the week, as just 0:00:34.920 --> 0:00:37.599 tweeted out, but we've got big news and we end 0:00:37.600 --> 0:00:40.560 this one on a high note. A little frustrating because 0:00:40.560 --> 0:00:42.600 those of us at NFL Network and I know, Haley, 0:00:42.640 --> 0:00:45.360 you were out there at practice all waiting to see 0:00:45.400 --> 0:00:48.760 what Dak Prescott looked like yesterday. As we described to everyone, 0:00:48.800 --> 0:00:51.360 it was a walkthrough. But as Mike McCarthy told us 0:00:51.360 --> 0:00:55.320 this morning, he had about forty throws in that seventy 0:00:55.320 --> 0:00:57.960 play mock game. He looked good and he was going 0:00:58.040 --> 0:01:01.000 to get time in with the one as they went 0:01:01.040 --> 0:01:03.600 through practice and again to peel the curtain back a 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:06.520 little bit. The media only has access to thirty minutes 0:01:06.560 --> 0:01:10.240 of practice, and so we are there, yeah, you're there 0:01:10.240 --> 0:01:13.520 in the full thirty minutes, and outcomes Dak Prescott onto 0:01:13.520 --> 0:01:15.160 the field and what initially stood out to me. And 0:01:15.200 --> 0:01:18.039 I don't know I'm referencing to Haley because Haley's at 0:01:18.080 --> 0:01:21.040 practice with me. You poor girls drive in from Fort 0:01:21.080 --> 0:01:23.440 Worth and all over to get here to do the show. 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:25.880 But what stood out to me was that he didn't 0:01:25.920 --> 0:01:28.520 have a brace on the thumb and he was high 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:32.199 fiving his you know, his his teammates, which I thought 0:01:32.200 --> 0:01:33.720 was a big deal. You know, you're high fiving. He's 0:01:33.760 --> 0:01:37.160 gripping Ezekiel Elliot as they do, like their little bro shake. 0:01:37.680 --> 0:01:39.560 And then we were finally able to catch up with 0:01:39.680 --> 0:01:42.640 Dak Prescott and I love that. It certainly seemed like 0:01:42.680 --> 0:01:46.120 it was tracking that way. But Todd Archer just point 0:01:46.160 --> 0:01:48.160 blank said, sorry, you plan on Sunday, which is my 0:01:48.200 --> 0:01:51.640 next question, and he emphatically said I am, and he goes, 0:01:51.680 --> 0:01:54.560 I think, yeah, I am. And I even joked them 0:01:54.600 --> 0:01:56.640 a little bit. I said, are you trying to play 0:01:56.640 --> 0:01:58.160 coy with us? He's like, nah, that's just you know 0:01:58.200 --> 0:02:00.600 what the coaches want. But I I think we all 0:02:00.640 --> 0:02:04.520 got a sense of Dak was back on track when 0:02:04.560 --> 0:02:06.920 we saw him throwing on the road against the Eagles 0:02:06.920 --> 0:02:10.160 listed as questionable. And so I'll start with you aish 0:02:10.160 --> 0:02:14.119 as we typically do. How does the offense change when 0:02:14.120 --> 0:02:15.200 you have Dak under center. 0:02:16.000 --> 0:02:19.160 I mean, I think that some of the plays, well, honestly, 0:02:19.200 --> 0:02:20.960 if you look at a lot of the play designs, 0:02:21.280 --> 0:02:23.800 there were opportunities for these guys to make big plays 0:02:23.800 --> 0:02:26.240 down the field. We talked about moving meticulously down the 0:02:26.280 --> 0:02:28.079 field with the run game stuff like that. 0:02:28.160 --> 0:02:29.560 I think things are just going to open up a 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:30.040 little bit more. 0:02:30.080 --> 0:02:33.000 I think that you can confidently go into games and say, hey, 0:02:33.040 --> 0:02:35.239 if we need something here, we can go for it here. 0:02:35.280 --> 0:02:38.480 Also too, you look at those third and shorts, those 0:02:38.480 --> 0:02:41.520 types of stuff like that, I think he is the 0:02:41.560 --> 0:02:44.080 person to make the better decision there or also use 0:02:44.120 --> 0:02:46.480 his legs in these and maybe in these opportunities. So 0:02:46.800 --> 0:02:49.120 I think that all around, maybe you open up your 0:02:49.160 --> 0:02:50.920 offense more moving forward. 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:54.080 Yeah, I just think too. One thing that I really 0:02:54.120 --> 0:02:56.240 enjoyed I caught the tail end of Dak speaking in 0:02:56.280 --> 0:02:59.040 but one thing I really enjoyed him talking about today 0:02:59.520 --> 0:03:02.440 was how much he learned in this time, you know, 0:03:02.600 --> 0:03:04.799 from not being on the field. And he didn't go 0:03:04.800 --> 0:03:06.639 into specifics because I don't think he ever does, But 0:03:06.680 --> 0:03:09.440 I just love that he that self scout that we've 0:03:09.440 --> 0:03:11.399 been emphasizing so much with Mike McCarthy. 0:03:11.639 --> 0:03:14.320 He really took that to heart, and I think while 0:03:14.360 --> 0:03:14.840 it may not. 0:03:14.840 --> 0:03:19.040 Be a different from you know, a like skill set 0:03:19.120 --> 0:03:22.000 per se with Dak, he maybe he hasn't improved skill wise, 0:03:22.080 --> 0:03:24.640 but just that taking that next step as a leader, 0:03:24.680 --> 0:03:27.040 taking that next step as a starting quarterback, I think 0:03:27.120 --> 0:03:28.680 that's going to be exciting to see on Sunday. 0:03:29.000 --> 0:03:32.120 I think the most exciting thing was solidified for me 0:03:32.200 --> 0:03:36.280 today seeing both Micah and CD talking about Dak, because 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:39.120 they lit up like a Christmas tree. I mean, it 0:03:39.200 --> 0:03:42.000 was such a different energy and such a different form 0:03:42.040 --> 0:03:45.200 of excitement I think coming from these guys than we've 0:03:45.240 --> 0:03:48.440 seen these past few weeks, and so being around CD 0:03:48.560 --> 0:03:50.920 when he was talking about him was something. But then 0:03:51.000 --> 0:03:53.200 Micah and Dak were standing next to each other for 0:03:53.240 --> 0:03:56.320 a portion of their locker room interview and just the 0:03:56.360 --> 0:03:58.720 banter back and forth with them, and you can just 0:03:59.000 --> 0:04:01.360 see it. You can hell how excited these guys are 0:04:01.360 --> 0:04:04.640 to have their leader back, and it's just so exciting 0:04:04.840 --> 0:04:06.920 for everybody really in the building. I felt like there 0:04:07.000 --> 0:04:10.560 was just a little energy lift with Dak talking after 0:04:10.600 --> 0:04:12.560 the media felt like kind of a sigh of relief 0:04:12.600 --> 0:04:16.000 from everybody, be like, Okay, it's finally over. We can 0:04:16.360 --> 0:04:19.599 move the page, we can turn the page, and Dak's back. 0:04:19.720 --> 0:04:20.560 It's exciting. 0:04:20.600 --> 0:04:22.000 I think some of the things that really stood out 0:04:22.040 --> 0:04:23.880 to me too were, you know, when Dak went through 0:04:23.880 --> 0:04:26.640 his injury with the ankle, when you go on IR, 0:04:26.880 --> 0:04:29.480 you aren't as present as you can be. And as 0:04:29.520 --> 0:04:32.000 much as people knocked Jerry Jones and staff for keeping 0:04:32.120 --> 0:04:36.360 him around, you know, the window for IR injured Reserve 0:04:36.440 --> 0:04:38.040 is four weeks for those that aren't in the know 0:04:38.440 --> 0:04:39.880 watching the show, because I want you guys to be 0:04:39.880 --> 0:04:42.280 as educated as some of us about football. And these 0:04:42.279 --> 0:04:45.000 are things that I learned along the way too, But 0:04:45.080 --> 0:04:46.800 that would have essentially meant he couldn't be on the 0:04:46.839 --> 0:04:49.840 sidelines for some of this stuff, and he was able 0:04:49.839 --> 0:04:52.760 to be fully engaged and everything from I loved Michael 0:04:52.760 --> 0:04:54.839 Gallup saying, you know, we need water bottles at practice. 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:57.400 That's what he done. And Zeke said, he's not a diva. 0:04:57.920 --> 0:05:01.360 You know, he's gritty. He talks that s and he said, 0:05:02.200 --> 0:05:05.560 you know, it's his relatability. And that is why as 0:05:05.600 --> 0:05:07.960 we talked about this quarterback controversy, I had to laugh 0:05:08.000 --> 0:05:09.719 because You know, there's a lot of people that talk 0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:12.320 about these teams but aren't in the locker room. They 0:05:12.320 --> 0:05:15.159 aren't practice, they aren't at the games. They don't have 0:05:15.240 --> 0:05:17.760 relationships with the players in the sense that you know 0:05:17.800 --> 0:05:20.240 what's going on in there. But if you know this team, 0:05:20.320 --> 0:05:22.919 the reason why Dak won that starting job was Tony 0:05:23.000 --> 0:05:25.800 Romo was not around here rehabbing when he got injured. 