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Speaker 1: time for the Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com with

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Speaker 1: Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and Derek Eagleton. Hey, guys,

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Speaker 1: welcome to the Break today. It's just Nick, David and I.

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Speaker 1: Eagleton is just too busy for us today, but that's okay.

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Speaker 1: We can manage the show without him. Now, let's just

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Speaker 1: give okay, no, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. It's been

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Speaker 1: one of those weeks. Yeah, when you know when everybody's

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Speaker 1: when you win a game to put you on the

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Speaker 1: cusp of a division title, everybody's got to have a meeting.

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Speaker 1: It seems like it's been it's been everything you could

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Speaker 1: pretty hectic, which, by the way, if we don't get

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Speaker 1: So if you do want to throw some predictions out there, Oh,

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Speaker 1: I didn't even think about that. Yeah, did you read

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Speaker 1: my notes? Nick? No? I didn't. I hinted it out

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Speaker 1: to you. I'll be here though, I'll be here tomorrow,

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Speaker 1: joint show tomorrow. I'm excited. I don't. I haven't done

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Speaker 1: I'm excited about this show. This showed me is a

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Speaker 1: just no, this is the Dave Hellman's last show ever

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Speaker 1: freaking out a little bit. But it's cool. You'll be fine.

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Speaker 1: Just one day. Brian wasn't. He was kind of depressed

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Speaker 1: a little bit. Yesterday, was it? Yes, yesterday, it's been birthday.

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Speaker 1: Getting older? Getting older sucks, man. You know fifty five

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Speaker 1: nice anyway, Sagittarius people, all right, Well, I wanted to

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Speaker 1: get into a little quick update on the injuries and

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Speaker 1: some of the guys. We still had Taywan Austin and

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Speaker 1: Seq was back at practice. That's I mean a purely

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Speaker 1: against anybody. But like, I don't those numbers aren't flukey

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Speaker 1: because since they started winning these games, uh, they've only

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Speaker 1: allowed like, they've only allowed one team to go over

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Speaker 1: one hundred yards as a team in the last five

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Speaker 1: weeks as a team. It's a team, So that's pretty good.

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Speaker 1: The other they're they're very opportunistic. They've got twenty one takeaways.

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Speaker 1: That's five more than the Cowboys have. This last game

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Speaker 1: against the Texans was the first time all year they

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Speaker 1: have not managed to take away in a game. That's

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's pretty impressed. I looked it up for

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Speaker 1: the sake of comparison. The Cowboys haven't managed to take

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Speaker 1: away in three games. So they're all right. But the

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Speaker 1: Colt these guys, they play opportunistic defense. They get picks,

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Speaker 1: they get fumbles, Um, and with Dad, I mean that's

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Speaker 1: not hard to do. Yeah, I mean at this point,

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Speaker 1: you know, I literally I'm posting a column right now

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Speaker 1: about how I'm I'm sold on Dak like for better

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Speaker 1: or for worse. Yeah, yeah, his warts and all of that,

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Speaker 1: I'm sold. I'm I'm fine with it, Um, But you

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Speaker 1: can't I can't deny his ball security has been bad

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Speaker 1: for most of the last basically for this entire winning streak,

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Speaker 1: especially in the pocket, which is a album against a

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Speaker 1: good pass rush. Yeah, and we've seen how many fumbles

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Speaker 1: he's had, and he's been pretty lucky at getting the

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Speaker 1: ball bag. But last time last week, that's where it

447
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Speaker 1: didn't really work out. You know, they recovered it. The

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Speaker 1: fumbles that he's had, I mean, he I guess he

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Speaker 1: does lead the league in fumbles, but like that's not

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Speaker 1: that's surprising considering that he's been sacked almost fifty times. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, I guess, so if you look at it,

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Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like just being tackled. It's being

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Speaker 1: tackled when you're looking up and you're about to throw.

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Speaker 1: I mean, now, he has been fortunate to get some

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Speaker 1: of these fumbles back, but a guy that has that

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Speaker 1: many sacks is gonna get He's gonna fumble the ball

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Speaker 1: a lot. Yeah, you're right, you're right, but I don't know,

458
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Speaker 1: just hold onto it on the ball. I mean, you

459
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Speaker 1: think that divisional game against the Packers two years ago,

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Speaker 1: I mean, Jeff Heave hit Aaron Rodgers as hard as

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Speaker 1: you can hit someone in the bat. Miracle and it's

462
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Speaker 1: like that should have been a fumble and they recover it.

