1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Let's go. Are you 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 7 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: It is Friday, September seventeenth, twenty twenty one, Season seventeen, 8 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: Episode number twenty three. Welcome to latest edition of The 9 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: Break Life in the SWBC Mortgage Studios. At the start, Nick, 10 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: give me a twenty three. Kevin Mathis, Ah, that's a 11 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: good one. Actually, that's a really good one. I almost 12 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: went with Dwayne Goodridge, but I just started going, Yeah, 13 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: let's go Kevin messes on that. What's a good twenty 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: three for you? You have a good choice, Like Darian 15 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: Thompson has worn twenty three the whole freaking time I've 16 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: covered this team. I know that's an exaggeration, but barely. Um. 17 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: I don't know Tyler Patman were twenty three. I think 18 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,919 Speaker 1: he was twenty six. Yeah, that's twenty. I thought maybe 19 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: he's one of those that had a couple. It's not 20 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: a number with an illustrious history. I forgot that he 21 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: hasn't He wasn't here at that time. So when I said, 22 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: do you have a good choice for twenty three, he 23 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: didn't really get the shard choice was twenty three? That 24 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: was years before my years. It was too two years 25 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: before your time. When was the last year he played here? 26 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: I don't remember. He was in the O eight draft, 27 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: so yeah, probably, But like whenever he got the autograph 28 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: from Michael Vick, I mean I remember that. I remember that. 29 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: Remember watching as a football fan. I was like, it's 30 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: kind of weird. I liked he was ahead of his 31 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: time because now, man, everybody's getting autographs and trade and 32 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: jerseys and all kinds of stuff after the game. It's 33 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: a trade show. Yeah, following the guy into the locker 34 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: room to do it is kind of weird, though maybe 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: really happens like out on the field whatever usually but whatever. 36 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: Robert Williams, by the way, is my favorite. Twenty three. 37 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: Oh Robert Williams. Producer Chris Beam says, Robert Williams, Yeah, 38 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: he played like eighty seven to ninety two, ninety three. 39 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: Thank he's coaching somewhere in Donald's really good. Okay, all right, 40 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: all right, let's jump into it. We got a lot 41 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna get into today. Today we're gonna do. I'm 42 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: gonna do this as kind of our typical format on 43 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: a Friday. I'm gonna throw out some storylines to you guys, 44 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna try to hit different storylines around this team. 45 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: Some have to do with the offense, some have to 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: do with the defense, I have to do with special teams. 47 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: And get your opinions on what you think is going 48 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: to happen, what you think the current state is, just 49 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: your general overall thoughts on these different storylines as we 50 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: head into this game. But before we get to that, 51 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: I want to catch up on a couple of injuries 52 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: for the Charges. We haven't talked a lot about their team. Obviously, 53 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are dealing with a lot of stuff when 54 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: it comes to players that are not going to be 55 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: available them to them this week end. But the Chargers, 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: I think they have two guys that are very, very 57 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: interesting that are on their injury report that have now 58 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: practice all week. Let's start first with tackle Brian Bulaga. 59 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: He has a growing back issue, has not practiced all week. 60 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: How does that affect the Cowboys as they prepared to 61 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: take all the Chargers? Well, I mean it would. You know, 62 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: they're looking at it like, well, you know, the Cowboys 63 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: have lost some defensive ends too, you know, definitely d 64 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: Law probably Randy Gregory. So you know it's gonna be 65 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna look like a preseason game. Really, I mean, 66 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: it'll look like a second preseason game. They're backup, going 67 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: up against Dorn's armstrong or bash them. So yeah, it's 68 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: got it's a tough break that because I mean we're 69 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: you know, we're sitting here, Joey Bose is going against 70 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: Terrence Steele and that's the predominant storyline in terms of matchups. 71 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: And the guy that can't play for the Chargers plays 72 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: a position where DeMarcus Lawrence isn't going to be there 73 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: because DeMarcus All doesn't move. He very rarely moves from 74 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: left end, so that would have been his guy. So 75 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: that's a bad break that you don't get to take 76 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: advantage of a possible absence. See I look at it 77 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: the other way. I look at it like as the 78 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: equalizer because it starts with the Cowboys. So I look 79 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: at it like, oh my God, like you know they're 80 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: gonna get any pass rush. It's like, well, yeah, probably 81 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: because I mean if you if you look at um 82 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: Dorn's Armstrong and the way he's played and the way 83 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: he played in the preseason, the stuff he did in 84 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: that Arizona game, you're you're impressed by it. But then 85 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: you kind of be like, well, you know they're not 86 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: really playing it against their starters, but if that's the way, 87 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: you know, he he looked great in training camp too, 88 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: going up sometimes against Tyrn and Lyle, sometimes against the backups. 89 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: So I would feel better about it, you know. From 90 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: that I mean, maybe I'm just no one's ever said 91 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: glass half full for me. But I get the point 92 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: that you're trying to make. I got it from that angle. 