WEBVTT - Talkin' Cowboys: Dissecting D-Law's Tag 0:00:01.520 --> 0:00:06.760 This He's talking Cowboys Screaming live from the Dallas Cowboys 0:00:06.800 --> 0:00:17.280 World headquarters at the Star in Frisco. Here are Mickey Spagnola, 0:00:17.520 --> 0:00:23.120 Bryan Brats, Rob Phillips, and Taylor Stern. Welcome everybody into 0:00:23.160 --> 0:00:26.760 the SWBC Mortgage Studio. It is talking Tuesday, and we 0:00:26.840 --> 0:00:31.000 have some technical difficulties, but we are on and rolling here. 0:00:31.400 --> 0:00:34.320 I got Robin Brian Mickey still you know growing that 0:00:34.400 --> 0:00:37.120 beard somewhere. He'll be back soon. Do we know where 0:00:37.120 --> 0:00:41.840 he is? We we don't know the man of the wilderness, 0:00:41.880 --> 0:00:46.720 and we'll just let that go. Yeah, probably skiing. Yeah, 0:00:46.720 --> 0:00:49.120 we'll be fine. Are you guys glad to be back though, 0:00:49.159 --> 0:00:51.760 after your indie trip? Yeah, there's still a lot of 0:00:51.760 --> 0:00:53.720 work to do, would you say? Fifty days till the draft? 0:00:54.120 --> 0:00:56.760 Fifty one to day fifty tomorrow, so yeah, and the 0:00:56.840 --> 0:01:00.680 Draft show rolling right after this, right after this twelve fifteen. Yeah, 0:01:00.680 --> 0:01:03.520 I get this magazine we're working on, just grind it 0:01:03.560 --> 0:01:07.560 on tape. Just yeah, I mean, it's just it's a 0:01:07.560 --> 0:01:10.679 little bit different because we've added a couple more guys 0:01:10.760 --> 0:01:13.560 to every position, so that makes it a little bit 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:16.200 of a different aspect for me. But yeah, I'm looking 0:01:16.240 --> 0:01:18.800 forward to kind of getting that thing done into the month, 0:01:18.800 --> 0:01:21.759 hopefully be out first of April. It's hilarious because when 0:01:21.760 --> 0:01:26.160 Brian does start looking at guys early December December and like, 0:01:26.400 --> 0:01:28.319 why is he doing that? You know, it's so far 0:01:28.360 --> 0:01:30.160 away from now, and then all of a sudden you 0:01:30.280 --> 0:01:34.080 blink in it's time. Yeah. I just it's amazing. Once 0:01:34.080 --> 0:01:35.959 you get done with the combine, then now you're into 0:01:36.000 --> 0:01:37.880 Pro days, and once the Pro days start, you're going 0:01:37.920 --> 0:01:40.360 to draft. That's just the way it is. I mean, 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:42.920 it's it's crazy and hopefully we'll get hit some Pro days, 0:01:42.959 --> 0:01:47.160 but that's a that's a draft show day. Absolutely. And guys, 0:01:47.160 --> 0:01:51.040 if you are interested in being in the DFW area 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:54.160 at AT and T Stadium for the NFL Draft, there 0:01:54.280 --> 0:01:56.840 is still time to sign up on the NFL Fan 0:01:56.960 --> 0:02:00.120 Mobile Pass. You have until March four teams duce so 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:02.800 then it's kind of just luck of the draw lottery, yeah, 0:02:02.920 --> 0:02:05.040 to get those draft tickets. But you still have the 0:02:05.080 --> 0:02:08.200 time to do so. And if you guys have been 0:02:08.200 --> 0:02:10.840 on Twitter lately, you might have seen that, just like 0:02:10.919 --> 0:02:13.560 we all did, DeMarcus Lawrence found out that he did, 0:02:13.720 --> 0:02:17.400 in fact get franchise tagged ahead of today's deadline at 0:02:17.400 --> 0:02:21.160 three pm, which was awesome. Yeah. I think DeMarcus Lawrence 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:25.760 has handled the franchise tag situation as well as probably anyone, 0:02:26.080 --> 0:02:29.680 right right, well, yeah, yeah, I mean he's thirteen million dollars. 