0:05:26.120 --> 0:05:28.360 Dak was. That's when they started introducing it was locker 0:05:28.440 --> 0:05:31.040 room basketball where they had the basketballs in the trash cans. 0:05:31.480 --> 0:05:34.280 But even when he became the starter, bringing those guys 0:05:34.279 --> 0:05:37.440 to San Diego, bringing those guys to Miami, the relationship 0:05:37.520 --> 0:05:39.520 that he has with the players, even Tyler Smith, the 0:05:39.560 --> 0:05:42.640 young rookie tackle, you know, he texted him and invited 0:05:42.680 --> 0:05:45.039 him to a charity event, you know, not long after 0:05:45.080 --> 0:05:46.800 he was here with the team. Those are the little 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:49.320 things that add up and the little things that matter. 0:05:50.000 --> 0:05:52.240 A couple of other sound bites that stood out to 0:05:52.279 --> 0:05:55.840 me today when asked about Dak, Ceede said he looked 0:05:55.839 --> 0:05:58.800 like Dak Yeah, big time throws during the team period. 0:05:58.839 --> 0:06:01.520 It was even Ezekiel Elliot who said, because I asked him, 0:06:01.520 --> 0:06:04.120 when did you guys start seeing how good he was looking. 0:06:04.120 --> 0:06:05.400 I think it was CD said, you know, I started 0:06:05.440 --> 0:06:07.280 with the nerf ball and then it was in the football. 0:06:07.720 --> 0:06:10.200 But then it was Ezekiel Elliott who said he was 0:06:10.279 --> 0:06:13.320 tearing up the Scout defense last week, and I just 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:16.040 love that, Micah to your point and welcome to the Scrumps. 0:06:16.080 --> 0:06:18.200 I love you walked in the building today and I said, wait, 0:06:18.440 --> 0:06:21.440 are you credentialed now? So exciting to see you asking 0:06:21.520 --> 0:06:23.520 questions and being in the locker room because I know, 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:25.640 you know, for a lot of people out here watching 0:06:25.720 --> 0:06:28.479 the show, they would love to have that access. They 0:06:28.520 --> 0:06:29.719 would love just sort of get in the locked So 0:06:29.720 --> 0:06:32.640 I'm love seeing your development and getting to do that. 0:06:32.839 --> 0:06:36.160 But Micah Parsons saying that when they were out there 0:06:36.200 --> 0:06:39.520 on the field and he showed up, he said welcome 0:06:39.560 --> 0:06:42.080 to the s show in other words, like I'm not 0:06:42.200 --> 0:06:44.599 going easy on you that you're just back. But I 0:06:44.720 --> 0:06:48.800 just to your point, I love the energy, the enthusiasm, 0:06:48.800 --> 0:06:50.599 and they're coming off a tough division loss, but you 0:06:50.600 --> 0:06:52.840 get the sense these guys truly feel. And it was 0:06:52.880 --> 0:06:54.839 even Zeke who said this, we've got a lot of 0:06:54.839 --> 0:06:56.520 momentum right now. We know it's a bit of an 0:06:56.560 --> 0:06:58.960 uphill battle. We've got to win the division, but they 0:06:58.960 --> 0:07:00.760 feel good about where they're at right now. 0:07:00.800 --> 0:07:04.000 And the banter with that too is Micah was talking 0:07:04.040 --> 0:07:07.560 about how they were practicing again and he told Dak, yeah, 0:07:07.600 --> 0:07:10.560 welcome to the S Show. And when Dak went up 0:07:10.560 --> 0:07:12.640 to interview, Dak's like, yeah, well we scored a touchdown 0:07:12.640 --> 0:07:14.080 on that drive. So I just want to throw that 0:07:14.080 --> 0:07:14.920 out flip. 0:07:15.640 --> 0:07:18.080 And I wanted to add on like even the pictures 0:07:18.080 --> 0:07:20.320 of him, just just seeing him run out the practice, 0:07:20.360 --> 0:07:22.720 like he looks like he's floating, like you can see 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:25.040 he's he's happy, and he brings that to the game. 0:07:25.080 --> 0:07:27.040 But I think that's an important element that we don't 0:07:27.080 --> 0:07:28.960 talk about, is like, like you were talking about, these 0:07:29.000 --> 0:07:31.760 guys know what they have in him, and so like 0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:34.720 I like those opportunities that they have for turnovers and 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:36.760 stuff like that, Like they know this guy can go 0:07:36.840 --> 0:07:38.720 down there and score with them. So I think it's 0:07:38.760 --> 0:07:40.920 important that they get their leader back. I know they 0:07:40.920 --> 0:07:42.000 can feel that in the locker room. 0:07:42.000 --> 0:07:43.560 I wish I was there today well. 0:07:43.600 --> 0:07:46.080 And also you know, we talked about this quarterback controversy. 0:07:46.440 --> 0:07:49.280 I love that CD was sort of asked this uh 0:07:49.640 --> 0:07:51.160 by one of the Channel eight reports, maybe it was 0:07:51.160 --> 0:07:54.160 a Fox reporter, and he says, you ain't that slick? Yeah, like, 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:56.720 but a lot of these guys know. And even Zeek pointed, 0:07:56.880 --> 0:07:59.040 you know, to the star on the backboard behind him 0:07:59.040 --> 0:08:01.200 as he was getting interviewed, like why was this even 0:08:01.320 --> 0:08:04.840 a topic? And nobody's disrespecting Cooper around here. It's just 0:08:05.880 --> 0:08:08.040 Dak can take the top off this offense. And he 0:08:08.080 --> 0:08:10.320 was also asked about the difference between week one and 0:08:10.360 --> 0:08:13.440 week seven. There was no continuity on that offensive line. 0:08:13.480 --> 0:08:16.000 You were having a rookie, you know, that was starting 0:08:16.000 --> 0:08:18.200 there at left tackle. It seems like that offensive line 0:08:18.280 --> 0:08:21.480 is really settled in as of late. The communication is strong, 0:08:22.000 --> 0:08:24.480 and we go back to having those two tight ends there. 0:08:24.520 --> 0:08:26.600 They're not only blocking guys, but they're guys that you 0:08:26.600 --> 0:08:29.920 can use in your receiving game. Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard, 0:08:29.960 --> 0:08:32.480 who quick tease, We'll be talking a little bit about 0:08:32.480 --> 0:08:33.680 the run game, where I think it's going to be 0:08:33.679 --> 0:08:36.320 important this week on the other side of this break. 0:08:36.800 --> 0:08:38.520 But I just think that he has weapons. I mean, 0:08:38.559 --> 0:08:40.520 he didn't have Michael Gaalp. They wanted to bring that 0:08:40.679 --> 0:08:42.960 up and then we'll see if Dalton Schultz, I mean, 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:45.120 Dalton Schultz has been a bit of a security blanket 0:08:45.480 --> 0:08:48.080 for DAK. I don't know what's going on with Dalton, though, 0:08:49.160 --> 0:08:50.559 I think he was a full participant. 0:08:50.679 --> 0:08:52.240 Yeah, I think I think it's just one of those 0:08:52.280 --> 0:08:55.920 things where like some players really need their quarterback, you know, 0:08:56.000 --> 0:08:58.000 And I think Dalton is one of those guys where like, 0:08:58.040 --> 0:09:01.000 for whatever reason that he just never developed that rapport 0:09:01.080 --> 0:09:03.880 with Cooper. And then you tack on a PCL, which 0:09:03.880 --> 0:09:06.240 I said from the very beginning, with a PCL injury 0:09:06.520 --> 0:09:09.400 in particular, those are almost, I don't want to say 0:09:09.400 --> 0:09:12.200 worse than ACL injuries, but from a management standpoint, they're 0:09:12.200 --> 0:09:15.880 harder because there's no tear, so you don't require surgery. 0:09:15.880 --> 0:09:18.000 But like you said, it's nagging and it doesn't go 0:09:18.040 --> 0:09:19.680 away unless you properly let it heal. 0:09:19.760 --> 0:09:22.760 And yeah, that was the class your members. Yeah, and 0:09:22.760 --> 0:09:25.560 it said tough. He said that it really slowed down 0:09:25.559 --> 0:09:27.760 his burst. It happened week you can against Carolina. 0:09:28.080 --> 0:09:30.840 Yeah, So I just think, like you mix that he's 0:09:30.840 --> 0:09:33.480 missing the quarterback, he's playing on the tag and you know, 0:09:33.520 --> 0:09:34.599 maybe isn't happy. 0:09:34.360 --> 0:09:37.280 About that, and it's head that these rookies are stuffing exactly. 0:09:37.320 --> 0:09:39.400 So I just think there's a lot of layers. My 0:09:39.520 --> 0:09:42.920 hope with Dalton is Dak comes back. He's starting to 0:09:42.920 --> 0:09:43.800 feel a little bit better. 0:09:43.840 --> 0:09:44.200 It's good. 0:09:44.200 --> 0:09:45.800 We'll talk about the injury reporting a little bit, but 0:09:45.800 --> 0:09:48.520 it's good that he's been a full participant again at practice. 