93 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: I get the point you're making. But having to Marcus Lawrence, 94 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: like having a guy of his caliber going against the 95 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: backup you have a chance to wreck their game plan. 96 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't trust Dorn's Armstrong and Terrell 97 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: Basham to be that good. Yeah. The difference is you 98 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: kind of and I agree with both guys. The difference 99 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: is you look at a Doran's Armstrong and what we've 100 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: seen so far, you would think, Okay, I feel good. 101 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: If somebody told me, hey, Durrance is gonna have a 102 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: sack in this game, I feel good about that. Durrance 103 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: will get a sack or make a play in this 104 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: game in the PA in his pass rush direct their 105 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: game plan. I don't know if I'd go that far 106 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: right where you would think, if it's DeMarcus, maybe you 107 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: could wreck their game plan. You know, this reminds me 108 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: back the last time the Cowboys, I guess it was 109 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: at the last time they played at the Chargers in 110 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: a regular season game. It was twenty thirteen, and every 111 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: offensive lineman on their teams was out. It was it 112 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: was it's gonna be a field day, and it was 113 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: I think Rivers through for like four hundred yards and 114 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: they hurries covered Danny Woodhead Woodhead. It Seawan Lee pick 115 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: six Rivers or Danny Woodhead. They took a twenty one 116 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: ten lead into halftime, and they lost like thirty to 117 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: twenty one, and it was it was one of those where, 118 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: like you know, it was such a just a mass 119 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: unit for their offensive line, but they figured it out, 120 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: So you know, it's I remember that game a lot 121 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: when I think about situations where you're like, oh, how 122 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: is this team going to do this? Or you know, 123 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: and a lot of times it's been with Washington. You know, 124 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: the last few years, Washington's offensive lines been a train 125 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: wreck and all that, and you know a lot of 126 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: it was you know who they you know, Trent Williams 127 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: was out and all that. But that kind of teams 128 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: seem to kind of figure it out. Yeah. But the 129 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: one thing I do like about this is I think 130 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: Drance Armstrong is the kind of guy that he probably 131 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: looks at this is Okay, here's my opportunity. This is 132 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: my big opportunity. And the matchup actually favors him in 133 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: this instance. So let's see what he does. I'm interested 134 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: to see what he can do in this kind of situation. 135 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: If he's going to be the guy that's gonna be 136 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: on that side, that I feel like Durrance is more 137 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: likely to be on the right. Basham said yesterday he 138 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: prefers to be on the left. So and he actually 139 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: he talked about Bulaga. He was like, I was looking 140 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: forward to going against him. Apparently he had a great 141 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: game against him last year. I looked it up. He 142 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: was like, I had a lot of fun playing him. 143 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: Last year, I hit the quarterback a lot in that game. 144 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: He was credited with two tackles and one quarterback hit 145 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: in that game. So I mean, I think guys have 146 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: a way of embellishing a little bit, and it might 147 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: feel a little different when you're playing too. You know, 148 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: the stats say one thing, but yeah, you get you 149 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: get a little scar on the quarterback. You might know 150 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: what the quarterback might know. You might not actually might 151 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: not show up on the statue exactly. So it happens, 152 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: it happens, all right. One other guy I thought was interesting, 153 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: Chris Harris or cornerback. Chris Harris Junior has a shoulder injury. 154 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: He is not practiced all week. Once again, when you 155 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: think about the San Diego defense, or from my perspective, 156 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: I look at this defense and I think the passing 157 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: defense is the best thing that they do, and he's 158 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: a part of that. Without him, how much does that 159 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: change their ability to cover this hypoton I feel better 160 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: about it since I'm not the only one that's done it. 161 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: Oh did you say San Diego? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, Los 162 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: Angeles charges. I'm so sorry starts Los Angeles charge yea, 163 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: let's go. Um, Honestly, I'm not sure how much he's 164 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: I mean, was he starter Chris Harris, He's listed on 165 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: their depth charts, one of their outside starters. Yeah, I 166 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: mean it's yeah, it's it's the same type of deal 167 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: where like the you know, it's like which which news 168 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: did you hear first? You know, and from my perspective, 169 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: it's like, well they lost Gallop, Okay, well let's you know, 170 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: and then it's like, well, if they lose a guy too, 171 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: then it kind of equalizes. I think Cedric Wilson could 172 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: probably go up against their backup or however it's gonna 173 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: shake out, so you know, it's kind of those two 174 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: losses there are kind of kind of playing off of 175 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: each other. So now it's the Chargers can lose one 176 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: of their pass rushers, um preferably Bosa that you know, 177 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: to to not wish injury on anyone. No, just no, 178 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: you can just on the way to stadium, just get lost, 179 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: just gets It's it is fun the way these mirror 180 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: each other. Because Sire Monsieur Adderley's out as well. Well, 181 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,719 Speaker 1: I mean he hasn't been ruled out for the game, 182 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: but he hasn't practiced yet this week. If you don't 183 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: practice Thursday. That's usually not good. Uh So Cowboys are 184 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: having some safety issues as well. Adderley's obviously not He's 185 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: not the star Derwin James is, but but he was 186 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: on the injury report earlier in the week. He did 187 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: practice yesterday. I think Derwin James is a guy that'll 188 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: probably be on the injury report every week. Doesn't mean 189 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,599 Speaker 1: he's gonna doesn't mean it's gonna affect how he you know, 190 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: whether or not he plays. 