1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: The following. He's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club Cowboys. This is Mick 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Shot screaming live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 1: official Dallas Cowboys at now. Here are Bill Jones, Everson Walls, 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: and Nicky Spagnola. And here we are back inside the 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: SWBC podcast studio at Ford Center at the Star in 7 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: Frisco for another week of podcasting. This is Mick Shots, 8 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: Bill Jones with Mickey Spagnola. Everson Walls is away today 9 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: and tomorrow, I think, probably getting sized up for his 10 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame bust. He's a Wall, he is a Walls, 11 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: Everson a Walls for the next couple of days. But 12 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,639 Speaker 1: Mickey is here to bring us up to speed on 13 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: all all that is going on after a by weekend, 14 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: and Mickey, what I would say was the worst weekend 15 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: of football I have seen in quite a while. Number One, 16 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: are you starting with college or what? Number one? Because 17 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: the Cowboys weren't playing. Okay, it's always worse when the 18 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys aren't playing. Number two. There were some bad there 19 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: were some mismatches. On Sunday, it was a Sunday full 20 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: of mismatches. As a matter of fact. You know, the 21 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: guys on the fan asked me on Friday, they said, oh, 22 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: just pick a game, and we want you to pick 23 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: a winner and a score. So I start looking at 24 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: the at the matchups and I'm going, god, there's nothing really, 25 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: you know, gripping, And I guess I passed over the 26 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: Tennessee Kansas City game, right. I was like, oh, you know, 27 00:01:53,800 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: Tennessee a surprise, surprise, right, So I picked the Saints 28 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: going up against Seattle as the game of the week, right, 29 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: and that's tonight. Okay, yeah, yesterday, that's tonight. So that 30 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: was that was like that I thought was going to 31 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: be the best matchup of the weekend. And m boy, 32 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: when you look at what took place, there were twelve games. 33 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: I think seven of the winners scored at least thirty points, 34 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: which is instructive that you'd better be scoring points in 35 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: this league if you want to win games. And the 36 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: other thing is you better have good quarterback play because 37 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: if you don't, you got no shot. And we got 38 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacks falling left and right in the league. Now. Yeah, 39 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks, which affects things. Baker Mayfield 40 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: last week. Yep, you know when he kept saying he 41 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: was going to play even though it was his left 42 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: shoulder with a torn labor Yeah, you can't play with that. No, No, 43 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: that made surgery at some points. Been playing hurt for 44 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: a little bit. Yeah, and then Mahomes gets beat up 45 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: pretty good yesterday. But that was that was a tough 46 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: hid he took. Yeah, it was like a full body 47 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: blow to the head. Which, by the way, as you 48 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: look ahead on this Cowboys schedule in the month of November, 49 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: where Minnesota Sunday Night, Denver, Atlanta, and then Kansas City, 50 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: Kansas City doesn't quite look like the same team that 51 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: now expected when this season started. Well, I mean if 52 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: you look at if you look at the rest of 53 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: the schedule, then who knows what happens tonight with New 54 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: Orleans at Seattle. The Saints are three and two and 55 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: the Saints of the week after Thanksgiving, right, But the 56 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: rest of the teams they got to play, right now, 57 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: Arizona had as a winning record, and what are the Raiders? 58 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: And the Raiders are at five and two. Rich Besacchia 59 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: two oh as a head coach, right, and that's it, 60 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: that's it for point all. They needed to do is 61 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: get rid of Gruden and they kidney season around and 62 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: so yeah, that's what they have. You know, there's a 63 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:13,119 Speaker 1: couple five hundred teams Minnesota right now, five hundred, but 64 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: you know, going into tonight, it was Saints three and 65 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: two and then the two teams that I just mentioned, 66 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: and that's it as winning records. And to think that 67 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: what we're seven weeks into the season and they've got 68 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: a three and a half game lead on every team 69 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: in the NFC East. So yeah, they got to kind 70 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: of look where they you know, like where they are, 71 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: but you got to keep playing, right, They don't give 72 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: you a trophy after week seven, That's right. And I 73 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: think you look at the NFC East, and especially with 74 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: Washington losing its quarterback early in the season, it's not 75 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: a surprise that the other teams in the NFC East 76 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: are where they are, No, not at all. You know, 77 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: I thought the Giants would be better, but they've got 78 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: They played the game yesterday without their three top receivers 79 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: and running back, right on the one position that they 80 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: shored up in the off season, getting getting first round 81 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: draft pick on a wide receiver, acquired a couple in 82 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: free agency, and they've been hurt by injuries at the 83 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: wide receiver position more than any position. So yeah, it's 84 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: just uh yeah, and like you mentioned, you know, Okay 85 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, you know, good quarterback coming up with Minnesota, Um, 86 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: but after that, you know, I guess um Ryan had 87 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of a comeback this week, played well Denver. 88 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: They don't know who their quarterback is, well Bridgewater, yeah, 89 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: I know, but yeah, and they ended up yanking him 90 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: the other day and bringing in Drew Locke, who they 91 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: should have started in the first place, because that's right. 