Cowboys StoryLine: Family Matters

As we get closer to the NFL Draft, the callers have differing opinions but they all shared the same love for a long-time caller who needs our support now more than ever.

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
The following.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
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the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.

Speaker 3 (00:09):
Cowboys.

Speaker 4 (00:12):
This He's Cowboys Storyline with Nick Eatman.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
What's up? Welcome to Cowboys Storyline. I am Nick Eatman.

Speaker 5 (00:23):
It it's Wednesday, April sixteenth. We're almost a week from
the NFL Draft, which will be next Thursday, the twenty fourth.
That's when we can finally figure out what the Cowboys
are gonna do. That's probably the next time we'll see
any movement from this team. I can't imagine any more
transactions between now and then. There's been a few here

(00:44):
and there, nothing major. There'll be some press conferences. There'll
be a press conference today on Tyron Smith retiring officially
from the Cowboys. They'll sign him and move him to
the retired list. He will retire as a member of
the Dallas Cowboys, which is where.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
He should be.

Speaker 5 (01:01):
We can talk later in this show about where do
you think he ranks all time among Cowboys greats, Cowboys
great offensive Lineman's he first ballot? Hall of Famer? Does
he get in before Zach Martin? Do they go in together?
All this good stuff? Maybe Ring of Honor together. We'll
see about that. We'll talk about you know, the draft

(01:24):
stuff coming up with Steven Jones will be talking Jerry Jones,
everybody will well, you know, we'll have some some some
things to say related to the draft, maybe even today.
There's going to be a press conference next week as well,
that pre draft press conference where they don't say anything,
you know, they say a lot and nothing at the
same time. So this is the time of year where

(01:45):
there's a lot of smoke screens, stuff that you see
and hear. Really, you know, well, why would they tip.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Their hand on what they're what they're going to do.

Speaker 5 (01:52):
Stephen Jones said yesterday, I think on one O five
to three the fan in an interview that can't really
see a scenario where they would trade up. Maybe they
would trade Now, well that means they may be trading up.
Then that's just the way it is. I mean, they're
not going to rule out anything, nor should they. All Right,
eight A eight eight five five two to nine seven

(02:13):
is the number to call. Let's let's go to the
phone lines and get us going here. We're going to
go to Irene in Virginia.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Irene, what's up, Hey, good morning, how are you doing good?
How are you good?

Speaker 6 (02:26):
Good?

Speaker 7 (02:26):
Eight days away from draft?

Speaker 8 (02:28):
That's awesome.

Speaker 7 (02:29):
So, first off, congress to Tyron, I do think that
Zach and Tyron going together.

Speaker 9 (02:35):
I assume they.

Speaker 7 (02:36):
Won't get first ballot Hall of Fame now that they're
making it, you know, very intentionally selective. And I do
think that Super Bowl rings matter in that, even whether
or not they should. But yeah, so that's my thought.
But either way, a great career. I definitely think they're
both worthy of the Hall of Fame, whether it's first
bollid or not. Second author says, as a quick aside,

(02:58):
I wanted to and with permission of Randy's son, I
wanted to give an update about our buddy Randy. He's
actually battling cancer right now. He has surgery coming up
at the end of the month. So if anyone wants
more details on that or want to help Randy out,
hop on Twitter and find the Cowboys storyliner community and Randy,

(03:18):
because I know you're listening. We love you, buddy, all right.
You're in my thoughts in prayers for sure.

Speaker 10 (03:24):
I was for football.

Speaker 7 (03:25):
Like I said, we're eight days away from trying to
improve the team, and that's exciting. I hope that Milroe
and dart sneak into the top eleven because you know,
they're actually invited to the compan to the draft and
they're attending, so I don't know. I bet they're going
to be closer to like the twenties, but I can hope.
I want the elite players to come down to us,

(03:47):
so we have like multiple first round grades and aside
from unrealistic drops is like grammar hunter. I think the
only two that I wouldn't trade away from are Gent
and McMillan. But and if not, I would like us
to move back a few spots, not many, but a
few spots and pick up maybe Golden or something and

(04:09):
and still get an extra player. So that's all I
got for you, A lot in a little Let's get
love you, Randy, thinking about you.

Speaker 5 (04:16):
All right, bye, guys, All right, thank you for the
for the call. Yeah, that's that's a that's a tough
it's tough to throw all that in there to say
this guy's what he's going through and then and then
jumped the draft.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
But I mean, I get it.

Speaker 5 (04:32):
That's kind of trying to squeeze everything into one call.
I'm not you're gonna touch the draft stuff that that
that's fine. That's an opinion. Yeah, as far as far
as as Randy goes, yeah, he's He reached out to
Chris a couple of weeks ago and and and shared

(04:52):
some of the news of what's happening with him. I
believe he has surgery coming up at the end of
this month. I think it's to choose the I think
it's next Tuesday, and so we'll be we'll be praying
for him. There is a GoFundMe page with like, like
Irene mentioned, I will be sharing that on the Cowboys

(05:14):
Storyline Twitter account here too if you want to donate
to help him and help his family for sure. The
picture that they put on their on their GoFundMe pages
a picture of him at the game wearing a Cowboy
Storyline T shirt which we sent to him. Uh, he

(05:35):
wasn't even on the team, but we sent we sent
one to him. We had some extras and and he
was definitely deserving. And you know the fact that like
you know, he's reaching out to Chris, and he even
says he wants to call after the surgery if he's
feeling good the next day, because knowing it it's a Wednesday,

(05:56):
that's that's special. You know that that that this show
means a lot to him, and and and how the
community of the storyline group, and I a big shout
out to Irene who's a big part of it to
creating this Dylan of course as well. And we've created
a family here which is which is amazing. And so
I know everyone will rally around that and support Randy,

(06:19):
you know as well. So uh, and I know everybody
that might call in, we'll probably say something about it.
So we're all pulling for for you, Randy. And I'm
glad Irene was able to call and kind of kick
us off with that. All right, let's go to our
next caller, Brian in Kansas City.

Speaker 11 (06:34):
Good morning, sir, how are you Brian?

Speaker 12 (06:37):
Well Man?

Speaker 11 (06:37):
That's a I'm not. I don't have any social media,
so I don't follow the storyliners and do the Twitter
and all that. So I was just really sorry to
hear about that the first time I heard about it.
And God love hearing Randy call in. Yeah, and uh,
it's just just such a joy to listen to this
to you. Some people, you know, it's kind of like
having kids, you know, you're they tell you don't have favorites,

(06:59):
but you have, you know, and I listened to the show.
There's some people I'd rather not listen to. Some people
I enjoy listening to.

Speaker 1 (07:07):
Yeah, you know, it's funny you.

Speaker 13 (07:09):
Say that Randy's kick in the pants.

Speaker 14 (07:11):
Man.

Speaker 5 (07:12):
That's funny you say that, Brian, Because I have this
little you know, this chat group here with with Chris
and so when he sends you know who's next and
all that, and every time it's Randy, You're right, I
get excited about it, you know. And I think we've
even said I can't take any more calls.

Speaker 15 (07:28):
This time.

Speaker 5 (07:28):
We got to go like, well, if Randy calls, then
we'll take it. So and that's no offense to anybody else.

Speaker 1 (07:34):
Everyone.

Speaker 5 (07:35):
I love the calls and all the support. But yeah,
he's he's a character for sure, and I know we're
all pulling from all right, Brian, what do you got man?

Speaker 14 (07:42):
After that?

Speaker 16 (07:43):
Hey?

Speaker 11 (07:43):
So I was moving on to Tyrant Smith's retirement. You know,
I was listening to uh one O five three Tiny
Jim called into one O five three the other day
and did an interview on off It was yesterday or
the day before.

Speaker 1 (07:58):
That's David Hellman.

Speaker 11 (07:59):
Is that who you're referring to, yes, David Ellman. Yeah,
he says he likes that now. He says he hated
it when it first started. Now now it means that
somebody's been following him a damn long time if they
use that name.

Speaker 1 (08:13):
True.

Speaker 12 (08:14):
Yeah, so he called in.

Speaker 11 (08:16):
And I hadn't thought about it when I first heard
about Tyron's retirement. But of course it's true. You wonder
how difficult they're making it on each other by both
of them retiring at the same time, By having Zach
and Tyron retire at the same time, you know, you
wonder about, you know, when it comes, you know, five
years from now, are they making it harder on each other?

(08:40):
And he made the argument that because Zach had a
much healthier career, he probably would be more likely to
be a first ballot guy, and Tyron might have to
wait because he retired in the same year.

Speaker 5 (08:56):
Maybe, I mean, I don't know about all of that.
I mean, I I don't love the process. If I'm
being honest about how the Hall of Fame is right now,
and and and the people that stand up and and
and vote for you know, or or try to, you know,
give their their support for the player just because it's

(09:16):
their hometown. I don't really love the process of it,
and and especially what's happening in Dallas because the guys
that are doing it for the for the Dallas aren't
actually reporting for the team uh anymore. So I don't
love that. And so the whole process is kind of
backwards to me.

Speaker 1 (09:33):
And but you know, I.

Speaker 11 (09:35):
Look what it's done to Woodie. I mean it's just
you know, left him on the outside for years.

Speaker 1 (09:39):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (09:40):
So anyways, well I can I'll talk more about that
here in a second. You have any more points that
you want to make, Yeah, just.

