1 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Are you ready for 3 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: a Break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah? And so much for that. 5 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 7 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: Who wins the October Night, twenty nineteen, Season fifteen, episode 8 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: number sixty. Welcome to another edition of The Break. We 9 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: are live from the s WBC Brtgage Studios at the Star. 10 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: We've got a lot of things to get into today. 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the storyline set up this game 12 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: for you Cowboys versus Jets. Nick's gonna tell us his 13 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: storylines for both teams heading into the week, and then 14 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: of course we're going to do a little bit of 15 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: the Jets offense. I has a scouting report on the 16 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: Jets offense, and if we have a little bit of time, 17 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have some questions for you guys at the 18 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: end of the show, just to kind of get again 19 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: a big picture look at this team. How's everybody doing today? Awesome? Awesome? Great? Good. 20 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: Let's jump right in uh, Nicholas start first with I 21 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: always start with the injuries, as I've tried to pull 22 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: it off, all right, I have to print it off, 23 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: and then now I'm trying to find it. I got it. 24 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: Can we start with injuries? Sure? Sure? Do you have 25 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: some updates on injuries? But Dave, does I do? All right? 26 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: Give us some updates? Sorry, Actually I don't have an 27 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: update on an injury. I have an update on an absence. 28 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: Layton Vanderesh is not at practice and everything yet, obviously, 29 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: but I've heard nothing Jason Garrett like usually it's kind 30 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: of like pulling teeth, like you have to specifically ask 31 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: him about stuff. But typically, you know, you kind of 32 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: get all of the game related injury information out of 33 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: Jason by Monday evening, and so I hadn't heard anything 34 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: about it. I know. You know, anybody that's watched the 35 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: last two games, you've probably seen Layton hobbling around a 36 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: little bit at times. So maybe it's related to that. 37 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: Maybe they're trying to arrest him. I don't know, but 38 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: it's kind of unusual for a starter to be hurt 39 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: and you don't know about it by Wednesday afternoon. So 40 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: this is the first we're hearing of it, and we 41 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: only see twenty minutes of practice, So he might head 42 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: out there at some point. Keep an eye on the 43 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: practice report, and hopefully by three or four o'clock we'll 44 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: have a better idea what that it's all about. But 45 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: he's not at practice. Tyrn Smith and Lyle Collins are 46 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: not practicing today. I saw Tyrn rehabbing with Britt Brown 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: at practice, moving pretty well for a guy that sprained 48 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: his ankle two weeks ago or a week and a 49 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: half ago. Really everybody else Lyle's not practicing. I didn't 50 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: see him rehabbing. I think that's kind of that's going 51 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: to be like a weekend decision. I think, talk to 52 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: me about a Tony Pollo. I don't think we talked 53 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: about him yesterday. He was mentioned by Jason as a 54 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: guy that came out of the game with a couple 55 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: couple of things. He's dinged up, like barsitis in his knee. 56 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: I think like kind of looks worse than maybe it 57 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: actually is. He's out there today. I'm sure he'll you know, 58 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,119 Speaker 1: he'll be limited in some form or fashion, but he's 59 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: out there. Amari Cooper hurt his quad, he's out there, 60 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb is out there. Like I think Layton, Leyton 61 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: Lyle and Tyron are the only like starter starters who 62 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: aren't out there. Antoine Woods back, Antoine Woods is out there. Yeah, 63 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: it's pretty much those three that are the big ones. Okay, Good, 64 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: that gives you a good understanding kind of where the 65 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys are entering the week with regards to injuries. Nicholas 66 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: jumped down into the storylines to walk me through some 67 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: of these storylines. You wrote an article in Dallas Cowboys 68 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: dot Com, as you do every week, walking through the 69 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: five storylines at each for each team heading into the 70 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: upcoming game. I'll go with the Jazz, I mean some 71 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: of the Cowboys stuff we just sort of mentioned. I 72 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: mean it was we'll start with the Jets first, but 73 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: basically for them, the biggest one and one of the 74 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: biggest ones in I guess in the league, is Sam 75 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: Darnold being cleared to play. He's been out with mono 76 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: nucleosis for three games. He comes back with third overall 77 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: pick two years ago, and so that I'm Dave, I 78 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: guess we'll speak to that. I don't know if you 79 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: got a chance to watch the Bills to watch that 80 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: all over it because they're a different team obviously than 81 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: with him. Yeah. Um, so that they've been outscored eighty 82 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: four to twenty eight in those in these three games. 83 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: Second one would just be Levan Bell obviously being happy 84 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: with with Darnold's return. He's everything for them, and I'm 85 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: sure Dave will talk more about that. He the only 86 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: touchdown he has as a receiving touchdown from Darnold in 87 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: week one, So um, that should be able to help 88 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: their passing game and help him. Another thing for them, 89 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: they're they're tied end. Chris Herndon's coming off of a suspension. 90 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: He's he's a guy caught thirty nine passes last year, 91 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: so that's another weapon that they're having. However, did this 92 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: morning the news just broke new news on him. Yeah, 93 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: new news on him, and he has an injury. Um, 94 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: just sustained an injury working out by himself last week 95 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 1: or earlier this week, and it looks like he's not 96 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: going to be able to play. I missed that, huge, 97 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: huge thing for them. I would have did say. Adam 98 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: Gay said this morning that C. J. Mosley is doubtful 99 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: at best. Yep, but Herndon now is in coming back 100 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: is now on the injury report right, and then and 101 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: then their defensive injuries, where the next thing I was 102 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: going with, Henry Anderson has been banged up and he 103 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: might not play. He's got a shoulder injury. Quinnin Williams 104 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: has been banged up. CJ. Mosley as well, and then 105 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: the last one. It's just just the play of Jamal 106 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: Adams is their best player. And he even though he 107 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: has been a guy that maybe disgruntled, even though he 108 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: didn't ask for a trade, whatever it was, he's still 109 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: playing balling out. We'll talk about him more tomorrow or 110 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: maybe today, since he's an LSU guy, and I'm sure 111 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: Dave talked about him all week, talking about every day. 112 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: He's a press whenever you want. He's a great, great player. 