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Visit Dallas Cowboys dot com Slash United 236 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 1: for details and joined today. Welcome back. We are in 237 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: the second segment of the Break Life from the s 238 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: WBC Mortgage studios at the Star. We're gonna talk a 239 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: little bit about the storylines of this game. Cowboys were 240 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 1: just chargers on Sunday afternoon. It'll be a I think 241 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: a three thirty kick time here Central time Zone. Let's 242 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: start the offense Lyle being replaced by Terrence still facing 243 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa. Is dad good enough to make that that 244 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: doesn't become a big issue for this offense and their 245 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: ability to still be able to move the ball? I 246 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: think yeah, I think so. Yes. It's not just Dak either, 247 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: Kellen Moore as well. Kellen Moore is smart enough to 248 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: design a game plan that will not allow that to happen. Now, 249 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 1: we talk about this a lot because tackle has been 250 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: a problem a lot. Twenty seventeen against Atlanta as an 251 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: aberration like that is not that should not be and 252 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 1: I get it. It was painful to watch and it 253 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: is burned into people's brains. But that's not what happens. 254 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: Nick just pointed it out when they played the Chargers, 255 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: like this happens to teams all the time. This is 256 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: a one hundred injury league. To quote Terrell Basham from yesterday, 257 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: It's going to happen to everybody, and ninety five percent 258 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: of the time teams don't let it completely derailed him 259 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: like that. Dak is good, he is mobile, Kellen Morridge smart. 260 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: They'll be I mean, I don't know if they're gonna win, 261 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: but they'll be fine in the sense that they'll be 262 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: able to move the ball and score points. Nick, if 263 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: you take us back to last year when Dak was 264 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: playing and he didn't have both those tackles at some point, 265 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: were the tackles as big of a problem as they 266 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: were later in the year when Dak wasn't there. Yeah, Well, 267 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: they had their moments that of hurting the offense, and 268 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: they in the Rams game, I believe, you know, Terrence 269 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: Steele played and he played, you know, he played pretty 270 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: well based off our expectations. But at the end of 271 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: the game, the last drive, he gives up a big sack. 272 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: He gave up a sack to Miles Garrett that forced 273 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: the fumble. I think he had a couple of plays 274 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: with the whole offensive line did against Atlanta early on. 275 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 1: And so yeah, I mean, they have their moments. You 276 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: hope that they don't they don't happen at the wrong time, 277 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: and so you know, with with both, So I think 278 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: with any any of those speed rushers that love to 279 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: get up the field, you gotta take advantage of it. 280 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: You got it. It's a chess match on those plays 281 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: that he wants to get up the field, that's where 282 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: you can maybe get some runs inside, trap him, gash 283 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: him in there. So it'll it'll be up to Kellen Moore, 284 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 1: Dak and all that to really figure out how to 285 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 1: how to offset that. And you know, I think Terrence 286 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: steals up for the challenge. He's played a lot of football, 287 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: He's an athletic guy, and he's gonna you know, this 288 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: will be this will be an outstanding, you know, opportunity 289 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: for him. The Chargers defense allow one hundred and twenty 290 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: four rush yards in Week one and Dallas on the 291 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: flip side never really got their rushing attack established. Does 292 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: Dallas take advantage of the run this week? I don't 293 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: like the phrasing take advantage of just because I do think, 294 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the Chargers have the capability to stop it. 295 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: And that's who was talking about this yesterday where we 296 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: talking probably maybe it was Bucky talking about it, and 297 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: he was just like, they're gonna Yeah, it was Bucky, 298 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: You're right, just like they're gonna key on Zeke. That's everything. 299 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, well, surely one of these days somebody's gonna 300 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: be like, I don't know if I agree with that. Like, 301 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: one of these days, somebody's gonna be like, man, this 302 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: quarterback's capable of putting four hundred on us. Deal with that? 303 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: Are doing that? Like do we think teams? If you 304 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: were a defensive coordinator you were getting ready for the Cowboys, 305 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: would your first priority be Zee? Now let's let's also 306 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: be honest that in the NFL, I think every defense 307 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator step one every week is you got to 308 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: stop the run, because if you can make a team 309 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: one dimensional, that's your better chance. But just thinking about 310 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: where you're king, I think Dak is the more important piece, right, 311 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: I think about there's an interesting precedent here. And I 312 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: know Brandon Staley's not calling the defense. He's not the 313 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator for the Chargers, but he was the DC 314 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: for that Rams game last year, and they played a 315 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: boatload of too high and dared Dak to take deep shots, 316 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: and like the one time he got it done, they 317 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: called offensive past interference on Michael Gallup. It was a 318 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: dumb call. It was a dumb call, but he averaged 319 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: ian He averaged less than seven yards per tenth in 320 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: that game. So I wouldn't be shocked if that is 321 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: a similar approach here, where you're like, yeah, you know, 322 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: we'll let you run the ball. We're just not going 323 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: to let you just kill us with big plays. Having 324 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: said that roundabout point, but like they have the personnel 325 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: to stop the run if they want to. Joey Bose 326 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: is great against the run. We talked about Linvall, Joseph. 