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Yes, it is absolutely Victory Monday. 9 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: Thank you for being here, Thank you for coming out 10 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: to Christmas in Palm Springs. What the heck's going on 11 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: with the weather. I have no idea, but it's Victory Monday. 12 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: Where's the Victory Monday Club? There? They are right there? Shirts? 13 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: Now do they normally? Y'all? Normally? I'm shirts. They've been 14 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: wearing these shirts every time I can't see Yeah, I always. 15 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: I get so distracted by the signs. You guys did 16 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: such a good job on the signs that I don't 17 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: even see the shirt. Victory Monday and the Cowboys are 18 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: nine nine and three. Huh nine and three. How about that? 19 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: That's pretty good. We are at Kane Rosso in the 20 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: Star District in Frisco. We're delighted to have those of 21 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: you who are here with us to enjoy the company 22 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: of the Cowboys. Great kicker, Brett Maher, thank you for 23 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: being here tonight. Yeah, thanks for having me. Welcome to 24 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: all of those of you who are listening wherever you're 25 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: listening on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. Thanks for joining us. 26 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us anywhere and anytime you are joining 27 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: us streamed on Dallas Cowboys dot com. Those would be 28 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: the little boxes, Brett. You can look in the little 29 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: box right in front of you and wave to the 30 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: nice people. Hey, there's a lot of them. There are 31 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: a lot of people are tuned in. So UM appreciate 32 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: you got your biggest fans. That's right. I love it. 33 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: I love it. Um there and there when you when 34 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: you're having a kind of year you're having both individually 35 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: and as a team, you have a lot of biggest 36 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: fans all of a sudden, that's right, And I love 37 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: victory Monday. Also, how is other than the fact that 38 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: the feel good fact that you won the game is 39 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: there victory Monday any different. Um, we're in just a 40 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 1: little bit shorter into the facility, but otherwise you still 41 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: got to take care of your body, do that piece 42 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: of it. It's just I don't know your minus two 43 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: or three hours, which it is nice. It's a great 44 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: amount of time for a nice little map on does 45 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: it come off the front of the day or the 46 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: back of the day the back? Okay, so you had 47 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: to come back out again, So thank you very much, 48 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: thank you very much for being here. But that two 49 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: or three when you had a night game, even a 50 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: home night game, Yeah, that makes a difference. That's a 51 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: big difference. Yeah, absolutely all right. Um so so let's 52 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about We're gonna get right into 53 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: the Brett Maher this is your life. Here we go 54 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: because this is I've said this before, one of the 55 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: reasons that that personally, I hope the team really does 56 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: well it has a nice long postseason run. Is it 57 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: when that happens, the individual stories get told that there's 58 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: not time for the for the country to pay it 59 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: engine to everybody. When you when you're down to a 60 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: handful of teams and they're looking at everybody, and I 61 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: think everybody ought to know your story. Because when Mike 62 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: McCarthy came up with the theme of resilience for the year, 63 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: he might did he consult you first, say what word 64 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: would you like? Or yeah? Uh that's been a calling 65 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: card of mine for many, many years. Um, so yeah 66 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: it did. Uh it was it worked out perfect to 67 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: fit into this culture, what the new staff is doing 68 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: since the last last time that I've been here, and um, yeah, 69 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: it's been fantastic. Yeah, we're gonna get into this is 70 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: Brett's third iteration as a Dallas cowboy, and we're gonna 71 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna follow along the steps of the way in 72 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: uh what to Brett might feel like excruciating detail in 73 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: the next in the next few yeah, you know, six 74 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: seven hours, you won't even you'll reach a point of 75 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: numbness and you won't even know over here any perfect. Um, 76 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 1: but let's talk about the groove that you are in. 77 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,559 Speaker 1: You're it's first of all, it seems to me, since 78 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: we're humans and none of us perfect, that you you 79 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:20,119 Speaker 1: kind of take it personally. Almost every time you don't 80 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: hit the exact kick that you want to hit. Am 81 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: I right about that? Yeah? I don't I don't know 82 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: that it's personal, I guess per se, but UM, I 83 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: think you're always striving for being perfect in whatever you do, UM, 84 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: with also having a healthy understanding that that's not possible. UM. 85 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: And that's that's kind of a fine line to walk. 86 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: And I think with kickers especially, UM, to get on 87 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: the wrong side of that of that line is pretty easy. UM. 88 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: But to to have a healthy respect for understanding that 89 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: you're not going to succeed sometimes but still doing everything 90 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: in your power to put yourself in the best position 91 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: to succeed. And then when I feel like I do 92 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: that and you'd you'd go out there and you don't 93 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: perform as well as you feel like you should it, UM, 94 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: it can be frustrating. Are you eight, like eighty eight 95 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: percent for the year on field goals right now? I 96 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: think even eighty seven? Okay, So just so you know, UM, 97 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: we can look this up, but I'm fairly sure that 98 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: Jan Stenerud, the first kicker who was selected to the 99 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: Pro Football Hall of Fame, is in there somewhere around 100 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: fifty six or sixty. Okay. And now if you're below ninety, 101 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: you're going to be extra scrutinized, right right, so last 102 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: week Thanksgiving beat the Giants. You missed the first field 103 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: goal you've missed it was not fifty nine yards? How 104 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: much did that ruin your Thanksgiving? It was? That was 105 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: that was a tough one for me to swallow. Um. 106 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 1: And it it's tough because I'm super happy for the team, 107 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: and we had a fantastic you know month or so 108 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: now three weeks, um, whatever that's been. And it's such 109 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: a fantastic holiday. And for those of you that don't know, 110 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: