1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is Mick shot 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: screening live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the official 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys apt now. Here are Bill Jones, Everson Walls, 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola, And it is a Wednesday inside the 6 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: SWBC Mortgage studios here at Ford Center at the Star 7 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: in Fresco. I am Bill Jones, And for the first 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: time in a couple of weeks, Mickey Spagnola is not 9 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: here inside the studio with him, as he is at 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: a remote location inside his own s WBC mortgage studio somewhere. 11 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: Hello Mickey Spagnola and Everson Walls with the imposing picture 12 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: of Everson himself looming over his shoulder. And Everson has 13 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys gear on, and so does Mickey. How about that? 14 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: And what about Bill? Well, I've got I'm taking a 15 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: TV show, so I've got you. I've got a little 16 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: blue shirt on, so that qualifies as Cowboys gear. I 17 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: got my Cowboys gear right behind me, right here. It's 18 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: the SWBC mortgage sign. That's my Cowboys gear. There you go, 19 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: very good. I hope you're not lonely in there. Well, 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: it is kind of lonely here at the start today 21 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: because normally on a Wednesday and come out here at 22 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: one o'clock in the afternoon for this one thirty show, 23 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: and the team is out on the practice field, and 24 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: the team is not out on the practice field right now. 25 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: Of course, it being a Monday night game this week 26 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: against the Arizona Cardinals, so this is actually a Tuesday 27 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: by Cowboys standards. Tomorrow Thursday is Wednesday preparing for a 28 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: Monday game. Although players are on the premises, they're just 29 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: not on in the practice field right now. They got 30 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: an extra day this week, and Mickey, I think we 31 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: probably need an extra day after what happened on Sunday afternoon. Yeah, 32 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: I think you're exactly right. And an extra day for 33 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: the coaches too to prepare just as important. But it'll 34 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: be good to get them off they're off their feet 35 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: for a little bit and a little longer too, because 36 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: it not only is it Monday, but it's Monday night. 37 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: So give these guys a little bit more rest in 38 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: between games and that that always helps out and it 39 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: but it mostly helps out the coaches in their preparation. 40 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: They don't have to rush into things. So, you know, 41 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: I think the guys the misnomer is it's like, oh, 42 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: you've got a Monday night game, you got an extra 43 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: day to prepare. Well, they really don't practice an extra day. 44 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: They just get an extra day off and it will 45 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 1: start their normal schedule Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and Sunday. 46 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: Since they kind of changed the practice routine here. Uh, 47 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: he likes to practice the day before the game, not 48 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: two days before, and then take a day off. Well, 49 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: hopefully they can use the extra time, guys, to get prepared, 50 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: get Andy Dalton prepared for what he's gonna do, and 51 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: make sure that he has the entire game plan in 52 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: his head. And also they have the game plan for 53 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: the Cardinals themselves. So yeah, they're gonna need this. Uh, 54 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: Cowboys a first place in the NFC East, something that 55 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: we can all take pride in. But at the same time, 56 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: when you're the when you're the best team in the 57 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: worst division, I don't know how much you want to 58 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: brag about. Hey, it still counts if you win the division, 59 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: you're in the playoffs. So that so they're not the 60 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: operators not answering the phone at the Star. Our first 61 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: place Dallas Cowboys. Let's hope that's last for quite some time. Well, 62 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: the news coming out of Phoenix today which was expected 63 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: as Chandler Jones, it's official that the Pro Bowl edge 64 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: rusher for the Cardinals, who had nineteen sacks last year, 65 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: sixty sacks the last four years with the Cardinals and 66 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: signing there or being traded there from New England. He 67 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: is out for the year. Had needs surgery on a 68 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: torn biceps, And so the Cowboys aren't the only ones 69 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: dealing with injury issues. And that's a very major one 70 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals losing Chandler Jones, you know what, And 71 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: it ends up being a major break for the Cowboys 72 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: having to start their two undrafted offensive tackles and they 73 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: don't have to deal with that guy. Now. He only 74 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: had one sack this year, but he's still a pain 75 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: and he's awfully good. And Bill, you mentioned his nineteen sacks. 76 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: I think he had like eleven four some fumbles last year, 77 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: so yeah, he can wreck have it a kind of 78 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: an offense. And I bet he was frothing at the 79 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: mouth to be able to go up against a couple 80 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: of these young tackles. Believe me, he was figuring Okay, 81 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get my stats up there, right. So a 82 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: break for the Cowboys, especially since you've got two young 83 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: guys protecting now you're new starting quarterback. And he also 84 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: finished second in the voting for NFL Defensive Player of 85 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: the Year last year. Wow so, and he finished second 86 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: in sacks. Shaquille Barrett had a half sack more than 87 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: he did. So. Yeah, this guy, you know, they list 88 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: him as an outside linebacker. They play a three four, 89 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: but when they go to their nickel, he's the defensive 90 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: end that he's coming to get you. The two tackles 91 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: in the quarterback, that's tough. You know, all of that 92 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: is brand new for us. That's something that we're gonna 93 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: have to deal with. H got a lot of confidence 94 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: in Andy. Everyone says that if we're gonna deal with 95 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: a backup quarterback, this is probably the best case scenario. 