Speaker 11 (09:45):
For the for the draft. I don't know if I'll
be able to call in next Wednesday, but I'm just
so excited for the draft. Yeah, I'm personally hoping they
do at least one trade back in the first round,
just you know, not not back into the thirties, but
you know, but straight back and get just you know,
an extra second or an extra third or you know something.

(10:06):
But I'm still hoping for the offensive lineman. At the
last I read, I heard that that Simmons, which is
the offensive tackle for the Buckeyes, that his medicals came
back okay, and his knee is going to be fine,
and man, that would be a guy I would just
love to have. I don't know where you're playing them
or if somebody else has got to move or whatever,

(10:28):
but I would just love to have somebody in the
trenches man. And my second pick would be Grant. So
I'm just just super hyped about the draft, brother, and
can't wait for it. It's good to talk to you
this morning. I'll hang up and listen to what you
have to say about the Hall of.

Speaker 1 (10:41):
Fame thing, all right, Brian, appreciate that. Thank you so much.

Speaker 5 (10:44):
And you know, going back to what Irene had said
as well about not sure if either one of them
now will be first ballot, but you know, and unless
they're going to come out and say you could only
be a skill player to be a you know, to
be a first ballot, if they're going to say that,
then then say it. Or if you're going to say

(11:05):
you have to be a you have to go to
the Super Bowl or whatever and win the Super Bowl.
But if you're going to say you had to be
the elite of the elite at your position for a
decade or more, you would for a whole decade you
had to be the guy that, no doubt about it,

(11:28):
you were the best player at your position. And if
that is a criteria, and I think it should be
for being in the Hall of Fame, then how in
the world could could Zach Martin ever not be in
the Hall of Fame first ballot? I mean, why not?
He was the best. If you're going to knock him
because guard isn't the sexy pick and all that, well,

(11:48):
then then say that. But if it's a position like
every everyone else, like every other position, why not Zack
Martin as a first ballot Hall of Famer. There's no
doubt about it. There was not a better guard for
ten years. And guards don't have stats.

Speaker 1 (12:04):
He does.

Speaker 5 (12:05):
He has a stat and it's mind blowing that he
has more All Pros and Pro Bowls than actual holding calls.
That means he was a guy that you could count
on to be elite, you could count on to not
make mistakes. And you know, so, I know this is
a day about Tyron, but and I don't know about
Tyron is the first ballot. I think the injuries definitely

(12:28):
are going to be a factor there. I think he
is one. But you know another guy that's kind of
in that same mix. There too would be Jason Peters.
So there's other tackles that are going to be considered,
and I think they might hurt each other more than
these two cowboys that are on the same line together

(12:50):
because the positions are different. Even though it's O line,
the positions are different, and I think Zach Martin was
absolutely the elite of the elite. I do think Tyron
makes it now as far as Ring of van Or,
I could see them both going in and and at
that point it'll be interesting to see if if, if
Travis Frederick is considered in that as well.

Speaker 1 (13:09):
I don't know.

Speaker 5 (13:10):
That's a little tricky though, because I mean there's other
there's If Travis Frederick, in my opinion, makes it to
the Ring of Honor, then I think I think Nate
Newton's got a huge case, and I think he does anyways,
so that that one's gonna be that'll be tricky there.
All right, Let's let's keep it moving here. Let's go
to Nigel in Arizona.

Speaker 17 (13:31):
Hey, how are you? How you doing have to I'm great, yeah, yeah,
As as everyone else. I can't I can't wait for
the traps because I'm so tired of all the guys.
He's ship out there that we're hearing about this.

Speaker 15 (13:48):
That all right?

Speaker 5 (13:50):
I know, all right, man, sorry, all right, kids are
in school hopefully all.

Speaker 17 (13:57):
Right, Yeah, yeah they are anyways.

Speaker 16 (14:02):
But getting back to the first round, if we stick.

Speaker 17 (14:04):
There, it kind of makes me nervous. I mean, I agree,
maybe going with the unsexy root of an offensive lineman,
just going back to when we were dominant back in
the twenty seventeen, eighteen nineteen.

Speaker 16 (14:21):
But my other.

Speaker 17 (14:22):
Question is, like to receive a class It's okay, yeah,
but there's no like CD, there's no Chase, there's no
Jefferson or any of that. So grabbing one in the
first round out of specific need kind of scares me.
Same thing at running back. You know, I don't think
Gentry makes it, but Sampton's awesome, but I don't see

(14:45):
that happening. So I'm just curious that you're insight. I
know you've probably said there's a million times and you're
tired of it, but that direction do you think would
we'd be better off getting a stud offensive lineman or
just go out and grab that receive running back?

Speaker 5 (15:03):
That's okay, that's all right, It happens, all right, appreciate
that that, you know, I I don't think it's a
popular opinion among Cowboys fans, even Cowboys media that I
talked to.

Speaker 1 (15:17):
I think I feel.

Speaker 5 (15:18):
Like people want that that running back or that or
the wide receiver, that skilled player. And I wouldn't be
opposed to it. Those those players are fun. But I
still think you need offensive linemen. I mean, you need
guys that you can count on. We're going to honor

(15:41):
a player today and Tyron Smith, who for ten or
eleven years you just knew he was gonna just lock
it down. Yeah, he's gonna get hurt a little bit
here and there, but when he's on the field, he's
gonna be great.

Speaker 1 (15:51):
He's gonna be great.

Speaker 5 (15:52):
And and he was, he was saying with Zach Martin,
and now you don't have those guys so the way,
guess what, they were first rounders. So I'm okay with
with going back to the well again, that's what makes
them really good. I mean, remember when when Zach Martin
was drafted. Now that's that was three and four years,

(16:16):
four year period they got three offensive linemen in the
first round. And guess what happened in twenty fourteen. Well,
DeMarco Murray, who was a third round running back, went
for eighteen hundred yards Offensive Player of the Year in
the NFL set the Cowboys record. Tony Romo was third
in the MVP voting. That was the whole desk caughtic

(16:40):
year and all that. That was a great football team.
And so getting back to that, saying sounds kind of fun. Now,
these other receivers I see, you know, McMillan, Golden, Yeah,
those are those are great and they would be fun
to have, and that that might be the case. But
if it's me and I would I just go with

(17:00):
the offensive line. The defensive line maybe, but offensive line
is I just I just think for the most part,
the way the Cowboys pick, especially high in the first round,
I think that they'll they'll get a guy that's really good.

Speaker 1 (17:12):
All right, let's keep it going. Keith and Florida is next. Keith.

Speaker 13 (17:16):
Hey, Nick, how you doing good?

Speaker 15 (17:17):
How are you doing doing great?

Speaker 2 (17:19):
Man?

Speaker 13 (17:19):
And like everybody else, I'm I'm psyched for the draft.
I've got a comment to make and then I've got
that question for you. So my comment is, I'm a
little worried this year because I think we've got a
hole at cornerback and unless they do something for you know,
in the next week when we start the draft, we've

(17:40):
got a hole there that I feel like that almost
like last year, I felt like we had a hole
as on the offensive line, and I kind of feel like,
I know, the Cowboys tried to do a good job
with you know, filling all those holes in free agencies
until we you know, we get to the draft, but
I just feel like that. I hope we're not repeating
last year again. But in the cornerback, what are your thoughts?

Speaker 1 (18:01):
Yeah, you know that. That's first of all. I have
to ask, are you first time caller?

Speaker 13 (18:05):
No, I'm from Fernandina Beach, Florida. I called you about
two months ago. You love that you loved where I
was at? You from where Florida, Fernandina Beach.

Speaker 5 (18:14):
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Okay, all right, I asked
Chris if you're a first time caller.

Speaker 1 (18:18):
He didn't respond. I don't think so. I didn't.

Speaker 5 (18:20):
I didn't remember that, but now I do remember that.
I remember that that place. Sorry about that, all right?

Speaker 12 (18:25):
Problem cool?

Speaker 1 (18:27):
You know it's not a sneaky need anymore. It's a need.

Speaker 5 (18:30):
It's not like, oh, they need I mean think about
what they lost and what they what they they acquired,
I mean like and also.

Speaker 1 (18:38):
With Digs hurt. Yeah, it's it's a it's a need,
no doubt about it. At cornerback with Jordan.

Speaker 5 (18:44):
Lewis gone, they picked up the the corner from the Bills,
which I don't know why I always forget his name.

Speaker 1 (18:52):
I don't. I haven't figured out.

Speaker 5 (18:53):
I can remember the guy from nineteen eighty four, but
I can't remember this guy's name.

Speaker 1 (18:57):
I know it's a weird spelling. Help me out here, Chris,
what's the guy? His name?

Speaker 5 (19:01):
Remember the corner? Do you remember the guy they traded
for from the Bills? I don't remember Khalil something anyways. Uh,
that's right, that's right. But they don't have it. I
mean they don't know who else mcwambe. I don't know
if I love I love that so, uh you know

(19:24):
Kaylen Carson, Yeah, I mean he was he was playing
well early, but yeah, it's a it's a position. And mean,
would you be okay Keith first round.

Speaker 13 (19:34):
If it was still I believe I would you know?
And you and you said it best. If if Tremon
Diggs was healthy, I wouldn't feel so bad about it,
but I mean, we really can't expect him until probably
mid season at best. And I just, yeah, I just
I just got this not in my stomach about last year,
and obviously I just don't want that to happen again.

(19:56):
So yeah, I hear you.

Speaker 1 (19:59):
Now I hear yet.