92 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 1: And now with Mahomes hurt, right, um? And New Orleans 93 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: would you know, who knows what you're gonna get week 94 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: to week with Jameis Winston. So now you got to 95 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: go to the Raiders. Okay, Derek Carr is playing well, 96 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: didn't They got to go through the NFC East. None 97 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: of those quarterbacks at this point scare you. And you 98 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: got to get to Arizona, right Kyle second? Yeah, yeah, 99 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: so you and you hope that things are and that's 100 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: the second to last week of the regular season, and 101 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: you would hope the division is wrapped up by then 102 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: and you're playing for a first round seating, right. Yeah, 103 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: And that's what somebody brought up to me today. It 104 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: was like, as we get way ahead of ourselves, were 105 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: so far ahead of themselves, it's like, Okay, you can't. 106 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: You're gonna have four or five games. You've already clinched 107 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: the NFC East. And I said, okay, that's a little 108 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: bit ahead of your think. Think about where Carolina was 109 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: a month ago. Yeah, when they came here and I did, 110 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 1: I did a podcast or an interview with Carolina reporter. 111 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: I was on for about twenty minutes with him to 112 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: a zoom with them, and they were just convinced that 113 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: Carolina was all of this and that the Cowboys they 114 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: had Carolina went in and come in here and beating 115 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. And I was nice to them and only 116 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: picked the Cowboys by three in that game, but they 117 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: were they were thinking Carolina was going and what is 118 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: Carolina done? Since then? They've lost every again they've played 119 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: won a game, right, And I was just thinking of 120 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: that yesterday when I saw that score. I said, and 121 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: I know they're without McCaffrey and that hurt them, but still, 122 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: and they didn't have McCaffrey coming to Dallas, right, But 123 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: they were thinking they're gonna come in here and and 124 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: the Cowboys did have a fat chance of beating them. 125 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: And I said them without MCA. I think I said 126 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: it last week, right, I said they were frauds. Well, 127 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: they're continue to be frauds. The three and oh was misleading. 128 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: Which also now, when you look at this Cowboys team, 129 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: all right, you're one injury away from being in a 130 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: bad situation yourself. But what I really like about where 131 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are right now and the way this team 132 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: was put together in the offseason, is they've got depth 133 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: around the horn on this team. And not only depth, 134 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: but they created even more depth with the injuries they 135 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: had to deal with, right, because some of these guys 136 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: are going to start coming back, and just you know, 137 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: I'm not sure when DeMarcus Lawrence is back. But had 138 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: he had been at Hey not been hurt, you wouldn't 139 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: have heard of Goldston and probably very little of Bashroom, 140 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: right Neville Gallimore gets hurt. Oh, Diggy Zoo would have 141 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: not started six games. Let me tell you something else 142 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: about creating depth. They've created more depth by the way 143 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: they're playing defense scheme wise, right, by using so many 144 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: different and not only using different people. But this they 145 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: have scheme versatile players on their roster now, so where 146 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: if you lose a one of those hybrid safeties, you've 147 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: got a Keyan O'Neill who's a linebacker or quote unquote 148 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: a linebacker but came into the league as a safety. Well, 149 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: Curse can do a lot of the same stuff that 150 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: Keyan O'Neill. Kick you. If Wilson can too, and if 151 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: Laylee Collins doesn't get suspended, we would have never known 152 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: Terrence Steele could could play right right, and you can 153 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: just go through, you know, same thing with Michael gallup. 154 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: Michael gallops out, Cedric Wilson steps up and gets an 155 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: opportunity and and most people don't know much about Cedric 156 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: Wilson's because he's always been hurt, especially his first two 157 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: years here. Got a little bit of a chance last 158 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: year and now all of a sudden, you're going, oh, Mike, 159 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: can they resign him next year because he's headed towards 160 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: free agency. Also, so by by you know, no choice 161 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: of their own, they had to use some of these 162 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: guys and they found out, Yeah, DIGGI Zoa can play, 163 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: and Terrence Steel can play. And I think that's significant 164 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: going forward. And by the way, so the one injury 165 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,719 Speaker 1: I'm sure you were worried about it was Dak Prescott. Yes, 166 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: what do we know? Well, we had interviews with four guys, 167 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: four players at noon, and towards the end of the 168 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: last one, uh, Dak Prescott sticks his head out the 169 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: door and starts yelling at um At Scott, the nutritionists, 170 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: who was doing some sort of workout out there on 171 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: his own, and all of a sudden somebody yelled at him. 172 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: He goes, well, what do you got for us? Any 173 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: any He kind of stepped out the door, so he 174 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: didn't have a boot on, okay, but he didn't have 175 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: anything on his right foot, which meant he was getting 176 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 1: some sort of therapy right going through rehab and all 177 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: all that was audible that he could yell back at 178 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: us because it was way down the way. He goes, 179 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: if I come today meaning to do an