1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: The following. Here's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Cowboys. Are you ready 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, And so much for that. 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: Wall with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and 7 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton. It is Wednesday, November third, twenty twenty one, 8 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: Season seventeen, episode number fifty three. Welcome to the latest 9 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: edition of The Break Life from the s WBC Mortgage 10 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: Studios at the Star. Running a little bit behind the day, 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: Coach McCarthy ran a little late, so we're gonna have 12 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks on here in just a second to start 13 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: talking Cowboys versus Denver. But before we do that, real 14 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: quick day one to hit up a one topic that 15 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: he did talk about, Tyren Smith. It sounds like he's 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: not going to practice. What are we talking about here? 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: It sounds like he's probably not gonna play. Mike said 18 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: he was kind of pressed on it, and he said 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: he'll he'll be hard pressed to play this week. For 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: a head coach to say that on a Wednesday's kind 21 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: of indicative, So bone spurs. I'm interested to see where 22 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: this goes because a lot of times guys have minor 23 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: procedures to clear those things out of there, Which I mean, 24 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: that's not a season ender, but that's something that few weeks, right, Yeah, 25 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: so that's something I'm not saying that's happening, but I'm 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: just curious. Maybe this can get better with rests. But 27 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: we're hearing that, But what exactly is that? Like, I 28 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 1: know it has to do with a lot of pain 29 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: and all that, but what exactly you You just you 30 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: always have a knack for asking me something that I 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: don't have the answer to, isn't it I mean, it's 32 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: just like a it didn't it Like a little splinter 33 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: of bone that kind of comes off and just sort 34 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: of nags at you. Shoot, I don't know, man, that's 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: what That's what I think. But I'm I'm I mean, 36 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: that's when you hear the worst spur. That's kind of 37 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: what you think bony projections that develop along the edges 38 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: of your bones. I just I actually have one here, 39 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: but I don't know what's started. It's a growth of 40 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: your bone that like pokes at your body. Basically, if 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: you're a doctor. I mean, obviously they would know more, 42 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: not necessarily one of those things that you just shit 43 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: something up your veins, like I means, I don't know, 44 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: that's not that stuff, that's something else your arms, just 45 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: to kind of give you that extra I mean, you 46 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: take pain killer to probably lessen the impact of it. 47 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: But it's just it's not a it's not something that 48 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: probably heals, you know, like it's not a strain. You 49 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: got to go in and get it out at some point. 50 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: But it's up to Tyre and how long and how 51 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: well he can play with it, which he is a 52 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: tough m effort, so maybe he can go all season. 53 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: We'll have to see. Doesn't sound like he's gonna play 54 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: Sunday and Mike. Mike does not want to elaborate on 55 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: who might play left tackle, which I respect, I love. 56 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: I love his transparency about being a football coach, like 57 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna lie to you, but he's sort of he 58 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: he's up front about it. He's like, I don't want 59 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: to talk about that. I know you're gonna ask about 60 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: it again this week, but this is the answer. We 61 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: know we have a lot of options at left tackle. 62 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: Will explore them, and we don't want the Broncos to 63 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: know about it. I'm like, Okay, for some reason, that 64 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: just sits a lot better with me than somebody just 65 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: sort of dancing around and acting like I'm stupid. You know, 66 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: like if you line to me and tell me you're 67 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: not lying to me, Yeah, just lie, just lie to 68 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: me and tell me you don't want to tell me. 69 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: And I'm like, yeah, that makes sense instead of trying 70 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: to play games. So we'll see. I think all their 71 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: options are on the table, but I'll be I would 72 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: be surprised if Tyren plays Nick. How much of a 73 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: problem you think this is that if Tyron doesn't play, um, 74 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: I mean it's a it's a big problem. But I 75 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: mean you got Lyle too, I mean he I mean 76 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: Lyle will probably play left tackle, I would imagine, and 77 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: so you got Terrence Steele and Lyle Collins. I mean 78 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: it's a problem because Tyron is as huge, you know, 79 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: a great left tackle. But I mean you've got as 80 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: good a backup options as you could have at this point. Yeah. 81 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: One of the interesting things I noticed yesterday. And you 82 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: can say what you want about PFF. I think a 83 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: lot of us are kind of like Minx sometimes it 84 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: seems right, sometimes it doesn't. But the one thing you 85 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: can say is that at least it's consistent because they're 86 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: grading everybody the same way, right And I saw a 87 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: graphic yesterday said that two of the Cowboys players are 88 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: in the top three of all NFL players this season 89 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: in PF grades, that being Zach Martin and Tyron Smith. 