327 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: I don't know how good Jerry Tillery's been. I'm not 328 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: I don't have a good read on his career, but 329 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: he's a first round pick in there in the middle. 330 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: And then they drafted Kenneth Murray last year to kind of, 331 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: you know, very similar, not comparing him to Micah Parsons, 332 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: but a guy who can clean up and make life 333 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: easier on your defensive line. So I mean, if that's 334 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: what they want to do, they probably can. It's just 335 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: a matter of I tend to doubt that they want to. 336 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: I think they'd rather take big plays from Dac Away. Yeah. 337 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you're right, stopping the run it's always it's 338 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: always going to be a key for defensive coordinators, and 339 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: I think that they do that. But you know, the 340 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: thing is about the passing yards and the passing attempts 341 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: and all that with Dak. I mean, they were there, 342 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: but I don't think you could you would say that 343 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: they took a ton to shut down the field, So 344 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,239 Speaker 1: you know, I mean it was it was a passing thing. 345 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: I think Dave said it earlier in the week. I 346 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: agree with it. I mean, it was a different way 347 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: to run. It was through the pass. It was still 348 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: you know, outside passes, quick ball control, moving the chains. 349 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: So you know, you look at the stat sheet, it's 350 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: like wow, but it's not like he's throwing it down 351 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: the field fifty eight sixty times. I wrote this in 352 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: my column yesterday. He threw ten balls that didn't go 353 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: past the line of scrimmage, seventy yards of offense through 354 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: balls that traveled four feet or less or you know whatever, 355 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: ten feet or less. So that's an element of it 356 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: for sure. And I yeah, Callen said that on Monday. 357 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: It's like people kind of get hung up on Well, 358 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: Zeke only ran it eleven times. That means you didn't 359 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: care about moving the ball that way. No, that's not true. 360 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: They control the time of possession, so that's a big 361 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: part of that too, you know, but not only want it. 362 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: They controlled it, you know, But as I keep reiterating, 363 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: when you get into down inside, it's not even in 364 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: the red zone. I'm talking about goal to go get 365 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: inside ten, something's got to happen here. You gotta figure 366 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: out the ways to run it. You gotta figure out 367 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: passes that you can complete down there because you want 368 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: to be safe. You know, you don't want to throw 369 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: picks down there, but you also want to figure out 370 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: how to how to you know, get the job done. 371 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: Is if CDs the you know jump ball guy, I 372 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: don't love the play because I don't. I don't really 373 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: think it's a fifty fifty ball. I don't. I don't 374 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: seem like it's always fifty percent. It seems like it's 375 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: a less you know, percentage play than that. But they're 376 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,239 Speaker 1: gonna if they can't run it, and they're not going 377 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: to run it, they gotta figure out ways to score 378 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: because they're gonna end up kicking field goals. And we 379 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: saw what happened there. Ye all right, Michael Gallup is 380 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: out in a week where they face a really good secondary. 381 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: Does Dallas continue the same level of explosive explosiveness without him? Yeah, 382 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: I'm I don't know. Maybe I'm weirdly not worried about 383 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: not having Gallop and that's not a knock on him. 384 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: But if you still have CD Lambing and Mary Cooper, Yeah, 385 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: and then Cedric Wilson is about as good as you 386 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: could hope for from your fourth receiver. I mean not 387 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: many teams have a fourth and fifth receiver with as 388 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: much experience as these two. So between all those things 389 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: and then the you know, the opportunities that will be 390 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: there for guys like the tight ends because of all 391 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: the attention paid to the receivers. Chris Harris might not 392 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: play in this game. Yeah, I mean plays, plays will 393 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: be there, I think, and plays are gonna. Plays should 394 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: be there with this group as long as everybody's not 395 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: even everybody, as long as Dak's healthy, plays should be 396 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: there against almost everybody. I think this is a really 397 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: big opportunity for him and for Cedric Wilson and for 398 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,360 Speaker 1: the Cowboys to evaluate him moving forward. I mean, he's 399 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: a this will he'll be a free agent next year 400 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: and he could be a Swiss Army Knife type of player. 401 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: I think him as a slot receiver might give you 402 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: even more opportunities than what you would get with Gallup. 403 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: Gallup is a better receiver, and he's a better down 404 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 1: the field threat. But this guy as a third receiver, 405 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he can do some dynamic things kind of underneath. 