WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: How to Win

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<v Speaker 1>The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Lets go. Are you

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<v Speaker 1>ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 1>Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Friday, December thirteenth, twenty nineteen, Season fifteen, episode

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<v Speaker 1>number ninety nine. Welcome to another edition of The Break.

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<v Speaker 1>We are live Nest WBC Mortgage Studios at the Star.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a little bit of a shortened show today,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're gonna try to get in a lot of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna start first by catching up on some injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>There were two guys that continue to miss practice to

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday that it missed most all week, actually shun Lee

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<v Speaker 1>Layton Vandersh. Yesterday, you guys said, I think Nick, you

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<v Speaker 1>were saying you you fully expect that Shaun Lee will play.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you changing? I think I think I'm sorry when

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<v Speaker 1>I still play, I lean toward thinking I'll play. Okay, honestly, so,

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<v Speaker 1>even though he hasn't played practice this week, you still

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<v Speaker 1>feel pretty good I mean, he definitely doesn't feel good,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know that's that's football. But I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>if he can get himself right in time for Sunday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>it's It's one of those things. I mean, he's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys that can play without practice reps. He

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<v Speaker 1>was out there today. He wasn't participating, but he's part

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<v Speaker 1>of it. He's working with the linebackers on on reps

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that. So he's going to play. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not ideal, but he will. He's going to try his

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<v Speaker 1>ass off to play, which we'll see. Tell me, let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's go the opposite side of that. Let's assume for

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<v Speaker 1>a second that he doesn't play. How the cow Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>managed this from the standpoint of the linebacker position, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that Layton vandersh most likely is not going to play

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<v Speaker 1>as well? This Ismith, that's one out of three. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what night Pro Bowl. So what are you doing the

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<v Speaker 1>other two positions when you're in base? Who the other

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<v Speaker 1>two linebackers that you have about that I'm talking right

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<v Speaker 1>now about bodies and who's doing well? I know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm well aware, well aware of the linebackers. Luke sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like a boy band does Justin and Luke and Joe.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm well aware of the linebackers haven't played well, but

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<v Speaker 1>this is why we bragged about their depth all year,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean all through training camp. This I mean, Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas will step in and start if Sean can't. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's a hell of a place to be if your

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<v Speaker 1>best or two of your top three linebackers are out

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<v Speaker 1>and you can still start Joe Thomas, Like, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>a bad spot to not worried about Joe at all. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I start wondering once you get beyond that and having

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<v Speaker 1>exposed these other guys, I mean, I know there were

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people that like Luke Gifford during training camp,

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<v Speaker 1>but he just doesn't have a lot of experience, And

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<v Speaker 1>so how do you feel about you know, who's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be out there? And let's let's also think of

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<v Speaker 1>from this standpoint, even if Sean can go, what happens

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<v Speaker 1>if you get into the first quarter and he can't go, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you still got to have those guys in there playing.

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<v Speaker 1>How comfortable do you feel with those guys that are

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<v Speaker 1>farther down the depth chart now playing? We were always

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<v Speaker 1>wondering why the Cowboys did not choose to put Lucifer

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<v Speaker 1>under the injury reserve, then what was the point of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And now you come to a point in the season

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<v Speaker 1>where okay, maybe you do need to utilize him, and

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<v Speaker 1>if he's not ready, then that's on them. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>They they kept him on the list on the roster

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<v Speaker 1>for a reason and they know more than we do.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's not here just to look good and walk around.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he ought to do something. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>need him, go ahead. Yeah, that's okay. Now that's all

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<v Speaker 1>sounds great and and and in theory, you're absolutely right.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that necessarily still means he can play,

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<v Speaker 1>like we don't really know, and I don't know, you

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<v Speaker 1>got options right now, that's on them. Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they had decisions to make, and if they thought he

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<v Speaker 1>was good enough for for a reason or had the

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<v Speaker 1>talent and motivation, I don't think that's necessarily on them.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, at this point we're talking talking about like

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<v Speaker 1>your sixth linebacker, and I mean that's the nature of

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. Guys get hurt and this happens. But look

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<v Speaker 1>at the Eagles bride receiver position. Yeah, I mean that

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that's gonna happen. And Justin March is there

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<v Speaker 1>as well. He's kind of forgotten man, more of a

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<v Speaker 1>special teamer. He could he could step in and do

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<v Speaker 1>that if he needs to. Uh yeah, they think the

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<v Speaker 1>world of Luke Gifford. I've had people ask me about that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, well, all you did all through training camp

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<v Speaker 1>was brag about Louke Gifford when are were going to

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<v Speaker 1>see him? I'm like, do you not understand? Like again,

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<v Speaker 1>these things right on a curve, Like I'm very impressed

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<v Speaker 1>with Luke Gifford for being an undrafted free agent rookie

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<v Speaker 1>and he made the team and they liked him enough

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<v Speaker 1>not to put him on injured reserve. That doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna step on the field and just light it

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<v Speaker 1>up from the get It's the I mean, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing with Donovan Wilson. There's levels to this stuff. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I do think he could play and might have to,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll see how he does. Maybe he's a pleasant surprise,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't everyone needs to start though, you know, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but you have to saying like if he's if he

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<v Speaker 1>if he struggles, I'm not just like, ah, he sucks

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<v Speaker 1>and shame on the Cowboys for keeping out. That's that's

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<v Speaker 1>not what I'm saying. I like Geffer and I'm I've

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<v Speaker 1>been wanting to see him and what he can turn into.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm saying, at one point you have to throw

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<v Speaker 1>him in the field and let him get started and

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<v Speaker 1>get rolled in and maybe this is you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>approaching maybe that time. Yeah, not a good time in

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<v Speaker 1>the season. But again, this game doesn't matter. According to

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<v Speaker 1>most people, it really matters. His name's Todd Gurley. Have fun. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the that's the part. I mean. You look at

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<v Speaker 1>this team that they're going to be playing. They got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good athletic um skill players that you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to make sure you're doing the technique

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<v Speaker 1>techniques right in order to have a chance at being

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<v Speaker 1>able to tackle them in open field spaces. And to me,

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<v Speaker 1>that's you know, that's where you start wondering about guys

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<v Speaker 1>that don't have the experience play less space. It's fine, Nickel,

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<v Speaker 1>play less space, It'll be okay. Did you say they're

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<v Speaker 1>using a lot more twelve weeks for sure? Which yea.

