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The following is a production of dallascowboys.com and the dallascowboys football club how about them Cowbo let’s go baby are you ready for a break yes are you ready for a break absolutely ready for a break yeah and um so much for that it’s time for the break on dallascowboys.com we were on a break with ambar Garcia Brian bris Patrick Walker and Derek

Eagleton it is Thursday January 4th 2024 season 19 episode number 101 welcome to the latest edition of the break we are live from s swbc mortgage Studios at the start of today we’re talking Cowboys versus commanders we will dive into the commanders defense versus the Cowboys offense before we get there though there

Lots of housekeeping news and notes that we need to catch up on Cowboys made some moves on their roster uh they have officially signed four players and officially cut four players I’m going to roll this out for you guys and then I want to hear from you on what you think

Sounds interesting about this or is this much ad do about nothing uh lyel Collins offensive lineman signed Damen Wilson linebacker uh so rodri Thompson running back big running back uh wide receiver race M McMath all four of those players signed to the practice squad who has been cut Martavius Bryant Tyron Billy Johnson

Willington prevalon and Adam Penney let’s start first with the the guys yeah know they’ll start first with the guys who have been signed to the practice squad we already talked quite a bit about Lyle Collins and what we think he can or cannot do uh Damen Wilson how

Much does he add for you um obviously just from the standpoint of having a body that’s actually a linebacker now signed as a linebacker well it’s exactly like you said um because right now with the release of rashan Evans the only true linebacker you have on the active

Roster is Deone Clark because you know Maris Bell is a convert from safety and he’s a flex guy uh and then you got Buddy Johnson but he’s on the practice squad and not much you know of a sample size there so uh adding Damen Wilson which is not only a true linebacker and

In physical form and as far as football IQ because that’s his that’s his position but it’s a familiar face it’s a guy who knows the organization who knows a lot of guys that are still here in the building from his time now you know difference being versus L where you

Still L is still going to have Tyron Smith and Zack Martin and those kind of familiar faces this linebacker room looks wildly different from the last time Damen Wilson took some snaps in it so he’s also going to have to be looked upon to add some mentorship to that

Locker room young guys Deone Clark and and those guys um I’m interested to see what his special team’s contributions are going to be um because even if you look at his uh his play last year he still was able to put up a lot of special teams reps I’m curious to see

How bones fil uses him in that aspect as well but obviously the Cowboys think that there’s some value there as well with him and and hopefully that’s going to add to to what he can bring yeah I you know that’s a veteran guy you’re absolutely right about that and and one

That that you know has experience of playing here now not the experience of playing with this coaching staff so that that’s you know a little bit different for him but you know it’s this time of year it’s about what players you have available and Patrick talks about having

Guys on practice squad available and stuff like that and I I think that’s in important because coaches need to have confidence that they could put guys out there and get the job done and obviously you know there’s a great deal of trust between Dan Quinn and will mlay and if

Will’s saying Hey listen we could do this with this guy I can help you with this guy and Dan’s like okay man just bring him in we’ll coach him up and we’ll see what happens so you know when you were going through those Litany of names of guys that got released other

Than Bryant it was like that was a practice squad player that was a practice squad guy now think I was thinking like I know the guys that that they signed better than some of the names you name I’m saying think about that didn’t do it for you if if you’re

Going through the season and you’re and now you’re having to put guys on the bring guys up Elevate guys to play you’re you’re you’re thinking like and you’re like going man how does this guy help I I’m not familiar with his game you know you know when you look at the

The guys that they’ve added that’s now you’re you’re in that playoff mode you’ve had an opportunity the guys they’ve let go they’ve had an opportunity to work with them it doesn’t you know it didn’t it didn’t pan out like for Brian I know there were a lot

Of people there asking me and I’m sure Patrick you’re were getting the same oh yeah same text same tweets know how are they going to get Brian up and when you know get rid of gallop and all that and I’m like going guys he ain’t coming up unless there’s an

Injury or and now you know you kind of seen it didn’t work out you know they they they kicked the tires on it it didn’t go maybe you bring it back another time if you have a spot but you know that’s that’s where you’re at now it’s about getting players that you have

Confidence in that if you had to play them and bring them up and then play them that you feel like that they they could get the job done on a a one or two game basis if you had to I think for me um I do really like the but I think it’s