113 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: So that that's really kind of what they have. And 114 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: they're more than anything. I mean, they're owing four. They 115 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: had they did the old players meeting, you know, players 116 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: one meeting. Yeah, when that happens, um, So you know 117 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: it's a should be a hungry team. I don't know 118 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: if they're a good team, but they don't seem to be. 119 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: But they could be hungry. But who knows that the 120 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: Cowboys are good? Which are those storylines outside of well, 121 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: I mean we don't we don't know it. He's got 122 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: such a way with work. We know that they're good 123 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: against winless teams. We know that good. We know that 124 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: they can beat a winless team by three scores because 125 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: they've done it three times, a good point. Outside of 126 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: their quarterback coming back, Which of those storylines is should 127 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: be most concerning for the Cowboys Outside of that one? 128 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: I would say the defensive injuries, just because they have 129 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: some guys over there that they've drafted that they expect 130 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: to do, you know, to help them, and they're they're 131 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: banged up. So if you're banged up on and you 132 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: have the you know, test the depth of an O 133 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: and four team, that's probably not not so great. So 134 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: that that's what I would think is, is, you know, 135 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: can they stop the run? Because you know the Cowboys 136 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: are going to be trying to do that and get 137 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: back on track there all right, Um, you know something, 138 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna take a quick early break here because I 139 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: want to give Dave a full segment or at least 140 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: part of that segment to be able to give us 141 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: okay breakdown. I don't want to break up your breakdown. 142 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: I guess so we'll take a break. When we come back, 143 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: we'll get into the Jets offense. Day will give us 144 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: a scattering report. We'll do that when we come back. 145 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: This is Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. 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Um, yeah, it's it's great 189 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: for them that sam Donold's back, but uh, you know, 190 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: Tony Romo could probably tell you how much fun it 191 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: is trying to be good at quarterback when nobody in 192 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: front of you can block work worth a lick. And 193 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: that's really my only impression from watching two games I watched. 194 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: I watched him play, I watched a half versus the Eagles, 195 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: I watched the whole game against the team before that, 196 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: who they I already fought New England best defense in 197 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: the league. And then I watched a little bit of 198 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: Darnold's game against the Bills just to kind of get 199 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: an idea of what he's all about. But I actually 200 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: I just looked this up during the break. They've got 201 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: at their left tackle is veteran journeyman seventh round draft 202 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: pick Calvin Beecham collecchi Assamelee, who you're probably familiar with, 203 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: has been a good guard in this league for a 204 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: number of years, but is playing on a bad line. 205 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: Ryan Khalil, again has had success in this league. He 206 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: was drafted an OH seven. They literally signed him at 207 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: the tail end of training camp because there was like 208 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 1: nobody else, kind of like a Brian Waters situation if 209 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: you remember when he came back, which speaking of which, 210 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: this really threw me for loop Brian Winters, that's their 211 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: right guard. I thought it was Brian Waters, and I 212 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: was like, there's no way somebody's still saying that guy 213 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: Brandon Shell, fifth round pick in twenty sixteen. Like this 214 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: is what I'm trying to say is this is a 215 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: pretty talent poor offensive line of higher draft picks that 216 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: are on the downside of their career or Day three 217 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: guys that it just doesn't look like it's getting the 218 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: job done. The proof is in the pudding. They've allowed 219 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: twenty three sacks and this is a team that has 220 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: had a bye week, by the way, so twenty three 221 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: sacks in four games, fifteen in the last two. Philly 222 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: got Luke Falk ten times last week, Yeah, ten sacks 223 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: last week? Oh okay, New England got him five times. 224 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: So I mean, even if you're I mean, yeah, forty hits, 225 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: They've let their quarterback be hit forty times in four games. 226 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: Welcome back Sam Donald. You know, seriously, I mean checking 227 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: out the spleen and then and you know, I am 228 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: positive or fine going out. I'm positive they wouldn't put 229 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,599 Speaker 1: him out there if he wasn't ready. And it's obviously difficult. 230 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's different from you know, an NFL professional 231 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: training staff. But like, what I know about mono is 232 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: that it makes you lose a lot of weight. Yeah, 233 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: so I'm like, you probably weigh fifteen pounds less than 234 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: you did at the end of training camp, and they're 235 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: going to send you out there to get annihilated. Probably, 236 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, it sounds dicey. We just Chris Herndon 237 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: could have been a big boost for them. So a 238 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: guy that had four hundred yards and four touchdowns, athletic 239 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: guy out of Miami, He's not gonna play. Actually, Adam 240 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: Gas ruled him out of this game. So that's cool. 241 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: Jamison Crowder signed there in the offseason. You remember him 242 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: from his time in Washington, really speedy, really dangerous crossing routes. 