0:09:48.840 --> 0:09:50.800 And you just hope that they get that rhythm back 0:09:50.840 --> 0:09:54.000 because just like Mike McCarthy is saying Dak needs to 0:09:54.000 --> 0:09:56.640 find his timing, he's also said that with Dalton as well. Well, 0:09:56.760 --> 0:09:59.040 Dalton just needs to find that timing, and I think 0:09:59.080 --> 0:10:00.640 that timing comes with playing with Dak. 0:10:00.800 --> 0:10:03.280 And something else too, is Mike McCarthy talk this morning 0:10:03.320 --> 0:10:06.199 about the I asked him, well, how is the mental 0:10:06.240 --> 0:10:07.959 aspect of all of this? How important is that? And 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:09.760 he said that's the last hurdle, And so I think 0:10:09.960 --> 0:10:11.960 a lot of it too could be a mental aspect 0:10:11.960 --> 0:10:14.360 too with Dalton Schultz, which if he can sit there 0:10:14.400 --> 0:10:16.880 and he can admit, hey, I'm just mentally I'm not 0:10:16.920 --> 0:10:19.920 ready kind of like Michael Gallup did, Hey, more respect 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:22.080 to him for that, but I don't know why to 0:10:22.120 --> 0:10:22.640 know what's going on. 0:10:22.720 --> 0:10:25.080 To add to your point though, like about you know, 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:28.000 some players needing their quarterback. I mean if you look 0:10:28.040 --> 0:10:30.000 at if you look at just how the offense was 0:10:30.200 --> 0:10:34.360 even run with with Cooper Rushlake, he attacked the middle 0:10:34.400 --> 0:10:36.800 of the field when it was one hundred percent necessary, 0:10:36.840 --> 0:10:39.240 But you didn't get like, besides this game, you weren't 0:10:39.240 --> 0:10:42.160 really getting a lot from your tight ends in passing. 0:10:42.200 --> 0:10:44.200 And that's actually something I was looking forward to to 0:10:44.240 --> 0:10:46.120 this week. I think we could see the tight ends 0:10:46.120 --> 0:10:48.840 get more involved. You could see Dalton Schultz actually have 0:10:48.960 --> 0:10:51.000 some you know, good passing plays in this game as well. 0:10:51.040 --> 0:10:55.199 So yeah, it's the offense also too, was less tightened 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:58.240 receiver available, I guess you want to say as well. 0:10:58.280 --> 0:11:00.600 So I think that may be a different you see too, 0:11:00.679 --> 0:11:02.240 is that these Titans get more involved. 0:11:02.400 --> 0:11:05.440 It just feels like this is like the last step 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:08.640 almost that this team needs. You know, like first game 0:11:09.000 --> 0:11:11.840 was not a reflection of what you know this team 0:11:11.920 --> 0:11:14.400 was capable of. They have built over the last couple 0:11:14.440 --> 0:11:16.480 of weeks. They've done it with the backup quarterback. The 0:11:16.559 --> 0:11:19.160 defense has really found it stride, and I think with 0:11:19.240 --> 0:11:22.720 Dak coming back now, it's kind of like watch out. 0:11:22.760 --> 0:11:25.240 And also the defense finding its stride. You have a 0:11:25.400 --> 0:11:28.120 very hungry lion who not only mentioned he was ready 0:11:28.120 --> 0:11:29.800 for lunch during that interview. 0:11:29.400 --> 0:11:31.199 But he also was good Tank. 0:11:31.880 --> 0:11:35.280 He also mentioned that, you know, coming off of a loss, 0:11:35.559 --> 0:11:37.640 how that made him feel, and how he did a 0:11:37.679 --> 0:11:40.360 lot of self scouting, a lot of self reflecting. So 0:11:40.640 --> 0:11:43.480 I think Mike is the kind of guy that when 0:11:43.600 --> 0:11:46.200 he loses, he's not going to stay in defeat. He's 0:11:46.200 --> 0:11:47.880 going to sit there and he's going to do everything 0:11:47.920 --> 0:11:49.679 he can to come back. He also talked about that 0:11:50.400 --> 0:11:52.800 competition he had going with Tank and he's like, yeah, 0:11:52.840 --> 0:11:55.560 I'm not winning right now. So he's so competitive in 0:11:55.600 --> 0:11:58.960 that competitive nature I think really is going to be 0:11:58.960 --> 0:12:01.800 brought out in Amplified, even though they're not on the 0:12:01.800 --> 0:12:05.200 same side of the ball. Asking him like, Hey, how 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:06.880 is it going to be different not seeing Dak on 0:12:06.880 --> 0:12:08.680 the sideline anymore? He's like, Oh, I'm kind of gonna 0:12:08.679 --> 0:12:10.199 miss it, but you know, I won't get to go 0:12:10.280 --> 0:12:12.240 up to him afterwards and see all that. But I 0:12:12.280 --> 0:12:15.559 think really you're gonna see an amplified Micah Parsons coming 0:12:15.600 --> 0:12:18.640 off of a loss, especially in primetime to the Eagles. 0:12:18.640 --> 0:12:20.040 I think this is going to be a very good 0:12:20.080 --> 0:12:21.199 week for Micah. 0:12:20.920 --> 0:12:23.559 And unsung hero Mike McCarthy. I mean, twelve and five 0:12:23.640 --> 0:12:26.160 last season with all the injuries, four and one without 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:29.480 your starting quarterback this season. I just I love what 0:12:29.520 --> 0:12:31.880 I'm seeing from this locker room and how it's built. 0:12:32.360 --> 0:12:35.280 You know, they wear the word resilience on their sweatshirt, 0:12:35.320 --> 0:12:37.080 and I truly feel like they've embraced it and they 0:12:37.080 --> 0:12:41.000 believe it. All Right, pass or run? I think that's 0:12:41.000 --> 0:12:43.720 a big question. 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I love me some Dallas 0:15:07.280 --> 0:15:09.840 Cowboys merch, so might go do that right after this? 0:15:10.200 --> 0:15:13.200 Love that Hayley. We've got some injury updates for people 0:15:13.240 --> 0:15:15.520 looking to stack their fantasy football lineups. 0:15:15.560 --> 0:15:19.800 It's me, I'm people just kidding. I'm terrible at fantasy football. 0:15:20.120 --> 0:15:22.800 So from the Cowboys sided, things looking pretty good. Pretty 0:15:22.840 --> 0:15:25.880 Much everybody was full participant, including Ceede Lamb, who was 0:15:25.880 --> 0:15:28.160 limited yesterday with a hip. They did have a new 0:15:28.280 --> 0:15:31.280 edition with Matt Willesco going on. He was limited today 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:34.160 with a shoulder injury. But other than that, the Cowboys 0:15:34.160 --> 0:15:36.720 looking pretty good. It's good to see that full next 0:15:36.720 --> 0:15:38.920 to Dak Prescott for two days in a row. 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:41.320 On the Detroit side, though, things are still. 0:15:41.120 --> 0:15:44.960 Looking a little Oh sus, you got DeAndre Swift who 0:15:45.040 --> 0:15:45.760 is limited. 0:15:46.440 --> 0:15:48.320 DJ Chark did not practice as well. 0:15:48.360 --> 0:15:50.520 I actually saw on Twitter today from Danny Rodgers, who 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:52.520 will be joining us in a little bit. She said 0:15:52.520 --> 0:15:54.800 he was in a walking boot today. She said it 0:15:54.840 --> 0:15:56.920 looked worse. He said that it looked worse than what 0:15:56.960 --> 0:15:59.080 it actually was. It was more primentitive. But anytime you 0:15:59.120 --> 0:16:01.640 see a walking boot, it's I've been in a boot, 0:16:01.680 --> 0:16:02.200 so I know that. 0:16:02.680 --> 0:16:04.280 Let's see who else is on this list. 0:16:05.960 --> 0:16:12.400 Charles Harris did not practice, Matt Nelson, Bobby Price, Frank Ragnow. So, 0:16:12.480 --> 0:16:14.200 just a lot of guys on and off the board 0:16:14.200 --> 0:16:15.880 who are limited. 0:16:16.520 --> 0:16:16.760 Uh. 0:16:16.840 --> 0:16:18.360 The one thing that stands out to me though, a'm 0:16:18.360 --> 0:16:20.960 and Ross Saint Brown. He was kind of banged up 0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:23.520 last week with an angle injury. He has been full 0:16:23.720 --> 0:16:24.960 for the last two days. 0:16:25.000 --> 0:16:28.240 So did you say the center, Frank Ragno? Yes, you 0:16:28.240 --> 0:16:29.400 said he was limited. 0:16:30.160 --> 0:16:32.200 Frank Ragno, foot limited. 0:16:32.680 --> 0:16:36.000 It's important days when you talk about what they do well. 0:16:37.240 --> 0:16:38.320 The Lions run the ball. 0:16:38.760 --> 0:16:41.600 Yeah, they run the ball well, and that's the center, 0:16:41.720 --> 0:16:43.680 Like Frank is a big part of what they do 0:16:43.720 --> 0:16:45.560 in the power run and a lot of their pools. 0:16:45.600 --> 0:16:47.920 He's the lead. He's a lead blocker. 