1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: Cowboys Let's go. Are you ready for a break? Yes? 4 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 3: Are you ready for a break? 5 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely? 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 4: Ready for a break? 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, And so much for that. 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: It's time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 3: We were on. 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: With Mbar Garcia, Brian brought us, Patrick Walker and Derek Eagleton. 11 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 6: It is Tuesday, January second, twenty twenty four, Season nineteen, 12 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 6: episode number ninety nine. Welcome to the latest edition of 13 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 6: The Break. Were Love from SWBC Mortgage Studios. At the start, 14 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 6: we get to recap a win. Cowboys win. They beat 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 6: the Detroit Lions at home twenty to nineteen. Last What 16 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 6: was that now? Was that on Sunday, Sunday, Saturday, Saturday. 17 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 4: I'm so off at this point. 18 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 6: That was on Saturday the thirtieth, and it did set 19 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 6: up some very interesting things, not only the Cowboys getting 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 6: to win, but also other things that happened throughout the 21 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 6: league that created some interesting scenarios for this coming game. 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 6: But we'll get into all that stuff tomorrow. For today, 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 6: we will recap the Cowboys victory twenty to nineteen. Let's 24 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 6: start where we start typically following the game. Let's go 25 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 6: around the table. Give me your storyline of this game 26 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 6: coming out of the big win. 27 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 4: Let's start first with you, Brian. 28 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what super impressed the way that the 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: Cowboys played run defense in this game. That could have 30 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: been one of those times where you look at the 31 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 2: offensive line how they were configured there with the Lions, 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: it's one of the better groups in the league. I 33 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: think one of the top five for sure. When you 34 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: watch their past block, their run blocks outstanding in the 35 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: way that they play. Dallas did a great job of 36 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: handling that. I was super impressed with the way that 37 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: they were able to control the line of scrimmage at times. Yeah, 38 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: they popped couple of runs on you, but if you 39 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: look overall though, of all the runs they had, the 40 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: negative plays that were created in the running game, especially 41 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 2: on short yarded situations, was super impressive. We talk about 42 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: Tank and the way that he's able to kind of man. 43 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 2: I think he got a little lucky on a playdown 44 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 2: on the goal line there where he guessed right. But 45 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: that's the greatness of Tank Lawrence right there. He kind 46 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 2: of sees that maybe the lineman's tipping a little bit, 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: and he's like, well, I'm supposed to go over here. 48 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: I'm just going to go over here and go around 49 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: him and then make a play a negative play. So 50 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: really nice job. If you follow metrics and stuff, they'll 51 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: tell you that of thirty one runs, nine of them 52 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: were what they call stuffed runs, no yards or negative plays. 53 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: Right there. I don't think you could have played a 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 2: better game when it came to defending the run against 55 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: two quality backs. So tip the cap to the front 56 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: seven the way they played. The way the safety's kind 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 2: of helped in the game as well, but that could 58 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 2: have got out of hand and it didn't so good 59 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: for the Cowboys in that run defense. 60 00:02:58,800 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: AG. 61 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 7: Well, don't get me wrong. I am happy, Okay. 62 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 8: I'm saying this. This is a disclaimer. 63 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 7: I am happy. I'm very happy that they've won. You know, 64 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 7: you got to celebrate. And at this point, now you're 65 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 7: all in. There's no they're picking the other team or 66 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 7: thinking anything like you're all in and this is it. 67 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 8: And I'm very glad they won. 68 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 7: But there are a lot of things that still concern me, 69 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 7: and and you gotta think that. Okay, now you might 70 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 7: be playing one or two games at home. Luckily, somehow 71 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 7: the Eagles lose. 72 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 8: Against the Cardinals, but they're broken now. 73 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, But the point is, regardless of everything starting 74 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 7: to fall into place for the Cowboys, which is great 75 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 7: and you're excited to see that, there's still a lot 76 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 7: of concerning points and areas for this team. We talk 77 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 7: a lot about home games and how well they play 78 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 7: at home, which is proven to be true. But even 79 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 7: this game against the Detroit Lions, which they're a very 80 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 7: very talented team, we know that, but a lot of 81 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 7: the times the score didn't reflect how the game felt. 82 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 7: You saw the Cowboys moving along pretty well and taking 83 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 7: care of business, but then all of a sudden, once 84 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 7: again they keep getting in their own way and making 85 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 7: mistakes that don't help them. It hurts them, and then 86 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 7: you're like, okay, makes you wonder again. I'm like, dang, if, okay, 87 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 7: if this is at home, what happens when you're on 88 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 7: the road again against the team like this? 89 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 8: You don't win that game. 90 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 7: So it's just one of those scenarios where, yes, it 91 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 7: was great, you saw certain areas that were great for 92 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 7: the team. I thought the defense did a very very 93 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 7: very nice job despite of the running game and everything 94 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 7: happening there with the talent that they do have, but 95 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 7: it's just like, man, it cannot be that close. Games 96 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 7: cannot be that close, especially when you you see things working, 97 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 7: but then you're the ones stepping on your own foot 98 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 7: and making those mistakes that luckily this led you to win. 99 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 7: But you almost lost that game for sure, And I'm 100 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 7: sure we'll get into what happened in the last few 101 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 7: seconds of that game. But it's still great, very happy. 102 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 7: But man, don't get too comfortable. Buckle up, because there's 103 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 7: still a lot of work to be done. 104 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 9: More MVP caliber play from Dak Prescott as far as 105 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:30,119 Speaker 9: showing resilience and being able to kind of battle through 106 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 9: the kind of the ebbs and flows of the game. Offensively, 107 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 9: they had some struggles offensively. We'll talk about the run game, 108 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 9: I'm sure here shortly, but I'm going to keep it 109 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 9: to the defense. Run defense, Like Brian said, it definitely 110 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,119 Speaker 9: stepped up. It was kind of weird at times because 111 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 9: they made so many positive, big plays as far as 112 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 9: run stuffs are concerned, and then a couple of plays 113 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 9: later they let a big run happen. So it's kind 114 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 9: of up and down. But Cowboys have more positives than 115 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 9: negatives in that regard. And then that kind of takes 116 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 9: me to a guy that we talked about, Donovan Wilson. 