WEBVTT - Player's Lounge: Offseason Priorities 0:00:04.559 --> 0:00:07.080 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:07.120 --> 0:00:16.960 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. This is the Players 0:00:17.040 --> 0:00:22.240 Lounge broadcasting line from Dallas Cowboys World headquarters at the Star. 0:00:22.800 --> 0:00:27.920 Now your hosts, Barry Church, Danny McCray, and Newey Scrugs. 0:00:31.680 --> 0:00:34.440 All right, everybody, here we go. It's time for the 0:00:34.440 --> 0:00:38.159 Players Lounge, brought to you by Hotels dot Com. Newis Scrugs, 0:00:38.200 --> 0:00:41.920 longtime Cowboys reporter, joined by two former Dallas Cowboys safeties 0:00:41.920 --> 0:00:45.680 at his Barry Church and Danny McCray. Our show is 0:00:45.720 --> 0:00:48.800 now in the offseason, which means we only go one 0:00:48.880 --> 0:00:52.520 day a week Fridays Friday's at eleven thirty. So lock 0:00:52.600 --> 0:00:55.880 it in, tell your friends, lock it in, subscribe and 0:00:56.000 --> 0:00:59.120 we would appreciate it. All right, guys, the Cowboys now 0:00:59.600 --> 0:01:02.040 all right six and ten football team officially with the 0:01:02.080 --> 0:01:06.240 tenth overall pick in the draft. It is you. What 0:01:06.480 --> 0:01:10.080 is your off season priority? Number one? Danny mccram start 0:01:10.120 --> 0:01:14.600 with you. Now you already know my top off season priority, 0:01:14.760 --> 0:01:18.800 especially if we're talking about draft picks. I am going 0:01:19.360 --> 0:01:22.200 straight finding a way to get me a left tackle, 0:01:22.280 --> 0:01:25.319 to sure up my offensive line and get these guys 0:01:25.319 --> 0:01:27.760 back to playing the football that got us to those 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:31.319 playoff runs and got us almost to the to the championship. 0:01:31.360 --> 0:01:33.839 You know, Bez did catch it. They changed the rule, 0:01:34.120 --> 0:01:36.679 but that's when we were really really making some moves 0:01:36.680 --> 0:01:38.840 and we were able to run the ball and people 0:01:38.880 --> 0:01:41.640 were really fearing our offensive line. So I'm doing whatever 0:01:41.680 --> 0:01:43.520 I can to share that up, and then for the 0:01:43.560 --> 0:01:46.360 rest of the draft, I'll focus on defense and free agency. 0:01:46.360 --> 0:01:48.400 I get us some defensive picks to re up this 0:01:48.640 --> 0:01:52.080 defensive backfield and a defensive line, but I'm going offensive 0:01:52.120 --> 0:01:59.520 line first. Wow, Okay, all right, Look mean, there's so 0:01:59.560 --> 0:02:02.240 many different scenarios here, because y'all know how I feel 0:02:02.240 --> 0:02:05.240 about the whole quarterback position. And if my guy falls 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:07.120 back to ten, you know, you know how I feel 0:02:07.120 --> 0:02:09.600 about that. So let's just say that scenarios out the gate. 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:11.560 Let's just say he's gone before he gets to ten. 0:02:11.600 --> 0:02:13.040 So we're not We're not even going to open that 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:17.040 cookie shell. But for me, there's two positions that we 0:02:17.160 --> 0:02:20.160 need to make a priority this offseason, and I think 0:02:20.200 --> 0:02:22.240 it has to do with the drafting. We're talking specifically 0:02:22.320 --> 0:02:24.760 draft the two positions I think we need to make 0:02:24.800 --> 0:02:27.320 a number one priority for us is one the defensive 0:02:27.360 --> 0:02:30.600 tackle position, the interior position, and in the cornerback position 0:02:30.720 --> 0:02:33.040 with a de tackle position. I mean, we got, we got. 0:02:33.080 --> 0:02:35.000 I don't think Crawford is going to be back. I 0:02:35.440 --> 0:02:37.680 sincerely doubt that Crawford is going to be back. And 0:02:37.720 --> 0:02:40.520 I know that Tristan Hill, he's shown that he's on 0:02:40.600 --> 0:02:42.000 the come, that he's on the way up there and 0:02:42.040 --> 0:02:44.880 he can be considered a starting defensive tackle, but he's 0:02:44.919 --> 0:02:46.880 coming off an ACL injury and we don't know how 0:02:46.919 --> 0:02:48.880 he's going to respond to that going into the season. 