WEBVTT - Talkin’ Cowboys: Minicamp Madness 0:00:16.920 --> 0:00:17.439 The following. 0:00:17.480 --> 0:00:19.439 He is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and 0:00:19.480 --> 0:00:21.200 the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:23.320 --> 0:00:24.080 Cowboys. 0:00:26.280 --> 0:00:30.560 This he's Talking Cowboys Screaming live. 0:00:30.400 --> 0:00:35.879 From the Dallas Cowboys World Course at the Star in Frisco. 0:00:36.680 --> 0:00:43.160 Second, let's got kitsiown. 0:00:41.240 --> 0:00:47.240 And now your hosts Isaiah Standback, Patrick Walker, Josh Rodriguez 0:00:47.640 --> 0:00:52.360 and Kyle Yeomans. 0:00:53.320 --> 0:00:57.480 It's a mini compedition of Talking Cowboys presented by Black 0:00:57.560 --> 0:01:01.120 Rifle Coffee Company, live from the Star in Frisco, Texas 0:01:01.240 --> 0:01:03.920 and the s w BC studios. 0:01:03.920 --> 0:01:04.880 Welcome in, everybody. 0:01:04.959 --> 0:01:09.080 It is our final show until training camp, and so 0:01:09.200 --> 0:01:12.240 we've got an hour full of nothing but red hot 0:01:12.319 --> 0:01:14.840 fire for you going into mini camp for the Dallas 0:01:14.920 --> 0:01:17.839 Cowboys as they take the field here at the Star 0:01:18.000 --> 0:01:20.920 in Frisco. We've got Patrick no Cy Walker, Josh rod 0:01:20.959 --> 0:01:24.480 reguezs Tommy Yarish with Chris Beam in the back of 0:01:24.600 --> 0:01:25.280 Kyle Yellmans. 0:01:25.280 --> 0:01:25.800 We're rocking. 0:01:25.920 --> 0:01:32.720 Are fan made Talking Cowboys T shirts. Incredible. Look, we've 0:01:32.800 --> 0:01:35.160 we haven't spotted these on the show yet. We've showed 0:01:35.160 --> 0:01:36.759 them off on the show, but we haven't worn them 0:01:36.760 --> 0:01:38.679 on the show yet. So we wanted to wear it 0:01:38.720 --> 0:01:39.840 for our last show. 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:43.520 Of undead stock. These T shirts today, they're. 0:01:43.400 --> 0:01:46.000 So good, They're so good looking and. 0:01:45.600 --> 0:01:48.560 And Isaiah's fourhead is appropriate, its proportionate, if you will, 0:01:48.720 --> 0:01:49.160 you think. 0:01:49.040 --> 0:01:52.360 So particular on that one, specifically particular one. 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My favorite, My favorite part 0:01:59.120 --> 0:02:01.480 of this T shirt is like the hidden. 0:02:01.240 --> 0:02:03.200 Gym on it, and it's on the very back. 0:02:03.560 --> 0:02:07.880 Behind the scenes being part, says Beam in the back. 0:02:07.960 --> 0:02:13.160 Baby, So always appreciate, Chris, Beam, appreciate you guys listening in. 0:02:13.280 --> 0:02:17.519 Oh yeah, but yeah, We've got some training camp preview. 0:02:17.639 --> 0:02:20.920 We've got a couple different thought process when it comes 0:02:20.919 --> 0:02:23.520 to mini camp and what to expect on the field 0:02:23.560 --> 0:02:26.520 over these next three days of many camp practices. 0:02:26.880 --> 0:02:28.400 And then, of course, since it is. 0:02:28.320 --> 0:02:31.680 Our last show of the off season, addition, prior to 0:02:31.680 --> 0:02:34.840 training camp, we're gonna grade the off season A through F. 0:02:34.919 --> 0:02:37.480 What is each of our grades as the off season 0:02:37.560 --> 0:02:41.720 is I guess for Talking Cowboys purpose finalized, and then 0:02:41.760 --> 0:02:44.040 we'll go into of course the twenty twenty five season. 0:02:44.120 --> 0:02:46.560 Next time we're on the air on the West Coast. 0:02:46.560 --> 0:02:49.240 Patrick will start with some news and notes. What you 0:02:49.360 --> 0:02:52.120 got for some news and notes currently. 