243 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: He used to run deep crossers against this defense all 244 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: the time, and it felt like he was always open. 245 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson and Josh Bellamy just I don't know, they 246 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: just seem like guys to me. Damarius Thomas is actually 247 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: on this team. I forgot the Patriots traded him. Hasn't 248 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: had a chance to make a huge impact, but then again, 249 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: nobody really has. And then obviously you've got Levon Bell 250 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: and Tie Montgomery as your primary running backs with Bilal 251 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: Powell still kind of kicking around, and it's just hard 252 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: to evaluate him because, like they just there's not a 253 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: whole lot of room for them to do anything. I'm 254 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: Levon Bell, I mean, he's the engine of their offense. 255 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: They try to run everything through him, but it just 256 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: sort of feels like tackle the man with the football, 257 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: Like he gets the ball and there's eight guys swarming 258 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: him because his line camp block. You see a lot 259 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: of quick passes to him, swing passes, screen passes, out routes, 260 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: stuff like that. They do a fun thing where they 261 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: put Bell and Tie Montgomery in the backfield together readoption 262 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: wildcat type of stuff. Again, I mean, you know, if 263 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: you can't block, you might as well just give the 264 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: running back as much of a running start as possible. 265 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: But not very good now that it's it's I mean, yeah, 266 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: I don't think they're very good. I think the world 267 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: of Levy on Bell, but I don't know how much 268 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: he can do on his own. I think having Darnold 269 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: darre will probably help. He can probably process a little 270 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: bit faster. He's more talented than Luke Falk. But again, 271 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: I mean this is a second year guy, you know, 272 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: Like I'm not ready to say Sam Darnold is a 273 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: difference maker on the level of like an Aaron Rodgers, 274 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: where he can just immediately elevate this offense, especially having 275 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: missed a month of the season. So I think it's 276 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: going to be a lot of quick throws. I think, uh, 277 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, if I were the Jets, I would try 278 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: to screen the Cowboys to death because they've already shown 279 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: that they don't handle that very well. They're tackling and 280 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: you got an offensive line they can't seem to hold up. Right, 281 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: What you're saying screens and getting the ball to Levon 282 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: Bell as quickly as possible seemed like a great bet um. 283 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: I like the Cowboys odds of being able to cover 284 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: these receivers. They haven't really gotten killed by a receiver 285 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: yet this year, like a wide receiver. I know, you know, 286 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: they gave up yards to Ingram And Michael Thomas was 287 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: kind of good, but not on his own level of five. 288 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he had a good day, but again, like 289 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: I said it, then you know, if that's his stat line, 290 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: I think you you did okay with no touchdownes and 291 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: they don't, and then Michael Thomas is so much better 292 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: than it was crowded? Was it the game? Did he 293 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: have like fourteen catches? Ye? Actually, I was going to 294 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: mention it. He's he had fourteen catches in the first 295 00:14:56,520 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: game with Darnel against the Buffalo Bills for ninety nine yards, 296 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: but he only caught eight. He's only caught eight passes 297 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: in the other four games, or I guess it would 298 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: be three games this season. So I wonder, and I 299 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: caution a little bit how effective he'll be or that 300 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: he will be more I'll make the argument he may 301 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: be way more active and will probably have a much 302 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: better day against the Cowboys with Donald back right, fourteen 303 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: catches for ninety nine yards is seven yards per catch, 304 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: by the way. I mean, that's just got it. But 305 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: he's a guy that's very involved in their offense. Was 306 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: Donald's there, right, that's going and watching the Jets Bills game, 307 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: it felt very similar in the sense that I didn't 308 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: feel like he had a long time to throw. I 309 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: didn't feel like his receivers had time to get very 310 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: far down field. So again, like you wind up danking 311 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: and dunking. He threw the ball forty one times for 312 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy five yards. That's less than five 313 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: yards per tempt ye. Let me ask you this though, 314 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: and follow me on. He got sacked four times in 315 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: that game. Okay, follow me on this though. You look 316 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: at that game, they scored the most that's the most 317 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: points that they scored all season. Obviously Donald was in there. Now. Also, 318 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: it's the second most points that the Buffalo build defense 319 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: is allowed this year. By the way, they're playing phenomenal football. 320 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: Their defense very good, playing really well. They allowed the 321 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo I mean they allowed the Jet sixteen points. There's 322 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: only one team that scored more seventeen points. New England 323 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: was only allowed sixteen points. That being said, do you 324 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: think that New England they're playing against Newengal only scored 325 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: sixteen points against Buffalo offensive against bugs. I'm sorry, I'm 326 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: making it, and that's why I say it followed me 327 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: because I know this is a little convoluted. I'm making 328 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: the argument that Buffalo's defense is really good and they 329 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: put up sixteen points, which is close to the most 330 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: they've given up all seasons. I want to say Buffalo 331 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: or New England got a block punt in that game. 332 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe it was I'm not sure. They did get 333 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: a block punt in some game and scored I think 334 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: it was Buffalo, okay, but so they didn't really score 335 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: much at all. The whole point I'm making is they 336 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: were as good against Buffalo as anybody that's played Buffalo 337 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: this season. Against that good defense, the question becomes is 338 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: that does that translate against a defense that you some 339 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: people may argues lesser than than than the Cowboys. If 340 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: you believe that, does that translate now into the Cowboys 341 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: having a team that that it may actually be able 342 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: to do a little bit more offensively now that they've 343 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: got Donald back. That does a long question, but it is, 344 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: and I mean, I get the essence of what you're saying. 