WEBVTT - Cowboys Break: Back to the Bay 0:00:03.040 --> 0:00:05.480 The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:05.519 --> 0:00:07.080 and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club. 0:00:09.440 --> 0:00:15.200 Cowboys, Let's go. 0:00:15.640 --> 0:00:16.800 Are you ready for a break? 0:00:17.079 --> 0:00:17.360 Yes? 0:00:17.640 --> 0:00:19.239 Are you ready for a break? 0:00:19.360 --> 0:00:20.040 Absolutely? 0:00:20.200 --> 0:00:22.160 Ready for a break? 0:00:22.280 --> 0:00:24.400 Yeah, and so much for that. 0:00:24.600 --> 0:00:28.840 It's time for The Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com 0:00:30.560 --> 0:00:36.760 with Ambar Garcia, Brian brought us, Patrick Walker and Derek Eagleton. 0:00:42.159 --> 0:00:45.440 It is Friday, October sixth to twenty twenty three, season nineteen, 0:00:45.440 --> 0:00:47.839 episode number forty seven. Welcome to the late edition of 0:00:47.880 --> 0:00:51.440 The Break, live from the SWBC Mortgage Studios at the Star. 0:00:51.760 --> 0:00:54.760 Got my normal crew minus one, but we've added one. 0:00:54.840 --> 0:00:55.280 Nick Jrs. 0:00:55.440 --> 0:00:58.279 Is joining us today from Talking Cowboys. You'll be in 0:00:58.320 --> 0:01:00.480 for Patrick. Patrick is out today, so. 0:01:01.280 --> 0:01:03.320 He'll get to give you some of his opinions along 0:01:03.320 --> 0:01:06.040 with us as we get ready for Cowboys Versus Niners. 0:01:06.120 --> 0:01:07.960 Yeah, I'm already for the ready for the mess that 0:01:08.000 --> 0:01:09.600 they're going to talk on Monday on the Talking Crew. 0:01:09.600 --> 0:01:11.240 They're not gonna like this, They're not gonna like it. 0:01:11.280 --> 0:01:11.680 I'm on here. 0:01:12.040 --> 0:01:13.640 You know what I always tell them. I always tell 0:01:13.680 --> 0:01:15.440 im it's your opportunity to move up to varsity. 0:01:15.520 --> 0:01:19.360 Like you just gotta maybe so maybe i'll God did 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:21.720 a great shop with us on one O five three 0:01:21.760 --> 0:01:23.959 the Fan yesterday and the j Back Nation appreciate you 0:01:24.000 --> 0:01:26.600 coming on it and providing some insight to a crew 0:01:26.640 --> 0:01:28.280 that has really no direction. 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:32.240 We're poor question askers, and you did a great job 0:01:32.240 --> 0:01:33.399 at handling all those shit. 0:01:33.520 --> 0:01:33.840 I heard that. 0:01:33.880 --> 0:01:35.440 It was actually a really good interview. I texted you 0:01:35.440 --> 0:01:37.600 after this a really good interview. But for those that 0:01:37.640 --> 0:01:40.479 don't know, Nick, Nick is one of our newest writers. 0:01:40.520 --> 0:01:42.200 I don't know. I don't call you knew anymore, but 0:01:42.200 --> 0:01:43.319 one of our newer writers. 0:01:44.200 --> 0:01:46.919 And before this, you were covering high school football, covering 0:01:46.959 --> 0:01:48.760 recruiting into college that kind of stuff. 0:01:48.600 --> 0:01:51.280 Right, Yeah, So four years covering college football recruiting with 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:53.800 Rivals in twenty four to seven sports, my last show 0:01:53.880 --> 0:01:58.840 at Rivals, I was a national analyst covering six states Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, 0:01:58.840 --> 0:02:00.720 New Mexico. I can still ride it off. We're still 0:02:00.720 --> 0:02:03.000 going right, but yeah, all six of those states and 0:02:03.080 --> 0:02:04.880 just staying on top of those kids and then scouting 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:07.280 them and typically whenever you see the three four five 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:09.000 star recruit, I was the guy that was doing that. 