1 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mick Shot 3 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: screaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys apt now Here are Bill Jones, Everson Walls, 5 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola. It's time for another edition of mix 6 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: Shots and it's a fabulous Tuesday inside the s WBC 7 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: Mortgage studios there at the Star in Frisco. That's where 8 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: Mickey Spagnola has just arrived for the show and Everson 9 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: Walls in his customary spot with the picture of Everson 10 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: behind him in his home office. I made my home 11 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 1: office as well. As we put the wraps on Atlanta 12 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: and look forward to Seattle as Seahawk Week is about 13 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: to officially begin on Wednesday, and Mickey, you'll arrived just 14 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: in time for your own show. I'm proud of you. 15 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: Had a lot of stuff to do, you know, I 16 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: got one more than one master, and we needed to 17 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: do a couple of TV things, and I cut it 18 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: a little close, but I guess I can get to 19 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: my lunch that's sitting over there. A little later, much later, 20 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: forty five minutes, I got a bank. It we do 21 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: have breaks, though you certainly didn't. Don't try doing the 22 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: breaks might be something in your teeth when we come 23 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: back you don't want to do. Spare us all, please, Mickey. 24 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: All right, there was so much to get to yesterday 25 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: forty five minutes couldn't contain us. And so there's carry 26 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: over today. And first off, Mickey, got any breaking news 27 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: out there at the Star in Frisco, anything on your 28 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: mind to get kick things off? Well, um, you know, 29 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: it sounded like it was encouraging what Jerry Jones had 30 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: to say this morning about Tyrn Smith, the potential availability 31 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: for the game on Sunday, that certainly would help the 32 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: cause instead of having to sign to start two undrafted 33 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: offensive tackles the way they did this past Sunday and 34 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: somehow some way got away with it to score forty 35 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: points with Terrence Steele and Brandon Knight starting at at 36 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: at the tackle positions. So I think from a I 37 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: don't know if that's news or not. And I guess 38 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: the other news we found out last night that what 39 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: Greg Zurline did for the on side kick is called 40 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: a watermelon kick, A great name. I love that. I 41 00:02:55,639 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: love that. John Fossile John fossils playing the name because 42 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: you lay the ball down on the ground like a watermelon. Uh, 43 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: and if you if you kind of push a watermelon, 44 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: it usually spins side the side like that. So they 45 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: named it the watermelon kick. I like that. I love 46 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: I love watermelon. That is good that elamed they talk about, Uh, 47 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: the fact that the entire kickoff team had zero idea 48 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: that they could pick up the ball if they could 49 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: pick up that watermelon before it went ten yards? Did 50 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: they even address that fact? Did you say Atlanta or 51 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys? No? Did Atlanta talk about they did? And 52 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: did anyone Atlanta? Dan Quinn said that they they absolutely 53 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: knew that they could do that. That was not a 54 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: coaching error. I think everybody probably got cold that got 55 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: cold feet that they didn't want to be the one 56 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: to jump on the ball and not recover it. But 57 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: I'm thinking you could have just had three guys jump 58 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: on it and recover the ball before it got to 59 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: ten yards. Well, the way they played, just the way 60 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: that everything came down, especially in that last drive. When 61 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: you look at it, it was just chaos all the 62 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: way around, even from the the official standpoint. You remember 63 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: the gallop played of course we did you know where 64 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: what they say, one butt cheek equals two feet right? 65 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: At first, at first it was called incomplete. The referee 66 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: was emphatic, he was waving it off out of bounds. 67 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: And then of course the penalty came, and after that 68 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: they changed the call on the reception on the incomplete 69 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: to a completed call, which off a little bit of 70 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: confusion but also gave the Cowboys options in regards to 71 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: how they wanted to treat the penalty versus the reception. 72 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: So I'm trying to figure out who came over and 73 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: talked the referee out of uh calling that an incomplete 74 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: to a completed pass. Did you did you do any 75 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: research on that spact? Well, they huddled up, so um, 76 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: I guess they got together, but it got reviewed, right, 77 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: didn't he challenge it? Right? Right? But initially you would 78 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: not they initially we would have had to challenge correct 79 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: because they had called it out. Initially, it called it incomplete. 80 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: And say to me, I thought that was a little 81 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: bit of unnecessary confusion in a very frantic two minutes. 