WEBVTT - Mick Shots_1_13.mp3

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<v Speaker 1>The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.

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<v Speaker 2>Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Mick Shot, streaming live on Dallascowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>and the official Dallas Cowboys At now here are Bill Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>Everson Wolves, and Mickey Spagnola.

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<v Speaker 3>And as we look out over the frozen tundra here

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<v Speaker 3>at the Star in Frosco, it's another week of podcasting

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<v Speaker 3>inside the SWBC podcast studio, Bill Jones, Everson Walls, and

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<v Speaker 3>the star of our show, star Vicky Spagnola.

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<v Speaker 2>You talk about coming a long way. Jeez, he's a

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<v Speaker 2>star of his own podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>Mick Shots, No Comment, brought to you by Miller Lite.

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<v Speaker 3>And the weight continues about to reach a breaking point

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<v Speaker 3>here it appears. You think we'll see there's a deadline

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<v Speaker 3>staring us in the face midnight tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, what can happen in one day?

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<v Speaker 3>What can happen one hour?

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<v Speaker 4>And it always take it never does? It only happens

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<v Speaker 4>after our one hour?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh yeah, that's what's right. Yes, I thought of that today. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>it's like at one o'clock we'll get a we'll know something,

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<v Speaker 5>we'll get a press conference call.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh okay, you're confident there will be a press call.

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't say that, just judging from history.

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<v Speaker 3>What kind of press conference would it be? Who would

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<v Speaker 3>be in attendance at this press conference?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, if they're calling a press conference, they're resigning Mike McCarthy.

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<v Speaker 3>Guy, all right, just like in New England right now,

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<v Speaker 3>they're not re signing their head coach, but they've got

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<v Speaker 3>a new coach they're introducing to the media as we speak.

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Vrabel is now the head coach of the New

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<v Speaker 3>England Patriots.

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<v Speaker 5>And that didn't just happen a tie a sport suit on.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh so you're telling me that he didn't wake up

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<v Speaker 2>like this, right, they just announced it.

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<v Speaker 3>So do you think Mike McCarthy has his tie a

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<v Speaker 3>suit ready to get for Prescott?

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<v Speaker 5>When's the last time we saw him in a tie

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<v Speaker 5>in a suit?

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<v Speaker 3>Well since before he was calling plays.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm trying to think, well, maybe his introductory that's what

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<v Speaker 5>I was introductory news conference right?

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Well, we've got well, got so much to

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<v Speaker 3>ask while we await what happens behind the scenes here

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<v Speaker 3>at the Star in Frisco.

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<v Speaker 5>By the way, since you brought that up, so the

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<v Speaker 5>reports on Friday and Saturday that they had begun discussions

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<v Speaker 5>were inaccurate.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, well, let us get everybody briefed on the latest

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<v Speaker 3>report out there, which was forty five minutes ago posted

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<v Speaker 3>on x by Adam Schefter.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, complements of Don Yee the agent.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, let's just get it straight right.

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<v Speaker 3>With Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy eligible to talk to

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<v Speaker 3>other teams after midnight Tuesday, there still haven't been any

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<v Speaker 3>negotiations on a new deal with Dallas. Per sources, it's

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<v Speaker 3>now looking like McCarthy will indeed become a coaching free agent,

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<v Speaker 3>with Chicago and New Orleans both expected to be interested

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<v Speaker 3>in speaking with him. That was posted at ten fourteen

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<v Speaker 3>this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>So what's with the I don't know. It seems a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit inconsistent that.

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<v Speaker 4>If you're going to let coach go out into free agency,

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<v Speaker 4>why wouldn't you just allow the Bears to talk to

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<v Speaker 4>him initially?

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Bill, let me give you another I've got streaking news.

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<v Speaker 3>We've got breaking news from producers. Supreme Tom Pelisara, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>just looking at it. I get this, I've got it

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<v Speaker 3>in front of me right now. You want me to

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<v Speaker 3>do it?

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead? All right.

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<v Speaker 3>Bills Sero just tweeted this or posted on x. The

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<v Speaker 3>Cowboys and Mike McCarthy had positive discussions last week about

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<v Speaker 3>the twenty twenty four season in the future, but McCarthy's

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<v Speaker 3>contract was set to expire Tuesday and the sides couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>work out a deal. Now Dallas needs a new coach

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<v Speaker 3>and McCarthy is expected to have interest helps so negotiations.

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<v Speaker 5>So there were talks, right, There were talks, and which

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<v Speaker 5>tells me that they couldn't agree compensation.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's what those words just said. Yeah, yeah, and

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<v Speaker 2>that they want to see.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, he already knows, right, Mike can't talk to these teams,

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<v Speaker 5>but the agent can.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 5>There's nothing against the agent doing his homework. And obviously

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<v Speaker 5>those teams might be willing to offer him more money

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<v Speaker 5>than or a longer contract than what the Cowboys are.

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<v Speaker 5>That's what it comes down to. I said it last week.

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<v Speaker 5>Somebody said, well, what's the hold up? I said, money

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<v Speaker 5>always always right, money talks.

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<v Speaker 3>And Nepela Sero prior to that four minutes ago, said sources.

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<v Speaker 3>Mike McCarthy is out as Cowboys coach. The sides couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>agree on length of contract and McCarthy will pursue other opportunities.

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<v Speaker 3>He leaves Dallas with a winning record in three playoffs.

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't need a source to tell you that. And

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<v Speaker 5>by the way, he's a really good source with McCarthy.

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<v Speaker 5>He gets everything first from McCarthy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh right, did we have a developing situation.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we didn't have to wait till one o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>We did not. I like this breaking news, Go ahead, Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>Do I need just a good thing? This shows out

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<v Speaker 2>eleven and not ten yep. Yeah, yeah, I wouldn't be here.

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<v Speaker 5>On time and it's still they still have how many

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<v Speaker 5>hours till midnight?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? It out? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the other thing is this kind of goes back

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<v Speaker 3>to what I was talking about last week when I

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<v Speaker 3>had very good sources who told me that Wade Phillips

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<v Speaker 3>was out at mid season, and there was but I

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<v Speaker 3>was you went with it that. I went with it

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<v Speaker 3>until it became official official. I was nervous as could

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<v Speaker 3>be because things can change.

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<v Speaker 4>So this is not your first time being involved and

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<v Speaker 4>on the front end of breaking news.

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<v Speaker 5>And we went over my situation with Jimmy and Jerry

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<v Speaker 5>that it all changed in the morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, here's the difference that evening. Here is a difference,

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<v Speaker 3>But here is a difference in it. What once it

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<v Speaker 3>got to this point and thirty six hours away from

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<v Speaker 3>the head coach becoming a coaching free agent, the coach

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<v Speaker 3>has some options as well in this deal. Right. So,

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<v Speaker 3>and by the way, the owner, president and general manager

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<v Speaker 3>well aware of that.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got a lot of other titles, right.

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<v Speaker 3>And knew that this was a possibility.

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<v Speaker 5>No, Bill's getting inside information.

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<v Speaker 3>I may have to go take this phone call and

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<v Speaker 3>y'all may have to continue without me.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, we'll try.

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<v Speaker 3>That means we'll try.

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<v Speaker 6>To do that.

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<v Speaker 3>You want to take an early break, and you gotta

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<v Speaker 3>change something. I've got to take a phone call.

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<v Speaker 5>We continue on mix shots Everson Walls, Mickey Spagnola, and

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<v Speaker 5>Bill our investigative reporter. Investigator is on it right now,

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<v Speaker 5>got a phone call that he couldn't refuse, so he

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<v Speaker 5>stepped away.

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<v Speaker 2>For a second.

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<v Speaker 5>After Tom Pelosero NFL Network is reporting that Mike McCarthy's

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<v Speaker 5>contract set to expire midnight tomorrow. Looks like what he's

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<v Speaker 5>reporting is that the Cowboys McCarthy have not come to

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<v Speaker 5>a contractual agreement and that it looks like that he

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<v Speaker 5>will be a head coaching free agent come Wednesday morning

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<v Speaker 5>at twelve oh one, that they couldn't get together on

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<v Speaker 5>a contract, and we were just discussing that since we

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<v Speaker 5>heard there were talks going on end of last week,

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<v Speaker 5>that this thing probably came down to years in money,

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<v Speaker 5>and maybe Jerry Jones was not willing to make a

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<v Speaker 5>long term commitment to Mike McCarthy or pay him what

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<v Speaker 5>some of the top head coaches in the league are making.

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<v Speaker 5>And there's a couple that are up in the fifteen

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<v Speaker 5>to twenty million a year range, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 5>Jerry's ever paid that that much for a head coach before.

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<v Speaker 5>So we'll have to see how this ends up developing,

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<v Speaker 5>and hopefully Bill Jones can bring some clarity to all

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<v Speaker 5>this reporting because one report said they have not had

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<v Speaker 5>any discussions, and I think Thursday or Friday we had

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<v Speaker 5>reports that they were talking. So this is why I

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<v Speaker 5>just love the off season, because everybody's got an opportunity

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<v Speaker 5>to throw mashed potatoes at the wall and hope something sticks,

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<v Speaker 5>and if it doesn't, twenty four hours later, it all disappears.

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<v Speaker 5>So we'll see you can always right, yeah, or there's

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<v Speaker 5>plenty of potatoes, right, I just got to mash him up.

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<v Speaker 5>So we'll wait for Bill see if he was able

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<v Speaker 5>to confirm anything stronger from inside these walls here as

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<v Speaker 5>we continue on mixed shots and so ever, since we

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<v Speaker 5>saw a lot of games over the last three days.

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<v Speaker 2>And only one of them was really worth my time.

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<v Speaker 5>Yesterday the Commanders, the Commanders and Tampa Bay. I am

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<v Speaker 5>going to probably now I can't. I was going to

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<v Speaker 5>say people out there should put money on the Commanders

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<v Speaker 5>because something fishy is going on with them. Really, I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>think about how they got to where they are right

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<v Speaker 5>now going into the wild card weekend. If you consider

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<v Speaker 5>one win with a tipped hail Mary Gas, another win

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<v Speaker 5>when New Orleans decided, no, we're not going into overtime,

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<v Speaker 5>We're going to go for two and it failed.

