1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: The following is a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club Cowboys. This is the 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: Player's Lounge broadcasting line from Dallas Cowboys World headquarters at 4 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: the Star. Now your hosts Barry Church, Danny mccraig, Heckma 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: Harrison and NEWI scrugs. Let's get to a cbeing. You 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: are now rocking with the best. This is the Players 7 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: Lounge sponsored by Tostito's, the official chip and Dip of 8 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. I'm Heckma Harrison and joining me in 9 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: studio per usual is former Dallas Cowboys safety missed everything 10 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: around here, the only forty two week knowledge. Yes, the 11 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: married Church himself, Yes, yes, uh hey, what's wrong with 12 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: the man? Let me get through it. You're gonna little 13 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: check us out the wheels three times three times Super Bowl, 14 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: three times Super Bowl champion. The great Nate Newton is 15 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: in the building, Vick Nate Bick Nate and you know 16 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: and you know her usual. I have over here to 17 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: the right to be d MAC, but not to day. 18 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 1: We got our special guests. I don't know Players Lounge, 19 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: mister Stacy Elliott and uh you know, mister Elliot. We 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: got all kinds of football questions to ask you, sir, 21 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: We got we got playing what you say this this 22 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: is gonna be the normal Weston ain't gonna be that 23 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: normal about it. I'm just honored to greatness. I'm just 24 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: honored to be among greatness. Yeah. Yeah, Now you're in 25 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: the right player. I'm in the right player. This is 26 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: the mecca Cowboy Nation. Yeah, he look, man, listen to 27 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: tell you the ground rules for we get started. Now. 28 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: This is the players lounge. So this is player with 29 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: the or eight O. What we do We keep it 30 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: playing on here and you have heck with whatever's on 31 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: your mind, whatever you want to talk about, we make 32 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: sure it get out on this desk right here. But 33 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: when I start the show, what I always do is 34 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: ask the fellas how the minds, how they're doing the 35 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: day before we go any further. I want everybody to 36 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: check in. Nate, I'll start with you, brother, how are you? 37 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm great man, you know you know I'm feeling good. 38 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: I wish I could say I'm looking good, but that's 39 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: never one of my strong suits. But I am feeling good. Well, 40 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 1: you find already started here, already start b see what's 41 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: up with you man once again, Blast man, blast man. 42 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: It's a it's a great day out here. I got 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: my work out in this morning, the very own, the 44 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: very own, the only one we acknowledge out here. Yeah. 45 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: But things are doing good. Things are doing good, baby, 46 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: going going good. All right, mister Elliot, how are you? 47 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: I am fantastic. It's a great day to be a cowboy. 48 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: It's a great day to be alive. I feel great, yeah, man, man, 49 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: I love I love hearing it. See Bared Church. You 50 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: don't know. If you ever see Bared Church frowning and 51 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: having a bad day, just leave the building. Something wrong. 52 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: I'm going down this brother, don't never have a bad day, 53 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: all right. Money log is trained, smoke coming all right 54 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: up in there. Look man, we're gonna have a good time. 55 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: And you know, first and foremost, thank you for coming 56 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: on the players lounge. Man. People know, man, I saw 57 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: this brother at the game. As soon as I saw him, 58 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: you gotta come on this show. You gotta get you 59 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: on this show. Man, I'm so honest. We're on it. 60 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: We're on it, man. So let me tell you something. 61 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna ask you something that all the people 62 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: have been asking me. All Right, Zeke gonna play on Sunday. Now, 63 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: answer that I date coming in the building. I'm gonna 64 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: do you like that? But I tell you what that 65 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: is what everybody want to know. But for me, I'm 66 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get my first question out the way right away. Man, um, 67 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: when did you know? Because I got a baby with 68 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: my own that's that he say here an athlete, But 69 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: I want to know from you. When was that aha moment? 70 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: What you saw? And he was like, Oh he's special? 71 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: What age was that? En? Did that happen? Actually he 72 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: was nineteen. Because all of us as players, former players, 73 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: we know that you could be great in elementary school 74 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: and not be great in middle school, and you'd be 75 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: the greatest player in high school and be mediocre in college. Right, 76 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: you could be mediocre in college and be one of 77 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: the best to ever do it. So every level that 78 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: he played at, I looked to see would he play 79 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: on that same level that he played on the lower 80 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: level right and better? Right? And it was when we played, uh, 81 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: the University of Alabama at the Star that was two bills, right. 82 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: I ain't even gonna lie. I just had tears streaming 83 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: down my face. Ezekiel has a Yeah, what did you say, 84 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: sir Ezekiel Elliott doubt about it? Well, yeah, because I 85 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: has never been that kind of father to be like, 86 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: oh my son is just on songs that Noah. When 87 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: he was getting recruited and I told Urban Meyer coach 88 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: Urbant Mayer said, listen, I don't want no punk stuff 89 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: my son. I want you to give him a fair chance. 