82 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: But Mickey, you were at the game, right, yes, yeah, 83 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: so you you saw the officials huddle up for those 84 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: of us watching on television. I don't think they showed 85 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: the officials huddling up prior to the referee making the 86 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: call and the announcement of the call. But yeah, the 87 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: back judge obviously he ruled it incomplete, and I just 88 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: assumed that they must be huddling up for them to 89 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: change it. In the side judge or whoever felt like 90 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: he had a better view of it, and after they huddle, 91 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: and then that put the onus on Atlanta to challenge 92 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: the call, and so the Falcons then challenged it, and 93 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: on review you couldn't I mean, it didn't matter either way. 94 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: If if they would have ruled it incomplete, I believe 95 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: the review would not have changed the call because it 96 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: was too close to call. There wasn't enough evidence there, 97 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: and so as it was, since the call on the 98 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: field was that it was a good catch, there wasn't 99 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: enough evidence on the video on the review, but it was. 100 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: It was a good mood by Atlanta to challenge it 101 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: because you don't know for sure what kind of what 102 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: you're going to get on the replay. But that was 103 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: a huge play of the game. But the Cowboys any 104 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: huge call, as it turns out, for them to get 105 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: together and in the Cowboy fans opinion, get the call 106 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: right right, Yeah, absolutely, because if you think about it, 107 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: they started the play started at the forty three and 108 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: it ended up at the five, so that that that's 109 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: a huge, uh play in the game. Uh. And then 110 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: the Cowboys Uh did have the choice though, uh because 111 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: there was a holding call, defensive holding call, which would 112 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: have only been five yards in the first down. So uh, yeah, 113 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: I would have taken to what thirty seven thirty eight 114 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: yard completion. But they did have a conflict. There was 115 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: four of them all together before they made the decision 116 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: to say, yeah it was complete. Well, and you know, 117 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: it made it, It made it. Uh. What made it 118 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: even more frantic was they had just called called the 119 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: penalty on cdee Lamb for the crackback blocks exactly. It 120 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: got everybody was kind of flipping out, you know, in 121 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: the stadium as well as in our respective homes because 122 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: of course, things were extremely intense. We were looking at 123 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: having to do two scores at that time, and uh 124 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: it's almost as if, you know, the referees were trying 125 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: to take the game away from us. So you had 126 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 1: two I still call them controversial calls right there. Uh, 127 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: doing an extremely important part of the ball game. Yeah, 128 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: because you think about it, the completion the Noah Brown 129 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 1: was down to the fifteen yard line. Uh. And and 130 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: then uh not only did you get penalty, you know, 131 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: you lost that completion, but then you got you got 132 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 1: the penalty on them in force two and it backed 133 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: them up all the way to the forty three. Uh 134 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, that was a significant a little sequence there 135 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: on calls. But you know what I've noticed watching all 136 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: these games over the h first two weeks. The officials 137 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: need preseason, by the way. Oh man, there's a lot 138 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: of problems. There's been a lot of problems. Man, it 139 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: has been horrible. Let's let's call it. They have had 140 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: some of the most well not just what they what 141 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: they have called, though there are the calls that they 142 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: did not make that almost makes as big a difference. Uh. 143 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: This has been uh, extremely unusual for the referees to 144 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: where I'm surprised that that story has not been written 145 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: more often spags that title. I have not seen that 146 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 1: title in any stories in any publication. But the referees 147 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: at this point, I would be giving them maybe a 148 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: C plus. In all of the games that I've seen 149 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: and the mistakes that have been made and the calls 150 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: have been this a c plus at best. And you know, 151 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: they have a hard enough time calling interference one way 152 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: or the other. Now it's even worse because some of 153 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: the calls they're making are so tickie tack. It's almost like, Okay, 154 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: let's hurry up, let's call that right, instead of kind 155 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: of seeing the thing through. And now that you can't 156 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: challenge the interference anymore, boy, it makes it doubly hard 157 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: to take some of these calls. So, yeah, they needed preseason. 158 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: And here's the other thing. And you guys correct me 159 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: if I'm wrong, but I thought I saw where some 160 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: of the officials opted out, like the guys that normally 161 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: would be doing these jobs decided that they didn't want 162 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: to do it this year, in this pandemic season. And 163 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: so now you've got a lot of new guys, and 164 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: there seems to be a lot of new head referees 165 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: out there that the names don't seem to be recognizable 166 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: that we're used to seeing as well. The other the 167 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: other thing that's happened is even over the last couple 168 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,239 Speaker 1: of years, there's been some veteran officials who ever retired 169 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: as well, unrelated to COVID this year, and so there's 170 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: some new new blood out there. And let me ask 171 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: you something, Bill, and I really spags as well. Do 172 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: the referee still go around to each training camp site 173 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 1: and talk about the new rules coming into play and 174 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: what they're going to emphasize with each team. I remember 175 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: that was a very unusual meeting between the teams and 176 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: the reps, especially if you're like the Saints who were 177 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: really cheated out of that Rams game a couple of 178 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: years ago. You know, when you see the referees in 179 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: training camp, you know, the guys involved, the coaches, the quarterbacks, 180 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: the receivers, dbs, whatever, they're going to have their notes 181 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: ready for those group of referees and they're going to 182 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: take them to ask in regards to the calls that 183 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: they made last year at their team and how they're 184 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: going to change or you know, adjust for the following season. 