interview today, 180 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: you would not have any thing to talk about the 181 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: rest of the week. It's like, oh, he's so cute. 182 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: So that's that's my update on Dak. So what is 183 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: happening with the team today. It looks like from the 184 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: setup that we can see out the window here before 185 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: we enter field that they were going to do a 186 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: little something. It wasn't going to be. I think they 187 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: were probably coming in late, had a team meeting, and 188 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: the player availability was at noon noon. So now they've 189 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: done so they basically perhaps came in late, yeah, sort 190 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: of the morning off whatever, right, had probably late meeting, 191 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: team meeting break, and then it looks like they would 192 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: probably have some sort of maybe a walkthrough or mock 193 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 1: game type thing that they call and do a little 194 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: something before they get to wins. They're having practice with helmets, 195 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: and Chris Beam chimes in practice with helmets, so like 196 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: a mini camp practice. I guess you know what, well 197 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: what Mike McCarthy And I don't remember if McCarthy said 198 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: this in a press conference last week, because the only 199 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: how many press conferences you have last week? Just one, right, 200 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: just one Monday. I talked to him on Tuesday, and 201 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: this was the self scouting day right today, they're using 202 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: today to have all that's right across the hall, across 203 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: the hall meetings where offense and defense go across the 204 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: hall and self scout. That was Zach Martin mentioned that 205 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: that they did that today. Yeah, so that was what 206 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: their morning was probably right now, it looks like they're 207 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: going to do a little something here since they've been 208 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: off for the entire since Monday, right, a week ago, Monday, right, Yeah, 209 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: they ran on Monday. Yeah, let's see. Yeah, that's right, Chris. 210 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: So so yeah, back to kitting knocking the cobwebs out, 211 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: and it looks like they got through the week okay. 212 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: And by the way, they'll they're here today, off tomorrow 213 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: and then it's a normal work week for the Vikings 214 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: game starting on win So we'll nor know more about 215 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: Dak's status come Wednesday when they have to report in. 216 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: McCarthy's first press conference will be Wednesday morning. So yeah, 217 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: but we got that if I came out today, you 218 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: would not have anything to talk about. What are we 219 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: supposed to read into that that he would come out 220 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: and say, how I'm good to go? That's right, because 221 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: if he came out and said I think I don't know, 222 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: and we'd still be talking about it. I mean, that's 223 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: kind of what he said after the game, So we're 224 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: going to read into it that means he is good 225 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: to go. Yeah, And all signs are pointing to that, 226 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: and I think Jerry mentioned it on Friday when he 227 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: did his radio segment that he felt very optimistic about 228 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: Dak being ready to go. So so that's okay. So, 229 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: and that's the injury we know worried about. But as 230 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: far as we know, they got through the weekend unscathed, 231 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: other than Kaz which was a week ago now nearly 232 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: nearly a week go right last Tuesday morning. So we 233 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: haven't seen any bulletin's yet, right, any no police blodder things. Oh, 234 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: we keep checking Twitter to making sure that there's no 235 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: police activity going on as far as Twitter goes. I 236 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: think the biggest thing coming back is everybody had the 237 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: COVID tests and they had to be negative before they 238 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: got into the building. Oh there's a good point, that's right, 239 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: and that's you have the way for on Wednesday COVID 240 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: testing when they come back, and by the way, around 241 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: the league. Matt Nagy, the Bears coach, apparently tested Possi 242 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: after this game, as if this weekend what did go 243 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: bad enough for him going to Tampa and getting drilled. 244 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: They're going to ruin that quarterback. It's going to run. 245 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: Why you go ahead and play Andy Dalton And he's like, 246 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: I'm good, guys. Last year they're runing. I mean, we 247 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: need to remember what Mahomes did his rookie year, which 248 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: was not sat until the last game of the year 249 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: he got in. Yeah yeah, and how did that work 250 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: out for him? I mean think about Aaron Rodgers and 251 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: how he sat early in his career. Okay, I mean 252 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: it's very rare that guys can come into this league 253 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: like Dak Prescott did. Was just going to say, like Dak, 254 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: and and it was out of necessity that Dak played 255 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: and played so well his rookie year, I mean, how 256 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: many But and the other thing to consider about Dak 257 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: is what he had done at Mississippi State. I mean, 258 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: he got a lot of reps in in college, and 259 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: he was an older player coming in a lot of 260 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: these kids they're being drafted at age twenty one, and 261 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: you know, Dak was two years older than that and 262 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: had turned around the Mississippi State program to the point 263 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: that they're building statues for him there. And um, I 264 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: don't know what they actually have, but they should getting 265 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: ready to. But uh, you know, like Trey Lance at 266 00:15:56,800 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: San Francisco. I mean, this guy, he didn't even one 267 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: game last year in North Dakota State after playing the 268 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: year before. So few snaps a sound like parcels right, 269 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: that it's and that was the plan with San Francisco. 