1 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: By Miller Lite, the only beer the Cowboys. It's Miller Time, 2 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: Albertson's and Tom Thumb, the official supermarket and pharmacy of 3 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. Luke Casey the official bootmaker of the 4 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. Blockchain dot Com trusted by millions, trusted by 5 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: America's team, and by Omni Omni Hotels and Resorts, the 6 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys. Now your hosts, Hailey 7 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: Sutton and Brad Chan and welcome everybody. Welcome to the 8 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: Concrete Cowboy. Welcome to the middle like you can applaud 9 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: better than that. Yes, this is our These people are 10 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: our loyalists. They're here every week and it's Victory Monday. 11 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: It's Victory Monday. You know what we need? We need 12 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: uh somebody, Um, we need somebody to record part of 13 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: an open that will This is not the last Victory Monday. 14 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: You understand there will be more Victory Monday the shirt. 15 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: So we need a Victory Monday open to play when 16 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: it's appropriate. Let's pass that word up the food chain. 17 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: So h what a treat for me to be able 18 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,199 Speaker 1: to introduce all of you to Hailey Sutton who haven't 19 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: met Haley yet, and we're gonna steal some of Tyler's 20 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: time because I don't think he's gonna mind, so that 21 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: you can get to meet Haley. And our very special 22 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: guest is the cowboys number one draft choice, Tyler or Smith. 23 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for being here. Look at that 24 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: you get do we? Uh? Do anybody come in from 25 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: Crowley from the neighborhood? Tonightley? Not tonight? Okay, all right, 26 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: U We're gonna get all into all of that because 27 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: it's victory Monday and the Cowboys have now they've now 28 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: beaten both the Super Bowl teams from last year, and 29 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: uh and I guess they've got another interesting game coming 30 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: up Sunday night. But we'll get to that. We'll talk. 31 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: I want all of you who have not had a 32 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: chance on Dallas Cowboys dot com to get to know 33 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: Hailey Sutton, who is new to the organization four weeks 34 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: week week starting week four. Yea, So ladies and gentlemen, 35 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: Haley Sutton tell them about yourself. Hi, guys, Oh, this 36 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: is so much fun. This is so different from what 37 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: I'm used Sorry, normally just get a camera in front 38 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: of me. So it's good to get to actually chat 39 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: with some people. I am just so excited to be here. 40 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: I am from the area. I grew up in Red Oak, Texas, 41 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: so right down the road and here my whole life 42 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: supported this franchise my whole life, So what a dream 43 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: to get to do this every day. I got my 44 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: start in local news, so I graduated from the University 45 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: of North Texas goming Green and there you go, Terrence. 46 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: From there, I packed up my stuff and my two dogs, 47 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: and I moved to Great Falls, Montana, where I spent 48 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: two years working out of television station in Great Falls, Montana. 49 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: Not a big round of applause for great Fun, but 50 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: I know it was different. From there, I went to Montgomery, Alabama, 51 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: where I got to cover the Crimson Tide, the Auburn Tigers, 52 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: and some high school football. And then I went to Miami. 53 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: So I actually just moved here from Miami. I was 54 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: living there since January, and now I'm back here with 55 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys back home and we're happy to have you. 56 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: And you'll if you go to Dallas Cowboys dot com 57 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: and watch all the programming, you will see Hayley. She 58 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: is ubiquitous, which I does not mean I think right 59 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: hand and left hand. I think that's ambidextrous, right, Okay, 60 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: But but she's everywhere, and she's going to be with 61 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: us for the rest of the season on the Cowboys Hour. 62 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: We are thrilled about that. We are delighted that we 63 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: are back here at Concrete Cowboy in the Star District, 64 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: and we're here for another three or four weeks, the 65 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: right up almost to Halloween. Right out here on the patio, 66 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: it's lovely, great big TVs, fabulous food, and we'd love 67 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: to put on a show for the studio audience and 68 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: the patios the studio. So we're glad to have you here. 69 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: We're glad to have you listening wherever you're joining us 70 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network and on the home 71 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: of Hailey Sutton, Dallas Cowboys dot Com. The little boxes, Tyler, 72 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: these are all the little cameras that so you can 73 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: wave to everybody at home because we're streaming on Dallas 74 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: Cowboys dot Com. And so here is Tyler Smith, who 75 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: if we had told you one year ago that in October, 76 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: a year from now, you're gonna be the starting left 77 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, you would have said, I mean, 78 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. That's probably what I would 79 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: have said at that point in time. Uh, I mean 80 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: I was just in college at the time, Like we 81 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: were in the middle of the college season, obviously, like 82 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: I took a game by game then as I still 83 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: do now. You know, you take every week, day by day, 84 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: game by game in terms of football, and so I 85 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: was just in a different I was definitely in a 86 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: different space at the time. Like I definitely had aspirations 87 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: for sure, uh, you know, going to the NFL. But 88 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: it's just a different time. So yesterday obviously a very 89 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: big important win when you beat the a team like 90 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: the defending Super Bowl champions on the road. Um, could 91 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: you tell about how many Cowboy fans there were? Could 92 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: you feel at the presence of the Cowboy fans? I 93 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: mean you could definitely feel that we were we were 94 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: battling on more even ground then you know they probably expected, like, uh, 95 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: you know, the crowd was loud, like it was an 96 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: amazing atmosphere for sure. You can feel that, you know, 97 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: we had we had the home team on the away 98 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: field for sure. Was that weird? How did you how 99 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: did what does that do for a player on the road? 100 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: I mean it definitely, you know I'd be so locked. 101 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: Probably gonna get a lot of that from Tulsa, did 102 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: you we have fansom, not to that level, but it's 103 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: definitely I definitely think it's an advantage. It makes the 104 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 1: other team kind of feel, you know, feel the pressure 105 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: of a game just as much as we do in 106 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: certain situations game situations. So it's definitely an advantage. I say, 107 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: all right, we're gonna get this out of the way 108 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: because you won the game. And uh, and it's part 109 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,119 Speaker 1: of the narrative. So you got to meet Aaron Donald 110 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: in person, I didn't get I got to coin it 111 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: with him for sure. Yeah, which was not a surprise 112 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: to you. You knew they were going to put him 113 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: over there. So when the game started and I've just 114 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: been watching some of the first half offense, uh when 115 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: so when the game started, they had him more insight 116 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: at his traditional position. Did you find yourself from the 117 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: beginning of the game just looking up to see is 118 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: he here yet? Because I know he's coming. I mean, 119 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: we keyed in on him all week, like you know, 120 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: it isn't a lie that you know in the NFL, 121 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: when you have a player like that, he's a huge 122 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: part of the game playing terms that you can kind 123 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: of limit his abilities, you know, his ability to erect 124 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: the game. So whenever, whenever he was on the field, 125 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: we always knew, like, okay, ninety nines on the field, 126 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: like you know where he is, and that would kind 127 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: of change up some of your job responsibilities, like albe 128 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: it like my newly. But it was all important, like 129 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: in terms of just how to kind of put him 130 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: in a box a little bit. So if my memory's right, 131 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: it was near the end of the first quarter when 132 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: they put him at end over you for the first time, right, 133 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: And did you say to yourself, oh, there you are. Yeah, 134 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: I've been waiting for you. I mean I've seen him, 135 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: like I see it because we was going fast the time, 136 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: and so I get up to the line. Lie, of 137 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: course I see him. I'm getting the passporal call. You know, 138 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: I get set. But you you know, I mean, you 139 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: know who that is over there for sure, Like you know, 140 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: there's no mistaking that, like you know, the two nines 141 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: on there. So someday, you know, Aaron Donald is gonna say, yeah, 142 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: I played against Tyler Smith when he was a rookie. 