Speaker 5 (20:00):
And there there might be some moves in the works,
or if there was a Draft day trade where you
could maybe get a corner. I mean I would be
interested in that. Now they've already made the trade to
get Elam. But you know, if only there was a
player you could get that could play corner and receiver. Man,
now that would be fun. You could get that guy,

(20:22):
you know. I mean, I don't know. If you were
a little bit closer, I think, well, you know, if
you wouldn't have won some of those games down the stretch.

Speaker 13 (20:33):
I totally agree. I think it's the end of the day, though,
like you said, if maybe there's a draft day trade
or something to where they can grab a veteran corner,
you know, I just feel like we need somebody there.
I just don't want to rely on a rookie, even
the first round rookie. So like, okay, get in there,
because I feel like that's kind of what we did
with Tyrone Guidon.

Speaker 15 (20:53):
Yeah, first round rookie.

Speaker 13 (20:55):
Guess what Hoyle you're starting. You know, he didn't have
that much experience in college. You know again, I just
I just don't want to go down that same path,
and I hope they don't.

Speaker 5 (21:03):
Yeah, no, I'm with you and that that's really good,
andsightful and Caul I appreciate it, Keith, thanks for the call. Yeah, corner,
I mean, corner is something that they need to definitely
address because you know you're going into it. And I mean,
and still it's still not easy to evaluate what Deron

(21:23):
Bland is. I mean, he's he's a good player, and
he had some great moments, but he's not a shutdown corner.
I don't know if that term even exists anymore. I
really don't, but.

Speaker 1 (21:37):
He's not.

Speaker 5 (21:37):
I mean, he gets he gets beat, but he takes chances.
I mean that's the thing. You take chances to get picks.
You get beat some too. I don't think teams were
afraid of him, same with Trayvon Diggs. You know when
he had the eleven interceptions. I mean, the teams weren't
necessarily afraid of him. So they threw out him. Well,
he's got good hands for a corner. He's got good

(21:58):
hands just in general. I mean, Diggs was a receiver
in college, and and and Blands. You know that they're
just playmakers, but but they're still you know, they're not
going to be just well shut down half the field
or whatever. So corner is a spot that it wouldn't
hurt my feelings if they drafted that that position at
twelve or moved back a little bit and and and

(22:18):
still picked up a guy. There's there's barn from from Texas,
Will Johnson, Michigan, Amos from Ole, miss I believe we have
a story on him on our website today as a
possible pick that would probably be more second round, but
still cornerback definitely position we got to look at for sure.
All right, let's go to Dylan Northport, Florida.

Speaker 1 (22:40):
Dylan, how you doing?

Speaker 14 (22:42):
Hey?

Speaker 18 (22:43):
All right, shout out to us, Ranny. You know our prayers,
buddy hanging there. And now you're a tough dude and
one of one for sure, so we're we're thinking about you, buddy,
for sure. You got to jump over into the draft
stuff here, baby, and called me out last week by name.
So I got a response to my guypig and this
is for you, buddy. I know you're listening, so you

(23:03):
kind of touch on it before Nick that I want
to ask you what was the best part of the
offense in twenty fourteen? Things pretty easy to say, right,
twenty fourteen. Twenty fourteen best part of the.

Speaker 1 (23:14):
Offense running the football, wasn't.

Speaker 18 (23:17):
It, right? And that was because of the offensive line, right, right,
Same thing about twenty sixteen, right, Probably the same thing
about twenty eighteen. Those were all really good seasons offensively
because you could run the ball really well. You had
Tony Romo in twenty fourteen, probably the best year of
his career. I'd argue maybe two thousand and seven was
up there, but twenty fourteen he was the best I've
ever seen. And it's a shame that he had to

(23:38):
retire shortly after that. But that was prime Romo, all right.
That came in as a rookie. You could say maybe
that was the best season that Dak has had. He's
obviously a better quarterback now than he was, you know,
back then, but the way the offense was constructed, that
was probably the best maybe we've ever seen. That play football.
So my point is people don't consider the offensive line

(23:59):
as a weapon, but I can. I think there a weapon,
or at the very least, they're the grind still that
sharpens all the weapons around them. A great offensive line
elevates the entire offense. And if you can get a
stud like Membo or Will Campbell at twelve, and you
go into the second round and get yourself a nice
running back like if Caleb Johnson or Henderson's they're one
of those guys you've just transformed to this offense. You

(24:20):
take a question mark at right guard out of the
equation with Hoffman, who you know people like and I
guess he's a kind of brawler, but you know he's
got a ceiling. There's a reason why he was found.
He was undrafted guy, right, so there was a reason
for that. And if you can insert a guy who
can instantly have a higher floor and a higher ceiling,
I'll take that all day and transform this offense. Oh

(24:42):
and by the way, if you can run the ball better, well,
you've also now this increased the efficiency of your passing
game as well, because now team's got to commit more
resources to the ground game. So just the thought man
offensive line definitely is a weapon. Even though it's not
your classical consideration as like a weapon, I still think
they are.

Speaker 5 (24:59):
I totally agree, one hundred percent agree, and I would
I agree with you that it makes your other guys better.
I don't think having a dynamic wide receiver like a
Jamar Chase in the Cincinnati makes the offensive line better.

Speaker 1 (25:17):
I don't believe that.

Speaker 5 (25:18):
But I do think a great a great offensive line
can make an Alvin Harper or j Novichik better like.

Speaker 1 (25:27):
They were in the nineties and then.

Speaker 5 (25:29):
And also you know, the teams that you have you
know now, I mean, I mean, I just think, like
you said, the twenty fourteen you had Dez, But Dez's
best season, I believe was that year, you know, at
least from a touchdown standpoint, So that line makes everybody better.
Even the twenty fifteen when they didn't have a quarterback
and it went four and twelve, they still had a

(25:52):
three offensive line and make to the Pro Bowl. Darren
McFadden came in, got eleven hundred yards. I mean, I
just I feel like you can do a lot of
things with a great offensive line.

Speaker 14 (26:03):
So if you have a really, really.

Speaker 18 (26:05):
Great offensive line, you don't have to have great skill
position players like de Marpo. Murray was a really good
football player, and he had a great season in twenty fourteen. Right,
you could say the same thing for a lot of
guys across the league. But listen, people are gonna be
disappointed if they take a Lambin at twelve. And I
think that's the foolish, short sighted and I think that's
a really good pick. If they can get a membo
where a can.

Speaker 5 (26:24):
It won't be this chair that's disappointed. I could probably
see that. So all right, Dylan, good stuff, Thanks Nick.
All right, let's go one more call before we go
to break. Let's go Anthony. He's in Northtown, Pennsylvania, and
this is a first time caller.

Speaker 1 (26:36):
Anthony. What's up, mat? How you doing?

Speaker 19 (26:40):
I'm good, Bro, I'm good.

Speaker 12 (26:41):
How you doing?

Speaker 4 (26:41):
Man?

Speaker 1 (26:42):
Hold on, let's pause, let's pause with this league.

Speaker 20 (26:44):
Hey, that's what's up?

Speaker 14 (26:47):
All right?

Speaker 1 (26:48):
Man? How you doing?

Speaker 19 (26:49):
I'm good. I'm good. So I haven't been listening, just
was eating and was like, hey, let me try to
call and get in. Got in on my twenty fifth call.

Speaker 5 (26:58):
There you go, right, but I appreciate it. Twenty five
calls is still twenty five call.

Speaker 1 (27:03):
I know people know and all that stuff.

Speaker 15 (27:05):
Exactly.

Speaker 19 (27:07):
I work overnight, so I don't really get to listen
to you.

Speaker 1 (27:10):
Guys live, so you're to go to bed, right, This
is nice.

Speaker 19 (27:14):
Exactly exactly all right. I don't know, I don't know
what the topic is. I was just like topic definite.

Speaker 5 (27:21):
Hey, we've been talking Tyron Smith's gonna retire as a
Cowboys today. We talked to that and where he stands
Hall of Fame wise, and also just draft and since
you haven't called them before, what are your what are
your thoughts on the draft and what this team needs
and all that good stuff.

Speaker 19 (27:38):
All right? So Tyron Smith, Hey, man, I think it's
pretty dope that, uh, he's retiring with Zach Martin. You
know them three Frederick Martin and him, so him going
out same year a Zach Martin.

Speaker 12 (27:52):
I think that's pretty cool.

Speaker 19 (27:53):
Definitely all the same, all the same guy.

Speaker 12 (27:56):
Definitely.

Speaker 19 (27:56):
And for the draft. Like I said, I listened to
y'all man, and uh, I'm not I'm not with the
lineman man. I think we're pretty cool on Lineman, bro,
I really do. I think we're pretty cool.

Speaker 6 (28:07):
Alignment.

Speaker 19 (28:07):
We haven't really tapped into what we have you know
what I mean? Like I think t J. Batz has
a little something. I think, uh Rock Kaufman has a
little something. Nathan Thomas, we haven't seen. We just got.
I think what was it like two too uh offensive
linemen from out of uh out of house? And who

(28:31):
else am I missing? I know it's uh was it
Simms the the left tackle he got hurt at the
end he started doing good awesome richards. Awesome richards.

Speaker 14 (28:43):
Yeah him.