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:11.239 So whenever those two stars get drafted in the first round, 0:02:11.280 --> 0:02:13.080 you can come bigger at me. I'm the one that 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:13.320 you need. 0:02:13.480 --> 0:02:15.200 So you always made me feel a lot better about 0:02:15.320 --> 0:02:18.680 LSU's kids, and as they were coming in and when 0:02:18.680 --> 0:02:20.600 they started to play, I'm like, so that's where I 0:02:20.639 --> 0:02:23.000 need to bring to blame you that right, So if 0:02:23.000 --> 0:02:25.639 they don't tackle, well, I'm like, Nick had this guy 0:02:25.760 --> 0:02:27.119 is a four star guy. 0:02:27.160 --> 0:02:27.680 What's the deal. 0:02:27.800 --> 0:02:30.079 I'm gonna take Harold Perkins to the bank though, because 0:02:30.160 --> 0:02:31.480 that takes one. 0:02:31.639 --> 0:02:33.400 But poor kids probably gonna leave Lsue. 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:35.720 He's gonna after playing defense the way LSU does, He's 0:02:35.720 --> 0:02:37.840 probably like, I think there's some place Sales I need 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:38.280 to go. 0:02:38.440 --> 0:02:41.080 To this And I mentioned that because for those that don't, 0:02:41.440 --> 0:02:43.880 Nick is a great follow because he's always drops a 0:02:43.880 --> 0:02:47.240 little nutting little nuggets to players around the league and 0:02:47.240 --> 0:02:49.480 what they were back in college and maybe even back 0:02:49.520 --> 0:02:51.040 to high school. You knew a lot of players back 0:02:51.040 --> 0:02:53.360 when they were coming into the college. Uh So, so 0:02:53.400 --> 0:02:55.359 it's really really good follow So if you guys don't 0:02:55.360 --> 0:02:57.680 following Nick, make sure you go check him out on Twitter. 0:02:58.280 --> 0:02:59.799 All right, so here's here's what we're gona do. We're gonna 0:02:59.800 --> 0:03:01.519 start with some injury updates. 0:03:02.800 --> 0:03:05.960 The injury report looking kind of clean, especially in the 0:03:05.960 --> 0:03:08.480 offensive line position. But there's still all those guys that 0:03:08.480 --> 0:03:12.040 were limited yesterday to Mont Clark, Peyton Hindershot, Malie Cooker, 0:03:12.480 --> 0:03:13.400 Michael Parsons. 0:03:13.480 --> 0:03:14.880 What do we know about them at this point? 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:16.640 Yeah, as far as I know, it sounds like at 0:03:16.680 --> 0:03:18.720 least on the offensive line front. And Jerry Jones just 0:03:18.760 --> 0:03:20.360 said it on the fan right before we hopped on. 0:03:20.400 --> 0:03:22.720 It's quote looking promising that all five will be ready 0:03:22.760 --> 0:03:24.760 to go. Obviously, you have to get through two hurdles, 0:03:24.880 --> 0:03:28.000 one being today and then tomorrow's walk through. And aside 0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:30.160 from that, man, I feel like it's only Peyton Hendershot 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:31.919 that I'm worried about as far as playing on Sunday. 0:03:32.000 --> 0:03:35.400 Rico Dawdle was a full participant in practice yesterday. Everybody 0:03:35.440 --> 0:03:37.280 that we were concerned about coming into the week has 0:03:37.280 --> 0:03:40.080 started to put together some good practices. So I think 0:03:40.120 --> 0:03:42.000 Hendershott is the only one in my mind that I 0:03:42.040 --> 0:03:43.280 expect to not go on Sunday. 0:03:43.600 --> 0:03:46.920 Yeah, I think, you know, the thing that the offensive 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:50.680 tackle situation just never know because you feel like everything's 0:03:50.760 --> 0:03:53.560 kind of put together. But I think there's a little 0:03:53.600 --> 0:03:57.360 gamesmanship with the injury report. But I also believe though 0:03:57.360 --> 0:03:59.680 that if they could just get through these next couple 0:03:59.720 --> 0:04:01.720 of days with Tyron Smith, you might get all those 0:04:01.720 --> 0:04:04.160 five guys back. And I think, as we've talked about 0:04:04.200 --> 0:04:08.400 really all week, it's going to be important to be 0:04:08.440 --> 0:04:10.560 able to have Tyron Smith, who I feel like has 0:04:10.600 --> 0:04:15.240 played really well even past protection wise, the first two games. 