96 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: And of course we've got injuries. They've got injuries. So 97 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: I'm assuming that we're all starting from scratch here. That's 98 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: kind of what it seems like. We're all started from 99 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: scratch and just trying to throw some stuff up against 100 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: the wall right now and see what sticks. I think 101 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: that's pretty much the way the entire NFL is going 102 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: right now, Mickey, how do you how do you think 103 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: the two young tackles spared against the Giants the other day, 104 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: Brandon knighted left tackle and Terring Steel at right tackle. 105 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: You know, I think I think they proved. I think 106 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: they got better, you know, and who knows, maybe with 107 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: more opportunities to practice, more opportunities to play, you know, 108 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: maybe they they do improve. You know, I think they 109 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: each probably had their moments when you say, oh gosh, 110 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: what you know, what what was I doing there? But 111 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: for the most part, you know, when you put up 112 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: that many yards of offense and your ability to score 113 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: thirty points with the offense like that, they had to 114 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: do something right. Zeke ran the ball well, the Cowboys 115 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: ran the ball well. So now they got help. But 116 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: that's fine. That's what you have to do. You have 117 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: to adjust and make uh, you know, minor changes. You 118 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: can't expect Brandon Knight to go out there and play 119 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: like Tyran Smith, but you know, he did okay, And 120 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: I thought Steele continues to improve somewhat. So uh, you know, 121 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: as long as they give them help, put the tight 122 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: ends there, let the running backs do a little bit 123 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: of chipping, and I mentioned it yesterday. I like the 124 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: fact that they use two running backs at the same time, 125 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: Pollard and Ezekiel in there together, so you don't know 126 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: which one's gonna get the ball, which one might stay 127 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: in the block, which one might go out in the 128 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: pass pattern. Gives the defense something else to think about. 129 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: You know, you would think that right now, we'll go 130 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: to a little bit more conservative game plan. We talked 131 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: about this yesterday's bags. I thought they were already going 132 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: there before Dad got hurt. It's just one of those 133 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: things where I'm sure they were thinking, we need to 134 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: take a little load off of our quarterback. Well now 135 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: we I think we have no choice but to do that, 136 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: And I think that offense would be more defense friendly 137 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: for us, meaning that we'll probably have a longer drives. 138 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: We're probably gonna run Zeke a little bit more. I 139 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: was hoping we would start to do that anyway, just 140 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: having that throw for so many yards. Yet it all 141 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: looks good, but it's just not a solid game plan, 142 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 1: especially when it comes to how the Cowboys do business. 143 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to seeing how we settle down 144 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: using the two tight ends, using the two backs, Now, 145 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: having said that, we're still explosive. Even with the two 146 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: tight ends in or the two backs in the ball game, 147 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,079 Speaker 1: we're still extremely explosive. You take out one of those 148 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: tight ends, you put it in Pollard, and you've still 149 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: got a very dynamic offensive weapon. So I'm looking forward 150 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: to seeing how diverse we can be, even more diverse 151 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: we can be with a different personnel that we're dealing 152 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: with it. You know, I think I think you ought 153 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: to call what they're gonna do or try to do 154 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: offensively more so balanced than conservative, because I don't think 155 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: you have to be conservative with Andy Dalton. You know. 156 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: I listened in on the conference call today with Cliff 157 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: Kingsbury and he was talking about Andy Dalton. He goes, well, 158 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: I know enough about Andy Dalton, right, UH played at TCU, 159 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: played his high school ball in Texas. And then he said, 160 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: we played them last year. So I was interested to 161 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: see what happened in that game. When Arizona played UH Cincinnati. 162 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: The Cardinals ended up winning twenty six twenty three. They 163 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: kicked a walk off field goal to win it, but 164 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: the score in the fourth quarter with about four something 165 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: to go, the the Bengals were down twenty three to nine, 166 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: and Andy Dalton led the Bengals on two consecutive touchdown drives, 167 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: and on one of them that began, I guess it 168 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: was more than that. It began at seven h seven 169 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: he led him on a ten play seventy nine yard 170 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: drive that took three oh four and in that drive 171 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: he completed eight of nine passes before he threw a 172 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: two yard touchdown pass. And then he came back with 173 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: two minutes to go and let him right down the 174 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: field again for another touchdown and threw a touchdown pass 175 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: to go hit him with a touchdown path with two 176 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: minutes left to tie the game. Dalton was twenty seven 177 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: or thirty eight in that game for two sixty two, 178 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, seventy one percent completion percentage, and he had 179 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: a quarterback rating of one oh seven point six. So 180 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: I don't think Cliff Kingsbury thinks that Andy Dalton can't 181 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: step up and lead this team to a victory, knowing 182 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: what he did to the Cardinals last year against their defense. 