1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Are you ready for 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: wall with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and 7 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton. It is Thursday, October twenty fifth, twenty eighteen, 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: season fourteen, episode number sixty seven. Welcome to another edition 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: of The Break, live from the s WBC Morgan Studios. 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: At the start, we appreciate, we appreciate you guys, take 11 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: it some time with us today. It is our last 12 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: show of the week. We're gonna take a little time 13 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: tomorrow to regenerate and recuperate and rejuvenate and just have 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: a good weekend. And we're started today. High asked soon, 15 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: so it must be nice. Yeah, no, So we'll go, 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: we'll go. We'll we have about third minutes today because 17 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys change up some of the scheduling that this is 18 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: not our fault, like we've been doing the forty five 19 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: minute thing and I know some people don't like that, 20 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: hate it. Sorry, but this is not our fault. Like 21 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: Cowboys changed up their schedule during the bye week, which 22 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: is completely contrary to the schedule we've been running on 23 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: all during the season. So I think we can do 24 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: I don't know what you want me to do about it. Yeah, 25 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: do it in the afternoon. But I want to go home. 26 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: I want to go home, yes, the bye week. So 27 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna jump right in. We got a few topics 28 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: I want to hit um. First thing I want to 29 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: hit um is the Amari Cooper arrival. He is now 30 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: in the building. He had his first practice yesterday. Let 31 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: me ask you a question. How long do you guys 32 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: expect it will take before he is ready to be 33 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: a starting contributor for this team. I mean he's gonna 34 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: be starting against the Titans on Monday, he will be yes. 35 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: Hell yeah, you don't give up a first round pick. 36 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: And then especially if you have the bye week, like 37 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: if they were playing Sunday, maybe, but he'll have been 38 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: here for twelve days by the time our ten days 39 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: whatever it is, by the time they take the field. Like, 40 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: if he's not starting, something is up. I hope he's 41 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: not taking a five day, you know, bye week like 42 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: everyone else, because he's already Remember he's coming off a 43 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: bye week. Yeah, well, I did see yesterday that supposedly 44 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: he and Dak are planning to stay in town and 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: just kind of spending a little time together over the 46 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: bye which if true and accurate, then I think it's 47 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: probably a good thing. It's probably not a bad idea 48 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: for them to start getting on the same page because 49 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: now Dak has his number one guy and it's not 50 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a guy that he's getting fresh, and 51 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: so it's kind of like, you know, he has an 52 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: opportunity to kind of mold him around what he does 53 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: and the vice versa, and the hope I think from 54 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: the Cowboys perspective is that they're both going to be 55 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: here for quite a while, So that's probably a smartening 56 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: to do. It's like a body catcher to me? Is 57 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: he cool? I just saw a couple of highlights he 58 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: was now. I mean, it's hard to tell for what 59 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: we saw yesterday and today. I mean, there's it's not 60 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: a lot of practice practice, but I mean he's he's 61 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: got a you know, good size to him. I mean 62 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: he's not like a really really big guy, but he's 63 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: definitely not a small guy. And he's just you know, 64 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: he looks like a kind of looks like an average 65 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: sized receiver. Um, maybe a little bit bigger than that. 66 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: But you know he's got he's supposed to do everything well, 67 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: which is why they draft you fourth overall. When your 68 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: receiver draft fourth overall. I mean, you run good routes, 69 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: you've got good speed, you've got good body size, and 70 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: you've got good hands. And I know he's had some 71 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: drops lately, but I don't really I don't buy the 72 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: theory that like, I mean, it sounds good and it 73 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: can certainly be useful, but I just think it's one 74 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: of the most overhyped things in football. Like we're gonna 75 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna get together on Saturday and run some routes, 76 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: like your routes on air. Is really gonna do that 77 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: much for you? Like, I don't necessarily buy it, But 78 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: by the time they play the Titans, Dak and Cooper 79 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: will have been able to practice five or six times. 80 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: So it's enough. I don't know how great it's gonna look, 81 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: but it's enough. So that's what I expect. Yeah, do 82 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: you expect? I know you said he's definitely you you 83 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: think he's definitely starting by Tennessee how how long do 84 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: you think it takes before he's actually really contributing? Would 85 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: you be shocked if you get to Tennessee, he starts 86 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: the game he only has one catch? Does that bother 87 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: you if you get to Tennessee and he only has 88 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: one catch? I think he'll really be a good contributor 89 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: for this offense next season. That's really what I believe. 