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

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Speaker 1: It is Thursy October fifteenth, twenty twenty, Season sixteen, episode

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Speaker 1: number forty five. Welcome to the latest edition of The Break.

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Speaker 1: We're alive from the s WBC Morriage Studios at the Star.

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Speaker 1: We're talking Cowboys football at you guys for forty five minutes.

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Speaker 1: We'll be joined here momentarily by Bucky Brooks, as he

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Speaker 1: does on every Thursday. He's gonna talk to us about

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Speaker 1: the opposing team's defense, in this case the Arizona Cardinals

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Speaker 1: against the Cowboys offense. But before we get to that,

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Speaker 1: I did want to catch up a little bit on

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Speaker 1: some news that came out this morning during coach McCarthy's

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Speaker 1: press conference talk about Laton Vanderish. Nick catch us up

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Speaker 1: on what he had to say about him. Well, he

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Speaker 1: says he's going to practice in full expects him to

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Speaker 1: mean you're gonna start doing that on Thursday of a

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Speaker 1: doesn't seem like that's that one that heals this quickly.

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Speaker 1: But maybe his does. They know more than me when

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Speaker 1: it comes to anything, but particularly you know, medical stuff.

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Speaker 1: You're selling yourself shortening night doctor. I'm I'm gonna take

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Speaker 1: you guys back Amber and Dave. I'm gonna take you

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Speaker 1: guys back to prior to the season. No, no, no,

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Speaker 1: prior to the season. And at the time, I'll speak

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Speaker 1: for myself, I thought this linebacking corps was gonna be

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Speaker 1: one of the strengths of this team. Then Layton goes out,

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Speaker 1: you think that's still what they can be at this point,

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Speaker 1: after what you've seen so far from Jalen and what

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Speaker 1: Go at your question, Nick, here, I was looking at Arizona.

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Speaker 1: deeper on the Cowboys versus the Cardinals, particularly the Cowboys

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Speaker 1: first talking about this wide receiver corps Cebee Lamb obviously

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Speaker 1: has been everything the Cowboys expected him to be, probably

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Speaker 1: a little more. Even this last game he was. He

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Speaker 1: had eight receptions on eleven targets, had one hundred and

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Speaker 1: twenty four yards, a second time this year he's gone

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Speaker 1: over one hundred yards. He was averaging fifteen point five

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Speaker 1: per reception, has long being twenty six yards. But all

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Speaker 1: that being said, he only played about fifty five percent

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Speaker 1: of the offensive snaps. That's thirty six out of sixty six. Now,

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Speaker 1: when you compare that to the other receivers Cooper at

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Speaker 1: sixty four he did forty two of the sixty six.

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Speaker 1: Gallup was the one that played the vast majority of

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Speaker 1: the game ninety seven percent of the offensive snap sixty

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Speaker 1: this team based upon the production that he's providing. Let's

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Speaker 1: start first with you, Nick, Well, I don't. I don't

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Speaker 1: know about that, I honestly, because what he's doing is amazing.

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Speaker 1: Because wide receivers are one of those positions that seemingly

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Speaker 1: takes the it's it's the toughest for them to jump

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Speaker 1: so much that you have to learn and all that.

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Speaker 1: So what he's done has been amazing. I think how

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Speaker 1: they're doing it is good. And I'll point this out

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Speaker 1: of all the plays he made in the game, he

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Speaker 1: probably the biggest play he made, in my opinion, wasn't

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Speaker 1: eight yard catch maybe or ten yard on first It

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Speaker 1: was Dalton's first pass. I mean, everybody's, you know, just

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Speaker 1: not sure what's even going on here. Dak's getting wheeled out.