183 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: And we should point to tell you what that kind 184 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 1: of also shows how good Kyler Murray is because what 185 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: you say two minutes to go, right, I guess many's 186 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: the only problem when he's scored too soon, and we 187 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: gave the Cardinals a chance, gave him a chance to 188 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: get down and kick a field goal as time expired. Yeah, exactly. 189 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: That's something that the Cowboys defense should be looking at him. 190 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: Of course, they don't need that game to see it. 191 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: You know, Kyler Murray is trying to work on his 192 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: own campaign for being Player of the Year just simply 193 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: by his amazing athletic ability and mental acuity as well. 194 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: So I'm looking at one of those one of those 195 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: moments where we're gonna still have to set the edge. 196 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: He's gonna challenge our defense in every way. He's gonna 197 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: be like the coronavirus of quarterbacks when it comes to 198 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: how he plays. This guy will He will probe and 199 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: pride any way he can to try and find your weakness, 200 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: and usually he does find it. I love the way 201 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: we rushed the quarterback last week. It was amazing. We're 202 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: gonna have to do that again this week. But once 203 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: you let him out of the pocket, it's different from 204 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: Lady Daniel Jones out of the pocket. It could be 205 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: it could be catastrophic for your defense. So we have 206 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: to work on that even harder defensively. And by the way, 207 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: the touchdown passed the Dalton through the tie of the 208 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: game at twenty three was a forty two yarder, so 209 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: he can get the ball down the field, and we 210 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: saw that with the passes to Michael Gallop. So to me, 211 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: if the Cardinals come in and say, okay, we're taking 212 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: Zeke away, we're not gonna let you do that, then 213 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 1: you've got to go after them with if they come 214 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: out and man coverage. We should point out in that game, 215 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 1: the Cardinals did have Chandler Jones and he did get 216 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: a sack of Andy Dalton in that game. They're not 217 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: gonna have Chandler Jones this time. They did not have 218 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson in that game. And Patrick Peterson, eight time 219 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: Pro bowler, is back playing for the Cardinals this year. 220 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: So and as week goes on, we'll break down more 221 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: of the Cardinals. You know, it's interesting. I had a 222 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: conversation with Mike McCarthy last night. We had a taping 223 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: of the Mike McCarthy Show, and I want to pass 224 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: along some tidbits from that when we come back here 225 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: on Mick Shots. But so let's take a break and 226 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: let's come back with that. 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I 279 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: had a chance to chat with Mike McCarthy, and of course, 280 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: it being a Monday game this week, there was no 281 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy availability today. I'll have his next press conference 282 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: tomorrow morning. But it was one of the things that 283 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: I found interesting and talking about the Arizona Cardinals, he 284 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: said that he spent a lot of time last year 285 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: looking at the Cardinals with clip Kingsbury coming into the league, 286 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: and um, you know, he had a lot of time 287 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: to study the rest of the NFL. And that's one 288 00:17:54,840 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: of the things I think, um strategically and schematically, what 289 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: Kingsbury was bringing from the college game, it's probably something 290 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: he wanted to look at those RPOs and that sort 291 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: of stuff, and so he spent a lot of time 292 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: studying so the Cardinals and it's very impressed with Kyler 293 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 1: Murray as well, and just his transition to the NFL. 294 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: The other thing that's interesting is, you know, the quarterbacks 295 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: coach and the pass game coordinator under Kingsbury at Arizona 296 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: is Tom Clements, who was McCarthy's long time quarterbacks coach 297 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: and offensive coordinator for eleven years at Green Bay. And 298 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: so that was probably another reason why he was taking 299 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: a close look at at Arizona, just because his buddy 300 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: was his coaching Kyler Murray and Tom Clements. So anyway, 301 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: it's it's interesting and ever since you kind of alluded 302 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: to it, with what Kyler has done since he's come 303 00:18:55,359 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: into the league, he's it's been a smooth transition for him, 304 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: and I think they probably have tweaked things along the 305 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: way and part of tweaking is shoring up his offensive line, 306 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: and a big part of tweaking was acquiring DeAndre Hopkins 307 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: in the off season. He's got some weapons and u 308 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: and more than anything, the stage has not been too 309 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: big for Kyler Murray. So this is going to be 310 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: a challenge this week. And off to a three and 311 