Speaker 19 (28:44):
So I think that, uh, we'll be cool if we go,
if we do need to go, I would say later
rounds and then I would do uh something fancy like
like a running back or or a receiver like my
my my dream would be and all on see if
Hunter or the main guys I'm not even with a

(29:05):
received like I'll take a receiver at twelve, I'll be cool.
But if gen T or Hunter falls or I do
Carter falls or they don't fall, and I'm my dream
scenario would be to uh go back, like trade back,
get a fourth and just get like four dogs, four starters.
Man I would do and no, no, no specific order,

(29:28):
but running back, receiver, d tackle in corner.

Speaker 5 (29:36):
Yeah, well, I like I like those that I mean asking,
are hoping those guys.

Speaker 19 (29:43):
Fall I know they're not, so basically yeah, I know
they not, but I'm saying so basically.

Speaker 13 (29:48):
I would have trade back.

Speaker 5 (29:49):
Okay, because you said it so serious, like you know,
like Carter, Yeah.

Speaker 19 (29:55):
But everything is possible.

Speaker 1 (29:59):
It's hot.

Speaker 5 (30:00):
You're right, it's possible. Uh it just you just wonder
about likely who got.

Speaker 19 (30:04):
Arrested, you know, baby Ochachondra something.

Speaker 15 (30:08):
Up on them.

Speaker 1 (30:10):
All right, thanks for the thanks for the call. Appreciate that.

Speaker 5 (30:13):
That's Anthony north Northtown, Pennsylvania, right.

Speaker 19 (30:17):
Right right right in the Harder Foods bro.

Speaker 12 (30:19):
I get it every day.

Speaker 17 (30:20):
Man.

Speaker 1 (30:20):
How close is that? How close is that to Philadelphia?

Speaker 19 (30:24):
Probably, like I'm probably like ten minutes, ten minutes from Philadelphia.
But there's a h it used to be famous King
of Pressure mall is I think it's like top five
and the largest malls in the US. So I'm like,
I'm like ten minutes from there, ten minutes from Philadelphia.

Speaker 1 (30:41):
Nice.

Speaker 5 (30:41):
All right, Well, I appreciate that. Hey, Anthony, thanks for
the call. Let's keep keep it rolling here now. I'll
say this though, every time someone calls from from the
Philadelphia area. As a Cowboy fan, I have mad props
h to them, because I know the kind of crap
that they have to take constantly when the Eagles aren't good,

(31:04):
and then they actually won the Super Bowl this year,
so that can't be fun at all. But you know,
there's still the Eagles. I'm sorry, and we keep winning
if you want. But they're gonna, you know, and their
fans will definitely still be Eagles fans if you know.
You know, let's go to break here on Cowboys storyline.
We'll be right back after this.

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another forty five minutes or so to chat with you guys.
Let's go another first time caller here. We got Jerome
in Birmingham, Alabama.

Speaker 15 (33:43):
Jerome, Hey, Hey, are you shirting?

Speaker 1 (33:47):
How are you doing there?

Speaker 15 (33:50):
You go right?

Speaker 12 (33:51):
All right?

Speaker 5 (33:51):
You know we don't have a lot of callers from Alabama,
you know, I mean there's two pro teams already in
Alabama and in the Crimson Tide in Auburn and so
we don't. We just don't have a lot of fans there.

Speaker 1 (34:03):
So but I love it. I'm glad you called them.

Speaker 14 (34:07):
Yeah, I'm not.

Speaker 15 (34:08):
I'm not. I'm not a fan of any of that.

Speaker 5 (34:10):
I'm a Cowboy, So you don't even partake in any
of that mess, that Auburn Alabama mess.

Speaker 15 (34:17):
I do not, man. I'm a graduate from the University
of Alabama. My boy played at Auburn. But no, I
do not partake in that. I believe blue.

Speaker 1 (34:25):
Okay, I love it.

Speaker 5 (34:26):
I love it all right, let's go, man, what do
you got tell us about yourself and what you think
about this team.

Speaker 15 (34:32):
Well, I just called in Dick because you know, I
listen to you guys. Generally I'm recording because I'm generally working,
but I listen to all the shows. Been listening to
you guys for years. My son is a huge fan.
I grew up a Cowboys fan because my granddad loved
the Cowboys. So I've been following the Cowboys man sins
I could since I can remember sitting out with my

(34:53):
granddaddy checking the games out. I'm such a fan that
my boy. Two of my granddaughters are named after cal Boys.
I got a granddaughter named Dallas Savery and a granddaughter
named Dakota Nice. What do I think about the Cowboys
this year? I don't agree with you, Nick, when it
comes to you know, drafting and offensive lineman. You look

(35:15):
back at the nineties, we didn't have first round talent
on the offensive line. We had three great skill position
players that led us to you know, championships. I think
we need skill position players to go along with back
and CD and you know, you know, to beef up
our defense and let's make a run. That's where I'm at, Nick.

Speaker 5 (35:36):
I hear you, all right, jer I appreciate the call.
And you know I say this all the time, and
you know, forgive me for repeating myself, But every time
I hear another scenario like this, it makes me think about,
you know, being a Cowboy fan in Jerome from Alabama
as a perfect example of how you don't choose to
be Cowboy fans. It chooses you. And here's another example

(35:59):
of that. You know, you said his granddad was a
Cowboy fan. He remembered being out there with him. He
just wanted to be hanging out with with granddad. What
are you doing?

Speaker 1 (36:07):
Who we watching Cowboys.

Speaker 5 (36:09):
That's your team. Well, that's my team, and he passes
it on to his kids. Who's your team, Dad, Well
that's my team. That's why it was with me, and
I love that, and that's why it was well probably
most of these Cowboy fans as well, because lord knows,
the last thirty years hasn't been, you know, a great
time to say, oh, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon.
So if you're a Cowboy fan, it's because somebody probably

(36:31):
older than you, passed it on and here we are.
You make a good point about the nineties. My only
counter to that with the offensive line and didn't have
first rounders then is it's so different. The draft is
so different than it was thirty forty years ago. I mean,
it really is, because teams are so much better now

(36:56):
than they were at evaluating players and all that. So
they had some good linemen, They had good linemen that
they developed, but there was some good linemen that fell
through the cracks a little bit here and there, and
and and the Cowboys were just a little bit better
at scouting than other teams were, and so a little
a little bit further advanced to find the Eric Williams

(37:19):
at a central Ohio state or Larry Allen and pull
the trigger on that to get Larry Allen in the
second round. I think other teams knew about him, but
not to that to the point that they did. And
you know, Nate Newton developed, Mark Tuine developed, So it's
not you know it was. That was all kind of
lightning in a bottle there. But go back and look

(37:41):
at I mean, I don't know, are there third, fourth round,
fifth round linemen that are developing a lot into into starters.
I mean, you know the Cowboys. I just think of
the last decade or or so, and when they had
really good players, they were dragt I've seen these linemen
in the first round. So I just think you have

(38:03):
a you have a chance to you're not really going
to miss. And the jury's out on Tyler Geid and
that was a reach pick and they knew that they
needed him to develop. But you draft the guy at twelve,
he's not going to develop. He's going to come in
and play. And I just think that's that would be
a great, great pick. But hey, I'm not going to
sit there and argue if it's if it's McMillan, if

(38:25):
it's you know, if it's Golden, I'd be fine with that.

Speaker 1 (38:31):
Running back gent Falls.

Speaker 5 (38:34):
I don't think he will, but you know, I bet
I'm not moving up for anybody unless unless they're just
gonna go get Travis Hunter than I I don't. And
that would just be so much fun that whatever it
would take to trade and do all that, you would
just say, I'll deal with that later. But if they
did that, I think I think we would be hearing

(38:54):
that all in a phrase again, because that's what it
would have to take probably to get it all right,
Let's keep it going, Gavin and Glahoma City is next, Galvin,
what's up?

Speaker 15 (39:02):
What's up man?

Speaker 12 (39:03):
How's it gone? I'm pretty good man. It's a beautiful
to day. So first I want to talk about Yren Smith.
I usually don't come in here and talk about players
that are retiring and stuff like that. I like to
keep it moving toward the future. But he was a
special player to me because I'm very young, so I
was a little kid when he got drafted. Tyren Smith

(39:25):
was my favorite player other than DA's brand. So when
I played little league football and they asked me what
number when I was bigger than everybody, just imagine probably
like Josh Baugh in high school. That was me when
I was like ten or eleven. So they let me
get big number seventy seven man. Shout out to Tyron Smith.
I think he belongs, bring all honor, Hall of fame,

(39:46):
all of that. When Tyron Smith and his prime got
his hands on somebody, it was a wrap over. When
he gets the fans on you so over. That's what
I remember about Yren Smith. Yeah, all right, So what
I wanted to talk about as far as the president,
uh what y'all was talking about with the old line
and stuff. I'm I'm team Let's let's get some skill players.
I'm gonna tell you why. I First of all, I'm

(40:11):
down this heel alone if I have to. I believe
I think Guiden's gonna delete this year. He was wrong,
and you could argue he might have been a reach
at the time we needed him that needed. I think
when this gets their hands on, Guididan is somewhere working
right now. I truly believe that. With the kid attitude,

(40:32):
I think he's a hard worker. I think he's gonna
get it right. As far as Guard goes, I have confidence,
you know, mister bad and uh what's his name, brock Hoffman,
and you got the new guys. I think let those
guys compete for that position and let the staff draw
some better plays, and let's see what we can get

(40:54):
going with the old line. I think we do have
some good pieces in there. Still would be my biggest question, honestly,
even over Guiden. I know he played better towards the
second half of the season, but it seems like in
big moments when we need Steal to step up, he
just doesn't do it. I think Austin Richards is nice.
I like the way he's playing, too. I just think

(41:14):
we have enough pieces to play around with the old line.
When you have Ceedee, Lamb and Dak, that's that's just
not enough in today's league as far as weapons go.
Who else is scaring any of these teams? That would
be my argument to that. Yes, you can draft the
great old line and run the ball all day, but

(41:35):
when we get to the playoffs, we need We're gonna
need some weapons if we get to the playoffs, and
I just don't think we have enough weapons to get
that done. That would be my argument to that. I know,
y'all team O line, and I do respect that I
don't think there's a wrong opinion here, you know what
I mean, it's just how do you think, Well, what
do you think would help to team the most. I

(41:57):
would say in the first round running back or receive
that would be my big appreciate you for taking my call,
and I'd like to hear your thoughts all right.