0:02:51.880 --> 0:02:54.120 All right, So first and foremost, let's just go ahead 0:02:54.120 --> 0:02:56.800 and say there is still currently no motion on any 0:02:56.840 --> 0:03:01.440 contract talks. Obviously the headliner is Michael Parsons. Stephen Jones 0:03:01.480 --> 0:03:03.480 did speak to it, but for the most part he 0:03:03.560 --> 0:03:06.440 said it he'll let us know when it gets done. 0:03:06.480 --> 0:03:09.000 Obviously will know before he tells us it gets done, 0:03:09.000 --> 0:03:12.440 because we kind of do that as a job. But 0:03:12.520 --> 0:03:15.960 as we have this conversation, there's been no motion negotiation. 0:03:16.040 --> 0:03:16.560 Continue. 0:03:16.639 --> 0:03:19.960 Good news in those negotiations, it's that Michael Parsons is 0:03:20.000 --> 0:03:22.679 in fact in the building for mandatory Mini camp. So 0:03:23.040 --> 0:03:26.760 for those that man forgotten OTAs and everything up to 0:03:26.800 --> 0:03:30.040 this point has been voluntary. With mandatory Mini camp, if 0:03:30.040 --> 0:03:32.720 a player does not report, they are subject to fines 0:03:32.960 --> 0:03:35.000 for each one of these three days that they missed. 0:03:35.000 --> 0:03:37.600 So Michael Parsons is in the building. Also in the 0:03:37.600 --> 0:03:41.280 building is another All Pro defensive player in trey Von Diggs. 0:03:41.800 --> 0:03:45.800 Digs has been rehabbing and training in South Florida, per 0:03:45.840 --> 0:03:48.360 Brian Schottenheimer, and per some of the videos that have 0:03:48.400 --> 0:03:51.320 made their way to Twitter, looks like he's making some 0:03:51.320 --> 0:03:55.360 good progress. Brian Schottenheimer last week or so said that 0:03:55.720 --> 0:03:58.400 Diggs had a recent check up here in the facility 0:03:58.480 --> 0:04:01.320 and that quote unquote all signs positive. So it looks 0:04:01.360 --> 0:04:04.000 as if Trayvon Diggs is in fact attacking his rehab 0:04:04.040 --> 0:04:07.119 on his knee as the Cowboys need him to. He's 0:04:07.120 --> 0:04:09.520 in the building, obviously, he's not going to participate with 0:04:09.840 --> 0:04:11.640 anything that the team is doing. He's going to be 0:04:11.680 --> 0:04:14.120 with Britt Brown and the training staff. Question will be 0:04:14.200 --> 0:04:16.640 and will open this to discussion in a moment, what 0:04:16.760 --> 0:04:21.200 will Michael Parsons do, if anything on the field. That'll 0:04:21.240 --> 0:04:23.159 be interesting because we know he's going to be in 0:04:23.200 --> 0:04:26.080 the meeting rooms. He's been in constant communication even when 0:04:26.080 --> 0:04:30.560 he was traveling during voluntary OTAs, he has his playbook. 0:04:30.560 --> 0:04:33.719 He's going to be talking to coaches and his locker roommates. 0:04:33.960 --> 0:04:37.440 But will he do anything on the field do you Because. 0:04:37.200 --> 0:04:39.440 Of course, with Trayvon, we know he's probably he's not 0:04:39.480 --> 0:04:40.720 He's not going to do anything on the. 0:04:40.680 --> 0:04:41.479 Field, not at all. 0:04:41.520 --> 0:04:43.200 He might be on the bands and we can kind 0:04:43.200 --> 0:04:46.200 of see what he looks like there. But Mike is 0:04:46.240 --> 0:04:48.960 a different category. He's healthy, he should be on the field, 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:50.080 he should be doing some stuff. 0:04:50.120 --> 0:04:53.000 What do you expect John I mean, does he necessarily 0:04:53.080 --> 0:04:55.279 need to I mean, do we expect the player of 0:04:55.320 --> 0:05:00.440 his caliber to miss anything on the field that would 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:03.720 affect him week one? I mean, that's so far out now. 0:05:04.080 --> 0:05:07.320 I don't expect an issue either way. It's Michael Parsons. 0:05:07.360 --> 0:05:08.920 You're gonna want him on the field, whether or not 0:05:09.120 --> 0:05:10.680 he's on the field the next three days or not. 0:05:10.839 --> 0:05:12.560 I mean, I think you're gonna be like, yeah, we'll 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:16.120 figure it out. But as far as participation in OTA's 0:05:16.160 --> 0:05:17.599 it's kind of up in the air. As far as 0:05:17.640 --> 0:05:19.600 I'm concerned, I've many camp Excuse me. 0:05:19.520 --> 0:05:24.560 I feel you're correct, and it's Michael Parsons. Do you 0:05:24.839 --> 0:05:27.440 need him on the field during mini camp? 0:05:27.480 --> 0:05:28.080 Would be great? 