WEBVTT - Talkin’ Cowboys: Run the Ball (with Caution) 0:00:02.640 --> 0:00:05.080 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:05.120 --> 0:00:06.680 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:09.000 --> 0:00:11.920 Cowboys. 0:00:12.000 --> 0:00:16.479 This He's Talking Cowboys, springing live from. 0:00:16.280 --> 0:00:18.640 The Dallas Cowboys World Quarters at the. 0:00:18.600 --> 0:00:22.480 Star in Frisco. 0:00:22.920 --> 0:00:23.840 Tech Borders here. 0:00:24.000 --> 0:00:28.960 That's got kit takeown. 0:00:27.520 --> 0:00:33.560 And now your hosts Isaiah Standback, Patrick Walker, Josh Rodriguez, 0:00:33.960 --> 0:00:37.440 and Kyle Yeomans. 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:41.839 It's a wonderful Wednesday edition of Talking Cowboys, presented by 0:00:41.880 --> 0:00:44.640 Black Rifle Coffee Company, live from the Star in Frisco, 0:00:44.720 --> 0:00:45.519 Texas and. 0:00:45.520 --> 0:00:49.040 The s Beat Sea Studio. Welcome in, everybody. We've got 0:00:49.040 --> 0:00:50.720 the whole cast and crew ready for you to rock 0:00:50.960 --> 0:00:51.560 right today. 0:00:51.600 --> 0:00:55.400 We've got Patrick Nocy, Walker, Shots Rodriguez, Isaiah stand Back, 0:00:56.000 --> 0:00:58.360 Chris Beam in the back of Kyle Yeoman's so glad 0:00:58.360 --> 0:01:01.160 you're with us. Welcome in, every buddy. Is the Cowboys Now. 0:01:01.200 --> 0:01:04.240 Turned the page to Week nine of the NFL season 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:07.200 in the Arizona Cardinals coming up on Monday Night football. 0:01:07.280 --> 0:01:08.959 Yeah you weren't here for the last Oh my god? 0:01:09.040 --> 0:01:09.240 Is that? 0:01:10.160 --> 0:01:10.280 Oh? 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:15.919 Hello, guys, football fame. He's wearing good morning. 0:01:17.200 --> 0:01:20.160 We were today as you guys see back in the 0:01:20.160 --> 0:01:24.720 building and I am representing my people my fan Yeah, 0:01:24.959 --> 0:01:27.600 talking Cowboys shirt, and we always tell you guys are 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:30.800 fan moly that if you guys send us some gear, 0:01:31.560 --> 0:01:34.440 we will rock it proudly. We've proven it time and again, 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:38.280 time and time again. And as of my return today, 0:01:38.840 --> 0:01:40.479 the first thing I grabbed because it was a little 0:01:40.560 --> 0:01:50.440 chili outside was finally crack exactly to Dallas. I put 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:52.640 on my talking Cowboy shirt that was gifted to us 0:01:52.640 --> 0:01:54.880 by one of our great fans. So I appreciate it. 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:57.480 I'm rocking it proudly. Yes, giving me nice and warm. 0:01:58.480 --> 0:02:00.520 I believe that's nice on you, sir. Believe that was 0:02:00.680 --> 0:02:04.640 coal that that got the shirts coal? Uh. 0:02:04.880 --> 0:02:07.800 And I believe we may have some hoodies on the way. 0:02:07.880 --> 0:02:09.280 Somebody heard your challenge. 0:02:09.280 --> 0:02:13.560 Initial, let's absolutely go. I believe if it's for this 0:02:13.600 --> 0:02:15.080 type of weather done. 0:02:15.160 --> 0:02:15.400 I know. 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:19.280 Yeah, outside Suez is all about the hoodies. Oh yeah, 0:02:19.360 --> 0:02:20.600 it's so good. 0:02:20.639 --> 0:02:26.040 You gotta be safe always, Isaiah. 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:30.040 What you're you're looking at? Film? I'm watching films? Yeah, 0:02:30.320 --> 0:02:34.880 of course, yeah, it is, Yes, it is. You like hoods, 0:02:34.880 --> 0:02:38.160 don't you absolutely told you there it is. I didn't 0:02:38.160 --> 0:02:41.119 tell you life. You're terrible. You're terrible. All right, We've 0:02:41.160 --> 0:02:43.320 got plenty to get to. Today. We're gonna have QB 0:02:43.440 --> 0:02:44.840 vision coming up in the next Seaton. 