463
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Speaker 1: Bailey goes right out onto the field and of field goal,

464
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Speaker 1: and they should win and go to the championship game.

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Speaker 1: It would have been my first intercity championship game. If

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Speaker 1: you haven't noticed that, Yes, I was in a lot

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Speaker 1: of other people here, so uh and he didn't he didn't,

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Speaker 1: he didn't fumble the ball, and then like that's I

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Speaker 1: don't know, that's a credit. It shocks me that these

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Speaker 1: guys get hit sometimes and don't full well. And that's

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Speaker 1: I mean, it's something that we make fun of during

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Speaker 1: the combine and it's the underwear Olympics. But like hand

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Speaker 1: size matters when it comes to stuff like that, like

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Speaker 1: if you can just palm the ball, and especially if

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Speaker 1: you've got two hands on it, and that's I'm not

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Speaker 1: a quarterbacks coach, but that's why they always say, you know,

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Speaker 1: you got to hold it up here and give yourself

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Speaker 1: better leverage for when somebody comes to swipe that thing.

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Speaker 1: And if you you got both your paws on it,

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Speaker 1: and if your hands are as big as people would

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Speaker 1: prefer him to be, you at least have a decent shot.

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Speaker 1: And I don't know Dak's hand size off the top

483
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Speaker 1: of my head, but I think they're big enough that

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Speaker 1: he should be able to do that. I just think

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Speaker 1: you work on it a little bit. They're big because

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Speaker 1: one day he was at Dapodient Haun. Don't laugh. I

487
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Speaker 1: think you should wear a glove. He's non dominant hand.

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Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I can't. I actually like he has literally

489
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Speaker 1: had so many he and I'm not talking about getting

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Speaker 1: mauled by a guy and dropping the ball like. He's

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Speaker 1: had so many weird plays like the one where he

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Speaker 1: kind of dribbled it to himself. And he's had a

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Speaker 1: couple of Aaron Brooks moments where he goes back to

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Speaker 1: throw and it comes out like I'm wondering if, like,

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Speaker 1: are his hands just sweating during these games? And like

496
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Speaker 1: maybe he should be wearing gloves. I mean, Ben Roethlisberger,

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Speaker 1: does it swear one on your non throwing hand if

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Speaker 1: you can't throw with one. I think it's so if

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Speaker 1: you're running with the ball, it gives you at least

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Speaker 1: a little bit better shot of holding onto it. I

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Speaker 1: don't think that's a bad idea at all. I will

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Speaker 1: pass that on to Dak and he will say, who

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Speaker 1: are you? Well, let me clarify something real quick. The

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Speaker 1: hand comment, I just saw him talking at the podium

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Speaker 1: after a game one day, and you know, he holds

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Speaker 1: the podium right here, and I was just looking at

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Speaker 1: it and I'm like, oh my god, they're big. Like

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Speaker 1: that's something that you don't really pay attention or like

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Speaker 1: see up close as far as like oh yeah, hands

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Speaker 1: from a quarterback. So it's crazy. But I wanted to

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Speaker 1: ask you about something else you mentioned the secondary being

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Speaker 1: pretty young. How do you see them playing against again,

513
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Speaker 1: Michael Gallup and Mark Cooper just a Cowboys wide receivers overall.

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Speaker 1: I mean, again, this is the Dallas defense. I mean,

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Speaker 1: it's not the Dallas defense. Tampa defense goes back forever.

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Speaker 1: But they're gonna they're gonna limit the big play at

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Speaker 1: Mali Cookers like your center fielder. I think, no, I know.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he was the seventeenth overall pick. He is

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Speaker 1: a better safety in terms of like instincts and coverage

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Speaker 1: I think than the guys here. He's gonna be back there,

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Speaker 1: so they're good at limiting the big play. I think

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Speaker 1: there's plays to be made against these guys. Slants all

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Speaker 1: day long because if you're gonna blitz and you're gonna

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Speaker 1: eliminate the big play, that means the middle should be open.