0:05:28.160 --> 0:05:30.840 No, you don't need him on the field, which June 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:32.160 like him on the field. 0:05:32.200 --> 0:05:33.839 You're not playing Philadelphia tomorrow. 0:05:33.880 --> 0:05:35.640 The reason you would like him on the field during 0:05:35.640 --> 0:05:39.000 mini camp is because there's been so much changeover with 0:05:39.120 --> 0:05:41.120 the coaching staff. You have a new coordinator, you have 0:05:41.160 --> 0:05:43.160 a new defensive line coach in Aaron Whitcott, and you 0:05:43.240 --> 0:05:46.320 have all these new pieces, including the new class of 0:05:46.400 --> 0:05:49.000 rookies that have come in. Right, you talk about Donovan 0:05:49.120 --> 0:05:52.080 Ezraku and some of these other pieces. You want your 0:05:52.200 --> 0:05:56.000 defensive leader to be present, and he is check, but 0:05:56.080 --> 0:05:57.919 you would like for him to also be on the 0:05:57.960 --> 0:06:00.920 field working with these guys at the same time. That 0:06:01.080 --> 0:06:02.960 is to be determined if you do that. 0:06:03.000 --> 0:06:05.560 Part of course, I'm playing Devil's advocate where I'm sorry 0:06:05.680 --> 0:06:07.960 you're not playing Philadelphia tomorrow and that kind of thing. 0:06:08.000 --> 0:06:10.120 But yes, you want your guy on the field. And 0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:13.599 I think at this point in time, the contract, I 0:06:13.600 --> 0:06:16.600 think all of us here anticipate the contract being done 0:06:16.640 --> 0:06:18.640 at some point, right right, that's kind. 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:20.480 Of where we all look at it. It's gonna happen. 0:06:20.560 --> 0:06:23.200 It will happen. I don't even anticipate a holdout. I 0:06:23.240 --> 0:06:23.720 really don't. 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:29.680 However, right this second could be where the leverage starts 0:06:29.720 --> 0:06:32.600 to shift a little bit, because it's either going to 0:06:32.640 --> 0:06:35.760 go team heavy or Mica heavy. And that's why it's 0:06:35.800 --> 0:06:38.200 so important what happens today on the field. That's why 0:06:38.240 --> 0:06:40.760 there is so much microscope on what will he be 0:06:40.920 --> 0:06:44.800 doing as a team guy. You want him to be here, 0:06:45.120 --> 0:06:48.120 be present, be on the field, be active, and be 0:06:48.200 --> 0:06:50.560 a leader because you want to see that moving forward. 0:06:50.560 --> 0:06:52.719 But if you're Mica, you're giving up some of that 0:06:52.880 --> 0:06:57.080 leverage going into those back half of the negotiations, aren't 0:06:57.080 --> 0:06:58.040 you by showing up? 0:06:58.080 --> 0:06:58.760 Absolutely? 0:06:58.839 --> 0:07:01.960 And you know, I think with David Mullagetti's clients, that's 0:07:02.080 --> 0:07:06.240 Michael Parsons's agent, they typically don't really do a lot 0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:09.200 of the on the field stuff when it comes to Okay, 0:07:09.240 --> 0:07:11.200 we're going into a contract here, we're trying to get 0:07:11.240 --> 0:07:14.280 this extension done. So I don't expect Michael Parsons to 0:07:14.320 --> 0:07:16.120 be participating on the field today. 