Mainly because of the familiarity that we know these guys we’ve seen them play um you’re they’re not the best of the best but they can go out there and and still play for you and help you out in ways that right now you don’t have any

Other choice but so I think it’s more of that of just knowing and and and also thinking of like okay they’re fresh but at the same time what that can be a bad thing too because sometimes it takes you a while to get into actual play form and being

Out there on the field because one thing is practicing staying in shape and we know very well another thing is being out there um during a game but it’s good to have them I think Damian Wilson from what I remember he wasn’t terrible he he

Was okay like a solid guy to have there he wasn’t the best he sometimes would would have uh trouble on the field but it wasn’t anything that from what I remember that I I can think of man we need to get rid of this guy get him out

Of here cut him it wasn’t like that no his his time with the Cowboys are pretty solid especially in rotation with like Anthony Hitchens and and Shan Lee when he was healthy Damen Wilson he stepped in rotationally and was he perfect no but he was definitely uh one of the

Better rotational guys at the time and and obviously we’re talking years removed because that’s 2018 last time he was here now he’s back 5 years later but if even if you look at what he did with Carolina five starts he was available all 17 games he was available all 17

Games in 2021 for the Jacksonville Jaguars so he’s durable he’s continued to be durable um and like I said he’s bringing added value because 45% of the special team snaps for the Panthers had Damen Wilson involved so now he’s if you’re will mlay you’re talking to Dan

Quinn like like Brian said you’re saying okay well Dan Quinn trust me on this he can give you some value on defense and then you look over at bones fosil and you say Hey you want another special teams guy a proven veteran who can give you some snaps as well so hopefully kind

Of the win-win there uh I wouldn’t I wouldn’t say it’s any kind of a blockbuster situation right so you know great it’s a familiar face and he come in and impact he’s a quality addition to the practice squad insurance guy if you need him um but let’s not make it any

Smaller or bigger than what it is are we expecting to see them any of them this weekend or that’s way too fast I think that’s too soon I I would assume that’s way too soon but if I’ll put it like this if it were a game let’s say this

Game gets away from you or this game you’re in a you’re leading big um if if any of them are even up like that’s also the thing like do they get called them up but but you may be looking for bodies to put in if you get into a situation

Where the game is out of hand one way or the other and uh you know you’re just like okay let’s we’re looking forward to the playoff at this point and uh and we get our starters out of there maybe we’ get some burn but I I I don’t even

Expect any of them to necessarily be up unless unless of course there is flare up say with with knock on wood with Tyron to where you’re like hey we probably just have a backup available to us but other than that I don’t think I don’t think I necessarily expect him to

Be up I do have a question for you guys about s Roger Thompson one thing that that stood out to me he’s a bigger guy 6 foot 215 um it knowing that they’ve been looking for a solution for short yardage for you know power type situations how

Does that play in do you think that maybe he’s a guy that they look at for that type of role and number two on on that same line do you think that this ends any speculation about dvin cook since they have now signed a running

Back to the yeah he is on waivers today by the way so yeah you you can put a claim in for him today let’s talk about it yeah there you go yeah I didn’t want to get anybody I’m I’m usually the guy getting everybody in trouble here so uh

Yeah that’s uh he is on waivers uh 3:00 today uh you will know whether if you put a claim in for him or not would you get him award it to you uh the the thing I you know it’s it’s interesting to me just for the fact that they they’re they

Are hunting they are hunting backs obviously here uh and you know when they went but what was strange was the foko move for for vau you know and to me that one maybe you hold if you’re interested in bringing it back on that you would hold and say okay we need this roster

Move uh we need this we need that spot in order to get this guy on and you know I I heard it with Deuce it’s an ankle injury that he’s dealing with right now so that’s why they were able to do what they were able to do with him but it

Just seemed like it was like they’re they’re they’re having a hard time getting guys on the roster right now because the to their credit I mean I didn’t want to say it we all know why they’re having trouble you know because they’re fortunately things are going the

Right way with their you know what that I don’t like to talk about because every time I talk about it seems something bad happens yeah so I don’t want to talk about it but anyway that’s that’s where they’re at I mean their team is is Rolling Along right now and they don’t

