1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: The following Here's a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. Let's go. Are you 3 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: ready for a break? Yes? Are you ready for a break? Absolutely? 4 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: Ready for a break? Yeah, and so much for that. 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. 6 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: Waow with Nick Eatman, David Hellman, and bar Garcia and 7 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: Derek Eagleton. It is Friday, September eighteenth, two thou twenty, 8 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: season sixteen, episode number twenty six. Welcome to the latest 9 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: edition of The Break. We are alive from the s 10 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: WBC Mortgage studios at the Star. Got Nick with me 11 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: David Amber at their own homes. We're talking Cowboys football 12 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: with you guys for about forty five minutes today, and Wow, 13 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: there's a lot to get into as we get you 14 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: guys ready for Cowboys versus Falcons. Last night news comes out, 15 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: I guess it was yesterday afternoon. News comes out about 16 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: a few guys that missed practice, some big name guys, 17 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk about those guys and what coach 18 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: McCarthy had to say this morning about their status going 19 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: into this game. We'll also get into a little conversation 20 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: on the game itself. We've got a few questions for 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: these guys that will get you ready and give you 22 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: a preview of what they expect to see on Sunday 23 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: at noon at at and T Stadium. We'll also play 24 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, a little bit of I know, I think, 25 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: I have no idea. I'm sure Amber has something great 26 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: for you in that segment, and then we'll do some 27 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: fan questions at some point in the show. Hopefully we 28 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: will get to some fan questions. We have not been 29 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: able to do much of that here on the break 30 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: because we always got so much to get into, but 31 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: hopefully we'll have a little time today to get to 32 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: some of that and end the show with some predictions. 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: So let's talk about the injuries. There were three names 34 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: that popped up on the injury report yesterday that I 35 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: don't know if it shocked anybody else, but it definitely 36 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: got an eyebrow raise from me Amari Cooper, Alden Smith, 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: and the big one, Tyron Smith. Amari had a foot injury, 38 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: Alden had a tooth, and Tyren Smith had a neck injury. Nick, 39 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: tell me what we heard from coach McCarthy as far 40 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: as what the injuries are for these guys and kind 41 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: of what the expectation is at this point with regards 42 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: to them being ready for Sunday. Well, obviously, you know, 43 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: coach McCarthy's not going to give anything that might let 44 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: you know what what could have happened for Sunday at 45 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: the game time decisions. I guess everybody is a game 46 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: time decision at this point. But I think that the 47 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: Tyron thing is just concerning because it's the same injury 48 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: or the same area of injuries that's happened with him before, 49 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: and so you know, it's it reminds me a lot 50 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: of the Marcus Ware situation a few years ago, when 51 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: it was just always neck, shoulder, back, you know, elbow. 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: Just it's the same thing with Tyron. So it's already 53 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: a very very weak position and now it could get 54 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: even weaker. So you know, he's he's not above missing 55 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: games at this point, and that's that's what's scary, and 56 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: that him alone will affect you. If he's not out there, 57 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: they have a hard time beating the Falcons. We've seen 58 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: that before. Yeah, I've seen this thing play out when 59 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: Tyren Smith doesn't play in the Cowboys play the Falcons. 60 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: We saw what happened years ago. When that happened, Dave, 61 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: walk me through the scenarios here. I know obviously coach 62 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: McCarthy was not willing to give scenarios, but walk me 63 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: through in your mind what the scenarios are in the 64 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: event that Tyran can't play. Yeah, they're not great, Bob, 65 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that. I mean, I think Terren Steele 66 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: is probably he was predominantly a right tackle in college, 67 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: so I don't think you mess with that. I think 68 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: you probably leave him where he is. But if Tyrn 69 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: can't go, Alex Light, who was just signed on Tuesday, 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: maybe has to play immediately. Like, I don't think you 71 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: have a natural tackle on the roster who's healthy enough 72 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: to do that other than him. Mike McCarthy said this 73 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: morning that Connor Williams and Zach Martin have gotten snaps 74 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: at tackle at some point point. I haven't seen that. Obviously, 75 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,839 Speaker 1: we don't get to see everything they do, but so 76 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: you know, and maybe they emergency kick a guy out 77 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: over the weekend if Tyrant can't go. But he didn't 78 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: want to get into specifics, but I would imagine it 79 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: would be Alex Light or somebody playing out a position 80 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: I'm not already know the answer to this question, but Ambra, 81 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: I need you to tell me from your words, from 82 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: your mouth, how comfortable you're feeling right now with all 83 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: of this that we're hearing about Tyrn Smith. I think 84 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: we can all agree on this one that it's a 85 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: huge concern. Yesterday you asked a question about steal and 86 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: how we felt there, knowing that the Falcons were able 87 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: to sack Russell Wilson three times in their previous game. 88 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: So and yesterday I said, oh, you know, I'm fine 89 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: with having steal there at the position, but then now 90 00:04:55,680 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: you speak about another position, another side, important side. We 91 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: know how games have gone when Tyren Smith is not 92 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: on the field. So yes, I am very, very very 93 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: concerned as to what could happen in this game, even 94 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: if he is able to play. I don't feel comfortable 95 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: enough that he could hold up through a game, through 96 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: a full game. And we always talk about how strong 97 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: and what a beast Tyren Smith is and all the 98 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: pain and all the endurance that he can take. But 99 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: at the same time, there are certain things that you 100 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: can't It doesn't matter how strong you are, your body 101 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: just can't handle that. And I know that a month ago, 102 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: I pulled my neck and it sucked, and that was 103 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: just by me stretching. And it's still like I couldn't 104 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: moved for like a whole month. So so I cannot 105 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: imagine just playing football and having to do everything that 106 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: the position requires. So to answer your question, very very concerned. 107 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: All right, I should. I'm sorry. I forgot to point 108 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: out that Brandon Knight could also do it too. We taught. 