0:07:16.200 --> 0:07:16.480 Wow. 0:07:16.680 --> 0:07:18.720 I think that that's that's kind of the way this 0:07:18.760 --> 0:07:20.160 is going to go because and you made a good 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:23.160 point there, Kyle. It's all about leverage and contact in 0:07:23.200 --> 0:07:27.360 contract negotiations, right. Michael Parsons and his agency and his 0:07:27.400 --> 0:07:30.320 representatives are going to have all the leverage here because 0:07:30.680 --> 0:07:33.000 he is an All World player, an All Pro player, 0:07:33.080 --> 0:07:35.320 one of the best pass rushers in football. If you 0:07:35.400 --> 0:07:38.280 go on the field and risk that by trying by 0:07:38.320 --> 0:07:41.200 injuring yourself, you never never know. We've seen it all 0:07:41.240 --> 0:07:44.280 the time with players where practice they get hurt and 0:07:44.360 --> 0:07:49.160 it changes everything for them. Williams exactly, maybe not a 0:07:49.160 --> 0:07:54.360 player of Michael Parsons exactly happen. Good point, that's what's 0:07:54.360 --> 0:07:56.960 going to be the difference maker here is Michael Parsons 0:07:57.080 --> 0:08:00.000 is trying to get life changing money and you don't 0:08:00.080 --> 0:08:02.840 want to risk that whatsoever. And there's no point in 0:08:02.960 --> 0:08:05.920 risking that if you're Michael Parsons. So I don't expect 0:08:06.000 --> 0:08:06.880 him to be on the Fiel go ahead. 0:08:07.200 --> 0:08:11.080 Well, just as an evaluation of from the coaching staff, 0:08:11.120 --> 0:08:13.080 I mean, is it kind of not better? I know 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:15.280 you want him on the field, of course, but does 0:08:15.280 --> 0:08:17.200 that give you an advantage of looking at the other 0:08:17.280 --> 0:08:20.080 depth on your roster to see where we're at Ed 0:08:20.160 --> 0:08:23.640 Rodger outside of Micah, Because granted, at this point, i'd 0:08:23.640 --> 0:08:25.320 say you are in a better spot than you were 0:08:25.400 --> 0:08:27.840 last season depth wise at edge. 0:08:28.840 --> 0:08:31.720 Absolutely, And I mean I'm not to mention Roku Neeland's 0:08:31.760 --> 0:08:33.719 coming back, William's coming back. 0:08:33.800 --> 0:08:35.120 You feel much better there. 0:08:35.840 --> 0:08:39.120 I still want to see them next to eleven, of course, 0:08:39.120 --> 0:08:42.120 I want to see them in comparison to eleven, because 0:08:42.160 --> 0:08:44.280 you know what the standard that is being set by Micah. 0:08:44.320 --> 0:08:47.199 You know what he's going to do from a production standpoint. 0:08:47.480 --> 0:08:50.360 I want to see the comparison between those guys and 0:08:50.480 --> 0:08:52.640 the elite pass rusher that you already. 0:08:52.360 --> 0:08:53.960 Know is on your roster and how they work in 0:08:54.000 --> 0:08:54.960 tandem with mar. 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:58.160 Yeah, and we've also talked about the different styles that 0:08:58.200 --> 0:08:59.719 eberth Flus is going to bring to the table. From 0:08:59.720 --> 0:09:03.320 a defensive standpoint, he's a linebackers guy, he's a defensive 0:09:03.320 --> 0:09:05.560 tackle guy. We haven't talked a lot about what he 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:08.000 does for his edge rushers. I want to see it. 0:09:08.080 --> 0:09:09.600 I want to see what that looks like, and he 0:09:09.679 --> 0:09:11.760 wants to see it. What it looks like with your 0:09:11.840 --> 0:09:14.559 best edge rushers available and rotating in and out, you're 0:09:14.559 --> 0:09:16.319 gonna get plenty of looks preseason. 0:09:16.480 --> 0:09:18.079 You're gonna get plenty of looks in the. 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:21.400 Training camp wise of your guys, of your dudes that 0:09:21.440 --> 0:09:25.440 are at the ed rusher spot, Micah is gonna be Micah. 0:09:25.480 --> 0:09:27.559 I want to see him compared to Micah. 