143 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: By the way, just so you know you know who 144 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: Larry Allen is right, I do know. So Larry Allen, 145 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: who might be the best offensive lineman in the history 146 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: of this franchise, He's a he's a Hall of Famer man. 147 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: I saw Reggie White throw Larry Allen his rookie year, 148 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: pick him up and throw him. So nobody else ever 149 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: did that to him again. And I don't know how 150 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: many people are going to give you the problems that 151 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald did yesterday, but it happens, is what I'm 152 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: trying to say. So what do you think you learned 153 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: from the experience of having a full dose of Aaron 154 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: Donald yesterday? I mean, definitely just to say tight, Like 155 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: he's a great player, Like you know, you can't take 156 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: it from him. He's probably one of the best defensive 157 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: players in the game, if not the best to ever play. 158 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: And like, at the end of the day, you know 159 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: you're funding, you're gonna fall into the level of your training. 160 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: Like when I went back and watch the tape, you know, 161 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: I kind of wondered, like, you know, what he did 162 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: or what he may not or have done to like 163 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: kind of give me a those positions. And when I 164 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: look back at a lot of it was on me, Like, 165 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, we got Jason Peters on the sideline with 166 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: us that game. You know, I come to the sideline 167 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: you know after you know, I have some bad rests 168 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: against him. He's like, he's like, man, you just gotta 169 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: kick and stay square. Like you know, it's not a secret. 170 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: He's like, you're not putting yourself in the best position 171 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: to win. Like I'm just telling you how it is. 172 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: And so like, you know, I'll come back to the 173 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: field and you know, I kind of you know, I 174 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: take that with me and you know, things happen. It's 175 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: like you said, that's a great player at the end 176 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: of the day, he got to play football. But I 177 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: could have put myself in a better position for sure. 178 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: Like it's just a it's a good learning experience. What 179 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: is the bragging rights for you feel like now that 180 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: you've you've battled the best defensive player in the league, 181 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,719 Speaker 1: arguably one in the history of the league, and your 182 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: team won that battle. So from a bragging perspective, Like, 183 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: how does that feel? I mean, it was definitely cool. Like, 184 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: you know, victory is a huge in the NFL. You know, 185 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: they're not easy to come out, but you know, the 186 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: goal the goal still loses far ahead in the future, 187 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: like you know, we want to lift that Lombardi Trophy 188 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: at the end of the year. It was definitely good 189 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: to like, you know, go against a team like that, 190 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: go against players like that, and kind of see, like, 191 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: you know, what all the hype is about, because there 192 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: is a lot you know, there's a there's a little 193 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: error mystery like some you know, electrician error where you 194 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: kind of go against like, you know, dudes like that, 195 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: and so it was it was definitely a great team 196 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: win just to kind of you know, establish you know 197 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: what we got on this team, you know what we 198 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: bring forward in this year, but you know, our goals 199 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: definitely lae for our ahead in the future. Does your 200 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: preparation not change, you know, because there's a you know, 201 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: there's a certain routine that you guys go through every 202 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: week when it comes to practice and meetings and all 203 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: of that. But now that you face someone like Aaron Donald, 204 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: you've learned about yourself, Like you mentioned, you've got mentors 205 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: like Jason Peters on the sideline. Does your preparation going 206 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: into a new game week change now that you have 207 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: that under your belt? I mean, it definitely does. Like, 208 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, the more tape you have other guys throughout 209 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: the year, the more tape they have of you, and 210 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: so you know, at this junction in the year, that's 211 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: where you gotta do a lot more self scout, like 212 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: you gotta really kind of see where your weaknesses are, 213 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: where you gotta be more consistent, you know, where you 214 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: gotta change like yo play style to kind of keep 215 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: a bombing throughout the year, because you know it's it's 216 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: definitely you know, week to week, you know, things change. 217 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: You know, guys go down, guys come up, and you 218 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: just got to kind of understand who you're going against 219 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: and how you got to change or something. Two other 220 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: things come to mind, and then we're gonna have to 221 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: take our first break. One is you mentioned Jason Peters 222 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: to me, just having watched him through the years and 223 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: knowing a little bit about him. Because Tyron is not 224 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: able to be a Tyron's getting treatment, he can't be 225 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: around you as much as he wants to be. Right 226 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: to me, whatever they're paying Jason Peters was worth it 227 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 1: to have him in the room with you and Terrence, 228 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: whether he ever got on the field or not. Can 229 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: you just say a word about what he's meant to 230 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 1: you from a mentoring position. I mean he's been he's 231 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: been huged for me, Like you know, we have Tying 232 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: his Zacht in the room. You know, those are Hall 233 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: of Fame players. Like at the end of the day, 234 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: you can't really debate that. But he's also you know, 235 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: he's a hall of Fame guy. And when Tyron went down, 236 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: he kind of, like you said, had to do treatment 237 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: and other things that drew him away from the team. 238 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: JP came in and he's been doing this for like, 239 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, we're fifteen years. He's been playing you know, 240 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: NFL football, soin songs like three years old. So it's 241 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: kind of hearing what he has to say. And like 242 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: having him kind of coached me up when I had to, 243 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 1: you know, do the short turnaround from training camping a 244 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: playing tackle like it brought me, you know, it brought 245 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: me light years ahead because it was just like you know, 246 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: there's a trus component to everything. There's a trust in 247 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: your coach and you know, there's a trust in your 248 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: training and all these sorts of things. And when you 249 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: have somebody telling you, you know, to do certain things, 250 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: like and they're telling you a certain way and they 251 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: have like you know, fifteen years or you know, fifteen 252 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: plus years experience, like I say fifteen, but it's more 253 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: than that. But just all the experience he has, like 254 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: you're able to trust it more, You're able to like, 255 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: you know, just you know, pour more your soul into it. 256 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: So he's definitely he's been huged for our room and 257 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: he's continue to help me today and the other the 258 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: other thing. But then we'll take our break. Is I 259 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: want to ask you a question I asked Sam Williams 260 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: after they get Sam Williams had his best game so far, 261 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: played his most snaps, made an impact, and so I'm 262 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: gonna ask you the same question. How would you describe 263 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: the difference in yourself as a football player from the 264 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: first day in Oxnard until today. Definitely, Um, definitely just 265 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: understanding the game more, if that makes sense. Like there's 266 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: so much that goes into this game, like you know, 267 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: from preparation a person now to like all these other 268 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: sorts of things that kind of happened, And as you 269 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: go throughout the year, you'll find, like you know, there's 270 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: a lot of adapting you gotta do. There's a lot 271 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: of learning that you do throughout the year. Like there's 272 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, technique things that you gotta 273 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta hold up on. There's a lot 274 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: of mental things you gotta hold up on because you're 275 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: going to gets a different opponent every week, and you know, 276 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: all these opponents are the best of the best. So 277 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: definitely just becoming a more dutiful football player in terms 278 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: of like preparation and stuff like that. For sure. It's 279 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: Victory Monday, and we're giving everybody a chance to get 280 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: to know Tyler Smith, the Cowboys left tackle. We're at 281 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: the Concrete Cowboy at the Star District in Fresco. We'll 282 00:13:38,960 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: be right back. Cow Was cow Was was m to 283 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: the miller like Cowboys Hour supported by Albertson. This hour 284 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: is presented by Albertson's and Tom Thumb. Get ten percent 285 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: off your groceries every Dallas Cowboys game day when you 286 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: wear your Cowboys jersey. Albertson's and Tom Thumb, the official 287 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: supermarket and pharmacy of the Dallas Cowboys. We've been chatting 288 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: with Cowboys left tackle Tyler Smith and Tyler we were 289 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: chatting during the break just about the the age difference. 