my wife and kids live back in Nebraska. They were 111 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: all um down for the holiday as well. So I 112 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: was able to you know, to spend a half hour 113 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: forty five minutes to you know, kind of sulk on 114 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: my own and then uh, you know, once I once 115 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: I got got up after the game and um was 116 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: able to see them. You know, I was able to 117 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: kind of push that aside for for a couple of 118 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: days and we had a nice long weekend. Um. And 119 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: then you you go back and you rewatch the game 120 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: and you sulk again, try to not go down into 121 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: the into the rabbit hole. So where does that where 122 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: does that come from? I mean, does that does that 123 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: aspect of your personality carry over? Into the rest of 124 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: your life. Which part of it just laid down here 125 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: on the couch and we're gonna talk about it. Yea, 126 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: the part where the part where missing a kick, I 127 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: won't even call it a mistake. Missing a kick just 128 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: eats at your insights. I think it's due to the 129 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: amount of prep that I put into each particular detail 130 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: of what I do. And you know, it's more than 131 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: just I don't kick that many balls relative throughout the week. 132 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: You know, you've got offense runs seventy plays a day 133 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: and defense does the same, and over special teams, we've 134 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: got a certain amount of time to get um different 135 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: things kind of squeezed in and you know, I'll hit 136 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: thirty or forty balls throughout the week and that's it um. 137 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: But outside of that, there's so much time mentally, rehab 138 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: technically to make sure that everything is dialed and ready 139 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: to go for Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday. I guess you 140 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: know sometimes, but I think that's what trips it just 141 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: a little bit, is knowing that you spent so much 142 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: time and energy and this one thing, and you've done 143 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: it perfect so many times that sometimes you just don't. 144 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: And but personal perfect and interesting. So if you do, 145 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: you use the Arena League goalpost we practice, or the 146 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: regular regular Okay, so if you just slide the ball 147 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: inside the left upright from fifty three, that's good. If 148 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: you move it like six inches to the left and 149 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: miss that upright and you're outside the upright, that's bad. 150 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: Now it is perfect anywhere in there? Do you have 151 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: to split them to really feel good about it? I 152 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: do a lot of it based on how the ball's 153 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: rotating and how I feel like it comes off my foot. Um. 154 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: So we watch film obviously of the kicks that we have, 155 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: and there are some balls where I feel like they 156 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: came off my foot super clean, and there, you know, 157 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: maybe left, third, right, third, whatever it is. And then 158 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: you go back and you know, maybe you were just 159 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, a half an inch off on your you know, 160 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: your approach or coming back the line that you picked 161 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: maybe wasn't exactly perfect, but everything felt clean, and that's 162 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: that's fine because at the end of the day, you're 163 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: exactly right. You get all, you know, eighteen feet of 164 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: the goalposts, and they three points if it goes in 165 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: and zero if it doesn't. So, um, it's a it's 166 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: very black and white um in terms of that, but 167 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot more detail into it. Was there 168 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: an added layer of frustration on that Thanksgiving game, knowing 169 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: you were coming off of such an incredible game in 170 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: Minnesota and then having that frustrating performance you just talked about. 171 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: The piece of frustration was for me personally. We were 172 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: kind of cruising through that whole game as a team, 173 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: and um, I think I got a little bit ahead 174 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: of what the actual moment was and I knew, you know, 175 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: I had a great weekend ahead with my family, and 176 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, we're up by fifteen or whatever, and converted 177 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: a couple of long third downs, and you know, I 178 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: just I think I just kind of got a little 179 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: a little too far down that that rabbit hole. And 180 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: then you know, you get called on them. If you're 181 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: not ready, especially in this league, you're gonna get exposed 182 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: pretty quick. But we talked out if you guys haven't seen, 183 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: I sat down with Bright a couple of weeks ago 184 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: on first and ten. He's not a sneaker head for 185 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: those of you who didn't know. But one of the 186 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: things we talked about was just kicking being such a 187 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: high pressure position. You talked about you know, staying grounded 188 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,599 Speaker 1: in the game and making sure you stay locked in 189 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: in a game like Sundays where you weren't really called 190 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: upon other than to do you know, kickoffs and extra points. 191 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: How do you stay locked in and engaged in a 192 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: game when you're not really involved in kicking field goals? Yeah, 193 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: a lot of it is just personal awareness for where 194 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: I feel like my um you know, levels of modulation 195 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: are and I know about the sweet spot where I've 196 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: like I need to be UM in terms of how 197 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: how engaged I am and where my energy level is. 198 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: So UM, I was not going to let that get 199 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: me again since it sins it just had the week before. UM, 200 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, I was ready to especially with how our 201 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: defense was playing, you know, up until they took a knee. 202 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: I was like, we could get a sack, fumble, touchdowns, 203 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: So you better be ready to go. Do you allow 204 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: yourself to get excited with the guys whenever touchdowns and 205 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: stuff are happening, or do you have to just be 206 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: laser focused touchdowns not so much, UM, because generally speaking, 207 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: I'm the next two plays I'm involved in. UM. Once 208 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: you once a defense gets the ball back, you know 209 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: there's a little more time to to or yeah, there's 210 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: a little more time to take a breath again. With 211 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: the exception of yesterday, it was just a different experience, um, 212 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: all the way around. Yeah, that was. It's like one 213 