1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 2: Cowboys. 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: This is Nick shot streaming live on Dallascowboys dot Com 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: and the official Dallas Cowboys AFT. Now Here are Bill Jones, 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: Savannah Humoller, Everson Wolves, and Mickey Spagnola. 7 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: Well, we've got three and we have a quorum here 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: on Wednesday ten am at the Star on Dallascowboys dot Com, 9 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: which on Monday we would not have had a quorum 10 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: because there would only been two of us. So we 11 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: took liberties thanks to producer Supreme Chris, to move to 12 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 2: ten o'clock on Wednesday. And so it seems like forever 13 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: since we've had a mix shots, and so much has 14 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: taken place. 15 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 3: So much, way too much. 16 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: It seems like every day. As a matter of fact, 17 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: just to give you an idea of how things happened, 18 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: I left here at three forty yesterday afternoon. By time 19 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: I got home, it got reported that Jonathan Hankins had 20 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: agreed to deal with Seattle. Yeah, wow, so we've got 21 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: let's see Leyton vander Ash failing physical released and then 22 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: announced his retirement, which was really no surprise. Over the 23 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: last I guess nine days since we've had a show, 24 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: We've had Michael Gallup released, We've had Tyron Smith sign 25 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: with the New York Jets. The Cowboys re signed Jordan Lewis, 26 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: Dak Prescott restructured the restructure bonus on his deal. Did 27 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: Eric Kendrick sign after our last show, I believe, which 28 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 2: would be one of the Cowboys big free agent pickups 29 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: we've had. The coaching staff officially announced. There has been 30 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: so much going on this first week and a half 31 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 2: of free agency, it's hard to keep up with everything. 32 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: But we will try here the best we can to 33 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: cover everything that's going on here since the start of 34 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: free agency on March thirteenth. What's the day, the twenty 35 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: first day, the twenty first day of spring? Is that 36 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: what we're supposed to yesterday? Yesterday? Okay? So and you 37 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: miss what was that? 38 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 3: We have a we have a starting run back. 39 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: So that gives the Cowboys under contract I think four 40 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: running backs at this point. 41 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: Four we have four four so. 42 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: Elik Davis, Hunter Lepke, and rico'donald. What more do you need? 43 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 3: Man? I need more? 44 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: Well, I'll tell you what. Okay, So for what Tony 45 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: Pollard signed for the Cowboys, weren't going to do that 46 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: at this point. It's rico'dondal it is, I would imagine, 47 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 2: and went where to Tennessee. 48 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 4: Titans three year deal? 49 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: Who rather has back home? 50 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 4: Basically right well, because he's from Memphis. 51 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: About three hour drive from Memphis, they would rather have Rico, 52 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: I mean Tony Pollard instead of Derrick Henry. Who that's 53 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: saying something when to Baltimore by the way, So anyway, 54 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: let's start here. You guys, tell me give me a 55 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 2: surprise in all this that we mentioned that took place 56 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: since the start of free agency, what surprised you the most. 57 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 4: I think this has just been a crazy time with 58 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 4: free agency, and it's been I feel like a little 59 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 4: uneasy as far as how the Cowboys have done everything, 60 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 4: and so I think there's a lot of frustration within 61 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 4: the fan base right now, and you know, there's still 62 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 4: a lot of time left. But I think some of 63 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 4: the big ones that stood out to me was Tyler 64 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 4: Biattish and Tyrone Smith because I'm really looking at that 65 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 4: offensive line and now you have a lot of really 66 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 4: big decisions that you have to make as far as 67 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 4: the guys that you do have left out there. 68 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 5: Everson, I think Yiddish more than Tyler Tyron Smith. Beyondis more. 69 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 5: I was very surprised that we lost our center. Uh 70 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 5: we've had problems trying to figure out, you know, who 71 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 5: was going to replace him when he was injured back 72 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 5: in training camp. Uh we we tried what Tyler Smith? 73 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 6: Did? 74 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 3: We try Tyler Smith at center? 75 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: Uh? 76 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: No, who we trying? 77 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 5: But there was another I can't I know, we tried 78 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 5: another guy center that you know, he's probably not even 79 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 5: here now. 80 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 3: But you know these are guys that failed. 81 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 5: I thought miserably to replace Beyondish and now we have 82 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 5: no replacement for Beyondish at all, do we? 83 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: Well? Today it would be brock Kaffman. If they had 84 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 2: to start a game, which, by the way, a couple 85 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: of times that he had to play, he played decently. 86 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 5: I love your optimistic voice when you start. 87 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 4: We got wet. 88 00:05:56,160 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 2: They have to play a game tomorrow it would be broadcasts. 89 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 5: So well, what do you I mean you got to 90 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 5: give me more on that man? I mean it block 91 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 5: worth it. I mean when I say worth it, I 92 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 5: mean is he a capable backup? Well? 93 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 3: He was star. 94 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: He was, and now we'll see if he gets the opportunity. 95 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 2: But again, free agency is not over with UH, and 96 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 2: there is a draft and you can make trades, so 97 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 2: they're still. 