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Now your hosts, Taylor Stern and 9 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: bradsha welcome everybody to the Omni Frisco out here, as 10 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: the rain has stopped, and we are joined today by 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: none other than fourteenth year LP Lattasore, and we have 12 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: fourth year tight End Jeff Swain. And then I know 13 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: they said on the intro that we were going to 14 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: be joined by Bradsham, which is normally true, but tonight 15 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: we have a special guest in Christie's Scales, So thank 16 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: you for joining us too. Well, thanks for letting me 17 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: pinch hit for Brad Sham. And Brad stayed back in Charlotte. 18 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: He's on his way back to Dallas today. Rasha Shanna 19 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: began last night at sundown, so he stayed back in 20 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: Charlotte to observe the holiday and on his way back. 21 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: And I appreciate you guys letting me co host with 22 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: you tonight. Yeah, we'll have some fun. Bet we will. 23 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: And the rain just has stayed with us for two days. 24 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: It's kind of like yesterday in Charlotte. Yeah. LP. A 25 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: lot of people talk about simulating the rain. Do you 26 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: do that? Is that just a myth out there? Oh? No, 27 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: we definitely assimilate. And the thing we do is we 28 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: bring these buckets in practice and we'll dunk the balls 29 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: and so I can be ready for Sunday in Caser's rain. 30 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: Same thing if there's you know, cold, or we'll put 31 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: ice in the buckets and just kind of practice that way. 32 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: Jeff did the weather delay with the interruption in the pregame. 33 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: I know it affects both teams equally, so it's not 34 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: like it's any kind of competitive advantage. But we had 35 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: the situation in Denver last year. But did that kind 36 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: of throw anything off yesterday? Oh? Not really. The delay 37 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: yesterday it was a lot shorter than we've had in 38 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: the past. I think last year in Denver it was 39 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: it was quite a bit longer, and I had one 40 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: when I was playing in Texas where it was a 41 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: couple hours. So yeah, yesterday wasn't too that. Yeah. Yeah, 42 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: there were raindolays all over it. I heard that Miami 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: didn't even have a halftime, so at least there was 44 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: still a majority of a game there. And then you 45 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: guys fly right back and you're here today, which is 46 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: so exciting. We're happy to have you. And at fourteenth 47 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: year I said that earlier to introduce LP. You are 48 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: now the oldest player on the team. How does that bill? 49 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: In a compliment? Of course, that's a compliment to stay 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: in the league that long. Well, I still get to 51 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: hang out with twenty four year olds. Yeah, they keep 52 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: you young, keep me young. And no, I mean it's 53 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: age is just a number, right, And I'm just I'm 54 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: happy to still be playing this game. Um, I get that. 55 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: Have fun every day. I've come into work and laugh. 56 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: Great camarader all the guys. You can't really beat that. Well, 57 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: only four players in the illustrious history of the Dallas 58 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: Cowboys have played more seasons than LP, and one of 59 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: course is Jason Witten, but the others are yeah, Bill Bates, 60 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: right Mark two and a great left tackle who actually 61 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: started his career as an undrafted free agent. He was 62 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: actually a defensive lineman before he moved over to offensive line. 63 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,839 Speaker 1: And then of course at two tall Jones and LP 64 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: do you know which career number game you have coming 65 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: up on Sunday against the Giants? Didn't realize that Christie 66 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: is a encyclopaed No, I like the numbers, and actually 67 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be number two hundred and seven and 68 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: what's going to be exciting two hundred and seven consecutive games. 69 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: But what's really cool is two more after that and 70 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: then you'll be tied with Hall of Famer Randy White. 71 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: Oh well, and oh yeah, which is amazing. So how 72 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: does that feel to have your name with all of 73 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: the you know, next to all of these greats. Yeah, 74 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: it's great. He's only played a few more snaps. And 75 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: do you keep track of those numbers? Do you? Guys? 76 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: Do you, Jeff, do you ever think of like, this 77 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: is my fiftieth game or no, I was trying to 78 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: do some math in my head. Well, you guys to 79 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: talk about how many games I'll piece played, but my 80 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: math is a slow so I can't even figure that 81 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: out right now. But no, I don't really think about 82 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: it too much. I know, I feel like I would, 83 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: but then you just get into the run of it. 84 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: You may, I throw one more number at you. I'm 85 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: going to ask if this number means anything to Jeff 86 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: or to our audience here tonight at the Omni and Frisco. 87 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: One thousand, eight hundred and seventy one. One thousand, eight 88 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy one. Okay, No, all right, LP. One thousand, 89 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: eight hundred and seventy one. That's got to be the 90 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: number of snaps that's right. That is consecutive mistake free 91 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: snaps for LP through his first two hundred and six games. No, really, Jeff, 92 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 1: I just you know, no pressure. But you're sitting next 93 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: to the only player in Cowboy history that's never made 94 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: a mistake on the field. The rare occurrence, man, rare. 95 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,119 Speaker 1: That is awesome. No, I think it's cool. You brought 96 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 1: up Jason Witten earlier, and of course you were in 97 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: the room with him, and now he's left and you're 98 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: the leader of that room. How does that field? Was 99 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: that a challenge? Were you excited for that? Yeah, it's 100 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: always a challenge, but the opportunity that comes along with 101 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: it as big as well. You know, everything whit brought 102 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: to our team, into our tight end room specifically, always 103 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: came from a good place, you know, great leadership, very knowledgeable, 104 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: great work ethic, things like that, and so um, with 105 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: him being gone, it's just it's our turn to step 106 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: up and see what we can make of it, and 107 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,239 Speaker 1: so um kind of by default, I'm um the older 108 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: guy in the room, you know, and so my job 109 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: is just to work as hard as I can to 110 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: prepare the right way, to make sure that all the 111 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: tight ends run the same page and that we're we're 112 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: preparing the best we can. Yeah. But another interesting thing is, 113 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: you know, you talk about in the offseason revamping the 114 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: receiver corps and the tight end corps and the departure 115 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: of some some long time veterans, But I think that 116 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: people kind of look past all of the changes among 117 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: the offensive and defensive assistant coaches. So Doug nuss Meyer 118 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: is new to the Cowboys staff and he's the tight 119 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: ends coach, And so what's it like working with with 120 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: Doug and what has he brought to the room. Yeah, 121 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: he's brought a lot. First thing, he brought his just energy. 