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<v Speaker 2>And another win.

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<v Speaker 5>And there's a couple more there that need to be

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<v Speaker 5>documented because they've had I think I heard on the

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<v Speaker 5>broadcast yesterday like seven games that went down to the

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<v Speaker 5>last possession yep.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 5>Leading them nineteen sixteen with six seconds to go and

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<v Speaker 5>they throw a touchdown pass to win that game, which

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<v Speaker 5>solidified their sixth seed, and why they were playing Tampa Bay,

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<v Speaker 5>the lowest seated division champion yesterday, And then we can

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<v Speaker 5>go through that game, I guess we can go backwards

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<v Speaker 5>because they're lined up to kick the winning field goal

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<v Speaker 5>with two seconds to left left, and I'm watching the

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<v Speaker 5>trajectory of the kick, and I'm going, no.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was going I thought this was hit

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<v Speaker 2>it head on.

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<v Speaker 5>Gonzales is gonna miss this field goal?

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<v Speaker 2>What was it like thirty one? Yeah or nothing?

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<v Speaker 4>And it was a float there, right, So it wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>like he put his foot into it and drove it

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<v Speaker 4>in like that nice golf shot, right, you know, he

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<v Speaker 4>just kind of like hit it fat seemed like, and

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<v Speaker 4>it seemed to just kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Of it was fading, and it looked like it did

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<v Speaker 2>not want to go over the ball. It hits the

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<v Speaker 2>upright right on the inside, bounces in right on the inside,

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<v Speaker 2>bounces in.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm sitting there going, oh my lord, this this team

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<v Speaker 5>is charmed. And not only that, if we look at

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<v Speaker 5>how they got to twenty twenty. They get a stop

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<v Speaker 5>at the goal line early in the fourth quarter and

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<v Speaker 5>they have a misconnection on an end a round to

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<v Speaker 5>I think.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Jalen Jalen mcmilling.

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<v Speaker 5>And he hits them in the hip, just like the

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<v Speaker 5>Cooper rest play right, same thing. How they had nothing

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<v Speaker 5>to do with that, nothing to do And the ball

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<v Speaker 5>is not only fumbled, but it it looked like Tampa

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<v Speaker 5>Bay was going to recover it, and it hits somebody's

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<v Speaker 5>foot and kind of moved to the side.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's where Baker was trying to reach his hand in. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but Wagner.

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<v Speaker 4>Wagner came and recovered the ball, covered it on them.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean he was alert because he was on it

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<v Speaker 4>before Baker Mayfield was able to.

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<v Speaker 5>And if it didn't hit that guy's foot, Baker might

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<v Speaker 5>have It's coming to him right, and they recover, and

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<v Speaker 5>whether they end up doing getting the go ahead touchdown

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<v Speaker 5>it because at that point they had only scored thirteen points. Right,

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<v Speaker 5>they were owning the time of possession, but they weren't scoring,

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<v Speaker 5>gambling on fourth downs, and then.

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<v Speaker 2>They go ahead.

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<v Speaker 5>Tampa Bay's coming back. They're gonna take the lead. It

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<v Speaker 5>looked like they got second and one at the twelve

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<v Speaker 5>yard line and they get a no gain third and

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<v Speaker 5>one at the twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>Did they lose?

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<v Speaker 5>I think, oh no, no, this is the one they

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<v Speaker 5>lost cartage because it ended up third and one and

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<v Speaker 5>the center, Graham Barton, screws up the snap count he

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<v Speaker 5>did everybody nobody moved except he snapped the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>He tried to give the ball to the running back.

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<v Speaker 2>Running back really didn't want the ball. Yeah, the defensive

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<v Speaker 2>line was all on the other side. They moved in

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<v Speaker 2>the backfield.

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<v Speaker 5>There in the backfield, nobody in Tampa Bay moves and

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<v Speaker 5>they lose two yards and got to kick a field

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<v Speaker 5>goal to tie again. Now Washington had nothing to do

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<v Speaker 5>with either one of those.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what Washington does. It's something about that team and order,

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<v Speaker 2>and it has of course a lot to do with

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<v Speaker 2>this rookie quarterback.

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<v Speaker 5>Now he made plays to capitalize on some of those mistakes,

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<v Speaker 5>but they had to be handed these two mistakes to

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<v Speaker 5>get in position to kick the winning field goal that

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<v Speaker 5>goes off the upright and bounces in. Because when you

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<v Speaker 5>hear that thing thunk, whatever you want.

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<v Speaker 2>That's ago one. That's a good one. It's a thunk.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, Okay, he missed it.

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<v Speaker 3>I think.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's a thunk if you miss it, right,

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<v Speaker 4>But if you make it, it's a team the How

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<v Speaker 4>about that? That's it's a little bit more upbeat, a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit more positive. It bounced in and you don't

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<v Speaker 4>really see that every time it hits the goalpost. You

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<v Speaker 4>usually get the thunk going. It's going to come back

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<v Speaker 4>onto the field, right. This went through the upright.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's something about them.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, it has a lot to do with

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<v Speaker 4>the quarterback, of course, and dan Quinn. You know, I

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<v Speaker 4>like the way the defense plays. His defense still just

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<v Speaker 4>like it was when it was here in Dallas. And

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<v Speaker 4>what I like about it is it's an opportunistic defense,

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<v Speaker 4>just like we were accustomed to for the last three

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<v Speaker 4>two years or so under dan Quinn. You saw where

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<v Speaker 4>guys are there opportunistic defense because their eyes are always

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<v Speaker 4>where the ball is. That if you're in the secondary,

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<v Speaker 4>their secondary is always looking back at the quarterback looking

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<v Speaker 4>for the ball, just like when they were here looking

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<v Speaker 4>for the ball in the air somewhere. We're not necessarily

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<v Speaker 4>worried about the running back or the wide receiver. We're

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<v Speaker 4>worried about where is that ball going to be because

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<v Speaker 4>we want the ball. It's kind of like the thermostives were.

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<v Speaker 4>They they're they're accustomed to looking back in the backfield

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<v Speaker 4>waiting for that quarterback to put that ball in the

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<v Speaker 4>air and give us a chance to make it on defense.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, Our investigative reporter Bill Jones has turned.

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<v Speaker 3>And did you hear their reports out there that McCarthy's out. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's what That's what I can say right now, according

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<v Speaker 3>to work under that assumption.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, oh yeah, we've always I know you have.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh I'm awaiting a confirmation, confirmation, confirmation.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 5>See double confirmation gets double checks, not just the first.

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<v Speaker 2>A measure measure twice cut once.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there you go. So what are y'all thinking?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, we we were, we were biting some time on

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<v Speaker 5>how charmed existence the commanders have okay, uh yeah, and

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<v Speaker 5>we were waiting to play.

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<v Speaker 2>They play in Baltimore. No wash Mail. I was trying

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<v Speaker 2>to trying to get the chill charm. I was trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get the chilling thing off, and it didn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>Now it went right past quick.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>No, they're going to play in Detroit. So I am

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<v Speaker 5>warning the Lions right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Beware. Don't let them be close in the fourth court. No,

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<v Speaker 2>don't let it.

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<v Speaker 5>Be close, because something will land in their lap.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I have season long.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what I had to give above too, kind

0:21:03.560 --> 0:21:07.840
<v Speaker 4>of like Bill, You've always got this ancillary information. I

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<v Speaker 4>like the fact that Doug Williams is really enjoying watching

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<v Speaker 4>this young black quarterback do well in the Washington area

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<v Speaker 4>just as much as he did. And yesterday was even

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<v Speaker 4>more special because he played against the team that actually

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<v Speaker 4>drafted him out of Gramling State University in the first round.

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<v Speaker 2>Bay So that was very cool on his part.

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<v Speaker 4>I texted him this morning and said, you must have

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<v Speaker 4>felt pretty weird about that.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, it was a great day. He really said,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a great day.

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<v Speaker 5>So, by the way, since you brought up the black

0:21:44.000 --> 0:21:48.600
<v Speaker 5>quarterback and you gaze gave me hell for the black

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<v Speaker 5>running back.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, hey, your boy, at the end of your boy,

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<v Speaker 4>I meant to tell you about at your white running

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<v Speaker 4>back came through.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, right there at the end of training camp, Oxnard, California.

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<v Speaker 2>I am darker than he is. And you want to

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<v Speaker 2>know number two? What's number two? His mother is a

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful blonde. Okay, so he's half.

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<v Speaker 10>Why don't Yes, it does, I said one drop, just

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<v Speaker 10>the way it is about Marcus Freeman.

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<v Speaker 3>Who Marcus Freeman, the Notre Dame coach. Oh yeah, he's black,

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<v Speaker 3>yeah and Asian.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes see no, no, no, see that he's black.

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<v Speaker 4>When he if something happens to him and he gets

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<v Speaker 4>stopped and they gave a little confrontation, he's going to

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<v Speaker 4>be the black.

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<v Speaker 2>I get stocked.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm a black driver.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not darker than it doesn't have anything. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>the blood. The blood. It's only half. It's the blood,

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<v Speaker 2>but only half. Okay, I like next time I get

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<v Speaker 2>in trouble, Hey man, I'm irish. No, that don't work.

0:23:03.760 --> 0:23:05.040
<v Speaker 2>Like I was only half wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, give you that.

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<v Speaker 5>I just wanted to make sure you challenge flag.

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<v Speaker 2>You lost that challenge. No, only to you guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Look, my brother Greg is like, there will be a

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<v Speaker 4>new sheriff in town. Mike McCarthy is out. He's always

0:23:22.200 --> 0:23:24.680
<v Speaker 4>been that guy. He hates the Cowboys. I'm not listening

0:23:24.720 --> 0:23:26.480
<v Speaker 4>to him, my baby brother.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got to sheriff, you want to hire Mike Tomlin,

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<v Speaker 2>Well he's still got a job. He's no, he can't.