0:09:27.640 --> 0:09:29.880 And here's in addition to that, I'll add that I 0:09:29.920 --> 0:09:32.640 want to see him on the field in real time, 0:09:33.080 --> 0:09:37.560 offering up corrections pre snap corrections and advice to some 0:09:37.600 --> 0:09:40.600 of these younger guys too that otherwise he's gonna have 0:09:40.640 --> 0:09:43.240 to wait until what that particular series that seven or 0:09:43.280 --> 0:09:45.360 seven is over, pull him off to the side and say, hey, 0:09:45.360 --> 0:09:48.760 this is what I saw. That's valuable or invaluable actually 0:09:49.000 --> 0:09:52.040 from a guy like Micah. But it's much more meaningful 0:09:52.160 --> 0:09:55.480 in real time when you can tap easy Ezraku on 0:09:55.520 --> 0:09:58.199 the shoulder pre snap and say, hey, this is look 0:09:58.240 --> 0:10:00.000 over there instead of look over here and move over here. 0:10:00.360 --> 0:10:03.600 That is going to be much more applicable to game 0:10:03.640 --> 0:10:07.160 time situations because that helps build comfort between you and 0:10:07.200 --> 0:10:09.000 those young guys. So that's another reason that I would 0:10:09.000 --> 0:10:11.280 like have to have Michael Parsons on the field for 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:14.960 many camp. But again, Tommy makes excellent points. We all 0:10:15.000 --> 0:10:18.319 know this is and perfectly said, this is life changing 0:10:18.400 --> 0:10:20.800 money that's on the line, and we've seen time and again, 0:10:20.840 --> 0:10:22.920 and that's why I said I mentioned Sam Williams. Not 0:10:22.960 --> 0:10:25.920 the same caliber of player, not the same situation. Nonetheless, 0:10:26.120 --> 0:10:30.520 Sam Williams on a non contact drill in one of 0:10:30.520 --> 0:10:33.160 the first days in training camp, his season ends. So 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:35.040 of course you never want to see that happen, but 0:10:35.080 --> 0:10:38.000 it's the reality of the sport and that's something Michaeh 0:10:38.000 --> 0:10:39.760 and David his agent have to take into account. 0:10:39.800 --> 0:10:42.920 Now here's something interesting too, when you think about this 0:10:43.000 --> 0:10:45.640 whole negotiation as a whole. When we talked to Jerry 0:10:45.720 --> 0:10:49.000 Jones at League meetings. He made it very clear that 0:10:49.080 --> 0:10:51.120 one of the things he wants to see from Michael 0:10:51.160 --> 0:10:53.720 Parsons in terms of taking the next step to prove 0:10:53.760 --> 0:10:57.319 that he deserves this kind of money is showing himself 0:10:57.360 --> 0:10:59.839 more as a leader. That's something we haven't really seen 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:03.920 a lot. And everybody's leadership style is different, right, So 0:11:04.160 --> 0:11:07.400 Michael Parsons doesn't necessarily need to be a raw, raw 0:11:07.520 --> 0:11:10.320 guy who is, you know, trying to fire everybody up 0:11:10.360 --> 0:11:14.280 and give inspirational speeches or anything like that. But Michael 0:11:14.320 --> 0:11:17.400 Parsons will probably be out there when we see him. 0:11:17.480 --> 0:11:19.040 But when we go out to practice here in a 0:11:19.080 --> 0:11:21.240 little bit, when I say on the field, I was 0:11:21.400 --> 0:11:24.080 just to clarify, I'm saying he's not going to do. 0:11:24.000 --> 0:11:27.679 Anything in terms of eleven on eleven or anything. 0:11:27.440 --> 0:11:30.080 Like that, he must be surprised. But he might do 0:11:30.360 --> 0:11:32.400 individuals and just light stuff. 0:11:32.520 --> 0:11:34.400 But what does it. 0:11:34.400 --> 0:11:38.360 Look like for Michael Parsons when he's not participating on 0:11:38.400 --> 0:11:41.840 the field. Is he just out there or is he 0:11:41.920 --> 0:11:44.520 out there? Is he trying to coach up his teammates? 0:11:44.640 --> 0:11:47.160 Is he trying to give pointers here and there? Is 0:11:47.200 --> 0:11:49.800 he making an effort to you know, help out in 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:51.880 any way that he can't because there's very it's very 0:11:51.880 --> 0:11:56.319 different right from just being there versus Okay, I'm actually 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:59.160 going to try and make the use right be active 0:11:59.200 --> 0:11:59.720 and being active? 