1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: The following Here's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys football clubs. Are you ready for 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. 7 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: It is Thursday, November eleventh, twenty twenty one, season seventeen, 8 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: episode number fifty nine. Welcome to the latest edition of 9 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: The Break, Live from s WBC Morgat Studios. At the start, 10 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: I'm I'm excited about doing the show, but man, it's 11 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: like every time you think things are kind of pulling 12 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: back together, you're getting your guys back, something just happens 13 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: from an injury standpoint that just has you scratching your head. 14 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: We hear this morning that Randy Gregory, who, by the way, 15 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: as I was putting together the rundown for the show yesterday, 16 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: I saw the injury report and I noticed Randy Gregory's 17 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: name on their limited. I'm like, Okay, it's probably just 18 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: one of those things, just kind of taking it easy. Then, 19 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy says today in his press conference stead. This 20 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: is a multiple week injury. This is not a just 21 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: a you know, vet day or kind of give a 22 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: guy a little break to rest something that's been bothering him. 23 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: My question for you guys, let's let's just get to 24 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: the brass taxes thing. What does this what does this 25 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: injury look like as far as just timetable? What do 26 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: we think as far as timetable and how the Cowboys 27 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: at chust. The fact that Mike McCarthy didn't rule out 28 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: injured reserve tells you all you need to know. But 29 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: the fact that they don't know yet also means it's 30 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: multiple week but that could be if they if they 31 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: haven't already decided, that means you're at least within the 32 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: possibility of it being a two or three week injury. 33 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: I always try to be conservative with injury diagnosis. Now, well, 34 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: Gallum were being a perfect example of why these things 35 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: take time. So but I mean, it sounds like they'll 36 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 1: be without him for multiple games, maybe even as long 37 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: as three to five. I mean, it's it's a calf injury. 38 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 1: He did say, you know, no two are the same. 39 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: He said it was a similar part of the calf 40 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: to Dak that's what he's said. Miss what three weeks? 41 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: Dak missed two weeks, two weeks in one game because 42 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: of the bye, he missed so few weeks. Yeah, I 43 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: was thinking three weeks from the time he played to 44 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: the time he played, but it would been Yeah, he 45 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: missed two games, or would have if it were two buy, 46 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: so it could be two. Michael Gallup had a calf 47 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: injury and is just now coming back in mid November 48 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: after Week one, so somewhere in between. That's interesting though, 49 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, you're talking about two games. It's usually Sunday 50 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: to Sunday. But as we sit here and he suffered 51 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: it on a Wednesday, we're talking about having some Thursday 52 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: games coming up. So yeah, I mean, I you hope 53 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: it's more like that and less like Gallop, but that 54 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: is And yeah, this is the stretch of time where 55 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: we're about to get into that window where they're gonna 56 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: play four games in twenty days or whatever the math is, 57 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, after this it goes to Kansas 58 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: City Thanksgiving and then another Thursday games. It's just been 59 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: a tech it's just been tag team wrestling the whole time. 60 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: It's just been like, all right, I'm back, all right, 61 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: I mean, and we've talked about it then, overcoming so 62 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: many different challenges throughout the season. But to me, like, 63 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: am I exaggerating to like by feeling that with this 64 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: kind of news, I feel like, damn with screw on defense, 65 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: That's how I feel with Randy, a player like Randy 66 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: the way he's been playing on that defense, and right now, 67 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: just imagine him out of the mix, and then while 68 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: we wait for DeMarcus Lawrence and even with Dlock coming back, 69 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: I mean, at what pace is it gonna be? You know, 70 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: because sometimes it does, say like a game or two 71 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: for players even like him, to kind of get back 72 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: into the groove of things. But right now, I feel like, damn, 73 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: am I exaggerating? Well, Well, he's been the best player 74 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: on defense. He's been better. I mean he I think 75 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: he's been better consistently now than Digs and Parsons who 76 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: have been great at times. But I think for what 77 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: that position gives you, I mean, he he has cleaned 78 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: up a lot of messes and he's been a dynamic player. 79 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: And so now I don't know about screwed. I mean, 80 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: but because dan Quinn has had less talent and had 81 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: good defenses. So we'll see what he can come up with. 82 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, I mean it's frustrating to have a 83 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: player like that that's you know, goes down to another injury. Yeah, 84 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: I don't think you're exaggerating. I also, it's just it's 85 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: it's football, it's the NFL. We're halfway through the season, 86 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: and damn there there can't be more than a handful 87 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: of teams that think that they've had good injury luck. 88 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: Right now, like every seventy five percent of the teams 89 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: in the league think they can't buy a break. It's 90 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: it's the nature of the game. Well, I mean, it's 91 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: one thing when your quarterback is rolling out in overtime 92 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: and beats the Patriots, a team you hadn't beaten in 93 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: thirty years, and you score a touchdown, and that's the 94 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: good news. The bend news is he suffered a caff injury. 95 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: But we'll see if we got to buy we'll see. 96 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: It sucks when it's out here at practice and that's 97 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: they're doing out here. I have a memory at some 98 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: point this year, I think it was at the end 99 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: of training camp. I was like, now you don't really 100 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: have to hold your breath about practice anymore, because the 101 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: season practices are different than camp practices, and you don't 102 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: hear a whole hell of a lot about injuries happening 103 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: during game weeks, and Randy's this has got to be 104 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: at least the second guy who's Yeah, because CD rolled 105 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: his ankle last week at practice, But that's also these 106 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: kinds of cans. Yeah, so I knew it was more 107 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: than Yeah. Three guys have gotten hurt at practice, and 108 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: two of them are significant, And I'm not trying to 109 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: say that they're doing something wrong. I just it's it's 110 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: a tough break that you're usually not used to having 111 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: to deal with, and they can be just just like 112 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: use type injuries, these are not like they necessarily were 113 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: trying to, you know, make this incredible block or whatever. 