Speaker 1 (42:05):
Thanks, keV.

Speaker 5 (42:06):
I feel like my thoughts on it. I've you know,
it's kind of beating a dead horse here because I've
said it. It just comes down to this, because you know,
you can't just have elite players at every position, So
it just comes down to it's like a chicken and
egg theory. Really, I mean, do you think having more

(42:26):
skill players is what's needed with a good offensive line?
Because everyone keeps talking about these all these pieces these Wow,
I like Hoffman, I like Bass, and I think Guiden's
gonna be good, and you know, all this stuff, it's
like okay, but they're all just kind of okay to
good and you hope BB takes that next step there.

(42:49):
But you know, Tyler Smith is there and he's solid.
I mean, I sawid he's great. I mean, that's a
great piece that you have. But you know, you just
don't have a lot that you can count on, and
yet there's a lot of little pieces here. So if
you don't draft an offensive lineman in the first or
second round, then you're gonna get one, I'm sure, third round,

(43:11):
fourth if they can get back into the fourth, which
they probably will, or fifth, you know, so you've.

Speaker 1 (43:17):
Got some chances.

Speaker 5 (43:18):
But you draft the alignment later like that, then he's
kind of just in the mix with everybody else that
you have with your TJ. Bass and you're awesome Richards
and all that stuff. Well, let's goes all that. So
I'm just thinking, me, I would like to get an
elite player that I don't have to worry about, and
for so long you've had that on your offensive line,
but you really don't have that anymore. So that's kind

(43:40):
of what I would look at. And then I just
think a third round receiver can be good with with
the pieces around him.

Speaker 1 (43:51):
That's just my take. But I don't know.

Speaker 5 (43:54):
I don't know what they're gonna do. I mean, that's
what's the beauty of being number twelve. You you can
just play the board and see see how it goes.
Somebody had called in earlier. I can't remember which caller.

Speaker 1 (44:06):
It was.

Speaker 5 (44:08):
Maybe like thirty minutes ago that was talking about there's
no there's no CD in this draft, and there's no
Justin Jefferson in this draft. Well, I think we all
know that if if, if people could, you know, look
at the future and see what CD was going to
do and what Justin Jefferson was going to do and
basically reset the receiver market. They're not going to be

(44:31):
picked at seventeenth and twentieth and whatever those those guys
where they fell for whatever the reason.

Speaker 1 (44:38):
And so.

Speaker 5 (44:41):
That my point is is in that draft, there was
no CD in Justin Jefferson and whoever you want to
compare them to. You know, at that time, it's like,
well there's no Odell Beckham in this draft. That's probably
what people were saying. Well, Justin Jefferson was and so
was CD, CD Lamp and Odell Beckham as well, what
twelve or so in that twenty fourteen draft, and if

(45:03):
everyone knew what he was going to do, he would
have gone a little higher too. So we sometimes receivers
they you don't know, you know, because it's not just them.
You gotta have the quarterback, you gotta have the line.
They can't just do it by themselves. And so sometimes
some receivers are ready to develop, some some aren't. All right,
let's go to Matthew in Oklahoma.

Speaker 1 (45:24):
Hello, what's up, man?

Speaker 14 (45:26):
Oh?

Speaker 10 (45:26):
Not much, Just figure i'd give my my little thoughts
on the draft. I'm a first time caller. We go,
and I agree with you on the offensive line. My
other thing is is we've had really good offensive lines
and not at the same point in time, we haven't
had the really good defensive line.

Speaker 5 (45:46):
Okay, so are you thinking defensive line?

Speaker 10 (45:50):
I'm thinking defensive line all right now, I mean unless
members there at twelve, I'd want to move back, maybe
pick up a second, second round, a third round pick,
and I double dip on the defensive line at one.
Take take Harmon out of Oregon and that kid out
of Texas.

Speaker 1 (46:10):
Oh a big, big guy, big guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I know you're talking about Alfred Collins.

Speaker 10 (46:16):
Alfred Collins yep.

Speaker 1 (46:17):
And then you know six thirty.

Speaker 10 (46:20):
Two, yeah yeah, I mean, get a big run stuffer
up in there, you know. And I'd really like to
see the kid from Ohio State, the running back Judkins,
maybe in the third that'd be awesome.

Speaker 1 (46:33):
Now, do you like Judkins? More than Henderson.

Speaker 10 (46:36):
No, but Henderson's not going to be there.

Speaker 1 (46:38):
So you said third round, Okay, Henderson's more of a
second rounder.

Speaker 10 (46:41):
Yeah, well I don't think he's making it out of
the first round. Nice, I don't think he's gonna make
it out of the first round.

Speaker 5 (46:48):
Yeah, you know, it all just depends with with the
run on running backs. You know, where does Hampton go?
And then and then does that trigger some things where
everyone starts getting worried about it?

Speaker 10 (47:00):
But yeah, yeah, I've seen I've seen Hampton the ties
like New Orleans I think it was, or Chicago. Yeah,
I can and it's just like, man, I mean, it
could happen, but I've seen stranger things happen in the draft.

Speaker 5 (47:14):
Yeah, it won't surprise me. If the Cowboys don't have
a running back until Saturday, which means first, second, third round,
not drafting a running back, that won't surprise me.

Speaker 10 (47:24):
So so you're thinking fifth round.

Speaker 1 (47:26):
I'm just saying, yeah, it.

Speaker 10 (47:28):
Was so like a Blue out of Texas or I
can't think of that other kid they were talking about,
or maybe a James out of Oregon.

Speaker 5 (47:36):
Yeah, maybe a Rocket Sanders from Rocket Sanders yep, which
I hate to say from South Carolina, because he's not,
but whatever. You know, he's transferred portal guys.

Speaker 16 (47:46):
You know, yeah, he was.

Speaker 5 (47:48):
He was great at Arkansas, really really fast, I mean
obviously if his name's Rocket, but and a big guy too.
But you know, somebody probably somebody like that. But I'm
not saying that they wouldn't it just not nothing's really
gonna surprise me, I don't.

Speaker 1 (48:03):
I mean, I say that, then I'll be on this.
We'll do a show Friday, and I'm.

Speaker 12 (48:06):
Like, I'm shocked.

Speaker 5 (48:07):
But I mean, I don't know. There's just so many options.
That's what makes it fun. I mean twelve, Yeah, twelve's
a pretty fun spot, you know.

Speaker 10 (48:15):
And if he listened to Brian brought us, it sounds
like the front office really likes Matthew Golden out of Texas.

Speaker 1 (48:21):
Yep, I mean, what's not to like?

Speaker 10 (48:23):
I mean, I mean, I mean, you got that what
fot nine speed? That's uh, that's that'd be hard to
pass up on.

Speaker 5 (48:29):
But yes, yeah, I've always said this, I've always said
I want a receiver who didn't play spring football. He
wasn't on the spring football team because he was running track.
That's the guy that I want like, oh, well, he's
back and forth little bit. He played receiver, but he's
but he's running the four by one hundred. That's the

(48:50):
guy that I want to be on the team. And
we haven't really ever seen that guy in a long
long time. Golden would be it. Golden would be the guy.
But you know, and I'm I'm not trying to talk
out of both sides of my mouth. I mean, that's
what the draft is. I'd be fine with the lineman,
but trust me, if they draft a guy like McMillan,
are definitely golden And I'm like, okay, let's have some.

Speaker 1 (49:12):
Fun, you know.

Speaker 2 (49:13):
I mean.

Speaker 10 (49:15):
Luca, I think his name out of Ohio.

Speaker 14 (49:18):
A lot of people are high on him too.

Speaker 10 (49:20):
Yeah, I don't know how how much the Cowboys are
a thirty visit.

Speaker 5 (49:25):
Yeah, you know, and and thirty visits, like there's something
to that if you go back and look at some
of the guys that they brought in. Coming in for
a thirty visit definitely helps. That's a that's a good sign.
That doesn't always mean though, that they love him. It
sometimes and I've heard this, sometimes it's it's hey, did
we talk to him at the Senior Bowl? Like, No,

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he wasn't there. What about the combine, Well, he really wasn't.

Speaker 1 (49:50):
We didn't get a good look.

Speaker 5 (49:51):
Okay, let's bring him in for a thirty visit, just
so we could make sure that doesn't necessarily mean that
they love him. They're just let's make sure we haven't
really done as our homework as much as we want.
Let's bring him in for a thirty visit and put
him here on the board and let him see what
he can do. All right, Well, anything else, Matthew.

