WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: McCarthy Get A Pass? 0:00:04.400 --> 0:00:06.920 The following Here's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:06.960 --> 0:00:19.120 and the Dallas Cowboys football clubs. Are you ready for 0:00:19.160 --> 0:00:22.800 a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 0:00:22.960 --> 0:00:27.160 Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 0:00:27.360 --> 0:00:32.560 It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. 0:00:31.640 --> 0:00:37.640 Were with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and 0:00:37.960 --> 0:00:45.320 Derek Eagleton. It is Thursday, December third, two, twenty, season sixteen, 0:00:45.400 --> 0:00:48.320 episode number seventy four. Welcome to the latest edition of 0:00:48.360 --> 0:00:51.319 the Break Life in the s WBC Mortgage studios at 0:00:51.360 --> 0:00:54.560 the Star. Dave and Nick are there. Amber and I 0:00:54.600 --> 0:00:57.560 are at our own homes, and we got forty five 0:00:57.600 --> 0:01:00.280 minutes from you guys of Cowboys Talk. We got Bucky 0:01:00.360 --> 0:01:02.320 Brooks is going to be joining us here in just 0:01:02.440 --> 0:01:03.960 a moment, so we could talk a little bit about 0:01:04.000 --> 0:01:08.160 the Baltimore defense versus the Cowboys offense. Before we do that, though, 0:01:08.160 --> 0:01:10.080 we do need to get a catch get caught up 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:13.679 on a few injury updates. Nick talked to us about 0:01:13.720 --> 0:01:18.880 the injury updates on Anthony Brown Alden Smith and surprised 0:01:18.880 --> 0:01:23.679 when Trayvon digs well, it doesn't sound like Alden Smith 0:01:23.800 --> 0:01:28.000 is too bad. I think he may just be, you know, sick, 0:01:28.080 --> 0:01:30.080 and which I know, you know, it's always kind of 0:01:30.080 --> 0:01:32.000 scary this time of year. But I think he's just 0:01:32.040 --> 0:01:34.319 got maybe a minor cold or something. I don't think 0:01:34.319 --> 0:01:40.000 it's anything major for him. Anthony Brown, I'm gonna defer 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:43.320 Dave on that one. I think he's I haven't. I 0:01:43.560 --> 0:01:45.400 well they I mean, that's the thing is this this 0:01:45.440 --> 0:01:47.440 week is so weird. They didn't put out a practice 0:01:47.520 --> 0:01:51.360 right yesterday. I haven't heard anything new on him. I think, 0:01:51.440 --> 0:01:55.480 you know, the extra time off will probably help him. 0:01:55.520 --> 0:01:56.840 You know, we heard that he was going to try 0:01:56.840 --> 0:01:58.800 to give it a go going into the Thanksgiving game. 0:01:58.800 --> 0:02:03.520 Obviously couldn't do it. So I'm optimistic. Yeah, I'm optimistic. 0:02:03.640 --> 0:02:06.960 But you know, we've learned that Mike McCarthy's not going 0:02:07.000 --> 0:02:09.440 to give out information that he doesn't have to, and 0:02:09.480 --> 0:02:11.960 so you know, part of this weird week is that 0:02:12.000 --> 0:02:14.799 you don't have the normal practice reports, and I don't 0:02:14.800 --> 0:02:17.000 know if they have to they probably, Yeah, they don't 0:02:17.000 --> 0:02:18.919 have to do one today either because it's a very 0:02:19.000 --> 0:02:23.520 light football day for them with Marcus Paul's memorial. So yeah, 0:02:23.560 --> 0:02:26.040 tomorrow will probably be our first chance to really get 0:02:26.040 --> 0:02:29.080 a good look at it. Trayvon Diggs. Um, you know 0:02:29.120 --> 0:02:32.000 he was. We saw him yesterday running a little bit um. 0:02:32.280 --> 0:02:34.200 You know, obviously out of the walking boot and with 0:02:34.280 --> 0:02:37.679 the broken foot. He looks pretty good out there, just 0:02:37.680 --> 0:02:40.160 just from you know, the