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: minute you're like, okay, touchdown and then it's like, well 214 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: another one. Yeah, it was. It was, Um, we were 215 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: up twenty one to nineteen and I honestly don't really 216 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: know what happened. And I'm getting ready to go kick 217 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 1: off and it's forty seven to nineteen and I'm like, well, 218 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna kick off again again, CD said, because he 219 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: was asked in the locker room, he was like, at 220 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: what point did you guys realize that this one was 221 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: out of hand? And Seed he was like, I think 222 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: maybe it just happened so fast. It was just a 223 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: darned defense just kept scoring. Well, UM, I think you're 224 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: gonna want to hear It's gonna be helpful for everybody 225 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: to hear Brett talk about his journey. The difference between 226 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 1: the Brett Maher who came to camp this summer and 227 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: the one who was here just a few years ago. 228 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: It's all part of the journey, and what a great 229 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: journey it's been. And we're delighted to have all of 230 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: you with us and Brett Maher our special guest tonight 231 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: on the Cowboys Hour, Kane Rosso at the Star District 232 00:13:51,960 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: in Frisco, will be right back. We're Like Cowboys album 233 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: supported by Albertson. Back to Kane Rosso here on the 234 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys Hour, presented by Albertsons and Tom Thumb. Get ten 235 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: percent off your groceries every Dallas Cowboys game date when 236 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: you wear your Cowboys jersey Albertsons and Tom Thumb, the 237 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: official supermarket and pharmacy of the Dallas Cowboys. Brad, I'm 238 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: gonna give this the good old college try. It's victory Monday, Monday. Good, 239 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: They're good, They're delivery has to be. I mean, I 240 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: think it's the whole thing. It's not just it's every 241 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: it's everybody. Sometimes the sometimes the class has to be 242 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: in a position to be taught and lads, but it's 243 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: victory Monday. Three of them, just three of them just 244 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: woke up. Um, Okay, we're back with Brett Maher the Cowboys. Uh, kicker, Um. 245 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: There are so many things that I think people want 246 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: to hear you talk about and uh, and we will 247 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: get to your travel loog in a minute. But let's 248 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 1: let's take that very very interesting moment in Minnesota. Uh, 249 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 1: let's kick us sixty. Yes, I will. I will kick 250 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: us sixty and I will hit it. Oh, hold on, 251 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 1: let's do it again. Just walk us through that. That's 252 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: the most bizarre thing I think I've ever Bizar is 253 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: a great word for that. Um. I've never been in 254 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: a situation or even seeing a situation UM like that, 255 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: to be completely honest with you, and UM, that was 256 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: a I think what made it so odd was how 257 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: late everyone found out right. It wasn't a I honestly 258 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: thought that maybe they had a time out left and 259 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: they banged the time out right before we hit it, 260 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 1: and we just didn't hear it because the stadium was allowed. Um. 261 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: And then I found out that, like what was happening, 262 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: and it went from excitement to all right, they call 263 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: it time out, you gotta redo it? To are you 264 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 1: kidding me? You know, to back to Luckily, I had 265 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: enough time to to get back into what I felt 266 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 1: like I needed to do to get ready to hit 267 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: another one. And I'm the second one. I've never seen 268 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: you do this before, but you took a deep breath. 269 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:12,479 Speaker 1: We talked about it after the game, but I mean, 270 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: I normally you're out there and you're in your process, 271 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,479 Speaker 1: and but at that time, you had to you had 272 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 1: to literally stop and breathe and re center yourself, didn't you. Yeah, 273 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: there was a like I just described, there was, I 274 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: mean I was. It was a little roller coaster there 275 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: for about a minute and a half. But m I 276 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: felt like I understood that, you know that there was 277 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: a lot going on emotionally for me inside of my 278 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: brain and inside of my body as well, and you know, 279 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: to be able to trust the prep that I had 280 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,479 Speaker 1: put in to be able to get that under control 281 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: and you know, be able to go out there and 282 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: do it again. So that was just part of it. 283 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: And you talked we were just chatting up here about 284 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: your process during the week whenever it comes to preparing 285 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: for you know, regular distance kicks. I use that word 286 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 1: loosely for you because regular distance is like fifty yards out. 287 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: But could you just kind of give the spark notes 288 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: of what you just talked with us about working with 289 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: the mental coach and how you kind of keep that level. Um, Yeah, 290 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: we do a lot of a lot of stuff every 291 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: single WEEKUM, just to make sure that we're ready for 292 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: any situation that could possibly come up. UM. We do 293 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: training stuff throughout the week that I think is a 294 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: little bit different than UM, you know, the a traditional 295 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: UM kicker practice and UH bones is a big part 296 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: of of doing that and throwing those different situations that 297 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: I want to work on throughout the week into our 298 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: regular work habits on you know, Thursdays and Fridays, to 299 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: to make sure that we are ready for those situations. So, 300 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, we've we've had timeouts that we've dealt with kicking. 