270 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: That's why they kept Garoppolo around and that they it's 271 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: a future pick. They give up a lot. But you 272 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: can't expect him to come in as a twenty one 273 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: year old and without with precious little college experience at 274 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: the FCS level and be able to play in this 275 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: league and I mean succeed in this one. You could 276 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: ruin these guys, right, And maybe the best thing that 277 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: happened to Joe Burrow last year was he hurt his 278 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: knee and he didn't have to go through the rest 279 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: of the season because now you've got a taste of it, 280 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: and then he's able to to watch. Yeah, right, and 281 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: now look at he's blossomed already. But the rest of 282 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: these guys that they force fed right there at the beginning, 283 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: they're they're still struggling. So yeah, And in the difference 284 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: on Burrow too, is he was in two elite programs 285 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: MS and he didn't didn't play at Ohio State, but 286 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 1: he was an older player coming in, didn't necessarily have 287 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: the reps, but he was more mature than he has 288 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: a twenty three or twenty four year old coming into 289 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: the league. And I just don't think people, you know, 290 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: understand that you come from college and you try to 291 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: play that first year, all of a sudden you got 292 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: to make adjustments at the line of scrimmage. The coach 293 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: is not sending in another play with five seconds to go, right, 294 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: you got to go under center. Sometimes they're not putting 295 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: signs up for the next play. To think how long 296 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: Breeze sat? Think how long Romo sat? Yeah, Romo sat 297 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: for three years, So did Breeze. You know, they just 298 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: they just and this is a quarterback league. Let's not 299 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 1: make any mistake about it. Look at the NFC. Who 300 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: are the quarterbacks of the teams that are either five 301 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: and one, seven and Ozero or six and one Stafford, 302 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott and Aaron Rodgers. Shocking 303 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: makes a difference. All Right, when we come back, we 304 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: got the trade deadline coming up. Oh yes, by golly, 305 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: a week from tomorrow, right is the trade guest? Okay, 306 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: when you look at this Cowboys team, is there a 307 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: position group of need or is this team set to 308 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: I'm talking in the long haul it's a three and 309 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: a half game lead in the division. 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So I assume 366 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: though they're gonna practice, they can do something. And by 367 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: the way, and eighties something. The mid eighty degree weather 368 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: out there, I think, yeah, I think summer is going 369 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: to just continue on here. All right. So my question 370 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: before the break is, with the trade deadline fast approaching 371 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: next Tuesday, is there a position of need that the 372 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys should explore at least to talk about with some 373 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:19,959 Speaker 1: teams to try to shore up just in case they 374 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: have an injury at a certain position. So, knowing that 375 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: they have guys returning, right, it's almost like you're already 376 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: made a trade because you've got DeMarcus Lawrence. Okay, Now 377 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: let's let's do it by position group then, Okay, you're 378 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: gonna start on defense, the defensive line. You've got DeMarcus 379 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 1: Lawrence coming back, You've got Neville Gallimore coming back. We'll 380 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: see where Tristan Hill is. Lawrence Armstrong coming back and 381 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: maybe sooner than we think, right, Yeah, and I'm talking 382 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: long term here, Yeah, I mean, you got a three 383 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: and a half game lead in the division. And that's 384 00:22:56,440 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: why I think they have the luxury of thinking along term, 385 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: because when you look at the landscape of this NFC East, 386 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: assuming that there's not a collapse coming for the Cowboys, 387 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: uh yeah, and you have to look at it that way, 388 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: and your next game is Sunday, the trade deadlines Tuesday. Um, yeah, 389 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: I think you've got designs on the postseason here, but 390 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: you want to make sure you take advantage of this 391 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: opportunity in case there's someone to pick up at a 392 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: reasonable price. And okay, so we took care of the 393 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: defensive line there, right, Yeah, okay, how about linebacker. I 394 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: mean you got Parsons, Vanderish, Keanu Neil, you like Jabril Cox, 395 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: you like Luke Gifford. I mean yeah, I mean they 396 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: and they haven't played and they haven't played much right, 397 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: by the way, So I don't think it's a pressing need. 398 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: But you also have to look at your roster, and 399 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: I mean it's hard enough in the fifty three and 400 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: roster creating spots for the guys coming back. Well, you 401 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: know what, that's what Jerry pointed out on Friday. You know, 402 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: it was it, which is one of the reasons Jalen 403 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: Smith was let go, right because somebody they got to 404 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: let guys go to get guys back. And uh, and 405 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: I think Jerry's point was we're gonna have enough trouble 406 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: getting guys back on the roster that have been out 407 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: let alone, trading for somebody and creating, and you get 408 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: you get through Sunday's game, hopefully without any major injury. 