114 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: It's just overuse of After a certain amount of time, 115 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: sometimes you can freak things happen. I'm not throwing I'm 116 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: not questioning the way Mike McCarthy runs his practices or 117 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: the medical staff. I already see people, this is the 118 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: third calf injury of the year. People we're doing out there? 119 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: Do we need to look at the training staff? No, 120 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: the training staff has done a hell of a job 121 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: getting all of these guys back for you. By the way, 122 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: it's just again it's football. Yeah, I mean I remember 123 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: eight nine years ago it was it was a hamstring. 124 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: It was miles off and just a bunch of that 125 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: was my first year. And then we couldn't We ran 126 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: out of room to write about all the hamstrings on 127 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: and then about I don't know, five years ago, six 128 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: years ago. I know Dan Bailey was one of them. 129 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: It was the back. You remember, it was a lot 130 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: of tiring you had Bailey's it was happening Lyle had 131 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: a back a lot. So it's just seems like they 132 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: do kind of sometimes come in bunches, is in a 133 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: particular carry other body. But I don't think. I think 134 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: you get in trouble when you start trying to make 135 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: comparisons between injuries and oh, we got a lot of these, 136 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: so it must mean something. No, it just means that 137 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: a couple guys got the same injury. It's not not 138 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: to mention. I mean the workload. I mean, you couldn't 139 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: ask for three more different situation or receiver and end 140 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: in a quarterback. I mean, it's not like they're out 141 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: there doing the same drills or Mike McCarthy doesn't have 142 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: these guys doing caf raises in between reps. You know, 143 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: it's be pretty interesting. No, I don't think it would. 144 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: That might not be a good idea. Oh I liked 145 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: his answer. You know about somebody asked them, does this 146 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: mean Michael Parsons is going to rush the faster? And 147 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: he's like, well, see it noon the game starts and 148 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: don't be late. Well I can ask you got the answers, Yes, 149 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: the answers, yes, you think he's now going to be 150 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: rushing the past. But I'm saying, like, do you think 151 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: they like they did in the Charge again, like they're 152 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: gonna line him up he's gonna be your defensive I wouldn't. 153 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: I would I would not. Okay, have it out, let's go, 154 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 1: who's gonna do it? What I'm thinking, what are you 155 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: getting from your edge rushers if you don't have Nick 156 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: is thinking Drance? Okay, No, I'm Mica has more career 157 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: sacks than Dorrance already, by the way, from where Dorance 158 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: has been on the team since twenty eighteen, coming from 159 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: where he Dorance has two career sacks playing end and 160 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: Mica got one against the Chargers. That's fine. Like I'm 161 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: not I'm not comparing Dorance Armstrong and Micah Parsons. What 162 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: I'm what I'm saying is that I still feel like 163 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: Mica has been a better player. When he is a 164 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: linebacker and he's rushing from all over the place, I 165 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: don't think he's as good. Just right there, we have 166 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: a guy like Randy Gary out though you don't have 167 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: the luxury to use for you, who's playing on Neil 168 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: Lane Van Rush? No? Thanks, okay, nothing, because when you 169 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: did that against the Chargers, laugh if you want. But 170 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: Jalen Smith played and he played pretty well in that 171 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: game against the Chargers. He did a nice job in 172 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: that game, and in you get him? Why do you 173 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: have to do these things? I've heard worse things in 174 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: the world. I'm asking the question, I mean because I 175 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: thought he was about when Ambrass. I thought it's a 176 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: valid question, like, okay, if you move him, Like who's 177 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: going to be your linebackers? I think that's a valid question. 178 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: Keyan O'Neill and Layton Vandersch, Like what are we talking 179 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: about here? I know I agree with Nick to a 180 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: degree that Keyan O'Neill hasn't been this revelation. He's been fine, 181 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: He's got thirty tackles, he's started two games. I mean, 182 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons is dynamic in the role that we've seen 183 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: the last few weeks. Bash him, okay, Just like you 184 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: said that Kean O'Neill and Layton Vandersch would be fine, 185 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: I also think bash him and Dorn's Armstrong would probably 186 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: be fine as well. But I got I got this 187 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: dynamic player that they don't know where he's coming from, which, 188 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: as I say over and over and over again, it 189 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be either or. I don't want him 190 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: to do just one thing. He needs to give them 191 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: something from the edge in this game. I just expect 192 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: at this point his number of reps is going to 193 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: go up, but he's going to probably do both. He 194 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: plays sixty snaps, I would like to see at least 195 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: fifteen of them come from the edge, just to give 196 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: them something. And I'm fine with that. The week two 197 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: against the Chargers, he only played like thirty snaps. He 198 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 1: didn't play a lot, and they were they used him 199 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: as a true like he was part of the edge rotation. 