1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football clubs. Are you ready for 3 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: a Break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah? And so much for that. 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 6 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. Hello, guys, 7 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: welcome back to another episode of The Break. Here we 8 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: are again. We are gonna be talking about these Cowboys 9 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: who ended up having an outcome that we didn't necessarily 10 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: expect them to have. What are you making that? Faith? 11 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: I just wanted to see where you're going. I'm trying 12 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: to be nice, but we're about to attack them in 13 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: a little bit, especially with that play calling at the 14 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: end of the game, which fans are going crazy about. 15 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: We'll get into that in a minute. Just wanted to 16 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: start off with how this game started. Once again, the 17 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: Cowboys start out slow. They figure it out eventually in 18 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: the second quarter get some points on the board. Started 19 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: earlier than we expected them to move the ball because 20 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: usually it's in the second half, but eventually got moving 21 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: and Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, Randall Coup had an amazing 22 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: game last night. Just let's start talking about the things 23 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: that they were successful at in this game. As far 24 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: as the offense. Um, yeah, they could move the ball 25 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: when then when it wasn't you know, um crunch time, 26 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: they were able to throw the ball around and it 27 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: really makes some good plays. And it wasn't enough to 28 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: to for them to you know, to prove to them 29 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: that they could do when they really needed to, because 30 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: they went away from it obviously. But yeah, I mean 31 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: they those receivers did a really nice job you know 32 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: when um to get them back in the game and 33 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: you know, to kind of get them down the field. 34 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: But obviously it wasn't enough when they really needed to. 35 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: That they were one they were one dimensional. That's the problem. 36 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: They were one dimensional and you can't really win games 37 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: like that. You've got to be able to do both things. 38 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: And they tried to run the ball with the guy 39 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: that they're they're paying a lot of money you know too, 40 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: and then offensive line and they couldn't block for him, 41 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: and so it ended up, you know, you can't just 42 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: be a one dimensional team, can't just pass your way around. 43 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: Eventually you have to run it. Guess after nine games 44 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: it would be foolish to to try to expect anything 45 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: else at this point, right, Like, I mean, we've been 46 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: looking for consistency. We've been like we keep saying, we're 47 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who the Cowboys are. I figured 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: it out. They're just in what is inconsistent or for 49 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: you know, to be a little bit more mean about it, 50 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: mediocre football team. I mean, you know, that's what I 51 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: keep saying, is like they they're better than this, They 52 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: should be better than this. They can do this, they 53 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: can do that. But it's you know, it's week eleven 54 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: now starting today, and it's all looked the same, even 55 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: in the winds, it's looked the same. The slow starts, 56 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: the inconsistency, the puzzling play calling at times, you know, 57 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: the run defense. Like they've had games where they played well, 58 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: but you can't say they've truly fixed it. Screen passes. 59 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: I'm just kind of going off the dome here, but 60 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: like all of the same problems, Like go all the 61 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: way back to Week one and you know, they win 62 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: comfortably and you're like, yeah, but you know that didn't 63 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,119 Speaker 1: look great and this was a problem. And in week 64 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: eleven and all those things are still the case. And 65 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: it's just is what it is at this point. Yeah, 66 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: I didn't. I was staring at my computer last night 67 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: after the game. I didn't know what the right like, 68 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: what what is it? Why do they lose? What's the 69 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: problem with this? And I don't know I did something. 70 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: I guess I don't. I put it out there, but 71 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: not till the driving home that I realized what. In 72 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: my opinion, the issue is, this team's pretty good at times, 73 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: they're okay at times. They are absolutely not clutch. They 74 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: are not a clutch football team. They're wins. I don't 75 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: think they've been trailing in the second half of any 76 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: of the games that they won. Maybe in the third quarter, 77 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: but certainly not in the fourth. But you ask them 78 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: to make a two point conversion against the Jets to 79 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: tie this game, they can't do it. Maher, we're down 80 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: ten against the Packers. Make this so we can get 81 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: down now, not gonna make it. You know, the game 82 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: against the Saints, go drive down the field and get 83 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: can't do it, got the penalties, can't can't make it happen. 