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Speaker 1: But that's not where Dak has been great. I mean,

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Speaker 1: he could throw the slant, but we've seen some of

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Speaker 1: those interceptions middle of the field throwing the ball like

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Speaker 1: intermediate left side two picks in then game. I hate

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Speaker 1: to lean on this because we just saw them have

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Speaker 1: a good game for the first time ever. But a

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna go for Derek here. Let's start off with

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Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton. Derek's gonna tell you that it's gonna be close,

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Speaker 1: and then the Colts are pretty good. But I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: go with Cowboys here in a close, hard fought game

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Speaker 1: like I do do think this is a team you

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Speaker 1: got to look out for. Uh, Cowboys, wait, wait for

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Speaker 1: the roof open or not. I would be surprised if

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Speaker 1: they opened the roof. That may change Derek's Yeah, oh no,

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Speaker 1: it still comes down to Cowboys had hard fought game,

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Speaker 1: but give me Cowboys ninety did nothing. Yeah, I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: go back. I'm I'm gonna go back, and like has

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Speaker 1: he he's picked against them probably once this year. I

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Speaker 1: don't think you don't think so Cooys. Yeah, No, his

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Speaker 1: record is good for him. He knew it all along,

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Speaker 1: he did. Um, I'm going I don't know. I don't see.

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Speaker 1: I don't see what the fuss is about with with

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Speaker 1: the Colts. And obviously their defense is pretty pretty good,

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Speaker 1: but I don't think that they're gonna be able to

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Speaker 1: score a whole lot of points. But I do think

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Speaker 1: it'll be a challenging game. You can't keep losing guys

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Speaker 1: on the offensive line and expect it's just gonna be okay.

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Speaker 1: So especially your best overall player, uh and Zach Martin.

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Speaker 1: So I think it's gonna be a little bit of

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Speaker 1: a challenge. But I still think the Cowboys that they

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Speaker 1: just I think they've got a role in At this point,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna let Dave actually put my score in. But

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Speaker 1: I got I've got the Cowboys doubling up the Colts.

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Speaker 1: So you picked the score. So doubling up the Colts

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Speaker 1: based on these teams, I'm saying that means they win

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Speaker 1: twenty to ten. Okay, sounds good. I was gonna thirteen something.

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Speaker 1: But other than twenty to ten, if you're gonna double

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Speaker 1: somebody up like the in a football score, it's hard

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Speaker 1: to come up with an You know, they're not gonna

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Speaker 1: win twenty one to eleven, are they? Or twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: two to eleven? Sorry my bad, I can't do math.

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Speaker 1: Twenty four to twelve, I doubt it. Yeah, twenty eight fourteen,

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Speaker 1: I guess there you go. All right, twenty to ten.

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Speaker 1: That sounds that sounds good. What about you, Dave Um?

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Speaker 1: I sort of agree with Nick, like I, on paper,

633
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,800
Speaker 1: I don't see what the fuss is about. But if

634
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,920
Speaker 1: you watch them play like the defense is swarming. They

635
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,640
Speaker 1: got a lot of young talent, they're confident, they're at home.

636
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:52,680
Speaker 1: Maybe most importantly, they need they need it. They're fighting

637
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:56,000
Speaker 1: for I mean they're you know, they're two. Yeah, they're

638
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,000
Speaker 1: fighting for their lives, which and the I mean, the

639
00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,680
Speaker 1: Cowboys haven't clinched anything, but they have a nice little

640
00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,280
Speaker 1: cushion that they've built here that they don't need this

641
00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:08,480
Speaker 1: game quite as bad. I think desperate team theory comes

642
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:12,000
Speaker 1: into play. Having said all of that, like basically what

643
00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,440
Speaker 1: I'm saying is this game gives me an uneasy feeling.

644
00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:18,360
Speaker 1: But I'm too convinced by everything the Cowboys have done

645
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,719
Speaker 1: these last five weeks. And I don't think the Colts

646
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:23,800
Speaker 1: are so good that I'm going to bet against them now.

647
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:25,640
Speaker 1: You know, like if they were playing if they were

648
00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,560
Speaker 1: playing the Saints or the Rams, I'd probably i'd pick

649
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:33,280
Speaker 1: them to lose. But this Colts team is scrappy but flawed,

650
00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,720
Speaker 1: and I just think the Cowboys ought to be good

651
00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:38,240
Speaker 1: enough to sneak out of there with a win. I

652
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:42,800
Speaker 1: do not think it'll be comfortable. Yeah, does it concern

653
00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,760
Speaker 1: it has been a while since the Cowboys have played

654
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,760
Speaker 1: away from home. Yeah, we know the struggles they had,

655
00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:50,479
Speaker 1: but at the same time, they did not have him

656
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:54,200
Speaker 1: Mary Cooper. They were they were terrible on the road

657
00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,800
Speaker 1: before group, But when in the two games they played

658
00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,280
Speaker 1: since they got him, they beat the Eagles and the Falcons,

659
00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:04,040
Speaker 1: which were those games comfortable for anybody? No? They were not.