90 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: They're two and three, and so this could be even 91 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: though you got some options of guys you can throw 92 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: in there. I think one of the reasons why this 93 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: team has been so good offensively, particularly their ability to 94 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: kind of morph run when they need to and also 95 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: passionately they need to, is because those two guys have 96 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: played at such a high level. And I don't know 97 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: that Lyle is going to come back and immediately at 98 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: a different position play at that level. So that could 99 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: be something interesting, something to keep an eye on. I mean, 100 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: you don't get or not having Tyrn Smith. But to 101 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: Nick's point, they're as well equipped to handle it as 102 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: they maybe they ever have been. Just between I mean 103 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: Tie and Seck, he's played a lot of football Le Collins. 104 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: That speaks for itself, and I doubt they would move Steele, 105 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: but he's played well. If they want to do that, 106 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: they have that too. So that's three above average options, 107 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: whereas most years it's been an iffy option at best. 108 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: Ye all right, here's good. He's like every time he 109 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: gets like even a tiny little procedure, he comes back 110 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: he's like, whoa, this is. This is the best I've 111 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: ever felt like. I'm feeling good and then something else. 112 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: That's what sucks, man, is it's not it's it's been 113 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: the neck and the stingers that have really been his 114 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,559 Speaker 1: downfall most of this time, and that hasn't been an issue, 115 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: but now he's got an ankle problem. It's just I mean, 116 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: it sucks. But this is yeared six where you can't 117 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: rely on him to play a full season. It is 118 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: what it is. In fact, does the matter is he's 119 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: still so good when he's out there. Sure you go 120 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: into there. You should go into every season saying, hey, 121 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: we might lose him for three, four or five games 122 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: this year, and it's still worth it because he's still 123 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: playing such a high level. I ran into somebody at 124 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: the airport on my way home from Minneapolis, and this 125 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: which great conversation. Awesome talking to you. If you happen 126 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: to be listening, but he was like, we gotta we 127 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: gotta get we gotta move on from tiring, like this 128 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: is too much. And I was like, I disagree completely, 129 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: Like if he's if he can give you double digit 130 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: games at the cost, because he's such a bargain because 131 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: he signed that deal so long ago, find a swing 132 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: tackle and make it work. Like, as long as he's 133 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: playing like this, if I can get him out there 134 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: for more than half the season, it's worth it to me. 135 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: And the key is, you gotta have a good swing tackle. 136 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: And it sounds like it looks like right now then 137 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: maybe they do. Maybe they do have a spoptions. We're 138 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: gonna find out right now how it looks over on 139 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: that left side. All right, here's what we need to do. 140 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: We need to go ahead and jump into our conversation 141 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: with Bucky Brooks of NFL Network. Bucky is on the line. 142 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: We're talking Denver offense versus Cowboys defense, and Bucky, where 143 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: I want to start today is with the fact that 144 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: this is a very nondescript offense. There aren't a lot 145 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: of aims and people that you just necessarily know, I 146 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: think nationally. 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But 200 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: I did have some other topics I wanted to talk 201 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: to you guys about Michael Parsons's named NFC Defensive Player 202 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: of the Week. And an interesting thing that that was 203 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: noted yesterday was the fact no, actually, I should take 204 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: this back, this was noted actually in the pregame by 205 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: Christy Scales in a report. She was doing from the 206 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,719 Speaker 1: sideline at the games, but jay Ron Curse actually at 207 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: the green dot on Sunday's game in Sunday's game versus Minnesota. 208 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: For those that don't know what that means, basically just 209 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: denotes who the person is it has the that can 210 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 1: hear from the sideline, that gets the play call and 211 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: then communicates that to the team that's on the field. 