90 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: But he's like that board you put in the corner 91 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: to uphold the foundation between the foundation and you're building 92 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: to put that roof on. If the board bring he 93 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: ain't mit game. I'm gonna tell you something this Elliott 94 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: I told coach Mac Brown the same thing I told 95 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: my baby, you know, and that played at Universe of Texas. 96 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: I didn't. I don't need that. You know what I'm saying. 97 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: And that's that's that's strong stuff. Can I get a 98 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: question a condition? Now? Your son is a hell of athlete. 99 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: He to me, he's more than just a football player. 100 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: This hurdling he did early in his career. We know 101 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: his mother is a hurdling. Where did he get these 102 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: athletic skills with his mother? On this show? Is it combined? 103 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: Tell us a little bit about you, your spouse and 104 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: what what's up hey getting from his mama, no doubt. 105 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: You know, it's interesting. Ezekiel headed merged at a young 106 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: age one of the top hurdles in the country. He 107 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: actually won the a U national championship one year in 108 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: the four hundred hurdles. That's brutal. Checked out how he 109 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: got into hurdling though, So he used to play. He 110 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: was playing little league baseball, according to his his little 111 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: league coach. His little league coach to this day will 112 00:06:55,720 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 1: say Ezekiel's best sport was baseball. Wow. Wow. So he 113 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: was playing little league baseball with coach Linnehand's son in 114 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: Saint Louis. Yeah, but coach Linehand was in Saint Louis. 115 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: It's something that came up and I said, you know, 116 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: was Zekiel, you know long can play, you know with 117 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: that team, And so he thought he was gonna get 118 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: a break. Yeah. But his system, my daughter Layla was 119 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: running track. You track, you know, I said, now you're 120 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: gonna do something. Yeah, You're gonna run some track. So, 121 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, at first that ended up loving it and 122 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: it was one of the best things he could have 123 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: ever done. I think in his development of athlete. Right, 124 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: say that a four start with mean for sports? Did 125 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: he do for sa Yes? Track? No, he did track, 126 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: he did uh basketball? You know football obviously. So what 127 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: was like the love of his early childhood? I know, 128 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: you know, football, track, baseball, basketball? Like you mentioned, which 129 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: one was he like in love with? It? Was it 130 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: always football from the beginning. Ezekiel was in love with 131 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: you as being an athlete. And he came out the 132 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: wound literally making balls out of paper and socks in it. Yeah, 133 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: throw him in the back in the trash can. He 134 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: just loved it. You didn't have to say, son, do this, 135 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: do that? He just loved it. Me and his mom 136 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,119 Speaker 1: to this day don't really talk to him about sports. Yeah, okay, 137 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: yeah we don't because you ain't got to talk to him. Yeah, 138 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: he just said to him. And growing up is we 139 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: demand excellence? Like I'm sure you demand excellence from them 140 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: and whatever they're doing. So I gotta ask. I mean, 141 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: you you talk about your daughter being a hurdler, your 142 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: wife a hurdle. Everybody and your family is an athlete. Man. 143 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: The Elliott game night was probably off the chain. Yeah, 144 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: y'all playing you know, somebody got in the fight, really 145 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: and true. Ezekiel used to him and his mom. They 146 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: used to race against each other and stuff, and man, 147 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: she's something else because she did a backflip when she 148 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: was pregnant with him. Oh god, yeah, yeah, yeah. They 149 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: always would compete against each other and all that. The 150 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: only thing me and Ezekiel would do is kind of 151 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: wrestle and I would hold him down in the magic world. 152 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: For me to release him was uncle Uncle Rick. He 153 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: got an uncle Rick. Yeah, that's his mother's uncle. You know. So, 154 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: uh he grabbed me not too long ago. Talk because 155 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: I still got grown. Try What was your athletic what 156 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: was your what was your skill set as an athlete? 157 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: I was pretty fast. I was defensive end. Okay, hou 158 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: side linebacker. I grew up in the metropolitan in New York. 159 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: I went to Hackensack High School. Only played two years 160 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: of high school football. Football really saved my life, got 161 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: me out of you know, I grew up in the 162 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: hood and all those type of things that come along 163 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: with it, the liabilities, And within two years I was 164 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: one of the top recruits in the metropolitan area. Signed 165 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: with the University of Missouri Columbia. Man, that that what 166 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: year that you played in Missouri. I was there from 167 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: I played from eighty eight to ninety two. Eighty eight 168 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: to ninety two. I was part of that fifth damn game. 169 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: Who position was that outside linebacker? Defensive? I'm looking because 170 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: I played defense? Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, no, Man, I 171 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: stop for Kansas State. I played the Kansas State University. 172 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: That is right? So I mean we all ninety three? Yeah. 173 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: So so right when you left, I was stoops coats, 174 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: which one Bob Mike, Um Bob, because Bob was there 175 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: when you came. Jim Levitt, Yeah, he coached me in 176 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: the Blue and Gray All Star Games. Telling my age 177 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: right now he was came up in the old Big 178 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: That turf was crazy, y'all play it was like seem 179 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: it was now it was man like. I went to 180 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: I actually took a visit to Columbia. Man, beautiful campus. 181 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: We have a lot of Missouri graduates here that work 182 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: for yeah, work with the Dallas Cowboys. Man. Yeah, you 183 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: can't go far without bumping into a tiger around him. 184 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: But I gotta ask you also, man, as a father 185 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: of a Dallas Cowboy, Uh, how do you how do 186 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: you filter the noise as a parent? How do you 187 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: do that? I mean, because I know my baby out 188 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: there playing. I'm watching everybody. I want to know, how 189 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: do you feelter that it's got to be rough about 190 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: to be tuned in all the time. I tell you, brother, 191 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 1: he gets rough sometimes. Yeah. Um, you know, Ezekiel, he'll 192 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: tell me and his mom stay off Twitter, still social media, 193 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: that boy, watch your social media like you do. But 194 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: you know it's tough. You know, it's really tough to um. 195 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: You know, it gives to me a new meaning or 196 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: not to be religious. God gave his only but gotten son, 197 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: Yeah you're not and to put his son through that, 198 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: right man, that's why I'm not God. That's right, That's right. 199 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: You know it's tough. It is really tough. You know. 200 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: It's tough to see him get it injured. You know 201 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: it's tough. I don't have to talk to him a lot. 202 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: I know him. We're connected like that. I don't have 203 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: to see him a lot. We're connected like that. And uh, 204 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: you know it's it gets tough. Yeah, absolutely go. Haters 205 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,119 Speaker 1: ain't gonna never stop right out of doubt. Yeah yeah. 206 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 1: And so now I tell you what. I watch your baby, man. 207 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: And I heard coach everybet Meyer say this and that, 208 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: because I was when he was getting ready to draft. 209 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 1: I was. I was on. I think I was on 210 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: the defensive. Tip guy called into the show. I was on. 211 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: He said, man, y'all, I'll have talked about this as 212 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: Ezekiel kid, and you know who he is and what 213 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: he when I saw him against Boummer. You know, I 214 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: saw ESPN started working with me because I think the 215 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: next game they play. I'm serious, I'm serious. The next 216 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: game it was playing, to have me at a stadium 217 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: and they said big noon. I said, they got this kid. 218 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: It's running back. I said, I forgot his name, but 219 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: he bust bounder for one hundred and seventy yard. He 220 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: gonna kill his next team. They ain't gonna even be 221 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: no game. You know. They went to a commercial because 222 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: they wanted me to say it was gonna be a game. Yeah, boy, 223 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: your boy ran through him. And from that point on, 224 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: man make backing over doing the show. It was all 225 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: about your baby. Man been about him since, appreciate been 226 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: bout him since coach said he's not a running back. 227 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: This kid is the awesome and football player. So I 228 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: stopped looking at him. Picking up blisses, picking up the 229 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: leakage off the offensive line. That's more than a running back. 230 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: That's football. Then thank you for this. Right now, Well, 231 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: what is what has your journey been like as a 232 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: parent going through you know, obviously from the draft status 233 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: of being drafted up until this point. Hey, you know what, 234 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: Actually all our lives changed when he was in college. 235 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: A lot of people don't know. I had to get 236 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: my son bodyguards at the Ohio State University and uh 237 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: it got you know how there was no book, Um, 238 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: no manual I wanted. I wanted to find uh, mister Williams. Yeah, 239 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: somebody Joe Jackson tell you how this thing go heed 240 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: a book? I mean, and so it it got. So 241 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: the journey changed all of our lives. Um, obviously when 242 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: you get drafted now your multi millionaire changed my son's 243 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: life and everything. But as a father, like I said, 244 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: the biggest thing, I think the biggest struggle is is 245 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: just trying to not be so emotional. Yeah, yeah, you know, 246 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: and and knowing that you know, um, because what happened 247 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: being at Ohio State, I ended up becoming like a 248 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: special aid to urban mind. Okay. And so when you 249 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: hear people call me the ambassador, that's where that started, right, Okay. 250 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: I didn't know I was getting myself into. Yeah. So 251 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: every athlete, their parents, their families tied to their brand. 