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Speaker 1: Were with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, am Bar Garcia, and

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Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton's Rimsey, May thirteenth, twenty twenty, Season sixteen, episode

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Speaker 1: number nine. Welcome to another edition of The Break. We

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Speaker 1: Dave Helman, Amber Garcia, and we got some Cowboys talk

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Speaker 1: for you guys. Hopefully everyone is doing well, and let's

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Speaker 1: jump right in. Last week, the NFL released the NFL schedule,

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Speaker 1: including the Cowboys schedule for the twenty twenty season. They

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Speaker 1: are progressing as though we are going to play a

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Speaker 1: to you guys. Let's talk a little bit about what

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Speaker 1: you think of the schedule. What stood out to you

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Speaker 1: with you Nick, Well, I mean I think what stood

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Speaker 1: We've learned a long time ago that there's always going

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Speaker 1: when me look at last year, what if you were

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Speaker 1: to say, the Cowboys would you know, destroy the Rams,

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Speaker 1: looks favorable Amber. Honestly, nothing that stood out to me,

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Speaker 1: Let's start with you Amber. I think it's Seek. To me,

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Speaker 1: Lawrence makes on the team outside of getting sacks. He's

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Speaker 1: constantly double team. He's great against the run, he crashes in.

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Speaker 1: He definitely was part of the reason why Robert Quinn

431
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Speaker 1: got so many favorable looks to get as many sacks

432
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Speaker 1: as he did. And then I can and and you know,

433
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Speaker 1: I don't want to dog people either. Jalen had moments

434
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Speaker 1: of good play last year. But I can also turn

435
00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,919
Speaker 1: on plenty of games where the opposing offense is targeting

436
00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,439
Speaker 1: him to have success. I mean, go watch the Bears

437
00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,919
Speaker 1: game over again. It was playing its day. And you know,

438
00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,359
Speaker 1: fan bases and media of the teams are typically trying

439
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Speaker 1: to campaign for the players that they follow to make

440
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Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. You know, uh, you know, Lyle Collins

441
00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,280
Speaker 1: is a great example. A lot of people felt like

442
00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,000
Speaker 1: Lyle got shafted last year. Meanwhile, Jaylen Smith made the

443
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Speaker 1: Pro Bowl and like the reaction from Cowboys fans and

444
00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:38,199
Speaker 1: media was like, he did that happened? And you factor

445
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Speaker 1: in the fact that he's I mean, he himself is

446
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Speaker 1: also on a big contract. I just think there's there's

447
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Speaker 1: a lot of room for improvement from where he was

448
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Speaker 1: at last year. Amber. You know, I'm so glad, Dave

449
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Speaker 1: that you said Jaylen, because that's the guy who I

450
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Speaker 1: was thinking. And then I was feeling bad. I was

451
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Speaker 1: going through this battle in my head. I'm like, Okay,

452
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Speaker 1: I kind of feel bad because you look at where

453
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Speaker 1: he came from, like how far he's come along from

454
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Speaker 1: the injury that he had, and to see him playing

455
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Speaker 1: the way that he's playing now. But then at the

456
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Speaker 1: same time, and it's something that it's hard for me

457
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Speaker 1: to explain. I feel like he he tries too hard

458
00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,719
Speaker 1: on the field. He it's just it's not as clean.

459
00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,640
Speaker 1: I really don't know how to describe it, but it's

460
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Speaker 1: just not as clean. He hesitates sometimes just because he's

461
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Speaker 1: trying too hard. And you want players obviously to try hard,

462
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Speaker 1: but with him, it's like he needs to chill out,

463
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Speaker 1: take it back and notch Let's refocus, let's reanalyze what

464
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Speaker 1: you're doing. And I think that way he can improve

465
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Speaker 1: his game and what he's doing on the field, because

466
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Speaker 1: sometimes he's just like like kind of all over it

467
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Speaker 1: but then doesn't get it done, you know. So I

468
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,480
Speaker 1: think I would say Jalen and he tries too hard

469
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Speaker 1: off the field, and I think that that's a problem

470
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Speaker 1: as well. So, yeah, those are good, those are good

471
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Speaker 1: points there about Jalen. But I also think in the

472
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Speaker 1: offseason something that has happened where if we were to

473
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Speaker 1: talk about this next year, I think we know who

474
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Speaker 1: the you know the person's going to be. It's gonna

475
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Speaker 1: be the target's gonna be on Dak Prescott. Now, because

476
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Speaker 1: you don't really say that if you don't have a

477
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Speaker 1: huge contract, but now he's gonna at least has a

478
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Speaker 1: big price tag over thirty million, you know, for this year.

479
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Speaker 1: So now he's in the equation as well. And if

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Speaker 1: he doesn't perform at a high level, I mean, he's

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Speaker 1: going to be a target for this type of conversation

482
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Speaker 1: as well. I think, honestly, I think you you could

483
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Speaker 1: list him right now if you wanted to. And I'm

484
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Speaker 1: the king of the dack defenders, but I mean, last

485
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Speaker 1: season wasn't good enough for for the starting quarterback, and

486
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Speaker 1: especially if you're asking for the type of money that

487
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Speaker 1: he's asking for. I mean, he's gonna get paid regardless.

488
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Speaker 1: He's either going to play on the tag or get

489
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Speaker 1: a deal that he likes, but for the amount of

490
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Speaker 1: money that is being negotiated right now, last season was

491
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Speaker 1: not good enough. Yeah, And I'm kind of shocked that

492
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Speaker 1: you guys didn't mention a guy like Amari Cooper Cooper

493
00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:09,800
Speaker 1: for the same reason, because Amari Cooper is a guy

494
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Speaker 1: that Cowboys gave up first round pick four, they just

495
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Speaker 1: paid a new contract, and they were way too many

496
00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,560
Speaker 1: games last year when they needed him and he just

497
00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,920
Speaker 1: didn't show up for them. And so I think when

498
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Speaker 1: you start talking about unmet expectations, I think Amar has

499
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Speaker 1: to be in that conversation. Now, don't get me wrong,

500
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Speaker 1: I think he is one of the best. I think

501
00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,639
Speaker 1: you can also throw him in the category of guys

502
00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:30,760
Speaker 1: that would get an honorable mention for best player on

503
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Speaker 1: the team, because when he's on, he's on, and he

504
00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,639
Speaker 1: is a really, really good player. But there were just

505
00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,920
Speaker 1: too many times where you needed him to step up

506
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Speaker 1: and make a play for you last season where I

507
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Speaker 1: just don't think he met the expectations that you had

508
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Speaker 1: for a guy in that caliber. I am well aware

509
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Speaker 1: that they struggled to score against the Saints, the Patriots,

510
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Speaker 1: the Eagles. I think I'm forgetting somebody. I know that

511
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Speaker 1: they had four or five games where they struggled to

512
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Speaker 1: score twenty points. I still they didn't. The majority of

513
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Speaker 1: their problems from last season on the defense. You know

514
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Speaker 1: in the Bills are one of those teams. I think

515
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Speaker 1: that this when they played top ten teams, I think

516
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,760
Speaker 1: they were like one in six last year. They just

517
00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,440
Speaker 1: they don't play well against good defenses. I think their

518
00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,159
Speaker 1: number one offensive ranking is very hollow because when it

519
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,880
Speaker 1: was time to score, they couldn't and we talked about

520
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,639
Speaker 1: this before, so this goes on dec as well. And

521
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Speaker 1: they didn't ever come back in games. They never came

522
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Speaker 1: back when they were down in the second half, and

523
00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,200
Speaker 1: never came back to win a game. So they had

524
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Speaker 1: some some issues on offense as well. I mean, both

525
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Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. I think they were flashes

526
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Speaker 1: of good play on both sides. Not a lot of

527
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Speaker 1: flashes of good special teams play. And so when when

528
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Speaker 1: it's just pretty good, pretty good, and bad that legion's

529
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Speaker 1: about eight and eight. All right, let's move on best Edition,

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Speaker 1: Amber best Edition, And can be a draft pick or

531
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Speaker 1: a free agent? Well, I mean I would have to

532
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Speaker 1: go with see THEE. Lamb just because obviously the obvious

533
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:16,359
Speaker 1: talent that he's shown during his college career and the

534
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,159
Speaker 1: fact that the Cowboys were able to get him the

535
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Speaker 1: way that they did. You know, it was just a

536
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Speaker 1: complete surprise. And when we were thinking about the wide

537
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Speaker 1: receiver position, there were a lot of questions prior to

538
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Speaker 1: the draft, and you didn't necessarily know what was going

539
00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,600
Speaker 1: to happen there, how you were going to reinforce the position.

540
00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,040
Speaker 1: And to me, I still have my doubts about Amari Cooper.

541
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Speaker 1: You know, I don't. I don't really know if it

542
00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:45,160
Speaker 1: was his plane. He's obviously a skilled player, but I

543
00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,960
Speaker 1: really don't know how much his foot injury was affecting him.