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<v Speaker 2>He can't win a playoff game, you know, he can't.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm amused by the talk about how it's Mike Commlin's

0:23:48.840 --> 0:23:54.920
<v Speaker 3>fault in Pittsburgh, you know, right, yeah, it's DoD gm

0:23:55.000 --> 0:23:58.040
<v Speaker 3>have anything to do with it there. It's all Mark Comers,

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<v Speaker 3>by the way.

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<v Speaker 2>He just what they give him.

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<v Speaker 3>He's going up He's going up against Lamar Jackson, you know,

0:24:05.640 --> 0:24:09.560
<v Speaker 3>Joe Burrow, you know, in his own division. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>and if you look at the Steelers schedule this year,

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<v Speaker 3>it was so predictable that they were going to be

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<v Speaker 3>about seven and two the first nine games, and then

0:24:18.720 --> 0:24:21.000
<v Speaker 3>they were going to struggle the last half of the season.

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<v Speaker 3>That was as easy to predict a season as any

0:24:25.320 --> 0:24:28.280
<v Speaker 3>team in the league, just based on who they played

0:24:28.359 --> 0:24:30.280
<v Speaker 3>the first half of the year versus the second half

0:24:30.320 --> 0:24:33.280
<v Speaker 3>of the year. Not to mention They had a three

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<v Speaker 3>game stretch over Christmas where they played three games in

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<v Speaker 3>eleven days, all against top teams.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm watching and I'm going, Okay, these sorry Cowboys beat

0:24:46.680 --> 0:24:50.600
<v Speaker 5>that team. They're in the playoffs. I'm watching the game

0:24:50.960 --> 0:24:54.800
<v Speaker 5>last night. They beat both of those teams, and one

0:24:54.880 --> 0:24:58.720
<v Speaker 5>of them's going in something and the other one is done.

0:25:00.560 --> 0:25:02.359
<v Speaker 2>I agree with it. I was thinking that last night.

0:25:02.400 --> 0:25:04.680
<v Speaker 5>I was going to bring that up and and and

0:25:04.840 --> 0:25:08.520
<v Speaker 5>guess what happened to Tampa Bay? They lost their cornerbacks.

0:25:09.280 --> 0:25:09.680
<v Speaker 5>How does that?

0:25:10.240 --> 0:25:13.280
<v Speaker 2>How does that fall in your lap? In your lap?

0:25:13.440 --> 0:25:16.800
<v Speaker 5>They couldn't cover Terry McLaurin if life depended on it.

0:25:17.960 --> 0:25:21.800
<v Speaker 4>And it seems as if Washington gets those breaks and

0:25:21.920 --> 0:25:24.800
<v Speaker 4>they take advantage of those breaks. It seems like every

0:25:25.400 --> 0:25:28.879
<v Speaker 4>game it all comes into fruition in the fourth quarter. Right,

0:25:29.040 --> 0:25:32.159
<v Speaker 4>that kind of information right there, that that led to

0:25:32.280 --> 0:25:35.280
<v Speaker 4>them winning that game, because you it was it was

0:25:35.400 --> 0:25:37.760
<v Speaker 4>chaos in that secondary at the end of that game.

0:25:37.840 --> 0:25:39.040
<v Speaker 2>How about the how about the.

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<v Speaker 5>Was it the fourth down conversion there at the end

0:25:44.000 --> 0:25:47.159
<v Speaker 5>they had to whatever they needed to pick up? Uh,

0:25:48.240 --> 0:25:51.520
<v Speaker 5>the defensive tackles got to tackle for the loss.

0:25:51.320 --> 0:25:53.119
<v Speaker 2>At all he does is grabbed the towel.

0:25:53.560 --> 0:25:54.760
<v Speaker 3>He grabbed the towel.

0:25:55.040 --> 0:25:56.520
<v Speaker 2>That's how quick this kid is.

0:25:56.760 --> 0:25:58.680
<v Speaker 4>Man, he thought he had it and then it just

0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:01.639
<v Speaker 4>took that little bit of stiff on right and it

0:26:02.240 --> 0:26:03.679
<v Speaker 4>allowed him to turn the corner.

0:26:04.040 --> 0:26:06.639
<v Speaker 2>And boy, when that play was over, did you see him?

0:26:06.760 --> 0:26:10.040
<v Speaker 2>He was so upset? Oh yeah he was. I think

0:26:10.119 --> 0:26:13.000
<v Speaker 2>he did. He lay down. I think he went to

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<v Speaker 2>his knees. I mean that was an injury.

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<v Speaker 1>That was just.

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<v Speaker 2>Frustration, absolutely amazing.

0:26:18.920 --> 0:26:21.200
<v Speaker 4>I loved I loved watching the game, but I hated

0:26:21.640 --> 0:26:24.679
<v Speaker 4>the fact that we beat both of those teams.

0:26:25.880 --> 0:26:26.800
<v Speaker 2>I mean we beat them.

0:26:27.640 --> 0:26:30.200
<v Speaker 4>We beat one of them in Washington, and we beat

0:26:30.240 --> 0:26:32.560
<v Speaker 4>Tampa when they were on the road. Right came in

0:26:32.680 --> 0:26:35.920
<v Speaker 4>here and we stopped all of that. So you know,

0:26:36.200 --> 0:26:37.320
<v Speaker 4>that's the frustrating part.

0:26:37.480 --> 0:26:39.000
<v Speaker 2>There's no rhyme or reason. Nope.

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<v Speaker 5>And and I was and continue to watch those games

0:26:43.480 --> 0:26:46.160
<v Speaker 5>and the teams that were beating.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about what Mayfield did.

0:26:50.720 --> 0:26:58.560
<v Speaker 5>But Saturday quarterback stunk Herbert four interceptions. Now, one of

0:26:58.600 --> 0:27:01.200
<v Speaker 5>them was a tip ball off his own guy's hands,

0:27:01.920 --> 0:27:07.480
<v Speaker 5>but the other quarterbacks, Jordan loved kidding me interceptions.

0:27:08.280 --> 0:27:09.679
<v Speaker 2>One of them he just threw right too.

0:27:10.240 --> 0:27:13.000
<v Speaker 5>Now, these were all the quarterbacks I've seen written about

0:27:13.040 --> 0:27:15.560
<v Speaker 5>that they're so far ahead of Dak Prescott.

0:27:15.240 --> 0:27:17.679
<v Speaker 2>Right, and they they were picking Green Bay to make

0:27:17.720 --> 0:27:18.320
<v Speaker 2>the Super Bowl.

0:27:18.680 --> 0:27:22.200
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, in the offseason, and they talked about how Jordan

0:27:22.280 --> 0:27:25.040
<v Speaker 4>Love was just going to be so amazing looking forward

0:27:25.119 --> 0:27:29.560
<v Speaker 4>to catapulting from what he did against the Cowboys in

0:27:29.680 --> 0:27:32.800
<v Speaker 4>the playoffs last year. That's all they talked about, is

0:27:32.880 --> 0:27:35.200
<v Speaker 4>how he whipped the Cowboys and that's going to be

0:27:35.280 --> 0:27:38.640
<v Speaker 4>the springboard to them going to the Super Bowl this year.

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:41.400
<v Speaker 4>There were those that thought that that was going to happen.

0:27:42.960 --> 0:27:45.320
<v Speaker 4>Smart people too, They said they were smart. They said

0:27:45.359 --> 0:27:47.879
<v Speaker 4>they were They told us they were smart.

0:27:49.520 --> 0:27:49.720
<v Speaker 3>I was.

0:27:49.920 --> 0:27:52.720
<v Speaker 2>I was trying to so that.

0:27:53.000 --> 0:27:58.120
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, the Chargers that just stunk it up, and Buffalo

0:27:58.280 --> 0:28:01.320
<v Speaker 5>didn't exactly get off to wonderful start, and they won.

0:28:02.000 --> 0:28:02.800
<v Speaker 2>They hung in there.

0:28:03.359 --> 0:28:06.159
<v Speaker 4>But really when you look at how Buffalo won, you

0:28:06.280 --> 0:28:09.520
<v Speaker 4>look at how Philadelphia won, that's really how you play

0:28:09.600 --> 0:28:12.320
<v Speaker 4>playoff football. You know, it'd be nice to come out

0:28:12.359 --> 0:28:15.080
<v Speaker 4>there and just be like we were against Minnesota right

0:28:15.240 --> 0:28:17.520
<v Speaker 4>back in the regular season game, or the way we

0:28:17.600 --> 0:28:20.240
<v Speaker 4>were going against Tampa when we whipped them in the

0:28:20.280 --> 0:28:23.359
<v Speaker 4>first round that time. I think that was when Brady

0:28:23.480 --> 0:28:28.000
<v Speaker 4>was leading them. You know those are that's unrealistic playoff football.

0:28:28.640 --> 0:28:33.040
<v Speaker 2>This is really everybody's still mad about that.

0:28:33.440 --> 0:28:37.360
<v Speaker 4>But when you look at games like yesterday, that's how

0:28:37.680 --> 0:28:38.560
<v Speaker 4>playoffs should be.

0:28:39.000 --> 0:28:42.400
<v Speaker 2>You shouldn't come in everything working. You should have to

0:28:42.520 --> 0:28:43.160
<v Speaker 2>grind for it.

0:28:43.280 --> 0:28:47.000
<v Speaker 4>That's why your team should be already preparing for the

0:28:47.080 --> 0:28:48.800
<v Speaker 4>grind throughout the entire season.

0:28:49.360 --> 0:28:51.200
<v Speaker 2>That's why you like having a running back. That's why

0:28:51.200 --> 0:28:52.320
<v Speaker 2>you like having a good quarterback.

0:28:52.360 --> 0:28:55.360
<v Speaker 4>Offensive line, defense, because that's the grind that you want

0:28:55.840 --> 0:28:58.960
<v Speaker 4>in the playoffs. Defensive line playing the way they're playing,

0:28:59.400 --> 0:29:02.040
<v Speaker 4>running back getting off in there, finding the holes, getting

0:29:02.040 --> 0:29:05.360
<v Speaker 4>the hard yards, and quarterback's been a little bit inconsistent.