252 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: But I'm kind of a little different because I'm more 253 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: of a public figure, and so that in itself, as 254 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: you guys, as public figures though, can be trying to Yeah, yes, 255 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, because if I do something, whether it's wrong 256 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: or right, it's gonna be Ezekieliott's father. Yeah, And we 257 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: never want to put ourselves into position that our children 258 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: have to make a decision, because, like I tell people, 259 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: this is his job, right, you know, this is his job. 260 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: And obviously maneuvering through that with all I mean, the 261 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: ebb and flows of his career. I should go back 262 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: to last year. You probably as a parent, you knew, 263 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: you knew that he was out there the entire season 264 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: playing hurt. Definitely definitely a matter of fact, he's been 265 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: playing hurt more than in a few seasons. Yes, But 266 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: his mindset is why football player don't play hurt, right. 267 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: His mindset is because at Ohio State we teach them 268 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: that you're an elite warrior, right right, you know, and 269 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: so it's like, as a football player, you're always going 270 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: to have some type of soretness, some type of you know, injury, 271 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: you know and so um. But yeah, that he's different. Yeah, 272 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: you gotta deliterally drag you gotta literally drag that man 273 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: it off the field. And see if y'all need to 274 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: drag him, I got it. I'm telling you, it's better. 275 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: It's better like today. I don't want him to play 276 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: because what he can do in December, it's way better 277 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: than what can happen right now, exactly so. And and 278 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: see we fought with that last year. Man. Men, me 279 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: and him and our guy, we do these shows together, 280 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: and we fought with all with that. What I know, 281 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: he's hurt. This is not Zeke. You cannot play in 282 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: this league as running back more than five years. It's 283 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: just don't happen now, he what you got seven? Come on, 284 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: especially with his style. Come on with his style. And 285 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: that's what I tell people. But you know what, man, 286 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: I don't want to get emotion either because what what 287 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: what what we're what we're talking about him is it is. 288 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let it go. I'm gonna turn this over 289 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: to you dog No, I mean, I mean your spot 290 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: on Nate. We know what zek has been dealing with 291 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 1: and what is right now. We're in that situation where hey, 292 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: we got one and a half backs right now, and 293 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: we're trying to figure out what we're gonna do. What 294 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: David's gonna do? Yeah, what David's gonna do. 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You're gonna 349 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: try and make it out. What's that the twentieth anniversary 350 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: of the record breaking run from Emmitt Smith on October 351 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: to twenty ninth. You gotta go, you gotta go. You 352 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: gotta be that, Nate. Now, Emmy was supposed to have 353 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: a deal. I was gonna try to surprise him to night, 354 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: and he counseled, oh man, it's raining castling dogs. But 355 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: he said his family couldn't get in town. He wanted 356 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: all his family to be a part of it, you know, 357 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: So I won't be able to make it, man, But 358 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: I was gonna try to rock with him tonight, you know. 359 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: But we're back here on the Players Lounge. I got 360 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: Nate Newton in the building, buried Church in the building, 361 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,360 Speaker 1: Mister Stacy Elliott is in the building. And this is man, 362 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: this is the point. Like I said, man, when I 363 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: told you before you come on the Players Lounge, we're 364 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: gonna talk about getting your business a little bit, hey, 365 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: But then we're gonna stop it. We're gonna talk ballum. 366 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: You know, look here here it is. We know that 367 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: Sunday we could be dealing with a situation where we 368 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: may not have Zeke and I if that's the case, 369 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: since mister Elliott won't tell us this week one time, 370 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: but Tony Pollard, Nate, how do we use Tony Pollard 371 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: in the matchup versus the Bears? The Bears, like we know, 372 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: still have a defense. How do we use Tony Pollard 373 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: on Sunday in Zeke's absence in the third down situations 374 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: where it's more than where it's more than four yards, 375 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: where it's a possible past situation, Spread it out, let 376 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: him see where the blitz is actually coming from. The 377 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: more you tighten it down, the more they can walk 378 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 1: people in and out, send somebody across the foot back 379 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: to formation, make us know if they come and let 380 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: us have some type of hint. And I think Dak 381 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: smart enough. And as a defensive player, am I talking 382 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: right here? Help me out? Now? You're doing right? Because 383 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: if you get that pre snap motion going back and forth, 384 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: if it's a huge indicator for the quarterback that it's 385 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: either gonna be man to man, what's gonna be zone, 386 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: and if it's some type of blitz, they'll be able 387 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 1: to indicate that as well. And to help polling out 388 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: because that's one of the points in his game where 389 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: I think he struggles a little bit, and that that 390 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: blitz pick up. You know, he's not zeked where he's 391 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: able to stone wall guys that just come through the 392 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Pollot's a little bit lighter, and we've 393 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,479 Speaker 1: seen him miss a couple of blocks here and there, 394 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: and you don't want to do that with Dak just 395 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: coming back from his injury. So I'm with you on 396 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: that prestat motion, spreading things out, making sure he knows 397 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: who's coming and where they're coming from. And if I'm 398 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,360 Speaker 1: if I'm using Pollard, you know I wouldn't give him 399 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: that heavy that heavy workload. I wouldn't make him a 400 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: workhorse back you know, I split the carries up between 401 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: him and whoever the backup is going to be out there. 