122 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: He has a he has a real passion for the 123 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: game and it's pretty evident in the way he prepares 124 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: and and how he runs his meeting and things like that. 125 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: But he also has a different a different perspective because 126 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: he played quarterback and so he's able to look at 127 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: things from the mindset of what a QB likes to 128 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: see in terms of route running and what he looks 129 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: at for indicators on routes and where the ball's going 130 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: progression and stuff like that. So it's been big for 131 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: me in my development to have a guy like that 132 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: who who can tell me things to look for when 133 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: I'm running route so I can be friendly do the quarterback. Yeah, 134 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: and in LP you also have but now Keith o 135 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: quinn was promoted in the offseason from assistant special teams 136 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: coordinator to special teams coordinator. But then we also have 137 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: a new assistant this year and that's Doug Coleman. So 138 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: and of course you get new special teams guys the 139 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: players every year because it's a lot of young guys 140 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: that come in. But how have things changed for you 141 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: and those two coaches. How have they fit in? Well, 142 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, coach o Quinn, we've been together. He was 143 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: a scout for a long time. He was here when 144 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: I got here No. Five, and so we've known each other, 145 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: you know for teen years almost and our rapport is 146 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: really good. The reporter we have, you know, with with 147 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: Chris and and Brett now, um, with him, you know, 148 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: he's he understands kind of our jobs because he's been 149 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: around as as an assistant under Rich for two three 150 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: years and him taking over the job. It just you 151 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: can tell like the same mentality. Um. You know, we 152 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: want us to play hard. You know, he's got great passion, 153 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: great emotion comes to the game's practice. Um, and he 154 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: wants to see us succeed, which is what every coach 155 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: wants for his players. Um. And then what Doug. Doug 156 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: is new and he's uh, and we have Philip Tanner 157 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: as well, an old player. He's helping us as well. 158 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: And um, you know they've they've done. You know, we 159 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: try to get a good bond all of us together 160 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: and uh, now it's been it's been fun with Ko 161 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: real quick before we have to get to our first break. 162 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: Of course, you said bretton now, And I think that's 163 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: the elephant in the room, is that since I've been here, 164 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: the trio was you, Dan and Chris. Right, So now 165 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: with Dan gone, is that a weird feeling? How did 166 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: you handle that this week? Yeah, it was weird for sure. Um, 167 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: you know, you never really expect something like that, and um, 168 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: you know, especially we've been practicing together for seven years now. 169 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: But Brett came in and he did a great job 170 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: in camp and you know, we knew that he had 171 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: a great leg and very capable kicker in this league, 172 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: and um, you know, just unfortunate for Dan, but it 173 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: was great for Brett, and um, you know we're looking 174 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: forward to this, you know, this season with him. Yeah. 175 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: Have you spoken to Dan since? Yeah, I have a 176 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: few times, and uh, you know it's very positive, which 177 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: is okay, it's great. That's good. All right. Well, before 178 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: we take our first break, we are presented tonight by Omni. 179 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: This great place where we're at. Next time you travel 180 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: for an away game, here's how to make the most 181 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: of it. Stay with Omni Hotels and Resort. They have 182 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: sixty premiere locations coast to coast, with things like world 183 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: class spas, Championship golf and great dining. Visit omnihotels dot 184 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: com to learn more. 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We will be right back on the Miller 192 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:37,599 Speaker 1: Like Cowboys Hour supported by Albertson, to the Miller Like 193 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: Cowboys Hours, supporting by Albertson and broadcasting live from the 194 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: Omni Frisco at the Star. We are back here in Frisco. 195 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: It is clearing up. It's turning out to be a 196 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: nice night. Guys. It's gonna not be even close to 197 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: the hundreds this year. Or this feels good. It's nice. Yes, 198 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: it's going to be nice and cool again. We are 199 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: joined by Long Snapper, LP, Ladder, Fort tight End, Jeff 200 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: Swaying and Christie Skills filling in for bradshamp to appreciate 201 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: the opportunity to co host tonight, and I wanted to 202 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: follow up with both of you in regards to special 203 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: teams because we were talking about the new kicker, Brett 204 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: Maher before we took the break. Yes pronunciation Bret Mama 205 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: that was confusion. And we know he only got the 206 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: one field goal attempt yesterday, And so I think Cowboys 207 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: fans talk everybody off the ledge. You know, why do 208 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: you each of you individually and the team still have 209 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: full uh support and faith and Bret Brett Maher, well, 210 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: um for me, you know, LP probably has better insight 211 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: to this than I do. But um, you know, seeing 212 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: his body and work over the preseason was impressive, and uh, 213 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: he's obviously has a big way. We saw that in Houston. 214 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: But it's one kicking along string of kicks and then 215 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: it's a long season, so there's no reason for us 216 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,599 Speaker 1: to panic or do anything like that. I mean, it 217 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 1: would be the same thing if one of us dropped 218 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: the pass or you know, interceptions and things like that. 219 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: You know, that stuff happens, and the body of work 220 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: over the course of the seasons what counts. Yeah, and 221 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: he hit it very solidly. I mean from the sideline. Honestly, 222 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: I thought it was good. In fact, I'm pretty sure 223 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: that it hit the orange little flag. It was within inches. Uh. 224 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: The wind was swirling yesterday with that storm. Um, the 225 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: flags at the top of the stadium were going one 226 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: way and the flags on the uprights were going the 227 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: other way. Um, So as soon as the ball got up, 228 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: the wind affected it a lot more than where we're at. 229 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: But he hit great ball. You can just see the 230 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: winds at the end just took it, took it, took 231 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: it the other way. But his confidence, you know, he 232 