117 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 9: We talked about his reps, his snaps getting turned up 118 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 9: last week or the week prior going into this game. 119 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 9: We talked about what that probably meant for him and 120 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 9: what the Cowboys needed from Donovan Wilson. He showed up 121 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 9: big in the run game, and he showed up big 122 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 9: in coverage as well with the interception. So if you're 123 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 9: going to get prime Donovan Wilson back in conjunction with 124 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 9: maybe prime Jordan Lewis, who's been playing some outstanding football 125 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 9: the past few weeks, he gets that interception on that 126 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 9: RB screen, which is Cowboys first takeaway. They didn't They 127 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 9: weren't able to get any points off of that. However, 128 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 9: it shows that Jordan Lewis is coming back to top form, 129 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 9: Donovan Wilson's coming back to top form. Stefan Gilmore is 130 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 9: playing great in coverage. D ron Bland gave up the 131 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 9: big play, but he also had no safety help over 132 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 9: the top. I call that just good play called execution 133 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 9: by the Lions. Give them roses for that, but I 134 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 9: think the Cowboys defense. You know, they were able to 135 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 9: for another week because they had good run defense against 136 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 9: the Dolphins as well. So for another week without Hankins 137 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 9: on the field, you defended the run exceptionally well all 138 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 9: things considered, and now you're likely about get Hankins back, 139 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 9: that objectively should make you that much better. So I 140 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 9: have a lot of confidence now when this run defense 141 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 9: going forward, secondary safety unit, they're starting to take steps forward. 142 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 9: Nickel corner as far as Jordan, He's back to top form. 143 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 9: So love what I'm saying from the defense. Cowboys offense 144 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 9: still needs to kind of get some consistency over the 145 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 9: course of a four quarter game. 146 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: Though. 147 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 6: We will dive deeper into a lot of those topics 148 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 6: as we go throughout the show. But I got to 149 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 6: go to this because this is the storyline in my 150 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 6: opinion of this game. 151 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 3: It is what. 152 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 6: Everybody is talking about coming out of this game. I 153 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 6: want to get everyone's opinions on that. Well, let's not 154 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 6: talk about what but they should be talking about. Let's 155 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 6: about what people are talking about. The two point conversion 156 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 6: and the illegal touching call. What were your thoughts on 157 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 6: that specific moment, that specific play and how it all 158 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 6: transpired and what it meant to the overall game and 159 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 6: the outcome. 160 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: I knew they were throwing the ball to an eligible 161 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: tackle once that skipper came on the field, I said 162 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 2: immediately to myself. We were getting ready for the postgame show, 163 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: and I'm thinking, Okay, the report and eligible here, and 164 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 2: you've got to be ready for that. Anything to do 165 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: Dan Skippers six ' ten. You know him throwing at 166 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 2: catching a two yard pass is going to be a probability. 167 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: You have to be able to where they aligned him 168 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 2: was was surprising to me. They try to use deception. 169 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: The whole idea of the reporting rule is to not 170 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 2: allow deception, right, that is the spirit of the rule. 171 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 2: Competition Committee. Stephen Jones one of the chair members of 172 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 2: the Competition Committee, they're very clear about the rule. By 173 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: the way, like to circle back with Steven Jones, he 174 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 2: didn't want to change the rule about the ball fumbling 175 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 2: out of the end zone. He's like, I don't want 176 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: to change. 177 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 4: That rule, which I'm good with too. 178 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 2: By the way, we'll talk about but we got to 179 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 2: fumble out of the end zone, so we might want 180 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 2: to revisit that. But the spirit of the rule is 181 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: to report is to not to deceive. Now, running plays 182 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 2: is deception, but when it comes to jersey numbers that 183 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 2: are not traditional receiver numbers, there's a rule for that, 184 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,359 Speaker 2: you know. And if you're trying to move the eligible 185 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: receiver around in the line, if you're reporting him as 186 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 2: eligible but playing him as a tackle, that is deception. 187 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,559 Speaker 2: So in the spirit of the rule, did maybe did 188 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 2: Brad Allen and the crew maybe get it wrong? I 189 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 2: don't think so, and I'll tell you why, because the 190 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 2: entire game, when number seventy has come on the field, 191 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 2: Dan Skipper has been the eligible receiver. He's reported as eligible, 192 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 2: you know. So to me, you could talk about, you know, 193 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 2: where they put him. But the whole intent of the 194 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 2: rule is to alert the defense of possible eligible people, 195 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 2: not to formation it in a way that somebody else 196 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: is eligible and that that that's the NFL is very 197 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: clear on that rule itself. So did the Cowboys catch 198 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: a break? Yeah, absolutely, But in the spirit of the rule, 199 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,239 Speaker 2: and the lines even admitted this that they the deception 200 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 2: was part of of you know, and if you and 201 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 2: if you know, in that situation, I think that maybe 202 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: Brad Allen and his crew should have stepped back and said, Okay, 203 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 2: why are all you trying to report? What's you know? 204 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: Take take time and okay, are you telling me you're eligible? 205 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 2: Are you telling me you're eligible? Who? Who is? Who 206 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 2: is the eligible player here? You know? Is it you 207 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 2: Taylor Decker? Is it you? 208 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 3: Uh? 209 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: Skipper? If it's not, let's get this situated and then 210 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 2: but take a little time. That's a key point in 211 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: the game right there. It's a huge moment in the 212 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 2: game because really, to be honest with you, the second 213 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 2: seed of the NFL playoffs now it turns out is 214 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: on the line in that particular in that particular instance. 215 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 2: So I think that, uh you know, and that to me, 216 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 2: uh yeah, unfortunately for the lines, but you should know 217 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: the rule better for what you're trying to do. 218 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 9: And and for me, it's like I said this morning, 219 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 9: a one oh five three the fan, the lines got 220 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 9: cute and trying to outsmart the Cays. But like Brian 221 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 9: is saying, it boggles my mind that you would think 222 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 9: you'd be able to deceive when the eligible receiver is 223 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 9: going to be announced over the loud speaker as it was. 224 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 9: So the defense, the Cowboys defense were they were going 225 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 9: to hear that eligible receiver anyway, So who were you 226 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 9: deceiving except potentially the official who at that point in 227 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 9: the game. 228 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: As Brian points. 