0:16:47.560 --> 0:16:50.480 Often, So that's something to take a look at and 0:16:50.560 --> 0:16:51.760 keep an eye on as well. 0:16:51.880 --> 0:16:54.040 They've got a couple guys on here on the line. 0:16:54.080 --> 0:16:56.640 So Taylor Decker did not practice yesterday, but he was 0:16:56.680 --> 0:16:58.120 a full participant today. 0:16:58.880 --> 0:16:59.720 Let's see who else. 0:16:59.760 --> 0:17:03.080 Matt Nelson a tackle he did not practice today. I 0:17:03.120 --> 0:17:05.000 know we talked a lot about the offensive line of 0:17:05.040 --> 0:17:07.760 the Lions yesterday, So yeah, you're right, definitely some important 0:17:07.800 --> 0:17:08.439 things to pay attention. 0:17:08.600 --> 0:17:11.320 And also when you're talking about a team that's tried 0:17:11.400 --> 0:17:13.439 their goal is to stay out of like third and 0:17:13.520 --> 0:17:16.840 seven plus territory, that is huge, especially when it comes 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:20.080 to third downs to not having your center. Big yikes 0:17:20.080 --> 0:17:21.480 for the Lions. 0:17:21.240 --> 0:17:23.520 Well, particularly because that's been an area of strength for 0:17:23.560 --> 0:17:26.600 them offensively. Like we're not giving this Lions team a 0:17:26.640 --> 0:17:29.280 lot of credit heading into Sunday because they do have 0:17:29.320 --> 0:17:31.199 a one in four record, but if you look at 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:32.760 the points that they can put up on the board, 0:17:33.240 --> 0:17:35.960 I mean in their losses. They put up thirty five 0:17:35.960 --> 0:17:38.760 points Week one, they put up twenty seven or thirty 0:17:38.800 --> 0:17:42.520 six points week two, twenty four points Week three, forty 0:17:42.560 --> 0:17:45.360 five points week four. This is a team that can 0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:46.040 score and then. 0:17:45.960 --> 0:17:48.640 When you can zero point the next week. 0:17:48.680 --> 0:17:52.920 They've got the number two high scoring offense in the league, 0:17:53.000 --> 0:17:55.760 which is crazy, third highest scoring offense in the league, 0:17:55.840 --> 0:17:59.960 eighth rushing scoring offense in the league, and that could 0:18:00.080 --> 0:18:03.679 hurt the Cowboys. I mean, their rushing d got exposed 0:18:03.720 --> 0:18:06.399 last week against the Eagles. Now you're dealing with a 0:18:06.480 --> 0:18:10.720 different quarterback in Jalen Hurts, but it's definitely an area 0:18:10.760 --> 0:18:14.080 that can exploit. Here's where they're getting killed defense. Yes, 0:18:14.240 --> 0:18:16.800 they are last in the league in total scoring on defense, 0:18:17.000 --> 0:18:19.359 last and scoring last in the rushing game. And so 0:18:19.520 --> 0:18:23.199 that brings me to our segment run or pass with 0:18:23.320 --> 0:18:27.080 Dak back under center. We keep talking about the reason 0:18:27.200 --> 0:18:29.679 why I think Mike was reluctant to give us the 0:18:29.800 --> 0:18:33.240 all systems go is because he kept talking about rhythm 0:18:33.320 --> 0:18:35.280 and timing are important. It's one thing to clear the 0:18:35.320 --> 0:18:38.720 medical hurdle, it's another to get the rhythm and timing back. 0:18:38.760 --> 0:18:41.199 And I would submit that it's a little bit easier 0:18:41.200 --> 0:18:43.640 for him this time around, just because, as he's talked 0:18:43.640 --> 0:18:46.400 about today, he's gone through the mental reps, he's been 0:18:46.440 --> 0:18:48.560 on the sidelines. It's a little bit different than like 0:18:48.640 --> 0:18:50.920 Tyron Smith hasn't been around here. I think that's gonna 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:52.840 be a little bit harder, you know, for him and 0:18:52.880 --> 0:18:54.439 guys that have been away from the building. 0:18:54.520 --> 0:18:54.720 Right. 0:18:55.480 --> 0:18:59.359 But Zeke was very boolish about the importance of this 0:18:59.400 --> 0:19:01.119 team doing what they've said they wanted to do the 0:19:01.160 --> 0:19:03.360 last two years. They want to be your run first offense. 0:19:03.400 --> 0:19:05.800 They want to establish and impose their will, and you 0:19:05.880 --> 0:19:09.639 do that by sustaining drives by running the ball. And 0:19:09.720 --> 0:19:12.320 even as he said, I love that Zeke keeps saying 0:19:12.320 --> 0:19:15.840 this because this speaks to the team camaraderie. It's not 0:19:15.960 --> 0:19:18.320 just Zeke that he believes is a guy that should 0:19:18.359 --> 0:19:21.440 run the ball, but also Tony Pollard. And so when 0:19:21.480 --> 0:19:24.160 we talk about simplifying the offense, Ayisha, when we talk 0:19:24.200 --> 0:19:26.520 about what Dak has seen from the sidelines, and we 0:19:26.600 --> 0:19:31.000 talk about helping establish that rhythm wearing down opposing defenses, 0:19:31.640 --> 0:19:34.000 do you see them leaning on the run, particularly when 0:19:34.000 --> 0:19:36.920 we look at how bad this Lion's defense is against 0:19:36.920 --> 0:19:37.280 the run. 0:19:37.560 --> 0:19:40.800 Yeah, I expect for them to lean on I hope 0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:41.800 they lean on the run. 0:19:42.160 --> 0:19:43.360 That's a smart thing to do. 0:19:44.119 --> 0:19:47.359 But I think with Dak in any passing situations, I 0:19:47.359 --> 0:19:50.119 would just do boots, waggles, little short stuff, getting him 0:19:50.160 --> 0:19:51.520 rolling out the pocket if he wants to. 0:19:51.880 --> 0:19:53.720 That's why I think he's one of the most comfortable. 0:19:53.720 --> 0:19:55.000 I think he's comfortable in the pocket. 0:19:55.000 --> 0:19:57.439 But early in his career when they did have a 0:19:57.440 --> 0:19:59.560 steady run game, you saw a lot of little quick 0:19:59.560 --> 0:20:01.320 gouts to the tight ends, little short. 0:20:01.080 --> 0:20:02.760 Stuff just to get him back in the groove. 0:20:02.800 --> 0:20:04.160 We get the ball, you know, out of his hands 0:20:04.200 --> 0:20:04.639 or whatever. 0:20:04.960 --> 0:20:07.119 And then from there, if they are steady with the 0:20:07.200 --> 0:20:09.040 run game, it's gonna open up the pass and I 0:20:09.040 --> 0:20:11.000 think that's gonna make it easier for some of this 0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:13.960 receiver cord that we've talked about is still finding an identity. 0:20:14.040 --> 0:20:15.919 I think that the run game is gonna help that 0:20:16.200 --> 0:20:18.880 and continue to help that because you've seen the big 0:20:18.920 --> 0:20:21.679 plays that come from play action. I think that's a 0:20:21.680 --> 0:20:23.240 big part of what Dak said that he saw on 0:20:23.280 --> 0:20:27.120 the sideline. It's like, hey, this begets this like this 0:20:27.280 --> 0:20:29.360 makes this open up, This makes this open up. 0:20:29.400 --> 0:20:32.439 So I expect for them to. They may take shots though. 0:20:32.720 --> 0:20:34.600 Like I honestly, I'm gonna be honest with you, Like 0:20:34.760 --> 0:20:38.240 the Lions, they can get wonky, they can do some 0:20:38.280 --> 0:20:40.719 stuff on special teams, they can trick you, they can 0:20:40.760 --> 0:20:43.120 do different stuff. And I think that this game may 0:20:43.160 --> 0:20:45.720 have more explosive and weird stuff going on than what 0:20:45.760 --> 0:20:48.560 we expect. Like it may not just be let's just 0:20:48.640 --> 0:20:51.080 run the ball, y'all just gonna go down the field. 0:20:51.119 --> 0:20:53.359 It might be like why they do that right there? 0:20:53.600 --> 0:20:56.000 I love that you just jogged my memory because there's 0:20:56.040 --> 0:20:58.640 so much sound as you're covering this team, right You've 0:20:58.640 --> 0:21:00.800 got Jerry Jones that talks to a week, You've got 0:21:00.800 --> 0:21:03.159 Steven Jones, you've got Mike McCarthy, and you've got all 0:21:03.160 --> 0:21:05.520 the players. But what Mike McCarthy said earlier in the 0:21:05.520 --> 0:21:09.199 week is this may be the toughest special teams that 0:21:09.280 --> 0:21:11.720 they face all season, as much credit as we've given. 0:21:11.640 --> 0:21:14.000 The ranked number two in the league special teams. 0:21:14.520 --> 0:21:17.199 So I just I think this is an area that, 0:21:17.240 --> 0:21:19.480 to your point, I think could be one of those. 