290 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: You mentioned that Jason Peters kind of like the funny 291 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: uncle as opposed to a big brother. And I somebody 292 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: pointed this out to me today. I wrote it down 293 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: and I highlighted here, you're not old enough to rent 294 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 1: a car officially yet, but you're going against guys like 295 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald and you're you're learning from Tyrn Smith, Jason Peters. 296 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: I want to ask you just what are maybe some 297 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: of the challenges that you face being so young and 298 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: being thrust into a position starting like you are. I mean, 299 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: it's definitely, uh I say, it's it's kind of adjustment 300 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: in life a little bit, like it was definitely something 301 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: I was expecting. Like you know, going through our college, 302 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: I'm used to strain you a schedule, like you know, 303 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: having to be places early, having to be on tom 304 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: like that. It's no problem with that, but it's kind 305 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: of you know, it's my second like real job, and 306 00:17:54,520 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 1: like like I worked at Sonic and then I was well, 307 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: I worked at songing and then I was a professional 308 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: football player, you know, and yeah, and like you know, 309 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: the skills, the skills are just you know, which one's harder. 310 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: You definitely do more standing a song. It's weird, it's weird, 311 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: but but yeah, it's just different in terms of like 312 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: how you how you approach the job because you know, 313 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: you come in and obviously, like you know you're draft 314 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: at high like you know, a lot is expected. You 315 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: want to have all the answers like and I'm in 316 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: a room with a lot of guys who have a 317 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: lot of good answers, and so they've definitely been a 318 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: valuable resource to me in terms of my development and 319 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 1: just like you know, them helping me out. But it's 320 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's a lot more preparation. It's a lot 321 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: more that goes into it, Like you have to be 322 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: on top of a lot more. And I feel like 323 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: it's it's not necessarily something that specific to me, but 324 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: it's the same for a lot of the young players 325 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: that's coming to the league. The Tator Tizard is good here. 326 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: I mean they when they when they serve them up 327 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: there pretty good. But you don't get them as often, right, No, 328 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: we don't get them, not during this season. They look 329 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: out for us though, because you know the diet, the 330 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: die terry, I will say, we get we get to 331 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: eat lunch in there with you guys too, and no 332 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: complaints on that end. The food is very very good. 333 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: So no complaints On that end, I was gonna ask 334 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: you what your go to Sonic order since you worked there. 335 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: My go to Sonic or probably the probably a popcorn 336 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: chicken up baby while you work there, so you you 337 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: eventually you stopped liking the food because you see how 338 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: you kind of see how it was prepared, Like wow, wow, 339 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: all these people are like questioning whether or not they're 340 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: going to go back to Let me just talk to 341 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: our marketing team, Sonic sponsor. We're okay, all right, you 342 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: get going, Tyler, You're on. It's not necessarily Sonic in general. 343 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: It's just kind of like fast food. But when you 344 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: see how fast food it's done like in house, you 345 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: kind of you're a little bit shocked. But but yeah, 346 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: it's just it's different for sure. All Right, it's Sonic 347 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 1: for dinner last night. So now no, I did the 348 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: top throw. You had a chicken sandwich, so you can't 349 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: can't go wrong? Can that go wrong? With the touch? Okay, 350 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: let's let's go back to Crowley. Um, when did you 351 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: know that you might be a good football player a 352 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: good football play before Crowley? Even before high school? Um, 353 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: I mean I don't know really, Like I felt like 354 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: in Peewee. You know, I was a bigger kid. I 355 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: was faster, I was stronger, like all the things that 356 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: make you a good football player. But like my position 357 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: changed in high school. Like so I went from playing 358 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,479 Speaker 1: D line like most of my young young as a 359 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: as a kid and all the way up intil my 360 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: junior in high school and I switched to olon And 361 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: I didn't really know, like, you know what O lin was, 362 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: like how you were supposed to do it. Like I 363 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: just knew you're supposed to like block people. You're just 364 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: supposed to get on somebody and move them. And so 365 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: like you know, I did a lot of that. You know, 366 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,640 Speaker 1: I got to college. I was pretty humbling my expectations. 367 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: You know. I was like, I'm gonna come in. You know, 368 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get my education. You know, I'm gonna play football. 369 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: We'll see where it goes. But when I went against 370 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 1: Trevis Gifts he played for the Bears. Now, like when 371 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: I kind of went up against him, and like, you know, 372 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: I've seen how I was playing against I was like, okay, 373 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: you know, I might have a chance to do some 374 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: great things. I knew Travis was going to the NFL 375 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: coming in, Like I knew he was one of my 376 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 1: best players, and so he gave me a lot of 377 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: confidence to myself. And obviously, you know things, you know, 378 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: thank god things, you know, things turned out really well 379 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: for me, Like and said, I was in a very 380 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: blessed position. I have not got my degree yet, but 381 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: I'll go back. I'll go back and do that. So 382 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: you know, you know, expectations changed, for sure. The defense 383 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: to offense thing interests me. It takes a whole different mentality, 384 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: especially when you're playing in the line when they first 385 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: was in high school that you got moved, Yeah, I 386 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: got moved in high school. And when when you're playing 387 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: D line and peewee, uh did it go tackle the guy, 388 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: run after him and run him down and tackle him? 389 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: Did that feel natural? And did it feel unnatural some 390 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: of the discipline things that you had to do to 391 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: play online in high school? I felt like I definitely 392 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: felt like some of the discipline things online were unnatural. Like, 393 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, I like D line, you know, to this day, 394 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: like you know, I probably know if I could have 395 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: been a D line, you know I would I would 396 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: have done that obviously, did it happened that way? But 397 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, my favorite players are d lineman. Like a 398 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: lot of thought things I brought to the other side 399 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: of the ball. I felt like I came from that 400 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: defensive mentality, just like in terms of the aggression, in 401 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: terms of just like you know the play style and 402 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: you know the mentality. Obviously you know oldline. You don't 403 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: have as much of a chance, but no, you have 404 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: just as much of a chance to impose your will. 405 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: But you just like you know, it's a team sports 406 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 1: type thing, like you're more of a cohesive unit, Like 407 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: it's less about you and more about us in terms 408 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: of like your mindset. So that was definitely a change 409 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: at first. Do you know who Mark too and A 410 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: was here? We heard of him? I'm not sure. Mark 411 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: too and A was a Pro Bowl aligneman for the Cowboys. 