0:02:44.919 --> 0:02:50.280 Who knows it, And we're gonna talk about how Dallas 0:02:50.280 --> 0:02:53.280 could possibly rebound on the offensive side of the football. 0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:57.680 Today. Patrick, Hello, Patrick, it's time for some news and notes. 0:02:57.760 --> 0:03:00.960 It is time for there is so well, let's start 0:03:01.000 --> 0:03:05.000 with Well, Isaiah wasn't here for the bad, So I. 0:03:05.080 --> 0:03:06.799 Gotta I gotta reiterate the bad. 0:03:06.880 --> 0:03:07.440 What I miss. 0:03:08.480 --> 0:03:11.760 Your safety position is in shambles. We lost another one 0:03:12.919 --> 0:03:14.320 for a couple of weeks. 0:03:14.960 --> 0:03:19.320 So no Elijah, no Donovan Wilson, no one Ye Thomas. 0:03:19.880 --> 0:03:21.320 Mali Cooker, Malik Hooker. 0:03:21.639 --> 0:03:22.480 Get so we're. 0:03:22.320 --> 0:03:26.640 Missing for safeties. That's not that bad. We still have you. Yeah, one, Actually, 0:03:26.680 --> 0:03:27.880 you know what, I take that back. We have to 0:03:28.200 --> 0:03:28.639 you have one. 0:03:28.880 --> 0:03:29.840 Who's the other? 0:03:30.040 --> 0:03:32.000 I consider Ready Steward of safety. 0:03:32.040 --> 0:03:34.560 Ready Stewart's playing, Ready Steward have a choice now, Well, 0:03:34.760 --> 0:03:37.760 the thing is check me out and watching it, watching 0:03:37.760 --> 0:03:40.200 the games. Ready Stewart. I don't consider him to be 0:03:40.240 --> 0:03:42.800 a good cover corner. Yeah, I consider him to be 0:03:42.840 --> 0:03:45.520 a good cover safety though, And he's physical, and he's physical, 0:03:45.560 --> 0:03:48.760 he's gonna as well. He's as a cornerback. But it's 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:52.600 just my, my, my perspective. As a cornerback, he's a 0:03:53.440 --> 0:03:57.119 cover guy. But as a corner he's a ooh, hitter. 0:03:57.680 --> 0:03:59.960 He come up and hits you. He's the head hunter. 0:04:00.400 --> 0:04:04.920 As a safety, he remains a hitter, and then. 0:04:04.800 --> 0:04:06.840 He becomes a pretty good cover. 0:04:06.720 --> 0:04:09.560 Guy because you don't expect your safeties to be cover guys. 0:04:09.560 --> 0:04:13.280 Everybody's not Darren Woodson. Okay, So either way, he's ready, 0:04:13.640 --> 0:04:17.640 he's ready, and he's a steward of those dog gifts. 0:04:19.120 --> 0:04:28.839 Almost almost close letter, buddy letter. No, so kudos of that. 0:04:28.880 --> 0:04:30.719 So you still have Marqu's Bell and ready Stewart. 0:04:31.800 --> 0:04:35.120 You have Marquis Bell. It's ready steward until further notice, 0:04:35.200 --> 0:04:37.159 is actually a cornerback. But I see what you're saying, 0:04:37.680 --> 0:04:38.880 what do you what do you finish the game? 0:04:38.960 --> 0:04:41.000 This might be that's what I said. 0:04:41.160 --> 0:04:45.040 Until further notice. I mean, you do have Julius wood 0:04:45.360 --> 0:04:48.320 on the practice squad. But and I said this, I 0:04:48.320 --> 0:04:53.239 wrote a piece on the dot com dot com Sorry, 0:04:53.240 --> 0:04:55.840 I come on, come on talking about I wrote a 0:04:55.839 --> 0:05:00.240 piece on the dot com back yesterday with detail the 0:05:00.279 --> 0:05:03.599 safety issue as far as depth and injuries, but also 0:05:04.400 --> 0:05:06.880 four free agent options that I would be willing to 0:05:06.920 --> 0:05:09.520 peek at, and some honorable mentions that I would not 0:05:09.720 --> 0:05:10.560 give a look at. 0:05:11.320 --> 0:05:13.920 Go when do you expect all four of these injured 0:05:13.960 --> 0:05:14.960 safeties to return? 