185 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: That's a yearly thing comes up every training camp. I 186 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: was wondering if they did that this year with the 187 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: referees visiting every campsite. Everson, Yes, they do. They do 188 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: do that every year, and I guarantee you the year 189 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: after the Saints and that controversial call that sent the 190 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: Rams to the Super Bowl. I guarantee you that the 191 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: crew that worked that game did not go to the 192 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: Saints training camp to advise them on the rules the 193 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: following year. I guarantee you that that would have been 194 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: a very strategic move by the UNFL. That crew is 195 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: not going the next training camp to talk to these 196 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: Saints players about the rules. And I assumed, Mickey that 197 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: this year they did that via a virtual clinic. They 198 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: did they did not do it in person. Absolutely that 199 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: whatever the officials needed to tell the players in a 200 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: team meeting, they did that virtually. That they did not travel. 201 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure the referees were extremely happy. I'm sure the 202 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: referee were extremely happy that they did not meet with 203 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: the players face to face this particular season, because that 204 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,239 Speaker 1: gives them a break. You have players waiting on these referees, 205 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: especially dbs like myself, always upset about PI calls that 206 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: affected maybe a person's career, definitely the game itself. So 207 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure that they were all feeling pretty safe while 208 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: they were doing their zoom calls and WebEx calls and 209 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: not having to meet up with face to face with 210 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: coaches and upset players who've been really they've been holding 211 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: on to those grievances for about six months, so some 212 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: of that that uh, frustration pent up frustration for about 213 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: six months before they could talk to these referees, and 214 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 1: I know the refs like not this year, thank goodness. Yeah, no. 215 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: One thing. They also instituted to cut down on the 216 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: travel for the officials that they tried to get them 217 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: to do games in their area, their region where they live. 218 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, the field judge for this 219 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: game was former Cowboys defensive back Nate Jones. He was 220 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: able to he was he was one of the officials. Yeah, Nate, 221 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: Nate went to Uh that's cool. He started off, you know, 222 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: in the lower ranks of college and kind of moved 223 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: up and did the training thing one preseason with the 224 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: NFL doing preseason games. He was kind of in that 225 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: training program and I believe it was last year was 226 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: his first year to actually officiate games, and he was 227 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: the field judge in this game here on Sunday. Nice 228 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: you know, Mickey, you talked about Tyrn Smith and the 229 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: encouraging in news. It appears as this week begins that 230 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: maybe he'll be able to play against Seattle, but you know, 231 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy was asked about the two tackles, Brandon Knight 232 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: at left tackle and Terrence Steele at right tackle at 233 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: this prescotference yesterday, and he said, they did good. You know, 234 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: just evidence that the Cowboys throw had forty eight pass 235 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: plays in that game against Atlanta and Dak Prescott only 236 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: got sacked one time. Who would have thought that would 237 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: be the case, And of course that was very early 238 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: in the game that one sack occurred. Who would think 239 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: that that would be the case, that this team would 240 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: put up forty points and the quarterback we get sacked 241 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: only one time with two tackles who are starting, making 242 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: for both of them their second career starts, and both 243 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: of them were college pre agents, one in their second 244 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: year in the leg and the other a rookie. How 245 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: about that? I think that was the most unbelievable part 246 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: of this game, maybe next to the comeback, but the 247 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: comeback couldn't have had taken place without those guys doing something. Now, 248 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: they weren't perfect, and you know, they certainly were attacking 249 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: those guys, and really the one sack that did occur 250 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: was that I believe it was the series that when 251 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: Dak fumbled the ball right he got hit, yes, And 252 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: they blitzed off off of Terrence Steele's side and he 253 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: picked up one guy and Zeke tried to get the other, 254 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: and I don't think either of were successful in blocking, 255 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: and that's when they came through and caused the fumble. 