84 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: Last night, same thing, Drive all the way down, but 85 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: when we get down down inside the red zone, can't 86 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: score this team, for whatever it is, is not a 87 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: clutch team. They can't do those necessary things over the top. 88 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: Defense can't get a stop when they really really need to. Yeah, 89 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: offense can't make a play when they really really need to. 90 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: So that's an interesting point. I agree with you. But 91 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: it's funny because, like my main my main thought from 92 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: this game is, you know, we're down on the field 93 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter of every Cowboys game, they got 94 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: the ball in the six like really from the start 95 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: of that drive right up until the fourth down ball 96 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: fell incomplete. I was like, they're gonna score, Like that's 97 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: how well Dak has been playing. They're going to score 98 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: this touchdown, and you know, maybe they won't be able 99 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: to hold the thirty one twenty eight lead, but I 100 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: just like I had no doubt in my mind they 101 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: were going to do it because Dak was playing that 102 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: clutch in my opinion, and I kind of struggle to 103 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: just completely flip my lid about the play calls down 104 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: on the eleven yard line because in that instance, with 105 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: a minute thirty three to play, even even if you 106 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: don't trust Kirk Cousins, I think it's a good idea 107 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: to try to run some clock I don't grudge them that, 108 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: you know, even even with how poorly they were running 109 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: the ball, you would like to think Ezekiel Elliott can 110 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: get two yards. Having said that twice in a row, 111 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: yea twice in a row, and then you know, just 112 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: a very unimaginative like out route to your running back 113 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: who you don't throw the ball to enough as it 114 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: is in the clutchest part of the game. I didn't 115 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: like that. Maybe how about some north to south runs 116 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: if you're going to do it instead of you know, 117 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: this east to west stuff against a defense that's been 118 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: shutting it down all day. I didn't like that. And 119 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: it's just it stings that as well as Dak Prescott 120 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: played in that game, they didn't give him that great 121 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: of a chance to try to win it for him, 122 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: I mean, in a way, for me, this kind of 123 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: helped clear my vision a little bit because these games 124 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: have been somewhat confusing. You know, you're trying to figure out, Okay, 125 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: is it really the players not being efficient on the 126 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: field making the plays, or the coaching staff the way 127 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: they are coaching them and calling these plays. You know, 128 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: it's like a mixture of both. But then in this scenario. 129 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: To me, I thought that the talent, you know, at 130 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: least in the passing game, the Cowboys were doing exactly 131 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: what they needed to do as far as Dak and 132 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: Mari even Randall cub which completely blew my mind. There 133 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: were times that I got him confused with the MARII 134 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: Cooper on the film. I'm like, oh wow, that's Randall 135 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: cob making that play. It was amazing. So but then 136 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: you peel that layer and I'm like, okay, I checked 137 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: my box there, and then it comes back down to 138 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: the coaches and how they're calling these plays. Now, I 139 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: wanted to dig deeper. I know you just talked about 140 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: that towards the end of the game and the play 141 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: calling there when you see the Cowboys who with the 142 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: Dak Bress go that through for three hundred and ninety 143 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: seven yards and then Elliott unable to run the ball, 144 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: they end up with fifty yards in rushing. Now, I mean, 145 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: it was that the really the right call to make. 146 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: You said it not to do it twice, and that's 147 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: the point when you see it doesn't work once, why 148 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: do it again. But let's let's kind of dig deeper 149 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: inch comprehend really what happened here. Let me let me 150 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: not even contradict myself. I will say this like you know, 151 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: heat of the moment. Dak said it last night and 152 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: he and there's always a point to that is, you know, 153 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: if we pick it up, nobody's questioning that play call always. 154 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: I get that, forget the sequence in the red zone. 155 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: I just the play calling sucked, period. The Jerry Jones 156 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: said after the game, he was like, Zeke might as 157 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: well have had a Neon sign over and that that said, 158 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: it ain't happening tonight. Jerry Jones said he noticed that 159 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: from the beginning of the game, and yet into the 160 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: fourth quarter first down runs, it's just like there was 161 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: no choice but to do that. I think the split 162 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: was they threw fourteen times on first down and ran 163 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: and sixteen times on first down, but take out you know, 164 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 1: the in that final drive where they're passing all the 165 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: way downfield. Excuse the stats. So basically, again, just like 166 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: the New Orleans game, you're running on first down like 167 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: upward of sixty seventy percent of the time when you're 168 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: in your basic offense, and when you saw how committed 169 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: the Vikings were to not letting that be a thing. 170 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: It's just kind of mind boggling. Ye, like Mike Zimmer 171 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: dared Dak Prescott to win the game, and he was 172 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: playing well enough to do it, and it felt like 173 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: everybody in the building but the Cowboys coaches knew that. Yeah. 174 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: I love the second down call. I thought that was fine, 175 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: that Vikings made a nice play on it. I'm second too. 176 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try to get the first down, but not 177 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: on third down. And you know, you can watch the 178 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: play again. I don't know exactly what's what's being asked 179 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: of these players, but I've never seen Travis Frederick turned 180 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: to the bench like that and get so upset with 181 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: the you know, with the coaching staff on whatever call 182 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: that was. This is just me and no one said this, 183 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: but I've said this for a while. Connor Williams to 184 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: me is a problem left guard. I don't think he 185 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: is good enough right now to do what they want 186 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: to do. And this team, we said it several times, 187 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: they're so stubborn at what they you know, this is 188 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: how we do things, and we're gonna run the ball 189 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: was even though he has