Speaker 10 (50:09):
No, that's it. I just figured out Colin's give my
two cents and love love it.

Speaker 5 (50:15):
Well, good to hear from you for our first time caller,
Matthew and Oklahoma. That's back to back calls from Oklahoma.
Are we gonna make it three in a row?

Speaker 4 (50:22):
No?

Speaker 1 (50:23):
Sebastian Savannah, Georgia, what's up, Sebastian.

Speaker 2 (50:26):
I'm doing well, sir. How about yourself?

Speaker 1 (50:27):
Good are you doing today? And what are you thinking?
What are you thinking? For the draft?

Speaker 2 (50:32):
Listen, doing just fine for the draft? First and foremost,
we cannot get this first pick wrong, So I'm leaning
towards cornerback, right. But there's a trend that's happening in
the NFL and in the draft right now, with people
not showing up to the combine and not doing it
exercises of pro days, I'm not a fan of that.
They need to start holding these players accountable. So there
is Will Johnson. He's the cornerback from Michigan, and with

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our recent trend in history with Michigan players, I might
pass a little Johnson. He's supposed to the number two
cornerback in the draft. Be kind of Travis Hunter, but
he didn't run. So are you trying to tell me
that you're hurt or are you hiding the fact that
you don't have speed? And in our division we got
scary Terry Malik neighbors, Devonte Smith and AJ Brown. I
don't need a hurt cornerback, and I don't need a

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guy who's not fast, So I might pass on that
and go for the third guy. I think Johnny Baron
is his name or whatever the case is. Yeah, And
then so my first pick would be if it was
me picking, it'd be corner. It addressed the need and
we'd be in position to get one of the top
ones in the drafts if that were the case at
number twelve without having.

Speaker 19 (51:32):
A slide back.

Speaker 2 (51:33):
In the event that we do move back, all bets
around the table from that point on. Yeah, And there's
also an edge rusher that I'm interested in, because we're
gonna need somebody to go on the other side of
Micah Parsons now that Lawrence is gone. Not just somebody
who can hold up against the run, but a nice
edge rusher with a decent run would be good. That's
it for me, man. You guys have a great day.
Can't wait for the drafts and happy ease for everybody.

Speaker 5 (51:55):
All right, good stuff, Thank you, Sebastian. I'm not sure
that you know who knows what the cornerback rankings are.
I'm not sure that Baron's not rated higher than Will
Johnson from Michigan.

Speaker 1 (52:09):
I know the Cowboys like Baron. I mean from Okay.

Speaker 5 (52:14):
Hold on, when you say the Cowboys like him, I
mean everybody talks to people.

Speaker 1 (52:20):
Okay, people talk.

Speaker 5 (52:21):
There's thirty scouts over there and coaches and front office
guys and whatever, and so you talk to someone like
you know, you could talk to one person in the
hallway and they're like, I really like Baron. He's got
this and this, this and hips and I talked to him,
he's great, he's ready to come in and start, and
then you go back to your desk. In your mind
you're like the cowboys like Baron, well okay, and that

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this guy does, that doesn't mean when he goes into
the room, six other guys are like nah, nah, you
know he doesn't agree. But everyone just kind of looks
at it differently. So it's not like we're people are
talking myself or Brian brought us whoever.

Speaker 1 (52:56):
You're talking to one guy.

Speaker 5 (52:57):
Two guys, three guys, and maybe that is the opinion
of the consensus of the room, but that doesn't necessarily
mean that you know so. And you guys that listen
to the Draft show, they argue about players all the time.
There's guys like I really like him, I don't like
him as much. I don't like him as much as
they like him. So it's you know, it's all you know,

(53:18):
the opinion of what you see in those games that
you're watching. You know, you're not most of these guys
that are studying film, they're not watching forty forty games
that they play. They're watching like three or four. So
hope it's a good one. You know, that kind of
stuff all right, let's go to Carolina. He is driving
right now in Shreveport, Louisiana, Carolina.

Speaker 1 (53:41):
What's up?

Speaker 12 (53:42):
What's up?

Speaker 6 (53:42):
Man? This one was for my guy Randy Man.

Speaker 12 (53:44):
Get well soon.

Speaker 1 (53:46):
Nice? Definitely all right? How you doing, man?

Speaker 6 (53:50):
I got it. I had to shot out my guy,
you know, the total trucker, So we got together.

Speaker 1 (53:54):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.

Speaker 6 (53:57):
Well outside of that, I just want to uh second
dealer's motion from earlier. I definitely believe that if we
have an offensive line that is good or great, that
does consider as a weapon. Because if you got a
good offense line, you got more times on the ball,

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you got more holes to be over. And if you
got that, I mean, that's that's what would I say,
that's the way for success, a formula for success. So
I'm definitely okay with us getting the old lineman in
the in the first. But what I was thinking of is,
if we do get an old lineman in the first,

(54:40):
there's still guys out there in phraseency far as receivers goes,
and the receiver classes are not that heavy or you know,
top top tier talent, So why not just you know,
get an all lineman in the first, Like you said
on draft, they make us, you know, a trade like
Tyler Lockett or Keenan Allen. I mean, I know everybody
that's not the most glaring names, but at least we've

(55:01):
got to approven receiver. I mean, there's always another draft.
So we get someone to hold it down for a
year or two, we can you know, go back into
the draft years to come and get that you know,
that second receiver, get young guy to come in and
make a difference. But if you get we're talking better
improven talent. I mean there's still guys out there. Yeah,
would that be something that you you know, would think, Hey,

(55:24):
I could do that.

Speaker 5 (55:25):
I mean yeah, I think after the draft, you're gonna
have some some free agents that'll that will sign with
other teams. There's some just two good of players out
there that aren't aren't on teams right now. So uh yeah,
right now, everyone wants to wait and see what happens
with the draft of what they have, what they need,
uh and then there'll be another wave of free agency.
So yeah, that that certainly could happen. I just think

(55:49):
there's less potential for a bust in taking an offensive
lineman that and yeah, you can throw names all you want,
But I just I just believe that if you take
an offensive lineman at that area, he'll be ready to
come right in and play. I don't know the same
about a receiver. I think running back could, but I

(56:10):
just I just think that you have better chances for
elite plug and play players with an offensive lineman.

Speaker 6 (56:18):
And I whole hardly agree because we've seen it at
the beginning of last year. For the beginning of the season.
You know, the first games day played, he was out there,
he was running for his life. Instead of having five seconds,
he had like two and a half. So you give
that guy some more time back there, let the play develop,
and then, like I said, what's the sist, it only

(56:39):
takes a few seconds to get open if you're you know,
you're a decent receiver slot whatever the case may be,
even just for the running back coming out the back
out the.

Speaker 12 (56:46):
Chipoff, you know what I mean?

Speaker 5 (56:49):
Well, Caroline, I have a question for you because you're
when you always call, you're always on the road, man,
you're always rolling.

Speaker 1 (56:57):
When when are you playing Fortnite? I mean when.

Speaker 5 (57:01):
I just I just heard that information and I heard
that you got your win, you get a victory.

Speaker 6 (57:05):
Royal yes, I did, man, old solo, Man, I just
want to get it all man.

Speaker 5 (57:10):
Definitely, definitely hard to get that on. I think I've
had three ever, and and two of them were assisted
because Chris jumped in on my game and told me, hey,
look for him, look for him anyways, Hey.

Speaker 1 (57:21):
For that, give herself a Hong kong on that one. Man,
there you go. Here we go, man, there we go.

Speaker 6 (57:29):
All right. Yeah, my daughter said, oh you got first. Okay,
now I can finally play with you.

Speaker 1 (57:36):
Oh yeah, you got to that level. All right, good stuff,
all right, man, you too. Man, all right, stay safe
on the road.

Speaker 4 (57:46):
There.

Speaker 5 (57:46):
He's in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fun fact, that's where I was
born for first year of my life. It's good year,
good year. I had a good, good season there before
we moved. But yeah, I was born in Shreveport. All right,
let's go to break. Got one more break. Here'll go

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We got Lewis in Langston, Oklahoma. That's how you say it, right,
Lewis and Langston?

Speaker 20 (59:53):
Yes, sir, yes, sir?

Speaker 5 (59:54):
How are you?

Speaker 23 (59:56):
How much?

Speaker 8 (59:56):
I was trying to make it a three team for you,
but I couldn't get in town for you.

Speaker 1 (01:00:00):
I mean, what's going on in Oklahoma? I mean you, guys?
I mean, guys?

Speaker 5 (01:00:04):
Are it's Oklahoma and Florida? Good stuff today, guys? But yeah,
what's up with you? And what are you thinking?

Speaker 14 (01:00:12):
Not much?

Speaker 2 (01:00:13):
Man?

Speaker 23 (01:00:13):
I heard this question on.

Speaker 8 (01:00:16):
The Draft Sholder the other day, and I thought it
would be good to get your opinion because I was
thinking about it. So they had We know that we
have our most important players right now that we want
to draft as a receiver, a running back, a corner,
and a d tackle a number one. If you had
to take the first three picks, how would you rank

(01:00:38):
them in order of most importance to not important? Because
somebody's getting eliminated? So who do you eliminate? Because if
it was me, I would do in no particular order
running back, receiver, d tackle, and the corner would have
to be the odd man out for me because I
think maybe we may be able to get one the
freegency or get somebody in the later round.

Speaker 10 (01:00:57):
Yeah, So like that.