256 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: So they really never hit Dak and I think I 257 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: don't remember if they put him on the ground or 258 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: the ball came out when he hit him. But after that, 259 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: you know, it kind of got better. So maybe they're 260 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: onto something with these two guys. The more they play, 261 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: maybe they improve. And by the way, they were getting 262 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: help because there was a tight end over on Darren 263 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: Steel's side tight quite often. Yeah, and Blake Bill got 264 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 1: thirty three snaps in the game, the second tight end 265 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys. The other thing, in fairness to Atlanta 266 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 1: Tach McKinley, who, along with Dante Fowler, their top two 267 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: edge rushers. Tach McKinley only played fifteen snaps in the 268 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: game and so he got hurt early and so that 269 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: helped the cause as well. And when you pass forward 270 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: to Seattle this week, they've lost Bruce Irvan for the season. Now. 271 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: He was one of the multitude of players in the league. 272 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: Guitur acls over the weekend and so he's out for 273 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: the year. They also lost one of their defensive backs 274 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: as well for the season, and so the Seattle is 275 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: hurting as well, just like the Cowboys out. And I 276 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: know you got to go to break a real quick bill. 277 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: So when we come back, I got a bone to 278 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 1: pick with some folks. Held on, I have some bragging 279 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: to do myself. Uh the if I'm not mistaken, the 280 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: last words by Mickey Spagnola was good luck getting thirty 281 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 1: eight points without Tyran Smith at the tackle position. I 282 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: picked thirty eight thirty one. Okay, if you can talk 283 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: about Greg the leg, I can talk about my guy, 284 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: all right. My guy still came in, did a great job. 285 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: And I don't did we scored thirty eight points. We 286 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: scored forty points. So take that smash with your spash 287 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,239 Speaker 1: with your little smart ass mouth. Hey, but you know 288 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: what I also I also proticted a one point victory too, 289 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: by the way, with Greg Zoro ain't hitting the winning kick. Hey, 290 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: you got your love, I'm trying to get mine. Man. 291 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: You got your love yesterday and no for again, I 292 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: broke out the sooner schooner and I Bill, thank you 293 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: very What a brilliant show. What a brilliant cast that 294 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: we have here, will so intelligent? All right, we continue 295 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: with more mix shots in the moment. 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In fact, 341 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: I've got some friends, Mickey and Everson that they this 342 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: weekend they always have a youth football day at the stadium, 343 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: and I think they said that this weekend is youth 344 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: Football Day where a lot of the youth leagues around 345 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: the area are at the stadium playing games and stuff. 346 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: High school football games off there this week In fact, 347 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: John Kittness, you know he's the head coach. John Kittna 348 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: is the head coach at Burlison High School and they're 349 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: playing a game at at and T Stadium to kick 350 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: off the weekend on Thursday night against their arch rivals 351 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: from Burlison Centennial Kittna's son Jalen is one of the 352 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: top recruits in the country. He plays quarterback for him. 353 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: So it's just a great feeling, Doctor Fauci, Mickey that 354 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: we are getting back in Yeah, not only the Cowboys 355 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: playing there, but we got other people playing games there. 356 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: They probably have to double sterilize the field afterwards, right, 357 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: so it's ready for the next home games. That's probably true. 358 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: All right, Wow, I mentioned earlier over the weekend, and 359 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: well let's let's go back to Monday night, Mickey, you 360 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: probably were torn between two games. The Stars game which 361 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: they lost to Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup Final, 362 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: is even at one apiece. But how about the Raiders 363 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: last night? They fall behind the Saints, who play very 364 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: well in the first quarter, and then Drew Brees looks 365 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: nothing like Drew Brees the next three quarters of the game, 366 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: and John Gruon's Raiders debut Allegian Stadium in Las Vegas 367 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: with a win, and they made it known early on 368 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: there would be no fans in the stands all season 369 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 1: in Vegas. But the Raiders at two and oh and 370 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: they played the Patriots this week, So in this day 371 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: and age, unlike when we probably all grew up, you 372 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: can have two TVs going at the same time. Okay, 373 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: so I had guarantee you had both games going at 374 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: the same time. And I did keep a good eye 375 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: on that game, and certainly after the hockey game was 376 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: over to watch the ending of the football game, and boy, 377 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: I was really impressed with what the Raiders did. You 378 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,239 Speaker 1: know the Saints, I think they thought they can do 379 00:23:55,320 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: this without Michael Thomas. Well they couldn't. And their offense 380 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: did struggle. Uh you know, even though they whether they 381 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: end up with twenty four points, uh, they that that 382 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: there was a late touchdown there, they were stuck on 383 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: seventeen for the majority of that game. So yeah, I 384 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: would that stadium would have looked pretty cool with people 385 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: in it. But you know what, the thing that struck 386 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: me as all the seats in the place, and I 387 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,719 Speaker 1: don't think they were covered up. The seats were all black, 388 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: So they were trying to recreate their image from Oakland. 