412 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: He was a college free agent, came out of Hawaii 413 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: as a defensive lineman, made the team as a defensive lineman, 414 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 1: was a natural aggressive guy, played many years before they 415 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: moved him to offense, and then he made the Pro Bowl. 416 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: And to the day that he stopped playing, he said, 417 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: I never felt right. I still think I'm a defensive lineman. 418 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 1: I just have that in me. I think right, I 419 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: was gonna say it. Dan Quinn's listening. His ears are 420 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: kind of perking up a little bit. The opportunity for 421 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: you to be Does he know that you you know, 422 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: I mean you jump in if you were if a 423 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: couple of guys got nicked up, you jump Yeah. Obviously, 424 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: you know I'm gonna do whatever I need to do 425 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: to help the team. Like it's not a problem, but 426 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, think things that turn out that way for sure. 427 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: I definitely feel like, you know, this is my you know, 428 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 1: this is what I need to do like here, But 429 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's kind of like you said, it never 430 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: quite feels like you know, you always look at the 431 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: other side. You like, maybe I could do that a 432 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: little bit better than he could, but you never know, 433 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 1: especially when they tell you don't use your hands like that. Oh, 434 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: let me use my hand. Let me show you what 435 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: I can do if I use my hand. Yeah, So 436 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: it's it's definitely, you know, it's a you know, in 437 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: another life, how common is it for that conversion or 438 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: how often do you see that where a guy maybe 439 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: starts on the offense and moves to the defense or 440 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: vice versa. I mean, it happens a lot like the 441 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: same thing happened with Lane Johnson. Lane Johnson was like 442 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: a d n H in college, Like he couldn't he 443 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: either kept kept trying to keep Way off him or 444 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: he couldn't gain weight, and he gained like a lot 445 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 1: of weight that oh you obviously you know, became what 446 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: he was. Jason Peters, he actually started off as a 447 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: defensive line prospect and then he got moved to like 448 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 1: I think he got moved to tight end in college, 449 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: did a lot of special team and stuff, came to 450 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: the NFL, then he got moved to Olne. So it 451 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: was kind of like the same way for him. It's 452 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: the same way for a lot of players, like just 453 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: because you know d lineman tend to have better For 454 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: even even Tyler Beatish in high school he was a 455 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,479 Speaker 1: defensive line prospect. He went to college or he went 456 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: to a camp and uh he worked oline there, ended 457 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: up getting a scholarship and so that's kind of how 458 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: he got started. So I happing for a lot of guys, 459 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: it's pretty common what is your I guess the benefit 460 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: of that for you, Like, how does that give you 461 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: an advantage at all? Whenever you're at practice or when 462 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: you're lining up in games? I mean, I definitely feel like, 463 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, the mental advantage is big, Like I don't 464 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: necessarily think the lineman and more athletic than like full 465 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: time oline or anything. I feel like it's less about that, 466 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: but definitely a mentality thing for sure, Like you know, 467 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: that aggression when you played throughout the whistle, like you know, 468 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: you got a chip on your shoulder, Like even if 469 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: like all one you kind of got to restrain the 470 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: more I'm gonna lie like you can't really, you can't 471 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: really bug, you can't show your emotion as much, like 472 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of you know, just staying within 473 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: the confines of the roles. But it's definitely something I 474 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: brought with me to the other side of the ball. 475 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: It's just some mentality And have you heard it expressed, 476 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: um by guys you've played with or against through college 477 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: and now that you're up here that, uh, a little 478 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: bit of a nasty streak in an offensive lineman is 479 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: a very admirable trade as long as you can keep 480 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: it in check. Oh, I definitely have like it was 481 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: something it was something that was embraced. That's also like, 482 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: you know, we we took pride of how physical we played. 483 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: You know, we took product and you know, putting dudes 484 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: on the ground and like all these other sorts of things, 485 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: but we also took product in a discipline aspect that 486 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: came with that. Like you know, you know it's all 487 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: you know, it's good to do all these things, but 488 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: just make sure, like you know, everything you do is 489 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: can do something to helping the team, like as you know, 490 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 1: and all offense, like you know, our job is to 491 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: move the ball forward, like you're trying to move it 492 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: back at least as possible, but you're also trying to 493 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, trying to impose your wheel down there for sure. 494 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: Do you like to see a guy quip? You like 495 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: to make him quiit? I do like seeing guys quick 496 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: because it's like it's weird to see almost like you know, 497 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: in football, you know, it's such a you know, it's 498 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: a macho sport, like when you're gonna gets the dude, 499 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: like it's like two wheels clashing every play like it 500 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: so on a dude breaks, like you know, it's kind 501 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: of it's kind of sad to see, but you definitely 502 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 1: like to see it because you're like, yeah, like we 503 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 1: caught him that, Like we see one break. You know, 504 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: the chain is weak, Like if that makes sense, where 505 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: you see one link break like the chain is weak. 506 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: You were described by your head coach today as being 507 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: an alpha. Does that what does that mean to you? Alpha? 508 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 1: I mean it definitely means like to me when I 509 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: heard I think leader like necessarily not never how you 510 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: are like physically, But there's a lot more things than 511 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: encompass alpha, like how you approach things, like what's your 512 00:26:56,560 --> 00:27:00,200 Speaker 1: mentality towards things, you know, work ethic, like how you 513 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,159 Speaker 1: now you view yourself as part of a team, like 514 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, like you know one 515 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: alpha and you know ten ten regular guys. You know 516 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: that's you know, that's cool, but eleven alpha's on the 517 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: same on the same line, like or the same team, 518 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: or the same side of the ball, Like that's something 519 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: that's in replaceable. Like when you got that and then 520 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: you really you cook it with something dangerous. Is there 521 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: ever a moment where you're allowed because you know you're 522 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 1: talking about from an offensive line perspective, you based work 523 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: as a unit and you're you know it's that's kind 524 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 1: of the goal. But is there ever a moment when 525 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: you want to kind of break out and celebrate like 526 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: maybe you get that key block or you avoid the penalty, 527 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: Like are you able to kind of show who Tyler 528 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: Smith is? I mean definitely in victory, Like you know, 529 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: I feel like with games like when you get good 530 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: blocks and when you score, obviously when you score, But 531 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: in victory is like when you can really when I 532 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: feel like it's really time to celebrate because that's when 533 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 1: you you know you're given everything you had, like you 534 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: know in the time limit, you know you came out 535 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: on top, like you know there's nothing else left to 536 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: be said. You know there's nothing else left to be done, 537 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: like you know you want so definitely, then I feel 538 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: like victors when you can show you show you behind 539 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. How how old you have to be 540 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: to rent a car? Twenty five is what I was told. 541 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:10,719 Speaker 1: I thought it was twenty six, but I can't remember 542 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: what it is. But I can get it. I rent 543 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: a car. Now you just gotta special special page. But 544 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 1: now now you just go in and say, I'm Tyler Smith. 