0:02:29.720 --> 0:02:33.720 I mean, it's what you made last year. It's slightly 0:02:33.720 --> 0:02:36.560 below what I made. Yeah, so I'm trying to do 0:02:36.639 --> 0:02:39.280 my taxes right now. It's a little difficult. But no, 0:02:39.760 --> 0:02:41.920 you know, this is this is kind of where I 0:02:42.000 --> 0:02:44.400 was going here. This is I'm okay with what the 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:47.200 Cowboys did here, and I understand they couldn't get a 0:02:47.240 --> 0:02:50.160 deal done with Lawrence. I mean for a long term, 0:02:50.320 --> 0:02:53.160 and this will buy him, buy him an opportunity to 0:02:53.200 --> 0:02:56.679 do that, but make him, make him play another year, 0:02:57.160 --> 0:03:00.480 make him show you that he's worth you know, the 0:03:00.760 --> 0:03:03.440 amount of money that you're going to have to use 0:03:03.520 --> 0:03:06.800 to sign him long term. He seems fine with that. 0:03:07.400 --> 0:03:10.040 He won Twitter yesterday, by the way, Oh he won Twitter. 0:03:10.080 --> 0:03:12.160 I mean, you know, immediately Charon, Hey, I didn't know 0:03:12.240 --> 0:03:15.920 this was even happening. Thanks everyone, then saying you know, 0:03:16.040 --> 0:03:18.960 while I'm on here, Dez caught it. Then later in 0:03:18.960 --> 0:03:22.240 the evening, his family only left him one slice of pizza, 0:03:22.240 --> 0:03:26.920 humbled him and Brandon he echoed your tax messages. Funny gift. 0:03:26.960 --> 0:03:30.120 But absolutely. How great is it that he actually signed 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:32.920 the tender last night? Well, I think it's good from 0:03:32.960 --> 0:03:37.160 the standpoint of there's no contentiousness, and there was. You know, 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:38.800 I think there was a little bit with Dez Bryant 0:03:38.800 --> 0:03:40.720 three years ago and he didn't want to sign the tag, 0:03:40.800 --> 0:03:45.600 didn't sign the tag, and you went four months of okay, 0:03:45.760 --> 0:03:48.320 can we get something done? Is he going to hold 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:50.880 out all that kind of stuff? That's not the case here. 0:03:50.960 --> 0:03:53.840 It reminds me of I think Anthony Spencer several years 0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:56.680 ago signed the franchise tag, like, okay, you want to 0:03:56.680 --> 0:03:59.000 give me twelve million guaranteed right on the spot? Fine, 0:03:59.000 --> 0:04:01.480 where do I sign about twenty four million dollars for 0:04:01.560 --> 0:04:04.600 playing one year? Not bad? And I think, you know, 0:04:04.800 --> 0:04:07.360 it's like Dave tweeted yesterday, imagine if you find out 0:04:07.360 --> 0:04:09.920 on Twitter that you're gonna be handed seventeen million bucks, 0:04:10.160 --> 0:04:14.200 you know it's not a bad gig. And so yeah, 0:04:14.240 --> 0:04:16.640 there's that too. That's the thing. Obviously, he's gonna want 0:04:16.680 --> 0:04:19.960 long term security, and you know the Cowboys have said 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:21.440 they want to try to work something with him. They 0:04:21.440 --> 0:04:25.840 haven't until July sixteenth to do so, but we'll see. 0:04:25.880 --> 0:04:28.640 I mean, maybe he winds up just playing on the tag, 0:04:28.880 --> 0:04:31.640 and if he's okay with that, fine, that would give 0:04:31.720 --> 0:04:34.640 him an opportunity to maybe cash in even more next 0:04:34.720 --> 0:04:37.960 year if he has another big time sack season, and 0:04:38.000 --> 0:04:40.000 from the Cowboys standpoint, maybe it's a win win. You 0:04:40.040 --> 0:04:43.880 see him try to replicate what he's done last year, 0:04:44.000 --> 0:04:45.760 make it two years in a row, because last year 0:04:45.839 --> 0:04:47.760 was the first time he's ever had, you know, double 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:50.080 digit sacks and been a Pro Bowl type guy. So 0:04:50.120 --> 0:04:52.600 