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:02.439 Would that look like, let's say Tommy Yarish is in 0:12:02.480 --> 0:12:04.880 the shoes of the front office. What would you want 0:12:04.960 --> 0:12:07.240 to see from Michael Parsons in that factor? 0:12:07.360 --> 0:12:09.840 I think you want to see Michael Parsons talking with 0:12:09.880 --> 0:12:13.280 the coaching staff first of all, talking with Matt eberflusson understanding. Okay, 0:12:13.679 --> 0:12:15.360 if we're in this situation, where do. 0:12:15.320 --> 0:12:16.640 You want me to be? What do you want me 0:12:16.720 --> 0:12:17.240 to do here? 0:12:17.400 --> 0:12:17.520 Right? 0:12:17.520 --> 0:12:19.480 Because this is a new scheme. It's going to be 0:12:19.480 --> 0:12:22.600 his third new scheme since he's been drafted. So what 0:12:22.600 --> 0:12:24.880 what does it look like? What's different? Here's what I'm seeing? 0:12:25.080 --> 0:12:27.640 What are you seeing? Things like that He's got two 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:31.439 younger guys and Marshawn Kneelan and Donovan Azaraku that are 0:12:31.520 --> 0:12:34.360 still growing as pass rushers. One of them, Neeland, I 0:12:34.400 --> 0:12:36.000 think you know, you look at more as a run 0:12:36.040 --> 0:12:38.439 defender than he is a pass rusher. But okay, how 0:12:38.440 --> 0:12:40.559 can we work on this or maybe use this move 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:41.320 or something like that. 0:12:41.720 --> 0:12:44.280 I'm no edge Rusher. So I have no idea what 0:12:44.280 --> 0:12:45.079 what movie is going. 0:12:45.080 --> 0:12:47.560 To coach him up on, but have some pretty nice 0:12:47.640 --> 0:12:48.600 bind around the EDGI. 0:12:48.800 --> 0:12:49.600 Thank you appreciate it. 0:12:49.600 --> 0:12:50.920 I think you can get after the quarterback. 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:54.120 We can see like when he's getting to the lunch line. 0:12:54.280 --> 0:12:56.680 When he's going to the specific lunch line, it's like 0:12:56.720 --> 0:12:59.800 Barbara Dola Taco Dead Show shot due. 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:02.000 It was with speed is a concern, especially compared to 0:13:02.040 --> 0:13:02.800 one Patrick Walker. 0:13:03.400 --> 0:13:05.560 Well, it was last week to put that to the 0:13:05.600 --> 0:13:06.440 test and knock star. 0:13:06.559 --> 0:13:08.800 Last week when they had meat loaf and mash potatoes. 0:13:08.840 --> 0:13:11.079 I hit a spinner club Kyle on the back of 0:13:11.120 --> 0:13:15.319 the bull rushed pack. Yeah, it was like Heber Flews 0:13:15.320 --> 0:13:17.120 was sitting right there through a flag. He said there 0:13:17.160 --> 0:13:19.640 was there was holding on the play on me. It 0:13:19.679 --> 0:13:20.920 was just insult to injury for me. 0:13:21.400 --> 0:13:21.839 It was rough. 0:13:21.840 --> 0:13:23.200 If I had to try and keep him from the 0:13:23.360 --> 0:13:24.199 around me, you. 0:13:24.160 --> 0:13:25.800 Can't stop me anyway. 0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:29.400 But yeah, really, it's just I think everybody's definition of 0:13:29.440 --> 0:13:32.760 being involved is different. I just wanted to see him 0:13:32.760 --> 0:13:35.959 being active while he's inactive, if that makes sense. 0:13:36.000 --> 0:13:39.520 Well, I also add this because while we're here pontificating 0:13:39.600 --> 0:13:42.400 on what Michael will do on the field. 0:13:42.520 --> 0:13:43.960 If he'll be on the field. 0:13:44.120 --> 0:13:46.280 I'll give you, ladies and gentlemen, A direct quote from 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:49.920 Michael Parsons when I asked him not long ago April. 