98 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 3: You think we picked up a starting center in the. 99 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: Draft, a starting center draft, but maybe somebody to UH, 100 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: somebody to compete for the job. But the thing I think, 101 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 2: first of all, we have to remember that they've got 102 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 2: maybe seven million dollars under the cap. Now after they 103 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: UH restructured Dak Prescott's restructure bonus, they picked up four 104 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: a million, but that basically went to signing Eric Kendricks, 105 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 2: whose salary cap HiT's going to be one year, three 106 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: million dollars, So they have four left. So they've got 107 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: a little bit left, but not much, not enough to say, oh, 108 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 2: let's go make a splash. Let's put it that way. 109 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 3: Were you surprised about Tyran's contract? 110 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: Okay, with the Jets, very surprised because what the fine 111 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 2: print didn't get pointed out because it got reported initially 112 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: one year six point five million with incentives that can 113 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: get it to twenty million. 114 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: Correct. 115 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 2: But here's the part that got the Cowboys. It was 116 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 2: like a poison pill. So he's got I don't know 117 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: if everybody can see this. I've got a list here 118 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 2: of all his incentives. Okay, you got it? Yeah, okay, 119 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: So you see playing time incentive tier one, and if 120 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: he plays sixty eight percent of the snaps, he would 121 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: make five point seventy five million dollars. Wow, okay, but 122 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: guess what last year he played seventy one point five 123 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: percent of the snaps. So those incentives right there are 124 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 2: likely to be earned. So his cap hit for this 125 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 2: year right now is twelve point two five million one 126 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: year go figure. So the Cowboys could not match. They 127 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 2: didn't even come close to having that much salary cap room. 128 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: So what the deal is, if you give a guy 129 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 2: incentives that he earned last year, then that counts against 130 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 2: your cap hit for this year. If he doesn't achieve it, 131 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: then you get a rebate next year. Oh okay, okay, 132 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 2: But they've got to assume that since he played seventy 133 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 2: one and a half percent of the snaps last year, 134 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: that he will at least get to sixty eight percent 135 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 2: this year. 136 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 5: So they're looking good as far as as far as 137 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 5: their salary cap numbers of concerns. 138 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, they had a lot. I think even after this 139 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 2: they had like twelve seventeen million dollars. That's a good deal, 140 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 2: that's fit for Tyrant and the Jets, and that's why 141 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 2: they were able to also sign Williams, the wide receiver 142 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 2: from the Chargers. So so again, and then if you 143 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: look at tier two of those incentives, it goes it 144 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 2: starts at seventy four percent, So those aren't likely to 145 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 2: be earned because he didn't earn him last year. Okay. 146 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: Also it went from seventy four percent for another one 147 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 2: point twenty five million all the way up to ninety 148 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 2: eight percent for six point two five million. 149 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 3: So that's no, he's not doing that, right, I mean, 150 00:09:58,559 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 3: come on. 151 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 2: You would think, right, But again last year seventy one 152 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: seventy one point five percent. He played the majority of 153 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: the games, and by the way, in the play in 154 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 2: the playoff game, I forgot about this. The offense ninety 155 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: five snaps in the loss to Green Bay. Yeah, he 156 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: played every one of them. That is something, and so 157 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: did be Hodish, by. 158 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 5: The way, And to me, that that leads me to 159 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 5: the fact that losing Tyres Smith, to me, that is 160 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 5: a heartbreaker simply because of what he brought to this organization. Right, 161 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 5: you know we were talking about now is numbers because 162 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 5: this is what the segment is we're talking about, you know, the. 163 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 3: Movement that was made. 164 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 5: But when you just think about what Tyren Smith brought 165 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 5: to this organization and played well and played extremely well 166 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 5: last year considering all the injuries that he had been through, 167 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 5: and to suck it up at what how old is 168 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 5: he now? 169 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 2: He'll be he's thirty three. He'll be thirty four on December. 170 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 5: Twelfth, and that's an old thirty four because he's been 171 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 5: through it, right, and he gave it all. 172 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 3: He gave it all to the castle. You gotta give 173 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 3: the man some love. 174 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 2: Oh yeah. 175 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 5: Regards to how much we're gonna miss him his professionalism, Uh, 176 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 5: he gave no one any issues around here at all. 177 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 5: I can't remember him even hearing of him raising his 178 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 5: voice to anyone, right, you know, he's always been that 179 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 5: guy that showed class, his good such. 180 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 4: A stand up. 181 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 2: That's the longest if we've verbalized we. 182 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 4: Got to show ever since I haven't pulled up. 183 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 2: It's the longest he would have spoken in thirteen years combined. 184 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 4: Wow, honestly, that's very true. 185 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 2: And am I right? 186 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 4: Yes, you are right, because. 187 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 2: Even the guys on the offensive line, no, when they 188 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 2: talk to tyrant if they get a grunt. That's right, 189 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 2: that's a good glow. 190 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 4: Like when I think about it too, like look at 191 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 4: the other young guys that he was playing on the 192 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 4: line with, Like he was also such a leader in 193 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 4: a way, and that's exactly that's a miss that we 194 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 4: won't have necessarily on that line right now. 195 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: So this is pretty cool. 196 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 2: My next question to you about this is do you 197 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 2: go in search of a offensive left tackle or do 198 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 2: you move Tyler Smith to left tackle and then fill 199 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: in at guard. What would be your preference? 