109 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: We had a conversation about that the other day where 110 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: it seems like maybe this coaching staff views him more 111 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: as a guard than a tackle. But given the circumstances 112 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: that they're in, I would be shocked if they don't 113 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: give him a look if Tyrant can't go either. Yeah, Nick, 114 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: of all the options that Dave is laid out there, 115 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: which one do you think is the best option for 116 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys in the event Tyrant can't play? I like, No, 117 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:28,679 Speaker 1: I don't like anything. I think Brandon Knight at left tackle, 118 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: Terrence Steele at right tackle, lots of prayer and you know, 119 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: I mean get the ball out quick, I guess. Yeah, 120 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: so Mary Cooper and his in his healthy feet, Yeah, 121 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: if I mean, I don't know. Here we are again, 122 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: with him, I mean, same thing. I mean, I know, 123 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: if we're going into Mark Cooper, but this is a 124 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: situation that we've dealt with with that before and I 125 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: don't know if it's planar fasciitis or not, but here 126 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: it is, you know, more foot feet problems for him. Well, 127 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this my first reaction when I saw 128 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: the list, and then after I heard Coach McCarthy talking 129 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: this morning to the media, my thought is that I think, 130 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: again I don't have any inside information on this. I 131 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: think this Amari Cooper thing is more of than managing 132 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: him more so than it is an injury. That he 133 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: did go through the walk through today, which signals that 134 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: they expect that he's going to be able to play. 135 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: Alton Smith also was back. It was a tooth thing 136 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: that he had to get done yesterday, so he was 137 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: back today and find that it sounds like he's gonna play. 138 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: But it didn't seem to me like this was Amar 139 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: certainly isn't in the same category as Tyrn in which 140 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: you know, Coach McCarthy was saying with Tyrn like they 141 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: are still assessing what's going on with him. So that 142 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: doesn't sound good to me. But it sounded to me 143 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: more with Amar that maybe this is just management. Did 144 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: you guys get a similar impression or am I just 145 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: kind of glossing over this a little too much? Dave, 146 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: I completely agree with you. I you know, on the surf, 147 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about a Mari. I think it's it's 148 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: a management thing. He went through the mock game, which 149 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: is what they call a walk through. But I will 150 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: offer a rebuttal. And I hate to do this, but honestly, 151 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: remind me of the Jets game last year because act 152 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: like and I know it's not great, but people always 153 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: throw out twenty seventeen. The Cowboys have had injury problems 154 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: at tackles a lot more recently than that, and against 155 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: the Jets in twenty nineteen, they started Cam Fleming on 156 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: the left side and Brandon Knight on the right side. 157 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: They didn't have either starter against the Jets either. Another 158 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: reason I bring this up is we were playing the 159 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: will he won't He game with a Mari too, and 160 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: he played and he got up after the second snap 161 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: of the game and was like ah and didn't come 162 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: back in. So I'm not worried that a Mari is 163 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: going to be available, But I don't blame anybody if 164 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: they are just not rock solid confident that he's going 165 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: to play every snap. I totally I get it. There's 166 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: precedent there. But at least they have better death wife receiver. 167 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: So at least you got other two guys that you 168 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: can trust that theyn't make plays. But when you talk 169 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: about the tackle position, whole different story there. And it 170 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: look was if if you remember correctly, and yes, CD 171 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: Lamb is here. Yeah, but that was also the game 172 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: that we were like, I thought Gallup was supposed to 173 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: step up in this moment. Gallup did not play that well, 174 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: you know, being that number one guy, and you know, 175 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: but I think I think she's right. I mean CD 176 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: in Gallup, and in Gallup I think is a better 177 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: player than he was, you know, almost a whole year ago. 178 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: So yes, better better options at receiver if that if 179 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: if he doesn't play. But it's kind of what I mean, 180 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: what Dave said. We kind of alluded to it yesterday. 181 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: Not having your top receiver or your top tackles, you 182 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: can get beat by anyone, and they did. Yeah, and 183 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a tough one. And we talked yesterday. 184 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: We talked to Bucky Brooks about that the pass rush 185 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons. It was a pass rush that 186 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: was able to generate three sacks last week against Russell Wilson, 187 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: who is not an easy quarterback to corral, by the way, 188 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: and they were they were able to get three sacks. 189 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: And I do think that this is gonna be a 190 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: bit of a problem for the Cowboys if if you 191 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: can't get Tyren Smith out there to play, they're gonna 192 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a real real challenge to be able 193 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: to slow down that pass rush this Sunday. Let's get 194 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: into a good question. Sure, I just thought of this 195 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: just now. But remember a few years ago when Shaun 196 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: Lee wasn't on the field, what a mess the defense 197 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: was and they couldn't get it together. And then following 198 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: that year they draft late in vander esh and Layton 199 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: just kind of took over that role and kind of 200 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: made everything peace together. How we I can't remember how 201 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: we seen a game where we haven't been able to 202 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: have neither Shawn Lee or Layton on the field. Has 203 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: there been a game like that? That's a good question. 204 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: It's a good question. I don't think so. Sean played 205 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: in all sixteen games last year and started thirteen. So 206 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 1: I don't believe that is the case. No, that's it 207 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: just it just makes me wonder, could we go back 208 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: to those years where Okay, now you don't have these 209 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: two guys that we're the ones that somehow we're gluing 210 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: the defense together like that. That is just making me 211 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: wonder how this defense it's gonna look, if even worse 212 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: than what we saw last week. I mean we saw 213 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: a lot of that last week. I mean for a 214 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: good part of that game, you didn't have both of them, 215 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: and the results were what they were. I mean, so yeah, 216 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: I think it's a great point. The only one thing 217 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: to do play Luke Gifford. I mean, that's what you 218 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: have to do at this point, right is that maybe 219 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: to do? I see the pattern Sean Lee Late, venderish 220 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: Luke Gifford. He could play what Big ten football? And 221 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: late it's not him the Big ten. No, they're gonna 222 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: have no. But I think Luke Gifford is gonna play. 223 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: And I think he's gonna play. He's gonna have to 224 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: play play a lot. It's gonna have to Like when 225 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 1: you just said, well you gotta go to Luke Gifford. 