Want to make any moves that that might upset the the way that those things are going so yeah this this uh but having on a B I think it’s once again it’s just kind of a kick in the tire situation I don’t think I would read into it any

More than that like you know he is a bigger guy let’s see what he’s got and and uh if it you know if it works out that it’s part of an elevation I still think they’re going to look at Hunter lipy I know that I know that what

Happened the fumble was a you know bad situation at that time but man he has shown though when you do hand him the ball he can convert you know and that and that fumble was just a you know maybe hopefully that’s the only thing that ever happens bad to him carrying

The football for the Dallas Cowboys I think when you look at Thompson and and I love I love the human aspect of of these guys um and I say that to the to the Thompson aspect of this is a guy this is a Irving Texas kid he’s a former

Red Raider with Texas Tech and he’s coming home so I mean he’ll have a lot of motivation cuz this is literally his hometown team and he wants to prove ranch kid yeah Valley Ranch kid absolutely Ranch View went to the same high school that my my son’s graduated

From old stomping grounds a shouts out to Ranch viw High School long time ago with the wolves um but yeah so I think it’s it’s a situation where uh Thompson he is kind of a bigger guy he can give you that um he had some really good

Numbers with Texas Tech uh both from the rushing aspect as far as yardage touchdowns but also he can give you some receiving yards out of the back field as well so just overall yards from scrimmage he can give that to you uh to answer your question does it preclude

Them from you know Poss looking in the Delvin cook I’m told no it does not uh the angle the Cowboys are taking based on the conversations I had yesterday is that they aren’t necessarily interested in claiming his contract so even though it was reworked so that he could get the

Mutual release mutually agreed upon release from the Jets Cowboys aren’t interested in the contract but they are with the player so if he does clear waivers uh I’m this is not a waiver claim type situation correct it’s not a waiver claim type situation for the Cowboys it’s more so if he claims

Waivers they’ll likely be on the phone to try to see what his numbers are so um but you don’t know how that goes so what do you do you go and get somebody like sodri Thompson and say come on let’s kick those tires and let’s see

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That pops out is immediately when you start looking at the numbers around this team they are dead last in points alow they are also dead last in yards allowed every that is the the the two statistical measures you probably look at to say where teams rank in offense

And defense they’re dead last so yeah that being said Brian what do they do well what what do they do well and and where are they most vulnerable obviously vulnerable in a lot of spots where are they most vulnerable the secondary is where the secondary where they’re

They’re having problems right now uh but it’s going to start up front with those two defensive tackles they actually played the 49ers pretty well in this football game and then it kind of got away from got away from them but the the Cowboys did a really nice job against

Donon Payne and Jonathan Allen the last time that they played and so the question you have now is what’s the situation with Tyler Smith you know and uh TJ bass has done a really fine job when he’s been asked to play this is a different animal though

That he’s having to deal with with Payne and Allen inside so yeah we’ll see what happens I was told that uh at the Tyler Smith situation is actually going to carry over to Sunday they’re G to they’re going to get there they’re going to try and figure it out and if he can

Go he can go if he can’t go then you’re going to get TJ bass in their playing so but it’s going to start up front with the commanders at those two spots um it’s hard to move these guys one-on-one it really really is opponents have had success on them attacking on the outside

Not running the ball inside but running the ball to the outside and so I got to say h little to my Odyssey Group by the way all my Odyssey friends my those are all my guys I work with right there in Odyssey so hi guys great to see you guys

But uh yeah so the um the the thing with with people have had success running the ball on the edges and staying away from running the the middle if you look at the 49er game and I was curious about this Allen was doubled 13 times by the

49ers and pay was doubled eight times so they’re not going to let teams are not going to let those guys control the game they have a weakness at at linebacker Dallas did a great job in the game going back and watching and taking advantage of of this Commander linebacker group

Cody Barton I think is the best player of the group but there were a couple of times where he was matched up on Jake Ferguson Ferguson took him to the Woodshed so uh you know we’ll see if they I don’t expect Ron Rivera to make the same mistakes that Jack Del Rio did

In this game with some of his some of his matchups right there the screen works against these guys and misdirection works against these guys too when you start to talk about how you maybe want to attack them um the secondary is really really banged up uh

You know they and I was talking to somebody with the commanders about this and it might if the situation was different that maybe some of these guys wouldn’t be on the injury list but you know it’s it is what it is for them right now uh and that’s a whole another