been stuffed all game, We're 190 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: gonna do it. His longest run was six yards first 191 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: drive of the game, first drive of the game, same thing. Well, 192 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: we're just gonna kick a fifty seven yard because Maha 193 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: can make it. Well he didn't, And now Kirk Cousins 194 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: is gut a short field to go and and give 195 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: you a seven enhing you know, deficit because you know 196 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: they're just well I've seen him do it, and if 197 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: you make it. If you've listened to me at all 198 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: this season on the podcast, on Twitter or whatever, I'm 199 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: I've been very sure to you know, equal parts of 200 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: blame like, well, yeah, it is it the coach's fault 201 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: if the players aren't executing this or doing that. I thought, 202 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: more so than any game this season, there were just 203 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: so many baffling decisions by the coaching staff that put 204 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: this team at a disadvantage. You talked the fifty seven 205 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: yard field goal a kicker, Yeah he can do it. 206 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: Nobody in the world feels one hundred percent confident that 207 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: it's going to happen. And you're just gifting a veteran 208 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: quarterback with his opening possession at midfield and then what 209 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: ten minutes later, they're in the same situation and they 210 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: decide to punt. So like, you're not that confident because 211 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: you could have kicked it again, but he'd missed the 212 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: first one, so you don't do that. So now you're 213 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: punting from the Vikings forty I believe on a fourth 214 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: and four. Yeah, the way I mean Dak threw for 215 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: four hundred yards. I mean you could go for it 216 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: if you feel that confident, or punt the first time 217 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: and don't gift them with a possession at midfield. First 218 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: down running was mind boggling. It's amazing. Honestly, this game 219 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: could have been ugly if Dak Prescott wasn't so amazing. 220 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: Like how many times did he bail them out of 221 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: a third and long? At least three? Yeah, at least 222 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: three where it's like third and twelve and he does 223 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: some Houdini stuff back there and turns it into a 224 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: first down. Otherwise you could be talking about, you know, 225 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: three four more possessions where the Vikings have favorable fuel position. 226 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: I just you know, Tavon Austin with the fair catch, 227 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett said this morning on the radio that he 228 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: had the option to return it. I don't know. I 229 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: don't think I buy that because he shot his hand 230 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: up in the air basically as soon as the ball 231 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: left the punter's foot. I don't. I don't hate that 232 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: as much as people. You know that our people are saying, 233 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: because yes, that he could have gotten some yards extra 234 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: yards there, but this team was probably going to get 235 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: I mean a block in the back, which we talked 236 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: about this. We talked about this in the tunnel last night. 237 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: And like the fact that you don't trust your team 238 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: to cleanly feel the punt in week ten of the 239 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: season is pretty embarrassing. So you you have a point. 240 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: I mean, if they draw a holding flag and back 241 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: it up to their own thirty five over, it's over. 242 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: But like, I don't know, competently return a punt in 243 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: a crucial situation without getting a flag, it doesn't seem 244 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: like it should be that hard. We're all standing down 245 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: there and that ball and the hail Mary seemed like 246 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: it was up there forever. Yeah, well, it seemed like 247 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: it took Dak eight seconds to throw it because he 248 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 1: I mean, he did scramble for a bit. I kind 249 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: of thought it was it was going in. I just 250 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: thought it something was going to happen. That would have 251 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: been pretty amazing. It been amazing. No, And I even 252 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: thought I was looking at you because you you'll do 253 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: this more than me. I'm like, does nobody want to 254 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: want to put the video on this? You know? Does 255 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 1: nobody want to go and turn on the video for something? 256 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: To make it? I actually did it. What year was 257 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: that when um Romo drove him down the residence, drove 258 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: him down against the Giants and Witton you know, fumbled 259 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: the ball and then he threw it to Witten like 260 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: week one, week fifteen. You know what a great season 261 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: that was. I mean, I have the video of that. 262 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: We're right down there, and I'm like, that's a really 263 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: awesome plan. I thought maybe maybe we should get a 264 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: video of this for the hail Mary. Yeah, it'd been 265 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: cool against the Vikings too, just like old times. Never 266 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: thought about that, Yeah, not once. Did I ever think, Wow, 267 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: this is gonna be another Hail Mary against the Vikings. 268 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: Oh no, I didn't. I didn't not because how you 269 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: very rarely see hail Mary's work in the NFL unless 270 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: you have Aaron Rodgers, like otherwise. It's just that's funny 271 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: because when we were like those last seconds of the game, 272 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: in my mind, I thought, if that was Aaron Rodgers, 273 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: he would have made that and we would have won. 274 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: But I just I mean, it can talk crap about doctors. 275 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: He did play a game. No, I was gonna forget 276 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: the Hail Mary. Like I almost I blocked that whole 277 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: sequence out of my mind because I just can't believe 278 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: the way he was dealing that they didn't get in 279 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: the end zone from eleven yards out. It's it's unconscionable. 280 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: All right, Well, let's take our first break. When we 281 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: come back, we need to discuss what happened with the 282 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: defense and why they weren't unabled. They were unable to 283 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: stop the run from the Vikings. 