301 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: We've had you know, sudden change stuff. We've had um 302 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: re kicks, we've had penalties, we've we've gone through all 303 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: of those things, which gives you confidence that you're gonna 304 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: be able to handle it, you know, when when it 305 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: actually means something. M On Sundays there's a sixty yarder, 306 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: not not talking about a walk off. Does it feel 307 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: any different than forty two? Yeah, Honestly, the biggest difference 308 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,239 Speaker 1: between those kicks is they they all come at end 309 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: of halves, right, No one's gonna line up and hit 310 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: a sixty two yard or with you know, in the 311 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: first quarter or third quarter, whatever, so it gives me 312 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: an opportunity to actually let some emotion out because I 313 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: know there's nothing after it. And for that reason, it 314 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: does make them a lot of fun because you know, 315 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: you don't there's big kicks throughout games. Um, you know, 316 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: in several games. I look at we were playing the Giants, 317 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: you know, Monday night early in the year, and I 318 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 1: think we were up six and hit a forty five 319 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: yard or with um six minutes left, four minutes left, 320 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: something like that, and that was everyone knew that was 321 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: a big kick in that game. But you gotta kick 322 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: off two minutes later. So um, you just kind of 323 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: go about your business and and do it. And in 324 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: those situations, you know, you've got, you know, fifteen minutes 325 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: until you need to do anything, and you can celebrate 326 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: with your teammates and let a little bit of emotion out. 327 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: And you talked about the biggest thing with those sixty 328 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: plus yarders is that it gives you a chance to 329 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: show off a little bit. Yeah, it's it's always fun. Um. 330 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: I think that a lot of us enjoy the opportunity to, 331 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: you know, showcase what we can do on an individual level. 332 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: That that helps the team get to where we want 333 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 1: to go. Um, you know, I think you've seen that 334 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: out of a ton of guys this year, and UM, 335 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's just that's that's fun. That's fun to do. 336 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: Your quarterback likes to say pressure is a privilege. Yeah, 337 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: and it's a great attitude to have. Both of you 338 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: have been competitive athletes. I've always been a competitive watcher. Um, 339 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: tell tell us about the So if you line up 340 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: for fifty five or fifty six yards just in the 341 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: run of play, and that's not that unusual, especially when 342 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: the coaching staff trusts you and they do, then, Um, 343 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: how do you not have in your thought process If 344 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: I miss this, we're giving up humongous field position, So 345 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: I better make this. Yeah, which doesn't sound helpful. Yeah, 346 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: that's not something that that generally goes through my head 347 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: when I run out there, which is probably a good thing, 348 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: but it kind of just goes back to me having 349 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: my routine and trying to do the same thing every 350 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: single time. I don't feel like from those distances that 351 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: I need to change anything. So as long as that's 352 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: not the case, and I could just put a good 353 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: solid swing on it, I don't have to overswing. I 354 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: don't have to you know, do anything minutely different than 355 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 1: all of the All of those kicks will feel very 356 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: much the same. Now I mentioned this is your third 357 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: iteration as a cowboy, and that it's I don't don't 358 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: get the use of often often enough. So, UM, a 359 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 1: lot of folks don't remember that you were here twenty thirteen. 360 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: Is that right? And not for very long two weeks? Okay, UM, 361 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 1: what what would uh twenty thirteen Brett, um think of 362 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two? Brett? Oh my goodness, that's a great question. UM, 363 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: thank you, good night everybody. UM. I I think that 364 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 1: UM could be very proud of the work that I've 365 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: put in for the last almost ten years. Now, UM 366 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: to get to hear. And I don't think back then 367 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: I had the slightest idea of what the journey would 368 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: look like. UM. But how rewarding it's ben also, so 369 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: that'll get us rather smoothly, if I say so myself 370 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: to the plan that I just I did, but about 371 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: fifteen seconds ago. If that's planning, the circumstances under which 372 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: you left were similar to last time you've experienced that before. 373 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: It's kind of the life of a kicker. And and 374 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: you're coming back in training camp. This year was not 375 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: by speaking of not planning things. Wasn't wasn't by grand design. Um, 376 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: And look at the success and you seem a different 377 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: not a different kicker, you seem a different person in 378 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: terms of mental approach or comfort or something. I've just 379 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: seen so much more um. And every year I've I 380 00:25:54,359 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: feel like I learned something beneficial to myself personally and professionally. UM. 381 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: And I hope to continue that for as long as 382 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: I'm playing, and as long as I'm a husband, as 383 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: long as I'm a father. UM. You know, I don't 384 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: think that that situation is UM different, I guess and 385 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 1: in terms of different realms of of life. UM, what's 386 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,919 Speaker 1: cool about it is, UM, there's an audience, So I 387 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: feel like there's people that kind of get to enjoy 388 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 1: the ride and the journey and the ups and the 389 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: downs and UM and all that with me and UM 390 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,639 Speaker 1: that makes it. That makes it a lot of fun. 391 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: UM thought, Well, while it's while it's being derailed, will 392 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: take a break. And it's been a long day for 393 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: some of us. Some of us didn't get two hours 394 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: off at the end of the day. Okay, Brett Maher, 395 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: the Cowboys Kickers our guest this evening. We are at 396 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: Kane Rosso in the Star District, and we'll be right back. 397 00:27:00,160 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: Coboys our now boys, our supported by Albertson, were at 398 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: Kane Rosso for the Cowboys Hour, presented by Luke Casey, 399 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: the official bootmaker of the Dallas Cowboys. Here on Victory Monday. 400 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: I'm getting better. You know, you know we're missing a bet. 401 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: Joe Trehan, We're missing a bet. Uh, I don't know. 402 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: It's the It's the Cowboys Hour, the midst the Miller Light. 403 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys Hour Victory Monday should come with at least a 404 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: free round of Miller Light for everyone on Joe Kelly, 405 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: shouldn't it. Hey, I'll tell you what, boy, I'm gonna 406 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 1: set a bad precedent right now. Uh, those of you 407 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 1: who are here at Kane Rosso, if you would like 408 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: a Miller light right now, hold up your hand. Okay, 409 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: so can I get someone from the white staff. I'm 410 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: buying a Miller light for everybody who about. That hand 411 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: is up right now, the Miller light. Kick your hand 412 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: up until they get your order, and um and then 413 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: and then Haley's holding the bill for me, but no, no, 414 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: bring me the bill I'm buying a Miller light for 415 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: all these people. We're gonna get this. We're gonna get 416 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: this victory Monday thing. Really in trench now, they're going 417 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: to expect that every single well tonight. It's you know, 418 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: it's it's like Christmas in Palm Springs. Okay, So, okay, 419 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: is your is your train of thought back on the tracks? 