389 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: How strange was it seton Jason Wentton in a Raiders uniform. Wow, 390 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: Now that was with that was strange. You know, he 391 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: even felt like he was uncomfortable in his own scan 392 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: out there. I didn't he just looked, you know, he 393 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: looked even smaller to me. I don't know, maybe it 394 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: was the black jerseys, but that was that just didn't 395 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: seem like the women that I recall. I mean, good 396 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: luck to him. I think he's landed in a great spot. 397 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: He failed up hill at this point, which is a 398 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: great thing for any player who's at the end of 399 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 1: his career. But when you start talking about Drew Brees 400 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: and really any player that's up there in age, you're 401 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: really not gonna get going. You're not gonna really get 402 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: into your rhythm. I would say at least until the 403 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: sixth game, especially coming from a quarterback position. I know 404 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: when I was as I got older, my body and 405 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: my timing really couldn't get down the way I wanted 406 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: it between my my brain and my feet until like 407 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: halfway during the season. As I got older, that's when 408 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 1: I felt like I hit my stride. So you have 409 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: to be patient with some of your older players. I 410 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: was talking about at age thirty two. These guys are 411 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 1: pushing forty two between Brady and Breese and guys of 412 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: that age, So I think if they're able to last 413 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: to the five, fifth or sixth game of the season, 414 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: I think you'll start to see some improvements in Breeze 415 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: his passing game, but at this point he looks old, 416 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: and I'm sure he's feeling really old. You know, you 417 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: look around the league, and there were so many injuries 418 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: this week, and I think the count was seven acls 419 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: torn on Sunday. Two defensive lineman for the Niners, Solomon 420 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: Thomas and Nick Bosa, se Quon Barkley. And as far 421 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,719 Speaker 1: as the Cowboys are concerns, and of course the Cowboys 422 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: will be playing the Niners this year, I mentioned the 423 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: Seahawks injuries, se Quon Barkley out for the year ACL 424 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: as well, and the Giants come here in a few weeks. Wow, 425 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: You'll wonder and whether an ACL qualifies as a type 426 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: injury that not having the off season and training camp. 427 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: They're probably debatable in the medical community that has any 428 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: effect at all on it. But you wonder about these 429 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: injuries and the rash of them across the league, even 430 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: more so than it seems like in normal years, that 431 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: how much of it can be attributed to not having 432 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: an offseason, in a training camp, in preseason games. You know, 433 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: I think I think it attributed to not having played 434 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: much football. It's not just strength and conditioning, it's getting 435 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 1: your body in situations that are not premeditated. And so 436 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: you can do all these practices, but you know what 437 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: your next step is, and you're not tackling and you're 438 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 1: not trying to run away from tackles in practices. But 439 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: when you don't have a scrimmage, you don't have any 440 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,959 Speaker 1: preseason games, and I know these guys don't play a 441 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: lot of snaps in preseason, but you're still playing football, 442 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: and there was no contact probably in the majority, if 443 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: not all these training camp practices, and now all of 444 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: a sudden, you're doing things that your body's not used 445 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: to doing. I think it has a lot to do 446 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: with it, and I think that's one of the reasons 447 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: why we've even seen more because you're seeing less practice, 448 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: less football type practice. And I'm not just talking this year. 449 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: I'm talking the past couple of years with the new 450 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: rules with the CBA, and then all of a sudden 451 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: you're saying, Okay, go out and play this game. It 452 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: ain't that easy. Well, I think in this particular situation 453 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: you talk about the CBA, I mean it makes a difference, 454 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 1: and you will see some type of an effect without 455 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: a COVID offseason. But you know, that's why they call 456 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: it practice, because you need to simulate. And the guys 457 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: that body hasn't been simulating any type of a pass 458 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: rush move. When you're talking about a guy like a Bosa, 459 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: When you're talking about running backs, there's one thing to 460 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: do running back drills. But when you're getting in a 461 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: pile of players and you're trying to go against this defense, 462 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: your timing And I talked about this a couple of 463 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: weeks ago on this show. Your timing is something that 464 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: you live with. That's your bread and butter. That's how 465 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: you're able to put yourself above the rest because the 466 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: timing that you have might be better than the timing 467 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 1: of others. Especially you're talking about unique athletes, guys like Abosa, 468 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: Uh you know who who is accustomed to making his 469 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: particular signature moves from the outside. Well, he hadn't been 470 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: doing those signature moves in the offseason at all. He 471 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: hadn't been able to simulate it at all. Next thing, 472 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, not only does he go down the defensive 473 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: end on the other side, also is gone for the 474 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: season with the forty nine ers, So there's No, there's 475 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: no coincidence that Barkley and all of these great players 476 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: have all of a sudden gone down during the early 477 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: part of the season. That's why you need preseason. That's 478 00:29:55,920 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: why you need a proper training camp. And do we 479 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: say that. I'm sure the powers that be in the 480 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: NFL they knew that this was going to happen, but 481 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: they had to sacrifice these particular players, whoever they would 482 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: have been, just so happens, these particular guys, they had 483 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: to sacrifice them for the sake of getting the season started. 