226 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: My thought was, well, Doug, like, who else you got? Like, 227 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: I don't think they got a lot of options here. 228 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: Um at this point, put some respect on my man 229 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: Joe's name. Yea, Joe will play Joel play. He's not 230 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: gonna be the only I mean, they're gonna have to 231 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: use other guys. They need some support there at linebacker. 232 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: Cut them on draft on cutdown day, they don't. I mean, 233 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: I mean I think they did that as they did. 234 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: That was an accounting decision, that was an administrative like 235 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: he was never gonna be actually cut. Yeah, but anyway, 236 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: but they I mean, there are It is amazing to 237 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: me that at this point in the season, week two, 238 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: you have that many positions that we thought going into 239 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: the season were positions that look pretty good on paper, 240 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, you're just like, I don't 241 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: know what they're gonna do. You don't know what's going 242 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: to happen at tackle, you don't know what's going to 243 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: happen at linebacker. I mean, it's just like this is 244 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: not tight end. Like these are positions that that you 245 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: thought they had a little something going and now it's 246 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: just it's not that way. And you could say that's 247 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: just the NFL. I think this is a little bit 248 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: more than just the NFL. This is a I don't 249 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: know if we've seen this level of key players going 250 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: down this early in the season, not that I recall 251 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: in a long time. I mean, I think at this point, 252 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: if Tyron doesn't play, I think you have to look 253 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 1: at your options of Connor Williams and Zach Moore. I 254 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: mean to say, all right, start practicing and move over there, 255 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: because we'll see if Connor McGovern, a third round pick, 256 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: can can fill in, you know, if if it's something 257 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: that seems like this could be some long term issues, exactly, 258 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: play him at guard and and just kind of see 259 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: if you can get your best five on the field 260 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: at this point. I know. But McCarthy was asked that 261 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: question this one does he you know, how does he 262 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: feel about that and trying to correct one position with two, 263 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: and he said he doesn't like it. But I don't 264 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: know if you have a lot of options. Well, let's 265 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: go back to Connor Williams being drafted. I thought that 266 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: he was a first round pick for the most part 267 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: of the draft like process, and then I mean, am 268 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: I wrong? I mean, you did a documentary on him, 269 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: and Amber and Dave. You were there at the Pro days. 270 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: I believe that year. Did he drop in in where 271 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: he thought he was gonna go? Was he expected to 272 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: go fifty? I mean, I think every player thinks they're 273 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: a first round pick. I wasn't surprised by where they 274 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: got him. I mean, people talked about him as a fringe, 275 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: maybe a fringe first round guy, but media evaluations aren't 276 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: always dead on anyway. I you know, maybe he could 277 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: have gone a little bit higher, but I wasn't super 278 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: shy by where he went. I think the reason why 279 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: I'm asking I'm asking this is because maybe he's not 280 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: really a tackle. You know, That's what kind of dropped him. 281 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: He played tackle, he was a really good player all 282 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: conference and all that. But then it's like he's not 283 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: really a tackle. He's more of a guard, which will 284 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: drop you in your in your grading system because obviously 285 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: tackles get graded higher than the guard. So that's that's 286 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: my point. Maybe he was never really a tackle. Anyways, 287 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: he played it, but you know, Leonard Davis played it too. 288 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: Gallery I think from the from the raiders they play, 289 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: they get drafted high when the end of the day. 290 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: It's like you're really a guard and that's that's what 291 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: maybe the cases for Connor. But then the question becomes, 292 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: Kenny play it better than the likes of somebody that 293 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: got here on Tuesday. Kenny played it better than you know. 294 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: You start going down a list of guys that they 295 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: got left at this point, and that's where you say, 296 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: he may not be the best at it, but he 297 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: may be the best you got. And uh, and I 298 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: don't know, Like right now, Copleys don't have a lot 299 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: of options at tackle. Let's just be honest. I don't 300 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: have a lot of a lot of options. And I 301 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: don't think they have a single option I feel great about, 302 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: But I don't even know if they have options. I 303 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: feel good about what you just said. Hey, he played 304 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: he got here a week ago. Okay, but that means 305 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: time that would be still a week earlier than Tyring 306 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: and then Connor Williams got here at tackle. Maybe I 307 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: mean about the same. Maybe I mean honest, again, I 308 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: don't know what they do when the media is not there. 309 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: As far as getting him ready, I have no idea, 310 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: but no window I know, right, But but I guess 311 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: the point of it is though, is that I just 312 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: don't know that right now I feel good about these 313 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: other options, and by the way, I wouldn't feel great 314 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: about the option of of Connor either. I'm just saying, 315 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: you don't have a lot of options right now, and 316 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: so to me, you look at every option and you 317 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: try to exploit every option, and you look for whatever 318 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: advantage you can get if there is one. At this 319 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: point of taking one of those guys and acclimating him 320 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: to the left tackle position in the event that Tyran 321 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: can't play, We're gonna take our first break. When we 322 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: come back, We're gonna talk some game preview. I have 323 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: some questions for these guys about some different aspects of 324 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: the game coming up this weekend. 