Cowboys StoryLine: March or April?

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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 2 (00:12):
This He's Cowboys Storyline with Nick Eatman.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
Good morning everyone, Welcome to Cowboys Storyline. I'm Nick Eatman.
It is Monday, February twenty fourth. Switched up the schedule
on you guys this week. I appreciate it that you
guys following along and still pivoting with us as well.
It's Combine week. I'll be headed to the Combine later
in the week. We've got people there right now. Actually,

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Tommy Yarish is there and Patrick Walker and myself will
be there later in the week. A lot of stuff
going on. Get a chance to talk to Brian Schottenheimer
as well. You know, Combine's always kind of a weird thing.
We walk around with some We see these people at
lunch scheet, these people in the hallway, but you know,
have to go to Indianapolis sometimes just to talk to people.
But that's the way it works, and that's the way

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it's always been. It'll be a good chance to do
that and get a chance to see what he's talking about,
what Jerry's talking about. Steven will McLay, maybe some other
coaches as well, So stay tuned for all of our
content this week. All right, eight A eight eight five
five two two ninety seven is the number to call.
We've got a couple of callers already on the line.
Let's just get right to it. Here we go to
Zach in Atlanta. He'll start us off. Zach. What's up?

Speaker 4 (01:27):
Nick Eatman?

Speaker 5 (01:28):
Monday storyline.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
We're doing it, man, we're doing it, doing it well.

Speaker 5 (01:33):
Yeah, man, how have you been. It's been a few weeks.
I haven't been to get in.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
I'm great, great, wonderful, grand, all that.

Speaker 5 (01:42):
Awesome, all the superlatives for you, sir. You're a great man,
great leader for the show. Thank you for what you do.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
Apprecihout out to being as well. Is this gonna be
that kind of show? I mean? Is that what we're
doing it? I like it though. If so like, bring it,
it's good.

Speaker 5 (01:55):
I need it.

Speaker 6 (01:57):
Come on, man, there's no.

Speaker 5 (01:58):
Time to be down.

Speaker 7 (01:59):
It's time.

Speaker 5 (02:00):
The stock is high.

Speaker 4 (02:01):
Let's get it.

Speaker 5 (02:02):
That's right, all right, So two quick shout outs shout
out to Dan and Philly. I've think I've been thinking
about Dan ever since the Eagles won the Super Bowl,
and I'm like, man, we're all feeling it, the just
nausea of seeing all that. But my man's in the trenches.
So if we can get a thumbs up emoji on

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the text line true smiley face a white flag of surrender.
I don't know what we need to hear, but I
just need to hear something from Dan and Philly. We've
been thinking about your buddy. That's shout out. I've been
waiting three weeks to call in.

Speaker 4 (02:36):
And say that.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yeah, now, that's true shout out to Dan. He hasn't.
I don't know if he's texted a lot. To be honest,
I don't know if we check the text as much
as we need to. I don't know. Again, I'm not
calling Chris out. Or don't know. If we look at
the text messages as much anymore, he might be sitting
them as much as normal. I don't even know. I
don't know.

Speaker 8 (02:57):
But yeah, lines are hot.

Speaker 5 (02:59):
I mean, I get it, Yeah, I get it.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
Well, yeah, it's probably punching air right now. And you're
living in Philly. We have a few callers to Mark
and Philly is another one that Yeah, so yeah, those
are brave. Any cowboy fan in Philly is i't I
already give them, uh, you know, a lot of props
just just for that, just for being in that.

Speaker 5 (03:22):
That's right, man, that's right. So shout out to everybody.
We're still dealing with the aftermath of that. Yeah, and
then second, shout out Zach Martin. You know, he's He's
what she wanted in a in a professional player.

Speaker 4 (03:36):
Man.