maybe it's a win win type deal. Of course, if 0:04:52.600 --> 0:04:56.440 I'm the player, any player typically doesn't like the franchise tag. 0:04:56.480 --> 0:04:58.320 You want that long term security, like you said, Brian, 0:04:58.360 --> 0:05:01.080 you want some some gart money to go along with 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:04.320 that guaranteed stuff. But I like that, you know, if 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:06.240 he does, like you said, make him play for it, 0:05:06.480 --> 0:05:09.120 I love that. Yeah. Because of the fact then you 0:05:09.240 --> 0:05:12.520 have all your answers to the questions of people saying, well, 0:05:12.520 --> 0:05:15.960 he's had two back surgeries, he's had a suspension that 0:05:16.080 --> 0:05:18.720 really took him out most of the season. Now those 0:05:18.760 --> 0:05:21.080 answers are like, well that was in the past, because 0:05:21.120 --> 0:05:24.000 now back to back season, he's proven to you he 0:05:24.160 --> 0:05:26.560 is a sack leader, he's a dominant pass rusher in 0:05:26.600 --> 0:05:29.360 this league. He deserves a long term deal. I think 0:05:29.360 --> 0:05:32.599 that also shows that his willingness to cooperate with the 0:05:32.720 --> 0:05:36.320 organization is a benefit. Yeah, I mean you don't see 0:05:36.320 --> 0:05:38.320 that too frequently. I mean you look at what's going 0:05:38.360 --> 0:05:40.200 on right now with the Steelers and layby on bail 0:05:40.520 --> 0:05:43.120 and that they would say undoubtedly that what he didn't 0:05:43.200 --> 0:05:47.120 last season kind of affected his regular season. Sure, so 0:05:47.240 --> 0:05:50.599 I'm with it. Yeah, I don't think there's any doubt 0:05:50.640 --> 0:05:54.000 that that Lawrence, if he goes with the same goes 0:05:54.000 --> 0:05:56.240 about the same way that he went through it last 0:05:56.320 --> 0:06:00.120 year getting ready for the season. You know, the offseason program, 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:04.880 whatever he did to change his workouts, eating habits, whatever 0:06:04.920 --> 0:06:07.720 he did. He needs to go back to that program 0:06:07.760 --> 0:06:09.680 and and and do as well. I don't have a 0:06:09.760 --> 0:06:12.599 doubt that, you know that he'll be ready to go again. 0:06:12.720 --> 0:06:16.440 I I it kind of these these contracts are just 0:06:16.520 --> 0:06:20.440 making me think though about you know what contract is 0:06:20.440 --> 0:06:22.200 the next one that all the fans are gonna be 0:06:22.200 --> 0:06:24.839 mad about? You know that. I mean, you want to 0:06:24.839 --> 0:06:27.760 make these guys earn the contract you want to make them. 0:06:27.800 --> 0:06:30.000 You know, everybody's been getting on Jerry Jones and Stephen 0:06:30.040 --> 0:06:32.560 Jones for giving contracts out and then all of a sudden, 0:06:32.920 --> 0:06:36.320 now we're having talks about, well, you know, Dez Bryant 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:39.159 can't play and Crawford can't play, and you know, I 0:06:39.200 --> 0:06:42.440 mean now every you know, it seems like that initially 0:06:42.640 --> 0:06:45.560 you get these contracts, these players earned these contracts. But 0:06:45.600 --> 0:06:48.640 then as as a fan base, you know, everybody gets 0:06:48.680 --> 0:06:52.400 really bent about, you know, the production. So may make 0:06:52.400 --> 0:06:55.479 the guy, make the guy play for it, and you know, 0:06:55.520 --> 0:06:57.600 if it's something that that he should proves he gets 0:06:57.600 --> 0:07:02.280 you know, ten, twelve, fourteen sacks, then then then pay 0:07:02.320 --> 0:07:04.279 the man. That's that's the way it should be. The 0:07:04.320 --> 0:07:06.560 only thing that's stopping him from being a perennial Pro 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:08.680 Bowl guy has been his health, you know, And so 0:07:08.720 --> 0:07:10.800 that's something to consider when you're looking at how much 0:07:10.920 --> 0:07:12.400 am I going to pay this guy down the road. 