660
00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,680
Speaker 1: None of these five games. No, and that I expected

661
00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:11,600
Speaker 1: to continue. I think luck Luck can beat these guys.

662
00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:14,600
Speaker 1: He can make some plays on this defense, but they

663
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:18,520
Speaker 1: don't run the ball that well. And that's that's my thing.

664
00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,600
Speaker 1: I just don't think they can be I got I

665
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:29,520
Speaker 1: got Cowboys winning, uh twenty twenty to sixteen. Here we go,

666
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,440
Speaker 1: nice a nice, ugly score, a score that implies a

667
00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:36,960
Speaker 1: lot of field goals and uh, tense finish, because that's

668
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:41,479
Speaker 1: probably what's going to happen. Okay, you got, Um? Mine

669
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,600
Speaker 1: is simple. I picked the Cowboys. I'm in they They've

670
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:48,480
Speaker 1: sweetened me up. I'm riding with them all the way.

671
00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:52,839
Speaker 1: And I think it will come down to like an

672
00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:56,560
Speaker 1: extra point or something like that, like just one extra point.

673
00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,600
Speaker 1: They'll make it in and they win the game. Every

674
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,040
Speaker 1: every noon window in the NFL has at least one

675
00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,680
Speaker 1: berserk finish. I mean, you know, the last time this

676
00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:09,839
Speaker 1: team played at noon was Atlanta game winning field goal

677
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,399
Speaker 1: at the buzzer the Dolphins and the Patriots what they

678
00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,520
Speaker 1: just did the other day? Uh, I mean the Colts

679
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,600
Speaker 1: and the Colts and the Texans played a frantic finish

680
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,439
Speaker 1: the other day. And so that's that's what's gonna happen.

681
00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,800
Speaker 1: It'll be I looked this up for my column, actually, um,

682
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:28,279
Speaker 1: and now I forgot. I think eight of the eight

683
00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:31,560
Speaker 1: of their thirteen games have been at No. Ten of

684
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:35,000
Speaker 1: their thirteen games have been decided by a score, and

685
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,480
Speaker 1: six have been in doubt in the final minutes, and

686
00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:42,799
Speaker 1: four have been decided on the final play of the game. Wow. So,

687
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:47,040
Speaker 1: I mean, if you're expecting anything other than stress, you're

688
00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:53,200
Speaker 1: probably Wrongston Detroit, Houston, Detroit, first Washington game, and then

689
00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:56,359
Speaker 1: this Eagles game. No wait, No, so five is Atlanta too?

690
00:35:56,960 --> 00:36:02,200
Speaker 1: Houston Detroit, Atlanta, Billy games? Watchline'll play the game. Yeah,

691
00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:05,200
Speaker 1: that's nuts, even by the Cowboys standards, which also for

692
00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:06,560
Speaker 1: my column. Did I tell you this? I know, I

693
00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:11,320
Speaker 1: told Brian so Philly was my ninety sixth regular season game. No,

694
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:15,680
Speaker 1: my ninety sixth game that counted between regular season and playoffs,

695
00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:21,480
Speaker 1: covering the team, thirty seven of them have been decided

696
00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:23,279
Speaker 1: by a score or less or like you know, been

697
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:26,280
Speaker 1: close at the finish. So the playoff game on January

698
00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:29,719
Speaker 1: fifth or sixth will be your one hundredth game. That

699
00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,120
Speaker 1: sounds right? Yes? Nice, I hope it's the sixth. I'm

700
00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,239
Speaker 1: in a wedding on the fifth. Oh yeah, we've talked

701
00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:38,759
Speaker 1: about this, but yeah, a third of a third of

702
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:42,160
Speaker 1: the time this team plays. It's stressful. Okay, that's crazy,

703
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:46,560
Speaker 1: no doubt. Now let's answer some Twitter question. I seen

704
00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:50,000
Speaker 1: several people asking about this same topic. But do you