200 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: That's not necessarily what I'm asking for. Yeah, he needs 201 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: they need some juice off the edge that I don't 202 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: Terrell Basham and Dorin's Armstrong can do their jobs, and 203 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: there's way more to playing defensive end than just rushing 204 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: the passer. We know that, but they don't have any 205 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: juice around the corner without Micah doing that. With Randy 206 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: and demark Slawrence just sitting out, how much of a 207 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: challenge do you think this is when you come to 208 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: this is a relatively a relatively easier schedule, But this 209 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: part of the schedule, I think you're facing some teams 210 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: that are probably as good as what you're gonna face 211 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: this season. When you've got not necessarily Atlanta, which you 212 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: can say which you want about Atlanta, but then you 213 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: get to Kansas City, who has a pretty good passing attack. 214 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: We did this last week we started talking about Darren 215 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: Waller and I'm not saying it's a superstition thing like 216 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: we can't do that, but well, one thing at a time, man, 217 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: I mean, we don't know the length of Randy's injury. 218 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: We do know it's multiple week we do so these 219 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: teams do these But for the next three weeks, you've 220 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: got Atlanta, then you've got Kansas City, then you've got 221 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. Let's sort through how to do this. Man. 222 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: It's not a it's not a matter of like we 223 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: need to focus and only talk about Atlanta. It's like, 224 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: we there's so much we don't know. We don't know 225 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: what his timetable is, we don't know what their game 226 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: plan is against Atlanta. They could pick and choose this thing. 227 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: I mean, they're probably not going to add talent from 228 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: outside the team. So I think what you do against 229 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: Kansas City and Las Vegas will probably be informed by 230 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: how successful your game plan is this week. If I 231 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: had to guess, maybe Basham or were And or Armstrong 232 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: play the game of their life and you're like, Okay, 233 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: we don't need Mica so much. Maybe Matt Ryan has 234 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: all freaking day on Sunday, and you're like, we gotta 235 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: do something. We don't want to move Mica, but it 236 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: calls for it, you know. And that's all I mean. 237 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: It's not like, of course we can talk about other games. 238 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: It's just there's so much we don't know. Here on 239 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: Thursday of game week, this is the second time again 240 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: they had to throw their game plan out the window 241 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: against LA and I don't know if they if they're 242 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: going to do that this week, but it's at least possible. 243 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: It's it's worth a thought. Yeah, yeah, this is a 244 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: like Nick said, this is your best defensive player. That's 245 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: a pretty big deal when you lose your pretty your 246 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: best defensive mand. I really wanted to see him rush 247 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: the pastor against Mahomes too, I know, okay, also against 248 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, but I mean I thought I thought that 249 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: would have That was just a good matchup. I can't 250 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: I couldn't wait to see. And I was hoping DL 251 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: would be back for that one too. But both of them, 252 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: but you know, you got it's rare that you're gonna 253 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: face back to back in VP quarterbacks, I mean former 254 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: mvpsy because they're not Neither one of them are playing 255 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: like MVP level right now. Um. I think one of 256 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: them can figure it out though, but it might be 257 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: that we'll be against the count. He's not there to 258 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: make them uncomfortable. Don't you just see Tyreek Hill just 259 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,199 Speaker 1: just I've been sayings into the end zone. I've been 260 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: saying all year, like the chief the Chiefs are Michael 261 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: Myers to me, like you got, I know, you got 262 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: to bury them under concrete for me to believe they're 263 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: five and four. They could suck for another month and 264 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: still figure it out in time to make the playoffs, 265 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: and then all bets are off. And what are the Falcons? 266 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: Four and four? You know? Right now? The Falcons are 267 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: the last wild the last wild card team right now, 268 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: they are a playoff team as we sit here today. Well, 269 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: last time as four and four team came into the 270 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: stadium didn't go so well. Yeah, who was that the Bronco? 271 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: Oh god, I'm sorry. I thought you were pulling up 272 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: something from years like a couple of years ago. Yeah, no, 273 00:13:56,160 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: I stick to right here, right here in the press, Briner. 274 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: That's the The NFL is wild like that, like Denver 275 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: in Atlanta has been circled for a long time. Is 276 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: kind of like, okay, you get a break before this 277 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: crazy stretch heading into December, and the Broncos aren't a 278 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,559 Speaker 1: wildcard team right now, but that that whole division is 279 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: above five hundred, like mathematically, they are very much in 280 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: the division race, let alone the wildcard race. And that 281 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: and Atlanta is the seventh wildcard team right now. So 282 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: this is why it's not fun. And I get called 283 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: boring and a downer but like, why do we argue 284 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: about this stuff in May? It just doesn't matter. 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As 336 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: I look through the statistical rankings of this team, this defense, 337 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like there's much to fear here. But 338 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: at coming off a game like we had last week, 339 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: I'm just like, Okay, well, maybe there's not much there, 340 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: but maybe there is. And so I want to ask 341 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: you what what's the best thing they do? And what's 342 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 1: the thing that you can get them on. What's their weakness. Well, 343 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: I mean, statistically they haven't played well this season, but 344 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: they played pretty well against the Saints for the most part. 345 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: For about three quarters they had the Saints kind of 346 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: nullified and locked up. That's the unit of plays. Sorry, 347 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: they're still trying to figure out how to play in 348 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: the scheme. Then Dean Piece and the guys are trying 349 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: to put together down there. But I think obviously when 350 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: you have the kind of performance that the Cowboys had 351 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: a week ago, everyone is going to look at what 352 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: the Broncos did and they're gonna try and steal some ideas, 353 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,719 Speaker 1: and so I think the Cowboys can expect to see 354 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: some of that man match coverage where they're passing off 355 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: things and playing man demand, trying to take away some 356 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: of the easy thrills and trying to confuse Dak with 357 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: the way that they switch and kind of nutty up 358 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. They can really generate pressure 359 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: because they they just haven't been able to do it. 360 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Dantefalla may come back, but they 361 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: don't have enough up front to really get after it. 362 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: So because they can't get after you with pressure. They 363 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: gotta put a lot more of their eggs in the 364 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: coverage basket and see if they can kind of confuse 365 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 1: the quarterback by switching up things to make a very 366 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: very cloudy for him when he's trying to read Bucky. 