1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Let's go. Are you 3 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, And so much for that. 5 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 7 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: It is Wednesday, October twenty first, two thousand and twenty, 8 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: season sixteen, Episode number forty eight. Welcome to the latest 9 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: edition of The Break. We're live from the SWBC Mortgage 10 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: studios at the Star and to day we start getting 11 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: you ready for Cowboys versus the Washington Football team that 12 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: happens this Sunday at noon. And as a part of that, 13 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: as we do every Wednesday, we're joined by Bucky Brooks 14 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: of NFL Network. He's gonna give us a breakdown here 15 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: of these this Washington football team, particularly today, we're going 16 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: to focus in on the Washington offense. Bucky, let's start 17 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: where we normally start. We know that this team, as 18 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: far as how they've played and where their ranked, their 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: offense isn't great. Their thirty first in total offense, their 20 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: thirtieth and points, So we know they're not great, But 21 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: is this the worst offense that Dallas will have played 22 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: or seen? I guess to this point, including the Giants 23 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: without sa Quon Barkley, I think the Giants and the 24 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: Washington football team are very, very similar in terms of 25 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: how they come to the game against the Cowboys. The 26 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: Washington football team, they really don't have a lot of talent. 27 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: Their number one playmaker would be Terry mclauren. Terry mclauren 28 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: is averaging thirteen yards of catch. We have seen him 29 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: get loose since he's been in the league. He can 30 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: take it over the top. He's fantastic with the ball 31 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: in his hands. But he is their one primary threat. 32 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: They're breaking in a quarterback, Kyle Allen, who I will 33 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: say this, he's unabashed a teacher's pet in terms, he 34 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: is Scott Turner's guy. Scott Turner found him as an 35 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: undrafted free agent and as we say, what, he's Scott 36 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: Turner's pet cat. And so Scott Turner is invested in 37 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: seeing Kyle Allen play at a high level because he 38 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: believes Kyle Allen can be that kind of player, and 39 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: so that's why he's been given the opportunity. He knows 40 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: the system, he understands it front to back, and those things. 41 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: He has enough talent because at one point during his 42 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: high school career he was the number one ranked quarterback 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: coming out, but he's never necessarily played to that reputation. 44 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: That said, when he plays within himself and understands who 45 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: he is as a player, he's certainly an effective starting quarterback. 46 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: He gets into trouble when he plays like something that 47 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: he's not, which is a high end gun slinger, and 48 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: that's when the turnover has happened. And so when he's 49 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: been heated up and pressured, he turns the ball over. 50 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: And so we've seen him have runs early on when 51 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: he's with the Carolina Panthers, where he reeled off a 52 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: string of wins. But since that point, and since the 53 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: tape has circulated around the league, he has just been 54 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: a middle of the role quarterback at best. Bucky, I'm 55 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 1: running out of questions to ask at this point. We're 56 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: given the situation. But I guess the best question that 57 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: I can think of is, let's say the Cowboys offense 58 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: continues with their turnover issues. Is the Washington offense. Is 59 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: this an offense that the Cowboys defense would be able 60 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: to kind of keep up with if the Cowboys offense 61 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: were to keep giving the ball over. I mean, I 62 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: think so. But I think this game is very, very 63 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: similar to the Giants game. The Giants were limping in 64 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: prior to the Cowboys and they put up thirty points. 65 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: And so I think this is a situation where if 66 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: the offense gives the ball to the Washington football team 67 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: in favorable situations, yes they can score. To think that 68 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: they can consistently drive the length of the deal, they 69 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: hadn't shown that. They hadn't shown that ability because they 70 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: really don't have explosive playmakers outside of mclauren and maybe 71 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: Antonio Gibson. Those are the two guys. And so if 72 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: the Gallboys just play sound, they don't have to really 73 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: out trick the Washington football team. But if they just 74 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: play assignment football and do what they're expected to do, 75 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: they should be able to contain this offense. But as 76 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: we've seen through six games, the defense hasn't been able 77 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: to do those things, and so every game has been 78 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: a really, really tough game. All Right, Bucky, I'm looking 79 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: for talent on this offense other than Terry mclauren and 80 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: it makes me. It makes me wonder about Antonio Gibson 81 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: because if you go back to the start of the season, 82 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: he was kind of a hot button rookie, a guy 83 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: with a decent amount of hype on him. He's only 84 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: averaging like ten carries a game and only three point 85 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: eight yards per carry when he does get the ball. 86 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: Why isn't he better basically, or is this an opportunity 87 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: for him to have a get right against this defense? 88 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it could be an opportunity for 89 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: him to have a get right game. We saw DeVante 90 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: Freeman have his best game to day against the Cowboys, 91 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: and so I think they're going to look at the 92 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: tape and they obviously have seen that the Cowboys have 93 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: struggled defensively, and so they're going to come in with 94 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: enough confidence to believe that they can move the ball. 95 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: We'll see a lot of the same things that we 96 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: have seen early on, like the tactics that other teams 97 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: have you successfully the Washington football team, which ryan see 98 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: if they can establish the run, if they can hit 99 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: you over the top with some deep play action passcast 100 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: to safeties in the corners, fallen asleep at the wheel, 101 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: and they're going to try those things early. And if 102 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys contain those things, then I don't know what 103 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: the backup plan will be for the Washington football team 104 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: because they haven't shown that ability to really have a 105 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: couple of the clubs in the bag. And so this 106 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: is one where the Cowboys just need to really concentrate 107 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: on how can we take care of our own stuff, 108 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: make sure that we are in our gaps, we don't 109 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: let the ball fly overhead, keep everything in front, and 110 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: make them drive the length of the view. If they 111 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: take that approach, they should be able to contain and 112 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: control of this offense. Bucky, I don't really care about 113 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: the Redskins offense. I mean, we've talked about it already. 