1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: Cowboys Crosscross Talk Jack broadcasting live from the Cowboys Club 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: at the Star in Frisco. Brought to you by a 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Number one Air, the official HVAC and electric partner of 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. Blockchain dot com trusted by millions, trusted 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: by America's team, the National Medal of Honor Museum joined 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: the mission at mh museum dot org and by SWBC Mortgage. 7 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: Customized solutions to help you meet your personal and business 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: goals visit SWBC dot com. Now your hosts, Nate Newton 9 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: and Kevin Gray. Welcome to Week sixteen of the National 10 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: Football League. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas to all those It 11 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: is Cowboys Crosstalk Live at the Cowboys Club at the 12 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: Star in Frisco, presented by SWBC Morgus Kevin Grab one 13 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: oh five through the Fan, joined always every single Wednesday 14 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: by six time Pro Bowl at, three times Super Bowl Champion, 15 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: member of the Black College Football Hall of Fame. He is, 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: of course, Nate Newton. Nate was going on Mary Christmas. 17 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: Good to see you. Happy birthday, by the way, Happy birthday, Yeah, 18 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: Happy birthday, Baby birthday Yeah, number sixty one. Born in 19 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty one. Baby yes, sir, thank you, Yeah, all right, okay. 20 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: Joined us from the KNC Masterpiece, which gonna be heard 21 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: everyday Monday through Friday, ten am to two pm. Yes, five, 22 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: fifth Texas Ranger loves his Mavericks and his Cowboys. Mike 23 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: Bassik joining us this Wednesday, the year in Nate Newton. 24 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: That's right, Mike, the Masterpiece may want to eat. Good 25 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: to see you Mike and joining us on this Wednesday night. 26 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: He is a three time Super Bowl champion. He was 27 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: the number eighty five pick overall in the fourth round 28 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: back in the nineteen eighty nine draft. One time Pro 29 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: bowler You tep minor Tony Tolbert joining us here on 30 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: cow Boys Cross Talker on this Wednesday. Appreciate you joining this, Tony. 31 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: How are you? I'm doing well. Thank you. Appreciate you 32 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: joining us on this Wednesday. As we get ready for 33 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: Eagles Week, Cowboys take it on the Philadelphia Eagles on 34 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: Saturday at three thirty at at and T Stading in 35 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys, of course, coming off their loss to 36 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now welcome in Gardner Minshew most likely 37 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia Eagles. Mike, I'm on start with you 38 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: because you have had an affinity with a man by 39 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: the name of Trevor Lawrence down there in Jacksonville. You 40 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: love your sell some of that Clemson quarterback, and he 41 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: put on a show against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. 42 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: From the Cowboys perspective, though, what do you want to 43 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: take from that game that the Cowboys need to get 44 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: better with as they get ready to take on Philadelphia. Well, 45 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad we have Tony Tilbert here because right now 46 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: the defense is struggling a little bit after getting off 47 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: to an unbelievably great start. They're dealing with injuries, especially 48 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: I would say one of the cornerback positions, and my 49 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: way of possibly solving that is guys getting to the 50 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: quarterback quicker to not see that guy cover as long. 51 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: So Tony, that's one of the things that I see 52 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: right now. Trevor Lawrence when they were down twenty seven 53 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: to ten, he did start finding a backup cornerback on 54 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: the field, had the big play, got momentum back on 55 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's side, and so I'm thinking, I don't know if 56 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: the young guys can step up and cover for three, 57 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: four or five seconds, But I'm hoping that guys can 58 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback and give that quarterback less time 59 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: to see who's open. Yeah, it all ties in together. 60 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: They haven't had a great pass rush to last two weeks. 61 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: I think they got one second like seventy opportunities. So 62 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: they've been struggling getting to the quarterback. And on top 63 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: of it, you know, you got Diggs on one side 64 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: and a kid that's not you know, that's very young 65 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: on the field, So of course you're want to go 66 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: against go away from Diggs and go at the kid 67 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: that doesn't have the experience, and it all ties in. 68 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: A good pass rush leads to good coverage. Good coverage 69 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: leads to uh, you know, opportunities to fact the quarterback. 70 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: And so they're gonna have to find something to cover 71 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: this guy, you know, to help him out whoever's back there, 72 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: and try to create opportunities where they get to the quarterback. 73 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: Nate Kelvin Joseph was the mark on Sunday, Trevor Lawrence 74 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: picking on him several times in that football game, whether 75 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: it be Marvin Jones, say Jones, they got after Kelvin Joseph. 76 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: How does Dan Quinn go about figuring out who was 77 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: going to be that person opposite Trayvon Dixon's gonna give 78 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: them the best chance to play well in that secondary 79 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: going forward here, Well, they got a few guys they 80 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: got off the street and then they got Na Shan, Right, 81 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: he's the next man up. So you just gotta scheming 82 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: up and maybe not go so much Cover three. They 83 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: explaining me what that was today where you play area. 84 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: You got that man to the deepest point. Yeah, maybe 85 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: maybe maybe we have to just kind of pull a Belichick, 86 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: put a guy obviously over there, help him out even 87 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: like that. You know, sometimes you run that guy out 88 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: of there, but you you you take away that that 89 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: side of the field. And this is where I was 90 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: telling my guys earlier today doing a podcast. This is 91 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: where the big dogs hunt. This is where number ninety 92 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: the markets Lawrence, This is where Parsons, This is where Foler. 93 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: This is where these guys have to come up big. 94 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: They have It's no we you know, I need this, 95 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: I need that. I'm being double tea. You have been 96 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: compared to some of the greats. Now it's time to 97 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,679 Speaker 1: come up big. Somebody talk to me about that. Because 98 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: you had mentioned this pass rush only one sack over 99 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. What goes into the mindset 100 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: of a defensive linement, whether it be on the interior 101 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: on the outside, in terms of trying to get to 102 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: the quarterback. What kind of mentality does it take to 103 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: have that kind of consistency weekend and week out. Well, 104 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: first of all, they had to stop the run. They've 105 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: been giving up a lot of big run plays. I 106 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: think teams are averaged like one hundred forty yard against 107 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 1: them offensively. And if you don't create opportunities where you 108 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: put guys in long, long passing situations and they get 109 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: a chance to run, pass, or dictate what they want 110 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: to do, it doesn't matter what your mindset is gonna be. 111 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna struggle no matter what. YEA. And right now 112 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: they're they're in they're in situations where it's third and two, 113 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: third and four. Well, you can run the ball, you 114 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: can play action, you can still do anything offensively. Now 115 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: you got to get him in passing you know, long 116 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: passing situations, and that's when you get after the quarterback. 