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You can hit Amber 367 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:05,719 Speaker 1: on Twitter, you can hit me on Twitter, you can 368 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: hit the Cowboys break at Cowboys Break Twitter and send 369 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: us some questions and we'll try to get to some. 370 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: In the third segment of the show. Here's my first 371 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: question for you, guys about the game, and this is 372 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: a this is kind of a before you get into 373 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: the game, it's kind of the pregame. But I'm interested. 374 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: I heard somebody say this earlier this week, and it 375 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: was at first I kind of just dismissed it because 376 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: I believe so fervently in one way. But I wanted 377 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: to get your opinions on this. So Mike McCarthy this 378 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: last week decided he wanted to defer after winning the 379 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: coin toss. We've said on this show, I think we 380 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: all agreed on this show last year we didn't understand 381 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: why Jason wouldn't defer way more, if not all the time, 382 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: because it just gives you that opportunity going into the 383 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: second half to be able to maybe score before the 384 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: half and get a double score coming out back out 385 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: of half. But all that being said, if this team, 386 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: if we agree also that this team is built to 387 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: be able to play with the lead, that the defense 388 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: is the kind of defense, that the strength of it 389 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: is about the pass rush. And so if you can 390 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: put a team in an opponent in a situation where 391 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: they're having to throw the ball, you give your defense 392 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: and advantage. Then what the Cowboys in a situation like that, 393 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: actually prefer to take the ball after if they win 394 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: the coin toss as opposed to deferring. Nick. I'll go 395 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: to you first, what are your thoughts? Well, my thoughts 396 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: are like, who is saying this question? You? Like, because 397 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: I thought for sure that you had like this quadratic 398 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 1: formula out there, of like you thought that this was 399 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: not me I heard from somebody else. Okay, But but 400 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: and like I said, as I set it up, I 401 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: was actually I have immediately kind of dismissed it. But 402 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: then I came back and thought about it and said, huh, 403 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: I wonder Okay, I me personally when I'm going to 404 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: sit down in my seat. When I you know, we 405 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: used to be sitting in the press box together and 406 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, so long you cowboys have the ball 407 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: first to start the game. You're kind of like, okay, 408 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: cool if whatever the score is. When you walk back 409 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: into your seat the third quarter, like cuts get the ball, 410 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: it just seems like a bigger deal. Do you have 411 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: the ball or not? Before it's kind of like, yeah, okay, 412 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: that's nice, But in the third quarter it's better, So 413 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: I think it's I wouldn't say it's fifty fifty, I'd 414 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: say it's sixty forty better to have the ball in 415 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: the third quarter. That's what I think, regardless of need 416 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: to get up to a fast lead and all that stuff. Timber. 417 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: If it was always, if it was up to me, 418 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 1: I would always choose to get the ball in the 419 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: second half of the game and get that going. Now, 420 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to fully form an opinion based 421 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: on this first game because I remember that. I guess 422 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: you should be able to suit it depending on how 423 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: your team is performing or going. Like do the Cowboys 424 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: have slow starts again this year? We've seen it in 425 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: the past. If that was the case, then I would 426 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 1: rather have them get the ball in the second half 427 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: of the game. But if there were a team that 428 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: do go out there score points in the first drive, 429 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: like get the ball moving and going, then in that scenario, 430 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: I would be like, Okay, why not, let's just get 431 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: them going in the first quarter of the game. But 432 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: as of right now, I think that I would just 433 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: go with getting the ball in the second half. Dave, 434 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think you're crazy. For whatever it's worth, 435 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: I actually thought about bringing this up on Tuesday, be 436 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: for the same reasons. And for the record, the twenty 437 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: sixteen Cowboys, I think that was a pretty big part 438 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 1: of their success. They started with the ball a lot 439 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: that year. They scored a lot of opening drive points, 440 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: and I think it allowed them to dictate a lot 441 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: of games. But there's just way too many There's way 442 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: too many variables. You know, if you could guarantee me 443 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: they're gonna get points every time, sign me up, but 444 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: you can't. You might, you might have a freak turnover 445 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: on the first play of the game, and now you've 446 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: you've ruined the rest of the flow of the game 447 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: for one drives. There's just too much stuff that can 448 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: go wrong. And I would way or rather have the 449 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: peace of mind of knowing that I can start the 450 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: second half of the ball right. We're gonna go to 451 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: the next question. If Dallas does one thing better in 452 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: week two than they did in week one, what would 453 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: you think it would have the biggest impact And how 454 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: likely is this to happen. Let's start first with you, Dave, 455 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: convert third downs. If they convert more third downs, they 456 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: win that game the other night, even and they were 457 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 1: still outplayed. But stay on the field longer, help your 458 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: defense obviously convert more scoring opportunities. I mean, three of 459 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: thirteen is ridiculous. I mean this team was third I 460 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: think in the league and third down conversions last year. 461 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: They converted like forty four percent, So to drop all 462 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: the way down to twenty three is pitiful, and it's 463 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: so low that I think it has a good chance 464 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: of being better going forward. Like that, that's they won't 465 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: be that bad every week. There's too much talent for 466 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: them to be that bad. So do that better and 467 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: you've got a lot of way better opportunity to win 468 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: the game. Do you think what's the likelihood you think 469 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: that will happen? I think it's very likely because it's there. 