WEBVTT - Talkin' Cowboys: Final Predictions vs. ATL 0:00:02.520 --> 0:00:05.080 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:05.120 --> 0:00:16.880 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This He's Talking Cowboys, 0:00:16.880 --> 0:00:20.239 screaming live from the Dallas Cowboys World head Ours at 0:00:20.239 --> 0:00:31.560 the Star in Frisco. Here are Mickey Spagnola, Brian brought us, 0:00:32.000 --> 0:00:36.920 Rod Phillips, and Bill Jones. Mickey in a very jovial 0:00:37.080 --> 0:00:42.760 mood on this fantastic Football Friday edition of Talking Cowboys 0:00:43.000 --> 0:00:47.480 as the Cowboys play the Atlanta Falcons in the home 0:00:47.680 --> 0:00:51.920 of the Super Bowl on Sunday at noon Dallas time, 0:00:52.000 --> 0:00:56.880 Bill Jones, Mickey Spagnola, Rob Phillips, Brian brought us. Brian 0:00:56.960 --> 0:01:00.160 and Rob are hard at work over there as we 0:01:00.200 --> 0:01:02.280 get set for another edition and get just set for 0:01:02.280 --> 0:01:05.039 the big game on Sunday. And it is a big game, 0:01:05.120 --> 0:01:08.560 not only for the Cowboys but also for the Atlanta Falcons. Yeah, 0:01:08.560 --> 0:01:10.560 it is a huge games for the Falcons. You know, 0:01:10.600 --> 0:01:13.120 you've got teams if you look at what happened last night, 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:17.039 you know with the with the Seahawks winning and the 0:01:17.080 --> 0:01:19.240 Packers losing. I mean, these are teams who are kind 0:01:19.280 --> 0:01:23.240 of looking at wildcard situations for the playoffs. So you know, 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:25.640 you don't want to fall behind in any way and 0:01:26.120 --> 0:01:28.640 that so, yeah, both teams trying to get back to 0:01:28.680 --> 0:01:31.720 five and five is an absolute must. You were probably 0:01:31.800 --> 0:01:35.119 pulling for green Bay last night if you're a Cowboy fan, Yeah, 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:37.480 because you already took an l against seat if it 0:01:37.480 --> 0:01:40.119 gets down to head to head. But look, I think 0:01:40.160 --> 0:01:42.360 we've talked about it. You got to take care of 0:01:42.400 --> 0:01:45.000 business and win vision. That's the best. You gotta go win, 0:01:45.120 --> 0:01:48.320 gotta go win. But your best chance is to catch Washington. Yeah, 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:51.000 and stop, don't think about wildcard and all that kind 0:01:51.000 --> 0:01:52.880 of stuff. Just go win your division. And it's it's 0:01:52.880 --> 0:01:56.000 still possible, believe it or not. You can catch Washington 0:01:56.120 --> 0:02:00.000 in six days. Yeah, you could. By Thursday night, thanks 0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:03.400 big night, Cowboys could be in first place. But we 0:02:03.440 --> 0:02:06.120 can't get ahead of ourselves. Can we? One game at 0:02:06.120 --> 0:02:09.560 a time? Bill, You gotta focus on Sunday. The falcons, 0:02:09.800 --> 0:02:14.000 that's right, Sat, the falcons or the falcons? The falcons, 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:19.959 the falcons. I saw a falcon once. I'm sorry, have 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:22.440 you ever seen a falcon flying in this guy? Yeah? 0:02:22.480 --> 0:02:24.639 We played an air Force one time. Oh yeah, I 0:02:24.760 --> 0:02:26.880 tried there. We got a great pre game. Yeah, the 0:02:26.960 --> 0:02:29.079 guy flew into from the I should, I said a 0:02:29.120 --> 0:02:34.960 guy galcon, it's very successfully. Yes, that's where at the 0:02:34.960 --> 0:02:41.239 Air Force Academy they pride themselves on landing successful and 0:02:41.440 --> 0:02:43.840 thank God for that. Yes, and they God, they're all 0:02:44.200 --> 0:02:48.240 They're all there for us. I'll indulge you. I can't 0:02:48.240 --> 0:02:50.280 believe I'm doing this. Where where does he see a falcon? 