114 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,119 Speaker 1: They're struggling, But the Cowboys defense is struggling as well. 115 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: You did a report on dat tery Poe when he 116 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: was signed. The player that you saw on tape and 117 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: the player you see now, what is it night and day? 118 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: Is it even the same guy? Look, he's not what 119 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: we expected he was gonna be right. We thought he 120 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: would be a dominant interior player. We didn't think he 121 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: would necessarily be an a plus player. But you thought 122 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: he would be a B B plus player playing on 123 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: the line, being able to stack and control it. So 124 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: Jayle Smith and Lvee would be able to run and chase, 125 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: and he hasn't been able to do that. He hasn't 126 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: been able to control the point. He hasn't necessarily exhibited 127 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: the effort that you thought that he would, and so 128 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: you're not getting any disruption at the point of attack 129 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: against the ground. He's not necessarily a pass rushing but 130 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: you thought that he would be a stout and steady 131 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: player against the run, and he has been a big disappointment. 132 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: And obviously, each of every week you turn on the 133 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: tape and you see him not living up or performing 134 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: to the standard. You just wonder how long can they 135 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: continue to play him when you have others who may 136 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: give at least better effort or may make an impactful 137 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: play every now and then. But you're certainly not getting 138 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: what we thought we would get from don Terry Park. 139 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: So far this season, Buckie, the Washington football team has 140 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: played three different quarterbacks Kyle Allen Dwayne Haskins, who started 141 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: the season at Alex Smith has come in in relief. 142 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: Which of those three is the best quarterback? I mean, 143 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: the most talented quarterback is Dwayne Haskins, but Dwayne Haskins 144 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: isn't there guy, and that happens sometimes when you have 145 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: a regime change. The guy that they feel strongest about 146 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: is Kyle Allen, which is why he is starting. He 147 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: had been in that system at Carolina, he had won 148 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: some games for them. As I've said, Scott Turner really 149 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: believed that he can be a starter. And I'm not 150 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: saying that speculating. Scott Turner has told me that, and 151 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: so he believes in that. He wants to give him 152 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: every opportunity to show people that he can be a 153 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: starting quarterback in the league. And because he understands the system, 154 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: the ball does come out a little quicker. He does 155 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: have a better understanding of how to get through the 156 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: four progressions and those things. And so from a play 157 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: caller standpoint, he feels like Allen gives him the opportunity 158 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: to utilize more stuff on the call sheet. But I 159 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: can't sit here and say that Kyle Allen is someone 160 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: that we or anybody should be afraid of. He's a 161 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: solid quarterback that can make plays if you create opportunities 162 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: for him. But I don't think he can put it 163 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: on his back and put up three fifty four hundred 164 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: yards unless you gift him several opportunities. Does this seem weird? 165 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: Real quick? I want to have a follow up real quick, Camper. 166 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: Does it seem weird to you though, that you got 167 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: a guy like Haskins who is a first round pick, 168 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: he's only very early in his career. Have you ever 169 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: seen a situation where a team opted to sit a 170 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: guy that early in his career that was that they 171 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: spent that much draft capital on for a guy that's 172 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: an undraft quarterback. Does that seems strange to you? Yes, 173 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: it seems strange. It's uncanny. I mean like it's not 174 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: something that you can do. But here's the problem, And 175 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: here's what happens when you have coach run front offices. 176 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: The coaches have so much sway that they their opinion 177 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: matters more than the evaluators and the people that bring 178 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: in the talent from a personnel standpoint, And because Dwayne 179 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,319 Speaker 1: Haskins wasn't their guy, and because he's kind of been 180 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,719 Speaker 1: tagged as the owner's guy because he went to high 181 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: school with the owner's kid, he just doesn't have any 182 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: advocates in the building. I'll see this like Dwayne Haskins 183 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: didn't acquit himself early, not necessarily with this regime, but 184 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: with the previous regime in terms of some of the 185 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: work habits and some of those other things. But by 186 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: all accounts when I talked to people around the program, 187 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: he was doing those things. He did all the things 188 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: that he needed to do in the offseason to be 189 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: that guy and to move into a new system without 190 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: a preseason and to be ganked after three or four games. Look, 191 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: he was already in the fix, was already in the works, 192 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: and so cal Allen was the guy that they wanted. 193 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: And so now we have kyl and said, we get 194 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: a chance to evaluate the football team, the play caller 195 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: and Kyle Allen as the starting quarterback. I don't have 196 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: any interesting questions about Washington, But with Randy Gregory expected 197 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: to come back this weekend, were some of your expectations 198 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: as far as the defensive line and some of the 199 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: changes that we may be able to see maybe a 200 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: little bit more sparked there coming from that area. Well, 201 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: he's certainly a talented athlete, and right now, after seeing 202 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: Alton Smith, I don't know what to think about it, 203 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: Like guys that come off the street. Because Aldon Smith 204 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: exceeded all expectations being a guy that has been away 205 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: from the game for a while and have success. I 206 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: think with Randy Gregory, maybe he can dust off some 207 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: of the athleticism that he displayed at Nebraska. Maybe he 208 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: can come in and give them a spark as a 209 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: situational pass rusher and the like. But it's really hard 210 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: because no one has seen him, and without even seeing 211 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: him in the preseason, you just don't know where he 212 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: is from a physical standpoint, how much athleticism he's been 213 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: able to retain doing the layoff, and does he really 214 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: fit in will to what Mike Nolan wants to do upfront. 215 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: I would think so because he appears to be like 216 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 1: the traditional edge rusher that he wants to play with. 217 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: But until we see him get game reps, it's hard 218 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: to put high expectations on any Gregory. You mentioned a 219 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: minute ago that Kyle Allen probably won't throw for a 220 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: ton unless he's gifted with opportunities. But that's what the 221 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys do, so I mean, that's that's what they do. 222 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I think in five of six games they 223 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: have gifted quarterbacks with very easy throws U, And I mean, 224 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: I don't I don't expect you to have an answer 225 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: to this, But six weeks into the season, how would 226 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: you try to fix the fact that they don't seem 227 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: to know how to properly run coverages? I mean, what 228 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: do you what do you do with that? Man? So 229 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: there's so many things that are wrong from the outside in, 230 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: and you guys know because you guys are there, But 231 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: just from atual standpoint, it just appears to be something 232 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: that is off. And I would say the culture of 233 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: the dB room is off. Like and I will say this, 234 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: and I'm standing in this. When Xavier Rose was able 235 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: to say what he said without repercussions, it wrecked the 236 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: program that Mike McCarthy and Mike Nolan would build. It. 237 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: Instead of addressing the lack of effort stuff, they kind 238 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: of brushed it under the rug. And it continues to fester. 