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And for you guys 321 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: that don't know, a screen pass is one where the 322 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: I'm kidding, but you certainly don't. I mean, god, you 323 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: would think they would be like, hey, why don't we 324 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: run the screen? We can screen, but now not not 325 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: doing that. You don't think a screen would ever worked 326 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: with Zeke like with that aggressive How that happened so 327 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: many times and you're unable to fix it from your side? 328 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know, but it's I mean, this 329 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: is a I don't Jalen Smith and Layton vander esh 330 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: like they they were not awful, but it tackles can 331 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 1: be a deceiving statistic. They both finished with thirteen But yeah, 332 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 1: I mean is that were they just dominant flying all 333 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: over the field. I think Layton had a couple of 334 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: nice plays where he sniffed out runs. But yeah, I mean, 335 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: your linebackers are probably going to combine for twenty six 336 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: tackles when the Vikings run the ball forty times. That's 337 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: it's just is what it is. But they can't handle 338 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:31,360 Speaker 1: the screen. I think the interior of this defense has 339 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: been a problem in these losses. Defensive tackles, not winning 340 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage, which in turn doesn't free 341 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: up the linebackers to make plays. Linebackers, you know, being 342 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 1: you know, being out of position, overshooting their gaps, all 343 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: that type of stuff. The fourth down touchdown to cook 344 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: Where was really kind of I've never seen I don't 345 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: remember seeing an NFL team like run tosses and pitches 346 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: as much as the Vikings did, like on fourth down 347 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: that this defense is built to stop that play. You know, 348 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 1: these linebackers and all that to be able to run 349 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: over there and make that play. And you know you 350 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: have Antoine Woods trying to you know, run out there 351 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: and in the linebackers, and they just didn't. They just 352 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: didn't do it. I mean, when they pitched the ball, 353 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: I thought they're not getting this. I mean, Cowboys, this 354 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: is the type of play that they usually snuff out 355 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: and they couldn't. But you know, that whole exchange was 356 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: kind of interesting, And I put this on my five 357 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: plays if you if you went back and saw the 358 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: play before that touchdown or four plays before. I forgot 359 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: the guy's name, Madison. Yeah, he's a really good runner too. Yeah, 360 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: it looked like he had scored a touchdown and they 361 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: ruled it as a touchdown. The Vikings went out there 362 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: and they were going to kick an extra point, make 363 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: it twenty seven twenty one. Then they go back and 364 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: review it and they say he's down. Four plays later 365 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: and two minutes off the clock later, they go and 366 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: score with Dalvin Cook, and they go down and decide 367 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: to go for two, make it twenty eight to twenty one. 368 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: That would have been very interesting twenty seven twenty one 369 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: because the way the Cowboys kicked the field goal twenty 370 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: seven twenty four, when they drove down on that whole 371 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: drive we're talking about, they would have been able to 372 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: take a field goal and tie it. So the fact 373 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: that the Vikings decided to go for two was the 374 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: smart call. Derek and I argued about it in the 375 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: press box about it, but that surprised me. And one 376 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: thing that stued off from this game to me was 377 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: how aggressive the Vikings looked on both sides of the ball, 378 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: Like you could tell just by the way they were 379 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: playing that they were just much more aggressive than the 380 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: way that the Cowboys physical. Yes, physical, and the Cowboys 381 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: red zone defense has been really good, and then in 382 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: this game is just like nope, that's not here either. Yeah, 383 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook looked like what you want the highest paid 384 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: running back in the league to look like, like aggressive, 385 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: attacking the whole never going down on first contact. And 386 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 1: I mean Ezekiel Elliott for all the criticism he's going 387 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 1: to get in this game, like he's a damn good 388 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: running back and he does that type of stuff. He 389 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: fights for it all the time. He requires a gang 390 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: of tacklers too. But I don't know, man, Cook just 391 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: looked different. He looked dynamic and powerful. Every single time 392 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: he got the ball and had more than two or 393 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: three steps, I was like holding my breath, like, well, 394 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: this has the potential to go twenty yards if not 395 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: a touchdown wherever they are on the field. And you 396 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: certainly didn't get that vibe from Zeke in this game. 397 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: But I would argue not in any game either. He 398 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: was really impressive. Based on you know, Zeke's contract and 399 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: what type of running back he is. Are we expecting 400 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: him to be having one hundred yard games every time 401 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: every week or is that just not a realistic expectation. 402 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: There's two ways I can go with this. One. For 403 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,479 Speaker 1: the money you're paying him, and as talented as he is, 404 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: it's fair to expect more from Ezekiel Elliott again, like 405 00:21:56,040 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: breaking tackles, making guys miss in open space, being somebody 406 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: who can create something out of nothing. Dalvin Cook. We 407 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: said it when we previewed the Vikings, and he did 408 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: it a couple times last night, you know, broke off 409 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,119 Speaker 1: a tackle or made a guy miss and turned like 410 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: a zero to two yard gain into eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. 