90 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: That's that's what I'm trying to get to. Is this 91 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: so this year thing or is this a well? I 92 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: think they're gonna try this year, and I think there'll 93 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: be certain routes that he can run and and you know, 94 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: whether he starts or not just depends on the personnel 95 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: package they put out there. But I mean, I think 96 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: he's going to be a contributor right away. But I 97 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: just think it'll take a while before he actually is, 98 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: you know, in this offense. And who knows if next 99 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: year's offense will be the same as this year. I 100 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: don't I don't know that. I don't know. I actually 101 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: I wrote about this. I wrote three thousand words for 102 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: my column this week, Like that's how much That's how 103 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: much stuff I just had for the average person out there. 104 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: That threat that when you say that doesn't really make 105 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: a difference. To tell me a little bit, what put 106 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: some great mark on that. A story. A news story 107 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: is anywhere from three to eight hundred words, and column 108 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: is probably like eight hundreds. You went through thousand to 109 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: a thousand in my college yesterday. Yeah, so you did 110 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: three lot a book. I had a lot to say 111 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: about the trade. But anyway, the point is into some 112 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: days here like multiple two. Um. I think one thing 113 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: I want to keep in mind is like the Cowboys 114 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: are not asking Amari Cooper to be like Antonio Brown 115 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: in the sense that he's going to catch one hundred 116 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: and fifteen balls for sixteen hundred yards. Like that's not really, 117 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: that's not this offense. It's not I mean, this is 118 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: still a run first offense. It hasn't looked as good 119 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: because they haven't had a receiving threat. But literally, in 120 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: my column, the baseline that I'm looking at for any 121 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: number one receiver in this offense is pretty much what 122 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: Dez did in sixteen. And I know that sounds weird, 123 00:05:58,120 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: but and I've said this a million times, like Dez 124 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: played well in that sixteen offense, and he gave them 125 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: the running room that they needed. And he made plays 126 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: down the field. He caught fifty balls for eight something 127 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: or no, he caught fifty balls for seven something and 128 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: eight touchdowns in thirteen games because he missed three and 129 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: I literally handicapped, and I was like, Okay, if you 130 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: play sixteen games, that's about sixty catches for about almost 131 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: a thousand a little bit less and eight to ten touchdowns. 132 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: It's not elite numbers, but it's good enough. It's good 133 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: enough for what you want to do in this offense 134 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: to run the ball the way you need to run 135 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: it and to open things up for Beasley. That's only 136 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: four catches for sixty yards a game. That's not I mean, 137 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm not asking a lot of you. So I don't 138 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: know if he's going to get that against Tennessee. I'd 139 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: be surprised, but I would like to believe that he 140 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: can start hitting those types of numbers after a little 141 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: while in this offense. I mean, what I would like 142 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: to see more than anything is is, you know, just 143 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: get the ball down the field or at least attempt 144 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: him down the field a little bit more, and you 145 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: don't even have to make that's just with that pass 146 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: interference penalties work. Just the same. It doesn't help anyone's 147 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: fantasy team or doesn't really help his numbers, but I 148 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: can promise you if you're going down the field and 149 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: getting you know, different kind of coverages and things like that, 150 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: and drawing penalties, that would be good. It'll be interesting 151 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: to see how teams treat him, you know, watching Mary 152 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: Cooper over there, you know, just like because it took 153 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: a while for dez Dez even last year got more 154 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: double coverages than anybody's getting. Nobody's really getting that here, 155 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: so they need that. They need that back again. That 156 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: would kind of help with it with the offense, but 157 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to prove that he's worth doubling at 158 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: some point. You gotta prove that. And that's a good point. 