345 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: And the Bills are a better defense than the Cowboys 346 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: right now, and that's fair. I'm just looking at it. 347 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: One that I mean, sixteen points puts you in the 348 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: bottom like six in terms of offensive output. Like it's 349 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: that's bad, but that's that's better than the average of 350 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: what Buffalo is giving up all season. It is. I 351 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: still I don't, I don't. I don't know that I 352 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: can follow you there, like I mean, because because the 353 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: signs of them struggling are still there. I mean four 354 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: point three yards per instantly, yeah, three point two yards 355 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: per carry um. Sometimes you can throw are out that 356 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: week one stuff just because you know, they Bills maybe 357 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 1: didn't get a good read on what they're gonna do 358 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: with Levon Bell and and how the you know crowd 359 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: is gonna work and all that, which is kind of 360 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: still the same thing for the Cowboys a bit, because 361 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: they've only seen they all have one game of tape 362 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: to see how they're going to use him when they 363 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: have both those guys there. One thing that's I'm sorry, 364 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,239 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Nick, I knew like there was something in 365 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: my head that I was forgetting, and that's that the 366 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: Jets scored a touchdown on a Cole Beasley pick six. 367 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley dropped the ball and C. J. Mosley returned 368 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: it sixteen yards for a touchdown in that game. So 369 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: the Jets offense scored eight points. Bell Bell had a touchdown. Yeah, yeah, 370 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: so oh oh oh wow. They also got a safety 371 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: in that game. So they scored eight points. Yeah, the offense. 372 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: So so the issue still is the offense is not 373 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: their offensive no matter what, and then you can't turn 374 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: the ball over to him. Is that the Bills have 375 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: not The Bills have played better defense than the Cowboys. 376 00:18:58,119 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: That's fair. Like, I don't know if the Jets are 377 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: going to struggle as mightily. I kind of think they will, 378 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: Like I don't, I just I think this is still 379 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 1: a talented defense. I look across the board, like, you know, 380 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: we can quibble all we want to about whether DeMarcus 381 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: Lawrence is getting enough sacks, but like the Cowboys should 382 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: win those matchups. This is the bad offensive line. The 383 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 1: one I mean, the one thing that should give you 384 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: pause is like, can they tackle Levy on Bell? Because 385 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: they didn't tackle. Well last week, they've shown they're not 386 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: all the way up to snuff there. Layton vander Esch's 387 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: in at practice. Like I can see a world where 388 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: Levon Bell has a disconcertingly good day, where you're like, 389 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: the Jets are these guys are terrible, and Levon Bell's 390 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: carried the ball twenty times for one hundred and something yards, 391 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: kind of like what happened against the Giants. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 392 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, absolutely, I mean like, okay, these guys 393 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: are trash and then on like the third play of 394 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 1: the game, Bell, you know, yeah, I can see that. 395 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: I just don't think it's enough to overcome the talent 396 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: deficit over the course of sixty minutes. And I'm not 397 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: you know, this game might be frustrating for a while. 398 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: The Doll game was um, but I just I can't 399 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: imagine the Jets scoring more than there's some twenty points 400 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: more going forum for Leveon Bell when he was with Pittsburgh, 401 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he had he had a veteran quarterback who 402 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: likes to throw it deep, and he's smart with the 403 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,959 Speaker 1: ball for the most part, tough, he's got he had 404 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: the best receiver in football maybe at the time. On 405 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: the outside with some other weapons as well, and an 406 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: offensive line that's got to be better than this. And 407 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: so he was just a I wouldn't say just a 408 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: piece in the in the thing, because I mean he 409 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: was so great, but he you know, he had other 410 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: guys you had the key on when when you're the 411 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: only guy. It's funny. Because Levion Bell is one of 412 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: the three best running backs in football. I love Jamison 413 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: Crowder as a complimentary piece, like I mean, if he's 414 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: like your slot receiver or your third receiver, like I 415 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: think that's pretty good. I loved what he did in Washington. 416 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 1: He I don't know if he should be your best receiver. 417 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: I don't think that's a good idea. And definitely none 418 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: of this is going to work if your offensive line 419 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: can't give your quarterback anytime, like I mean, and I 420 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: like Sam Darnold too, like I have no reason to 421 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: believe that he won't eventually be a good quarterback. But 422 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: the offensive line isn't doing anybody in any favors. And 423 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,360 Speaker 1: I don't think there are enough good options around him 424 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: to fix that. And that's looking at this box score 425 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: from Rink one. That's another thing is um Quincy and Numa, 426 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: who pretty good receiver that gets forgotten about because he's 427 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: stuck on the Jets. He's out, he's not playing like 428 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure he's on IR So it's another guy 429 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: they don't have. There's just not a ton of jaw 430 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 1: dropping talent. There is this a week when you think 431 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: this defensive line Cowboys defensive line kind of gets going 432 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: because I don't think I think from so far this year, 433 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: they haven't had that dominating performance where they really just veiled. 