411 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: He did that several times. Haven't seen Zeke do a 412 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: ton of that, Like he's very productive, but he doesn't 413 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: create something out of nothing like that. Having said that, 414 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: this is a top ten run defense that was very 415 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: clearly committed to not letting him hurt them, And as 416 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: much as you'd like to see more from Zeke, a 417 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: lot of that is on the coaching staff, in my opinion, 418 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: for not recognizing that you're their quarterback through for ten 419 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: yards a pop. Literally every single time he threw, they 420 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: got ten yards and they were still just very insistent 421 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: on running into a brick wall. And I just still 422 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: know how good of an idea that is. You know, 423 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: I think that Dak could have run the ball some too, 424 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: you know, and trying to think one of four games 425 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: in his career where he hasn't where he did an 426 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: attempt to carry and they needed it, I mean big 427 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: time down there, or the read option only works if 428 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: if the quarterback keeps it wants him to do that. 429 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: So I thought that was that was a big part too. 430 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: It's just not being able to I mean, and we 431 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: saw that Dak was running for his life on some 432 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 1: of those passes. He did a nice job, but you know, 433 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: I really thought on second or third down down there, 434 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: that that that was going to be a play that 435 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: you know that he has to keep the ball and 436 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: kind of get some yards there. But it it just 437 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: when when a guy has twenty carries for that many 438 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: yards with forty ninety seventy seven, I mean it's the 439 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: lowest output that he's had with twenty carries. I mean, 440 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: usually you get that many carries, you know, obviously you're 441 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna break one. But this I think they 442 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: have a problem at the offensive line in the middle. 443 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: And I don't know if it's just uh Connor Williams. 444 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: I really don't. I don't know if Frederick is playing 445 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: as well as as they've expected. Um, I can't tell 446 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: that Joe Looney wouldn't be a better option. I don't 447 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: know that. But because you wins, because they're like, that's 448 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: Travis Frederick and all the Pro Bowls, and I get it. 449 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: But we will find out either. Well, but that's cool, 450 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: you know, like if the if the coach wants to 451 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: continue to say, well, this is our guys, these guys 452 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: will you know, this is the first round pick, and 453 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: this is a second round pick, and this is a 454 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: pro bowler. That's cool. He'll say that when the season's 455 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 1: over and he's out of a job. I mean, at 456 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: some point I would say I got to play them 457 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: the best guys. I don't care who are they drafted whatever. 458 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: And I don't know that. I'm not saying that Travis 459 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 1: Frederick is playing that poorly, but he's not playing as 460 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: well as we've seen before. And I'm not sure that 461 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: this team doesn't need more strength in the middle of 462 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: the offensive line. I go the other way. The reason 463 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: I winced is, I mean this is this is still 464 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: an offensive line in a running game that has cranked 465 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: out some really impressive performances, one of which came against 466 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles, who were more highly regarded against the run 467 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: than the Vikings were. So they have that capacity. I 468 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: just again, like I lean more towards the coaches, is like, 469 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: if it's not working, it's not working, and it's on 470 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: you two adapt instead of just thinking will the next 471 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: one the next one will be the one that pops? 472 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: And so yeah, I mean, Travis Frederick is probably not 473 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: as good as he was before his illness, and that's 474 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: totally understandable, but he's still him. And Connor Williams both 475 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: they've been good enough to preside over some very good 476 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: rushing performances, some very you know, keeping Dack clean, all 477 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: that good stuff. Like, I don't think it's so drastically 478 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: bad that I need to change the lineup. I'll just 479 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: change the way I call games. When a very good 480 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: defense has hell bent on stopping the run, especially in 481 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 1: a game where the quarterbacks throwing for four hundred yards 482 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: and last year, Connor Williams got hurt, so I Filope 483 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: came in. I think we all could see that it 484 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: was he played well. He and I just and I 485 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: wonder if what's it gonna take to maybe see that again, 486 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 1: like maybe he is better. Well, it took an injury 487 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: last year, right, but Connor came back and did not 488 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: get the job. Yeah back, I mean it took an 489 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: injury for su A Philo around the playoffs for Connor 490 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,199 Speaker 1: to come back and get that. So I get it 491 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: that he's he's the future, but I mean you kind 492 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: of you got lucky with with Land into a Filo anyways, 493 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: and he was drafted even higher than Connor, so he 494 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: might even be a better prospect. Anyways, I think it's 495 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: time to make that change. And I've said it before, 496 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,719 Speaker 1: but I thought yesterday was a big example of that 497 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: of he missed his block several times and man Lynvall 498 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: Joseph was supposed to be. I mean, he didn't play. 499 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:40,400 Speaker 1: The number of the number of lucky breaks the Cowboys 500 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: have gotten in terms of like who they haven't had 501 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: to play and how it hasn't mattered. Five and four 502 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: didn't play against Drew Brees, didn't play against Davante Adams. Yeah, 503 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: the Jets are not good regardless. It doesn't matter who 504 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: was or wasn't in that game. And then you didn't 505 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:05,479 Speaker 1: have Adam Thielan Lynvaal Joseph or Trey Waynes. Did not matter. Nope. 506 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: So if Matthew Staffords playing next week, I hope he plays. 