nature of the injury against 0:02:40.160 --> 0:02:43.760 Pittsburgh and so um. You know, I talked to Stephen 0:02:43.840 --> 0:02:45.440 Jones yesterday and he said that he, you know, that 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:47.959 they're really confident that he will be able to play 0:02:47.960 --> 0:02:51.959 at some point this season, and even said maybe sooner 0:02:52.000 --> 0:02:53.920 than than they expected. So then you go back to 0:02:54.280 --> 0:02:57.040 what was expected was four to six weeks, I believe, 0:02:57.080 --> 0:02:59.520 and I think the injury was November the eighth, so 0:03:00.360 --> 0:03:04.720 December eighth, you know, that's about four weeks. And then 0:03:05.240 --> 0:03:07.880 you know I would say maybe I would say, maybe 0:03:07.919 --> 0:03:11.120 there's a chance for Cincinnati game. Maybe. You know. It's funny, 0:03:11.280 --> 0:03:15.000 is like, it's those things always depend on the player, right, 0:03:15.040 --> 0:03:18.160 Like we talked about obviously the injury itself, like the 0:03:18.200 --> 0:03:20.440 timetable for return. But what I'm trying to say is, 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:23.399 you know, like Zach Martin, depending on how these next 0:03:23.400 --> 0:03:26.360 few games go, You're like, yeah, maybe we don't need 0:03:26.400 --> 0:03:28.400 to see Zach again this year, you know, depending on 0:03:28.440 --> 0:03:31.119 how they play. I mean, he's he's an all pro. 0:03:31.560 --> 0:03:34.160 I've seen plenty of Zach Martin, but Treyvon Diggs, I'm like, 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:38.160 get out there, buddy, Let's get some repsa way. Yeah, 0:03:38.200 --> 0:03:40.960 if if they lose every game between now and the 0:03:40.960 --> 0:03:43.720 and the season finale, but those two guys can play 0:03:43.760 --> 0:03:46.440 against the Giants, absolutely play. Get in there and get 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:50.440 some reps. Yeah, that's the thing about it. At this point, 0:03:50.480 --> 0:03:53.800 you're trying. You're really playing for next year anyway, and 0:03:54.080 --> 0:03:57.000 whether it's your draft pick or whether it is actually 0:03:57.040 --> 0:03:59.800 looking at these younger guys. So it makes a ton 0:03:59.840 --> 0:04:01.480 of sense to get him back, even if he plays 0:04:01.520 --> 0:04:03.520 for just one game, It makes a ton of sense 0:04:03.520 --> 0:04:04.960 to get him back in there and give him some 0:04:05.000 --> 0:04:09.160 reps that otherwise he wouldn't get until next season. All right, Well, 0:04:09.160 --> 0:04:10.880 here's what's gonna do. We're gonna go ahead and flip 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:13.640 on to Bucky Brooks. Bucky should be joining us here 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:16.880 right now from NFL Network. Bucky, Welcome to the show. 0:04:16.920 --> 0:04:18.880 We want to talk a little bit about this Baltimore 0:04:18.960 --> 0:04:23.600 defense versus the Cowboys offense. It was an interesting game yesterday. 0:04:23.880 --> 0:04:25.640 They didn't have a lot of their parts but they 0:04:25.680 --> 0:04:29.440 played a very very competitive game. Talk to me specifically 0:04:29.480 --> 0:04:32.799 on the defense about the greatest weakness and the greatest 0:04:32.800 --> 0:04:37.279 strength of this Baltimore defense. The greatest strength of the 0:04:37.360 --> 0:04:40.479 Baltimore defense is their ability to bring pressure and the 0:04:40.640 --> 0:04:42.880 unique scheme that they employ. They're a team that is 0:04:42.920 --> 0:04:45.680 a high pressure team. They line up in their three 0:04:45.800 --> 0:04:49.120 four defense, they bring pressure from everywhere, and then they 0:04:49.160 --> 0:04:52.880 compliment that what we will call simulated pressure, meaning it 0:04:52.880 --> 0:04:55.040 looks like they're bringing more, but it's only four and 0:04:55.080 --> 0:04:58.159 they're dropping seven. And so they give the offense a 0:04:58.240 --> 0:05:00.680 lot to think about when it comes to all the 0:05:00.720 --> 0:05:04.440 pre snap movement and disguise. I would say their biggest 0:05:04.600 --> 0:05:07.200 weakness has nothing to do with their personnel, but their 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:10.760 ability to stay locked and engage over the course of 0:05:10.800 --> 0:05:14.440 a sixty minute game. It's a very emotional unit. You 0:05:14.520 --> 0:05:17.360 have some guys who kind of are red liners when 0:05:17.400 --> 0:05:22.720 it comes to their emotional mentality, and so you just 0:05:22.839 --> 0:05:26.240 wonder can they keep it together. Marcus Peters and some 0:05:26.279 --> 0:05:28.719 of those other guys. Matt Uton, We've seen those guys 0:05:28.720 --> 0:05:31.560 have penalties, and so a lot of it really depends 0:05:31.600 --> 0:05:34.560 on width set of guys show up. Because they show 0:05:34.640 --> 0:05:36.800 up and they want to be the Baltimore Ravens that 0:05:36.920 --> 0:05:39.719 play at a high level. They can absolutely obliterate with 0:05:39.839 --> 0:05:44.320 what they do on defense. Bucky, talk to me about 0:05:44.360 --> 0:05:47.279 the run defense. We keep wanting the Cowboys to be 0:05:47.320 --> 0:05:50.560 able to run the ball better and more. So, let 0:05:50.560 --> 0:05:52.960 me know, how is this going to be a problem 0:05:53.080 --> 0:05:55.440 once again or are they gonna be able to get 0:05:55.440 --> 0:05:58.080 the ball move in in this game? Well, it really 0:05:58.080 --> 0:06:00.760 depends on the personnel that's available for the Rave Brandon 0:06:00.800 --> 0:06:04.400 Williams and Kalias Campbell played. Then it becomes tough sledding 0:06:04.680 --> 0:06:07.080 with the running game. If those guys are not available, 0:06:07.120 --> 0:06:10.440 then they have been gutted in the last few games, 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:13.120 like prior to the game against Pittsburgh, three of the 0:06:13.240 --> 0:06:15.719 last four games they have been outrushed by their opponent. 0:06:15.760 --> 0:06:18.720 And so there's some vulnerabilities there when they don't have 0:06:18.760 --> 0:06:21.640 their big guys available. But if those big guys are there, 0:06:21.760 --> 0:06:24.000 it becomes a little tougher, it becomes a little stouter. 0:06:24.200 --> 0:06:26.599 And then when they begin to add the pressure and 0:06:26.640 --> 0:06:30.000 start sending guys from the second level and attacking how 0:06:30.080 --> 0:06:31.960 you run and blowing up your running game and really 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:34.680 attacking your protections, it can be a very long day 0:06:34.680 --> 0:06:38.320 for the offense. Okay, Bucky, I mean, I obviously know 0:06:38.360 --> 0:06:41.080 who this guy is because of where he was drafted 0:06:41.080 --> 0:06:45.320 and where he played, But Nias tell me about Marlon Humphrey, 0:06:45.400 --> 0:06:47.720 like I don't get to watch the Ravens a ton. 0:06:48.440 --> 0:06:51.800 I know he's a good player, but like my suspicion 0:06:51.880 --> 0:06:54.400 is that he's like one of the more underrated cornerbacks 0:06:54.400 --> 0:06:57.640 in the league. Am I right on that or am 0:06:57.680 --> 0:06:59.080 I a little bit off base? I don't it just 0:06:59.200 --> 0:07:01.600 it seems like he's not getting his due for how 0:07:01.640 --> 0:07:05.360 well he's played over the last couple of seasons. He's 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:07.320 been a very good player. He's a Pro Bowl caliber player. 