1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Flowing out of the backfield. 3 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Next flowing down the sightlines, He's hanging with the Boys, 4 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: presented by Wingstop Where Flavor Gets Its Wings. Hey, Hey, Hey, 5 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: here we go live from the s WBC Morgan's living 6 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: room in Frisco, Texas. Have we got a treat for 7 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: the next two days for all of you listening. We 8 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: have rotated our lineups for all of our shows, but 9 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: this will still be your favorite show, brought to you 10 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: by your favorite wing provider, Wingstop Where Flavor Gets Its Wings. 11 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: I am Shannon Gross, and I am please to announce 12 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: that I am joined. Today. We mixed it up Fellas 13 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: and Lady and everybody else listening. Rob Phillips underneath me. 14 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: That sounded really weird over here to all right and 15 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: Ambar Garcia, everybody from other shows. We have mixed it 16 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: up this week for the bye week. We're all over 17 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: the place, and I really, I really feel bad for 18 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: all of you guys because we are gonna have so 19 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: much fun the next two days. You're not gonna want 20 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 1: to go back to your normal shows. I mean, this 21 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: is the one show on the Dallas Cowboys Network where 22 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: we never we never have a run of show, we 23 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: never have anything schedule to talk about. We just talk 24 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: because we enjoy each other and we'd like football, and 25 00:01:54,480 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: specifically we like Cowboys football. So let's start. Don't you 26 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: introduce yourselves? For those of those that are listening that 27 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: aren't familiar with the Rob kick it off. Hi, I name, 28 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: My name is Rob Phillips, talking Cowboys fame, and I 29 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: just went all right, Rob Phillips, and I just went 30 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: through puberty. Hello, Hello there, h excuse me. I just 31 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: wanted to kick it off by first of all, this 32 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: this show has something in common. We all, in one 33 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: form or another. We all have babies at home, so 34 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: we're all trying to deal with lack of sleep. But 35 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: we're still gonna bring it today. I'm still gonna bring 36 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: it today. And I just wanted to give the host 37 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: a happy birthday shout out today, Shannon, Happy birthday. Oh okay, 38 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: happy birthday. Thank you, Rob. Chris. Something for the man. 39 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: Something I got nothing flowers wings donuts. Chris is like, yeah, 40 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: Chris got nothing, just like every other kid. Thank you, Rob. 41 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: Welcome Danny Danny of former LSU Fame, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago 42 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: Bear now fortunate enough to work with them on a 43 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: daily basis. For the Dallas Cowboys. Danny introduce yourself, Well, 44 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: well you actually just did, so I'm gonna just I'll 45 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: just leave it there and I'll just I'll just I'll 46 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: just asked this question. So you guys were like sitting sitting, 47 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: sitting their fingering out what we're gonna do for the 48 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: bye weekend. We went with the Dallas Cowboys offensive line themes. 49 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: So we just mix everything up and keep it consistent. 50 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: Huh for the week that's you know, I mean, why 51 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: why mess up a theme that's been on going with 52 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: the you know on the field was transferred off the field. 53 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: This was Derek Eagleton's brain child. I actually suggested that 54 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: we should have a a host draft where we actually 55 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: draft everybody that's on our show. So next time we 56 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: do this, actually pull names out of the hat. You 57 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: have a special show to where it's just all mixing. 58 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: You're not gonna tell everybody like who got picked first, 59 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: who got picked last? Are you? Because I listen, I'm competitive, 60 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: I'd be upset. And it was like black football, Hey, 61 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: look the egos that we have on these shows between 62 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: you and Nick Eatman and Jesse, Holly and Isaiah. Though 63 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: we can break somebody's heart by letting them be the 64 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: last pick, so no, we won't do that. It would 65 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: just be names out of a hat. Cool Danny, Welcome 66 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: to the show at last, but definitely not least. Abbar 67 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: Garcia our Spanish I guess you're our Spanish correspondent that 68 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: you you produce all things, so most cowboys. What am 69 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 1: I leaving out here? Aba? By the way, you have 70 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: the best background of anyone on any of these shows. 71 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: You look very well and the cutest cream colored wall. 72 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you. I mean there's nothing, There's not 73 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: much else to say that. I'm a female, I speak Spanish. 74 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: I'm on here in an all male show too. Hopefully 75 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: teach you guys some manner as you should know, Shannon, 76 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: ladies go first and you left me last. But that's okay. 77 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: That's why I'm here, so hopefully you learn something. I say, 78 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: I saved the best for last day. Yes, it wasn't 79 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: a manners thing, it was just best for last on 80 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: this show. So there you go. There we are. We 81 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: are the Motley crew that will be in this time 82 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: slot today and tomorrow, and then we're taking Thursday Friday 83 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: off to regroup for the bye week, and then we'll 84 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: be back in our normal time slot starting Monday of 85 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: next week. So let's now that we've killed the first 86 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: five minutes of the show getting to know everybody, let's 87 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: get right into it. Amber. I will let you go first, 88 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: since you are a lady, and you will, you know, 89 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: point it out that I was a jerk and didn't 90 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: introduce you first. Give me, give me your recap. Let's 91 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: just go. Since we haven't all been together really in 92 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: the same place, and this is really the first time 93 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: we've kind of hung out chatted together since the season started. 