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Speaker 1: Everyone's crying, and it's third down and he makes a

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Speaker 1: diving eight yard catch for a first down, and then

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Speaker 1: the next play the Cowboys score a touchdown. That was

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Speaker 1: a very very great catch and he had to change

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Speaker 1: his body, so he's doing everything. I think the Cowboys

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Speaker 1: were handling it just fine. Though. Honestly, Amber, I agree

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Speaker 1: with Nick. I like the way that they've been managing

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Speaker 1: the game, especially when you're talking about a group of

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Speaker 1: wide receivers that don't have a drastic They're not drastically

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Speaker 1: so I'm not mad about it. I like the balance

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Speaker 1: like Cee Lamb, who you know, it's not always easy

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Speaker 1: like what they're doing right now with them. Dave, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: Lamb's not really my issue. I mean, for better or

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Speaker 1: for worse, the Cowboys are not that team that's to

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Speaker 1: run eleven personnel eighty percent of the time. They like

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Speaker 1: to use their tight ends, even with Blake Jarwin hurt. Honestly,

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Speaker 1: with the problems with the offensive tackles, I don't even

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Speaker 1: begrudge them that. Like, it's probably a good idea to

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Speaker 1: have those guys in helping. What I think is curious

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Speaker 1: as Amari Cooper's snap counts, I think, yeah, you said

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Speaker 1: it was sixty three this past weekend. Everybody noticed there

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Speaker 1: were there were full possessions where it was Gallop, Cedric Wilson,

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Speaker 1: Don't get me wrong, I'm all in favor of them

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Speaker 1: most down after down important receiver. I mean, people scoff

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Speaker 1: at the possession receiver tag, But like, this is a

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Speaker 1: guy who can catch ten balls in a game and

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Speaker 1: just keep the chains moving. And we know he can

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Speaker 1: take over games downfield if the defense lets him too.

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Speaker 1: But for my money, nobody's more important to just catching eight, nine, ten,

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Speaker 1: eleven passes, many of which keep the chains moving, than

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Speaker 1: Amari Cooper. So Mike McCarthy makes it sound like it's

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Speaker 1: a load management thing, but at the same time, like

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Speaker 1: he's not really on the injury report. So that's that's

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Speaker 1: very curious to me, and I'm I'm gonna have a

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Speaker 1: close eye on his snap count because I think it's

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Speaker 1: weird that he would only get sixty three percent of

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Speaker 1: the snaps. Amber how much do you read into the

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Speaker 1: fact that he's only getting sixty four percent and Gallops

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Speaker 1: getting ninety seven percent. You know that that's something that

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Speaker 1: I did notice last game, and it's like he keeps

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Speaker 1: kind of somewhat decreasing a little bit. And because he's

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Speaker 1: we know his battle with the foot injury for the

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Speaker 1: longest time, but that's not showing up on the injury report.

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Speaker 1: And then at the same time, I'm like, Okay, I

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Speaker 1: know he's not necessarily being a very consistent guy. But

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Speaker 1: at the same time, well, they've been playing home games

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Speaker 1: right now, and his issue has always been on the road,

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Speaker 1: so maybe that's not the issue either. So I don't

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Speaker 1: know if if maybe it's something that they're noticing more

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Speaker 1: during the week rather than on game and they just

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Speaker 1: practice wise. But other than that, there's nothing I can

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Speaker 1: necessarily pinpoint because they we don't get to see the

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Speaker 1: whole practice, So maybe I'm just gonna think that it's

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Speaker 1: based on how these guys are performing during the week. Nick.

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Speaker 1: You know, I'm just looking at the overall snap count

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Speaker 1: of the of the season, and yeah, ninety three for

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Speaker 1: Gallup and eighty one for for Cooper. Um. You know,

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Speaker 1: what's surprising to me is the one hundred percent of

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Speaker 1: the snaps against Cleveland for Michael Gallup. That's obviously, um

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Speaker 1: the position that he's playing on the field, and I

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Speaker 1: think that Cedric Wilson and Noah Brown have come in

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Speaker 1: and especially playing some of the slot stuff has really

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Speaker 1: you know, probably taken CD off the field it sometimes,

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Speaker 1: but you know, it doesn't seem like there's anybody that

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Speaker 1: that's a big you know, field stretcher, like like Gallup.