200 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 3: That was very cool, That was very cool. My preference again, 201 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 3: I'm sorry. 202 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: Tyler Smith, move him to left tackle and then find 203 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: a guard because finding a guard is probably a little 204 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 2: easier than finding a left tackle. 205 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 3: Now, you got to put him out of tackle. You 206 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 3: have to put him out of tackle. 207 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 5: See that's my you just you just have to because 208 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 5: that's where the experience is obviously the most important position 209 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 5: on the offensive line, covering your quarterback's backside. So yeah, 210 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 5: I would have to say you put the most experience 211 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 5: an athletic person if even if he's playing guard right now, 212 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 5: you have to pay move him out to tackle and. 213 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 3: He's done it. 214 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 2: Before, and that's what he was before they moved him 215 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 2: to guard. 216 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 3: No, no, he was a guard. And then so he 217 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 3: was he was drafted. What was he drafted? 218 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 2: It was he was a tackle. He was a tackle, 219 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 2: but they thought that they can move him. 220 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 3: I thought he got to the guard. 221 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, well he was. He was a tackle at college. 222 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 2: You want him to be a guard just because you 223 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 2: wanted a guard drafted in the first round. Don't message no, man, 224 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 2: this is true. 225 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 5: It's a fact. But Spagnola always kind of. 226 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 2: Got to be right right right. So then at guard 227 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 2: you you would have t J. Bass if they had 228 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: to play tomorrow. To me, finding a guard should be 229 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: easier than a left tackle. The left tackle positions pretty important. 230 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 2: And this is a way when you don't have a 231 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: whole bunch of salary cap money available to very inexpensively 232 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 2: fill the left tackle spot. 233 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 5: Have you been out there enough as far as your 234 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 5: knowledge is concerned, do you know if there are any 235 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 5: guards out there for trade or veteran guards out there 236 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 5: that are unsigned. 237 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 2: I have not seen of any quality. Now, let's put 238 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 2: it this way. The market value. I saw a couple 239 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: guards get re signed for sixteen to eighteen million a year. 240 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 3: Wow, a guard A guard? 241 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 5: Now, see you've been talking trans about guards, not look 242 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 5: at the value of guards. 243 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 3: Now. See I was ahead of the. 244 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: Game market and the tackles. The tackles not for incentives, 245 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 2: for real money twenty millionaires. So Tyran and his agent 246 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 2: saw what the market value was at the tackle position 247 00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 2: and it was like, well, we want some of that 248 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: because last year he took a little bit of a 249 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 2: pay cut to restructure his contract and because of that, 250 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 2: he still this year will count six million dollars against 251 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 2: the Cowboys in dead money. So that's got to be 252 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 2: I would think decision number one what they do at 253 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 2: left tackle and then guard and center? Right? Yeah? Do that? 254 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 2: Do they trust brock Kaufman to be able to step 255 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 2: in and be a starter, and these decisions that they 256 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 2: have to make. I wrote about it on Friday. They 257 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: got to be right. And they've got so many to 258 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 2: make to fill in at different spots. 259 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 5: Now, lets you know how important last year was in 260 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 5: regards to the success of this team, because this was 261 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 5: the moment where we had everything in place last year 262 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 5: for the playoffs. Our offensive line was just where we 263 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 5: wanted to be. Everyone was in place. This is the moment. 264 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 5: This is when we're going to go forward with the 265 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 5: leadership of Dak Prescott. And when that didn't work, it 266 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 5: seems like now it's kind of blowing up. 267 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 4: It's like unraveling a little bit. Is how it feels, definitely, And. 268 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 2: What they've done to keep it together last year and 269 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 2: somewhat this year is putting restructure bonus into voided years 270 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 2: like next year. Right now, if nothing changed, they'd be 271 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 2: forty million over the cap because of voided years. There 272 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 2: would be dead money that they have to account for. 273 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 2: So you're right, And when you had that many Pro bowlers, right, 274 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 2: you had the guy that finished what second in the 275 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 2: Most Valuable Player voting that you had the top wide 276 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 2: receiver that led the league, you had the guy that 277 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 2: finished second for Defensive Player of the Year. You had 278 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 2: all this quality and you flamed out in the And 279 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 2: now this is when you're paying the penalty right now 280 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,239 Speaker 2: because they still have work to do. Uh. 281 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 5: Most most teams that that set it up the way 282 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 5: that Cowboys did last year. 283 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 3: Like say the Rams. 284 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 5: This reminds me of the Rams when they went to 285 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 5: the Super Bowl, right, they succeeded, but then they Now 286 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 5: the Cowboys are paying the price without having the prize, 287 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 5: without gaining the prize exactly. 288 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 2: And that's the biggest penalty of the loss. The loss 289 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 2: is the laws. But it was. 290 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 3: Now you're still losing. 291 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 2: Because you needed to because let's face it, this this 292 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: you know thing about all in. They were all in. 293 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 3: They were all in last year, right, that's true. 294 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: That is the trade. 