94 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: Normally we're in the office. You know, all of our 95 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: deaths are within probably twenty feet of each other, and 96 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: you know, we're always talking about football, always talking about 97 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: what's going on, you know, on the field, off the field. Amber, 98 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: what's your take so far? You know, a little bit 99 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: over halfway through the season, coming up on the bye week. 100 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: I have a feeling we're all gonna have about the 101 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: same take, but you kick us off. Tell us what 102 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: do you think about the season so far? Yeah? Go, okay, 103 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: My take on the season a good feedback Amber, Okay, 104 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: bab No, I think. I mean, I've been kind of 105 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: over this whole team for a while now. I'm just 106 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: you know, I'm tired of waiting every year for it 107 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: to happen, for us to get past that first round 108 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: or second round of the playoffs. And it's just it 109 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: sucks when every year something there's a change and you 110 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: create new hope and then you see the results that 111 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: we've been seeing for the past few years. For this year, 112 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: it was a lot different because we had major changes. Sorry, 113 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: we had major changes, especially in the coaching stuff. So 114 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: you got new hopes and you got a new team, 115 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: and then you start seeing twenty twenty all the things 116 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: that have happened with COVID, no preseason games and all 117 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: of that, and then you see how it affected the team, 118 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: and then injuries here and there, and then you get 119 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: into the games and see how the team is performing. 120 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: It's a crap. Here we go another year where we 121 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: don't get to actually see a great result at the end, 122 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: and I've been kind of over it. But then last 123 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: weekend watching the game against the Steelers, I guess I'm 124 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: a sucker for the Cowboys because they always pulled me 125 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: back in, so they are starting to pull me back 126 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: in and maybe in my head, I'm like, Okay, maybe 127 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: maybe they can start turning things around, especially when when 128 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: you look at your opponents in the division and how 129 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: bad the NFC East is and to the fact that 130 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: maybe you can turn the page and start playing some 131 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: more competitive football. So not much else to say there. 132 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: They just always suck me back in. So that's basically it. 133 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm in for the ride and still waiting to see 134 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: what's going to happen after the week get back from 135 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: the bye week, Amber, I would I would venture to 136 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: say you are probably ninety nine percent of our fan 137 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: base because they have this team has a way of 138 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: raising your expectations before the season starts, coming in below 139 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: usually below those expectations. You're done with them, and then 140 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: they do something like they did Sunday and you're right 141 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: back in it and you're like, okay, well now I 142 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: have this listen this to forward to, so you're not alone. 143 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: You're not alone. Danny. What's your take so far all 144 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: the season? Uh? Yeah, so we we we aren't very good. Um. 145 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: The most the most shocking part about the season so 146 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: far has been defensively, to me, the lack of effort 147 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: out there, Like I don't think we have a whole 148 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: bunch of Star Wars out there, a whole bunch of 149 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: all pros. But I think as you've seen the last 150 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: couple of games, that you know, max effort can eliminate 151 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: a lot of those mistakes that you have been seeing 152 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: in previous games. And the fact that we started off 153 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: the season playing so lack of daisical was so surprising 154 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: to me, which leaned in my mind, you know, sort 155 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: of to the coaching staff. And then offensively, I'm shocked 156 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: at how you know, uninvolved Amari Cooper has been in 157 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: the in the game, and then kind of how uninvolved 158 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: Zeke started off in the season, and it leaned to me. 159 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: You know, when I was going through Listen watching the draft, 160 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: it was, man, we have all these weapons, and then 161 00:09:58,280 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: we got to see Lamb and I'm like, man, you know, 162 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: there's a point where you can have too much. And 163 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: then you know, that's when I started first getting worried 164 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: about Zeke. And you know, it proved me right. So 165 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: you know, like unlike some people, you know, I've been 166 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: on that bandwagon so long and I've been hurt so 167 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: many times that I've flipped my my expectation to I 168 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: expect a little and then hope for a lot. So 169 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm not really hurting as much, but it's it's just 170 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: more frustrating for me to see the lack of effort 171 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: out there. You know, then that goes down. So we 172 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: have another half of the season with really no expectation 173 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: to make the super Bowl. So you know, I'm just 174 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: here alone for the rout. All right, fair enough, Rob, 175 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: You've been around this team for a long time, off 176 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: and on. Have you ever can you recall a season 177 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: where so many people had such high expectations and then 178 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: the result, like Danny said, just kind of kind of 179 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: came in flat. Can you recall a season like this? 180 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: I can recall a couple, but nothing, nothing quite like this, 181 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: I think. Yeah. I mean I've been around since the 182 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: Parcels days off and on. You know, covered a couple 183 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: of Danny's teams, and there are a couple of seasons 184 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: in there. Twenty fifteen where you know, both seasons I'm 185 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: gonna reference, you lose your starting quarterback, Tony got hurt 186 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen. They finished four and twelve. Twenty ten 187 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: Romo gets hurt again and they start one and seven 188 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: and change coaches midstream. That's not going to happen here, 189 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: but it is. It's similar in that Dac goes down 190 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: what else can go wrong? And at this point, kind 191 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,439 Speaker 1: of like Danny said, you're playing for pride, you're playing 192 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: to just try to compete and show progress. And I 193 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: think we saw that the last couple of weeks. And 194 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 1: I know technically they're still into the division, but right 195 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: now they're trying to just find progress with this new 196 