544
00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,440
Speaker 1: I don't know how to feel about his foot injury,

545
00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:56,160
Speaker 1: and just see the Lamb is a guy that's going

546
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Speaker 1: to be able to come in and make an immediate impact,

547
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Speaker 1: I think, so I would say him, all right, Dave,

548
00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,040
Speaker 1: don't need to spend a lot of time on it.

549
00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:09,880
Speaker 1: It's CD. Y' all know how I feel about him,

550
00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:13,920
Speaker 1: and he's Yeah. I think he's It's the only addition

551
00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,880
Speaker 1: that right now is like a definitive upgrade over the

552
00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,280
Speaker 1: guy that played the position last year. Like you could say,

553
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,160
Speaker 1: ha ha, Clinton Dix. We'll see how good he actually is.

554
00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:30,240
Speaker 1: So yeah, I think Cede Lamb is Yeah. Final answer,

555
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,280
Speaker 1: don you think he's definitively better than cop at this

556
00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,480
Speaker 1: point where he is coming into the NFL? As always,

557
00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:39,400
Speaker 1: we have to wait and see. I mean, he might

558
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,000
Speaker 1: not be, but I think he will be. Let's put

559
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Speaker 1: it that way. Okay, Nick, I'll say I agree with

560
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,320
Speaker 1: both Yell, but I'll say Griggs rline as well, because

561
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Speaker 1: I do think that he is a big upgrade for

562
00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,320
Speaker 1: what they had to start last year. You can say

563
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Speaker 1: four Bath did a nice job, and he did. He

564
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,280
Speaker 1: didn't miss any kicks. But four Bath is four Bath.

565
00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:03,920
Speaker 1: The bottom will drop out for him. It just will.

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's what his career is. He did a

567
00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,640
Speaker 1: nice job of coming in, but and maybe Zerline will

568
00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,520
Speaker 1: struggle as well. But one thing I do know is

569
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Speaker 1: that your kickoffs are going to be much better. You're

570
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,720
Speaker 1: gonna be able to depend people back to start each drive.

571
00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,800
Speaker 1: I think that was important and so and you know,

572
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Speaker 1: just like Maher was a weapon with a strong leg,

573
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Speaker 1: I think Zerline will give you that as well. So

574
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Speaker 1: I CD of course, And where he is better than

575
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Speaker 1: Cop is a punt returner. He's a dynamic punt returner.

576
00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,960
Speaker 1: He'll be a dynamic punt returner right now. So I

577
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,120
Speaker 1: think I think that helps you. I've said it before.

578
00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,480
Speaker 1: This is very similar to ten years ago when Dez

579
00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,360
Speaker 1: came in as the third receiver with Roy and Miles Austin.

580
00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 1: You have the same type of dynamic. He'll come in

581
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Speaker 1: and he'll be a good receiver, he'll be a good

582
00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,280
Speaker 1: punt returner, and eventually he will be the man. But

583
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Speaker 1: he doesn't have to do everything right now. So I

584
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,800
Speaker 1: think CDs is going to be a great addition. But

585
00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,880
Speaker 1: don't forget Zerline, you know, I'll throw in jeral McCoy

586
00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,440
Speaker 1: because I really believe this is the kind of signing

587
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,440
Speaker 1: that I've wanted the Cowboys to make for years. Go

588
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,920
Speaker 1: out and get that veteran guy who has a lengthy

589
00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:11,600
Speaker 1: resume of production that isn't yet so over the hill

590
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,440
Speaker 1: to where he can't bring you some of that, And

591
00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,960
Speaker 1: whether he will be what he was in the first

592
00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,600
Speaker 1: five years of his career or not, who knows. What

593
00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,000
Speaker 1: I do know is he's still a productive player, and

594
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Speaker 1: I think he's still at this point. In my opinion,

595
00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,440
Speaker 1: I think he's substantially better than the previous guy that

596
00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 1: was there. I think he's better than Malie Collins, and

597
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,400
Speaker 1: so I think they upgraded the position. I think they

598
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,640
Speaker 1: got a guy that still has something left in the tank,

599
00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,600
Speaker 1: a guy that has a lot of production, and I

600
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,840
Speaker 1: want to see where that goes. These are the kinds

601
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,400
Speaker 1: of veteran signings that I think the Cowboys should have

602
00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,760
Speaker 1: been making, not just the vets that are just you know,

603
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:44,560
Speaker 1: longtime journeyman, but a legit guy that has been one

604
00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,400
Speaker 1: of the better defensive tackles in the league for the

605
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,640
Speaker 1: better part of his career. And I think that can

606
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,719
Speaker 1: pay big dividends for the Cowboys if you get him

607
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,480
Speaker 1: in the right situation and you know, like a CD

608
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,480
Speaker 1: is great, it'll help Dak be better. And that guy

609
00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,760
Speaker 1: you guys were saying is very overrated Jalen Smith, Dontaripo,

610
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,200
Speaker 1: and Gerald McCoy are as good as they they're as

611
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,280
Speaker 1: advertising and as good as they have been, then Jalen

612
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,800
Speaker 1: Smith will be better. Layton Vanderich will be better because

613
00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,080
Speaker 1: of the trickle down effect of allowing them to go

614
00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,880
Speaker 1: free up and play and make plays. So you might

615
00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:18,719
Speaker 1: get two upgrades within one if Gerald McCoy is as

616
00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:21,000
Speaker 1: good as as you say, Derek. All right, let's move

617
00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,840
Speaker 1: on to our next question. Next category, could surprise. Let's

618
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Speaker 1: start with you, Dave, who could surprise? Oh gosh, okay, actually, well,

619
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Speaker 1: these these tie in together. Um, So I'll say Tyler

620
00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:40,600
Speaker 1: battish Um because I mean he's he's a Day three pick.

621
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Speaker 1: You know you shouldn't expect too much, and you know

622
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,400
Speaker 1: he took the reason he fell obviously injuries, and he

623
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:53,000
Speaker 1: just wasn't his dynamic after his injuries. At Wisconsin, but

624
00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:55,880
Speaker 1: the Cowboys says healthy and ready to go. This was

625
00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,080
Speaker 1: a Remington Award winner. I believe he won it on

626
00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:01,800
Speaker 1: or this season or two seasons ago. But I mean,

627
00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:06,840
Speaker 1: this is a highly talented and highly experienced guy, and

628
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,440
Speaker 1: it's conceivable that he can step in and surprise and

629
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: push for playing time right away. I don't know that

630
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:19,680
Speaker 1: I expect it, but it's possible, all right. Nick blake Bell,

631
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:25,000
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna help this team. He's a true

632
00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:29,719
Speaker 1: blocking tight end, but he's also dynamic enough to, you know,

633
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,640
Speaker 1: do some things with the ball in his hand. I

634
00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:35,160
Speaker 1: think he's going to be an upgrade at tight end. Now.

635
00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,440
Speaker 1: Obviously Jarwin is going to be the starter. He should

636
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,880
Speaker 1: be an upgrade over Jason Witten. That's what the Cowboys

637
00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,120
Speaker 1: are expecting, of course, but I think Blake Bell will

638
00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,920
Speaker 1: be an upgrade over their backup tight end. And I'm

639
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,520
Speaker 1: interested to see how McCarthy's gonna use these tight ends.

640
00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,880
Speaker 1: It'll be different than what we've seen with Garrett. I

641
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,720
Speaker 1: think that he will be a significant signing for this team.

642
00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:01,600
Speaker 1: Amber I don't if this is if it would be

643
00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:04,280
Speaker 1: much of a surprise, because we did get to see

644
00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:07,200
Speaker 1: a little spark from him last year during training camp,

645
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,839
Speaker 1: but I would go with Luke Giffer. I'm excited to

646
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:13,600
Speaker 1: see him healthy and see him just getting back at

647
00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,520
Speaker 1: it and practicing that. I've said this before. He has

648
00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:21,680
Speaker 1: the perfect linebacker mold. He fits right along with Sean

649
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:26,640
Speaker 1: Lee Jalen late In. Even so, he has a perfect mold.

650
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,759
Speaker 1: We've seen him have some spark, he has the ability.

651
00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:33,040
Speaker 1: It sucks that his season was kind of messed up

652
00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,840
Speaker 1: because of the injury that he had. But going and

653
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,960
Speaker 1: getting healthy and getting back at it, I think he

654
00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:43,480
Speaker 1: might surprise us. I will tell you this. When I

655
00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:45,640
Speaker 1: put this one down on paper, I had a very

656
00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 1: clear image in my mind of who this player was,

657
00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:50,800
Speaker 1: and for me, it's Alden Smith. He is the definition

658
00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:54,040
Speaker 1: of this category of good surprise because he's a guy

659
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,080
Speaker 1: that hasn't played in forever. He's had a lot of stuff.