705
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 1: guys think that the Cowboys will end up losing Chris

706
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,399
Speaker 1: Richard during the off season and if so, what will

707
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,160
Speaker 1: happen to the defense? Are you guys concerned that that

708
00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,960
Speaker 1: would be that would really affect the defense and what

709
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,080
Speaker 1: they being able to accomplish so far. Well, I think

710
00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:07,680
Speaker 1: it would be a tough loss, but I don't know

711
00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,399
Speaker 1: any other way around. It really just depends on how

712
00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:16,000
Speaker 1: things finish here. Um. You know, with each game and

713
00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:20,279
Speaker 1: each win, it you kind of wonder about Jason Garrett's um,

714
00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:25,880
Speaker 1: you know future. I mean, I still think that. I

715
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,600
Speaker 1: know I've said all along this season that that I

716
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,759
Speaker 1: thought that Garrett needs to be in the NFC Championship

717
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,640
Speaker 1: game or win a couple of games in the playoffs,

718
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:38,080
Speaker 1: or he probably won't be back. But every season's different,

719
00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,359
Speaker 1: and the way this thing has gone right now, it's

720
00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:44,160
Speaker 1: like you wouldn't think that they would make a change there,

721
00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:47,000
Speaker 1: and that's really the only way to keep him. I

722
00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:48,920
Speaker 1: say all that because that's we're the only way to

723
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,279
Speaker 1: keep Richard. You can't make him the defensive coordinator or

724
00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,879
Speaker 1: all that. If he gets offered a head coaching job,

725
00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,520
Speaker 1: then he'll, oh, he's gonna go for it. But that's

726
00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:00,520
Speaker 1: that's I talked to him. And when I talk to

727
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,920
Speaker 1: him by that training camp, he I mean, I asked

728
00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:07,000
Speaker 1: him basically that's in question, like are you wanting to

729
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:11,000
Speaker 1: be a head coach? Like without hesitation, He's like absolutely,

730
00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:15,440
Speaker 1: and like, yeah, he's here because you know, the Dallas

731
00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:18,040
Speaker 1: Cowboys are very visible and they're gonna be on TV

732
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,839
Speaker 1: and they're gonna show him, and especially if he gets

733
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,759
Speaker 1: in a fight with an other team before a game.

734
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:27,239
Speaker 1: I will say this though, and I mean, barring just

735
00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,759
Speaker 1: a complete collapse, I can't imagine that Jason Garrett doesn't

736
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:34,920
Speaker 1: keep his job. But that I think, yeah, that's a

737
00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:37,279
Speaker 1: good thing for your odds of keeping chrispher Shark, because

738
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,120
Speaker 1: he can only he can only leave for a head

739
00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,480
Speaker 1: coaching job, right. I mean, the Cowboys don't have to

740
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,280
Speaker 1: let him out of his contract to go be somebody

741
00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:47,919
Speaker 1: else's coordinator, right, right, right, He can only only leave

742
00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,200
Speaker 1: your contract for head coaching job, right. And I know

743
00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:53,480
Speaker 1: we think the world of him. He's done wonders for

744
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,279
Speaker 1: this defense. But you got like you kind of got

745
00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,400
Speaker 1: to take a step back too. Is is one season

746
00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:04,160
Speaker 1: in Alice as the co defensive coordinator enough to get

747
00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:07,920
Speaker 1: you ahead? That's what I just said, Durst for you

748
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,680
Speaker 1: like you, you know him, you like him, You've watched

749
00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:14,240
Speaker 1: he's gonna he's gonna get in the room with somebody

750
00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,560
Speaker 1: for an interview. It's possible. Is he gonna lose it

751
00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:21,360
Speaker 1: in that room? Probably not, And he's gonna win it. Gosh,

752
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,839
Speaker 1: just the way he carries himself and the way the

753
00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:25,759
Speaker 1: things that he says. I mean, I will hire him

754
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:29,080
Speaker 1: in my only point being, but there's there's only so

755
00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:31,319
Speaker 1: many what there'll there will probably be eight openings or

756
00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:34,000
Speaker 1: something like that, and that's not a lot of openings.

757
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,880
Speaker 1: And there's a lot of talented coaches at the NFL

758
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:41,279
Speaker 1: level college football coaches, um, and it's a I mean,

759
00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,080
Speaker 1: it's a big job to give to somebody. So and

760
00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,279
Speaker 1: I'm I'm not betting against Christoph Shard. I'm just saying

761
00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:49,680
Speaker 1: one year in Dallas, it might it might not be

762
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,279
Speaker 1: enough to sway some people that he's ready for it.