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Speaker 1: So I think, you know, you want them to all

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Speaker 1: kind of compliment each other a little bit more, and

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Speaker 1: I think that that will happen. I don't think this

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Speaker 1: is a huge problem. I mean, this isn't really where

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Speaker 1: their problems are, you know, I mean, I know what

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Speaker 1: you're saying, but I just think that this is this

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Speaker 1: is okay, it's the other side of the ball that

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Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, And quite frankly, again, I wasn't I

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Speaker 1: don't think it's actually a problem for the Cowboys because

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Speaker 1: they're getting the most production out of them. And I

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Speaker 1: have always been a proponent of the idea of using

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Speaker 1: the data that's available to you to do whatever you

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Speaker 1: need to do to protect your players. And if they're

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Speaker 1: if they're rationale that they're giving, which it sounds like

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Speaker 1: this is what it is, that they're trying to manage

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Speaker 1: his workloads so that he doesn't end up on the

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Speaker 1: injury report and he doesn't end up missing games, which

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Speaker 1: we know have been problems for him in the past,

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Speaker 1: then I'm all for it, especially again, if you're getting

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Speaker 1: the production you need. Both out of him and also

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Speaker 1: out of CD Lamb and then Michael Gallup as well. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean Bucky said his numbers are down. Took the

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Speaker 1: words right out of my mouth. Good right, go ahead, No,

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Speaker 1: go ahead, Dave. No, Yeah, that's exactly what I wanted

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Speaker 1: to say. Sorry. Nick. Is like, I don't necessarily think

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Speaker 1: it's a problem. I just think it's interesting. And we

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Speaker 1: all know you don't have to be on the injury

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Speaker 1: So you know, if they think this is going to

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Speaker 1: help Amari Cooper play the best sixteen games possible, I'm

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Speaker 1: fine with that. I just think it's interesting. Yeah, I

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Speaker 1: mean the thing about it is is that if Cooper

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Speaker 1: does what he's done and just on pace, I mean

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Speaker 1: I think he'll set the Cowboys single season record for catches.

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Speaker 1: I mean, so his numbers, you know, he's averaging ten

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Speaker 1: point nine, you would expect a little bit more. He

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Speaker 1: does have the longest catch of the season, but for

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys, but I mean his on pace to get

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Speaker 1: one twenty five or something it catches, that's I think

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Speaker 1: that's the record. That would be a Cowboys record at least,

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Speaker 1: So you know, the fact that you got other guys

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Speaker 1: that are kind of stretching the field a little bit.

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Speaker 1: If that's a possession receiver, that's fine. I mean, Michael

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Speaker 1: Thomas is a possession receiver and I'll take him all

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Speaker 1: day long. So right, and if he's getting it, like

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Speaker 1: you said, if he's getting the production he's getting even

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Speaker 1: with less snaps, that means you're doing something right. You

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Speaker 1: want to get maximum maximal everyone possession receiver. Yeah, exactly,

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Speaker 1: all right, We're gonna take our final break. When we

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Speaker 1: now in the Arizona Cardinals. Who has Bucky told us

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Speaker 1: So let's jump back in. I wanted to talk about

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Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott this last game. He had nineteen runs for

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Speaker 1: ninety one yards, two touchdowns, four point eight average. Um.

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Speaker 1: They look like they're in parts of games. It reminded

682
00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:28,560
Speaker 1: me of of what we saw from Jason Garrett's offense

683
00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:31,000
Speaker 1: early when he became the head coach with the Cowboys.

684
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,359
Speaker 1: They'd have these games where things were seemingly kind of

685
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:38,200
Speaker 1: a little shaky, and they would just have a run drive.

686
00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,279
Speaker 1: Like literally, they would just run, run, run, run, and

687
00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:43,799
Speaker 1: they're getting three or four yards every run and just

688
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,239
Speaker 1: picking up first downs and keep running and keep running it.