409 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: And could you Sunday night you could be sitting there going, okay, 410 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: we need to shore up blindbacker or whatever. You know, right, 411 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: all right, how about in the second secondary? I mean, 412 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: you're getting Calvin Joseph back. We'll see what that doesn't 413 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: much he will contribute as it doesn't he give me 414 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: a lot of That doesn't give me a lot of 415 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: confidence that he's going to come in. But where you 416 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: are right now at corner, you love obviously what Trayvon's doing, 417 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: Anthony Brown, and you get Jordan Lewis and the slot. 418 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: You got the depth with Kennedy of course, the rookie 419 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: and theo Sean Wright and then Kelvin Joseph coming back. 420 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: So not look, it would have to be a sweetheart 421 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: deal on the defensive side. And so you would be 422 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: looking at a team that has already played itself out 423 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: of it. It has a veteran corner that they're wanting 424 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: to unload. Yeah, and that would be that would be 425 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: the ones. But the other thing you do on that 426 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: if they're wanting to unload that player. Then they may 427 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: just cut him after the trade deadline they came down 428 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: suit and then you don't have to pay you're paying 429 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: the veteran minimum for him probably. See. But if you 430 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: do that, you got to cut somebody. Who do you 431 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: want to take a chance of losing? You want to lose? 432 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: Get to the practice squad, right, yeah, you want to lose. 433 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: You're talking you got to cut someone at that position, right, 434 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: you want to lose Kelvin Joseph No, second round. So 435 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: that's the that's the hard safety. Well, we're gonna assume 436 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 1: we assume Cazin's good to go. The NFL's not going 437 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: to intercede. We're gonna assume that for now. Now they 438 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: may have knowledge that we don't have. Right, curses playing 439 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: awfully well, right, probably more snaps than anybody on defense. 440 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: Uh no, no, and second leading tackler to Anthony Brown, 441 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: by the way, and Wilson Malie Hooker. You know Hooker's 442 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: been okay, um, but nobody, I mean, it's it's not like, 443 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: oh gosh, we gotta do But you're in better shape 444 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: at the safety position than you have, right, Okay, So 445 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 1: let's switch over the offense wide receiver. You're getting galloped 446 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: back and you're feel pretty good about the wide receiving corps. 447 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: Right okay, tied end. You're getting even Sean McEwan back, 448 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: and looks like he's getting close as a depth piece. Okay, 449 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: any offensive line. Layle Collins comes back this week. He's 450 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: on the roster now, by the way, so he's back. 451 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: You've found out steel can play. Um, you've found out 452 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: that Connor McGovern can play and do different things for you. Um? 453 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: Do you you worry about backup center? Still? Other than that, 454 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: you're probably good? Maybe do you? So who's playing center 455 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: up the otisches now? Um? Well they got Forniac and 456 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:52,919 Speaker 1: he's the only true center. You know, they keep working 457 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: McGovern and Connor Williams there. I don't know if that 458 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: gives you any significant back up. So that's kind of 459 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: a semi week spot right there. Yeah, and and then 460 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 1: is some sort of veteran quarterback going to fall in 461 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: your lap to be about wait, wait, we haven't got 462 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: there yet, Oh we haven't. We were running back? Oh, 463 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: running back. I'm good at running back. Okay, I'm good 464 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,639 Speaker 1: at with McGovern being the fullback. And you're good and 465 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: you still have Ralston on the practice squad. Okay, but 466 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: at running back Zeke and Pollard and yeah, Clement and 467 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 1: then okay, and so that brings us to quarterback, right, 468 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: And so how do you feel if the quarterback if 469 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: there was a veteran quarterback that is, there's just a 470 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: roundabout way back to get to my point, we had 471 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: to go through the whole day. Why didn't we just 472 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: start there and just say, okay the rest there's the 473 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: reason I saved the quarterback for last. Who do you 474 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: got in mind? Well, I would say, okay, First off, 475 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: how do you feel if, if Heaven forbid, anything happened 476 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: with the quarterback? How do you feel about this team 477 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: making a run hot? And it's hard to say because 478 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: I haven't seen it. Right, right, Cooper Rush three passes 479 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: in it. I think this team really needs to and 480 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: that's the reason I'm saying this. We haven't. Maybe Cooper 481 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: Rush would be better than anybody, any backup on betteran 482 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: backup on another team, but we haven't seen him play. 483 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: Of sort of going back to I mean I even 484 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: go back to the Super Bowl teams of the nineties. 485 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: I was going to say ninety three, the backup was 486 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett, and then they had Bernie Kozar. Cozar came 487 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: and this time, this time of the year, Rnie Kozar. 