0:29:05.680 --> 0:29:08.040
<v Speaker 4>But then when by the time the game is done,

0:29:08.680 --> 0:29:11.520
<v Speaker 4>the defense has settled everything down and the quarterback comes

0:29:11.520 --> 0:29:14.960
<v Speaker 4>out spelling. Michael Rose, I'll be back again, very good,

0:29:15.040 --> 0:29:19.080
<v Speaker 4>because I was going to point out nice Avenue Bell even.

0:29:19.480 --> 0:29:22.960
<v Speaker 5>After the first what four or five plays, Yeah, Bo

0:29:23.120 --> 0:29:25.640
<v Speaker 5>Knicks looked like a rookie quarterback. Yes he did, right,

0:29:26.160 --> 0:29:29.800
<v Speaker 5>got it, got at one pass and then nothing.

0:29:29.720 --> 0:29:32.360
<v Speaker 4>And then that If you're not ready, that's the way

0:29:32.400 --> 0:29:34.640
<v Speaker 4>the playoffs are supposed to treat you right, if you're

0:29:34.720 --> 0:29:37.080
<v Speaker 4>not ready. These teams come in and they did a

0:29:37.200 --> 0:29:40.800
<v Speaker 4>good job coming in, but your weaknesses are gonna show.

0:29:41.440 --> 0:29:42.400
<v Speaker 2>It's just the way it is.

0:29:42.480 --> 0:29:45.400
<v Speaker 4>Your weaknesses are gonna come, They're gonna come out, and

0:29:46.160 --> 0:29:48.960
<v Speaker 4>who has the fewest weaknesses, I think, is how the was.

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<v Speaker 5>It's amazing how it seems like during the regular season

0:29:53.680 --> 0:29:57.440
<v Speaker 5>you can kind of disguise your weakness and then when

0:29:57.480 --> 0:29:59.920
<v Speaker 5>you get to play the best teams that made it

0:30:00.120 --> 0:30:03.200
<v Speaker 5>in the playoffs, your weaknesses get exposed.

0:30:03.440 --> 0:30:05.160
<v Speaker 4>It's the way the Cowboys were at the end of

0:30:05.200 --> 0:30:09.480
<v Speaker 4>the season, right Our weaknesses became exposed because we really

0:30:09.560 --> 0:30:12.960
<v Speaker 4>didn't we once showed up personalel wise at all.

0:30:13.080 --> 0:30:17.080
<v Speaker 2>We were playing well. They say spit in glue.

0:30:17.760 --> 0:30:19.640
<v Speaker 4>That's how we were putting things together out there and

0:30:19.760 --> 0:30:22.440
<v Speaker 4>doing a damn good job of it. But because we

0:30:22.560 --> 0:30:25.960
<v Speaker 4>were so behind in regards to our talent, our playoffs

0:30:26.040 --> 0:30:29.280
<v Speaker 4>started before the end of the season. At the end

0:30:29.280 --> 0:30:32.240
<v Speaker 4>of the season was approaching, and that's when we started

0:30:32.280 --> 0:30:34.960
<v Speaker 4>playing like a team that was in the playoffs that

0:30:35.040 --> 0:30:37.360
<v Speaker 4>did not deserve to be there. That's why we got

0:30:37.680 --> 0:30:40.720
<v Speaker 4>blown out by Philadelphia the second time as well, when

0:30:40.760 --> 0:30:44.320
<v Speaker 4>we were really playing well before that, all of a sudden,

0:30:45.280 --> 0:30:47.120
<v Speaker 4>it just all starts to come down on you and

0:30:47.200 --> 0:30:48.640
<v Speaker 4>you can't hide it anymore.

0:30:48.920 --> 0:30:52.680
<v Speaker 5>And as I think I pointed out last week, and

0:30:52.760 --> 0:30:56.760
<v Speaker 5>if I didn't, then I waited too long. But all

0:30:57.080 --> 0:31:02.720
<v Speaker 5>fourteen teams in the playoffs had their quarterbacks and running

0:31:02.760 --> 0:31:06.520
<v Speaker 5>backs right and the quarterbacks. The only team that went

0:31:06.560 --> 0:31:09.959
<v Speaker 5>into the playoffs that their starting quarterback didn't play at

0:31:10.080 --> 0:31:13.880
<v Speaker 5>least fifteen games was Pittsburgh and that was because Russell

0:31:13.920 --> 0:31:16.960
<v Speaker 5>Wilson was hurt at the beginning of the season and

0:31:17.360 --> 0:31:20.720
<v Speaker 5>he started. He nearly played one hundred percent of the

0:31:20.760 --> 0:31:24.600
<v Speaker 5>snaps the last eleven games when they kind of sprinted

0:31:24.800 --> 0:31:26.320
<v Speaker 5>into the playoffs.

0:31:26.720 --> 0:31:28.880
<v Speaker 2>So I wouldn't say sprinted, well.

0:31:30.040 --> 0:31:34.800
<v Speaker 5>Drove, but but you got to have your quarterback. There

0:31:34.880 --> 0:31:37.360
<v Speaker 5>was no one in there playing with a backup quarterback.

0:31:38.760 --> 0:31:44.000
<v Speaker 5>And that's just and or a quarterback who missed a

0:31:44.120 --> 0:31:48.479
<v Speaker 5>bunch of snaps during the season. Jalen Hurts ended up

0:31:48.760 --> 0:31:52.400
<v Speaker 5>fifteen starts, right, and then he missed two because of

0:31:52.520 --> 0:31:57.880
<v Speaker 5>the concussion. The rest of those guys like Kansas City,

0:31:58.880 --> 0:32:05.040
<v Speaker 5>Mahomes and Stafford, yes, they missed the last game of

0:32:05.040 --> 0:32:07.120
<v Speaker 5>the year because they had nothing to play for of course,

0:32:07.160 --> 0:32:13.440
<v Speaker 5>so they sat him. So having a quarterback really really matters.

0:32:14.200 --> 0:32:18.160
<v Speaker 5>And I went back and looked. And we may excuse

0:32:18.240 --> 0:32:22.360
<v Speaker 5>me if we talked about it last Monday, but from

0:32:22.600 --> 0:32:28.440
<v Speaker 5>nineteen ninety seven on, every season since that the Cowboys

0:32:28.640 --> 0:32:32.960
<v Speaker 5>had a losing record, they didn't have their starting quarterback.

0:32:33.680 --> 0:32:34.600
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we talked about that.

0:32:35.000 --> 0:32:40.800
<v Speaker 5>Unbelievable. And so my bottom line is quarterbacks matter that less.

0:32:40.840 --> 0:32:43.480
<v Speaker 5>You know, that's why they make all the money.

0:32:43.720 --> 0:32:46.840
<v Speaker 4>No, but also that's why I had to give my

0:32:46.920 --> 0:32:50.040
<v Speaker 4>boy Berline some love right when I saw him at

0:32:50.080 --> 0:32:53.200
<v Speaker 4>the Bill Bates event, right, And I had never really

0:32:53.280 --> 0:32:56.920
<v Speaker 4>talked to Steve, but I have always admired the way

0:32:57.000 --> 0:32:59.760
<v Speaker 4>he helped the Cowboy. I wasn't even the Cowboy fan

0:32:59.840 --> 0:33:01.520
<v Speaker 4>at the time because they had just gotten rid of

0:33:01.640 --> 0:33:02.959
<v Speaker 4>me and I was going to New York and all

0:33:03.000 --> 0:33:07.520
<v Speaker 4>of that and just retired. But watching him take over

0:33:07.680 --> 0:33:11.160
<v Speaker 4>the way he did for a hell of a starting quarterback,

0:33:11.280 --> 0:33:14.320
<v Speaker 4>Hall of Fame quarterback, and he came in and they

0:33:14.360 --> 0:33:15.600
<v Speaker 4>did not lose a beat.

0:33:16.280 --> 0:33:19.360
<v Speaker 5>Or a game until the second round on Moto Man.

0:33:19.680 --> 0:33:23.520
<v Speaker 4>I mean, that's just that's something that you know is special.

0:33:23.800 --> 0:33:25.120
<v Speaker 4>And I let him know, I say, hey, man, I

0:33:25.120 --> 0:33:27.240
<v Speaker 4>always want to tell you I liked your game, you know,

0:33:27.520 --> 0:33:30.560
<v Speaker 4>And he's like, he didn't know what I was coming from.

0:33:31.400 --> 0:33:33.160
<v Speaker 4>It's just some opportunity to tell you because I've never

0:33:33.440 --> 0:33:35.640
<v Speaker 4>really met you. But man, what you did because we

0:33:35.680 --> 0:33:37.360
<v Speaker 4>talk about it on the podcast all the time, and

0:33:37.440 --> 0:33:39.800
<v Speaker 4>I reminded him of how we bring up the old

0:33:40.000 --> 0:33:44.520
<v Speaker 4>old school days. And man, he was extremely important to

0:33:44.600 --> 0:33:47.680
<v Speaker 4>the Cowboys culture. A guy that was just here, not

0:33:47.840 --> 0:33:50.920
<v Speaker 4>long at all, but I thought he made a big difference.

0:33:51.160 --> 0:33:54.080
<v Speaker 4>Even though they lost in that second round, it helped

0:33:54.120 --> 0:33:58.600
<v Speaker 4>the Cowboys continue their ascension because even though they they

0:33:58.760 --> 0:34:00.760
<v Speaker 4>could have gone to the Super Bowl that year, at

0:34:00.840 --> 0:34:06.280
<v Speaker 4>least to the championship game, that season could have been

0:34:06.920 --> 0:34:07.840
<v Speaker 4>a throwaway season.

0:34:07.920 --> 0:34:08.600
<v Speaker 2>Well think about it.