507 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: That's serious. I mean, seriously, who who's their quarterback? Right? 508 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: Without Stafford? We can get into that, but I don't 509 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: even know. Well, it doesn't give you a lot to 510 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: feel good about. You're like, oh, well Stafford might not play. 511 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: It hasn't matter in any of the other games. Well, 512 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: Drew Brees didn't matter for the Saints yesterday anyways. True, 513 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 1: I know what was going on over there, but that's 514 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,959 Speaker 1: kind of shocking. The Falcons doubled their sack production in 515 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: one game. That's what happened the Vision game. Well, clearly 516 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have bigger problems than who's playing or not 517 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: playing from the opponent team. They have to fake their 518 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: own issues. But let's take our final break and when 519 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: we come back, where did this turnovers go? And should 520 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: the Cowboys start playing Blake Jarwin Moore and take Jason 521 00:27:50,960 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: Witton out of the fields. Ready, Okay? Oh? Are we 522 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: gonna win? 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I hope the 557 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: weather is a little nicer that day than it is today. 558 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: It's pretty gross. Really reflects kind of the mood around here. Yeah, 559 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: it's like, well the sun came out, it didn't. The 560 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: sun did not come out yet. Nope. Now let's just 561 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: dive writing into it. Jason Witten clearly is not playing 562 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: how we expected or at least what we thought he 563 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: could do for the cowboyzard and be as productive as 564 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: he should be. When when they show his highlights, you 565 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: know they're gonna show about a minute real and when 566 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: he goes to the Hall of Fame in Canton, it 567 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: won't probably be twenty nineteen that those highlights probably won't 568 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: be the ones include there. He's I don't know if 569 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: he's playing better than expected or right. He's just not 570 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: playing like the Hall of Fame tight end that he was, 571 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: and we knew that, but you know, they still kind 572 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: of go to him that in that sense. And David, 573 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: you said something earlier about Witten that linebackers can kind 574 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: of hang with him in definitely safeties. He's not the 575 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: mismatch that he was before, and I think that's the problem. 576 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: Before he could just if you're gonna put a linebacker 577 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: on him, he could get open even some of the safeties. 578 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: He's not the mismatch anymore. And you know it was 579 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: it was tough. You'd liked for him to make that 580 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: play in the end zone. But he gets tripped up 581 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: when when you look out Blake Jarwin and how he 582 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 1: has been able to contribute in the passing game and 583 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: have had some really successful plays that have helped the 584 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: Cowboys get to a different point in the game. But 585 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,719 Speaker 1: when you look at what he's doing versus Jason Witten, 586 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: should the Cowboys be playing him more and try to 587 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: give him more opportunities and chances to get the bull 588 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: moving rather than keeping Jason Witten as much on the field. 589 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: Probably probably, Like I mean you said, you know, he 590 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: hasn't been performing like we expected him too. I would 591 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: argue this is more or less exactly what I expected. 592 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:18,959 Speaker 1: Like Jason Witten is, He's still a solid to decent 593 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: football player. Like he can get open, he knows how 594 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: to run routes, he knows how to use leverage. We've 595 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: said all that stuff a million times. He's not a mismatch. 596 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: He's not, at this point in his career a guy 597 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: that like keeps defensive coordinators awake at night. He you 598 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: know you can, you can take him out of the 599 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: game if that's what you want to do. It's that, 600 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: I mean, which is to be expected when you're thirty 601 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 1: seven years old. At the same time, he's still Jason 602 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: Witten and he's not playing so terribly that like he's 603 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: like this just liability clearly, Like he I mean, he 604 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: was pretty fantastic against the Giants. But you're absolutely right, 605 00:32:56,840 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: but for some reason, his little mistakes rest and they 606 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: taught more than anybody else's in my head, because of 607 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 1: who he is, because of who he is, and because 608 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: they're not winning games. But like it's I mean it, 609 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: I don't know it was like that before he retired 610 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: the first time too, though, Like he's a good football player. 611 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: He's still probably good for somewhere between one and three 612 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: bad plays per game, and they stand out because of 613 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: who he is. Having said that, like he's not so 614 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: bad that he's like this liability that they have to 615 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: get off the field. And so I just don't think 616 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: they're going to. Like I said that way back when 617 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: he came out of retirement, I'm just like, this is 618 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: what the tight end position will be for the time 619 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,479 Speaker 1: that he is still here. You don't have to like it. 620 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: You know, they're not going to draft a player, they're 621 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: not going to elevate somebody above him. They're just kind 622 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: of in a holding pattern while this is going on. 623 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: And it could be the rest, I mean, could be 624 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: just this season. Maybe he comes back. I don't know 625 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: the answer to that. But the tight end position just 626 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: is what it is while he's here. And that is 627 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: to say it's fine, but it's not something that like 628 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: gets you excited or is going to like be the 629 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: reason why you win games. I kind of want to 630 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: see him out there just blocking and helping Zeke and 631 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 1: in the blogging game and all that, and then just 632 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 1: keep like driving for the passing game. And but that 633 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 1: that sounds good, but obviously it doesn't necessarily work that 634 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: way if it's a coordinators figure of that stuff out too. Um, 635 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: you know, they just were they just it was a 636 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 1: physical game and Mike Zimmers never had a defense that 637 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,799 Speaker 1: wasn't physical even when he was here. Uh you know 638 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,880 Speaker 1: that that's kind of his emo. And they they just 639 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: kind of punched the Cowboys in the mouth and they 640 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:42,399 Speaker 1: took some shots too. I mean, this was a back 641 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: and forth game. It was a it was a good 642 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: entertaining game. It was a very if you're Ager fan, 643 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: if you're if you're a Chargers or a Colts fan, 644 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: you're watching it. It's fun, it's good football. Cowboy fans 645 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: are you know, pissed off? And and you know in 646 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,879 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett and you know is the problem and Kellen 647 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: Moore's the problem and all that. But they get twelve 648 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: more yards and score touchdown and win the game. And 649 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:05,840 Speaker 1: you know, then all of a sudden, this is a 650 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 1: six and three football team that's right in the middle 651 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: of the playoff race. But what makes it so fair? Yeah? 652 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: I firmly believed that they were going to score with 653 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: a minute in twelve seconds to go, and and Kirk 654 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:20,760 Speaker 1: Cousins was going to get him down to the thirty 655 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 1: two yard line, and Dan Bailey would have a forty 656 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: nine to fifty yard field goal to tie the game, 657 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,319 Speaker 1: and he was gonna miss. That's what I That's what 658 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,439 Speaker 1: I believe was going to happen. You went a few 659 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:33,439 Speaker 1: steps ahead of me. I just I thought they would 660 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: score and take the lead. I didn't know what would happen. Well, 661 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: Dan Bailey coming back, I just thought for sure that 662 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: was gonna happen. That's why we got rid of you. 663 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: We're looking for a silver lining. I don't place. What's 664 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 1: that right for first place in the division now, I'll 665 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: forget that. Wait, I mean there, if they make the playoffs, 666 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: it'll be as the NFC's champion. Like for me, this 667 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: loss just is a nail in the coffin of whatever 668 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: slim wildcard hopes they have or third loss to an 669 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: NFC contender. Minnesota and Green Bay are both fantastic. The 670 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 1: Saints are doing their thing. You got you know, the 671 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: forty nine ers. We'll see what happens tonight, but like 672 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: they look like they're in line for a buy. So 673 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: then you're dealing with the Seahawks to like they just 674 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 1: if the Cowboys make the playoffs, it would be as 675 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: the NFC East champion and they would be the four seed. 676 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 1: Like I just feel like that's a foregone conclusion. Anyway, No, 677 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: the silver lining is I really think that was the 678 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: best game of Dak's entire career. I'm serious, silver I 679 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: mean no, no, seriously, it's it's gonna sound like cold 680 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 1: comfort to anybody listening right now, and you're mad, and 681 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry about that, but Dak played like a badass 682 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,239 Speaker 1: on a night where you know the line wasn't I mean, 683 00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:52,959 Speaker 1: I know he only got sacked once, but the line 684 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 1: wasn't protecting him great. He was running for his life. 685 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 1: He had no running game. Zeke wasn't taking any pressure 686 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: off of him, and he's they'll balled the hell out he. 687 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: I mean, his precision passing on third down. I think 688 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: he was seven of ten on third down, just some 689 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:12,360 Speaker 1: of the best throws of his entire career. Him and Cooper, obviously, 690 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:14,800 Speaker 1: their chemistry is off the charts, so I guess I 691 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: would throw the ball even before the receiver would be 692 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: turned completely and they would. His anticipation was off the charts. 693 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 1: And all of that is to say that is the 694 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 1: criticism we've heard about Dax for so long. He's like, well, 695 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: he's only good if everything's good around him, and he 696 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:36,400 Speaker 1: doesn't elevate anybody. He put arrows in all those theories 697 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: last night, which they lost the game. I get that, 698 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:43,839 Speaker 1: but he was outstanding and that gives me, if I'm 699 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: a Cowboys fan, that gives me confidence that he is 700 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,080 Speaker 1: growing into that type of quarterback that can win you 701 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: a game on his own. Yeah, I can kind of 702 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:54,879 Speaker 1: argue a little bit the fact that he wasn't I mean, 703 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 1: he was great, but he wasn't great enough to back 704 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:02,319 Speaker 1: off what the vice things were doing defensively true, and 705 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: to run the ball because usually when you're just throwing 706 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:06,799 Speaker 1: it that way, you have to soften up the middle 707 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: and then that's where you know, and that's what the 708 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 1: Cowboys kept counting on, that all these passes are gonna 709 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: lead to boom. Zeke's gonna but it never worked. Is 710 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,560 Speaker 1: that his fault for not being great enough? Or is 711 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: that the coaching staff's fault for not hammering what was working? 