159 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: I felt if it were me, and it's not. But 160 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: if it were me and I were making the offensive 161 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: calls in the game against Tennessee, I would come out 162 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: in that game and I would I would just be 163 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: bombs away that game. The reason why is because I 164 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: need teams to think, right, I need teams to think 165 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: that I got this new weapon and I'm gonna be 166 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be bullish about using him. And and he 167 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: has the ability to be able to be a game breaker, 168 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: like if you don't pay enough attention to him, he 169 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: will hit you for an eighty yard or and all 170 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: of a sudden, just like that, Cowboys got seven points. 171 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: I need them to know that, because I think that's 172 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: part of the reason why the offense has been staggered 173 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: at times this year is because it. Part of the 174 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: reason is because again what they've said is we expect 175 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: that we're gonna have eight nine in the box all 176 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: the time, and we always run against that. Well, with 177 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: an offensive line that's not as good as what it's 178 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: been in the past, they can't run against eight and 179 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: nine in the box. They got to be able to 180 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: get that safety out of this. They got to be 181 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: able to force them to keep two guys back. And 182 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: I would basically more than a few times this game, 183 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: I would have Gallop and I would have Cooper on 184 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: opposite sides of the field, both challenging both deep sides 185 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: of the field. So the safeties have to be back, 186 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: and I'm taking the shot if if if I catch 187 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: him in single high safety, I'm taking a shot at him. 188 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: Because I'm forcing teams around. I'm doing it more for 189 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: all the other teams are gonna have to play than 190 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: just for Tennessee. You know what, let me say this too. 191 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: And I don't know about if this is fair to 192 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: the offensive line or not, but you said, because of 193 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: the way the offensive line is playing, they can't beat 194 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: the eight and nine men in the box. Are we 195 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: sure it's not because of the eight and nine men 196 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: in the box the offensive line is playing this way. Well, 197 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: if you want to go back to what Zeke was 198 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: saying before the season began, he said, we always have 199 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: eight nine in the box, we still run against it, 200 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: and we're still going to be successful against. His expectation 201 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: at least was we've seen that before. I've been seeing 202 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: that since I got to the Cowboys. My offensive line 203 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: is good enough to where we could still make Hay 204 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: against that kind of front. And to be honest with you, 205 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: for the most part, they had like there have been 206 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: one or two defenses in these last couple of years 207 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: that could really stop the Cowboys offense when they wanted 208 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: to run the ball. The Denver game, the New York game. 209 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: New York had had done a pretty good job against 210 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: them in a couple of different occasions. You could say Philly, 211 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: but there weren't a lot of teams the other day. Yeah, 212 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: but this year we've seen a lot more. Yeah, but 213 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: that's my point Like before, he was right before that, 214 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: there are a lot of teams that wanted to stop 215 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: the run, they just couldn't. Yeah, this year, more and 216 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: more teams having success stopping the run. But you've got 217 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: all Pro and Hall of Fame players that are that 218 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: are gone, and you just can't on all levels too. 219 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: I mean, you're an All Pro center, the best center 220 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: in the league, or arguably the best, is gone. You've 221 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: got an Hall of Fame tight end who wasn't playing 222 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: at that highest of levels. Still better than anything you got, 223 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: still better, and he still understood coverages, he understood how 224 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 1: to get open, he understood, you know, just how to 225 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: get in the way and blocking. You know, Dez, say 226 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: what you want. He's still demanded more more attention than 227 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: anybody's doing now. So when you're taking all of these 228 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 1: hits like that, yeah, it is going to be a difference. 229 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: And I think Connor Williams is learning on the run 230 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: and that's affecting everything. Yep. Let's take a real quick 231 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: break when we come back. Um, I want to jump 232 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: into an idea I had for a few topics where 233 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: we'll talk about some change. I want to throw some 234 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: different things that the Cowboys could do here in the 235 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: in the off week that could possibly changed things up. 236 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: And then I'm gonna let you guys tell me whether 237 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: you think they're good ideas bad ideas. And also are 238 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: these things that the Cowboys coaches you think would actually 239 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: do or if it's something they would never do. We'll 240 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: do that when we come right back. This is the 241 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys dot com Radio. 