484 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: No matter how unusual, no matter how ill prepared, they 485 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: still had to get this season started. And they knew 486 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 1: that they were going to have some players, major players 487 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: that were gonna be sacrifice, And here we are. You know, Mickey, 488 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 1: the reason that they changed the ir rules, the injured 489 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: list rules this year is because of COVID. And what 490 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: do you think of the I really like the fact 491 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: that they've got the three week injured reserve this year 492 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,959 Speaker 1: and the ability for players to come back and an 493 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: unlimited number of players to come back this case. It'll 494 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: be interesting what they do going forward when we get 495 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: back to normal. Knock on wood next year. But what 496 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: do you think of the injured the way they're anlin 497 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: injured reserved this year? Yeah, I think it's a really 498 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: good thing. And now the litmus test is going to 499 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: be can you trust these teams to put guys on IR? 500 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: Do who are really hurt at not like back in 501 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: ever since day and stash guys on IR for four 502 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: weeks because you didn't want to cut them and you 503 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: made up an injury. And it got to the point 504 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 1: there in the late eighties where they had to send 505 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: independent doctors to your practice to make sure the guy 506 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: you put on IR really had an injury, and to 507 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: make sure that guy wasn't really practicing, but he wasn't 508 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: on your fifty three man roster. So that'll determine if 509 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: this continues, because I think it's a good thing three 510 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: weeks instead of what six to eight. But again, if 511 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: teams start to take advantage of it like they did 512 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: back then, then it's gonna go. All right. You put 513 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 1: him on IR, You're you're done for the lengthy period 514 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: of time. Don't you miss those days of this honesty 515 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: that was so much fun. I remember that Ever said, 516 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: I don't remember who the quarterback was, but it was 517 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: training camp in Thousand Oaks, and there was a quarterback 518 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: they wanted to keep, but they didn't want to They 519 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: didn't want to put him on the main roster. And 520 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: I specifically remember the story they told him, Okay, on 521 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: this play, you're going to run a bootleg towards our sideline, 522 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: towards our camera. And you almost get there, you grabbed 523 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: your hamstring and start lifting off. So they ran the 524 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: play and the guy forgot to grab his handstring and 525 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: it's like, Okay, if he's not smart enough to do that, 526 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: he can't take step, you know. I I think he 527 00:32:53,960 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: grabbed the wrong hamstring. That may have been. Hey, I 528 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:03,239 Speaker 1: have a question. I have one question before we take 529 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: a break. What's going on with d Lawrence. He's got 530 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,160 Speaker 1: a What happened in the game. We never talked about it, 531 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: did we we yesterday? No? We didn't. He ended up 532 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: with a knee injury. I don't know. It was a sprain. Uh. 533 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: And it happened early, either right at the end of 534 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: the first quarter or some point in the second quarter, 535 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: and so that was the reason why, Uh. They he 536 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: turned into like a designated pass rusher in the second half, 537 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 1: and he only played like I think it was thirty 538 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: thirty thirty four thirty seven percent of the snaps twenty 539 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: eight snaps. He ended up playing, but that was the 540 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: reason he wasn't getting benched like some people probably tried 541 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: to figure out. Man, they have been roasting him. I 542 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: know they have roasting him. He hurt his knee, and 543 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: you know what, he got off to a really good start. 544 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: He had some early pressures. He I think he had 545 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: a tackle behind the line a scrimmage and then he 546 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: suffered the injury. So we'll see where that goes this week. Yeah, 547 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: that'll be big to find out what's going on with 548 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: Lawrence as the week goes on. He was credited unofficially 549 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 1: with five tackles in his twenty eight snaps early in 550 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: the game on Sunday. All right, we continue with more 551 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: mix shots in just a moment. 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You know I kept hearing all 597 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:10,760 Speaker 1: day yesterday how the Cowboys stole to win. They didn't 598 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: deserve to win the game. Uh. You know, you can't 599 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 1: play football like that and think you're gonna win in 600 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: the NFL. Well, help me here. Did Atlanta deserve to 601 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: win that game? They gave up five hundred and seventy 602 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:31,359 Speaker 1: yards on defense. They gave up forty points to a 603 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:36,080 Speaker 1: team that was playing without their starting two offensive tackles, 604 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: without their starting tight end, without their starting linebacker that 605 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: was very important to to that defense. They lose to 606 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: Marcus Lawrence uh in the game and only played a 607 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:54,879 Speaker 1: little bit, and they allowed Deak Prescott to throw for 608 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 1: four hundred and fifty yards. And you're telling me they 609 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:02,439 Speaker 1: deserved to win the game. No, And they got three 610 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: takeaways and foiled two fake punts and they still didn't 611 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,239 Speaker 1: score enough points to win the game. So tell me 612 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,520 Speaker 1: who deserved to win the game. I guess both of 613 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: them can't lose. But again, the Cowboys scored forty points. 