0:34:08.760 --> 0:34:13.799
<v Speaker 5>So you got talking about nineteen ninety one and they

0:34:13.840 --> 0:34:16.640
<v Speaker 5>were six and five and he had to come in

0:34:16.800 --> 0:34:21.120
<v Speaker 5>in the third quarter Troy Aikman sprained his knee and

0:34:21.280 --> 0:34:26.239
<v Speaker 5>he led him to win over Washington at Washington, which

0:34:26.320 --> 0:34:30.879
<v Speaker 5>would have that that game spoiled their undefeated season because

0:34:30.920 --> 0:34:33.279
<v Speaker 5>they lost the last one when they didn't play. They

0:34:33.360 --> 0:34:36.640
<v Speaker 5>finished fourteen and two, but the Cowboys beat him twenty

0:34:36.680 --> 0:34:40.239
<v Speaker 5>four to twenty one, and they went on to win.

0:34:40.920 --> 0:34:45.120
<v Speaker 5>So they got to seven and five and they won

0:34:45.520 --> 0:34:47.480
<v Speaker 5>the last four straight.

0:34:47.400 --> 0:34:49.640
<v Speaker 2>With Berlin as quarterback.

0:34:50.320 --> 0:34:53.759
<v Speaker 5>And I remember when they went to Philadelphia with an

0:34:53.800 --> 0:34:57.799
<v Speaker 5>opportunity if they beat the Eagles at Philadelphia, they were

0:34:57.840 --> 0:35:01.880
<v Speaker 5>going to clinch a wild card, and Jimmy Johnson basically

0:35:02.120 --> 0:35:07.200
<v Speaker 5>told Steve Burline, I don't care if you finished the

0:35:07.360 --> 0:35:11.880
<v Speaker 5>first half three for seventeen, do not take a snap

0:35:12.520 --> 0:35:15.200
<v Speaker 5>a sack, and do not turn the ball over it.

0:35:15.520 --> 0:35:18.200
<v Speaker 5>And I think he was like four of twelve or

0:35:18.280 --> 0:35:20.879
<v Speaker 5>something like that. But they ended up winning that game

0:35:21.080 --> 0:35:25.719
<v Speaker 5>with Berline at quarterback. Okay, investigative reporter, any.

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<v Speaker 3>Updates, sattus is basically quo. But I think it's well,

0:35:31.000 --> 0:35:34.560
<v Speaker 3>I know that there's a parting of the ways, okay,

0:35:34.920 --> 0:35:39.160
<v Speaker 3>and so we can turn our conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>To who's the next head coach?

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, Yep, that's what I'm thinking. Do you want

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<v Speaker 3>to do that when we come back here?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, we'll get our thoughts together, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Edwarder reports Mike McCarthy has informed his coaching staff that

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<v Speaker 3>My ed sources indicate there was conflicting dialogue between McCarthy

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<v Speaker 3>and Jerry Jones and no contract was ever offered. Bears

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<v Speaker 3>have confirmed interest in McCarthy and is expected the Saints

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<v Speaker 3>will as well. And of course McCarthy worked for the

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<v Speaker 3>Saints and worked with GM Mickey Loomis before. It was

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<v Speaker 3>his first offensive ordinator going back there two thousands or so. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>and Loomis has been with the Saints ever since. So anyway,

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<v Speaker 3>that's where that stands right now. And uh, now we

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<v Speaker 3>move on to see who the next coach of the

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<v Speaker 3>Cowboys will be.

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<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 5>Thoughts I want to head coach, suggestions I want to

0:39:25.600 --> 0:39:27.280
<v Speaker 5>head coach, You want to head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about that last week. Head coaches versus coordinator. Yes,

0:39:32.520 --> 0:39:38.279
<v Speaker 2>elevated coach. You want to you want the analytics guy,

0:39:38.320 --> 0:39:39.480
<v Speaker 2>you want a gut punch guy.

0:39:39.560 --> 0:39:43.600
<v Speaker 3>I want a gut punch You want an offensive play

0:39:43.680 --> 0:39:46.640
<v Speaker 3>caller guy? Or you're talking to when you say a

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<v Speaker 3>head coach, I'll walk around head.

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<v Speaker 5>Coach if that's if that's available.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and if not, many of those are left unless that.

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<v Speaker 3>A former head coach, UH with an expiring kind track

0:40:00.600 --> 0:40:03.359
<v Speaker 3>on the staff. Now, who's the defensive coordinator this year?

0:40:03.400 --> 0:40:04.640
<v Speaker 3>And Mike Zimmer that's right?

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<v Speaker 5>Or if I have to dip into college, okay there,

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<v Speaker 5>I just want somebody that has stood before. Seventy guys

0:40:16.040 --> 0:40:17.280
<v Speaker 5>in the team meeting room.

0:40:17.840 --> 0:40:20.800
<v Speaker 2>Tell you what? That not half the easy choice.

0:40:21.560 --> 0:40:26.279
<v Speaker 4>If your Jerry would be Zimmer, right, it would Yes,

0:40:26.880 --> 0:40:28.560
<v Speaker 4>that would be the easy, safe choice.

0:40:28.640 --> 0:40:34.080
<v Speaker 3>Keep your defense in place then, and then you got to.

0:40:34.120 --> 0:40:38.080
<v Speaker 5>Find an offensive coordinator because you're not just moving on

0:40:38.280 --> 0:40:41.480
<v Speaker 5>from the head coach, you're moving on from the offensive coordinator.

0:40:41.560 --> 0:40:46.280
<v Speaker 4>So coordinators to me, they could be you know, gut guys,

0:40:46.400 --> 0:40:48.640
<v Speaker 4>or they could be analytic guys. But if I'm going

0:40:48.719 --> 0:40:52.239
<v Speaker 4>to have a true head coach like Zimmer, then I

0:40:52.280 --> 0:40:55.680
<v Speaker 4>wouldn't mind one of those analytic guys coming around, and

0:40:55.760 --> 0:40:58.400
<v Speaker 4>they could mix it up and have the best.

0:40:58.239 --> 0:40:58.759
<v Speaker 2>Of both world.

0:40:58.840 --> 0:41:01.400
<v Speaker 3>You can throw names out there. In fact, there are

0:41:01.760 --> 0:41:07.360
<v Speaker 3>two who are offensive play callers in the NFC East

0:41:08.680 --> 0:41:10.920
<v Speaker 3>who are now moving on to the divisional round of

0:41:10.960 --> 0:41:14.960
<v Speaker 3>the playoffs, and that would be one with past experience

0:41:15.040 --> 0:41:18.200
<v Speaker 3>on this coaching staff and as a player here Kellen Moore,

0:41:19.120 --> 0:41:22.200
<v Speaker 3>and there would be Cliff Kingsbury and Washington as well

0:41:22.280 --> 0:41:25.000
<v Speaker 3>who has passed NFL head coaching experience.

0:41:25.719 --> 0:41:31.960
<v Speaker 4>This is Cliff Kingsbury's most successful road that he's traveled

0:41:32.000 --> 0:41:36.160
<v Speaker 4>so far. Because as a head coach, they always seem.

0:41:35.960 --> 0:41:39.280
<v Speaker 3>To start fast, finished man, and fade fast.

0:41:39.120 --> 0:41:42.520
<v Speaker 4>Saved fast. This particular time, they have done the opposite.

0:41:42.600 --> 0:41:45.480
<v Speaker 4>Every fourth quarter. They're making all the right moves and

0:41:45.520 --> 0:41:48.560
<v Speaker 4>all the right plays, so all the way till the

0:41:48.680 --> 0:41:51.000
<v Speaker 4>end of the season was landed them in the playoffs.

0:41:51.920 --> 0:41:56.520
<v Speaker 5>It's amazing when one person reports something, then everybody else

0:41:56.640 --> 0:41:57.280
<v Speaker 5>has something.

0:41:58.920 --> 0:42:02.720
<v Speaker 3>NFL Network mm hmmm, we were first.

0:42:03.000 --> 0:42:06.759
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we confirmed it.

0:42:09.480 --> 0:42:14.719
<v Speaker 5>I want a leader of men, and I'll tell you

0:42:15.239 --> 0:42:20.480
<v Speaker 5>who would interest me as a coordinator to fit that

0:42:20.640 --> 0:42:28.279
<v Speaker 5>description would be Aaron Glenn. He's been here, he has

0:42:28.400 --> 0:42:31.640
<v Speaker 5>some leadership qualities in his personality.

0:42:32.480 --> 0:42:36.839
<v Speaker 2>He's tough and no nonsense. But yeah, he's tough. That's

0:42:36.880 --> 0:42:37.919
<v Speaker 2>what I mean. He's tough.

0:42:39.120 --> 0:42:42.799
<v Speaker 5>He was one of the better cowboy free agent signings

0:42:43.680 --> 0:42:51.279
<v Speaker 5>UH in their history, and he understands the game, not

0:42:51.520 --> 0:42:55.359
<v Speaker 5>just defense, and he understands people. He's going to get

0:42:55.400 --> 0:42:58.040
<v Speaker 5>a job. I'm not saying that's what's going to happen here.

0:42:58.160 --> 0:43:01.239
<v Speaker 5>I'm just saying somebody with that type of personality.

0:43:01.600 --> 0:43:04.400
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he said, leading candidate in New Orleans, I would imagine.

0:43:04.520 --> 0:43:06.919
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Campbell knows he's losing it. Yeah. Yeah.

0:43:07.760 --> 0:43:10.239
<v Speaker 3>And Ben Johnson, the offensive coordinator who does not have

0:43:10.520 --> 0:43:12.279
<v Speaker 3>head coaching experience too, And.

0:43:12.360 --> 0:43:15.239
<v Speaker 5>I don't know anything about his personality. I know that

0:43:15.440 --> 0:43:17.760
<v Speaker 5>he devises a pretty good offense.

0:43:19.000 --> 0:43:20.600
<v Speaker 2>But you got to be a leader. You know what

0:43:20.680 --> 0:43:23.360
<v Speaker 2>I remember most about Aaron Glenn He would do this.

0:43:24.520 --> 0:43:27.920
<v Speaker 5>His his locker was over there at Valley ranch By

0:43:28.239 --> 0:43:31.400
<v Speaker 5>near where Darren Woodson's was, on that side of the building,

0:43:31.960 --> 0:43:34.680
<v Speaker 5>and he'd sit there and talk to the big media.