660
00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,840
Speaker 1: He's at the battle off the field. Most people feel

661
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:02,399
Speaker 1: like gets probably impossible for a guy that hasn't played

662
00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,439
Speaker 1: in as long as he hasn't played to come back

663
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,680
Speaker 1: and make an impact, But he does have skill. What

664
00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:09,360
Speaker 1: we know is when he was playing in the NFL,

665
00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 1: he had a ton of skill and uh and so

666
00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:16,000
Speaker 1: maybe just maybe he can be the exception to the

667
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,120
Speaker 1: rule here that if he still has that quick twitch

668
00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:22,520
Speaker 1: and and and actually can get back and play the

669
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,279
Speaker 1: way that he was kindled even some of that, if

670
00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,520
Speaker 1: you could put him in on some pass rushdowns, he

671
00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,040
Speaker 1: could surprise some people and really give you a boost

672
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:32,759
Speaker 1: from a pass rush standpoint in an area where, in

673
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,879
Speaker 1: my opinion, that's a that's a part of the team

674
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,759
Speaker 1: that I don't think they did as much to to

675
00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:39,120
Speaker 1: make better this offseason, where I think there are a

676
00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:40,600
Speaker 1: lot of other areas where they did get better. I

677
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:42,840
Speaker 1: don't think they necessarily did it pass rush, but I

678
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,719
Speaker 1: think he is a guy that definitely could surprise some

679
00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:48,120
Speaker 1: people this season. Let's go on to the next category.

680
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,640
Speaker 1: Takes a leap? Who takes a leap? Let's start with

681
00:35:50,760 --> 00:36:05,080
Speaker 1: Amber takes the leap? Oh, how do you know? Um,

682
00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,319
Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know what to say. I

683
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:14,360
Speaker 1: would go with maybe Xavier Woods. Maybe maybe he can

684
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:19,560
Speaker 1: hopefully take a leap and say and um no, you

685
00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,360
Speaker 1: know what, I'm gonna change it. I'm gonna go with

686
00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:24,440
Speaker 1: Chittowa Chiba Woozy. I think that he can take a

687
00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,960
Speaker 1: leap and and get back to some of those good

688
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,879
Speaker 1: moments that we did see from him. Um, he does

689
00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:32,919
Speaker 1: have the talent. I don't know what it was from

690
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:37,400
Speaker 1: these previous years. Last year that his playing game, like

691
00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:41,279
Speaker 1: his game was just going down and but but I've

692
00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:43,840
Speaker 1: seen it, I've seen him have it. I just I

693
00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,719
Speaker 1: just think he needs to do I don't know. Maybe

694
00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,640
Speaker 1: with the new coaching staff he can improve and get better,

695
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 1: but him being on a contract year where this is

696
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,640
Speaker 1: his final year and on his contract, I think he

697
00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:00,760
Speaker 1: can definitely take a leap, all right, Nick Jaylen Jolks,

698
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,960
Speaker 1: We've talked about him a lot, but I just think somebody,

699
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,879
Speaker 1: one of those defensive ends is gonna take a leap,

700
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:08,640
Speaker 1: And it could be him, it could be Joe Jackson,

701
00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:10,880
Speaker 1: but I'm gonna go with Jalen Jolkes. I think he's

702
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:13,160
Speaker 1: gonna He's got the frame for it. I think he's

703
00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,520
Speaker 1: he's gonna have a different physique than he had a

704
00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:20,879
Speaker 1: last year. I see him. For him, a leap would

705
00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:22,759
Speaker 1: be making the team. I don't know if that's a

706
00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,560
Speaker 1: huge impact player, but I think he makes the leap

707
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:29,799
Speaker 1: and makes a jump to the roster this year. Dave

708
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:37,080
Speaker 1: rain Dakota Prescott I mean, obviously, I know he's already

709
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,480
Speaker 1: a good player, but for the amount of arguing, you know,

710
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,600
Speaker 1: there doesn't seem to be a lot of consensus about

711
00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:47,040
Speaker 1: where to stack this guy in the hierarchy of NFL quarterbacks,

712
00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,719
Speaker 1: and one way or another, I don't think that'll be

713
00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,719
Speaker 1: a problem when this season's over, you know, if it

714
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,640
Speaker 1: happens the way it's supposed to happen, between having another

715
00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:59,640
Speaker 1: year of Kellen Moore, adding an offensive minded coach and

716
00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:04,040
Speaker 1: Mike Carthy getting a top twenty pick added to your offense,

717
00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:08,000
Speaker 1: and then factor it. You know, Dak thrives under pressure.

718
00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,360
Speaker 1: We've called him a gamer forever. Well, he's either going

719
00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,520
Speaker 1: to have a big contract to live up to or

720
00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:14,880
Speaker 1: he's going to be playing on a tag for a

721
00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:19,880
Speaker 1: big contract. Either way, the pressures on. So go prove it,

722
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:21,319
Speaker 1: and I think he will, and I think by the

723
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,399
Speaker 1: time he's done playing next season, a lot more people

724
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:27,640
Speaker 1: will agree that he's a top five six quarterback in

725
00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:33,160
Speaker 1: the NFL. You know, right now, Dave, They they came

726
00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:35,880
Speaker 1: out with, you know, the odds of winning the MVP.

727
00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:39,319
Speaker 1: I believe he was the third highest third, you know,

728
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:43,359
Speaker 1: best odds to win it at like eight to one

729
00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,680
Speaker 1: or something like that, which is surprising to me. But

730
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:49,440
Speaker 1: you know, I mean that Vegas is thinking that that

731
00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,799
Speaker 1: he's going to have a big year to be in

732
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 1: the running for MVP. I think that's surprising to me.

733
00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:58,440
Speaker 1: I agree with you, but I think you got to

734
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:02,000
Speaker 1: remember the size of the Cowboys fan base skews a

735
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:06,160
Speaker 1: lot of that stuff because there's so many and you know,

736
00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:10,400
Speaker 1: if he's got bad odds, then a boatload of Cowboys

737
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,160
Speaker 1: fans are going to vet on him, and you know,

738
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,160
Speaker 1: they stand to take Vegas for a lot of money.

739
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,279
Speaker 1: So I think the size of the Cowboys fan base

740
00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,040
Speaker 1: skews a lot of those prop bets. But I do

741
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,000
Speaker 1: think it's interesting that they think that highly of him

742
00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:25,800
Speaker 1: before the season. Yeah, but you know that doesn't shock

743
00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:27,760
Speaker 1: me because when you think about it again, we mentioned

744
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:30,000
Speaker 1: it the earlier part of the show, Cowboys are favored

745
00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,560
Speaker 1: in eleven of their sixteen games. At this point, you

746
00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:35,080
Speaker 1: add in the fact that this is an offense with

747
00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,120
Speaker 1: the addition of Cede Lamb a lot of people think

748
00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:38,799
Speaker 1: is going to be one of the better, if not

749
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,200
Speaker 1: the best offense in the league. So if you got

750
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:43,279
Speaker 1: a quarterback who is leading the best or one of

751
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,040
Speaker 1: the best offenses in the league, and you got a

752
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:47,440
Speaker 1: team that can win eleven games, He's going to be

753
00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:49,840
Speaker 1: right up there in the votes when it comes to

754
00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,239
Speaker 1: League MVP, regardless of well not regardless of but if

755
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,200
Speaker 1: you do all those things, obviously the records going to

756
00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:58,200
Speaker 1: be reflective of the fact that he's played that well.

757
00:39:58,239 --> 00:39:59,840
Speaker 1: So that doesn't really shock me. I think they're a

758
00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:02,080
Speaker 1: lot lot of people right now, just with the addition

759
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:03,400
Speaker 1: of Ceedee Lamb, I think there are a lot of

760
00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:05,799
Speaker 1: people out there right now. I feel like the Cowboys

761
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,960
Speaker 1: offense will be really really good next year and that's

762
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,120
Speaker 1: going to catapult them too more wins. And I also

763
00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:11,880
Speaker 1: think there's a little bit of love for Mike McCartney

764
00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:16,400
Speaker 1: that wasn't necessarily there for Jason Garrett. Let's going to

765
00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:19,560
Speaker 1: move on to the next one prove it year. Who

766
00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:25,399
Speaker 1: has the biggest prove it year in twenty twenty, Well

767
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,400
Speaker 1: it will be that if he if he has to

768
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:30,839
Speaker 1: play on the franchise tag, which I don't believe would

769
00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:33,279
Speaker 1: be a smart decision for him. That's why I think

770
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,960
Speaker 1: the Cowboys have a lot of leverage here, more leverage

771
00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,640
Speaker 1: than he does. Um that he needs to go and

772
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,919
Speaker 1: and and you know, whatever the deal is, he needs

773
00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:44,360
Speaker 1: to sign that because if he plays on a franchise

774
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:47,719
Speaker 1: tag this year and they don't make the playoffs, then

775
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:50,520
Speaker 1: I don't think that's going to help him. Obviously, it's

776
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:53,160
Speaker 1: not going to help him moving forward. So he's got

777
00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:56,480
Speaker 1: a definite prove it year. Um if if he's playing

778
00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:58,879
Speaker 1: on a franchise tag, it doesn't even if he does,

779
00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,160
Speaker 1: like Dave said, even if he has a new deal,

780
00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:03,640
Speaker 1: he's still you know, he needn't need to prove it

781
00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:06,120
Speaker 1: for you know, his for a contract point, but he

782
00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,120
Speaker 1: needs to kind of prove it for you know his

783
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:11,680
Speaker 1: you know, any any the pundits out there that are

784
00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:13,840
Speaker 1: talking about him. So I don't know if that's the

785
00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:17,040
Speaker 1: answer you're looking for, You're probably looking for something else.