614 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: So I don't want to hear that mess there. And 615 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,280 Speaker 1: what I love about the Fags, what I love about 616 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: the Spags is the fact that the Cowboys also made 617 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:35,800 Speaker 1: so many mistakes. Of course, we know what happened in 618 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,879 Speaker 1: the beginning of the game. I think it was four 619 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:43,239 Speaker 1: bubbles they lost three. How our defense held on I 620 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: will never ever understand. And when you look at the 621 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:50,800 Speaker 1: not just the first quarter, but even the fourth quarter. 622 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:54,440 Speaker 1: I think we started the fourth quarter with Cooper dropping 623 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: a beautiful pass and a beautiful route by him down 624 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: the field. I guess about twenty the yards Coop felt 625 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:05,719 Speaker 1: he heard some footsteps and let's just be real, he 626 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:08,640 Speaker 1: dropped that ball. So that's when we're trying to make 627 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: the comeback. Then, of course we talk about the block 628 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: on CD LAMB, we talk about having to overcome the 629 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:19,839 Speaker 1: incomplete the incomplete call. So the Cowboys had a lot 630 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 1: of excuses to lose this ball game, and I'm like you, Spags, 631 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the other way. They did all they 632 00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:31,200 Speaker 1: could to win on top of all of the mistakes 633 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:35,839 Speaker 1: that they made, And to me, that's the different Cowboy team. 634 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,239 Speaker 1: That's the difference in the Cowboy team last year and 635 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:41,520 Speaker 1: this year. We would have done everything we could to 636 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 1: lose this game last year, but what we did was 637 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: we did everything we could to win it, and to me, 638 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: amongst all of those mistakes, that was the final I 639 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 1: guess outcome for me is being able to see how 640 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:01,399 Speaker 1: much they refused to lose this game, which is what 641 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,720 Speaker 1: they would have done last year. They would have lost 642 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:08,680 Speaker 1: this game the last couple of years. Hey, what do 643 00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 1: you think was aside from the final second, so the 644 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:15,080 Speaker 1: onside kick and so forth, what do you think was 645 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:19,000 Speaker 1: the key sequence in the game, the key moment in 646 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:23,440 Speaker 1: the game that gave the Cowboys the real chance to 647 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: win this game. I may be a little too vague 648 00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: with it, but I've got one I'm going to point out, 649 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:33,719 Speaker 1: and then you anything pomp to mind. Yeah, I think 650 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:37,520 Speaker 1: it was one hand to catch that was here and 651 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:40,480 Speaker 1: that was huge, not just the time that we needed 652 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:46,280 Speaker 1: to set it again, inspiration that it gave the entire team. 653 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 1: I thought that was something that made people say, Okay, 654 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,160 Speaker 1: we gotta we're still in this and we're not playing 655 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:58,800 Speaker 1: to lose. We are playing to win. No, no dinky 656 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: little under passes. We went for it and we made 657 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:07,160 Speaker 1: it and it kept our momentum going. So for me, 658 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,719 Speaker 1: for me, it would have been build the sequence in 659 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:16,279 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter that started with the Falcons having the 660 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 1: ball at four fifty seven, after the Cowboys cut the 661 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:24,279 Speaker 1: margin to thirty nine thirty and didn't get the two 662 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 1: point conversion, they were the Falcons. The Cowboys had called 663 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,640 Speaker 1: timeout with four thirty nine left. It was second and 664 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: twelve at the thirty three and this has been a 665 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,959 Speaker 1: production of Dellas Cowboys dot Com and the devas comes 666 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:41,839 Speaker 1: through to that point and I think it was like 667 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:47,360 Speaker 1: thirty five. They finally finally registered their first sack. Everson 668 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:52,480 Speaker 1: Griffin sacked Ryan on that second down play and they 669 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:56,600 Speaker 1: had to face a third and eighteen at the twenty seven, 670 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,360 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys got a stop. It was one of 671 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:05,080 Speaker 1: the only two stops they got after the first two 672 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,040 Speaker 1: in the game. They had converted points on eight of 673 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:12,080 Speaker 1: ten possessions, but on that possession they stopped them got 674 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:15,000 Speaker 1: the ball back at their own twenty five and then 675 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:18,319 Speaker 1: that's when they drove down and scored the touchdown to 676 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:21,319 Speaker 1: get it to thirty nine seventeen. That sack had a 677 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:26,480 Speaker 1: long way show for them to win this game. Should 678 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:29,080 Speaker 1: they should they have tried to pass the ball? Should 679 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,759 Speaker 1: the Falcons have even tried to pass the ball? Doing that? 680 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 1: Series facts on second second and twelve. Yeah, and I 681 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:39,200 Speaker 1: guess they they figured they better, you know, go for 682 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,279 Speaker 1: it and try to put this game away, because they 683 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:45,120 Speaker 1: were They certainly were. Uh. They they ran the ball 684 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:48,719 Speaker 1: on first down and Woods came Xavier Woods came in 685 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 1: and dropped Girly for a two yard loss, And so 686 00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:54,680 