239 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: And then when you have these issues where you're seeing 240 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: guys who don't understand their assignments, guys who are blowing coverage, 241 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: guys who just don't appear to know what they're doing, 242 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: it's a problem. And as much as we can put 243 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: this on Mike Nolan and Mike McCarthy and the coaching staff. 244 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: At some point, someone has to hold the players accountable, 245 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: and I think there's a lack of accountability player to 246 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: player and coach the player, and until they call these 247 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: guys out, it's going to continue to happen. And I'm 248 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: gonna say this, and I understand it, like Rod, Mary Nelly, 249 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: Christopher Shard, whatever problems they had, But in knowing those guys, 250 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: I just don't think that festered. I don't think those 251 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: things would be able to exist. They might not have 252 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: played the best, but I do feel like those guys 253 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: would have been called out on some of their stuff. 254 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: And I'm seeing a team that is just okay letting 255 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,439 Speaker 1: these things continue to happen. At some point, somebody's going 256 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: to have to be bad cop. And I just wonder 257 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: how much longer before Mike McCarthy decides that he's gonna 258 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: put the bad cop hat on and really address these 259 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: problems that continue to pop up each and every week. 260 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: But Bucky, you, obviously we're referring to Xavier Woods. Are 261 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: you saying that you would not have made him a 262 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: captain for the game last week because he was the 263 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: capaton means so it's just it's just so ridiculous, right, 264 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: It's so ridiculous, And I don't understand like how everybody's 265 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: okay with it, Like I just don't understand, like how 266 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: it continues to go on and we can't have these 267 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 1: open and honest conversations. And here's what happens. Sometimes, when 268 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: you're a coaching you've been fired previously, you try to 269 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: overcorrect based on what the outside noise has said. So 270 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: Mike McCarty got a bad rap or whatever in Green 271 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: Bay based on whatever happened in the fallout between here 272 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: and Aaron Rodgers, and so he's tried to become more coach, 273 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: more player friendly this time around. But coaching in the 274 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: pros is no different than coaching high school or youth ball. 275 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: Like if you let the kids do what they want 276 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: and get all the ice cream and the candy that 277 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: they want, like, they're gonna take advantage of you. And 278 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: what you're seeing is this team taking advantage of Mike 279 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: McCarty not being a stern disciplinarian or leader. And Mike 280 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: Nolan is not that guy. He's not a confrontational type. 281 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: So sometimes somebody in the building has to be the 282 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: bad cop. And if it doesn't come from the coordinator, 283 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: then it has to come from the head coach. And 284 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: so we're waiting to see how long is this going 285 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: to continue before someone calls the players out on what 286 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: has been unacceptable efforts game after game after game. On 287 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: a similar note, Bucky, before we let you go. Yesterday, 288 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: there were some reports that came out of some players 289 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: that have been talking to the media. Some of the 290 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: quotes that can amount, I'll give to you to the coach. 291 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: Speaking of the coaching staff, they called it totally unprepared, 292 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: said they don't teach. Another one said that they just 293 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: aren't good at their jobs, having been a former player 294 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: and work for organizations as a part of their scouting apparatus. 295 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: Talk to me about how you have seen or would 296 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: handle a situation like this if you were Michae McCarthy 297 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: and sitting in the chair of having to try to 298 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: figure out number one, is this really true? And number two, 299 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: how do you work on a problem that hasn't necessarily 300 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: been brought to you You just kind of hearing it 301 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: third third party. Okay, So I will address it first 302 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: from the player's standpoint, and I would say, here's why 303 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: those comments can come out okay. So we have all 304 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: been around the Cowboys enough to know how the program 305 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: was run before and how it runs and operates now 306 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: from a defensive standpoint, because I'm assuming that those comments 307 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: are coming from the defense of the ball, because the 308 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: offensive coaches have been pretty much the same. So what 309 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: happened previously when you operate a simple scheme, more of 310 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: the time was devoted towards teaching and refining fundamentals. So 311 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: when you went to see the Cowboys practice, it was 312 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: all about fundamental stuff, footwork stuff, small groups than bigger 313 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: groups than the entire team. What you have now with 314 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: Mike Nolan and some of these guys, they're more tacticians. 315 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: They want to get on the board, and they want 316 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: to show a variety of coverage and a multitude of 317 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: fronts and all of those other things. And what happened 318 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: sometimes when you're dealing with schemers, they don't have the 319 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: ability to then teach and correct and really work on 320 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: skill development and skill refinement. And so what you may 321 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: be hearing is a desire to want some of the 322 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: stuff that they used to have the previous ten years 323 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: or so. Now for Mike McCarthy, when these things begin 324 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: to leak because where they're smoke, there's fire. What he 325 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: should have done the next team meeting they had. He 326 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: needs to get everybody in their room, coach, players or whatever, 327 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: and they need to have opening on his dialogue and 328 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: it needs to be him talking to the players, the 329 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: players talking to the coaches, and however this meeting goes on, 330 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: they have to clear the air and get on the 331 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: same page because what you're seeing are the things that 332 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: happen from losing franchises, losing teams, and he's only six 333 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: games in. To lose the team six games in is 334 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: crazy that they haven't bought in and those things and 335 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: what was leaked out to the media has been coming 336 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: out when we've heard those comments about we need to simplify, 337 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: we need to do this. At some point they have 338 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: to be hard and direct and very clear what the 339 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: players about, what the expectations are, what is acceptable, what's unacceptable, 340 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: and maybe just maybe there may need to be a 341 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: sacrificial lamb that you cut somebody to send a message 342 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: to the rest of the team. This is how we're 343 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 1: going about our business, and it's unacceptable for those that 344 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: don't match up to the meet up to the standard 345 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: beca stuff, Bucky. We appreciate it, all right. We're going 346 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: to take our first break when we come back. We're 347 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: gonna talk a little bit more about those comments that 348 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: came out. We also got an injury update that popped 349 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 1: up yesterday that pretty significant for the Cowboys. Bucky will 350 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 1: join us again tomorrow. We'll talk about that Washington football defense, 351 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: which we talked about the offense. 