0:05:15.680 --> 0:05:20.520 So Malik Hooker he qualifies for twenty one day practice 0:05:20.520 --> 0:05:22.680 window to open this week point one, it's not going 0:05:22.760 --> 0:05:26.320 to happen. Her shotenheimer, okay, So he needs more time 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:27.520 to rehab that injured toe. 0:05:27.640 --> 0:05:27.880 Okay. 0:05:27.960 --> 0:05:31.000 Big to not a great sign, you know, So we'll 0:05:31.000 --> 0:05:35.479 see if he's ready after the bye. Marquise Bell healthy 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:39.520 one year, Thomas TBD. He's dealing with my grains and 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:42.880 they're still trying to figure out what treatment works for him. Now, 0:05:42.960 --> 0:05:44.960 keep in mind, I had this conversation with one Yay 0:05:45.640 --> 0:05:47.400 and I was wondering if this was something that he's 0:05:47.440 --> 0:05:49.599 dealt with most of his life, and he said no, 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:52.080 These migrains are a brand new to him. 0:05:52.640 --> 0:05:54.159 So that means from. 0:05:54.240 --> 0:05:58.440 His capacity, he doesn't know how to treat them at all. 0:05:58.480 --> 0:05:59.760 He doesn't know how he you know. 0:05:59.720 --> 0:06:03.000 What what the upswing looks like if when he's completely 0:06:03.040 --> 0:06:04.920 out of the woods versus when another one is going 0:06:04.960 --> 0:06:06.960 to hit. So he's been battling that and they've been 0:06:07.000 --> 0:06:09.920 trying several different types of treatment to the point where 0:06:09.920 --> 0:06:14.400 they have him practicing and like specialized goggles. So yeah, 0:06:14.480 --> 0:06:17.400 so because the light sensitivity, so they're they're trying, but 0:06:17.480 --> 0:06:19.400 we don't know because he doesn't know, they don't know. 0:06:19.440 --> 0:06:20.039 They wouldn't have. 0:06:20.040 --> 0:06:21.520 To when they pop up like that. 0:06:21.920 --> 0:06:26.440 It's different for everybody, right, And I've had family members 0:06:26.480 --> 0:06:28.239 deal with them, and they're not trying to play NFL 0:06:28.240 --> 0:06:29.920 football games in front of the bright lights and the 0:06:29.920 --> 0:06:33.160 crowd and gotten all of yes, like all of that 0:06:33.400 --> 0:06:35.680 just seems like it would ramp it up significantly. And 0:06:35.720 --> 0:06:37.640 if you don't know how to treat it yet, which 0:06:37.680 --> 0:06:41.920 there's ways to treat it, maybe, yeah, I mean there's 0:06:41.960 --> 0:06:42.840 one that's one way. 0:06:42.960 --> 0:06:44.760 But if it's a new developing thing that he's just 0:06:44.920 --> 0:06:48.280 figured out, he's going to what's going to make to figure. 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:51.080 Out what's going to make the most effective. That's what 0:06:51.080 --> 0:06:51.640 they treatment. 0:06:52.080 --> 0:06:55.159 They're going down the list of treatments to figure out 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:58.760 what works for one. Yay, Thomas, So we will see. 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:00.719 He is very much TV and as we have this 0:07:00.800 --> 0:07:04.960 conversation fifty to fifty every single week until he's one 0:07:05.000 --> 0:07:05.839 hundred percent. 0:07:05.800 --> 0:07:10.480 Frustrating for him, Yeah, because walking around you're healthy, right, 0:07:10.480 --> 0:07:12.520 and you feel like you can contribute, but then you 0:07:12.560 --> 0:07:14.679 have these scene spurs where it's. 0:07:14.520 --> 0:07:17.200 Just like you just can't function. Can I can imagine 0:07:17.240 --> 0:07:17.800 his frustration? 