295 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 5: Cannot you cannot deny that. No one can say that 296 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 5: that's not true. 297 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 2: And the trades worked well. Now, so yeah, this is 298 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 2: one of the big decisions they've got to make. Uh, 299 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: and then neck and then center. So those two things. 300 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 5: This is just right now we're just talking offense. 301 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 4: And we haven't even got to running back yet. 302 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: And running back we we mentioned it right yea, the 303 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 2: signing of ric O'Donnell. But you know he's only guaranteed 304 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: one point to cap hit. He's guaranteed two hundred thousand. 305 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 2: So that kind of tells you that, yeah, we like you, 306 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 2: but we didn't over extend ourselves to pay you, and 307 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 2: they really didn't have money to do it. Now. The 308 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 2: other thing that they did on offense is they released 309 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 2: Michael Gallup, making him a June one release, and there's 310 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:18,919 Speaker 2: you know, ramifications for that. Everybody is always quick to 311 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 2: point out that he would have had a thirteen point 312 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 2: eight million dollar cap hit for this year. They will 313 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 2: save his base which is eight point five million, so 314 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 2: they'll get that back, but not until June second. So 315 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 2: that's almost like a savings account to pay for your draft, 316 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 2: all right, But what nobody wants to tell you is 317 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 2: by releasing him, they will incur thirteen point zero five 318 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 2: million in dead money. So he will he will cost 319 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: them in dead money this year five point three million. 320 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 5: I keep I keep having this Amari Cooper in my 321 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 5: ear right, like this. 322 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 3: Somewhere in my ear going, hey, I told you so. 323 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 2: And then and then in twenty twenty five he'll count 324 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 2: eight million in dead money. Damn, it never goes away, right, 325 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 2: the guaranteed money restructure, bonus money. At some point you 326 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,479 Speaker 2: got to pay the piper. 327 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 3: You can't just kick the can down the road. 328 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: Now, it's only so far you can kick it, right, 329 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 2: and then it's like, oh, we got to absorb this, right, 330 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 2: So now your third wide receiver, and knowing Brandon Cooks 331 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 2: is on the last year of his contract, Tony, we 332 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 2: think Jalen Tobert, you know, he kind of stepped up. 333 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 2: He did, but again, what if you have an injury 334 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 2: and then the other guy would have. 335 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 4: Been Brooks Jalen Brooks. 336 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 2: He I mean he was interesting, right. 337 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,919 Speaker 4: He made cashes last year. 338 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 2: When when he was then, So now that's your third 339 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 2: and I'm thinking if your biggest worries your third receiver, 340 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 2: he probably got other things to worry about. But it's 341 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 2: the dead money that no one likes to point out 342 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 2: that you've got to account for. And that's eight that's 343 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 2: eight million next year. Uh So I think they tried 344 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 2: to maybe renegotiate that deal. Agents aren't going to do that. 345 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 2: They'll take their chance and free agency and see what happens. 346 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 2: He how many he had a he had a visit 347 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 2: I who had uh gallup Miami. It was some someone 348 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 2: at a decent team. 349 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 3: I hope he goes where they I'm sure. I don't know. 350 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 5: I've I don't know what's going on with his knee, right, 351 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 5: and how how well it's going to be next year. 352 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 5: Sometimes the second year removed is the year when you 353 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 5: really show what you can do, which is sure what 354 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 5: he's hoping, but he might want to do it on 355 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 5: the grass field, right. 356 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 3: He might be thinking about that. I don't know, I'll 357 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 3: be thinking that. 358 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 5: I'm thinking, okay, well to put myself in the best situation, 359 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 5: go to a place where I can play at home 360 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 5: on grass at least game at least eight games. 361 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 4: He is scheduled to meet with the Carolina Panthers Anthers 362 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 4: sometime this week. 363 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 2: All right, so, so yeah, that's offensively now they I mean, 364 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 2: you're talking about one of the best offenses last year 365 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: in the league and. 366 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 5: You're being dismantled at this point, your center, you're running back, 367 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 5: running back, and. 368 00:22:54,840 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 2: Your wife who by the way, you know he didn't 369 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: play that much well in the in the playoff game. 370 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 2: He he ended up playing. 371 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 4: You're talking about Michael Gallups. 372 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: Yes, he was the six percent of the snaps. 373 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 4: He was honestly one of the standouts in that game. 374 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 2: He was right. 375 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, that's a lot to phill. 376 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 2: Not to mention your backup left tackle. What do you got? 377 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 2: You know you're gonna look at, well, let's go Josh 378 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 2: Ball who they moved to guard. I can't imagine, and 379 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 2: they'll resign a doga. I just think you can. 380 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 5: So is Josh Ball? Do you think he's a good replacement? 381 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 5: Will Tylers Smith, I would. 382 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 2: Say at guard. Yeah, I think t J. Bass might 383 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 2: have the upper hand there. Really, yeah, because he ended 384 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 2: up playing a couple of games. You didn't notice. That's like, oh, 385 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 2: t J basses right. 386 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 4: So Josh Ball didn't. He can't play it all on. 387 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 2: No, he did not, and well let's go h I 388 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 2: don't believe either. 389 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 4: So I think they activated him at one point, but 390 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 4: that was it. 391 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 2: They activated him to practice I think from the injured Yeah, 392 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: I are. So that's kind of where they are on offense. 