420 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: It is good? Let's go. Yes. Um. We talked at 421 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: the beginning of this about how resiliency is kind of 422 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: like your your theme, your mantra. Brad brought up you 423 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: know this is now your third iteration? Is that what 424 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: you use? It's actually done? Yeah, you third iteration here 425 00:31:55,920 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: with the Cowboys. How does resiliency for you kind of 426 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: loop into that journey? How do you stay focused and 427 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, go through the grind of the uncertainty and 428 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: then getting here and having to prove yourself and all 429 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: the back and forth and the ups and downs. I 430 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: think for me, the biggest part is kind of leaning 431 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: into what I feel like I need to do to 432 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: be successful and not getting deterred by what other people 433 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: think of me personally, professionally, and really staying true to 434 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: to what I think that that blueprint is UM. So, 435 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: I think being resilient to my process is kind of 436 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: the way that um that I've taken it personally as 437 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: a spin which is a little bit different than you know, 438 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: I think we use as a team, which which I 439 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: think is a good thing. But um yeah, I think 440 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: that's that's probably the best way I can describe that. 441 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 1: Malie Cooker talked last week about, you know, the resiliency 442 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: that he went through, you know, being with the Colts, 443 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: all the injuries that he had, and one of the 444 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 1: things that he was nervous about when coming to Dallas. 445 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: He was like, I got to be in a whole 446 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: new city. I'm learning a whole new scheme, I've got 447 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: whole new teammates, a new defensive coordinator. Did you feel 448 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: that at all? And if you did, how did you 449 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:10,959 Speaker 1: kind of work through that and kind of help yourself 450 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: fit in. I guess this time back, any of the 451 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: times I would say this time back was was unique 452 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: because I had been here and I knew the area, 453 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: knew the building. However, the staff is completely different, the 454 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: special team's room is completely different. So there was an 455 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: element of being comfortable in my surroundings but also still 456 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: having to develop relationships and figure that piece out as well, 457 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: which is has its own challenges, but the personalities that 458 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 1: are here made that very easy for me to transition into. 459 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: Speaking of which the kicker, the putter, the long snappers 460 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:54,600 Speaker 1: spend an inordinate yeah amount of time together. When Jake 461 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: McQuaid got hurt, this is this is quite a tsunami 462 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: in you're a little world right there. Yeah, it's a 463 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: big change up. Yeah, and so Matt Overton's come in, 464 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: done a great job. But just what what was that 465 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:13,280 Speaker 1: little mid season unexpected course correction? Yeah? Well, I mean, first, 466 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: you just you feel bad for Jake. You know what 467 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 1: he's put into his entire career. And you know what 468 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: was really interesting And I didn't learn this until I 469 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: was here, but um, that was Jake's first game of 470 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: his career that he had missed. Um he'd played he 471 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,359 Speaker 1: was in year twelve, I think, And um, you go 472 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,479 Speaker 1: for that long and um he'd been with Bones for 473 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: ten of those eleven years, Um, eleven to twelve, I 474 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:42,800 Speaker 1: think actually now, And you know it's just Jake was 475 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: just always there. He was just always available, always practicing, 476 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:49,439 Speaker 1: always playing. Um, and that's what he's been used to too. 477 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: You always get little knicks and stuff along the way, 478 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: But UM, when it's time for a game, you're ready 479 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: to put the pads on, buckle up, and and get 480 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: after it. So UM to see him have to go 481 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: through that, UM as a friend was UH is tough. 482 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: UM professionally it it was just another challenge for for 483 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 1: us to get over. And you know, it speaks to 484 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: the theme that we were just talking about of being resilient. 485 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: And you know, whether you know we UM we wanted 486 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: this to happen or not, the reality is we've we've 487 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: got a new long snapper next week. UM, and you know, 488 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 1: we're we're very fortunate that we were able to find 489 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,799 Speaker 1: Matt and and bring him in, someone that's had a 490 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: bunch of years experience in the league and was able 491 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: to UM come in and understand what we needed to 492 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: do throughout the week, UM to get ready. So that 493 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 1: that made it very easy in terms of making that transition. 494 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: But and it's that's a part of this game that 495 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 1: you know is never fun for anyone. Can you describe 496 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,880 Speaker 1: the three of y'all's dynamic with one another, because they 497 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 1: know when you look at some of the groups on 498 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:00,480 Speaker 1: the team, the first one I always think of it 499 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: as the tight ends because they're tight ends. But so 500 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: how do you how would you categorize y'all's dynamic? I 501 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: would say, UM, very close, and we've I think we 502 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: all understand how much we need each other to be successful. UM, 503 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: and I think that's UM an important. Number one, I 504 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: think it's important for us to all understand that. And 505 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 1: number two, UM, you know it's just I guess this 506 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: is the same as number one, but you just you can't. 507 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: You can't be successful without UM, without having that a 508 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:43,799 Speaker 1: high degree of trust. Obviously, UM, I want to, I 509 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: want to. Uh, I'm gonna. I just want people to 510 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:51,799 Speaker 1: understand a little bit about the travelogue because it's not 511 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:56,920 Speaker 1: just in the NFL. These are the teams and years. 512 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: I could can't do this from memory, so I'm really 513 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: gonna says, there's gonn quiz at the end of this 514 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,360 Speaker 1: is how you actually get your free Miller life. That 515 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: is correct, That's correct. This is Brett Maher's professional not college. 