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: came back he's like, you know, like I'm ready to 233 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: kick another one. And that's how he had approach it. Um. 234 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: You know, kind of like a corner, you're gonna get beat. 235 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 1: But if you get that one pass break up or 236 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: that one interception that you know at the right time, 237 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: then you know you've become a hero. Kickers kind of 238 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: like that. You just you got to wait and wait 239 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: and wait, and then you know the kicks are going 240 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: to come, and they're gonna come, and budgets long snapper 241 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: as well. Correct. We just we got one play on 242 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: one play that can really affect the outcome of the game. Yeah, 243 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: Christy and I were talking a little bit pre show 244 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: about some interesting stories and things we wanted to know 245 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: about you both. And I've always heard this and Christie 246 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: knows about it more than I do. But I'd like 247 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: to hear from ulp about your journey to the Cowboys 248 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: because it was the fact that a long snapper is 249 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: a unique job in the NFL, and it matters because 250 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: you get a couple chances in a game. And so 251 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: your story of how you came to the NFL. Christie 252 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 1: briefly was sharing back and take us back to two 253 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: thousand and five Week four. Yeah, we had a workout 254 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: when the Cowboys are playing San Francisco and Oakland, and 255 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: they were right after the San Francisco game had some 256 00:13:56,679 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: issues with snap and kicks, and I was in California, 257 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: went to school there, and somehow I got to work 258 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: out on a Wednesday morning, gave me the job, and 259 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's kind of how I I got on, 260 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: very random, but yeah, I mean, you know, fourteen years 261 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: later we figured I'm still here. But literally, this is 262 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: kind of like real estate location, location location. When you 263 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: say that we were out in San Francisco, that was 264 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: when Bill Parcels was head coach and we had back 265 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: to back games San Francisco followed by Oakland, and so 266 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: rather than fly back during the week, we stayed out 267 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: there and in fact practiced at San Jose State University. 268 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: The team was staying in Fremont and then drove down 269 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: the interstate and would practice each day at San Jose State. 270 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: And you were near. I mean, didn't you One of 271 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: the reasons why you got the call as you were well, 272 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: of course you had played at cal Berkeley, but but 273 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: you were in driving distance. And Sean Sweezham was on 274 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: the was a kicker on the practice squad, and we 275 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 1: had the same agent. And I said, that's how we 276 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: kind of tracked the team down because we had an 277 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: old clue where they were. We thought they came back 278 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: to Dallas, but they since they were playing the Oakland 279 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: Raiders the week after. Um, yeah, I just drove down 280 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: on Tuesday night and spoke the great Bruce de Haven 281 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: and I came down and had to work out in 282 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: the morning with Jerry and Bill in the back of 283 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: the bus, and that was you know, it was a 284 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: little loof but done, and it worked out and snapping 285 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: the game on Sunday. Yeah, it actually worked out well 286 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: even for the person that LP had replaced. What happened 287 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: was going into that season, the Cowboys had moved on 288 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: from Jeff Robinson, who was a veteran, longtime deep snapper 289 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: and he had snapped three years here and decided to 290 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: go with a young guy named John Condo. And in 291 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: the game at San Francisco in Week three, John was 292 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: errant on a couple of the snaps, just a little 293 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: bit off, but enough to make Bill Parcels uncomfortable, and 294 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: so John was go with LP being signed. But the 295 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: good news is that John snapped for thirteen years in 296 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: the NFL, mostly with the Oakland Raiders. So it's funny 297 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: how things turn out. I remember, Jeff, when you were 298 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: drafted in twenty fifteen, right, and you were of seventh 299 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: or was it seventh or sixth round? Number two six, 300 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: and it was I think we were all thought all 301 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: the picks were done because they traded up got you 302 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: in the seventh round. And I remember when you came 303 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: in you were just very calm, cool, collected as you 304 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: are now, and you said I was just on a 305 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: walk with my wife Lauren, and I got the call 306 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: we were just very calm about it. But is that 307 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: what happened? Yeah? I quit watching after the fourth round, 308 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: frustrated or just yeah a little bit. And I didn't 309 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: really have much of an expectation of what was going 310 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: to happen with me. There had been some talk about 311 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: later rounds, most likely a free agent, and so I 312 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: had seen some things during the draft that I thought 313 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: was not right. So I quit watching and I just 314 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: decided that we were going to go for a walk. 315 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: And then we were at a coffee shop and it's 316 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: the middle of the seventh round. That's when the team 317 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: started making all the free agent moves. So they're calling 318 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: guys and you know, trying to see what's up. And 319 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: I was fielding calls from three or four different teams 320 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: and it was kind of getting hectic. And then Dallas 321 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: called me and I wasn't watching the draft. I didn't 322 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: know what was going on, and so I was under 323 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: the impression that this was a call about being a 324 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: free agent as opposed to a draft call. And then 325 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: I forget who was on the phone initially, and then 326 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: they put mister Jones on and then I kind of like, oh, okay, 327 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: well this is serious. Yeah, Yeah, now I know what's 328 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: going on. But yeah, it was a world when I 329 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: wasn't really expecting it. At the point I was talking 330 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 1: with other teams about, you know, kind of way of 331 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: my options where I wanted to go as a free agent. 