367 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: When I think of Falcon's defense, I think of like 368 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: Jesse Tuggle or something. I don't really know a lot 369 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: of guys there on that defense, but I'm gonna kind 370 00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: of flip the script because we just found out the 371 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: news on Randy Gregory on a defensive end being out 372 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: for a few weeks for the Cowboys. What what would 373 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: you do there a defensive end if you're Dallas for 374 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: this game, I think you have I think you have 375 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: to play more set packages. I think you have to 376 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: use Mica a little more off the edge. I think 377 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,479 Speaker 1: you have to kind of blend in some of your 378 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: nickel dime packages so you can free Mica up to 379 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: do those things. He's the most explosive player on the 380 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: two deep roster off the edge that's available, so you 381 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 1: have to use them in that role, and it's one 382 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: where you lose some of his playmaking ability as a sideline. 383 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: The sideline player, but in this game. You need the 384 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: pressure because you can't let Matt Ryan sit back there 385 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: forty forty five times without the rest. He still is 386 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: good enough to pick apart secondaries, and so I think 387 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: Mica has to have a bigger role coming off the edge. Buggy, 388 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: you kind of talked about this at the jump, but 389 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm just curious from your experience in the league, like 390 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: when somebody's when Denver obviously is who I'm referring to, 391 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: when somebody's game plan works that well against an opponent, 392 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: like when you're watching and game planning that, how much 393 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: do you think the Falcons change what they want to 394 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: do or adopt that based on what they're seeing. I mean, 395 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: I imagine you still have plenty of stuff in your 396 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: own scheme that you want to stick with, but you 397 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: can't ignore or how successful that is, I'm guessing no. 398 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: So early in the game, you want to see if 399 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: they've answered the question, if they've answered the question that 400 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: pops up based on how the Broncos kind of slowed 401 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: them down, and if they don't answer the question, they 402 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: can't keep getting the steady diet of it. It's just 403 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: the nature of the league. When you show stuff on 404 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: tape that you have a problem with. You're gonna keep 405 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: seeing it until you show people that you've resulted. And 406 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: so for the Cowboys offense, it's going to be dealing 407 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: with the match coverage and the way guys passed off, 408 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: which is really interesting because the pages are really the 409 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: pioneers of that coverage and so they didn't have as 410 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: much success. But I don't remember why it really confounded 411 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: the Cowboys when the Broncos did it. But yeah, you 412 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: can see more of that, and it's actually a coverage 413 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: that there's kind of People are talking about two deep 414 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: coverage being the coverage days eure of the league, but 415 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: it really hasn't been. It's been more match coverage because 416 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: you look at how teams have slowed down some of 417 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: the other high powered offenses. It's a lot of this 418 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,959 Speaker 1: man match coverage where you're passing things all playing man 419 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: to man versus verticals, there, playing zone versus crossing rounds. 420 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: You already said this was this wouldn't necessarily be a 421 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: huge threat for the Cowboys, But can you talk about 422 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: can you talk more about the matchup with the old 423 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: line and if they do line up the same way 424 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: that they did against Denver. Yeah, I mean, look, I 425 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: think the offensive line has to play well. I think 426 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: everybody has to play well. I think they just laid 427 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: an egg last week. They certainly didn't bring the A 428 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: game or the games that we've seen to in the 429 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: sixth game WINNI streak. I think everybody, us included might 430 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: have looked past the Denver Broncos and didn't give them 431 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: enough respect. I think when you lose the game like 432 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: you lose to the Broncos, I think that Lena fall 433 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,199 Speaker 1: can certainly get your attention, you pay more attention to 434 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 1: the details and meeting. Everyone is on alert. I think 435 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: just by that nature, they'll play better. But then I 436 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: think Terrence still should be more comfortable. Another week of 437 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: practice at left tackle lel Collins to kind of settle 438 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: in knock off all the rust, and I would expect 439 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: the offense in line to have a better performance. Even 440 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: though they need to be aware of Brady Jared on 441 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 1: the inside. He still is a guy that can't be 442 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: disrupted at the point of attack. Did you see anything 443 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 1: from Terrence Steele that made you say, hey, maybe the 444 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: better option here is to switch he and Lyle and 445 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: put him back on the right and then have Lyle 446 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: play left. Well, I mean, so he's thinking it was 447 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: a long term deal where you knew that Terrence Steal 448 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: and Leo Collins were gonna have to be your starters. 449 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: Then what maybe you do is you leave Terrence Steele 450 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: a right because that's where he was playing. Well, le 451 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: Collins comes in the left, and you kind of stay 452 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: that way for a while. But I think the Cowboys 453 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: thinking is, eventually Timer Smith is going to come back, 454 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: and when he comes back, he starts the left tackle. 