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: coaching staff, the new schemes, and but no, I've never 197 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: seen anything quite like this man where and I don't 198 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: think anybody has in terms of you throw in the 199 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: pandemic with it, and there's just something different every single week. 200 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: Mike reference that McCarthy reference that couple days ago, that 201 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: every week it's something, whether it's an injury, even on 202 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: the bye week. This week we're supposed to all catch 203 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: our breath. That's hasn't really happened because there's a positive 204 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: test with the Steelers, so the Cowboys, out of precaution, 205 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: have to meet at home do virtual stuff and no 206 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: practice Wednesday. So like there hasn't been a single normal 207 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: week since August and you know, hopefully that'll change, but 208 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 1: that's just kind of the theme of this season. Yeah, 209 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: and I'll just throw this out there to the group 210 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 1: and y'all jump in and and do you did you 211 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: if Dak would not you reference Dak going down? Did 212 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: any of you have? You know, I know we were competitive, 213 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: we were in every game, but the defense was so 214 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: bad up until this last week. You couldn't get the 215 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: run game going, the you know, the fumbles were an issue, 216 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: the turnover deficit. Was there any part of you Now 217 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: it looks like, Okay, you got one game where things click. 218 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: You had a good, the most all around performance that 219 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: you've had, you know, the entire season. You had a 220 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: hell of a play call, a game called by Kelly Moore, 221 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 1: your special teams, the trickery and the you know, the 222 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: things that that Bones Fossil has been trying to do 223 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: all season. Finally, the execution part was there. You had 224 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: some you know, you had a little bit of life 225 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: at the quarter you know, the four string quarterback position. 226 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: So you got a little bit of hope and you know, 227 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: can you can you string a couple of these together 228 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: now to where the arrows pointing up. Can it stay 229 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: pointing up? But before this game, if you would have 230 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: had Dak, you know, I just kick it back to 231 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: you Rob real quick to start us off, since you 232 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: brought up the quarterback being out. If you had Dak, 233 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: do you think they could have gotten this together and 234 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: made some kind of a run or was this team 235 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: just so all over the place that it was just 236 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: doomed from the beginning. I don't know that you can 237 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: say that they would have because even before Dak got hurt, 238 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: they had yet to play a complete game together, like 239 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: opplementary football. They haven't done it really all year long 240 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: until this last game. And like you guys said, I 241 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: mean the defense two best games of the season, these 242 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: last two games, but now you're seeing seeing a shift 243 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: with the offense where they can't finish drives, can't score touchdowns, 244 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: and and then the special teams has been hit or miss. 245 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: That was their best game last week for sure. So 246 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, I think they obviously missed Dak. 247 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: He's their leader, he's their captain, he's arguably their best player. 248 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: But you know, it's just tough because because you know, 249 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: those first four games, four and a half games before 250 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: he got hurt. You know, there were a couple of 251 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: last second field goals from being oh and five. So 252 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: even with Dak, so until they're able to put it 253 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: all together, they're not going to have consistent success and 254 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be hard anyway, with the injuries 255 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: that they have right now. Yeah, and Danny, you you 256 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: played on this team, and you played on this team 257 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: when it was this team went as the quarterback goes. 258 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: If your quarterback was clicking, this was a hell of 259 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: a team and it was a hard team to beat 260 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: if your quarterback was your starting quarterback was either injured 261 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: or you know, not having a good game or good season. 262 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: That's kind of what the rest of the team did. 263 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: This team has always seemed to, you know, not be 264 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: able to pick up the pieces when a key position 265 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: goes down on one side of the ball or the other, 266 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: Sean Lee goes out, they forget how to line up 267 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: with the goods. The quarterback goes out, they don't they 268 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: can't score points. So if Dak was still here, you know, 269 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: we're speaking of hypotheticals, but you know, would this team, 270 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: would you still be interested in this team, invested in 271 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: this team? Well, listen, I'll answer that twofold. Listen, I'm 272 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: gonna be interested in invested this seeming no matter what, 273 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: just because like you said, I'm I'm an alumni. This 274 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: is this is who gave me my shot here. But 275 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: as but as far as but um yeah, but as 276 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: far as uh us having a shot at back was 277 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: still here. Like Rob said, we are two players away 278 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: from from from not winning the game the whole season. 279 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: And I think for me, as I watched the as 280 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: I watched from last year going into this year, I 281 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: think we have been the same team as then you 282 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: fall behind early and then we find a way to 283 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: come back at the end. And for me being a 284 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: player out there, I can tell you that a lot 285 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: of times when teams get a big lead on you, 286 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: they take their foot off the gas, the defensive coordinator 287 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: calls the game a little different, and that's how teams 288 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: are allowed to come back in the game because they're 289 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: playing not to give up points and hope the other 290 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: teams run out of time before they can score enough. 