Thing we need to get into about how they might play this game but Benjamin St juice Kendall Fuller they’re dealing with injuries uh Castro Fields is also dealing with an injury they got concussions you’ve got knees you’ve got shoulder problems they’ve starting a rookie now uh with Emanuel Forbes he’s

Played quite a bit against against the 49ers he’s probably their best guy of all the guys that are playing right now of the in the guys that aren’t injured uh but it’s it’s a group that really really struggles to to stop people from throwing the ball on them and that’s and

That’s something that the 49ers were able to do pretty well with Samuel auk and KD that’s you know they had their way throwing the ball with them and that’s that’s the problem that they’re going to probably have to deal with again this week you mentioned Jonathan Allen a defensive tackle he did not

Practice yesterday also with a knee injury if is able to play combined with pain how does TJ bass match up there like based on what TJ bass does well and not so well how does he match up yeah the problem that you’re dealing with with with Allen and Payne is the power

They they are they are so just explosive off the ball so now when you when you make that contact and you watch it’s like you hit and then they just stop you you just stop in your tracks and now they’re they’re kind of rocking you back or they’re kind of now they’re working

Around you their hands they’re pulling around you you you honestly need to when they’re not in the game that’s when you need to take advantage of them even more on defense because they have matys and John Ridgeway who used to play here when those guys get tackle that’s when you

Have to kind of find a way to make some hay you know but when the other two guys are in there because like I say the the one thing that bass could do is he is a strong guy and he does a really good job with his pass set of sitting down Bend

In his knees anchoring down on those guys but if I’m if I’m the Cowboys I’m kind of taking a page of the 49er book if uh if I’m bitish I’m kind of keeping an eye on what’s going on to my to my left if if Tyler Smith’s not playing

Zack Martin you’re a Hall of Famer over here man you understand how hard it is to De with those big like we’re gonna yeah have a day we’re gonna get to talk to Zach today on his weekly show and he’ll tell you that it’s like you know

It’s these are tough matchups for these guys but bass is uh you know he’s strong he’s powerful uh but he doesn’t have a whole heck of a lot of experience playing against a guy like this so we’ll see how it works out for him it sounds like Allen and Payne obviously the two

Big names are there any other players on that defense that you’re like this guy can be a problem not really no not really I I I like I like I like Forbes the corner because what they could do is he can match up you know we’ve seen last

The last couple of weeks teams treat and this is if St JW and say Fuller do play then you could use Forbes we’ve seen teams you attack Jake Ferguson like he’s a wide receiver yeah we’ve seen you know the Lions last week they took their their their best cover guy and put him

On you know there were snaps where they took Ferguson where like okay we’ll take our chances with lamb on the outside but we know at this situation that maybe Prescott’s going to want to throw the ball so that’s that’s the things that you’re now starting to see and and

That’s the one thing that that I think that Forbes can do is you know and and you look at where he in the game just I went back I’m like okay I notice what he’s doing here you look at the metrics of the game he took Samuel in the game

He took auk in the game and he took KD in the game so they’re obviously trying to get him involved in you know he was one of their better cover guys of trying to at least move him around enough to to take various reps against the 49ers best

Weapons if you had to identify one person in the secondary that was the target like we’re going to try to attack this guy who would that be yeah it’s it it it’s the guy the guy that that gave up that that’s given up the most is St

Juice is he’s he’s been it’s been a little bit of a struggle for him the Cowboys the first time around went after him pretty good where does he typically line up they flip they play Both Sides that’s what they do so you’re not g to

You’re not going to be able to get a bead so I would just I I would I would try and find a way to to match up we we’ll see if if if they don’t play then these guys are in the world of hurt even more yeah you know with what they’re

Going to have to deal with but I I just feel like that Dallas the the their ability they just don’t hold up in coverage very well you know they don’t they don’t carry routes particularly well uh they don’t play the ball particularly well and you know I feel

Like that you know Dallas Dallas had a really good plan against them last time and I I but like I say Jack Del Rio was the defensive coordinate at the time uh you know this is going to be a Ron Rivera game uh and you know Ron Rivera is probably