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<v Speaker 1>That helps you if you want to stay in base. No,

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<v Speaker 1>if you want as opposed to them going three wide. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but but it could expose your expose your linebackers. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to be in base right now. What

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying, you're saying you want to go more nickel. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I got you, But you know that it's December. Here

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<v Speaker 1>we are. What are you gonna do? Yeah? Okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>here's we're gonna do. I have two questions for you

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<v Speaker 1>guys that will talk about Cowboys versus Rams. Give people

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<v Speaker 1>kind of an understanding what you guys think will be

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<v Speaker 1>the storylines coming out of this game. The first question

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<v Speaker 1>I have for you, and these questions are pretty much related.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna look at offense and defense. But the player

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<v Speaker 1>that you think is more likely to create problems for

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys offense is I'll throw out Aaron Donald. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>throw out Jalen Ramsey. If you have another, feel free

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<v Speaker 1>to throw it in. But what player on the Rams

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<v Speaker 1>defense do you think is more likely to cause problems

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<v Speaker 1>for the Cowboys other than Aaron Donald? I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>could say Donald. I will say the last time they

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<v Speaker 1>played Donald didn't get a sack. I don't think right,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna say I'll just say Michael Brockers because it's

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<v Speaker 1>it was the tackle opposite Donald that wrecked everything last time,

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe Brockers will pick up on that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Corey Littleton is a name that I brought up yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>He's having a fantastic season. He's one of their main

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<v Speaker 1>inside linebackers. Um, can't you just see Clay Matthews junior

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<v Speaker 1>making a couple of plays? Can? Yeah? Is he a junior? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>He is. You just called him junior? So awesome, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I guess so, I don't know. They just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of rolled off. Okay, is it right? Clay Matthews isn't

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't he isn't there didn't he the son of

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<v Speaker 1>like a but I didn't know his name was Clay

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<v Speaker 1>Tarzan running around with that hair fabio. Now I'm doubting myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's a junior, but Clay Matthews from whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>long haired guy on the edge, he's gonna make problems

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<v Speaker 1>or cause problems for Fowlers a junior who I think Fowler? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Fowler is a junior. Yeah, he's actually Clay Matthews the third.

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<v Speaker 1>Now can we move on? Yuh sobriety show Taylor rap?

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<v Speaker 1>How about that. That's another one. I mean, Zeke Elliott

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<v Speaker 1>is probably gonna have a tough time running the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>It's I mean, it hasn't been great for the run

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<v Speaker 1>game in recent weeks. Some of that is circumstanced. They've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten down in games, but you know, he hasn't had

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<v Speaker 1>a one hundred yard games since November the fourth. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a team that's equipped a little limit. That I

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned Littleton I meant obviously Donald obviously, I mean there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of talent on the front, but then Littleton's

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<v Speaker 1>having a great season behind that, and again Ramsey enables

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<v Speaker 1>rapped to freelance a little bit more. I would imagine

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to spend him and Wettle both are probably

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<v Speaker 1>going to spend a healthy amount of time near the box.

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<v Speaker 1>That's never great for Zeke. So that's where it's where

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<v Speaker 1>I look Garcia, I think, I mean, just a defensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what what's worrying me, aside from Aaron Donald, just

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<v Speaker 1>everything that everyone else is doing on that line and

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<v Speaker 1>what his own presence brings and creates opportunities for other guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Dak is going to have a really hard day. I

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<v Speaker 1>just see him getting pressure so much and then, like

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<v Speaker 1>we talked yesterday, the fact that he takes so much

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<v Speaker 1>much time to get rid of the ball just because

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<v Speaker 1>he's trying to find the best option on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>that can't happen. He can allow himself to overthink things

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<v Speaker 1>and just think too much. But then at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time that concerns me about throwing some interceptions, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's just gonna be a really tough game for

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<v Speaker 1>the offense. All right, I'll just throw in just for kicks.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's Jalen Ramsey. Until until I see the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys be able to move their offense when they have

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<v Speaker 1>an opposing defense that has a really great cornerback. Until

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<v Speaker 1>I see that consistently, I'm gonna assume that that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a problem for them. And if Amar if

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<v Speaker 1>if they travel Ramsey with Amari, then if Amari does

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<v Speaker 1>what I think will probably happen, which is they don't

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<v Speaker 1>either they don't go to him very much. Because that

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<v Speaker 1>does happen where they just won't go to him, or

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<v Speaker 1>he has or he struggles, I think the offense gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have a hard time moving the ball. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the lynchpin. That's the part that worries me the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>I have this weird feeling like Mary's gonna play well.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to see it, and I don't. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't give you a great reason for it other

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<v Speaker 1>than that. Again, like I think it's at home well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the home road splits. Everybody knows about him.

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<v Speaker 1>It's crazy how much better he plays at at and T.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know why. I just again, I think Ramsey's

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<v Speaker 1>confident enough in his ability that, like, you know, Cooper

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<v Speaker 1>catching the ball, as long as you limit the big play,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the house call. I think he's willing to

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<v Speaker 1>let him do a little bit of work and you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're not gonna I know Gilmour did, but typically

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<v Speaker 1>you're not gonna shut out an NFL receiver with the

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<v Speaker 1>with the way the rules are anyway, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think Coop. Not to say he's gonna blow up,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think he could have eighty to one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>yards and Ramsey will probably take that and be like, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they scored seventeen points. I don't care if you had

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred yards. But I think Cooper could play well

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. I will say this. I'm just as

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<v Speaker 1>concerned that they just don't get him involved. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's because the only thing I can point to

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<v Speaker 1>is maybe if Dax's looking for the open guy and

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<v Speaker 1>you got a really good corner and that guy doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>look open very much, and so you just go away

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<v Speaker 1>from him. And we know that that's happened this year,

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<v Speaker 1>where he gets lost and they just don't find a

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<v Speaker 1>way to get him involved in games. And so that

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<v Speaker 1>would be more of the concern, even more so then

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<v Speaker 1>than Jalen being willing to concede some of that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think his coverage will be good, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think that might take a Maria away. Last time Ramsey

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<v Speaker 1>was at the stadium, didn't the Cowboys score forty? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>With the Jaguars. Yeah. I don't know what was happening

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<v Speaker 1>that day, but I'll Beasley had a lot of catches

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<v Speaker 1>over the middle. I mentioned that during the Bills was

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<v Speaker 1>he not him? Yeah? But I mean it's really funny

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<v Speaker 1>I thought about that during the Bills game. The Jags

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<v Speaker 1>dared Bees to just beat him man up on their

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<v Speaker 1>slot corner, and he abused him, and then having known

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<v Speaker 1>that he's capable of doing that, that's exactly how the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys played him when the Bills came to down and

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<v Speaker 1>it had the same result. I don't. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like an oversight, like you, of all people, should

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<v Speaker 1>know what Cole Beasley can do. Yeah, and maybe that

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<v Speaker 1>means that the Cowboys are gonna have to use some

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<v Speaker 1>of these other wide receivers this week. Problem has been

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<v Speaker 1>just in most games this year, if a Maria isn't

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<v Speaker 1>a part of it, then it's hard. Those other guys

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<v Speaker 1>just don't seem to get going and the offense seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be stagnant. They gotta run the ball. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>they have to do first. I mean, if they did

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<v Speaker 1>not do that in the game against the Rams back

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<v Speaker 1>in January, and you know, in fifty yards rushing, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they've got to establish that. You can establish that, which

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<v Speaker 1>I believe Zeke had a nice day against the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>at least early on. You get that going, then they

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<v Speaker 1>can change a lot of things. But if you can't

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball, it doesn't really matter. It doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>what happens in this game. I don't think the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>can win if they don't run at all. All Right,

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<v Speaker 1>the second segment of The Break, last nest WBC Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>Studios got that's the start, We got an interesting conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not gonna take it to the air, but anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>come all right now, we don't all right, all right, um,

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<v Speaker 1>let's let's actually the I want to flip the question

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<v Speaker 1>I ask you guys before the break, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you what player on the Rams offense do you

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<v Speaker 1>think can be the biggest problem for the Dallas defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the names could be Todd Gurley, Robert Woods,

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<v Speaker 1>Cooper Cup, you can even say golf if you choose.