0:02:50.520 --> 0:02:53.080 He went to the Auburn game or is that a 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:59.840 war war eagle? On a kayak trip around the Channel Islands? Okay, 0:03:00.840 --> 0:03:04.480 in California, you know outside of Oxnard and Vina the 0:03:04.560 --> 0:03:06.760 Channel Islands out there. How did you know it was 0:03:06.760 --> 0:03:14.040 a falcon? The tour guides and I saw it, Mickey, 0:03:14.240 --> 0:03:18.440 back to nature, guy, the fastest bird on the universe? 0:03:18.720 --> 0:03:25.040 Is it really? Yes, on the universe? Yes. You didn't 0:03:25.080 --> 0:03:27.920 know that, did you? No? I didn't know. Just the phrazy. 0:03:28.120 --> 0:03:29.960 I didn't know you could go to the kayaking trips 0:03:30.000 --> 0:03:32.200 while we're a training camp. I didn't. I went on 0:03:32.320 --> 0:03:35.640 vacation there before training camps. Oh, these are pretty busy days, 0:03:35.680 --> 0:03:39.400 you know, shoot a couple of Ford spots and go kayaking. 0:03:39.600 --> 0:03:42.160 That's what we're gonna do. And I saw the fastest 0:03:42.240 --> 0:03:45.360 whale too, Or did you on the same day maybe 0:03:45.360 --> 0:03:48.000 there needs to be an NFL team called the Whales. 0:03:48.320 --> 0:03:51.960 That's right, you go Las Vegas Whales. Go hang out 0:03:51.960 --> 0:03:56.760 with the cheetahs. Maybe see the fastest land animal. I 0:03:56.800 --> 0:03:59.360 think we saw. No, there was nothing. I saw a 0:03:59.400 --> 0:04:02.200 red fox. He was a good actor back in the 0:04:02.280 --> 0:04:06.240 day media Granford and Son. Hell, yeah, you ever seen 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:09.080 a wild red fox? I've seen Sanford and Son. That's right. 0:04:09.240 --> 0:04:12.600 He was pretty wild. No, I've never seen a wild 0:04:13.560 --> 0:04:15.880 It was a triple hitter there. It was. It was 0:04:15.960 --> 0:04:20.440 like more than just a my Wild Kingdom or something 0:04:20.480 --> 0:04:24.240 like that. Perkins hanging out. Something happened. You guys out 0:04:24.240 --> 0:04:26.000 to try it. It happened to be a really cool 0:04:26.120 --> 0:04:28.719 kayak trip because it was getting out of the caves 0:04:29.000 --> 0:04:33.200 on the Channel Island. See to try that sometime, Bat mccave. 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:36.760 Maybe Jason Jason Garrett could take the team on a 0:04:36.800 --> 0:04:39.279 field trip at training camp. That's right, instead of just 0:04:39.320 --> 0:04:41.640 going to the beat, try, you know, do something. Yeah 0:04:41.960 --> 0:04:45.880 wild Okay, mickey, Um, we got to talk. Maybe we 0:04:45.920 --> 0:04:49.280 needed someone else to do an injury report? Yeah, how 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:54.320 was at practice yesterday? Practice was better from an injury standpoint, 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:57.800 largely unchanged because you still got from Wednesday because you 0:04:57.839 --> 0:05:01.000 still had six guys sitting out out a lot of 0:05:01.000 --> 0:05:04.160 defensive linemen, but you did have two starting offensive lineman 0:05:04.160 --> 0:05:07.000 Tyrant Smith and Zach Martin back to practice on a 0:05:07.040 --> 0:05:11.880 limited basis, and I believe me MALIEK. Collins was limited 0:05:11.920 --> 0:05:14.760 as well, so that you would think helps your numbers 0:05:14.800 --> 0:05:16.839 a little bit on the d line heading into Sunday, 0:05:17.920 --> 0:05:22.679 very good. I'm not surprising on the offensive lineman getting 0:05:22.680 --> 0:05:25.960 back out there, No, I mean, unless you gotta have 0:05:26.040 --> 0:05:28.960 them less Tyrants back, you know. Yeah, and that was 0:05:29.000 --> 0:05:32.840 the concern. Yeah, that you know, when he wakes up 0:05:32.839 --> 0:05:35.440 with back spasms, that's always a concern. You never know 0:05:35.520 --> 0:05:37.679 when that's going to happen. That's the thing about dealing 0:05:37.680 --> 0:05:41.240 with those. And so you know, it flared up during 0:05:41.279 --> 0:05:43.599 the week instead of the weekend, which you know you 0:05:43.680 --> 0:05:45.960 have to feel like that's a you know, maybe a 0:05:46.000 --> 0:05:48.039 dodge a bullet. But if it's starting to reoccur a 0:05:48.040 --> 0:05:51.400 little bit, I worry about that after last year. Yeah, 0:05:51.520 --> 0:05:53.560 just put a board in his back and send him 0:05:53.560 --> 0:05:56.560 out there, let him stand there. Does he do yoga 0:05:56.640 --> 0:05:59.520 during the season two or is it just an offseason thing? 