229 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 9: Out, Skipper had reported eligible on more than one occasion 230 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 9: up to that point. So when he sees Dan Skipper 231 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 9: running up and there's the subterfuge, he's like, okay, well, 232 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 9: you're muscle memory, you're the guy. 233 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 2: You're the eligible guy, and then he announces it. 234 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,599 Speaker 9: So then for those that are saying, oh, well he 235 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 9: announced that it's a loud stadium, maybe the Lions didn't 236 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 9: hear when the Cowboys heard it. That's why they didn't 237 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 9: cover sixty eight in the first place. So if the 238 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 9: Cowboys hear that it, well, if he reports it at 239 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 9: sixty eight, then the Cowboys cover that the play doesn't happen. 240 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 9: Then you could rewind back and say, okay, well, if 241 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 9: that tripping penalty is called correctly against Ayton Hutchinson and 242 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 9: not pay Hendershot, then none of this happens in the 243 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 9: first place. Butterfly fact, I say all of that to 244 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 9: say the Lions choke. They made it this decision to 245 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 9: try to win the game. That's totally fine. It didn't 246 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 9: work in their favor because they got cute. And after 247 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 9: they got cute, they had another opportunity. Jared Goff throws 248 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 9: an interception to Marquise Bell, Lions get bailed out by 249 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 9: the off sides to Michael Parsons. And now you have 250 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 9: a third opportunity to change your mind and say this 251 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 9: is just not going how we should have idea. It's 252 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 9: a bad idea. Let's just kick the ball and he 253 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 9: tries for it again and it doesn't work. I have 254 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 9: no sympathy in that situation. The Lions got cute. Finally, 255 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 9: the Cowboys got a break in their favor because so 256 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 9: often this season and these close games, talk about Philadelphia, 257 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 9: talk about Miami. You just didn't get these breaks. It 258 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 9: broke in the cowboys favor. No apologies should be given 259 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 9: out for a win. Lions got cute, and it costume 260 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 9: of the game and probably the number two seeds. 261 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 2: Well that's the thing about too. The Cowboys lost the 262 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 2: game because of an eligible receiver themselves, right with a 263 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 2: Doka exact Philadelia. So you know that's that that in 264 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: itself right there is you know there are clear rules 265 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 2: about eligible receivers. The NFL makes that very very very clear. 266 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 2: They they they make it a point to announce to 267 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 2: the crowd and and you know to the crowd and 268 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 2: to the teams that seventy is eligible. Seventy is an 269 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 2: eligible player. And you know you can if you want to, 270 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 2: if you want to put him somewhere else and use 271 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 2: in man on the line of scrimmage and all that stuff. 272 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 2: I thought it. I thought Taylor Decker was covered by 273 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 2: I thought he was covered by the wide receiver. But 274 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 2: looking back on film, he wasn't. I thought. Initially, I'm like, 275 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 2: well he's covered anyway, that's an illegal formation, you know. 276 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 2: So anyway, I I I again, I don't have any 277 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 2: any sympathy for the Lions. You're you're absolutely right. They 278 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: had they had he should have kicked the extra point 279 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 2: to begin with. After watching his offense just go down 280 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 2: the field in that final drive and I win the toss. 281 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna do the exact same thing again. You know. Now, 282 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 2: maybe Dallas plays you differently because they they they were 283 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 2: in some they did some crazy things, in my opinion. 284 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 2: Get to that. Yeah, we'll get to that. We'll get 285 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 2: to that. 286 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 287 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 2: But anyway, yeah, no, I. 288 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 8: Was the only thing I was gonna say. 289 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 7: I I filled this same exact way Zero's sympathy. 290 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 8: It is what it is. You know, more often than not, 291 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 8: that's something that would. 292 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 7: Happen to the Cowboys, like that happens to us all 293 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 7: the time. And people want to come and get on 294 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 7: on social media and start saying, oh, y'all paid the 295 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 7: reps and the refs are on your side and all that. 296 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 7: I'm like, say, whatever you want, that's not the case. Finally, yeah, yeah, 297 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 7: but either aither way it worked on the cowboys favor. 298 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 7: But again, it never should have gone to that point. 299 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 7: It never should have gone to that point. The Cowboys 300 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 7: had so many opportunities where they could have been taken 301 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 7: the lead and never got into even possible even the 302 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 7: possibility of going over time. 303 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 8: But anyway it happened. We're here, they won, and it 304 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 8: is that. 305 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 6: One other thing I think that hasn't been mentioned a 306 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 6: lot in the conversation around this is after the game, 307 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 6: Jordan Lewis was talking to the media and he made 308 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 6: it clear that actually in the week previous to the 309 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 6: game they worked on this quite a bit, on eligible 310 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 6: players players reporting. 311 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 4: How do you adjust to that? 312 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 6: So my contention has always been, if the rules set 313 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 6: up so that you can't deceive and you have to 314 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 6: make it clear who is this eligible player. Then Dallas 315 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 6: was playing based on that, and if you see a 316 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 6: guy lined up at tackle and he's not declared as eligible, 317 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 6: you don't cover him, you don't worry about him as 318 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 6: a potential receiving threat. Now, if they would have said 319 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 6: sixty eight is eligible the eligible guy, then I think 320 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 6: at that point I think the Cowboys would have adjusted 321 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 6: because again, they practiced it all week and the likelihood 322 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 6: that Jay run Curse gets beat by a tackle in 323 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 6: coverage it's not very high. So my point is, like, 324 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 6: whatever you want to say about the ref messing it 325 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 6: up or not, at the end of the day, that 326 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 6: wasn't the Cowboys' fault. They did it based upon whatever 327 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 6: they were told. The stadium was told seventy is. 328 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 4: The eligible player. 329 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 6: At that point, that's what you have to work with, 330 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 6: and based on that, I don't think it would have 331 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 6: been converted. Even if they would have gotten the number right. 332 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 6: The point is they got cute. They were trying to 333 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 6: be deceptive, and I like the way you put it, Brian. 334 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 6: The rule is put there so that there is no deception. 335 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 6: You want to make sure everybody's aware who the eligible 336 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 6: players are, and that's how you have to adapt to 337 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 6: it all. We're going to take our first break. We'll 338 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 6: come back. We'll dive a little deeper into some of 339 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 6: the things. I want to talk about that final drive, 340 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 6: not only from the standpoint of the Cowboys and what 341 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 6: they did on their offensive possession when they went down 342 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 6: and actually got the score, but also the Cowboys defense. 