406 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: I think he's a good slot guy. If you want 407 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 1: to run trick plays. We've seen it with him. We've 408 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: seen him as he's got an arm. He can do 409 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: some things. I think he can be dynamic in a 410 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: different type of way too. So I don't think you're 411 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: losing a lot there. All right, let's go both to 412 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. First question, they both 413 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: start both starting defensive tackles are presumably out. Does Dallas 414 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 1: find a way to get pressure and how I mean 415 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: and sorry defensive man. Sorry, um, yeah, yeah, they'll find 416 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: a way. They'll find it one just I mean, to 417 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: find a will they Yeah, go ahead, I think so, 418 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: I mean, just just go back to training camp. Just 419 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: go to training camp. No, not talking about, not talking 420 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: about on the field. Just sit just just put yourself 421 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 1: back in training camp. At a press conference when Dan 422 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: Quinn was up there, Gump walks in there, you know, 423 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: with his with his camouflage boy's shirt on, you know, 424 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: and he's just cussing here and there. But does it 425 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: in like his own cool way. He's he's he's the dude, man, 426 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,479 Speaker 1: He's the dude. He'll he'll get it, He'll get it right. 427 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: He'll figure it out. That it's not gonna be perfect. 428 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: He'd he'd like to have his weapons and all that stuff, 429 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: but he'll figure out a way. It's just his demeanor, 430 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: his personality. He got it. He got he figured it 431 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 1: out when the Cowboys were facing in Atlanta. I mean, 432 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: some of those guys that you never heard of, they'll 433 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback. They'll they'll get there. I don't 434 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: think it'll be I mean, they'll have some issues. They 435 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: might have to blitz a lot more, but he'll he's 436 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: too aggressive not to get to the quarterback. I think. 437 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: I just think it's going to take some outside the 438 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: box thinking, and I do think dan Quinn's capable of that. 439 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: But he everybody blitz is more than Rodman Ramaronelli. But 440 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: dan Quinn's not known as this like crazy exotic blitzer either. 441 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: That hasn't been a hallmark of his defenses. But I 442 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: think that's what it's going to take. Micah Parsons did 443 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: a lot of work with the edge rushers yesterday in 444 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: practice during like team fundamental excuse me, um, you know, 445 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: which we saw during training camp, but during training camp 446 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: and during game planning for a week or different things. 447 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,479 Speaker 1: So if he's gonna rush off the edge more, if 448 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: they're gonna blitz some more, I think that's a good idea. 449 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: Safety blitz is if you can get them. I just 450 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: I have a hard time believing Dorian's Armstrong and Terrell 451 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: Basham are going to they'll win. I mean, you pressure 452 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback in every game, but not on a consistent 453 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: enough basis without some help from somebody else. Yeah. And 454 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: the tough thing is you look at that defensive front, 455 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: which we saw again last night, that Washington defensive front, 456 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: and they weren't able to get a lot of pressure 457 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: against against that team. So it's gonna be a tough, 458 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 1: uphill battle no matter what. That offensive line is good. 459 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: Even if they don't have Brian Balagi, you would expect 460 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: they're still going to be pretty good. So it's gonna 461 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: be a challenge. Herbert Herbert is an athletic guy. He's 462 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: not even sneaky athletic. He's an athlete, and so he 463 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: can six sixth athletes. He can get away from the front. 464 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: I just I'm nervous about them drawing up boots for 465 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: him where you know, it's just a slow rolling play 466 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: where he can get on the move. So even if 467 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: the rusher comes free, he's got you're not gonna catch 468 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: him before he throws the ball, and Alan or Mike Williams, 469 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,880 Speaker 1: whoever it is, just has six seconds to get behind 470 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: its coverage. And just that's that's what I worry about. 471 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: That sounds like a nightmare. All Right, we're gonna take 472 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: our final break. We'll come back. We got another question 473 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: on the defense, and then we'll talk about special teams 474 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: we got. We really have not talked about the kicker 475 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: much this week, so we're gonna spend a little time 476 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: talking about the kicker in the final segment. We'll be 477 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: right back. This is Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. Hi, 478 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm Clint Tillison with United Aggin Turf. Before you can 479 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: park yourself in front of the game, park yourself in 480 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: a John Dear and power through your chores. 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I'll watch it at night and it actually works. 525 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: It's a it's a good thing. It actually works. All right, 526 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: let's move on. We got this final segment. We're gonna 527 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: finish up. We got one more question on the defense, 528 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about special teams before we end the show. 529 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: On special, I mean a defense Dallas could be without 530 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: Donovan Wilson. Who gets those snaps? And who do you 531 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 1: expect or do you expect it to be a noticeable 532 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: loss if he's not out there? I actually asked, because 533 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: we talked about this yesterday, I asked, or maybe was Wednesday, 534 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: but I talked to I asked Mike McCarthy, you know, 535 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: can Malie cooker or play strong safety or these things 536 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: interchangeable enough that it doesn't matter. And obviously he's not 537 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: gonna tell me the game plan, but he more or 538 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: less was like it has to be when you're in 539 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: this circumstance. And on top of that, we have to 540 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: find ways to play to our player's strength. And that's 541 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: what makes me curious, because I'm not I'm not saying 542 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: like Malie Hooker is afraid to tackle or anything like that, 543 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: but that his game has always has been as like 544 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: a deep coverage guy and Demonte Casey as well. I 545 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: mean we've made a lot of jokes about the Zeke 546 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 1: play from Week two last year. You don't want him 547 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: coming down into the box to deal with those types 548 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: of plays. So I am curious about how that works 549 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: and how they're going to use those guys. Jron curse 550 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: will be part of it. If Donovan can't go, I 551 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 1: assume he won't. Um, Well, Casey's hurt too. I mean 552 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: he can't hurt in practice yesterday with a thigh injury, 553 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: and we'll see what we did say limited, right, so 554 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: well limited because he was practicing earlier got hurt. I 555 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: mean the law was limited as well. Yeah, two days 556 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: ago when he hurt his foot. I mean like he 557 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: was limited because because he left practice couldn't finish. So 558 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: you have to And I know they don't really practice today, 559 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be hard to kind of tell, but 560 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: I mean I've watched because he also I just I'm 561 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: with you. I don't think Donal and Wilson is going 562 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: to play so that means Mailie Cooker jumps in there. 563 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: Jarn Curse will will obviously get a lot of snaps 564 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 1: and this might be the fan Thompson's out hurt too. Yeah, No, 565 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: Israel mcquama will get a jerk out this week. He's 566 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 1: got to play. Yeah, And I'm thinking, um, because I 567 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: remember looking that they put they got so many lists. 568 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: Now one of them is an is a practice squad 569 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 1: injury list? No idea that was a thing. Yeah, so 570 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: I saw but not only but not only Darren Thompson's 571 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: on it, but Deontay Burton is on it, which you know, 572 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: many people that watched the last preseason game didn't think 573 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: he would still be around. But yeah, he had a 574 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: tough one. But he's a big, physical type corner that 575 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 1: can maybe help. So I'm thinking, do they have another 576 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 1: safety they can they can elevate because who are your elevations? 577 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: I mean you got to elevate people. I think Sprinkle 578 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: has to be one. Sprinkle will be one of them. 579 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: But I mean I'm looking at I'm trying to think 580 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: of the practice squad that they have, Like they have 581 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 1: a guy that you can elevate like a safety. Kiron 582 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: Brown is on the practice squad could elevate Tyler Coyle 583 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: if you're if you think he's ready for it, those 584 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: are the only healthy coil. And I don't know if 585 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: this is good or bad, but he's He was one 586 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: of the guys, three or four guys that just went 587 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: through all of training camp and you really never talked 588 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: about it ever, like not once, not good play, bad play, 589 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 1: who gave up that ball? Who picked that off? Nothing? 590 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: And honestly, for the first two or three weeks until 591 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: Hard Knocks came out, Kamara was in that way with me. 592 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: I didn't even I trying to forgot he was even there, 593 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: and so and Dale Hard Knocks did the story and 594 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: I didn't didn't realize he was going to be a 595 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: guy that they liked and he might play this game. 596 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: He might. I mean, he probably has to be active 597 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: between what he does on special teams and the fact 598 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: that you just don't have very many edge rushers if 599 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: something happens. Yeah, the tricky part here is that a 600 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: lot of these injuries now, the way the rules are 601 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: set up with especially with COVID and even this i R, 602 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: is that when you get injuries, they don't They're not 603 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: just like well, he's the inactive guy even when Zach 604 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 1: was out of Randy is out with COVID, Like, they're 605 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: on a different list. So if you're inactive, like like 606 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: mcquama was inactive, right, I'm trying to think, like who 607 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: who's Who's going to be somebody that's inactive but still 608 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: on the list. I guess, uh, Donovan Wilson. Donovan Wilson 609 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: would be inactive. Yeah, I mean if you're if you're 610 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: on the COVID list, you don't count toward the roster, right. 611 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: DeMarcus has obviously been moved to injured reserve. Yeah, so 612 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: it's just it's hard to kind of it's like once 613 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: you're inactive, like, it's hard to kind of it's harder. 614 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: It's harder than it's ever been to figure out the inactives. 615 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: But it's probably don't do it anymore. No, it's just 616 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: just not you know, great exercise at this point when 617 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: COVID is not a thing anymore. We can go back maybe, 618 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: but it's just not it's not worth the headache. If 619 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: does that happening, yeah for real, Um, it would obviously 620 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: be bad if Demante Casey can't play, right, but it 621 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: would it would make it easier to figure that out 622 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: because I think you just play Malik occur at Free 623 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: and jay Ron Curse as you're strong, instead of kind 624 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: of having to juggle the three because I think you 625 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: probably have to. It's almost like a timeshare between Hooker 626 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 1: and Curse right now, because, like I said, I just 627 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: I'm curious how that's gonna play. I would be shocked 628 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: if Hooker and Kasey, assuming he can play, if they 629 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: just play one hundred percent of the snaps together. The 630 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: Curse played some last week too. Yeah, that's what I'm about. Yes, 631 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: he's still gonna come to be in the mixture, but 632 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: it would happen, but it's a larger role now if 633 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: Donovan can't play. That's also factor. Listened to it, like, 634 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you do have a guy on your roster. 