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<v Speaker 1>But but what player do you think would be will

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<v Speaker 1>be the biggest problem for the Cowboys this weekend? Cooper

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<v Speaker 1>Cup and Tyler Higbee. Higbee, all right, but Cowboys aren't

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<v Speaker 1>good at defending the middle of the field. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just Cole Beasley torched him. Um, their linebackers haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been good in coverage all year. Their best coverage linebacker

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't played in three weeks. So those are guys that

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<v Speaker 1>can exploit you. And Higbee can line up, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he can line up in line next to the tackle

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<v Speaker 1>or he I mean they've put him out on the

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<v Speaker 1>numbers last week. He can do He can go where

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<v Speaker 1>every once. So he's athletic enough to make those types

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<v Speaker 1>of plays. And cup Is I mean Cup, we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it. He's six two, two hundred. I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's a big body for Jordan Lewis to have to defend.

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<v Speaker 1>And that worries me, so those guys, I expect him

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<v Speaker 1>to be making plays over the middle of the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey gee, um, I'm gonna go with Golf. And here's why.

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<v Speaker 1>The Cowboys. They face some other quarterbacks that aren't as

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<v Speaker 1>good as Golf. I see Golf of being better than

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<v Speaker 1>some of those past quarterbacks, and I think that the Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 1>if they are unable to pressure him and really get

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<v Speaker 1>after him, I think they can make Golf look like

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<v Speaker 1>a really, really good quarterback. And we've seen it happen

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<v Speaker 1>this season, and I think it could happen again this Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would go with him. Yeah, as it is,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, as it is with most quarterbacks. Pressure is

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<v Speaker 1>something that definitely can get Golf his game off his game.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you're not pressuring him, Yeah, he's got the

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<v Speaker 1>arms that bad. He's got the arm talent to get

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<v Speaker 1>you Nick, and I don't really feel like messing around

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<v Speaker 1>with games and stuff like that. I mean, Girly, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going with Donald. I'm going with Girly. I mean, those

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<v Speaker 1>are great points. I like it, but just since since

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<v Speaker 1>he's still on the table, I'll take Quartly because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of to that point if if um both

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<v Speaker 1>Scarborough can have decent numbers and games and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of these other backs that we've seen that

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<v Speaker 1>have some success. You know, this is considered one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best in the league when he's healthy, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's starting to round in the forum and so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Dalvin Cook was was really dynamic and he

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<v Speaker 1>gave him all kinds of problems. I just feel like

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<v Speaker 1>Girly's going to be able to do that. Like I

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<v Speaker 1>said about the previous um about the Cowboys defense that

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<v Speaker 1>you know you have or you have to run the

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<v Speaker 1>ball in offense, same thing. If you don't stop the run,

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<v Speaker 1>that you can't do anything. All those things that they're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about play accent, it all starts with stopping a run.

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<v Speaker 1>So Girly and it seems like they're I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>would assume they're going to try to run the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been. That's how they set up there last time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it was really one of Girly's first you know,

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<v Speaker 1>coming out party games against the Cowboys. I mean passes

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<v Speaker 1>over the middle, and I think he made Heath look

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<v Speaker 1>pretty bad, you know, and everybody look bad. He was

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<v Speaker 1>really he was really great in that game, So girly

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<v Speaker 1>was be my answer. I went with Donald and Girly

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<v Speaker 1>all right, so fair. I mean you're not wrong. I

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<v Speaker 1>do have one more question for you guys now thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about the Cowboys players, and this can be offense, defense

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<v Speaker 1>or special teams. If you had to identify one player

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<v Speaker 1>on the Cowboys that needs a huge day, career day,

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<v Speaker 1>big day in order for the Cowboys have their best

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<v Speaker 1>chance to win? Who is that player? Nick Bullet Nick swiped.

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<v Speaker 1>For those of you all that are watching, do you

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<v Speaker 1>think it's Jaye? You said, yea, if Jayla has a

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<v Speaker 1>career day, you think Cowboys can win? Yeah, yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>because a career day would be like you can throw

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<v Speaker 1>a sack in there. Give me ten tackles, good tackles,

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<v Speaker 1>not tackles twenty yards you said the other day. Tackles.

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<v Speaker 1>Now a couple four swipes, A couple of tackles, A

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<v Speaker 1>couple of tackles for lost and they approved swipes, unproved swipes,

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<v Speaker 1>approved swipes by Derek. Did we do that on the air?

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<v Speaker 1>That wasn't on the air. You might not know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about. I was having this conversation with somebody

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<v Speaker 1>the other day in the office. You know you have

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<v Speaker 1>a get back coach. Yeah, we need to have a

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<v Speaker 1>swipe coach. Like every time he does something he thinks

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<v Speaker 1>is swipe worthy, somebody on the sideline says yes or no,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he can swipe or not. That person does

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<v Speaker 1>not need to be running his social media account, but

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<v Speaker 1>because the same thing, right, because they don't. He does

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<v Speaker 1>not have an interception in one in his career. It right,

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<v Speaker 1>so a career day, I think. I I agree, Like

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<v Speaker 1>if he plays like an absolute badass, it gives him

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<v Speaker 1>a great chance to win. Because if he plays like

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<v Speaker 1>an absolute badass, then Girley's gonna be at least limited. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he'll he'll contribute to the pass rush if

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<v Speaker 1>he gets a takeaway that speaks for itself. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I got yours because I wanted it was you. I

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna be mine if you hadn't said it. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to switch my all right, Switchers, he's been my

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<v Speaker 1>guy and he's I need him to play well in

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<v Speaker 1>this game. Xavers to a philo like with Aaron Donaldson there,

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<v Speaker 1>like he's messing up your reputation. No, I mean this

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<v Speaker 1>is this is a big moment for him. You know

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<v Speaker 1>him and Frederick and on those guys, but they really

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<v Speaker 1>need to have their best game. So I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>with Suphilo since I should have approved. I approved your swife. There,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, I can't pick one. Yeah, play the game.

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<v Speaker 1>One guy can have a good game and it still

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<v Speaker 1>won't matter. The Cowboys have bigger problems than just one guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I can. Okay, Honestly, if you just want to take

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<v Speaker 1>the easy way out, like if Dak plays the best

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<v Speaker 1>game of his life, they'll probably win fifty yard games,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you the person it is. Actually, actually it's

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<v Speaker 1>an easy answer. Nick went easy with all the other

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<v Speaker 1>ones and then this one he goes to a filo.