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:14.800 He is only I think twenty five going on twenty six, 0:07:14.800 --> 0:07:18.480 so he's not an older player, but it is you know, 0:07:18.600 --> 0:07:20.920 putting this the franchise tag on him, that is a 0:07:21.000 --> 0:07:23.040 huge number now in your cap. And we found out 0:07:23.040 --> 0:07:26.120 the cap total is going to be about one seventy seven, right, 0:07:26.920 --> 0:07:29.920 you know, they've they started off with some space and 0:07:29.920 --> 0:07:33.160 they have him twelve thousand dollars left. Yeah, there was 0:07:33.200 --> 0:07:35.200 a half after slotting him. So now you've got to 0:07:35.240 --> 0:07:39.200 figure out ways to create more space with free agency 0:07:39.240 --> 0:07:41.240 starting next week, and there's ways they can do it. 0:07:41.600 --> 0:07:43.240 One way is to get a deal with Zack Martin 0:07:43.280 --> 0:07:45.520 done pretty quickly, and we'll see if that happens before 0:07:45.560 --> 0:07:48.200 the new league gear. But you know, they can restructure 0:07:48.200 --> 0:07:49.800 and do all those things. You know, we'll see what 0:07:49.840 --> 0:07:53.080 happens with Dez. But again, I just wouldn't count on 0:07:53.280 --> 0:07:56.400 them being big spenders on the open market. Great segue, Rob, 0:07:56.400 --> 0:07:58.840 because yes, you brought up Zach Martin and Dez Bryan 0:07:58.920 --> 0:08:02.400 and there were a lot of aws and questions that 0:08:02.480 --> 0:08:05.640 were finally put to rest when Jerry spoke last week 0:08:05.680 --> 0:08:09.520 at the combine. Probably first off, starting with the Zach Martin. 0:08:09.560 --> 0:08:12.800 I feel like Steven really answered that last Tuesday, kind 0:08:12.840 --> 0:08:15.360 of saying, yeah, that's we're gonna have talks with Tom 0:08:15.360 --> 0:08:18.240 Condon this week. You know, so what do you what 0:08:18.320 --> 0:08:20.000 do you take from all of that? I think they've 0:08:20.400 --> 0:08:22.600 they've laid a foundation to get a deal done. I 0:08:22.640 --> 0:08:24.440 don't know what the timing is going to be on that. 0:08:24.640 --> 0:08:26.920 I would expect it to get done at some point 0:08:26.960 --> 0:08:30.000 in the offseason. I'd be surprised if it wasn't. Now. 0:08:30.040 --> 0:08:33.240 Could you get it done before March fourteenth and create 0:08:33.320 --> 0:08:36.640 some space for yourselves by spreading out you know that 0:08:36.720 --> 0:08:39.320 cap hit. I don't know. I'm sure they would love 0:08:39.360 --> 0:08:41.280 to do that, because, like we just said, d Laws 0:08:41.320 --> 0:08:44.800 got a big number there that's affecting your space. I'm 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:48.199 not so worried about Martin. I wonder if you get 0:08:48.200 --> 0:08:49.960 a deal done with the Marcus Lawrence and I don't 0:08:49.960 --> 0:08:51.640 know at this point what you do with Dez Bryant. 0:08:51.679 --> 0:08:55.240 I left the Combine scratching my head over the Deaz situation. 0:08:55.520 --> 0:08:58.680 But I think all those talks with Martin last season 0:08:59.679 --> 0:09:01.760 set the groundwork to get something done with him. I 0:09:01.760 --> 0:09:05.560 think if I think at the Cowboys deal with Dez Bryant, 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:09.480 and I've said this a bunch, I said it on shows. 