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: two start are the Cardinals this year. You know, Kyler 312 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: Murray should be pretty comfortable playing at eighteen and T Stadium, right, 313 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: that's right. I don't want to get too comfortable. I 314 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know how many high school games 315 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: he played there. I tell the story all the time 316 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: about how amazing he was in high school, and of 317 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: course we know about college, and you know he played 318 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: at Alan, so uh, you know, I grew up out 319 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: here in Dallas and most of my relatives live out 320 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: on the South Side. So talking you know, South, o'cliff, 321 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: you're talking to Soto, You're talking Duck and Ville, Cedar Hill. 322 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: I pulled against Kyler Murray every ball game that I saw, 323 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: and I am over. I am over for that that 324 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: moment in my life and his life as well. He 325 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: has been amazing and he didn't just win it easily. 326 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: These games were where he was challenged in every way. 327 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: Great coaches, Coach Sample. We all know about Coach Sample. 328 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: We all know about Cedar Hill and how how talented 329 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: they are. Duck and Ville de Soto. He comes out 330 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: and when his clutch time, they might be behind, and 331 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 1: he will drive all the way down the field. And 332 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about easy passes. I'm talking about dropping dimes. 333 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: So he made me a believer way before he went 334 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: to A and M and before he ended up at Oklahoma. 335 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: So I was so glad. I know Bill too, but 336 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: so glad he ended up in Oklahoma. That was some 337 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: of the best times, best football I think I've ever 338 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: seen in my life, well in the and the other 339 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: part of it. He was just a starter of course 340 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: for one year at Oklahoma. And one of the best 341 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 1: games that he played was against Texas in the Big 342 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: twelve championship game at AT and T Stadium. He had 343 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: a pass to his big tight end with two minute 344 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: and that was a great game back and forth. The 345 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: score was in the high thirties. I can't remember the 346 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: exact score. They had to come back to win it, 347 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: and he had a great pass to his tight end 348 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: Grant Calcatera with two minutes left in the game. That 349 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: was just perfectly placed. But you go back, and for 350 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: those who don't live in the area to give some 351 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: background on what I mean is, I would say that, 352 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: especially at the highest classification of Texas high school football, 353 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: which is Class six A, he is probably and I 354 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: may not even need to put a probably on it, 355 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 1: he is the most accomplished high school player ever to 356 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: come out of the state of Texas in high school football, 357 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: due to the fact he won three straight state championships 358 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: for Alan High School. His sophomore year, he was not 359 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: the starter at the beginning of the year. It took 360 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: about three games into the year because he had transferred 361 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: in I think, to Alan, and it took him about 362 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: three games before they realized what they had and they 363 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: were reeled off. You know. He never lost a game 364 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: and then they won it. Never lost the game, and 365 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: then they won it all. And in Texas, you're playing 366 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: sixteen games. I mean, you're playing an NFL regular season 367 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: to win a state championship. So you're talking sixteen and 368 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: sixteen to sixteen and Ozero. Yeah, as much as I 369 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: love this guy, I do love him. I had to 370 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: grow to love him, I still say, and I'd love 371 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: to have a little back and forth on this. Still 372 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: save bench Young is probably the best high school quarter 373 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: back to come well, and I'm saying the most accomplish 374 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: that and no doubt, no doubt, I'm one, I'm the 375 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: state championship and so forth. Yeah, I understood, I understood. 376 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: But having said that, I still believe Vince Young maybe 377 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: our best high school quarterback. Well since I've been a lot, 378 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: since I've been a lot, and I can't I don't 379 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:21,959 Speaker 1: think I ever saw Vince Young play in high school, 380 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 1: so I don't know. I see what he grew up 381 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: in the Houston. Mister periscope, mister YouTube, you should have 382 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: all kinds of videos. No, no, I can. I can 383 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: go look look it up one day and enjoy yourself. Okay, 384 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a long video, you know what. I'll 385 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: take a look at those Earl Campbell videos too. In 386 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: other words, I mean, we could go on and on talking, 387 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, talking about a high school player. That says 388 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: a lot. Even if you're in the conversation for greatest 389 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 1: high school football player to come out of the state 390 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: of Texas, that is a mouthful right there. And I 391 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 1: don't know people in the lad The people in the 392 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: lado are raising their hands right now, hold up, waiting minute. 393 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 1: And we know about Jonathan Gray here since he didn't 394 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: do anything after college and unfortunately suffered one, I think 395 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: but two achilles injuries in college and he never got 396 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: to the league because of that. But and I don't know, 397 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: there's to speak of Kyler Murray playing at AT and 398 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: T Stadium. There's no telling how many games he played there. 