488 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: So that's what I'm looking for. That maybe not. I mean, 489 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: Bernie Kozar obviously had some skins on the wall in 490 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: college and early on and his well in his career 491 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: with Cleveland, okay, and there is a comfort level that 492 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: the coaching staff had with him. I would and I'm 493 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: not saying that this player is Bernie Kozar even but 494 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: he does have experience starting in the league. I would 495 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: keep an eye on what's going on in Miami. If 496 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: the Dolphins really are trading interested in trading for Deshaun Watson, Okay. 497 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: If they acquire Deshaun Watson, then they've got Watson, tuah 498 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: and Jacoby Brussette okay. And so I would keep an 499 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: eye on Jacoby Brussette as a perhaps and I'm not 500 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: and I don't think you'd have to give up much. Okay. 501 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: Then you have a veteran guy who can be and 502 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: and you get him here at midseason and he's learning 503 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:50,719 Speaker 1: the offense as you go along. Here, someone like that one. 504 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: That situation just popped a mind for me because of 505 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: the rumors out there that the Dolphins are interested in 506 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: that there could be something in the works, and they've 507 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: got two of their already. Obviously Brissette's not their guy 508 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: going forward or anything that he might be available. Does 509 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: he fit into this offensive scheme? I don't. I haven't 510 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: watched him enough. Yeah. Yeah, but but I'm just looking 511 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: at but he has some experience, a veteran guy, and 512 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: I just throw him throwing it out there. Why don't 513 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: the Bears just do the cowboys of the There is 514 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: some product knowledge too the other side of the ball. 515 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 1: But you know, he started his college career at Florida 516 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: and wound up at North Carolina State and Dan Quinn 517 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: Quinn was was the defensive coordinator there when Brissette was 518 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: at Florida. But anyway, I just throw that out or 519 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: go around, just as a project for anyone out there, 520 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: go look at rosters. And I haven't just done the 521 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: drill yet. That's just the first one that popped a 522 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: mind for me. Go look at rosters and see if 523 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: there's a veteran quarterback on another team that you would 524 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: like to have in case of a need. Here Andy 525 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: Dalton and well, there you go, there's another one the 526 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: Bears just saying we're done. You're not, You're not taking 527 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: on that contract. Unfortunately it's guaranteed. Yeah, yeah, you're not. 528 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: You don't. And I haven't looked at Brissette's contract, but 529 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: I assume it's not that bad, or at least if 530 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: they if they cut them, I mean, if I'm trading, 531 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: I'm not trading for anything more than a sixth round pick. 532 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: But it's just an idea. It's what NFL front offices 533 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: have to go through right now. Just that that's the 534 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: thinking that's going on, not only here but for the Rams. 535 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 1: I mean in any team that is starting to season 536 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: five and one right now, they got to be looking 537 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: at that if if they because most teams don't have 538 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: a high quality backup to begin with, not saying Brissette 539 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: is even a high quality, but you know, at least 540 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: he's played games. I mean, like when I ask you 541 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: questions I don't know the answer to, like who's the 542 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: backup in Green Bay? Well, their first round draft pick, right, 543 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: who hasn't played a leg? Right, who's the backup now? 544 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: But you would think that they feel good enough about 545 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: him that if Rogers went down, It's loved game and 546 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: in Arizona they signed McCoy. McCoy right, and that's the 547 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: kind of guy you would be looking at. The Chargers 548 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: have Chase Daniel right, Okay, uh, who are the Rams 549 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: even have? It's us, It's on the tip of my tongue. 550 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: It's nobody of note. All right, I've got it right here. 551 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: It is doctor or not nobody of note. 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The unexpected's the guys 607 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:19,360 Speaker 1: that came up and had to fill in and probably 608 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 1: did stuff we didn't expect. Guys like who tops your 609 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,440 Speaker 1: list there, jay Ron Curse yep. I thought when he 610 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 1: came here he was no more than a special teams 611 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: guy and hadn't started that many, which is pretty much 612 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,320 Speaker 1: what he was throughout his career career, although when he 613 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: was with Detroit he ended up starting seven eleven games, right, 614 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 1: Tuh Cedric Wilson, We've never got to see him this 615 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: much in a prominent role as the third wide receiver. 616 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:54,399 Speaker 1: Terrence Steele would probably be near the top of the list, right. 617 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: I don't think we gave him a fighting chance after 618 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: what we saw last week, I mean last year and 619 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: then not Trayvon Diggs playing well, but Trayvon Diggs with 620 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:13,800 Speaker 1: seven interception this level six games is totally unexpected. And 621 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: you know, and I and I ruled out Dak coming back. 622 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:18,840 Speaker 1: I think we thought he was good to go. I 623 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: think we thought Zeke was a different guy. Gregory, I 624 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: think we expected it. Parsons, I expected it. I was, 625 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, I was all over him, you know, being 626 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 1: the guy they drafted. So what he's done so far, 627 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 1: I don't think it's been unexpected. And you know, in 628 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:39,879 Speaker 1: the way the wide receivers are playing, I don't think 629 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:43,399 Speaker 1: that was unexpected. So yeah, the fact that those four 630 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,360 Speaker 1: guys that I mentioned have played at the level they have, 631 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:52,439 Speaker 1: I think has been quite remarkable and continues to add 632 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: to their depth going forward. Curses and we talked about 633 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: it one of our shows last way the surprise player 634 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,200 Speaker 1: during the first six weeks of the season, and Curse 635 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,800 Speaker 1: was my number one guy on the list. Yeah, just 636 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:11,880 Speaker 1: what he has done. I mean for him to basically 637 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: lead the team in snaps and what second end tackles 638 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: and so forth. But it's an eye for the potential 639 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,120 Speaker 1: of a guy, right, you know, especially when he's in 640 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,400 Speaker 1: this fifth year, fifth sixth year in the league. He 641 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: came in, he mentioned it. He was one of the 642 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,840 Speaker 1: guys that did the interviews today and he said, you know, 643 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,279 Speaker 1: he and Anthony Brown came in at the same time 644 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:35,960 Speaker 1: and they're you know, kind of buds and talk, and 645 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:40,360 Speaker 1: he talked about playing the big nickel and he mentioned 646 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: that when he was in college, the coaches wanted to 647 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: move him the linebacker and he didn't want any part 648 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,920 Speaker 1: of it. You know, he didn't he didn't think he 649 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:51,800 Speaker 1: needed to be taken on the three and twenty pound 650 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 1: offensive lineman and he wanted to stay at safety. And 651 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:02,440 Speaker 1: then he said that probably in Detroit they started using 652 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:06,400 Speaker 1: him a little bit more in this big nickel situation. 