0:21:19.560 --> 0:21:21.000 I don't want to say it's a trap game. I 0:21:21.000 --> 0:21:23.080 know it's an uncommon opponent, but I do think it's 0:21:23.119 --> 0:21:26.280 interesting that Mike McCarthy conceded that the reason why they 0:21:26.280 --> 0:21:28.720 didn't do a full practice yesterday and brought into the 0:21:28.760 --> 0:21:30.360 guys a little bit late is they wanted to get 0:21:30.359 --> 0:21:33.080 a jump on some of that and so I imagine 0:21:33.119 --> 0:21:36.119 Bones Fossil was in there as a special teams coach, 0:21:36.240 --> 0:21:39.439 giving them a little insight into how you defend against this. 0:21:39.680 --> 0:21:42.320 Yeah, and then last week, you know, with special teams 0:21:42.440 --> 0:21:44.840 and Bones talked about in his interview like they had 0:21:44.920 --> 0:21:47.480 a big return, you know, pull back because of penalties. 0:21:47.520 --> 0:21:49.480 I think they want to be better there. But field 0:21:49.480 --> 0:21:52.200 position was super important last week. It has been important 0:21:52.280 --> 0:21:54.480 all week. And when you're talking about winning time of 0:21:54.520 --> 0:21:57.080 possession and being able to move methodically down the field, 0:21:57.520 --> 0:21:59.800 like special teams is going to be important, Like where 0:21:59.800 --> 0:22:03.199 they're starting is going to help this offense regardless. So 0:22:03.480 --> 0:22:06.280 that's another element of this offense running the ball and 0:22:06.320 --> 0:22:08.359 being successful and Dad getting in a rhythm. 0:22:08.400 --> 0:22:09.680 Is that not pinning him deep? 0:22:09.760 --> 0:22:12.000 That's not a good way for him to start off 0:22:12.040 --> 0:22:13.200 coming back to this team. 0:22:13.720 --> 0:22:16.959 Yeah, I think for sure you go with what's been working, 0:22:17.000 --> 0:22:19.359 and I think right now what's been working is the 0:22:19.440 --> 0:22:21.760 run game, especially coming off of a game like Zekad 0:22:21.880 --> 0:22:23.840 last week where he's kind of finally getting back to 0:22:23.880 --> 0:22:26.760 that iconic Zeke that we remember when he came out 0:22:26.760 --> 0:22:29.159 of college. So I think obviously you lean on that, 0:22:29.200 --> 0:22:30.879 you lean on Tony to your point, you know, like 0:22:30.920 --> 0:22:33.440 those chunk plays have been really big. Tony's touchdown still, 0:22:33.440 --> 0:22:35.600 to me, is the most impressive thing this offense has 0:22:35.640 --> 0:22:38.160 done all season, other than that Jake Ferguson two step, 0:22:38.200 --> 0:22:44.600 because that was so clean hit it. Yeah, But for me, 0:22:44.840 --> 0:22:47.000 you know, I came here from Miami, so I was 0:22:47.040 --> 0:22:50.800 covering the Dolphins and this reminds me of the conversation 0:22:50.880 --> 0:22:53.720 surrounding to in the off season was he didn't have 0:22:53.760 --> 0:22:55.920 any arm strength, he couldn't get the ball down the field. 0:22:56.080 --> 0:22:58.879 They signed, you know, Tyreek Hill, and they had Jalen 0:22:58.920 --> 0:23:01.639 Waddle and there was pointless because Tua wasn't going to 0:23:01.680 --> 0:23:03.119 be able to get them the ball. So what do 0:23:03.160 --> 0:23:05.640 they do the first game of the season, drops back 0:23:05.760 --> 0:23:09.280 and unloads a killer pass down the field to Tyreek 0:23:09.359 --> 0:23:13.919 Hill for like fifty plus yards. That's kind of the 0:23:14.000 --> 0:23:17.480 vibe that I'm getting, you know, from what Dak might 0:23:17.560 --> 0:23:19.560 do on Sunday, like why not, you know, like we 0:23:19.640 --> 0:23:22.959 haven't had those big plays from Cooper yet, so shoot, 0:23:22.960 --> 0:23:23.760 why not try it? 0:23:24.040 --> 0:23:24.240 Now? 0:23:24.400 --> 0:23:27.000 That's me being optimistic, that's maybe the fan in me 0:23:27.240 --> 0:23:29.080 talking a little bit, But I could see something like 0:23:29.119 --> 0:23:31.560 that to where like again like, that's kind of the 0:23:31.600 --> 0:23:33.800 stuff that this offense has been missing, the pizzazz, the 0:23:33.880 --> 0:23:37.600 razzle dazzle, those big plays. And so I don't Dak 0:23:37.640 --> 0:23:38.680 if you're listening. 0:23:38.440 --> 0:23:40.520 I don't want them to razzle dazzle too much. 0:23:40.680 --> 0:23:43.600 No, right lately, not too much. I'm I'm with you though. 0:23:43.440 --> 0:23:46.720 In the sense that I think you want to establish 0:23:47.119 --> 0:23:49.400 your identity and set the tone of the game because 0:23:49.400 --> 0:23:51.679 that's what you've seen success. Yeah, when they score on 0:23:51.720 --> 0:23:53.480 the opening drive, well that's huge. 0:23:53.520 --> 0:23:55.840 And I think setting up for success goes in so 0:23:55.960 --> 0:23:59.480 many different variations that we've seen. Could have been the 0:23:59.480 --> 0:24:01.840 cowboys y fall if they hadn't won that game, and 0:24:01.960 --> 0:24:04.679 essentially was their downfall for the loss to the Eagles. 0:24:04.720 --> 0:24:06.920 You look at field position, you look at time of possession, 0:24:07.160 --> 0:24:09.399 you look at penalties, and and you know things that 0:24:09.640 --> 0:24:12.320 they kind of brought upon themselves in those ways. So 0:24:12.359 --> 0:24:14.760 I think setting up for success starts in many ways, 0:24:14.760 --> 0:24:17.960 but also establishing the run also establishes the play action 0:24:18.040 --> 0:24:20.399 which we know will lead to the passing game. So 0:24:20.440 --> 0:24:23.040 I think to your point about wanting some razzle dazzle, 0:24:23.119 --> 0:24:23.760 I'm the. 0:24:23.640 --> 0:24:26.760 Fan a little don't want you, like Jane said, yeah, 0:24:26.920 --> 0:24:27.480 just but. 0:24:29.119 --> 0:24:31.320 To come out of the gates and set the tone 0:24:31.400 --> 0:24:33.960 that Dak is back, I think is so important for 0:24:34.040 --> 0:24:37.560 the confidence of that entire team and and the offense 0:24:37.680 --> 0:24:40.439 because I mean, hey, they're coming off of a tough loss, 0:24:40.560 --> 0:24:42.280 and I'm not saying they're down. That is not the 0:24:42.359 --> 0:24:43.639 vibe that you're feeling in the. 0:24:43.680 --> 0:24:45.320 Lost Years practice on Wednesday. 0:24:45.320 --> 0:24:47.800 There are They're not. They're not down anyway. But to 0:24:47.800 --> 0:24:49.720 set the tone to say this is who we are, 0:24:49.800 --> 0:24:52.880 this is our identity, and we're back, I think that's huge, fright. 0:24:52.920 --> 0:24:55.719 I think that's I think that's another thing that's important is, 0:24:55.800 --> 0:24:57.840 like we talked about it at the beginning of the season, 0:24:57.960 --> 0:25:01.560 is like that they're putting good type out there, and 0:25:01.920 --> 0:25:05.240 this game, to me, with Dak under center is going 0:25:05.320 --> 0:25:08.399 to be important for future teams to like, because they 0:25:08.440 --> 0:25:11.440 haven't seen Deck since Week one, right like, and there 0:25:11.440 --> 0:25:12.960 are new toys right. 0:25:12.920 --> 0:25:15.840 Like, so it's like, let's see what they look like here. 0:25:15.880 --> 0:25:17.840 So I do agree that it's important for them to 0:25:18.040 --> 0:25:21.320 establish like, this is our identity, this is what we do, 0:25:21.800 --> 0:25:25.440 and for Okay, Shaw forgot like because I mean it 0:25:25.480 --> 0:25:28.960 is it's it is very like people very quickly forget 0:25:29.000 --> 0:25:31.880 that this offense is explosive. And granted you have lost 0:25:31.880 --> 0:25:34.840 an Amari Cooper or whatever the case may be, but 0:25:34.920 --> 0:25:38.280 it's like they still have guys. They still got guys, 0:25:38.560 --> 0:25:40.760 and I think it's important that they come out here 0:25:40.800 --> 0:25:44.159 and show that because the offense for the majority of 0:25:44.200 --> 0:25:47.760 this time has been very you know, it's been very normal. 0:25:47.960 --> 0:25:49.560 Very normal is the word I'm gonna use. 0:25:49.560 --> 0:25:50.520 It's been very normal. 0:25:50.760 --> 0:25:53.560 So yes, I love it. You know, Jimoon Clark is 0:25:53.560 --> 0:25:56.359 your pet cat mind's Michael Gallup, and so I love 0:25:56.600 --> 0:25:59.600 I love the Michael Gallup Dak connection, and we didn't 0:25:59.600 --> 0:26:01.280 get to see that week one, so I'm looking forward 0:26:01.320 --> 0:26:02.879 to see it in a week seven. 0:26:03.080 --> 0:26:05.439 I like that you said pet cat. I've never heard that. 0:26:08.000 --> 0:26:11.560 I think we all have a pet cat. Mine's definitely Cavante. 0:26:11.840 --> 0:26:14.840 Mine is definitely Cavante turping. So to see some possible 0:26:14.960 --> 0:26:18.560 Dak Cavante chemistry going on, that is something I would 0:26:18.640 --> 0:26:20.520 keep a very close eye out. 0:26:20.320 --> 0:26:22.880 So I'm gonna have to ponder my pet cat. 0:26:22.960 --> 0:26:24.639 I feel like they're I feel like they're all my 0:26:24.720 --> 0:26:27.080 pet cats because now I talk to them like they're 0:26:27.080 --> 0:26:27.480 all just. 0:26:27.440 --> 0:26:32.439 There's some likable cats. You've got to get to Danny 0:26:32.520 --> 0:26:34.560 Rogers taking time out of our day. She is the 0:26:34.600 --> 0:26:37.720 Detroit Lions beat reporter. As we said, we want to 0:26:37.840 --> 0:26:40.800 educate you on the opponent as much as possible as well, 0:26:41.080 --> 0:26:43.719 So we're gonna take our second and final break. 