455 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: Leo Collins is our best option at right tackle. Let's 456 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: get this lineup going, so let's make sure that lel 457 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: is comfortable, and then when Ron Smith is eventually coming back, 458 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: we can remove Tarrance Steel and everybody's into a normal spots. 459 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: I think Dad had a lot to do with the 460 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: decisions that led to the lineup and the reshuffle. More 461 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: so than hey, let's move Terrence Steel to the left 462 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 1: because we just feel like he's gonna be a better 463 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: left than Leo Collins. I think it is about trying 464 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: to keep the continuity so when the starters all come back, 465 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 1: everyone is into comfortable in natural spots. Every indication is 466 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 1: that aj Terrell's having a really solid season in year 467 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,719 Speaker 1: two for them. What are his strengths and weaknesses? How 468 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: do they use him? How would you imagine they will 469 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: use him? Especially with us. I mean, Michael Gallup's going 470 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: to be available for this game, so the Cowboys should 471 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: have all three of their main receivers for the first 472 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: time in a while. Yeah. I mean, look, he's a 473 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: good player. I mean he's the first round pick. He 474 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 1: played pretty well at Clempson. I know everyone remembers the 475 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: game at LSU where they kind of beat his back 476 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: out in the championship game, but he was a really 477 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: good player leading up to that. He's pretty vocal in 478 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: the way that he can play. He can press, he 479 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: can play off, he can do a bunch of different things. 480 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: I think in this game, I don't think you travel 481 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: him because I don't know who you would pick to 482 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: try and neutralize. I think he plays on his natural 483 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: side of the field and he takes on whoever's there. 484 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: The problem is now when the three are back Gallup Ceedee, 485 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: Lamb and Cooper, Now you have a problem either way 486 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: because two of those guys who we get one on 487 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: one matchups and kind of have their way. It's a 488 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: tough matchup for Atlanta, and I think we kind of 489 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: forget we haven't really seen this lineup in a long time. 490 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: This is the one that everyone feared. When you have 491 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,239 Speaker 1: that eleven personnel with one tight end, these three bar 492 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: receivers Zeke or Tony polland in the backfield. This is 493 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: the explosive, high powered offense to everyone fears around the league. 494 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: Well a lot of those guys, with the exception of 495 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,880 Speaker 1: Gallup of course. How in last game we saw many 496 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 1: balls being dropped, not catching the ball and all that. 497 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: How good is this team as far as like takeaways 498 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: and do they even get close to getting the ball often? Yeah, 499 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: I mean like they can get around it. They're gonna 500 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: play hard, they can run to the ball, that they 501 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: can do those things. But I think a lot of 502 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: the Cowboys issues are Look, it's one of those games 503 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: where they have to focus on the dbos, like don't 504 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: beat ourselves, turnovers, penalties, they plays allowed. If they take 505 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: care of that and play clean football, they'll win those games. 506 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: This is a game where they're better than the other team. 507 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: And the only way that the Falcons can kind of thrive, 508 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: survive and thrive is if you give them life by 509 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: turning it over, having penalties that are silly, giving extra yards, 510 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: letting the ball flower hit all that stuff. And so 511 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: if the Cowboys just play a clean game, like the 512 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: kind of game that they talked about repeatedly in training camp, 513 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: where they just do the little things right, they'll win. 514 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: But I think when you saw all of those things 515 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: last week against the Brocos, first thing that stood out 516 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: to me is this team isn't focused, This team isn't 517 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: ready to play, and because they weren't ready to play, 518 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: they walked out of the stadium with it him. All right, 519 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: So it's prediction time. What do you think it's gonna 520 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: happen Sunday? I think we see a better effort from 521 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. I think the Cowboys take care of business, 522 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,120 Speaker 1: and I think it starts from the jump. I think 523 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: this is a high alert game because they can't afford 524 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: to fritter these games away. We can talk about the 525 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: division potentially being wrapped up, but now it's about can 526 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 1: you get to that number one seed? Because this year's 527 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: playoffs are so different where you only have one team, 528 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 1: but the boy, it behooves the Cowboys to see if 529 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: they can get into position to get the number one, 530 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: so then it only takes two to get to the 531 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: bowld as opposed to three, and that long, that long 532 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: road of having to beat all these different teams in 533 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: the potential matchup that you could face. All right, Bucky man, 534 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 1: we appreciate you this good stuff. We'll catch up with 535 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: you next week as we get ready for the Kansas 536 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: City Chiefs. 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Slash Cowboys Back to 577 00:28:55,480 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: the Break Cowboy fans draw in the NFL and supporting 578 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: our nation's service members by wearing the latest Dallas Cowboys 579 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: Salutes a Service gear. Is it your local Dallas Cowboys 580 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: Pro shop or shop dot Dallas Cowboys dot com. A 581 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: fanatics experience to find a full astartment of salute to 582 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: Service gear. Welcome back. Final segment of the Break Life 583 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: from s WBC Mortgage Studios at the Star. Let's catch 584 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: up a real quickly on a couple other injuries guys 585 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: that have misspracticed this week. Let's talk about first a 586 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: couple of guys that they held out yesterday, that they 587 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: held out as a precaution I think Brian Anger and 588 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 1: Jake McQuaid, what is this status and where surely precautionary. 589 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: They're not even close contacts because that's a whole separate thing. 590 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: They just they were like, well, the specialists spends all 591 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: their time together. Let's just be smart about this. It 592 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: sounds like everything's okay. There's nobody new in the COVID protocol. 