117 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: You gotta rush, turn around, run to the ball, and 118 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: big plays happen like that, fumbles, interceptions, you never know yeah. Now, 119 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: Von Miller was had a podcast with Michael Parsons a 120 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: week or so ago, and Mica talked about how his 121 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: body is wearing down a little bit more this year 122 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: than last year because he's playing defensive end primarily rather 123 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: than running back, all right, rather than linebacker. Can you 124 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: talk about as a young player when you start knowing 125 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: and how to manage the body. And then also, I'm 126 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: sure he's really never played defensive end primarily, either at 127 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: Penn State or in the NFL. He seems to be 128 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: fading a little bit as the season's going on. Well, 129 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: I remember like my rookie year, um, and that's probably 130 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: the closest thing I can explain to you. We would 131 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: have I think six weeks basically of exhibition games. You 132 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: have four exhibition games, You go into camp two weeks 133 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: before that, and so you get yourself prepared well as 134 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:29,119 Speaker 1: a young guy. Six weeks would equivalate to about three 135 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: three college games for me. So about week fifteen sixteen, 136 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: your body just you just you didn't know how to 137 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: prepare for it. After a couple of years in the league, 138 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: you're gonna hit a dead spot. Usually it's around probably 139 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: week ten, week eleven, because your body's trying to, you know, 140 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: recover from all the games. You get to buy a 141 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: weekend between that somewhere, and then you know, we did 142 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: a good job maintain and being strong. At the end, 143 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: we still worked out. We were required what two times 144 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: a week, yes, upper body, lower body, yes. And so 145 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: about time the year, and you could tell the difference 146 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: between our youth experience and the ability to rush the 147 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: pass and play good you know, play teams throughout the year, 148 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: and we will always finish strong no matter what. And 149 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: so maybe they have to go back to that. I'm 150 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: not saying they don't, but I don't want to throw 151 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: nobody under the bus, but sometime you have to go 152 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: back to that method. And and just understand, if I'm 153 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: gonna play defensive end, I'm gonna have to get my 154 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: body to play defensive man, not play linebacker. You know, 155 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: you played the bigger part, and then you work with 156 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: the speed and the linebackers the linebacker skill set later 157 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: down the line. Nate, this is a team now with 158 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: three games to go, has clinched a playoffs. About they're 159 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: ten and four. They are locked into the playoffs. They're 160 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: trending toward being possibly the fifth seed, most likely the 161 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: fifth seed in the playoffs. As a team that's getting 162 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: prepared for not just the end of the regular season, 163 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: but going into the playoffs, what does that mindset now 164 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: start to look like as you're preparing to not only 165 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: make sure you stay healthy to get to the playoffs, 166 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: but now getting yourself week over a week ready to 167 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: get ready for the playoffs. There, y'all read only took 168 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: the deep breath that happened doing Thanksgiving. You took you 169 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: that Tony was saying that bye week and that's round 170 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: when we would had that Thanksgiving game. So you don't 171 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: took your big breath. Now it's time to push. Now 172 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: everything turns into you know what? This is extra? What 173 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: do I do extra? Thanks to Tony Tobert, Charles Haley, 174 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: they made me work out. You remember when y'all coming. 175 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: They made me work out because I wasn't the same 176 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: player early in my career the first eight to ten games, 177 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: and Charles Haley noticed that on film. Tober noticed that. 178 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: But when I started working out and started keeping myself 179 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: in shape, and started eating a little better, stop drinking 180 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: on certain nights prior to the game, my game got 181 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: strong and better. This is what they have to do 182 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: individually collectively, they have to take a deep breath and say, 183 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: you know what, we played four games and they finally 184 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: caught up with us, where we played very very inconsistent. 185 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: Now you're gonna have to play consistent. Now you build 186 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: and something. Now. So this game that they're going to 187 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: have against the Eagles, this is everything, not everything for 188 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: us there the playoff lives, but how you play this game? 189 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: Can you be consistent? Can you build on this right 190 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: here when the littles to draw, you can build through 191 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: this by being a perfect player. You have a perfect game, 192 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: but try to have one. Mike, what does that consistency 193 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: look like for you that you want to see in 194 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 1: the final three games as the Cowboys get ready for 195 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Well, I'd like I know it's basic, but 196 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: I'd like to see what they were playing like kind 197 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: of before Thanksgiving. Obviously, the Minnesota game was close to 198 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: a perfect game that I've seen the Cowboys play in 199 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: a while. And they both complimented each other. Right now, 200 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: it seems like they're not really complimenting each other. And 201 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: I love that we have an offensive player and a 202 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: defensive player. And you know, as a former major leaguer. 203 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: The pitchers don't really hang out with the position players 204 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: vice versa. But we know that we have to compliment 205 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: each other because if I'm giving up early runs, like, hey, 206 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: give us a chance, and the other way around is hey, 207 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: man score a couple early, I'll keep the league. Just 208 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: give me a little bit of a lead, and I'm 209 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: gonna get you back into the dugout and keep hitting. 210 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: I feel like right now, the Cowboys don't seem too 211 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: even though they've won some games through this, they don't 212 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 1: seem to be complimenting each other. Well, Tony, talk to 213 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: me about that a little bit in terms of that 214 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: complimentary football that you want to see from this team. 215 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: The biggest thing, like when we played NAT and the 216 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: guys controlled the time of possession. They ran the ball 217 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: and that kept us off the field and limited the 218 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: amount of the offensive opportunities that we had the phase 219 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: and then we played field position. So those are the 220 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: three big things that you know, we we pushed ourselves 221 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: and we tried to pride ourselves on. Right now, you know, 222 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: it seemed like the offense is rolling. They run the ball, 223 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: then they get away from it. Then the defense they 224 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: play zone and then they blitz. You just never know 225 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: what the hell. Yeah, yeah, and so that's part of 226 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: the problem. You know, an example, Jacksonville, you third and two, 227 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: you got, they got one time out. We talk about 228 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: running the ball, running the ball, hand the ball off, 229 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: at least make them use their time out. They don't 230 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: kick that field though, game's over clock. Keep kicking. Instead, 231 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: you put your defense back out there and you have 232 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: a big play. So it all ties in. Yeah, the 233 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: complimentary football. Yeah, complimentary football. They talked to me about that, 234 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: because I think that's something that has been a large 235 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 1: talking point this week. Some of the game clock is 236 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: situational football management that we saw on that drive there. 