0:02:49.120 --> 0:02:51.000 So for me, I think we need to pair somebody 0:02:51.080 --> 0:02:53.880 up there with Neville Gallimore who can make plays in 0:02:53.880 --> 0:02:56.720 the backfield as well as hold up the offensive line. 0:02:56.720 --> 0:02:58.680 I mean, what we've seen so far this year, well 0:02:58.720 --> 0:03:00.800 not so far. What we've seen this year was that 0:03:00.880 --> 0:03:02.799 there was too many times where the offensive line was 0:03:02.840 --> 0:03:04.760 able to get to that second level and affect our 0:03:04.800 --> 0:03:07.680 linebackers and affect Jalen Smith and Vander ash back there. 0:03:07.720 --> 0:03:09.480 So if we get a defensive tackle in there who 0:03:09.480 --> 0:03:12.320 cannot only make plays, but can hold his own against 0:03:12.320 --> 0:03:14.720 offensive lineman, forcing them to take care of him and 0:03:14.800 --> 0:03:16.600 letting our linebackers go side to side, I think that 0:03:16.639 --> 0:03:19.760 will help improve our defense a ton. Now, the second 0:03:19.800 --> 0:03:21.440 option I think we need to go for in this 0:03:21.560 --> 0:03:24.320 draft is the cornerback position. I would have said safety, 0:03:24.480 --> 0:03:26.320 but to me, I think we have a playmaker back 0:03:26.360 --> 0:03:28.600 there in Wilson, and we need a veteran guy to 0:03:28.680 --> 0:03:31.000 pair with him back there. Not somebody like a Simmons, 0:03:31.080 --> 0:03:33.680 not somebody in free agencies that's gonna cause a million 0:03:33.680 --> 0:03:35.760 bucks and three hundred and fifty million bucks. We need 0:03:35.800 --> 0:03:38.760 somebody that's back there, who's reasonably priced, who can be 0:03:38.800 --> 0:03:41.160 a team friendly deal and get these guys lined up. 0:03:41.200 --> 0:03:42.960 So I'm not going to go safety as far as 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:44.480 a draft, but as far as a draft, I want 0:03:44.480 --> 0:03:46.760 to go corner. We need somebody to pair with Diggs. 0:03:46.880 --> 0:03:49.600 I love Diggs on the outside. Anthony Brown has a 0:03:49.640 --> 0:03:52.000 team friendly deal. He can be that third cornerback. I'm 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:55.280 I'm not sold on a b but he can be 0:03:55.440 --> 0:03:58.040 that nickel guy. He can be a solid starter at 0:03:58.040 --> 0:03:59.480 that nickel position for us, and I think we need 0:03:59.520 --> 0:04:01.720 to go get a corner on the outside because I'm 0:04:01.760 --> 0:04:03.760 not sold on the Woozier and I'm definitely not sold 0:04:03.800 --> 0:04:06.440 on Jordan Lewis. So for me, my priorities would be 0:04:06.440 --> 0:04:10.760 defensive tackle and corner going into this drafty, hey, listen, Church, 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:13.000 I heard you say that you love Digs. Okay, so 0:04:13.040 --> 0:04:15.720 now you love Digs on the outside and you want 0:04:15.720 --> 0:04:18.760 to pair him up with another rookie in the drift. 0:04:19.400 --> 0:04:23.520 That makes me nervous. But you know, if you hit 0:04:23.560 --> 0:04:25.800 on the guy and you find a guy like Jalen 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:28.720 Ramsey or Patrick Peterson to somebody, if you find one 0:04:28.720 --> 0:04:31.440 of those type of guys and you strike gold, then 0:04:31.520 --> 0:04:33.360 I got you. But that that does make me a 0:04:33.400 --> 0:04:36.039 little nervous. I think it is risky or work to do. 0:04:36.120 --> 0:04:39.039 But before I say, I love what he's doing out there, 0:04:39.120 --> 0:04:42.000 but I do see the potential, but I don't think 0:04:42.000 --> 0:04:45.800 he's at the level of hey, yeah, he's he's the 0:04:46.160 --> 0:04:48.760 definite guy for the future. Like they knew, he wants 0:04:48.760 --> 0:04:52.040 to give him that fifty million dollars contract already. So 0:04:52.640 --> 0:04:55.880 let me let me stop you right there, Danny, and 0:04:56.040 --> 0:05:01.640 ask this