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Remember, 284 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: we will not be doing shows tomorrow. Actually, none of 285 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: the podcasts will be happening tomorrow. We're giving these guys 286 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: a little bit of time to term Recouper eight and 287 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: get their minds right for this second half of the season. 288 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: So Rie and Marie Cooper eight, you know what I mean? 289 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: You get it? Yeah, Okay, good job, You're welcome. You're 290 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: welcome to that. No. I mean when you said recouper eight, 291 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: I thought that's gonna be a headline. Oh you guys 292 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: are already thinking like that. Oh I just that was 293 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: My first thought was wow, because every thing we've done 294 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: in the last four five days. I mean, if you 295 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: just look at all our headlines, just says Scooper. Cooper, 296 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: you know, if if he goes out and he plays 297 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: a good game and the Cowboys win against Tennessee, the 298 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: heck of a title for your game. The Cowboys are 299 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: winning against Tennessee. Like, let's just let's dispel that. I mean, 300 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: I know, we got to talk about them next week. No, 301 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: they are. They're at home. They're at home. They're that's literally, 302 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: they're gonna win at home, and then they're gonna lose 303 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: to the Eagles, and then I don't think you can 304 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: take any team for any game for granted. I take 305 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: for granted, I was just trying to make a smart 306 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: ass game. Okay, good at three and our at home. 307 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: They are gonna win that game, all right, They're gonna win. 308 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: All right, We will see Tennessee. I mean, Tennessee is 309 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: one of those teams is so weird, Like there are 310 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: times they played this year where you were like, huh, 311 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: look pretty good. The other times they play this year, 312 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: you're like, yeah, but layoffs last year they don't get believable, 313 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: Like they don't get blown out, though they were in 314 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: a lot of game. They lost twenty one nothing at home. 315 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: They got Ravens be slapped by that Ravens last week though, 316 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: who are they playing? Last? They lost by a point 317 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: to the Chargers in London. Charges, that's what it was, 318 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: and the Charges are good team. They gave the good 319 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: eleven sacks to the Ravens eleven. I know the Ravens 320 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: has been really good, their defense especially really words. We're 321 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: burning through topics for now, all right, So here's what's 322 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: gonna do. Here's gonna do. We've got um. I wanted 323 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: to throw out some different things that the Cowboys could 324 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: possibly change this week, and these are not things that 325 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: necessarily they would change. But what I guess the question 326 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you guys on each of these is 327 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: number one, is it a good idea or bad idea 328 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: to make this change? And then number two is this 329 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: something that, based on your knowledge of this coaching staff, 330 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: that they would do or something they would absolutely not do? 331 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: All right, we gotta do it. First one change the 332 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: offensive play caller. Go from Linahan to Jason Garrett. Good idea, 333 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: bad idea, good idea, good idea. I mean that's wow. 334 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: You may really make me take a hard stance here, 335 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: Like it's not a bad idea, but like, I don't, 336 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: I really don't think that that's like this magical cure all. 337 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: To be totally honest with you, like, I don't think 338 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: the play calling is Like I know people hate Scott Nahan, 339 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: but I don't think it's just gonna magically be better 340 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: doing doing. There's no doing if it's not gonna be Basically, 341 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: I feel like there's not a different point. I really Yeah, 342 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: that's kind of how I feel. Like I'm not saying 343 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: it's a great Like I don't think Scotland Hahn's doing 344 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: this amazing job, but I don't think that's this huge 345 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: fix in my opinion. I mean, I probably isn't, but 346 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: I mean it's not nothing's changing right now. So I mean, 347 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: what's it gonna hurt his feelings? Yeah, I mean it would, yeah, 348 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: assume but not that Oh well, this is a results 349 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: oriented business. Yeah, it's I mean something different. I mean 350 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: we've been seeing the same stuff over and over. I 351 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: mean I don't know I would I would make a change, 352 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: but yeah, I don't know if it would necessarily do anything. Yeah, 353 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: but I would have I would have made a change 354 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: this this week. I kind of agree with you from 355 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: the standpoint that Nick, I kind of agree with you 356 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: because I think you know what they always say about 357 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: the definition of insanity, keep doing the same thing over 358 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: and over and expecting a different result. If your offense 359 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: is not doing enough right, um, you gotta do something 360 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: to shake it up and