212 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: My question for you guys is how much do you 213 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: think that affected Michael Parsons and how great a game 214 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: he had. He usually would be the guy doing that, 215 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: take that responsibility from him. Do you think that that 216 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: actually was a was a part of the reason why 217 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: he had such a remarkable game. I think it's a 218 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: small sample size. I'm not ready. I don't want to 219 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: just jump completely off the deep end, but yeah, I 220 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: think that plays a factor. I think I mean, what 221 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: did Mica say the day he got here when he 222 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: got drafted Sea ball? Get ball, Like you're just reacting 223 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: to what's happening and using your national athleticism, And I said, 224 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: national natural athleticism to go get the ball. If you're 225 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 1: calling the defense and trying to make sure everybody's where 226 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be. I gotta believe that at least 227 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: slows you down a tick for us as a rookie. 228 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: I love that they trusted him enough to give him 229 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: the mic, but I did I thought that was kind 230 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: of weird that they're asking a guy who's never been 231 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: in the NFL before to call their defense. And it's 232 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: not a knock on Mica, but that's a lot of 233 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: responsibility and requires a lot of knowledge of the game. 234 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: So I remember a training camp being like this is 235 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: really cool. But I think it's interesting if they want 236 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: a rookie to do all of this on top of 237 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: all all of the position switching and everything that they're asking. Yeah, 238 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: so I think it makes a lot of sense. And 239 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: in my head, yes, it totally tracks that you can 240 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: just play faster and think less if you're not responsible 241 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: for ten other people. I mean, that makes sense when 242 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: you put it that way, because initially, when you ask 243 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 1: the question, I'm thinking, well, how hard can that really be? 244 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: Because all you're really doing is relaying the message. You're 245 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: not teaching these guys anything. You're they're all pro players, 246 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: you know, You're just kind of telling them where to 247 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: be and that's it. So but then the way that 248 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: they've just explained, and I mean, I would imagine that 249 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: it does take away some extra not worry, but you 250 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 1: have to think more and be like, okay, you do this, 251 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: rather than just thinking on yourself. And that's it. But 252 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: at the same time, I just don't see it at 253 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: the same time as something huge. So I would like 254 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: to just give him credit just for it being week whatever, 255 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: what week eate was it or seven? Still it was eight, 256 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: it was eight week eight, and him just play more. 257 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: And the fact that the way that he played the 258 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,599 Speaker 1: previous game, and he said it after the game, he 259 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: was talking and he said how he just felt like 260 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: he didn't do enough, you know, he wanted to contribute 261 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: more on the defense. And I think that it was 262 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: just maybe his change of mentality. He's focused during the 263 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: week and wanting to go out there and just give 264 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: more and contribute more in the defense. All right, let's 265 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: we got Bucky Brooks on the line. Bucky, let's uh, 266 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: let's start first. I think you can hear us now, 267 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: can hear us? Awesome? Let's let's start first with the 268 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: fact that this is a very nondescript offense. Uh, in Denver. 269 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: Tell me what do you think is the greatest u 270 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: It can be a player or a just a thing 271 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: that they do. What's the greatest asset that this Denver 272 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: offense has. I think they're very balanced and how do 273 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: you want to play the game? Pat Shermer does a 274 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: really good job of calling plays to put the ball 275 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: in the hands of their playmakers, and when they have 276 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: their their compliment or their full lineup, they can give 277 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 1: you problems. Cortland Sound and Jerry Judi or guys on 278 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: the outside that can make things happen. In the backfield, 279 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon can give you problems. And 280 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: Tim Patrick is kind of like the X factor that 281 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: kind of pops up and makes plays from time to time. 282 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:23,239 Speaker 1: The biggest thing has been there's been a disjointed approach 283 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: where the first three games of the year it looked good. 284 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: Some would say they were playing cupcakes or it worked 285 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: for them. The last handful of games it hasn't been 286 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: as consistent. But I mean, any given Sunday, they certainly 287 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: can make plays, and so it's one that you have 288 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: to be careful of as they're tight end gonna play 289 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: this week I know he's maybe in the COVID protocol. 