question, what if Patrick Peterson becomes available, because 0:05:01.680 --> 0:05:04.600 that has been talked about and he may not have 0:05:04.600 --> 0:05:06.840 a future in Arizona and with you know, and I'm 0:05:06.880 --> 0:05:10.880 not exactly sure of their salary cap situation, but if 0:05:10.920 --> 0:05:15.719 Peterson's available. Your thoughts that, I think that depends on 0:05:15.760 --> 0:05:18.320 who you have a defensive coordinator, what type of defense 0:05:18.400 --> 0:05:20.320 do you plan on plan, because like we talked about 0:05:20.520 --> 0:05:22.240 I believe it was last week, if you get a 0:05:22.279 --> 0:05:24.200 guy here that wants to play his own defense, then 0:05:24.240 --> 0:05:25.960 you don't need a Patrick Peterson. If you want a 0:05:25.960 --> 0:05:28.400 guy that can come out here and be a leader 0:05:28.400 --> 0:05:30.880 in there and play man and man coverage so you 0:05:30.920 --> 0:05:33.440 can blitz and do these exotic type of schemes, then 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:34.919 yeah you can. You can look at a guy like 0:05:35.000 --> 0:05:36.680 Pat and if he's not going to break the bank 0:05:36.720 --> 0:05:38.920 for you able to still sign that and get him 0:05:38.960 --> 0:05:41.880 at a reasonable price, then I will entertain that that option. 0:05:41.960 --> 0:05:45.120 But you know, if the defensive coordinated defensive scheme doesn't fit, 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:47.200 then I wouldn't waste my money on getting a guy 0:05:47.240 --> 0:05:50.760 like that. All right, let me give you my offseason 0:05:50.800 --> 0:05:53.479 priority which is totally different than what you guys laid 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:56.360 out to me. When I say top top offseason priorities 0:05:56.360 --> 0:06:00.240 to quarterback. This whole league runs off quarterbacks. You're whole 0:06:00.279 --> 0:06:03.120 salary cap structure is going to be based off your 0:06:03.200 --> 0:06:05.960 quarterback because in most situations, when you have a guy 0:06:05.960 --> 0:06:08.440 on a second contract as your quarterback. He's going to 0:06:08.480 --> 0:06:11.880 be the highest paid guy. So to me, Jerry Jones 0:06:11.880 --> 0:06:16.240 and his staff have to get this Dak Prescott contract 0:06:16.279 --> 0:06:19.040 taking care of as quickly as possible. You'd like it 0:06:19.080 --> 0:06:21.920 done before free agency starts in March. If you have 0:06:22.040 --> 0:06:24.679 to put a franchise tag on Dak Prescott, that's thirty 0:06:24.720 --> 0:06:27.000 eight million dollars and it's going to prohibit you from 0:06:27.040 --> 0:06:31.039 getting some free agents and it can change obviously a 0:06:31.040 --> 0:06:32.400 little bit of what you do in the draft. So 0:06:32.480 --> 0:06:35.040 to me, the Joneses need to decide what are they 0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:37.240 going to do. Are they going to go out here 0:06:37.360 --> 0:06:39.800 and get a deal done like they say they've been 0:06:39.800 --> 0:06:42.000 doing or what. But I gotta figure that whole thing 0:06:42.000 --> 0:06:47.440 out because so much revolves around what they do with Dak. 0:06:47.480 --> 0:06:49.560 When you talk about trying to get some veterans possibly 0:06:49.600 --> 0:06:51.880 up here, veteran on the d line or a veteran 0:06:52.560 --> 0:06:55.640 in the secondary, some of that money, you know, will 0:06:55.640 --> 0:06:57.440 it be available to you a free agency here and 0:06:57.560 --> 0:06:59.560 could dictate the kind of player you get, the tier 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:01.800 player get. So to me, it's got to start with 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:05.280 the quarterback. It's got to start there. And yeah, Mike 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:08.000 McCarthy going on radio in San Antonio saying he's looking 0:07:08.000 --> 0:07:10.560 forward to working with Dak Prescott, so he's assuming he's 0:07:10.560 --> 0:07:13.280 going to have the player. How do we have the players? 