689
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Speaker 1: And that's what it felt like. And that's the kind

690
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Speaker 1: of commitment to the run I don't think we'd seen

691
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:53,919
Speaker 1: around here in some time. That all being said, how

692
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Speaker 1: do you assess Zeke's play this last game? Do you

693
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Speaker 1: think he was getting as much as he could possibly

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Speaker 1: get out of those runs or do you think it

695
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Speaker 1: was you know, do you think that maybe there was

696
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Speaker 1: some room for improvement on Zeke's part with regards to

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Speaker 1: how they were running the ball on Sunday. Let's start

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Speaker 1: first to you, Dave. I mean, you know, we can

699
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Speaker 1: go back to the argument of you know, the explosiveness,

700
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Speaker 1: and I think you know, Zeke's only run of more

701
00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,440
Speaker 1: than fifteen yards this season was the one that he

702
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:22,360
Speaker 1: fumbled against Cleveland. But I've just I've been so impressed

703
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:26,239
Speaker 1: by his physicality and the way that you know, it

704
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:29,439
Speaker 1: tipped and this wasn't that wasn't always the case last year,

705
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,359
Speaker 1: but this year it really seems like it takes two

706
00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:36,680
Speaker 1: or three tacklers to stop him, whereas last year there

707
00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,760
Speaker 1: were times where it almost felt like he was looking

708
00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,720
Speaker 1: for contacts so he could go down. Maybe that's a matter,

709
00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,239
Speaker 1: you know, a matter of not being properly conditioned. But

710
00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,920
Speaker 1: he seems like he's in great condition, because even if

711
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,400
Speaker 1: the runs aren't long, they're punishing and they're hard to stop.

712
00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,040
Speaker 1: So I've been really impressed by his physicality and and

713
00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:58,399
Speaker 1: his finish I guess you could say, uh, and and

714
00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,480
Speaker 1: they're going to need that to to help to help

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00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:07,760
Speaker 1: their offense without Dak. If I had to guess, maybe

716
00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:11,560
Speaker 1: my memory is completely serving me wrong. But I see

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00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,799
Speaker 1: it completely opposite from what Dave just said. I feel

718
00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:21,000
Speaker 1: like I feel like previous years and again because the

719
00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,799
Speaker 1: Cowboys have had to rely more on the running game

720
00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:27,080
Speaker 1: and on Zeke based on you know, Dad wasn't playing

721
00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,120
Speaker 1: like like he was playing this year in previous years,

722
00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:34,040
Speaker 1: so the passing game looked completely different in that aspect um.

723
00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,280
Speaker 1: I feel like Zeke has always been that guy who's

724
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:42,000
Speaker 1: able to push for those extra yards and just get

725
00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,800
Speaker 1: those extra dirty yards because he's so he's so strong,

726
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,960
Speaker 1: he's so strong to push to push off defenders. But

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00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:52,719
Speaker 1: this year he just doesn't seem like the zek that

728
00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:57,000
Speaker 1: we are used to seeing. In my perspective, he's still

729
00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,839
Speaker 1: doing okay, he's still doing fine as far as just

730
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:05,120
Speaker 1: him personally and like physically, but at the same time,

731
00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:09,839
Speaker 1: the running game just hasn't been as productive as I

732
00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:13,439
Speaker 1: feel like we're used to seeing. Nick. I mean, what's

733
00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,359
Speaker 1: the phrase, like hold my beer? Is that what I mean?