763
00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,279
Speaker 1: I don't know how many years in his contract. They

764
00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:57,400
Speaker 1: don't release those, but typically coaching contracts or two or

765
00:39:57,440 --> 00:40:02,719
Speaker 1: three years. He's certainly gonna get interviews because he's deserving.

766
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:05,359
Speaker 1: I'll just say that he is absolutely deserving, and he'll

767
00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:08,799
Speaker 1: get interviews. He'll also get interviews because he would be

768
00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:13,200
Speaker 1: you have to interview an African American and he would be.

769
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,360
Speaker 1: I mean, you'd be right at the top of the

770
00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:18,200
Speaker 1: charts for anybody that has a vacancy to interview him.

771
00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:20,680
Speaker 1: But I'm saying that because he's absolutely deserving. Yeah, but

772
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,160
Speaker 1: he's gonna get in a room. I just can't. I

773
00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:25,040
Speaker 1: can't see him losing the job there. So they say

774
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,440
Speaker 1: all that, let's just say, I don't know, two and

775
00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:30,759
Speaker 1: one here down the stretch, whatever, Cowboys, fourth seed, they

776
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,240
Speaker 1: win the division, get the hats, all that stuff. Seattle

777
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,359
Speaker 1: comes in. So two and one, ten and six, ten

778
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,359
Speaker 1: and six finished, ten and six, finish the the NFC

779
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,799
Speaker 1: Eacht Championship. The fourth seed. You play Seattle, you lose.

780
00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:44,440
Speaker 1: You didn't play well. Highlighters came in, they beat your russell,

781
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:46,520
Speaker 1: you couldn't tackle him. They beat you a low scoring game.

782
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:49,960
Speaker 1: They beat you thirteen to ten, and you're out. All

783
00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:52,160
Speaker 1: this excitement, all this finish the fight, all this stuff

784
00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:56,200
Speaker 1: and you've lost. Ye, very possible outcome may not he

785
00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:58,880
Speaker 1: may not be the head coach. It's possible because right

786
00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,000
Speaker 1: now it's five game winning street. You know, you're at

787
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,000
Speaker 1: the top of the roller coaster here, Like, allow, this

788
00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:06,279
Speaker 1: is great, but if it doesn't end in a favorable way,

789
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:08,919
Speaker 1: especially after a one and done, because I know there

790
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:12,040
Speaker 1: were some unhappy people when they lost for the Packers

791
00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,600
Speaker 1: two years ago after thirteen and three, So if that

792
00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:18,640
Speaker 1: happens again, I don't think it's it's a guarantee because

793
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:21,920
Speaker 1: what we've seen right now is good. It's gonna if

794
00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:24,680
Speaker 1: it's not a super Bowl, it's gonna end in a frustrating,

795
00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:28,000
Speaker 1: disappointing way. And I don't know what's going to happen. Yeah, no,

796
00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:31,400
Speaker 1: I mean it's possible to envision a scenario where you

797
00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:35,840
Speaker 1: make the playoffs and people are just freaking furious that

798
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,440
Speaker 1: the way it finishes. I mean, yeah, what you just described,

799
00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,320
Speaker 1: And honestly, I don't know the answer, Like I wouldn't

800
00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:44,520
Speaker 1: be surprised either way, Like, okay, yeah, you lose to

801
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:46,160
Speaker 1: the Colts, then you win the last two, you win

802
00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,640
Speaker 1: the division, you play Seattle and you play like crap

803
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:52,600
Speaker 1: and you lose. I wouldn't be surprised by either outcome.

804
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,680
Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if it's like, let's run it back.

805
00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,360
Speaker 1: Maybe we get a new offensive coordinator, maybe we promote

806
00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:01,760
Speaker 1: Chris Richard and we're good. Or yeah, maybe it sucks

807
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:03,640
Speaker 1: so much that you blow the whole thing up and

808
00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:06,000
Speaker 1: then I just I love to say, there's only like

809
00:42:06,040 --> 00:42:07,959
Speaker 1: two or three people in the world that can answer

810
00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:10,399
Speaker 1: that question, right. I think the best scenario for him

811
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:13,759
Speaker 1: that doesn't include a Super Bowl victory is you gotta

812
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:15,880
Speaker 1: win that first game. You go to the Saints or

813
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,800
Speaker 1: the Rams, probably maybe the Saints, and you gotta compete,

814
00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:20,600
Speaker 1: You gotta, you gotta, you know, ball out in that

815
00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,239
Speaker 1: game and have a good showing. If you don't beat

816
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,560
Speaker 1: the one or two best teams in the league on

817
00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:29,279
Speaker 1: the road, I don't see them really making a change there.