653 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: And it's kind of a new the NFL coaches have 654 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: created a new spot to help with think of who 655 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:15,840 Speaker 1: is the coach, Who is the coach with the Lions 656 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:19,759 Speaker 1: last year Matt Patricia, Matt Patricia from the Patriots, right, 657 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: And it's the same thing the Patriot whatever since talked 658 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:25,240 Speaker 1: about with Belichick going back to his days with Belichick 659 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: as Super Bowl against Buffalo with six dbs on the 660 00:40:29,239 --> 00:40:32,839 Speaker 1: field and that was thirty years ago. And where we've 661 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,319 Speaker 1: seen it with the Patriots and this and we've seen 662 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:40,400 Speaker 1: other teams. You know, Todd Bowles has done it with 663 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:43,800 Speaker 1: starting with this time with the Cardinals where you know 664 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: they had a first round draft pick who is a 665 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:49,799 Speaker 1: safety out of Washington, Dion Buchanan who they drafted him 666 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:53,279 Speaker 1: with an eye that he's a big linebacker or a 667 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:57,719 Speaker 1: smaller linebacker, a guy with speed. And there have been 668 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: other Clemson big Clemson safeties like Isaiah Simmons who's now 669 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,920 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals, who was a linebacker in the NFL. 670 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,359 Speaker 1: But more and more teams now over the last several 671 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:11,239 Speaker 1: years have gone to that where it has created a 672 00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 1: whole another niche for Jayron Curse type players and maybe 673 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 1: range safeties who can tackle and play down in the box. 674 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: And maybe this big nickel thing will have a rebound 675 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,920 Speaker 1: effect to the first guy we saw it doing it 676 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:31,799 Speaker 1: here was Darren Woodson, and didn't call it a big 677 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 1: nickel right because back then it was a dime and 678 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:39,400 Speaker 1: and basically they would put an extra corner or in 679 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:42,279 Speaker 1: the each slot. But then when he got here, it 680 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: was like, oh, we're going to move our safety up 681 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:47,600 Speaker 1: there because not only can he cover, he can play 682 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:50,239 Speaker 1: the run like a linebacker, which he kind of was 683 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,360 Speaker 1: at Arizona State, a highbred linebacker. Right now, he was 684 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:57,319 Speaker 1: the ultimate right, he can cover Jerry Rice in the slot, right, 685 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:00,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we're talking about a guy with you know whatever. 686 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:04,400 Speaker 1: He had four three speed, right, And and that's if 687 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: you've got a safety with that kind of speed. Now, 688 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:08,680 Speaker 1: Curse does not have that kind of speed. He has 689 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,879 Speaker 1: the size to kind of deal with the tight ends 690 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,120 Speaker 1: tight ends, and Kean O'Neil is the same type, right. 691 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:18,400 Speaker 1: And Joe Witz said that last week about Curse. You know, 692 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,560 Speaker 1: he can come in and eliminate the tight end just 693 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:25,520 Speaker 1: because of his size and his ability to cover. But yeah, 694 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:30,600 Speaker 1: I think that. You know, and there's another guy you 695 00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,520 Speaker 1: signed him to a one year proven deal. Well he's 696 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: kind of proving it. You know, you got any chance 697 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,520 Speaker 1: to keep him or is he you know he gonna 698 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:41,160 Speaker 1: be on you know, in all those safeties, they're all 699 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,160 Speaker 1: in the same boat basically. You know. It also gets 700 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:50,080 Speaker 1: back to the scouting department and the coaches working hand 701 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 1: in hand with each other. Okay, the scouting department does 702 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:56,640 Speaker 1: a great job, led by Will McClay, of knowing what's 703 00:42:56,640 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: available out there and having the resources to know even 704 00:43:01,719 --> 00:43:03,439 Speaker 1: on a guy who's in a sixth year in the league, 705 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: and how and keep an open minded about the possibilities 706 00:43:07,239 --> 00:43:09,239 Speaker 1: for a guy like jay Ron Curse coming in here. 707 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:12,879 Speaker 1: But it's also I think what gets lost a lot 708 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:16,640 Speaker 1: is the communication abilities of a coach like a defensive 709 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:19,719 Speaker 1: coordinator like Dan Quinn. He's got a great ability to 710 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:23,880 Speaker 1: communicate exactly what he wants to a scouting department and 711 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:26,600 Speaker 1: they can then go, so, okay, here's a handful of 712 00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:30,920 Speaker 1: guys who do you like? You know? And it just 713 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 1: speaks to coaching staff and front office staff work in 714 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:38,480 Speaker 1: hand in hand and being on the same page. And 715 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:41,239 Speaker 1: I think I think I've heard this a couple of 716 00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:45,960 Speaker 1: times from Mike McCarthy, the relationship he has developed with 717 00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:49,359 Speaker 1: Will McClay, they're pretty tight. And so when you got 718 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:52,600 Speaker 1: a head coach, you know, in your kind of personnel guy, 719 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:58,400 Speaker 1: day to day personnel guy, with a good relationship, then yeah, communication, 720 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:01,759 Speaker 1: what minds are open, and it's that relationship built on 721 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:06,799 