545 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: I need to rent that car. There's like a feed 546 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: we do get we get a who do you get 547 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 1: a little discount. I'm not sure how much I can 548 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: say about that, but I didn't hear a thing. I 549 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: don't know what you're talking about, except that Tyler Smith, 550 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: the Cowboys rookie, number one draft pick and starting left tackle, 551 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: as our guest this evening. We are at Concrete Cowboy 552 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: at the Star District in Frisco on the Cowboys Hour, 553 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: and we will have a microphone to pass among our 554 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: audience here if you would like to talk to Tyler 555 00:28:49,080 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: a little bit later and we'll be right back. Cow 556 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: Boys Out supported by Alfredson from Concrete Cowboy at the 557 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: Star District in Frisco. I'm Brad Sham with Haley Shutton 558 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: and our very special guest, Tyler Smith, the Cowboys left tackle. Hayley, Oh, Hayley, 559 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: do you have anything there you'd like to read about? 560 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: Luke Casey. Lu Casey, thank you for helping me out 561 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: with that. I've been struggling with the pronunciation. The Cowboys 562 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: Hour is presented by Luke Casey, the official bootmaker of 563 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. And I will never say that wrong 564 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: ever again. Never. I've never heard you say it all, 565 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: Lee Casey, Like Bradminton, we're here with Tyler Smith. Tyler, 566 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: I want to take you kind of away from the 567 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: game for a second. So it's an off day or 568 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: maybe a late day of practice. What do you do 569 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: to kind of get your mind off of football, just 570 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: to kind of reset a little bit. Man, That's that's 571 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: a funny question. Okay, So I'll be completely honest here. 572 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: My all days can like consistently pretty much consistent meat 573 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: getting up. You know, I eat breakfast. You know, I'll 574 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: cook my breakfast. You know, I go get some treatment 575 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: because you know, it's a short week. A lot of 576 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: the times in NFL, you know, you gotta shore, you 577 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: gotta get your body right. You know, you come home 578 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: like you kind of like I kind of do wherever 579 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: the day takes me to. Like I might go, you know, 580 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: I might go to the to the range and like 581 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: you know, you know, shoot a few targets, and you know, 582 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 1: I might you know, go see like go see a hype, 583 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: like go see a friend or something like, you know, 584 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: something like that. But it's pretty chill most of the time. 585 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: I don't like to kind of sit down and just 586 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: relax because, like you know, it's a pretty hectic week. 587 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: Oh I do game. I do game occasionally. I play 588 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: Call of Duty. Uh Man, Funny enough, you know, I'm 589 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: trying to learn, you know, I'm trying to play the 590 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: Madden like you know, I don't like what they've done, 591 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: you know in recent years where they I really don't um. 592 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: And then you know, I play. I play some shooters. 593 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: So I play some pretty like like you know, Call 594 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: of Duty and stuff like some other shooters like that. 595 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: When you go to the range, what is your shooting 596 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: instrument of choice? Oh okay, so I got a membership, 597 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: so I can I can basically like rent whatever they 598 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: got on the wall, and they always got something new 599 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: in there, so you can run. You can run a gun, 600 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: but not a car. Just want to make sure of that. 601 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: We live. We live in the Great States, so yes, 602 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: so so I definitely, I mean I try to shoot rifles. 603 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: I kind of shoot everything they have in there. It's 604 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 1: kind of like you know, being a kid in the 605 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: candy shot when it comes to that, like because don't 606 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:14,399 Speaker 1: let me take whatever I want to onto the range. 607 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,840 Speaker 1: Just gotta pay for the AMO, like you know, it 608 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: kind of depends on how much you want to pay 609 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: for AMO, because like some like you know, some weapons 610 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: like they're AMMO like Amos high right now, apparently I 611 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: never really knew the market on that, like how that 612 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: was so like you know, you might pay a dollar 613 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: a bullet, like for fifty counts something like that. It's 614 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: like a lot. I can't I can't remember what the 615 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:35,760 Speaker 1: sivin numbers, but like five or seven bucks of bullets. 616 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: It really depends, But I do that well. I'm gonna 617 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: try to go to stay Fair at some point, like 618 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: before they leave, because you know, we haven't had as 619 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: much time as I wanted to. So I'm gonna try 620 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: to get out there. I mean tomorrow, tomorrow. I mean, 621 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: you never know, you know, I can't. You're not gonna 622 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:52,600 Speaker 1: put it out there. You never let them know your 623 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: next move. Who talk to that? A lot of people's 624 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: viral TikTok that ever? Okay, um, so um, I'm just sorry. 625 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: I got stuck on a mental picture of you walking 626 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: through the state there stopping for a Fletcher's Corny Dog. Um. 627 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: When I'm gonna take you back a little bit again, 628 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: we're crowling. Now you're an offensive lineman. At some point 629 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: someone says, keep doing that, you can keep you can 630 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: get a scholarship, you might even be able to get 631 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: a job doing this. When when did that happen. But 632 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: I mean the first, the first, uh really the first 633 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 1: inclination I had that maybe you know, I'll probably have 634 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,720 Speaker 1: a future in college. While I got my off from Houston, 635 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: I was my first collegiate offer. Like other than that, 636 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,839 Speaker 1: I was a pretty wrong prospect, Like I was out 637 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,720 Speaker 1: there doing a lot of things, but like it wasn't 638 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:54,759 Speaker 1: necessarily like in the most technical or organized way, Like 639 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: it was just like I had a lot of ability 640 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: at the time. And so you know, when you got 641 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,240 Speaker 1: a player with a lot of ability, not necessarily finally, 642 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 1: like it takes a it takes a certain type of 643 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: coach to kind of bring out the best attributes in them. 644 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 1: And luckily, like you know, my opportunity came out Tulsa. 645 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,479 Speaker 1: But definitely my junior year at high school is when 646 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 1: I kind of got the thumbs up I was doing 647 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: something right when I seen the superlatives and stuff. If 648 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: Houston offered you first, how did you wind up with 649 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: Tulsa man, So, so Houston offered me first, I got 650 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: a couple of other offers like Navy, the University in 651 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: New Mexico, and then Houston took their offer away. Like 652 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 1: so like the early Sonic period, like I kept on 653 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:34,320 Speaker 1: trying to communicate with the coach at the time. I 654 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 1: won't name any names because like you know, it's in 655 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: the past, but I was communicating with them on that 656 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: coaches in the past now too. Tyler said, I got 657 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: the receipts. Yeah, but he was like, man, like, we're 658 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:46,359 Speaker 1: trying to get you down here for a visit. Like 659 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: you know. I was like, you know, a coach, like, 660 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,920 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get down there whenever I can, like 661 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's pretty busy right now with school and stuff. 662 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 1: And so I texted them like probably in December. I 663 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:55,799 Speaker 1: was like, Hey, can I come down for a visit? 664 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: He was like yeah, man, we're trying to get you 665 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,960 Speaker 1: down here immediately, like and so you just kept on 666 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: kind of give me the run around like when I 667 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: would ask him. And then we got to probably like 668 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: the week of or like the week before early signing Day, 669 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 1: and he was like, yeah, we're going in a different direction. 670 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 1: Like he kind of dropped that on me from the 671 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:12,840 Speaker 1: bus on the bus ride back home. So at this 672 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: point I kind of like I wouldn't side close down 673 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: my recruiting bospital. I was pretty heavy on Houston. I 674 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,279 Speaker 1: stopped talking to a lot of other schools, so that 675 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 1: kind of fell through right there, and that's I mean, 676 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,959 Speaker 1: that's how that happened. But Tulsa came, They came mid 677 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: January and they offered me and so at that point, 678 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's the best opportunity educational football walls for me. 679 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:35,839 Speaker 1: That's an embittering experience for a young man. How did 680 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: you handle that? What did you learn from that experience? 