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:02.839 I think I don't know the answer to that question. 0:06:02.960 --> 0:06:05.480 I know that he was really adamant about it. During 0:06:05.520 --> 0:06:08.480 the off season, you know, he and Lyle Collins were 0:06:08.480 --> 0:06:11.520 both going to California and then they got the uh, 0:06:11.600 --> 0:06:14.320 the lady that was involved it was coming out in Oxnard. 0:06:14.440 --> 0:06:16.800 So I think you do a story about her? Yes, okay, 0:06:16.920 --> 0:06:19.160 she would not do an interview though. Yeah, she wouldn't 0:06:19.160 --> 0:06:21.400 do anything difficult to do it. I can stop you 0:06:21.480 --> 0:06:24.360 from doing a story story anyway. Yeah, but no, I 0:06:24.800 --> 0:06:26.839 don't think that, you know, I don't know that for sure. 0:06:26.839 --> 0:06:29.240 I'm sure that he does has stretching routines and stuff 0:06:29.240 --> 0:06:31.719 that he does here. But yeah, he was. He was 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:34.320 adamant that that that lady helped him quite a bit 0:06:34.440 --> 0:06:38.320 with his with his core flexibility. So we'll see. Let's 0:06:38.320 --> 0:06:40.360 get to the bad news on the injuries. Yeah, you 0:06:40.800 --> 0:06:43.919 want to get your umpire thumb ready, all right, Shaun 0:06:44.040 --> 0:06:51.040 Lee Tavon, Austin Taco Charlton, David Irving, David Irving, Daniel 0:06:51.120 --> 0:06:55.920 Ross calling out, Yeah, Antoine Woods, I think he's got 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:58.520 a chance. Yeah, that's the one you need to keep 0:06:58.560 --> 0:07:00.920 an eye worked. He worked pretty hired on his own 0:07:01.040 --> 0:07:06.560 outside doing conditioning work, and my understanding was he was 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:11.440 heading to the doctor to have it checked the concussion protocols. 0:07:11.480 --> 0:07:13.480 So so you do the heavy work and then go 0:07:13.880 --> 0:07:15.720 check to see if you have any symptoms. Is that 0:07:15.840 --> 0:07:18.360 kind of how that works? There's any residual effects from 0:07:18.400 --> 0:07:22.760 the work, and we should probably get a little clearer picture. 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:25.200 But with that, I mean you can take it right 0:07:25.280 --> 0:07:27.120 up to game time. I mean they can check you 0:07:27.160 --> 0:07:31.080 on Saturday. Yeah, so the neal is though, you got 0:07:31.080 --> 0:07:33.640 to get cleared. Yeah, but the problem they're running into 0:07:33.840 --> 0:07:36.320 is though to go all the way up to game time, 0:07:36.400 --> 0:07:39.840 do they have to activate Christian Ringo, you know, because 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:42.000 they're gonna need with all the guys. You guys just 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:46.080 set are out, David Irving out most likely, Yeah, you know, 0:07:46.240 --> 0:07:48.680 Ross out, you know, but I think you got to 0:07:48.680 --> 0:07:51.200 cut somebody, that's I'm saying. I mean, how do you 0:07:51.200 --> 0:07:53.640 You can't go up to game time with that o'clock Saturday, 0:07:53.760 --> 0:07:55.680 three o'clock Saturday. So if they're they're going to have 0:07:55.760 --> 0:08:00.240 to make a determination on him today or tomorrow the 0:08:00.280 --> 0:08:02.000 time they get on that airplane to go to a 0:08:02.520 --> 0:08:04.760 go to Atlanta or you guys get on the plane 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:08.239 to go to Atlanta. But yeah, I that's that that's 0:08:08.640 --> 0:08:12.040 you know, if the human law can't go, that's that's tough. Now, 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:14.520 the