290 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: If that changes, what is he one of their best 291 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: factors on offense? I mean, look Teddy Bridge, what his 292 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: best race is that he's a distributor. He'll pass to 293 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: the open guy, He'll get it to anybody if no 294 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: fan is available. Certainly he becomes a guy that can't 295 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: hurt you. But I would say that no, offense hasn't 296 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: been what we thought when he entered the league. He 297 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: hasn't been necessarily the dominant player that we can see. 298 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: But they have a lot of weapons on the outside, 299 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: So I don't think this is one where the Cowboys 300 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: can come in and kind of sleepwalk on their personnel 301 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: and think Denis to gimme. They're gonna have to line 302 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: up and play because they're good enough to put points 303 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: on the board if they put it all together. They 304 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: just haven't put it together consistently to this point. I 305 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: noticed I forgot about this because it was so long ago. 306 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: But Jerry Judy got hurt in the season opener. He 307 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: just came back, and I know, I mean it's a 308 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: small sample size for that as well, but how much 309 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: different or explosive do you think this offense can be 310 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: with him back in the lineup as opposed to what 311 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: they've been in the last six or seven weeks. Well, 312 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: now it puts people back in their normal pecking order, right. 313 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: Tim Patrick is a solid player, but he's not necessarily 314 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: a number two wide receiver. Now he goes back to 315 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: being a number three. You have Jerry Judy and Courtland Sudden, 316 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: who's your starters on the outside and now probably has 317 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: a little better flow in rhythm to it. Jerry Judy, 318 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: when healthy, is an outstanding route run of someone who 319 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: can tie you up in knots and do some fantastic 320 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: stuff on the perimeter. His rookie season, he has some 321 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: issues with the drops, but make no mistake about it, 322 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: this is a guy who understands how to get open 323 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: and he can work to get open. And also the 324 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: natural intel and knowledge that he has having worked against 325 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: Diggs day after day after day, certainly could make it 326 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: a situation where he could have an advantage based upon 327 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: what he knows about Digs and what gave Digs problems 328 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: back when they were collegians. Bucky, Mine is a more 329 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: general question, and I don't want to start getting kakey, 330 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: but I do think that the Cowboys are pretty badasses 331 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: right now, and I'm getting to the point where I 332 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: don't necessarily care all that much who the opponent is, 333 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: and I'm just like, okay, what the Cowboys cannot go 334 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: out there with everything that we've seen, especially last week 335 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: and the quarterback being out and Cooper Rush stepping in, 336 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: but with all the challenges that they faced, I feel like, 337 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: right now, how can a team beat us? How Like, 338 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: why can they do that we haven't seen for them 339 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: to be able to beat a team like the Cowboys 340 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: right now? Well, I mean the Cowboys has been really, 341 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: really solid. I mean they were solid last week playing 342 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: with the backup quarterback and Cooper Rush. I would say 343 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: that the issues still will remain the same in terms 344 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: of how you beat the Cowboys. One can you run 345 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: at them? Are the Cowboys good enough to stop the 346 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: run consistently? We saw it last week, But can we 347 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: see it week after week after week consistently that they 348 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: stop the run too? When it comes to the way 349 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys play offense, what happens if they're able 350 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: to stop the run and they're able to generate pressure 351 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: on the quarterback whoever that is Dak Frescott Cooper Rush. Now, 352 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: if Cooper Rush has to play again, the thing will 353 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: be which Cooper Rush is going to show up like 354 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: he's great, that he played outstanding against the Minnesota Vikings. 355 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: But is that really who Cooper Rush is? The difference 356 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: between good and great in this league is being able 357 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: to do it week after week after week. If he 358 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: does get to start, can he played at the same 359 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: level that he played at against the Minnesota Vikings. That 360 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: would be the challenge. Let's talk a little bit about 361 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: Trey Von Diggs. Last week was the first game this 362 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: season that he hasn't had an interception. My question for 363 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: you is, as you assess his play, do you think 364 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: he played pretty similar how he played the other week, 365 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: just didn't get an interception, or do you think there 366 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: was a bit of a drop off this last week? No, 367 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: I mean I think, look, the interceptions kind of come 368 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,239 Speaker 1: in buckets, right, You get a handful of him, then 369 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 1: it disappears and it comes back. He is a really 370 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: good player. He's played really well. I would say the 371 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: challenges last week was he was dealing with two really 372 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: really good route runners and Justin Jefferson and Adam Feeling, 373 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 1: and I think they can make it tough for anybody. 