343 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 6: What were they doing in that particular possession that allowed 344 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 6: Detroit just drive right down the field in a short 345 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 6: period of time and get to a point where they 346 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 6: were they were in position to tie it up. We'll 347 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 6: talk about that when we come back. 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All right, so let's 410 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 6: talk about that last drive that the Cowboys were on. 411 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 4: Their defense was on the field. 412 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 6: They've got the lead, and really all they need to 413 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 6: do at this point is just keep Detroit from scoring 414 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 6: a touchdown, not a field goal, a touchdown. 415 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 4: What happened was just the opposite. 416 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 6: They allow a nine place, seventy five yard drive in 417 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 6: a minute in eighteen seconds that gets the Lions into 418 00:19:56,200 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 6: position where they are at twenty to nineteen to go 419 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 6: for two, but could have clearly tied up the game 420 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 6: and forced likely I'm not going to say definitely, but 421 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 6: likely forced in overtime. Dallas would have had some seconds 422 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 6: still left on the clock. That all being said, Laporta, 423 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 6: who I thought they'd done a pretty good job on 424 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 6: most of the game. Was really the guy that killed 425 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 6: them on that final drive. Three catches for fifty yards 426 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 6: on that drive alone. Talk to me about what was happening, Brian. 427 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 6: You alluded to them what was happening with the Cowboys 428 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 6: defense and how they were trying to defend the lives 429 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 6: on that last drive. 430 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 2: Well, you didn'tet any pass rush to start with, which 431 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 2: really hurt. You know, the Lions did a really good 432 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 2: job of holding up there. You initially started the drive 433 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 2: playing to defend the sidelines. And we've seen this training 434 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 2: camp when we've gone and watched practices and stuff, and 435 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: they work on those final two minute drills when the 436 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 2: other opponent doesn't have any timeouts, and so what you 437 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 2: do is you defend the sidelines, so you try and 438 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 2: funnel everything back to the middle and then make a tackle. 439 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 2: And then it just was a lot of time left 440 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 2: to be playing that kind of a front and that 441 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 2: kind of a defensive package in my opinions, because once 442 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 2: the ball went to the middle, fine, you rally, you tackle, 443 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 2: but it's a huge chunk play right there, and so 444 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 2: now you've got all your defenders wide you have to rally, 445 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 2: So okay, they get out of that the second time around. 446 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 2: Then okay, the second play is they get into a 447 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 2: situation where they play two deep safeties, but they played 448 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 2: the safeties so wide. Both safeties ended up on the 449 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 2: hashbod excise me on the numbers. So now you got them, 450 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 2: You've got the defense really stretched again. Attack in the 451 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 2: middle of the field, and now now you've given up 452 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: another big chunk play. So you're in a situation where 453 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 2: now Dan's thinking about He's thinking about, well, I've got 454 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:41,640 Speaker 2: to do something different here, So he tries to place 455 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 2: some man coverage on it and he matches up Curse 456 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 2: on Laporta, and Laportera runs like a pivot and you know, 457 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 2: up the field and back inside and Curse overplays. Now 458 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 2: it's another big play right there. Now you're on the doorstep, 459 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 2: you know. And they got caught in a situation too 460 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 2: between more in the safety when the ball went when 461 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 2: Saint Brown went to the outside, they got caught in 462 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 2: really how they were aligned and how they were going 463 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 2: to play the zone down there. Saint Brown catches the 464 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 2: ball and goes in. So he tried three different things 465 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 2: in order to stop them from scoring. Three different types 466 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 2: of looks and all two of them were bad in 467 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 2: the way, actually three of them were bad in the 468 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 2: way that the middle of your field was really exposed. 469 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 2: And so that's where the Lion's clear attack. But the 470 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 2: lack of pass rush killed you in that particular moment 471 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 2: as well. 472 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean it really boiled down to their inability 473 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 9: to stop Laporta on that particular drive. You know, you 474 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 9: had a ten yard drive and you had the twenty 475 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 9: five ish play. I'm sorry, then the twenty five yard 476 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 9: is played right after on the first one. If you 477 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 9: go back and look at it, the Porter starts on 478 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 9: the left side. He kind of gets the free release 479 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 9: for the most part, he goes and he sits down middle, 480 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 9: and there you go ten yard gain. I think in 481 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 9: that aspect than dan Quinn, Jeron curs in the safeties. 482 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 9: They start saying, okay, well, let's try to keep at 483 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 9: least one guy keeping an eye on the middle, because 484 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 9: on that twenty five yard drive, Laporter starts on the 485 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 9: right side jay Ron, he's eyeing Laporter. So you have 486 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 9: the two safeties, but they are they're two, they're stretched wide, 487 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 9: they are at the numbers, and now you have jay 488 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 9: Ron and you have Marquise. So when they when the 489 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 9: play happens, j N kind of glances at Laporter, but 490 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 9: then guess what your running back is coming out of 491 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 9: the backfield, and then he sits right where Laporter sat. 492 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 9: So jay Ron gets that second thought, he says, okay, 493 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 9: I'm going to play for Okay. Well, by then Laporter 494 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 9: is already behind him. 495 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 3: But now the. 496 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 9: Safeties who are supposed to help, they're too wide, so 497 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 9: Golf just drops it in play design good So good 498 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 9: play design versus a not great you know, defensive design, 499 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 9: especially because you didn't get pressure in the front four. 500 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 9: So that's really those two plays are what kickstarted it because, 501 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 9: like Brian said, after that big play, bigger play from Laporter, 502 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 9: now you're on the doorstep, and I'm going to say Brown, 503 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 9: who had a very solid game against the Cowboys, he 504 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 9: gets another play and then all of a sudden, now 505 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 9: it's a touchdown drive and we're into the two point 506 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 9: conversion controversy. So if they had gotten a handle on 507 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 9: the Porter on either of those two plays perfectly the 508 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 9: twenty five yarder, then it's a much different situation. But 509 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 9: I mean, you also got to give credit to those 510 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 9: guys on the other side of the ball because la Portas, 511 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 9: he's been lights out all season. And like you said, 512 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 9: although the Cowboys for the most part before that drive 513 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 9: did a good a good job of kind of bottling 514 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 9: him up, you just had to know at some point 515 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 9: during that game he was going to get his and 516 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:23,719 Speaker 9: on that draft he got his. 517 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 2: Well, he was able to have some success against your 518 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 2: linebackers or some success, but when they put when they 519 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 2: put corners on him, he didn't have a catch. 