Falcons don't really want to run the football, they 0:08:14.560 --> 0:08:16.920 really don't. They're not interested. They'll do it on second down, 0:08:17.440 --> 0:08:20.200 but they're you know, you you need his presence. And 0:08:20.280 --> 0:08:23.920 I you know, having read and and Ringo, I mean, 0:08:23.920 --> 0:08:27.880 we know nothing about Ringo. Christian Ringo. I mean he's 0:08:27.880 --> 0:08:31.160 a practice squad guy. Sixty eight, right, Yeah, so you 0:08:31.280 --> 0:08:33.440 know you're getting in, You're start talking about Okay, now 0:08:33.480 --> 0:08:35.720 you're trying to go win a you know, win a 0:08:35.720 --> 0:08:37.839 game like I always call a must win game to 0:08:37.920 --> 0:08:40.000 kind of keep your season going kind of the right 0:08:40.000 --> 0:08:43.960 way that you're you're using Christian Ringo as you know, 0:08:43.960 --> 0:08:46.920 one of your rotational defensive tackles. And I understand that, 0:08:47.440 --> 0:08:49.160 you know, you practice squad, you got to use those 0:08:49.160 --> 0:08:51.880 guys sometimes. And I look with Sue Philo didn't went 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:54.280 on the practice squad, but he came from really just 0:08:54.440 --> 0:08:57.280 being inactive every week and played it, played very well. 0:08:57.320 --> 0:09:00.640 It's going to start for you this week. So I 0:09:00.200 --> 0:09:03.719 I always get Connor Williams in that whole deal. Yeah, yeah, 0:09:03.840 --> 0:09:06.760 Connor Williams, I'm who is practicing so far this. Yeah, 0:09:06.800 --> 0:09:09.320 I don't think he's ready to play, so you expect 0:09:09.400 --> 0:09:13.000 him to be inactive. I would say, yes, yes, yes, 0:09:13.600 --> 0:09:17.839 go with the same maybe or maybe he's the bastead 0:09:17.880 --> 0:09:20.480 of Well now the redman's got back because he's the 0:09:20.480 --> 0:09:23.800 center's center. The one that practiced yesterday that I heard 0:09:23.920 --> 0:09:27.440 was Joe Thomas. He's been back this week. The linebacker, Yeah, 0:09:27.559 --> 0:09:29.840 Joe Thomas is. So you have to see if Joe 0:09:29.880 --> 0:09:32.960 Thomas might be on that inactive list, you know, do 0:09:33.040 --> 0:09:36.480 they They've been working Covington in that group, and maybe 0:09:36.480 --> 0:09:39.200 they feel good enough about Covington going forward, but you know, 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:42.599 Joe Thomas would be a nice edition back. Speaking of linebackers, 0:09:42.600 --> 0:09:45.680 Atlanta gets back Dion Jones. That's going to help them 0:09:45.880 --> 0:09:48.360 get back for them. Yeah, there's a team that gives 0:09:48.440 --> 0:09:51.920 up a bunch of yards per play early downs, like 0:09:52.040 --> 0:09:55.120 six point nine a play. Imagine now I'm first down 0:09:55.200 --> 0:09:57.559 giving up that. That plays right into Dallas's hands. If 0:09:57.559 --> 0:10:00.280 they can find a way to win on early down ounds, 0:10:00.360 --> 0:10:02.760 keep them ahead of the chains. What's the biggest problem 0:10:02.760 --> 0:10:04.560 they have when they get behind the Chaine right, no 0:10:04.720 --> 0:10:07.240 question about it. And their biggest problem of late has 0:10:07.240 --> 0:10:11.679 been run defense. Yeah, two hundred and eleven yards Cleveland. Now, 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:13.760 I know they got ninety two on what they drawn 0:10:13.920 --> 0:10:16.120 they did, but but the true you're right, they're right, 0:10:16.320 --> 0:10:19.160 that's Cleveland ran for two hundred and eleven yards. And 0:10:19.240 --> 0:10:22.880 I was reading about how the uh all all the 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:28.000 defensive coordinator has been saying all week is ezekiel, ezekiel, ezekiel. 