237 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: How did you feel about not just that third and 238 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: ten play, but also the other two plays to set 239 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: that up where they did not force Jacksonville to use 240 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: that time out there? Five point three the fan, Yes, right, 241 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 1: when we I listened to you guys Monday, they were 242 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: discussing this, and in my mind, I'm burning up. In 243 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: his mind, he burning up because say, well, if they 244 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: throw this pass, and if they do it like this, 245 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: some things are not up for discussion. They should have 246 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: ran the football. That is not a discussion now. And 247 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: I love Missus Jones, and I love coach mccarthon. I 248 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: hope that they can come back and help this man 249 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: not lose his job this year. But that should not 250 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: have been a topic of discussion come Monday. They should 251 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: have ran that ball and if we lost out to that, 252 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: you did the best possible thing for your team. And 253 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: that's just that's the bottom line. Some things are not 254 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: off for discussion. Bro. It's interesting to me that they 255 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: weren't aggressive on first and second down, which is fine. 256 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: Run run, run, three time outs, trust your defense to 257 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: not give it up. And I go back to y'all 258 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: in San Francisco nineteen ninety two NFC Championship game and 259 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: all I can go off is by NFL Films. But 260 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: North Turner says, what do you want to do? And 261 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: Jerry says, I want the first down, and he tells 262 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: them immediately, and so the ball goes Alvin Harper. Harper 263 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: makes a big play, and I don't know this. I 264 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: was just wondering what was a communication between McCarthy and 265 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: Kellen Moore there, because does it become third down and 266 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: he says, well, I really want the first down now, 267 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: or did he tell him on first down. I want 268 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: to first down. I don't want to waste the timeouts. 269 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: I want to get it first down. Because it seemed 270 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: to be two players were just let's run to make 271 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: them call timeouts in on third and tenths, Like, no, 272 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: I don't want them to use any more timeouts, So 273 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: I want to be aggressive. Now, Mike, let let me 274 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: say this right here. What was that? What was said? 275 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: It's okay, I know you know that coach McCarthy felt 276 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: like his defense was withering. He felt like they had 277 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: gay what they can do, and he felt so they 278 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: were going for the first down. But what shouldn't have 279 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: been discussed was how you was gonna get the first 280 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: shore and and that and and uh you you you 281 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: can kind of get comfortable when you beat the boys 282 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: down the road. You can get comfortable when you explode 283 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: all over the coats. You can get comfortable against teams 284 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: back the but teams with good quarterbacks. This kid is 285 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: above quarterback. And do you know and respect who their 286 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: coach is? Yeah? You you just gott it's been around 287 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: the nfcas for a while, so orce for a while. 288 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: You know. So even if I said, Mike, I want 289 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: the first down, but you go out there and go 290 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: to chunking this thing all over the street. Come on, 291 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: come on, let's take our first break here on Cowboys 292 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: CROSSTI presented by s WBC. Kevin Gray or three times 293 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Champion Nate Newton, Mike Basket of the Kansas 294 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: and our Cowboys legend Tony Tolber joining us this week 295 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: on Cowboys Cross Talk. Coming up next on the Dallas 296 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys Radio Network, as the Cowboys get ready to take 297 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: on the Philadelphia Eagles. Nate Newton does Dak Prescott have 298 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: an interception problem? 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Kevin Gray one oh five through the 306 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: Fan are three times Super Bowl Champion, six time Pro 307 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: Bowler Nate Newton, Mike Basket of the KNC, Masterpiece of 308 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: homes Cowboys the Texas Rangers one oh five through the 309 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: fan and our Cowboys Legends, pro bowler and three times 310 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion. You tep Minor himself for nine years, 311 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: roommate for nine years. You put up with Nate for 312 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: nine nine year? What's what's your best memory of being 313 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: Nate Newton's roommate for nine years? No? You know what, 314 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: Nate was a big reader. People don't know that he 315 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: loved novels. Yeah, westerns now yeah. Ok. Yeah. And his 316 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: son is the same way. King Yeah, reads novels, the 317 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: same kind of novels. I'm like he passed that trade on. Yeah, 318 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: you gonna tell me you was a reader? Oh yeah, 319 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: I'm back doing it now, man, Yeah, read man. It's fundamental, man, 320 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: even though you know I don't practice proper English, I can't. Yeah. 321 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: How much did you guys talk to each other? Since? 322 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 1: Offensive lineman? Defensive lineman was another? A talk? It was another. 323 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: It was always him trying to dictate to me. Sorry, 324 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: the offense. It was beyond practice again this week, I'm 325 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: telling you, man, I would come in and, uh, we 326 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: just want to score a thirty. He laughed, because he 327 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: knows that's exactly what I say. You back then. I'm three, 328 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: twenty three, twenty five, you fat y'all. Sorry, dog, I'm 329 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: not gonna take all this abuse. Was sorry. Hey, brother 330 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: was a dictator shop. So we appreciate toty tois. This 331 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: week here on Cowboys Cross Talk, some news gentlemen coming 332 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: out of the NFL with respecting your Dallas Cowboy, Seven 333 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: of your Dallas Cowboys have been named to the Pro 334 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: Bowl Games this year. That includes Zack Martin who is 335 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: going to be a Pro bowler for the game round Yes, 336 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: Marcus Lawrence a third time, Treyvon dig second year as 337 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl player, Seed Lamb's second Pro Bowl selection, 338 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: Mica Parsons second consecutive year already a Pro Blade, Tony 339 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: Pollard Pro Bowler for the first time, and Covanta Turpin 340 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: is your seventh Dallas Cowboy Pro Bowl player as a 341 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: return special. So seven Dallas Cowboys making it to the 342 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl Games. Your thoughts and natas a six time 343 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: Pro bowler and these guys going from happened for him 344 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: that appears to see fat fit, the fans and coaches 345 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: see fit. Yeah, but these guys being