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<v Speaker 1>But it really is Zeke. I mean you think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>If Zeke has a career level day, that means they

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<v Speaker 1>have the ball, they're possessing the ball, he's running well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's getting probably getting scores. Like everything about Zeke, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what this team is built around. Is I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>how many times does Zeke had a great day and

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<v Speaker 1>this team has not won any back Anybody's if your back.

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<v Speaker 1>If your back has a great day, the likelihood is

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<v Speaker 1>that you're going to win. It is that so they're

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<v Speaker 1>built they're built around that. Can we make up our

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<v Speaker 1>minds what they're built around? Because they were built around

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<v Speaker 1>the pass for like three weeks and that's not working.

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<v Speaker 1>Built around the run. I think we found out is

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<v Speaker 1>they they may have flirted with being built around the pass,

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<v Speaker 1>but they weren't necessarily winning when they were built around

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<v Speaker 1>or when they were passing the ball and not successfully running. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>they're built around the run. I choose one guy, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's a coach. One guy because Jason Garrett has I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even know how to quantify that. What's what's the

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<v Speaker 1>best coached game of Jason Garrett's career? I'd have to

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<v Speaker 1>think about it. I mean, to his credit, he's definitely

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<v Speaker 1>had some days where you were like, yeah, well, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean Nick always says that, like you never get the

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<v Speaker 1>good That's why it's hard to think about, but the

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<v Speaker 1>bad ones, you're like, oh yeah, but unning them down

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<v Speaker 1>things into the decision, Okay, are they choosing to keep

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<v Speaker 1>running the ball if they're being if Zeke is doing

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<v Speaker 1>a good job, because we've seen it in the past

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<v Speaker 1>when k has been doing okay running the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>and all of a sudden they decide to switch it

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<v Speaker 1>up and change it to the past. It's like they

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<v Speaker 1>change things up when things are working, and then when

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<v Speaker 1>things aren't working, they don't change it. You know. So

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<v Speaker 1>if I had to pick a guy, yeah, give me

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<v Speaker 1>the coach, make the right decisions in the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>you will come out with the win. Well, speaking of coaching,

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<v Speaker 1>this week, Jason Garrett did something that's getting some headlines

0:22:22.480 --> 0:22:27.480
<v Speaker 1>around Cowboys reporters talking about the fact yeah, well he supposedly.

0:22:27.520 --> 0:22:31.040
<v Speaker 1>He showed the team these different clips of them playing

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<v Speaker 1>at their best moments when they played at their best,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to, I guess, get them to buy into the

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<v Speaker 1>idea that you really are a great team. You really

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<v Speaker 1>are a good team, You just need to play at

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<v Speaker 1>your best. And it made me start thinking as I

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<v Speaker 1>was getting ready for the show last night, if this

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<v Speaker 1>team were to play at its best, and I really

0:22:49.840 --> 0:22:52.600
<v Speaker 1>started looking at it from player to player, position to position,

0:22:53.680 --> 0:22:55.719
<v Speaker 1>what position would you say, And I won't make an

0:22:55.720 --> 0:22:59.040
<v Speaker 1>individual player, but what position would you say? The delta

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<v Speaker 1>between the best we've seen of them this year compared

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<v Speaker 1>to the average of what they're doing, like this has

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest gap. Does that make sense? So where they're

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<v Speaker 1>playing on average is down here, but where they've played

0:23:11.240 --> 0:23:13.720
<v Speaker 1>at their very best is way up here. And if

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<v Speaker 1>they can get back to being that, this team has

0:23:16.400 --> 0:23:19.479
<v Speaker 1>a significant chance to be able to do something something

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<v Speaker 1>because it have to be this season, Yes, Because here's

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<v Speaker 1>the deal. You go back to last year, there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different variables that may have changed that

0:23:26.240 --> 0:23:28.159
<v Speaker 1>affect that. So I'd want to go with this year

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<v Speaker 1>and what I've seen from because I think the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you an example. The offensive line, to me

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<v Speaker 1>is a great example of this. I don't think any

0:23:34.119 --> 0:23:36.080
<v Speaker 1>of them other than Lyle have played to the level

0:23:36.119 --> 0:23:39.159
<v Speaker 1>that they've played in past years. But I think that

0:23:39.200 --> 0:23:41.280
<v Speaker 1>there are reasons for that. I don't think buying large

0:23:41.280 --> 0:23:44.040
<v Speaker 1>most of the best offensive linemen are healthy. So going

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<v Speaker 1>back and saying the best that they've been in past years,

0:23:45.800 --> 0:23:47.280
<v Speaker 1>they're not gonn all of a sudden get health, right,

0:23:47.320 --> 0:23:48.719
<v Speaker 1>I hear what you're saying. I know. I was just

0:23:48.760 --> 0:23:52.560
<v Speaker 1>asking because I mean, from top to bottom, wherever you

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<v Speaker 1>want to go, whoever you're disappointed with. Like the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>gap between what we thought they could be in August

0:23:58.480 --> 0:24:01.240
<v Speaker 1>and what they've been is the line packer position. From

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<v Speaker 1>in my opinion and the offensive line, you can mention them,

0:24:04.119 --> 0:24:06.840
<v Speaker 1>that's but but they haven't played at that level all

0:24:06.920 --> 0:24:09.199
<v Speaker 1>year round, right, That's what I'm saying. So, so, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think that was an aberration last year because we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen it this year? I don't know. I mean,

0:24:15.040 --> 0:24:19.520
<v Speaker 1>it's too small of a sample size. Like I choose

0:24:19.560 --> 0:24:22.880
<v Speaker 1>to believe that Jalen Smith, like Jalen Smith doesn't just

0:24:23.359 --> 0:24:25.840
<v Speaker 1>suck like, I don't buy that. I don't think I

0:24:25.880 --> 0:24:27.399
<v Speaker 1>buy that. I think there's a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 1>go into it, and I think it would be too

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<v Speaker 1>quick to just write that off. Even if it has

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<v Speaker 1>been a disappointing season. The defensive line needs to play

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<v Speaker 1>their best game. I mean, and they we've seen some

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<v Speaker 1>moments this year, and the Eagles game was one we

0:24:43.200 --> 0:24:45.920
<v Speaker 1>you know, that's the one that that's the one position too.

0:24:46.000 --> 0:24:48.240
<v Speaker 1>We talked about what player needs to play his best game.

0:24:48.240 --> 0:24:52.040
<v Speaker 1>I mean if somebody like DeMarcus Lawrence played his best game,

0:24:52.520 --> 0:24:55.159
<v Speaker 1>you know, defensive ents can change games. I mean they

0:24:55.160 --> 0:24:57.320
<v Speaker 1>can rate game. Yeah, I mean, what's the best game

0:24:57.359 --> 0:25:00.600
<v Speaker 1>they've played? Probably Philly killed them, and part of that

0:25:00.720 --> 0:25:03.240
<v Speaker 1>was the defensive line wrecked that thing from the start.

0:25:03.320 --> 0:25:05.600
<v Speaker 1>They gave them fourteen points right off the bat, two

0:25:05.640 --> 0:25:09.000
<v Speaker 1>short fields, and we've I mean, and we've seen that.