Speaker 1: it's trust and Will McClay and the scouting staff, they've 722 00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:09,800 Speaker 1: got a track record of success here, whether it's the 723 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: college draft or in free agency. Yeah, last year they 724 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:16,239 Speaker 1: missed on guys in free agency, but that's because they 725 00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:19,640 Speaker 1: went with the veteran guys who were injury prone, overdone 726 00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:23,320 Speaker 1: in the case of Don Terry Poe two two t 727 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:28,600 Speaker 1: oo veterans right two old right, right, Yeah, And you 728 00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:30,320 Speaker 1: got to be careful. And that's why one of the 729 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,560 Speaker 1: things that people bring up to me, do you want 730 00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:34,279 Speaker 1: to bring this guy in or that guy? I said, 731 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:37,360 Speaker 1: you cannot keep getting older. You know. It was the 732 00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:42,800 Speaker 1: same thing with with Sherman when he cornerback. You know, 733 00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:45,239 Speaker 1: it's like, do you want to keep getting older? And 734 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,680 Speaker 1: sure enough he gets hurt. But they even though there 735 00:44:49,080 --> 00:44:54,600 Speaker 1: was a reason that Kaz and Neil were available because 736 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:57,680 Speaker 1: they had injury in their past, they were still in 737 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,960 Speaker 1: the sweet spot of their careers if they are back 738 00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:03,279 Speaker 1: from their injuries, and Neil had already proven that he 739 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:05,759 Speaker 1: was back last year Atlanta. Yeah, and they were not 740 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:09,320 Speaker 1: thirty years old. They were in their midst That's what 741 00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:13,040 Speaker 1: I mean. They were right in their second started their 742 00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:16,720 Speaker 1: second contract, and as it turned out, because of the injuries, 743 00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:23,480 Speaker 1: they wasn't a high dollar contracts for either one. Yeah, no, absolutely. So, Yeah, 744 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:26,480 Speaker 1: they've done a nice job, and Curse has been a 745 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,600 Speaker 1: big part of what they've done. Defensively. Now they're not 746 00:45:30,719 --> 00:45:33,680 Speaker 1: out of the woods defensively, they still got to play better. 747 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:37,439 Speaker 1: They still got to eliminate the big plays that they've 748 00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:40,600 Speaker 1: been giving up. You know, And I don't remember if 749 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:42,800 Speaker 1: I mentioned this last year. But what stood out to 750 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:47,239 Speaker 1: me when I looked up the yards receiving that we 751 00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:51,319 Speaker 1: look at this Cowboy offense throwing the ball awfully well. Right, 752 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:54,440 Speaker 1: I think they were ended up being number well, there 753 00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:57,360 Speaker 1: was a number one offense, number two rushing offense. I 754 00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:01,880 Speaker 1: think they were three four in the passing game, so 755 00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:06,560 Speaker 1: they're pretty good. Right. Opponents have passed for thirty two 756 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:09,880 Speaker 1: more yards on the Cowboys than the Cowboys have passed 757 00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:14,600 Speaker 1: on the opponents, which is shocking, right, So that tells 758 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:21,279 Speaker 1: you that Jalen hurts. I mean, some of that can 759 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:23,799 Speaker 1: be Now I agree with you right that it needs 760 00:46:23,840 --> 00:46:26,560 Speaker 1: to be short up, but some of that can be 761 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:29,560 Speaker 1: misleading on the passing yards because teams are playing from 762 00:46:29,600 --> 00:46:32,040 Speaker 1: so far behind that they're throwing on every down right 763 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:34,200 Speaker 1: in the second half of game, but they're still giving 764 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:37,799 Speaker 1: up too many big plays. You know, they've given up 765 00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:41,080 Speaker 1: twenty seven pass plays of twenty yards or more. And 766 00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:45,640 Speaker 1: of those twenty seven plays, the average per play is 767 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:49,840 Speaker 1: thirty one yards. And you just you can't exist like that. 768 00:46:50,080 --> 00:46:53,680 Speaker 1: You've got to do a better job. Dan Quinn talked 769 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:56,719 Speaker 1: about it, Joe Witt talked about it, that they've got 770 00:46:56,840 --> 00:47:00,160 Speaker 1: to tighten up. And the thing that Joe Whitt was 771 00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:03,200 Speaker 1: pointing out was the fact that, you know, the first 772 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:07,400 Speaker 1: game against Tampa Bay, he said, we had three missed assignments. 773 00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:12,000 Speaker 1: But lately it hasn't been missed assignments. It's been missed tackles. 774 00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:15,480 Speaker 1: Like they're throwing a twelve fifteen yard pass, it's turning 775 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,360 Speaker 1: in the thirty. Got a tackle better, even if the 776 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,759 Speaker 1: guy catches the ball. And he said that would be 777 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:24,480 Speaker 1: something that they work on leading up to this Minnesota game. 778 00:47:24,600 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: And we know Kirk Cousins wants to get the ball 779 00:47:27,320 --> 00:47:31,960 Speaker 1: down the field. Yes, he's not always wanted to. He's not. 780 00:47:32,200 --> 00:47:36,600 Speaker 1: He's not he's not playing uh horizontally right, that's right, 781 00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:39,200 Speaker 1: he wants to go down the field. All right. I 782 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:43,480 Speaker 1: think that does it for this edition of mix Shots. 783 00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:47,200 Speaker 1: I figured we had at least five minutes left. Well, uh, well, 784 00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:50,120 Speaker 1: here's something that I want you to come back tomorrow. 785 00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:53,520 Speaker 1: Not another homework, No, it's it's just you have to 786 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:57,719 Speaker 1: ward off over confidence. Mickey ward off over pretty good 787 00:47:57,760 --> 00:48:01,400 Speaker 1: at that. Don't be looking at the standings right all right? 788 00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:06,920 Speaker 1: And just remember seating in this playoff system is going 789 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,600 Speaker 1: to be very important. Yeah, how has the postseason changed 790 00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:13,799 Speaker 1: this year. Well, I think there's only one bye one bye, yeah, 791 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,440 Speaker 1: and that's going to be played for right to the 792 00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:19,080 Speaker 1: last week I've met, or the second to the last week, 793 00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:23,640 Speaker 1: or at least I guess exactly. You got something to 794 00:48:23,719 --> 00:48:26,799 Speaker 1: do about it, right, That's a long way down the road, 795 00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:29,600 Speaker 1: all right, But a short time down the road is 796 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:32,480 Speaker 1: the next edition of Mixed Shots, which will be Tuesday 797 00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:36,279 Speaker 1: at one thirty, and we will see you then. This 798 00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:39,200 Speaker 1: has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and 799 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:41,200 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.