374 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: But the guy was played really well, good pass defense, 375 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 1: didn't know the ball flower, the head kept everything in front. 376 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: I think he just has to make sure that he 377 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: doesn't fall asleep at the wheel. Sometimes when you're a 378 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: guy who's got your hand on a ton of balls 379 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: early in the year, you begin to take these gambles 380 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: and guesses that sometimes can compromise yourself an integrity of 381 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: the defense. He just has to stay patient and make 382 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: the plays that he's expected to make and those other 383 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: plays that come along. But right now he's playing like 384 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: the best corner in football, and so all the accolades 385 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,439 Speaker 1: that have gone his way deserve to go his way 386 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: because he's been fantastic. You think Randy Gregory will be 387 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: the best pass rusher like even in the next three 388 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: or four weeks when d Law comes back. I mean, 389 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: is he playing at a level that we haven't really 390 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: seen here since Dware. I mean, he's playing at an 391 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: outstanding level. I think the thing that makes Randy Gregory 392 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:28,479 Speaker 1: a fantastic players he takes athleticism and skills and combine 393 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,959 Speaker 1: it with a NonStop motor. Is one thing to be 394 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: very talented and skilled and artistic. When it comes to 395 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: your hand movement in your rush moves, it's another thing 396 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: to be an all day sucker. He is a guy 397 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: that plays hard from snapped to whistle. And what happens 398 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: is I've talked about it. The energizers him, Michael Parsons 399 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 1: and Treyvon Diggs. When they bring the effort and energy 400 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: to the field, everyone has to bring it because when 401 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: your best players play the hardest, there's no excuse for 402 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: the guys who aren't necessarily the best players to play hard. 403 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: And what you're seeing with Randy Gregory is he's a 404 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: tempo setter, and then that makes a competitive guy like 405 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: Marco Parsons wants to raise his game and then Digs 406 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: and those guys look around and say, I want to 407 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: get in on the party. And so as long as 408 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: Gregory brings the energy like he's brought, the defense will 409 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: play at a high level because they feed off of 410 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: one another. And that is what we're seeing from the 411 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys defense, a very competitive, high energy, NonStop, relentless defense 412 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: that is beginning to play at the level that we anticipated. 413 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: I feel like this is just an anecdotal observation on 414 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: my part from watching Teddy Bridgewater play over the years. 415 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: But tell me if I'm right or wrong. Like, I 416 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: just feel like Teddy Bridgewater is not a quarterback that 417 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: can consistently beat you down the field for big plays, 418 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: like whether that's not playing well against pressure or not 419 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: being able to extend plays. That's just that's just kind 420 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: of my read. Do you think that's correct? And is 421 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: that something that I should see on Sunday? It just 422 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like it happens for him very often. Oh, 423 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he's a product of his environment. 424 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater is a bit of a chameleon, meaning the 425 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: better players that you put around him, the better he plays. 426 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: If you put him with a level of sub he's 427 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: gonna play at a subpar level. He doesn't necessarily change 428 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: the way the team plays. He's gonna play up to 429 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: the players that are around him. That's it. He's a 430 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: winning quarterback and when he's played on teams that's had 431 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: playoff caliber talent, he has won at a high level. 432 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 1: He is the same guy that with New Orleans came 433 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: in and won a bunch of games. And so with 434 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: Jerry Judy coming back, Courtland Sudden coming back, his running 435 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: backs in place. I just think everyone needs to be 436 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: careful not to just sleep on the Denver Broncos and 437 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: chalk this up as an easy win. They're good enough 438 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: to win games, and they're good enough to be there. 439 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: And Teddy Bridgewater can make enough plays to hurt the 440 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: Cowboys if they're not playing their best. Based on his 441 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: success this past game, and we talked earlier about Michael Parsons, 442 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: I mean, are you expecting them to utilize him the 443 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: same way that they did this past weekend, or maybe 444 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 1: with dis opponent they pin him down in a specific spot. 445 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the great thing about Michael Parsons 446 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: he can do whatever you want him to do. Is 447 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: a fantastic athlete and an even better player. And by 448 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: alleviating some of the responsibilities on him by not letting 449 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: him be the play caller, you're now allowing him to 450 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: be fast and free. I think what Dan Quinn does 451 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: is make week by week adjustments to how they want 452 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: to play Michael Parsons. I think this is a week 453 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: where you could see him do a little bit of everything. 