434 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you could say the same that they really dominate, 435 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: dominate the quest I mean, and I mean from the 436 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: standpoint of the pass rush, from the standpoint of stopping run. 437 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: Like they were just dominant. The front four was dominant 438 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: in how they played. And I don't know if I've 439 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: seen that this year. I mean, yeah, they played really 440 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: well against the Saints. Don't get me as a lot 441 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: of pressures. I mean, yeah, I think, but it was 442 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: against a backup quarterback. Even though he's you know, he's 443 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: playing well. Yeah, he's playing well. He's probably not the 444 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: thirty second best quarterback in the league. He's probably better 445 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: than that. He's probably better than Sam Darnold right now. Yeah, 446 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 1: especially you know since he hasn't played since September eighth. 447 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I thought that they played very well in 448 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: that game on defense, and they had to. It wasn't 449 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: good enough, but they did play well in that game. 450 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: But but as far as just dominating, I don't know 451 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: if this is that type of team. I don't know 452 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 1: if they're that they're gonna be that good because to dominate, 453 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,959 Speaker 1: you gotta get turnovers, and they really don't do that 454 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: to that point. I mean, the Jets will probably, you know, 455 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: very similarly try to scheme this to keep that from happening, 456 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: whether that's again screens, short passes, running the ball, even 457 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: when it's not a great idea, maybe they can mitigate 458 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: that some way. But yeah, I mean, the defensive line 459 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: should play really well in this game, and I hear 460 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: what Nick saying. I think I think they'll be fine. 461 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,959 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean, it wouldn't surprise me if they 462 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 1: don't dominate the way you would expect them to, because 463 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: they haven't really done that in any game this season. 464 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: I mean the Saints game, I don't know if you 465 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: can say dominate. They lost, and maybe they played well, 466 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, it wasn't enough. Yeah, all right, we're gonna 467 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: take our final break. When we come back, we'll get 468 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: some questions. 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You 512 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: know a lot of people have said, I want to 513 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: go to the Star out there in Frisco and the 514 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: Board Center and check out what's going on, especially if 515 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,919 Speaker 1: there's something happening. Well, you've got to put this on 516 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: your calendar. October twenty sixth. I know it's a little 517 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: bit out, but you might want to get ready for it. 518 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: It is the it's the Vintage Star car show in 519 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 1: that the bye week. It is yeah, okay, cool, come 520 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: on out. The Star District will have also a trunk 521 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: or treat for the kids, so costumes are encouraged. That's 522 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: how we will be going up that week after the show. 523 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: One of the Stars twenty, you can enjoy one of 524 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: the Stars twenty restaurants located in the Star District. Admission 525 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: and parking is free. So it's the popular antique classic 526 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: muscle cars of the decades. All day Saturday, October twenty six, 527 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,199 Speaker 1: it's the Star Car Show. Visit The Star and frisco 528 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: dot com for more information on the car show. A 529 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: big car guy. I like my car, So you're not 530 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: a big car guy, just in the sense in the 531 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: sense that it gets me where I need to go, 532 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: and yeah, I enjoy driving it. But yeah, not like. 533 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,879 Speaker 1: David Hellman will not be at the car show, but 534 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: there might be some's during the bye week. Yeah, David 535 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: Helman will be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I gotta race 536 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: that that you guys want to go race with me? Now? Oh? 537 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:59,199 Speaker 1: Like no offense running race? Yeah, it's no. It's right 538 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: around the corner from you are. Okay, well maybe i'll 539 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: maybe I'll see you there. We come out and say hi. 540 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: Maybe the kids come hang out and hold up aside 541 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: for me. Derek jem probably started seven. I hope you 542 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: do good, but you're not in no no, all right, 543 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: tell you what. Let's get back into some questions. We've 544 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 1: got some questions from yesterday that some fans sent us 545 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: on Twitter yesterday it was rough Man. You really put 546 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: us on the spot. Well, some of these questions are 547 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: actually some interesting questions. They are a lot when I 548 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: talk about big pictures, it's a really big picture, and 549 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: a lot of them just require a little bit of thought. 550 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: This one included. We got this from from Edo Merrick. 551 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 1: I think is the pronunciation. Sorry if I butchered that, 552 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: but he says, last year, the Cowboys made a huge 553 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: trade that turned around the outlook of this team. If 554 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: the Cowboys were to make a trade this year, what 555 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: position would you focus on? You know what I thought 556 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 1: about the other day, um was and I don't even 557 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: know what he's doing, so I can't say, like, oh, 558 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: they should have done this. But the Packers cut Mike 559 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: Daniels back during training camp and the Lions scooped him 560 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: up immediately, I would do. I mean, that sounds nice 561 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: to have like a really experienced, good defensive tackle in 562 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: the middle of this line, or Gerald McCoy. Going back 563 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: to the offseason. Offseason, I think most people agreed that 564 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: for the right price, that would have been fun. No, 565 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,239 Speaker 1: I think that when you're talking about a trade, what 566 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: the Cowboys did last year was figured out what their 567 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: needs are probably going to be next year, and looking 568 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: at the draft and going not a lot of great 569 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 1: receivers that might be coming out. We have a chance 570 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: that we'll probably have to go first round. Let's do it. 571 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: And I think that, you know, if they're going to 572 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: forecast that way, there's twenty seven people in the scouting 573 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: department here, they're probably doing that, going all right, this 574 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 1: is what's going to kind of project next year. And 575 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, so if a safety comes available and they think, hey, 576 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: you know, we're not probably not going to resign heath 577 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: or or maybe try to upgrade there finally, you know. 578 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: And I say that finally because they've been trying for 579 