402 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: But I'd like to see him in the past game 403 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: as well. Maybe give him some screens out there, some 404 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: bubble screens at him, get some yak in the open field. 405 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: We know he's an explosive player, so when you get 406 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: him out in space and give that guy a ball, 407 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: hopefully he can do big things. Gotta ask you, now, 408 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: how do we use Tony Pollard in the situation where 409 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: we don't have Zeke. Well, you know, at the Ohio 410 00:23:55,800 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: State University host Oyvermyer, we've talked about Percy Harvy and 411 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: and and so, and coach Meyer helped evolve the spread 412 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: the modern they spread. So I see is use it 413 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:14,199 Speaker 1: um polor to our strength. You know, you play him 414 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: out in space, you know, bubble screens, you know, create 415 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: Mitch match, Create Mitch matches, because there ain't no linebacker 416 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: gonna be able to come and most cornerbacks really can't. 417 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: So you know, get get the ball to him, you know, 418 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: um out in space more and uh and like you 419 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: swim out in third and long things like that, you know, 420 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: give him a better opportunity. You know, he's a blocker, 421 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: but it's difficult. That's a difficult all kind of running back. 422 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: It's almost like catching punk return. That's difficult to it, 423 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, And so I think just use them to 424 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,400 Speaker 1: his strength, you know, put the ball in his hand, 425 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: out in space, create Mitch matches. How is it been 426 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: for you watching the Cowboys this year? They they're definitely 427 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,239 Speaker 1: using a combination of them both together. Where you've been 428 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: used to Zeke shouldering the load down after down after down. 429 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: How is it for you watching it and seeing him 430 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: now and be able to rest up in polit not 431 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: there not be any drop off when he comes in. 432 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: You know, I had I've had to evolve as a 433 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: father with Ezekiel and someone who's a former football player, because, 434 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: to be honest with Zekil, ain't no joke in space. 435 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: But they don't use them like that. They never they 436 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: never really have used him in space. Um at Ohio State, 437 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: they didn't use them as much in space. So my 438 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: humble opinion, Ezekiel's game he developed starting at Ohio State 439 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: is wear them down, punished them. You know. Um, I 440 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: remember I said, Ezekiel, what's going on? Man? You'd be 441 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: going like this. You're trying to get taken out? He said, no, Dad, 442 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: I mean they're tapping out, you know, and so soon 443 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: you know. So so at this stage in his development career, 444 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: I have to evolve. You know, one thing I've always 445 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: done as a father's trust the process. Ver question the 446 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: coaches and don't even say nothing to Eze. Man, how 447 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: do you do that? You don't question the coaches with 448 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: z to this point, Yeah, it's so hard to be 449 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,719 Speaker 1: in a position as a father as the father at 450 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 1: one point the highest pay running back in the history 451 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: of America. So those type of things help me knowing 452 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: that Ezekiel don't even want to hear it because he's 453 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 1: a selfless guy. He has his own goals and objectives. 454 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: But the young man is very selfless. No, man, I 455 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: love hearing that, especially they tapping out, because hey, that's 456 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: universal signal for I want to come out. But now 457 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: they tapping out. So when I see that, I'm like, yeah, 458 00:26:55,960 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: we got as it tenders the old bay. He putting 459 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: that old bay on the out right, but on the 460 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: other side on Sunday, I think, man, we have not 461 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: talked enough, and I don't want to do that this week. 462 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: You know. I You know me, man, I'm a cowboy fan. 463 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: Everybody know it. Man, you know to the fault about 464 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: it being Nate knew we buy ourself in this. But 465 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: but Bear always bring me down to earth about what's 466 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: going on. Yeah, but justin justin Fields in Ohio state, 467 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: justin Fields six four, two hundred twenty pounds, fast as 468 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: a gazelle run and um and I think what we 469 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: saw versus the Patriots was his talent as a quarterback 470 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: is if the play breaks down, he will jump out 471 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: the window on United is where he is most dangerous. 