whether and I kind of 361 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: agree with you Dave from standpoint, I don't know that 362 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: that's the answer. I don't know if there's gonna be 363 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: some magical change that would happen by that. But to me, 364 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: sometimes if you just have a different person calling plays 365 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: in a different sequence, it can ignite the offense and 366 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: give the offense a little bit of a spark because 367 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: it's just a little bit different. It's the same plays, 368 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: it's just a sequencing which you call them, right, It's 369 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: just how aggressive are you in this situation versus this 370 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: situation that can sometimes make the difference. I mean, think 371 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: of it if you're like a NASCAR team though, think 372 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: of it if you're at Lanahan and you're like, Okay, 373 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: I'm the driver, I'm the driver here and we've been 374 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: dealing with this and this car's a little raggedy or whatever, 375 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: and they're like, all right, well guess what, we're gonna 376 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: change the driver this week, and we're changing a new car. 377 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: So we're gonna give a new car, and then someone 378 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: else is gonna get the driver. Like, wait a second, 379 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: why can't I get the new car? You know, maybe 380 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do better if you give me something, you know, 381 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: some better tools. Yeah. The only problem with that is 382 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: he got a nice, nice car, pretty decent car in 383 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: Tavon Austin, and we hadn't seen us effective, right, Yeah, 384 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: it's a really good point. Yeah, I mean he didn't 385 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: got him the way that the other teams. They didn't 386 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: find a way to use him and incorporate him into 387 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: this offense to where it made a sizeable difference in 388 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: I mean, if Houston could do something with Kiki Kuti 389 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: or whatever, I mean, do something, yes Austin, Yes, I agree. No, 390 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: And that's that's a really good point. Is I mean, No, 391 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: there's there's clearly star power lacking on this offense, but 392 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: they are not without talent, and that Tavon Austin is 393 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: the big one that I don't understand. Uh, Lucky Whitehead 394 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: was more active in their offense than Tavon Austin was, 395 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: and he didn't always even get the ball, but he 396 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,199 Speaker 1: was just a more active part of what was going on. 397 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: Uh baffling U. The Deontay Thompson thing. It's just like 398 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: you're not using him to do what he's supposed to do. 399 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you're just you're you're not. I mean, you're 400 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: He needs to be running the deep rounity. He needs 401 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: to be using the speed. He's not a possession receiver. 402 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: I mean with the game on the line and Carolina, 403 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: they threw him the out route he was cut earlier 404 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: in the week, and then now he's the guy with 405 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: the game on the line. He runs a timing route 406 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: and you know it's incomplete off his hands or it's 407 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: an interception against Houston because you know he doesn't he 408 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 1: comes back and bought you know, knocks the ball up 409 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: in the air. I mean, it just he seems like 410 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: the guy that should be running deep and taking the 411 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: safety with them and opening out things in the middle. 412 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: I want to I don't want to kill your game. 413 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: But the last thing that you the last thing that 414 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 1: you said, really is it keeps resonating with me. Is 415 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: like based on what I know about this coaching staff, 416 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: what do I think? And that's gonna color everything I say. 417 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: And that's cool, that's why I that's the next part 418 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: of the question, So go with that. Well, it's just that, 419 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: like I know, I know this coaching staff really well, 420 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: to the point, like I was shocked that the Cowboys 421 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: even traded for a Marii Cooper because that doesn't seem 422 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: like something that they would do. So it's nice to 423 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: see that they're willing to step outside their comfort zone. 424 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: But in my opinion, basically Jason Garrett is he's not 425 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: that type of guy. Like he's more you know, he's 426 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,719 Speaker 1: gonna keep hammering on the nail until it goes in, 427 00:19:55,840 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: like you know, even I specifically myself asked him, you know, 428 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: earlier in the season, like, well, your tight ends aren't 429 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: really playing the way that you would prefer them to play, 430 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: Like does that make you think that you need to 431 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: alter the way that you play offense? But I mean, 432 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,679 Speaker 1: do you need to change personality? You need to use 433 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: fewer tight ends, you need to incorporate your receivers more, 434 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: And he thought of it more as, no, we need 435 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: more time on task with these tight ends. So that 436 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 1: they can get better and we can execute what we 437 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: want them to do better I can. I know there's 438 