786
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,440
Speaker 1: But Dak would be right now is the guy that

787
00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,000
Speaker 1: would be on the prove it deal if he doesn't

788
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:26,120
Speaker 1: get a new deal. Dave, I don't. I don't completely agree.

789
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:29,680
Speaker 1: I mean, the danswer's gonna be Dak regardless just because

790
00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:32,440
Speaker 1: of how much money's involved. But I mean, Kirk Cousins

791
00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:34,400
Speaker 1: proved that you can play on the tag and not

792
00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:38,160
Speaker 1: make the playoffs and still make Bank so and I

793
00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:40,799
Speaker 1: thought it was really interesting, but not here. Well no, no

794
00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:43,239
Speaker 1: no, no no, no, not maybe not with the Cowboys. But

795
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,120
Speaker 1: you know, I out Kirk Cousins regrets the way that

796
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,600
Speaker 1: it went for him personally. Um, I thought it was

797
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,040
Speaker 1: interesting that he came out and said that he told

798
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:53,520
Speaker 1: Dak not to be afraid of the tag and I mean,

799
00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:55,680
Speaker 1: looking at the way things have gone for Cousins, I

800
00:41:55,840 --> 00:42:00,640
Speaker 1: totally understand his line of thought. Um. Anyway, I would say, Williams,

801
00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:04,680
Speaker 1: you know, it's a year three. He was picked number

802
00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:07,839
Speaker 1: fifty two. He's been He's not a bad pick at all,

803
00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:10,840
Speaker 1: not a bad player, but maybe hasn't lived up to

804
00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:13,920
Speaker 1: the expectation of being drafted that highly. I mean we're

805
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,320
Speaker 1: sitting here talking about, you know, will he win the

806
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:18,279
Speaker 1: left guard job? What do you do with him? And

807
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:21,040
Speaker 1: that's not ideal for a guy taken as high as

808
00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:24,319
Speaker 1: he was. So yeah, I think this is a big

809
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:27,120
Speaker 1: year for him to come out and grab that job

810
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:30,920
Speaker 1: or or you know, the Cowboys. And if he doesn't, obviously,

811
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:37,279
Speaker 1: then you're probably talking about a different starter, Yamber Um,

812
00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:39,879
Speaker 1: obviously from me would be daged. But just to give

813
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:43,120
Speaker 1: you someone different, I would say Tristan Hill. He's a

814
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:46,680
Speaker 1: guy that I mean, he's only had one year, but

815
00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:49,640
Speaker 1: at the same time, I was expecting a lot more

816
00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:53,319
Speaker 1: from him and not what we saw last year. So

817
00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:55,680
Speaker 1: I think he needs to prove it. He needs to

818
00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:58,480
Speaker 1: prove why the Cowboys drafted him at the place that

819
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:02,600
Speaker 1: they drafted him. He needs to that he has talent

820
00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:06,960
Speaker 1: to help the defensive line. And yeah, I would say him,

821
00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,279
Speaker 1: you know, I throw out the answer that Amber gave

822
00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,719
Speaker 1: for the previous question, which is to take a leap guy.

823
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:15,800
Speaker 1: I actually think it's Cheeto. I think what the Cowboys

824
00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:19,359
Speaker 1: have done in the draft and free agency sets up

825
00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:21,879
Speaker 1: a scenario where they don't necessarily have to keep Cheeto

826
00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:24,240
Speaker 1: around even this year if they don't want to. And

827
00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,719
Speaker 1: so if you start talking about prove it, like he's

828
00:43:26,719 --> 00:43:29,000
Speaker 1: in that situation right now, he could go from being

829
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,200
Speaker 1: a starter to being a guy that doesn't even make

830
00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:34,080
Speaker 1: a team. And so I think, more than anybody else

831
00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:36,560
Speaker 1: on this team, he definitely needs to prove it because

832
00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:38,360
Speaker 1: this is this is kind of the moment when he

833
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,880
Speaker 1: either makes his career or he becomes that guy that

834
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:42,840
Speaker 1: kind of jumps around to the next team and just

835
00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:45,279
Speaker 1: kind of flounders from there. So I think this is

836
00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:49,360
Speaker 1: a huge year for Cheeto. I actually like the fact

837
00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:51,440
Speaker 1: that there have been sparks in his career where we

838
00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:54,600
Speaker 1: saw things from him, traits from him that suggested he

839
00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:56,680
Speaker 1: can play and he can play well. He just didn't

840
00:43:56,719 --> 00:43:58,560
Speaker 1: have a good year last year, and so I want

841
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,319
Speaker 1: to see if he can actually prove it this year

842
00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:02,840
Speaker 1: because it could be the difference between him getting a

843
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:04,960
Speaker 1: new deal with the Cowboys or what kind of new

844
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:07,000
Speaker 1: deal he gets with someone else, if he can play

845
00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:09,919
Speaker 1: well this year or not. Yeah, to me, the reason

846
00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:11,880
Speaker 1: why I didn't mention him is because I think he

847
00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:14,600
Speaker 1: has approved training camp and we'll see what kind of

848
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:17,600
Speaker 1: camp that's going to be. But because you're right, he

849
00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:20,560
Speaker 1: may not make the team if he doesn't, you know,

850
00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:23,000
Speaker 1: if they don't feel like he's a guy that can,

851
00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:24,799
Speaker 1: you know, kind of go forward. That they have a

852
00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,640
Speaker 1: lot of cornerbacks right now, and I think that with

853
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:33,000
Speaker 1: the added competition and with Cheeto being such a competitive guy, um,

854
00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:37,280
Speaker 1: I think it does push him to do even better.

855
00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:40,120
Speaker 1: Because you looked at last year, I mean, what kind

856
00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:43,080
Speaker 1: of competition did you really have at the cornerback position

857
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:46,480
Speaker 1: last year? I don't Yeah, but he got benched. I mean,

858
00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:48,080
Speaker 1: like he got benched in the middle of the year.

859
00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:50,960
Speaker 1: So well, yeah, that's my point. You're kind of you

860
00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:54,120
Speaker 1: don't really have anyone behind you kind of pressuring you. Like,

861
00:44:54,120 --> 00:44:57,479
Speaker 1: oh it sounds it might sound dumb. It makes sense

862
00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:00,440
Speaker 1: in my head, but I think that the sion of

863
00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:03,759
Speaker 1: these other cornerbacks are going to put pressure on him

864
00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:07,880
Speaker 1: to have him bring out more out of himself. You know,

865
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:10,759
Speaker 1: maybe and maybe and you know, like you said, Derek,

866
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:13,080
Speaker 1: if he doesn't have a you know, good year, or

867
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:15,719
Speaker 1: he gets moves to another team or whatever. I mean,

868
00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:18,360
Speaker 1: his career path is very similar to the guy that

869
00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:21,360
Speaker 1: brought in, Daryl Worley. Uh, he was a you know,

870
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,879
Speaker 1: four year guy, and he was I think I think

871
00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:26,040
Speaker 1: a third or fourth round pick and you know, and

872
00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:29,080
Speaker 1: play okay and then and then moved to another team

873
00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:31,120
Speaker 1: and so and now he's going to be like kind

874
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:34,400
Speaker 1: of a journeyman. So you know, this is kind of

875
00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:36,880
Speaker 1: a make or break year, make or break training camp

876
00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:39,560
Speaker 1: for a defining point of you know, he's kind of

877
00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:41,120
Speaker 1: in a fork in the road. Which way is he

878
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,399
Speaker 1: is he gonna go? So yeah, this is definitely a

879
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:46,359
Speaker 1: big offseason and year for cheetoh. I mean, you think

880
00:45:46,360 --> 00:45:49,640
Speaker 1: about how teams are willing to pay cornerbacks, and and

881
00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:52,680
Speaker 1: so if he can do something really special this year,

882
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:55,279
Speaker 1: then whether the Cowboys sign him or not kind kind

883
00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:58,080
Speaker 1: of becomes irrelevant. It creates an opportunity for him as

884
00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:00,319
Speaker 1: far as his money making potential in his career. So

885
00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:02,600
Speaker 1: this is a huge year for him. This is really

886
00:46:02,600 --> 00:46:04,840
Speaker 1: a proved year for him across the league, not necessarily

887
00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:07,880
Speaker 1: just with the Cowboys. All Right, we're gonna take a

888
00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:09,919
Speaker 1: final break. When we come back. We got one more question.