470 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: That's that is an aberration that is startlingly low. There's 471 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: no way that an offense with this many good players 472 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: on it will consistently convert twenty three percent of their 473 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 1: third downs. Like if that stays that way, everybody needs 474 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: to find new jobs. Like everybody should get fired, all 475 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: like the quarterback. That's there's no no, not us, no, 476 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: of course, not everybody, but some people. Twenty twenty three 477 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: percent with what they have on offense is unacceptable and 478 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: it'll get better, just as a virtue of statistics. All right, Amber, 479 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: score more points. I mean, I know that's a simple 480 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: and obvious answer, but you just need to have them 481 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: score more points for you. I I expect this offense 482 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,479 Speaker 1: regardless of what's going on at the old line. I 483 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: still expect the offense to play better and to be 484 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: able to carry the game because I trust them more 485 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: or I rely more on what they have talent wise 486 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: than what the defense is currently doing. So they just 487 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: need to be able to get into end zone and 488 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: score more points. Figure out and with everything that's happening, 489 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: I would hope to see more of Zeke and Tony 490 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Potter being used at the same time and taking advantage 491 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: of those two guys. So that's what I would say, 492 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: Just figure out a way to keep scoring. Nick, Yeah, 493 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: I mean I do think Dave is read on with 494 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: the third you know, with the third downs, and then 495 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: if that happens, then I think they stay on the field. 496 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, Amber's right, they score more. 497 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: I mean, so I think both of those are the key. 498 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: I would also just say get better in the red zone. 499 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: I believe they were there four times and they got 500 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: seventeen points. I mean, you get in the red zone 501 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: four times, you hope to get twenty eight, and twenty 502 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: eight obviously wins that game, so you know, even twenty 503 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: one could win the game. So if you've got three 504 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: touchdowns there, so you know, I think red zone, you know, 505 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,719 Speaker 1: red zone, third down, all that stuff is gonna lead 506 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: to two more points. All right, here's my final question 507 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: in the game preview. If the Cowboys lose, the primary 508 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: reason will be blank Amber. I mean, I can't just 509 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: say the same answer that I just use because they 510 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: weren't able to score points. No, But if the Cowboys lose, 511 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: the primary reason would be I mean, it's nothing more 512 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: obvious as that one than just not being able to 513 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: get points and getting in the end zone. Hopefully the 514 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: defense's able to help out a little bit and help 515 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 1: detain or contain the Falcon's offense a little better than 516 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: they did last week against the Rams. So it's just 517 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: that if they lose, is because they just score. Now, 518 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: all right, I'm gonna challenge you a little bit there 519 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: if they did no, no no, no, But I'm gonna challenge 520 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: a little bit there if they don't score. What will 521 00:26:56,119 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: be the reason they don't score? If they don't, well, 522 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: Dak was getting pressure all the time. Kellen Moore didn't 523 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: utilize his mobile quarterback, let him get out of the 524 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: pocket a little more and to buy him an extra 525 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: little seconds, buy him more time. I just think that 526 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: if that doesn't happen, it's because Kellen Moore and Mike 527 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: McCarthy weren't able to plan accordingly to what they currently 528 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: have on the team and the issues that they're going 529 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: through this week. Accepted that exactly. No, that was good, 530 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: that was perfect. That's what I need to hear now, Nick, 531 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: thanks for challenging me there, all right, if they don't, 532 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: if they don't win, say if they lose, tell me 533 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 1: why they will lose, Nick olil Jones, it's a good one. Now, 534 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: I'll say. I'll say Calvin Ridley. Honestly, Julio is gonna 535 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: get his his you know, his catches and his yards 536 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 1: and all that. And I think we know that whatever 537 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 1: match up the Cowboys have, I don't think Dion's coming 538 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: out of retirement, so I don't they don't have anybody 539 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: that could cover him just by himself. But it's it's 540 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley. If it's that's a problem too. If Julio 541 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: and the other guy, you know, and then and then 542 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: then they're just playing downhill all the time. If they 543 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 1: if they get that thing rolling and nobody can really 544 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: stop anybody on that on that receiver receiving trio for 545 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: the Falcons, that that's gonna be a problem. So uh, 546 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: you know, usually you have a plan for the best guy. 547 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: You can take your chances with the others. But you know, 548 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: it's it's like when the you know, when the Lakers 549 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: back when Derek Fisher and Robert Orley or were hitting shots, 550 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: that was over because you know, Kobe and Shack were 551 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: getting there, but the other guys are hitting. Yeah, so 552 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: that's the other guys, Dave. If the Cowboys lose, the 553 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: primary reason will be blank because Dak got killed. Um 554 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: that I mean, Nick, Nick makes a great point, But 555 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: I I I care what happens when the Falcons have 556 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: the ball, Like I just chalk that up as damage control. 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Yeah, but of 617 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: course there'll be somebody that, you know, the old school 618 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: people that I gotta go to ATM going to the game. 619 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: Got my money clip? I mean, what am I gonna 620 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: do a money clip if I don't have cash? Yeah, anyway, 621 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 1: it'll be fun to have some like you said, have 622 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 1: some fans there. It absolutely well and we all will 623 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: be there as opposed to last week when jess Nick 624 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: was there, so it'll be a lot of fun. We'll 625 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: enjoy a good game Sunday afternoon at at and T Stadium. 