0:07:13.280 --> 0:07:17.080 The question if you're the Cowboy fan base as a 0:07:17.120 --> 0:07:20.400 four five year contract or is it a one year deal? Guys? 0:07:20.440 --> 0:07:21.800 But that to me is the top thing they got 0:07:21.800 --> 0:07:25.160 to figure out. They better they better hope that they 0:07:25.200 --> 0:07:27.800 get this man for a long term, because I guarantee 0:07:27.840 --> 0:07:30.000 if they hit him with another franchise tag, they're going 0:07:30.080 --> 0:07:32.160 to be right in the same boat the following year 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:34.160 where it's gonna be like, all right, man, where do 0:07:34.200 --> 0:07:35.600 we spend this money? Yet we got to give all 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:38.080 this money allocated to Dak. We're in that same position 0:07:38.080 --> 0:07:40.560 again next year if they franchise him again. They better 0:07:40.600 --> 0:07:42.720 hope they get this deal done or this could be 0:07:42.760 --> 0:07:45.320 a possibility to sick in this franchise for more more 0:07:45.400 --> 0:07:48.000 than just a year or two. When you think about it, 0:07:48.000 --> 0:07:51.120 that will that will technically be the third year that 0:07:51.240 --> 0:07:53.320 they have so much money tied up indact that they 0:07:53.320 --> 0:07:55.920 have to worry about the Cavs space. And you are 0:07:55.960 --> 0:07:59.240 correct that the number one priority is the quarterback. My 0:07:59.560 --> 0:08:01.880 must stay I was assuming I went straight to the draft. 0:08:02.240 --> 0:08:04.000 You know how I feel they need to go ahead 0:08:04.040 --> 0:08:05.800 and sign this man. They should have signed him two 0:08:05.880 --> 0:08:08.240 years ago, They should have signed him last year. Now 0:08:08.280 --> 0:08:10.800 you got a guy who's injured. You're not sure when 0:08:10.880 --> 0:08:12.520 he's really gonna be back, So now you still have 0:08:12.600 --> 0:08:14.560 to wait, Hey, do we pay him this money while 0:08:14.600 --> 0:08:16.560 his injured or not? Really be sure? Then you got 0:08:16.680 --> 0:08:18.720 Church saying, you know, maybe we should give a quarterback 0:08:18.720 --> 0:08:20.840 in the draft. All these options wouldn't even be on 0:08:20.920 --> 0:08:23.320 the table if you had already paid this guy. So 0:08:23.480 --> 0:08:25.680 make sure you get that taken care of, and then 0:08:25.720 --> 0:08:27.960 go get you a left tackle to shure up the 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:31.120 offensive a line so you can protect them. The question 0:08:31.160 --> 0:08:34.280 I think you got to ask yourself is is Dak 0:08:34.360 --> 0:08:37.200 one of those quarterbacks that can lead a franchise to 0:08:37.280 --> 0:08:40.320 the Super Bowl by himself? Can he do it strictly 0:08:40.360 --> 0:08:42.400 by him no matter how bad the defense is. Do 0:08:42.440 --> 0:08:45.920 we see him as a Patrick Mahomes or Peyton Manny 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:47.880 Tom Brady, those type of guys that can lead an 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:50.200 offense and lead a team to the Super Bowl without 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:51.880 any help at all. That's the question I think they 0:08:51.880 --> 0:08:54.000 got to ask themselves. And if the Cowboys feels though 0:08:54.040 --> 0:08:56.880 he's that quarterback, he's that elite guy, then there should 0:08:56.880 --> 0:08:58.600 be there should be no reason not to pay him. 0:08:58.640 --> 0:09:00.560 But if there's questions about it, he is he need this? 0:09:00.600 --> 0:09:02.600 Does he need that? Then that's where I think we're at. 0:09:02.600 --> 0:09:04.439 That's where I think we're at right now. Well, what 0:09:04.720 --> 0:09:06.440 do you what do you mean about no here? No help? 0:09:06.520 --> 0:09:08.640 Do you mean like from the defense from like butt 0:09:08.800 --> 0:09:11.120 from the defensive side of the ball? Yeah? Okay, got you? 0:09:11.320 --> 0:09:13.800 Got you? Yeah, okay, all right. I think if he 0:09:14.200 --> 0:09:16.280 if he was starting and