520 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 3: I saw it. 521 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, So, I mean they did that a few times, 522 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 2: and I think that people are starting to treat Jake 523 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 2: Ferguson that way too. 524 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 3: Yep. 525 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 2: They're not gonna let They're gonna put you know, like 526 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 2: Brian Branch several times caught Ferguson in this game, and 527 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 2: you wonder, like, well, what well they playing Ferguson different. Yeah, 528 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 2: they are. They're treating him like a wide receiver. And 529 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 2: that's the thing with the porter I think Dan. I 530 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 2: think that if he had to do it over he 531 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 2: wouldn't have he wouldn't have left the middle of the 532 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 2: field open as much as he did because I think 533 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 2: it was really early, you know, when for example, I 534 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 2: think we all watched the Philadelphia Arizona game when they 535 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 2: have no timeouts and twenty something seconds. That's to me 536 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 2: where you played the sideline prevent defense where you just 537 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 2: you don't let them get out of bounce. You you 538 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 2: funnel everything to the middle and then you tackle them. 539 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 2: Especially needing a needing a touchdown. You know, you just 540 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: rally and then the time. But with a minute forty 541 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 2: on the clock, that seemed like you're not benefiting. You're 542 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 2: giving up a big chunk play there and then potentially 543 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 2: giving another big chunk play by playing your your secondary 544 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 2: that way. He got out of that pretty quick after 545 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 2: the first time. 546 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's interesting because I think in those kinds of 547 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 6: situations you got a minute forty left in the NFL. 548 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm like, that's turn it. 549 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 6: Play your regular defense because this is you don't need 550 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 6: to switch it up. And by the way, the Cowboys 551 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 6: defensive played well. I had said that this This game, 552 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 6: in my opinion, came down to the how well the 553 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 6: Cowboys defense played, because I don't think the defense played 554 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 6: particularly well. I mean I played okay, don't get me wrong. 555 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 6: I see he had a career day. Dak had great numbers. 556 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 6: I think the offense left something some plays on the field. 557 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,239 Speaker 6: I think the defense was really the reason why they 558 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 6: were in the game and playing it to the point 559 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 6: that they were playing it. And then that drive happens, 560 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 6: and you're like, how did this happen? 561 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 2: The whole situation if you look at the turnovers though, 562 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 2: the interception on the screen and Patrick mentioned the play, 563 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 2: lewis perfectly playing the play. I mean, the flow is 564 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 2: going away and he's reading and he sees the he 565 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 2: sees the back comeing to his side. He stays. That's 566 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 2: just perfect recognition. And then what happens is like Osa 567 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 2: is so fast up the field on the screen because 568 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 2: they don't block him. Golf just turns and fires it. 569 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 2: I mean he doesn't even look. He just spins and 570 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 2: throws and lewis driving on the ball. That's pressure right there. 571 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 2: They forced They forced Golf into some really uncomfortable situations 572 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,479 Speaker 2: in his head of having to deal with the pressure 573 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 2: during the game. 574 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 9: Like you said there, they should have just stuck with 575 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 9: the defense that was working on for them, the defensive 576 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 9: set that was working for them, because once you drop 577 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 9: back and you get soft as far as like coverage, 578 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:02,640 Speaker 9: you know, spacing quote unquote prevent quasi prevent in that situation, 579 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 9: there's too much time on the clock. And on the 580 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 9: previous draft, guess what you got. You got an interception 581 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 9: from Donovan Wilson and who was the target. It was 582 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 9: Laporta on that play. So you shouldn't have backed off. 583 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 9: You should have stayed in their face, stayed in those 584 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 9: receivers face, stayed in la porter face, Laporter's face, and 585 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 9: even had a greater chance of that not ending in 586 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 9: a touchdown. 587 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 8: Draft well, also after so after the interception, i mean, 588 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 8: I'm thinking, with two minutes left, I'm thinking that's being 589 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 8: dumb with me, because that's plenty of time. 590 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 7: Sometimes I'm thinking, we got this, let me, let me 591 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:40,400 Speaker 7: start picking up my stuff to head downstairs. 592 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 8: But even then, like. 593 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 7: This is one of those suggestions where again you see 594 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 7: the way that the offense was playing the Cowboy's offense 595 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 7: in general, but still not cashing in on everything. You 596 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 7: shouldn't have settled for a field goal. I mean, it 597 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:59,920 Speaker 7: was great that Aubrey what was it, forty three yard attempt, Yeah, 598 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 7: and he gets it in. But I'm like, those are 599 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 7: the situations where you should go and drive down the 600 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 7: field and score a touchdown, seal the game or quote 601 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 7: unquote seal the game. But that would have basically garn 602 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 7: you the win with that much time left. But then 603 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 7: you settle for a field goal. 604 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 6: But let me ask you this, because that brings up 605 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,159 Speaker 6: an interesting point because some say, some would say I 606 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 6: would agree with this that the Cowboys may have been 607 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 6: a little too aggressive on the drive they were throwing there. 608 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 2: They allowed forty. 609 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 6: Seconds to not be taken off the clock because they 610 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 6: were essentially I mean, it was clear Michaels like, we're 611 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 6: trying to win this game right here. 612 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 4: And I like the aggressiveness. 613 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 6: I like the aggressive mindset, but I think in that situation, 614 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,479 Speaker 6: I think it would have been preferable keep running the ball, 615 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 6: especially if you get the tripping call, keep running the 616 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 6: ball at that point and just try to get as 617 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 6: much time off the clock, take your field goal with 618 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 6: your money kicker, and then don't give them the time 619 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 6: to be able to drive down the field and be 620 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 6: able to make the score. 621 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 4: How do you suppose that? 622 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 7: But I think both things can be true, because I 623 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 7: agree you run the ball to get time off the clock, 624 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 7: but then you can also keep pushing the play and 625 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 7: get that doesn't mean you have to absolutely settle for 626 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 7: just a field goal. I mean, if you set up 627 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 7: the design and the plays well enough and then adding 628 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 7: some passes here in between, you get to the end zone. 629 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 8: So it doesn't have to be just one thing or 630 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 8: the other. 