454 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: Rush the passer, playoff the ball, make plays against the run. 455 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: I think he's a Swiss Army Knights on the front 456 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: seven that they'll utilize to create chaos and have it. 457 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 1: And so I'll anticipate him seeing him move around a 458 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: bunch so he can have some opportunities to go get 459 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: the ball to make some plays. All right, Bucky, thanks 460 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: for the time today. We'll have you back tomorrow. Talk 461 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of Denver defense versus Cowboys offense. 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Nick is not ready to win every 505 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: You're just like, seriously though, you did try to show 506 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: me something and it took out my concentration. All right, 507 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:31,239 Speaker 1: Christmas celebration at the start here we go? I mean, 508 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: is it is next month now? Powered by Reliant, the 509 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: twenty minute show electrifies The Star in Frisco with a 510 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: powerful mix of game day music, excitement, Christmas cheer every 511 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 1: Friday and Saturday at six pm November nineteenth to December eighteenth. 512 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: A mission and parking are free. For more information, visit 513 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: the Star district dot Com. Poor Thanksgiving man. No, it's 514 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: a part of Thanksgiving. Like that's why I try to 515 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: like it's it's all one like Christmas. Thanksgiving kind of 516 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: goes together as you sit over there in your bright, 517 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: rid Christmas sweater, like this is not a Chris is 518 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: just rays you're already ready for Christmas. Yeah, he's got 519 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: the green thing on. Like yeah, everything about you, sister 520 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: that I fully support. Never Mind, I didn't say anything. 521 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: I didn't say anything. Walk away, slowly, walk away, slowly, 522 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: all right, real quick, Nick, And we don't have much 523 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: sign me in this final segment. I mean, it's pretty 524 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: much already done. But let's I do think I want 525 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: to go back to it too. We were talking about 526 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: the whole thing with Curse and Michael Parsons and who 527 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: has the green dot and why, and you made an 528 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: interesting point in the in the break, I just saying, 529 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: I think a lot of us to do with Curse too, 530 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: more than just Micah, because Curse is a guy that's 531 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 1: been playing in just about every snap with Micah. Now 532 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: he did play a lot. I guess you said ninety 533 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: percent of the snap, so that was pretty much the 534 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: whole game. But I mean, he was in the range 535 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: of sixty, you know, And so I think with with Curse, 536 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: he's on, he's out there one hundred percent of the time, 537 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: and you know, there's a lot of continuity and where 538 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: where he is. Um with Michael, he's going to be 539 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: all over the place. So I just think it's probably 540 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: more about Curse out there than Micah. How surprised are 541 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: you that Javon did jay Ron Curse is out there 542 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: one of the time. No, I'm saying yeah, But I'm 543 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: just saying, if you look at the depth chart at safety, 544 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: Donald Wilson is back, he's playing, but but you know, 545 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: and obviously they'll run some package, will have three safeties 546 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: on the on the field. But how surprising is that 547 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,640 Speaker 1: that this guy is a guy that is now so 548 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 1: entrenched in your defense that he does not come off 549 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah, I mean the surprise factor, I mean, 550 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: we're done with that. You know, it's kind of like, 551 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: all right, were I didn't think he was gonna be 552 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: on the team at all, even in training camp. I 553 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: kind of forgot about him until you saw him and 554 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 1: you're like, who's this basketball player? And then then he's 555 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: out there and he's like and so now he's Yeah, 556 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: I'm still surprised. Everything he does is just seeing is 557 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: just surprising. Um. And he's mean, he's just having a 558 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: heck of a season. None, he's he's the best safety 559 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: I think that they have because none of the other 560 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: guys are. None other guys have a good dot, which 561 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: I mean, well, the funny thing for all the and 562 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: credit to him for all the for all the praise 563 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: we give Mica for wearing a bunch of hats, Like, 564 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: I don't even think of Curse as a safety at 565 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: this point, to be honest with you, he's not. And 566 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: that's it's unusual for a quote unquote safety to be 567 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 1: wearing a dot. You don't see that often. But that's 568 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: not really what Curse does. And I got the snaps 569 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: pulled up here. Donovan Wilson played almost half the snaps 570 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: in that game, and I mean Demonte Casey's role was 571 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: part of that as well. But like Curse lives in 572 