291 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: So I think we started to see that this season 292 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: as well. And if you look back at the teams 293 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: then we beat, they had some horrible defenses. As you 294 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: watch them play games after they've played us. So I 295 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: don't think our offense was playing as well as it 296 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: needed to, especially in the first half, and then you 297 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: pile along the defense and power along the special teams. 298 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: I think we were in for a long season of 299 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: a lot of mistakes. Luckily, a couple of guys got fired, 300 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: and then you see the defense playing a little harder, 301 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: so you know, hopefully that would have been an issue 302 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: with I don't think we would have been in the 303 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: running for for a long playoff run. All right, Well, 304 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: we're in the running for a long playoff. Commercial break 305 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: because we had to pay some bills because this show 306 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: has sponsors and they keep us fed and we we 307 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: keep them happy. So we're gonna take our first break 308 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: on hanging with the boys. When we come back, let's 309 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: talk about we got a we got a former defensive 310 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: player and special teams. Can we call you an ace, Danny? 311 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: Can we call you a special team? You can just 312 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 1: I was I was good, good at that part of 313 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: my games, and we just we just say that he 314 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: was an ace. Okay, he was an ace? All right? 315 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: Special teams? Ace. I want to talk defense and special teams, 316 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: and you know who knows. We might have baby talk later, 317 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: we might get wrong, but we gotta take a break first, 318 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: so stay tuned in find out what we talk about. 319 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: We'll be right back after this break. On hanging with 320 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: the boys. He's your family, a cowboy family. Have you 321 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: taken holiday photos at the Star? 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Welcome back to Hanging with the Boys. 365 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: Shannon Grows, Danny McCrae, Rob Phillips, Amber Garcia saved the 366 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: best for last. Again we are back for the second segment. 367 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: We have Rob, give me a scouting report on Danny. Oh, 368 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: don't do it on the team when he was here 369 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: spot only a specialties. Do not do not give it 370 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: a safety a safety scouting report. Police, you were great 371 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: an everything. Come on, Danny was the consummate professional and 372 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: a terrific, terrific special teams player. I mean what I got? 373 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: I mean? Joe D. Camillis special teams coach with the Cowboys, 374 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: reunited with him in Chicago. Correct, because of what Danny 375 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: brought to the table, and that were what we saw 376 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: in the game on Sunday. We don't talk about special 377 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: teams enough, but special teams almost won the Cowboys a 378 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: football game against an undefeated team on Sunday. It's it's 379 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: a huge underrated part of the game. And Danny, what 380 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: have you seen from special teams? You know, we heard 381 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: about Fossil coming in and changing the game and what 382 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: he did in New England and what he did, you know, 383 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: what he's done it throughout his career. What have you 384 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: seen so far? Have they tried to be too cute? 385 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: Because it seems like every game and it's been a 386 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: long time since special teams has been a strong point 387 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: on this team. Like I tried to think back, like 388 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: when was special teams a threat on this team? And 389 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: you have to go back to at least when Duwayne 390 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: Harris was here, which was six seven years ago. Probably 391 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: what have they what have you seen so far? They're 392 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: getting too cute or is that what they need to 393 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: do to make special teams special again? For the let 394 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: me start by saying this, um, if you listen to 395 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: the players louds. You've heard me say that our defensive 396 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 1: MVP has been CJ Goodwe uh, he's he's made the 397 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: most plays. He's probably he's probably made the most impactful 398 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: plays of the season to save us against the Falcons. 399 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: Um as far as its bonds, sometimes I think we 400 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: get a little bit too cute. Like I said, if 401 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: it was me, I wouldn't be having Tony Pollard returning 402 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: every kick, no matter how deep it is in the 403 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: end zone. I wouldn't run as many fake punts I 404 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: would have. I would have probably ran one and then 405 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: and then moved on with it. And to be honest, 406 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: the off side kick we got lucky is a huge play, 407 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: but we didn't execute that right. So I've been seeing 408 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: some things that if you would have had a training camp, 409 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: if you would have been able to get those reps, 410 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: that the players probably would have executed a little better. 411 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: But man, for the most part, I've been shocked to see. 412 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: You know how when you bring up special teams is 413 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: usually something bad. As a special the players you usually 414 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,719 Speaker 1: wanted to be neutral or good, and we've been, you know, 415 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: being called out for a bad things. So it hadn't 416 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: been good so far. Aber what's your take on special 417 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 1: teams So far? It's been entertaining to watch, But what 418 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: are your thoughts? No, I mean, like Danny said, with 419 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: the whole hiring of Fassl, we kept talking about all 420 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: throughout the off season how this special team should look 421 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: better and should be better. And when he came in, 422 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: I think that some of the things that he was 423 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: saying it motivated me as to thinking, Okay, maybe he 424 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: can turn things around. Because one of the votes that 425 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: I remember from him that suit out was him wanting 426 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: to make sure that he made special teams player feel 427 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 1: like they matter and that they count in the game 428 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: and that they can make plays that are gonna turn 429 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: around the game or help the team for a win. 430 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: And I thought that was very interesting because we tend 431 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: to kind of forget about special teams player or maybe 432 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: not see as much value as other positions around the team. 433 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: So the fact that it didn't work out that way 434 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: all throughout the season, finally we started seeing it in 435 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: this past game. I mean, that was great and we 436 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: saw how much value there is there and how much 437 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: it actually matters that special team is able to make place. 