0:04:15.360 --> 0:04:17.000 To have him out there on that left side, I 0:04:17.000 --> 0:04:19.080 think would be really important and a great thing for 0:04:19.120 --> 0:04:19.760 the Cowboys. 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:22.479 I think I read it yesterday that the last time 0:04:22.560 --> 0:04:28.440 this full offensive line was together was the President the 0:04:28.480 --> 0:04:31.160 playoff game against the Niners, not last year, the one 0:04:31.320 --> 0:04:34.920 the year before that. My question for you guys is 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:38.920 do you think that when this offensive line is fully staffed, 0:04:38.960 --> 0:04:41.160 when they got their starters, how good? 0:04:41.279 --> 0:04:42.320 How good can they really. 0:04:42.160 --> 0:04:44.480 Be a top five in the league? I think easily. 0:04:45.120 --> 0:04:47.480 You got all those all pros up there, all that experience, 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:50.680 and Tyler Biondi specifically coming into this season, man his 0:04:50.760 --> 0:04:52.920 pre snap diagnosis and what he's been able to put 0:04:52.920 --> 0:04:55.760 together from a mental standpoint, it's helped that new offense 0:04:55.800 --> 0:04:58.760 completely from top to bottom. So he's taking a step forward. 0:04:58.839 --> 0:05:02.279 Terrence Steele. Obviously, they into literally brought into what he's 0:05:02.320 --> 0:05:03.680 what he's been able to do the last couple of 0:05:03.720 --> 0:05:05.920 years and into his recovery, and he looks just as 0:05:05.920 --> 0:05:07.960 good as he did pre injury, coming and coming through 0:05:07.960 --> 0:05:10.160 these first four games. So I really like that offensive 0:05:10.160 --> 0:05:11.280 line when it's at full strength. 0:05:11.600 --> 0:05:16.200 And I've mentioned before how I've been wanting them to 0:05:16.360 --> 0:05:19.799 use Dak in the running game more. We haven't seen 0:05:19.839 --> 0:05:24.880 that yet that much, but if they had everybody in there, 0:05:25.160 --> 0:05:28.320 I would feel more confident that they would start allowing 0:05:28.400 --> 0:05:30.799 him just to run more free and be a little 0:05:30.800 --> 0:05:33.560 more free in getting out in the pocket, out of 0:05:33.600 --> 0:05:36.960 the pocket, and just having all these very solid guy 0:05:37.040 --> 0:05:41.839 that individually they all look good, but once you put 0:05:41.839 --> 0:05:44.479 them together, we haven't seen that just yet. But I 0:05:44.600 --> 0:05:47.640 just think that in everything, I agree, they could be 0:05:47.680 --> 0:05:51.520 one of the top offensive lines in the NFL all together, 0:05:51.600 --> 0:05:57.680 but it would just be we It's a dream. It's 0:05:57.680 --> 0:06:02.840 a dream that I dream about, but it always gets 0:06:02.839 --> 0:06:06.559 so complicated because then something else pops up on there. 0:06:06.839 --> 0:06:09.720 But I did want to mention talking about injuries. I 0:06:09.760 --> 0:06:13.719 know Micah Parsons is not It doesn't sound like anything serious, 0:06:13.720 --> 0:06:16.400 and he's just on there right now as limited with 0:06:16.440 --> 0:06:18.960 a knee. But it's just one of those that as 0:06:18.960 --> 0:06:21.000 soon as I saw it pop up this week, I'm 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:23.839 my damn it, Like this is not the week for 0:06:23.960 --> 0:06:26.839 any type of limited for a guy like Cam. Again, 0:06:27.360 --> 0:06:29.400 he sounds like it's gonna be fine. He's gonna be 0:06:29.400 --> 0:06:33.600 played playing out there the whole time. But you want 0:06:33.680 --> 0:06:35.839 him at one hundred percent for sure this weekend. 