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We've been talking a 0:29:23.080 --> 0:29:27.360 little bit about offensively one of the best in the league, 0:29:28.080 --> 0:29:32.200 defensively one of the worst. What were they able to 0:29:32.240 --> 0:29:35.840 glean from the bye week That lends itself to maybe 0:29:35.880 --> 0:29:39.280 this team could be improved, particularly given the fact that 0:29:39.320 --> 0:29:42.000 they've got such a host of injuries. 0:29:42.240 --> 0:29:46.280 Yeah, this is all great questions. It all centers around 0:29:46.320 --> 0:29:50.560 that defense. And we heard from defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn today. 0:29:50.840 --> 0:29:53.160 That was the first day of hearing him from him 0:29:53.200 --> 0:29:55.280 since the bye week, and I can tell you that's 0:29:55.280 --> 0:29:59.800 the first time this season season he looks tired. Masical 0:30:00.120 --> 0:30:01.880 didn't really take a bye week, and that's what most 0:30:01.920 --> 0:30:04.880 of the coaches said that Yeah, we didn't play last week, 0:30:04.920 --> 0:30:06.560 but it didn't feel like a bye week because they 0:30:06.560 --> 0:30:09.320 were back to the drawing board trying to figure out 0:30:09.480 --> 0:30:13.280 what's dismantled against New England where they shut out the 0:30:13.320 --> 0:30:16.200 Lions and then put up twenty nine points on the scoreboard. 0:30:16.280 --> 0:30:19.360 The defense, so defensive wise, right now they are dealing 0:30:19.400 --> 0:30:22.720 with with one key injury there Charles Harris defensive end. 0:30:22.880 --> 0:30:26.120 He's a really good book end with the rookie aided Hutchinson, 0:30:26.200 --> 0:30:28.520 So we're not sure if we're going to see Charles Harris. 0:30:28.680 --> 0:30:31.000 He didn't play at New England. He hasn't practiced yet 0:30:31.000 --> 0:30:34.280 so far this week. But the defense, it's kind of 0:30:34.360 --> 0:30:36.320 kicking themselves in the foot. There's a lot of things 0:30:36.320 --> 0:30:39.560 that need to happen up front first, and it starts 0:30:39.600 --> 0:30:43.080 with getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. I love what coach 0:30:43.120 --> 0:30:46.200 Glenn said today. Everyone hurts on the sacks and when 0:30:46.240 --> 0:30:48.600 I look at the Dallas defense, of like, yeah, sacks 0:30:48.600 --> 0:30:51.160 are all over the place, meaning that he leading the 0:30:51.240 --> 0:30:55.080 NFL a sacks coach Glenn though he's a secondary guy, 0:30:55.200 --> 0:30:57.720 he played in the secondary for about fifteen years in 0:30:57.760 --> 0:31:01.760 the NFL. He's looking for quarterback pressure that result in takeaways. 0:31:01.760 --> 0:31:03.720 So no matter how you look at it, stuff has 0:31:03.720 --> 0:31:06.480 to go on upfront. Things have not been cooking. There 0:31:06.520 --> 0:31:10.360 have been injuries, and the defense was really what was 0:31:10.400 --> 0:31:14.040 lagging behind coming into this season for the Detroit Lions. 0:31:14.320 --> 0:31:16.920 They haven't had they haven't made the stress they needed to. 0:31:17.240 --> 0:31:21.400 A couple of players were benched against New England. Ammani o'rouarier, 0:31:21.520 --> 0:31:23.959 who is considered a veteran in this league now in 0:31:23.960 --> 0:31:27.440 its fourth year, he was in he was a healthy scratch. 0:31:27.960 --> 0:31:31.560 So this this staff such a very clear message to 0:31:31.640 --> 0:31:34.320 this team that you have got to make this team 0:31:34.400 --> 0:31:37.040 better and contribute and compete at a very high level 0:31:37.120 --> 0:31:40.000 or you just won't play. So Sunday, we're still not 0:31:40.080 --> 0:31:42.080 sure what kind of Detroit lines defense we're going to 0:31:42.080 --> 0:31:45.400 see they've been mixed matching pieces, trying to figure out 0:31:45.400 --> 0:31:49.120 which scene works best with which personnel. So we're all 0:31:49.160 --> 0:31:52.480 kind of going to see together Sunday who's starting and 0:31:52.760 --> 0:31:55.720 who's not, and who's healthy and who's not healthy enough 0:31:55.760 --> 0:31:57.240 to get back in this in this ball game. 0:31:57.760 --> 0:31:59.200 Yeah, Danny, it's all so. 0:31:59.520 --> 0:32:01.960 I that's interesting that you say that, because when I 0:32:02.000 --> 0:32:06.080 listened to Mike McCarthy's press conference yesterday, he talked about, 0:32:06.120 --> 0:32:09.040 you know, kind of not you know, not counting out 0:32:09.080 --> 0:32:11.040 what they're going to which what the lines are going 0:32:11.120 --> 0:32:13.640 to be doing defensively, because and I think a big 0:32:13.680 --> 0:32:15.680 part of that is because, like you just said, there's 0:32:15.720 --> 0:32:18.120 so many different rotations, there's so many different guys in 0:32:18.200 --> 0:32:21.480 and out. I would assume that it's difficult to plan 0:32:21.680 --> 0:32:24.360 and scheme for those gentlemen because of that. I do 0:32:24.440 --> 0:32:28.040 want to ask you a question about Jamal Williams and 0:32:28.240 --> 0:32:31.320 uh and my baddies just slip my mind the other 0:32:31.400 --> 0:32:35.000 running back swift. Yes, Yes, I do want to ask 0:32:35.040 --> 0:32:37.760 about those two gentlemen. Are how are they looking and 0:32:37.920 --> 0:32:39.720 are you, you know, do you have a feel for 0:32:40.240 --> 0:32:43.160 what their progress has been this week as far as 0:32:43.160 --> 0:32:44.840 playing yeah. 0:32:44.960 --> 0:32:48.880 So Jamal Williams he is our workhorse. He's considered running 0:32:48.880 --> 0:32:50.760 back number two, but he really is that one two 0:32:50.840 --> 0:32:53.920 punch with running back DeAndre Swift. So Jamal's healthy, he'll 0:32:53.960 --> 0:32:57.560 be ready to go. He took a major. He's just 0:32:57.640 --> 0:32:59.840 most of the load. While DeAndre Swift has been that 0:33:01.520 --> 0:33:03.640 an ankle injuries, had a couple of injuries. He's will 0:33:03.800 --> 0:33:06.720 batten ling. So the other six actually sprang to his 0:33:06.760 --> 0:33:10.320 ankle in Game one against the Philly against Philly went 0:33:10.360 --> 0:33:12.960 on to play an interlimited role weeks two and three 0:33:13.040 --> 0:33:15.800 and shot out weeks four and five. So he has 0:33:15.880 --> 0:33:20.280 been practicing this week and we do anticipate him to play. 0:33:20.320 --> 0:33:23.920 I anticipate him to play anyway, so we'll have that 0:33:23.920 --> 0:33:26.360 one two punch. And I asked Dan Campbell yesterday, which 0:33:26.400 --> 0:33:28.960 is so I got to me was the one two punch? 0:33:29.000 --> 0:33:32.200 I Dallas has Tony Pollard and Azikil Elliott and He's like, yeah, 0:33:32.320 --> 0:33:35.080 I do think of them very similar to our one 0:33:35.120 --> 0:33:37.040 two punch in Jamal and DeAndre. 0:33:38.000 --> 0:33:41.400 Thank you, Danny, it's Hayley obviously. 0:33:41.480 --> 0:33:44.280 Today Dak kind of breaking the internet by an officially 0:33:44.280 --> 0:33:48.840 announcing himself as the starter for Sunday's game. Obviously, we'll 0:33:48.840 --> 0:33:52.040 get that confirmed tomorrow when we get to hear from McCarthy. 0:33:52.080 --> 0:33:57.480 But when it comes to preparing for, you know, a matchup, 0:33:58.080 --> 0:34:00.320 how is the how's the mentality been? How has the 0:34:00.360 --> 0:34:03.280 preparation been preparing for a Dak as opposed to preparing 0:34:03.320 --> 0:34:03.920 for a Cooper? 