626 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: Let's play our little game here. I know, I think, 627 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: I have no idea. I'm gonna start first, and I'm 628 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: gonna throw my all three of mine out and then 629 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna go through and we're gonna have eat. You 630 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: guys go with each one year. I know, then you'r 631 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: I think, and then you're I have no idea. So 632 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: I know Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley will put up 633 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 1: big yards this weekend. I think Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, 634 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: and Ceedee Lamb will also put up big yards. I 635 00:32:56,840 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: have no idea if Dak will survive day. Hey, let's 636 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: go with you. How do you know? What do you 637 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: think and what do you have? No idea? Well, I'll 638 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: let me go out of order real quick. I think 639 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: I think Tyrone Smith will be able to give it 640 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: a go. M just a hunch based on his own 641 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: toughness slash. You know what we're hearing that. You know 642 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: it's it's manageable from inside the building. I have no 643 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: idea what it's going to look like though, because again 644 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean, give it a go doesn't necessarily mean play 645 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: great or play all sixty five seventy snaps m Despite it. 646 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: Having said all of that, I think the Dallas offense 647 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: will look better this week than it did last week. 648 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: Like like I keep saying, like twenty seventeen against Atlanta 649 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: has burned into all of our brains. I get it, 650 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: but it is possible to play effectively without your starting 651 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: offensive tackles, like teams do it all the time. I 652 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: think it'll look better than it did then, even if 653 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: it doesn't look great. All right, Amber, you want to 654 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: give us here, I know, I'm okay, I'll give you 655 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: guys all of it. Then I know I know that 656 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have talent, and this is it might go 657 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 1: against everything that we keep talking about, the death and 658 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: having backup guys who can step up to the position. 659 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:30,800 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I just I know there's 660 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,799 Speaker 1: talent there, enough talent to make it happen. I know 661 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: that these experienced coaches who have many, many years for 662 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: many experience years. I think that they can make it 663 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 1: happen and figure out what to do. They should be 664 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:48,760 Speaker 1: able to figure out what to do and accommodate everything 665 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: to make it work and play better in week two 666 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 1: than they did in week one. With that being said, 667 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: I think they can play better in this game. I 668 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: think they should be able to score more points in 669 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: this upcoming game. But a big thing that I just 670 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: don't know is if one week is enough time for 671 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: them to fix the issues that they've had on defense. 672 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 1: That's interesting, Okay, Nick, Um, I know Dak is gonna 673 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: play really well this week. I mean, he's gonna have 674 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: big numbers. Um. I just just think the way the 675 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: nature of the game will be and his guys, even 676 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: even with the injuries, you know, I do think I 677 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: know that Dak will have a good game. I think 678 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 1: will be talking on Monday about how I'm surprised we 679 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: were with Dalton Schultz is play. I think Dalton's I 680 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:46,560 Speaker 1: think Dalton Schultz will play well, or at least play 681 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: way better than he did before. I have no idea 682 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: if it'll be enough, because I just just the way 683 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: things are and that defense and the struggles. I mean, 684 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pick that that it will be. But I 685 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,320 Speaker 1: really have no idea. So that just tells you about 686 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: where my gut is right now. I have no idea. 687 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,799 Speaker 1: All right, Dave, let's look back around to you. I don't. 688 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,959 Speaker 1: I think you gave us two I thinks and didn't 689 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: give us an eye know or a or a. I 690 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,359 Speaker 1: have no idea. So what are your others? I think 691 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,919 Speaker 1: it's easy. I thought I he did. You weren't listening there? 692 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,799 Speaker 1: He did all three? Yeah, he did. I'm sorry. I 693 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:23,239 Speaker 1: thought he gave us a couple of things. I already 694 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 1: I already. I think Tyron's gonna play. Yeah, I know, 695 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: I yeah, I think Tyron's gonna play. I know that 696 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: the offense will look better than they did last week. 697 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,280 Speaker 1: I think that one too. Okay, good, I don't look, 698 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't feel great about this game. Let's 699 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: not the game we're playing, like the game on Sunday afternoon. 700 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,399 Speaker 1: I don't. There's a lot of a lot of variables there. 701 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: Done it always like I know Julio Julio Jones has 702 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury. But like Nick jokes about this all 703 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: the time, like you just you just know that the 704 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: opponent's gonna find a way to figure it out. Meanwhile, 705 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: you're like, our guys won't though, our guys, it never 706 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:04,399 Speaker 1: works out, And that the way it is. That's why 707 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,880 Speaker 1: I feel about a two point conversion. If it's my 708 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 1: team that's trying to play defense, you know, I'm just like, God, 709 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: that's like it's like two yards, that's nothing you could 710 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: walk in. But if you're on offense, you're like, oh 711 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 1: my god, that's like eternity over there. You know. It's 712 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: just the way your perspective is. All right, So here's 713 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: what we're gonna do. Let's like a few questions. Amber, 714 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 1: what do we have from from our our listeners? Okay, 715 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: I have this one just for the fun of it. 716 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 1: I think it was this previous week that it was 717 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 1: going around social media the whole. I forgot who did 718 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: it first. Maybe it might have been Scooter mcgreger or 719 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:40,839 Speaker 1: however you say his name. Sorry about the idea of 720 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: having Des Bryant playing tight end for the Cowboys. So 721 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,800 Speaker 1: just for the fun of it, because I see several 722 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: people mentioning it. Uh, wanted to get your thoughts and 723 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: input in this whole idea has actually responded to Scooter, Wait, 724 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: what I just said, Jersey, good question. I don't. I mean, 725 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: I can't wear eighty eight. Oh well, just make it 726 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: interesting he could wear, he could wear like ten. Um 727 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:18,200 Speaker 1: hEDS responded to Scooter and was like, I don't think 728 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 1: I could put my hand on the ground, but like 729 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: I can line up, you know, in line in the 730 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: slot type of deal, like you know, like that ten 731 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: fourth receiver at this point like that, Yeah, I ain't 732 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: doing you any good that I If that's what you want, 733 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 1: then just get no one Brown to do it. That's 734 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,479 Speaker 1: how I feel. I don't think you need to bother 735 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,719 Speaker 1: with that. Yeah, I mean the point is, and I 736 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 1: think I saw quite a few fans jumping on the bandwagon. 