635 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: I knew he that's where you were going. I was 636 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: just waiting for you to bring it. I'm just saying 637 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: it's not gonna be this week, Like why not? You 638 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: got everybody else that's banged up. Yan O'Neil keyan O'Neill giddy. 639 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: I know. I don't mean just run him out of 640 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: the tunnel as your safety. I'm talking about creative packages 641 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: on third down that he's playing down your safety plus U. 642 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean Layton in the game with you know, let's 643 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: play let's play the whole game in quote unquote dime 644 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: with Neil as a third safety and Parsons as a linebacker. 645 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: I mean all day, honestly, I'd be playing that personnel grouping. Yeah. 646 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't never talking about a running back 647 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: that's just gonna, you know, really hurt you as a runner. 648 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: So much so I think they can get it done 649 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: that way. Keep them in a dime or nickel package 650 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: and try to, you know, try to stop the run 651 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 1: like you can. I love that idea, and I'm upset 652 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: that I didn't think about it before. Good job, all right, 653 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: let's suck real quick about the special teams. Earlier this week, 654 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: John Fossil did have some thoughts on Greg Zerline in 655 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: his game against Tampa Bay. What did he say? According 656 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: to everybody, he's healthy. I wasn't convinced by Zerline himself. 657 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: They were just like, you are you healthy? He was like, yeah, 658 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: I feel. He was like I feel good. I feel 659 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: I think he was like I feel good enough to kick, 660 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: And I was like, not the answer. I'm looking for, 661 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: not the answer. I'm looking forward. You know. I've noticed 662 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 1: that when I've when I've interviewed him, you know, last 663 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: year and stuff. I mean, he just I don't know, 664 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: there's something about his answers. He's just not giving you 665 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: exactly what you want. But he's he's always been willing 666 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: to do it, you know. And he's just kind of 667 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: with kickers. Anytime you're talking to him, it's something good 668 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: or bad happen, you know what I mean. You don't 669 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: just say, hey, let's talk about your three extra points 670 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: in the thirty one yard field goal you made. I mean, 671 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: it's always either you missed it, why did you miss it? 672 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: You made it? And it's just all about me. There 673 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: are there are people on every beat that want to 674 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: talk to the kicker about like the mechanics of the hold, 675 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: and I'm just like, oh my god, I don't care 676 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: because because nothing with a miss, nothing is good for 677 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: them to say, right, they just missed the kick, they 678 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: just missed it, because they're not gonna say, well, yeah, 679 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: the whole you know, he didn't get the hole down 680 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: like I wanted it to. He had it tilted a 681 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: little bit. It was really on him laces are in, 682 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: it was terrible, yea, or the snap was way too high. 683 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: They don't do that. Those guys are kind of a 684 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: you know that they work together, they practice together, always there, 685 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: so they're not going to really do that to each other. 686 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: So talking about a missed kick or whatever, if he 687 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: says he's hurt, and then he'll come back and say, well, 688 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: there's no excuses, So there's really no point never talk 689 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: to him. Even when they make game winning kicks, it's like, 690 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 1: I just just do the same operation, you know, I 691 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 1: get down and focus or we're focused on the kick, 692 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: try to block everything out. So let's just not talk 693 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: to kickers anymore. If Zerline hits a walk off, I'm 694 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: just gonna be like, you know what, I'm not gonna 695 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: write about him. I don't want to. I'm gonna write 696 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: about something else, which is you know, it's so ironic 697 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 1: that I said all this is that I had a 698 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: mini argument in the press in the press box last week. 699 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if y'all even hurt all that because 700 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:35,840 Speaker 1: we were going down and it was the media was 701 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:37,760 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who do they wanted for the podium, 702 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 1: and I was gonna get four or five guys, and 703 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:42,760 Speaker 1: I was like, okay, and they're driving. This whole thing's happening. 704 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, who's getting Zerline And they're like, I 705 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 1: don't think we're gonna get them. I'm like, we're not 706 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,240 Speaker 1: gonna get Zerline. He's missed two bad kicks. They're driving. 707 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,880 Speaker 1: He's gonna make a game winning I thought it was 708 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,800 Speaker 1: gonna be game winning field goal. And then we're not 709 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: going to talk to him, Like his whole career just 710 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,839 Speaker 1: went in a circle in one three hours. Ban I'll 711 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 1: get him, you know, And then of course then here 712 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: I am four days later, like what do we talk 713 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: to uh? Zir Line says he's healthy. He says he 714 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,320 Speaker 1: had a really bad game. Fossil said it was he 715 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: just missed the kicks. It was bad mechanics, whatever you 716 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: want to call it. It wasn't health related. He was 717 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 1: kicking short of the goal line on purpose, not because 718 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 1: he couldn't get there on kickoffs, which is ironic because 719 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,320 Speaker 1: their kickoff coverage was bad. You got to remember this 720 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: about about Fossil. It's not the worst thing in the world, 721 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 1: but he's got his kids, and then