0:25:09.080 --> 0:25:14.080
<v Speaker 1>We've seen games where they got five sacks. So them,

0:25:14.119 --> 0:25:16.880
<v Speaker 1>I agree because because I don't think the linebacker play

0:25:17.000 --> 0:25:20.719
<v Speaker 1>has been like great all year, whereas we have seen

0:25:20.720 --> 0:25:22.919
<v Speaker 1>great games from the past. Rush. You know, that's an

0:25:22.960 --> 0:25:24.920
<v Speaker 1>interesting thing. You look at all the positions that you

0:25:24.960 --> 0:25:27.920
<v Speaker 1>could possibly name to me, those defensive linemen and I'm

0:25:27.920 --> 0:25:31.080
<v Speaker 1>talking specifically about the defensive ends and Tank Quinn and

0:25:31.080 --> 0:25:33.280
<v Speaker 1>you can throw him ben it. There is no reason

0:25:33.400 --> 0:25:35.720
<v Speaker 1>why they shouldn't be wrecking games like you. Just look

0:25:35.720 --> 0:25:38.320
<v Speaker 1>at the talent level of those three players alone and

0:25:38.359 --> 0:25:41.200
<v Speaker 1>their abilities to get after the quarterback. There's no reason

0:25:41.320 --> 0:25:43.600
<v Speaker 1>why we shouldn't be talking about them the way we

0:25:43.600 --> 0:25:46.040
<v Speaker 1>talked about the Rams earlier this week. Having guys that

0:25:46.080 --> 0:25:49.000
<v Speaker 1>are in the eight, nine, ten eleven range as far

0:25:49.040 --> 0:25:51.679
<v Speaker 1>our sacks are concerned, there's no reason why we shouldn't

0:25:51.680 --> 0:25:53.960
<v Speaker 1>be talking about them like that. But for some reason

0:25:54.119 --> 0:25:57.200
<v Speaker 1>it hasn't gotten going. And I think that if there

0:25:57.280 --> 0:26:00.240
<v Speaker 1>is a position, I think they could get there if

0:26:00.280 --> 0:26:02.879
<v Speaker 1>it just required them to just kind of maybe focus

0:26:02.880 --> 0:26:04.880
<v Speaker 1>in a little bit more, maybe give a little more effort,

0:26:04.920 --> 0:26:07.360
<v Speaker 1>whatever it is. I think that's a position where maybe

0:26:07.400 --> 0:26:09.879
<v Speaker 1>you could turn it on and they could actually make

0:26:09.920 --> 0:26:12.040
<v Speaker 1>a difference here down the stretch. There's always that, you know,

0:26:12.119 --> 0:26:15.840
<v Speaker 1>chicken and egg theory about this pass rush helped secondary

0:26:15.840 --> 0:26:17.960
<v Speaker 1>player or a secondary help the pass rush. And I

0:26:17.960 --> 0:26:19.879
<v Speaker 1>think in this case, when you look at the Rams,

0:26:19.920 --> 0:26:23.120
<v Speaker 1>I think Ramsey has actually helped the Rams more than

0:26:23.160 --> 0:26:25.919
<v Speaker 1>the other way around, because they were averaging two sacks

0:26:25.920 --> 0:26:28.000
<v Speaker 1>a game in his first six games of the season.

0:26:28.400 --> 0:26:30.280
<v Speaker 1>The last seven then he's been on the team, they're

0:26:30.280 --> 0:26:33.680
<v Speaker 1>averaging four point one. So just a couple more seconds

0:26:33.720 --> 0:26:36.719
<v Speaker 1>here and there of coverage has helped. So are you

0:26:36.720 --> 0:26:38.920
<v Speaker 1>saying that there's an issue on the back of maybecause

0:26:39.160 --> 0:26:42.320
<v Speaker 1>just one example. I mean, I think I've always kind

0:26:42.359 --> 0:26:45.280
<v Speaker 1>of thought that's more pass rush first, but that's just

0:26:45.359 --> 0:26:47.560
<v Speaker 1>an example. Then now he has a really great corner,

0:26:47.600 --> 0:26:49.560
<v Speaker 1>a great corner, and I don't know if the Cowboys

0:26:49.600 --> 0:26:51.960
<v Speaker 1>have that guy that's kind of shutting him down for

0:26:52.359 --> 0:26:56.000
<v Speaker 1>that long, but you know, you would like maybe one

0:26:56.040 --> 0:26:59.880
<v Speaker 1>more second there. But I think if they if they

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<v Speaker 1>they need to be hot, you know, they claim that

0:27:02.600 --> 0:27:04.720
<v Speaker 1>they are, they need to be you know, I've seen

0:27:04.720 --> 0:27:07.959
<v Speaker 1>many times where the quarterback is just standing there forever.

0:27:08.320 --> 0:27:12.760
<v Speaker 1>So it's like, even even if the corners are making

0:27:12.760 --> 0:27:15.280
<v Speaker 1>some good coverage, it's like, Okay, at one point, you

0:27:15.359 --> 0:27:18.040
<v Speaker 1>gotta go in there and get your guy because not

0:27:18.119 --> 0:27:20.800
<v Speaker 1>everybody's getting doubled. That's the thing. Not everybody's getting doubled,

0:27:20.840 --> 0:27:23.679
<v Speaker 1>So beat your guy, you know. Yeah, And they should

0:27:23.680 --> 0:27:26.119
<v Speaker 1>have the strength and the ability to do that, and

0:27:26.160 --> 0:27:29.320
<v Speaker 1>we've seen it do it, and that's the thing. Like,

0:27:29.400 --> 0:27:32.280
<v Speaker 1>to me, I really thought this defensive line after adding

0:27:32.320 --> 0:27:37.640
<v Speaker 1>those two guys Bennett and Quinn, was really gonna be explosive,

0:27:37.680 --> 0:27:40.160
<v Speaker 1>and it hasn't been that way. And it's really really

0:27:40.200 --> 0:27:43.359
<v Speaker 1>disappointing because it's like, Okay, then what is it? What

0:27:43.760 --> 0:27:46.960
<v Speaker 1>is it? Because clearly these guys have the size and

0:27:47.080 --> 0:27:49.720
<v Speaker 1>the talent, so what's going on? And another guy was

0:27:49.760 --> 0:27:53.280
<v Speaker 1>Malie Collins, which was having a great training camp. And

0:27:53.320 --> 0:27:57.080
<v Speaker 1>then because usually guys that go into their last year

0:27:57.080 --> 0:28:00.800
<v Speaker 1>of their contract, they tend to spice up and play

0:28:00.840 --> 0:28:03.199
<v Speaker 1>even better. And it hasn't been that way. I'm not

0:28:03.200 --> 0:28:06.320
<v Speaker 1>saying he's played horribly or anything like that, but not

0:28:06.560 --> 0:28:09.200
<v Speaker 1>what I thought he would be playing like this year,

0:28:09.400 --> 0:28:12.640
<v Speaker 1>it's really like, it's a good point. Is I don't

0:28:12.680 --> 0:28:16.240
<v Speaker 1>know individually Individually I look at all those guys and

0:28:16.240 --> 0:28:18.960
<v Speaker 1>I'm like, I like, not having a terrible season. Quinn

0:28:19.000 --> 0:28:21.840
<v Speaker 1>speaks for himself, Malik had You're right, I mean, Malik's

0:28:21.840 --> 0:28:23.919
<v Speaker 1>not setting the league on fire, but he's got like

0:28:23.960 --> 0:28:26.760
<v Speaker 1>five sacks, Like, he's not having a terrible season. That

0:28:26.920 --> 0:28:30.040
<v Speaker 1>Marcus clearly doesn't have the sacks, but he's a great,

0:28:30.080 --> 0:28:33.000
<v Speaker 1>well rounded end. He's not having a bad season either.