737 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: I think it's part. It's it's it's a lot of 738 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:44,040 Speaker 1: that just because people loved it. And I get it, 739 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:45,839 Speaker 1: like fans just loved it. I think he's an all 740 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: time favorite player for for a lot of Cowboys fans, 741 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,359 Speaker 1: So I get that. But I think when you look 742 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 1: at it, just from a logical standpoint in theydon and 743 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: I wanted to tweet, have you guys ever seen a 744 00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: tight end, an NFL tight end in person like Dez 745 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,840 Speaker 1: is not even close to that? From a body standpoint 746 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 1: of him being able to do that job. He just 747 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,000 Speaker 1: doesn't have the body to do that. And that's nothing 748 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,359 Speaker 1: against Dez. That's just he can't. He even said, as 749 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:11,480 Speaker 1: you said, Dave, saying he can't. He couldn't put his 750 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:13,080 Speaker 1: hand on the ground there, you know, on the you know, 751 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the offensive line, like that's just 752 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 1: not something that he's built to be able to do. 753 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 1: So it doesn't really Again, what he was saying he 754 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,240 Speaker 1: could do is basically, I can be your fourth wide receiver. 755 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: They already have a fourth wide receiver. They got a 756 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,319 Speaker 1: fifth wide receiver. It's just not there's not much there. 757 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,279 Speaker 1: Dez isn't doing the things that he did. I mean, 758 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:31,239 Speaker 1: the things that made him dead are the ones that 759 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: he against the Packers or Detroit when he would go 760 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: up over people that game against the Saints where he 761 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: did it. He's just he's just like he used to 762 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,680 Speaker 1: tweet it every time, just like I'm better than you. 763 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,080 Speaker 1: I'm just better than this. Yeah I did. I didn't 764 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: run a great route. I just ran to the back 765 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: corner of the end zone. The balls there and guess why, 766 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm better than you. And I caught it that doesn't 767 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:54,640 Speaker 1: happen as anymore. I don't think that that would happen anymore. 768 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,919 Speaker 1: And I just it is what it is, and it's 769 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,400 Speaker 1: this respectful to the tight end position. To I just 770 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: think that, Oh, you know, people think all the time 771 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:05,520 Speaker 1: if you're a slower corner, move them to safety. There's 772 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:07,960 Speaker 1: more to it than that. You can't just say if 773 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: I'm a slower wide receiver, I can play tight end 774 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:15,000 Speaker 1: to get killed by defensive linemen. All right, Next question 775 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 1: Nimber looking at the at the calendar for this year 776 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:23,239 Speaker 1: and the opponents, should the Cowboys be focused more on 777 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:26,319 Speaker 1: winning this during this first half of the season, is 778 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 1: that it's basically it's the first half of the season 779 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:31,919 Speaker 1: more important than the second half, or which one would 780 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: be more important based on the opponents. I have to go, 781 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 1: I don't think there's I I think that. I mean, 782 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:43,439 Speaker 1: it's it's a misguided it's a misguided concept. And I mean, 783 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 1: I like I can hear Brian broad Is shouting like 784 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 1: they're all they're all important, They're all important, which they 785 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: are at it they're that doesn't matter because like literally 786 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,960 Speaker 1: like look back to last year, I was even guilty 787 00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:59,200 Speaker 1: of it. I was like oh, Cowboys are three, and 788 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:02,239 Speaker 1: oh they have to like they really gotta make hay 789 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 1: against these next few opponents, because the Saints didn't have 790 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:08,960 Speaker 1: breeze and the Jets are terrible, and the Packers had 791 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,279 Speaker 1: injuries and guess what, they lost all of them, like, 792 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:15,040 Speaker 1: so that just doesn't matter. I remember, I this has 793 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: burned into my brain as a kid. In two thousand 794 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:21,640 Speaker 1: and two, the New Orleans Saints started six and two 795 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:24,920 Speaker 1: and missed the playoffs. Like it's just like that, anything 796 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: can happen. You never know who's gonna be good or bad, 797 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:32,680 Speaker 1: or when you're gonna lose or whatever. I don't subscribe 798 00:41:32,719 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: to that belief at all. Sorry, you know, I'll say this. 799 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the schedule right now. This is not 800 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:41,400 Speaker 1: like I guess the way you asked it, But to me, 801 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:43,920 Speaker 1: the middle part of the schedule seems to be the toughest. 802 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 1: You look at that stretch between October nineteenth and November 803 00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:52,600 Speaker 1: twenty second, you're playing the fount I I'm sorry, the Cardinals. 804 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 1: You're playing the Washington football team at Washington. You're playing 805 00:41:56,400 --> 00:42:00,640 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles at Philadelphia. You're playing the Steelers at home, 806 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:02,480 Speaker 1: and then you're going on a road to play the 807 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:05,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. That to me is probably one of the 808 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,000 Speaker 1: tougher stretches of the season, when you're talking about a 809 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:10,960 Speaker 1: five game stretch, even more so than the beginning, the 810 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:14,279 Speaker 1: three game stretch, or the end where you got San 811 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: Francisco and you got Baltimore there, but you also got 812 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,759 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and you know, another game against the Eagles at 813 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:21,440 Speaker 1: home and in the game against the Giants. I think 814 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:23,560 Speaker 1: the middle part is probably even tougher than maybe the 815 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:26,080 Speaker 1: beginning or the end. Well, I think what I thought 816 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: the question was was going to be. I thought that's 817 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,440 Speaker 1: where she was going was the fact that you know, 818 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: this is a unique year obviously where the end of 819 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,799 Speaker 1: the season might be different than it is right now 820 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:40,160 Speaker 1: going I mean because going to Minnesota later in the year, 821 00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: it might be a completely different atmosphere than what Aaron 822 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:44,600 Speaker 1: Rodgers had to do in Week one, because that thing 823 00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:47,759 Speaker 1: was silent, it was nothing. It wasn't like going on 824 00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 1: the road. So I wonder as the months go on 825 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,720 Speaker 1: and these states start to open up more things and realize, 826 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,440 Speaker 1: why why are we not hitting budget this year? Oh? 827 00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:59,319 Speaker 1: Because you don't, You're not making any money. It's like, well, 828 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: let's open some things up and not again. The reason 829 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 1: to do it is to be safe. Yeah, I'm just saying, 830 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:07,040 Speaker 1: but if things start to get where we start to 831 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:10,400 Speaker 1: reopen things and now playing on the road is much tougher, 832 00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:12,799 Speaker 1: that could be different. So get these wins on the road. 833 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:15,920 Speaker 1: You lost an opportunity with the silent stadium against the Rams. 834 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:19,200 Speaker 1: I actually think this weekend and what's going to happen 835 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:22,479 Speaker 1: at and T Stadium will set a tone for what's 836 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,440 Speaker 1: going to happen by November of this year around the league. 