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Speaker 1: It is now time for the Jerry Jones Show, brought

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Speaker 1: to you by Ford, the official vehicle of the Dallas Cowboys.

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Speaker 1: Ford is the best in Texas. And a good morning,

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Speaker 1: mister Jones. How are you doing? And fine? Mike Gavin

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Speaker 1: Jem Good to be on with you. Yes, sir, it's

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Speaker 1: always great to have you, and it's extra special when

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Speaker 1: we get extra conversations with you with the postseason here. Now,

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Speaker 1: what's on the top of your mind about this game

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Speaker 1: going in? Well, I think that Seattle is such a

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Speaker 1: challenge for us when we play them in Seattle. They've

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Speaker 1: got one of the loudest stadiums there is in all

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Speaker 1: of sport, maybe the loudest, and it has been a real,

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Speaker 1: a real difference maker in their won loss records, whether

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Speaker 1: We can do that tomorrow night at our stadium. We've

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Speaker 1: got a loud stadium, our fans, we urge you. I

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Speaker 1: noticed Dak was talking about what a difference had make,

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Speaker 1: But boy, we would urge you to drown them out

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Speaker 1: because that's what they do in Seattle. And another team

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Speaker 1: does a great job of that Kansas City, but Seattle

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Speaker 1: is really known for it, but we're gonna white out

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Speaker 1: us to be a part of this effort that we're

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Speaker 1: making to be to find Seattle team by making it

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Speaker 1: hard for them to get their count and make it

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Speaker 1: hard from the readers get their signals to each other. Jerry,

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Speaker 1: you have a white suit. I do, I really do.

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Speaker 1: And I've got a few white coats around and I

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Speaker 1: don't know. I've got a lucky jacket that I've been

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Speaker 1: wearing to all of our games and I'm going to

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Speaker 1: be hard pressed to move away from that. It's not white.

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Speaker 1: But I'll put on some ill put on some white

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Speaker 1: shoes for you. I don't work. Our morning show host

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Speaker 1: Sean Sharif is going to be at the game and

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Speaker 1: he said he's uncomfortable and white and he might not

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Speaker 1: follow the rules. Would you would you have something to

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Speaker 1: say to him if he goes and wears blue on us? Well,

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Speaker 1: let be sure, and it is bring something, bring a

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Speaker 1: white towel, do something. But let's let's make as big

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Speaker 1: effort as we can. Our players really know that our

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Speaker 1: fans can make a difference out here, and they are

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Speaker 1: on a hunt, a push to remind everybody that. But

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Speaker 1: I am too. I think we want to really show

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Speaker 1: him some home field advantage at here to more night,

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Speaker 1: so only non white clothing if it's attached to a

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Speaker 1: great superstition in the wind streak. Just so we're clear here,

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Speaker 1: so we can get that message. You guys are trying

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Speaker 1: what's most concerning about Seattle at your place coming into

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Speaker 1: their pass rush, their running game. What's sticking out to you? Well,

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Speaker 1: they've got a great competitive mindset. They and winning and

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Speaker 1: that's important. And they've got an outstanding coach. He's one

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Speaker 1: But certainly their quarterback is one that I know. A

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Speaker 1: way to help that team not only inspires him, but

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Speaker 1: I'd like to think that we practice against, we work against,

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Speaker 1: off their running game. Now, speaking of practice, you've been

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Speaker 1: That's classic game to get better. Was there anything that

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Speaker 1: hard to replicate that at practice and so against that group,

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Speaker 1: Number one. Number two, I think you had to certainly

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Speaker 1: not a practice of mine. I'm too positive to walk

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Speaker 1: a plan or injury situations. Well, we appreciate your time

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