472 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 1: I don't think I've ever thought that I would see 473 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: a Bill Belichick's defense that didn't understand that or at 474 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: least stay disciplined in those running lanes that would shut 475 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: him down. He bawled on them, and he made it 476 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: impossible for them to stop him. How do we stop 477 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: justin fields any for his strong suit, which we know 478 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: is running. Yeah, it's gonna be a lot easier said 479 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: than done, because, like you said, man, this is a 480 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: big guy who could run like a gazelle. And when 481 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: you're dealing with guys like that, and you know, we 482 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: got a lot of pass rushers that come in waves 483 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: that are kind of trying to get those sacks out there. 484 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: But the one thing our defensive line they can't do 485 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 1: is rush past the quarterback. Because you rush past the quarterback, 486 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: like you said, he's gonna jump out that window. He's 487 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: gonna be gone, all right. So we gotta play discipline football. 488 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: And what I mean by that is if you get 489 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: guys in the A gap, stay in the air gap. 490 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: You know, don't play any hero ball out there, because 491 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: if you go thinking you gotta make every play out 492 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: there nine times out of ten. That's how the defense 493 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: is gonna get compromised, and that's how big runs happen. 494 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: So we gotta play discipline football, and you gotta keep 495 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: this man in the pocket. Now. Like I said, it's 496 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: easier said than done, because he's made fools of a 497 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: lot of great defensive ends out there. So you gotta 498 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: keep this man in the pocket and make him perform 499 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: from the pocket. I don't think he's at the level 500 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: yet where he's using his legs to scramble to buy 501 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: time to get those receivers the ball down the field. 502 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gotten there yet, but he's on 503 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: his way. I think he's likely If my first and 504 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: second reads aren't there, I'm just taking off to get 505 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: this first down with my legs. So I gotta keeck 506 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: this guy in the pocket. And we gotta figure out 507 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: who's gonna spy this guy because our linebackers, I love him, 508 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: Lve Barr, but I don't think they can hang with 509 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: this guy in the open field. You know, I know, yea, 510 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: I know they can't hang with this guy in the 511 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: open field. Yeah, And we had some success with hurts 512 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: when bringing down that safety, you know, Wilson or cursing 513 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: being that spot. I loved how they did that. The 514 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: only thing about that is you can't do that on 515 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: first and second down because if you have a safety 516 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: in that box, they're gonna run right down the field 517 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: or y'all. I mean, those big line gonna get up 518 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: on that safety and push them back and they're gonna 519 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: get five yards a pop. So third down, spinal with 520 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: the safety, I'm cool with that, but first and second down, 521 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: we got to figure out how can we contain this 522 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: guy and not let him jump out the window. I 523 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: just maybe I'm giving him too much credit for the 524 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: Patriots game, but I saw a kid that seemed like 525 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: he was waking up, and see I don't think we're 526 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: giving him enough ability for his own because and I 527 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: know it's different than the pros than it, but this 528 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: kid could throw in college throw. I mean, he can throw. 529 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: I just think it's got to open up. I just 530 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: think this week, please, not this week, not now. Yeah, 531 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: so yeah, yeah, I think we we gotta I'm gonna 532 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: go back to what my man over here was saying, 533 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: uh BC, we got we gotta play discipline football I 534 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: know Justin Fields personally when I was on Van staff 535 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: doing recruiting. I know his dad. His dad called me 536 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: yesterday talking about, Hey, states Man, make sure just tell 537 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: them to hurt my son. Justin is a quarterback. But 538 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: I know his training. Yes, So it's not gonna be 539 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: easy to impose our will on him like we've done 540 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: with previous running quarterbacks. I know that for a fact. 541 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: So we gotta be disciplined and we you know, I'm 542 00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: with you inspiring him the first two downs. But the 543 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: boy can throw too, and he can run and he 544 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: ain't no pump. Yeah, he ain't no pump. Yeah. So 545 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: we so we just got to play discipline football. When 546 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: you see him as a young developing quarterback, obviously being 547 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: a part of Ohio State the culture and knowing his capability, 548 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: do you see him on that trajectory as one of 549 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: those future quarterbacks in the NFL? 