0:07:17.880 --> 0:07:19.960 Yeah, and he is quite that, you know, just looking 0:07:20.000 --> 0:07:20.360 at him. 0:07:20.520 --> 0:07:23.280 He's trying to remain upbeat and good spirited, but you 0:07:23.280 --> 0:07:25.400 can see the frustration and you can see him trying 0:07:25.400 --> 0:07:29.080 to fight being defeated by it. So and so for 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:31.440 one yea and hopefully he gets through that soon, but 0:07:31.480 --> 0:07:33.880 he's we don't know, like he could very well play 0:07:33.880 --> 0:07:36.280 this week, but we just we just don't. 0:07:36.360 --> 0:07:39.720 And I hope that his teammates are being understanding. I really, 0:07:39.800 --> 0:07:42.200 I'm sure they are too. We're gonna assume that, right. 0:07:42.240 --> 0:07:44.040 I just hope that they are. Because the reason why 0:07:44.080 --> 0:07:46.960 I bring that up because injuries like that, right or 0:07:46.960 --> 0:07:48.160 whatever you want to call. 0:07:48.000 --> 0:07:51.920 Them a mess, you can't see them, right. 0:07:51.960 --> 0:07:55.080 So like when your teammates see you with a dislocated shoulder, 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:58.560 they see you with cues and somebody okay, okay, yeah, 0:07:58.560 --> 0:08:00.880 he's he's injured, right, he can't go, right. But then 0:08:00.880 --> 0:08:03.320 when you have things like that where it's like kind 0:08:03.320 --> 0:08:06.600 of judgment because bade a spade We've all been through 0:08:06.640 --> 0:08:09.280 sports and we've all seen people who have been injured. 0:08:09.640 --> 0:08:12.400 Right, It's not like he's this defense is playing terrible. 0:08:12.440 --> 0:08:17.560 He's like, you know, so you give him the benefit 0:08:17.600 --> 0:08:18.000 of the doubt. 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:19.600 And I'm giving him all the benefit of the doubt 0:08:19.640 --> 0:08:21.840 because I believe that he's a true competitor. But there 0:08:21.880 --> 0:08:24.200 are always going to be people who look at you 0:08:24.240 --> 0:08:24.800 and be like m. 0:08:25.320 --> 0:08:27.400 Also, you also have to keep in mind the context 0:08:27.400 --> 0:08:31.200 of the whole situation. One Yeay Thomas is someone who 0:08:31.520 --> 0:08:34.559 climbed the ranks from the undrafted through the practice squad. 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:37.640 His entire rookie season. He scratched and clawed to get reps. 0:08:37.760 --> 0:08:40.640 Last thing a last The last thing he wants to 0:08:40.679 --> 0:08:43.400 do is to say it doesn't matter how anyone feels 0:08:43.400 --> 0:08:45.680 about how the defense is being coordinated or how the 0:08:45.760 --> 0:08:48.800 unit is playing as a whole. One Yay Thomas wants reps. 0:08:48.800 --> 0:08:51.400 And I'll add one more thing to it. He's also 0:08:51.640 --> 0:08:55.720 on a one year deal right now. He's not like 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:57.680 Keith Bell did not He did not get the reup 0:08:57.720 --> 0:08:58.360 that Marquis Bell. 0:08:58.520 --> 0:08:59.600 He got a one year reup. 0:08:59.640 --> 0:09:02.560 He needs eat these games, any one, right for anyone 0:09:02.600 --> 0:09:06.600 that's you know would even remotely accuse one Yay of 0:09:06.679 --> 0:09:08.800 taking He's not taking days off, reps off. 0:09:08.840 --> 0:09:10.040 He needs every single one. 0:09:10.080 --> 0:09:14.360 So that's why he's so frustrated, but so TBD on him. 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:17.040 Possibly after the batleo of leek Cooker TVD on Donovan 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:19.680 Wilson elbow shoulder injury. We have to look at the 0:09:19.720 --> 0:09:23.440 practice reports beginning tomorrow, I believe, because it's Monday night football, 0:09:23.440 --> 0:09:25.960 so they'll be back on the practice field today. But 0:09:26.080 --> 0:09:28.880 I don't know that they're required to submit a toy 0:09:29.000 --> 0:09:31.120 till tomorrow. I think it's tomorrow, so we won't know 0:09:31.600 --> 0:09:32.839 where he's turning until tomorrow. 