he's got like 722 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: underneath him. He's got like you know, Zerline mcquai, you know, 723 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:36,320 Speaker 1: like his guy Hecker, you know the anger his guys, 724 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,320 Speaker 1: guys right there, he's got a kid, I think kids 725 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: didn't them so that he could he could have another 726 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: kick that that you know, kicks all the way to 727 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:47,800 Speaker 1: San Diego, Like that one was looking like it was 728 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: gonna go well. But I mean, I agree with you. 729 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: He clearly has his guys, like he remodeled the Special 730 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 1: Team's room to look like the La Rams in the 731 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 1: span of one year. But if Zirline has another game 732 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 1: like that, like they already and and Zirline even said 733 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: he was like, I don't blame him for bringing in 734 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 1: another kicker. Why wouldn't you after what I did? So 735 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: that if if he has another game like that, that's 736 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: a decision that goes beyond seas coordinator. All right, he'll 737 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: understand that real quick. Before we end the show, give 738 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 1: me your picks for the week, Dave. You can make 739 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: me go first, I'll go. I mean I had to 740 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: I pick that, yeah, just a second ago. I'm back 741 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: and forth on this one. I really am. Um. I 742 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:30,359 Speaker 1: did a little research on you know games that you're 743 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 1: like the start what first two games of the season 744 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,319 Speaker 1: on the road. You know, usually it's one and one. 745 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: It typically is, and it's like you need it so 746 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,239 Speaker 1: bad if you if you lose, and if sometimes when 747 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: you win that first game, you just don't just you 748 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 1: kind of come back to earth a little bit. So 749 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,239 Speaker 1: all that being said, I do think I don't know 750 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: how it's gonna happen, but I think the Cowboys find 751 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: a way. I'm still reminding myself it's gonna be almost 752 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,359 Speaker 1: a fifty fifty split on so it's not so much 753 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 1: gonna be a road game. I think the Cowboys will 754 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: find a way, and it'll be because number four. I 755 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 1: think Dak will will play well, he'll get that offense rolling. 756 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:05,719 Speaker 1: I think that they figure out ways to get turnovers 757 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: again and they win it. Score it'll be high scoring. 758 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say they win it thirty to twenty six. Okay, 759 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:16,400 Speaker 1: I don't remember the last time I felt so conflicted 760 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: about a game, Like Yeah, I go back and forth, 761 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: and my like, my overall logic is, I'm like, I 762 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: just Dak. If you're gonna win, you just trust Dak 763 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: to drag you over the finish line. And I think 764 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 1: he's good enough to do that. And I know this 765 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: is not scientific, and I'm sorry for that, but like, 766 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 1: this should not be a game that everybody that works 767 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:40,320 Speaker 1: for us picks the Cowboys to win. Like this is 768 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 1: going to be a tough game toss up. Chargers are favored. 769 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,319 Speaker 1: I know they're gonna be a lot of Cowboys fan 770 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,520 Speaker 1: but they're still opening up their stadium, you get it. 771 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 1: And I just, you know, with that in the back 772 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 1: of my head, I'm like, I'll pick the Chargers just because, 773 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: like some somebody should, you know, Like they're not going 774 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 1: to play the New York Jets or the Jacksonville Jaguars. 775 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: Like this is a good team that has a lot 776 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:08,120 Speaker 1: of advantages in terms of who the Cowboys don't have available. Um, 777 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: I won't be surprised at all if they find if 778 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys find a way to pull it out, but 779 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: I'll take the Chargers thirty five thirty one, And I 780 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: won't be surprised if, you know, the Cowboys have to 781 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: kick a field goal in the red zone because that 782 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 1: is still not one hundred percent tightened up, and the 783 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:27,120 Speaker 1: Chargers score touchdown instead, and that's the difference. I just 784 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,880 Speaker 1: laughed because it's like if if like if Vamber was 785 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,840 Speaker 1: here and it was like, I pick him Chargers and 786 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 1: I said Chargers and he said Charger, I would pick 787 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, and like that's what I'm saying. It's I 788 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 1: get it's not a scientific way to pick a game, 789 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,320 Speaker 1: but something just doesn't sit right with me when this 790 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: is you know, everything in the world says this is 791 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,280 Speaker 1: a toss up, and we're just all like cowboys, cowboys, Cowboys, cowboys. 792 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 1: That's that's not a realistic way. I think we all 793 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,400 Speaker 1: agree this is going to be a tough game and 794 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna come down to a last position, I 795 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 1: would guess, because I think both these teams are a 796 00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:59,919 Speaker 1: somewhat evenly matched. If you look at them like they're often, 797 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: both can do some pretty remarkable things. So I think 798 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: it's going to be a shootout. I think this is 799 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 1: going to be a high scoring game. I think the 800 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 1: Cowboys get to win thirty four thirty one, and and 801 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: I think it'll be it'll Cowboys will go to one 802 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:13,719 Speaker 1: in one, charge will go to one and one. All right, 803 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys, Jonas. We'll be back next week. We'll 804 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: let you know what went right and what went wrong 805 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,760 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys. So then for Nick even Dave Helmett, 806 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: I am Derek Eagleton. This has been the Break live 807 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 1: on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been a 808 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:30,320 Speaker 1: production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys 809 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:31,080 Speaker 1: Football Club.