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:09.320 He has played at that level. He does a really 0:07:09.320 --> 0:07:11.640 good job in coverage, and what he has become is 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:15.240 the master of the old peanut punch, which is what 0:07:15.560 --> 0:07:18.239 Charles Tillman made famous in Chicago when he always knocked 0:07:18.240 --> 0:07:20.600 the ball out. Where Marlin Humphrey has become a guy 0:07:20.640 --> 0:07:23.240 that has a knack for knocking the ball out. And 0:07:23.240 --> 0:07:26.679 so for Ezekiel Elliott and Mary Cooper and Ceedee Lamb 0:07:26.680 --> 0:07:28.960 and guys that are handling the ball on the perimeter, 0:07:29.240 --> 0:07:31.560 they have to be aware of where number fifty four 0:07:31.800 --> 0:07:34.640 is because he has a knack for prying the ball loose, 0:07:34.680 --> 0:07:37.000 and so it's not just him, it's everybody. But Marlin 0:07:37.080 --> 0:07:39.280 Huphy has been a very very good player in coverage 0:07:39.360 --> 0:07:43.720 and he's also found a way to consistently create turnovers. Bucky, 0:07:43.800 --> 0:07:47.160 obviously in Baltimore kept that game close yesterday. They had 0:07:47.200 --> 0:07:49.520 what twenty twenty three guys on the COVID list. Do 0:07:49.640 --> 0:07:52.840 you think that it was a benefit to face the 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:57.840 Steelers or you know, a negative thing because they're an 0:07:57.920 --> 0:08:00.720 undefeated team. I mean, they seemed like that familiarity with 0:08:00.760 --> 0:08:06.200 Pittsburgh almost helped them. Yeah, And I think Robberry games 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:08.320 are always unique like that. Sometimes you have to throw 0:08:08.360 --> 0:08:11.600 out the record. Yeah, there's a level of familiarity with 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:15.000 Baltimore playing Pittsburgh, and also the way Pittsburgh plays, because 0:08:15.040 --> 0:08:17.120 Pittsburgh doesn't really try and run the ball. So it's 0:08:17.160 --> 0:08:19.640 all about defending the short passing game from the Stillers, 0:08:19.960 --> 0:08:21.960 as we saw a few weeks ago when the Cowboys 0:08:22.000 --> 0:08:25.000 played them. I think the thing about the Ravens, it 0:08:25.040 --> 0:08:29.000 was a very very solid effort, but there's a sense 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:32.360 of frustration that is going on with the organization because 0:08:32.640 --> 0:08:34.800 this is a team that came in with title hopes 0:08:35.040 --> 0:08:38.719 and they certainly have underperformed offensively. They're struggling and they 0:08:38.760 --> 0:08:41.480 don't really have an identity. That leads to the defense 0:08:41.520 --> 0:08:44.760 being frustrated because the offense isn't performing to that level. 0:08:44.920 --> 0:08:46.840 And so when I talk about it being a very 0:08:46.960 --> 0:08:50.199 emotional group, it's kind of like an emotional powder kig, 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:52.480 and they can blow it any time, and if you 0:08:52.559 --> 0:08:55.800 give them enough reasons, they will self destruct. And they're 0:08:55.840 --> 0:08:57.560 teetering on the break and we've seen it the last 0:08:57.559 --> 0:09:02.400 couple of weeks, Fucky. The Baltimore defense has allowed three 0:09:02.480 --> 0:09:05.959 hundred plus passing yards only once this season, and that 0:09:06.040 --> 0:09:08.560 was to what most people agree is the best offense 0:09:08.600 --> 0:09:10.199 in the league in Kansas City. They hit him for 0:09:10.240 --> 0:09:14.080 three eighty five. Is their past defense so good because 0:09:14.120 --> 0:09:17.880 of their pressure or is it the secondary and their coverage. 