593 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,959 Speaker 1: They should both be at practice today. Yeah. I mean, 594 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if we've even discussed it. I mean, 595 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: as it stands right now, Greg's airline still in the protocol. 596 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: They signed. Oh yeah, they signed a new kicker, and 597 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: we haven't talked about it. Was actually gonna get to 598 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: him next, so great, goodn't you want to fill us in? Yeah? 599 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: They signed the practice to the practice squad lear him 600 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: who practice? He got checked? Nice, there you go, hi 601 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: allah who um. And and by putting him on the 602 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: practice squad, they don't have to use a roster spot. 603 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: They'll just use a it's a COVID elevation is what 604 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: that will be. So they won't even he won't even 605 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: be anybody else on the on the roster, so that 606 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: they'll get the exception there um we'll see see what 607 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: he does. I guess he beat out Brett Mahart in 608 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: the kicking competition. I mean, of course, know what I mean. Yeah, 609 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean, did they kick sixty yarders? Because if they did, 610 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: mahar probably beat him, but they probably just kick the 611 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: forty yards hire law who sounds like he's got a 612 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: leg on him, because I don't know if as soon 613 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: as he signed, all the NFL accounts start tweeting out 614 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: the video of him practicing like he hit like a 615 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: fifty eight yarder with the wind and a fifty five 616 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: yard or into the wind. You know, I know it's 617 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: not the NFL. I get that, but this guy's attempted 618 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: like two hundred and eighty field goals in the Canadian 619 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: Football League. Let me throw us off, Yeah, let me 620 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: gotta be tough for king there. Well because in the elements, 621 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: although which word, nobody cares about the CFL, but the 622 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: goalposts are at the front of the end zone A 623 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: lot of levels care about. Yeah, yeah, we love u CFL. 624 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: I just mean in terms of what you're gonna do 625 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: on Sunday, but like it's totally different, Like the goalposts 626 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: are at the front of the end zone, but yeah, 627 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: I agree with you. It's probably really tough, but the yard, 628 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: but the yard is still still the same. Yeah, and 629 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: here's the deal. I'll throw this out here. I looked 630 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 1: up some of his numbers because obviously, if there's any 631 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: position that you can say translates well from CFL to 632 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: NFL would be kicker because it's still just kicking field 633 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: goals right over his he's been. He was in the 634 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: CFL for six years. He was an All Star in 635 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: the CFL as a kicker, so one of the better 636 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: kickers in the CFL. Over the last four seasons. Though 637 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: field goal percentage, he had a long of fifty six, 638 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: he averaged sixty three yards on kids cost Nick, you 639 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: and I were talking about that let's get put a 640 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: pin and that we'll get back to that. But if 641 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: you look at is what he made and missed. He 642 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: was perfect zero to nineteen. He was he was ninety 643 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 1: eight percent twenty to twenty nine, So not bad. You 644 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: wanted to probably be one hundred percent there, but not bad. 645 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: He was ninety percent thirty to thirty nine. That's where 646 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: it gets a little bit weird because you still want 647 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: him to make those more regularly than ninety percent point 648 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: and then forty to forty nineties eighty four percent fifty 649 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: plus he's eighty eight percent, so fourteen to sixteen fifty plus, 650 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: So that's pretty good. It sounds like he's Greg Zerline obviously, 651 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: and that's my point. Like I look at this and 652 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, I don't know if I see a huge 653 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: difference between him and Greg Zerline, other than I do 654 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: think Greg Greg Zerline has a pension for hitting those 655 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: kicks that are that are meaningful lad in games. And 656 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: we don't know that about Hira lah No, we don't. 657 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: But fifty sixty seventy thousand people watch go to the 658 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: stadium to watch the CFL. You know it's I mean, 659 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: it's I just said, nobody cares. I was being tongue like. 660 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: It's very popular in Canada, so it should I would 661 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: imagine this shouldn't be too big of a difference for him, 662 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: considering their lines on the COVID list. I feel pretty 663 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: good about it, honestly. Yep. Thing that I'm going to 664 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: be looking at is, you know, kicking off. If they 665 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: get to you know, if they get to kick off 666 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: a lot, I'm averaging sixty three yards that will put 667 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: it like right regular, like one time the last week. 668 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: So because they didn't score any parnts, so they gotta 669 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: they gotta. I mean it makes me wonder despite of 670 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: I mean, with you even saying how similar they are, 671 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: and I mean they were competing to kind of competing 672 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: earlier on um. But it makes me wonder how conservative 673 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: or if at all, the Cowboys become as far as 674 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: their game plan or not conservative. I would say, risk 675 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,959 Speaker 1: it more to take more chances to not necessarily have 676 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: to kick. So do you guys think I mean they 677 00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: would put him, how much trust they would give this guy? 678 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: You know what I'm trying to say, Like he's going 679 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,719 Speaker 1: to get a chance to get out there. I mean, 680 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: if it's in the thirty forty range, I think they're 681 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,360 Speaker 1: gonna I don't think they're gonna do it any differently. 682 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,359 Speaker 1: They might do it differently on a fifty yarder, but 683 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of it too, like we we forget. 