438 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: But the thing is now they have to do it again, 439 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 1: and then again and then again. The team needs to 440 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: start getting that consistency and being able to just not 441 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: do it one game, but carrying it over throughout the 442 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: rest of the season. Yeah, and Rob I said, I 443 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: made the statement while ago, like it's been a while 444 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: since this, you know, special teams has been special. That's 445 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: that's not entirely true. You've got arguably the best deep 446 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: snapper to ever play the game in LP. The guy 447 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: just doesn't make mistakes. You've had obviously some great kickers 448 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: in here. Dan Bailey comes to mind. You know, Chris 449 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 1: Jones at one time was you know, an elite punter, 450 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: one of the best in the league. They've they've had 451 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: good special teams players. I guess what I'm talking about 452 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: is playmakers, difference makers when it comes to the return game, punting, 453 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 1: kicking off, you know, they're tricking it up. As a 454 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: person that covers this team, do you like what you're seeing? 455 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: Is it too much? Should they be more straightforward? What's 456 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: your tech? I think to Danny's point, I think there's 457 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: times where they've tried to do too much. You know, 458 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: they've tried some fake stuff on their own side of 459 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: the field. Early in the season where it didn't work, 460 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: and I guess hindsight, you say, shouldn't have done it. 461 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: I didn't have a problem with some of the stuff 462 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: they did Sunday because I think they felt like, you know, 463 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: you're undermatched with some of your personnel all over the field, 464 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: with some of your injuries, so try to make something happen, 465 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: and you know, you know it's it's been inconsistent. You know, 466 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 1: they've had games where you know, they've had misqus in 467 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: terms of the return operation, Chris Jones dealing with some stuff, 468 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, physically before he goes on IR and the 469 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: punting aspect of it, and they've had things where guys 470 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: to the wrong number of guys are on the field. 471 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a lot of things that I think 472 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: you probably and Danny could answer this better than I could. 473 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: You know, you probably get hashed out in preseason games 474 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 1: and things that you know, not to be an excuse. 475 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: But they I think they're starting to show it up 476 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: a little bit, just like they have on defense in 477 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: the last couple weeks, and maybe they can carry it over. 478 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: But actually I had the question for Danny about it 479 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: because just from your experience, you know what Fossil tries 480 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: to do. Does that juice up guys? I mean that 481 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: does that make it more of kind of like Amber said, 482 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: you feel part of it. It's it's more of an 483 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 1: exciting part of your job to have kind of that 484 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: that trick stuff where you know you you're you're coming 485 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,640 Speaker 1: up with things that might impact the game in kind 486 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: of a crazy way. Uh you know sometimes, I mean 487 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: because you got to look at it when when you 488 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: have those type of players that really only one person 489 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: really gets to be the start, right, So if you 490 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: run a fake punt and they snap it to the 491 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: to the to the personal protector, that's the guy that 492 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: that feels more involved. It's not necessarily the whole the 493 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: whole team. Where you get rid when you feel really 494 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: involved as a special teams player, is hey, instead of 495 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: kicking a touchback, you kick it to the one yard 496 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: line and give your your kickoff team that that confidence 497 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 1: in them to know that, hey, you're going to go 498 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: down there and make the tackle. You give them a 499 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: chance to go out there and get some stats up 500 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,959 Speaker 1: because you believe in them. Uh So, so not necessarily 501 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: the trick stuff, but just showing them that you have 502 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: confidence in them. To make certain players that will affect 503 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: the game outside of you know, a fake punt here 504 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: or or or a trick onside kick there, gotcha and 505 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: all right, let's sick Earth ahead took one thing because 506 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: because Amber said, um that you know, he came out 507 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: with the quote where he said he wanted the people 508 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: to feel involved in all that. And the reason that 509 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: I was upset with Bones at the beginning of the 510 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: season is he released his MVP player that I just 511 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: mentioned and I was so surprised that that it didn't 512 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 1: make any sense to me, and and Rob brought up 513 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: the miscues that we had. It almost cost us, cost 514 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: us the game against the Giants. So you know, we've 515 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: we've had some big issues on special teams. All right, 516 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: when we come back, Ambert, I want to get you 517 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: said you got sucked back in this past week. I 518 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: want to know what sucked you back in, and then 519 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: we want to get y'all's take on the game Sunday. 520 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 1: And then I want to get into since we have 521 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: Danny on the team and he's still very connected to 522 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: this team, I want to know what the hell is 523 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: going on on defense and what the hell clicked this 524 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: week that you know, it look like someone stole their uniforms. 525 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 1: On defense, it looked like a totally different team out there, 526 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: attitude wise, effort wise, making plays like I want to 527 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: get your take on that. 