681 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:39,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it was I mean it was tough at 682 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: the time. You know, I definitely leaned on my faith 683 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: for sure, Like you know, I knew how to end 684 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:44,879 Speaker 1: up where I needed to be, and it really didn't 685 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,799 Speaker 1: at the time. It didn't matter you know, who who are, 686 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: where the opportunity it was. It just mattered that there 687 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: was an opportunity anywhere. And so you know, I was 688 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:54,759 Speaker 1: you know, I was definitely hopeful. It was tough at first. 689 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:55,880 Speaker 1: So I want a lot of you it's kind of 690 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 1: tough because you're like man like they like they kind 691 00:37:57,920 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: of wasted my time, Like I wish he had just 692 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: on me earlier, so I could have like took my 693 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 1: eggs out of this basket. But things ended up happening, 694 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: you know, working out for the best. That was my belief. 695 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:08,600 Speaker 1: I was kind of like, you know, God's gonna take 696 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: me where I need to go and like, you know, 697 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:12,759 Speaker 1: just leave it at that. So it was a you know, 698 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: it's definitely something that I need to happen. What was 699 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: life like in Tulsa that transition going from small town 700 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 1: Crowley to small town Tulsa. I mean it was it 701 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: was interesting to say the least. Like I Tulsa. You know, 702 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:27,800 Speaker 1: it's it's really small, you know, compared to like DFW 703 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: or Forward, and you know, the demographic there's just a 704 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,440 Speaker 1: little different, Like you know, people are more quieter, like 705 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, they're are low key and kept to themselves. 706 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: Like you know, my camus was a pretty good like 707 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: I say, my cameras in a good area, like you know, 708 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 1: and uh, I hung out with my teammates a lot, 709 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: like there's not there's not as much to do out 710 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:46,839 Speaker 1: there as there is here, Like you know, they don't 711 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: have like at and T Stadium or you know, the 712 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: ball party, like you know, there's not a lot of 713 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: that out there. So we just kind of, you know, 714 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 1: we hung out, you know, this stuff the Tulsa way, 715 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:58,360 Speaker 1: Like you know, I definitely met a lot of interesting 716 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,280 Speaker 1: homies over there. You know. I went to some lake houses, 717 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,960 Speaker 1: like some of my teammates at lake houses. That was interesting. 718 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: Never did that before. Like you know, I wouldn't spear 719 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 1: fishing and both fishing, like I was kind of out there, 720 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:11,160 Speaker 1: and uh, I definitely did a lot more a lot 721 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,759 Speaker 1: more country stuff for sure. So are you an outdoorsy 722 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,799 Speaker 1: person in general? I'm definitely more of one now, like 723 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: I say before, Like I probably wasn't. When I got 724 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: to college, I kind of experienced outdoor surreal and so 725 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:23,960 Speaker 1: that kind of changed my perspective on a lot of 726 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,760 Speaker 1: things for sure. So you're big into fishing, big into hunting, 727 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: big into all that. Yeah, that was some of my 728 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: old rocky interest right now. All right, So when was 729 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: when during your career at Tulsa did you start to 730 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 1: want to and really believe that you would play in 731 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 1: the NFL. I say, freshman year, I knew, like I said, 732 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,799 Speaker 1: going against Travis and like you know some of those guys, 733 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: I knew that the potential was there. After my red 734 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 1: shirt freshman year, my second year, I definitely wanted to 735 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: go because I saw, you know, it was even CAUs 736 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:58,400 Speaker 1: he went to the Cardinals at pick sixteen. You know, 737 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: I saw how he kind of blew up, like, you know, 738 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 1: he he kind of asserted himself and in the college 739 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 1: football scene that COVID year, and so I was like, 740 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,759 Speaker 1: man like just seeing you know how you know, how 741 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 1: things went for him, how much how much work he 742 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: put in, you know, to get to where he was. 743 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: You know, I was pretty hopeful. I was like, you 744 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: know he went, you know, he went first round from tossing, 745 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,440 Speaker 1: like you know, there's no reason, you know, I can't 746 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: make the most of this opportunity here and end up 747 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,239 Speaker 1: where I want to end up where I want to 748 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: be in So, like, definitely after that second year is 749 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:26,440 Speaker 1: when I was like, you know, I want to go 750 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:28,799 Speaker 1: to the NFL is what I want to do? Did 751 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: you want to play here? I mean this would have 752 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:34,280 Speaker 1: been like when I say, this would have been the craziest. 753 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: So I was gonna play anywhere that anywhere that paid, 754 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:38,799 Speaker 1: Like let me let me keep it real, like you know, 755 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: it's a blessing wherever you go, like if you're picked 756 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 1: by one to thirty two, like it's a blessing. But 757 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: just to have I never in a million years expected 758 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,080 Speaker 1: it to be here. I was just like you know, 759 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,719 Speaker 1: you can only win the lottery once, Like you know, 760 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,359 Speaker 1: it's kind of you know it's gonna be actually not true, 761 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:57,000 Speaker 1: you can win. I mean yeah, but like I I 762 00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:58,279 Speaker 1: was like, you know, you don't get I was like, 763 00:40:58,280 --> 00:41:00,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm gonna get that lucky, but 764 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:02,200 Speaker 1: you know, ended up having and you know that's kind 765 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:04,439 Speaker 1: of how it happened. But at the time I could 766 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:06,400 Speaker 1: not have told her I was playing here. Well, you 767 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,840 Speaker 1: go ahead, lived up to your expectations so far. I 768 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,040 Speaker 1: definitely as like, you know, there's nothing like being a 769 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:14,239 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboy, Like you know, it's a different there's a 770 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: whole different scene over here. Were you a fan of 771 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,360 Speaker 1: the Cowboys as a kid? Were you more of fans 772 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:23,759 Speaker 1: Some guys more are fans of specific players or so 773 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,560 Speaker 1: I was. I was more a fan of specific players, 774 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 1: Like I didn't have a team growing up, Like Mom's 775 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:31,440 Speaker 1: from Shreeport, Louisiana, so obviously you know she was a 776 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,640 Speaker 1: Saints fan. Like I didn't really have a squad per se, 777 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:37,960 Speaker 1: but I did have players like J. J. Watt Um, 778 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:41,760 Speaker 1: Jerald McCoy at the time, like kind of like uh, 779 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 1: basically every dude who had an e sixty. You know 780 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,840 Speaker 1: that was kind of defensive players. I mean, yeah, I 781 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 1: was at the time, I was the defensive liner, so like, 782 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, those are those are my guys? Like and 783 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:53,879 Speaker 1: then you know, as I moved to the other side 784 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,319 Speaker 1: of the balls, I kind of discovered, you know, the 785 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: old line Colt. Like you know, I sorry, learned about 786 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,640 Speaker 1: tiring and like, if you got a YouTube, these guys, 787 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,520 Speaker 1: like it's harder to find highlights the old lineman. Like 788 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:05,600 Speaker 1: you'll look up as highlights and you'll see like NFL 789 00:42:05,680 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 1: Top one hundred or something like that. You gotta kind 790 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:09,600 Speaker 1: of take what you can get from there or like 791 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:12,000 Speaker 1: some cut ups. But like that's when I started to 792 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,799 Speaker 1: kind of learn about the art form. Like, uh, when 793 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:18,200 Speaker 1: I was like seventeen eighteen, like junior season, junior season 794 00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:20,880 Speaker 1: and senior season. Tyron has told me that we're going 795 00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:23,080 Speaker 1: to take our last break and then get your questions 796 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,520 Speaker 1: ready because we'll be taking your questions for Tyler. Uh. 797 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 1: Tyron has told me that he when he came out 798 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:35,719 Speaker 1: of SC he thought he knew how to play football. Yeah, 799 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:39,960 Speaker 1: and then he started to practice against DeMarcus Ware and 800 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,719 Speaker 1: he found out that he didn't know how to play 801 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,840 Speaker 1: football and he didn't even know how to watch film 802 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:47,440 Speaker 1: of football. Yeah, and then he learned. Are you experiencing 803 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 1: anything like that? I mean, I mean, I definitely am, 804 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: Like you know, yesterday it was definitely, you know, an 805 00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:55,080 Speaker 1: eye opener, Like you know, it was always an eye 806 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:57,640 Speaker 1: opener from the beginning of seasons, always going against great players. 