0:28:33.520 --> 0:28:35.760
<v Speaker 1>Michael Bennett has what three? And I mean he's he's

0:28:35.960 --> 0:28:37.840
<v Speaker 1>made a difference for this team since they trade it

0:28:37.880 --> 0:28:40.880
<v Speaker 1>for him. All that sounds great individually, and you add

0:28:40.880 --> 0:28:42.880
<v Speaker 1>it up and talk about the pass rush and you're like,

0:28:42.920 --> 0:28:46.400
<v Speaker 1>they're they're not They're not special. Well, and that's weird though,

0:28:46.440 --> 0:28:48.440
<v Speaker 1>and I'm not. I don't have an answer for it.

0:28:48.520 --> 0:28:50.920
<v Speaker 1>I mean, we talked about it before the show. You

0:28:50.960 --> 0:28:55.080
<v Speaker 1>know upstairs that Taco Charlton has more sacks than DeMarcus Lawrence.

0:28:56.040 --> 0:28:58.880
<v Speaker 1>Did you Is that true? Yikes? Yeah, he's got five.

0:29:02.640 --> 0:29:05.360
<v Speaker 1>One was against the Cowboys. Jacks aren't the only thing

0:29:05.440 --> 0:29:09.000
<v Speaker 1>that matters to defensive endplay. But that's fine, don't It's fine.

0:29:09.320 --> 0:29:12.480
<v Speaker 1>I get it. Out. He's been out like he was

0:29:12.520 --> 0:29:15.280
<v Speaker 1>a healthy scratch for them, you know, at least once.

0:29:15.320 --> 0:29:17.760
<v Speaker 1>I don't know why. Yeah, I think it's it's to

0:29:17.880 --> 0:29:20.720
<v Speaker 1>the point in the season. I will I will die

0:29:20.760 --> 0:29:23.800
<v Speaker 1>on that hill that DeMarcus Lawrence is not playing poorly,

0:29:24.240 --> 0:29:29.000
<v Speaker 1>but the contract dictates that you wreck games and he

0:29:29.080 --> 0:29:31.280
<v Speaker 1>has not been doing that. I mean, that's fair to say,

0:29:31.440 --> 0:29:34.800
<v Speaker 1>But I'll say this like that more than it being

0:29:34.800 --> 0:29:39.080
<v Speaker 1>an indictment on Tank. To me, it's more should the

0:29:39.080 --> 0:29:41.160
<v Speaker 1>Cowboys have really made the move they did? Because for

0:29:41.200 --> 0:29:44.080
<v Speaker 1>a guy that has five sex in Miami, you can't

0:29:44.080 --> 0:29:46.640
<v Speaker 1>tell me that guy can't be a rotational guy for you.

0:29:46.680 --> 0:29:48.760
<v Speaker 1>And you can say what you want about his attitude

0:29:48.800 --> 0:29:50.920
<v Speaker 1>and all this other kind of stuff. I would argue

0:29:51.160 --> 0:29:53.680
<v Speaker 1>there are other guys in that locker room, particular defensive

0:29:53.720 --> 0:29:55.880
<v Speaker 1>line room, who may not have the greatest attitudes either,

0:29:56.320 --> 0:29:58.400
<v Speaker 1>they may not be doing I want to see, I

0:29:58.480 --> 0:30:00.360
<v Speaker 1>want to go. I want to see the all twenty

0:30:00.360 --> 0:30:02.840
<v Speaker 1>two of Tacos five sacks because I saw one against

0:30:02.880 --> 0:30:05.280
<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys and it wasn't anything to get excited about.

0:30:05.360 --> 0:30:08.120
<v Speaker 1>I get you. All I'm saying is in a league

0:30:08.160 --> 0:30:11.720
<v Speaker 1>where pass rushers are at a premium. I just wonder,

0:30:11.760 --> 0:30:14.840
<v Speaker 1>I just wonder if if that decision was a little

0:30:14.840 --> 0:30:17.400
<v Speaker 1>bit hasty and and leaned a little bit too much

0:30:17.840 --> 0:30:21.080
<v Speaker 1>on maybe the coaches saying he's not coachable or he's

0:30:21.120 --> 0:30:24.080
<v Speaker 1>not whatever, as opposed to looking at him on film

0:30:24.080 --> 0:30:27.520
<v Speaker 1>and Sam and he's got something we can use. Maybe

0:30:27.520 --> 0:30:30.040
<v Speaker 1>not perfect, but he's got something we can use as

0:30:30.080 --> 0:30:33.280
<v Speaker 1>a situational pass Rusher. Well, I think with that, And

0:30:33.360 --> 0:30:35.400
<v Speaker 1>I know I went down that road with talk, you know,

0:30:35.520 --> 0:30:39.800
<v Speaker 1>mentioning that. But you know, Taco is, I guess an

0:30:39.800 --> 0:30:45.560
<v Speaker 1>immature player, and when it comes to tweeting things about

0:30:45.640 --> 0:30:48.200
<v Speaker 1>the team and I'm not going to play this week

0:30:48.240 --> 0:30:50.120
<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that, making it at all about him,

0:30:50.400 --> 0:30:52.520
<v Speaker 1>I think they were just tired of that. But you're right,

0:30:52.520 --> 0:30:54.520
<v Speaker 1>there's obviously some skill there. I mean, I don't see

0:30:54.560 --> 0:30:57.640
<v Speaker 1>Dorn's armstrong lighten it up. It was just like, sometimes

0:30:57.680 --> 0:31:00.360
<v Speaker 1>it's just not a good fit and it just doesn't work.

0:31:00.520 --> 0:31:02.800
<v Speaker 1>You could be talented and stuff, and still it doesn't

0:31:02.880 --> 0:31:05.440
<v Speaker 1>work out with the group of people that you're surrounded with.