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Takes 570 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: me a little bit, but I'm learning. I'm learning. You 571 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: know what. The Cowboys are going to be back at 572 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: at and T Stadium on Thanksgiving Day to take on 573 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: the Washington football team. Tickets starting at eighty nine dollars 574 00:31:57,080 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: or on sale now. Get yours today at Dallas Cowboys 575 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:05,920 Speaker 1: dot com slash tickets. So Ever, what sucked you back 576 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: in on Sunday? Why are you? Why are you interested 577 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: in this team now? After Sunday? What happened? What happened? Well, 578 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what happened, and I'm gonna be on 579 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: the past few weeks, I've lost complete interest. Like we 580 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 1: were watching a football game where players were playing like 581 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: I don't even know what how, I don't know. Having 582 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: watched Middle school football to really know, but it was 583 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: just not NFL level whatsoever. And the difference was that 584 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: this game, five minutes in, they still had my interest. 585 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 1: I was still watching him, I was still in it. 586 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, okay, okay. They it was just exciting. 587 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: I felt like this is this was finally the one 588 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: game where we were actually watching a real NFL football game, 589 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: and that that was the friends to me. The energy, 590 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: the fact that we started seeing place being made, the 591 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: fact that they were being successful at least a different 592 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: parts of the three faces of the game. So that's 593 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 1: basically why I'm back then, and I hate it. I 594 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: absolutely hate it. Because after the Washington game, I was like, Okay, 595 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: you know what, I am done. I am done, but 596 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: this is my job, so I'm forced to be here. 597 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: But after the way they played against the Steelers, they 598 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,479 Speaker 1: got my interest again, and now I'm like, Okay, well, 599 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 1: we don't know how far they can get or any 600 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: of that, or if they're gonna win another game, but 601 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: at least it's exciting to watch. At least you get 602 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: to see certain players like Neville Gallimore. Do you like, okay, Oh, 603 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: he's making plays and he's exciting to see just a 604 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: little bit of energy, a little bit of energy on 605 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: the field and them not being absolutely killed on there. 606 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, they got my interest back again. And next 607 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: week I'll probably pick them to win again, which sucks 608 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: because I feel like they're gonna just hurt my heart again. 609 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: But that's what it is. They got you. Yeah, that's hey, 610 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: That that's Cowboys football. That's why we have such a 611 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,680 Speaker 1: strong fan basis because right about the time you get 612 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:25,839 Speaker 1: ready just to call it in and and and be like, 613 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm done with this team. There's no way I can 614 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 1: there's no way. Every week on the show, I'm like, Okay, 615 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: there's no way. I finally got to the point last 616 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:36,959 Speaker 1: week where I was like, there's no way they're winning, 617 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: but I can't pick they're gonna do it. Yeah, yeah, 618 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 1: I think I picked forty eight to ten them losing 619 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: and they almost win the damn game. And then I'm like, okay, 620 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,759 Speaker 1: I'm like you Hamber, I'm like, I'm probably gonna like 621 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: I was done for the rest of the season, and 622 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: now I'm probably gonna like you. They gave me a 623 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: little bit of hope. Rob, what Danny do? I want 624 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: to get to you in a minute about defense, because 625 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: I got some questions about defense. How can you look 626 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: so freaking horrible for so many games in a row 627 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden, Okay, we'll get to 628 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,840 Speaker 1: that minute, Rob what'd you see on Sunday? Like it 629 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: looked like a different team out there? What you were 630 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,879 Speaker 1: there in person? What did you see? Saw a lot 631 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,080 Speaker 1: of terrible towels. But they didn't have as much to 632 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: share about as we thought. I think obviously you see 633 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 1: the difference between an from an offensive standpoint, a seventh 634 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: round rookie trying to play quarterback without any preseason experience 635 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: Benda Nucci against the Eagles just he wasn't ready for 636 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 1: prime time, and that's no knock on him. You saw 637 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: the difference on Sunday with Garrett Gilbert, who's thrown six 638 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: career passes before Sunday, but has been around the league, 639 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 1: knows how to run an offense. Was you know, had 640 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: some time to throw and was able to make some 641 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:50,320 Speaker 1: throws and just kind of be able to run the 642 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 1: offense more so than they were the last couple of 643 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: weeks by far. And then defensively, like Amber said, I 644 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: don't have I don't have an explanation Danny hopefully can 645 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: help us why they're they're playing so much better. I 646 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 1: think you know one thing they've done, and Danny references 647 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: the top of the show, they parted ways with three 648 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:11,919 Speaker 1: veteran players that were getting a lot of playing time 649 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 1: and the production wasn't there, and they felt good about 650 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: the young guys that they had behind them, felt like 651 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: they wanted to give them more snaps. And those particular 652 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 1: players are really running with the opportunity. Neville Gallimore, Randy Gregory, 653 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: and you know you're seeing Donovan Wilson step up at 654 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,399 Speaker 1: the safety position. Darryl Warley played a little safety there 655 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: early in the season. So you know, when you've got 656 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: younger players embracing the new scheme and taking advantage of opportunities, 657 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 1: and you've got a guy like Tank Lawrence playing with 658 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: a lot of effort that can raise the level of play, 659 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: maybe they're just buying in mid season. I'm not sure, yea. 660 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: And we talk about that all the time on our show, 661 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:58,399 Speaker 1: Like your season is mathematically you're still in this thing, 662 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: right And I know that's as a player and as 663 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 1: a coach and as an owner, you as long as 664 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:05,719 Speaker 1: you have a chance, you're gonna try to win every 665 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: football game because they have a chance. I mean, look 666 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:10,160 Speaker 1: what the Giants did the year they won the Super Bowl. 667 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: They had to win sixth straight just to get in 668 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,399 Speaker 1: as a wildcard, won the wild card wind up beating 669 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: the Patriots, the undefeated Patriots for the Super Bowl. So, 670 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: I mean, anything can technically happen. But this team looked dysfunctional. 