332 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: So definitely a surprised I love hearing. Yeah, well excited 333 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: a lot of Texas Longhorns fans haven't here. No, I 334 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: think that because you played for the Texas Longhorns that 335 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: fans may assume that you're a homegrown product from the 336 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: state of Texas. But like LP, I obviously LP originally 337 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: from Canada but played played college in college ball in 338 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: northern California. You're a Northern California guy. So how does 339 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 1: someone get from Chico to Austin. Well, I grew up 340 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: in northern California in a little town called Chico. My 341 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: life and I both did and after high school, I 342 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: didn't have any offers to play football anywhere, so I 343 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: went to play football with my brother at junior college 344 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: community college shout out, and then I just decided to 345 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: go play ball with my brother. Played one year and 346 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: my offensive coordinator, coach Snelling at my junior college, he 347 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: happened to play football at Boys and State when the 348 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator for Texas, Brian Harson, was the quarterback coach 349 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: there or the quarterback there, I excuse me, And so 350 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: they had a connection and I don't know if my 351 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: junior college coach reached out to him or they reached 352 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: out to my junior college, but somehow they kind of 353 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,439 Speaker 1: found out about me and came out to watch the 354 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: workouts and things like that and make sure I didn't 355 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: have two left feet, I could run and do you 356 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 1: know I could do football stuff. And then uh, yeah, 357 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: I had a scholarship and then I actually stayed one 358 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: more year in junior college before moving to Austin. Now, 359 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: what what did your family think of this? I mean, 360 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: obviously they're excited for you to go to a great program, 361 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: but that's a long way from home. Yeah. I never 362 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: really had that discussion about whether or not what I 363 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: should or shouldn't do. I just I'm gonna do this. 364 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: The bigger question was whether my wife, who was my 365 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: girlfriend at the time, and we were gonna if she 366 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: was coming out or how we were going to kind 367 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: of work that out. But once we figured that out, 368 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: then there wasn't much of a discussion or a decision 369 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: to be made. It was this is what we're doing, 370 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: and I didn't really think too much about it after that. 371 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,239 Speaker 1: I just kind of went and did it needed your 372 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: support system? Yeah? I didn't needed that and looked at 373 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: how it turned out. She gets to come to the 374 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: OMNI on a Monday night, enjoyed the frid To sparagus 375 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. Yeah, you brought it up LP, 376 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: raining all the way from Canada, very far from home. 377 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: Of course, we had Tyrone Crawford on last week. Who 378 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: always gets the questions. You get the questions all the time. 379 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: What is the number one question people ask you about 380 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: being from Canada? Number one question in hockey? I guess um, Yeah, 381 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: maple syrup um hanging on the spot there. And when 382 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: I was looking up, you played defense in high school 383 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: when you're in Canada? Yeah, played defense always in New 384 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: Orleans when I was there for the Saints. Um played 385 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: in college obviously, and uh yeah, just I was kind 386 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: of a I punted, I kicked, I snapped, I played 387 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: on kickoff kickoff return, played defense, play linebacker, and kind 388 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: of play it all. So Jeff Heath gets the gets 389 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: the note for being the versatile guy on the team. Now, 390 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: but really it was you, Oh yeah, definitely, Well we 391 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: should have Jeff. He's deep snap it and then LP 392 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: can be the backup. That's I think we need to 393 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: see that now you've given you realy good at it. 394 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: When you were drafted by the CFL, was that as 395 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: a defensive alignment or and you were still in college? Yeah, 396 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: and CFL they can draft you four years out of 397 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: high school in Canada. So that happened my junior year 398 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: since I red shirted. Um My brother called me and said, hey, 399 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: did you know you here drafted? And I was like, 400 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: from what? And they didn't even you know, it's not 401 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: like a big thing. They didn't have a red carpet 402 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: at at and two stadium and bald to wall coverage 403 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: on three networks. That's how it is. Did you did 404 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: you consider it? Um? You know, I just started a 405 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: master's program at Berkeley and it just it didn't seem right. 406 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: I wanted to finish my senior year. We had a 407 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: really good team, um, my senior year at Cal in 408 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: two thousand and four, and um, good players and I 409 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: thought would maybe get to the Roast Bowl. We fell short. Um, 410 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: but no, we know, I don't regret that at all. Yeah, Well, 411 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: when you say, you know, oh my my master's program, 412 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: when you go to speak in both of you as 413 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys players often get asked to do community events, 414 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: including going to schools, and so when you talk to 415 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: the kids about the importance of education, and then I 416 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: know you're not taking your diplomas with you, but what 417 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: is your message to them? Well, you know, football, um, 418 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: the only way you can actually play football. Do you 419 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: have to go to school? You know, hockey where I'm from, 420 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: you don't have to you can you don't have to 421 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: really go to school. You can play hockey. And you 422 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: know that made them not the minor system, but like 423 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: the junior system. And so for me, hockey was I 424 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: just didn't feel like it was the right path for 425 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: the kids. And so football, um, now in my province, 426 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's three more time schools have football programs 427 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: and there's just a lot of a lot of emphasis 428 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,360 Speaker 1: on football at school. And so you know, my main 429 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: thing is, you know, if you can go to school 430 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: and get you know, a free education, especially if you 431 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: go to college, you know, I gotta take advantage of it. 432 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: And because it opens so many doors down the road. 433 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: Absolutely Jeff, real quick before we go to our second 434 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: break here. Yeah, I had an opportunity to speak to 435 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: some um junior high kids in Arlington. My position coach 436 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 1: at the University of Texas was is now the assistant 437 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,880 Speaker 1: by the character for All, So I got to speak 438 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: to them, um just briefly and really just talked about 439 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: opportunity and finding things you want to do and then 440 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: the importance of um work and sacrifice in order to 441 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: get there. Because, um, you've heard that quote before. I 442 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 1: heard it from Denzel. He said, a dream without a dream, 443 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: without a goal as just that as a dream, but eventually, 444 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: you know, it fades, and that's kind of the talk 445 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 1: that I had with them was more about, you know, 446 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: finding something you want to pursue and then following through 447 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: and pursuing it the right way. So well, thank you guys. 448 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: We're going to take our second break here. We're so 449 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,719 Speaker 1: happy to be out here at the Omnifrisco tonight with 450 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: LP and Jeff and thanks to Jack Black. Want to 451 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: use what the pros use. Jack Black is the official 452 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: men's skincare brand of the Dallas Cowboys. 