everybody was healthy this year, 0:09:16.600 --> 0:09:18.400 I think that they would have had a real chance, 0:09:18.840 --> 0:09:21.199 even even with how they played at the beginning of 0:09:21.240 --> 0:09:23.120 the season, they would have had a real chance to 0:09:23.120 --> 0:09:25.080 wrap up the division and make some noise in the 0:09:25.080 --> 0:09:28.640 playoffs if they were healthy this season. So, so, A Church, 0:09:29.000 --> 0:09:32.679 here's my question, because I hear that a lot, and 0:09:32.880 --> 0:09:34.440 I've got a friend of mine who's a Hall of 0:09:34.440 --> 0:09:37.400 Fame voter who speaks about that very thing all the time. 0:09:37.600 --> 0:09:40.520 So let me ask you this, how many guys in 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:44.800 the NFL right now fit exactly what you're saying that 0:09:44.880 --> 0:09:47.880 our quarterback probably guys which how many? How many because 0:09:47.920 --> 0:09:51.440 because I don't know, you tell me maybe maybe two 0:09:51.520 --> 0:09:54.080 or three in the league that can that can do that. 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:56.240 In my opinion, I think Russell Wilson can lead a 0:09:56.240 --> 0:09:58.920 team without a good defense. I think Pat McCombs can, 0:09:59.200 --> 0:10:02.880 and maybe maybe a Josh Shallotte I don't know about 0:10:02.880 --> 0:10:05.560 that for sure, but maybe a Joshallotte. Oh I'm sorry, 0:10:05.600 --> 0:10:07.839 I'm sorry, I forgot about Aaron Rodgers. Other than that, 0:10:08.320 --> 0:10:10.079 I don't know, man, I just don't see any any 0:10:10.080 --> 0:10:12.160 other quarterback out there that can do it without any 0:10:12.160 --> 0:10:16.160 help from their defense. That's all. Those teams had a 0:10:16.200 --> 0:10:20.640 pretty good defenses. Yeah, that's what I mean. Definitely definitely 0:10:20.679 --> 0:10:23.160 better than ours. You know what we what we ran 0:10:23.200 --> 0:10:26.600 out Yeah, man, that's not saying much though that I 0:10:26.600 --> 0:10:28.640 don't I don't. I don't know who could really get 0:10:28.679 --> 0:10:30.199 you to a super Bowl with what we ran out 0:10:30.200 --> 0:10:32.760 there this year. The teams that you're like, when Russell 0:10:32.760 --> 0:10:35.400 Wilson won the Super Bowl, you know they had the Leasion, Doom, Legion, 0:10:35.440 --> 0:10:39.800 the boom. Yeah. Uh yes, Kansas City actually started playing 0:10:39.840 --> 0:10:43.160 well on defense. Uh last year when they won a 0:10:43.160 --> 0:10:45.440 Super Bowl. You had Matthew out there making plays. The 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:48.880 d line was getting sacks, Aaron Rodgers was out there. 0:10:49.320 --> 0:10:52.800 They their defense played a better last year, So I 0:10:52.840 --> 0:10:56.560 think you have to have at least formidable defense if 0:10:56.600 --> 0:10:58.880 you're really serious and talking about going to make a 0:10:58.920 --> 0:11:04.480 Super Bowl run. Uh. I would actually throw Deshaun Watson 0:11:04.480 --> 0:11:06.320 in there as well, even though he didn't win a 0:11:06.320 --> 0:11:08.679 lot of games. I mean, if you throw Deshaun Watson 0:11:08.760 --> 0:11:11.240 on our team, I think they at least get to 0:11:11.240 --> 0:11:13.640 the playoffs and they didn't, like to say, I think 0:11:13.640 --> 0:11:16.320 they at least make some damage out there. And do 0:11:16.400 --> 0:11:18.240 we think that is that is that? Does that? Do 0:11:18.240 --> 0:11:21.760 we think Dak is on that level? I do? I 0:11:21.800 --> 0:11:25.640 believe Okay, I thought, well, what we saw, what we 0:11:25.800 --> 0:11:29.560 saw in just a limited amount that we saw that 0:11:29.640 --> 0:11:31.600 he played last year, we saw him being that guy 0:11:31.760 --> 0:11:33.679 that he was, the guy that was able to go. 0:11:34.240 --> 0:11:38.760 He's elevated his game every year, Barry, and so I'm 0:11:38.800 --> 0:11:41.640 not worried about him. And I put him right there 0:11:41.640 --> 0:11:43.960 in terms of Deshaun Watson, where you're looking at this 0:11:44.000 --> 0:11:47.440 guy like he's making