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: people at home that disagree with that, and that's fine, 439 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: but that's how the head coach thinks. And the head 440 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: coach has the backing of the owner. And we've said before, 441 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: I mean he's going to have the backing until he doesn't. 442 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: But for the time being, Jerry Jones is all in 443 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: on Jason Garrett, and so all these decisions are going 444 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: to reflect Jason Garrett's thought process, and it's not Jason 445 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,479 Speaker 1: Garrett's way to make those type of knee jerk mid 446 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: season changes. I don't think that's an interesting point of 447 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: view on the coach because I see that in some 448 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: ways that that could be a good characteristic because I 449 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 1: think sometimes this happens a lot in college football. There's 450 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: so much change in college football. You see, these programs 451 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: are changing coaches every three or four years, and there's 452 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: just always something changing, and so there's never a time 453 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: to really focus in and say we're just going to 454 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: get better in this area. We're gonna keep hammering at 455 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: until we get better in this area to actually improve. 456 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: So I can see it from that side, the flip 457 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: side to it is you can become so stubborn to 458 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: the point to where you literally need to make a 459 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: move and you won't because you're so blinded by we 460 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: gotta make this work, gotta make this work, and it 461 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 1: just doesn't work right. So it's kind of a double 462 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: edged sword. You kind of want that a little bit. 463 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: But at what point does he have to say, Okay, 464 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 1: I've really got to make a change. This organization has 465 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: come across as pretty stubborn at many points in the 466 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: last five or six years, So, I mean, you're right, 467 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: there's been some times when I thought that Jason should 468 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: change things up a lot more, but he just stays 469 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: consistent with the message. And you know, that's why this 470 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: team has been consistent. I mean they have. I mean, 471 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 1: you can say that they're inconsistent, but they're very consistent. 472 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're just very consistently average, and even 473 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: in the years that they have good years, they follow 474 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: it up with a really bad year. I mean, it 475 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: all kind of evens out. That's why his record is 476 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: a kind of right there. But you look around the league, 477 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: most coaches are, i mean, most teams are kind of 478 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 1: the same way. They just haven't had as much longer 479 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 1: as long as a leash as he's had a right 480 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: Let's move on to the next topic regarding change Lyle Collins. 481 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: You could take Lyle Collins who is in right now 482 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: you're right tackle, and you could possibly flip him into 483 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: left guard. Take Connor Williams moving him out to right tackle. 484 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 1: The idea would be there that maybe Lyle is better 485 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: at guard. Maybe that shorees up your left side a 486 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:49,239 Speaker 1: little bit more. Connor Williams played tackle in college, so 487 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: maybe getting him back out to tackle moves him to 488 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: something that's more familiar. Although he was a left tackle 489 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: in college, moving out to tackle, maybe that gets him 490 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: something that's more familiar that he can maybe adapt to 491 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 1: a little faster, and maybe you get a little bump 492 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: in in what you're able to get out of your 493 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: offensive line. Good idea or bad idea. This goes right 494 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: back to what I was saying, is like, you know, 495 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: do you you see it and say this isn't working. 496 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: We got a change, or you like, these guys will 497 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: get better if they can just get more time. And 498 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 1: I don't have an easy answer to it, and it 499 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: hurts me just on a Lyle Collins is one of 500 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: my favorite guys on the team. He went to LSU 501 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: and he I thought he played fantastic last year given 502 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: the circumstances, and it's just not happening for him this year. 503 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: Like he's he's not playing well and I can't put 504 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: a finger on why. Um so I'm not I'm not 505 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: trying to defend that and he's playing great. What are 506 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: you talking about? I'm not blind, but I don't know 507 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: what to do about that. And I don't know, I 508 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: really don't know if shuffling is the right is the 509 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: right call, because what's what's Connor Williams's problem when he's 510 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: run into problems power? Right, Like he's not that strong, 511 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: which ends are strong too? Like it's not, you know, 512 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't have to be as strong to 513 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: play tackle. It's more about your feet, it's more about 514 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: it's more about your absolutely. But I guarante he'll get 515 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,199 Speaker 1: overpowered at tackle too if he's getting I mean, you know, 516 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: it's not it ain't like I mean, think look at 517 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: look at DeMarcus Lawrence like he's I mean, no, they're bullrushes. 