0:10:28.280 --> 0:10:31.280 They have to be go ahead, yeah, you know, concentrate 0:10:31.360 --> 0:10:32.760 on them and you want to go one on one 0:10:32.840 --> 0:10:35.200 with the receivers. That's a big problem for them too, 0:10:35.240 --> 0:10:38.280 because their cornerbacks aren't real good. Nope, that is that 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.840 is the truth. Thirtieth in pass defense. Yeah, that's that's 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:44.040 that element we haven't really talked about this year. Is 0:10:44.040 --> 0:10:47.200 the whole picture poison type thing? Right? Well, yeah, like 0:10:47.240 --> 0:10:49.800 Amari Cooper is gonna win, He's gonna win. On the outside, 0:10:49.800 --> 0:10:52.040 I feel good about Cole Beasley. You got Michael Gallup 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:57.440 coming on going home all the way. Yeah, I think 0:10:57.480 --> 0:11:00.400 fifty miles from Atlanta something like that got play in 0:11:00.440 --> 0:11:04.800 the Big House. Yeah. So yeah, I mean it's we'll 0:11:04.800 --> 0:11:07.160 see if the Cowboys can carry over this momentum, you know, 0:11:07.240 --> 0:11:09.440 and I think it starts up front. We talked about 0:11:09.480 --> 0:11:13.920 Connor Williams. Sue Filo was productive at left guard, so 0:11:14.880 --> 0:11:16.760 maybe they found something there if indeed he sticks in 0:11:16.760 --> 0:11:18.240 the lineup. That's the way it seems to be looking 0:11:18.280 --> 0:11:21.240 so far. Yeah, you know, you look at the Falcons 0:11:21.240 --> 0:11:23.400 and one of the big reasons they've had issues in 0:11:23.440 --> 0:11:26.680 their secondary is the loss of key On O'Neil, their safety. 0:11:26.760 --> 0:11:29.080 Big time player. Yeah, big time player. But I'll tell 0:11:29.120 --> 0:11:33.960 you what though, this uh Demante Kaze his five picks, Yeah, 0:11:33.960 --> 0:11:36.920 has played well, now you know his a couple of 0:11:37.000 --> 0:11:38.960 his picks. The pick he had last week against the 0:11:39.080 --> 0:11:42.360 uh the Browns was a throwback. They tried to throw 0:11:42.360 --> 0:11:44.360 the ball back to Baker Mayfield and it was a 0:11:44.400 --> 0:11:47.480 wounded pass. But he's been you're not gonna pick off 0:11:47.480 --> 0:11:50.080 Baker Mayfield. Yeah, no, of course, but now maybe you're 0:11:50.120 --> 0:11:52.800 gonna cover Baker Mayfield because they covered him well on 0:11:52.880 --> 0:11:56.320 that play. But yeah, I I you know, you just yeah, 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:59.640 they've struggled, you know, Trufont has struggled, and Alfred I 0:12:00.160 --> 0:12:03.160 think that if you watch this game, keep an eye 0:12:03.160 --> 0:12:07.480 on number twenty three for the Falcons because he cannot cover, 0:12:07.880 --> 0:12:10.800 and he cannot cover. He proved he can't. You know, 0:12:10.840 --> 0:12:12.560 you look at Michael Thomas. Do you watch that game 0:12:12.600 --> 0:12:15.840 against the Saints. Michael Thomas at ten targets, ten catches. 0:12:16.240 --> 0:12:18.319 A lot of them were against him. You know, you 0:12:18.400 --> 0:12:20.680 go back and watch a j Green play. You know 0:12:21.240 --> 0:12:23.800 he can't handle a receiver that's a really good route 0:12:23.880 --> 0:12:27.440 runner and a finisher. So you know, if Dallas miss 0:12:27.520 --> 0:12:30.600 is an opportunity to get Cooper, this could be a 0:12:30.600 --> 0:12:33.400 big game for Cooper. If you want Bill your click, 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:36.760 pick the click guy, keep Amari Cooper in mind if 0:12:36.760 --> 0:12:39.160 you're thinking about a guy, because he's got a shot. 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:42.040 If they match him up against this guy, they've got 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:44.120 a shot to make some plays. Now that's that getting 0:12:44.160 --> 0:12:48.680 him too football. We'll see Baker Mayfield's throw seven interception. 0:12:48.880 --> 0:12:53.479 I know, I know, I'm just teasing to six touchdowns. 