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I think will be a lot 395 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: more interesting stuff tomorrow when we talk about their defense, 396 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: because I think that's where their strength is. But we 397 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: need to talk about an injury that popped up yesterday 398 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys that seems to I don't know, it 399 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 1: worries me a little bit from the standpoint of just 400 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: depth brands about to say, Brian McKnight, Brandon Brandon Knight, Um, 401 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: he has an injury and now looks like it's it 402 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: doesn't look like he's gonna be playing anytime soon. I know, 403 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: you're still laughing at Brian McKnight because they are starting 404 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: back at one. There's a whole had something for me, 405 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: all right, Nick, So tell me what is the injury 406 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: and how long is he projected to be out knee? 407 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: A couple of games? Bad? I mean that's really all that. No, No, no, 408 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: not bad. As far as the injury, I think it's 409 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: a couple of games. We'll find out if he goes 410 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: on I R or not, which is just the three games. 411 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: But you know, I think that he his kind of 412 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: his the shine kind of wore off a little bit 413 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: with him, so I still like his game. I think 414 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: he's would be a great backup. I really do. I 415 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: would love to have him as a backup because he's 416 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: tough as nails, play different positions. He's played, he's played everything. 417 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 1: I think he'd be perfect. He'll come in there and 418 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: just compete. But you know, talent wise, you know, there's 419 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: a reason you don't get drafted. Um. And and I 420 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: know there's players that fall to the cracks, But I'm 421 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: just saying, you know, he's he is what he is. Um. 422 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: I'll let Dave kind of answer on what I think 423 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: this could happen for the backup. I mean they have 424 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: some options, and they have options that are played I 425 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: think more than him. Yeah yeah, well I actually, I 426 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: mean it's obviously a disaster. Everybody knows that. So like 427 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: it's not it's not good news. But it sounds like 428 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: cam Irving will be back this week. He was dealing 429 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: with a stomach bug or something that had him inactive 430 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: on Monday night, but Mike McCarthy said he should practice 431 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: this week. So he's back, but like him enough to 432 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: start him over Terrence Steele. So how excited that should 433 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: make you? I don't know. But so you got, you 434 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: got camra Irving. Steel is still available. Jordan Mills is 435 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: the most experienced of the backup guys and not I 436 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: think there's there's Greg sat greg Sonata is the other one. Yeah, 437 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 1: so they got they got guys. But you know, it's 438 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: we're talking about the fourth, fifth, and sixth options. It's 439 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: just it's not a lot of fun. Oh, I'm sorry you, Amber. 440 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't even know what to say at 441 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: this point. I like, never ever would I imagine that 442 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: all of this would happen to this offensive line, Like ever, 443 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: I knew that Tyrant Smith has his whole deal of issues, 444 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,919 Speaker 1: and Lyle Collins was struggling with something. And we know 445 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: the history of like Sack Martin injuries popping up here 446 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: and there in previous years, and then Connor Williams, but 447 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: not to this extent, Like, never did I think this 448 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: would happen. But what a what a I can't use 449 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 1: Bad Warriors on here, but man, what a show? What 450 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: a show? This just keeps this just keeps getting worse. 451 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't understand how these guys keep 452 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 1: getting injured, Like what is going on? I don't get it. 453 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. You know, it just keeps getting worse. 454 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: We'll see. I have no basis, no scientific basis for this, 455 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: but I'm having a hard time not thinking that all 456 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: of it because, by the way, you look at the 457 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys injury report and it looks really, really bad. There 458 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: are several teams around the league that are equally bad, 459 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: like the Eagles are one of them. They are, I mean, 460 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: they're down to crumbs when it comes to their offensive line, 461 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: and I just personally, I can't Nobody will convince me 462 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: that somehow not having an offseason hasn't affected this. I 463 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: just I think that when you look at the sport 464 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: of football, there is conditioning that has to happen in 465 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: the offseason. You I mean, I would I would love 466 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: to sit down and talk to those guys over there 467 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: in the Cowboys training staff that talk about how they 468 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: work with these guys are in offseason, the weight and 469 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: training staff, how they work with these guys are in 470 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: the off season to prepare their bodies for six game season, 471 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: and not having that, I just I believe personally that 472 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: that's what a lot of this is. It's just these 473 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: guys didn't have the right amount of training, the right 474 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: kinds of training to prepare themselves. I remember, Nick, you 475 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: might remember this was years ago. Two Shark Choice came 476 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: to training camp one year and he was talking about 477 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: how that offseason he had he had kind of trained up, 478 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: changed up his training and had done like five k 479 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 1: running like something like that, and then the training camp 480 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: started and he was completely not prepared for training camp. 481 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: He talked about how he wasn't complete because he was 482 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: training the wrong way, you know. And it's it's like 483 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: when you leave all these guys to train on their 484 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: own for an entire offseason and then they come in 485 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: and it's like Okay, time to play football. I just 486 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: don't think a lot of them are prepared and their 487 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: bodies aren't prepared for what they're having to go. Not 488 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: the worst decision he's ever made, but maybe the autograph 489 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: and after the game wasn't so good. Yea, But yeah, 490 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: you're right. I mean, this is just this is total 491 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: different year for everybody, and it's really it's hard to 492 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: kind of figure out the best way to to for 493 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: these guys to get ready. We said it way back 494 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: in April and made the disciplined players. The disciplined team 495 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: is going to come out and it really you know, 496 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: have have more success just because they know how to 497 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: get there there there, get themselves ready to play. And 498 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: I think all of the you know this this first 499 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: year program, I think it's we're seeing it's just been 500 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,959 Speaker 1: a challenge in every way, just from you're trying to 501 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: build a culture. And we said it before, you can't 502 