631 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 7: I think you can do with well management and in 632 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 7: a good play design you come up with something that 633 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 7: contains both a mixture of both kill time off the 634 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 7: clock while also driving the offense to get closer into 635 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 7: the end zone. 636 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 6: Well, the fact of the matter is on that deep pass, 637 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 6: the pass was kind of there, like they just didn't 638 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 6: connect on it, like it wasn't They had an opportunity 639 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 6: on that pass, I think to convert it. My thing 640 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 6: is the chance of not converting, you know, is what 641 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 6: you were about the high rate of completion. 642 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah. I have a feeling though, if Dak had 643 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 2: to do it over after he watched the tape. 644 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 4: He would take it underneath. 645 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 2: He would hit well, he could throw it. He could 646 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 2: have thrown it to Ferguson would have kept the clock going, 647 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 2: or he could have taken a dagger shot at Tolbert. 648 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 2: And I think Toberbert on the deep, on the deep, 649 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 2: on the deep, the deep cross he's I mean, I 650 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 2: think if that's Lamb, I think Dak throws that ball, 651 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 2: no doubt it's Tobert Man and nothing against Toburt. I 652 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 2: love you, bro, You're one of. 653 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 6: The He's the one on the eight and not the 654 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 6: eight on the eight and was like, whoa hold he 655 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 6: saw he saw the. 656 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 2: End cut and it was Toburt and he said, I'm 657 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 2: gonna take my chances with Cooks. And but I think 658 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 2: if it was eighty eight on that deep end, yeah, 659 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 2: I think Dak would have ripped it and then Ambar 660 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 2: would have been packing her bag and like this. 661 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 3: One's over see. 662 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 2: I had visions it's so funny when you the tripping happened. Yeah, 663 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 2: I had visions of us being I had visions of 664 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 2: us being in Detroit the last time. And remember when 665 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 2: Matthew Stafford that game where Tyroed Smith got a holding 666 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 2: call and it brought him back and they couldn't kill 667 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 2: the clock. They get a positive day and they and 668 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 2: it was it was detroiting what happened. It left Detroit time, yep, 669 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 2: and Matthew Stafford and Megatron won't bump wop down the field. Yeah, 670 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 2: it just I had that vision of like oh please, 671 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 2: don't let this be that game again. But I think 672 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 2: that to me, that that that I like the aggressiveness. 673 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 2: But I agree with you, I'm about I don't. After 674 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 2: the interception, I'm sure the defense is thinking, we don't 675 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 2: have to go back out right, We're not going off 676 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 2: this game. We are not going back out there. And 677 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 2: if we're going back out there, there's going to be 678 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 2: twenty seconds left. Okay, fine, we'll play with twenty seconds left. 679 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 2: They weren't thinking once they got that interception that they 680 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 2: were going to have to defend for a minute forty 681 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 2: There's no way in hell they thought that. 682 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, But yeah, to me, it felt rush once the 683 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 7: offense got in there, it just felt like rush. I'm like, 684 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 7: this is the time where you just okay, it's you're 685 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 7: the one taking control of the game at that point, 686 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 7: and it just felt like all the plays we're kind 687 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 7: of just all right, like you're playing behind when you're 688 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 7: the one in the lead and you can take care 689 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 7: of business. 690 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 9: So here's here's where I'll play Devil's advocate because I 691 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 9: completely agree in this in the aspect of the Cowboys 692 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 9: needed to eat up more time, need to eat it 693 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 9: more time, don't give them a minute. Forty us just 694 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 9: don't do it right, especially in a game that's this close, 695 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 9: and you just figure that maybe Laporte is going to 696 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 9: get his sooner or later. But I think that would 697 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 9: have to require two things. Number one, just run the 698 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 9: clock down closer to zero before you snap the ball, 699 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 9: even if it's a plass play, so that that has 700 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 9: to happen, period. 701 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 3: But you don't have. 702 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 9: Confidence in your in your run game, in the in 703 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 9: that in that contest, you just don't Tony Pollard. 704 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 3: I will say this, for as much as we've we've had. 705 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 9: Concern so long, for as much as we've had concerns 706 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 9: about the Cowboys rushing attack, rightfully so, because first it 707 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 9: was offensive line juggling, and then you know, then it 708 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 9: was like, okay, well Pollard isn't completely Pollard yet because 709 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 9: he's coming off the injury. Now you get Tyrone Smith, 710 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 9: he's back for seven consecutive games, Pollard starts to look 711 00:32:58,720 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 9: more prime Pollard. 712 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 3: It started to make progress, but the. 713 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 9: Parlor I saw against the Lions was the worst version 714 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 9: of Pollard that I've seen in a long time. 715 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 3: His vision was not there at all. 716 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 9: So this was I charted him even before Tyler Smith 717 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 9: left the game. 718 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 3: Pollard was not getting traction. 719 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 9: He wasn't getting traction right side, left end, right tackle, 720 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 9: left tack, I mean right guard, left guard. He just 721 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 9: was not getting traction. He didn't get a positive play. 722 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 9: Let me pull it this chart here. He didn't get 723 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 9: his first positive play until the fourth Cowboys offensive drive, 724 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 9: which was a handoff for game of five before then, 725 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 9: first drive loss of two yards, second drive handoff right 726 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 9: loss of three yards, third drive right flat screen loss 727 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 9: of five yards. The third drive two plays later, third 728 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 9: and fifteen flipped the Pollard for no gain. And then 729 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 9: you had a situation on another drive where it wasn't 730 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 9: the drop in there somewhere This one I'm getting too. 731 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 2: So quarter three guys, helmet almost ripped off of ye drop. 732 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 9: Quarter three, seventh drive for the Cowboys handoff left end, 733 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 9: loss of two next play, second and twelveth middle slant dropped. 734 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 9: That drive ended in a punt. So he got going 735 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 9: in the fourth drive in the fifth drive. But my 736 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 9: point being, for the most majority of the game, including 737 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 9: the drive that preceded the final offensive drive, the Cowboys 738 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 9: hadn't seen anything from Tony Polter that would then tell 739 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 9: them we can salt this game away on the ground. 