399 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 1: Because here in Texas regularly those six playoff games you're 400 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: playing every year, at least half of them were probably 401 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: each year. We're probably for Alan High School at AT 402 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: and T Stadium, so very comfortable at that place. That's 403 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a great storyline that you're gonna be ESPN 404 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: is gonna be all over on Monday night as you're 405 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: watching that, you're gonna get so tired here in about 406 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: Kyler Burry. I'm already tired. We just spent a segment 407 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: talking about him. Probably all Alan have bought up all 408 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: the twenty five thousand tickets already, Yeah, probably. Well, that's 409 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: the other part of that's just the band alone. The 410 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: band alone could take twenty five thousand takes. That's the 411 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: other part of it for those of you who don't 412 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: live here in Dallas Fort Worth, that some of the 413 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: most attended high school games. I mean one of the 414 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: reasons they obviously they play at at and T Stadium. 415 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: You can put and I've seen high school games at 416 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: at and T Stadium that weren't state championship games that 417 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: had over forty thousand fans there, and one in particular 418 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 1: was Alan, an Alan high school game. Um so, so yeah, 419 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be fun and that's gonna be a great 420 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: storyline coming in and it's in that it's gonna be 421 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 1: a challenge too. Uh, It's it's kind of a different Uh, 422 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: it's a different deal than what Seattle does. You know 423 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: what Russell Wilson does as far as extending plays. I mean, 424 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 1: there are some designed runs that are in this offense, 425 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: as you can see if you just go look any 426 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: of their games. Uh, some zone read type stuff. And 427 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: Murray has been smart about protecting himself. You know, he's 428 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: a baseball player, first round draft pick in baseball, and 429 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: so he knows how to slide and and he's you know, 430 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: he's so small. He started to find him as well, 431 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: and he's so fast. So did Mike give you the 432 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: game plan? Then? How do you defense this? I was 433 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: surprised that he even led on that he studied Cliff 434 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: Giggsbury's offense last year. I mean, we've already seen that 435 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: McCarthy's not revealing much and he doesn't and he doesn't 436 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 1: reveal much, right, especially Uh, you know, going into that 437 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: game against Cleveland, it was pretty funny. And I can't 438 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: remember if I told you guys this story or not, 439 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: but the Thursday before the game, I was going to 440 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: ask him in the in the in the press conference, Uh, 441 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: do you have to play more base defense? Because Cleveland 442 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 1: wants to run the ball. You've been playing, you know, 443 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 1: against nickel offenses, and you've been in your nickel defense 444 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: the first three games, right, And they ended the press conference. 445 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 1: So Friday, I said, okay, I'm asking them this, you know, 446 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: base defense, what do you do? Will you go for 447 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: three or what? Well, Todd Oxer beat me to the 448 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: punch and Mike McCarthy said something to the fact, Oh, 449 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: so are you one of the coaches from the Cleveland 450 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 1: Browns and want to know what we're gonna do defensively? 451 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: And I said I told Todd thanks for taking the hit, 452 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: because I was getting ready to ask the question and 453 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: we didn't get an answer. And we saw what they did, 454 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: and I thought they improved their ability to play bass 455 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:51,199 Speaker 1: defense against the Giants by just kind of changing things up. 456 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: Maybe I don't have a true strong side linebacker, but 457 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: they got Francis Bernard into some plays. I think he 458 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: had like seven or eight defensive snaps. They called him 459 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,159 Speaker 1: up from the practice quiet. He's more of a true 460 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: middle linebacker more so than I think Joe Thomas is. 461 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: But Joe Thomas plays well. I just think he's better 462 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: on the week side or on the strong side. But 463 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: he's got to do what they need him to do 464 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: at this point. But they continue to start implementing some 465 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: of these young guys. You know Bill talked about, is 466 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: it Stephen Parker the safety um? You know, they got 467 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: him some stamps the number number forty that I had 468 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 1: to I had to grab my sheet and go forty. 469 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: Where did he come from? But you got to get 470 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: these young guys going. So maybe we see a little 471 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: bit more of Bernard. You never know how how they're 472 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 1: gonna do it, but what they do need is in 473 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: this game particularly Jalen Smith has to play like he 474 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: played this pass game to be able to deal with 475 00:28:56,120 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: a guy that that's who's that versatile at quarterback. I 476 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: think both linebackers need to play the way they played 477 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: last game. And let's just face it, like you said, 478 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: Joe Thomas is really just playing where he needs to play, 479 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: not where he wants to play. And let's let's give 480 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: credit what credit is due. The linebackers were able to 481 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: make their plays because our d lineman were doing everything 482 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: they needed to do to make space for them to 483 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: make plays. They pushed the pocket back many times. They 484 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: want as consistent as you wanted it to be, but 485 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: I saw them pushing the pocket back. I saw Everson Griffin. 