0:43:34.760 --> 0:43:38.239
<v Speaker 5>All the cameras were there, and then I would hang back,

0:43:38.440 --> 0:43:40.400
<v Speaker 5>and he looked at me and go, Okay, what do

0:43:40.480 --> 0:43:44.120
<v Speaker 5>you want because he knew I was gonna ask one

0:43:44.239 --> 0:43:44.960
<v Speaker 5>more question?

0:43:45.280 --> 0:43:45.440
<v Speaker 3>Right?

0:43:46.440 --> 0:43:49.520
<v Speaker 11>Speaking of Aaron Glenn last week, he was real busy.

0:43:49.560 --> 0:43:50.839
<v Speaker 11>You want to hear his schedule last week?

0:43:50.960 --> 0:43:51.160
<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

0:43:51.200 --> 0:43:51.400
<v Speaker 4>I know.

0:43:51.600 --> 0:43:51.640
<v Speaker 9>Go.

0:43:52.040 --> 0:43:55.239
<v Speaker 11>So, Thursday he had an interview with the for the

0:43:55.280 --> 0:43:58.279
<v Speaker 11>New York Jets job. Friday in the am he had

0:43:58.520 --> 0:44:01.600
<v Speaker 11>he did the Saints interview. Friday in the PM, he

0:44:01.680 --> 0:44:05.800
<v Speaker 11>did the Vegas Raiders interview, Saturday morning he did the

0:44:05.880 --> 0:44:09.840
<v Speaker 11>Jacksonville Jaguars interview, and Saturday afternoon he did the Bears interview.

0:44:10.800 --> 0:44:14.880
<v Speaker 11>He was also asked to interview with the Patriots, and

0:44:14.960 --> 0:44:16.160
<v Speaker 11>he rejected that one.

0:44:18.040 --> 0:44:20.440
<v Speaker 2>So he must have known Vrabel was getting, right, he

0:44:20.520 --> 0:44:22.279
<v Speaker 2>didn't want to compete against that.

0:44:22.880 --> 0:44:24.680
<v Speaker 11>Well, I mean that was that was I mean, he

0:44:24.800 --> 0:44:29.279
<v Speaker 11>got that last week early, so I'm assuming that he

0:44:29.520 --> 0:44:32.640
<v Speaker 11>probably rejected that one because of what happened to the

0:44:32.760 --> 0:44:33.279
<v Speaker 11>last guy.

0:44:34.360 --> 0:44:38.440
<v Speaker 5>So Tella Sero added to his report saying they couldn't

0:44:39.000 --> 0:44:40.640
<v Speaker 5>agree on length of contract.

0:44:41.120 --> 0:44:41.759
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we said that.

0:44:42.080 --> 0:44:46.800
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well so that and that was very predictable, right, because,

0:44:47.160 --> 0:44:51.760
<v Speaker 3>I mean, when you look at it, especially since McCarthy

0:44:51.960 --> 0:44:54.840
<v Speaker 3>was about to become a coaching free agent, and usually

0:44:55.040 --> 0:44:57.680
<v Speaker 3>a first time head coach gets a five year deal, right,

0:44:58.080 --> 0:45:00.920
<v Speaker 3>we've already gone through this even after three straight twelve

0:45:00.960 --> 0:45:04.680
<v Speaker 3>win seasons. I'm not saying this was true, but there

0:45:04.760 --> 0:45:07.680
<v Speaker 3>was speculation that he could be let go after a

0:45:07.800 --> 0:45:11.560
<v Speaker 3>third straight twelve win season and an early playoff exit

0:45:11.680 --> 0:45:13.880
<v Speaker 3>a year ago, but he had one year left. Well,

0:45:13.960 --> 0:45:16.600
<v Speaker 3>now you're down to no year's left, and are you

0:45:16.719 --> 0:45:19.920
<v Speaker 3>going to give a five year contract to someone who

0:45:20.239 --> 0:45:22.839
<v Speaker 3>speculation has was on the hot seat the last couple

0:45:22.840 --> 0:45:24.840
<v Speaker 3>of years. Well, it was very doubtful.

0:45:25.080 --> 0:45:29.279
<v Speaker 5>I was thinking at best he was going to get

0:45:29.320 --> 0:45:33.080
<v Speaker 5>a two year extension because you and if.

0:45:32.960 --> 0:45:37.400
<v Speaker 3>You compare that with the five five or that the

0:45:37.480 --> 0:45:40.640
<v Speaker 3>Bears or the Saints or somebody else might offer him.

0:45:41.480 --> 0:45:44.000
<v Speaker 3>And I think that's why when Jerry was talking with

0:45:44.080 --> 0:45:46.600
<v Speaker 3>the media for a good forty minutes or so after

0:45:46.719 --> 0:45:50.480
<v Speaker 3>the game a week ago, he started talking about incentives

0:45:50.520 --> 0:45:54.080
<v Speaker 3>and that sort of thing, and fans would love to

0:45:54.160 --> 0:45:58.160
<v Speaker 3>see to see a contract that is incentive based, you know,

0:45:58.280 --> 0:46:00.560
<v Speaker 3>and that's probably the best way to do it. It's okay,

0:46:00.680 --> 0:46:05.080
<v Speaker 3>you make the playoffs, you get your next year, you

0:46:05.200 --> 0:46:08.480
<v Speaker 3>get X amount of money, an increase whatever, uh, you

0:46:08.600 --> 0:46:10.440
<v Speaker 3>might go to the super Bowl, you get and so

0:46:10.600 --> 0:46:13.200
<v Speaker 3>you're basically betting on yourself, you know.

0:46:13.640 --> 0:46:19.520
<v Speaker 5>And think about this, you mentioned length of contract. If

0:46:19.560 --> 0:46:25.040
<v Speaker 5>you only get one or two years, your assistants are

0:46:25.080 --> 0:46:27.920
<v Speaker 5>going to go follow a new head coach that just

0:46:28.040 --> 0:46:33.640
<v Speaker 5>got five right. It happened last year the coaches that

0:46:33.840 --> 0:46:43.919
<v Speaker 5>left here Joe Joe, he goes well, Dan five years

0:46:44.040 --> 0:46:46.640
<v Speaker 5>so I'm going there instead of staying here for one year.

0:46:47.400 --> 0:46:51.279
<v Speaker 5>Aiden Derby went to Seattle. He had a chance to

0:46:51.360 --> 0:46:54.560
<v Speaker 5>be the defensive coordinator, which that that's a no given.

0:46:55.000 --> 0:46:57.759
<v Speaker 5>But again, it's going somewhere where the new coach just

0:46:57.880 --> 0:47:00.719
<v Speaker 5>got hired. He's got five years. I stay here, it's

0:47:00.760 --> 0:47:05.880
<v Speaker 5>only one year. There was another guy on the assistant

0:47:06.000 --> 0:47:07.320
<v Speaker 5>that went with Quinn.

0:47:08.880 --> 0:47:10.040
<v Speaker 3>I mentioned Joe Whitt Jr.

0:47:10.160 --> 0:47:12.120
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I thought it was somebody else other than him.

0:47:12.239 --> 0:47:13.000
<v Speaker 2>Maybe maybe not.

0:47:14.760 --> 0:47:17.439
<v Speaker 5>And so yeah, that factors in two because if you're

0:47:17.560 --> 0:47:22.200
<v Speaker 5>a head coach and your entire staff is up, he's

0:47:22.239 --> 0:47:25.280
<v Speaker 5>going to be hired to put press to put together

0:47:25.719 --> 0:47:28.799
<v Speaker 5>the staff you had, if that's what you wanted to do. Now,

0:47:28.920 --> 0:47:32.200
<v Speaker 5>there's a lot of assistant coaches out there. Uh, since

0:47:32.239 --> 0:47:34.560
<v Speaker 5>there's what five five openings?

0:47:34.640 --> 0:47:36.560
<v Speaker 2>Now is that what you said, Chris?

0:47:37.040 --> 0:47:40.560
<v Speaker 3>Now there's six. Now there's the Cowboys, but there's six

0:47:41.440 --> 0:47:43.640
<v Speaker 3>was hired and right, we got it down to five.

0:47:43.719 --> 0:47:45.000
<v Speaker 2>Now we're back up to so you would have.

0:47:45.040 --> 0:47:47.160
<v Speaker 5>Had five staffs probably to pick over.

0:47:47.400 --> 0:47:49.080
<v Speaker 2>Do you think Jerry knew this was going to happen.

0:47:50.400 --> 0:47:55.000
<v Speaker 3>I think he knew possibility existed, the possibility.

0:47:54.480 --> 0:47:56.759
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, no, he if he was going to roll

0:47:56.840 --> 0:47:58.759
<v Speaker 2>the dice. I think he thought he had it in

0:47:58.880 --> 0:48:02.120
<v Speaker 2>the bag that he wouldn't leave, that he wouldn't leave. No,

0:48:02.640 --> 0:48:04.200
<v Speaker 2>I don't believe that. You don't believe that.

0:48:04.360 --> 0:48:04.400
<v Speaker 5>No.

0:48:04.560 --> 0:48:07.920
<v Speaker 3>I think I think he's not surprised it ended like this.

0:48:08.800 --> 0:48:10.880
<v Speaker 4>Well, he should have someone else in his back pocket,

0:48:11.480 --> 0:48:14.319
<v Speaker 4>a couple of people, because things are moving real fast.

0:48:14.840 --> 0:48:17.080
<v Speaker 3>Well, and the other thing about it is the way

0:48:17.239 --> 0:48:20.160
<v Speaker 3>the you don't want to interview, well by the way

0:48:20.239 --> 0:48:25.560
<v Speaker 3>the interview process happens in the NFL is like that's

0:48:25.600 --> 0:48:28.920
<v Speaker 3>why Aaron Glenn was and Ben Johnson had so many

0:48:29.120 --> 0:48:33.799
<v Speaker 3>interviews last week. That was the window to interview assistants

0:48:33.960 --> 0:48:36.880
<v Speaker 3>on teams that had a first round by and No,

0:48:37.120 --> 0:48:39.800
<v Speaker 3>because he was talking with Mark McCarthy last But I

0:48:39.840 --> 0:48:42.240
<v Speaker 3>don't think he looks at it that there's any great

0:48:42.520 --> 0:48:43.480
<v Speaker 3>time frame.