0:09:09.520 --> 0:09:11.960 I was on on one oh five three last week 0:09:12.000 --> 0:09:14.079 from the Combine, I think, if they deal with Dez 0:09:14.240 --> 0:09:18.640 Bryant in a respectful manner, if Jerry and does sit 0:09:18.720 --> 0:09:22.120 down and have a real discussion. I think Dez Bryant 0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:25.320 understands the situation. I think he really does. I think 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:27.600 he's gonna I think Jerry's gonna let him say his 0:09:27.679 --> 0:09:30.520 two cents. Jerry's gonna say his two cents. But I 0:09:30.559 --> 0:09:32.679 think that they will come to a resolution that something 0:09:32.760 --> 0:09:34.960 needs to be done. But I think it has to 0:09:34.960 --> 0:09:37.080 be done in a respectful manner. I don't feel like 0:09:37.480 --> 0:09:39.680 that you can you can hit Dez Bryant over the 0:09:39.679 --> 0:09:41.559 head with this and say, okay, you take this or 0:09:41.640 --> 0:09:44.000 leave this. I think does Bryant wants to be here. 0:09:44.040 --> 0:09:46.080 I think he wants to play. I think he understands. 0:09:46.400 --> 0:09:49.920 The Dallas Cowboys understand what Dez Bryant means this organization, 0:09:50.280 --> 0:09:52.959 not only on the field, but off the field. Think 0:09:53.000 --> 0:09:55.200 about think about the things when you when you look 0:09:55.200 --> 0:09:58.439 at the jersey sales and things like that. Again, I'm 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:01.120 not tying it into the only reason to keep him around. 0:10:01.120 --> 0:10:04.000 It's because his jersey sell as well. But he's one 0:10:04.040 --> 0:10:06.720 of the most recognizable players on this franchise, you know, 0:10:06.760 --> 0:10:09.640 and they understand that. And I and has he had 0:10:09.640 --> 0:10:13.040 a couple of a couple of rough goes at it. Yeah, 0:10:13.080 --> 0:10:15.120 he has, but you've also had to deal with a 0:10:15.200 --> 0:10:18.000 rookie quarterback and then a second year quarterback. You know, 0:10:18.240 --> 0:10:20.320 I'm willing to say, though, if they do it the 0:10:20.440 --> 0:10:23.439 right way, I think everybody could be happy about the 0:10:23.559 --> 0:10:25.360 direction this thing is going to go. And here's the 0:10:25.400 --> 0:10:27.520 other aspect of it. And we've talked about it on 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:29.439 the show, and we've got a Twitter poll later in 0:10:29.480 --> 0:10:32.000 the show about biggest needs in free agency. You let 0:10:32.080 --> 0:10:35.839 him go, and now you've added another primary need to 0:10:36.320 --> 0:10:39.400 your roster, either in free agency or the draft. Yea. 0:10:39.640 --> 0:10:41.800 And we've talked about other positions they need to fill. 0:10:42.240 --> 0:10:43.839 You want to add that one to the list. Try 0:10:43.840 --> 0:10:45.920 to find a number one quality receiver with not a 0:10:45.920 --> 0:10:49.160 ton of money to spend, and typically receivers take a 0:10:49.200 --> 0:10:53.840 little while the rookie year to be productive in the NFL. 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:56.520 I wouldn't I wouldn't let him go. Now I've kind 0:10:56.520 --> 0:10:58.199 of gone back and forth. I mean, Steven Jones is 0:10:58.200 --> 0:10:59.959 talked about that they got to make a business decision 0:11:00.080 --> 0:11:03.760 with him. Jerry to me leaving the combine, I felt like, Okay, 0:11:04.080 --> 0:11:07.040 what Brian said, maybe it's more likely they figure something 0:11:07.040 --> 0:11:09.199 out where he comes back, because Jerry stated it as 0:11:09.200 --> 0:11:11.560 I sit right here. Yes, you know we want him back. 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:13.959 Now at some point they are to have a discussion 0:11:14.000 --> 0:11:16.360 about his money. I think like they do want him back. 0:11:16.400 --> 0:11:18.120 I think you're right, Rob, I think you're right, Brandon. 0:11:18.120 --> 0:11:20.960 I think they know what he is. He uses that 0:11:21.040 --> 0:11:24.360 as his leverage too. Hey, I'm does Brian eighty eight 0:11:24.679 --> 0:11:27.800 one of the big time faces for this entire franchise 0:11:28.720 --> 0:11:31.520 eighty eight, you know, and it's just the X everything. 