there. But what 346 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: caps it all off? You can get to the second 347 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: round or the playoffs. It's being honest. Yeah, yeah, that's 348 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: what caps it off. And that's why we That's how 349 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: we looked at it because our first year we only 350 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: had two guys, and then you know, and they want that. 351 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: He and coach Johnson had to literally come in and 352 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: calm down our whole team because we're just getting ready 353 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: to ride up on the NFL. Wow. And so he 354 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: said next year. And then I was so happy when 355 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: my man made it because I had to put up 356 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: with that every year. I didn't this do Baker. I 357 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: didn't vote for him, but I'm sure there's a certain 358 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: pride though there. Yeah, obviously you want to have the 359 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: team success in winning games and tunny championship, but I'm 360 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: sure for an individual, having that kind of success is important, 361 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: especially for your career as well. Man, it was so 362 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: hard to get in in the Pro Bowl because they 363 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: had Reggie White, Chris Doman, Charles Man. Yeah, it was 364 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: so many defensive ngs, yeah, Charles Haley, Haley. So it 365 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: was so hard. So when I got there, I was 366 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: pretty damn happy. Yeah. Yeah, seven Dallas cow was making 367 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: it to the Pro Bowl Game. I'm happy for those guys. 368 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 1: Congratulations to those gentlemen. One of those gentlemen who receives 369 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,880 Speaker 1: the ball, Ceedee Lamb gets that football from Dak Prescott. 370 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: Of course, Dak Prescott eleven interceptions in nine games. I'm 371 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: gonna start with Nate on this one. You played with 372 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback who knew how to take care of the 373 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: football and did sell consistently year after year. What are 374 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: you seeing from film on Dak Prescott that concerns you 375 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: most about what we've seen in terms of the possible 376 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: turnover issue that we've seen from there. It's a thin 377 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: line between being aggressive and protecting your team. And when 378 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: every time you throw one of those routes that you 379 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: say you have been aggressive, you give the defense, the 380 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: upcoming defense, hey man, just just he'll force one in there. Now. 381 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: If you have that type of that type of receivers 382 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: where you've built up that type of trust and belief, 383 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: that's one thing. But you can see sometime where the 384 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: receiver it and do what he's supposed to do or 385 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: Dak should have just pulled it back. Don't let that 386 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: aggressiveness hurt you, because it will the better teams. You 387 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: play like philadelp You go out and be aggressive against 388 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: those corners, see what happened, don't do that. You don't 389 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: have to be aggressive in every situation. It's about field 390 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: position that Tony talked about. It's about some time then 391 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: your defense put you in a better position. Give everybody 392 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,239 Speaker 1: a chance to help you win the game. It's not 393 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: solely based on whether you're a great quarterback or not. 394 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: It's based on can you can you know the temple 395 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: of what's happening, the pace of the game. The greater 396 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in this league always understand the pace of the game. 397 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: They ain't gotta even be told that about by the 398 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator. They know when, okay, my defense been nothing's 399 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: too long. Mike, what concerns you about what you've seen 400 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: from Dak and ters of the turnovers at times from him? 401 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: The to Nate's point, the risk reward value, So what's 402 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: the what's the reward here and trying to force it 403 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: if you're up twenty seven to ten, if if your 404 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 1: defense is having a good game, what's the reward by 405 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: trying to get the ball there? Because if it doesn't 406 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: work out and they get the ball on your thirty 407 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: five yard line, all of a sudden, you've changed the 408 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: whole game. If you have to punt, and I think 409 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: some of the best quarterbacks we go, oh, that wasn't 410 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: a good pass. I think it was intentionally a ball 411 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: thrown at their feet. Like I'm not. It's incomplete. Fine, 412 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: my completion percentage went down. Fine, I don't care. They 413 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: didn't get the ball, and they're gonna have to drive, 414 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: on my defense, seventy yards. They're not going to only 415 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: have to drive thirty five yards. Because I feel like 416 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 1: in that Jacksonville game, once they hit the big play 417 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: to Jones against Kelvin Joseph, that gave them on the 418 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: sideline the belief that we can do this, and and 419 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: and then you get a turnover and things just start 420 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, everything starts going in another direction. 421 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: And so that's the one thing about dak Is and 422 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: one thing that Troy Aikman's my favorite Dallas cowboy of 423 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: all time. And when you look at what Troy Aikman 424 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: would do in the regular season versus the playoffs, I 425 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: don't know how he did this because you're always playing 426 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: better teams in the playoffs. He got a time and 427 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: a half better. Everything went up, his completion percentage went 428 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: his touchdowns went up, his yards went like everything got better. 429 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: And that's the one thing about Dak. We're getting close 430 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: to the end, and this is where Super Bowl winners 431 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: they start all of a sudden playing football that you're like, gosh, 432 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: you weren't even playing that good against let's say Indianapolis, 433 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: but now you're playing this good against San Francisco. This 434 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: is you know. So that's the one thing he has 435 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 1: to elevate his game against the better teams. No, I 436 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: completely agree with what both of them said. I remember 437 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: Jimmy always preaching it's not the team that makes the 438 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: biggest plays, it's the team that creates the least amount 439 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: of turnovers. And the more you hurt yourself and you 440 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: put your defense in situations where they can't overcome, the 441 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: heart of the game is going to be we fellas Mike, 442 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: I kneed you on every week. I begged them for 443 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: ten weeks straight. We need to control the clock, whether 444 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: we win loser. We need to come out of the 445 00:26:55,200 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: at least thirty two minutes of a possession time because 446 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: at the end of the year, no matter how many 447 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: days you get off during the week, the game is 448 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: gonna beat you up. And I am not shocked at 449 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons is saying what he's saying, Go back and 450 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: look at the first ten weeks and tell me when 451 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: did we win the turn of I mean the possession 452 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: time of possession battle. It hurts rather it hurts. I'm 453 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: interested in this discussion because the defensive struggled the last 454 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,199 Speaker 1: several weeks. Yes, obviously what you saw against Jacksonville, and 455 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: now as an offensive guy, we're talking about the aggressiveness 456 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 1: of Dak Prescott. Are you concerned that this team offensively 457 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: is going to have to play where a style where 458 