837 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:30,040 Speaker 1: If the Cowboys are able to have a whatever percentage 838 00:43:30,040 --> 00:43:32,240 Speaker 1: they're going to have out there, and everything goes well 839 00:43:32,719 --> 00:43:35,000 Speaker 1: and there is no spike in the city of Dallas 840 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:38,040 Speaker 1: in COVID cases, I expect that there are going to 841 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:40,880 Speaker 1: be other teams, like you said, Nick, that are gonna say, huh, 842 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:43,520 Speaker 1: maybe we should consider putting a certain percentage. If our 843 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,480 Speaker 1: city is allowing us to do it, maybe we should 844 00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 1: put a certain percentage of fans in the stands and 845 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 1: just kind of grow from there. And I think as 846 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,520 Speaker 1: that happens, and if it happens and there are no 847 00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:56,680 Speaker 1: bad repercussions from it, then I think that's going to 848 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:58,600 Speaker 1: continue to grow. So you're right, by the second half 849 00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:00,920 Speaker 1: of the year, some of these stadiums that are empty 850 00:44:00,920 --> 00:44:03,560 Speaker 1: and silent right now may have a certain percentage of 851 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:06,160 Speaker 1: fans in them and maybe a much harder environment to 852 00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:08,920 Speaker 1: go into and play. And I say that, and then 853 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:11,000 Speaker 1: I'll speak up the other side of my mouth and go, 854 00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,480 Speaker 1: it's twenty percent of any stadium really gonna affect anything. 855 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,279 Speaker 1: But here's the deal. Let's assume it's twenty percent. And 856 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:19,239 Speaker 1: this is an assumption. Let's assume it's twenty percent for 857 00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:21,839 Speaker 1: the Cowboys this weekend if everything goes well. What makes 858 00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,200 Speaker 1: you think that if the governor allows it and the 859 00:44:24,239 --> 00:44:27,120 Speaker 1: city municipalities allow it, that by middle of the season 860 00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,040 Speaker 1: it's not fifty percent, and maybe by the end of 861 00:44:29,080 --> 00:44:31,280 Speaker 1: the season it's not seventy five percent. All I'm saying 862 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:34,959 Speaker 1: is this all keeps growing if everything goes well, right, 863 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,720 Speaker 1: and you got to go to Seattle in two weeks. 864 00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:38,959 Speaker 1: They've been piping in crowd noise for years, so they're 865 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,120 Speaker 1: very adept at it. All right, guys, we appreciate you 866 00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:42,719 Speaker 1: joining us real quick before we end the show. I 867 00:44:42,719 --> 00:44:44,799 Speaker 1: do need to get the predictions what you guys think 868 00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:47,600 Speaker 1: are gonna happen for this week's game, Amber, I see 869 00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:49,360 Speaker 1: that look on your face. I'm gonna go to you first, 870 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:51,640 Speaker 1: telp me who's gonna win this game with the final score? 871 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:58,560 Speaker 1: Why don't you give me this question? I shoot, I 872 00:44:58,680 --> 00:45:01,799 Speaker 1: just picked both outcomes you used to do? Hey, I 873 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:08,360 Speaker 1: only did that once? Right now? Okay, okay, I think 874 00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:12,759 Speaker 1: that if shure, if it wasn't because of the injuries, 875 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:15,200 Speaker 1: I would pick the Cowboys to win. But because of 876 00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:17,840 Speaker 1: the injuries, I am very concerned at that and what 877 00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:20,479 Speaker 1: that's gonna do for the Cowboys. So I don't think 878 00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:24,280 Speaker 1: that they end up winning this game and they lose 879 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:31,160 Speaker 1: to the Falcons, probably like twenty four twenty eight something 880 00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:36,400 Speaker 1: like that. All right, Nick, I'll go with the twenty 881 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,400 Speaker 1: eight for the Falcons, but I do think the Cowboys 882 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:41,840 Speaker 1: are gonna get some more points here. I've been asked 883 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:44,399 Speaker 1: like twice on different shows to pick during the week, 884 00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:45,840 Speaker 1: which I don't you know, I don't like because I 885 00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:47,839 Speaker 1: like to wait till the last minute to pick these. 886 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:49,960 Speaker 1: So that's what a true gut feeling is. So I 887 00:45:49,960 --> 00:45:52,239 Speaker 1: already have picks out there. So I went thirty eight 888 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:55,400 Speaker 1: twenty eight. That didn't really know that some of the 889 00:45:55,440 --> 00:45:58,200 Speaker 1: injuries there, but I'll stick with it. I think the 890 00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:01,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys will play well. Hopefully they get the Falcons blocked 891 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:07,880 Speaker 1: up front. Thirty eight twenty eight. All right, Dave, uh 892 00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:10,160 Speaker 1: let me okay, I mean I hate everything I'm about 893 00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:13,759 Speaker 1: to say. Let's just put it that way. UM, I 894 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:16,400 Speaker 1: don't feel good, you know, with the with the injuries, 895 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:19,680 Speaker 1: the possibility that Tyron might not be there, uh Amari 896 00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:25,239 Speaker 1: Layton Jarwin. But uh, this, this is this is a no. 897 00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:28,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear excuses. Basically, you know, I'm 898 00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm the DAK champion, Dak's gunning for a new contract. 899 00:46:31,480 --> 00:46:34,600 Speaker 1: Make it work, DAK new coaching staff. You know, so 900 00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:37,239 Speaker 1: much hype all offseason about how experienced they were, how 901 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:40,759 Speaker 1: smart they were, you know, one hundred and fifty years 902 00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:44,239 Speaker 1: of coaching expertise. Make it work, figure it out, do something. Um, 903 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:47,040 Speaker 1: if there's if they're as good as we think they 904 00:46:47,080 --> 00:46:49,279 Speaker 1: might be, maybe they can weather this and find a 905 00:46:49,320 --> 00:46:53,560 Speaker 1: way to win, you know, h thirty thirty one to thirty, 906 00:46:53,719 --> 00:46:55,799 Speaker 1: just by the skin of their teeth. Because I don't 907 00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:58,640 Speaker 1: actually believe what I'm saying. All right, I am going 908 00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:01,439 Speaker 1: to cheat. Um, I am going to give you two 909 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:03,799 Speaker 1: different scores. I'm gonna do it. And the reason why 910 00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do it because I think it's fair in 911 00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:08,280 Speaker 1: the situation. Because I do think it matters a great 912 00:47:08,360 --> 00:47:11,840 Speaker 1: deal whether Tyren Smith plays or not. If Tyren Smith 913 00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:15,200 Speaker 1: does not play, I think Atlanta wins going away. I 914 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:19,280 Speaker 1: think they win thirty one seventeen. If Tyren Smith does play, 915 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:22,160 Speaker 1: I think it's a high scoring close game. Cowboys win 916 00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: thirty four or thirty one. That's how much of a 917 00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:26,960 Speaker 1: difference Tyron Smith makes. It's one thing if you got 918 00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:29,279 Speaker 1: Lyle Collins on the other side and you're having to 919 00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:31,920 Speaker 1: play without Tyren Smith. It's a whole different thing. If 920 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:34,680 Speaker 1: you got Tarn Steele on the right side, and now 921 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:37,200 Speaker 1: you got put question mark there of who's going to 922 00:47:37,239 --> 00:47:38,560 Speaker 1: be on the left side, and you know it's not 923 00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:40,680 Speaker 1: gonna be Tyrn I don't think. I think that's the 924 00:47:40,920 --> 00:47:43,080 Speaker 1: straw that breaks the Campbell's back in this instance, I 925 00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:45,760 Speaker 1: think the Cowboys will have a hard time doing anything 926 00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:48,440 Speaker 1: on offensive. Both their tackles are guys that are that 927 00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:52,040 Speaker 1: are inexperienced and don't have the level of skill that 928 00:47:52,120 --> 00:47:54,600 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are accustomed to playing with. When their passing 929 00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:57,640 Speaker 1: game is predicated on being able to get the ball downfield, 930 00:47:57,719 --> 00:47:59,799 Speaker 1: so appreciate you guys. Join us. We'll be back on Monday. 931 00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:01,440 Speaker 1: We'll tell you what went right and what went wrong 932 00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:04,560 Speaker 1: for the Dallas Cowboys. Still then for Nick Eatman, Dave Hellman, 933 00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:07,040 Speaker 1: Amber Garcia. I am Derek Eagleton. This has been The 934 00:48:07,080 --> 00:48:14,359 Speaker 1: Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has 935 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:17,239 Speaker 1: been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the 936 00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,000 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys Football Club.