0:11:31.840 --> 0:11:33.880 He knows that as well. But I think you need 0:11:33.880 --> 0:11:36.680 to come to the understanding he does that he will 0:11:36.840 --> 0:11:39.200 most likely have to take that pay cut. Oh no, 0:11:39.280 --> 0:11:42.559 it's not most likely. He is just yeah, if you 0:11:42.640 --> 0:11:45.959 watch half million dollars for twenty eighteen, that's a yes number. 0:11:46.040 --> 0:11:49.120 I mean, if you if, if you know if, and 0:11:49.200 --> 0:11:52.280 I think he will, I think he will. Again, it's 0:11:52.320 --> 0:11:54.920 got to be done in a respectful manner. It's you know, yeah, 0:11:54.920 --> 0:11:56.240 And it almost like a way where it was like 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:59.040 his idea, well yeah, and you got to walk him through. 0:11:59.120 --> 0:12:01.440 And you know, I think is smart enough to realize 0:12:01.480 --> 0:12:04.120 he's a veteran player. He knows how this league operates. 0:12:04.120 --> 0:12:08.240 And you know, I don't blame these players. I don't 0:12:08.240 --> 0:12:11.520 blame these players for the salaries they make. No, it's 0:12:11.640 --> 0:12:15.520 it's the it's the front offices that pay these salaries. 0:12:15.760 --> 0:12:18.040 Like you can complain all you want about Dez, you 0:12:18.040 --> 0:12:21.439 can complain all you want about Tyron Crawford. It's not 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:24.040 their fault. They got paid. Someone sat down and said 0:12:24.320 --> 0:12:26.320 this is what this guy's worth to me right now 0:12:26.480 --> 0:12:29.400 for this number of years. Everybody's like, oh, the guy 0:12:29.400 --> 0:12:31.480 didn't perform, the guy didn't do this, guy didn't do that. 0:12:32.520 --> 0:12:34.800 You know, the front office is the one that sets 0:12:34.840 --> 0:12:38.160 this up. So yeah, I mean these guys. Yeah, you'd 0:12:38.160 --> 0:12:40.280 like for everybody to live up their contract. You'd like 0:12:40.360 --> 0:12:42.679 for it to be like the guy, you know, Klais 0:12:42.760 --> 0:12:46.360 Campbell and in Jacksonville where he makes you know X 0:12:46.360 --> 0:12:50.560 amount of millions of dollars and has fourteen fifteen sacks. Yeah, 0:12:50.559 --> 0:12:53.319 everybody wants that. In free agency. I'm sure the Giants, 0:12:53.679 --> 0:12:57.360 you know, everybody's saying, well, you know what about Olivier Vernon. 0:12:57.760 --> 0:13:00.120 You know, you think the Giants are real happy where 0:13:00.160 --> 0:13:03.240 the fans are real happy about Olivia Vernon's contract right away, 0:13:03.360 --> 0:13:06.720 But no, the Giants gave him that contract. Somebody sat 0:13:06.760 --> 0:13:09.439 down and made a decision that hey, we could pay 0:13:09.559 --> 0:13:12.080 him this. So it's a little bit difficult now to 0:13:12.120 --> 0:13:14.800 walk in with hat in hand and say, hey, listen, 0:13:14.800 --> 0:13:17.040 would you give us some money back? Wait a minute, 0:13:17.080 --> 0:13:19.520 now you're the ones that paid me. Yeah, now you 0:13:19.559 --> 0:13:21.280 want to take money away from me? Is that your 0:13:21.280 --> 0:13:24.040 fault or my fault? What happened? Was Stephen Diggs or 0:13:24.080 --> 0:13:26.800 Stefan Diggs? How did he get into the mix? Because 0:13:26.840 --> 0:13:30.600 obviously they went after the quantreadwell mid middle of the 0:13:30.600 --> 0:13:33.640 first round two years ago. Yeah, and he was supposed 0:13:33.640 --> 0:13:36.440 to be kind of this explosive wide receiver. I mean, 0:13:36.760 --> 0:13:38.760 I even know some people here at the Cowboys thought 0:13:38.760 --> 0:13:41.720 he might be a good fit here and he hasn't 0:13:41.760 --> 0:13:46.320 panned out exactly in that way. Stefan Diggs is there 0:13:46.400 --> 0:13:49.080 number one receiver? Right? How did that come to be 0:13:49.160 --> 0:13:52.360 for them? I don't know that personally. Well, I mean 0:13:52.640 --> 0:13:54.199 I don't. I know it's different. Yeah, I don't know 0:13:54.280 --> 0:13:57.560 the Viking Sool situation. Let me say the example, the 0:13:57.640 --> 0:14:02.080 guy in Denver, you know, the yeah, de Marius Thomas. 