516 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 1: This is Brett's professional travelogue started first contract New York 517 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: Jets twenty thirteen, then the Cowboys same year, then to 518 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: the Canadian League Winnipeg Blue Bombers in fourteen, Ottawa Redblacks 519 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:36,120 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen and fifteen, Hamilton Tiger Cats in sixteen, 520 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns in seventeen for a minute, back to Ottawa 521 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: in seventeen, then the Cowboys in eighteen and nineteen, the 522 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 1: Jets in twenty, Washington in twenty, Houston, how long we're 523 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 1: in Houston? Eight weeks in twenty, Cardinals in twenty, lapping 524 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 1: over into the Calvary year of twenty one, the Saints 525 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 1: for three or four games, eight eight games last year, 526 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 1: including one against the Cowboys, and then uh and then 527 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: now now here we are? Now that is ridiculous. Yeah, 528 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: I think the quiz is, where haven't you played? Did 529 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: you when you decided to pursue kicking as a job, 530 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: did you have any idea that that kind of thing 531 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: was possible? I really didn't think I get fired that 532 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: many times, So no, I didn't. It's been a it's 533 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,239 Speaker 1: been a wild right, and you know, and I know 534 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 1: that it's been um crazy, and then I've been in 535 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: a lot of different places. But to hear you read 536 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: it off, you know, it just kind of it even 537 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 1: blows my mind a little bit. What have you learned 538 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,360 Speaker 1: throughout this process of all the steps maybe or was 539 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:55,960 Speaker 1: there like a point in one of these times when 540 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: you were like, this is something that I've learned about 541 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 1: myself that I want to carry over wherever I go next. 542 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,719 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing that I've learned throughout the 543 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 1: whole thing, UM, is that it's how much effort it 544 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: takes to be successful and get what you want. UM. 545 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:19,800 Speaker 1: And I think that's you know, something that UM, looking 546 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: back on it, I think it's something that my parents 547 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: try to teach me growing up, you know, whether I 548 00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 1: listened all the time or not. UM. And something with 549 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,400 Speaker 1: my children now that i'm you know, I want to 550 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:33,239 Speaker 1: and still UM and in them also that it's not 551 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: it's not easy always and really even very often. UM. 552 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,920 Speaker 1: But that doesn't mean that, UM, it's not worth the 553 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,239 Speaker 1: journey and the tears and the sweat and the sacrifice 554 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: that that it takes to to get to whatever whatever 555 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: you want to be in any profession any UM. Anything 556 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: like that. Is your family with you right now? Are 557 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 1: they back in the breast? They're back in the breast? 558 00:39:56,920 --> 00:40:01,319 Speaker 1: So UM. Since your wife can on Dallas Cowboys dot 559 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: com and see this, yeah, I think this would be 560 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:06,279 Speaker 1: a good opportunity for you to speak about what an 561 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: absolutely incredible woman she must be. You're not getting to 562 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: be putting up with all of this nonsense. Yeah, Um, 563 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: she is my number one fan and supporter, UM since 564 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 1: you know, even before we got married, really even in 565 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:27,880 Speaker 1: college was um. She she knew less about what this 566 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:30,160 Speaker 1: journey was gonna look like, UM than I did, and 567 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:33,200 Speaker 1: I didn't know very much. UM. So for her to 568 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:36,239 Speaker 1: be able to um, to be as selfless as she 569 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:39,879 Speaker 1: has been, UM and as supportive as she has been 570 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 1: throughout this whole thing is UM. Yeah. I feel very 571 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: lucky to have her. And now you have babies too, 572 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:51,759 Speaker 1: Being dad is awesome. UM. That's I'm not sure that 573 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: that anything I can do what gives me more joy 574 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:58,319 Speaker 1: than um than watching them being with them. UM. It's 575 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:01,520 Speaker 1: just so it's a lot of we've talked about because 576 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,239 Speaker 1: I think every person pretty much other than Ossa who's 577 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,680 Speaker 1: been on the show has kids. And one of the 578 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 1: things Brad always likes to say is, oh, like when 579 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,640 Speaker 1: you get home, like they don't care what you do 580 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:13,839 Speaker 1: in the game, They just love you when they come home. 581 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,920 Speaker 1: I know you have older kids, or are they at 582 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,200 Speaker 1: that point where they watch you and know what your 583 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:21,520 Speaker 1: work is. Yeah, I know what my work is. I 584 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:25,000 Speaker 1: think is the older one is getting there. Um, and 585 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:27,440 Speaker 1: she understands that there's more to it than just going 586 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 1: and kicking footballs. And um she's she's in second grade now, 587 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:35,879 Speaker 1: so she's starting to yeah, that's right. Second, I mean 588 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:40,560 Speaker 1: she's been that list is she's covered everything except for 589 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: like the first three stops. So um, yeah, she's been. Uh, 590 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: she's been part of part of a lot of it, 591 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 1: and she's starting to understand, um, a little bit more 592 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:53,640 Speaker 1: of um what it takes and what goes into the job. 593 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 1: But the uh, the middle one. And only say this 594 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: because I know that she probably won't watch this, but um, 595 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:02,760 Speaker 1: if my wife was talking to me like two weeks 596 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:07,680 Speaker 1: ago and she goes, um, Laken is her name. Uh, 597 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,759 Speaker 1: Laken asked me the other day, well, what does dad 598 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: do for a job. She's hed kicks for a job, 599 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:18,040 Speaker 1: I know, but like it just kicks. Like what does 600 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:20,239 Speaker 1: he do for you know? What does he do? You know, 601 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:22,000 Speaker 1: what does he do during the week. He can't just 602 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:25,759 Speaker 1: go kick football, you know, from nine to five for 603 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: five days a week. That doesn't make sense. Um, So 604 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:31,240 Speaker 1: she's she's not quite there, but she said, no, honey, 605 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:36,080 Speaker 1: Daddy works twenty days a year. Yea, for three hours 606 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:38,239 Speaker 1: a day, that's right. And then and then the rest 607 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 1: of the time he just does whatever he wants with 608 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,800 Speaker 1: you and don't plays golf all that fun stuff. Um okay, 609 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:49,080 Speaker 1: we have a microphone to pass amongst you, Joe Trey 610 00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:50,920 Speaker 1: hand while are you doing the duties again this evening. 