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: build culture over WebEx zoom. You just can't build it. 503 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: And you know, we're finding out that this culture there's 504 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: a there's a big problem here obviously. Yeah, I don't 505 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 1: think it's a I don't think it's a surprise that 506 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: the best team and the teams in the league are 507 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: teams that have been around. The coaches have been around 508 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: for a while, their players have been around for a while. Uh, 509 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: they had the ability to kind of pick up where 510 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: they left off. And I think a lot of the 511 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: teams now you have to factor in the teams have 512 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 1: new coaches typically are bad teams. So they're gonna probably 513 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: continue to be bad. Right, But that all being said, 514 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: it's not I don't think Carolina seems like they're doing 515 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: okay just for whatever that they're right around the middle 516 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: part of the league. You know, I mean that they're 517 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: not great. I don't think they're great. But again, yeah, 518 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean, I just but I think, all 519 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: things considered, I think you look at most of the 520 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: teams have new coaches and they're not doing that well. 521 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: And you look at most of the teams that are 522 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: established programs, they're doing pretty well. So all right, we're 523 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: going to take our final break a little early because 524 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: when we come back, I want to talk about I 525 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: want to jump into some of these comments that these 526 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: players have made over the last or at least they 527 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: have come out over the last day or so, and 528 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: get your opinions on what you think about these comments 529 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: and what you think about how coach McCarthy may need 530 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: to handle it. Do that when we come back. 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Visit Dallas Cowboys dot com slash stafe 570 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: stadium for details. Welcome back. It is the final segment 571 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: of the breakwere Life from the SWBC Mortgage studios at 572 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: the Star and I want to talk now about some 573 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: comments that came out yesterday. Jane Slater of NFL Network 574 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: reported that she had gotten some information from some players. 575 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: The way she characterized it was they had been a 576 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: little reticent to talk about some of these things before, 577 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: but now at two and four, things just start kind 578 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: of popping out. And as we all know around here, 579 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:33,719 Speaker 1: the first thing you always look at when these kind 580 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: of comments come out is what's the state of the team. Typically, 581 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: losing teams have this kind of stuff happened because people 582 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: aren't happy when they're losing. That being said, some of 583 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 1: the quotes that came out were the coaching staff was 584 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: totally unprepared, they don't teach, they don't have any sense 585 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: of adjusting on the fly. Another player said they just 586 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: aren't good at their jobs. My question for you guys 587 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: is how much do you think this is about players 588 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: deflecting blame from themselves, elves and their own performance, or 589 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: is it really a problem that you think is happening 590 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: with the coaches based upon the some of the miscues 591 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: that you've seen on the field that are related to coaching. 592 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: Let's start first with you, Dave. I mean just for starters. 593 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: You know, I know Jane really well, and I you know, 594 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: I think she rubs people the wrong way sometimes because 595 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: she's she's willing to dig. I don't know her to 596 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: ever make stuff up. So like, I completely I buy 597 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: what she's selling for sure. I think the question that 598 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: I asked myself is just who's who's it coming from? 599 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: Because there's a difference between the star linebacker saying that 600 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: and the fourth cornerback. So that's the first thing I 601 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: think about. But then on top of that, I think 602 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,120 Speaker 1: you hit the nail on the head as hell. Yeah, 603 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: it's about deflecting blame because these guys have been missing 604 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: themselves for a month. Like every Monday you open Twitter 605 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,120 Speaker 1: and you can just find the tape cut ups of 606 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: things that should not happen in the NFL happening to 607 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: this defense, and the players are the ones that are 608 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: going to take heap for it because they're the ones 609 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 1: with the breakdowns, and there's so much ego in this 610 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: league that I think at some point you have to 611 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: do something to try to save face and say, hey, 612 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: this ain't all on us, And I think that's probably 613 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: what this is. Hamber Well, First of all, I hate 614 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: anonymous tips, Like I get it, I get the point 615 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: behind it and all that. But if you got to 616 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: say something, just come up and say it, like, put 617 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: your name on it. And if you have a problem 618 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: with it, I mean, why are you trying to hide 619 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: behind it. I mean, when you look at the whole defense, 620 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: you can clearly see that it's not just the coaching stuff. 621 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: You know, you see guys blowing up coverages that are 622 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: just basic stuff. I mean, I barely know football into me, 623 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: I know the basics, basics, like you're blowing that up. 624 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: So I think that some guys need to take accountability 625 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: here and not just start And I get it at 626 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: this stage you start pointing fingers and blaming other people. 627 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: But at the same time, there is no way that 628 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: this is just about coaching. It's a combination of both. Yeah, 629 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I agree, I agree with both of them, 630 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,479 Speaker 1: especially with the part about the anonymous stuff. I mean, 631 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: you know, people like to talk trash on Twitter. You know, 632 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: people get kind of tough and they like to say 633 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: certain things. But when that guy has the egg, you 634 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: know you're not really worried about it. I mean, because 635 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: you're not mad enough to even say who you are, 636 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: what you're doing. So why are you, you know, coming 637 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 1: up here and saying all this now you said earlier. 638 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: Now it's starting to come out. It hasn't come out. 639 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: It doesn't come out unless the guy stands up today. 640 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: If I'm Mike McCarthy, I stand up today and I say, 641 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: let's go, what's the problem. Who's got an issue? This 642 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: is where you do it, This is where you say it. 643 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 1: And if you don't, then kindly shut the front door 644 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 1: and start playing football kindly. If not, then then let's 645 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: let's let's talk about it. I mean, I just I 646 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: have I agree with the Amber. I agree with Dave 647 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 1: as well. I mean, who it's coming from is you know, 648 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,800 Speaker 1: it matters, and everyone's I got there. I think of 649 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: to them, I think it's him, you know, But play better, 650 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: I mean, play play better. Don't get knocked off the ball, 651 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: don't you know one of them. You know, McCarthy said 652 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,839 Speaker 1: something yesterday about everybody in this league now stripping the ball, 653 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 1: you know, the peanut punch. I mean, Zeke's got to 654 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 1: deal with it. Time out. Why aren't your guys doing that? 655 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: Then nobody has ripped a fumble out. No running back 656 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,840 Speaker 1: has fumbled against the Cowboys. Just the receiver that was 657 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: that that was showboating and a quarterback who fumbles to everyone, 658 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: you haven't you know, why don't you play? You know better? 