684 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: I mean, they're gonna get a good idea when he 685 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: gets to the stadium and what he's kicking, what it 686 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: looks like there, And you know, I just don't think 687 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: they'll change their approach that much. I don't either, And 688 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 1: I actually I looked this up this morning. For all 689 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: the talk about going for it and like whether or 690 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: not it's a good idea, most of their attempts have 691 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 1: not been from common sense fuel goal range. They did 692 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 1: it against Denver, and they did one, and they did 693 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: one from the New York twenty eight in the Giants game. 694 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,280 Speaker 1: But really, other than that, it's either too far away 695 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: to be a fuel goal, or they're right up on 696 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 1: the goal line where anybody would want them to go 697 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: for it anyway. So there haven't been a whole lot 698 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: of circumstances where it's like, well, you could take this 699 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: forty yard field goal or go for it. Like usually 700 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: it's either or it's we don't want to try a 701 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: fifty eight yard kick, or we're an inch away from 702 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: a touchdown, let's just go get it. That's usually what happens. 703 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, i'd be curious. I don't. I don't think 704 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: it'll change their their process too much if I had 705 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,359 Speaker 1: to guess. Or maybe it will though, Like I mean, 706 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 1: their lines kicked a lot of field goals between what 707 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: thirty five and forty five ish, give or take. I mean, 708 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: maybe you try that now because you're like, do we 709 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:32,879 Speaker 1: want to make this guy try a forty eight yard 710 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: field goal in his first NFL game, or do we 711 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: just want to put trust in Zeke Elliott. I hope 712 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,399 Speaker 1: they don't do that. I don't want them. I think 713 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: when you start doing that and you start changing things 714 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:45,120 Speaker 1: before you know what you got, like, give him an opportunity. 715 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: I think you go into the game saying he's our kicker. 716 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 1: He again, we looked at all the numbers. He's a 717 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: guy that has a resume of being able to make kicks, 718 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: So give him an opportunity to make kicks. If you 719 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:56,839 Speaker 1: get in the game and he's missing a lot, then 720 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: alter your strategy, and if you have to do it, 721 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: multiple leaks and alter your strategy for future weeks. But 722 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: I think for right now, I think you go in, 723 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: you try to approach it as you would with a 724 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 1: normal kicker. If you get into some of those long situations, 725 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,399 Speaker 1: maybe you don't try him at fifty five fifty six 726 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 1: unless you have to. But I do think some of 727 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:14,879 Speaker 1: those closer in field goals, I think you just got 728 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 1: to give him a chance and let him see. Let 729 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: improve you prove to you that he can or can't 730 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: do it, before you just assume that you don't want 731 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 1: to put him in the position. Talking about Cedric Wilson, 732 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,840 Speaker 1: he also missed practiced with a shoulder injury. McCarthy tag, 733 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 1: you're it, You're out. Gallup, you're in. I mean, so 734 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: he's out, McCarthy said today, they're being smart with him. 735 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: So when the coach says that, I assume it's just 736 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: a monitoring thing and he should be fine. But it 737 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: definitely helps. Sorry, it definitely helps that get people keep 738 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,319 Speaker 1: asking me this, Like nobody believes me. Michael Gallup's going 739 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: to play. He doesn't have to be on the roster 740 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: right now, he will be by the time the weekend 741 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,399 Speaker 1: rolls around. He's he's gonna play in this game. So 742 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: if for some reason Cedric can't go, at least you 743 00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: have that in your back pocket. Good, okay, good, all right, 744 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 1: real quick, I did I did want to talk a 745 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: little bit more about the offense before we end the show. 746 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,480 Speaker 1: I asked Bucky this question about Terrence Steele. Did you 747 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 1: guys see anything in that game that made you think, hey, 748 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: maybe they need to reevaluate what they're doing at the 749 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 1: left and right tackle position, or do you think, hey, 750 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 1: he might have some issues but I think in the 751 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 1: long term, this is probably the right decision. You just 752 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 1: keep letting him get comfortable at left tackle until Tyrant 753 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: can come back. It was one of the two things. 754 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it was one of the things I agreed 755 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: with Bucky about. I didn't agree obviously with the Parsons 756 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:33,320 Speaker 1: on the edge, but I but, like we said the 757 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 1: other day, like it just kind of hit me, like 758 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:37,239 Speaker 1: the light bulb came on, like, wait a second, this 759 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:40,399 Speaker 1: is all about Tyrn Smith, because if it's not, if 760 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:43,040 Speaker 1: they put Lyella on the left side and then Tyrn 761 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 1: comes back, now they got another decision to make. This 762 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 1: is about this is their swing tackle, and right now 763 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: their left tackle is out, but he's coming back. So 764 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 1: I from that standpoint, if that's the case, then then yeah, 765 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:55,760 Speaker 1: And everyone keeps saying this is not long term injury. 766 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: So so I'm fine with that. I mean, I heard, Dave, 767 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: I heard what you said on the radio. This it about. 768 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:02,720 Speaker 1: I already forgot what we are. You're just talking about 769 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 1: Terrence Steele and how everyone it's tough to go right 770 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:07,359 Speaker 1: to left and he's had another week of practice. Let's 771 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: see if he does it gets better at it. I mean, 772 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 1: I said last week that I thought they should play 773 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: LC on the left. But now that you've made a decision, 774 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 1: I think you should probably stick with it, right because 775 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: now you're you're just resetting the clock. Now it's now 776 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:20,719 Speaker 1: you're giving Lyle Collins three days to get ready and 777 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: he hasn't played left tackle in almost a decade or 778 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: no serious, I know, all of a sudden, seriously, Lyle 779 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: Collins is like one of the most tenured players on 780 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:34,320 Speaker 1: this team. I don't know how that happened. Seven So okay, okay, 781 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: I guess almost. It's close. It's close. It's like close 782 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: to being close regardless. Um, so, like, why why mess 783 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: with it? Like you you started this, Terrence Steele can 784 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: only get better. It's not what I would have done, 785 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,879 Speaker 1: but you've committed to it. So I think you're only 786 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 1: hurting yourself if you try to restart it again and say, okay, 787 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 1: now go back over there. How maybe that'll hurt his 788 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,359 