0:09:18.720 --> 0:09:21.600 It's funny because I saw Dave Hellman's tweet when he 0:09:21.679 --> 0:09:23.800 was talking about I'm trying to figure out pressure and 0:09:23.840 --> 0:09:27.040 coverage which matters more. I would say that pressure always 0:09:27.080 --> 0:09:30.680 matters more than coverage because it forces the quarterback to 0:09:30.760 --> 0:09:34.839 throw the ball under the rest arrant, throws tips overthrows 0:09:34.880 --> 0:09:37.280 typically happen when they're hurried, and if you hit the 0:09:37.360 --> 0:09:40.280 quarterback early, it changes the way that he performs. And 0:09:40.320 --> 0:09:42.840 so for Baltimore it is all about the pressure and 0:09:42.840 --> 0:09:45.840 how they do it. That said, they're guys in the 0:09:45.880 --> 0:09:50.400 back end can be had. Marcus Peters is a gambler. 0:09:50.600 --> 0:09:54.360 He squats on routes. He has great instincts and eyes, 0:09:54.440 --> 0:09:57.400 but he guesses and if you can protect up front, 0:09:57.679 --> 0:10:00.640 you certainly can get him on double moves. Ailin Humphrey 0:10:00.720 --> 0:10:03.880 is a little more sounding his technique. He is more 0:10:03.960 --> 0:10:06.440 difficult to kind of get on those double moves. But 0:10:06.640 --> 0:10:09.240 Marcus Peters is the one that you want to target. 0:10:09.480 --> 0:10:12.240 But it's still a sense of buyer beware because if 0:10:12.240 --> 0:10:14.760 you keep throwing the ball over there, he is going 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:16.960 to make a play, even though he may give up 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:20.840 a few plays. I want to ask you this question 0:10:20.880 --> 0:10:24.280 because I've seen a few fans make this common. Despite 0:10:24.280 --> 0:10:27.320 of all the struggles that the Ravens are currently facing 0:10:27.360 --> 0:10:30.679 and having backups and all that, when you look to 0:10:30.880 --> 0:10:35.439 evaluate both teams, are the Ravens still a better team 0:10:35.559 --> 0:10:39.400 than the Cowboys currently? Yes, I would say the Ravens 0:10:39.400 --> 0:10:41.880 are a better team because their defense is more consistent 0:10:41.920 --> 0:10:45.600 and more dominant. Offensively, the offensive line is probably a 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:50.360 push because their struggles on offense have centered around their 0:10:50.360 --> 0:10:53.360 offensive line being unable to control the point of attack. 0:10:53.640 --> 0:10:56.320 The thing that makes them right is number eight. Lamar 0:10:56.440 --> 0:10:59.720 Jackson can make him right with his athleticism, and when 0:10:59.800 --> 0:11:01.960 they are committed to the running game and they're not 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:04.600 trying to be cute, they can run it down your throat. 0:11:04.880 --> 0:11:07.440 What happened against to Pittsburgh still is yesterday may have 0:11:07.440 --> 0:11:09.520 been a blessing in the size. They had to get 0:11:09.559 --> 0:11:11.959 back to running the ball out of these tight, compacted 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:15.880 looks with these heavy for personnel informations, three tight ends. 0:11:16.320 --> 0:11:19.320 That's really how they ran over the league last year. 0:11:19.880 --> 0:11:22.160 Maybe it forces Greg Roman to get back to that 0:11:22.440 --> 0:11:25.160 because when they play like that, that's when they're the 0:11:25.200 --> 0:11:29.680 most dangerous team. Even though Hollywood Brown and Willie Snead 0:11:29.760 --> 0:11:32.640 and those guys have been celebrated, they're more effective when 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:34.599 they really