0:06:35.960 --> 0:06:38.040 Yeah, this is the type of game in circling back 0:06:38.080 --> 0:06:40.599 with the offensive line. This is the type of game 0:06:40.640 --> 0:06:42.960 that gets you a notoriety because everybody in the league. 0:06:43.400 --> 0:06:46.080 If you start to talk about the best defensive fronts 0:06:46.839 --> 0:06:50.200 in the NFL, San Francisco's name is either mentioned first 0:06:50.279 --> 0:06:52.920 or second. So this is the type of game where 0:06:52.960 --> 0:06:54.680 if you go out there near the Cowboys and you 0:06:54.720 --> 0:06:58.200 have success, you block this front, you handle you know, 0:06:58.279 --> 0:07:02.120 Terrence Steele and others handle Nick Bosi, you're able to. 0:07:02.520 --> 0:07:05.200 I think you're better equipped inside to handle those two 0:07:05.320 --> 0:07:08.760 defensive tackles. Tyron Smith on the outside. You know, you 0:07:08.839 --> 0:07:09.800 get Schoonmaker and. 0:07:09.720 --> 0:07:11.760 These guys block and Ferguson blocking. 0:07:12.080 --> 0:07:13.680 You know, if you find a way to have some 0:07:13.760 --> 0:07:16.000 success and you find a way to win this game. 0:07:16.640 --> 0:07:20.760 Then then the narrative turns into well, look at Dallas's 0:07:20.760 --> 0:07:23.120 offensive line. Look how well they played. You know, maybe 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:25.400 you have them as a top five. Maybe now they're 0:07:25.520 --> 0:07:28.720 number two, three, somewhere in that a little bit. These 0:07:28.760 --> 0:07:31.760 are the types of games that get you that notoriety 0:07:32.600 --> 0:07:35.840 for you know, all pro bids, pro Bowl bids, however 0:07:35.920 --> 0:07:37.640 you want to play. You go out and you block 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:40.920 this front and you win that game. It goes a 0:07:40.960 --> 0:07:43.520 long way to giving you that confidence of just going 0:07:43.600 --> 0:07:45.280 out because I don't think you're going to play a 0:07:45.320 --> 0:07:48.240 better one. They're going to be some other ones that 0:07:48.280 --> 0:07:52.040 are challenging the Philadelphia one twice. We'll see what happens 0:07:52.040 --> 0:07:54.720 with the rams and stuff. But you were dealing with 0:07:54.760 --> 0:07:57.840 one of the elite defensive lines in the league, and 0:07:57.960 --> 0:07:59.760 go out and block them, and you'll get that note 0:07:59.840 --> 0:08:00.960 or that you deserve. 0:08:01.920 --> 0:08:03.520 I feel like this game is a litmus test top 0:08:03.560 --> 0:08:06.000 to bottom in all position groups and just the matchup itself, 0:08:06.000 --> 0:08:08.000 but especially in the trenches on both sides of the ball. 0:08:08.040 --> 0:08:10.600 Because this defensive line for the Cowboys, we've talked about 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:13.200 that there's a really big opportunity for them to generate 0:08:13.240 --> 0:08:15.400 some big time internal pressure right. They were able to 0:08:15.440 --> 0:08:17.200 do that against the Patriots, so I want to see 0:08:17.240 --> 0:08:19.600 them bring that back against the forty nine ers and 0:08:19.600 --> 0:08:21.520 try to get some guys like oh, said Kizuwa, going 0:08:21.560 --> 0:08:24.600 back in this pass rush good be an opportunity. 0:08:24.800 --> 0:08:26.360 Yeah, the pressures will be from os. 0:08:26.400 --> 0:08:28.400 I think was what you see when you start to 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:32.240 talk about Micah. Mike is not going to miss a 0:08:32.320 --> 0:08:36.360 game that where Nick Bosa's involved, because there again, here's 0:08:36.400 --> 0:08:38.600 your comparisons. It's going to come down to, Okay, who 0:08:38.640 --> 0:08:41.560 is the defensive MVP this year. You know they're gonna 0:08:41.600 --> 0:08:43.920 mention Nick Bosa in this game, and they're gonna mention 0:08:44.040 --> 0:08:47.320 Micah Parsons. You know, Michah Parsons is going to show 0:08:47.640 --> 0:08:50.400 the world and try and prove on this stage. He's 0:08:50.440 --> 0:08:52.880 already one of the elite players. We all know that. 0:08:52.960 --> 0:08:55.480 But when you start to say, well, hey, Nick Bosa 0:08:55.520 --> 0:08:58.960 really wasn't great. Michah Parsons had two sacks and pressures 0:08:59.000 --> 0:09:01.160 and all that and stuff, these are the games you 0:09:01.240 --> 0:09:04.040 look at. These are the games where Micah rushing against 0:09:04.040 --> 0:09:07.680 Trent Williams, you know, rushing against mckivitts, who I think 0:09:07.720 --> 0:09:08.720 we've talked about. 