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: they're going have to outscore teams because defensively right now, 459 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like they're going to be able to 460 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: stop teams based on the lack of pass rush. You 461 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 1: got suspect Corner on the outside there opposite the Trayvon Digs. 462 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: Is this team going to have to outscore teams because 463 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: defensively right now, they're not playing the way that we've 464 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: seen them be capable of playing so far this year. 465 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: One thing, just think about the first game, uh that 466 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: gets hurt he goes out. Cooper Rush comes in what 467 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 1: he played four games, five games. Your philosophy was run 468 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: the ball, play defense, special teams. When that came back, 469 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: Why did you Why did you just junk that philosophy 470 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 1: because it was working? And so I didn't understand the 471 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: sudden switch from that kind of recipe because the defense 472 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: wasn't playing a lot as you noticed, they were fresh 473 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: coming on the field, all control, they ran the ball, 474 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: they played great, great special teams. Why would you deviate 475 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: from something that was working. That's a you know, that's 476 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 1: that's telling more. You have to ask him, But that's 477 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: what you should go back to because you're about to 478 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: go against Tennessee, Philadelphia, Washington. They all run the ball 479 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: your next three weeks. You think he's gonna be hurting. 480 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: Now they're gonna tell your manhood. Yeah, you gotta understand there. 481 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: Henriett is sixty three my size to whatever he weighed 482 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: this late in the season. Can you imagine him chipping 483 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: Michael Parson going out into a route. Can you imagine 484 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: him in Parson clashing head on? That is not Do 485 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: you think we're gonna have to control that game, just 486 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: like we have to control this game, Fellas. I'm not 487 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: a statman. They have fifty five sacks and I think 488 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: we have fifty five sacks. There are forty sacks come 489 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: from their linebackers and three out and three defensive linemen. Brother, 490 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 1: we cannot do the Hollywood shuffle in these offensive linemen 491 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: against this week. Brother, listen to me. Now, you go 492 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: to playing these games and shifting in these offensive linement 493 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: with one guy Hassan got twelve, the sweat dude that 494 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: turned into a beast got nine. Graham is always a 495 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: cowboy killing. Yeah, he got eight point five. What are 496 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: you gonna do? You try to keep him off the field, right, 497 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: And what you're talking about, Tony is I go to 498 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen. DeMarco Murray had a great year that year. 499 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: The defense. The defense wasn't a great defense. I can 500 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: remember Rolando McClane had a nice season that year for 501 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, but they weren't on the field very much. 502 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 1: And so all of a sudden, if I have an 503 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: eight minute drive and I'm able to score off of that, 504 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: I always feel like, and you can talk about this, Nate, 505 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: if you're sitting on the sideline for eight minutes a 506 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: game time, but more like fifteen twenty minutes and you 507 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: haven't been on the field, I feel like at times 508 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: you can get that offense who's just been sitting there 509 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 1: for twenty minutes on the bench to press a little bit. 510 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: If you get a quick three and out there and 511 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: then you take the ball and you get it for 512 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: another five or six minutes, you kill the whole quarter. 513 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: And they had the ball for three plays, And I 514 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: feel like to help the defense, Kevin, what I'm saying 515 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: is is try to keep him off the field. Sure, 516 00:30:55,680 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: I feel like it is now to the players. Man, 517 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: whenever we face a team that is talent, it are 518 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 1: better than us. We seem to we seem to falter. 519 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: Is that the coaches? Is that the determination of the players? 520 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: I don't don't. We can't get as close as they 521 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: got to us. It's more social media now than ever, 522 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: but our media was like always on us. But we 523 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: can't get that close to these players. So we don't 524 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: know who is the inside drive. It is it Kellen? 525 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: Is it is it Dak? Is it d Law? Who 526 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: is the man that's driving his team? And I wish 527 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: I knew, because I'm looking for somebody to stand up 528 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: and say, Fellas, no more, no more foolishness, real quick, Tony, 529 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: who was that guy on the defensive side for you 530 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: guys during your day. Oh well, I'd probably say Charles. 531 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,479 Speaker 1: But we had a lot of guys just in our 532 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: d line lock room. We would challenge each other, like 533 00:31:57,840 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 1: even in practice, if you was getting your butt kicked 534 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: in pctice five dollars and we would laugh at you. 535 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: We talk about you were getting our individual drilling. Yet, 536 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: why Tony so aggressive today? What happens like he lost 537 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: some money? It was it was accountability and we would 538 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: sitting there and we would challenge each other because, to 539 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: be honest, like if you were around here when we 540 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: were won in fifteen and you were some guy that 541 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: came in head through the draft or just came off 542 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: the street, we wasn't gonna let you mess up our stuff. Yeah, 543 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: we was gonna get you about it here one way 544 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: or another. And that's how you have to have to fill. 545 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: Every play is important, every down is important to you. 546 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: And it didn't just start on game day. I'm practicing 547 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: against Nate, Larry Allen, Eric Williams. When you practice against 548 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 1: that kind of talent and getting the game you did, Yeah, 549 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: the game is the easy part of it. Practice was 550 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: the hardest part. I love what you're saying. I read 551 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: one of the books recently on the La Lakers in 552 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: a nineteen eighty seven Magic Johnson the leader of the team. 553 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: He has a team mate. They're halfway through the season 554 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: and this dude's like started ten games and he gets 555 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: on the first bus and he says, Magic Johnson at 556 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: the front of the bus says, get off this bus. 557 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,040 Speaker 1: And he's like, man, what He's like, No, you ain't 558 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: a champion. Champions right on this bus and they ended 559 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: up winning the championship. And afterwards this teammate, Magic was 560 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: the first to come up to him and hug him 561 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: and said, now you're a Laker. He said, you're not 562 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: a Laker on my team unless you win a championship 563 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 1: on my team. I know it's different than Cowboys haven't 564 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,240 Speaker 1: won a very long time, but that's kind of that 565 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: what you're talking about. That leadership of Magic was kind 566 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: of showing just tough love, like you're a new guy 567 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: on my team, but my team wins, and until you 568 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: prove that you can help me win, you're not on 569 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: my bus. Let's take our next break right here on 570 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys Cross Talking presented by s WBCs WBC. Mortgages joined 571 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: the more than one hundred and twenty thousand customers that 572 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 1: we've helped to find their happier way home. 