0:09:33.080 --> 0:09:34.720 Just to add on to that, right, kind of put 0:09:34.720 --> 0:09:35.480 that put a ball on this. 0:09:35.880 --> 0:09:39.640 Imagine working twenty plus years of your life for one goal, 0:09:40.600 --> 0:09:43.840 for one opportunity, right, you put eminem on it. Just just. 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:48.800 Seriously, he's week twenty plus years, right, you scratched. 0:09:48.800 --> 0:09:50.959 You've called everything you just said, climbing the ranks, going 0:09:50.960 --> 0:09:53.079 through small school, all that stuff just to get to 0:09:53.160 --> 0:09:56.680 the opportunity where guys have gotten injured and now it's 0:09:56.760 --> 0:09:59.440 you and you are the man of that man and 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:03.320 then my takes you up like the amount of frustration like, 0:10:03.360 --> 0:10:04.720 I feel for him, and I hope that they can 0:10:04.760 --> 0:10:07.719 find a solution sooner than later. But put it in 0:10:07.880 --> 0:10:11.720 perspective for people at home, understanding how frustrated this could be. 0:10:11.800 --> 0:10:14.319 You literally work your life twenty plus years. How I 0:10:14.400 --> 0:10:16.959 road he is for this one chance and it's finally here. 0:10:17.040 --> 0:10:19.000 Things move out the way it works out, so that 0:10:19.040 --> 0:10:21.840 you're that guy. And then from old King Migraine, you. 0:10:21.880 --> 0:10:24.360 Have the oldest serious thing that you've never experienced before. 0:10:24.520 --> 0:10:26.800 Physically, I'm fine, Like my extremities are all good. 0:10:26.800 --> 0:10:30.480 I can get my guaranteed started for at least four games. 0:10:30.480 --> 0:10:33.720 When when Elik went to IR and just shut down. 0:10:33.800 --> 0:10:35.600 And that's not just for the Cowboys. I know he 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:38.720 plays an under contract for the Cowboys. This is unnoticed 0:10:38.720 --> 0:10:40.960 for the other thirty one teams. Yeah, so like I 0:10:41.040 --> 0:10:41.880 really feel for him. 0:10:41.920 --> 0:10:42.560 That sucks. Man. 0:10:42.600 --> 0:10:45.400 So right now again, you got Marque's bell and you 0:10:45.480 --> 0:10:47.680 have ready that you can try it's safety. You have 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.240 Julius Wood who is the safety, he's on the practice squad. 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:52.720 You have Zion Childrens whom you can try it's safety. 0:10:52.800 --> 0:10:55.839 Because I mean, I get it, I'm saying Julius with them. 0:10:55.920 --> 0:10:58.079 But this also tells you. But even with Julius Wood, 0:10:58.480 --> 0:11:01.120 he was a standout in his first training camp with 0:11:01.120 --> 0:11:03.720 the Cowboys undrafted guy in twenty twenty four, the Cowboys 0:11:03.760 --> 0:11:07.079 signed following the draft. He stood out, and then they 0:11:07.080 --> 0:11:09.800 waved him with the numbers cut down playing the numbers game, 0:11:09.840 --> 0:11:12.559 and the Tennessee Titans claimed him. He spent that rookie 0:11:12.600 --> 0:11:14.240 season with the Titans, and now he's back with the 0:11:14.240 --> 0:11:17.520 Cowboys on the practice squad. Strong potential on Julius Wood. 0:11:17.520 --> 0:11:19.920 But as I said in the article, if you're depending 0:11:20.080 --> 0:11:23.080 on Julius Wood, who has zero starts and only two 0:11:23.120 --> 0:11:25.760 combined tackles and no other stats on his NFL line, 0:11:25.800 --> 0:11:27.560 you're in a bad way. If you're in a real 0:11:27.600 --> 0:11:29.480 bad way. So there are some free agents out there 0:11:29.480 --> 0:11:30.959 that I'm willing to look at. Go check it out 0:11:31.000 --> 0:11:31.680 on dot com. 0:11:31.720 --> 0:11:33.160 There are a couple of people in the chat that 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:35.880 are asking about Zion Childress. He's a corner back now, 0:11:36.000 --> 0:11:38.319 yeah he's a corner Yeah he's not gonna play saying. 