Coaching his last this is probably his last gig it’s probably his last time he’s going to coach in a coach a game so I I have a feeling he’s going to try and match up the best he can he’s just playing short-handed right now with his guys knowing that they struggled so much

To get pressure on Dallas in the last game they only had two pressures zero sacks um and they don’t have the defensive ends that they once had they got rid of both their defensive ends early this year in trades they good defensive their best defensive ends I

Should say W and young and young yeah so do you think that this could be a game where maybe they go in and think hey we we got to Blitz have you seen any of that over the last couple weeks where maybe they’re doing a little bit more of

That to try to generate pressure or is this just one of those games where they’re just not going to generate pressure and as we all know if you don’t pressure Dak Prescott and you just let him sit back there he’s probably gonna carve you up yeah they they they they

Played a lot of Zone last week I mean watching them against the 49ers I think that’s kind of what they want to do they’re trying not to give up the big play if they can uh that’s what that’s how teams are really playing Dallas now they’re just not letting Dallas you know

Have those the problem that the the the that the commanders had in the Thanksgiving Day game was they gambled on some coverages that you know the one the the some of these routes that the the Cowboys ran the safety play was really really bad they got the corners

Turned around safeties were reading the wrong thing it seems to be that the coverage things that they were doing uh the combinations of trying to take care of the SEC and be solid in the secondary they really really weren’t so I I think Dallas can throw the ball on them like I

Say how how do you handle what’s going on at defensive tackle in this game that I think they can handle everything else I think they can manage everything else it’s it’s if if Tyler Smith doesn’t play how do you find a way to help TJ bass in

This game so that that the the middle of this uh this Cowboy offense doesn’t get affected and and when you go back and you look at the Thanksgiving game quite as it’s skipped Tony Pard had a a pretty good day did that afternoon um so not

Only did you have Dak Prescott kind of carving up the secondary the poor secondary four touchdowns 331 yards 142. one rating here’s Tony Pard 79 yeah 79 rushing yards 6.1 yards per carry so going into that game we said it then that this uh Washington secondary was

Lunch like you could absolutely have a day there the question was how would the Cowboys perform in the r running game especially running interior with Payne and Allen well to answer your question Pard had a really good day that day and now it’s a situation where either Allen

May not play in this game because of injury or he’ll be far less than 100% so it kind of goes to you know the the logic that maybe this is a game where Tony per gets a good bounce back and then Rico da is expected to return so

You you definitely want to continue to let your primary form of attack against this Commander defense B attack that secondary yeah like I say a lot of the perimeter runs they ran the ball to the weak side set formation To the Left scoon Maker Ferguson left side ran the

Ball back to the right like a a toss just toss week and then they also went with their crack game where they brought their you know and they didn’t the commanders just didn’t handle that very well linebackers Corners get crack and now the ball’s out on the edge so a lot

Of the runs were going to be on the on that outside I think if Dallas is going to maybe they’ll go back and look at this maybe the commanders will say well we got to play a little bit wider 49ers had a good day running the ball on the

Edge tooo I think anybody that plays the commanders can run the ball in the edge I just don’t think they get the support that they they need at that spot and it’s also because the defensive end that those positions are weakened by the trade for you know Chase young being

Sent away Mont sweat being sent away so even if they say we’re going to play a little bit wider well now you’re you’re basically weakening Allen and pay because they play better in that phone booth but if you’re widening the foone booth you’re asking them to do more

Lateral work that widens the gaps in the A and B and there you go there’s so some interior runs they just really don’t have an answer as far as their defense concern you know I’m trying to not get too confident hit the button again with

Your knee oh did I you did I don’t even know where the button is it’s one of those days okay all she’s I got long legs boom okay um I was saying that I’m trying to not get or feel too confident about this game because right now everything seems to be

So much in favor for the cow boys like you talk about an opportunity to have a good passing game but also a good running game to end the season with kind of being back and establishing the Run maybe Tony per feeling a little bit more confident comfortable uh with running

Also maybe winning a road game and ending the season high on that but also I’m like okay take it back and chill because we’ve seen this happen before AR is we’ve seen it happen even um against the Panthers it wasn’t a game where the Cowboys completely dominated you know

They should have but I mean they they won but so it’s one of those things where you’re trying to everything sounds great with the both both scouting reports that you gave Brian of the update between yesterday and today but also being mindful of how things can easily turn bad and how the