734
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,520
Speaker 1: You don't think he's as physical and I don't know,

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Speaker 1: I mean, I kind of agree with both of him,

736
00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,000
Speaker 1: but I know this against the Cardinals. This guy's gonna

737
00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:27,359
Speaker 1: run his ass off like he is gonna absolutely, he's

738
00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,080
Speaker 1: gonna do everything he can possibly do. He's gonna try

739
00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,440
Speaker 1: to run over, jump over people. You're gonna now, I

740
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:35,640
Speaker 1: hope he hangs onto the ball because sometimes when you're

741
00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,600
Speaker 1: focused on some of that other stuff, but he is

742
00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,719
Speaker 1: gonna straight run over people. And if and if I

743
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:42,120
Speaker 1: heard Bucky say this is kind of a finesse defense,

744
00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,440
Speaker 1: he's gonna attack them. He's gonna play pissed off football

745
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:50,120
Speaker 1: because his dude, his brother is not there. He's gonna

746
00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:52,920
Speaker 1: be on the sideline baby or whatever, but he's not

747
00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:54,919
Speaker 1: there handing the ball off to him. And you watch

748
00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,439
Speaker 1: the emotion that Zeke runs with this week, I think

749
00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,319
Speaker 1: he's gonna play probably one of his best games. That's why.

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Speaker 1: I mean we saw it in a touchdown. Yeah, Scott

751
00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,120
Speaker 1: saw it. He was on holding the camera. I was like,

752
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:09,239
Speaker 1: almost got taken out there. He was intense. Yeah, I

753
00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:10,759
Speaker 1: mean that was where I was gonna go next. Though,

754
00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,160
Speaker 1: when you think about this, this defense that they're gonna play,

755
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,319
Speaker 1: and Bucky said it that that essentially their objective is

756
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Speaker 1: get to the quarterback, which means when you have defenses

757
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:20,839
Speaker 1: like that that are ultra aggressive and blitzing and trying

758
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:24,040
Speaker 1: to get the quarterback, they do create these holes, naturally

759
00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,520
Speaker 1: create these holes. How much do you think the Cowboys

760
00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:28,560
Speaker 1: are in a position to take advantage of that? Though?

761
00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:31,200
Speaker 1: Because they do have these guys now we've talked about

762
00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:33,960
Speaker 1: over and over again night still be honest, they have

763
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,600
Speaker 1: a lot of unproven guys playing right now on their

764
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Speaker 1: offensive line. Are the Cowboys in a position to be

765
00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:41,440
Speaker 1: able to take advantage of that or even against the

766
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,560
Speaker 1: team that may create those opportunities for him? Gonna start

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Speaker 1: first with you Amber. You know, it's very difficult for

768
00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,880
Speaker 1: me to make an assessment right now because based on

769
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Speaker 1: their game against the Giants, I they seem okay, they

770
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,640
Speaker 1: made me feel like it was it was okay, it's

771
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,680
Speaker 1: gonna be okay. They're gonna be able to handle it

772
00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:04,080
Speaker 1: and get better and just kind of make all those

773
00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:07,640
Speaker 1: pieces glued together and work as a whole team offensively.

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Speaker 1: But then again, I have to stop myself and remember, Okay,

775
00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:16,480
Speaker 1: these were the Giants. So it's hard for me to

776
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:21,720
Speaker 1: kind of put those two things aside and fully assess

777
00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:24,840
Speaker 1: that what that's gonna mean for the offensive line and

778
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,600
Speaker 1: their abilities to create holes as far as like the

779
00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:31,000
Speaker 1: Running Game specifically, Zeke is a guy that can find

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00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:34,439
Speaker 1: a hole anywhere, like he will look for he It's

781
00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:37,839
Speaker 1: crazy how skill he is in that way. But it's

782
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:41,160
Speaker 1: just very hard standing here today on a Thursday for

783
00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:45,040
Speaker 1: me to fully tell you what my assessment is at

784
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:51,120
Speaker 1: this point, Dave, I'll tell you this. I mean, yeah, yes,

785
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,879
Speaker 1: they can take advantage of this team. And I think

786
00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:56,520
Speaker 1: Bucky's dead on about you know, screens and trying to

787
00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:59,000
Speaker 1: take care of their aggressive or I mean, excuse me,

788
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,480
Speaker 1: take advantage of their aggres. But the one thing I

789
00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,160
Speaker 1: don't want to see and maybe I don't know, maybe

790
00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,799
Speaker 1: me and Bucky, buttheads on this. But like I think