0:31:05.560 --> 0:31:08.120
<v Speaker 1>So absolutely got to move on. But if this team,

0:31:08.520 --> 0:31:11.040
<v Speaker 1>if this, if the Cowboys, if the guys that made

0:31:11.040 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 1>that decision Jerry and Jason and Will and then if

0:31:14.680 --> 0:31:17.680
<v Speaker 1>they saw six and seven in their future, like they

0:31:17.720 --> 0:31:21.160
<v Speaker 1>saw that this year, they might not have done this. Yeah,

0:31:21.200 --> 0:31:24.320
<v Speaker 1>because because like she just said, it's a good fit, okay,

0:31:24.480 --> 0:31:26.920
<v Speaker 1>fit for who? Yeah? Who's the coaches next year? Who

0:31:27.000 --> 0:31:29.280
<v Speaker 1>the defensive coaches? I also do kind of wonder if

0:31:29.320 --> 0:31:31.360
<v Speaker 1>if that was if that was also their way of

0:31:31.440 --> 0:31:34.440
<v Speaker 1>you know, sometimes coaches will use players to make statements

0:31:34.480 --> 0:31:36.440
<v Speaker 1>to the locker room. I wonder if they felt like, well,

0:31:36.480 --> 0:31:39.800
<v Speaker 1>he's not gonna a great fit for us. Cutting him

0:31:39.800 --> 0:31:41.480
<v Speaker 1>may also send them a message to other guys in

0:31:41.480 --> 0:31:43.360
<v Speaker 1>the locker room that you need to be the right

0:31:43.400 --> 0:31:45.680
<v Speaker 1>kind of guy. As we define the right kind of guy,

0:31:45.720 --> 0:31:48.320
<v Speaker 1>I don't know. All I'm saying is follow in light

0:31:48.400 --> 0:31:51.400
<v Speaker 1>of recent weeks. Well, that's also where I get back to.

0:31:51.600 --> 0:31:53.240
<v Speaker 1>When you start talking about right kind of guy, are

0:31:53.280 --> 0:31:55.080
<v Speaker 1>you sure you got the right kind of guys here?

0:31:55.200 --> 0:31:57.959
<v Speaker 1>Like so so yeah, I just think the whole that

0:31:58.000 --> 0:32:01.720
<v Speaker 1>whole thing to me is that's my point. That's where

0:32:01.800 --> 0:32:04.120
<v Speaker 1>I get That's where I get back to. That's where

0:32:04.160 --> 0:32:06.800
<v Speaker 1>I get back to who's the right kind of guy?

0:32:06.960 --> 0:32:11.120
<v Speaker 1>And what does that entail? Because for whatever reason, they're

0:32:11.120 --> 0:32:13.760
<v Speaker 1>not winning number one, number two. I don't know that.

0:32:13.880 --> 0:32:16.200
<v Speaker 1>Some of the things that we've seen here recently suggests

0:32:16.240 --> 0:32:19.760
<v Speaker 1>that the right kind of guys are there in some instances. Yeah,

0:32:19.800 --> 0:32:21.360
<v Speaker 1>I don't know. All right, real quick, before we end

0:32:21.360 --> 0:32:24.000
<v Speaker 1>the show, let's go and get some picks. Let's start

0:32:24.000 --> 0:32:25.600
<v Speaker 1>with Dave. Dave, tell me who you think is gonna

0:32:25.600 --> 0:32:27.280
<v Speaker 1>win this game? Give me a score. I'm pretty sure

0:32:27.280 --> 0:32:30.360
<v Speaker 1>they're favored, by the way. Who the Cowboys really? Last

0:32:30.400 --> 0:32:33.760
<v Speaker 1>time I checked? I believe. I'm dead serious. Actually, I

0:32:33.800 --> 0:32:36.880
<v Speaker 1>think if they're not, then they opened as a favorite.

0:32:36.880 --> 0:32:39.840
<v Speaker 1>And the money just came in hard on the Rams.

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<v Speaker 1>One and a half for the Rams. Okay, it moved,

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<v Speaker 1>I get I promise you it moves point I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>broken record time. I still think that this is a

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<v Speaker 1>talented team. I still do. They aren't playing like it,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure as hell not going to pick them.

0:32:55.720 --> 0:32:59.000
<v Speaker 1>They have not won since the beginning of the months,

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<v Speaker 1>since the beginning of November. They didn't even look good

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<v Speaker 1>doing that. Like they didn't look good against the Lions.

0:33:04.520 --> 0:33:06.320
<v Speaker 1>They didn't look good when they beat the New York

0:33:06.360 --> 0:33:11.080
<v Speaker 1>Giants way back on November fourth. Like the Giants are pitiful,

0:33:11.160 --> 0:33:13.520
<v Speaker 1>and they kind of played around with them and finally

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<v Speaker 1>put it away. Point being like, they really haven't played

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<v Speaker 1>good football since like September. I get I've tweeted this

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<v Speaker 1>last night. I guess I knew this. I just hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>thought about it in these terms, Like it sounds so

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<v Speaker 1>crazy to say, like since they opened the season three

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<v Speaker 1>and oh they're three and seven, and again that's obvious,

0:33:31.560 --> 0:33:34.160
<v Speaker 1>but it just sounds it sounds different when you say it, right,

0:33:34.720 --> 0:33:38.600
<v Speaker 1>they're not playing well. They haven't played well in the

0:33:38.640 --> 0:33:41.040
<v Speaker 1>wins that they've gotten since Philly. Really that was the

0:33:41.120 --> 0:33:44.360
<v Speaker 1>last time they played well. That was October twentieth, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I just I don't buy that they're gonna be yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well they played well against three bad teams at the start. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but it go back to it and they all had

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<v Speaker 1>like slow starts and you started seeing those kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the Absolutely, you're absolutely right, that's completely fair. Which point

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<v Speaker 1>being there, I just don't buy that they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>magically turn it on against the team that's fighting for

0:34:03.280 --> 0:34:09.160
<v Speaker 1>its playoff life. I got rams thirty to twenty four, right, Camber, Well,

0:34:10.120 --> 0:34:13.880
<v Speaker 1>every week I get to this point and I can

0:34:14.440 --> 0:34:17.360
<v Speaker 1>see it going down both ways to where I could

0:34:18.560 --> 0:34:21.680
<v Speaker 1>see the Cowboys win and not be really surprised by it.

0:34:21.760 --> 0:34:24.960
<v Speaker 1>But I am not making that mistake again. I am

0:34:25.040 --> 0:34:28.200
<v Speaker 1>not picking them to win for the rest of the season,

0:34:28.280 --> 0:34:32.960
<v Speaker 1>not even against the Redskins. But yes, Rams come out here.

0:34:33.000 --> 0:34:36.040
<v Speaker 1>I think that the Rams are appointing their season where

0:34:36.080 --> 0:34:39.080
<v Speaker 1>they're really starting to click and figure things out. They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna come in here with a lot of energy and,

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<v Speaker 1>like Dave said, fighting for their spot in the playoffs.