0:14:02.520 --> 0:14:06.120 He and Dez signed their contracts right at the same time. 0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:09.080 It was gonna be okay, who is gonna get the deal? 0:14:09.160 --> 0:14:13.360 Done first at the market. Yeah, nobody wanted. Nobody wanted 0:14:13.400 --> 0:14:17.440 to either side on that agency either. When it's like, okay, 0:14:17.559 --> 0:14:20.440 Dees first, Thomas first, Hannah was back and forth, back 0:14:20.480 --> 0:14:22.800 and forth, back and forth. And if you remember, once 0:14:22.920 --> 0:14:25.880 Dad signed, then all of a sudden, Thomas signed, like 0:14:25.960 --> 0:14:28.440 it was it was like the Broncos got the deal 0:14:28.520 --> 0:14:31.240 done later that day. The Broncos are probably not real 0:14:31.320 --> 0:14:34.240 happy with what's going on with Thomas's contract right now, 0:14:34.600 --> 0:14:37.160 so you know, and they've gone through quarterback changes. They've 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:40.080 gone through They've gone through far worse quarterback changes than 0:14:40.120 --> 0:14:42.640 what the Cowboys have had to deal with. So yeah, 0:14:42.680 --> 0:14:46.000 it's it's one of those things where again I keep saying, 0:14:46.040 --> 0:14:49.760 it's be respectful and I think things will get done 0:14:49.800 --> 0:14:52.400 in the right way so that all parties feel good 0:14:52.400 --> 0:14:55.920 about what they're doing. Yeah, there you go. Yeah, that's fair. 0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:59.080 I mean easy is that isn't easy? It's not easy. 0:14:59.120 --> 0:15:02.200 I think it's I think he could. Dez Bryant is 0:15:02.240 --> 0:15:07.320 a prideful guy, yes, but he also understands he feels 0:15:07.360 --> 0:15:11.000 grateful to the Cowboys for drafting him, especially Jerry Jones. 0:15:11.040 --> 0:15:14.280 With not not playing football for a year, all these 0:15:14.320 --> 0:15:17.280 things basically that were in the in the balance, you 0:15:17.320 --> 0:15:19.560 know people that was There were so many things, and 0:15:19.880 --> 0:15:24.320 you know, he appreciates that. He appreciates Jerry Jones taking 0:15:24.520 --> 0:15:28.360 an opportunity to draft him a then an opportunity to 0:15:28.520 --> 0:15:31.160 pay him. You know, he no one, no one feels 0:15:31.200 --> 0:15:34.560 worse about his numbers or lack of numbers than him. Yes, 0:15:34.920 --> 0:15:37.120 and him, he wants it to work. He wants to 0:15:37.120 --> 0:15:39.440 win a super Bowl here. He was pretty emphatic on 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:41.000 the fan a couple of weeks A sure he was. 0:15:41.120 --> 0:15:43.040 He wanted to wear the star. He wants to be back. 0:15:43.080 --> 0:15:45.960 He did talk about how he's let outside noise kind 0:15:45.960 --> 0:15:47.520 of affect him. And we've seen some of that, some 0:15:47.600 --> 0:15:50.440 of the drops and all appreciate that. Yeah, and you know, 0:15:50.480 --> 0:15:52.760 and he's admitted he's played through some stuff. He says, 0:15:52.840 --> 0:15:54.640 you know, there was a talker he had the tendonitis 0:15:54.680 --> 0:15:57.400 this past season. He knows he hasn't been quite what 0:15:57.480 --> 0:15:59.160 he wants to be. He said he's gonna work towards 0:15:59.160 --> 0:16:02.440 it um. But yeah, it's it's an interesting thing how 0:16:02.480 --> 0:16:04.640 they're going to figure this out. I ultimately don't think 0:16:04.840 --> 0:16:07.360 you can afford to not have him and then start 