791
00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:11,040
Speaker 1: about Tony Dungee if you watch his work on Sunday nights,

792
00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,800
Speaker 1: like there seems to be this this current of thought

793
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,080
Speaker 1: that like, in order to protect Andy Dalton, you just

794
00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:21,120
Speaker 1: need to charge Zeke into a brick wall one hundred

795
00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:23,960
Speaker 1: times and that'll help you win. And I hate that

796
00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:28,000
Speaker 1: because I think you're actually doing Andy Dalton at disservice

797
00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:30,320
Speaker 1: by doing that. I mean, if you're running on first

798
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,839
Speaker 1: and second down regularly and putting yourself in obvious passing situations.

799
00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:38,480
Speaker 1: That's how you get a backup quarterback murdered behind backup

800
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:42,560
Speaker 1: offensive tackles. I think they need to be unpredictable. They

801
00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:45,120
Speaker 1: still need to be throwing the ball scared money, don't

802
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,680
Speaker 1: make money. Andy Dalton has been to three Pro Bowls. Like,

803
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,239
Speaker 1: you can't you can't pair this thing down to be

804
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:55,400
Speaker 1: so basic that you're just charging Zeke ahead because you

805
00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:57,000
Speaker 1: think that's going to help you win. So, yes, that

806
00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,560
Speaker 1: they can take advantage Zeke should be able to have

807
00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:03,520
Speaker 1: a nice day at the office. But if they're gonna

808
00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,960
Speaker 1: try to play you know, nineteen eighty five football because

809
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:08,759
Speaker 1: they don't have Dak, I think they're in for a

810
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:13,520
Speaker 1: bad time. Oh. I think they definitely have the weapons

811
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:16,560
Speaker 1: to do that and to offset blitz is because they

812
00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:20,000
Speaker 1: they've got playmakers in the open field like uh, you know,

813
00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:23,120
Speaker 1: CD and Gallup and and and Cooper that that can

814
00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:27,160
Speaker 1: get off the coverage quickly. Um. And you know, so

815
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,480
Speaker 1: if Patrick Peterson can't cover everybody, you know, obviously, I

816
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:32,560
Speaker 1: mean he can take one guy, but I think that

817
00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:34,799
Speaker 1: you know, he'll probably be better for the Cardinals for

818
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,640
Speaker 1: him to just stay on one side. But if he's

819
00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:40,399
Speaker 1: going to chase someone, and you know that that means

820
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,840
Speaker 1: the other guys are gonna have to travel those two uh,

821
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:44,880
Speaker 1: those other two spots too. But yeah, I think I

822
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:46,959
Speaker 1: think it's going to be a really a chess match

823
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:50,080
Speaker 1: because they can blitz all they want to. But Andy Dalton,

824
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:53,400
Speaker 1: I mean, Andy Dalton is a more accurate quarterback I

825
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:56,480
Speaker 1: think than than than Dak. I mean, and and just

826
00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:59,480
Speaker 1: those passes like that. Now, Dak brings a totally different

827
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:01,759
Speaker 1: type of game to the you know, and and I'm

828
00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:04,520
Speaker 1: not trying to piss off the Cowboys nation by that,

829
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,760
Speaker 1: but I mean, I think it's it's safe to say

830
00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:10,640
Speaker 1: that that's not what Dak's best thing is is an accuracy. Um,

831
00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,600
Speaker 1: he's getting there though, He's getting there, and he's been

832
00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,600
Speaker 1: he's been playing great. But I think against the blitz

833
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:18,480
Speaker 1: and things like this, I think Andy Dalton can carve

834
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Speaker 1: him up if if they can just keep him, you know,

835
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:24,360
Speaker 1: block just enough, right, And that's that's the issue. And

836
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Speaker 1: that's the question I'm going to post back to you

837
00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:29,680
Speaker 1: guys is, Yeah, I think Dandy Dalton and we talked this,

838
00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:32,840
Speaker 1: uh with Bucky about this yesterday, but he could be