486 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: Of course, we saw DeMarcus Lawrence. We didn't even speak 487 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: about the play that he made that really kind of 488 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: turned the game around for us and hitting Daniel Jones, 489 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: and then you've got Brown picking it up, scooping and scoring. 490 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: That's something that we just hadn't seen since last year, 491 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: maybe even two years ago with the Cowboys. I remember 492 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: Jayla Smith haul and asked for a touchdown. He had 493 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: picked up also on the fumble. So I'm looking at 494 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: hopefully this this defensive line, understanding the potential that they have. 495 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: And of course I think we talked about the young 496 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: man Bill Gallimore, if I'm not mistaken from Oklahoma, just 497 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: another kid that we put in, a big body, very 498 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: active and hungry. We want some young guys that are 499 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: gonna come in and just like still, just like night 500 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: on the other side. On the offensive side, I hope 501 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: that the more they played. Of course, the more you played, 502 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: the more your weaknesses are going to show up, and 503 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna get game plan. But to me, I'm hoping 504 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: that the more that these tackles played, the more that 505 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: these young guys play on the defensive end as well, 506 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: that they can realize the potential that they have and 507 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: just kind of fall into it. Don't don't question it. 508 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: Just understand that this is your time, this is you, 509 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: this is why you're here, and start making some plays 510 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: instead of questioning yourself and not understanding if you need 511 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: to be there not. That's the attitude they need to have, 512 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: especially on that D line, you know. And Lawrence's sack 513 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: forced fumble stood out, but he also had six quarterback 514 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: pressures so that was huge. So that but he did 515 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: what he should have done right. You got Cam Fleming 516 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: on one side, they should be able to run right 517 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: by them. And then they had the rookie Thomas is 518 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: that his name on the other side, and they switched 519 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 1: sides a couple of times. So they should have done 520 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:33,719 Speaker 1: what they did and that's encouraging. We'll see if they 521 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: can continue it going forward, do you think and I 522 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: would throw my two sets in. I believe that Nolan 523 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: being on the sideline really helped a lot. I think 524 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: they were able to make adjustments right there as the 525 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: guys came off the field. I think the communication was 526 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: a lot better. You could see that Jalen was loving 527 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,959 Speaker 1: all of this, and so to me, I hope they 528 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: just make that a habit of leaving Mike Nolan down 529 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: on the field as opposed to being like a consultant 530 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: up in the booth. He needs to be down on 531 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: the field in the mix. I think. I think it 532 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: worked out fine for the defense, and they need to 533 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: continue being aggressive. Before I thought I felt like they 534 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: were playing catch on defense. This game, they were, they 535 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: were attacking, and I think that that's something that they 536 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: need to continue to do. You know, I think that's 537 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: a great point. Everson on the defensive coordinator on the sideline. 538 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about it just from a logistics standpoint, 539 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: in order to in order to talk to Jalen Smith 540 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 1: or to talk to Xavier Woods, whoever it might be, 541 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: you've got to say, hey, get get Jalen on the 542 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: headset for me if you're up top, but if you're 543 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: on the sideline, right, you can go make the rounds. 544 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: And so the communication is going to be so much 545 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: better just from a practical standpoint, Yes, so, and that's 546 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: what it seemed like it was because, as I said, 547 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: the linebacker, as we're complimenting the D line and how 548 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 1: they were playing, you know, everything just kind of seemed 549 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: to fall into place. Yes, as Spags mentioned, you know, 550 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: you've got a lot of injuries on the old line, 551 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: but there's injuries on everyone's old line. And eventually, I 552 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: think sometimes you just need that confidence. You just need 553 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: that game to say, Okay, this is how it flows, 554 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: this is what it's supposed to look like. Now we 555 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: can be a little bit more aggressive even the next 556 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: game and understand where our shortcomings might be and how 557 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: to cover our own butts. And when you're on the sideline, 558 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: you can talk to five guys at once, right, right, right, 559 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 1: but especially as they're transitioning into a new defense. I mean, 560 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: it'd be different if you had a veteran, if you've 561 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: been around a little bit and you know the fact 562 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: that you ain't even headed off season. You know, you 563 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: didn't even have three season games and stuff. So as 564 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: much hands on coaching as you can do, the better, 565 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: I think. So. I think the coaches are trying, are 566 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 1: having to learn as they go. Okay, I can't do 567 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: it the way I've always done it before. 