0:11:38.720 --> 0:11:40.520 And I just want to just tell that they feel 0:11:40.520 --> 0:11:44.559 really highly about Ready Sewart. I mean just claiming him 0:11:44.559 --> 0:11:46.400 for one thing, and then what you've seen from him 0:11:46.800 --> 0:11:47.240 in Spurs. 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:49.320 I love him as safety, even when he was playing corner. 0:11:49.360 --> 0:11:50.600 I'll say he's a safety go. 0:11:50.920 --> 0:11:53.800 I do remember having that conversation and you you at 0:11:53.800 --> 0:11:56.560 one point said, if you're gonna play him at corner, 0:11:56.559 --> 0:11:58.439 play him at the nickel, because that's where he's at 0:11:58.480 --> 0:11:59.319 his best in the box. 0:11:59.600 --> 0:12:00.360 In the box and. 0:12:00.320 --> 0:12:03.240 He's able to play downhill. When you put them in space, 0:12:03.320 --> 0:12:05.800 especially whenever it's sitting in the underneath and in the flats, 0:12:06.080 --> 0:12:08.440 that's when things get a little bit dicey with Stewart. 0:12:09.200 --> 0:12:10.959 You push them back, you give them room to work, 0:12:11.000 --> 0:12:12.440 and then all of a sudden he's got a little 0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:14.280 bit more toward his skill set. 0:12:14.280 --> 0:12:16.480 And I think we've seen maybe that same thought. Probably 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:18.679 he lays some hits last week too. Yeah, you lay 0:12:18.760 --> 0:12:20.560 some hits week. He's a hitter. 0:12:20.640 --> 0:12:22.400 He'll come down and hit you. Even when he was 0:12:22.400 --> 0:12:24.120 playing corner, which is what you need. You didn't have 0:12:24.120 --> 0:12:26.240 a whole lot of lead up time to make a hit. 0:12:26.240 --> 0:12:27.679 But even still, can you get down. 0:12:27.720 --> 0:12:29.839 That's the only that's to be physical. That's the only problem. 0:12:29.880 --> 0:12:31.640 I don't say problem, but that's the only thing that 0:12:32.240 --> 0:12:34.839 I see as a potential problem for the Cowboys based 0:12:34.920 --> 0:12:39.160 upon their current availability. Julius will hit her, Marque's Bill 0:12:39.480 --> 0:12:42.000 hitter ready, Stewart hit her. These are all strong safe. 0:12:42.720 --> 0:12:45.319 These guys are not free steating. They're not true free safeties. 0:12:45.320 --> 0:12:47.120 Now that you can ask them to play free safety, 0:12:47.200 --> 0:12:49.840 but that's not their true position based upon their skill set. 0:12:49.840 --> 0:12:51.720 All three of those guys that you have available to 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:53.559 you are true strong safety. 0:12:53.720 --> 0:12:57.200 How would you combat that from a scheme standpoint? Because 0:12:57.280 --> 0:13:00.000 if you're talking single high coverage and you're having that 0:13:00.120 --> 0:13:02.160 the over the top guy, you don't really have that 0:13:02.320 --> 0:13:04.880 right now, how do you try and combat that? If 0:13:04.880 --> 0:13:07.240 you're mad Eberflus and you look at that defensive side 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:09.480 with what you have available. 0:13:08.960 --> 0:13:11.319 To you, you don't have. There's nothing that you can 0:13:11.400 --> 0:13:13.360 truly put out. That's that's my point. 0:13:13.440 --> 0:13:15.959 That's why you read the article on the duck com 0:13:16.040 --> 0:13:18.120 not and you go when you get one of these, 0:13:18.480 --> 0:13:20.200 Because I mean, we could say the name just the 0:13:20.240 --> 0:13:22.120 Simmons is out there just waiting. 0:13:21.800 --> 0:13:23.680 For a lot of people have started throwing that name. 0:13:23.640 --> 0:13:25.720 Just waiting for a call. He's one Marcus May's out 0:13:25.760 --> 0:13:28.920 there just waiting for a call. Now, are well either 0:13:28.960 --> 0:13:30.840 of these guys do you need to look at either 0:13:30.840 --> 0:13:32.960 of these guys, as you know, season. 