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Kevin Graft 588 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: one oh five through the Fan, our six time Pro bowler, 589 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 1: three times Super Bowl Champion, Nate Newton, Mike Bassett of 590 00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 1: the KNC masterpiece on your home of the Cowboys and 591 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,800 Speaker 1: Texas Rangers one oh five through the Fan our Cowboys 592 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:52,919 Speaker 1: legend this week Tony Tolber here at the Cowboys Club 593 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: at the Star in Frisco. Let's talk real quick, gentlemen 594 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: about the offensive line as we get ready to see 595 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: the Cowboys take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday on 596 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve. Hopefully given all Cowboys fans today Christmas gift 597 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: that they've been looking for and beat in the Philadelphia Eagles, 598 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: Tyren Smith Nate did something he hadn't done since his 599 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,799 Speaker 1: rookie year in twenty eleven and played right tackle on 600 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: Sunday against Jacksonville. How did you feel about Tyrant's performance 601 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: and the offensive line doing a little bit of shuffling 602 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: to keep that group together there. I like Tyrone playing 603 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: to sheffling. I've never been far and I never will 604 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:31,839 Speaker 1: be far. Because when you played better teams in this league, 605 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: teams with potential playoffs, when you do all that sheffling 606 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,360 Speaker 1: and you started putting guys on different levels, you started 607 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,240 Speaker 1: getting sacks, you started getting laid hits, you started throwing 608 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 1: the interceptions and all of that came true. I've been 609 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: telling you for how many weeks? See, this is the 610 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: thing about it, Man one oh five. Need to play 611 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 1: a smidgets of our shows all during the day. Start 612 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: with the masters. You know what I'm saying, because you cannot. 613 00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 1: I love Peterson and it's great when I hit people 614 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:05,839 Speaker 1: say he's a future Hall of Fame right now? Not 615 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 1: right now? He can't go with fifteen plays, and then 616 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:11,479 Speaker 1: you have to take him out of the game because 617 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:15,719 Speaker 1: anything beyond that he's not ready. You doing him a disservice. 618 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: Tyrone could have played the whole game. What happened to 619 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 1: playing the whole game? You spent thirteen weeks rehabbing? T 620 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,440 Speaker 1: Did we ever have to amp up or ramp up? 621 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:30,480 Speaker 1: That's what Brown is the greatest set that this kid 622 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:35,120 Speaker 1: was ready to play. But we that that's shoving another 623 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 1: offensive line. Brother, that does not work, Tony. What did 624 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: you see from Tying on Sunday, especially knowing how difficult 625 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,200 Speaker 1: it is to go up against terrific offensive line, and 626 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:46,799 Speaker 1: what he was able to do on Sunday against Jacksonville. 627 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,960 Speaker 1: I thought he did a pretty good job. My biggest thing, 628 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: he's been hurt quite often. I would prefer they moved 629 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:57,160 Speaker 1: him to a guard or something where he doesn't have 630 00:39:57,239 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 1: to move that much. Your space is wasn't need by 631 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: three yards for three yards back? Yeah wow, but you 632 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: limit how much movement he has to do, and so 633 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,839 Speaker 1: I think moving him to guard in the future would 634 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 1: be a good spot. But I could tell you this, 635 00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:23,480 Speaker 1: I'm very surprised about seventy three Tylas Smith. Uh huh. 636 00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:25,479 Speaker 1: He's done a hell of a job. The kid's growing 637 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 1: up right before yards because the big knock on him 638 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:31,720 Speaker 1: was penalty all the time and he wasn't physical against 639 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 1: certain guys. That kid's grown and been a hell of 640 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,920 Speaker 1: a player. Mike, you're starting five your best five offensive 641 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 1: lineman or who and you want to see that for 642 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:42,839 Speaker 1: the rest of the year for yourself. I like what 643 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: they had last week set up is the Smith's on 644 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:51,759 Speaker 1: the outside. Martin. Obviously be honest as your center, Um 645 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: McGovern in McGovern because he's been there the whole time. Um. 646 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:58,680 Speaker 1: Obviously you'd love to have Terence still healthy, but he's 647 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:00,960 Speaker 1: not healthy. No more so if you can roll with 648 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,040 Speaker 1: those guys, and then you do have I think a 649 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: good backup in Peters that can back up if something 650 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: else happens, but you will back up. As long as 651 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:13,879 Speaker 1: they don't see Josh ball out there, I think he's 652 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:16,359 Speaker 1: gonna be They're gonna be all right. As far as 653 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: that right tackle plays in there. I don't feel like 654 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,880 Speaker 1: that's the weakest position of the Cowboys right now. I 655 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:25,839 Speaker 1: do think there's more defensive holes because of injuries than 656 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 1: that offensive line being the major issue. Thirty seconds, real quick, Tony, 657 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:32,960 Speaker 1: because Mike started to touch on it. Injury starting to 658 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,360 Speaker 1: pile up for this defense outside of the football. How 659 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:39,360 Speaker 1: concerned on you are about the attrition that this defense 660 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:42,879 Speaker 1: has suffered and their ability to be at their best 661 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,880 Speaker 1: by the time they get to the postseason. Here, Well, 662 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,319 Speaker 1: the biggest thing you want to be healthy going into 663 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:50,480 Speaker 1: the playoffs. And like you said, right now, they're struggling. 664 00:41:51,239 --> 00:41:53,799 Speaker 1: They gotta find some way to show up their run 665 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:56,200 Speaker 1: defense because if you can show up your run defense, 666 00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:59,480 Speaker 1: most of the teams travel in the playoffs, they win 667 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:02,720 Speaker 1: Super Bowls and things playoff games with their run offense. 668 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: So you got to make sure your stout run defensive. 669 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: You know, from a run defensive standpoint, if they control 670 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:13,480 Speaker 1: the clock and get opportunities, but they can dictate how 671 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:15,879 Speaker 1: they want to play, You're gonna be in a short 672 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,400 Speaker 1: playoff run and they're gonna be taking on a Philadelphia 673 00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 1: Eagles team that likes to run the football. Now, it 674 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,880 Speaker 1: doesn't collect Jalen Hurts is going to play. Nick Sirianni 675 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,080 Speaker 1: has not ruled him out officially yet as far as 676 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,960 Speaker 1: the game Saturday, so it looks like Gardner Minshew will 677 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,680 Speaker 1: be going there. But Nate real quick. This running game 678 00:42:31,719 --> 00:42:34,480 Speaker 1: for Philadelphia is a talented group, talented skilled players all 679 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:36,640 Speaker 1: over the place. What concerns you most about what this 680 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:39,920 Speaker 1: Cowboys team is gonna see against philadeph Gonna run the ball, man, Yeah, 681 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:42,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna run the ball, Menshew. I mean, I got 682 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:44,799 Speaker 1: not against the kid. But why why why I even 683 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:47,040 Speaker 1: hurt him up? Why even give him the opportunity to 684 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,200 Speaker 1: because I'm gonna throw it. I mean, I'm gonna run 685 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:52,280 Speaker 1: it eighteen five. Yeah, I'm gonna run an eighty five times. 