889
00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:12,520
Speaker 1: We're gonna get to one more category we'll do and

890
00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:14,719
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Speaker 1: Welcome back. Final segment of the Break. We are alive

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Speaker 1: from the home edition of the SWBC Morris Studios and

938
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:01,279
Speaker 1: we've been going through a few categories talking about some

939
00:49:01,280 --> 00:49:03,520
Speaker 1: different players on the team. We got one more category

940
00:49:03,560 --> 00:49:06,840
Speaker 1: we want to hit. This category is player the Cowboys

941
00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:10,759
Speaker 1: can least afford to lose. Let's start with you, Dave,

942
00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:18,120
Speaker 1: least afford to lose. I mean, oh, oh, it's not

943
00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:23,000
Speaker 1: It's not Dak anymore because they got the red rifle. Yeah, Dalton,

944
00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:28,480
Speaker 1: change and go ahead. Now, I was just gonna say,

945
00:49:28,520 --> 00:49:31,040
Speaker 1: I'll throw this into like last year, you would have

946
00:49:31,120 --> 00:49:33,960
Speaker 1: probably thrown Amar in that mix. Now you got another

947
00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:37,120
Speaker 1: guy you feel I can maybe be a lead type receiver.

948
00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:39,360
Speaker 1: I think it changed a little bit with regards to

949
00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:41,359
Speaker 1: who we can throw in this category. But go ahead, Dave.

950
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:48,279
Speaker 1: Who's your answer? Um, I mean it would be easy

951
00:49:48,320 --> 00:49:51,960
Speaker 1: to say Zeke, DeMarcus Lawrence comes to mind. I'll I mean,

952
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:54,920
Speaker 1: I'll say Tyron Smith still. Um, I mean I'm talking

953
00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:57,200
Speaker 1: like for a long stretch of time. I know, you

954
00:49:57,239 --> 00:49:59,319
Speaker 1: know he usually misses two or three games a year,

955
00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:01,600
Speaker 1: but I'm talking if they didn't have him at all,

956
00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:04,920
Speaker 1: that's kind of scary, especially you know they'd let go

957
00:50:04,920 --> 00:50:07,440
Speaker 1: of Cam Fleming. I don't think you want Cameron Irving

958
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:10,520
Speaker 1: stepping into the starting lineup for a prolonged period of time.

959
00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:13,719
Speaker 1: So that would be a quick way to have the

960
00:50:13,719 --> 00:50:15,839
Speaker 1: season go south as if tired and had to sit

961
00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:24,160
Speaker 1: for a prolonged stretch. All right, amber Um, I would

962
00:50:24,200 --> 00:50:28,399
Speaker 1: say DeMarcus Lawrence just because he's the most proven guy

963
00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:31,200
Speaker 1: on the defensive end spot right now. We still don't

964
00:50:31,239 --> 00:50:33,759
Speaker 1: know what's going to happen with Alden Smith. We don't

965
00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:36,600
Speaker 1: know what's gonna happen with Randy Gregory. So as far

966
00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:40,840
Speaker 1: as talent and experience, I think that you losing DeMarcus

967
00:50:40,920 --> 00:50:48,560
Speaker 1: Lawrence for whatever reason would would be a tough loss. Okay, Zeke,

968
00:50:48,680 --> 00:50:50,920
Speaker 1: I mean that's easy for me, but I mean it's

969
00:50:50,960 --> 00:50:53,600
Speaker 1: still Zeke. I mean we had him as the best

970
00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:58,799
Speaker 1: player now now Tony Pollard is Tony to me is

971
00:50:58,840 --> 00:51:01,239
Speaker 1: a backup running act. That's why he was drafted. When

972
00:51:01,280 --> 00:51:03,400
Speaker 1: he was drafted, I don't believe he would be in

973
00:51:03,480 --> 00:51:06,720
Speaker 1: every down back. He can't come in against the Dolphins

974
00:51:06,760 --> 00:51:08,479
Speaker 1: and rush for a hundred yards in the fourth quarter

975
00:51:08,520 --> 00:51:11,359
Speaker 1: and everyone says, look at him. I know, I don't

976
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:13,920
Speaker 1: think he would be your lead back. And if he was,

977
00:51:14,239 --> 00:51:18,200
Speaker 1: then who's behind him giving him arrest? So Zeke is

978
00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:21,359
Speaker 1: the guy. He's the guy you can least afford to lose.

979
00:51:21,400 --> 00:51:23,960
Speaker 1: In my opinion, Yeah, for me, this question is all

980
00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:27,160
Speaker 1: about the delta, like the delta between the guy you

981
00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:30,399
Speaker 1: lose and the next guy. And I hear what you're saying, Nick.

982
00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:33,040
Speaker 1: Obviously Zeke is on a whole different plane. But I

983
00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:36,760
Speaker 1: do think Tony Pollard for a stretch of games, could

984
00:51:36,760 --> 00:51:39,920
Speaker 1: be a guy that's a suitable replacement for Zeke. I

985
00:51:39,960 --> 00:51:42,200
Speaker 1: agree with Amber. I think DeMarcus Lawrence is the one

986
00:51:42,239 --> 00:51:44,840
Speaker 1: where you look at the largest like there is a

987
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:48,120
Speaker 1: significant difference between DeMarcus Lawrence and the next guy, not

988
00:51:48,239 --> 00:51:50,839
Speaker 1: even considering the next guy that could actually start jump

989
00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:53,319
Speaker 1: in and play for him, right, And so for me,

990
00:51:53,360 --> 00:51:55,799
Speaker 1: if you lose DeMarcus Lawrence, that's where you're gonna see

991
00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:59,200
Speaker 1: the biggest difference in players. Tyren Smith probably is another

992
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:01,799
Speaker 1: one that kind fits in that same mole. But I

993
00:52:01,880 --> 00:52:04,000
Speaker 1: think right now, on this defense, he is the best

994
00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:06,840
Speaker 1: player on your defense. The difference between him and the

995
00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:11,240
Speaker 1: next closest guy defensive end is really really large. Losing

996
00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:14,279
Speaker 1: him would mean a substantial loss for the defense, and

997
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:16,799
Speaker 1: I don't know if the defense because sustain that. All right,

998
00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:19,160
Speaker 1: So we appreciate you guys playing along it. That's a

999
00:52:19,160 --> 00:52:21,719
Speaker 1: fun game to play, Amber. We're gonna have you give

1000
00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:25,040
Speaker 1: us some questions from some fans here in the final segment?

1001
00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:28,000
Speaker 1: What you got, Well, this one's gonna be kind of

1002
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:30,960
Speaker 1: hard to answer because we don't really know what's gonna happen.

1003
00:52:31,160 --> 00:52:34,400
Speaker 1: But in your opinion, what do you guys think would

1004
00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:39,479
Speaker 1: be the contingency plan if a player gets COVID during

1005
00:52:39,520 --> 00:52:42,399
Speaker 1: the season? I mean, should should teams have a better

1006
00:52:42,560 --> 00:52:46,520
Speaker 1: flexibility to add more players or postpone a game? Or

1007
00:52:47,160 --> 00:52:50,400
Speaker 1: does in a crisis scenario, do you end up quarantine

1008
00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:53,000
Speaker 1: in the whole team? Like, what do you think would

1009
00:52:53,400 --> 00:52:56,799
Speaker 1: would happen as the plan to kind of what would

1010
00:52:56,800 --> 00:52:59,080
Speaker 1: be the procedure to go along with that if a

1011
00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:02,160
Speaker 1: player does have together I'll speak for Dave on this

1012
00:53:02,239 --> 00:53:07,040
Speaker 1: when I say, Derek, no, you know, and I was

1013
00:53:07,040 --> 00:53:09,759
Speaker 1: gonna say, I will take this question because I've had

1014
00:53:09,800 --> 00:53:12,680
Speaker 1: some conversations with different people, and I'll tell you this, Like,

1015
00:53:12,760 --> 00:53:16,360
Speaker 1: I don't know that there's necessarily a plan in place

1016
00:53:16,440 --> 00:53:18,880
Speaker 1: for all those different scenarios. What I do know is

1017
00:53:19,360 --> 00:53:22,840
Speaker 1: the NFL is very, very bullish on the idea that

1018
00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:25,440
Speaker 1: they're going to play and they want to play the

1019
00:53:25,480 --> 00:53:27,799
Speaker 1: twenty games, but they're also bullish on the idea that

1020
00:53:27,800 --> 00:53:29,880
Speaker 1: they're going to listen to advice that they get from

1021
00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:33,000
Speaker 1: the CDC, advice they get from local authorities in the

1022
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:36,800
Speaker 1: cities where their teams play, and they're gonna make whatever

1023
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:39,040
Speaker 1: decisions they have to make. And so I think they're

1024
00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:40,919
Speaker 1: gonna have to be flexible. And by the way, that's

1025
00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:43,800
Speaker 1: probably the whole country right now, like every business owner

1026
00:53:43,800 --> 00:53:46,920
Speaker 1: out there is doing the exact same thing. They're making decisions,

1027
00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:48,960
Speaker 1: but they're also making decisions knowing they have to be

1028
00:53:49,000 --> 00:53:52,800
Speaker 1: flexible that just because you make a decision today, tomorrow

1029
00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:54,879
Speaker 1: something can't happen that makes you have to change course

1030
00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:57,720
Speaker 1: and do something different. You hear about the NBA, the MLB,

1031
00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:00,439
Speaker 1: everybody's doing the same thing on trying to figure this out.