659 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: So I think it's everything. It's just a little bit 660 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: of everyone. I don't know. I don't like. I don't 661 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: like the the anonymous stuff at all. I stand up 662 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: and say it, and maybe they will today. Maybe maybe 663 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:55,360 Speaker 1: that'll happen. The one thing that I will say about 664 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: the the anonymous stuff, and I agree with you, I think, 665 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: but I do to put it in two different categories. 666 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: If let's say whoever the players were that did this, 667 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,399 Speaker 1: Let's assume for a second that it was a person 668 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,840 Speaker 1: in the secondary And let's assume that they went to 669 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: the secondary coach and they said, hey man, this is 670 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: a problem, like you know, I need more from you, 671 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: like this is a problem, and they got no real change. 672 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: It's been the same thing. And let's say they then 673 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 1: went to the defensive coordinator and they say, hey, man, 674 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: there's a problem over here. I talked to the secondary coach. 675 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,919 Speaker 1: Ain't nothing changing. There's a problem and nothing change. And 676 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: then let's say that he went to Mike McCarthy and 677 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:30,920 Speaker 1: was like, dude, I've talked to my position coach. I've 678 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,399 Speaker 1: talked to the coordinator. There's still not a change. This 679 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 1: defense is a problem and nobody is seeming to care 680 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: or do the right things to get us on the 681 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: right track. And then nothing happens at that point. At 682 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: that point, is okay for them to then step to 683 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,399 Speaker 1: a media person and say or a media person comes 684 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: to them and asking them questions like, look, man, there's 685 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:54,439 Speaker 1: some problems around here. And I just I personally, again, 686 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:55,840 Speaker 1: I don't want my name on it, but just know 687 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:57,799 Speaker 1: it's some problems going on around here. These guys don't 688 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: know what they're doing, right, do you do? You have 689 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: a difference sets from it for anonymous source at that point, 690 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: that's all let's let's add a wrinkle there. Let's let's 691 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: add a wrinkle there, which we're we're veering heavily into speculation, 692 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: but there were reports. There were reports at the time 693 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:20,800 Speaker 1: of his release that Brandon Carr left this team because 694 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,840 Speaker 1: he had some issue with the way things were being coached. 695 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 1: That I mean that that was out there at the time. 696 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,239 Speaker 1: It didn't really gain a lot of traction because the 697 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 1: team wasn't struggling then as much as it is now. 698 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: But that makes you wonder as well. It's like, oh, well, 699 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: maybe maybe voicing my concerns directly is not a great 700 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: way to ensure my job security. So that could be 701 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,480 Speaker 1: another part of it as well. And let's all be clear, like, 702 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,440 Speaker 1: and I think we all probably do this. There's certain 703 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: things you're willing to say at your job to your supervisor. 704 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,800 Speaker 1: There's certain things that maybe you don't feel comfortable, especially 705 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: if you don't feel like it's an environment where he 706 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: will listen or she will listen and take that as 707 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: just criticism and move on rather than holding it against you. Right, So, 708 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:04,359 Speaker 1: if there are players that are in that locker room 709 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 1: that don't feel like they don't have the relationship and 710 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: the rapport yet with the coaching staff to feel like 711 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 1: they can talk without that coming back on them, and 712 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,879 Speaker 1: they're like, man, I need this paycheck, like I need 713 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: to keep my job. Then what do you do? You know, 714 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 1: I don't think you do that. I don't. I mean, so, 715 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: how do you house handle it? Because well, I mean 716 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 1: you handle it. You handle it within, you handle it. 717 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: So every radio station in Dallas is not talking about it. 718 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,200 Speaker 1: Now you created a different problem. Now you're trying to speculate, 719 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:35,480 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, they've just picked out random positions. 720 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,839 Speaker 1: But yeah, people that are listening said, oh, he said 721 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: star linebacker and fourth cornerback. You know, I mean, that's 722 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:45,319 Speaker 1: just what everyone's thinking, you know, which I don't agree with. Yeah, 723 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: I promise I was not. I was not throwing breadcrumbs 724 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:52,239 Speaker 1: with that. I just wasn't. It was pretty interesting how 725 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,680 Speaker 1: you put that with those particular two positions. But go ahead, Well, 726 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,320 Speaker 1: we have codes, We're not breadcrumbs. We have a picture 727 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,240 Speaker 1: on our website as like CD. I am with the story, 728 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: you know, I like, right, I talked to CD after 729 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: the game. It's not CD. I can probably I'm guessing 730 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,320 Speaker 1: it's not CD. You can have fifty two other picks. 731 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: I'll say no to him. But here's the other part. 732 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,320 Speaker 1: I think that needs to be really discussing. This is 733 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: what I want you guys to chime in on is 734 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: I think you know, Bucky hit the nail on the 735 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,239 Speaker 1: hair where they're smoke, there's fire. I think we can 736 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 1: we can crucify the messenger all day for his methods 737 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:27,040 Speaker 1: of how he get it. What I really want to 738 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:28,799 Speaker 1: find out is do you think they are a really 739 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 1: problem from the standpoint of coaching, Because I thought Bucky 740 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:33,439 Speaker 1: brought up a really good point, and I personally believe this. 741 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: Anytime you have a regime change, they're gonna be guys 742 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: that prefer the old way of doing things. Right, you 743 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: get accustomed to a guy doing it one way, and 744 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: by the way, you may at the time be like, 745 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 1: you know, it's kind of like giving up the old 746 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: girlfriend to go to the new girlfriend. There's certain things 747 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: you're like, man, I wish I could find this in 748 00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:53,239 Speaker 1: a woman, and then you find that in the new woman, 749 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:55,439 Speaker 1: but you miss the things that the old girlfriend did 750 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:57,920 Speaker 1: that that you're like, I don't know which one I 751 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: really want, you know. So, I think the point is 752 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 1: that you look at the situation twenty years I can't 753 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: even admit even and remember what other girls are like. 754 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: But anyway, I think the point is right now that 755 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: there are probably some guys in that locker room who 756 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:19,840 Speaker 1: are very used to things being done a certain way, 757 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 1: and what we know of Jason Garrett, he was very meticulous, 758 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: he was very detail oriented. The results were the results, 759 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:28,120 Speaker 1: and they weren't good enough, and we all agree on that, 760 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:30,759 Speaker 1: but it was a different, maybe a different way of 761 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 1: doing things. And maybe what you're hearing right now is 762 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,839 Speaker 1: a frustration from the fact that number one, they are 763 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,759 Speaker 1: losing and not playing well, and then number two, they 764 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 1: feel like some of the things they don't have that 765 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 1: they used to have are maybe the reasons why they 766 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: aren't winning. Do you agree, Nick, Yeah, I mean there 767 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:50,440 Speaker 1: is definitely an issue with the coaching, because they coaches. 