611 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 1: Joe will have the microphone. If you have questions, those 612 00:42:53,719 --> 00:42:56,319 Speaker 1: of you here with us at Kanye Rosso at the 613 00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 1: Star District in Frisco. You have questions for Brett, we 614 00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:02,640 Speaker 1: will take them. And we have more a little little, 615 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,920 Speaker 1: a few more details on the travelogue to touch on 616 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,960 Speaker 1: as well. Brett Maher is our guest on the Cowboys 617 00:43:08,000 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: Hour this evening and we will be right back. Boys 618 00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:18,840 Speaker 1: Our supported by Albertson. The Cowboys Hour is the Miller 619 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:25,200 Speaker 1: Like Cowboys Hour with the official Miller Like Cowboys is 620 00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 1: presented by Papa John's, Better Ingredients, Better Pizza, Papa John's. 621 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:32,359 Speaker 1: We have had such a good conversation with kicker Brett 622 00:46:32,440 --> 00:46:37,600 Speaker 1: Maher on Victory Monday. Victory Monday, Still Victory Monday. You 623 00:46:37,719 --> 00:46:40,000 Speaker 1: gotta have a little more energy, Hayley. See so here 624 00:46:40,080 --> 00:46:44,040 Speaker 1: Haley is so tired. That's true. I am so tired. Yeah, 625 00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:46,680 Speaker 1: first primetime game. So here's the baby. But what I'm 626 00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:49,080 Speaker 1: trying to do is I'm trying to test the waters, right, Like, 627 00:46:49,120 --> 00:46:51,799 Speaker 1: I don't want to punch it every time. Punch it 628 00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:55,520 Speaker 1: every time? Okay, well every time I'll punch it. I'll 629 00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:57,799 Speaker 1: do better next time. I promise you're doing fun. I 630 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:00,000 Speaker 1: think we're gonna take some questions though. Way ready, Joe 631 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:04,160 Speaker 1: trey Ham's got the microphone? Who's got questions for Brett? Maher? No, Brett, 632 00:47:04,200 --> 00:47:06,080 Speaker 1: this Rambo? How are you this evening? I'm good? How 633 00:47:06,120 --> 00:47:09,760 Speaker 1: are you great? Thank? You have a question? So? Uh, 634 00:47:09,880 --> 00:47:11,879 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of talk that Michael Parsons can 635 00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:16,279 Speaker 1: play any defensive position, you know, any position that he's paid. 636 00:47:16,320 --> 00:47:18,800 Speaker 1: He's done great. Is there a guy on the team 637 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,759 Speaker 1: that you guys can say or that you could say, 638 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:24,399 Speaker 1: you know what, this guy could kick field goals? Also, Oh, 639 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:29,440 Speaker 1: that's a great question. We haven't had. We haven't had 640 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:33,720 Speaker 1: anyone just line up and and start having fun kicking. 641 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,359 Speaker 1: I would love to see it, though, So I don't 642 00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:37,880 Speaker 1: I don't have a I don't have a good answer 643 00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:40,080 Speaker 1: for you. This is really interesting. Go ahead. I'm sorry 644 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:42,399 Speaker 1: I was gonna say. My guess is that Mike would 645 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:45,080 Speaker 1: be better at kicking footballs than I would be at 646 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:49,959 Speaker 1: trying to play people. Uh, Joe, how many years ago 647 00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:55,280 Speaker 1: was it that that Jeff I'm having a metal Jeff 648 00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:58,640 Speaker 1: Heath was it? Was it Dan Bailey and he got 649 00:47:58,680 --> 00:48:01,680 Speaker 1: hurt And Jeff Heath had been a kicker in high 650 00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:03,440 Speaker 1: school and he kicked a field goal, didn't he in 651 00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:07,640 Speaker 1: a game in Oakland? Yeah? Uh forty nine ers? Very good, 652 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:13,560 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Um so so, I don't want 653 00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:18,520 Speaker 1: to get anybody in trouble, including me. Um Early in 654 00:48:18,560 --> 00:48:22,719 Speaker 1: the year before Jake got hurt. I don't know how 655 00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:26,799 Speaker 1: the subject came up, but the question was who is 656 00:48:27,120 --> 00:48:29,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we all we there's a depth chart every week. 657 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:33,520 Speaker 1: If you know, if someone gets hurt, if if if 658 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,600 Speaker 1: Tyler Beatist has to miss a play, we all know 659 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:39,120 Speaker 1: who's going to go play seven. So the question was, 660 00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:46,879 Speaker 1: who's the backup long snapper? Coach Fossil absolutely refused. Now 661 00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:50,360 Speaker 1: I know who it is. But Coach Fossil refused to 662 00:48:50,560 --> 00:48:54,360 Speaker 1: identify the backup long snapper because he thought it would 663 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:58,080 Speaker 1: be possibly something that the other team could use. But 664 00:48:58,120 --> 00:49:04,000 Speaker 1: he didn't have any problems, saying that if Brian Anger 665 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:06,879 Speaker 1: twisted his ankle and needed a tape job, that you'd 666 00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:09,759 Speaker 1: be the next putter. Right. How much putting have you 667 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:13,399 Speaker 1: done enough to be able to get through a putter 668 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:16,319 Speaker 1: or two? Okay, a potter or two, okay, whatever the game, 669 00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:19,720 Speaker 1: whatever the game allows. Okay, but you have no idea 670 00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:22,840 Speaker 1: who if you had to get your ankle retaped, Brian 671 00:49:22,880 --> 00:49:25,800 Speaker 1: would Brian would be the kicker? And what's his range? 672 00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:31,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. That'll be a question for Brian Anger, 673 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:35,840 Speaker 1: the tackling putter. Okay, here we go, Hey, good afternoon. 674 00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:39,000 Speaker 1: First things first, salute the brash sham voiced the cowboy 675 00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:42,319 Speaker 1: TI salute the big money maher stout out to all 676 00:49:42,320 --> 00:49:45,759 Speaker 1: the Cowboys fans here, hold up your drink. Salute. Hey, 677 00:49:46,600 --> 00:49:48,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate this, and I appreciate y'all doing this for 678 00:49:48,719 --> 00:49:50,920 Speaker 1: the fans. I wanted to ask. I know you've been 679 00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:52,680 Speaker 1: on and off member of the family for a couple 680 00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:55,759 Speaker 1: of years. Now, how does the chemistry feel this year 681 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:58,400 Speaker 1: compared to previous years? Because personally, I feel like the 682 00:49:58,400 --> 00:50:01,880 Speaker 1: accountability and chemistry of this team is undefeated and it 683 00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:03,600 Speaker 1: makes it has big hopes for me. How do you 684 00:50:03,600 --> 00:50:06,839 Speaker 1: feel about that? Yeah, I think the locker room is 685 00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:12,759 Speaker 1: a special place that I don't know that. Um, I 686 00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:17,640 Speaker 1: don't think that you know what you're in the middle 687 00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:19,920 Speaker 1: of until you've you know, until you're not in the 688 00:50:19,920 --> 00:50:22,319 Speaker 1: middle of it. So I don't know that I've have 689 00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:28,759 Speaker 1: a great answer for you other than um, the the 690 00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:32,799 Speaker 1: amount of respect that everyone has in in that locker 691 00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:37,480 Speaker 1: room for what everyone else does. Um, there's no bickering, 692 00:50:37,600 --> 00:50:41,399 Speaker 1: complaining any of that stuff. UM. You know, it's it's 693 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:46,919 Speaker 1: a very enjoyable place to to go to work every day. So, UM, 694 00:50:46,960 --> 00:50:50,200 Speaker 1: I don't you know. I've been a few different places, 695 00:50:50,320 --> 00:50:53,840 Speaker 1: as Brad pointed out here a couple of minutes ago. Um, 696 00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:57,200 Speaker 1: and and this is one of the most enjoyable locker 697 00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:00,880 Speaker 1: rooms that I've that I've been in. Yeah, thank you, 698 00:51:01,400 --> 00:51:04,640 Speaker 1: thank you. Okay, this this looks like trouble for you. 699 00:51:04,719 --> 00:51:08,319 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, he thank you for letting me answer. UM. 700 00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:12,480 Speaker 1: Ask you a question, so, um, what are you thinking 701 00:51:12,520 --> 00:51:16,200 Speaker 1: when you're about to kick? That's a great question. What's 702 00:51:16,200 --> 00:51:21,480 Speaker 1: your name? And how old are you? Nine? And are 703 00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:26,200 Speaker 1: you a kicker? No? Would you like to be? Yes? Okay, 704 00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:30,239 Speaker 1: thank you very much, Noel. All right, Noel, Um, the uh, 705 00:51:31,719 --> 00:51:35,160 Speaker 1: there's a couple of things that, UM that I kind 706 00:51:35,160 --> 00:51:37,719 Speaker 1: of go through every single time that I'm that I'm 707 00:51:37,719 --> 00:51:40,919 Speaker 1: going to go take the field to kick in an 708 00:51:40,920 --> 00:51:43,680 Speaker 1: extra point or a field goal. UM. I'm not going 709 00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:46,239 Speaker 1: to tell you exactly what those are because that's kind 710 00:51:46,239 --> 00:51:49,560 Speaker 1: of my secret. But um, there's a couple of different 711 00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:51,919 Speaker 1: technique technique cues that I go into. But I think 712 00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:56,759 Speaker 1: the biggest trick is the biggest point is you have 713 00:51:56,840 --> 00:51:59,320 Speaker 1: to be in control of what you are thinking about. 