0:09:09.000 --> 0:09:10.240 This is probably the weak link. 0:09:10.320 --> 0:09:13.440 But take advantage if you're Micah, because at the end 0:09:13.520 --> 0:09:16.240 of this, when they start handing out the hardware, they're 0:09:16.280 --> 0:09:18.320 going to go back and look at games like this 0:09:18.840 --> 0:09:20.880 and they're gonna say, and that's where the highlights are 0:09:20.880 --> 0:09:23.440 going to be him rushing against the forty nine ers 0:09:23.800 --> 0:09:25.160 and causing havoc. 0:09:25.840 --> 0:09:28.439 All right, so let's look at this matchup a little closer. 0:09:28.480 --> 0:09:30.920 I have a couple of questions for you, guys. I 0:09:30.960 --> 0:09:34.240 want you to take these three names of defenders for 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:35.679 the forty nine ers, and I want you to put 0:09:35.679 --> 0:09:40.240 them in order of the biggest problem or biggest potential challenge, 0:09:40.480 --> 0:09:43.560 down to the challenge you think that the Cowboys should 0:09:43.559 --> 0:09:46.120 be able to manage much easier. Okay, the names are 0:09:46.200 --> 0:09:49.240 Nick Bosa, Javon Hargrave, and Fred Warner. 0:09:50.840 --> 0:09:55.040 Most to least how the Cowboys will deal with them. 0:09:55.160 --> 0:09:57.880 Yet like that most the hardest one to deal with, 0:09:57.920 --> 0:09:59.959 the hardest one to deal well down to the easy 0:10:00.240 --> 0:10:00.800 one to deal with. 0:10:00.920 --> 0:10:03.040 I'll understand that all three are a challenge for sure. 0:10:03.120 --> 0:10:05.400 Yeah, no kidding, I'm sitting here. All three could be one. 0:10:05.880 --> 0:10:10.040 I'm gonna go one Nick Bosa to Fred Warner and 0:10:10.080 --> 0:10:13.680 three Javon Hargrave for specific reasons, and it's more so 0:10:13.800 --> 0:10:16.520 matchup based. You look at Nick Bosa probably going to 0:10:16.520 --> 0:10:18.280 be lined up with Terrence Steel quite a bit, So 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:21.240 that's a little bit concerning in my eyes. But it's 0:10:21.240 --> 0:10:23.600 an opportunity for Terrence Steel to really step forward and 0:10:23.600 --> 0:10:25.600 show that he can be that guy that can stop 0:10:25.640 --> 0:10:27.679 these type of players, these type of All Pro Defensivelayer 0:10:27.720 --> 0:10:29.480 of the Year type candidates. But it gives me the 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:32.080 most concern of the three two with Fred Warner, just 0:10:32.120 --> 0:10:35.400 with his athleticism, his ability to get downhill. I think 0:10:35.440 --> 0:10:37.400 the run game is going to be huge to establish 0:10:37.440 --> 0:10:39.080 in this game, more so than any game we've seen 0:10:39.080 --> 0:10:41.559 so far with Tony Pollard. So if Fred Warner is 0:10:41.600 --> 0:10:43.760 filling those gaps and he's doing his job there, that's 0:10:43.760 --> 0:10:45.760 going to make things really difficult for the entire offense. 0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:48.400 And I put Javon Hargrave three just because I really 0:10:48.440 --> 0:10:50.240 like what that interior offensive line has been able to 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:52.160 put together when all three of them are on the field, 0:10:52.240 --> 0:10:54.080 so I feel like they can at least hold him 0:10:54.120 --> 0:10:56.960 in check. But it's still worry. All three are still worry. 