0:12:54.480 --> 0:12:57.360 Oh that's not good, but well he was really bad 0:12:57.440 --> 0:13:00.240 did before last week because he had three touchdown ass 0:13:00.320 --> 0:13:03.280 is a dope PI. That's a rookie quarterback for you. 0:13:03.440 --> 0:13:04.960 I said it earlier in the week though. This is 0:13:04.960 --> 0:13:06.880 where the Falcons have struggled though. I think I think 0:13:06.880 --> 0:13:09.240 it's six straight games where they've had given up three 0:13:09.360 --> 0:13:11.839 passing touchdowns. Wow, I mean, if you could go in 0:13:11.920 --> 0:13:14.079 the game and say, oh, Dak Prescott's gonna have three 0:13:14.120 --> 0:13:17.920 passing touchdowns. Yeah, man, gosh, we're doing cartwheels up until 0:13:18.160 --> 0:13:21.640 it's a big The better chance Dak Prescott has three 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:25.720 passing touchdowns or Dak Prescott gets sacked eight times Sunday, 0:13:25.960 --> 0:13:28.520 I think it's the I think it's the passing touchdowns, 0:13:28.760 --> 0:13:30.760 right for sure. Yeah, I don't see I don't see 0:13:30.760 --> 0:13:32.960 Atlanta really rushing the pass for all that well, and 0:13:33.080 --> 0:13:34.600 you know and watched me. It's gonna come back and 0:13:34.640 --> 0:13:37.280 haunt me for saying that. But I don't you know, 0:13:37.320 --> 0:13:39.679 I don't see them. I don't see Vic Beasley having 0:13:39.720 --> 0:13:42.280 the type of season they expected him to have. I 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:46.079 don't see you know, uh McKinley having the you know 0:13:46.120 --> 0:13:48.560 they drafted McKinley in the first round. I mean he's 0:13:48.600 --> 0:13:52.800 had a very similar I think people would say, okay 0:13:52.920 --> 0:13:55.400 him or and now the Cowboys would saying him or Taco, 0:13:56.000 --> 0:13:58.400 you know. I mean they they they've they've expected a 0:13:58.400 --> 0:14:00.800 lot more from that guy, and they just haven't got 0:14:00.800 --> 0:14:04.160 it in the way. I mean, what seventeen seventeen sacks 0:14:04.200 --> 0:14:07.079 for the season. Hella had eight against your last year 0:14:07.080 --> 0:14:10.360 in this game, right right, I don't see that happening again. 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:12.480 I don't know. If it does, they'll lose the game, 0:14:12.520 --> 0:14:14.199 and I'll be real wrong about it. I don't know 0:14:14.200 --> 0:14:17.120 if we'll ever see anything quite like that again, because 0:14:17.240 --> 0:14:20.320 I don't I don't think they would allow that to 0:14:20.440 --> 0:14:23.960 continue happening as long as it did. I saw Levin 0:14:24.040 --> 0:14:30.560 twice and then before that San Diego. Yeah, but against 0:14:30.600 --> 0:14:33.360 Plura or something like that. But I'm talking about from 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:36.160 this pretty much the same guy, the same guy, you know, 0:14:36.440 --> 0:14:38.880 And they got into halftime and they thought they could 0:14:39.200 --> 0:14:41.200 kind of settle it down and correct it, and they 0:14:41.200 --> 0:14:43.760 didn't make an adjustment. And the coaches have admitted that's 0:14:43.800 --> 0:14:46.800 on us and with Chatz, and part of that probably 0:14:46.880 --> 0:14:48.760 was it was a ten seven game at the half, 0:14:49.120 --> 0:14:51.200 you know, and so you get a false sense. It 0:14:51.280 --> 0:14:53.760 was a false sense of security. Yeah, it was seventeen 0:14:53.800 --> 0:14:57.200 seven going to the fourth quarter. That was something else, 0:14:57.600 --> 0:15:00.680 you know, couldn't do anything offensively though on the first 0:15:00.680 --> 0:15:04.200 session it didn't score again. Now, yeah, Mickey's right, if 0:15:04.240 --> 0:15:06.680 you get if you get Julio Jones with six catches 0:15:06.680 --> 0:15:09.920 and fifty some odd yards, big time, sign me up. 0:15:10.200 --> 0:15:12.160 But just don't let some of these other guys hurt 0:15:12.200 --> 0:15:16.200 me as well. Though, you know Dak's quarterback rating, he's 0:15:16.240 --> 0:15:22.600 better than Alex Smith, Dalton, Mariota Mayfield, Bortle's Flacco what 0:15:23.120 --> 0:15:28.840 is his rating? Ninety point eight and Eli Manning's ninety 0:15:28.880 --> 0:15:33.560 two seven, So he's not that far. If it's getting better, 0:15:33.680 --> 0:15:35.320 let's put it that way. Yeah, I think, and this 0:15:35.360 --> 0:15:38.280 is an opportunity if you Yes, I'm with Mickey though. 