0:34:05.200 --> 0:34:09.200 Yeah? And I asked Coach Campbell this specifically yesterday while 0:34:09.200 --> 0:34:12.719 we were breaking down some films of the Cowboys, I 0:34:12.760 --> 0:34:16.680 was like, how different is it prepping for Dak, who 0:34:16.800 --> 0:34:21.040 saw some action in Game one, hasn't seen any yet 0:34:21.080 --> 0:34:23.160 so far this season, so you have very limited tape 0:34:23.160 --> 0:34:25.640 on him in this season. Yet he's still he's still 0:34:25.640 --> 0:34:29.080 a veteran in this league. And so Coach Campbell broke 0:34:29.120 --> 0:34:30.960 down a couple of scenarios of when he was in 0:34:31.000 --> 0:34:34.120 New Orleans and Miami of the quarterbacks that they had 0:34:34.160 --> 0:34:38.480 been prepping for, and about two out of three times 0:34:39.040 --> 0:34:42.080 when when quarterbacks came back, the starting quarterbacks came back 0:34:42.080 --> 0:34:44.879 from injury, you got their best game. There was one 0:34:44.920 --> 0:34:48.400 game one instance where it was a bad outing for 0:34:49.200 --> 0:34:52.359 a QB one coming back from injury. He said, look, 0:34:52.440 --> 0:34:55.919 we are going to prepare for Dak Prescott's best game 0:34:55.960 --> 0:34:58.719 of his career coming into this into this one, you 0:34:58.840 --> 0:35:02.680 just you can't not prepare in that fashion. So didn't 0:35:02.680 --> 0:35:05.560 give a whole lot to uh Cooper Rush. Although we 0:35:05.680 --> 0:35:09.439 uh we uh have a close connection with Cooper Rush. 0:35:09.520 --> 0:35:13.080 One of our our very challenged producers is his brother 0:35:13.080 --> 0:35:15.520 in law, which is kind of crazy to think. So 0:35:15.640 --> 0:35:20.480 we are, we're big Cooper Rush fans in the but 0:35:20.480 --> 0:35:22.839 but yeah, so so coach him on the team. They're 0:35:22.960 --> 0:35:26.520 preparing for Dak Prescott's best game despite the lack of 0:35:26.640 --> 0:35:28.120 time he's been on the field this year. 0:35:28.680 --> 0:35:31.640 Hey, Danny, it is Jess and we were just talking 0:35:31.719 --> 0:35:35.719 about the Lion's special teams and maybe how underappreciated they 0:35:35.760 --> 0:35:38.480 really are. They're ranked number two in the league. What 0:35:38.520 --> 0:35:40.640 do you think has been a key component to their 0:35:40.640 --> 0:35:41.640 success this season? 0:35:42.760 --> 0:35:45.040 Gosh, when you say ranked number two in the league, 0:35:45.080 --> 0:35:47.920 it's kind of surprising because right now the Lions are 0:35:47.920 --> 0:35:53.080 having some loads in the kicker position. Gosh, someone told 0:35:53.160 --> 0:35:56.160 us a stat today. The lines have gone through ten 0:35:56.239 --> 0:36:00.600 kickers since they released Matt pray Or and he went 0:36:00.640 --> 0:36:03.520 to Arizona for the Cardinals the Pro Bowlers, So that's 0:36:03.600 --> 0:36:06.320 kind of surprising. You say that there were no field 0:36:06.320 --> 0:36:11.359 goal attempts even at all. Against New England, Detroit went 0:36:11.400 --> 0:36:14.319 oero for six on fourth down conversion, so there are 0:36:14.360 --> 0:36:17.520 woes with the kicker position. However, Dave fit is one 0:36:17.520 --> 0:36:19.560 of the best special teams coordinators and I think a 0:36:19.600 --> 0:36:21.520 lot of NFL coaches would agree with me on this. 0:36:21.800 --> 0:36:24.520 He's one of the best special team coordinators in the league. 0:36:24.840 --> 0:36:27.319 He's very methodical. He will stand there talking to you 0:36:27.360 --> 0:36:29.839 for hours if you let him about the game and 0:36:29.920 --> 0:36:32.800 everything surrounding it. So you have a really good returner 0:36:32.880 --> 0:36:36.600 in Colle Raymond. You're gonna get another chief special teams guy, 0:36:36.600 --> 0:36:38.520 and Jerry Jacobs who's been out for the last year 0:36:38.600 --> 0:36:40.920 rehaving an apl he'll be able to come in and 0:36:40.920 --> 0:36:43.719 make an immediate impact here soon. But they take a 0:36:43.760 --> 0:36:45.160 lot of special they take a lot of pride and 0:36:45.160 --> 0:36:48.640 special teams. It's had, it's had some plays where it's 0:36:48.800 --> 0:36:52.439 really turned the momentum in games, which has been great 0:36:52.480 --> 0:36:55.480 to see. And they're just yeah, now they're looking for 0:36:55.480 --> 0:36:58.959 a setting four set field goal as well as as 0:36:59.000 --> 0:36:59.920 a kick returner. 0:37:00.120 --> 0:37:04.279 Now, well, Danny, I'm good on questions. Do you have 0:37:04.280 --> 0:37:04.880 one more? Aha? 0:37:05.000 --> 0:37:07.360 So you're just gonna say Jack Fox the punter also 0:37:07.400 --> 0:37:09.239 as well as a weapon. He can. 0:37:09.520 --> 0:37:13.840 Yeah, don't let me forget he tell you don't forget 0:37:13.840 --> 0:37:15.000 about him because. 0:37:14.719 --> 0:37:15.640 He all. 0:37:17.719 --> 0:37:19.839 I categorize him as TV number two. 0:37:20.880 --> 0:37:24.279 That's how important. Yes, you're right, thank you for that, 0:37:24.400 --> 0:37:25.840 very very good, Danny. 0:37:25.880 --> 0:37:27.640 Like I said, the one thing I'm so proud about 0:37:27.760 --> 0:37:30.359 this show that we do here, Girls Talk Voice Talk, 0:37:30.480 --> 0:37:33.239 is we have so many smart women talking football, and 0:37:33.520 --> 0:37:35.680 I always hope that the listeners don't fill a drop 0:37:35.719 --> 0:37:37.680 off when they're listening to men talk about the game 0:37:38.200 --> 0:37:40.040 or the women. But when I talk to someone like 0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:42.640 you and here you break down Detroit Lions, it's just 0:37:42.760 --> 0:37:44.919 it's so exciting. So thank you for taking the time. 0:37:45.000 --> 0:37:46.960 I know you've got a lot going on plus travel, 0:37:47.400 --> 0:37:50.240 so we hope to have you on here again. Probably 0:37:50.239 --> 0:37:52.480 won't be that soon though, since we've last saw the 0:37:52.480 --> 0:37:55.480 Detroit Lions back in twenty nineteen. But thank you so 0:37:55.560 --> 0:37:56.680 much for taking the time today. 0:37:56.880 --> 0:38:01.160 Thanks Danny, thank you, Thank you, guys. I appreciate it. 0:38:01.960 --> 0:38:05.400 All right, ladies, As we were talking to Danny Rodgers Hayley, 0:38:05.520 --> 0:38:08.799 we saw some breaking news as it relates to one 0:38:08.840 --> 0:38:09.720 of the offensive linemen. 0:38:09.920 --> 0:38:13.279 Yeah, Matt Lasco. He was the only player listed as 0:38:13.320 --> 0:38:17.440 limited today. He had a subluxation of his shoulder. It 0:38:17.560 --> 0:38:19.600 looks like it was suffered in training camp. According to 0:38:19.600 --> 0:38:22.600 Patrick Walker Upstairs, surgery has always been an option. So 0:38:23.160 --> 0:38:24.760 it's looking like he's going to have to have surgery 0:38:24.800 --> 0:38:28.319 on that shoulder, and his twenty twenty two outlook is 0:38:28.360 --> 0:38:29.320 not looking promising. 0:38:29.719 --> 0:38:30.719 I'm glad to getting over with. 0:38:30.960 --> 0:38:33.560 I'm gonna be honest, like my niece, I mean, I 0:38:33.600 --> 0:38:36.120 have experience here with this this and my niece had 0:38:36.160 --> 0:38:39.879 this exact injury for the majority of her collegiate career 0:38:39.920 --> 0:38:41.799 playing basketball, and like. 0:38:41.800 --> 0:38:43.680 She put the surgery off. She put the surgery off. 0:38:43.760 --> 0:38:46.360 And every time you do, it's just making it worse. 0:38:46.400 --> 0:38:47.840 So it's just like you might as well just go 0:38:47.880 --> 0:38:50.040 ahead and get it done. So I'm glad that he's 0:38:50.080 --> 0:38:50.880 just going ahead. 0:38:50.680 --> 0:38:51.520 And getting taken care of. 0:38:51.640 --> 0:38:54.000 So hopefully he can get back next year because we've 0:38:54.040 --> 0:38:56.520 seen some good things from him as that left tackle. 0:38:57.320 --> 0:38:57.920 Up left tackle. 0:38:58.800 --> 0:39:00.279 It's tough that offensive line. 0:39:00.280 --> 0:39:00.400 Man. 0:39:00.440 --> 0:39:03.359 They just can't catch breaks this season, right, can't catch 0:39:03.400 --> 0:39:03.680 a break. 0:39:03.680 --> 0:39:06.520 Battle tested, I think is an understatement, no doubt. 0:39:07.160 --> 0:39:08.879 Well, like I said, at least I think the bright 0:39:08.920 --> 0:39:11.839 spot is this group has really been able to step up, 0:39:12.400 --> 0:39:13.719 you know. I think the one thing that stood out 0:39:13.760 --> 0:39:15.960 today is is Dak talked about the depth that they've 0:39:15.960 --> 0:39:18.719 been able to establish both offensively and defensively from week 0:39:18.760 --> 0:39:21.640 one to week seven. So that's some good news. Before 0:39:21.680 --> 0:39:24.400 we wrap up, I do want to go around the table, 0:39:24.480 --> 0:39:26.879 as I typically do. Who do you think is going 0:39:26.920 --> 0:39:30.840 to have a big performance with Dak back under center? 0:39:31.040 --> 0:39:33.040 I shall start with you, and then before I wrap 0:39:33.080 --> 0:39:34.360 we'll get to pass interference. 0:39:34.520 --> 0:39:35.840 Peter Tatt's is always me. 0:39:36.800 --> 0:39:38.640 You're right across from me. I just stare at you 0:39:38.960 --> 0:39:40.680 like it's so much pressure. 0:39:42.239 --> 0:39:43.760 Diamonds are made under pressure. 0:39:44.320 --> 0:39:45.520 Okay, well, I didn't want to. 0:39:45.680 --> 0:39:47.000 I won't be cliche. 0:39:47.640 --> 0:39:48.080 Say it. 0:39:48.440 --> 0:39:48.759 Do it. 0:39:48.840 --> 0:39:49.640 We're all waiting for it. 0:39:50.120 --> 0:39:52.440 Don't do it if you don't say it. 0:39:53.400 --> 0:40:02.200 Oh no, no, no. 0:39:56.760 --> 0:39:57.319 I think it's it. 0:39:57.400 --> 0:39:59.640 I think, like we talked about, I think it's important. 