WEBVTT - It's Dallas Week | Episode 44

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Up next,

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys. The Commanders had to Dallas for their second

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<v Speaker 1>straight Division matchup Washington Greats. London. Fletcher in Santana, Ma

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<v Speaker 1>share who they think could be the difference makers in

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<v Speaker 1>this game. They looked at the film, they know what

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<v Speaker 1>they need to do. It's a matter of doing it. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let me, let's kind of simplify this break down a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, right Santana, Yeah, who is that guy? Who

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<v Speaker 1>is that unit that needs to just go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and do it? Honestly, don't think it's one unit. I

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<v Speaker 1>think collectively this has to be one of those group efforts. Coaching,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the players, I want to see us out

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<v Speaker 1>skiing the next offense or defense. And then as a player,

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<v Speaker 1>as a man or two man, you beat your guy,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean? And I just feel like

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<v Speaker 1>at times you see different sides play well and the

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<v Speaker 1>other side don't give them a break. Offensively, we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>gave about defensive breaking the first half in the last

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks. You have to be better, But that might

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<v Speaker 1>leaves over us to a little coaching. It might leave

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<v Speaker 1>you over to the players. It's making plays. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think this effort has to be from the entire team

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<v Speaker 1>for us to go out and get the job done.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna get more specific and talk about the group,

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<v Speaker 1>and it has to be the offensive line, Julie. When

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the first half of the game against

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<v Speaker 1>the Detroit lines, the entire game against the Philadelphia Eagles,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't good enough and they know that, we know that,

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<v Speaker 1>and what I would love to see them do is

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<v Speaker 1>from a play college standpoint, allowed them to come out

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<v Speaker 1>and have a set a physical tone. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>do that. You run the football, and I'm not talking

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<v Speaker 1>about outside zones those type of thing. I'm talking about

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<v Speaker 1>coming downhill, running some powers, some duo type blocks where

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<v Speaker 1>you're double team and guys, and that allows the mindset

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<v Speaker 1>to change or shift for that offensive line where they know, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a physical football game. That allows them

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<v Speaker 1>to get into that mindset and set a tone for

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<v Speaker 1>our team and our offense in general. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line has been struggling. Of course, the sacks that

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<v Speaker 1>Carson Wentz is taken starting in Detroit and then also

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<v Speaker 1>with the Eagles, and we saw what the Cowboys were

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<v Speaker 1>able to do on Monday night as well, getting to

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Jones a whole bunch of times to Marcus Lawrence

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<v Speaker 1>was out there. We'll see how injured he may or

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<v Speaker 1>may not be from that game as well. Michael Parsons

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<v Speaker 1>even said he's on sixty percent, but he says, my

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<v Speaker 1>sixty percent it's gonna better than anybody's one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 1>No matter what he goes, I will be out there.

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<v Speaker 1>They will be hungry, they will be coming for him.

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<v Speaker 1>What are some things you can do to try and

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<v Speaker 1>his sister, where do you assess the Cowboys are well?

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<v Speaker 1>From the same point of just looking at the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>defense and just attacking this defense. Hey, let's do some

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<v Speaker 1>quick pass I mentioned to run game. Also, you may

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<v Speaker 1>have to have a situation where you're adjust your game plan.

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<v Speaker 1>If what you have in your first fifteen is not working,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's make those adjustments between series. You can't wait till

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<v Speaker 1>you get the halftime to make the adjustments. Sad time,

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<v Speaker 1>and it has to be serious and series where where

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<v Speaker 1>you're making those adjustments. That's one of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>stand out to me. You know, I've been a player

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<v Speaker 1>for a while in London as well, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you know, London seemed offenses where they came out with

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<v Speaker 1>something and you just had their number, you know, but

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<v Speaker 1>what you do as a offense if they have our number,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go to you know, offense one on one, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the basic, the basic of the basic, beat your man.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, let's go out here and put three man's

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<v Speaker 1>in the route and run the ball. And so I

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<v Speaker 1>think we had to do some things like that at

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<v Speaker 1>a time. These two have been a part of some

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<v Speaker 1>historic moments in this rivalry. London and Santana recap their

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<v Speaker 1>greatest memories against the Cowboys. Okay, you had seven touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>against them, but everybody remembers for that fourth quarter miracle

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<v Speaker 1>game that you had. What is it about the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>that you get up for? I think it's just to

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<v Speaker 1>build up to the game. I mean one of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that I found out early. You know, when I

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<v Speaker 1>got had that first year, it was the second game

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. I didn't know that the whole DMB

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<v Speaker 1>gets up for this game. I remember the whole week long,

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<v Speaker 1>it was beat Dallas on shirts everywhere and you go

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<v Speaker 1>to different stories, you see people with Dallas stuff on them.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know how many fans are there as it

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<v Speaker 1>was here. But when you get into that game, it's live,

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<v Speaker 1>it's action packed. It's like a playoff atmosphere. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to say the least that game that I had those

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<v Speaker 1>two touchdowns, it didn't feel that way for us offensively

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<v Speaker 1>or for the whole whole game until those last two minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>But to come away with that victory, man and just

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<v Speaker 1>united everything else going forward from my career playing against

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<v Speaker 1>discuss also to show the game is never over until

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<v Speaker 1>that final whistle. Right. Meanwhile, this guarrt here three interceptions, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Romo, he throws a nice catch up a ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoy going against the Kyle Boys, and like Santana,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't realize how I knew about the rivalry, but

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<v Speaker 1>the intensity and when you get into that game against

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<v Speaker 1>the Kyle Boys and you come into the stadium, you

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<v Speaker 1>just the energy just feels different. You mentioned it felt

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<v Speaker 1>like a playoff atmosphere. It feels like that when you

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<v Speaker 1>go against the Kyle Boys. I can remember in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve we go down to to Dallas play them

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<v Speaker 1>on a Thanksgiving needing to win that game. We beat them,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the final game of the season where it's

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<v Speaker 1>winner take off for the division crown. We were able

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<v Speaker 1>to come away with that victory, but I love Plan

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<v Speaker 1>of Cowboys. It's just an intense, physical matchup, our biggest

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<v Speaker 1>rivalry by far. For all your news and analysis, be

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