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 1: a while, they just haven't. So maybe, you know, if 580 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: it's safety popped up, I could see that happening. I 581 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: mean somebody that you might have to draft next year. 582 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: Maybe tight end, Yeah, tight End could be one, right, 583 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: even in light of all like that would be tricky 584 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 1: kind of you know, doing it now, they would do 585 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 1: the Cooper trade over again one hundred times out of 586 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: one hundred and and good for them they should. But 587 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: they still hated not having that pick though, So a 588 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: trade of that magnitude two years in a row would 589 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: really really surprise me, especially because even with their struggles, 590 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: I don't see a position that is so glaringly obviously 591 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: in need of being addressed, you know, like we can't 592 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: win games because we don't have this. Like, am I 593 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: missing something? No, I mean so so, And I mean 594 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: it would be nice to have another defensive tackle, a 595 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: good one. I looked it up. Mike Daniels has played 596 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: in three games for Detroit and has two tackles. So 597 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: I mean it's not you know, stats get hidden when 598 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: you play that position, for sure, but not like he's 599 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: lighting the league on fire. I think safety could come 600 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: in and make him better. I think so too, if 601 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: you got the right one. I mean, that's why we 602 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: threw out the name of your guy a couple weeks ago. 603 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: That's a one, And I said it then, and I'll 604 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: say I would do that. I would have done the 605 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: deal for Menca Fitzpatrick. Yeah. That, and but that's that 606 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: one's over with again for the fifth time. Like there's 607 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: no actual evidence that suggests Jamal Adams. Let's be clear. 608 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: Let's be clear, though, I think the point of this 609 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: question was just really really big picture from the standpoint 610 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: of if you wanted to go out and be aggressive 611 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: about getting a trade for whomever. Doesn't have to be 612 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: a particular player. What position would be that target position 613 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: that you say, let me go find one of the 614 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: betters as a kicker, ever been traded? That's because I 615 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: don't even know. I mean, if you've got a good one, 616 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: are you getting rid of him? Like a kick starting kicker? No, 617 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: yes you have, because the Ravens did it during camp. 618 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: If there's their backup kick, well yeah, I'm talking about 619 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: the starting kicker in season, it's immediately got. If you're 620 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: ready to get rid of him, that means he's probably 621 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: not doing very well. I can't if you're not. If 622 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: he's doing well, you're not getting rid of him. But 623 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens trade justin Tucker, they for a two. What 624 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: would you have to give up to make the Ravens 625 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: want to consider it? You know, like, well, having this 626 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: guy is really nice, but you're offering us something probably 627 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: for a team like that that, as the season goes on, 628 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: may not be able to score a ton. Yeah, if 629 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: i'm them, you would have to give me a one 630 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: for me to get rid of mine. I mean, three 631 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 1: years ago, if someone said you're gonna trade. Dan Bailey 632 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: been like no, and like, what about for a high 633 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: second round pick? You'd be like, think about it, maybe, 634 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: but you know you're you're shooting yourself in the foot. 635 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: I would need the one because you know, when it's 636 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: tied up in New York later this year and you 637 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: miss the kick, you better. I mean they're helping you now, 638 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: it's helping you in the future. And if you're a 639 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: team that you think you have a shot this year, 640 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: that's not the movie you want to I would I mean, 641 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: if Baltimore wanted to send me Justin Tucker for like 642 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: a three, you could talk me into that, but I 643 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: don't think that's realistic. He wouldn't do that if I'm both. 644 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: If I'm Baltimore, I wouldn't do him unless it was 645 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: a one stop being. If you've heard this before, but 646 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: d tackle and safety or the two positions we think 647 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: they need to upgrade. Yeah, this was last year around 648 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: this time every year ago Rod Marinelli got here. Yeah, 649 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: it is what it is, um, but I don't think 650 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: it's as dire as the receiver situation was last year. 651 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: I agree. Are they gonna resign? Byron Jones? See the 652 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: interesting part about Minca Fitzpatrick was. He also wanted to 653 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: play corner and not so much safety. He wanted to 654 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: play slot corner, which you know you have to play 655 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: more than that when you're like, what tenth pick in 656 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: the draft, eleventh pick? But you know, I don't know 657 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: the whole situation. I just know that when you make 658 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: a move like that, you can you have to kind 659 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: of think ahead and go, well, what are we gonna 660 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: do with Byron Jones? What are we gonna do in 661 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: the off season on somebo these guys? Would you be 662 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: willing to make Byron Jones a top five page cornerback 663 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: in the league? Not really? What's the like, what's the 664 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 1: salary parameter on that? And I don't know the numbers? Okay? Yeah? 665 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,719 Speaker 1: Top ten? Yeah, okay, you give him top ten if 666 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: he's you know, if he's signing right now before Jalen 667 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: Ramsey and he doesn't crack the top five, which means 668 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: he'll just continue to be a bargain. Yeah, i'd probably 669 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: his agent is gonna have to be very you know, 670 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: like up on all of those websites that I don't 671 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: I don't even know them all over the cap or 672 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: all that. Not so much and the ones that I'll 673 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: tell you that Byron doesn't allow more than like a 674 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: half yard of separation. Yeah, because he can't just go 675 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: with with interceptions and pass breakups and you can't just 676 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: go to NFL dot com and get the interception total. 