Washingt Washington commanders how they can all of a sudden show up and decide to play a great game against the Cowboys yeah they and talking to people in Washington about this game and because I was asking about second overall pick and protecting it and all that they do want

To play some young players that that’s something that’s interesting to them they would like to try and play some young guys and see how it goes but they got coaches on that staff that are honestly coaching for their jobs yeah and so nobody wants to go out you know

That way and you never know it might be a situation where you know ownership says well Hey listen we like this position coach or we like that guy you have holdovers from staffs and stuff like that so that’s kind of why you know that that that they’re I don’t think

They’re interested in tanking this game but it’s one big that they would like to have just for the fact that they’d like to you know for new for the ownership and maybe for the next coach that there’s reasons for us to stay around here and help coach yeah it’s

Interesting this I saw a video this morning on social media where they were asking the Washington players about the fact that that the fans are in the were in the stadium cheering for them to lose because they want to keep that pick and you can tell the players are like kind

Of takeing a back by it but also they made it clear our our expectations of ourselves this weekend is we’re going to win this game because we want to win this game and sometimes players don’t care about draft no no no they absolutely don’t but but I also think

That’s also part of it I think that they are focused primarily on winning because not only do they players just want to do it but I also think it’s because sometimes you have people just constantly saying you don’t need to win you don’t need to win y’all aren’t good

Enough y’all aren’t good enough sometimes it just becomes a thing okay let’s see let’s see and I I do think that they’re going to come in ready to play question will be did they prepare during the week like they wanted to play but I think their effort on Sunday will

Be every bit as much as as as any team the Cowboys will have played this season this this this is likely going to be a tough game it will it’ll be a tough game all right let’s take our final break let’s come back I did have a question

For you guys about this cowboy defense and how concerned you might be at this point about them being able to close out games we’ll talk about that when we come back this is dallascowboys.com radio Todd thought it would be secure to jog in the cheetah Savannah Todd

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Is the final segment of the break we are live from the swbc mortgage Studios at the star uh let’s talk about the Cowboys defense um we’ve seen over the last two games now where the offense has gone down and scored and put the gboys in position to where uh they were in the

Lead in the final minutes of the game and in both those instances the defense allowed scores that allowed the other team to get back into position to possibly win or win as it was the case in Miami How concerned are you about this defense’s ability to be able to close our

Games what I said about it this particular game against the Lions was that and and I know Brian agreed you changed how you played defense on that final drive right you you played it a certain way that was effective for the majority of the game which helped you

Keep them down to just a touchdown much like you did against the Miami Dolphins but also like you did against the Miami Dolphins when you needed that final stop you got softer as far as how you spaced it you got different in how you played it and that’s my concern I don’t believe

That the Cowboys have an issue with getting the final stop if they just continue to do on that final drive what they did successfully the only reason to change in the final drive as if something wildly wasn’t working over the course of the game but when you’ve hold

When you’ve held these two powerful offenses down for 58 minutes of football and now you’re down to two minutes why change up why change up that’s why it started to allow a chunk plays so to be clear your concern is more with how the defense is being called not necessar on

Those Final in those final moments with the game on the line it’s whyde change up it’s the play calling in that instance because your play calling and your execution it was there for 58 minutes and then here come the final two and then you change up and now you’re

Allowing the chunk plays that’s a concern for me give me the Seattle defense that whatever defense they play in that final drives against the Seahawks to get those games to get off the field they had three fourth down plays and then the pressure you know that that’s the thing when the Cowboys

Do not get pressure that’s a problem for them in those situations because is that because the SEC oh go sorry well the secondary yeah the secondary you know in this last game though the spacing was not great you know and and to Dan’s credit he he went three different ways

To try and to stop it it wasn’t like he just sat there down after down after down using the same defense he tried it just didn’t work the the the common denominator here is when the Cowboys don’t get pressure they could be very mediocre as a pass defense can be very

Mediocre that way pressure you know the whole entire game you are you are creating problems for Jared GF and then all of a sudden he gets comfortable on that final drive because there’s no pressure I think Dan learned a lesson there I think you know you you can’t if

We’re g to the Seattle game was a great example of coming after that quarterback and affecting the way and they were able to do it with their front uh but that in that uh in the Miami game they couldn’t get home and they couldn’t get home in