0:34:44.719 --> 0:34:48.839
<v Speaker 1>So I think that team comes out with the win. Um,

0:34:49.360 --> 0:34:55.040
<v Speaker 1>I would see like twenty four to seventeen something like that. Okay, yeah,

0:34:55.360 --> 0:34:58.600
<v Speaker 1>I've got twenty four to fourteen Rams. I just I'm

0:34:58.640 --> 0:35:00.200
<v Speaker 1>not picking up I mean, I'm not go say I

0:35:00.239 --> 0:35:02.600
<v Speaker 1>won't pick them again the rest of the season, but

0:35:02.640 --> 0:35:04.799
<v Speaker 1>I'm not picking them in this game just because I

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<v Speaker 1>just I don't think that they're better than them in

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<v Speaker 1>any way. Really, um, I you know, sometimes you try

0:35:11.600 --> 0:35:14.239
<v Speaker 1>to see how how is this gonna work? Well, I

0:35:14.280 --> 0:35:16.680
<v Speaker 1>could see this happening, I really don't like. I don't

0:35:16.719 --> 0:35:19.800
<v Speaker 1>see how it happens. I don't see him blocking that front,

0:35:19.840 --> 0:35:22.000
<v Speaker 1>I don't see him running the ball consistently, and I

0:35:22.000 --> 0:35:26.160
<v Speaker 1>don't see special teams winning that battle. I don't see

0:35:26.160 --> 0:35:29.879
<v Speaker 1>a lot of great, you know moments with to think, well, yeah,

0:35:29.920 --> 0:35:33.640
<v Speaker 1>they're gonna win this game. So I hope I'm surprised

0:35:35.560 --> 0:35:38.080
<v Speaker 1>it's true. Oh, I think four Bath will have a

0:35:38.120 --> 0:35:42.960
<v Speaker 1>busy day. Our excellent producer Kyles. The Cowboys opened at

0:35:43.000 --> 0:35:46.040
<v Speaker 1>three and a half point favorites and it shrank quick. Yeah,

0:35:46.120 --> 0:35:49.480
<v Speaker 1>which makes for our money at that Um, I've said,

0:35:49.719 --> 0:35:51.200
<v Speaker 1>I said it for the last couple of weeks. You

0:35:51.200 --> 0:35:53.319
<v Speaker 1>get to Thanksgiving, we know who you are. What this

0:35:53.320 --> 0:35:56.120
<v Speaker 1>team has shown us so far doesn't mean they can't

0:35:56.239 --> 0:35:57.920
<v Speaker 1>go against the trend. But what they've shown us so

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<v Speaker 1>far is when you play a team that is worse

0:36:00.760 --> 0:36:03.520
<v Speaker 1>record wise, typically you win. You play a team that's

0:36:03.560 --> 0:36:06.760
<v Speaker 1>better record wise, you typically lose, and or you always

0:36:06.760 --> 0:36:09.440
<v Speaker 1>in this case and this season, always have lost. So

0:36:09.480 --> 0:36:12.680
<v Speaker 1>I can't in good faith pick the Cowboys to win

0:36:12.760 --> 0:36:14.480
<v Speaker 1>this game. This is a game where I think the

0:36:14.800 --> 0:36:16.920
<v Speaker 1>Rams win it, and I think their best shot at

0:36:16.920 --> 0:36:19.520
<v Speaker 1>it is next week against Philly and then finish up

0:36:19.520 --> 0:36:21.560
<v Speaker 1>with a win against Washington, maybe you back into the playoffs.

0:36:21.640 --> 0:36:25.600
<v Speaker 1>We ever had a unanimous slots call, Yeah, we passed.

0:36:25.640 --> 0:36:29.600
<v Speaker 1>In other years, Okay, not this year, not this year.

0:36:29.719 --> 0:36:32.719
<v Speaker 1>I mean they did you know, they did kick their

0:36:32.760 --> 0:36:37.040
<v Speaker 1>ass in Hawaii. Yeah, there we go in the game.

0:36:37.120 --> 0:36:43.160
<v Speaker 1>Honestly that that was in San Francisco, damn it. But

0:36:43.200 --> 0:36:47.520
<v Speaker 1>that that does factor back into this two a little bit.

0:36:47.520 --> 0:36:49.279
<v Speaker 1>And back of my mind too, is the last time

0:36:49.320 --> 0:36:52.080
<v Speaker 1>I saw these two teams match up, it wasn't even close,

0:36:52.120 --> 0:36:54.640
<v Speaker 1>Like the Rams were clearly the best team. And so

0:36:54.719 --> 0:36:56.799
<v Speaker 1>I can't shake that. On top of what I've seen

0:36:56.840 --> 0:36:59.200
<v Speaker 1>this season, I just can't shake that that just the

0:36:59.239 --> 0:37:00.920
<v Speaker 1>Cowboys not get me a reason to say that they're

0:37:00.960 --> 0:37:03.040
<v Speaker 1>gonna win it. Well, and at this point of the season,

0:37:03.560 --> 0:37:06.319
<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys seem like they're going down heel and then

0:37:06.360 --> 0:37:09.040
<v Speaker 1>the Rams this is where they're turning up, and they're

0:37:09.040 --> 0:37:11.880
<v Speaker 1>going up right now. So it's difficult to put that

0:37:12.040 --> 0:37:14.400
<v Speaker 1>right there though, is the one reason why it could happen?

0:37:14.600 --> 0:37:17.680
<v Speaker 1>Because well, sure, and I don't think I don't know

0:37:17.760 --> 0:37:20.920
<v Speaker 1>anybody else, No, yeah, I just if you know, they

0:37:20.960 --> 0:37:23.759
<v Speaker 1>can they can come in the studio and crow at

0:37:23.800 --> 0:37:25.600
<v Speaker 1>us about how we were wrong. If they want to, like,

0:37:25.680 --> 0:37:27.520
<v Speaker 1>good for you, you finally put it together. What do

0:37:27.520 --> 0:37:28.960
<v Speaker 1>you want me to do? All I can do is

0:37:29.040 --> 0:37:32.120
<v Speaker 1>judge what I watch? Yeah, and what how could you

0:37:32.200 --> 0:37:34.160
<v Speaker 1>How could you pick a team that played the way

0:37:34.200 --> 0:37:38.839
<v Speaker 1>they did in Chicago against a much better team? Yeah? Really,

0:37:38.840 --> 0:37:40.920
<v Speaker 1>you go back the last few weeks. If you just

0:37:41.000 --> 0:37:43.600
<v Speaker 1>talk about how the Cowboys have played here recently in

0:37:43.640 --> 0:37:46.040
<v Speaker 1>the last several games, like, it's hard to say, and

0:37:46.080 --> 0:37:47.959
<v Speaker 1>you look at the Rams and how they've played, it's

0:37:47.960 --> 0:37:49.560
<v Speaker 1>hard to say you think the Cowboys are gonna be

0:37:49.600 --> 0:37:51.439
<v Speaker 1>able to get this win. That doesn't mean they can't,

0:37:51.440 --> 0:37:53.319
<v Speaker 1>It just means it's hard to picture that. I do

0:37:53.440 --> 0:37:55.879
<v Speaker 1>randomly think Amari Cooper is gonna have a hundred yard game.

0:37:56.280 --> 0:37:58.399
<v Speaker 1>We will see it's I mean, not that anybody's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>feel better about it because I think it'll be in

0:38:00.160 --> 0:38:02.360
<v Speaker 1>a loss. But good for him. They've had plenty of

0:38:02.440 --> 0:38:05.799
<v Speaker 1>good stats. You are right about that. All right, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you. John Us we were back on Monday. We'll

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