things happen. And for all the 0:11:47.520 --> 0:11:50.319 criticism people have thrown at it out there about Ezekiel 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:54.080 Elliott's game going down, while Ezekiel's getting well. People may 0:11:54.120 --> 0:11:56.480 feel Zeke's game is going down, You've got to say 0:11:56.679 --> 0:12:02.199 Dak's game is going up. And Barry. You gotta also remember, 0:12:02.320 --> 0:12:04.360 and I thought Dandy hit, you've got to play at 0:12:04.440 --> 0:12:07.719 least complimentary defense if you're going to win. I look 0:12:07.720 --> 0:12:09.640 at the Green Bay Packers right now and Aaron Rodgers 0:12:09.640 --> 0:12:11.440 on offense. To me, yes, he is carrying the load, 0:12:11.600 --> 0:12:14.319 but they are playing some complimentary, some decent defense in 0:12:14.400 --> 0:12:16.560 Green Band. It ain't the world's greatest, but you gotta 0:12:16.600 --> 0:12:18.319 sit up here and do something. I go ahead and 0:12:18.320 --> 0:12:20.800 look at BN Roethlisberger and the defense, and they've gotten Pittsburgh. 0:12:20.800 --> 0:12:23.280 You know, the Pittsburgh defense suffered some injuries, but you 0:12:23.280 --> 0:12:25.680 know it's the greatest Big Big Ben's career has been. 0:12:25.880 --> 0:12:28.400 This year. They tried to throw the ball and down 0:12:28.400 --> 0:12:31.040 a stretcher. He showed you he can't do it. I 0:12:31.120 --> 0:12:34.960 think Dak Prescott has a better opportunity as a quarterback 0:12:35.000 --> 0:12:36.959 in his offense and what I saw from Roethlisberger, and 0:12:37.000 --> 0:12:39.320 Roethlisberger got some weapons now, especially on the outside, they 0:12:39.320 --> 0:12:42.080 can't run it worth the stink. But I think Dak 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:44.480 Prescott has shown you as you look around this league. 0:12:44.679 --> 0:12:48.000 He's a guy that you invest in. And that's what 0:12:48.120 --> 0:12:50.240 this is really about, Barry, more so than can you 0:12:50.280 --> 0:12:52.520 win me a Super Bowl? Is if I invest these 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:55.839 dollars in you, can you potentially get me there? Because 0:12:55.880 --> 0:12:57.720 that's all you're looking for. You know, we usk about 0:12:57.720 --> 0:13:00.319 a guy like Josh Allen, you know, Canny get you there. 0:13:00.600 --> 0:13:02.559 It's looking like he can. You know, the money that 0:13:02.600 --> 0:13:04.680 they put in Joe Flacco it ended up paying off. 0:13:04.760 --> 0:13:06.880 They paid Russell Wilson before he showed you that he 0:13:06.920 --> 0:13:09.719 was a quarterback who quote unquote could carry you. You're 0:13:09.760 --> 0:13:14.160 gonna have to be a defense. Those teams they did, 0:13:14.360 --> 0:13:19.400 they did see they all defense. Yeah, you're you're you're right, 0:13:19.480 --> 0:13:22.240 and so guess what the Cowboys need to do is 0:13:22.240 --> 0:13:24.640 get themselves of defense. But I think you've got the quarterback. 0:13:24.679 --> 0:13:28.600 I mean, that's to answer your question just unequivocally, Danny, 0:13:28.600 --> 0:13:31.160 and I believe Barry you have the quarterback. I'm not 0:13:31.200 --> 0:13:35.120 worried about four. I'm worried about your defense. And I 0:13:35.160 --> 0:13:37.360 want to see a bounce back from the offensive line 0:13:37.559 --> 0:13:39.959 and a bounceback from twenty one. And I want to 0:13:40.000 --> 0:13:43.880 see twenty one. But I ain't worried about four And oh, 0:13:43.880 --> 0:13:45.800 you know, I think for as a phenomenal player. I 0:13:45.800 --> 0:13:48.199 think that is a phenomenal player. But do you think 0:13:48.280 --> 0:13:50.360 he can lead distant because if we pay him what 0:13:50.400 --> 0:13:52.760 they what people are saying we're gonna end up paying him, 0:13:52.760 --> 0:13:55.080 We're not gonna have any cast space to improve his defense. 0:13:55.320 --> 0:13:57.520 Do you think he can go out there and take 0:13:57.559 --> 0:14:00.560 this team with the with the lack luxurre defense he has, 0:14:00.720 --> 0:14:02.679 can he take them to the next level? That's that's 0:14:02.679 --> 0:14:04.760 the only question I have. I don't think he is 0:14:04.800 --> 0:14:07.439 a bad quarterback at all. I think he's a great quarterback. 