0:48:44.080 --> 0:48:46.279
<v Speaker 2>It's not like those kids.

0:48:46.880 --> 0:48:48.840
<v Speaker 3>It's not like those guys are going to get hired

0:48:48.920 --> 0:48:52.319
<v Speaker 3>by some other team before their season ends.

0:48:52.360 --> 0:48:52.520
<v Speaker 2>Now.

0:48:52.600 --> 0:48:57.640
<v Speaker 3>They just those were zoom interviews, their introductory that's why

0:48:57.719 --> 0:49:01.280
<v Speaker 3>Chicago's doing twenty five interviews or what ever. They're all zooms.

0:49:01.320 --> 0:49:03.279
<v Speaker 3>It's not like they're now. Some of them came maybe

0:49:03.360 --> 0:49:06.000
<v Speaker 3>on campus that had their season over. I think Brabel

0:49:06.040 --> 0:49:10.120
<v Speaker 3>may have come there, but most of them are like

0:49:10.360 --> 0:49:12.600
<v Speaker 3>two or three hour zoom interviews where you get to

0:49:12.680 --> 0:49:15.000
<v Speaker 3>know what the guy, what makes the guy tick, and

0:49:15.280 --> 0:49:16.959
<v Speaker 3>whether it would be a fit or not, and whether

0:49:17.000 --> 0:49:19.839
<v Speaker 3>you want to put him on your short list once

0:49:19.880 --> 0:49:22.600
<v Speaker 3>their season ends. So it's not like the Cowboys are

0:49:22.719 --> 0:49:26.440
<v Speaker 3>behind as far as any of those guys if they

0:49:26.640 --> 0:49:28.960
<v Speaker 3>want to hire them, and they've got a working knowledge

0:49:29.080 --> 0:49:32.680
<v Speaker 3>of Kellen Moore obviously, if they if that was a

0:49:32.719 --> 0:49:39.200
<v Speaker 3>guy that interested them. I think the intriguing uh McCarthy.

0:49:39.280 --> 0:49:42.520
<v Speaker 3>I mean, Jerry has seen what's happened with Dan Campbell

0:49:42.600 --> 0:49:46.799
<v Speaker 3>and Detroit Patriots. I think the reason that Gerrod Mayo

0:49:47.000 --> 0:49:49.920
<v Speaker 3>was let go after one year was they decided that

0:49:50.160 --> 0:49:54.000
<v Speaker 3>let's bring Mike Brabel, right, it was obvious that there

0:49:54.560 --> 0:49:57.600
<v Speaker 3>was going to be there. Yes, and and I think

0:49:57.680 --> 0:49:58.040
<v Speaker 3>the end.

0:49:58.080 --> 0:49:59.799
<v Speaker 2>Well, Bob Kraft came and apologize.

0:49:59.800 --> 0:50:02.880
<v Speaker 3>There. Here's what I think the intriguing guy in this,

0:50:03.680 --> 0:50:06.480
<v Speaker 3>and it may shock people because he's been coaching high

0:50:06.480 --> 0:50:08.719
<v Speaker 3>school football. I know, I don't know where you were going,

0:50:09.120 --> 0:50:12.759
<v Speaker 3>but the intriguing guy in this is Jason Witten, and

0:50:13.280 --> 0:50:17.840
<v Speaker 3>I know how Jerry feels about Jason Witten, and with

0:50:18.160 --> 0:50:21.920
<v Speaker 3>sixteen seventeen years experience in the NFL, he wasn't just

0:50:22.000 --> 0:50:24.800
<v Speaker 3>a player in the NFL as far as being in

0:50:24.880 --> 0:50:27.359
<v Speaker 3>front of a room talking to a team. I mean,

0:50:27.640 --> 0:50:32.319
<v Speaker 3>Jason Garrett would rave about that sort of stuff. Now,

0:50:32.400 --> 0:50:34.719
<v Speaker 3>he's been coaching at the coaching his kids at the

0:50:34.800 --> 0:50:39.120
<v Speaker 3>high school level the last three or four years, and

0:50:39.640 --> 0:50:42.080
<v Speaker 3>a couple of state championships the last couple of years.

0:50:42.160 --> 0:50:48.879
<v Speaker 3>But Witten is a guy that would be It would

0:50:48.920 --> 0:50:52.080
<v Speaker 3>shock the world because it would shock it would shock

0:50:52.160 --> 0:50:56.799
<v Speaker 3>the world the hell out of me. But I think

0:50:56.880 --> 0:50:59.760
<v Speaker 3>it's an interesting candidate.

0:51:00.480 --> 0:51:06.239
<v Speaker 5>And when he finished and all this talk came up

0:51:06.320 --> 0:51:09.640
<v Speaker 5>about him potentially being a head coach at some point,

0:51:10.400 --> 0:51:16.160
<v Speaker 5>and I remember somebody inside this organization, I said, well,

0:51:16.600 --> 0:51:20.520
<v Speaker 5>the tough thing he would have if he jumped right

0:51:20.600 --> 0:51:24.560
<v Speaker 5>into the NFL is putting together a staff. And a

0:51:24.640 --> 0:51:28.560
<v Speaker 5>person looked at me and goes, you would be surprised

0:51:29.560 --> 0:51:33.359
<v Speaker 5>that he knows a lot of people that he could

0:51:33.400 --> 0:51:36.759
<v Speaker 5>put a staff together. And it's somebody I trust. And

0:51:36.920 --> 0:51:39.560
<v Speaker 5>so with that opinion, yes, not that he was sitting

0:51:39.600 --> 0:51:40.320
<v Speaker 5>there thinking.

0:51:40.239 --> 0:51:42.600
<v Speaker 3>Right, I'm going to hire this obviously, he'd be a

0:51:42.719 --> 0:51:47.600
<v Speaker 3>walk around head coach. He hires offensive coordinator, hires defensive coordinator.

0:51:47.719 --> 0:51:50.680
<v Speaker 3>It might be the defensive coordinator that was here, that's

0:51:50.800 --> 0:51:53.680
<v Speaker 3>r this year in Mike Zimmer. Then you've got a

0:51:53.880 --> 0:51:57.520
<v Speaker 3>veteran former head coach who helps him along to and

0:51:57.640 --> 0:52:02.520
<v Speaker 3>then you have a senior assistant as well. Anyway, and

0:52:02.800 --> 0:52:06.440
<v Speaker 3>then you have to find a offensive coordinator. But what

0:52:06.560 --> 0:52:10.759
<v Speaker 3>you're doing, if you do that, you're and I guarantee

0:52:10.840 --> 0:52:13.080
<v Speaker 3>you Jerry has thought of him in terms of being

0:52:13.120 --> 0:52:17.840
<v Speaker 3>a head coach at some point. The only different the

0:52:17.920 --> 0:52:21.560
<v Speaker 3>biggest difference obviously between him and a Dan Campbell, as

0:52:21.640 --> 0:52:24.960
<v Speaker 3>Dan Campbell was an assistant coach and actually was an

0:52:25.000 --> 0:52:29.680
<v Speaker 3>interim head coach with the Dolphins going back twenty fifteen

0:52:29.800 --> 0:52:32.279
<v Speaker 3>or so, I think when Sperano may had been let

0:52:32.360 --> 0:52:34.640
<v Speaker 3>go whatever, and then he was under Sean Payton and

0:52:34.760 --> 0:52:40.520
<v Speaker 3>so he's been mentored along. But I think Jerry could

0:52:40.600 --> 0:52:44.080
<v Speaker 3>count his sixteen seventeen years playing in the NFL as

0:52:44.200 --> 0:52:45.640
<v Speaker 3>experienced becoming a coach.

0:52:45.480 --> 0:52:48.080
<v Speaker 5>In the NFL, and he can do like Dan Campbell

0:52:48.160 --> 0:52:52.879
<v Speaker 5>did and just hire former players to coach for which

0:52:53.040 --> 0:52:55.040
<v Speaker 5>Campbell did initially, right.

0:52:55.040 --> 0:52:58.719
<v Speaker 3>Right, right, So anyway, just a name to keep an

0:52:58.719 --> 0:52:59.000
<v Speaker 3>eye on.

0:52:59.280 --> 0:53:04.080
<v Speaker 2>Isure is. I would be extremely surprised if this happened.

0:53:04.120 --> 0:53:07.680
<v Speaker 2>Here's your thunk. There it goes.

0:53:07.880 --> 0:53:12.399
<v Speaker 3>It's Fadal distractable player. Mickey Spagnola is now describing weird

0:53:12.520 --> 0:53:14.600
<v Speaker 3>winning field goal by zing Gonzalez.

0:53:14.800 --> 0:53:17.920
<v Speaker 2>Get to hear me talk about it. I called it

0:53:18.000 --> 0:53:21.160
<v Speaker 2>a thunk, saying good sound.

0:53:21.200 --> 0:53:22.280
<v Speaker 3>That's their fourth kicker.

0:53:22.400 --> 0:53:23.239
<v Speaker 2>Uh huh, that's right.

0:53:24.800 --> 0:53:28.200
<v Speaker 5>Uh, he survived by the skin of his chin.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, What else, So let's say a little something

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<v Speaker 3>about Mike McCarthy in our last four minutes his time here.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you think?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, when you walked out, But it was something you

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<v Speaker 5>had brought up, and I went and did my research

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<v Speaker 5>on it. About teams in the playoffs having their quarterbacks. Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>And I pointed out ever since that, since nineteen ninety seven,

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<v Speaker 5>when the Cowboys went what seven in nine with Troy

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<v Speaker 5>Aikman starting all sixteen games, all the rest of the

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<v Speaker 5>losing seasons involved quarterback injuries or getting benched, every one

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<v Speaker 5>of them. And so Mike McCarthy has three of five

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<v Speaker 5>winning seasons here in the two he didn't he lost

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<v Speaker 5>Troy Aikman. I mean, Dak Prescott for the season. So

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<v Speaker 5>when you look back at his history here, I guess

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<v Speaker 5>it would be remembered as two out of three division titles,

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<v Speaker 5>three playoff appearances, and the fact that he didn't win

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<v Speaker 5>enough playoff game.