393 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 2: And when we continue on mixshots, we'll pay attention to 394 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 2: the defense. Here at Dallas. 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Now he won't be 446 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 3: limping around here. 447 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 2: That's right, He'll be zipping up and down the starts 448 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 2: right use the elevator. 449 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 5: He might even lose even more weight, you know, right, 450 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 5: he might be even skinnier around here. 451 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 2: He's gonna have to do his rehab, right, all right, Nate, 452 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 2: We'll make sure. 453 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 5: You who's the guy doesn't rehab around here for the players. 454 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 5: Britt Brown Brown, BRIT's gonna get with Nate. He's gonna 455 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 5: have Nate after running sprints and the stairs that he's. 456 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 2: Gonna tell Nate, now you can run those one tens. 457 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 3: Bring Jimmy Johnson, bag Jimmy to. 458 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: Get him going. Right. Well, good luck with all that. 459 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 3: Good luck Nate. 460 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 4: Around here. 461 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 2: And yeah, man, all right, so we briefly mentioned, uh, 462 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 2: Kendrick's getting signed. 463 00:27:58,680 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, what do you think about that? 464 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 2: Well, he did a U turn because he was agreed 465 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 2: to with San Francisco and then they he decided that 466 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 2: the Cowboys were going to give him an opportunity to 467 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:16,679 Speaker 2: play middle linebacker and he could rejoin Mike Zimmer, who 468 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 2: he played seven years for with the Vikings. The other 469 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 2: thing I noticed in his career, he's played eight seasons. 470 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 2: Seven of those he had more than one hundred tackles, 471 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 2: and the one season he didn't, he had ninety two 472 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 2: and I believe it was his rookie year. So he's 473 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 2: been pretty productive. They obviously needed a linebacker, and it's 474 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 2: a kind of bittersweet thing. For Leyton Vanderish releasing him 475 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 2: failed physical, which just was a procedure matter, and then 476 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 2: what a few days later he announced his retirement, which. 477 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 4: I felt like that was going to come. 478 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 3: I mean he felt like that too, right Yeah. 479 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 2: I think so he knew, and it's kind of a 480 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 2: sad thing, but it's a good thing, right for his 481 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 2: quality of life going forward, not to roll the dice 482 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 2: on suffering another neck injury, especially after having the fusion 483 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 2: surgery back in I believe it was twenty nineteen, twenty twenty. 484 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 3: It was amazing he came back from that, right yeah. 485 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 2: And when he was healthy, he played well, and then 486 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 2: he got back and the first thing he did the opener, 487 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 2: he suffered a fractured clavicle. Missed the four games that 488 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 2: year and two at the end of the season. 489 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 4: Tough for him. 490 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 2: They did pick up his fifth year option. They did 491 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 2: sign him these last two years to a two year 492 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 2: deal with guarantees, which, by the way, so they picked 493 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 2: up two point one four million in cap space, but 494 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 2: he will also cost him two point twenty five million 495 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 2: in dead money for guarantees he had, So it's kind 496 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 2: of a wash. But I mean, he played six seasons 497 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 2: your sixth season would have been eighty seven, eighty eight, 498 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 2: eighty six, eighty six. Right, Yeah, can you imagine having 499 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 2: to say. 500 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 5: I would not I could not now, especially when but 501 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 5: you know, it depends on the journey to get there, 502 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 5: you know, it depends on how how how do I 503 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 5: feel at night? You know, it might be a blessing 504 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 5: to let this game go if I'm having the kind 505 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 5: of injuries that you're talking about, I have, I feel 506 00:30:58,080 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 5: bad now and I just you know, ran into a 507 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 5: couple of people. I mean, this guy's had surgery, so 508 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 5: you could just imagine what he feels at night when 509 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 5: you're trying to roll over on your pillow. You know, 510 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 5: it's the comfort zone there probably doesn't even exist anywhere 511 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 5: for him, probably for the rest. 512 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 3: Of his life. 513 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 2: And then he suffered the stinger this year. 514 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 3: Come on, man, and that didn't help. 515 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 2: That has to make you think about your football Come on, well, 516 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 2: not even football mortality, your mortality. Married just had a child. 517 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 2: And he also put out a long statement really heartfelt. 518 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 4: It was very Yeah, reading that through, you get so 519 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,479 Speaker 4: much emotion just from reading it because he it was 520 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 4: his lifelong dream to play for the Cowboys and then 521 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 4: being able to retire and say I'm retiring as a cowboy. 522 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 4: It just came full circle for him and he credited 523 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 4: his wife, his family, just so many people, the Jones family, 524 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 4: just for all his success and it was just a 525 00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 4: stand up. 526 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 2: I remember the first time, I'm I don't know if 527 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 2: I should say met him, but ran into him. So 528 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 2: he was in the twenty eighteen draft class. The twenty 529 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 2: eighteen draft was at at and T Stadium, So a 530 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 2: couple of days before the draft, they had some of 531 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 2: the guys that were here to be in the green room, 532 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 2: the first projected first round guys, and they had to workout. 533 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 2: They did a thing with middle school kids, and I'm 534 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 2: watching this guy work out and I knew who he 535 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 2: was just from looking at the draft. And I looked 536 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 2: at him and I go, I want that guy. You 537 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 2: know the size, oh huge, Yeah, the speed. 