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Black Cowboys Hours supported by Albertson and 462 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 1: broadcasting live from the Omnifrisco at the Star. Welcome back, everybody. 463 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: We are getting to know LP and Jeff. Join Christy. 464 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: I'm Taylor Sarn. We're having so much fun out here, 465 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: aren't we, Guys? Aren't you just having a blast? Really 466 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: appreciate y'all coming out on any Yeah. Whenever I see LP. 467 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: One of my favorite things to talk to you about 468 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: is golf, because this guy is a big golfer. Jeff, 469 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: have you played golf for them? No? But I played 470 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: mini golf, mini golf. Yeah, I'm pretty good. So LP, 471 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: are you going to teach Jeff? Are you going to 472 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: take him under your wing for golf. No, I guess not. 473 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: He just I'm sure he's willing, but I don't have 474 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: the patience or the skill or the head EU coordination. Yes, 475 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: she does to get him out there. Yeah, but that's 476 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: more like hitting people and like running fast and stuff. 477 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: Golf is like tedious and like yeah, which the great 478 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 1: Mark Twain quote about golf golf a good walk ruined. Yeah, 479 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: because you know, nowadays it's Witten and Romo went to 480 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: go be a broadcaster. Romo still dabbling with the web 481 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: dot com tour. Are you gonna just go full golf mode? 482 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: Oh no, I'm not as good as Tony is. And 483 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: that's he's uh he's in another league. Um. No, I 484 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: just I enjoy the game. I enjoy just walking. Um, 485 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: getting my kids out there, you know. You know my 486 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: golf carts for the wife on a Friday afternoon. It's fun. Um. 487 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: Now we just uh take trips and go play different 488 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: golf courses around the United States. That's fun. Um. But 489 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: other than that, no, it's it's more for leisure. How 490 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: older Wyatt and An about five, Okay, so they're starting, 491 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: yeah enough to put a club and they're hand the 492 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: plastic con you know from play school with the big ball. 493 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: Oh no, I take them out. Yeah. See, that's what 494 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: I keep thinking now that I've started playing golf, and 495 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,719 Speaker 1: I mean I'm just very amateur level. Started in January, 496 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 1: I'm saying, Oh, I wish I had started when I 497 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: was three and five and done all this. So they're 498 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: lucky to have you, guys, I hope. So, I hope 499 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: they enjoy it. I do enjoy take any kids to 500 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: mini golf. I will take my kids and many golf 501 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: the kids that I don't have yet. When I have 502 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: kids going to mini golf every Friday, every Friday, they'll 503 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: be the best mini golfers in the state of Texas. Yeah. Well, 504 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:17,880 Speaker 1: for LP Lattice or I have um a prediction that 505 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: once you decide to hang up your helmet and cleats, 506 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: that you would be the best host for a travel show. Okay, 507 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: because I know you've you have been in Brooked to 508 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 1: so many exotic places and is that seriously is that 509 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: something that you would consider or have you ever talked 510 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: to anybody about about doing that? Not really like to 511 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: travel some more, that's for sure in terms of a show, 512 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: I'm serious, right, Yeah, the last five years, you know, 513 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: with the kids, have been more at home, but before 514 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,479 Speaker 1: then we travel a little bit more. But yeah, I mean, 515 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: it'd be great to host one of those shows and 516 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: you know, kind of talk about where we've been. But 517 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 1: fill me in, where where have you been? I want 518 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: to know some of the Yeah, exotic places. We haven't 519 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: been anywhere exotic. We got married in the Caribbeans, Um, 520 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: been there a few times. I been to Mexico a 521 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: few times. Went to Europe. Um, I don't know. I 522 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: just did a lot of big trips around Canada the 523 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: United States, and we haven't been the big exotic went 524 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: to South America. Yes, Um, that's exotic. Happen? Oh miss 525 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 1: every place you just named. I pretty much haven't been 526 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 1: so exotic enough for me. Jeff, you go on any 527 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: big trips? Well, um, I'm not much of a traveler. 528 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: I'm kind of a homebody. But Lauren likes to travel 529 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: and so uh so you travel? Yeah, so I traveled. 530 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: Now I'm a great smart Husband's up here we smart husband? Well? Well, 531 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: Jeff Swain gets the award for the Coolest Photo. And 532 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: last year's Dallas Cowboy Family cookbook, the one that benefits 533 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: Happy Hill Farm. Oh yeah, and this is the one 534 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: if you guys and his brother in a helicopter and 535 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: what what are you doing in this helicopter? This is 536 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: a photo where it's from the side the helicopters on 537 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: the ground. I get the award for the cool photo, 538 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: but my wife gets the award for the best wife. 539 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: She bought me. Uh was it was it last year 540 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: or the year before, the year before? In the audience, 541 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: she bought for Christmas, Um, a hog hunting trip out 542 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: of helicopters. And so I was able to bring my 543 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: little brother out and uh, yeah, you go up in 544 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: a helicopter, and um the guy let me bring my 545 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: guns that I like to shoot, and so we got 546 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: to we got to hunt from the helicopter. Um. And 547 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: it's more of a pest control thing because um, they 548 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: are feral pigs or a huge issue in Texas. I 549 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: think I read something there was three point five million 550 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: feral pigs just in the state of Texas, and so 551 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: um it the farmers actually signed up to have the 552 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,479 Speaker 1: guys hunting their property because um, they they tear up 553 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,959 Speaker 1: their crops and um they caused a lot of damage 554 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: to the habitat. So I get to enjoy hunting and 555 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: Farmers letter place. Yeah, does that count towards your community 556 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: service for Dallas Cowboys when it should count towards our 557 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: our goals for our community service and volunteering. What a 558 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: creative gift. I'm gonna I'm gonna use that one, Lauren, 559 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: So thank you. I'm gonna just still that idea. Right, 560 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: there's a great gift. Yeah, we were talking about what 561 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: you guys would do post career, of course, talking about 562 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: first Brett Maher earlier. But tonight, Jason Witten premieres in 563 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: his Monday Night Football debut. How do you guys think 564 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: he'll do? You think he'll be this broadcaster for life. 565 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: I think he'll be good. I mean, I don't see 566 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: any reason why he want to be. He's pretty much 567 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: good at everything, right, Yeah, he's he's pretty dedicated to 568 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: the things he does, obviously, and so um he'll do. 569 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: He'll do well. We saw him we were out in 570 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: uh when we were in Ox and hard tight Ends 571 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: were out to dinner and we were at some restaurant 572 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: and uh, I don't know, next auction or somewhere, and 573 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: we look up at the TV and there's Wit and 574 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: in the broadcast booth and this thing and it was 575 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: just odd to see him, you know, at the dinner 576 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: right exactly. Yeah, and uh, but he's intense as always 577 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: and very knowledgeable and passionate, so he'll he'll be great. Yeah, Op, 578 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: what do you think? Yeah, I mean just seeing what 579 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: Tony did last year and his success. Um, you know, 580 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: like obviously, I just think Jason is into great. Um. 581 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: You know, he understands the game more than anybody. Understand defenses, 582 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: you understand specialty ands, you understand off I mean he 583 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: under he knows the game is as much as anybody 584 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: else out there. Um, so I don't see why he 585 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: wouldn't be a good color analyst. Yeah. You know. The 586 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: thing about tight ends and Jeff, this is something that 587 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: we talked about in the locker room. I don't remember 588 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: if it was OTAs or mini camps, and it was 589 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 1: when we were talking about Doug nuss Meyer, the new 590 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: tight ends coach here for the Cowboys, and I had 591 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: just spoken with him about tight end being the most 592 00:31:56,760 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: difficult position after quarterback to play at this level. Now, LP, 593 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: may you know, may want to inject in here and 594 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: say no, it's it's not tied end, but but it's 595 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: so multifaceted. Could you share why you agree with coaching 596 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: A Smyer or not. Yeah, there's obviously a sense of 597 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: pride about the job you're doing, so part of that, 598 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: you know, is a factor as well, you know, and 599 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: you'd like to think you do a tough job and 600 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: you do it well. But um, the the challenge that 601 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: tied end is is combining the different aspects of offense 602 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: into one role. And you know, you're asked to be 603 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: a run walker and a receiver um, as well as 604 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: the occasional pass confectorum. And so you know, working on 605 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 1: your craft throughout practice is a challenge because you know, 606 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: the offensive line they work on run walking and pass 607 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: blocking exclusively. In receivers work on catching the ball and 608 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: walking in space, and we work on you know, all 609 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: three of those things, and so you know, finding the 610 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: time during practice to work on them and then you know, 611 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: developing that mindset so you can try transition from route 612 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: running to pass protecting to run blocking. You know that 613 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: that's the challenge and I found that the more I played, 614 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: the faster you can transition in your mind from a 615 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: rundown to a pass down and think about your technique 616 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: and the job you're asked to do and really quick 617 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: split seconds. That's the challenge of playing tight end. Yeah, 618 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,479 Speaker 1: and could you talk more specifically we talk about how 619 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: you have to do all of those different things in practice. 620 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 1: Could you say, how come up some of the individual 621 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 1: drills and the reps are split? You know, how that 622 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: is allocated within the practice time? Because I think that 623 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,560 Speaker 1: the fans who come out here to the Star in 624 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: Frisco and maybe attended some of the training camp practices 625 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 1: each of the last couple of summers, you know, they 626 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: see the wide receivers out there running the routes are 627 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: going to one on one against the corners and you 628 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: guys get some against the safeties. But but how how 629 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: is that allocated when you're having to divvy up so 630 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 1: many responsibilities. Yeah, it's a it's a challenge. We usually 631 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: spend the first portion of practice working with the tackles 632 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: to make sure that our combination blocking is where it 633 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: needs to be. And then you know, after that we 634 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 1: spend a good majority of our practice running routes because 635 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: that's something you focus on your third down situational football, 636 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: you know, red zone short yardage. That stuff comes up 637 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: every game and a lot during the game and so 638 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,320 Speaker 1: you want to focus on that. But more than anything, 639 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: it's it's studying film, being prepared and getting the mental 640 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: reps when other guys are in and you know, watching 641 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: the tackles to see how they move and where I 642 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 1: need to be on a play. So it's just it's 643 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: just kind of organizing things in your mind and taking 644 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 1: advantage of reps and you know, time management in the 645 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:43,719 Speaker 1: day is it's a crazy yeah, that's the thing. You 646 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: have a change along the line, especially at tackle. I 647 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 1: mean it's like a domino effect where we will hear 648 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: more from LP and Jeff and even from some of 649 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,399 Speaker 1: our fans here at the Omni Frisco. And next time 650 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 1: you travel for in away game, here's how to make 651 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 1: the most of it. Stay with Omni Hotels and Resorts. 652 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:04,879 Speaker 1: They have sixty premier locations coast to coast with things 653 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 1: like world class spas, championship golf, and great dining. Visit 654 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 1: omnihotels dot com to learn more. 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We're 664 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:52,440 Speaker 1: so happy to be joined again by LP and Jeff Swam. 665 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 1: It's so exciting tonight with Christy Scales. Yeah, thanks for 666 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: letting me fill in for Bradsham for those who are 667 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: just getting in the car tuning in along the Dallas 668 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys Radio Network. Brad Sham, we'll be back for next 669 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:07,799 Speaker 1: week's Cowboy Hour. He is actually flying back from Carolina 670 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:11,719 Speaker 1: today and that's because last night Rasha, Shannah and so 671 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 1: Brad stayed there in Charlotte in observance said the holiday, 672 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: and so he's on his way back. So thank you 673 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 1: for letting me co host and be here with the 674 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: LP and which Jeff. The sun is shining finally, we're 675 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 1: getting we're getting some cool weather moving in and we 676 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: have some excited fans here who've come all the way 677 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: out to the Miller like Cowboys Hour. We have some 678 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,720 Speaker 1: questions for you guys. Are you ready? Oh yeah, yeah, 679 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: all right right, I'm here with Larry. He has a question. Yes, 680 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: this is for Jeff. Before my question, I want to 681 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 1: wish you a happy early birthday for this Saturday. Thank 682 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: you appreciate it, Thank you, Happy early birthday, Jeff. My 683 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: question is that do you feel that you can extend 684 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: your performance with the Cowboys in another five ten years? 