played in a phone booth as opposed to 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:39.040 play spread. I'm gonna ask this question knowing full well 0:11:39.120 --> 0:11:42.680 that it might not matter because off the Dallas offensive 0:11:42.720 --> 0:11:46.880 line is a mess. So I get that, but you know, 0:11:46.960 --> 0:11:49.640 you look at you look at Baltimore's front, and there's 0:11:49.640 --> 0:11:52.560 like there's a whole bunch of names you recognize. You know, Campbell, 0:11:52.600 --> 0:11:55.760 everybody knows Calais Campbell, everybody knows Janick and gok Way. 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:59.079 Even you know, Matthew Uton has had a nice you know, 0:11:59.120 --> 0:12:01.400 he's playing on the I believe he's playing on the tag. 0:12:02.000 --> 0:12:04.280 Had a nice season last year. But none of those 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:07.199 guys are really blowing it up this year. So if 0:12:07.240 --> 0:12:09.360 I'm looking, you know, if I'm looking at their front 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:13.400 and again, I understand that they'll probably win a lot 0:12:13.440 --> 0:12:15.800 of matchups because of the state of this offensive line, 0:12:16.440 --> 0:12:19.439 But which one should worry me the most? Like, I mean, 0:12:19.480 --> 0:12:22.680 which Dallas offensive lineman has got the toughest assignment coming 0:12:22.720 --> 0:12:27.520 into this game? You know, like it's really tough because 0:12:28.679 --> 0:12:30.839 the way they can overload the front and the way 0:12:30.880 --> 0:12:34.160 they bring pressure. They bring pressure to really isolate your 0:12:34.200 --> 0:12:36.240 offensive lineman. And so I would say the two edge 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:39.600 rushers have difficulty, Brandon Knighte and tern Steel, because we've 0:12:39.640 --> 0:12:43.120 seen those difficulties showing up. They show up on tape. 0:12:43.120 --> 0:12:47.000 But then even on the inside, depending on where Kelas 0:12:47.040 --> 0:12:49.559 Campbell lines up, it could be kind of Williams or 0:12:49.640 --> 0:12:51.800 kind of McGovern Both of those guys could have problems. 0:12:51.800 --> 0:12:54.920 And so this is a game where the individuals have 0:12:55.000 --> 0:12:57.439 to play well, and it's going to be hard for 0:12:57.480 --> 0:13:00.560 guys to help each other because they're going to put 0:13:00.880 --> 0:13:02.920 enough bodies at the line of scrimmage where they can 0:13:02.920 --> 0:13:05.960 create those one on ones through pressure. And then really 0:13:06.000 --> 0:13:08.559 it's about skilled on skill and right now that tips 0:13:08.760 --> 0:13:12.160 in the Baltimore Ravens favor. All right, Becky, I'm gonna 0:13:12.160 --> 0:13:14.520 ask this from any perspective that you want to take, it, 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:21.880 would Earl Thomas have helped this team or I'll say 0:13:21.920 --> 0:13:24.400 it this way. Are you surprised going back to summer 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:30.240 that Earl Thomas is not in this game. No, not 0:13:30.320 --> 0:13:33.800 at all surprised. And I say this being an Earl 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:37.640 Thomas fan because we have mutual connections my guy coach 0:13:37.720 --> 0:13:41.080 to Mac Brown. But Earl was not a model citizen 0:13:41.160 --> 0:13:45.160 in the locker room. Earl had got to the point 0:13:45.200 --> 0:13:47.599 where he was freelancing to a point that it was 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:50.920 hard to hold him accountable, and some of his behaviors 0:13:50.920 --> 0:13:55.240 as a veteran player, rubbed not only his teammates wrong, 