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:34.800 Changers, no, but these in turn solutions. 0:13:34.960 --> 0:13:37.719 But when you talk about stabilizing the safety position, we're 0:13:37.800 --> 0:13:39.640 band guys who have skins on the wall. 0:13:39.800 --> 0:13:40.720 Okay. So I'll ask you this. 0:13:40.800 --> 0:13:42.360 If you were to go sign one of those guys, 0:13:42.360 --> 0:13:45.840 are you signing them just for temporary service? I'm signing 0:13:45.840 --> 0:13:47.400 them for the remainder of the year. 0:13:48.200 --> 0:13:48.480 Okay. 0:13:48.480 --> 0:13:51.120 So when all your other guys get healthy, barring so 0:13:51.200 --> 0:13:53.040 that those guys all get healthy, then what do you do? 0:13:53.120 --> 0:13:53.600 Hot hand? 0:13:53.800 --> 0:13:57.600 Okay, hot hand seven hundred and seventy seven straight sevens 0:13:58.000 --> 0:14:01.600 hot hand. I mean, but think about it, think about 0:14:01.600 --> 0:14:04.840 it from this capacity, right we don't here Let's say, uh, 0:14:05.320 --> 0:14:07.560 let's say we talk about let's keep it to free. Okay. 0:14:07.640 --> 0:14:11.520 So Malik is down. Before Milik went down, wasn't playing great. 0:14:11.520 --> 0:14:12.800 A part of that is due to the fact that 0:14:12.840 --> 0:14:15.360 he started dealing with the toe issue. But you know, 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:18.480 you don't know when he comes back, how soon it 0:14:18.600 --> 0:14:20.240 be before he gets back to peak Milik or if 0:14:20.240 --> 0:14:21.680 he gets back to peak Melik this season. 0:14:22.160 --> 0:14:23.640 So if to be fair, like I said, it wasn't 0:14:23.640 --> 0:14:24.960 playing great before the injury. 0:14:25.080 --> 0:14:25.760 That's what I'm saying. 0:14:25.840 --> 0:14:27.320 And so that part of that. 0:14:27.240 --> 0:14:30.680 Was the miscommunications on defense throughout the first half of. 0:14:30.800 --> 0:14:32.360 All of that's true, and all of that matters. 0:14:32.480 --> 0:14:34.920 Now when you talk about bringing in a guy, let's 0:14:34.920 --> 0:14:36.960 say Justin Simmons, because he's one of the ones that 0:14:36.960 --> 0:14:39.520 that I named and we're talking about the free safety position. 0:14:40.280 --> 0:14:42.600 If Justin Simpsons Simmons comes in and he's getting he's 0:14:42.600 --> 0:14:45.920 playing good football for you, and Malik Hooker is ready, 0:14:46.640 --> 0:14:50.160 probably for depth. Is for nothing else, depth and leadership. 0:14:50.280 --> 0:14:54.240 You activate Malik to the active roster. But you seriously 0:14:54.240 --> 0:14:56.520 look at the look at it from a competitive standpoint. 0:14:56.680 --> 0:14:59.160 You says Justin Simmons, now in the building, is he 0:14:59.200 --> 0:15:01.120 playing good football for us over these first one or 0:15:01.120 --> 0:15:03.600 two games that he's with us, just hypothetically speaking, And 0:15:03.640 --> 0:15:06.720 if he is, then you let him continue. There's no 0:15:06.800 --> 0:15:12.040 reason to not because there's not this you know, Okay, 0:15:13.600 --> 0:15:16.200 Deron Bland equation. All right, So Deron Bland goes down 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:19.560 with injury and the next guy up, and the next 0:15:19.600 --> 0:15:22.240 guy up is he's playing well. Okay, he's playing well, 0:15:22.240 --> 0:15:24.240 but he's still not Deron Blank brock Kauffman. 