0:10:57.080 --> 0:10:58.200 He got it absolutely right. 0:10:58.520 --> 0:11:01.040 It did in the way the matchup, you would worry 0:11:01.040 --> 0:11:03.640 about his steel and then the next one would be 0:11:03.720 --> 0:11:06.000 can you block the can you get somebody second level 0:11:06.120 --> 0:11:09.079 to get the linebackers taken care of? Him and Greenlaw 0:11:09.120 --> 0:11:11.200 both are going to be ones that they play downhill. 0:11:11.200 --> 0:11:13.800 They play in a hurry. They get to the outside. 0:11:13.920 --> 0:11:15.679 You can't be a step late. These guys are going 0:11:15.720 --> 0:11:18.800 to find a way to finish. I love the matchup 0:11:18.800 --> 0:11:21.640 all day. If this, if it holds true to how 0:11:21.640 --> 0:11:24.200 the forty nine ers play, you know you're gonna see 0:11:24.440 --> 0:11:27.280 Armstead against Zach Martin and then Tyler Smith on the 0:11:27.320 --> 0:11:29.520 other side, really against Hardgrave. 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:32.080 I like that. I like the matchups inside. 0:11:32.120 --> 0:11:35.120 I think the Cowboys are better equipped in this game 0:11:35.400 --> 0:11:37.320 than they were in the playoff game when you had 0:11:37.640 --> 0:11:40.719 Connor McGovern and others trying to deal with and hard 0:11:40.760 --> 0:11:43.720 Grave wasn't there. But just the guys that you're able 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:47.000 to deal with, the one on one matchups. The one 0:11:47.040 --> 0:11:49.120 that could be the struggle for him is Terrence Steele. 0:11:49.160 --> 0:11:49.960 That could be the one. 0:11:51.840 --> 0:11:55.800 Anyone. Even the backups that are on the bench are 0:11:55.840 --> 0:11:58.920 scary to me. So like right now, you can talk 0:11:58.960 --> 0:12:01.120 about any single match up and that's gonna be tough, 0:12:02.120 --> 0:12:06.640 especially when you've gotten to games where they've been so close. 0:12:07.240 --> 0:12:09.720 And it's the offense, and we talked about it yesterday, 0:12:09.720 --> 0:12:13.480 the offense not being able to really get in the 0:12:13.559 --> 0:12:18.559 end zone and capitalize. What really scares me is them 0:12:19.000 --> 0:12:22.040 not being able to take a step forward in the 0:12:22.080 --> 0:12:25.280 red zone. These guys being a problem for them against 0:12:25.320 --> 0:12:27.920 them in the red zone, because last week, last weekend, 0:12:28.240 --> 0:12:31.600 we saw little progress. It was a small step into 0:12:31.640 --> 0:12:35.520 the right direction in improvement. But it's tough. It's stuff 0:12:35.559 --> 0:12:37.920 when you've been struggling in that area and then you're 0:12:37.960 --> 0:12:41.959 facing guys like these defenders that are gonna be make 0:12:42.000 --> 0:12:44.440 it even harder for you. So it's gonna be a 0:12:44.440 --> 0:12:48.079 tough challenge. And that's what I'm most concerned about these matchups, 0:12:48.200 --> 0:12:49.280 especially in the red zone. 0:12:49.360 --> 0:12:51.360 I will throw this out there real quick, speaking about 0:12:51.400 --> 0:12:54.240 the red zone. Patrick sent me this information earlier this morning. 0:12:54.800 --> 0:12:56.520 He had done some research. He had talked about earlier 0:12:56.559 --> 0:12:57.960 in the week what the red zone looked like, and 0:12:58.000 --> 0:13:01.160 I asked the question, what is the footing defense look 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:03.520 like in the red zone, and he said it, Actually, 0:13:03.920 --> 0:13:05.720 it's one of those situations where if this is the 0:13:05.720 --> 0:13:07.880 weekend for the Cowboys to get right. This is a 0:13:07.920 --> 0:13:09.760 weekend to do it. Because the forty nine ers right 0:13:09.760 --> 0:13:12.320 now are ranked twenty third in the NFL in red 0:13:12.400 --> 0:13:15.840 zone defense. Talk to yeah, right, so they're only there's 0:13:15.880 --> 0:13:17.000 sixty six percent six. 0:13:17.920 --> 0:13:22.040 The other teams that they faced. Where are the other teams? 