686 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:57,440 Speaker 1: I'm honest. They have a better defense than us right 687 00:42:57,480 --> 00:43:00,959 Speaker 1: now to Eagles, So I'm not gonna them. I'm gonna 688 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,240 Speaker 1: run the football. I'm gonna run the out of until 689 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:05,480 Speaker 1: you make me throw. They didn't make them throw the 690 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 1: first game. And what you gotta make me throw this 691 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: second game. I'm not throwing the football if I'm if 692 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,239 Speaker 1: I'm the Eagles, I'm just being honest. Let's take our 693 00:43:12,239 --> 00:43:15,240 Speaker 1: final break here on Cowboys CROSSI presented by s WBC 694 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: Kevin Gray one oh five through the Fan, Nate Newton, 695 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:20,439 Speaker 1: Mike Basket, Mike Basket and our Cowboys legend Tony Toliver 696 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:22,719 Speaker 1: joining us coming. I'm never gonna catch up with our 697 00:43:22,719 --> 00:43:24,719 Speaker 1: Cowboys legends. See what he's got going on, and we'll 698 00:43:24,719 --> 00:43:26,640 Speaker 1: get predictions from everyone except Nat because we know how 699 00:43:26,719 --> 00:43:28,960 Speaker 1: Nate's gonna pick on Saturday. We do that next on 700 00:43:29,000 --> 00:44:41,719 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. Ready on that word Cowboys? Cow was 701 00:44:55,160 --> 00:46:34,600 Speaker 1: t cow was? How was m O? Cowboys? Cowboys Cross 702 00:46:34,680 --> 00:46:39,120 Speaker 1: Talk YE broadcasting live from the Cowboys Club at the 703 00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:42,759 Speaker 1: Star in Frisco. Final segment of Cowboys Cross Talk for 704 00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:46,560 Speaker 1: week number sixteen of the NFL Cowboys Cross represented by 705 00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:49,160 Speaker 1: s WBC, live at the Cowboys Club at the Star 706 00:46:49,239 --> 00:46:51,520 Speaker 1: in Frisco. Kevin Gray of one oh five through the Fan, 707 00:46:51,600 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 1: Naton Junr any Time Simple Champion, Mike Bassett, Champion in 708 00:46:55,719 --> 00:46:59,480 Speaker 1: All of Our Hearts at the Cancie Masterpiece Friday, one 709 00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:00,960 Speaker 1: oh five the fan of course. Then of course our 710 00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:05,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys legend, Tony Tolbert, joining us here this Wednesday, right 711 00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:08,000 Speaker 1: here on the Dallas Cowboys Radio on Network. Let's catch 712 00:47:08,040 --> 00:47:10,480 Speaker 1: up with our Cowboys legend before we get into predictions 713 00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:13,880 Speaker 1: for a Saturday's game between the Cowboys and the Eagles. Tony, 714 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:15,480 Speaker 1: what's been going on with you these days? How you've 715 00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:17,160 Speaker 1: been doing and what to tell the folks what you've 716 00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:19,719 Speaker 1: been up to out here these days? Man, I've been 717 00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:24,399 Speaker 1: taking it easy, been going back and forth to Jackson, Mississippi, 718 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:28,480 Speaker 1: kind of helping Dion out with the d line, and 719 00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:31,560 Speaker 1: just just enjoying life. Man. I you know, I don't 720 00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:34,680 Speaker 1: have any business ventures that I'm into. I just get 721 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:36,680 Speaker 1: up whatever I need to be doing to the day 722 00:47:37,239 --> 00:47:39,400 Speaker 1: and take it easy and take it easy. How proud 723 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:41,640 Speaker 1: of you are of Dion? Are you? With all the 724 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:43,520 Speaker 1: success that he was able to have at Jackson State 725 00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,040 Speaker 1: and now going over to take over Colorado with the 726 00:47:46,040 --> 00:47:50,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo So that's my dude. Man, I'm extremely happy for him. 727 00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:53,399 Speaker 1: He got an opportunity, he made the best of it, 728 00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:56,400 Speaker 1: and now he's moved on to another program where he 729 00:47:56,440 --> 00:47:59,839 Speaker 1: can uplift another program that's been struggling, and I think 730 00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:02,400 Speaker 1: he has the coaching staff and and and the mindset 731 00:48:02,440 --> 00:48:05,080 Speaker 1: to do it. I'm interested in this question real quick. 732 00:48:05,160 --> 00:48:08,359 Speaker 1: What's the one thing about Dion in that program that 733 00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:11,400 Speaker 1: people may not necessarily know or understand about how dramatical 734 00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:14,359 Speaker 1: effect he had on Jackson State in that program there? 735 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:18,840 Speaker 1: Well Jackson, Um, of course they have their their struggles 736 00:48:19,040 --> 00:48:21,760 Speaker 1: within the city itself, sure, but you had the program 737 00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:25,880 Speaker 1: that was down for a little while and the opportunities 738 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:29,680 Speaker 1: people don't understand. He you know, he gave up some 739 00:48:29,719 --> 00:48:34,480 Speaker 1: opportunities through under Armour and American Airlines and Michael straighthand 740 00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:37,920 Speaker 1: he used that to uplift some of the guys that 741 00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:41,160 Speaker 1: you know, the program itself. He's donated it half of 742 00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:43,520 Speaker 1: his salary or whatever it was to the weight to 743 00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:51,399 Speaker 1: the locker room. So that the economic effect it had 744 00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:54,120 Speaker 1: on the city. Um, you know, when I was down there, 745 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:57,080 Speaker 1: like a T shirt guy, he had his business when 746 00:48:57,160 --> 00:49:01,880 Speaker 1: him because of the different uniform in shirts that Dion 747 00:49:02,040 --> 00:49:05,120 Speaker 1: had then you had under Armor. They got different uniforms 748 00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:07,279 Speaker 1: every week. So that was a big draw for the 749 00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:10,799 Speaker 1: kids as well as Dion being Dion. And I can 750 00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:13,160 Speaker 1: tell you this, People don't give him a credit for 751 00:49:13,239 --> 00:49:15,120 Speaker 1: his being as smart as he is. He's a very 752 00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:19,200 Speaker 1: smart guy. He's a smart business guy. And if you look, 753 00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:23,160 Speaker 1: if you could look past the prime time and that 754 00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:25,960 Speaker 1: kind of deal and sit and have a conversation with him, 755 00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:30,080 Speaker 1: you'll you'll come across the press. Yeah, he's telling you, 756 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:33,279 Speaker 1: man and uh. I walked into one part of the 757 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:36,320 Speaker 1: facility and it's a shame because he left. He's leaving. 758 00:49:37,080 --> 00:49:39,400 Speaker 1: I walked over and it was empty. I'm like, whoa, 759 00:49:39,440 --> 00:49:41,840 Speaker 1: what happened. I'm thinking that blew up the building? Oh no, 760 00:49:42,080 --> 00:49:44,480 Speaker 1: we got the new building. I went in there. I said, 761 00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:48,200 Speaker 1: we prime I thought this was supposed to be you know, 762 00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:51,839 Speaker 1: before you got here a little bit out there. He said, noah, man, 763 00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:54,480 Speaker 1: I one of my kids. I promised them that they 764 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:57,920 Speaker 1: would have this building and where they can eat brockfasts, 765 00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:01,400 Speaker 1: they can dress here, they can everything in this one building. 766 00:50:01,800 --> 00:50:03,879 Speaker 1: And he and he, like you said, he made sure 767 00:50:03,960 --> 00:50:05,600 Speaker 1: that happened, you know. And I'm not gonna go into 768 00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:08,600 Speaker 1: details and all of that, but he made sure that 769 00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:11,120 Speaker 1: happened because he promised his kids. One of my highlights 770 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:14,360 Speaker 1: of my life was getting Dion out. Yeah. You know, 771 00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:17,040 Speaker 1: he and I would talk to Vernon. Well, so he's 772 00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:19,080 Speaker 1: from here. I mean he got to play with them 773 00:50:19,120 --> 00:50:21,520 Speaker 1: with Toronto Syracuse. He's like, no, man, he really knows 774 00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:23,520 Speaker 1: baseball too, So as much as he knows about football, 775 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:25,799 Speaker 1: he can coach baseball. There was a lot about that game. 776 00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:28,440 Speaker 1: I mean I saw him one day album he had 777 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:31,479 Speaker 1: a list, you know, a paper. Dude brought a paper 778 00:50:31,520 --> 00:50:33,239 Speaker 1: sliding on his desk. He said, thank you. I'm like, 779 00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:35,760 Speaker 1: what is that paper? Had like twenty five thirty names. 780 00:50:36,239 --> 00:50:41,680 Speaker 1: He say, these are guys that a ticking tact on 781 00:50:41,719 --> 00:50:44,440 Speaker 1: my chart. And when I'm looking at how much they studied, 782 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:47,160 Speaker 1: they tableted this week, how many times they looked at 783 00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:50,120 Speaker 1: their game film, And I got it right here, this 784 00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:52,600 Speaker 1: guy Hill may not be starting this week. This guy him, 785 00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:55,560 Speaker 1: I mean he's on top of him. I looked at 786 00:50:55,640 --> 00:50:58,880 Speaker 1: him like, wold, I'm glad that one of hell accountable. 787 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,799 Speaker 1: When I was taking the Cowboy, they said, I'm glad 788 00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:03,759 Speaker 1: it didn't have the tablet in my day, because who 789 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:09,600 Speaker 1: knows how much Hey hey, now hey, now hey, now 790 00:51:09,719 --> 00:51:12,600 Speaker 1: family show, Family show. Let's take let's take our last 791 00:51:12,600 --> 00:51:14,279 Speaker 1: partner here. Liberty Tax is a proud partner of the 792 00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:17,239 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. Schedule an appointment today at Liberty tax dot com. 793 00:51:17,360 --> 00:51:23,319 Speaker 1: Slash Cowboys Cowboys Eagles Saturday afternoon, three twenty five at 794 00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:26,759 Speaker 1: and T Stadium, final home game for the Dallas Cowboys 795 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:29,080 Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty two nflc He's hard to believe 796 00:51:29,080 --> 00:51:31,080 Speaker 1: that we are at that portion of the schedule where 797 00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:32,759 Speaker 1: they are playing their final home game. Then they'll take 798 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:36,800 Speaker 1: on Tennessee and then Washington to finish up the season. 