Speaker 8 (01:01:00):
I just was listening today and I thought it would
be a good question to see what you would rank
them and how you who would get eliminated or maybe
you know, pick up later on or get in the
later round some light things.

Speaker 1 (01:01:11):
Yeah, all right, thank you.

Speaker 5 (01:01:14):
That's that's a good question for me, just as thinking
that you go through the draft with three picks in
the first two rounds or first three rounds. Let's say
that there's not a trade back at all. That so
you got you got your guy at twelve, and you
took one in the second and third round. If I'm
heading into Saturday, I would feel good, you know, obviously

(01:01:35):
if you know they picked the guys that they like.
But if it's offensive tackle, wide receiver, in corner, those
are the three for me that I would I guess
I'm eliminating running back, in defensive tackle, I won an
offensive tackle. I've said it several times already. I'll take

(01:01:58):
the receiver too that that you know, especially in the
second round. But I mean, I'm looking, I'm looking at
the board if I if I were, if I was
looking at the board in the second round of receivers,
I'm taking and I'm sorting by by forty time. Give
me a guy that's in the fourth four to two,
four to three range. Now, obviously, if he's in the
second round, he's got some kind of issues, maybe not

(01:02:19):
that big, not as productive as he's been at times,
but speed is what I'm looking for, their playmaker, So
I'd be fine with that.

Speaker 1 (01:02:26):
And then corner as well.

Speaker 5 (01:02:27):
Got you know, you get in the top three rounds,
you probably got a guy that should come in and
be able to play. You still got to figure out
running back, but you know you did. You did sign
a couple of guys there that can help you. Maybe
you pick one up later. And the defensive tackle. You know,
you just if you just look at what the history

(01:02:48):
for Eberflus and the guys that he's had, he just
typically hasn't had some of those those big name guys,
so I think they can kind of figure it out.
You obviously resigned Osa. They signed some guys in free
agency that I think can kind of help with that.
See how they play Solomon Thomas. That'll be interesting. But
you know, I can't pick everyone, but but that that

(01:03:10):
would be my guys there.

Speaker 1 (01:03:11):
All right, let's go to who's next year?

Speaker 5 (01:03:14):
Troy in Indianapolis. Troy, how's it going good? How are
you great?

Speaker 16 (01:03:22):
Man?

Speaker 9 (01:03:22):
Great? Just ready to get this football season started?

Speaker 1 (01:03:25):
First time caller, right, first time? I love it.

Speaker 5 (01:03:30):
I love how we're getting these first time callers here today.
That's three at least, so that that is that is
good stuff, man, all right.

Speaker 9 (01:03:38):
Definitely three. I definitely think the offensive line is a
place that we need to address. Okay, but my thought
is what about Tyler Warren? I just feel like that
in today's football, those guys are uncover uncoverable. You know,
we don't have those type physical guys out there playing

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in space.

Speaker 23 (01:04:00):
And if you put this guy out there, he can box,
he can play in space.

Speaker 9 (01:04:04):
Now, a new offensive weapons. I just think he's a
game changer. What are your thoughts?

Speaker 12 (01:04:10):
You know?

Speaker 5 (01:04:11):
Unfortunately, Troy, I agree, and I say unfortunately because I
don't think that that'll be the case. But I agree
with you one hundred percent that that's the one that
that would be the wild card for me if he's
there and they and they really like him. If say
they evaluated him and said, this guy's elite, because I

(01:04:34):
totally agree with you. If you have a tight end
that you cannot really cover, it's a problem. It is
a huge, huge problem. And that's how you make a
great quarterback. I mean, think about these guys all the time.
Think about Mahomes, think about Brady. They have when you
think of their receivers and running backs, they change every year,

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but the tight end doesn't change. Tight end didn't change
for Brady and it doesn't change for Mahomes. So you
get that guy, hmmm.

Speaker 23 (01:05:02):
Like well, and the and the difference in that is
Warren can block, right. This guy's not a guy that
just plays in space.

Speaker 10 (01:05:09):
He's dirty, he's nasty, he plays hard.

Speaker 1 (01:05:11):
Which makes them That's what the mismatch is.

Speaker 5 (01:05:14):
He comes out on the line of Scrimmagine, he's right
next to the tackle, all right, They're about to run
the ball. Next thing you know, Mahomes pops up, pushes
him out there to the flat. Now, now what happens.
Now we're gonna put a corner on him. You can
put the linebacker on him, because that'll be a l you.

Speaker 1 (01:05:28):
Can't do that.

Speaker 5 (01:05:29):
So that's why they're there's such big mismatches because they
can play inside out. That's what made Witten so good witting.
He wasn't the most athletic player, but he got open.
He certainly got open and he could block. So that's
why I I you know, then it would create a problem.
You're gonna have to trade for somebody. You have to
trade Ferguson, you have to trade a Scoon making if

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you know you'd have to do that, you'd have. But
if you if you if they really really like him,
I don't think he should be excluded from the mix.

Speaker 1 (01:06:00):
That's that's my take on that.

Speaker 18 (01:06:03):
Appreciate that Troy anything else.

Speaker 23 (01:06:05):
I just I'm just not really sure how confident I
am in the top offensive lineman. I just don't think
we're gonna get another Time Smith, even at twelve in
the in the first round. You know, I just don't
know if that guy's in this draft.

Speaker 1 (01:06:21):
Yeah, well, and he and he might not be. You know,
Tyron went ninth.

Speaker 5 (01:06:26):
It's one of the best drafts of all time, you know,
NFL wise, if you go back and look at that draft,
I mean, there are some big time names that came
out of that draft. So and JJ Watt I believe
win eleven that year. So really really big time draft.
But so you know there's guys that fall to twelve.
I mean, like especially with these quarterbacks. You know, best

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thing that you could see is you see Jackson Dart
somehow get in there. If he gets in there, that's
even better.

Speaker 1 (01:06:55):
That's perfect.

Speaker 5 (01:06:55):
It's what you want. And you want Shad or Sanders
to go. You know, you want those quarterbacks to go
because that's going to give you a lot of really
good players that you really want that will be still
sitting there for you. All Right, Troy, good stuff, Thanks
for the call. Good to hear from you. That was
four first time callers at call today. That's amazing. That's good.

(01:07:16):
Good stuff right there. All right, Champ in Nebraska not
a first time caller, but first time in a little bit.

Speaker 1 (01:07:20):
Champ, what's up.

Speaker 16 (01:07:22):
It has been a little bit.

Speaker 14 (01:07:23):
I'll miss you guys.

Speaker 1 (01:07:24):
Yeah, man, everything going good?

Speaker 7 (01:07:27):
Yeah, sir.

Speaker 14 (01:07:28):
I just you know, I hadn't had a whole lot
to say a getting ready for the draft and all that.
Didn't want to just be calling to be a caller.
That was like, hey, I'm still here. And whatnot. But
I just wanted to call and I got a little
bit on my heart today with Landy. Obviously, of course
that's hard. I mean, but hey, the first two calls

(01:07:50):
were a little somber, and I didn't like that. I
was like, he's still with us. He's a fighter. I mean,
I don't know Randy personally, but just listening to him,
he's a fighter. He's a Cowboys fan. He's a fighter.
You got this, Brandy, get better, my friend. And then
with Tyron. You know I've told you before. With Zach Martin,
I'm an old offensive lineman the line. That's where my

(01:08:12):
heart is at. And man, we've lost some good ones
this year. I know he didn't prry with us last year,
but I still tured for him over there. I wanted
to see him do well because he's a cowboy. I'm
glad he's getting that one day contract. I can't wait
to hear. I hope he speaks today. He's a quiet guy.
I really would like to hear him just speak from

(01:08:34):
the heart about his time with the Cowboys. Draft purposes.
Really excited, got that hope. He'm built up. I'm thinking,
here we go, let's get something good. I think that
we have a plan. I didn't hate free agency. I
would have liked to have seen a little more of it,

(01:08:55):
hate it to start, ben a little more than we
have in the year's past. I just wanted to say hey,
and which my best Randy, which my best in Tyron.

Speaker 1 (01:09:06):
All right, appreciate that, Thank you so much, champ.

Speaker 15 (01:09:09):
Hull for sure.

Speaker 5 (01:09:12):
And yeah, I love the there you guys are spreading
the love today. Let's as far as for Tyring goes,
the press combence is gonna be. It's gonna be interesting
to see. I saw the setup that they have a
very similar setup to what we had just a few
weeks ago. I guess with Zach Martin that you know

(01:09:36):
it was that was pretty natural. You know, Zach had
no issues with that.

Speaker 1 (01:09:40):
I'm curious to see how long this.

Speaker 5 (01:09:41):
Goes with with Tyron. This isn't this isn't something that
he's He's I don't know what to say good at,
but I mean he's probably not gonna be comfortable with
this setup. But that you know, that's just what it is.
I mean, he he wasn't a media friendly guy. Not
that he wasn't a friendly just this wasn't his thing.
You know, like and so it probably won't last too long.

(01:10:05):
He's not gonna He's not just like Larry Allen. You
know back in the day, Larry didn't didn't talk a
whole lot, but uh he sure could. You know, when
he got his hands on you, it was over. Like
like we said earlier, great great player. Glad the Cowboys
are doing this. Kind of wish they would do this
with some other guys. There's about six or seven other
guys that I know I would like this as well.

(01:10:26):
That not on that not on that level of Tyron Smith.
But it matters to them. It matters to be to
retire as a Cowboy.