839
00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:34,880
Speaker 1: a really good quarterback. From what Bucky says, he can

840
00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:36,920
Speaker 1: be a really good quarterback when he has time, when

841
00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:39,600
Speaker 1: he had when he's protected. Well, when you've got two

842
00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:43,560
Speaker 1: tackles that are inexperienced playing out there, how how how

843
00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:45,799
Speaker 1: convinced are you that they can give him the time

844
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:48,080
Speaker 1: he needs in order to in order to carve them up,

845
00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:51,000
Speaker 1: especially against the team And we talked about this earlier

846
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:54,000
Speaker 1: as well, where you don't have one particular pass rusher

847
00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:55,400
Speaker 1: that you need to pay attention to so you can

848
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,600
Speaker 1: double him, chip him, do all those things. This is

849
00:42:57,640 --> 00:42:59,799
Speaker 1: coming from you a lot of different angles, and there's

850
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,360
Speaker 1: some confusing stuff, probably that they're gonna throw out the Cowboys.

851
00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,520
Speaker 1: How convince you this offensive why I can hold up Dave?

852
00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:06,799
Speaker 1: I mean, Nick, I'm not really convinced that they that

853
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:09,399
Speaker 1: they can. I think you gotta get the ball out quickly. Um,

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Speaker 1: and I think that it's like I said, it's a

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Speaker 1: chess match. Though they're gonna be blitz and all, because

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Speaker 1: when you blitz all over the field, um, you better

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Speaker 1: get it blocked up. You know, if Zach Martin gets

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Speaker 1: his guy, then then you can you can bust a

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00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:23,720
Speaker 1: run right up the middle on them. So it's gonna

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00:43:23,719 --> 00:43:26,880
Speaker 1: be it's gonna be a fun game because the Cardinals,

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Speaker 1: I mean, they do all that trickery stuff because they

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Speaker 1: kind of have to. I'm just not convinced that the

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Speaker 1: Cardinals are all that good. I mean, they haven't beaten

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Speaker 1: anyone yet either, and so the Cowboys aren't good either.

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Speaker 1: So this is this is that's why it's a you

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Speaker 1: know what two point line right now, it's it's pretty

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Speaker 1: much a toss up. Dave. Uh, yeah, no, I'm really

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Speaker 1: concerned if if they're in these obvious situations, like I mean,

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Speaker 1: this is football one on one, but especially right now,

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Speaker 1: you just can't afford to I'll use Jason Garrett phrase

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Speaker 1: like be behind schedule. You know, you take in sacks

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Speaker 1: or you're putting yourself into third and eight or third

873
00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:11,160
Speaker 1: and ten situations that's not conducive to the success, and

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00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:13,000
Speaker 1: that you know you're gonna you're gonna have to find

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00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:17,319
Speaker 1: ways to offset that. M screens is obvious, but yeah,

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00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:21,200
Speaker 1: maybe you mix in a drop play. Shoot. I'm the

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Speaker 1: one that said you've got to tweak the offense because

878
00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:26,000
Speaker 1: Andy's not the same. But you know what, they probably

879
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:28,600
Speaker 1: wouldn't see coming as a quarterback keeper from Andy Dalton.

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00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:30,879
Speaker 1: Not saying you should do it a lot, but these

881
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:33,879
Speaker 1: are the types of, you know, misdirections that you can

882
00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:37,160
Speaker 1: use to take advantage of an aggressive chill out. I

883
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:41,720
Speaker 1: hate any crazy stuff hopping in again, scared money, don't

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Speaker 1: make money. I'm just saying you gottah, yeah, go ahead. Well,

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Speaker 1: I just think this is interesting this year, Dak Prescott.