685 00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: That would be amazing. My wife and I've really come 686 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,759 Speaker 1: to enjoy Dallas, the city itself, um, and I've been 687 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: blessed by this organization to have this opportunity. Um. I 688 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: have great teammates and coaches, and so if I get 689 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,120 Speaker 1: the opportunity to stay here, it's definitely something I'd be 690 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 1: very interested in. And three catches last night, that's a 691 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 1: strong start to the season for you. So yeah, on 692 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: your strong start. Rudy here with a question, mister Swain. Yeah, 693 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: I'm a huge wind fan. That's right, Okay. I can 694 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:29,800 Speaker 1: see that I was wearing a number eighty two jersey. 695 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: Now let me tell you, do you still seek you 696 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:33,480 Speaker 1: buys from him? And call him every once in a 697 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:37,360 Speaker 1: while and well, what's what's the busy dude. Um. You 698 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: know he's got a he's got a big job now 699 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:42,239 Speaker 1: obviously UM. And he has you know, a wife and 700 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: kids and things like that. So UM. I was fortunate 701 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: enough to learn from him for such a long time. UM. 702 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: And you know, three years went by fast. But I 703 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: also had a lot of time in a in you know, 704 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:56,040 Speaker 1: in a room with him talking football and so UM, 705 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: I was able to pick his brain as much as 706 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: I could. UM. And at times I was able to 707 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 1: sit there and listen to him while he uh passionately 708 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:07,040 Speaker 1: explained something. UM. But the knowledge he had and what 709 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: he was able to pass on to the things that 710 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: I was able to learn from him have been huge. 711 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: And so his impact on my career. UM. You know, 712 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: I don't know where i'd be if I was someone 713 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: if I were somewhere else, and so I'm fortunate that 714 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: I'm here and I was able to learn from a 715 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:20,920 Speaker 1: guy that you know, I've been watching since I was 716 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:25,920 Speaker 1: in middle school. And now you have LPP. I'll give 717 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 1: you all the advice, just not golf advice. Not golf advice. 718 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 1: I think we have one more fan question. I got 719 00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: a young Cowboys fan here, I got Carson here with 720 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: a question for you guys. Um, with Halloween coming up, 721 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: what we all be family costs? Because you've got the kids? 722 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,919 Speaker 1: Do we actually looked at that today with my son. 723 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,279 Speaker 1: He wants to be a dinosaur. Oh my goodness, Now 724 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:55,359 Speaker 1: where do you find a dinosaur custom? This thing on 725 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:58,480 Speaker 1: Amazon that you can get you know, really things fast? Okay, 726 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: and yeah she's really good at that. Um, but I 727 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: don't know what I'm gonna be. I've been like a well, 728 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:08,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. That's a good questions. Yeah, what about Annabelle? 729 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 1: I think she wants to be a witch? A witch? Okay, 730 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: she's she's full on Halloween mode. Um, but I don't 731 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: know what we're gonna be. Jeff, thank you're yelling at 732 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:26,480 Speaker 1: incredibly incredible. Oh that's that's gonna be awesome. Yeah, I 733 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: feel like the good pictures. We'll have to see these 734 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: because I'm assuming their legendary. Yeah, I pass. If LP 735 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:35,760 Speaker 1: doesn't do it, we're counting on you, Brooke to share 736 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 1: this social media so that we can let Cowboys Nations 737 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: see LP dressed up as mister Incredible. Your best costumes 738 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: growing up well fun packed about fun fact about Jeff Um. 739 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,960 Speaker 1: I have never, not once in my lifetime, ever dressed 740 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:55,560 Speaker 1: up for Halloween. I know, I know, are you from Canada? 741 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:59,040 Speaker 1: So I know that's weird, I know, but like fully, oh, 742 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:02,320 Speaker 1: I know, I'm not a postman at all. I just uh, 743 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 1: when I was a kid, we just never did and 744 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: I'm not sure why we just never did. Um And 745 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:11,759 Speaker 1: now I feel like, if I were to start, I'd 746 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 1: have to go like all the way back, you know, 747 00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: and like conjure up my childhood and think of some 748 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:19,640 Speaker 1: you know, childlike hero I had to dress up as. 749 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 1: But I did scare a child last year who came 750 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:24,839 Speaker 1: to my door and I didn't even wear anything, so 751 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, and the kids started crying and ran away. 752 00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:34,239 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, Wow, that was smiling. So I don't 753 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,120 Speaker 1: know what that says about me, but I hope you 754 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: need to help him out. I think we need this 755 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: year to be the year that he gets a good costume. 756 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,719 Speaker 1: And you said you dress up as a childlike hero 757 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,920 Speaker 1: who wore some of those heroes? Man? Well that's the thing. 758 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 1: It's like I have to go back to my childhood 759 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: and think of who backed your inner child. Yeah, like, 760 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:56,000 Speaker 1: who were my heroes? And gosh, maybe Batman. I'm a 761 00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:59,920 Speaker 1: pretty bad Batman fan. Yeah, it could be the Michael 762 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:05,640 Speaker 1: Keaton Batman and not our Christian Christian when I grew 763 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 1: up that was, you know, and just recently he was 764 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 1: still Batman recently, so I'd probably be Christian Bale Batman, 765 00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:15,359 Speaker 1: the Voiceman. The voice just hits you. Okay, What were 766 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 1: some of the good ones that you can remember you 767 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: weren't growing up growing up? Um? Yeah, I really liked 768 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:27,920 Speaker 1: the Punisher obviously, our punter got nicknamed the Puntisher Chris Jones. 769 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:30,680 Speaker 1: That's awesome. You need to get a shirt now with 770 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:35,280 Speaker 1: both of them. Yeah, and then uh, spider Man obviously 771 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:38,640 Speaker 1: all those comics I'm trying to remember. Wolverine was I 772 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: collected these, um, the contractual comics, you know, the little books, 773 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 1: and um, I collected the Wolverines when it came out. 774 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:51,120 Speaker 1: So this is you know, mid eighties, late eighties, and 775 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,600 Speaker 1: so I still haven't. When I go back home to Montreal, 776 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: I always looking at my Wolverines. Really pretty cool. Um, 777 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:02,320 Speaker 1: but Batman was a big one. Michael Keaton, even Adam 778 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:05,120 Speaker 1: West way back when oh my god, was at the 779 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 1: sixties seventies. I enjoyed those. They played him on reruns 780 00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:11,920 Speaker 1: on TV Land every once in a while and watch those. Um, 781 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:15,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't it be great if for the game near Halloween 782 00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:17,480 Speaker 1: where the guys got to dress up in their costumes. 