This last game on that final drive and that was the difference really in in the game in the dolphin game especially but uh you know if they they they’ve Dan’s trying I just think if they don’t get pressure then they they’re very ordinary on defense and that’s not going to win

You many games being ordinary you have to be almost Elite at the very end to win games and you know being ordinary is going to get you beat yeah um that’s a somewhat of a tough question because I am but at the same time I’m not like I’m

More concerned about the offense and them doing their job like I can’t blame the defense like by the end of the game like bro I’m tired I’m drained I’ve G I’ve gave you my all I’ve given you all I got same as Miami I catch an interception for you and you do nothing

Like I I think I I can get go sit for a few moments on the bench next thing I know I’m right back out so it’s just yes concerning the whole broad aspect of it but at the same time I just don’t I I

Can’t be mad at them as you know but let me say this to to add to your point where you’re going with this it also goes to offensive play calling and execution as well late in these games so an example would be if you see that your

Defense has held strong be it an interception or you know Demarcus Lawrence gets a a critical Run Stop on third with goal to go and now your offense gets the ball back it’s late in the game how you call that next offensive Drive first of all it needs to

Be penalty-free you don’t need anything putting you behind the sticks you don’t need anything that Awards or keeps extra time on the clock for the other team are you effective with running the ball can you start to Sal the game away or can you not because you don’t have

Confidence in it so guess what you’re doing you’re dropping back and passing in situations where you probably wouldn’t otherwise like against the Lions we were talking about the Cowboys it felt like McCarthy didn’t have a lot of confidence in the Run game late in that particular game so the offense to

Your point also needs to help its defense because when your defense is playing and bottling up these high-powered offenses for the majority of the game you get an interception you get the ball back in Dak Prescott’s hands you would like to get at least a field goal but definitely a touchdown if

They come away with nothing there it’s a quick three out defense is back onto the field so complimentary football help those guys out as well and then you will have fewer situations wherein you are asking your tired defense who’s played well 58 minutes to go out there and now

Save the day when it shouldn’t have to necessarily be that are you guys going to lose your mind when we get to the end of the game and it’s a 4minute offensive situation you’re trying to run it out and they have to keep throwing the ball cuz that’s where we’re going to

Guys we know that right well here’s the thing I think I’m going to lose my mind regardless see the thing about it is the way the way for them to get first downs is throwing the football yeah but there’s a way to throw the ball I think

That’s where most people that had a problem with that deep pass there uh in at the late part of the game sure it it was not that it was not that they’re throwing the ball in my opinion I’ll speak for myself I wasn’t upset at that that they were throwing the ball my

Frustration was you’re taking a lower percentage pass give me a high percentage pass that is a part of your running game I guess is the best way to put it I mean this offense is predicated on quick passing so give me some of those give me a slant route give me a

Bubble screen I think there are other things you can do where you got a higher percentage chance you’re going to complete the pass so that if nothing else even if you don’t get any yards out of it at least you keep the clock moving I think that’s the point that most

People or at least for myself that I would have a problem with so no I won’t lose my mind if they’re throwing the ball if they’re throwing it downfield and taking a lower percentage pass I will lose my mind see that’s where I I’m at right now because I kind of feel like

If to to maybe kill a game they’re going to have to throw the ball and it and it plays it I mean you’re trying to get them to use their timeouts and stuff but that might be the only way Dallas can kind of keep the clock I mean they can

Keep it going running the ball but it’s going to be second and 10 it’s going to be third and eight yeah it’s going to be yeah it’s going to be fourth and seven you know that’s kind of where you’re at I mean yeah and then now you’re holding

Go backwards no I mean it’s that’s but that’s what I’m saying I I think that to me you’re right about the higher percentage passes though you’re absolutely right about that though and so to me but I just wonder because it’s going to be about I I think there’s

Going to be times were in the playoffs it’s they’re going to have to keep the clock going but it it it’s probably not going to be running the football yeah you know I mean their best chance of winning and their best chance of maybe not exposing the defense to what ambar

Was talking about being tired and holding up the way they have the whole game is they’re going to have to go get first downs and they can get first downs throwing the football they could do that for sure I would incorporate more quarterback running myself no doubt and