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One other 613 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to get to with my conversation with 614 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy last night. We kind of touched on it 615 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: a little bit in the first segment as far as 616 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: the Cowboys running the ball a little bit more. I 617 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: asked him specifically about that drive that started in that 618 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 1: was second quarter, early second quarter when the Cowboys were 619 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:16,440 Speaker 1: down seventeen to three and they go seventy five yards 620 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: in fourteen plays, ate up seven minutes of the clock 621 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:23,760 Speaker 1: and Zeke ran the ball nine times on that drive. 622 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: It kind of it settled down the game. And McCarthy 623 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: loved that drive and in fact, he's he said that, 624 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: you know, when he talks about balance and the offense, 625 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: it's not about numbers, how many how many runs you have, 626 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,920 Speaker 1: how many pass plays you have, whatever, It's an overall 627 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: thing and that's that's what he wants to have in 628 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 1: his offense, where if he needs to be able to 629 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: run the ball in order to re establish you know, 630 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,040 Speaker 1: what they're what they're trying to do in the game, 631 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: they have the ability to do that, and that's what 632 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:02,040 Speaker 1: that drive showed that they could do that. Uh, you know, 633 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: there were plenty of other impressive drives, including the last 634 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: one of the game for Andy Dalton, hooking up with 635 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: Michael Gallup a couple of times in the two minute 636 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 1: offense just to get in position in the last thirty 637 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: seconds of the game to kick the game winning field goal. 638 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:23,640 Speaker 1: But I thought that drive was an impressive one and 639 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,160 Speaker 1: and something that this this team needs to get back 640 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: to doing. What do y'all what do y'all think? I 641 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:36,240 Speaker 1: like the concept, And I've always said numbers don't mean anything. 642 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:39,840 Speaker 1: It's when you put those numbers up. And so what 643 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: we're talking is situational football. Bill. We're talking about, Okay, 644 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:50,399 Speaker 1: certain situations. We need to capitalize short third downs, key 645 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 1: third downs, maybe uh some fourth down tries. We have 646 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: to be successful. Goal line situations, we have to be successful. 647 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:04,440 Speaker 1: Red zone situations, we have to be successful. Those are 648 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 1: situations that they can play you in or out of 649 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: a ball game, and that's where you have to be 650 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:16,000 Speaker 1: careful as a coach. The special teams. Also, you know, 651 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:19,839 Speaker 1: all these numbers, they really don't mean anything unless you 652 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:23,960 Speaker 1: can do them and perform them in the clutch. And 653 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: that's what he's talking about. When I need my running game, 654 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:30,360 Speaker 1: I need that running game to be prolific. When I 655 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:34,040 Speaker 1: need to get a third down, I need I need 656 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:37,800 Speaker 1: to be automatic and sure in getting that third down. 657 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:41,719 Speaker 1: So to me, it sounds like that's what he's talking about. Yeah, 658 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:45,839 Speaker 1: we're good with numbers. Numbers don't win championships. It's when 659 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: you make those plays in those clutch situations, in those 660 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:54,279 Speaker 1: critical strategic situations that's going to make a difference. Belichick 661 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: has shown it. We talk about the Packers and Rodgers 662 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 1: is his own coach on the field. He's able to 663 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:05,080 Speaker 1: make that difference and be that intangible as well. So 664 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:08,680 Speaker 1: that's what we need to do. Whether it's Zeke who 665 00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: I think is gonna stand up and strong right now 666 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: and be the leader of this team, I think he's 667 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,520 Speaker 1: gonna take that on his shoulders. I think that touchdown 668 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:20,920 Speaker 1: showed what his mentality is going to be like for 669 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:24,080 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. Those are the kind of 670 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 1: things that we need to depend on, not just who's 671 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:28,719 Speaker 1: going to lead the league in passing, who's gonna lead 672 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 1: the league in rushing. Numbers mean something, but situations meet everything. 673 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: See and on that drive, you, guys, they only faced 674 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 1: third down twice, so that makes it a lot easier 675 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:47,440 Speaker 1: to continue running the football right. They were at second 676 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: and one, third and one. Then they were first and ten, 677 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:54,800 Speaker 1: first and ten, second and seven, first and ten, third 678 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: and one second, first and goal at the one and 679 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,960 Speaker 1: second and goal at the one. So when you're actually 680 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,920 Speaker 1: being successful, then it's east down down. It's easier to 681 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,839 Speaker 1: continue running the football when you when you have you 682 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: get in those situations, they're they're moving the football. So yeah, 683 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 1: it just kind of played out right. I don't I 684 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,080 Speaker 1: don't know that they just said, well, let's load up 685 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:20,440 Speaker 1: and run. But the running was working, and they were fake. 686 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,920 Speaker 1: They weren't in third and ten, third and twelve, third 687 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:27,759 Speaker 1: and eighth, and you can and now you're balanced, right 688 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,440 Speaker 1: and you can. They don't know what you're gonna do now. 689 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,520 Speaker 1: They probably knew what the Cowboys are gonna do. On 690 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: first and goal from the one right, you're gonna get Zeke, 691 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:38,160 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna get Zeke again, and if necessary, 692 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: you're gonna get