0:13:55.360 --> 0:13:57.160 but rubbed the coach is wrong. And so it made 0:13:57.160 --> 0:13:59.520 it very, very difficult to kind of establish and create 0:13:59.520 --> 0:14:01.800 the culture that you want when you have a player 0:14:01.840 --> 0:14:04.960 who is so egregious in his actions. And I think 0:14:05.280 --> 0:14:07.280 that is also part of the reason why he hasn't 0:14:07.280 --> 0:14:09.840 been picked up to this point, because the reports that 0:14:10.200 --> 0:14:14.880 come out of Baltimore just about his relationships and accountability 0:14:14.880 --> 0:14:16.880 in the things that he's doing in the locker room 0:14:17.160 --> 0:14:19.120 just made it very very difficult. And I don't know 0:14:19.240 --> 0:14:22.040 if in Dallas, when you are a new regime and 0:14:22.080 --> 0:14:24.920 you're trying to kind of establish something, I don't know 0:14:24.960 --> 0:14:27.920 if it would have been positive in terms of his 0:14:28.080 --> 0:14:31.560 influence on the younger players, on top of his willingness 0:14:31.640 --> 0:14:33.680 to freelance and do his own think in the back end. 0:14:34.040 --> 0:14:38.960 And I'll just ask this. I was going to ask, 0:14:38.960 --> 0:14:44.720 do you think he ever plays again in the NFL? Nice? Seriously, Yeah, 0:14:45.480 --> 0:14:48.400 I think. I think. I think time heals all woes. 0:14:48.560 --> 0:14:50.520 But I felt like it was gonna be a difficult 0:14:51.440 --> 0:14:53.800 road for him getting back into the league this year, 0:14:53.880 --> 0:14:56.360 just because of the pandemic and everything and all the 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:58.600 stuff that was coming out. When you have a full 0:14:58.720 --> 0:15:00.920 year away and you have an opportunity to kind of 0:15:00.920 --> 0:15:03.720 build up the pr campaign and show some contrition and 0:15:03.800 --> 0:15:06.120 some of those things. Yeah, he has an opportunity to 0:15:06.160 --> 0:15:08.120 get back into the league. But I'll say this, he's 0:15:08.120 --> 0:15:11.400 not the player that he was in Seattle Age and 0:15:11.520 --> 0:15:15.120 injuries have taken away some of his skills, and then 0:15:15.120 --> 0:15:18.640 it becomes a risk and reward like and my risking 0:15:18.720 --> 0:15:21.120 blowing up my locker room, and the reward is not 0:15:21.160 --> 0:15:23.040 really what I think I'm getting. I think that is 0:15:23.040 --> 0:15:24.800 what he has to show that he not only can 0:15:24.800 --> 0:15:26.680 be a good player in the locker room, but he 0:15:26.720 --> 0:15:29.280 still has enough skills to take on all the stuff 0:15:29.320 --> 0:15:31.760 that comes along with him. Yeah, that's what I call 0:15:31.840 --> 0:15:34.520 the t O effect. All right, Bucky, before we let 0:15:34.560 --> 0:15:36.480 you go, we do want to get to the final. 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:39.360 Your final prediction on what you think will happen on 0:15:39.560 --> 0:15:44.320 next Tuesday. Who wins this game and why six stays away? 0:15:44.600 --> 0:15:48.800 Tough man, Hey Ben the very I think this is 0:15:48.800 --> 0:15:52.760 a tough game because Lamar Jackson comes back, and I 0:15:52.760 --> 0:15:54.880 think Lamar Jackson having the time of way to look 0:15:54.880 --> 0:15:57.600 at the game from the side will enable him to 0:15:57.680 --> 0:16:00.320 get back into a rhythm. And this is a must 0:16:00.320 --> 0:16:02.440 game for the Baltimore Ravens. So I think you're probably 0:16:02.480 --> 0:16:05.440 gonna see the best effort from them. With mark Ingram 0:16:05.440 --> 0:16:08.000 coming back, JK. Dobbins and all the guys that set out, 0:16:08.560 --> 0:16:09.840 this is gonna be a tough one. The odds are 0:16:09.880 --> 0:16:12.640 stacked against the Cowboys, not only from a talent standpoint, 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:14.680 but also in terms of a motivation standpoint. This is 0:16:14.680 --> 0:16:18.200 a highly motivated team coming in. Yeah, it's very interested. 