Speaker 1 (01:10:36):
You know.

Speaker 5 (01:10:36):
It's not that they're going into the Hall of Fame
and what cap are they wearing. The NFL doesn't do that.
It's just it matters to them. Even though they go
to another team, they want to They want to finish
with the Cowboy, especially for those players that started here.
So you know, I kind of wish they would do that.
It's this is the time to do it. You'd have
to do it right now, in this April when when

(01:10:59):
you can get to ninety players do it for one
day boom. You can't do it in middle of the season.
You can't cut a player just for that. You have
to kind of do it this time of year. So
but yeah, I'm glad they're doing it with Tyron. It'll
be fun to see what happens today. All right, let's
keep it going. Here, got two more callers we've gotta
get in. Chris Saratoga Springs.

Speaker 1 (01:11:17):
New York. Chris. What's up?

Speaker 19 (01:11:19):
Hey?

Speaker 14 (01:11:20):
Nick?

Speaker 1 (01:11:20):
How are great?

Speaker 16 (01:11:21):
And you not too bad? Every show I seem to
get on Mike Tyler Warren Man keeps coming up every time,
and you're warming up more and more every single time.

Speaker 5 (01:11:33):
Yeah, I mean, tight ends can be a difference makers.
And if he's that guy, I just you know, nothing
against Jake Ferguson or Schoonmaker, but they're they're not those guys,
you know now, Now, Kittle was what a fifth round pick,
fourth round pick. I mean, Kittle developed into that so
you could be a star and you don't have to

(01:11:55):
necessarily be a first round And I'm not saying that
that Ferguson can't take that next leap, but you know,
it would be it'd be interesting if they did that.
I don't think they will, but.

Speaker 16 (01:12:07):
You know, yeah, the more the more I look at it,
I really see it's trading back. I really think we're
gonna without having that fourth round pick. I think they're
gonna want to add some extra picks. And I think
if the guy, the one or two guys that they're
targeting is not there, I really think they're going to
move back.

Speaker 15 (01:12:24):
That's just my opinion.

Speaker 16 (01:12:25):
I really do think they're going to move back a
little bit.

Speaker 5 (01:12:27):
Yeah, I'm trying to think, like, how do you get
a fourth round pick and move back? Like, I mean,
if you're trading a first round pick and you move
one spot back, I still think you would get a third,
maybe a fourth. So I don't know, I don't know.

(01:12:49):
I don't know how you get a fourth round pick.
I think you could maybe get a second and a
fourth if you move I don't know, five spots back
something like that.

Speaker 1 (01:12:58):
But uh yeah, and and you.

Speaker 5 (01:13:01):
Don't necessarily have to get your fourth, right then if
you move back a few spots and pick up a third,
now you're sitting with two thirds. That's how you work
your way when you get to that point. That's how
you work your way back into the fourth or whatever.
But yeah, I mean, I'm I just don't think it'll
happen with the tight end because I don't think that
it's just a need. They've got some needs. They still

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have needs, and I don't think that's a huge need, right,
But it would be a fun pick, be a fun player,
and I and I think it's somebody that could that
could help their their football team. You know, the quarterback's
best friend is a tight end. And I think Ferguson
is still really good. Last year was a tough year.
He got hurt twice and and that that that's something

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I think we still have to remember. But you know,
the second time you got hurt, Schoonmaker actually took his
game to another level. So they have a great coach
over there and tight ends coach Lunda Wells is really
really good. Every year he's developing these tight ends getting
them to another level. So that was a big get
to keep him on the staff. He had a chance
to go to other places. So I think I think

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the tight end room will be great. But you know,
that would that'd be a fun pick.

Speaker 16 (01:14:12):
Yeah, I got one more question for you. I know
we signed two linebackers in the off season with that
second round pick. What's your thought on that kid from UCLA, Carson.
I really really liked the kid.

Speaker 5 (01:14:25):
Yeah, I'd be lying to you if I tell you
I knew anything about him.

Speaker 15 (01:14:30):
I don't.

Speaker 5 (01:14:31):
I see it on our I'm looking at our draft magazine.
We've got uh Sweastinger. I can't even say his name.

Speaker 16 (01:14:38):
I yeah, that's why I said, Carson, Yeah.

Speaker 1 (01:14:40):
Yeah, right. I you know, we we have a show
for that.

Speaker 5 (01:14:43):
These guys, these guys will will be all over it tomorrow.

Speaker 1 (01:14:47):
Talking about you know, all these guys.

Speaker 5 (01:14:49):
I just can't sit here and tell you that that
I know much about him, if anything. But you know,
I do think it's a position where you know, with
over show, OAN's injury, that one's tough. I tell you,
the guy that doesn't get talked about a lot, but
he's the big year as the moon Clark. I mean,
if anything's gonna happen with the moon Clark, it's got

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to happen now. And so you've got Lea f Al,
you got the two linebackers they brought in, uh Walker
and Sanborn. But I do think there's still some some
more depth that's needed at linebacker. I don't know about
second round. I feel like there's other bigger needs. But
you know, it's all about talent and and and grades.
And if you got a stud that's fallen that you love,

(01:15:31):
I'm I'm for it. So all right, Chris, good stuff.
Wish I knew a little bit more about those draft picks,
but you.

Speaker 1 (01:15:39):
Know, I'm getting there.

Speaker 5 (01:15:41):
I mean, you can't you can't get me second round guy,
the first round. Still kind of working with myself in
the first round. But but I love that you guys
know that it's a big deal. I mean, the draft
is is big. I've always just thought it's so hard
to prepare for it, to get ahead of it. But
but there's guys.

Speaker 1 (01:15:58):
That we have.

Speaker 5 (01:15:59):
We have the sho They love it and it's a
it's a cool thing. So definitely check those out. Let's go,
last collar of the day, Lester in Minnesota. Lester, how
you doing.

Speaker 20 (01:16:11):
Good morning, Nick. My special prayers go out to Randy.
And it was a heck of a run.

Speaker 15 (01:16:20):
Heck heck, heck, heck of.

Speaker 20 (01:16:22):
A run by my left tackle there, who's retiring today.
As far as I think you know, I'm the offensive
defensive line guy, and I gave you my lineup for
the line as as it is today. I know we
may draft someone or whatever. I don't think we need

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to draft one in the first round unless there's somewhere
someone in there that we can't do it out, which
I don't believe that the case this year. We could
pick up a good offensive lineman and you know, the
later rounds unless the Boise State guy is there running

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back at twelve, I would move back a couple kicks,
a couple three fourth picks and get get that fourth
rounder back or another third rounder. I think we should
go defensive linemans and this is what I would do.
Defensive lineman, running back I'm sorry, running back first, defensive lineman,

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and I would go from there because like I said,
I think we should go get the guy, the wide
receiver from Chicago. I don't think he's there anymore with them,
but to get Keen I think it's in keenan Islan
or whatever, to go get kick him up, and I
don't know if it's Sante Samuel still out there, will
go get him as a corner.

Speaker 14 (01:17:51):
Though.

Speaker 20 (01:17:51):
We don't have to just reach and get something that
we desperately need or whatever, and we can just build
our defensive line up again as it stands now, our
offensive line this is what I would do. I would
kick Tyler out to the left tackle. I would put

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still at left guard. BB Hoffman, Awesome Richard or or
or the rookie from last year. That's what I would do.
I think because you know, you want to protect Dak
and he doesn't. When he doesn't feel protective, he he

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you know, he gets a little nervous back there. And
I think that would be the best line up right
now as it stands. If we grab somebody, of course,
flipping around or whatever. But that's all I have to
say until we get a good it's a great offensive
and defensive line at the same time. Cowboy friends, this

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is what we got Cowboys.

Speaker 1 (01:18:56):
Thanks Les.

Speaker 5 (01:18:57):
I don't agree with that at all. I think Tyler
Smith needs to stay at guard. That's where he's going
to be elite. That's where he has been elite. I
keep him at guard for sure, don't. I don't move
him to tackle, and I definitely move Terrence Steele to
a position he's never played before either.

Speaker 1 (01:19:11):
He needs to stay there. But you know, it's.

Speaker 5 (01:19:15):
There's a lot of moving parts, and there's a lot
of players that can move around like that. I don't
know about those two all right, guys, great show, sixteen
callers outstanding. We were able to move quickly at four
first timers.

Speaker 1 (01:19:27):
Good stuff.

Speaker 5 (01:19:28):
More importantly than that, this was a great show because
it reminds you, like I said earlier, that this show
is a family.

Speaker 1 (01:19:35):
It really is.

Speaker 5 (01:19:35):
And when one of our guys is down right now
and Randy, everyone's rallying to him. And we know, Randy,
we're all pulling for you, but we know that you're
a fighter, like like one of the callers just said,
you're a fighter. You've got this, and we're here to
help you, support you in any way. We're praying for
good news, good results, and some of the procedures happening

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later on this this month. We're all gonna be rooting
for you and keeping you in our prayers. For sure, Randy,
you're the best, and we really really are. I can't
wait for you to call again. We know it'll be
sooner than later. All right, guys, great show, appreciate it.
We'll be we'll be back next Wednesday, be the day
before the draft.

Speaker 1 (01:20:18):
We'll be Draft Eve.

Speaker 5 (01:20:19):
We'll be back next Wednesday, and we'll run it all
over again for Chris Beam. I'm nick eating see you
next time on storyline.

Speaker 4 (01:20:25):
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