518 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: That's how you're going up that power. Yeah, And on 519 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: top of that, I think. I mean think Connor Williams 520 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: has played well more than he's played bad, that I 521 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 1: worried about hindering his development at one position by flopping him. 522 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 1: And you're already paying Lyle pretty good money at tackle, 523 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: and I just I don't. I tempted to say, you 524 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: just write it out. I'm not saying it's looked good, 525 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: but I think that's better than the ultimate first thought 526 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: was the same as you know, write it out. But 527 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: but I do I thought of the exact same thing 528 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 1: you just said, like, what are the problems of these 529 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: two guys? And I think that that Lyle has become 530 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: kind of big and you know, burly little bit and 531 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: and he has some problems with some speed rushers and 532 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: maybe you know, inside would be better for him. And 533 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: on the flip side, yeah, I think Connor's got pretty 534 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,479 Speaker 1: good feet, but he gets overpowered some and and he 535 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: might face less of that on the outside. But you know, 536 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,479 Speaker 1: if if if you could just do that quickly, then 537 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: why do we go to training camp? You know, why 538 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: do we have off season? If we could just do 539 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: it like whatever that you know, then then why do 540 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 1: it and practice and all that time? And I don't 541 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's necessarily the best answer, but um, 542 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: it's kind of similar to the play calling stuff. I mean, 543 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: maybe you can try it, but if you try it, 544 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: how long do you stick with it? I mean, this 545 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: isn't something you just go back to something else. So 546 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,719 Speaker 1: I don't see that happening. I'd be intrigued if they 547 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 1: did it, but I don't see it happening. And I 548 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: think that's the big thing like this, when you get 549 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: to this part of the question would the coaches do it? 550 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any way in hell that these 551 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: coaches would make that kind of change right now in 552 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: the season. To be perfect, I given to go ahead. 553 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: You know what Another issue that the Lyon's dealing with 554 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 1: as well is is, you know, Jason Witton would line 555 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: up on that right side this team would play right handed, 556 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: and they'd have he'd have an experienced, you know, good 557 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: technique block or not strong all the time, but he 558 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: held his own at times, you know, And he doesn't 559 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: have that guy anymore. And I think that they're hurting 560 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: on at the tight end position. So I think that's 561 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: how you know, that's definitely affecting Lyell, and I think 562 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: it would affect whoever the right tackle is too. I mean, 563 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: you're not getting as much help as you typically have 564 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: in the past. If you had asked me earlier in 565 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: the week, you know, if there was going to be 566 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: a change, even more so than Scotland Ahan. And I'm 567 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: just you know, I'm taking a guest based on my 568 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 1: knowledge of the team. I probably would have said Paul Alexander. 569 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: Just you know, he's the new offensive line coach. Your 570 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 1: tackles have both regressed this year. You know, there's been 571 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,719 Speaker 1: a lot of talk about playing new techniques on the 572 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: offensive line. I would not have been surprised to see 573 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: them make that change at all. But it's Thursday of 574 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: the bye week. I mean, it's it's Friday for all 575 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: intents and purposes, and that hasn't happened, and I have 576 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: a hard time believing it's going to happen now. So 577 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: that's definitely, you know, I think that's something that could 578 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: have been considered. But again, the coaching staff, the way 579 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: we do, I don't think any of us are surprised 580 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: that they didn't do that. Okay, I have several more. 581 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 1: We're at the end of our show, so I'm gonna 582 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: hold these till next week. We'll get into these on Mondays. 583 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm actually some are more interesting ones, like travel Byron Jones. 584 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: I think that would be an interesting one for us 585 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: to dive into and think about it so whether that 586 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: could be a good option. But we'll talk about all 587 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: those on next Monday. Again, we're out tomorrow. We'll be 588 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: back on Monday. We'll be back at our regular time, hopefully. 589 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure we'll be back at our regular time 590 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: eleven forty five on Monday till then for Nick, even 591 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: Dave Helm but I'm Derek. If this has been The 592 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has 593 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the 594 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys Football Club.