677 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: Which is fine because I mean, you know, it's a 678 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: good thing. Is his last year, the other teams saw that, 679 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 1: and they're seeing it this year. He's he covers. He no, 680 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: he is a good corner and there's something to be 681 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: said for that, and he is deserving of a contract. 682 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: But you know, we talk about it in terms of 683 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: like they don't get takeaways, but like, have the Cowboys 684 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 1: been on a short field on offense yet this season, 685 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: Like where for whatever reason they like flip the field 686 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: unexpectedly and they're just like, oh, we're on the we're 687 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: on their thirty three. Didn't happened once like an interception 688 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: that would seem like there was one one drive that 689 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,319 Speaker 1: Cheeto pick. They happened the ball around there around their 690 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: opponent's thirty or so. I want to say, my memory 691 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: might suck, but I'll have to go back and look, 692 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:21,840 Speaker 1: they dropped two picks against Washington. Demarcus's Demarcus's uh turnover 693 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: on downs fumble recovery against the Giants happened down near 694 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 1: their red zone. The Dolphins fumble recovery happened down near 695 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,839 Speaker 1: there in zone. Cheeto's pick I believe happened like just 696 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: on the other side of midfield. So the Cowboys were 697 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 1: in their territory, like Neil Jones fumbled on you know, 698 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,919 Speaker 1: the Cowboys territory was That might have been the one. 699 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 1: I just kind of drive they were driving a little. 700 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: They haven't had that point, like geta takeaway. I know 701 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: there's more two playing cornerback than that, but like get 702 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: the ball, let the ball from the ball and down 703 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: by the what twenty yard line? Last week? Yeah, no, 704 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,319 Speaker 1: cock would have been huge. Yeah, all right, let's take 705 00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: a phone call from Drew. Drew. What you got Hi, 706 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 1: guys for a long time listener, Thanks for having me 707 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: on the show. Thank you, thank you. Yeah, we all 708 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: know the Cowboys run defense has been not as good 709 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: as it was last year, and in my opinion, a 710 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,280 Speaker 1: big part of that has to do with the Marcus 711 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 1: Lawrence not playing like himself. So and your guys opinion, 712 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:15,320 Speaker 1: what do you guys think the Marcus has to do do 713 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: to get back to the form he was playing at 714 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: last year. Okay, I don't agree with the premise. I 715 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: don't think he's playing worse than he was playing last year. 716 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:23,839 Speaker 1: I think he's getting more attention. I don't know if 717 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: I necessarily think he's playing worse. What do you guys 718 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:28,320 Speaker 1: agree think. I think, you know the run defense part. 719 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 1: I think we are underestimating the value of Antoine Woods, 720 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: I really do. I think he's a fun, jolly guy whatever. 721 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: Maybe you know he came from the Titans, and you know, 722 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:41,319 Speaker 1: I think he's a good player, and I think they're 723 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 1: missing him big time in the middle because he is 724 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: hard to move and I think that that's a big 725 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: part of the run defense. As for DeMarcus, yeah, I 726 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: mean he does get a little bit more attention, and 727 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,919 Speaker 1: he's banged up a little bit too. Have you seen 728 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 1: his problems in the run game, because I heard this 729 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:00,760 Speaker 1: call said that's not been what I heard. Most people 730 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: have a problem with most people quibbling about the fact 731 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:06,879 Speaker 1: that he's not getting more sacks. I don't necessarily, I've 732 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: never I haven't necessarily seen him be a part of 733 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,839 Speaker 1: the problem. The breakdowns on the in the run game 734 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,319 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. Well, their problem last year was what they 735 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: just got killed up the middle by teams that wants 736 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 1: to do that to them. And that was when DeMarcus, 737 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: I assume, according on I mean in the Collars opinion, 738 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,359 Speaker 1: DeMarcus was playing like himself then And actually, I mean 739 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,320 Speaker 1: he had the labor and then, so maybe he wasn't, 740 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:31,120 Speaker 1: but it wasn't. It wasn't that that was killing them then. 741 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: It was right up the middle. And I think it's 742 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 1: exactly the same. I think they're defensive tackles. They're shorthanded. 743 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,359 Speaker 1: For one, they're not as talented at that spot as 744 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,799 Speaker 1: they are at others. And then their linebackers haven't been 745 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 1: playing up to the level. Those guys that are playing 746 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: like they played last year, the four spots in the 747 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,439 Speaker 1: middle of the field, the two linebackers and the two 748 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 1: defensive tackles, Yeah, I don't think are playing up to 749 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: the same snuff that they were last year. I don't 750 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 1: think it has that much to do with DeMarcus. All right, 751 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: let's take a call from junior in Illinois. Junior, what up? 752 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:03,719 Speaker 1: How are you guys doing good? I'm from Utah, by 753 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:07,720 Speaker 1: the way, Sorry you're okay? Um? I just have a 754 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 1: couple things to add to the defense them. I know 755 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 1: that we talk about having the standard, and I just 756 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,040 Speaker 1: I don't I see that with the way we played 757 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:20,720 Speaker 1: against the Saints. Why is it that we can't consistently 758 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:25,400 Speaker 1: play that way of football and our offense play consistently. 