807 00:42:57,640 --> 00:42:59,760 Speaker 1: But you know, when you go against you know, people 808 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:02,200 Speaker 1: who kind of you know, you gotta really be tight 809 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 1: on your fundamentals, like and that you really just can't. 810 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:07,600 Speaker 1: You can't give them an intraground like kind of shows 811 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:09,439 Speaker 1: you you know how different the game is and how 812 00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:12,759 Speaker 1: how small your marginal area really is, because like you 813 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:14,840 Speaker 1: may get away with some stuff on some people, but 814 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:17,080 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get away with the same stuff on everybody. 815 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:19,759 Speaker 1: Like that's something that you definitely learned early. And so 816 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:22,239 Speaker 1: it's definitely you know, you know, they're gonna be ebbs 817 00:43:22,239 --> 00:43:24,359 Speaker 1: and flows. Its rookie season. It's a big learning year, 818 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:27,080 Speaker 1: but you learn a new lesson every day. I definitely 819 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:30,200 Speaker 1: say I will bet Tyler Smith is our guest on 820 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:33,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys Hour at Concrete Cowboy at the Star District 821 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:36,319 Speaker 1: in Frisco. We'll be right back with your questions for 822 00:43:36,400 --> 00:46:44,360 Speaker 1: Tyler the Miller like Cowboys Hour supported by Albertson. Welcome 823 00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:47,160 Speaker 1: back to the Concrete Cowboy right across the street from 824 00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:49,960 Speaker 1: the Star in Frisco. This is Cowboys Hour and it's 825 00:46:49,960 --> 00:46:54,240 Speaker 1: presented by Papa John's, Better Ingredients, Better Pizza, Papa John's. 826 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:56,400 Speaker 1: And the amount of times that I've seen that commercial, 827 00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:58,600 Speaker 1: it's fun to get to say that on air. Actually, 828 00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:02,040 Speaker 1: this time we are with the Tyler Smith the Cowboys 829 00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:06,200 Speaker 1: number one pick and before we start taking your questions, 830 00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:07,839 Speaker 1: and we are going to be doing that in just 831 00:47:07,880 --> 00:47:12,200 Speaker 1: a second. So you said you would never have imagined 832 00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:15,279 Speaker 1: that they would pick it. Then they did. Yeah, yeah, 833 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,080 Speaker 1: but I know you've talked about it a lot. But 834 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:20,080 Speaker 1: to relive that phone call, well yeah, I mean it 835 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:23,240 Speaker 1: was more. I mean it was extreme shock and definitely 836 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:26,359 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say necessarily disbelief, but I mean, you knew 837 00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:28,439 Speaker 1: they were looking at you, right, I mean I knew 838 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,040 Speaker 1: that day, but I knew a lot of people were 839 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:33,480 Speaker 1: looking for me. Like I took nineteen visits like that 840 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:36,120 Speaker 1: they do thirty visits. I took nineteen and though, so 841 00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:38,279 Speaker 1: I was going across to all these different facilities, so 842 00:47:38,320 --> 00:47:40,040 Speaker 1: I knew, like, you know, there are a lot of 843 00:47:40,040 --> 00:47:42,600 Speaker 1: people looking at me, but I had only heard about 844 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,919 Speaker 1: their interests. Like literally that day, like my head coach 845 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:48,600 Speaker 1: called me from Tulsa, and then my oldline coach called me. 846 00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:50,719 Speaker 1: He was like, yeah, the Cowboy the cowboys are kind 847 00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:52,239 Speaker 1: of looking at Oldlin, like they said were kind of 848 00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:54,920 Speaker 1: interesting to you. And I was like, okay, like you know, 849 00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:59,239 Speaker 1: all right, I was like okay, Like that's I was like, 850 00:47:59,239 --> 00:48:01,319 Speaker 1: that's good to know coaching, and I went into the day. 851 00:48:01,560 --> 00:48:03,919 Speaker 1: So I'm watching it on TV, like obviously you see 852 00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:06,520 Speaker 1: it happened, and like you look, like the first thing 853 00:48:06,520 --> 00:48:08,560 Speaker 1: you do is you see your phone viberating this at 854 00:48:08,600 --> 00:48:11,560 Speaker 1: the Star and I'm like, whoa, Like they're kind of 855 00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:13,760 Speaker 1: like what's going on here, Like it's kind of unpresident 856 00:48:13,840 --> 00:48:16,080 Speaker 1: So you pick up. You know, of course Jerry's on 857 00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:17,600 Speaker 1: the other line, and you know, I'm just kind of 858 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,200 Speaker 1: like I'm like, wow, like it's really it's really reality 859 00:48:20,239 --> 00:48:22,840 Speaker 1: happening right now. So you know, it was definitely, you know, 860 00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:25,200 Speaker 1: it was a blessing, Like I was just grateful. But 861 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:27,080 Speaker 1: you know, at the time, you know, I knew there 862 00:48:27,080 --> 00:48:29,839 Speaker 1: were I knew there was a long road ahead if 863 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:31,600 Speaker 1: that makes sense. I knew a lot would be expected, 864 00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:32,960 Speaker 1: like you know, there's a lot more work to do, 865 00:48:33,040 --> 00:48:35,120 Speaker 1: you know for where I wanted to be. So you know, 866 00:48:35,160 --> 00:48:36,879 Speaker 1: it was definitely just it was it was a huge 867 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:39,600 Speaker 1: step in the path. But no, it was awesome. But 868 00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:41,719 Speaker 1: you were supposed to get to play guard and break 869 00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:44,440 Speaker 1: in you know, Uh, it's happened with a lot of guys. 870 00:48:45,040 --> 00:48:48,279 Speaker 1: Tyrn played right tackle his rookie year, and so tell 871 00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:51,799 Speaker 1: me about the day that Tyrn got hurt right in 872 00:48:51,920 --> 00:48:54,839 Speaker 1: that building, right in there, and they said, uh, oh, 873 00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:57,120 Speaker 1: by the way, I know you haven't worked there since 874 00:48:57,160 --> 00:49:00,520 Speaker 1: the spring, but we're gonna kick you outside. Man. It 875 00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:04,319 Speaker 1: was definitely a shocking day, like you know obviously, you know, 876 00:49:04,360 --> 00:49:06,960 Speaker 1: extremely sad, like you know when when you see it happened, 877 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:08,640 Speaker 1: like you were just kind of like, is he all right? 878 00:49:08,719 --> 00:49:11,600 Speaker 1: Like is he just it looked like he just fel weird, 879 00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:13,480 Speaker 1: and then you figure out, like, you know, this injury 880 00:49:13,560 --> 00:49:15,840 Speaker 1: was a little bit more severe, and so like, you know, 881 00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:17,560 Speaker 1: my mind is just I woant to say my mind 882 00:49:17,640 --> 00:49:19,440 Speaker 1: is racing, but I'm just so you know, I'm under 883 00:49:19,480 --> 00:49:21,480 Speaker 1: the impression. I'm like, okay, like you know, we got 884 00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:23,200 Speaker 1: to move things around. I don't know how we're gonna 885 00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:26,239 Speaker 1: move things around. And so, you know, one thing they 886 00:49:26,280 --> 00:49:28,640 Speaker 1: don't tell you in the NFL, like there isn't the 887 00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:31,319 Speaker 1: line the line of communication is very different. Like well, 888 00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:33,600 Speaker 1: you know, when a player gets like lifted or activated 889 00:49:33,680 --> 00:49:36,319 Speaker 1: or something like you'll like you'll likely find out on 890 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:38,759 Speaker 1: Twitter a lot of times, like before, you necessarily have 891 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:41,400 Speaker 1: somebody call you, and so you just kind of come in, 892 00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:43,400 Speaker 1: you know, you coming to work the next day, like 893 00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:45,279 Speaker 1: you know, coach are gonna walk up to you something, 894 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:48,000 Speaker 1: tell you what's expected. You know, you you know, you 895 00:49:48,080 --> 00:49:49,799 Speaker 1: fall into that because you know that's like that's your 896 00:49:49,880 --> 00:49:52,120 Speaker 1: job responsibility to be able to you know, play wherever 897 00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:54,640 Speaker 1: he puts you. So you know, I was definitely you know, 898 00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:56,480 Speaker 1: it's definitely sade of the time, but I knew, like 899 00:49:56,840 --> 00:49:58,719 Speaker 1: you know, I'll probably have to step up and do 900 00:49:58,800 --> 00:50:00,359 Speaker 1: some things of that nature. You know. I was ready 901 00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:02,000 Speaker 1: for that. I was ready for everything that came with that. 902 00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:05,120 Speaker 1: Tyler Smith is our guest Nathan. Let's let's start with 903 00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:08,719 Speaker 1: some questions from our audience. Hey, Tyler, my name was 904 00:50:08,760 --> 00:50:11,720 Speaker 1: cord Um. My question is what's one of the biggest 905 00:50:11,719 --> 00:50:14,080 Speaker 1: things that you learned so far since starting in the NFL. 906 00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:18,040 Speaker 1: I mean, definitely just being prepared and everything that you do, Like, uh, 907 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:20,400 Speaker 1: you know a lot of you have a lot of 908 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:23,279 Speaker 1: confidence in your ability as a football player, like your 909 00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:26,799 Speaker 1: strengther speed, like your technique, but your preparation is really 910 00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:28,600 Speaker 1: what builds a lot of confidence when it goes in 911 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:31,360 Speaker 1: a game day. So definitely just being you know, dutiful 912 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:33,560 Speaker 1: in your preparation, like everything that you need to do 913 00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:35,840 Speaker 1: before the game. So when you get to the big stage, 914 00:50:35,840 --> 00:50:37,680 Speaker 1: like you're confident and everything that you're doing, you're going 915 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:42,879 Speaker 1: to million miles per hour. So who's the toughest guy 916 00:50:42,920 --> 00:50:46,120 Speaker 1: you go against in practice on the defensive line? I mean, 917 00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:49,879 Speaker 1: I definitely say tough, like Mike. Mike and Deal are 918 00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:52,200 Speaker 1: pretty They're pretty good. I'm gonna lie to you. Those 919 00:50:52,200 --> 00:50:55,000 Speaker 1: are fast, strong guys, like they're good pass rushers. So 920 00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:57,839 Speaker 1: there's definitely the tough the toughest guys on the edge, 921 00:50:57,960 --> 00:51:01,960 Speaker 1: if that makes sense. Yeah. So coming out of college, 922 00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:03,560 Speaker 1: I know there was talk in the media and so 923 00:51:03,640 --> 00:51:06,080 Speaker 1: forth about penalties that you had in college, but you've 924 00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:07,960 Speaker 1: done a great job so far right out of the gates. 925 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:10,000 Speaker 1: So what have you what have you changed, as it's 926 00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:12,400 Speaker 1: coaching or something with your techniques or what's what's changed. 