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: the box. He plays big nickel, he plays big dime. 573 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,959 Speaker 1: He's in the slot, lined up over the tight end. 574 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,239 Speaker 1: It's pretty rare for him to be back where you 575 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: traditionally see a safety, which makes sense why he would 576 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: wear the dot. He's up on the line where he 577 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: can communicate with everybody and move things around if he 578 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: needs to. Um, I mean, we talk about him all 579 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: the time, rightfully, So I think he's one of the 580 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: more impressive elements of this team so far this year, 581 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: and I think it's really cool that they recognize that. 582 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: And that's that was kind of I agree with Nick, like, 583 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: I'm I'm not ready to just be like, yes, Mica 584 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: will be this much better player because he's not wearing 585 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: the dot. I don't know, it's it's cool and we'll 586 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: see how it works, but I do I think it's 587 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: smart and cool that they are entrusting a veteran player 588 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: who does a little bit of everything to call the defense. 589 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: He seems like a guy that would know what he's 590 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: talking and most most of the guys that are calling 591 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: defense is sort of the middle linebacker or some kind 592 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: of linebacker, and those those guys are probably got the 593 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: most tackles as well, So I mean, I don't think 594 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: it really affects them too much in the play, But 595 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm I'm just I'm thinking like so because of that 596 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: and the rules, only one guy on the field, I mean, 597 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: is that something that I guess one of the referees 598 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: has to do every single play just looking for there's 599 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: not more than one. I mean that was I mean 600 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: you would think somebody has a response. I mean I 601 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: can just see there's just like this page of little 602 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: stickers that they got at hobby lobby or whatever, and 603 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: they're like making sure that they put it in there, 604 00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: and so like that, now the ref has to then 605 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: what is what is what's the sponsor? Then? Is there 606 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: a sponsor? No? But I get your no, I'll know 607 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: the official hobby store of the Dallas Cowboys. I don't know. 608 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: I'm just you just know that somebody in some equipment 609 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: manager's jobs like, Okay, we need more dots. We needn't 610 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: we needn't Stilling's job shout out Dylan. Yeah. But this 611 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: is also where I kind of think sometimes the NFL 612 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: is just kind of creating stuff for them to do 613 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: that they don't. That doesn't really matter, Like what's the 614 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: big deal if they had every player that could hear 615 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: from the sideline, Like why does that really matter? You 616 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: don't think it would be a big deal if every 617 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: player on the defensive could talk to Quinn. If no, 618 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: if everybody could do it, if both teams could do it, 619 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: it's not a competitive advantage. So why is that such 620 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: a big deal? I just don't think that would be 621 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: such a big deal. For as Nick says, if it 622 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: means right now you got a ref that by the way, 623 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: I want to focus on a lot of things on 624 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: the field, then now you need to find out where 625 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: this freaking dot is. Like, is it really that big 626 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: a deal? I don't know that. I wasn't prepared to 627 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: analyze every respect of that. But I also I also 628 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: don't think it's that hard to like identify the dots 629 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: to look for the lime green dot. Yeah, honestly, might 630 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: gotta find maybe there's two. You're looking forward to make 631 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: sure there's not two. My biggest takeaway from this whole thing, 632 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: if you want me to be honest, is that I'm 633 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: embarrassed and aggravated that I didn't notice during the game 634 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: because we've got so much to look at. But it's right, 635 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 1: it's right there that you can tell who is leading 636 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: the huddle and kind of leaning in and talking everybody, 637 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: and you kind of take it for granted though, Yea, 638 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 1: once you know, once you get into the season, once 639 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 1: you know who's been doing it you kind of don't. 640 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm over. I'm looking to see, like, Okay, 641 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: Tyron's not, Tyron looks hurt, what's going on, what's Dak doing, 642 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: What's what's you know, there's eighteen thousand things and it 643 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: just didn't dawn on me once to look and see 644 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: who was calling the plays. Yeah, yeah, all right, appreciate 645 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: you guys. You want us. We'll be back tomorrow. We'll 646 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: get into a little more talk on the Denver defense 647 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: versus the Dallas offense. To lin for Nick Eatman, Dave 648 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: Helmt and Amber Garcia him Derek Eagleton. This has been 649 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: The Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This 650 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and 651 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.