0:39:59.680 --> 0:40:02.680 This shows what he is with his number one and 0:40:02.719 --> 0:40:03.840 I hope that starts this week. 0:40:03.880 --> 0:40:06.680 All right, Yeah, I think the obvious answer is Dak Prescott. 0:40:07.239 --> 0:40:10.359 So I mean, I think we're expecting by him to Yeah. 0:40:10.640 --> 0:40:12.360 Yeah, But if I'm digging a little deeper. 0:40:12.440 --> 0:40:15.759 I honestly, I want to say, uh, Michael Gallup, I 0:40:15.800 --> 0:40:17.880 think this is a really good opportunity for him to 0:40:17.960 --> 0:40:19.040 kind of remind. 0:40:18.719 --> 0:40:23.280 People Cat I did. 0:40:24.120 --> 0:40:26.120 Yeah, but I'm just excited for him to kind of 0:40:26.120 --> 0:40:28.360 get back into the stat sheet and get back to 0:40:28.440 --> 0:40:30.800 people remembering like, oh, yeah, that's right. 0:40:30.840 --> 0:40:32.879 That guy's kind of crazy. Yeah, he gets the ball 0:40:32.880 --> 0:40:33.800 in his hands exactly. 0:40:33.880 --> 0:40:35.719 Yeah, I'm gonna go with my pet cat. I'm gonna 0:40:35.719 --> 0:40:39.279 go with Cavante Turpin because I definitely think now that 0:40:39.440 --> 0:40:41.759 you have that stability in a QB one, you're going 0:40:41.800 --> 0:40:44.640 to start to see the chemistry really forming with these 0:40:44.719 --> 0:40:49.160 younger wide receivers and Dak and I think Cavante hopefully 0:40:49.200 --> 0:40:51.239 being integrated more into the offense. You're going to see 0:40:51.239 --> 0:40:54.920 that a little bit this week and then obviously through 0:40:54.960 --> 0:40:57.840 the progression of the season. But Cavante Turpin my forever 0:40:57.920 --> 0:41:00.160 pet cat, and I'm very excited to see what he does. 0:41:00.239 --> 0:41:03.480 And I'm I'm banking on one of these days, I'm 0:41:03.480 --> 0:41:05.760 gonna say he's taking it home and it's gonna happen. 0:41:05.840 --> 0:41:07.920 So I'm guaranteed it on Sunday. 0:41:07.960 --> 0:41:09.400 So he was very close. 0:41:10.239 --> 0:41:12.680 I actually thought of you, Jess. I was like, your 0:41:12.719 --> 0:41:14.759 your little pet cat there, little kitty cat. 0:41:14.920 --> 0:41:17.680 I meant to fight in the locker room today. I 0:41:17.719 --> 0:41:20.399 couldn't calle Kim. I couldn't find it in the locker 0:41:20.480 --> 0:41:22.479 room today. But I was gonna say, like, how much 0:41:22.520 --> 0:41:25.040 more do you want this? Because you were so close 0:41:25.120 --> 0:41:27.680 to it, So don't worry, y'all. Don't worry. My pet 0:41:27.719 --> 0:41:29.840 cat is going to take it home better than the 0:41:29.880 --> 0:41:32.120 black cat during the New York game. 0:41:32.160 --> 0:41:35.320 That we saw smaller than me when you stand Nextican 0:41:35.360 --> 0:41:40.400 like he is a small man, but small but mighty 0:41:40.719 --> 0:41:43.600 before we get to pass interference. I love that Danny 0:41:43.600 --> 0:41:46.040 brought up you know. I for me, a storyline that 0:41:46.040 --> 0:41:48.839 I'm going to be talking about on Sunday is what 0:41:48.920 --> 0:41:50.960 team are we getting as it relates to the Lions. 0:41:50.960 --> 0:41:53.320 I mean they're benching players in terms of healthy scratch, 0:41:53.360 --> 0:41:56.799 trying to send a message. I was bullish on the 0:41:56.880 --> 0:41:59.040 Lions when I watched Hard Knocks. I mean, Dan Campbell 0:41:59.040 --> 0:42:00.560 had me wanting to run through a freaking wall. 0:42:00.640 --> 0:42:01.560 Yeah I got to do it. 0:42:02.120 --> 0:42:05.040 And they go from averaging thirty five points per game 0:42:05.080 --> 0:42:08.640 and week five to a complete shutout, something that we 0:42:08.680 --> 0:42:11.200 haven't seen from an NFL team since Week eleven and 0:42:11.280 --> 0:42:16.920 twenty twenty, they get that break. But again, I just 0:42:17.560 --> 0:42:19.200 you know, the Cowboys can put points up on you 0:42:19.239 --> 0:42:21.600 and you've got this defense. Especially if the defense scores, 0:42:22.080 --> 0:42:24.520 this could get really ugly, really fast for Detroit. But 0:42:24.640 --> 0:42:26.080 we'll sort of see how that shakes out. 0:42:26.200 --> 0:42:26.480 Jess. 0:42:26.760 --> 0:42:28.600 How about a little past interference before we wrap this up? 0:42:28.640 --> 0:42:31.200 All right, but you also didn't answer who your player is. 0:42:31.200 --> 0:42:32.200 Why, said Michael Gallop? 0:42:32.239 --> 0:42:33.600 Oh, you're your pet cat. 0:42:33.640 --> 0:42:34.560 Okay, that's my pet cat. 0:42:34.560 --> 0:42:37.759 All right, we're going sharing a cat. We're sharing a cat. 0:42:38.560 --> 0:42:39.520 We love a good cat. 0:42:39.600 --> 0:42:39.880 Lady. 0:42:39.880 --> 0:42:42.840 Well, your past interference for today is the Cowboys have 0:42:42.960 --> 0:42:46.200 a fifteen eleven record against the Lions all time, and 0:42:46.520 --> 0:42:49.640 in that they average around three touchdowns per game. The 0:42:49.719 --> 0:42:51.920 largest lead that the Cowboys have ever won against the 0:42:51.960 --> 0:42:54.960 Lions was back on September fifteenth, nineteen sixty eight, where 0:42:55.000 --> 0:42:58.520 the score was fifty nine to thirteen. How I would 0:42:58.600 --> 0:43:00.759 love for that to be the score were and come 0:43:00.840 --> 0:43:02.960 victory Monday, we're talking about that kind of shut out. 0:43:03.080 --> 0:43:05.480 Could you imagine? Though, we're talking about a one and 0:43:05.560 --> 0:43:08.560 four team. Dak comes back and we're dealing with like 0:43:08.600 --> 0:43:11.160 one of those weird trap games. 0:43:10.640 --> 0:43:14.319 Jane not just saying nontoics. 0:43:14.400 --> 0:43:16.399 I don't know if you guys ever study like Marcus really, 0:43:17.120 --> 0:43:20.120 I always think, like what the worst possible outcome is, 0:43:20.160 --> 0:43:21.200 so that you stay prepared. 0:43:21.320 --> 0:43:23.640 The worst thing is them not being able to stop 0:43:23.640 --> 0:43:26.520 them running a ball. Yeah, so the Cowboys linebackers are 0:43:26.560 --> 0:43:28.799 definitely gonna have to come play because again, this this 0:43:28.920 --> 0:43:32.760 offensive line is very capable of moving people. They also 0:43:32.800 --> 0:43:35.360 have only allowed seven sex, so this may be a 0:43:35.400 --> 0:43:37.160 game to where you don't see a lot of sex, 0:43:37.440 --> 0:43:39.920 but you do see pressures or you just playing your assignment, 0:43:39.960 --> 0:43:41.680 playing your gap, and guys aren't getting passion. 0:43:41.719 --> 0:43:44.720 And on the Rember she did say your boy Charles Harris. 0:43:44.960 --> 0:43:47.040 The defensive end I think is it's just why I 0:43:47.040 --> 0:43:49.160 love having the I'm writing notes. I'm like, oh, that's good. 0:43:49.200 --> 0:43:51.200 I'll hone in on that. Not having Charles Harris there 0:43:51.320 --> 0:43:53.160 to sort of booking with Aiden. 0:43:52.920 --> 0:43:55.399 Hutches because Aiden is doing a lot by himself as 0:43:55.440 --> 0:43:56.040 a young player. 0:43:56.120 --> 0:43:59.080 And on the optimistic side of that, everybody this year 0:43:59.120 --> 0:43:59.799 is also. 0:43:59.640 --> 0:44:02.359 Dony optimistic all day. 0:44:02.480 --> 0:44:05.040 It could be a game that breaks the Lions and 0:44:05.080 --> 0:44:07.640 the Lions offense because you have a very hungry lion 0:44:07.680 --> 0:44:10.240 that is ready to eat, especially after what the Cowboys 0:44:10.280 --> 0:44:12.600 we have the mic drop. You're right, they got. 0:44:12.440 --> 0:44:15.400 Their opportunity to show they can that's the worry of 0:44:15.440 --> 0:44:16.919 a lot of people. Can they stop the run. 0:44:16.960 --> 0:44:19.080 This is a team that can run the ball, regardless 0:44:19.120 --> 0:44:20.960 of what you think, and they can show they can 0:44:20.960 --> 0:44:21.480 stop at this. 0:44:21.520 --> 0:44:23.880 I think the only thing that gives me a confidence 0:44:23.960 --> 0:44:26.840 is they weren't exactly out of it with Philly, and 0:44:26.880 --> 0:44:29.080 I think that's gonna be the toughest run team that 0:44:29.120 --> 0:44:30.120 they face all season. 0:44:30.280 --> 0:44:31.560 I just hope everyone has fun. 0:44:31.760 --> 0:44:33.680 Yeah, it's gonna be fun. Are you going? 0:44:33.800 --> 0:44:33.920 Oh? 0:44:33.960 --> 0:44:38.480 You gotta go? You work words, ladies, Thank you for 0:44:38.520 --> 0:44:41.879 another fun one. I will be rejoining the show back 0:44:41.960 --> 0:44:44.800 on Wednesday and Thursday. You guys will have Christy Scales 0:44:44.800 --> 0:44:47.680 in here on Monday, hopefully talking a victory Monday. 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