0:15:38.480 --> 0:15:40.680 I'm with Mickey on running the football and this thing. 0:15:41.480 --> 0:15:45.120 Maybe though, this would be Atlanta's plan to stop your 0:15:45.240 --> 0:15:48.760 run if they can, if they can, and see if 0:15:48.840 --> 0:15:51.960 Dak Prescott can be accurate enough throwing the football. If 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:53.480 you were, if you were Atlanta, if you were if 0:15:53.480 --> 0:15:57.360 you were their defensive coordinator, if you were Marquell Manual, 0:15:57.600 --> 0:16:00.520 I think it Marquel Manual. I think it's how you 0:16:00.560 --> 0:16:03.080 say his first name, if you were to him, how 0:16:03.120 --> 0:16:06.720 would you how would you attack Dallas offensively or defensively? 0:16:07.840 --> 0:16:09.880 What plan would you go with? Well, I mean, based 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:12.520 on what we've seen from other teams, it's exactly what 0:16:12.560 --> 0:16:14.320 you said. I mean, they'd load up, they try to 0:16:14.360 --> 0:16:16.720 stop Zeke and say beat us in the passing game. 0:16:17.600 --> 0:16:21.240 But that's also Priyamari Cooper. You know, I mean, this 0:16:21.280 --> 0:16:22.520 is a go like you just said, this is a 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:26.240 guy that's gonna win his routes unless they just say, Okay, 0:16:26.240 --> 0:16:28.840 we're gonna take you away and just double him all game. 0:16:29.600 --> 0:16:31.920 But you can't do everything. That's what I'm saying. It 0:16:32.000 --> 0:16:34.320 is kind somebody else. It is kind of pick your 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:36.880 poison thing now that Dallas is trying to create here. 0:16:36.960 --> 0:16:38.680 I mean, you can look an extra guy in the 0:16:38.680 --> 0:16:42.880 box and double Cooper. Yeah, you start running out of guys. No, 0:16:43.160 --> 0:16:45.840 they'll they'll have a problem with that unless the twelfth 0:16:45.880 --> 0:16:48.200 man shows up. Do you make them beat you throwing 0:16:48.240 --> 0:16:50.200 the football or do you just hope your offense just 0:16:50.240 --> 0:16:56.040 scores so many points that you it doesn't matter. I 0:16:56.040 --> 0:16:59.680 think that may be the determining factor as the game 0:16:59.720 --> 0:17:02.320 goes along. Yeah, because if they're scoring, yeah, then you 0:17:02.400 --> 0:17:06.160 and you're not and you're you're struggling. Yeah, you're scuffling 0:17:06.160 --> 0:17:09.000 along there and you're not scoring. But if you're not scoring, see, 0:17:09.000 --> 0:17:10.640 that takes you out of the running game. And maybe 0:17:10.640 --> 0:17:13.159 they feel like that they could beat the Cowboys. They 0:17:13.160 --> 0:17:16.080 could beat the Cowboys, making Dak Prescott have to throw 0:17:16.119 --> 0:17:18.240 the ball all game, even though they're very poor in 0:17:18.280 --> 0:17:22.359 the secondary. You know, that might be their their best weapon. 0:17:22.480 --> 0:17:25.280 Their best weapon might be their offense, this ability to 0:17:25.320 --> 0:17:27.159 just to score well. And that's if you go but 0:17:27.280 --> 0:17:29.000 you'll know that very early in this game, how that's 0:17:29.000 --> 0:17:32.600 gonna go sixty two fifties, that's Mickey's score. The Tennessee 0:17:32.600 --> 0:17:34.520 game was kind of like that. You know, I think 0:17:34.640 --> 0:17:38.359 Zeke had seventeen touches or carries and he just didn't 0:17:38.359 --> 0:17:40.439 have an opportunity in the second half because they couldn't 0:17:40.480 --> 0:17:44.360 stop Tennessee's offense, and so, yeah, running of the football 0:17:44.480 --> 0:17:47.800 just becomes useless. Yeah, or just killing the clock for him, 0:17:47.880 --> 0:17:50.760 can't do it. That's why it's going to be imperative 0:17:50.840 --> 0:17:54.639 that they don't squander scoring opportunity kids early in the 0:17:54.640 --> 0:17:57.440 game like they've done in the for these last two games. Yeah, 