740 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 9: Because you also didn't see it from duce Vaughan, who 741 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 9: finished with two rushing yards on the day, but Yap 742 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 9: sent Rico Daudo as well. 743 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 4: I understand that. 744 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 6: My thought would be, you have other ways you can 745 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 6: utilize the running game. 746 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 2: Number one, say exactly, the sweep, the jet sweep is, 747 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:35,719 Speaker 2: the jet sweep is the best four minute run they got, 748 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 2: You know you do. 749 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 9: I just feel like after watching McCarthy who and I 750 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 9: said this on the fan this morning, it felt McCarthy 751 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 9: and Pollard on Saturday against the Lions felt eerily like 752 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 9: Gallop and McCarthy in Los Angeles against the Chargers, and 753 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 9: that this guy is having a really bad day at 754 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 9: the office, and the play caller is just like, we're 755 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 9: going to do whatever we can to get you going, 756 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 9: and at a certain point you just should have and 757 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 9: figured out another way to get it going on the ground. 758 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 6: My thought is you could have done boots with Dak, 759 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 6: You could have run jet sweeps, You could have some 760 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 6: of those some of those little bubble screens that they 761 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 6: love to throw the wide receivers. There are other things 762 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 6: you could have done to keep the clock moving and 763 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,319 Speaker 6: give you some opportunities. And again I'm not saying that 764 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 6: that I agree with you what you're saying. Holistically and 765 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,720 Speaker 6: in most situations, I'm like, I prefer the more aggressive approach. 766 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,439 Speaker 6: I love that about Dan Campbell, Like he's like, I'm 767 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 6: going I'm gonna win games. 768 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,280 Speaker 4: I'm gonna try to win games. 769 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 6: But at the same time, I think there's a smarter 770 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,879 Speaker 6: component to it that you have to always think about too, 771 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,479 Speaker 6: and where is your team and what is your team 772 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 6: going to be as to do you put your team 773 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 6: in a situation where your defense is played well all day, 774 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 6: but you give the other team the ball with a 775 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,799 Speaker 6: minute forty You're creating a situation where it's hard for 776 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 6: them to defend because you know the tendency is to 777 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 6: be a little more a little less aggressive on defense 778 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 6: because you're like, don't give up the big play, and 779 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 6: that allows team to just drive right down the field 780 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 6: and here you go touchdown. 781 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 2: The biggest mistake I think did Dan camp was not 782 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 2: going four and fourth and on the two point play. 783 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 2: Was going forward on fourth down when it was a 784 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 2: seventy three game. Yep, take the points. Ye don't don't 785 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 2: don't just any time you get points if you want to, 786 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,479 Speaker 2: if you want to go forward in the fourth quarter 787 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 2: and be aggressive that way, go for it when you 788 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 2: know what the game. But him giving up those points, 789 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 2: great job by the Cowboys playing defense down there, you know, 790 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 2: and getting off the field. 791 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:22,240 Speaker 6: Now, I'm a segments first and goal when they started 792 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 6: there and they held him four times. 793 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 2: Absolutely, this was really well, all. 794 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,319 Speaker 4: Right, let's take our final break. 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We 847 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,640 Speaker 6: got a few more minutes, will get real quickly to 848 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 6: the to the Dak to Dak Prescott. In this game, 849 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 6: he was twenty six of thirty eight sixty eight percent completions, 850 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,280 Speaker 6: three hundred and forty five yards, two touchdowns, one interception, 851 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,320 Speaker 6: a one O three point five rating. 852 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 4: How just says his play overall, I mean. 853 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,839 Speaker 9: It was a step forward over the previous couple weeks, 854 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 9: but it's still not I mean there are throws he 855 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:30,160 Speaker 9: wants back and when we see him and like I 856 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,360 Speaker 9: said to start the show, I think it was an 857 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 9: MVP performance as far as was resilience goes, but I'm 858 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 9: still looking for four quarters of consistencies. 859 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 3: You know, something that we. 860 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 9: Saw in that that sequence of wins that followed the 861 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,719 Speaker 9: loss in Philadelphia midway through the season, where you saw 862 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 9: Dak Prescott was just absolutely on fire and he was 863 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 9: he didn't have as many throws per game that you 864 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,959 Speaker 9: felt that he wanted back. Brian brought up a great one. 865 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 9: I tweeted about it in real time. If he sees Tobert, 866 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,320 Speaker 9: for example, in that play, that's a touchdown that probably 867 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:02,400 Speaker 9: you know, helps put the game first down right at minimum, 868 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 9: at minimum because he also had some green in front 869 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 9: of him as well as for some possible Yak, So 870 00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:09,040 Speaker 9: I think that was it a perfect game for Dak Prescott? 871 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:11,239 Speaker 3: Absolutely not. Was it a bad game? 872 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 9: Did he do anything to really cost the team that 873 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 9: the interception? He wants back, and I said that in 874 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:18,880 Speaker 9: real time as well. You cannot. When he's escaping to 875 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:20,719 Speaker 9: the right, you don't make that throw, especially with the 876 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,319 Speaker 9: dB sticky to your wide receiver like that, and that's 877 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 9: why I ended up with the interception. But all things considered, 878 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:29,040 Speaker 9: he bounced back. He led the offense and the situation 879 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:33,360 Speaker 9: where your rushing attack was non existent and you needed 880 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,760 Speaker 9: to try to wield the team forward, will the offense forward. 881 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:36,239 Speaker 3: He did so. 882 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:38,759 Speaker 9: Not the prettiest outing for Dak Prescott, but when the 883 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,320 Speaker 9: Cowboys needed him most to step up, he and Ceedee 884 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 9: Lamb and Brandon Cooks they did. And that's what you 885 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:44,800 Speaker 9: need from your franchise quarterback. 886 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. I felt like, you know, you look at the 887 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:49,880 Speaker 2: metrics and you watch the game the eye tests that 888 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 2: you have, and then you study the game on tape. 889 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:54,840 Speaker 2: The numbers against man coverage were really really good. The 890 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:58,680 Speaker 2: numbers against the blitz were really really good. You know, 891 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 2: the thing that Dak would probably like to have back 892 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,359 Speaker 2: is that they always talk about passes that travel more 893 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 2: than ten yards in the air, and that's where he 894 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 2: was five of eleven. He was f one hundred and 895 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:11,239 Speaker 2: fifty four yards, but a lot of that was on 896 00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:14,799 Speaker 2: the on the pass that he had to did they 897 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,560 Speaker 2: scored the ninety two yard pass. But I think that 898 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 2: everything about the game though, the way he handled the pressure. 