0:13:22.280 --> 0:13:27.880 Which for the Giants, they're not good offense? Yeah, but 0:13:27.880 --> 0:13:30.160 that's the thing, they're not good offense. So you would 0:13:30.160 --> 0:13:31.640 you look at that and be like, man, no, it's 0:13:31.679 --> 0:13:32.480 those bad No. 0:13:32.240 --> 0:13:34.640 No, I'm trying to say, sorry, sorry, I'm trying to 0:13:34.679 --> 0:13:37.040 say defenses on the other teams that the Cowboys have 0:13:37.080 --> 0:13:40.800 already faced in the weeks leading up to this. So 0:13:41.040 --> 0:13:42.040 what I'm trying to Oh. 0:13:41.960 --> 0:13:42.760 I see what you're saying. 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:45.240 How I got you? 0:13:45.400 --> 0:13:50.280 How relevant is where this defense lands in red zone 0:13:50.320 --> 0:13:55.080 defense compared to what the Cowboys have already faced? 0:13:56.160 --> 0:13:56.600 Make sense? 0:13:56.640 --> 0:13:59.720 Well, yeah, you're saying, you're saying, where does where the 0:14:00.400 --> 0:14:02.040 and the Patriots Arizona. 0:14:02.240 --> 0:14:03.640 Yeah, I assume it's. 0:14:03.520 --> 0:14:05.319 Been helped by the fact that they played the Cowboys, 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:07.160 and the Cowboys weren't good in the red zone, right, 0:14:07.160 --> 0:14:09.719 so that's probably helping them a little bit. But if 0:14:09.720 --> 0:14:12.640 you just compare the defenses overall, like San Francisco has 0:14:12.640 --> 0:14:15.719 a better defense than any of them, and they are 0:14:15.920 --> 0:14:18.160 red zone is one area where they have not been great. 0:14:18.400 --> 0:14:20.320 So if this is the weekend again when the Cowboys 0:14:20.360 --> 0:14:23.240 could maybe get right, it looks like this may be 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:24.040 the weekend to do it. 0:14:24.120 --> 0:14:27.000 Here's this is touchdowns only on being able to convert 0:14:27.000 --> 0:14:29.000 in the end zone number one in the NFL, New 0:14:29.080 --> 0:14:34.040 York Jets and defending that. Let's see, we had sixteen 0:14:34.120 --> 0:14:38.960 the Giants, where's Arizona and New England Patriots at thirteen? 0:14:39.320 --> 0:14:40.600 Arizona at seventeen? 0:14:40.880 --> 0:14:42.000 Okay, all right. 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:46.080 And Arizona was the one that really gave you problems? Yeah, 0:14:46.360 --> 0:14:47.120 you know, that was. 0:14:47.080 --> 0:14:49.560 The one that to me, I felt like there were 0:14:49.800 --> 0:14:53.880 that was more about how Arizona played than the issues 0:14:53.920 --> 0:14:57.840 that you had. I think to when I the tip balls, 0:14:58.000 --> 0:15:02.880 the missing blocks, you know, holding call and you know 0:15:03.240 --> 0:15:07.359 there's some things that have been self inflicted against Arizona 0:15:07.480 --> 0:15:09.600 was the one team where it felt like that they 0:15:09.640 --> 0:15:13.480 always had one more guy in coverage or at the 0:15:13.520 --> 0:15:16.920 ball than you had blocked. That just didn't feel like 0:15:16.960 --> 0:15:20.840 a very good red zone effort from the Cowboys that 0:15:20.840 --> 0:15:23.280 that day. I think it was more about Arizona the 0:15:23.320 --> 0:15:25.800 other ones. I feel like the Cowboys were the ones 0:15:25.840 --> 0:15:28.920 that kind of hurt themselves with their red zone offense. 