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<v Speaker 4>No, that's gonna be the first narrative, right, Yeah, the

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<v Speaker 4>lack of playoff games. That's just the way it is

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<v Speaker 4>when you're coaching the Cowboys. I can see McCarthy coming

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<v Speaker 4>into that negotiation coming from a place of strength, just

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<v Speaker 4>like you just pointed out divisional winner, twelve wins three

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<v Speaker 4>years in a row, three years.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know something like that just doesn't happen around here.

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<v Speaker 4>The number one narrative, though, will definitely be that he

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<v Speaker 4>couldn't win playoff games. He's going he went into that negotiation.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure he's went in there thinking, you know, this

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<v Speaker 4>is what I'm this is what I'm going to tout.

0:55:24.920 --> 0:55:26.520
<v Speaker 4>You know, I'm going to talk to you about how

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<v Speaker 4>many other coaches have you had that have done something

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<v Speaker 4>like what I've done here in the last four years.

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<v Speaker 2>So, as far as I'm concerned, I understand why he

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<v Speaker 2>came in that way.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure Jerry was not surprised that he did come

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<v Speaker 4>in that way. But I'm also surprised that if Jerry

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<v Speaker 4>wants to go through this process based on what happened

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<v Speaker 4>is past offseason and everything just kind of got pushed

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<v Speaker 4>into the last minute, I would really feel comfortable going

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<v Speaker 4>into this offseason with a little bit more security.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to go into too deep into the

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<v Speaker 2>off season. I know what you was saying.

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<v Speaker 4>I understand that, but I don't want to go too

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<v Speaker 4>deep into the off season without having my team ready

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<v Speaker 4>coach wise for next year.

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<v Speaker 3>Think about what Jerry has done in the past when

0:56:18.560 --> 0:56:21.959
<v Speaker 3>he's made coaching changes. Now the rules have changed where

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<v Speaker 3>you've got to enter review a number of candidates. Now

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<v Speaker 3>you can't do what Jerry did when he and Jimmy

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<v Speaker 3>parted ways and thirty years ago, twenty four hours later,

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<v Speaker 3>twenty four hours off his couch in Norman, Oklahoma, here

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<v Speaker 3>comes Barry Switzer to the Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 5>But hold that thought until McCarthy. These last three years

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<v Speaker 5>are going to the playoffs. Switzerland would have been the

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<v Speaker 5>last Cowboys head coach to go to the playoffs three

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<v Speaker 5>years in a row, and before that, Jimmy three years

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<v Speaker 5>and right before that. You have to go back to

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<v Speaker 5>Landry's twenty consecutive winning seasons. And guess what I pointed

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<v Speaker 5>out about losing. Look at what happened to Tom eighty six,

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<v Speaker 5>lost his quarterback eighty seven the strike and then they

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<v Speaker 5>facilitated between vacillin.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you could just say quarterbacks and the messed up everything.

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<v Speaker 3>Eighty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>That Danny White was done and Lure wasn't ready.

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<v Speaker 3>So but if you look back at his coach searches,

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<v Speaker 3>now the McCarthy one, it was spreading in net. But

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<v Speaker 3>he pretty quickly came upon McCarthy as the guy. I

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<v Speaker 3>think he had an idea. Yeah, prior to that, he

0:57:45.760 --> 0:57:47.959
<v Speaker 3>knew Jason Garrett was going to be the guy. In fact,

0:57:48.000 --> 0:57:50.600
<v Speaker 3>he was promoted in the middle of the season. He

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<v Speaker 3>did a complete search with Wade Phillips where there was

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<v Speaker 3>a parade of candidates that came into Valley Ranch.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think a lot of that you say, it's

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<v Speaker 5>different and now, a lot of that had to do

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<v Speaker 5>with he was picking everybody's brain and.

0:58:05.400 --> 0:58:08.200
<v Speaker 3>That was a situation. But that was also a situation

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<v Speaker 3>from this standpoint with Parcels was at the end of

0:58:13.000 --> 0:58:15.960
<v Speaker 3>his four years. He could he could have stayed, and

0:58:16.680 --> 0:58:18.960
<v Speaker 3>he decided it was too much.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, that lost in Seattle, That's right, and so.

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<v Speaker 3>So he didn't have someone that was he had really did.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't have someone in his pocket at that point

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<v Speaker 3>when he hired weight Okay, part when Campo was let go,

0:58:38.240 --> 0:58:39.360
<v Speaker 3>Parcells was the guy.

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<v Speaker 2>He had him for the season, even right right they.

0:58:42.440 --> 0:58:49.720
<v Speaker 3>Were interviewing the Campo from chan Gaily to Campo chan Gaily.

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<v Speaker 3>How quickly was it that he went with Campo?

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<v Speaker 5>I want to say it happened during the super.

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<v Speaker 3>Bowl, okay, and then the transition from Switzer to Gaileen

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<v Speaker 3>took a while because there's been a mix. He thought

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<v Speaker 3>whether he's got a hand picked successor.

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<v Speaker 2>Or not any bad I think John Gruden would be

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<v Speaker 2>a good choice.

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<v Speaker 3>Gruden is another one.

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<v Speaker 5>That fits that mold of being a head and coach

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<v Speaker 5>by the way, hasn't.

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<v Speaker 3>Coached, by the way. Woulden played for Gruden in Vegas?

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<v Speaker 2>Interesting? Thank you? Ever?

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<v Speaker 3>Said?

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<v Speaker 2>Ever said?

0:59:34.200 --> 0:59:36.640
<v Speaker 3>Did you play for Nick Saban? I? Did?

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<v Speaker 2>He was? Was he the coach?

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<v Speaker 3>The answer to that? What you know about Nick Saban?

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<v Speaker 3>Could Nick Saban?

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<v Speaker 2>I said?

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<v Speaker 4>I said Nick Saban about a couple of weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 4>If I'm not mistaken, if that was going to put

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<v Speaker 4>my choice in that not my choice, but who I

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<v Speaker 4>think would fit here, someone that could with Jerry Jones.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Nick is the kind of guy.

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<v Speaker 4>First of all, he's gonna be short with the media,

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<v Speaker 4>so he's not gonna whatever you guys do with with Jerry,

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<v Speaker 4>He's not going to give a damn. He's gonna be

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<v Speaker 4>stead you know, forward and straightforward and just you know,

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<v Speaker 4>thinking about winning games. And he's very stubborn in regards

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<v Speaker 4>to how he does his business. But I also think

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<v Speaker 4>he's one of those guys just like Belichick was, and

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<v Speaker 4>just like he treated Belichick when he was under built.

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<v Speaker 4>Whatever my boss says, I'm going to adhere to it.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's what Jerry wants. A guy that thinks just

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<v Speaker 4>like that.

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<v Speaker 5>And as we said, don't think that commercial on TV

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<v Speaker 5>that Saban's acting, the one about Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>He said, you know that barbecue pit outside, it's a

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<v Speaker 4>nice barbecue pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't touch it, right, right, He's not acting.

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<v Speaker 3>Yahoo's here.

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<v Speaker 4>This ain't We're not out here to have fun. That's him,

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<v Speaker 4>and I promise you guys he he would fit in here.

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<v Speaker 4>Even with Jerry being chirping over his shoulder. I don't

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<v Speaker 4>think it would bother him one bit?

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<v Speaker 2>How much attention would that bring?

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<v Speaker 3>It'd be something did you happen to see? And we

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<v Speaker 3>got to wrap up here did you happen to see?

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<v Speaker 3>The Athletic had a poll of coaches I think in

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<v Speaker 3>the NFL, which one of the open positions would be

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<v Speaker 3>or potentially open positions? So the Cowboys were included. Would

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<v Speaker 3>be the most desirable head coaching job available out there

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<v Speaker 3>this year? Here? Yeah, and Cowboys were number one on

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<v Speaker 3>the list.

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<v Speaker 5>Because think about one though. We'll go where we started

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<v Speaker 5>this quarterbacks. Yeah, Usually those teams that don't have a

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<v Speaker 5>head coach now, they didn't have a proven quarterback, right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>and that's why they all job, uh, you know, jockeying

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<v Speaker 5>for a position in the draft.

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<v Speaker 3>So we didn't even Chicago does have Caleb Williams. They

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<v Speaker 3>do approven number one overall.

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<v Speaker 5>He got somebody to work with, right, Maybe New England

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<v Speaker 5>has somebody to work with.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Chris, are you hungry? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>All right, are you buying or something?

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<v Speaker 2>I welcome to overtime. I was just going over the

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<v Speaker 2>coaching over time.

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<v Speaker 3>Nicky is going to continue with his podcast, ever Sin

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<v Speaker 3>and I we're going to all right, So there's much

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<v Speaker 3>to talk about, much to talk about.

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<v Speaker 5>We didn't even get to talk about the Cotton Bowl.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh okay, and we got to wait a week By

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<v Speaker 3>the way, Yes, that was the worst thing I saw

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<v Speaker 3>this weekend, the play call on second and goal of

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<v Speaker 3>the one.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what was worse than that? I was defending

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<v Speaker 3>the play call after the game in the postgame press

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<v Speaker 3>conference and putting it on his players for not blocking it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, they didn't execute. That was bad.

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<v Speaker 5>Well on the on the sack, fumble, the right tackle,

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<v Speaker 5>execute right, but they I kept reading about how yours

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<v Speaker 5>he he? He didn't protect the ball, he fumbled, looks.

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<v Speaker 2>Like he got.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was fourth down. He yes, he had to

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<v Speaker 3>he had to hold on forever.

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<v Speaker 2>All right?

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<v Speaker 3>That does it? And uh coach Sar can add to

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<v Speaker 3>the list too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, right, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk to you next time here on mix Shots,

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<v Speaker 3>Oh Cowboys.

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