Zeke again before I before I play 693 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: fake and throw it to my tight end or or 694 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:48,319 Speaker 1: my or my three hundred and ten pound fullback. You know, 695 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:53,120 Speaker 1: it's kind of funny. I like you said, Andy Dalton's 696 00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: a great quarterback, but we don't want to put him 697 00:41:57,040 --> 00:42:00,000 Speaker 1: under any undue pressure if we don't have to. That's 698 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:02,640 Speaker 1: that's the way I'm looking at it. That's why Zeke 699 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:05,320 Speaker 1: is there, That's why that offensive line is there, and 700 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:11,439 Speaker 1: let's that's another situation spags where first down runs will 701 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:14,759 Speaker 1: make a difference in your drive, which will make a 702 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 1: difference in your scores, which will make a difference in 703 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:22,200 Speaker 1: winning the ball game. First down is extremely important. It 704 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:24,480 Speaker 1: leaves you with a short third down even if you 705 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: get there. And we've always been stuck with these impossible 706 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,440 Speaker 1: situations third seven, third and eight. Those are kind of 707 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:34,720 Speaker 1: things that we've been dealing with when we're not playing well. 708 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,719 Speaker 1: But when we're playing well, first down there is a 709 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:39,919 Speaker 1: piece of cake for us, and it leaves it leads 710 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:44,120 Speaker 1: the play calling. You can be very extremely varied in 711 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,720 Speaker 1: your play calling as long as you have that luxury 712 00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:49,760 Speaker 1: of a big first down game. You know, I noticed 713 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,160 Speaker 1: that not only but they might have lost Chandler Jones, 714 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: but they get Derek Kennard's little boy back missed the 715 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:02,239 Speaker 1: last two games. He's missed the last two games with 716 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: a calf injury. But is it is it Devon or Devin? Devin? Ye, 717 00:43:09,800 --> 00:43:12,319 Speaker 1: he's coming back for this game, so that certainly I'll 718 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 1: help them in the middle of the defensive line. Big baby. 719 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:20,560 Speaker 1: And what a nice career that Canard has put together. 720 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:23,319 Speaker 1: And he got a very nice contract with Arizona after 721 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:26,640 Speaker 1: getting seven sacks last year with Detroit. Was originally a 722 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 1: fifth round draft pick of the Giant setback in twenty fourteen. UM. So, 723 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:37,080 Speaker 1: you know, back on that that Zeke drive, what Everson 724 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:39,720 Speaker 1: was talking about there, The key on that is having 725 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:43,120 Speaker 1: success on first down. Okay. It's one thing if you're 726 00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:45,200 Speaker 1: running it on first down with Zeke and you're not 727 00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:49,000 Speaker 1: going anywhere. But they got they went. They started with 728 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,319 Speaker 1: Zeke for nine second and one, gave it to Zeke 729 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:56,800 Speaker 1: again for five, Okay, then another they went with Paullard 730 00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,600 Speaker 1: for five on that the next first down play through 731 00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: a pass. Then when they got another first down, it 732 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 1: was Zeke for three. On second and seven, Zeke for eight. 733 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 1: Then on the next first down they threw a pass 734 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:11,920 Speaker 1: to Cedric Wilson another first down, and then they go 735 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,239 Speaker 1: Zeke for three on first down, and then the next 736 00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: first down it's Zeke for eight. It followed up with 737 00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:20,080 Speaker 1: a second and two Zeke for one. I mean they 738 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:23,719 Speaker 1: were they were committed to running the football the next 739 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:27,200 Speaker 1: time they got the ball, because the next possession was 740 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:31,240 Speaker 1: the Lawrence Strip sack that Anthony Brown. The next possession 741 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:34,479 Speaker 1: for the Giants was the strip sack where Anthony Brown 742 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:37,719 Speaker 1: returns for a touchdown that tied the game at seventeen. Well, 743 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:39,960 Speaker 1: then the Giants got the ball again, and so the 744 00:44:39,960 --> 00:44:42,399 Speaker 1: Cowboys didn't get the ball again until there was less 745 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:44,279 Speaker 1: than a minute to play in the half. So their 746 00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:47,640 Speaker 1: next possession that was at the two minute offense in 747 00:44:47,719 --> 00:44:49,960 Speaker 1: the third quarter. The Cowboy what they do on first 748 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:54,399 Speaker 1: and second down, zeke for seven and away we go. 749 00:44:55,239 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 1: So obviously there was a renew commitment to running the football, 750 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:05,480 Speaker 1: uh and and re establishing what this team can do 751 00:45:05,560 --> 00:45:07,680 Speaker 1: not just throwing the ball, but also running the ball. 752 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:12,279 Speaker 1: And we'll see if that continues against Arizona. And you 753 00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:14,239 Speaker 1: can be and you can be a little bit more 754 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 1: run oriented when the score is only twenty four to 755 00:45:17,320 --> 00:45:20,920 Speaker 1: twenty three, right, you're not down forty one to seventeen 756 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:24,959 Speaker 1: or something ridiculous scorer that they've been born. Of course, 757 00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:29,640 Speaker 1: you can attribute that that that closeness to the fact 758 00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:33,040 Speaker 1: that the defense came to the game, and when they 759 00:45:33,080 --> 00:45:37,800 Speaker 1: come to play, everything changes, all right, that does it? 760 00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:40,120 Speaker 1: For this edition of Mick Shots. It's been kind of 761 00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:43,880 Speaker 1: strange being oh no, we're gonna finish on time. Hey, 762 00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:46,839 Speaker 1: that's because I'm in studio, I can watch the clock 763 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:51,239 Speaker 1: a little better, so we started on time. When we're 764 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:54,279 Speaker 1: finishing on time, if I would shut up, yeah, all right, 765 00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:58,080 Speaker 1: Well you'll have another chance to talk again tomorrow at 766 00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:01,680 Speaker 1: one thirty. Here on, Mick Shot. Let's have a great Wednesday, 767 00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:05,480 Speaker 1: and we will see you again tomorrow. This has been 768 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:08,720 Speaker 1: a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas 769 00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:09,959 Speaker 1: Cowboys Football Club.