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Ready verbatim, they got the 608 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: big Nate Newton in the building, the only two week 609 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 1: knowledge today barried churches in the building. Yes, yes, Elliott 610 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: in the building. Even keeping it real with us here 611 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 1: on the playoffs. Now I'm talking about what we gotta 612 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: do to get a victory on Sunday. And I don't 613 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: want to count them before we get them. All right, 614 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: that's what I don't want to do. I don't want 615 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: to count them before we get them. Oh you're talking 616 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: about next week? Next week? Yes, just when I already 617 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: taken care of it. Yeah, you know I feel yeah, yeah, 618 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 1: ain't cleanal area, it's over. We don't scratch the bar. Okay, 619 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: all right, Nate? So man, but I tell you what, so, 620 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 1: I gotta even ask you who you take. I already 621 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: know your score, bro, and you know what Nat is. 622 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: What's the score of Nate? All I need is one? 623 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 1: All I need is by one? But Nate, when you 624 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: wake up Sunday, which which part of our team? I mean, 625 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: which group is going to have to come ready to 626 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: play on Sunday? Understand this. We stop Detroit a fumble 627 00:35:57,680 --> 00:35:59,919 Speaker 1: and they will only up by I think seven points, 628 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:05,919 Speaker 1: and they literally abandoned the running game. Let's go, Matt, 629 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: even Flukes ain't going for that. If we don't have 630 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 1: these dudes seven to nine points, They're gonna continue to 631 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: pound that ball up into the fourth quarter of five 632 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,959 Speaker 1: minutes left when they forced to pass it. They're gonna 633 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: run that ball and they will hit us with some 634 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: play actual pass. Luke Gasky, I think it's their offensive cording. 635 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:25,959 Speaker 1: I'm telling I think they didn't found something. We're gonna 636 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: have to be on these guys. Our defense is gonna 637 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: have to shut the run down. So defensive line, sir, 638 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: defensive we're gonna have to shut it down. Don't play 639 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: with these guys. Shut the run down. B See what's 640 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: what group you're saying, what unit has to come to 641 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:42,799 Speaker 1: the stadium ready. I'm one hundred percent in agreement with Nate. 642 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: It's gonna have to be that D line. I think 643 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a battle of the trenches. You know, 644 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,879 Speaker 1: which which side is gonna be more hungry and want 645 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: it more versus their offensive line or our defensive line. Because, 646 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: like we said, this is a running team. You know, 647 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,880 Speaker 1: they got two good backs in Montgomery, they got Herbert 648 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 1: out there, and they got fields who can run that 649 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,719 Speaker 1: thing as well. So to me, it's gonna be a 650 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: battle of the trenches. I know the their offensive lines 651 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: kind of banged up. I know the center is kind 652 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,760 Speaker 1: of dealing with some things. They got a young tackle 653 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,919 Speaker 1: out there as well, but they're gonna come and they're 654 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: gonna play hard. They're gonna play extremely hard out there, 655 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,919 Speaker 1: and they run that rock they like, like they said, 656 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:15,200 Speaker 1: they're not gonna give up on it. You know, the 657 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 1: teams we've gone to get so far, Like if we 658 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: go all the way back to Cincinnati, you know, they 659 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 1: had to running game going against us a little bit, 660 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: but for some reason they just abandoned it. And they 661 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: let you know, this Dallas defense go hand with their 662 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: pass rushers. So this team, they won't abandon it. I 663 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: don't get if they're down two scores or one score, 664 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna keep running that ball. So this defensive line 665 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,480 Speaker 1: along with those linebackers, they got to step up and 666 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: ready to play big boy football because it's gonna be 667 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: a battle of the trenches for sure. Now, how have 668 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:44,720 Speaker 1: you enjoyed sitting in the stands watching a defense ball 669 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: like one defensive guy? I know that, but I mean 670 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure you're sitting there like, oh man, Michael, you 671 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 1: after my own heart. Yes, yet, I'll tell you what 672 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with the offense. Star Let Chicago come 673 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 1: in here, tripping feed Tony Pollitt. Yeah, let them you know, 674 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: because sometimes they don't have all the men in the 675 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: box and all that. Okay, come, come tripping right, we 676 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: feed Tony Pollitt our offensive line block good, We're just 677 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 1: gonna open up the pass right, and then we put 678 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 1: the nails in the coffin and once we run the score, yeah, 679 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: bout now playing out in space. Okay, So I gotta 680 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: ask you who you got either. So so you got 681 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: the offense, we got the defensive line. Look, I completely agree. 682 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: My thing has been, uh, this running game. That's the 683 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:50,440 Speaker 1: one thing that's giving me pausive about this matchup. We 684 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 1: talked about it all week. You know, we know that 685 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:56,360 Speaker 1: they have a formidable running game. They can't be overlooked. 686 00:38:56,920 --> 00:39:00,839 Speaker 1: Justin fields is dangerous and that part about it. I think, man, 687 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: our defensive line has got to stay on par. But 688 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,800 Speaker 1: I'm interested to see the effects of the trade that 689 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 1: they've made with with Hankins. Yeah I know Hankins from 690 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 1: Ohio State. Yeah, I love it. Oh yeah, we know 691 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:30,399 Speaker 1: where to gonna get him, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. 