0:15:29.080 --> 0:15:31.040 YEA one more thing I'll point out real quick. We 0:15:31.160 --> 0:15:33.520 mentioned Terrence Steele and that being a matchup that's a 0:15:33.520 --> 0:15:36.760 bit of a concern. Last year Nick Bosa had he 0:15:36.840 --> 0:15:39.160 had a pretty good day against Tyron Smith. That wasn't 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:40.800 one of Yron Smith's better days, and he was over 0:15:40.840 --> 0:15:43.400 on the right side. So again, Nick Bosa can be 0:15:43.440 --> 0:15:45.520 a problem. And so I look at this and I 0:15:45.600 --> 0:15:47.240 agree with you, guys. I think that's the matchup that 0:15:47.360 --> 0:15:49.400 is most concerning for me. Now it's the same thing 0:15:49.440 --> 0:15:51.320 on the flip side, on the offensive side of the ball. 0:15:51.320 --> 0:15:52.920 I'm going to give you these five names. You can 0:15:52.960 --> 0:15:54.840 probably guess them, and I want you to put them 0:15:54.840 --> 0:15:58.360 in order of most problem to least problematic. Deebo Samuel, 0:15:58.440 --> 0:16:02.600 Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk and Kyle yust Check. 0:16:04.720 --> 0:16:06.360 Okay, let me think if I can remember all five 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:09.520 names here. I'm gonna start with Deebo Samuel. That's the 0:16:09.560 --> 0:16:12.320 one that is concerning me the most going into this 0:16:12.360 --> 0:16:15.920 week for two reasons. One, typically whenever he doesn't get 0:16:15.920 --> 0:16:18.000 active in a game, which he did not in week four, 0:16:18.160 --> 0:16:20.400 they feed him in week five like that, there's a 0:16:20.440 --> 0:16:20.880 trend for that. 0:16:20.960 --> 0:16:24.320 I was able to go try right because they're like, 0:16:24.440 --> 0:16:26.400 we got Dallas next week, let's just put him on 0:16:26.440 --> 0:16:27.120 the shelf a little bit. 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:29.320 Zero receptions and I believe it was one rush for 0:16:29.360 --> 0:16:32.240 six yards. They didn't use him at all last week, 0:16:32.560 --> 0:16:34.160 So going into this week, I think there's gonna be 0:16:34.160 --> 0:16:36.240 a huge emphasis on getting him the ball. But also 0:16:36.280 --> 0:16:39.160 with his speed and size and strength, all of that combined, 0:16:39.200 --> 0:16:42.400 where he can align anywhere in the receiving core out 0:16:42.400 --> 0:16:44.040 of the backfield, he's a problem. 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:44.640 Two. 0:16:44.680 --> 0:16:47.360 I'll put McCaffrey for obvious reasons. This run defense, it's 0:16:47.400 --> 0:16:49.080 gonna have a big task in front of them. Layton 0:16:49.120 --> 0:16:51.320 vandersh had an awesome game against the Patriots and defending 0:16:51.320 --> 0:16:53.760 the run. I need to see that again. I think 0:16:53.760 --> 0:16:56.200 that's gonna be the most thing. The thing I look 0:16:56.280 --> 0:16:58.640 forward to the most is from Layton van der Ash three. 0:16:59.600 --> 0:17:02.760 You said you use checking Kittle. Yeah, I'd probably go 0:17:04.240 --> 0:17:09.240 I'd probably go ayuk Kittle use check, but you check 0:17:09.320 --> 0:17:11.040 is still gonna be a problem. Like, don't get me wrong, 0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:12.880 you know, I love my fullbacks. They're gonna be he's 0:17:12.920 --> 0:17:13.760 gonna be a problem. 0:17:14.160 --> 0:17:15.240 Yeah, I went. 0:17:16.200 --> 0:17:21.960 I went McCaffrey, Ayuk, Samuel Kittle and you check is 0:17:21.960 --> 0:17:24.240 how I went. And I just feel like, to me, 0:17:24.840 --> 0:17:28.200 the things that you could do with McCaffrey, his ability 0:17:28.280 --> 0:17:31.080 to his he could score from anywhere on the field. 0:17:31.440 --> 0:17:32.960 You hand him the ball, you throw him the ball 0:17:33.000 --> 0:17:35.720 on the screen, you put him out wide, all the 0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:38.840 places that he lines up, he's a mismatch that way. 0:17:38.680 --> 0:17:42.760 They try and they'll switch receivers, they'll put him outside 0:17:42.760 --> 0:17:46.600 and somebody inside, just so a linebacker has to go 0:17:46.680 --> 0:17:48.560 out with him, or you know, they'll they'll try and 0:17:48.640 --> 0:17:53.359 find ways to create opportunity. The one that the one 0:17:53.400 --> 0:17:56.720 that the Ayuk one is to me more about if 0:17:56.760 --> 0:18:00.440