759 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: I don't I don't understand. We have a good team. 760 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: I just want you guys opinion of why can't we 761 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 1: play what is the problem of why can't we play 762 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: so consistently? And all? Thank you? All right, thanks kay. 763 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: I think the biggest difference is that, um, the players 764 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 1: that you're playing against are not consistent at all. I mean, 765 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater was not a starting quarterback really in the league, 766 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: and he was a backup, and then you know he's 767 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: not going to just make these magical plays and and 768 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:56,439 Speaker 1: get the ball out like Aaron Rodgers, who in many 769 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: people believe is one of the top three or four 770 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:01,160 Speaker 1: quarterbacks to ever play. I mean, I just don't think 771 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:04,399 Speaker 1: you can compare the same the same way that they're 772 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:07,839 Speaker 1: not playing the same teams, and they had a much 773 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,399 Speaker 1: better game plan for the Packers had a much better 774 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:14,239 Speaker 1: game plan than the Saints. And I keep saying that 775 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to reconcile. I know how much 776 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,439 Speaker 1: better Aaron Rodgers is than everybody. I know that makes 777 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,839 Speaker 1: it a pain to game plan for. But like that's 778 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, I don't expect you to stop the funky 779 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: shovel pass or the thing where you break out of 780 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,400 Speaker 1: the pocket and find the backup tight end just on 781 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: a rope. Like Aaron Rodgers is going to do that 782 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 1: four or five times a game and you just have 783 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: to accept it. That doesn't bother me. But Aaron Jones 784 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: was just killing them on pretty routine stuff over and 785 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 1: over again. I think I read they were credited with 786 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: as many as twelve tackles depending on twelve miss tackles 787 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: depending on who you want to believe. And I know 788 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,040 Speaker 1: the respect that you pay to the quarterback has a 789 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,839 Speaker 1: role to play in that. Still don't think it's good enough, 790 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,319 Speaker 1: And I don't have a great answer. Wasn't good enough? 791 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,319 Speaker 1: I mean they're not that great. I mean, this isn't 792 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: a great defense. They're not They're not playing that way. 793 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: They worse than they were last year, I think, so 794 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 1: right now, yeah, they are. They're not getting enough sacks 795 00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: and the linebackers are not flying around making all these plays. 796 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: They're just not I think maybe people are figuring out 797 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: we got to get the guards on them. That's why 798 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: I think Antoine Woods is so important. When you look 799 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 1: at the great deep linebackers in the history of football, 800 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: most of them had at least a Pro Bowl. It's 801 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,399 Speaker 1: not Hall of Fame tackle in there. I mean those 802 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:28,760 Speaker 1: Ravens guys that they were tough in there with Adams 803 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: and Sara Busa. I'm not saying ray Lewis wasn't great 804 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 1: on his own or Mike Singletary great on his own, 805 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,439 Speaker 1: but those guys have You have to have some guys 806 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: up front to allow you to go make plays. If 807 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: the guard gets to you, you're still gonna get smashed. 808 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 1: That's why Jalen and Layton are getting knocked off the ball, 809 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 1: because those guards are taking it to the second level. Yeah, 810 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: they just I think that's part of it. I think 811 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: their instincts don't look as good to me this. I mean, 812 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,759 Speaker 1: you know what Week five last year was when they 813 00:39:56,840 --> 00:40:00,319 Speaker 1: lost to Houston and they lost that game, but kind 814 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 1: of like the Saints, they you know, they killed him 815 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,719 Speaker 1: in the red zone. Jalen was flying around, you know, 816 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 1: he made that crazy play on John Watson. We've seen 817 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: that a couple of times, but a couple of times 818 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:14,360 Speaker 1: in five games from guys that you're expecting to be 819 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl caliber. That's not what you signed up for 820 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:19,840 Speaker 1: when the season started. And I mean it's early teams 821 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:23,359 Speaker 1: and units grow and blossom. Like the Cowboy. They were 822 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,959 Speaker 1: good for basically all of last year, but they kicked 823 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,480 Speaker 1: it into another gear as the season went along. So 824 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,880 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to say they can't get there, but 825 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 1: they're not there right now. Yeah. The part that's kind 826 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 1: of baffling for me is that there were so many 827 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,440 Speaker 1: guys on the defense during training camp that we were 828 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:40,200 Speaker 1: looking at me only, man, this guy's playing really, really well, 829 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: and so much of that has not necessarily trans you 830 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: know though, and to the season. You know, people kind 831 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 1: you know when you say stuff like that, people come 832 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:51,200 Speaker 1: at you when it proves to be wrong. Again, you 833 00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:53,200 Speaker 1: can only evaluate as well as you can evaluate. But 834 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: what are you really seeing in training camp? Like Malie Collins, 835 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:59,479 Speaker 1: you see him rushed the passer. You're not seeing real 836 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,120 Speaker 1: runde defense because you can't tackle the running back. You're 837 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:05,359 Speaker 1: thudding people up, And so I don't have as good 838 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,000 Speaker 1: of an idea of how he's going to play in 839 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: run defense as he does against the past. I think 840 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: through five weeks he has looked about as good as 841 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: I expected. As a pass rusher. I think he's been 842 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,439 Speaker 1: good in that regard. Hasn't been great against the run. 843 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:19,040 Speaker 1: None of them really have. And but I'm even talking 844 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:21,240 Speaker 1: about guys like a Woozier who I thought had a 845 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 1: wonderful training camp and that hasn't shown up yet in 846 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:26,799 Speaker 1: the in the regular seas not enough, I should say, 847 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,680 Speaker 1: not consistently enough in the regular season. So it's guys 848 00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: like that, It's Woods who I thought had a phenomenal 849 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,760 Speaker 1: training camp, and I don't think that's necessarily consistently showing 850 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,680 Speaker 1: up here in the regular season. So it's it's baffling. 851 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:41,360 Speaker 1: And I understand your point. You only talk about what 852 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: you see, but it is baffling to me that so 853 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:46,279 Speaker 1: many guys look so good in training camp and now 854 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 1: it's just not translating to the regular season. It's a 855 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:54,359 Speaker 1: little bit different when it's offenses that you're not familiar with, 856 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,760 Speaker 1: scheming to do things that they know you're not good at, 857 00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:01,040 Speaker 1: and yeah, you're I mean, it seems like it happens 858 00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:03,319 Speaker 1: every year, and like somebody you know Byron Jones looked 859 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:06,120 Speaker 1: all Pro at safety in twenty seventeen in training camp 860 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:09,960 Speaker 1: and then obviously coming pass. Sorry, appreciate you guys. Joined 861 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,879 Speaker 1: us back tomorrow eleven forty five till then for Nick 862 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: even Dave Helm and I'm Derek Eagleton. This has been 863 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:18,880 Speaker 1: The Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. 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