712 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: Like mash that like button retweet on what's working? Why 713 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:28,399 Speaker 1: am I talking like this? I don't know, because you're 714 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:30,600 Speaker 1: I mean, the fact that you don't have your phone 715 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: in your hand is you know. I mean, I get it. 716 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,799 Speaker 1: Balance is important and you have a great running back, 717 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:42,719 Speaker 1: but just ride the hot hand sometimes. And I'm again, 718 00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: I'm not even talking about down on the eleven yard line. 719 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: I get. I mean you would like to think Zeke 720 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 1: can pick up a second and two. I get that. 721 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 1: It's everything else. It's like, oh my god, what an 722 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: incredible throw by Deck and Cooper with this amazing catch 723 00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 1: twenty yards. They're in Vikings territory, all right, Now let's 724 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: run it for half a yard. Yeah, the fourth down play, 725 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 1: you know, Vikings gave him, you know, a gift by 726 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,440 Speaker 1: calling the time out. Well, maybe it wasn't a gift 727 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 1: because maybe the Vikings got a chance to get into 728 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: the defense that they wanted. But you know, coming out 729 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:15,319 Speaker 1: of a time out all fourth and five with the 730 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: game on the line, like Zeke is a is a 731 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,360 Speaker 1: good option to throw the ball too and other times, 732 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:24,840 Speaker 1: but he is the worst route runner on the field. 733 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,880 Speaker 1: I mean, naturally, he's not a receiver. He's not a 734 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,959 Speaker 1: route runner. So he ran a you know, it wasn't 735 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,120 Speaker 1: a very uninspired yeah, and it was just a perfect 736 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: throw to a non receiver that has to make this 737 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,359 Speaker 1: play when the other three guys are absolutely lighting up 738 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings. So that just didn't make any sense at all. 739 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 1: Why you wouldn't say, I'm gonna go to a Mariy Cooper. 740 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:50,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna hope that he makes the right play here 741 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 1: and if not, you know, we'll see if we get 742 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: a past interference. Because that's Mary Cooper. He's the best, 743 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,040 Speaker 1: one of the best receivers in the League. You know 744 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:01,160 Speaker 1: what play I miss, and I I know they've probably 745 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 1: called it this year, but I miss the just the 746 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 1: little bubble screen to Dez Bryant where you just get 747 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:11,240 Speaker 1: him the ball and let him make a play. No interesting, 748 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:13,279 Speaker 1: you said that. I thought that this morning when I 749 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 1: was thinking about the game. This is when I think 750 00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:17,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna set in the press box. This is where 751 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:19,879 Speaker 1: you miss a Dez Bryant type of player down there 752 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: where they can't looking for a job right now, sit 753 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 1: in there. But I'm just saying, you can't punch it in, 754 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,799 Speaker 1: you can't run it in. You sometimes you have to 755 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 1: say my guy versus your guy. My guy's gonna win. 756 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:38,279 Speaker 1: And they could do that with it or somebody like that. 757 00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:40,359 Speaker 1: They don't have that type of receiver. They really don't 758 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,880 Speaker 1: have that guy. Cooper doesn't have the build for it. 759 00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:45,359 Speaker 1: But I would argue he could do that. I mean, 760 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:47,160 Speaker 1: he can high point the hell out of the ball. 761 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 1: We've seen it. I know it got called back, but 762 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:51,880 Speaker 1: the play he made against I want to say the Eagles, 763 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, down on the goal line, he got separation, 764 00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: Like he can go up and get those types of balls. 765 00:40:57,719 --> 00:40:59,839 Speaker 1: So I would argue, and the same thing. Like if 766 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 1: you throw Amari Cooper just a bubble throw with you 767 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,680 Speaker 1: know him on a cornerback like, I think he's gonna 768 00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: win the majority of those, which we'll see. We'll see 769 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: if they can do that in Detroit. Yeah, we will. 770 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 1: First time we're going to Detroit. Since that Gamez and 771 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:23,240 Speaker 1: Megatron going back and forth, I think Megatron went further. 772 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 1: He did, he did, but Dez had a really great 773 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: game too. Well, maybe this will be a game where 774 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 1: the Cowboys figure it out. I was gonna say, sorry, 775 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:33,480 Speaker 1: I just might be the most important. Well that's all. 776 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:36,320 Speaker 1: It usually happens with Jason. You know, when they start 777 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,279 Speaker 1: getting pushed against the wall a little bit, they they 778 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 1: might win this game, and if Matthew Stafford doesn't play, 779 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:46,360 Speaker 1: they have a great chance. But we can't say that 780 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: they have. They will have figured it out even if 781 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,640 Speaker 1: they win this game. I'm saying for that game. I'll 782 00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:54,560 Speaker 1: figure out for one game. Well, you know, you're five 783 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,320 Speaker 1: and four and you got the Lions and I believe 784 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:02,279 Speaker 1: the Patriots are next. Oh you better win this game. Yep. 785 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: All right, Well that is all the time we have 786 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:10,920 Speaker 1: for today. I'm sure you guys can discuss turnovers tomorrow. Yeah, 787 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:12,799 Speaker 1: that wasn't They didn't get anyway, So, yeah, they didn't 788 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:14,839 Speaker 1: get any good all right, We handled it. That's it. 789 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,680 Speaker 1: That's it. Especially, I mean, you see them having success 790 00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:19,799 Speaker 1: at it for the past couple of weeks and then 791 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden disappeared. But Dalvin Cook almost gave 792 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 1: them the earliest Christmas present of all time with that 793 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:28,759 Speaker 1: fumble down there. I mean, I don't know what was 794 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: happening right there. Not to say the Cowboys would have 795 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 1: scored if they were recovered it at the five, but 796 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:36,319 Speaker 1: would have been interesting, would have been nice. All right. Well, 797 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:38,680 Speaker 1: thank you guys so much for tuning in today for Nickiman, 798 00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:40,920 Speaker 1: David Hellman. Remember you'll see how it has been the 799 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:44,239 Speaker 1: break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been 800 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:47,520 Speaker 1: a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas 801 00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:48,719 Speaker 1: Cowboys Football Club.