0:16:07.360 --> 0:16:09.800 over and who's our number one receiver for Dak who 0:16:09.840 --> 0:16:12.440 you're trying to make the offense is quote Dak friendly 0:16:12.480 --> 0:16:15.560 as I agree? Yeah, And you know, if nothing, that 0:16:15.640 --> 0:16:18.960 just shows the maturity of Dez Bryant. Yeah, I think 0:16:19.000 --> 0:16:22.000 that we've watched Dez Bryant grow in a in a 0:16:22.080 --> 0:16:25.520 positive way. Here. People talk about the emotion and all 0:16:25.520 --> 0:16:28.400 that again and the sidelines, it's the passion and oh 0:16:28.480 --> 0:16:33.200 it's sometimes it detracts from you know, I wish everybody. 0:16:33.320 --> 0:16:35.640 I wish all forty six guys wanted to win as 0:16:35.680 --> 0:16:37.840 badly as Dez Bryant does, you know. And that's a 0:16:37.880 --> 0:16:40.720 good point because he is he has watched this offense 0:16:40.840 --> 0:16:44.160 evolve into an offense that's which runs the ball Ezekiel 0:16:44.160 --> 0:16:47.480 Elliott yea. And I haven't seen him complaining and haven't 0:16:47.520 --> 0:16:50.000 heard that. And his numbers have dropped in part because 0:16:50.040 --> 0:16:52.040 of that too. Yeah, you have to look at that 0:16:52.080 --> 0:16:54.560 to some degree. How to set things up Rob and Taylor. 0:16:54.600 --> 0:16:56.640 He has said this, He says, I do not mind 0:16:56.680 --> 0:16:59.560 my numbers going down as long as we're winning games. Yes, 0:16:59.680 --> 0:17:02.360 And it had to be totally frustrated in him last 0:17:02.440 --> 0:17:04.680 year when that run when they weren't running the ball 0:17:04.840 --> 0:17:08.280 effectively enough when they weren't winning football games, and they 0:17:08.320 --> 0:17:11.520 weren't finding right now, where there's some things on Dez Bryant, Yeah, 0:17:11.880 --> 0:17:14.800 where there's some route problems, yes, where there's some drops, 0:17:15.080 --> 0:17:18.960 yes there were There is there a improvement that needs 0:17:19.000 --> 0:17:22.119 to be made between he and Dak Absolutely, yeah, absolutely, 0:17:22.119 --> 0:17:23.879 and now and you think in your third year, but 0:17:23.960 --> 0:17:26.680 this is a thing again. If it doesn't work this year, 0:17:27.359 --> 0:17:29.919 then't you move on? Yeah? And I think Dez Brian 0:17:30.119 --> 0:17:33.280 and I think that they I think he realizes, you 0:17:33.320 --> 0:17:35.960 know that if you take my salary and it doesn't work, 0:17:36.320 --> 0:17:38.199 I'm not going to be around next year. But I 0:17:38.240 --> 0:17:41.160 think in his mind he's like, Okay, that's fine, I'll 0:17:41.200 --> 0:17:43.400 go and I'll go work somewhere else. I don't think 0:17:43.440 --> 0:17:46.520 he wants to be anywhere else. I don't think he 0:17:46.560 --> 0:17:50.320 wants to go to Philadelphia or Green Bay or Tampa 0:17:50.359 --> 0:17:52.119 Bay or any of those places. I think he wants 0:17:52.119 --> 0:17:55.320 to be here playing football again. It's the loyalty that 0:17:55.480 --> 0:17:57.760 he has, and but the Cowboys have to be and 0:17:57.760 --> 0:17:59.640 I think the Cowboys have been loyal to him giving 0:17:59.720 --> 0:18:02.240 him the contract, but they've got to work this out 0:18:02.359 --> 0:18:05.000 You're absolutely right. You just can't just cut him and 0:18:05.040 --> 0:18:08.160 then say, okay, let's start from ground zero again now 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:11.280 with you know Dak and whoever else at Widerson, We've 0:18:11.320 --> 0:18:14.440 got left guard to address. We've payn DeMarcus. You're trying 0:18:14.440 --> 0:18:16.480 to get something done with Martin. There's only so much 0:18:16.520 --> 0:18:18.560 you can do with the resources they have, and they 0:18:18.600 --> 0:18:20.439 do have ten picks, but there's only so much you 0:18:20.440 --> 0:18:22.720 can do. 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