927 00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:15,840 Speaker 1: I mean, definitely just have a confidence in my technique 928 00:51:15,840 --> 00:51:17,759 Speaker 1: for sure, something that's changed. Like you know, I got 929 00:51:17,960 --> 00:51:20,960 Speaker 1: I've had Zach tyring JP in the room and they've 930 00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:24,200 Speaker 1: been helping me a lot with that. And I felt like, uh, 931 00:51:24,239 --> 00:51:25,680 Speaker 1: you know a lot of things in college and may 932 00:51:25,719 --> 00:51:28,400 Speaker 1: it just made me being over aggressive, me just putting 933 00:51:28,440 --> 00:51:31,239 Speaker 1: myself in bad positions. You know, That's that's where a 934 00:51:31,239 --> 00:51:33,600 Speaker 1: lot of that came from. So it's definitely my coaches. 935 00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:35,239 Speaker 1: You know, the guys in my room helped me a 936 00:51:35,239 --> 00:51:37,000 Speaker 1: lot with that. You know, we made a lot of 937 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:40,520 Speaker 1: improvements in a way of that. There's there's a mental 938 00:51:40,560 --> 00:51:44,760 Speaker 1: toughness that goes with that though too. Um that because 939 00:51:44,840 --> 00:51:48,839 Speaker 1: you have to learn you have to learn to let 940 00:51:48,880 --> 00:51:52,600 Speaker 1: that go, like corners have to learn to just let 941 00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:55,520 Speaker 1: that last play go, that that didn't happen except for 942 00:51:55,560 --> 00:51:57,680 Speaker 1: what I can learn from and where did that come from? 943 00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:59,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's definitely something you gotta have as a 944 00:51:59,480 --> 00:52:01,719 Speaker 1: football Like you gotta be able to let things go. 945 00:52:02,280 --> 00:52:04,120 Speaker 1: But like when people say like it didn't like you 946 00:52:04,120 --> 00:52:06,520 Speaker 1: gotta act like it never happened. I don't necessarily believe 947 00:52:06,560 --> 00:52:08,640 Speaker 1: in that, Like I feel like you gotta you gotta 948 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:10,800 Speaker 1: acknowledge that it happened, and kind of, you know, I 949 00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:12,640 Speaker 1: gotta take away what you need to take away from it, 950 00:52:12,680 --> 00:52:14,440 Speaker 1: but you gotta move on at the same time, Like 951 00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:16,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's kind of like you gotta go through 952 00:52:16,200 --> 00:52:18,040 Speaker 1: the stage as a grief like in a split second, 953 00:52:18,040 --> 00:52:19,799 Speaker 1: if that makes sense. So you know what you're like, 954 00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:22,560 Speaker 1: damn that happened, like and then you accept that it happened. 955 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:24,759 Speaker 1: You know, you're a little upset that it happened. But 956 00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:26,480 Speaker 1: then like you know, you come back to the fact, 957 00:52:26,520 --> 00:52:27,759 Speaker 1: you know, you accept that it happened. You know, I 958 00:52:27,800 --> 00:52:29,640 Speaker 1: can't affect I can't change that play, you know, I 959 00:52:29,640 --> 00:52:31,640 Speaker 1: gotta get to the next one. I gotta figure out 960 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:33,080 Speaker 1: what I did wrong so I don't make the same 961 00:52:33,080 --> 00:52:34,919 Speaker 1: mistake that makes it. Do you stop on the anger? 962 00:52:35,719 --> 00:52:37,719 Speaker 1: I think that's one of those stages of grief. I mean, 963 00:52:37,800 --> 00:52:39,680 Speaker 1: you you want to be angry, but like you don't 964 00:52:39,719 --> 00:52:41,839 Speaker 1: want to play overly emotional like what y'all to stay 965 00:52:41,880 --> 00:52:44,399 Speaker 1: in that neutral mindset that's definitely somewhere you gotta stay. 966 00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:47,120 Speaker 1: You gotta understand as a football player, like stuff happens, 967 00:52:47,160 --> 00:52:48,799 Speaker 1: like you know, it's it's part of the job. Those 968 00:52:48,840 --> 00:52:51,839 Speaker 1: guys get paid too, obviously, Like you know, you're trying 969 00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:53,319 Speaker 1: to be the best that you can be. So just 970 00:52:53,520 --> 00:52:57,000 Speaker 1: really learning from you know, every every negative rep everything 971 00:52:57,040 --> 00:52:59,160 Speaker 1: bad that happens is a huge thing. Like you know, 972 00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:00,960 Speaker 1: it's one thing for it happened to you to kind 973 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:03,080 Speaker 1: of be like, okay, next play, but you gotta take 974 00:53:03,120 --> 00:53:05,960 Speaker 1: something away from it for sure. By the way, major props. 975 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:07,719 Speaker 1: I've been doing this a long time. I have never 976 00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:10,520 Speaker 1: had a player at any position to say that he 977 00:53:10,600 --> 00:53:13,800 Speaker 1: treated a bad play or a penalty like the stages 978 00:53:13,840 --> 00:53:17,840 Speaker 1: of great But it made it easier to understand. Totally 979 00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:20,600 Speaker 1: highly impressed, Nathan. I know you're out there. Yeah, there 980 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:24,000 Speaker 1: you are. Go ahead, Oh you're back at the bar. Okay, fine, 981 00:53:24,920 --> 00:53:28,480 Speaker 1: that's so much a question. Just when you go to 982 00:53:28,560 --> 00:53:34,160 Speaker 1: Philly Tyler clip the wings. We don't need to hear 983 00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:37,160 Speaker 1: fly Eagle fly. I got you. I'll definitely do that. 984 00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:41,160 Speaker 1: Keep your helming home because they're nasty, right, It's very personal. 985 00:53:41,160 --> 00:53:43,360 Speaker 1: I mean, my roommate is an Eagles fan. My roommate 986 00:53:43,360 --> 00:53:45,840 Speaker 1: in college, my boy, and he's an Eagles fan, So 987 00:53:46,040 --> 00:53:47,839 Speaker 1: you know we got you know, I can't. I can't 988 00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:50,480 Speaker 1: let him be calling my phone, you know, talking crazy 989 00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:54,560 Speaker 1: to me. So we'll definitely handle business. Who was who 990 00:53:54,760 --> 00:53:59,560 Speaker 1: was the Did Tulsa have a big rival? I mean 991 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:02,240 Speaker 1: I've done few. I don't know that there was anything 992 00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:05,239 Speaker 1: that which we get emotional about. Nothing either way you 993 00:54:05,239 --> 00:54:07,200 Speaker 1: want to slice in and dice it to me, Like 994 00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:10,920 Speaker 1: I couldn't stand Cincinnati, like Cincinnati was probably you know, 995 00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:13,600 Speaker 1: that was a game that just because we played so 996 00:54:13,640 --> 00:54:15,520 Speaker 1: close every time, and I felt like we just we 997 00:54:15,600 --> 00:54:17,879 Speaker 1: led him off the hook too often, like I say, 998 00:54:17,960 --> 00:54:19,719 Speaker 1: led him off the hook. They were always just really 999 00:54:19,719 --> 00:54:21,279 Speaker 1: good games. But I felt like we could have we 1000 00:54:21,280 --> 00:54:23,400 Speaker 1: could have got over the hunt with them. But we 1001 00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:25,799 Speaker 1: had a lot of good Like we played everybody pretty tight, 1002 00:54:25,880 --> 00:54:29,000 Speaker 1: like OSU, Like my last year there, we played them tight. 1003 00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:31,400 Speaker 1: They got to catch that really wasn't a catch, like 1004 00:54:31,480 --> 00:54:33,960 Speaker 1: you know, it just wasn't. I know, that's not you know, 1005 00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:35,600 Speaker 1: it's probably a line we don't want to hear it. 1006 00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:38,040 Speaker 1: But it wasn't good. But they didn't catch that ball, 1007 00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:42,000 Speaker 1: and so they they didn't they ended up beating us. Uh, 1008 00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:44,799 Speaker 1: and like it was just we never got over that hunt. 1009 00:54:44,840 --> 00:54:47,360 Speaker 1: But Cincinnati definitely they beat us in the championship my 1010 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:49,600 Speaker 1: second year, and that still left the side taste in 1011 00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:53,040 Speaker 1: my mouth. That was tough, I asked, because as you've 1012 00:54:53,080 --> 00:54:57,440 Speaker 1: now been to New Jersey and they I refused to 1013 00:54:57,480 --> 00:55:00,200 Speaker 1: say you went to New York because we didn't anywhere 1014 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:03,359 Speaker 1: here in New York. We're in New Jersey, right, and 1015 00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:06,560 Speaker 1: that's that's a division. But do you I mean, he's 1016 00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:08,759 Speaker 1: making actually a very good point. Do you have any 1017 00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:11,200 Speaker 1: idea of what you're in for going into Philly wearing 1018 00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:13,839 Speaker 1: a star man? I've heard some things. I've heard they're 1019 00:55:13,840 --> 00:55:15,759 Speaker 1: pretty intense, and I took a visit down there. I 1020 00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:18,040 Speaker 1: know their fans can be a little uncanny, you know, 1021 00:55:18,080 --> 00:55:21,520 Speaker 1: they can be a little I went to no I 1022 00:55:21,640 --> 00:55:27,160 Speaker 1: visited the Eagles, like the okay, so they're media people, 1023 00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:29,719 Speaker 1: like they'll bring you through like a little a little ringer. 1024 00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:31,399 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if there's a company seeker, but don't 1025 00:55:31,480 --> 00:55:33,719 Speaker 1: kind of tell you like, no, you gotta be prepared to, like, 1026 00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, answer some out of pocket questions and he'll 1027 00:55:36,080 --> 00:55:38,560 Speaker 1: talk to the like their their head of player engagement. 1028 00:55:38,560 --> 00:55:39,960 Speaker 1: He'll be like, you know, you gotta be prepared with 1029 00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:41,960 Speaker 1: some out of pocket people. You know, I've heard my 1030 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:43,680 Speaker 1: teammates say, like, this is one of those games you 1031 00:55:43,719 --> 00:55:45,560 Speaker 1: don't want to bring your family too, because if they're 1032 00:55:45,560 --> 00:55:48,560 Speaker 1: wearing the wrong colors, like you know, something back and happened. 1033 00:55:48,600 --> 00:55:50,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm like, Okay, this's kind of like it's 1034 00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:53,759 Speaker 1: kind of gangish over there, like but you know that's okay. 1035 00:55:54,719 --> 00:55:56,799 Speaker 1: We're gonna handle business. We gotta we gotta shut that 1036 00:55:56,840 --> 00:55:58,920 Speaker 1: down for sure. That's why I was gonna ask you, 1037 00:56:00,200 --> 00:56:03,000 Speaker 1: what is the advice that's been given from your teammates 1038 00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:05,439 Speaker 1: just about this matchup and the rival. It doesn't matter 1039 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:07,840 Speaker 1: what the records are ever, whenever you're taking on the Eagles, 1040 00:56:08,120 --> 00:56:10,759 Speaker 1: So what's the advice they've given you? I Mean, we 1041 00:56:10,880 --> 00:56:12,840 Speaker 1: tell we take you a week by week. Like honestly, 1042 00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:15,319 Speaker 1: most advice I've heard is like, you know, don't bring 1043 00:56:15,360 --> 00:56:17,279 Speaker 1: your fan out there. Butther than that, like you know, 1044 00:56:17,719 --> 00:56:19,520 Speaker 1: other than that, you know, it's another football game and 1045 00:56:19,600 --> 00:56:21,279 Speaker 1: it's a big rival, Like you know, there's gonna be 1046 00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:22,759 Speaker 1: a lot of juice in this game, Like you know, 1047 00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:25,399 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a home crowd going crazy. So Miss 1048 00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:27,400 Speaker 1: Hainely gonna be one that we're gonna have to be physical, 1049 00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, established established a tone of the game and 1050 00:56:29,840 --> 00:56:33,520 Speaker 1: the trenches like every week and it's week six out 1051 00:56:33,560 --> 00:56:37,920 Speaker 1: of seventeen, so you can't. You can't play six games 1052 00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:41,720 Speaker 1: on Sunday night. But I will say this, be prepared 1053 00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:45,360 Speaker 1: for the bus to get egged right. Oh wow, yeah, 1054 00:56:45,360 --> 00:56:48,480 Speaker 1: oh yeah, that happened. How about a big hand for 1055 00:56:48,520 --> 00:56:52,040 Speaker 1: Tyler Smith being appreciate. Thank you man, what a great 1056 00:56:52,120 --> 00:56:54,520 Speaker 1: but a great treat to Haley. Great to be with you. 1057 00:56:55,120 --> 00:56:57,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for being with us. And we'll be right back 1058 00:56:57,520 --> 00:57:01,840 Speaker 1: here at Concrete Cowboy at the Star District in Frisco 1059 00:57:02,560 --> 00:57:12,640 Speaker 1: next Monday night on the Cowboys Hour. This has been 1060 00:57:12,680 --> 00:57:15,880 Speaker 1: a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas 1061 00:57:15,880 --> 00:57:29,600 Speaker 1: Cowboys Football Club. This has been a production