671 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:24,439 Speaker 1: I mean, this team was beyond beyond bad. I mean, 672 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:29,759 Speaker 1: especially defensively. And you know it's we always say on 673 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 1: our show, like, if you're that bad, let the young 674 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: guys play, let's see what you got, you know, Let's 675 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: let's start looking to see. Okay, who's gonna be around 676 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: here next year? It's a nine game job interview. Let 677 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:42,360 Speaker 1: the young guys play. We know what we have in 678 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,839 Speaker 1: the veterans. Let's see, let's get them some reps. Let's 679 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 1: see what we're working with. So, Danny as a defensive guy, 680 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 1: how can you look so bad and so long and 681 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,919 Speaker 1: not know what your gap responsibility is for so many 682 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 1: weeks in a row, and then all of a sudden 683 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: it's like, Okay, we figured it out. We're good. Now. 684 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:03,799 Speaker 1: Can we expect them to keep doing this? Or was 685 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: this just kind of like, okay, you know the Steelers, 686 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 1: just listen, you can you what you can't expect for 687 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 1: at least the next few weeks is these guys to 688 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: play with maximum effort. Right. If you remember back when 689 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: when Wade Phillips got fired all of a sudden, we 690 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: went five and three. It's something about some veterans or 691 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: somebody getting fired and you being put on notice and 692 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: knowing that your job is up for grabs as well 693 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: to make you play a little bit harder. And like 694 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 1: you said, then you get some new blood coming in, 695 00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:32,480 Speaker 1: some young guys who have been chomping at the bit 696 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:34,479 Speaker 1: to get a little bit more playing time. So they're 697 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 1: playing just as hard as they can and they're out 698 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:40,279 Speaker 1: there making plays. I think I think getting really Warlie 699 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 1: was huge because he was out there making some serious mistakes. 700 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:45,799 Speaker 1: And as a as a veteran guy, who are young 701 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: guys looking up to and they seeing you play like that, 702 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: I think that was having an effect on some of 703 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 1: some of the younger guys in the secondary. So I 704 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: think some of the moves that they made with firing 705 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,359 Speaker 1: those guys and and letting these guys know that they 706 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 1: need business, I think that changed a lot. Like I said, 707 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: max effort can eliminate a lot of mistakes, and we 708 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 1: saw that in the game. Now, Pittsburgh did help us, 709 00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: you know. I think it was a letdown game for them, 710 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,000 Speaker 1: one of those trap things to what they undefeated. They 711 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,720 Speaker 1: were coming to play the Cowboys and they were dropping 712 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,800 Speaker 1: passes and things like that. But we maximized on all 713 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,239 Speaker 1: the mistakes that they made. So I think, at least 714 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: for the next few weeks, if the Office can stay 715 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: competitive and keep us in the games, I think you 716 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: will see us play better. Okay, we've got a few 717 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:28,960 Speaker 1: minutes left in the show. This is gone by so fast. 718 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,840 Speaker 1: This goes by so much faster than this show normally 719 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:34,799 Speaker 1: does because we usually have to sit here and listen 720 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 1: to Jesse Holly talk for forty five and it's the 721 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:42,040 Speaker 1: longest forty five minutes that you could possibly sit through. 722 00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:45,560 Speaker 1: So this has been a very refreshing breath of air 723 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: for me personally. I'm sure Chris beam as he eats 724 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 1: a sandwich behind the scenes for him as well. But Amber, 725 00:39:57,239 --> 00:39:59,359 Speaker 1: here's what I need from you today to get me 726 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:03,760 Speaker 1: through to we revisit each other tomorrow. I need some hope, 727 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,120 Speaker 1: I need some hope for the rest of the year. 728 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: I need something. You can give me one thing, you 729 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 1: can give me a couple of things. But what should 730 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: I What's one thing or a couple of things I 731 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 1: can cling on that give me hope for this season 732 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,879 Speaker 1: to get me through till tomorrow, till we can talk 733 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:25,960 Speaker 1: about some other things and try to change my mind. Well, 734 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:31,720 Speaker 1: I know that a lot of people probably won't agree 735 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:34,279 Speaker 1: with me, and this is one of the conversations that 736 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,399 Speaker 1: are happening right now, and it's gonna keep happening during 737 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: this week and next week. But the quarterback position, who's 738 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: going to be the starter? I know that Jerry Jones 739 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: and Stephen Jones, they've come out and said Andy Dalton 740 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:48,920 Speaker 1: is going to be our guy. But I have hope 741 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:52,480 Speaker 1: in what I saw from Garret Gilbert. He showed some 742 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: things that honestly made me raise an egg brow, and 743 00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:59,839 Speaker 1: I'm like, Okay, he got something in him. He can 744 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,600 Speaker 1: certain things. He can throw some passes. He threw some 745 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: amazing passes. He wasn't perfect or anything, but at least 746 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: we saw the offense being able to move the ball, 747 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:15,360 Speaker 1: being able to throw passes. A quarterback that that has 748 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,160 Speaker 1: some mobility to him, he's able to get out of 749 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 1: the pocket and run a little bit. So some of 750 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: those things that I saw me personally, I would like 751 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: them to stay with Garrett Gilbert and see what else 752 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:32,000 Speaker 1: he can do, because I saw a better connection there. 753 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:35,280 Speaker 1: And to be fair, it's not like Andy Dalton got 754 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:38,400 Speaker 1: a lot of time to play with the team based 755 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: because of the injury, the concussion that he got and everything. 