899 00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 2: I don't know how he escaped that home on the 900 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:29,040 Speaker 2: nineteen yard Yeah, it's you know in the Lions, they 901 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:30,400 Speaker 2: they you know, and I think a lot of it 902 00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:33,640 Speaker 2: has to do with their teams are afraid of hitting 903 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:36,440 Speaker 2: quarterbacks nowadays. They don't wrap these quarterbacks up like they 904 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:38,239 Speaker 2: did and dak Is you've got to wrap him up. 905 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 2: But his ability to escape keep your eyes down the field. Yeah, 906 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 2: that was a top shelf and throw. Yeah, absolutely, But 907 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 2: he handled pressure well, uh yeah, there's some throws he 908 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:52,600 Speaker 2: always gonna want to have back. And but I do 909 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,359 Speaker 2: wish he would have made that throw to Tolbert right 910 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:56,000 Speaker 2: there because that would have that would have killed the 911 00:41:56,040 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 2: Lions right there. That was a that would have been 912 00:41:58,040 --> 00:41:58,960 Speaker 2: a big, big play. 913 00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:00,239 Speaker 8: Yeah. 914 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:04,040 Speaker 7: I mean, I agree with everything you both said to me. 915 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 7: The one thing that did stand out was just him 916 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,719 Speaker 7: handling the pressure and specifically that play where he threw 917 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 7: it to CD for that first touchdown. He was like 918 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,279 Speaker 7: in a crowd full of guys on him and then 919 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:21,719 Speaker 7: he just scapes and his ability to maintain his awareness 920 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:25,479 Speaker 7: of everything, still escape look for CD make that throw. 921 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:28,960 Speaker 7: Those are things that now he's I feel like mentally, 922 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 7: like as opposed to Buffalo for example, he wasn't there 923 00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:36,239 Speaker 7: mentally and just kind of now when you see him 924 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:39,400 Speaker 7: like that, and when you know the struggles that the 925 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:43,520 Speaker 7: O line is haveing health wise, and well, I'm sure 926 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,520 Speaker 7: we'll talk probably tomorrow about the O line and everything 927 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 7: that's currently happening there, but yeah, we got some news there. 928 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:54,160 Speaker 7: But when that happens, you need your quarterback to be 929 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:56,839 Speaker 7: able to play that way, and it's great to see 930 00:42:56,920 --> 00:43:00,399 Speaker 7: him kind of stay focused and be able to run 931 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 7: and escape with the ball and still make throws like that. 932 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:04,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think when you think about it, like, I 933 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,120 Speaker 6: know there were some throws he would want back, and 934 00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:09,960 Speaker 6: I know that it wasn't perfect, but the amount of 935 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 6: pressure that they're putting on Dak Prescott for this team 936 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:16,080 Speaker 6: to win, you think about it from the standpoint of 937 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:18,279 Speaker 6: thirty eight times a threw the ball. They only ran 938 00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:20,399 Speaker 6: the ball twenty one times in that game. We are 939 00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:24,040 Speaker 6: back to basically going into games and saying, Dak, here's 940 00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:27,040 Speaker 6: the ball, go win it. And so when you do that, yeah, 941 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,280 Speaker 6: when you do that, it's not going to be Every 942 00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,759 Speaker 6: pass play is not going to be perfect. What I 943 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:35,000 Speaker 6: do believe is Dak Prescott is playing the best football 944 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:38,440 Speaker 6: of his career because with all that pressure on his shoulders, 945 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,640 Speaker 6: he's still finding a way to get his team wins. 946 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:42,520 Speaker 6: Now again, you can say what you want about the 947 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:45,160 Speaker 6: Buffalo game. I think he didn't have a good game there. 948 00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 6: I think the Miami game he didn't play his best football. 949 00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 6: I think yesterday, I mean on Saturday night. I do 950 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:53,359 Speaker 6: think he played really good relative to what you were 951 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,759 Speaker 6: asking him to do, and it can't ended up being 952 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:57,799 Speaker 6: a win for you as well. He can't control the 953 00:43:57,800 --> 00:43:58,960 Speaker 6: fact that ced fummels the. 954 00:43:58,960 --> 00:43:59,919 Speaker 2: Ball out of the end zone. 955 00:44:00,239 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 6: He can't control he actually can't control the fact that 956 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 6: the defense on that last drive ends up in a 957 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 6: situation where they allow them to drive down. What he 958 00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:08,920 Speaker 6: did was he drove his team down to put them 959 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:10,759 Speaker 6: in position to win, and he got the points that 960 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:12,640 Speaker 6: they needed to get and so I look at that 961 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:15,520 Speaker 6: and I think Dak played a really good game, especially 962 00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:16,799 Speaker 6: for what he's being asked to do, and I think 963 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:17,760 Speaker 6: he's playing some of the best. 964 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 3: Football of his career MVP caliber. 965 00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,080 Speaker 4: All right, page, guys, join us. 966 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:21,480 Speaker 2: We are back. 967 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:23,759 Speaker 3: We got one quick headline. Yepes we can report it now, 968 00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:24,120 Speaker 3: I guess. 969 00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:26,480 Speaker 9: So, speaking of the offensive line, a little bit of 970 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:29,399 Speaker 9: a reunion possibly in the works. Cowboys are working out 971 00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:33,880 Speaker 9: today former Cowboys offensive lineman Lywell Collins. He's back in 972 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:37,239 Speaker 9: the building today and if that physical looks good, then 973 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:40,080 Speaker 9: we might see a reunion there. And they're also going 974 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:43,640 Speaker 9: to work out and more reunion Damian Wilson former Cowboys 975 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:45,880 Speaker 9: linebacker Damian Wilson, who then spent time with the Kansas 976 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,080 Speaker 9: City Chiefs. So depth at linebacker with the decision to 977 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:51,160 Speaker 9: part ways with Rashaun Evans. So there you go, two 978 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:52,680 Speaker 9: possible reunions. 979 00:44:52,280 --> 00:44:53,000 Speaker 3: For the Cowboys. 980 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:54,680 Speaker 9: And then when it comes to Lyell Collins, I know 981 00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:56,759 Speaker 9: Brian and I were talking about it before the show 982 00:44:56,760 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 9: went on. It looks like it would be for tackle 983 00:44:59,360 --> 00:45:01,399 Speaker 9: and not guard. So for those that are wondering if 984 00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:03,440 Speaker 9: this is a Tyler Smith indication that it is not. 985 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:05,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is a tackle deal. Yeah all the way. 986 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,240 Speaker 4: How long has Damien Wilson been out of football? 987 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:09,160 Speaker 12: Is it? 988 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:10,200 Speaker 4: What do you play last year? 989 00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:12,319 Speaker 2: Man? You're I'm sorry. 990 00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:14,400 Speaker 6: I shouldn't have asked the question for Jacksonville last year 991 00:45:14,480 --> 00:45:14,799 Speaker 6: last year. 992 00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:16,360 Speaker 4: So he did play last year, he just hasn't been 993 00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:17,239 Speaker 4: on a roster this year. 994 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:18,560 Speaker 3: Correct, Okay, got it. 995 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:20,560 Speaker 1: All right? 996 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:25,759 Speaker 9: Jacksonville twenty one Carolina and twenty two five starts for Carolina, 997 00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:30,280 Speaker 9: two sas thirty eight tackles so rotational, but. 998 00:45:30,239 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 6: The fact is he's played, so you get him in there. 999 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:34,239 Speaker 6: It can't be worse than what. 1000 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:37,239 Speaker 8: Hey, beggars, cannot be Absolutely. 1001 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:39,920 Speaker 6: Practice is a salt team cracker for the starving person. 1002 00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:41,680 Speaker 2: You practice squad way. 1003 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,040 Speaker 4: All right, beg you guys for joys. We'll be back tomorrow. 1004 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:50,799 Speaker 6: Wisdon start getting ready for Cowboys versus Commanders. This will 1005 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:53,360 Speaker 6: be a huge game for the Cowboys. We'll start breaking 1006 00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:55,719 Speaker 6: that down tomorrow. Till then for Patrick Walker, Brian brought 1007 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:57,920 Speaker 6: us in Ambergarci. I'm Derek Eagleton. This has been the 1008 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,520 Speaker 6: Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. 1009 00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:04,360 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Dallascowboys dot Com and 1010 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:07,600 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys Football Club Cowboy