0:16:18.200 --> 0:16:20.560 I was watching that game yesterday. I was just thinking 0:16:20.600 --> 0:16:23.240 to myself, if this is what the Baltimore Ravens are 0:16:23.280 --> 0:16:26.000 without half their team, it's gonna be really tough when 0:16:26.000 --> 0:16:29.480 they get all those Well, we'll see how it goes. Hey, Bucky, 0:16:29.480 --> 0:16:31.480 we appreciate you joining us. We'll be back with you 0:16:31.560 --> 0:16:33.120 next week so we can start talking a little bit 0:16:33.120 --> 0:16:35.800 about the Cincinnati Bengals. 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Snap a photo with your favorite Cowboy player 0:19:06.400 --> 0:19:16.640 anywhere at any time. I'm done. Welcome back. I think 0:19:16.640 --> 0:19:19.880 we lost ter welcome back. It is the break live 0:19:19.960 --> 0:19:24.520 for the SWBC Warriors studios at the Star. I don't 0:19:24.560 --> 0:19:26.399 know what happened there. I lost all you guys for 0:19:26.400 --> 0:19:28.400 a second. I hope I didn't cut off your read Nick. 0:19:29.080 --> 0:19:31.639 But let's jump right back in. We're gonna take some 0:19:31.760 --> 0:19:34.640 questions throughout the remainder of the show. I did have 0:19:34.680 --> 0:19:37.439 one question for you guys before we get to the 0:19:37.440 --> 0:19:39.800 fan questions. Remember, if you guys have questions, you can 0:19:39.840 --> 0:19:44.000 hit us at Cowboys Break on Twitter. But this question 0:19:44.000 --> 0:19:45.879 I want, I want to go around the table and answer. 0:19:45.920 --> 0:19:49.159 The Baltimore Ravens right now lead the league and fumble recoveries, 0:19:49.359 --> 0:19:52.520 forced fumbles. If you're Mike McCarthy, what are you saying 0:19:52.520 --> 0:19:56.440 to Zeke this week? Let's start with you, Dave. I mean, 0:19:57.560 --> 0:19:59.640 what is there to say? What is there to say? 0:19:59.640 --> 0:20:03.080 And December to a guy who's been playing running back, 0:20:03.119 --> 0:20:06.760 who was eight, who's on the biggest salary in the league, 0:20:07.400 --> 0:20:11.000 like hold onto the damn ball? Like like at this point, 0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:14.520 I'm I kind of this sounds counterintuitive, Like Mike McCarthy 0:20:14.520 --> 0:20:17.120 shouldn't have to say anything to him. Just do it, 0:20:17.240 --> 0:20:20.359 do it literally like that's I don't care that the 0:20:20.480 --> 0:20:22.679 yards per carry isn't that great. I don't care that 0:20:22.720 --> 0:20:26.000 the explosive runs aren't there. This whole season is working 0:20:26.040 --> 0:20:28.280 against the running back position. Don't get me wrong, it 0:20:28.280 --> 0:20:30.000 would be awesome if Zeke could do that stuff. But 0:20:30.080 --> 0:20:32.840 I don't care. Just hold onto the ball like that's 0:20:33.280 --> 0:20:36.360 that's how low my expectations are by now. Just don't fumble, 0:20:36.520 --> 0:20:39.439 and and nobody should have to tell Ezekiel Elliot at 0:20:39.520 --> 0:20:47.040 that agreed. Oh go ahead, Nick agree, I just agree. 0:20:47.080 --> 0:20:49.440 I mean I don't. I don't know what you can say. 0:20:49.680 --> 0:20:52.080 Just just hang on to the football. This defense is playing, 0:20:52.200 --> 0:20:55.000 I know, I know. Let him have it. Let's go 0:20:55.119 --> 0:20:58.960 give me a real ag ramp. Okay, right now, hear 0:20:59.040 --> 0:21:01.720 me out, hear me out. This is gonna sound stupid, 0:21:01.840 --> 0:21:04.840 but if you think about it, that's Trually, it's actually 0:21:04.840 --> 0:21:09.080