1032
00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:02,640
Speaker 1: So um So, I don't know that there's a plan

1033
00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:04,560
Speaker 1: in place. What I do know is they're going to

1034
00:54:04,640 --> 00:54:06,479
Speaker 1: be flexible. I do know that they're going to listen

1035
00:54:06,520 --> 00:54:09,200
Speaker 1: to the experts that they have, both on their staff

1036
00:54:09,239 --> 00:54:11,719
Speaker 1: and outside of their staff, and I think they'll make

1037
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:13,759
Speaker 1: whatever decisions they have to make as a season goes on.

1038
00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:16,320
Speaker 1: You know, let me add this too. I said earlier

1039
00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:19,560
Speaker 1: about the schedule, how it looked like a normal schedule,

1040
00:54:19,640 --> 00:54:22,720
Speaker 1: that there wasn't anything kind of weird that contingency plans.

1041
00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:25,480
Speaker 1: But there is a one aspect that I thought was interesting,

1042
00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:28,680
Speaker 1: and how everybody's Week two opponent is the same has

1043
00:54:28,760 --> 00:54:33,759
Speaker 1: the same bye Weekum have y'all seen that? And and yeah,

1044
00:54:33,760 --> 00:54:36,680
Speaker 1: every every Week two opponent, Cowboys and Falcons have the

1045
00:54:36,719 --> 00:54:39,799
Speaker 1: same bye week, which means, from what I think it

1046
00:54:39,880 --> 00:54:42,359
Speaker 1: means is if they were to move the season back,

1047
00:54:42,560 --> 00:54:44,600
Speaker 1: your Week one game could go to the end of

1048
00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:47,080
Speaker 1: the year, your Week two game could go to your

1049
00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:51,359
Speaker 1: bye week. So that there's a reason why everybody's Week

1050
00:54:51,360 --> 00:54:55,319
Speaker 1: two schedule it is by um. And and you know,

1051
00:54:55,360 --> 00:54:58,000
Speaker 1: you saw where Tampa, who's hosting the Super Bowl, has said,

1052
00:54:58,560 --> 00:55:00,719
Speaker 1: you know we can we can push things back a

1053
00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:03,279
Speaker 1: month or two months, so you know if that were

1054
00:55:03,320 --> 00:55:06,319
Speaker 1: to happen. So yeah, there are some built in contingencies,

1055
00:55:06,360 --> 00:55:09,239
Speaker 1: but nothing glaring or anything like that. And somebody on

1056
00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:11,239
Speaker 1: Twitter said to me, hey, what if they missed the

1057
00:55:11,239 --> 00:55:13,879
Speaker 1: first four games of the season, they'll start with Week five,

1058
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:20,200
Speaker 1: which is against the Giant York Giants. That is not

1059
00:55:20,320 --> 00:55:23,960
Speaker 1: by coincidence. I hope it is. I hope it is

1060
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:29,759
Speaker 1: a coincidence. All Right, So over the last few years,

1061
00:55:29,800 --> 00:55:32,919
Speaker 1: the Cowboys have showed that they like incorporating the fake

1062
00:55:33,120 --> 00:55:35,120
Speaker 1: jet sweep, or at least the thread of it on

1063
00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:38,799
Speaker 1: offense with Tavon Austin and Lucky Whitehead while they were here.

1064
00:55:39,120 --> 00:55:41,759
Speaker 1: Now that they're off the roster, who do you expect

1065
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:48,319
Speaker 1: to take over that role? Jordan Lewis, Can you see

1066
00:55:48,360 --> 00:55:51,560
Speaker 1: the very unamused look on my face right now? Because

1067
00:55:51,680 --> 00:55:53,759
Speaker 1: they didn't do it. They didn't do it at all.

1068
00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:57,000
Speaker 1: Last year. They had Tavon, they had Tony Pollard, they

1069
00:55:57,040 --> 00:56:02,680
Speaker 1: hated doing it. I don't understand why it is that

1070
00:56:02,760 --> 00:56:04,960
Speaker 1: the same look you had when Witton scored that touchdown

1071
00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:06,680
Speaker 1: right in front of us, and you had that really

1072
00:56:06,760 --> 00:56:10,160
Speaker 1: unamused I was making. It was more like that. I

1073
00:56:10,239 --> 00:56:12,960
Speaker 1: was just stressed out. I'm not stressed out by the

1074
00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:15,239
Speaker 1: thought of who's going to run the jet sweep. I

1075
00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:17,960
Speaker 1: just hope somebody tells them they should do it. Tony

1076
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:21,600
Speaker 1: Pollard can do it, Ceedee Lamb can do it, um

1077
00:56:23,520 --> 00:56:26,000
Speaker 1: Michael Gallop and Amari Cooper can do it. For that matter.

1078
00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:29,799
Speaker 1: That's the thing that it drove me absolutely nuts when

1079
00:56:29,840 --> 00:56:32,359
Speaker 1: they were like, oh no, Tavon's hurt, so we gotta

1080
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:34,759
Speaker 1: get the gotta get Jordan Lewis on offense to do this,

1081
00:56:34,840 --> 00:56:38,239
Speaker 1: and we'll just telegraph it every single time, like you

1082
00:56:38,360 --> 00:56:40,680
Speaker 1: have to be fast to play wide receiver in the NFL.

1083
00:56:40,840 --> 00:56:45,520
Speaker 1: Anybody can do it. So hopefully yeah, they're a lot

1084
00:56:45,600 --> 00:56:51,360
Speaker 1: less annoying about it this year. That would be great. Yeah,

1085
00:56:51,440 --> 00:57:00,960
Speaker 1: well said agreed. All right, So we talked about DAC earlier.

1086
00:57:01,239 --> 00:57:05,200
Speaker 1: Is it possible without the Cowboys just end up giving up?

1087
00:57:05,600 --> 00:57:08,760
Speaker 1: I did deadline and say if it, here's the deal,

1088
00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:17,800
Speaker 1: sign it exactly like that. I don't again, I think

1089
00:57:17,840 --> 00:57:21,280
Speaker 1: that the Cowboys can have I think they've got more

1090
00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:26,160
Speaker 1: leverage here because I think that. I mean, I think

1091
00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:30,560
Speaker 1: if if if Dad doesn't play at the highest of levels,

1092
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:33,760
Speaker 1: I think that they'll they'll have a position where they can,

1093
00:57:34,240 --> 00:57:36,560
Speaker 1: you know, pay him what they want to pay him.

1094
00:57:36,760 --> 00:57:39,880
Speaker 1: I think I think Dak has more to lose in

1095
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:44,360
Speaker 1: this than the Cowboys. That's why. And I don't know

1096
00:57:44,360 --> 00:57:46,200
Speaker 1: if you guys agree with that, but so I think

1097
00:57:46,200 --> 00:57:48,960
Speaker 1: the Cowboys can can stand firm on this. I actually

1098
00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:51,160
Speaker 1: agree with that. I mentioned it last week when we

1099
00:57:51,160 --> 00:57:54,600
Speaker 1: were talking about Dalton. I think as as though you know,

1100
00:57:54,600 --> 00:57:56,600
Speaker 1: I know some people don't believe it has anything to

1101
00:57:56,640 --> 00:57:58,440
Speaker 1: do with Dak, and quite frankly, it may not have

1102
00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:00,360
Speaker 1: anything to do with Dak. What I do believe is

1103
00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:03,280
Speaker 1: it does give them some assurances that they have another

1104
00:58:03,320 --> 00:58:07,320
Speaker 1: capable quarterback on the roster and if for whatever reason,

1105
00:58:07,760 --> 00:58:10,560
Speaker 1: Dak does not play well this season, which by the way,

1106
00:58:10,640 --> 00:58:12,640
Speaker 1: right now, maybe the Cowboys look at this and say,

1107
00:58:12,920 --> 00:58:15,120
Speaker 1: this gives us a reason, the whole firm, because we

1108
00:58:15,160 --> 00:58:17,080
Speaker 1: really would like to see another year out of him

1109
00:58:17,080 --> 00:58:19,280
Speaker 1: before we commit to even more money. If we're going

1110
00:58:19,360 --> 00:58:21,440
Speaker 1: to go and meet his demands, right, and so if

1111
00:58:21,440 --> 00:58:23,400
Speaker 1: you're going to do that, I think this gives them

1112
00:58:23,400 --> 00:58:25,760
Speaker 1: some assurances that let's assume they go that route, and

1113
00:58:25,800 --> 00:58:27,960
Speaker 1: let's assume he plays on the tag, and let's assume

1114
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:29,840
Speaker 1: he doesn't play as well as they expect him to

1115
00:58:29,840 --> 00:58:32,720
Speaker 1: play in this year, in this fifth year of his

1116
00:58:32,840 --> 00:58:36,160
Speaker 1: NFL career, then they have number one. They have another

1117
00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:38,560
Speaker 1: quarterback on the roster that maybe they decide can be

1118
00:58:38,600 --> 00:58:41,280
Speaker 1: a better option if they decide to move on from Dak,

1119
00:58:41,400 --> 00:58:43,520
Speaker 1: or if they decide to hold firm on their offer

1120
00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:45,960
Speaker 1: and maybe tag him a second time. Who knows, But

1121
00:58:46,280 --> 00:58:48,040
Speaker 1: I just think this gives him a ton of different

1122
00:58:48,080 --> 00:58:52,120
Speaker 1: options and I don't think it really gave Dak more options.