756 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:47,320 Speaker 1: But from what I saw, I liked the connection between 757 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: Garrett Gilbert and the rest of the offense. And that's 758 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:53,120 Speaker 1: my little hope. My little hope is to be able 759 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:57,839 Speaker 1: to see some more of Garret Gilbert and maybe some 760 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,319 Speaker 1: better clarity about the court back pocision here in the 761 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:07,600 Speaker 1: near future. Danny, give me some hope, man, my hope. Listen. 762 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:11,479 Speaker 1: I've been begging for Kelling Moore to get these two 763 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,359 Speaker 1: guys involved and keep them involved in the game. If 764 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:18,319 Speaker 1: you get nineteen involved like you did in the previous game, 765 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,720 Speaker 1: then it changes the dynamic for the defense. And previous 766 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:24,120 Speaker 1: games we had seen him not get involved except catching 767 00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:27,120 Speaker 1: out routes and catching little slants, and you know, when 768 00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:28,480 Speaker 1: the game was out of reach and they were just 769 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,680 Speaker 1: trying to catch up. When you watch this game, he 770 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: goes down the scene and you get him involved at 771 00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:35,120 Speaker 1: the beginning of the game, and then the defense is 772 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:37,239 Speaker 1: on notice, oh, we have to worry about nineteen like 773 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:39,680 Speaker 1: they should. And then you have to continue to focus 774 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:42,680 Speaker 1: on twenty one. No matter how he's looked previously in 775 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,279 Speaker 1: the season, you have to remember what he's done for 776 00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:47,560 Speaker 1: you in the previous years and know that he can 777 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:50,279 Speaker 1: still be that guy. So you focus the game on 778 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:53,279 Speaker 1: twenty one to nineteen and let everything else work off 779 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,319 Speaker 1: of that. And if kelling Moore continues to do that, 780 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:57,400 Speaker 1: I think we got a chance to at least be 781 00:42:57,480 --> 00:43:01,440 Speaker 1: competitive in some of these big games coming up. Daddy, 782 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 1: it's funny you bring up nineteen because they have so 783 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:09,000 Speaker 1: underutilized him or so not gotten him involved in games. 784 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:11,840 Speaker 1: This year, he caught a ball and I don't remember 785 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:13,840 Speaker 1: exactly what play it was on, but he had He 786 00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: probably ran for a good twelve fifteen yards and I 787 00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:20,760 Speaker 1: was like, who is that? Like? He looked so fast 788 00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:23,400 Speaker 1: that I had forgotten how good and how quick and 789 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,879 Speaker 1: smooth he really is because he hasn't had those those 790 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:29,600 Speaker 1: big play opportunities or those you know, those opportunities to 791 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:32,040 Speaker 1: get involved in games. So I'm glad you brought me. 792 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:34,439 Speaker 1: Oh we get out of here, give me some hope. Yeah, 793 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,799 Speaker 1: they should, You're right, I like y'alls. I'm gonna flip 794 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:40,239 Speaker 1: it around. I'll say a defense. I referenced a couple 795 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:42,040 Speaker 1: of the young guys on the defensive line. I'll say 796 00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:44,600 Speaker 1: the defensive line overall. Like, I think some of the 797 00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:47,799 Speaker 1: biggest problem, maybe the biggest problem they've had throughout the 798 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:51,399 Speaker 1: season run defense, and probably starts in the middle of 799 00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:55,000 Speaker 1: that defensive line. You know, don Terry Poe's not here anymore. 800 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:59,400 Speaker 1: Neville Gallimore played really good and I'm not expecting, you know, 801 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:02,200 Speaker 1: high high production every week from the rookie. I think 802 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:04,319 Speaker 1: he's got a lot of growth to still make, but 803 00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:08,080 Speaker 1: there's progress there and and and so that's that's encouraging, 804 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:10,720 Speaker 1: especially because you know, you lost Gerald McCoy before the season, 805 00:44:10,760 --> 00:44:13,520 Speaker 1: he got hurt, Tristan Hills out for the year. So 806 00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:16,120 Speaker 1: can they can they shore that up? Along with what 807 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,799 Speaker 1: Gregory did with some of his pressures in the game, 808 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:22,439 Speaker 1: That's really exciting to see the pressure they were able 809 00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:24,760 Speaker 1: to put on Ben in the game. And you saw, 810 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:27,279 Speaker 1: you know, some of their packages on third down where 811 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:31,200 Speaker 1: they've got you know, Tank and Alden Smith rushing inside. 812 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:34,320 Speaker 1: You got Gregory on the edge, Tyrone Crawford, Like, that's 813 00:44:34,360 --> 00:44:37,040 Speaker 1: that's talent. I mean, that's that's that's a talented group. 814 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:39,400 Speaker 1: And I'm excited to see them try to continue that 815 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:41,400 Speaker 1: going forward. If they can do that, it's going to 816 00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:43,239 Speaker 1: help the rest of the defense, and maybe they can 817 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:47,200 Speaker 1: continue doing what they've done the last two weeks. You 818 00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:49,799 Speaker 1: know what, just sitting here listen to y'all talk. I 819 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:54,080 Speaker 1: think we're gonna make the playoffs. We're two playoff games. 820 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:59,399 Speaker 1: Y'all have given me that much help. Really appreciate said 821 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:04,279 Speaker 1: didn't sound that good, hope because each one of you, 822 00:45:04,520 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 1: each one of you had a different part of the game. 823 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:08,760 Speaker 1: That makes me hopeful. And you put all that together 824 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:11,840 Speaker 1: and I have hope as a group, as a team. 825 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:19,880 Speaker 1: That's a lot of stuff to put together, Shannon, Danny, 826 00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:25,000 Speaker 1: let me hang on that long, long two months. Let 827 00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:27,840 Speaker 1: you played the perfect game and lost. We played almost 828 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:31,000 Speaker 1: the perfect game and lost to Pittsburgh at all, Right, 829 00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:37,560 Speaker 1: so it's tough. I know. I'm just trying to find 830 00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:39,439 Speaker 1: the silver lining here to get me through the next 831 00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:41,520 Speaker 1: two months. I'm just trying to find something to hang 832 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:43,759 Speaker 1: on to y'all. Y'all gave me enough. Y'all gave me 833 00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:46,120 Speaker 1: enough to get me to tomorrow. How about that. Let's 834 00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:49,520 Speaker 1: do this again tomorrow. Amber, thank you for being on 835 00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: the show. Danny, it's it's a pleasure. It's great to 836 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:56,000 Speaker 1: see your face again. Rob. You know, it's always good 837 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:58,960 Speaker 1: whenever I get to hang out with my old buddy Roster. Chris, 838 00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:01,359 Speaker 1: thanks for keeping this thing going. We will be back 839 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:04,480 Speaker 1: tomorrow the same time, the same place, the same lineup, 840 00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,480 Speaker 1: and then we're out of here till Monday. Check us 841 00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:11,440 Speaker 1: out tomorrow, same place. Hey with the boys. This has 842 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:14,319 Speaker 1: been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the 843 00:46:14,440 --> 00:46:16,080 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys Football Club.