0:13:49.920 --> 0:13:53.040 I believe about his intent because in December he said 0:13:53.080 --> 0:13:55.200 he'd be on the field for the offseason program in 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:58.000 addition to training. Cap revisited this in April and here's 0:13:58.000 --> 0:14:01.200 his quote, end quote. I'll it will be around for me. 0:14:01.520 --> 0:14:03.840 I've still got to learn a playbook, and I'm not 0:14:03.960 --> 0:14:05.800 so much of an iPad person where i can just 0:14:05.880 --> 0:14:09.120 keep learning. I've got to walk through it ding. But 0:14:09.679 --> 0:14:12.199 maybe it's so much. I might not be on the 0:14:12.200 --> 0:14:15.000 field part of it, but I'll be there learning. So 0:14:15.040 --> 0:14:17.319 that way, I'm at least getting prepared to be ready 0:14:17.360 --> 0:14:19.800 for week one. If you read between the lines there, 0:14:20.320 --> 0:14:23.320 it really feels as if he's saying he's not I'm 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:24.760 pretty much saying he's not going to Oh. 0:14:24.680 --> 0:14:26.760 He gave you the plan, right, Yeah, Yeah, that's it. 0:14:27.280 --> 0:14:31.920 That's the ex eating rooms, playbooks, walk through, walk through 0:14:32.120 --> 0:14:32.520 all of that. 0:14:32.720 --> 0:14:35.920 But team drills it'ck snitty, yeah, is what it sounds like. 0:14:36.000 --> 0:14:37.560 That's the answers to the test. 0:14:37.640 --> 0:14:40.280 And to back that up, here's Michael Parsons from a 0:14:40.320 --> 0:14:44.160 week ago today when asked, you know, will Michael Parsons 0:14:44.200 --> 0:14:45.480 be back next week? 0:14:45.880 --> 0:14:47.000 I'm preparing as. 0:14:46.880 --> 0:14:48.840 If I will be on the field the first week 0:14:48.880 --> 0:14:52.400 of camp. But it's in the owner's hands. So he's 0:14:52.440 --> 0:14:55.520 preparing as if as if he'll be on the field, 0:14:55.560 --> 0:14:58.520 but there's no guarantee he is on the field. And 0:14:58.600 --> 0:15:02.280 if I'm Michael Parsons, I'm not on the field either. Yeah, 0:15:02.360 --> 0:15:04.480 when you've got that kind of a contract in front 0:15:04.480 --> 0:15:06.320 of you, I take no risk. 0:15:06.560 --> 0:15:09.040 Is that disappointing, though, Josh to think about. 0:15:09.360 --> 0:15:11.920 Not at all. I mean from a business perspective. I mean, 0:15:11.960 --> 0:15:14.960 this man is fighting for his contract and if that 0:15:15.080 --> 0:15:17.600 contract is not signed, do not expect me out there man, 0:15:18.440 --> 0:15:19.280 unless it is sure. 0:15:19.320 --> 0:15:22.160 There are fans out there that are like, screw the contract. 0:15:22.480 --> 0:15:24.200 I want you to play football. I want you to 0:15:24.200 --> 0:15:25.480 put you out there. I want you to do this, 0:15:25.560 --> 0:15:25.880 do that. 0:15:25.960 --> 0:15:28.680 To do this, I would argue, put yourself in their shoes, 0:15:28.720 --> 0:15:32.000 put yourself in their shoes. Where like you said, one drill, 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:36.000 first day day one, a non contact injury takes Sam 0:15:36.000 --> 0:15:36.960 Williams out for the year. 0:15:37.040 --> 0:15:40.400 And remember they're really close exactly like and Sam or 0:15:40.600 --> 0:15:40.800 like this. 0:15:41.040 --> 0:15:44.400 Yeah, if you're put in that situation that is endangering 0:15:44.440 --> 0:15:46.960 your career, if you don't have a sort of financial 0:15:47.160 --> 0:15:50.840 stability around you, that contract is still looming in the air. 0:15:51.400 --> 0:15:54.640 But granted, the executives are not on a timeline. They 0:15:54.680 --> 0:15:57.640 made that very clear last year with CD. They are 0:15:57.640 --> 0:16:00.400 not on any timeline that we know of. Let them 0:16:00.400 --> 0:16:03.280 figure that out and until then, don't expect me on 0:16:03.320 --> 0:16:05.640 the field. If I am Michaeh. Parsons, which I have 0:16:06.400 --> 0:16:10.520 no qualms about agreeing with his strategy. 