1123
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:54,040
Speaker 1: I think he still has the options he has, which

1124
00:58:54,040 --> 00:58:55,919
Speaker 1: are very few with them in my opinion. Right now,

1125
00:58:57,200 --> 00:58:59,880
Speaker 1: I don't disagree, but I don't think the Cowboys have

1126
00:59:00,080 --> 00:59:02,360
Speaker 1: that much leverage. I mean, they don't have to pay

1127
00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:06,600
Speaker 1: him if they don't want to. But I think Dak

1128
00:59:06,680 --> 00:59:10,000
Speaker 1: can just chill. And at this point, you know, I

1129
00:59:10,680 --> 00:59:13,120
Speaker 1: thought something might happen around the draft, and now that

1130
00:59:13,160 --> 00:59:16,800
Speaker 1: it hasn't if the Cowboys aren't up in their offer,

1131
00:59:17,120 --> 00:59:19,440
Speaker 1: and you know, we don't know all the mechanics of it,

1132
00:59:19,480 --> 00:59:21,760
Speaker 1: but if Dak's not happy with the offer on the table,

1133
00:59:22,120 --> 00:59:25,400
Speaker 1: he can just sit back and wait for something to happen.

1134
00:59:25,520 --> 00:59:27,960
Speaker 1: And by that, I mean, you know, if Deshaun Watson

1135
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,480
Speaker 1: signs an extension that blows what he was asking out

1136
00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:33,160
Speaker 1: of the water, then the ball game changes once again,

1137
00:59:33,280 --> 00:59:35,520
Speaker 1: just like it did last summer when Winston Goff sign

1138
00:59:36,960 --> 00:59:39,720
Speaker 1: and that, but only but only if he plays really

1139
00:59:39,720 --> 00:59:41,760
Speaker 1: well this year. Right. Well, But and that's what I

1140
00:59:41,800 --> 00:59:44,000
Speaker 1: was gonna say, is and I don't know anything. I

1141
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:47,040
Speaker 1: don't have any inside information, but I'm starting to feel

1142
00:59:47,040 --> 00:59:52,120
Speaker 1: like Dak might play on the tack because he he

1143
00:59:52,160 --> 00:59:54,960
Speaker 1: does not lack for confidence. I said, he's a gamer.

1144
00:59:55,320 --> 00:59:58,080
Speaker 1: He's always like he loves being doubted. I think it

1145
00:59:58,120 --> 01:00:00,880
Speaker 1: fuels his competitive fire. I think he thinks that it

1146
01:00:00,920 --> 01:00:05,040
Speaker 1: gives him an edge. So if the Cowboys don't say

1147
01:00:05,080 --> 01:00:08,040
Speaker 1: screw it and just meet what he's asking for, I

1148
01:00:08,080 --> 01:00:09,840
Speaker 1: can see him playing on the tag and being like,

1149
01:00:09,880 --> 01:00:12,400
Speaker 1: all right, fine, I'll go out there and show y'all

1150
01:00:12,400 --> 01:00:14,720
Speaker 1: that I'm worth thirty eight million. I believe in myself.

1151
01:00:15,280 --> 01:00:18,160
Speaker 1: So so what if he goes out and goes gets

1152
01:00:18,520 --> 01:00:20,800
Speaker 1: they go nine and seven and miss the playoffs again.

1153
01:00:21,240 --> 01:00:27,080
Speaker 1: I mean, and he played on the tag, he went

1154
01:00:27,360 --> 01:00:29,640
Speaker 1: he played enough to get him out of the playoffs,

1155
01:00:29,640 --> 01:00:32,080
Speaker 1: just like he did last year. I mean he I

1156
01:00:32,120 --> 01:00:34,240
Speaker 1: mean did he play well last year? I mean his

1157
01:00:35,200 --> 01:00:37,600
Speaker 1: passing for all those yards will get you as the

1158
01:00:37,640 --> 01:00:40,240
Speaker 1: backup quarterback in New Orleans. That's what Jameis Winston did,

1159
01:00:40,280 --> 01:00:43,480
Speaker 1: So all these yards doesn't matter. He almost broke Romo's

1160
01:00:43,640 --> 01:00:46,040
Speaker 1: record in twenty twelve, which was also an eight and

1161
01:00:46,080 --> 01:00:48,880
Speaker 1: eight season, So I don't think he played that well.

1162
01:00:49,840 --> 01:00:52,240
Speaker 1: Right now. He's had four years in his career, two

1163
01:00:52,280 --> 01:00:54,760
Speaker 1: in the playoffs, two out of the playoffs. If he

1164
01:00:54,840 --> 01:00:57,480
Speaker 1: doesn't play well and doesn't get him to the playoffs.

1165
01:00:57,480 --> 01:01:00,600
Speaker 1: I mean, if I'm the Cowboys, I'm thinking maybe I'll

1166
01:01:00,600 --> 01:01:02,320
Speaker 1: give him another year on the tag. But I mean

1167
01:01:02,360 --> 01:01:05,560
Speaker 1: I'm not. I mean maybe at that point, after five years,

1168
01:01:05,560 --> 01:01:07,720
Speaker 1: maybe it would be time to move on if he

1169
01:01:07,880 --> 01:01:11,240
Speaker 1: if he's got to the playoffs two out of five years,

1170
01:01:11,280 --> 01:01:14,800
Speaker 1: every metric that you can look at, whether it's something

1171
01:01:14,840 --> 01:01:19,280
Speaker 1: as simple as passing yards or like expected points over average,

1172
01:01:19,400 --> 01:01:22,880
Speaker 1: or car yards and yards for error, attempt and completion,

1173
01:01:22,920 --> 01:01:24,800
Speaker 1: all that, all of them points to him being one

1174
01:01:24,800 --> 01:01:27,000
Speaker 1: of the best ten but quarterbacks in the NFL. And

1175
01:01:27,080 --> 01:01:29,840
Speaker 1: everybody loves to say that wins are a team stat,

1176
01:01:29,920 --> 01:01:32,600
Speaker 1: not a quarterback stat, even though quarterbacks get credit for

1177
01:01:33,120 --> 01:01:35,680
Speaker 1: and blame for all of them. Do I think he

1178
01:01:35,720 --> 01:01:37,959
Speaker 1: I mean, he certainly wasn't amazing last year they were

1179
01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:40,320
Speaker 1: an eight and eight team. I do think he played

1180
01:01:40,320 --> 01:01:42,600
Speaker 1: like one of the ten best quarterbacks in the NFL.

1181
01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:44,520
Speaker 1: And that comes with a certain price tag that if

1182
01:01:44,520 --> 01:01:49,360
Speaker 1: he if he plays that's the problem. What's what. I'm sorry, David,

1183
01:01:49,480 --> 01:01:52,480
Speaker 1: but you keep saying top ten. The Cowboys would love

1184
01:01:52,520 --> 01:01:54,200
Speaker 1: to pay him in the top ten, that's I think.

1185
01:01:54,200 --> 01:01:57,720
Speaker 1: But the problem here is that he has got top

1186
01:01:57,760 --> 01:02:00,960
Speaker 1: ten stats and he's wanting top one or two money.

1187
01:02:01,480 --> 01:02:04,120
Speaker 1: That's where I think that, you know, the fork in

1188
01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:06,560
Speaker 1: the road is here. The forty nine Ers put Garoppolo

1189
01:02:06,600 --> 01:02:08,760
Speaker 1: at the top of the Pachart after eight games, Like

1190
01:02:08,800 --> 01:02:11,080
Speaker 1: this isn't new. I mean, we just Kirk Cousins signed

1191
01:02:11,120 --> 01:02:13,400
Speaker 1: an eighty four million dollars deal which gave him the

1192
01:02:13,480 --> 01:02:15,640
Speaker 1: highest average per year in the NFL at the time

1193
01:02:15,640 --> 01:02:17,800
Speaker 1: it was signed. And that was after two years where

1194
01:02:17,800 --> 01:02:20,080
Speaker 1: he played on the tag and couldn't get Washington the playoffs.

1195
01:02:20,400 --> 01:02:23,320
Speaker 1: That's I'm sorry, that's just the way it works. It's capitalism.

1196
01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:26,120
Speaker 1: If you don't like it, but you let yeah, But

1197
01:02:26,880 --> 01:02:29,240
Speaker 1: well you can just say, I mean, you don't have

1198
01:02:29,320 --> 01:02:31,600
Speaker 1: to do it just because the Cowboys are because other

1199
01:02:31,600 --> 01:02:33,320
Speaker 1: teams are doing it. I mean the Cowboys don't have

1200
01:02:33,360 --> 01:02:35,520
Speaker 1: to do that. Absolutely don't have to do it. But

1201
01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:38,680
Speaker 1: I mean, it takes a lot of balls to walk

1202
01:02:38,680 --> 01:02:43,880
Speaker 1: away from a competent, good, above average, starting caliber NFL quarterback.