538 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 3: He is tall, He's way taller than he looks on it. 539 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 2: And then and then yeah, is that you Damn. 540 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 3: I had to look up. 541 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 2: And I listened to the kind of group interview he'd 542 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 2: and I'm like, I want that guy on my team. 543 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 2: And sure enough, they ended up drafting him in the 544 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 2: first round and gave him a really good linebacker number 545 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 2: fifty five. It just looks right ye linebacker and played 546 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 2: well his first year. He went to the Pro Bowl 547 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 2: and was the first Cowboys rookie linebacker to go to 548 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 2: the Pro Bowl in history. And I just thought he 549 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 2: was not only valuable as a player, but in the 550 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 2: locker room, on the field as a leader. 551 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 4: That was one of my biggest points last week is you're, yes, 552 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 4: we have Eric Kendricks who has been playing as a 553 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 4: vet in the league for many, many years, and we'll 554 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 4: probably fill more of that leadership role. But Leyton vander 555 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 4: Rush was the guy out. 556 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 2: There, and and if you look at this defense, it's 557 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 2: pretty young. They don't have a lot of experience other 558 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 2: than you know, if you look at DeMarcus Lawrence. But 559 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 2: after that, we're talking a whole bunch of young guys. 560 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:15,760 Speaker 2: So Eric Kendricks kind of lessens the pain of losing 561 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 2: Leyton Vanderish. But it's a shame, but I think it 562 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 2: was a good thing for him to do what he 563 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 2: needed to do. So and then we had the exodus 564 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 2: at defensive end on defense, dan Quinn taking Dorince Armstrong 565 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 2: and Dante Foller with them to Washington and what people 566 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:48,840 Speaker 2: need to remember is Washington started free agency ninety six 567 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:51,480 Speaker 2: million dollars under the salary cap. 568 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:53,720 Speaker 3: Wow, they were one of the highest. 569 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 2: They were the highest. Yeah, and so think about it. 570 00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 2: They they can make a mistake and it's like spitting 571 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 2: in the ocean, right, it really doesn't matter. So and 572 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 2: I remember when Stephen Jones spoke. It must have been 573 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 2: at the Senior Bowl and someone asked them the question 574 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 2: of well, the salary cap just went up to two 575 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:23,360 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty five point four million. That's got to 576 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 2: really make you happy. And he goes, well, it did, 577 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 2: but there's a downside to it. That means other teams 578 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 2: are going to have more money to spend. And he 579 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 2: didn't say carelessly, but kind of freely, right, And that's 580 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 2: what happened. Washington starts signing. They must have done like 581 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 2: twelve things already because they've got the money. 582 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 4: They're stacked right now. 583 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 3: So Armstrong, those are two quality players. 584 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 2: We just set seven and a half sacks last year. 585 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 2: He was second in sacks the past two seasons, so 586 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 2: it was sixteen sacks, not. 587 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 3: To mention the blocked field goals and extra points. 588 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 2: And he was able to sign a deal for three 589 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 2: years thirty three million, with a fifteen million dollars signing bonus, 590 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,240 Speaker 2: so that signing bonus is probably more than he made 591 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 2: in four years. 592 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:25,359 Speaker 3: He yeah, because he played well. Absolutely, he played well here. 593 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:27,800 Speaker 5: He did many things that you know, Like I said, 594 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:32,440 Speaker 5: the special teams effort that he gave for us was 595 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:34,760 Speaker 5: amazing and unexpected by. 596 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 3: The way, so and Dante foulon. 597 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 2: So he ended up getting guaranteed sixteen point one million. 598 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 4: I mean, that's a good movie. 599 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 2: That's a good I mean, you can't turn that. 600 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 3: You couldn't match it. 601 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 2: He did well, you couldn't match it because you know, 602 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 2: with the with the guarantees. 603 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 3: Where's he from. 604 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 2: He went to college at Kansas. That's his only downfall. 605 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 2: Shots we trade We traded Missouri Kansas Stone basically. Uh 606 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:21,760 Speaker 2: but yeah, that one, Uh, that one hurts. And then. 607 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,360 Speaker 3: Washington he also signed. 608 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, another one year deal. So but again, everybody's 609 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 2: gonna whind the Cowboys do something. Well, they didn't have 610 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 2: anything to do it with. That was the problem. Uh. 611 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 2: And even though they restructured Zach Martin's deal, which again 612 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 2: pushed signing bonus money into voided years, that only got 613 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 2: them under the cap because they were over uh, so 614 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:53,919 Speaker 2: they had to do that to get under. 615 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 5: So the main reason is basically Dak's contract is the 616 00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,360 Speaker 5: reason that they right. 617 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 2: And see, they could have restructured his base salary which 618 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 2: is twenty nine million, and they chose not to. He 619 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:12,839 Speaker 2: had a restructure bonus due of five million, so they 620 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 2: basically paid him the five million and then they spread 621 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 2: it out one million this year and then three years 622 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:28,479 Speaker 2: avoided contracts that he has, they've spread that into their 623 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 2: So they kind of did a little bit of a 624 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:36,120 Speaker 2: band aid. But they say they're still working on an extension, 625 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 2: which would be huge to open up. 626 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 3: More capital. 627 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,560 Speaker 2: Right, because when they give a guy an extension and 628 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,920 Speaker 2: they pay him signing bonus to do it so they 629 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:52,400 Speaker 2: can spread it over the life of the contract, his 630 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 2: twenty nine million dollar base salary will end up being 631 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,280 Speaker 2: like one point two million. 