714 00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:04,400 Speaker 1: You can't think about what the surroundings are. You have 715 00:52:04,520 --> 00:52:06,680 Speaker 1: to be very focused on what you need to do. 716 00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:10,200 Speaker 1: And I think if you can handle that piece of 717 00:52:10,239 --> 00:52:15,120 Speaker 1: it and not let other things make their way into 718 00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:19,239 Speaker 1: your head and start thinking about those and then I think, 719 00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,799 Speaker 1: I think that's how you be successful. So I don't 720 00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:26,000 Speaker 1: think it's as important what you're thinking about as long 721 00:52:26,080 --> 00:52:31,120 Speaker 1: as you're purposefully thinking about it. Did that help, Noel? 722 00:52:32,320 --> 00:52:36,279 Speaker 1: Did you get that? Yes? Thank you, great question, Thank you. 723 00:52:36,760 --> 00:52:41,200 Speaker 1: I don't know how many of you know Hayley was 724 00:52:41,320 --> 00:52:44,359 Speaker 1: a truly outstanding college soccer player at North Texas. Did 725 00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:49,000 Speaker 1: you ever think about being a kicker when you were 726 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:51,719 Speaker 1: playing soccer. It crossed my mind. I actually did a 727 00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:55,279 Speaker 1: story in Montgomery with a young lady who she made 728 00:52:55,320 --> 00:52:58,240 Speaker 1: history at her high school for being the first girl 729 00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:00,399 Speaker 1: in the whole state of Alabama to kick a goal 730 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:03,640 Speaker 1: in high school. So shout out to my girl. And 731 00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:05,600 Speaker 1: that was the first time I'd actually kicked a field goal. 732 00:53:05,640 --> 00:53:07,799 Speaker 1: I'd never really thought about it up until that point. 733 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:10,920 Speaker 1: I was pretty focused on soccer. And so I was 734 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:15,960 Speaker 1: doing my stand up for the story and she sets 735 00:53:16,040 --> 00:53:19,200 Speaker 1: up the tea. We're about thirty five yards out, so 736 00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:21,279 Speaker 1: she's walking me through, you know, all the steps You've 737 00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:22,880 Speaker 1: got to come out this way and that, and I'm like, 738 00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:25,800 Speaker 1: I can kick a ball. This is local TV. Whatever, 739 00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:28,120 Speaker 1: We'll just do it. And when I tell you, I 740 00:53:28,360 --> 00:53:32,800 Speaker 1: bang that ball, like, I'll post it on Twitter tonight. 741 00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:36,640 Speaker 1: It was incredible. So that being said, if you ever 742 00:53:36,719 --> 00:53:40,040 Speaker 1: need a backup, just give me a call. I'm not 743 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:43,680 Speaker 1: specific on numbers. I don't need a special number. Just 744 00:53:43,800 --> 00:53:46,520 Speaker 1: throw me out. What actually led me to that is 745 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:51,560 Speaker 1: hearing that question. As your girls are growing up now 746 00:53:51,600 --> 00:53:55,480 Speaker 1: and one by one becoming a little bit more understanding 747 00:53:55,520 --> 00:53:58,200 Speaker 1: of what you do, how would you feel about it 748 00:53:58,239 --> 00:54:01,640 Speaker 1: if the eight year old here and about and about 749 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:05,799 Speaker 1: seven years six or seven years came and said, Dad, 750 00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:07,360 Speaker 1: I want to try out for the football team. I 751 00:54:07,400 --> 00:54:10,240 Speaker 1: want to be a kicker. I have told her ever since. 752 00:54:10,719 --> 00:54:14,640 Speaker 1: You know, she could really start asking questions and um, 753 00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:17,360 Speaker 1: she'd bring up, we'll look like boys play these sports. 754 00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:20,879 Speaker 1: Girls play these sports, and uh my response to her 755 00:54:20,880 --> 00:54:24,400 Speaker 1: has always been, if you are big enough and strong 756 00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:28,360 Speaker 1: enough and good enough, it does not it doesn't matter. Um, 757 00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:31,200 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter if you're a girl a boy. Um, 758 00:54:31,560 --> 00:54:34,000 Speaker 1: if that's something that you want to do and you 759 00:54:34,080 --> 00:54:36,200 Speaker 1: put the time in and you're good enough to do it, 760 00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:41,960 Speaker 1: then there's a spot for you to do it doesn't Yeah. Absolutely, yeah, okay, 761 00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:44,239 Speaker 1: I mean not you know, not all the mother that 762 00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:48,160 Speaker 1: sometimes that's that's big talk until she comes home and says, Okay, 763 00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:50,319 Speaker 1: I signed up and I've got a uniform and I've 764 00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:52,759 Speaker 1: got football practice tomorrow. Yeah no, I mean then the 765 00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:56,720 Speaker 1: you know that, I think they're different. Conversations would start 766 00:54:56,760 --> 00:54:59,400 Speaker 1: once you know, you come back from practice and what 767 00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:04,799 Speaker 1: are know the expectations were met or not? But um, yeah, absolutely, okay, Joe, 768 00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:09,160 Speaker 1: we are we good? Okay? Um back to Nebraska in 769 00:55:09,200 --> 00:55:11,600 Speaker 1: the two minutes we have left where you grew up? 770 00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:19,000 Speaker 1: Played basketball and ran track yep, and played and some field. 771 00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:23,760 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah right. Uh did you play positions besides kicker? 772 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:26,560 Speaker 1: I did. I was a wide receiver and a defensive back. 773 00:55:26,920 --> 00:55:30,759 Speaker 1: And um, why did you settle on kicker? Um? I 774 00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:34,680 Speaker 1: knew that if I wanted to go to UM like 775 00:55:34,719 --> 00:55:37,960 Speaker 1: a bigger college program, that that's what I needed to do. 776 00:55:38,080 --> 00:55:41,520 Speaker 1: So kind of started focusing on that, um, and that 777 00:55:41,640 --> 00:55:43,799 Speaker 1: kind of led me down this this path. Was that 778 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:46,320 Speaker 1: always a goal of yours to play at a bigger school? 779 00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:50,799 Speaker 1: It was? Yeah? Yeah? And when did you get the 780 00:55:50,840 --> 00:55:53,719 Speaker 1: notion that, uh, I think I might just do this 781 00:55:53,840 --> 00:56:00,440 Speaker 1: for money? Well, you were at Nebraska, so you might allowed. 782 00:56:01,760 --> 00:56:05,680 Speaker 1: We didn't go professional football. I missed. I missed the 783 00:56:05,680 --> 00:56:10,400 Speaker 1: boat by a little bit on the Yeah. Um, you know, 784 00:56:10,480 --> 00:56:16,480 Speaker 1: I think I UM thought about it probably later actually 785 00:56:16,520 --> 00:56:20,680 Speaker 1: in my heist, like when I was in high school. Um, 786 00:56:20,719 --> 00:56:24,520 Speaker 1: looking back on it, was I naive about that being 787 00:56:24,520 --> 00:56:27,920 Speaker 1: a possibility. And how many high school kids think that, 788 00:56:28,080 --> 00:56:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, maybe they can make that happen. Um. But 789 00:56:31,600 --> 00:56:35,160 Speaker 1: that's that's when that first crossed, you know, crossed my 790 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,920 Speaker 1: mind of you know, I think I might I might 791 00:56:37,960 --> 00:56:41,319 Speaker 1: be able to to do this well. Your perseverance and 792 00:56:41,480 --> 00:56:48,640 Speaker 1: your steadfastness of approach are exemplary and inspirational and it's 793 00:56:48,800 --> 00:56:51,640 Speaker 1: it's just great to watch you having this kind of 794 00:56:51,680 --> 00:56:55,239 Speaker 1: success on your journey. And thanks for taking some time 795 00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:57,080 Speaker 1: off the free part of the day to come in. 796 00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:02,680 Speaker 1: Thank you, Bret, Brett Maher, Thank you guys. We will 797 00:57:02,719 --> 00:57:06,360 Speaker 1: be back one more show at Kane Rosso next Monday, 798 00:57:06,360 --> 00:57:09,120 Speaker 1: and then we move across the street and upstairs to 799 00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:13,640 Speaker 1: City Works for Hailey Sutton and Brett Maher. I'm Brad Shammon. 800 00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:16,480 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for joining us on the Miller 801 00:57:16,560 --> 00:57:20,960 Speaker 1: Light Cowboys Hours. This has been a production of Dallas 802 00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:24,120 Speaker 1: Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.