1203
01:02:44,280 --> 01:02:46,480
Speaker 1: It's it takes a lot. It takes a lot of

1204
01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:48,840
Speaker 1: those cajonas to walk away from one hundred and ten

1205
01:02:48,880 --> 01:02:51,200
Speaker 1: million dollars, which he is just left on the table

1206
01:02:51,240 --> 01:02:53,720
Speaker 1: as well. So I mean, it's just a game of

1207
01:02:54,080 --> 01:02:56,040
Speaker 1: It's just it's a game with chicken right now. I mean,

1208
01:02:56,080 --> 01:02:59,560
Speaker 1: who's gonna Who's gonna you know, blink first, really and

1209
01:03:00,520 --> 01:03:03,520
Speaker 1: we'll see. But I think I think Dak would be

1210
01:03:03,600 --> 01:03:06,320
Speaker 1: very foolish to go into this season on the franchise tag.

1211
01:03:06,400 --> 01:03:08,800
Speaker 1: He's got that money sitting on the table. You know,

1212
01:03:08,800 --> 01:03:10,640
Speaker 1: I don't think anyone should feel sorry for him. That

1213
01:03:10,720 --> 01:03:12,560
Speaker 1: all he paid for two million dollars. He didn't have

1214
01:03:12,600 --> 01:03:14,960
Speaker 1: to play for two million last year. He had an

1215
01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:17,760
Speaker 1: offer on the tamper, he didn't want it. So I mean,

1216
01:03:18,280 --> 01:03:21,720
Speaker 1: I'm not I'm not trying to Hey, I love Dak.

1217
01:03:21,800 --> 01:03:23,560
Speaker 1: I love what he brings to the team. But I'm

1218
01:03:23,560 --> 01:03:26,520
Speaker 1: saying right now, it's right on the board four years.

1219
01:03:26,560 --> 01:03:28,920
Speaker 1: If he gets to a fifth year and doesn't lead

1220
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:31,080
Speaker 1: him to the playoffs, then I think we're gonna be

1221
01:03:31,080 --> 01:03:33,960
Speaker 1: looking at him in a different light. So see, I

1222
01:03:33,960 --> 01:03:35,880
Speaker 1: actually think both of these things can be true. I

1223
01:03:35,920 --> 01:03:39,000
Speaker 1: think right now both the Cowboys probably look at themselves

1224
01:03:39,040 --> 01:03:41,160
Speaker 1: and say, hey, we're all what we are. And if

1225
01:03:41,160 --> 01:03:42,920
Speaker 1: he wants to play on the on the franchise tag

1226
01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:45,160
Speaker 1: as opposed to taking what we take what we offer,

1227
01:03:45,440 --> 01:03:47,440
Speaker 1: then we're okay with that. And I also agree with

1228
01:03:47,520 --> 01:03:49,320
Speaker 1: Dave that on the other side, Dak's probably looking at

1229
01:03:49,360 --> 01:03:51,480
Speaker 1: it and saying, I have enough confidence in myself that

1230
01:03:51,640 --> 01:03:54,800
Speaker 1: I think I'll play well. And if whatever reason Cowboys

1231
01:03:54,840 --> 01:03:56,840
Speaker 1: don't want to give me a better offer, at some point,

1232
01:03:56,880 --> 01:03:58,400
Speaker 1: they're either going to give me a better offer or

1233
01:03:58,440 --> 01:04:00,560
Speaker 1: somebody else will is probably how he looks at it.

1234
01:04:00,600 --> 01:04:02,919
Speaker 1: And so I think both can be true right now,

1235
01:04:02,960 --> 01:04:05,520
Speaker 1: and again I don't, and that's the reason why, to

1236
01:04:05,520 --> 01:04:08,200
Speaker 1: go back to Amber's original point, I don't think necessarily

1237
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:10,880
Speaker 1: I'm not very optimistic that a deal gets done before

1238
01:04:11,120 --> 01:04:13,560
Speaker 1: franchise tag is up. It doesn't seem like either side

1239
01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:16,120
Speaker 1: is willing to necessarily move beyond where they are. And

1240
01:04:16,160 --> 01:04:17,800
Speaker 1: I don't know if there's gonna be something that happens

1241
01:04:17,800 --> 01:04:21,240
Speaker 1: between now in July fifteenth that's gonna make them say

1242
01:04:21,320 --> 01:04:24,840
Speaker 1: I'm sorry June fifteenth, that makes them say, yeah, we'll move. Now,

1243
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:28,000
Speaker 1: we'll do something different now, jocker, take up, sorry, don't.

1244
01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:29,520
Speaker 1: I don't know that there's anything's gonna happen and that

1245
01:04:29,560 --> 01:04:31,800
Speaker 1: meantime it's gonna make them move. And so I think

1246
01:04:31,840 --> 01:04:34,640
Speaker 1: both are settled. I think that right now, just my

1247
01:04:34,680 --> 01:04:36,840
Speaker 1: personal opinion, I think he'll play this year on the

1248
01:04:36,880 --> 01:04:39,880
Speaker 1: franchise tag and then we'll see how this all plays out.

1249
01:04:39,880 --> 01:04:42,080
Speaker 1: It we'll be right back here next offseason having this

1250
01:04:42,120 --> 01:04:45,680
Speaker 1: conversation all over again. Which can I make another point

1251
01:04:45,800 --> 01:04:48,840
Speaker 1: real quick? I know that we're running out of time

1252
01:04:48,840 --> 01:04:51,400
Speaker 1: and all that, but another question that I had to

1253
01:04:51,560 --> 01:04:55,240
Speaker 1: kind of play along those same lines. You know, we

1254
01:04:55,800 --> 01:04:58,840
Speaker 1: know that the economy is taking a hit with this

1255
01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:02,960
Speaker 1: whole COVID Night team, So looking at a future, you know,

1256
01:05:03,120 --> 01:05:08,160
Speaker 1: next year, if for some reason the fact that attendance

1257
01:05:08,280 --> 01:05:11,800
Speaker 1: game attendance takes a hit and then now you start

1258
01:05:11,800 --> 01:05:14,760
Speaker 1: seeing a drab up as far as income around the league,

1259
01:05:15,240 --> 01:05:18,480
Speaker 1: does that change up these kinds of contracts? You know

1260
01:05:18,840 --> 01:05:20,800
Speaker 1: what you do in the future. You know, if he

1261
01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:23,400
Speaker 1: was to play under the franchise tag and then looking

1262
01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:27,320
Speaker 1: for another a bigger contract next year, how does that

1263
01:05:27,400 --> 01:05:30,280
Speaker 1: play a roll in to that whole thing? That is

1264
01:05:30,320 --> 01:05:33,439
Speaker 1: an awesome point, and I don't it's a very good point.

1265
01:05:33,440 --> 01:05:34,800
Speaker 1: I don't think we have a great answer to it

1266
01:05:34,840 --> 01:05:38,200
Speaker 1: because I've set that all along talking about Garoppolo and

1267
01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:41,560
Speaker 1: Cousins sign the deal, the capital jump, you'll look smart

1268
01:05:41,560 --> 01:05:44,800
Speaker 1: in eighteen months. But with all this stuff with COVID,

1269
01:05:44,840 --> 01:05:47,120
Speaker 1: I don't think you can guarantee that anymore. I mean,

1270
01:05:47,480 --> 01:05:50,960
Speaker 1: I don't think it's you can realistically guess at what

1271
01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:53,480
Speaker 1: the cap will be in a year or two years

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Speaker 1: based on how this might change things. So I will

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Speaker 1: give the Cowboys credit for that is this might not

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Speaker 1: be the time to say, ah, screw it, signed the

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Speaker 1: check and we'll have more money later. That might not

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Speaker 1: be the case. I mean, I wish we had more information,

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Speaker 1: but it's it's definitely something you got to keep in

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Speaker 1: the back of your mind. Yeah, And just so people know,

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Speaker 1: the salary cap is based upon revenues. It's a percentage

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Speaker 1: that the players get out of revenues from the club.

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Speaker 1: So it definitely could have an impact one way or

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Speaker 1: the other. Who knows. And we again, we are in

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Speaker 1: such an unprecedented time. I don't think anybody knows exactly

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Speaker 1: what the outcome is going to be. And so yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think that should factor in. If I'm dak, I'm

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Speaker 1: at least having some conversations with my representatives about that

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Speaker 1: and how I think that's gonna play out relative to

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Speaker 1: this offer. And what future offers might be. All right,

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Speaker 1: We'll appreciate you guys joining us. It was a great show.

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Speaker 1: We had a good time. We'll be back next week

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Speaker 1: for Nick Even, Dave helm and Amber Garcia. I am

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Speaker 1: Derek Elton. This has been The Break live on Dallas

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