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:09.280 But I think he needs help on the defensive side 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:11.040 of the ball. And if we pay him what we 0:14:11.080 --> 0:14:12.920 want to book people are saying we should pay him 0:14:13.240 --> 0:14:15.120 that defense. If we don't hit in the draft, it's 0:14:15.120 --> 0:14:17.480 gonna be lackluster. And we talk here. When we just 0:14:17.480 --> 0:14:19.680 sat here and talk about all those quarterbacks that I mentioned, 0:14:19.680 --> 0:14:21.800 they all had a decent defense that had ended up 0:14:21.840 --> 0:14:23.880 a comparable defense that ended up leading them to the 0:14:23.920 --> 0:14:26.040 super Bowl. So for me, I don't think he can 0:14:26.040 --> 0:14:27.880 do it by himself. I think he needs more help 0:14:27.920 --> 0:14:29.320 on the defensive side of the ball. But it's going 0:14:29.360 --> 0:14:31.560 to be extremely hard to do that when we pay 0:14:31.640 --> 0:14:35.360 him this astronomical amount, and when we're left with draft picks, 0:14:35.360 --> 0:14:36.960 we're gonna have to hit on every single one of 0:14:36.960 --> 0:14:38.840 those draft picks to get a better defense. And it's 0:14:38.840 --> 0:14:40.320 gonna be hard. It's gonna be a lot of pressure. 0:14:40.640 --> 0:14:42.160 All right. You go back to the game they play 0:14:42.200 --> 0:14:45.920 with see it. Let me put the rest of this 0:14:46.000 --> 0:14:48.000 postle together for you, Church, so you can see where 0:14:48.000 --> 0:14:50.760 I'm coming from. So I believe that Dak has worked 0:14:50.840 --> 0:14:53.520 that much money one because he has the talent. We've 0:14:53.520 --> 0:14:55.680 seen him do it on the field. When he was 0:14:55.720 --> 0:14:58.840 off the field, we've seen one of the biggest lacks 0:14:58.880 --> 0:15:02.360 of leadership that we've seen in the NFL period. We've 0:15:02.400 --> 0:15:05.600 seen what that can do to an entire locker room, 0:15:05.600 --> 0:15:09.160 an entire organization. The guy is a natural born leader, 0:15:09.200 --> 0:15:13.560 and he changes the dynamic of the entire team. When 0:15:13.600 --> 0:15:15.040 you go out there and you're gonna look for a 0:15:15.040 --> 0:15:17.520 guy in the draft, you're not gonna get that. You're 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:20.000 gonna be missing out on what that is able to 0:15:20.000 --> 0:15:22.000 do in the field, what you've already seen him prove 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:25.280 in the NFL, and what you've seen him be able 0:15:25.320 --> 0:15:27.360 to do in the locker room. And two on the defense. 0:15:27.520 --> 0:15:29.040 This is where me and you kind of differ a 0:15:29.040 --> 0:15:32.280 little bit because you sixty forty players and I'm sixty 0:15:32.320 --> 0:15:36.800 forty coaches, Like I really believe that Mike Nolan is 0:15:36.840 --> 0:15:39.240 the biggest issue here. I think some of these guys 0:15:39.240 --> 0:15:41.440 can still really play, and if you get them in 0:15:41.480 --> 0:15:43.040 the right scheme with the right coach, and I think 0:15:43.080 --> 0:15:45.520 they'll play a little better to make this defense be formidable. 0:15:45.560 --> 0:15:47.160 They did play better at the end of the season 0:15:47.200 --> 0:15:49.080 once they started picking up on some stuff. So I 0:15:49.080 --> 0:15:50.360 think if you get them in there with a full 0:15:50.400 --> 0:15:53.320 offseason and a true defensive coach that can get these 0:15:53.320 --> 0:15:55.720 guys get the most out of them, I think you 0:15:55.840 --> 0:15:57.760 have a formidable defense and then you just add a 0:15:57.800 --> 0:16:01.640 couple of pieces. I don't I mean from what from 0:16:01.640 --> 0:16:04.080 what you guys told me on that winning streak, and 0:16:04.080 --> 0:16:05.880 we're in the winning streak happened when we said the 0:16:05.880 --> 0:16:08.000 defense