783 00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:19,719 Speaker 1: But you couldn't be Wolverine because how could you deep 784 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 1: snap with all of those blades on your on your hands? 785 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: That your hands great blocker? Yeah, I had a question. 786 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:32,280 Speaker 1: You mentioned Chris Jones, and in my opinion, the most 787 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:36,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to say underappreciated because he's not underappreciated 788 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:40,320 Speaker 1: by teammates and coaches, but we so take him for 789 00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:43,200 Speaker 1: granted and the way that he can flip the field 790 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:47,000 Speaker 1: and field position. But we were talking about new players 791 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:50,080 Speaker 1: and changes and things, and Chris is one of the 792 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 1: new captains this year, and so is Zach Martin, who 793 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:57,880 Speaker 1: takes Jason Witten's place for offense and Chris Jones for 794 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: special teams. In your opinion, Jeff, why are those great choices? UM? Well, 795 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:09,520 Speaker 1: with Chris, you said he's um, he's not underappreciated, but 796 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:13,080 Speaker 1: you know, you often don't consider how consistent and how 797 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:17,239 Speaker 1: spectacular is legas and then you know the offseason work 798 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,680 Speaker 1: that he does and the way he practices and prepares 799 00:43:19,719 --> 00:43:22,400 Speaker 1: and things like that. You know, he's there forever he 800 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:25,319 Speaker 1: Captain's workout, he's there for OTA's you know, and he's 801 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:26,880 Speaker 1: there at times when you know he doesn't need to 802 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:29,440 Speaker 1: be there. He's he's the guy and he doesn't have to, 803 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:32,799 Speaker 1: but he's there because he cares and it matters to him. UM. 804 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 1: And then a guy like Zach, I mean, it's it's 805 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:38,759 Speaker 1: pretty self evident. Why four years for Pro Bowls? Right? 806 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:42,400 Speaker 1: And then just outside of his play, just his attitude, demeanor, UM, 807 00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:44,800 Speaker 1: and the kind of leader that he is. Uh, it 808 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:47,080 Speaker 1: means a lot to our team that that he is 809 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,680 Speaker 1: who he is. UM kind of sets sets the tone 810 00:43:49,719 --> 00:43:52,440 Speaker 1: for us the run game. Op. Is it gratifying when 811 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:56,800 Speaker 1: you see guys like Zach Now he came in obviously 812 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,600 Speaker 1: with high expectations as a first round pick and all that. 813 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 1: But you know when when you here a long time, 814 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:05,000 Speaker 1: you get to see these guys come in and grow 815 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: on and off the field. Is he a good example 816 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:11,080 Speaker 1: of that for you? When as you look at the 817 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:13,600 Speaker 1: young guys, you look at guys coming in, you look 818 00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:16,040 Speaker 1: at rookies. You know, when Zach came in I think 819 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:19,440 Speaker 1: I was in my tenth or eleventh year. Um. You know, 820 00:44:19,560 --> 00:44:21,879 Speaker 1: you just you look at first round pick, second round picks, 821 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 1: are like, all right, those guys are going to really 822 00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:26,279 Speaker 1: help us this year. Um. And then Zach came in 823 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 1: and started from day one, you know, made an All 824 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:33,520 Speaker 1: pro is I think his rookie years right, right, and uh, 825 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,400 Speaker 1: I mean so he was the best guard in the 826 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:38,200 Speaker 1: NFL as a rookie, which is I don't think it's 827 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:42,600 Speaker 1: happened very often in this line, right. Um. And then 828 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:44,480 Speaker 1: you just the way he approaches that. He hurt his 829 00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:46,640 Speaker 1: neck I think in a second camp or third camp, 830 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:48,920 Speaker 1: and then this year hurt his knee, you know, and 831 00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:51,600 Speaker 1: he just comes back and you just you can tell 832 00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:54,160 Speaker 1: like it means so much to him, and um, he 833 00:44:54,280 --> 00:44:57,040 Speaker 1: cares about this team. He cares about his teammates, and 834 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:58,400 Speaker 1: that's what you want to see as a CAPA and 835 00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:00,440 Speaker 1: you want to see a guy up there that you 836 00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,400 Speaker 1: know he's going to be, you know, playing his fullest, 837 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:07,799 Speaker 1: and we appreciate that as teammates. Yeah. Question about our 838 00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:10,359 Speaker 1: other starting guard, Connor Williams, because he comes in as 839 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:13,560 Speaker 1: a day one rookie, second round pick, and boy, it's 840 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:15,560 Speaker 1: a welcome to the NFL moment when you have to 841 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:18,960 Speaker 1: go against k one Shorten, Dontari Poe and with Carolina 842 00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:21,480 Speaker 1: which has such a great front seven. But Jeff, what 843 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:24,000 Speaker 1: do you see with with Connor? Because you work so 844 00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:27,760 Speaker 1: closely with o line and playing next to Tyrant sometimes 845 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:29,440 Speaker 1: over on the left side. Yeah, I mean, I think 846 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:33,120 Speaker 1: a guy like Zach would be able to explain a 847 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:36,120 Speaker 1: little more about, you know, his skill set. But I've 848 00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:38,120 Speaker 1: just seen the guy who has a great work ethic. 849 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:41,240 Speaker 1: I remember I was here in July, you know, working 850 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,920 Speaker 1: out and stuff, and Connor was here every day, working 851 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:48,040 Speaker 1: and running all day. And an athletic player who has 852 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:50,560 Speaker 1: made a lot of progress to this point from you know, 853 00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:53,080 Speaker 1: just a little time I've known him. So high expectations 854 00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:55,560 Speaker 1: for sure. Yeah, well, thank you guys so much for 855 00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,080 Speaker 1: joining us. Right, It's been fun out here at Omni 856 00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:02,400 Speaker 1: Frisco for the Miller like Cowboys Hour supported by Albertsonson. 857 00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:04,960 Speaker 1: Of course, we have to thank Papa John's. 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Get ten 865 00:46:29,080 --> 00:46:32,560 Speaker 1: percent off your groceries every Dallas Cowboys game day when 866 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:36,160 Speaker 1: you wear your Cowboys jersey, Albertson's and Tom Thumb, the 867 00:46:36,280 --> 00:46:39,719 Speaker 1: official supermarket and pharmacy of the Dallas Cowboys. Thank you, 868 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:42,560 Speaker 1: Christy LP Jeff, I'm so excited we got to do 869 00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:45,800 Speaker 1: this tonight. It's been fun. Yeah, and Bradsham will be 870 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:49,040 Speaker 1: back for Sunday night cut off and very excited. This 871 00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:52,680 Speaker 1: is Brad's fortieth season and the Cowboys Radio booth and 872 00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:55,480 Speaker 1: you're twenty eight. It's my twenty eighth with Cowboys Radio, 873 00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:58,480 Speaker 1: my twentieth on the sideline. So it can't wait for 874 00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,040 Speaker 1: the regular season off. Thank you. I think that's a 875 00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:04,759 Speaker 1: sympathy cloup for being old, but we appreciate it and 876 00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:09,000 Speaker 1: can't wait for the home opener against the Giants. Sunday 877 00:47:09,080 --> 00:47:12,160 Speaker 1: night football kickoff is seven twenties Central. That's right at 878 00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:15,080 Speaker 1: at and T so we have Brad fortieth year, you're 879 00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:18,160 Speaker 1: twenty eight and fourteenth. Yeah, fourth year, babe, Babe is 880 00:47:18,239 --> 00:47:25,160 Speaker 1: twenty seventh and then LP fourteen and counting. It goes 881 00:47:25,239 --> 00:47:27,640 Speaker 1: by quickly, doesn't it. So thank you guys so much 882 00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:30,040 Speaker 1: for coming out tonight. Thank you guys. Next week, I 883 00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:32,719 Speaker 1: believe we will have Tavon Austin and Alan Hurn. Oh 884 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:34,840 Speaker 1: that'll be a great show. Yes, So you'll have to 885 00:47:34,960 --> 00:47:37,840 Speaker 1: join us then and we'll be right here at alny 886 00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:39,280 Speaker 1: Frisco Neighborhood Services