632 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,239 Speaker 5: Well, I mean this has to be done obviously, because 633 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 5: we haven't even signed the guys that we have that 634 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 5: have free agent contracts coming up right, existing contracts. I'm sorry, 635 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 5: like ceedee lamb, Right. 636 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 2: Well, he's he's under for seventeen point nine million. Okay, 637 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 2: that's his fifty year option. 638 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 3: Diggs. 639 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 2: Diggs has already done last years. Parsons. They got to 640 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 2: pick up his fifty year option for next year, which 641 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 2: will be twenty one million, because they did it as 642 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:32,600 Speaker 2: a defensive end. Believe it or not, the fifth year 643 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:38,360 Speaker 2: option for linebacker or defensive end. The defensive end was 644 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 2: less money than the linebacker spot. Linebacker would have been 645 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 2: twenty four million. 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Visit the startust dot com for 699 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 4: more info. 700 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:06,680 Speaker 2: All right, we continue here the last few minutes on 701 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:13,120 Speaker 2: mix shots, the Cowboys officially announced their coaching staff and 702 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:17,759 Speaker 2: all the positions, and I thought the most significant move 703 00:43:18,239 --> 00:43:25,360 Speaker 2: was not only retaining al Harris as their defensive backs coach, 704 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:34,200 Speaker 2: but the promotion voted to assist well deserved because guess 705 00:43:34,239 --> 00:43:35,719 Speaker 2: who wanted Al Harris? 706 00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:37,839 Speaker 3: Everybody Quinn. 707 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:40,279 Speaker 2: I was going to say, the commanders, if you ever 708 00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:44,959 Speaker 2: heard of Dan Quinn answer her question about al Harris. Uh, 709 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,960 Speaker 2: he thought al Harris was the bomb. And just think 710 00:43:48,040 --> 00:43:52,799 Speaker 2: what he's done developing Trayvon Diggs Deron Bland. And by 711 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:55,040 Speaker 2: the way, I don't know if I mentioned it, but 712 00:43:55,360 --> 00:44:01,400 Speaker 2: the Cowboys did resign Jordan Lewis to uh base salary 713 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:04,640 Speaker 2: of two point sixty six million, got one hundred and 714 00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:10,120 Speaker 2: sixty seven one thousand dollars signing bonus. But this was 715 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:13,239 Speaker 2: a new one to me. There was a rule for 716 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:18,839 Speaker 2: a four year player contract provision where while you sign 717 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:24,919 Speaker 2: them to the minimum or the maximum base, I'm sorry 718 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:28,959 Speaker 2: signing bonus and it's two point sixty six million dollar base. 719 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,320 Speaker 2: He only counts one point three to seven against the cap. 720 00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:35,719 Speaker 2: So they used that to save cap space and gave 721 00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 2: Jordan Lewis money to Babel to sign them to that 722 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:43,640 Speaker 2: one year deal. And then the other thing I noticed 723 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:46,759 Speaker 2: on the on the coaching staff was Robert Trinch, the 724 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:51,879 Speaker 2: wide receiver coach, became the pass game coordinator, so they 725 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:57,080 Speaker 2: gave a few guys upgraded titles to move along now, 726 00:44:57,600 --> 00:45:03,400 Speaker 2: mentioning defense and the cornerback position with Lewis at least, 727 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:08,440 Speaker 2: now you have three veteran guys to play cornerback, although 728 00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:12,839 Speaker 2: one's coming off is torn acl Trayvon Diggs. You got 729 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 2: Duran Bland you can play outside, and then Jordan Lewis 730 00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:21,319 Speaker 2: in the slot. I'm sure they would like to be 731 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:25,600 Speaker 2: able to do something with Stefan Gilmour, who's still out 732 00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:29,359 Speaker 2: there by the way, but again, you got to have 733 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:33,640 Speaker 2: money under the cap to be able to do that. 734 00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:38,280 Speaker 2: And then the elephant in the room, so to speak, 735 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:42,800 Speaker 2: is Jonathan Hankins. If indeed at three d and twenty 736 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:48,840 Speaker 2: pounds he signs with Seattle, boy Mozzy Smith got to 737 00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:49,920 Speaker 2: be a player this year. 738 00:45:50,080 --> 00:45:51,439 Speaker 4: He is the guy. 739 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:56,160 Speaker 5: If that, I'm sure they've had a conversation with him already, right, Yeah, 740 00:45:56,640 --> 00:45:58,600 Speaker 5: let him know what they want from him. 741 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:05,200 Speaker 2: And I would imagine we're going to find out what 742 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:09,440 Speaker 2: sort of confidence they have in him by what they 743 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:15,040 Speaker 2: do going forward in free agency, slash trade or the draft, 744 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:19,640 Speaker 2: Because really a defensive tackle it's Osa O'degiezua. 745 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:23,960 Speaker 4: I really like Osa, yeah, and they're good there. 746 00:46:23,160 --> 00:46:29,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, but then it's Mazi. They re signed Carl Davis 747 00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:32,800 Speaker 2: who had been on the practice squad and they promoted 748 00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:35,040 Speaker 2: him I think at some point to the fifty three. 749 00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:43,000 Speaker 2: But Chauncey Golston and that's really it at defensive tackle. 750 00:46:43,920 --> 00:46:47,200 Speaker 2: So they're going to have to do something there. Also, 751 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:49,960 Speaker 2: you know, we keep saying, well the draft, well, you 752 00:46:49,960 --> 00:46:52,680 Speaker 2: can only do so much in the draft, right, and 753 00:46:52,719 --> 00:46:55,960 Speaker 2: there's no guarantee that I take this position, this position, 754 00:46:56,120 --> 00:47:02,360 Speaker 2: this position, and I hit on all three. So that's 755 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:06,800 Speaker 2: got to be a position of somewhat concern, especially since 756 00:47:07,239 --> 00:47:12,719 Speaker 2: their inability to stop the run last year. And you know, 757 00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 2: in the playoff game, even though Hankins ended up playing 758 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:20,560 Speaker 2: sixty percent of the snaps, they still gave up one 759 00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:26,279 Speaker 2: hundred and forty three yards rushing and touchdowns. Oh yeah, so. 760 00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:31,959 Speaker 4: I'm thinking about that Buffalo game, Miami Green Bay. 761 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:35,279 Speaker 3: The Buffalo game hurt. That was the beginning of pain. 762 00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:36,080 Speaker 4: Arizona. 763 00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:39,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, that was the beginning of pain though, that Buffalo game. Yeah, 764 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:41,240 Speaker 5: it was almost like we went troubled after. 765 00:47:41,080 --> 00:47:44,479 Speaker 2: That Arizona game. Well, it was one of those things, 766 00:47:44,560 --> 00:47:47,480 Speaker 2: right right. But the Buffalo Buffalo game, that's when. 767 00:47:47,320 --> 00:47:49,600 Speaker 4: We were a little bit more exposed as far as. 768 00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:51,840 Speaker 3: And that to me, that was the beginning of the 769 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:52,680 Speaker 3: end right there. 770 00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, because you played a credible team and you. 771 00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,880 Speaker 3: Did not compete and you needed that game. 772 00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:08,320 Speaker 2: Right Yeah. And then Miami same thing. They did somewhat 773 00:48:08,360 --> 00:48:11,640 Speaker 2: better against Detroit, eked out of victory. 