0:15:24.400 --> 0:15:25.560 He was playing well. 0:15:25.840 --> 0:15:28.080 But we sat here and said, when the conversation turned 0:15:28.120 --> 0:15:30.200 to fans are asking, well, should we put Cooper b 0:15:30.280 --> 0:15:31.960 B back in? Well, now you see why you should 0:15:32.000 --> 0:15:33.920 put Cooper b B back in. So that's what I mean. 0:15:33.960 --> 0:15:37.440 It's at the safety position. There is not that discussion 0:15:37.480 --> 0:15:39.160 to be had as far as say, well, if you 0:15:39.280 --> 0:15:41.120 sign a guy like Justin Simmons and he's coming in 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:43.920 he's playing well, you can honestly look at a guy 0:15:43.960 --> 0:15:46.240 like Mallie Cooker and say you are damn good depth 0:15:47.040 --> 0:15:50.040 until he starts playing poorly. If he does, and then 0:15:50.720 --> 0:15:52.040 you know, then we have that conversation. 0:15:52.080 --> 0:15:53.000 You don't have to rush those guys. 0:15:53.040 --> 0:15:55.480 That's what I mean competing every you don't have a 0:15:55.560 --> 0:15:58.520 marquee guy that you have to be like shit. 0:15:58.600 --> 0:16:02.480 Whoever wants to sign as a safety here in Dallas 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:05.040 wouldn't only have an opportunity to stick. 0:16:04.760 --> 0:16:05.200 For this year. 0:16:05.240 --> 0:16:07.240 And I think that's kind of what Isaiah you're leading to. 0:16:07.680 --> 0:16:09.480 You have a chance to stick for a good amount 0:16:09.480 --> 0:16:12.560 of time. Remember, Malie Hooker was a late signee in 0:16:12.600 --> 0:16:16.360 the process himself. He was a training camp signee off 0:16:16.360 --> 0:16:20.600 of the free agent market that that didn't happen, thinking, oh, 0:16:20.640 --> 0:16:22.000 Malie Cooker is going to be here for the next 0:16:22.000 --> 0:16:22.480 five seasons. 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:25.040 He's the guy. It was. It was, hey, here's a. 0:16:24.920 --> 0:16:27.120 One two year deal, and then he continued to stick 0:16:27.120 --> 0:16:30.720 around from one defensive coordinator to the next defensive coordinator. 0:16:30.320 --> 0:16:31.160 To the next. 0:16:31.360 --> 0:16:34.640 And now you've got a similar situation for whoever comes 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:37.560 in off the street because Donovan Wilson hasn't played well, 0:16:37.600 --> 0:16:38.960 Malie Cooker hasn't played well. 0:16:39.120 --> 0:16:40.760 Wanya Thomas stepped up. 0:16:40.640 --> 0:16:45.600 But he's been hurt. Exactly what are you competing against 0:16:45.680 --> 0:16:46.080 right now? 0:16:46.120 --> 0:16:48.200 And I think you had the indicator in there you're 0:16:48.240 --> 0:16:51.800 saying that he's sort of stuck around. Yeah, it's like 0:16:51.840 --> 0:16:55.600 you don't need guys that stick around it like that, 0:16:55.720 --> 0:16:58.120 you need the guy that absolutely dominates that spot. 0:16:58.200 --> 0:17:00.240 Yeah, all right, we're gonna take our first break. 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:02.480 When we come back, we've got QB vision on the 0:17:02.480 --> 0:17:05.120 other side of the break. As we flip our page 0:17:05.160 --> 0:17:09.080 to the Arizona Cardinals defense and the Dallas Cowboys offense, 0:17:09.119 --> 0:17:11.479 how do they rebound against this Cardinals defense? 0:17:11.520 --> 0:17:14.000 And are there some weapons on their. 0:17:13.880 --> 0:17:16.200 Side of the ball When we come back with more 0:17:16.240 --> 0:17:17.440 talking Cowboys after this. 0:17:18.160 --> 0:17:18.639 It is. 0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:20.720 I'm home. 0:17:21.040 --> 0:17:23.359 Hey, mom, before you ask, I've done my homework and 0:17:23.400 --> 0:17:24.479 the dishwashers unloading. 0:17:24.640 --> 0:17:25.240 Nice. 0:17:25.560 --> 0:17:26.280 Hey can you hey? 0:17:26.359 --> 0:17:29.000 Hon, Yes, I've got the finale ready to play. Here's 0:17:29.040 --> 0:17:32.640 your wine? Wow? Isn't it nice? Not having to ask? 0:17:32.880 --> 0:17:33.359 We think so. 0:17:33.640 --> 0:17:35.719 That's why if there's a network interruption, at and T 0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:37.959