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00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,520
Speaker 1: You know, obviously, in the last decade, Cam Newton's got

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00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,640
Speaker 1: the most rushing touchdown sixty two. Dad. This year's got

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00:44:56,680 --> 00:45:00,840
Speaker 1: I think three. He's passed Andy Dalton or second players

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Speaker 1: on rushing touchdowns by quarterbacks. I didn't know that Andy

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Speaker 1: Dalton was up that high, twenty two. If Russell Wilson

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Speaker 1: has nineteen, this is since twenty and eleven. M Josh

892
00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:14,359
Speaker 1: Allen's got twenty. So he's coming in fast year from

893
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:17,360
Speaker 1: the from the Bills. But I mean, you know he's

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00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:18,960
Speaker 1: not He's not a I mean, it was what we

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00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:21,920
Speaker 1: talked about Monday, right, He's not the what you consider

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00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,600
Speaker 1: to be the statue that sits in the pocket. He

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00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:27,560
Speaker 1: may not be you know, Russell Wilson, he may not be.

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00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:29,960
Speaker 1: You know, those guys that are just their game, they

899
00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:32,280
Speaker 1: really can kill you. Running the ball, but that doesn't

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00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:35,440
Speaker 1: mean he can't take opportunities and be able to do

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00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,560
Speaker 1: something with them. I will just point this out as well,

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Speaker 1: and you noticed it in the last game at the

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00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:40,520
Speaker 1: beginning of the game. I think you're going to see

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00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:42,040
Speaker 1: even more of it as they go down the line.

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Speaker 1: Cowboys started the game with two bootlegs. Cowboys used quite

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00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:47,960
Speaker 1: a bit of screens. Cowboys use up tempo quite a

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00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:51,080
Speaker 1: bit to not allow that their opponent to be able

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00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:53,839
Speaker 1: to substitute. I think all three of those things will

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00:45:53,840 --> 00:45:56,040
Speaker 1: be critical and you will look. I expect to see

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00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:58,759
Speaker 1: a lot of that from this offensive, particularly early in

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00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:01,239
Speaker 1: the game, because I think that how they'll slow down

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00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:03,239
Speaker 1: that pass rush, they'll slow down those blitz is just

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00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:05,879
Speaker 1: a bit, just enough to make them a little more

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00:46:05,880 --> 00:46:08,239
Speaker 1: hesitant in doing it, and then they'll be able to

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00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:09,960
Speaker 1: get into their regular offense. But I think those are

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Speaker 1: some of the things that they've already shown they're willing

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Speaker 1: to do in order to help their offensive line out

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Speaker 1: a little bit. All right, we appreciate you joining us.

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Speaker 1: You know a great amber. I was just gonna say

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Speaker 1: the one thing that I think gives me a little

921
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:29,640
Speaker 1: bit of ease is because of Andy Dalton's am I

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00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:32,319
Speaker 1: note of experience. I feel like he's gonna be a

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00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:34,920
Speaker 1: guy that will just throw the ball away if it

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00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:38,080
Speaker 1: feels some pressure coming. That he's not gonna have a

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00:46:38,120 --> 00:46:43,120
Speaker 1: be throwing interceptions instantly. He has the experience to know, Okay,

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00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:45,400
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna toss this ball and throw it away,

927
00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:47,800
Speaker 1: even though I mean, that doesn't make it any better

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00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:51,680
Speaker 1: really because you're still not completing it past. But I

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00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:55,880
Speaker 1: think that my expectations as far as like, okay, getting

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00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:59,640
Speaker 1: pressure and having to throw balls that could possibly be intercepted,

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00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:03,239
Speaker 1: are lower than what I would feel like if it

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Speaker 1: was any other quarterback than Ay Dalton. That's a great point,

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Speaker 1: and I think that's going to be really important to

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Speaker 1: how successful they are is how well he can do

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Speaker 1: with diagnosing things and then making the smart play quickly.

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Speaker 1: All Right, we appreciate you, guys, joann Us, we're back tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: We'll tell you what we think is gonna happen on

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Speaker 1: Monday night for this Monday night game, Cowboys versus Cardinals.

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Speaker 1: So then, for Nick Eatman, Dave helm and Amber Garcia,

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Speaker 1: I am Derek Eagleton. This has been the Break Live

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