started playing a little bit better, And what you 0:16:08.040 --> 0:16:10.360 guys told me when they played a little bit better 0:16:10.480 --> 0:16:12.760 was who are they going against? We went against Cincinnati 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:16.160 with Brandon Allen. We went against who's the San Francisco 0:16:16.200 --> 0:16:18.520 with u who was number four back there bettered or 0:16:18.560 --> 0:16:22.560 whatever his name, Nick Mullins. I mean, we went against 0:16:22.800 --> 0:16:25.520 Daniel Jones. We ended up losing that game. And then 0:16:25.560 --> 0:16:27.880 I forget who who our third victory was, and that 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:31.000 little that little spiel we had there. Who was Cincinnati 0:16:31.000 --> 0:16:32.680 San Francisco And we had one more that we took 0:16:32.680 --> 0:16:37.480 a victory from. Anyways, those all they who are we 0:16:37.480 --> 0:16:41.239 playing against? I don't seek the defense Philadelphia. I don't Philadelphia. 0:16:41.240 --> 0:16:43.520 And we played against a rookie quarterback and Jalen Hursts 0:16:43.520 --> 0:16:45.200 and that defense. So when we sit there and say, hey, 0:16:45.240 --> 0:16:47.520 we got the pieces, we just need better coaching. At 0:16:47.520 --> 0:16:49.080 the end of the day, who do we play against? 0:16:49.240 --> 0:16:51.240 We played against the good teams. Where was our defense? Then, 0:16:51.520 --> 0:16:53.600 you know, so I don't know, I don't know. No, No, 0:16:53.680 --> 0:16:55.760 we still we still need we still need more pieces. 0:16:55.800 --> 0:16:57.400 We still need to fill in the pieces that you 0:16:57.440 --> 0:17:00.680 spoke about. I'm saying, Okay, we saw saw some guys 0:17:00.720 --> 0:17:04.119 that originally when we started the season, they were on 0:17:04.160 --> 0:17:06.439 the up trend, and we've seen a guy who was 0:17:06.480 --> 0:17:09.080 on the downtrend last year, and we automatically assumed that, hey, 0:17:09.160 --> 0:17:11.439 he had a bad year in the previous year. You 0:17:11.480 --> 0:17:13.280 get him in the right situation, he's going to be 0:17:13.320 --> 0:17:15.720 able to come back. Speaking about Tank, and it's true, 0:17:15.760 --> 0:17:18.160 we didn't see we didn't and we didn't see that happen. 0:17:18.200 --> 0:17:20.440 So when you think about you having tanked, you having 0:17:20.440 --> 0:17:23.600 a Randy Gregory, you have an emergent Neville Gallimore. You 0:17:23.640 --> 0:17:25.440 have a Tristan Hill who was who was playing a 0:17:25.480 --> 0:17:27.320 little bit better. He could be coming off a cl 0:17:27.400 --> 0:17:29.639 But you have talents. You have draft picks, and you 0:17:29.680 --> 0:17:32.040 got Jalon Smith and Venders. You have guys on the 0:17:32.080 --> 0:17:34.680 defense to where I believe if you get the correct 0:17:34.720 --> 0:17:37.360 coaching and get them doing doing a scheme, but they 0:17:37.440 --> 0:17:40.320 understand and they can maximize their ability in I think 0:17:40.320 --> 0:17:42.080 that you have the pieces to start. Like you said, 0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:44.600 you add a cornerback, you add a safety, and I 0:17:44.640 --> 0:17:49.640 think that's your rolling Church. Here's one thing I want 0:17:49.640 --> 0:17:52.359 to go back to because I mean, I love Russell Wilson. 0:17:52.359 --> 0:17:54.520 I mean I'm a huge Russell Wilson fan, and I 0:17:54.640 --> 0:17:57.239 also felt that throughout Russell's years and you know, they 0:17:57.280 --> 0:17:59.080 never gave a guy enough credit. It was kind of like, hey, 0:17:59.080 --> 0:18:02.320 they won in spiding you, but you know he was limited. 0:18:02.400 --> 0:18:04.639 They they chose a certain rud of how much they 0:18:04.680 --> 0:18:06.320 wanted to give him in the guy improved, I mean 0:18:06.400 --> 0:18:08.640 Russell improved and got better, and I feel that Dak 0:18:08.640 --> 0:18:11.440 Prescott is continuing to get better along the same lines 0:18:11.480 --> 0:18:14.560 we saw Russell Wilson. But let's remember now January nineteen, 0:18:15.200 --> 0:18:17.760