0:16:10.000 --> 0:16:12.120 There same nor do I, but I will give him 0:16:12.160 --> 0:16:15.680 extra protect yourself or showing this mentorship and leadership and 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:18.720 being in the building and with these young guys in 0:16:18.760 --> 0:16:21.680 the meeting rooms and things like that, when really he 0:16:21.720 --> 0:16:24.440 could go full holdout instead. 0:16:24.160 --> 0:16:27.040 It's a hold in. It is, it's a hold in. 0:16:27.680 --> 0:16:29.840 But I'm going to give him credit for at least 0:16:29.840 --> 0:16:32.520 not pulling a full holdout. Not that I'm demonizing anyone 0:16:32.520 --> 0:16:35.880 who chooses to do a holdout because it's happened. However, 0:16:35.880 --> 0:16:37.960 you need to handle anything with CD, but I am 0:16:37.960 --> 0:16:38.520 going to give. 0:16:38.440 --> 0:16:40.200 Him extra credit for showing up. 0:16:40.280 --> 0:16:42.120 And another thing, if we were playing a game today 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:44.520 and he decided to sit out. That would be another thing. 0:16:44.600 --> 0:16:47.200 But guess what, guys, we're not playing a game today. 0:16:47.280 --> 0:16:49.680 It's no game, it's June. We are fine. 0:16:49.760 --> 0:16:52.280 And in two Josh's point really quickly when it comes 0:16:52.360 --> 0:16:56.240 to the executives the front office not having necessary I'm 0:16:56.240 --> 0:16:57.840 not going to say they don't have a sense of urgency, 0:16:57.880 --> 0:17:00.000 but there's not a hard time or deadline for them 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:03.160 because Mika is under his fifth year contract. He is 0:17:03.200 --> 0:17:07.439 fully guaranteed twenty four plus million dollars and they don't 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:09.960 need the cash right now because salary cap wise, they 0:17:09.960 --> 0:17:13.040 have roughly thirty thirty one million dollars in available, and 0:17:13.119 --> 0:17:15.240 they're not looking to make as we have this conversation 0:17:15.280 --> 0:17:17.919 we'll talk about in a segment two, they're not looking 0:17:17.960 --> 0:17:20.479 at the moment to potentially make a huge splash as 0:17:20.520 --> 0:17:23.080 far as something that needs a huge chunk of sums. 0:17:23.080 --> 0:17:24.880 And even if you did need the huge chunk of sums, 0:17:24.880 --> 0:17:27.800 you'd have the thirty plus million in available, So you know, 0:17:28.080 --> 0:17:30.560 extending him to drop that twenty four million dollars to 0:17:31.160 --> 0:17:33.879 whatever it be, eight nine million, you don't need that money, 0:17:34.160 --> 0:17:37.320 right So there's nothing pushing them beyond the obvious, which 0:17:37.440 --> 0:17:39.560 is get your premier pass rusher lockdown. 0:17:39.600 --> 0:17:42.000 And that's especially if you consider what the Cowboys considered 0:17:42.000 --> 0:17:43.920 a splash in free agency or whatever. 0:17:43.960 --> 0:17:44.760 It's all subjective. 0:17:46.480 --> 0:17:49.000 They view it as their splash is different than most 0:17:49.080 --> 0:17:50.040 other people's splash. 0:17:50.240 --> 0:17:52.720 Now, there could be a splash. It's the start of 0:17:52.720 --> 0:17:55.200 the summer. You could go straight into the diving pool. 0:17:55.280 --> 0:17:57.880 Might they deep in? There might be a splash out there. 0:17:57.920 --> 0:17:58.959 Nobody gets cheesy. 0:17:59.000 --> 0:17:59.919 We're gonna get cheesy. 0:18:00.040 --> 0:18:04.239 Maybe when we come back here on Talking Cowboys, How 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:07.520 could that possibly the Micah Parson's deal a possible new 0:18:07.560 --> 0:18:10.119 splash play into our off season grades. 0:18:10.160 --> 0:18:11.520