0:17:57.920 --> 0:18:01.359 no questions. The twenty eight they scored or twenty seven 0:18:01.480 --> 0:18:05.080 against Philadelphia, it could have been thirty five easily easily 0:18:05.080 --> 0:18:07.080 could have been that. That game could have been just 0:18:07.119 --> 0:18:11.119 a walk, you know, And maybe we're spoiled like Bailey, 0:18:11.280 --> 0:18:14.840 you just can't miss makable field goals. Falcons are a 0:18:14.880 --> 0:18:17.960 different type team than really the Cowboys have faced all 0:18:18.040 --> 0:18:23.080 year at home well and and in defensively, offensively with 0:18:23.200 --> 0:18:27.600 their passing offense, and I think maybe, even though I 0:18:27.640 --> 0:18:30.280 agree with you on their secondary, in their past defense, 0:18:30.359 --> 0:18:32.920 maybe some of those defensive stats are skewed a little 0:18:32.920 --> 0:18:35.320 bit because teams get in a game, they have to catch, 0:18:35.520 --> 0:18:37.280 have to throw the ball, and they have you know, 0:18:37.320 --> 0:18:41.840 and so m so from that standpoint, what concern would 0:18:41.840 --> 0:18:44.240 concern me if I'm a Falcon fan more so is 0:18:44.280 --> 0:18:47.720 that their twenty first in the league and run defense. Well, 0:18:47.720 --> 0:18:51.639 that's because a lot. But go back, seriously, six point 0:18:51.840 --> 0:18:55.679 I think it's six point zero two carry, right, you know, 0:18:56.000 --> 0:18:58.480 I mean that's bad, right, that's bad. I mean on 0:18:58.600 --> 0:19:01.800 first down? Yeah, And that's what I'm saying. I would 0:19:01.800 --> 0:19:04.800 assume I don't know how many, and I can look 0:19:04.800 --> 0:19:06.320 it up real quick. You tell me I could get 0:19:06.320 --> 0:19:08.400 five point two yards to carry every time I hand 0:19:08.440 --> 0:19:11.720 the ball off. I mean, that's yeah, if you if 0:19:11.720 --> 0:19:13.200 you told me that, I'd say they win the game, 0:19:13.240 --> 0:19:16.040 because then Zeke's getting one hundred and fifty. Again, can 0:19:16.119 --> 0:19:19.000 you offensively keep this as a low scoring game? They 0:19:19.000 --> 0:19:21.800 are twenty first in the league and run defense, and 0:19:22.000 --> 0:19:26.399 they are just seventh in the number of attempts. Yeah, okay, 0:19:26.440 --> 0:19:30.080 there you go. And so that's telling you there teams 0:19:30.080 --> 0:19:33.000 are able to run the ball against Yeah, absolutely, yeah, 0:19:33.040 --> 0:19:35.440 but you know what, teams are limited when they don't. 0:19:35.520 --> 0:19:37.960 When they they run the ball, they have success. But 0:19:38.000 --> 0:19:41.000 teams don't do it nearly enough. See for on talking 0:19:41.040 --> 0:19:44.520 Falcons today they're doing they're talking about they're worried about 0:19:44.520 --> 0:19:47.480 your running game. They're worried about Ezekieliott loading up and 0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:50.200 then you get no chance on offense. But you better 0:19:50.200 --> 0:19:52.800 finish those drives. And Mickey's right, you better not be 0:19:52.880 --> 0:19:55.320 kicking field goals though too. But you know what, on 0:19:55.359 --> 0:19:58.680 the games they've lost, it's not like teams have had 0:19:58.720 --> 0:20:02.200 to just throw throw throw the team. The games they've lost, 0:20:02.280 --> 0:20:04.960 they've given up forty three, thirty seven, forty one, and 0:20:05.000 --> 0:20:07.760 twenty eight, and they won one game with twenty nine. 0:20:08.359 --> 0:20:11.399 So it's not like, you know, they the other teams 0:20:11.440 --> 0:20:13.600 had to throw to catch up because they were beating 0:20:13.640 --> 0:20:18.119 them so bad. So I just think their past defense 0:20:18.160 --> 0:20:20.520 and not very good. Now you give up five point 0:20:20.560 --> 0:20:23.920 two yards a carry, your defense is not very good. 0:20:24.040 --> 0:20:28.399 That now we're saying all this and Sunday. Now we 0:20:28.440 --> 0:20:30.320 know what it is, what it's like in this league, 0:20:30.440 --> 0:20:32.640 all right? 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