774 00:48:13,239 --> 00:48:18,600 Speaker 5: But yeah, so and with with that, you know, either 775 00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:23,239 Speaker 5: we didn't have the personnel to begin with, or we 776 00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:28,560 Speaker 5: resorted to and or we resorted to a scheme that 777 00:48:28,680 --> 00:48:29,239 Speaker 5: was not going. 778 00:48:29,160 --> 00:48:29,840 Speaker 3: To be winnable. 779 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:34,160 Speaker 2: Right. And they were short on linebackers, Okay, why though? 780 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:39,319 Speaker 2: Well they did. They had two things happen. They were 781 00:48:39,360 --> 00:48:43,520 Speaker 2: counting on overshown the draft choice from Texas tears As 782 00:48:43,520 --> 00:48:48,160 Speaker 2: ACL and camp. And then they were counting on Layton 783 00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:53,279 Speaker 2: and he gets hurt after five games. Uh, And they 784 00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:58,280 Speaker 2: were short at linebacker. They tried with Evans that didn't 785 00:48:58,280 --> 00:49:01,600 Speaker 2: work well. And there was a precursor to that because 786 00:49:01,640 --> 00:49:05,840 Speaker 2: it didn't work for five days with Philadelphia in training camp. 787 00:49:05,960 --> 00:49:06,120 Speaker 3: Right. 788 00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:14,360 Speaker 2: Uh So, uh, short on linebackers and teams took advantage 789 00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:16,920 Speaker 2: of it. And we talked about it after the Super 790 00:49:16,920 --> 00:49:22,439 Speaker 2: Bowl when Michah Parsons interviewed Jordan Love and he basically said, yeah, 791 00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:25,400 Speaker 2: we ran on you last year and we looked and 792 00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:28,160 Speaker 2: you had a safety playing linebacker. Yeah, so we're going 793 00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:32,839 Speaker 2: to run on And then they came up a cornerback 794 00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:39,319 Speaker 2: short when Gilmore shoulder. Yeah, and they tried to play 795 00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:43,520 Speaker 2: him with a harness on and play zone and they 796 00:49:44,239 --> 00:49:46,439 Speaker 2: failed miserably playing the zone. 797 00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:50,160 Speaker 3: Aarones is out there running back? 798 00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:54,719 Speaker 2: Yes, No, I thought he Minnesota. 799 00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,800 Speaker 3: Minnesota thought after they got. 800 00:49:57,880 --> 00:50:01,680 Speaker 4: Aj Dillon, Yeah, I think I think he's still on 801 00:50:01,719 --> 00:50:02,120 Speaker 4: the market. 802 00:50:02,280 --> 00:50:03,239 Speaker 3: Now, that's a good one. 803 00:50:03,320 --> 00:50:07,279 Speaker 2: That's a guy I thought he maybe I saw a 804 00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:12,480 Speaker 2: visit with him. The running back market dried up pretty quickly, 805 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:17,560 Speaker 2: but everybody was playing hopscotch, like, all right, you're out. 806 00:50:17,640 --> 00:50:20,239 Speaker 2: I'll take your guy that you released. Somebody's gonna take 807 00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:21,680 Speaker 2: my guy that I released. 808 00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:26,000 Speaker 4: Uh, and disregard he's going to stay in Green Bay. 809 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:33,759 Speaker 2: So cornerback is another position because you've got Now you're 810 00:50:33,760 --> 00:50:37,640 Speaker 2: in the same position, right, you got three guys you trust, 811 00:50:38,200 --> 00:50:44,560 Speaker 2: you need another one. And if they can create some money. Now, 812 00:50:44,600 --> 00:50:46,880 Speaker 2: everybody says, well, why don't they sign this guy or 813 00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:51,680 Speaker 2: this guy. Well, it takes two to tangle. And these 814 00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:55,080 Speaker 2: agents know the Cowboys are over a barrel and they're 815 00:50:55,120 --> 00:50:58,080 Speaker 2: probably sitting there going, Okay, we're gonna up the annie 816 00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:00,440 Speaker 2: because you're desperate to get this done. 817 00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:03,440 Speaker 3: But they also know that we don't have the money. 818 00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:06,480 Speaker 2: But they don't care about that that part. They don't. 819 00:51:06,680 --> 00:51:08,839 Speaker 5: If I was an agent trying to push him off 820 00:51:08,840 --> 00:51:11,080 Speaker 5: from the Cowboys, I'm like, hey man, they don't have 821 00:51:11,160 --> 00:51:14,080 Speaker 5: the money. Let's go somewhere else, right, they don't have 822 00:51:14,200 --> 00:51:15,000 Speaker 5: enough money. 823 00:51:14,760 --> 00:51:17,600 Speaker 2: For what when you're trying to redo guys you already 824 00:51:17,640 --> 00:51:22,440 Speaker 2: have under contract. They they they've got the upper that's 825 00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:22,880 Speaker 2: the guys. 826 00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:25,560 Speaker 3: Just understand. Those guys agents understand. 827 00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:28,040 Speaker 2: Because they know you're desperate to be able to do something. 828 00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:31,320 Speaker 4: And let me just remind everybody. We have four remaining 829 00:51:32,280 --> 00:51:36,440 Speaker 4: guys that are free agents. It's Stefan Gilmore, Jay Ron Curse, 830 00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:41,640 Speaker 4: Chuma Adoga and Sean McKeon. Out of the sixteen well 831 00:51:41,640 --> 00:51:45,080 Speaker 4: as sixteen, we have four and I believe it. 832 00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:49,640 Speaker 2: Is let me double check, twelve guys have already. 833 00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:58,600 Speaker 4: We have re signed Jordan Lewis, our long snapper, Trent Sing. 834 00:51:59,360 --> 00:52:04,440 Speaker 2: By the way, we should not actually like because you 835 00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:06,759 Speaker 2: know why they got that done so fast. There were 836 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:07,720 Speaker 2: other teams after. 837 00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:12,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's good stuff. That did not fly over my head. No, 838 00:52:12,120 --> 00:52:12,880 Speaker 5: that's a good sign. 839 00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:18,879 Speaker 4: Those three Brian Anger, Brandon Aubrey and Trent See that is. 840 00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:21,080 Speaker 3: You want to keep those guys. You want to keep 841 00:52:21,239 --> 00:52:22,239 Speaker 3: those guys in the house. 842 00:52:22,360 --> 00:52:23,880 Speaker 4: Those are the the avengers. 843 00:52:24,280 --> 00:52:26,720 Speaker 5: I bet they're the ones always sitting back drinking coffee 844 00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:28,480 Speaker 5: looking at everybody else. 845 00:52:28,560 --> 00:52:31,640 Speaker 3: With their pinky fingers up. We all, we're in good 846 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:32,359 Speaker 3: shape over here. 847 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:34,400 Speaker 4: We also resigned C. J. Goodwin. 848 00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:36,319 Speaker 2: Right, that's a good one. 849 00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:37,239 Speaker 3: Good ones. 850 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:39,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, but that's it. 851 00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:40,960 Speaker 4: Right, that's it for now. 852 00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:44,719 Speaker 2: The guys departed, and. 853 00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:48,120 Speaker 4: Well and and Ricodole and I think. 854 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:49,359 Speaker 2: We've used up our time. 855 00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:50,040 Speaker 3: Yes we have. 856 00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:51,200 Speaker 2: We cover it all. 857 00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:55,120 Speaker 3: We came close, we did, We covered enough. We covered enough. 858 00:52:55,160 --> 00:52:57,960 Speaker 2: So well, we should be back at eleven a m 859 00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:01,480 Speaker 2: On Monday if all go as well. And maybe maybe 860 00:53:01,520 --> 00:53:05,720 Speaker 2: Bill can tear himself up away from baseball. 861 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:11,680 Speaker 4: Bell coming back. Maybe maybe Nate can uh recovered wheel. 862 00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:19,920 Speaker 5: He's gonna come back when he comes back from rehab. 863 00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:22,560 Speaker 2: All right, all right, I appreciate you guys joining us 864 00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:24,080 Speaker 2: here on mix shots. 865 00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:25,239 Speaker 3: Go Cowboys. 866 00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:28,719 Speaker 1: This has been a production of dallascowboys dot Com and 867 00:53:28,840 --> 00:53:30,680 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.