692 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 1: So what type of what type of effect do you 693 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,520 Speaker 1: believe that Hankins is gonna have for the Cowboys in 694 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: the running game. He's gonna well, he's gonna come and 695 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:42,560 Speaker 1: he's a winner. He's coming from that culture. Yeah, you know, 696 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:46,279 Speaker 1: he's not satisfied with losing. I think that he plays 697 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,160 Speaker 1: the run very good. But you know, I do want 698 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:53,399 Speaker 1: to add this though, If we keep our defense off 699 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:59,040 Speaker 1: the field. See see, if we keep our defense off 700 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,279 Speaker 1: the field, league, they're gonna cut I believe it. We 701 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: come out and we feed Pollard. Yeah, we're gonna catch 702 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:08,520 Speaker 1: them tripping. And I ain't talking about in space. Yeah, 703 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,719 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna catch them tripping because you're gonna 704 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:14,600 Speaker 1: disrespect us, you know, because they don't we can handle them. 705 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:20,799 Speaker 1: Oh man, man man, Yeah, and you know, okay, feed 706 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,400 Speaker 1: them thirty two thirty two minutes. Yeah, we needed thirty 707 00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:26,680 Speaker 1: two minutes from our offense. Yeah, we don't want to 708 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,040 Speaker 1: We don't want to have our defense out there. That's right. 709 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: We gotta keep that. That's the power of a run game. Yeah, offense. 710 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,560 Speaker 1: People don't understand how viable that is to the defense, 711 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: and especially going up against ebra Flus his defense that 712 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:45,320 Speaker 1: we know, Hey, we gotta run them out of certain coverages. 713 00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: That's what's gonna be pivotal. And that's why I start 714 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:50,880 Speaker 1: this whole conversation with how do you use Toning Pollard 715 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:55,200 Speaker 1: because you cannot abandon no running game? Dude, I agree, 716 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:58,640 Speaker 1: you cannot abandon the running game. And we talked about 717 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: it yesterday about the formula. Can't we stick to the 718 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:05,440 Speaker 1: formula that we know is a winning formula, which is 719 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:08,439 Speaker 1: more than what we say, thirty three runs a game, 720 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:12,440 Speaker 1: thirty three games, thirty three attempt a per game if 721 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,440 Speaker 1: you got seventy and Coach maccarthur talked about I need 722 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,600 Speaker 1: seventy plays or more. And I tell people, if you 723 00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:22,920 Speaker 1: can give me twenty five maybe twenty seven run tight plays, 724 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,680 Speaker 1: you can have that passed because I'm gonna spring glens 725 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:36,080 Speaker 1: just enough. Keep you honest. Pop say tripping, Yeah, because 726 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:39,040 Speaker 1: we gotta we we our offense have to. We have 727 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:42,160 Speaker 1: to unpose oh will on it. That's right, that's right. 728 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:47,879 Speaker 1: So they're gonna come in tripping. Remember said we're gonna 729 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,960 Speaker 1: say it on Monday. That's what it's gonna be all about. 730 00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:52,879 Speaker 1: How they came in here tripping and we ran it down, 731 00:41:53,239 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 1: ran down on them for offensive linemen. Yeah, I'm surprised 732 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,279 Speaker 1: you didn't say that the offensive lineman had to come 733 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:00,640 Speaker 1: ready to go. Oh no, no. We we talked about 734 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,879 Speaker 1: it yesterday and I've been talking on every show. You know. Uh, 735 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:07,560 Speaker 1: it's two or three people that didn't didn't welcome back 736 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,000 Speaker 1: back last week in the office line didn't welcome him back. 737 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: You're not in the writing proper fashion by protecting him. Yeah, 738 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: and so we need for them to be If this 739 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:18,520 Speaker 1: thing will come down to, like you said, the trenches, 740 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:24,280 Speaker 1: if all officers line play, well it's over. They can't struggle. 741 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:27,319 Speaker 1: I agree, yes, totally, we'll go. We'll gonna give us 742 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:29,680 Speaker 1: your prediction to score of the enamelance you say, well, man, 743 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna blow these dudes out. Man, I 744 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:41,800 Speaker 1: got us at a whopping three point win. That's whopping 745 00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:54,560 Speaker 1: three kill killer BC BC. What's it? What's what's your 746 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: prediction this score for this one? Boy's gonna win this game. 747 00:42:57,239 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give it a twenty four to ten. I 748 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:03,439 Speaker 1: think gonna it's gonna be like you wrap my mind 749 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: on the same day. All right, And how we get 750 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:11,799 Speaker 1: it done? Get me a description. Is it gonna run, 751 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:14,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna go on ground and we're going through the air. 752 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:16,120 Speaker 1: How we're doing We're gonna we're gonna own the time 753 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,879 Speaker 1: of possession, and that's try doing that. We're gonna stick 754 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:21,080 Speaker 1: with the game plan, meaning on that run, leaning on 755 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:23,560 Speaker 1: that defense, taking care of the football, and we're gonna 756 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,719 Speaker 1: get it done. Twenty four ten. Alright, twenty four ten, 757 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:27,960 Speaker 1: and you're going with the I'm going with twenty four 758 00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:32,719 Speaker 1: ten and the same thing just freed Tony Pollitt traditionally 759 00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:35,880 Speaker 1: as a running battery, right right, offensive alignment. Right, do 760 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:40,040 Speaker 1: you hold your will? But I'm about the zero first. 761 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 1: Let's not get pretty. Let's keep let's keep it straight. 762 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,920 Speaker 1: I'm blue collar. And how we gonna catch them? We 763 00:43:50,960 --> 00:44:02,400 Speaker 1: gonna catch them. Tripp, come in the get ripping out. Man, 764 00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 1: this is so awesome. Man. Let me I a man. 765 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:08,800 Speaker 1: Thank you, man. I appreciate you. No, man, thank you 766 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:11,640 Speaker 1: so much. And I would hey man and Stacey, let 767 00:44:11,719 --> 00:44:14,719 Speaker 1: me tell you every Friday when I when we're in 768 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:17,879 Speaker 1: the building, it gets kind of loud because I got 769 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:20,439 Speaker 1: to shout it out. So you may want to take 770 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:24,800 Speaker 1: which I want to feel, you want to let me 771 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:27,759 Speaker 1: feel it, Let me feel it with partners, and I 772 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:31,279 Speaker 1: hope your team win. This has been a production of 773 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:34,919 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Cloth