799 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:39,400 Speaker 1: We know how Nate's gonna pick the game on Saturday. 800 00:51:39,440 --> 00:51:41,160 Speaker 1: He's gonna say Cowboys by a hundreds. I ain't got 801 00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:42,759 Speaker 1: to worry about it when Nate. Let's start with Tony 802 00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:45,320 Speaker 1: though Tony, how are you feeling about the Cowboys taking 803 00:51:45,360 --> 00:51:48,880 Speaker 1: on what most likely will be without Jalelen Hurts for 804 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:51,960 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. Well, I'm gonna be a homer. 805 00:51:51,960 --> 00:51:54,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pick the Cowboys by a hundred, all right, 806 00:51:54,360 --> 00:51:57,400 Speaker 1: all right, but but in my heart I'm worried. Okay, 807 00:51:57,600 --> 00:52:04,600 Speaker 1: there you go, Okay, you gotta score you Okay, all right, 808 00:52:04,680 --> 00:52:08,000 Speaker 1: all right, Mike, how are you feeling about this Cowboys team? 809 00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:13,520 Speaker 1: After a very surprising finish in Jacksonville on Sunday? As 810 00:52:13,560 --> 00:52:16,560 Speaker 1: they get ready to take on Philadelphia with It feels 811 00:52:16,560 --> 00:52:18,200 Speaker 1: like a lot of the sizzle has been taken out 812 00:52:18,200 --> 00:52:20,320 Speaker 1: of this game, given what we had going into Sunday 813 00:52:20,320 --> 00:52:23,080 Speaker 1: and now what we're facing going into Saturday, I'm nervous 814 00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:25,160 Speaker 1: about this game. I am going to pick the Cowboys 815 00:52:25,160 --> 00:52:28,239 Speaker 1: to win by three. If you can't beat them at 816 00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:32,439 Speaker 1: home against their backup quarterback, I don't know how three 817 00:52:32,520 --> 00:52:34,400 Speaker 1: four weeks from now, if you have to go to 818 00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:37,600 Speaker 1: Philadelphia in the playoffs, you feel confident about beating them 819 00:52:37,960 --> 00:52:41,359 Speaker 1: if Jalen Hurts is there at that Philadelphia stadium with 820 00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:43,960 Speaker 1: that crowd. So I'm gonna pick the Cowboys buy three. 821 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:46,239 Speaker 1: I'll say twenty seven twenty four. I think it's gonna 822 00:52:46,239 --> 00:52:48,920 Speaker 1: be a close game, though I don't think the Cowboys 823 00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:50,880 Speaker 1: are going to be able to win this game by 824 00:52:50,920 --> 00:52:55,040 Speaker 1: double digits. I'm concerned too. This is a team that 825 00:52:55,120 --> 00:52:57,439 Speaker 1: has not stopped the run very well throughout the course 826 00:52:57,480 --> 00:53:00,799 Speaker 1: of the year. And now what really concerns me is 827 00:53:00,840 --> 00:53:04,720 Speaker 1: the opposite corner of Trayvon Diggs. And we saw Kelvin 828 00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:07,440 Speaker 1: Joseph struggle, We've seen nay Sean Wright struggle at times. 829 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:10,319 Speaker 1: There's not a lot of confidence to me right now, 830 00:53:10,320 --> 00:53:12,480 Speaker 1: and who's gonna be playing opposite Trayvon Digs and how 831 00:53:12,520 --> 00:53:15,640 Speaker 1: teams make it after that side of the secondary. Not 832 00:53:15,680 --> 00:53:17,520 Speaker 1: to say that Gardner minshe is necessarily going to be 833 00:53:17,520 --> 00:53:20,040 Speaker 1: able to do that, but they do have the capabilities 834 00:53:20,080 --> 00:53:23,279 Speaker 1: with Devontae Smith opposite of J Brown. I'm gonna pick 835 00:53:23,360 --> 00:53:26,279 Speaker 1: the Cowboys to win this game, but like Tony, I'm 836 00:53:26,280 --> 00:53:28,839 Speaker 1: a little worried, a little nervousness going into this game 837 00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:31,200 Speaker 1: based on the way that the Cowboys are played and 838 00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:34,560 Speaker 1: what we're thinking this team should be going into this 839 00:53:34,640 --> 00:53:36,680 Speaker 1: playoff run that they're about to start in age Man, 840 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:41,000 Speaker 1: the issue is not the cornerback, Fellas, The issue is 841 00:53:41,080 --> 00:53:44,560 Speaker 1: Jonathan Hankins. He was starting to build something. He was 842 00:53:44,560 --> 00:53:47,799 Speaker 1: playing real well, and that is the issue. It has 843 00:53:47,840 --> 00:53:51,280 Speaker 1: been the issue all year, Fellas. When we played sorry 844 00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:54,120 Speaker 1: teams we got we got by, were even two hundred 845 00:53:54,200 --> 00:53:57,799 Speaker 1: yards Russians. We played better teams. We cannot get by 846 00:53:58,040 --> 00:54:00,880 Speaker 1: and get past the run. I'm telling you, trust me 847 00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:03,759 Speaker 1: what I'm telling you this. Miles Sanders on the year, 848 00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:06,279 Speaker 1: over eleven hundred yards on the ground, Tony Polar nearly 849 00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:08,200 Speaker 1: a thousand yards on the ground. J Brown over twelve 850 00:54:08,239 --> 00:54:11,920 Speaker 1: hundred yards receiving for the Philadelphia Eagles. It's going to 851 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:13,960 Speaker 1: be go ahead and they, oh what happens? I just 852 00:54:14,440 --> 00:54:18,080 Speaker 1: better get hands on Brown if you don't physical football play. 853 00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:21,280 Speaker 1: And then you got DeVante Smith on the other side, 854 00:54:21,400 --> 00:54:26,320 Speaker 1: quickst lightning. Yeah, Dallas Goddard been activated off of the 855 00:54:26,360 --> 00:54:31,680 Speaker 1: injured list. Curse, curse, gotta come up and take him. Now, 856 00:54:31,719 --> 00:54:35,080 Speaker 1: you got these two bad boys wide receivers. Yeah, you 857 00:54:35,160 --> 00:54:37,920 Speaker 1: cannot because you're gonna have to have digs follow the 858 00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:43,080 Speaker 1: big guy Brown. That other dude's quickst grease lightning, Brown, 859 00:54:44,120 --> 00:54:47,880 Speaker 1: cattle marble table game, he's throw on the back. Yeah, 860 00:54:47,960 --> 00:54:50,200 Speaker 1: y'all have to deal with him. And the other part 861 00:54:50,360 --> 00:54:54,080 Speaker 1: to Tony's worried as well, Laton Vanderesh dealing with that 862 00:54:54,120 --> 00:54:57,040 Speaker 1: shoulder stinger. Right now, we've seen how well he's been 863 00:54:57,040 --> 00:54:59,480 Speaker 1: playing this season. Doesn't look like he's gonna be available 864 00:54:59,480 --> 00:55:01,919 Speaker 1: obviously going into this week. Does that concern you again 865 00:55:01,960 --> 00:55:04,560 Speaker 1: talking about the defensive injuries at this team of suffering 866 00:55:04,640 --> 00:55:08,319 Speaker 1: right now, he's been playing very well and you take 867 00:55:08,360 --> 00:55:10,759 Speaker 1: another piece that that can help you on the run, 868 00:55:11,320 --> 00:55:13,319 Speaker 1: you know you, you just think you would give him 869 00:55:13,360 --> 00:55:15,799 Speaker 1: that mini dag on yards with him in there, and 870 00:55:15,840 --> 00:55:19,960 Speaker 1: he's gone, it's gonna be worse, to be honest. So yeah, 871 00:55:19,960 --> 00:55:23,759 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep it real man, that linebacker corp with 872 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:29,560 Speaker 1: Anthon nine. But you've got Cowboys by ninety nine, you're 873 00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:31,960 Speaker 1: gonna shave out that one point. Say they win by 874 00:55:32,040 --> 00:55:34,319 Speaker 1: ninety nine. It's uh, it's gonna be a fun day 875 00:55:34,360 --> 00:55:36,359 Speaker 1: I think at at and T Stadium, though obviously we 876 00:55:36,360 --> 00:55:39,479 Speaker 1: are in the holiday spirit. Is Christmas time as well, 877 00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:41,680 Speaker 1: and hopefully for the Cowboys that give the gift to 878 00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:44,319 Speaker 1: Cowboys fans that they always want, which is beating up 879 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:46,520 Speaker 1: on the Philadelphia Eagles and a chance to do it 880 00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:48,799 Speaker 1: for your final home game of the twenty twenty two 881 00:55:49,160 --> 00:55:52,040 Speaker 1: NFL season. So hopefully it'll be a good day for 882 00:55:52,080 --> 00:55:53,800 Speaker 1: all the Cowboys fans going out to a T and 883 00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:55,360 Speaker 1: T stadi And by the way, it'll do a monster 884 00:55:55,440 --> 00:55:57,640 Speaker 1: number on Fox. I know, Foxes like, we're so glad 885 00:55:57,680 --> 00:56:00,440 Speaker 1: we got the Eagles and the Cowboys on Sma Seve 886 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:02,920 Speaker 1: because that's going to do a monster rating. Going in 887 00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:05,279 Speaker 1: to change all my Christmas Eve plans. I'm at my 888 00:56:05,320 --> 00:56:07,760 Speaker 1: parents at three o'clock. Usually i'm there at five o'clock. 889 00:56:08,040 --> 00:56:10,399 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve. But it's three o'clock. Now, Well, my wife, 890 00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:11,640 Speaker 1: she's not gonna be too mad at me because I'm 891 00:56:11,640 --> 00:56:12,920 Speaker 1: gonna be at the game, but I'm gonna come right 892 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:14,880 Speaker 1: back home so I can wrap my daughter's Christmas gifts 893 00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:17,000 Speaker 1: so she can open them up, you know, on Christmas Day, 894 00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:18,640 Speaker 1: so she's not too upset with me. So it's like, 895 00:56:18,680 --> 00:56:19,880 Speaker 1: you go to the game, but you heard you have 896 00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:21,880 Speaker 1: to get back here so you wrap these gifts. We 897 00:56:21,960 --> 00:56:25,799 Speaker 1: appreciate Mike Bastigo, the can See Master. Join us every 898 00:56:25,840 --> 00:56:28,640 Speaker 1: single week at our Cowboys lesson Tony Twber for Tony 899 00:56:28,719 --> 00:56:31,560 Speaker 1: us here at the Cowboys Club at the Star in Frisco. 900 00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:34,120 Speaker 1: My name is Kevin Gray. This has been the Gradoys 901 00:56:34,120 --> 00:56:37,360 Speaker 1: Cross Talk on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. Cowboys Eagles 902 00:56:37,440 --> 00:56:40,400 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve at three twenty five on the Dallas Cowboys 903 00:56:40,520 --> 00:56:43,600 Speaker 1: Radio Network. Merry Christmas and happy Holidays. We'll talk to 904 00:56:43,640 --> 00:56:45,480 Speaker 1: you for a couple of weeks right here on the 905 00:56:45,560 --> 00:56:48,960 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. This has been a production of 906 00:56:49,160 --> 00:56:52,640 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 907 00:57:00,080 --> 00:57:00,480 Speaker 1: Mm hmm.