818
00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,640
Speaker 1: But I think I think if whatever it is, if

819
00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:36,040
Speaker 1: it ends in a in a shocking slash disappointing way,

820
00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:38,080
Speaker 1: because losing is going to be disappointing, but in a

821
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:42,439
Speaker 1: surprising disappointing fashion, I don't think that's good for the coach.

822
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:45,200
Speaker 1: As long as you don't for lack of a better phrase,

823
00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:46,839
Speaker 1: like wet the bed, which and I mean, you know,

824
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:49,239
Speaker 1: you're thirteen and three, you won eleven games in a

825
00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,440
Speaker 1: row and you lose your first game. People would describe

826
00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:54,040
Speaker 1: that as wedding the bed. Yeah, well, you know show

827
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:55,960
Speaker 1: I deal with that a lot lately. And hey, you

828
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:59,600
Speaker 1: gotta have patience. You got a three year old. Yeah,

829
00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:02,200
Speaker 1: so don't yeah, don't come out to bed. Don't come

830
00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:04,920
Speaker 1: out and play terrible in the first playoff game. Like

831
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,839
Speaker 1: that's that's a bad idea that talks when you start

832
00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:10,240
Speaker 1: saying like the when you talked about the two different

833
00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:13,719
Speaker 1: scenarios and possibilities, and when it comes out down to

834
00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:17,080
Speaker 1: like the whole wiping out the whole thing. I don't

835
00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:20,600
Speaker 1: really understand that whole concept. And I know how if

836
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:23,400
Speaker 1: you bring a certain head coach or whatever they bring

837
00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:26,080
Speaker 1: in their staff that they want and all that, but

838
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:31,800
Speaker 1: why would you wipe out let's say, someone that has

839
00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:36,239
Speaker 1: actually done some positive things although the end outcome we're

840
00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:39,040
Speaker 1: talking about, Garrett, No, I'm talking about like, let's say

841
00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:42,440
Speaker 1: different positions, which well, position coach, there's no guarantee of

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Speaker 1: that first of all, which this week is a great

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Speaker 1: example Matt Eberflus signed an indie to be Josh McDaniels

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Speaker 1: Like we can do that. So it's yeah, I mean,

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Speaker 1: christ Shard could hang around here. But yeah, the answer

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Speaker 1: your question is because coaches want to work with who

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Speaker 1: they want to work with. It's like, Chris, you're really

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Speaker 1: great and YadA YadA, but you run Seattle's defense and

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Speaker 1: I want to run Yeah, the Jets defense. I mean,

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Speaker 1: it's what I mean. So I'm trying to think of

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Speaker 1: an analogy. But you want you want the people that

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Speaker 1: make you feel comfortable with what you want to do. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: and if they don't fit that, then you can go

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Speaker 1: somewhere else. We'll have to keep waiting to see what

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Speaker 1: it really happens in this offseason. But in the meantime,

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Speaker 1: we have a game against the Colts this weekend. Let's

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Speaker 1: hope the Cowboys come out with another win and yeah,

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Speaker 1: the guys Dave nine o'clock tomorrow. I haven't robbed Nate.

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Speaker 1: I'm excited about this show. Brian. Basically, when I got

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Speaker 1: He's gonna, yeah, we're gonna have some good spear fight

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Speaker 1: with someone on their birthday. Sure you do it, like

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Speaker 1: not fight fight Like. He's not gonna punch Briant all

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Speaker 1: day yesterday. It'll be fine. He fights with me all

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Speaker 1: the time. Anyways, he's gonna have a hat right here

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Speaker 1: on on Monday if they if they win this game,

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Speaker 1: we'll get one. We'll steal one from somebody. That would

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Speaker 1: be dope. Yeah, they'll have championship hundreds of them. Yeah

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Speaker 1: all right, Well, thank you guys so much for tuning

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