Speaker 1: they ended up passing on the next two downs and 687 00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:58,200 Speaker 1: the Cowboys got the ball back with two fifty seven 688 00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:03,920 Speaker 1: left after after the punt. So, yeah, you thought they 689 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:07,880 Speaker 1: made yeah, in the super exact mistake they made in 690 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:11,440 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Yes, they did. That's the same problem 691 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:14,080 Speaker 1: that they had and that's why Quinn may not have 692 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:15,480 Speaker 1: his job at the end of this year if they 693 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:18,839 Speaker 1: don't do better. What do you got billed for me? 694 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:23,239 Speaker 1: It was? It was the Julio Jones drop of the 695 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: touchdown pass and the Russell Gage throw in midway of 696 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,759 Speaker 1: the third quarter and in the count which if he 697 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:35,040 Speaker 1: catches that ball, Atlanta leads thirty six to seventeen. They 698 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:37,080 Speaker 1: get it back up to a nineteen point lead with 699 00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:39,719 Speaker 1: seven minutes to go in the third quarter, and then 700 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,600 Speaker 1: the offshoot of that is the second play after the 701 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 1: Cowboys get the ball. It was the unbelievable catch by 702 00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:51,120 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper where he reaches out with one hand and 703 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:53,480 Speaker 1: h and for fifty eight yards to set up and 704 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:57,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys turn that into a touchdown after Dak leaves 705 00:43:57,080 --> 00:43:59,799 Speaker 1: the game for a couple of plays and comes in 706 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 1: and then game on. At that point, it was twenty nine, 707 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 1: twenty four, and so I thought that sequence, the Julio 708 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:09,680 Speaker 1: Jones dropped, the Lari Cooper catch where the Cowboys all 709 00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:12,440 Speaker 1: of a sudden are down there in scoring position, was 710 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:14,719 Speaker 1: a huge sequence in this game. It was so you 711 00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:18,359 Speaker 1: didn't think Julio Jones hurt footsteps from Trayvon Diggs trying 712 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:24,840 Speaker 1: to catch up from behind. Julio Jones was worried about 713 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,600 Speaker 1: that hamstring. Even though his hands worked fine, right, that 714 00:44:28,680 --> 00:44:32,960 Speaker 1: hamstring was always on his mind and it effected totally 715 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:35,360 Speaker 1: the way he played. He showed a lot of courage, 716 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:38,359 Speaker 1: but he didn't have as much output as he wanted. 717 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 1: I'll put it that way, okay. And they finally we 718 00:44:41,120 --> 00:44:43,000 Speaker 1: got two minutes left here, or we don't have enough 719 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 1: time really to get into it. But the two point 720 00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:49,719 Speaker 1: conversion decision to go for it down nine and going 721 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:52,839 Speaker 1: for two, I think you gotta kick it there, and 722 00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:59,240 Speaker 1: I know the analytics may say Gopher two. Then I said, yeah, 723 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,839 Speaker 1: in my opinion, it's been always been a pet peeve 724 00:45:01,880 --> 00:45:05,000 Speaker 1: of mine. You're making a one score game at that point. Yeah, 725 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:08,080 Speaker 1: And I said it was simple math. Yeah, he called 726 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:11,960 Speaker 1: it simple Mathspath. I don't know that math. I don't 727 00:45:11,960 --> 00:45:15,200 Speaker 1: know that math. You know, I graduated too, so I 728 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:18,200 Speaker 1: never saw math come up like that to where you 729 00:45:18,200 --> 00:45:20,839 Speaker 1: know we're gonna put ourselves in a deeper hole and 730 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:23,759 Speaker 1: have to score twice as opposed to go ahead and 731 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:28,080 Speaker 1: securing that score. You know that one extra point and 732 00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:31,040 Speaker 1: then go for eight, go for two if you get 733 00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:34,280 Speaker 1: in the opportunity to score again. It's pretty simple. Yeah, 734 00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:36,239 Speaker 1: that's simple math. I don't know what kind of math 735 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: he's talking about. And to me, you always want to 736 00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:44,439 Speaker 1: keep extending the game. Don't create a finality before it's 737 00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:48,240 Speaker 1: really over. And I think when you gamble like that early, 738 00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:51,720 Speaker 1: you're saying, I'm gonna have to recover an on site 739 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:56,279 Speaker 1: kick to be able to win this game, right and 740 00:45:56,480 --> 00:45:58,919 Speaker 1: and and if you look at what happened last year 741 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,400 Speaker 1: with the new rules on the on side kick, I 742 00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:04,880 Speaker 1: think only ten percent of the on side kicks were recovered, 743 00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:08,960 Speaker 1: where Previously it was closer to seventeen to twenty percent, 744 00:46:09,120 --> 00:46:14,760 Speaker 1: So uh my, exactly, my analytics on those percentages aren't 745 00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:18,239 Speaker 1: with you that if and I always look it at 746 00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:21,720 Speaker 1: it what happens if I fail? Because if I fail, 747 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:25,359 Speaker 1: then then here's the circumstances. You don't look at it 748 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 1: as well, Yeah, I'm gonna get it. Well no, okay, fine, 749 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:30,600 Speaker 1: if you get it, But what happens if you fail? 750 00:46:31,120 --> 00:46:34,600 Speaker 1: Have you ended the game and that nearly happened had 751 00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:38,399 Speaker 1: they not recovered that on side kick? And I got, 752 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:40,080 Speaker 1: I got, we gotta go. But I got one more 753 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:42,919 Speaker 1: point on that is when when you don't make it 754 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:46,080 Speaker 1: and you're down nine, let's say the Falcons go down 755 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:48,920 Speaker 1: and kick a field goal. Now they've got a twelve 756 00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:52,040 Speaker 1: point laid on you, meaning you have to score two touchdowns. 757 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:56,960 Speaker 1: But if you were on the clock, but if you 758 00:46:57,080 --> 00:46:59,520 Speaker 1: kick it and they go down and kick a field goal, 759 00:46:59,600 --> 00:47:02,640 Speaker 1: now you're still in position to score a touchdown and 760 00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:04,800 Speaker 1: a field goal in the two point conversion to tying 761 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:07,880 Speaker 1: force over time anyway, so you're gonna make sure that 762 00:47:08,040 --> 00:47:13,120 Speaker 1: next possession doesn't get a sack in it. Right there? 763 00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:17,840 Speaker 1: You go? All right, we continue with more mix shots tomorrow. 764 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:21,359 Speaker 1: Have a great rest of your day, everybody. 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