Speaker 1: confidence and then Elsie's got to do something he hasn't 789 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,799 Speaker 1: done in forever for the first time. I just you 790 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: made a decision, you might as well stick with it. 791 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:12,600 Speaker 1: I get that logic, but it's just to me right now, 792 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 1: I think it's delusional to hang on to this idea 793 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: that Tyren Smith it's not a long term blah, it 794 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: might not be long term. He might come back, but 795 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: then you just never never know how much longer he 796 00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 1: is gonna be on that field for so I just 797 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:33,399 Speaker 1: I hate the idea of the decision that they made 798 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 1: of moving Terrence Steel to the other side. I think 799 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 1: he has been doing a really good job. I get 800 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:41,000 Speaker 1: it that he's the swin tackle, but whatever, I mean, 801 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 1: suck it up, like Lyle Collins, You're a veteran guy. 802 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,759 Speaker 1: You can figure it out. You get paid, everybody gets 803 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:50,279 Speaker 1: pay it here or figure it out. I think that 804 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:54,400 Speaker 1: he should be replacing Terren Smith's spot and not have 805 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,839 Speaker 1: taken that chance. And I get your point, Dave, but 806 00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:01,239 Speaker 1: you don't want to hear it though, no excuse this 807 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: to me. I don't want to hear it. I think 808 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,319 Speaker 1: I'd like to think of it more as irrationale than 809 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:11,040 Speaker 1: an excuse. But I hear you in semantics probably probably 810 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: plenty is I don't agree with the decision making. I 811 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:16,879 Speaker 1: don't like it. I don't trust that Tyren Smith will 812 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:19,000 Speaker 1: be back for a long period, just because you just 813 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:21,799 Speaker 1: never know. So I'd rather just make a definite move 814 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,560 Speaker 1: right now. This is the game plan. If Tyren Smith 815 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,800 Speaker 1: does come back and Lill needs to sit out, I'm sorry, buddy, 816 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,719 Speaker 1: sit out for a little bit. It's okay, you might 817 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 1: come back soon because you just can't trust Tyren Smith. Hill. 818 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:38,239 Speaker 1: I kind of agree with that because everything I've heard 819 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 1: about this injury is basically it's only going to be 820 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: either either time or surgery heals this like Goose, only 821 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:48,160 Speaker 1: two options, and so I don't know. They say it's 822 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,440 Speaker 1: a short term injury, but I don't know. Who knows. 823 00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:53,439 Speaker 1: If it's another week, if it's another five weeks, who knows. 824 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:55,920 Speaker 1: And so that's why I don't look at this so 825 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:58,000 Speaker 1: much as well. He just got to buy time for 826 00:40:58,080 --> 00:41:00,799 Speaker 1: this week, like it could be longer than that. And 827 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: that's why I'm like, is this the right decision now? 828 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:06,279 Speaker 1: I do kind of agree that. I personally think that 829 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: Terence still with more time, can get better at the position. 830 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: I believe that I've seen it happen on the right side. 831 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:13,959 Speaker 1: I think it can probably happen on the left side 832 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: as well. I don't know that it's that big of 833 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:18,359 Speaker 1: a difference. I just think it's an adjustment of being 834 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:21,000 Speaker 1: able to get more to the point where your body's 835 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:23,320 Speaker 1: just comfortable doing the things you have to do on 836 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 1: the left side versus right. But that all being said, 837 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: I think the Cowboys got to look at this as 838 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: more than just a short term injury. Unless they know 839 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:31,839 Speaker 1: something more than the reporting, they should to me, they 840 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,319 Speaker 1: should if surgery is an option, they should do it 841 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 1: right now. That's well, I mean, it's we're past that 842 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:40,799 Speaker 1: point in my opinion. I was about before you said that. 843 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:43,279 Speaker 1: I was about to say, if they think there's even 844 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 1: a remote chance that this is a five week injury 845 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:49,360 Speaker 1: and they're still treating it like day to day normal, 846 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:50,879 Speaker 1: you know, he could by the way, I just threw 847 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:52,680 Speaker 1: out five as just a right, you know, but like 848 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,040 Speaker 1: it's there, And I'm not trying to speculate either, But 849 00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:57,839 Speaker 1: it's their job to have a firm idea of the timetable. 850 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: And if that's the case, why isn't he on ir 851 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:04,520 Speaker 1: Why aren't you considering surgery? Like they should have made 852 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:07,840 Speaker 1: that call last week honestly, if they thought that that 853 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: was something, I think it. But I think it happens 854 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 1: like this with a lot of injuries sometimes where you're 855 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:16,319 Speaker 1: kind of waiting to see because your body can repair it. 856 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,160 Speaker 1: But then if after what happens after get weeks down 857 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,680 Speaker 1: the road and your body hasn't repaired, you probably all 858 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:24,960 Speaker 1: you know Hall of Famer. He's a quiet guy, but 859 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 1: he's a commanding guy. He probably wants to be out there. 860 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:32,440 Speaker 1: He probably knows what people say about his injury history. 861 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: So you've got him fighting against you, like I can 862 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,400 Speaker 1: push through it. I can push through it. I'll be ready. 863 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,680 Speaker 1: I'll be ready. It's still their job to have a 864 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:42,160 Speaker 1: better handle on it than we do. I just I'm not. 865 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:45,640 Speaker 1: I don't really expect him to play this game. But 866 00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:49,520 Speaker 1: if this is something that lingers onto where you don't 867 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:51,799 Speaker 1: know if he's going to be available, like into December, 868 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:54,000 Speaker 1: then I don't like the way that they're handling this. 869 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:58,720 Speaker 1: But all right, appreciate you, guys, Jonas. We'll be back tomorrow. 870 00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 1: We'll have more talk. We'll get you guys ready for 871 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,799 Speaker 1: Cowboys versus Falcons. Willed breakdown all the things that can 872 00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:05,960 Speaker 1: go right for the Cowboys and what they'll need to 873 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:08,040 Speaker 1: do in order to make those things go right in 874 00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:09,680 Speaker 1: this game and hopefully get back on a winning track 875 00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: till then, for Nick Eatman, Dave helm and Amber Garcia. 876 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:13,800 Speaker 1: I am Derek Eagleton. This has been The Break live 877 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:19,640 Speaker 1: on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been a 878 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:23,240 Speaker 1: production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys 879 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:24,000 Speaker 1: Football Club.