768 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:53,360 Speaker 1: It's like it's it doesn't matter if you're the best 769 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: teacher in the world. If your students don't understand, then 770 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 1: you're not teaching well. So it's not happening. I mean, yeah, 771 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:00,400 Speaker 1: they are not doing a good job of coaching. And 772 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 1: they said that mc arthy said that yesterday. It's on 773 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,279 Speaker 1: us to do that. It's on us to teach these 774 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:09,799 Speaker 1: guys better. Um, but are the students willing? Do they 775 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,799 Speaker 1: even open the book? You know? Did they even bring 776 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:15,120 Speaker 1: a pencil to class? I mean, are they even trying? 777 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:19,520 Speaker 1: So you got, you got there's two issues here, and um, 778 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:21,400 Speaker 1: I think I think it's a mess. I mean, I 779 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:23,360 Speaker 1: really do. And I can't say that I'm really that 780 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:26,440 Speaker 1: close to the situation, but I did not like what 781 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:28,160 Speaker 1: I saw the other night walking out of that game, 782 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: when those players were walking out of that game, it 783 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:35,240 Speaker 1: just didn't feel like a good situation at all. The players, 784 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 1: and particular guys on defense, they they they're not accountable. 785 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,560 Speaker 1: They're not you know. I mean, you've got guys that 786 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: are supposed to be leaders, either they're captains, they have 787 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,040 Speaker 1: been captains, so they make a lot of money or whatever, 788 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:50,960 Speaker 1: and they don't want to face the music. They don't 789 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: want to answer the questions they you know, media questions 790 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:54,680 Speaker 1: or whatever. They don't want to be on the podium. 791 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:57,920 Speaker 1: But you know, I got rookie free agents and practice 792 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:00,879 Speaker 1: squad guys. Let them deal with it. You know, that's 793 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:03,440 Speaker 1: that's a problem, you know, as being a leader. That's 794 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: why I respect Zeke a hundred times more for what 795 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,520 Speaker 1: he did and what he always does, even when he 796 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:10,640 Speaker 1: was in the middle of all that controversy. He stands 797 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:13,399 Speaker 1: up there and talks every single game that's what these 798 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:15,600 Speaker 1: guys need to do. That's a part of being Countabiverley. 799 00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:18,479 Speaker 1: Doesn't you don't have the answer, doesn't mean you don't 800 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,680 Speaker 1: have to you don't get to talk. Those are your leaders, 801 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:22,240 Speaker 1: and those are the guys you need to be running 802 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,040 Speaker 1: out there as captains, so they have right, not guys 803 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 1: that say I don't always play hard all the time. Tails, No, 804 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,319 Speaker 1: it doesn't work that way. What do you think. I'll 805 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: just add sorry, but Dave, no go. I'll just mean 806 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 1: if they if they, if they want the old way, 807 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: like they should have been better last year, Like we know, 808 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 1: we know why the well, we know why they're bad 809 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 1: this year. They're beat to hell and they're trying to 810 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,120 Speaker 1: adapt to a bunch of new stuff during a pandemic 811 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:54,840 Speaker 1: and maybe not that good why they're not good, Well sure, 812 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:59,440 Speaker 1: but it's still mystifying that they weren't better last year. 813 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:02,520 Speaker 1: They should have at least they should have at least 814 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: won the division if not been a ten or eleven 815 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,120 Speaker 1: win team, and Jason Garrett might still be here if 816 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 1: that's what they wanted. They should have been better last year. 817 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:14,400 Speaker 1: So and your parents decide to send you to military school, 818 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:16,040 Speaker 1: and it sucks like, I mean, who do you have 819 00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 1: to blame but yourself? I don't want to hear that 820 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: be better. Well, And to add I mean, one of 821 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,879 Speaker 1: the things that Mike McCarthy said was the whole thing 822 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 1: that they did start simplifying defense. What was it on 823 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: week three? I think is what he said, that they 824 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: started simplifying things, and still you didn't see any kind 825 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:39,839 Speaker 1: of progress. It's still just a reoccurring pattern. Every week 826 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:44,120 Speaker 1: is the same thing, if not worse. So it's a 827 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:47,520 Speaker 1: whole mess. And in order for you to be successful, 828 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: you need everyone to buy into the whole idea and 829 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,640 Speaker 1: the whole goal. Okay, our goal is to win, and 830 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: this is how we're going to do it. And you 831 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:57,200 Speaker 1: need to trust your leader, and if you don't trust 832 00:42:57,239 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: your leader, it's just not gonna work. So it's a 833 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: really really messy situation, especially when guys are not necessarily 834 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,680 Speaker 1: speaking up. And again we're not none of us are 835 00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: in any of those meetings, so we don't know. But 836 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:15,480 Speaker 1: based on this, and based on McCarthy's response in the 837 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 1: press conference, as far as him kind of finding it 838 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:24,000 Speaker 1: a little surprising, I guess it tells me that they 839 00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:28,480 Speaker 1: haven't maybe be hearing like they haven't heard those comments 840 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:31,839 Speaker 1: within their own meetings. So at that point, you as 841 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 1: a player, if you have an issue and I get it, 842 00:43:34,239 --> 00:43:36,800 Speaker 1: Yes it's your work, and yes you still want that paycheck. 843 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:40,160 Speaker 1: But if you care enough, then at that point you 844 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 1: have to speak up. And by you speaking up, you 845 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,160 Speaker 1: don't need to be disrespectful. You just need to have 846 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 1: a conversation about it and then try to find a 847 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 1: solution together. But if they don't work together and get 848 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,799 Speaker 1: on the same page, it's just going to keep going downhill. Yeah. 849 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:57,000 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy's comment yesterday that you mentioned in the press conference, 850 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,440 Speaker 1: he says, I think you do have to recognize it. 851 00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:02,160 Speaker 1: Really go back to my first meeting with the football team. 852 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:04,879 Speaker 1: I think it's important to handle things as men. If 853 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:06,960 Speaker 1: you do have something to say, say it to the 854 00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,560 Speaker 1: individual directly. So my question for you guys at this 855 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,920 Speaker 1: point is, if you're Mike McCarthy, how do you handle 856 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:17,839 Speaker 1: this situation right now? Am Bro'll start with you, Well, 857 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,839 Speaker 1: just have an open conversation. I mean you go as 858 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:23,719 Speaker 1: a team because again you don't know what specific guy 859 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,439 Speaker 1: said what, so you just go in a big team 860 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,480 Speaker 1: meeting point it out there. You don't need to call. 861 00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:31,040 Speaker 1: You don't need to be like, okay, please stand up. 862 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:32,920 Speaker 1: If you were the one that spoke to the media 863 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:35,120 Speaker 1: and vent it out, you don't need to do all that. 864 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: You just need to say, okay, basically what you say there. 