Maybe the jet sweeps yeah anything there other things you can do yeah I’m I’m trying I’m just trying the time’s here the time maybe I haven’t shown you anything maybe I haven’t shown you that quarterback pulling the ball but I’m I’m going to do it in that four-minute Drive

Trust me and when and when you do it um no penalties to negate that because we’ve seen that a couple times here recently where Dak Prescott gets a chain mover with his legs and there’s laundry on the field so play clean football yeah real quick before we end the show I did

Want to mention Cowboys get Seven Pro Bowlers uh named to the Pro Bowl yesterday uh Dak Prescott CD lamb Zack Martin Michael Parsons donon Bland Brandon Aubrey Brian anger all get to the Pro Bowl were there any surprises for you and guys that did not make it

When we were sitting there in oxar the ball was hitting the set about 17 times I literally was telling my wife about that story I told the story on the radio I told the story on the radio I go this guy none of us would expect n no it’s

Like we’re standing there like poor you know ambar’s getting hit with a ball you know and we’re like thinking well man she’s going to own part of the team now for injuries and stuff here but yeah no see you later guys it’s it’s great it’s great that it’s

Great that they made the right decision on that bet you know and it’s great for Bland you know good job with Bland and stuff like that well well done you know one of the things I told my wife last night as we were talking about this

Because she said man they got lucky with Aubrey and I was like you know you can look at it that way but I actually look at it the other way because how do you look at it well if you look at how he played during training camp know none of

Us thought this guy could play Let’s be clear none of us and not only that not only that they got rid of the other guy that was there with him didn’t bring anybody else in they doubled down on it so no so to me that’s not them being

That’s being confident in what they scouted and saying this guy can play we feel confident he can play and they were right they got it right weren’t we all seeing the same thing I they were right were right once they got rid of once they got rid of the

Other kicker he started making kicks he didn’t miss it’s like it’s like this gu would miss then he would miss then would make and he would it was like they were going back and forth back and forth who can miss most yeah and it’s and it’s

Funny Once once they got rid of Vis guyo this guy never missed yeah never missed yeah and I got to give them credit for that cuz I think that was about their confidence in what they’ scouted and believeing this guy could be the man if which is good for them and they were

Right but at the same time I’m like let’s don’t put me under that stress like I don’t like heading into the season feeling stressed and being like Oh my God Amber under that you guys live in the building and when bones fossil goes upstairs to the club pull take your

Drink sit down next to him and ask him really how that all went down I want to know I want to know how that all went down because there’s no way they that with we saw the same thing how did they choose one less misser over the other

Misser you know what I’m saying and how did they decide they were going to not only double down on him by letting him go bring somebody else in that’s where I’m like they they felt really confident about where they were somebody over a Miller Light will tell you how went well

That’s the C crazy thing training camp you we get to see all of the practice like it’s open it’s not here we only got sometimes we’re involved in practice so so that’s what crazy like during that time we were all it’s not that we were

Crazy we all saw the same thing so but anyways congratulations to him all wonderful surprised the only thing I will say is um seven guys congratulations guys like Brandon Aubrey you know 99% governance um but a couple a couple snubs that I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention I feel like Demarcus

Lawrence is having another outstanding season uh I feel like his resume especially you talk about those critical stops I mean the Cowboys are probably plus two in the win column because of Demarcus play and then when you look at Tyler Smith I feel like although he has

Had an issue with some penalties here or there for the most part he’s already proven a year two he’s one of the best interior offensive linemen in the league I don’t see how you don’t get Tyler in there as well so out outside of those two very very obvious snubs for me the

Other seven are more than deser in whatsoever and keep an eye on the alternates because a couple of these guys might still sneak in the goal is not to any of these guys play none of these guys none of these guys involved with tug of-war or dodgeball or any of

That stuff just you want it for you want it for these guys for the fact that it’s being honored they’re being honored for the work and also you know when it comes to contract negotiations proo still matter all right we appreciate you guys join us we’re back tomorrow we will wrap

This thing up we’ll let you know what we think is going to happen this weekend Cowboys versus commanders till then for Patrick guac Brian brought and am Garcia I’m Derek kleton this has been the break live on dallascowboys.com radio this has been a production of dallascowboys.com and the Dallas Cowboys football club how

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