865 00:44:38,719 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 1: You know, my daughter is always open. Feel free to 866 00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,160 Speaker 1: come in. We can have conversations in order for us 867 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:47,279 Speaker 1: to start heading the right direction. We need to fix 868 00:44:47,360 --> 00:44:49,920 Speaker 1: this now, and we need to have those conversations and 869 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:53,200 Speaker 1: try to figure out exactly what is your problem is. 870 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:55,920 Speaker 1: What are you having issues with? Do you need to 871 00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:59,839 Speaker 1: stay after school extra hours to study more, you know, 872 00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:04,280 Speaker 1: do those things? So, I mean, right now, it's crazy 873 00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:08,759 Speaker 1: that the nability to have those conversations and try to 874 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:11,200 Speaker 1: lay everything on the table and try to fix things 875 00:45:11,480 --> 00:45:16,080 Speaker 1: within house. Dave, how would you handle it? Yeah, I 876 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:20,040 Speaker 1: agree with most of that. Actually, you know, Mike Bucky 877 00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:22,360 Speaker 1: brought this up. Mike was asked last night if you 878 00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:25,480 Speaker 1: need to do something drastic just for the sake of it, 879 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:28,920 Speaker 1: like have a sacrificial lamb in so many words, he 880 00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 1: kind of said, you know, that's really not the way 881 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:33,799 Speaker 1: the NFL works anymore. I tend to agree with him. 882 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:35,719 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't cut a guy that's going to 883 00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:38,359 Speaker 1: wreck your cap, especially when you're dealing with like a 884 00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:41,319 Speaker 1: lower you know you're gonna have a lower cap next year. 885 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:44,640 Speaker 1: You also can't afford to cut a guy that stands 886 00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:47,360 Speaker 1: a chance to make your defense better. But if I 887 00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:50,560 Speaker 1: were him, I would probably just say, here's your opportunity. 888 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:53,120 Speaker 1: I mean, let's talk about it. My door's open. If 889 00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:54,440 Speaker 1: you don't want to talk about it in front of 890 00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:57,399 Speaker 1: the whole team, let's let's nip this in the butt 891 00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:59,240 Speaker 1: and get it out of the way. And if nobody's 892 00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:02,520 Speaker 1: willing to, I'm going to assume that you're done whining 893 00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:04,879 Speaker 1: about it, and we're going to carry on and try 894 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:07,000 Speaker 1: to install this program the best way that we can. 895 00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:11,879 Speaker 1: Other than that, I mean, I don't know what else 896 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: would work, other than just playing better football. Nick. Maybe 897 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:19,120 Speaker 1: you know McCarthy could get this sign that Bill Parcels 898 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:22,400 Speaker 1: used to have outside the locker room, you know, the 899 00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:25,759 Speaker 1: one that says, losers as symbol in small groups and 900 00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:29,400 Speaker 1: bitch about things, winners as symbol as a team, and 901 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:32,759 Speaker 1: find ways to win. I think a lot of that's 902 00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:35,400 Speaker 1: happening right now. You know, you get asked a question 903 00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:38,200 Speaker 1: by someone in the media, and your stats are what 904 00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:41,000 Speaker 1: they are or what they are not, you know, and 905 00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:44,120 Speaker 1: however many tackles or sacks or interceptions or whatever you 906 00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:47,799 Speaker 1: do not have and so either it's on you or 907 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:51,680 Speaker 1: it's something else. There's thousands millions of people in the 908 00:46:51,719 --> 00:46:54,279 Speaker 1: world that are sitting around, sitting at the at the 909 00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:57,160 Speaker 1: you know, on a corner, saying I was a heck 910 00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,120 Speaker 1: of a player, but the coach did this, or I 911 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:01,600 Speaker 1: got hurt or whatever. Soiet easier to do that than 912 00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:03,520 Speaker 1: it just wasn't good enough. It wasn't good enough, or 913 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:07,520 Speaker 1: I'm not playing good enough. So I really tend to 914 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,640 Speaker 1: side with the coaches on this. It's not like these 915 00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:14,040 Speaker 1: players are all these all pro players that are now 916 00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:16,279 Speaker 1: not playing as well. There's a couple of them like that, 917 00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:19,320 Speaker 1: a couple of them, and their circumstances have also changed 918 00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:21,520 Speaker 1: since they did all of that. Yeah, the one thing 919 00:47:21,560 --> 00:47:23,960 Speaker 1: I'll say is I've seen a number of miscues this 920 00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:27,839 Speaker 1: year that during games that makes me believe that there 921 00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:30,520 Speaker 1: really is probably something on both sides and the players 922 00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:33,280 Speaker 1: aren't playing well and the coaches maybe are not giving 923 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:36,000 Speaker 1: them the best opportunity to win. We've seen, you know, 924 00:47:36,080 --> 00:47:38,359 Speaker 1: the twelve men on the field call a number of times. 925 00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:40,400 Speaker 1: We've seen a few times they had ten men on 926 00:47:40,440 --> 00:47:42,640 Speaker 1: the field and now and no, so there have been 927 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:46,120 Speaker 1: these miscues that don't seem like they have their operation down. 928 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:49,600 Speaker 1: And again when you're coming from a coaching staff that 929 00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:51,920 Speaker 1: was pretty meticulous. Not to say that they never had 930 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:53,799 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff, because it happens to everybody, But 931 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:55,680 Speaker 1: I do think that there can be some of that 932 00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:58,000 Speaker 1: transition stuff that we're seeing right now, and that has 933 00:47:58,040 --> 00:48:00,960 Speaker 1: a lot to do with players are reacting to it 934 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:02,879 Speaker 1: because they're losing on top of the fact that they're 935 00:48:02,920 --> 00:48:05,279 Speaker 1: not transitioning well. So I think it's probably someone on 936 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:07,799 Speaker 1: both sides of it. But if Mike McCarthy, I would 937 00:48:07,840 --> 00:48:09,840 Speaker 1: be talking to my leaders right now, I'm talking the 938 00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:12,120 Speaker 1: real leaders, the guys that have the ears of all 939 00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:14,360 Speaker 1: the other guys in that locker room, and I'd be 940 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:16,560 Speaker 1: selling what do we need to do? Like I would 941 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:18,680 Speaker 1: be going to them, like, tell me what I need 942 00:48:18,719 --> 00:48:21,080 Speaker 1: to do, tell me what's going on in the minds 943 00:48:21,080 --> 00:48:23,239 Speaker 1: of the players where they feel like they need help, 944 00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:26,520 Speaker 1: And I would then have those players, I would give 945 00:48:26,560 --> 00:48:28,479 Speaker 1: them license. I'm going to bring this up in a meeting. 946 00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:29,920 Speaker 1: I would like you to get up and just say 947 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,080 Speaker 1: what you said to me. So that because when you 948 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:33,440 Speaker 1: open it up to the group, you can't open it 949 00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:34,960 Speaker 1: up to the group because the first person that stands 950 00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:37,440 Speaker 1: up is initially going to be deemed the guy that 951 00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:39,200 Speaker 1: probably talked to the media. So you don't want that. 952 00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:41,200 Speaker 1: You want somebody who's willing to stand up because the 953 00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:43,400 Speaker 1: coach is giving him license to stand up and say 954 00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:46,600 Speaker 1: here's where we need coaches to be better. That starts 955 00:48:46,640 --> 00:48:48,600 Speaker 1: to dialogue, and I think that gets you back to 956 00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:50,279 Speaker 1: where you need to be. But they're gonna have to. 957 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:52,239 Speaker 1: This is where we're gonna find out how great of 958 00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:55,759 Speaker 1: a leader Mike McCarthy is. We know he's a coach 959 00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:58,000 Speaker 1: that's won a Super Bowl. My question is easy, a 960 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:00,000 Speaker 1: great leader? This is where we're gonna find out because 961 00:49:00,040 --> 00:49:01,520 Speaker 1: these are the kind of moments where you figure out 962 00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:03,440 Speaker 1: how good someone is leading a group. All right, we 963 00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:05,239 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys, John Us. We're back tomorrow. We're gonna 964 00:49:05,239 --> 00:49:07,920 Speaker 1: talk about that Washington football defense and the Cowboys offense 965 00:49:08,120 --> 00:49:10,240 Speaker 1: till then for Nick Even, Dave helm and Amber Garcia. 966 00:49:10,320 --> 00:49:12,440 Speaker 1: I am Derek Eagleton. This has been the Break live 967 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:17,920 Speaker 1: on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. Radio. This has been a 968 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:21,640 Speaker 1: production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys 969 00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:22,319 Speaker 1: Football Club.