Speaker 5 (03:38):
I think twenty fourteen was probably the first draft I
really paid attention to, and that was the season I
went to my first game. I went to the Saints
game and the game against the Colts where we clinched
the division. So twenty fourteen was a really special year,
I think for all of us, but for me to
just follow in the draft and everything, you know, are

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they going to take, Man's what's going to happen. They
went with Zach Martin, which I mean, you can look back,
it's probably our best pick in the past fifteen years easily,
and then one of the best in the franchise. So
shout out to Zach. I hope he heals well. And yeah,
where each other's namestake Zack in Atlanta, Zach.

Speaker 1 (04:19):
There you go.

Speaker 5 (04:20):
The shout out to the h No, I'm ach, I'm
A h H.

Speaker 1 (04:27):
Didn't know.

Speaker 5 (04:27):
Yeah, cool anyway, But that's a man shout out to
Zach Martin. He's amazing.

Speaker 1 (04:33):
So all right, I appreciate the call.

Speaker 5 (04:36):
I'll get off the line, man, thank you, thank you.

Speaker 1 (04:38):
Good stuff today. You know, Zach Martin. Of course we
should have a Zach called first today. I don't know
if that was it was definitely by a coincidence, but
but certainly fitting Zach and Martin. You know, probably the
greatest player that I can that I've covered from start

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to finish. Him and Jason Witten right there. And but
but as far as guys that I've got, because I
was there a little bit there towards the end of
Darren Woodson and Larry Allen. But but Zach Martin and
I remember the pick, and I and I was I
was just excited that it wasn't Johnny manziel I. I

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I'll be honest, I never thought that he would be
a great pro. I thought it would be a show,
to say the least, or some kind of show and
with and I'm never I'm never okay drafting quarterbacks in
the first round when you have one, I just I
just feel like there's other positions why don't you help

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the guy instead of let him look over his shoulders.
So I didn't like that, And that's exactly what they did.
They drafted Zach Martin to help uh Tony Romo, help
that running game, solidify what they had there and and
and they ended up drafting one of the best, you know,
offensive linemen in the history of the NFL. I think
he'll be a I think he'll be a Hall of Famer.

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I don't know. I can't predict anymore of who's the
first ballot guy or not. I don't know if they
even do that anymore. I think you have to be
Tom Brady to get that. I don't know, but I
know he's gonna be there one day, and he'll be
in the Ring of Honor, probably sooner than later. He's
just outstanding. Gonna miss him. And I owe my handshake
because everyone was shaking his hand after the season, going

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all right, it's good, you know, good covering you. And
he didn't say he was retiring. He just was like
shaking hands. So he went to shake my hand and
I was like, well, well, hold on, I mean, what
are we doing here? Why don't we wait? Why don't
we wait? Make a decision. Now that he's made a decision,
I better go shake his hand, all right, Champ in Nebraska, Champ,
what's up?

Speaker 7 (06:45):
Hey, Nick?

Speaker 9 (06:45):
How you doing?

Speaker 1 (06:46):
I'm great? How are you?

Speaker 7 (06:48):
That's awesome?

Speaker 9 (06:49):
Man, I'm good.

Speaker 7 (06:49):
I'm good. It's Monday morning. I feel good. Good week.
Long time no talk.

Speaker 9 (06:54):
Yeah, I missed you, I miss you.

Speaker 10 (06:56):
Miss to you guys and Chris. I can't forget Chris, definitely.
Don Hey, it's been so long since I've called in
that I've got so much to catch up on. But
quick Rundown. Upset about the coach hire, I'm over it.
I'm excited for.

Speaker 7 (07:11):
The staff he's put together. I'm looking forward to what
these guys can do. Woody got robbed again. That's horrible.
I was going to tell you I haven't played high
school football since nineteen ninety two, ninety three, and my
number was seventy in high school. So I was always

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a big Zach Martin fan because of the number. That
number carries the rest of your life. I still use
it to this day. And when you shake his hand,
shake it one more time from all the fans, all
the other guys that wore seventy. That man, we appreciated
what he did, and I hated that he didn't get
a Super Bowl. So up to current stuff. I heard

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this morning that apparently talks have started, maybe negotiations with OSA.

Speaker 6 (08:00):
I'm wondering what you're.

Speaker 7 (08:01):
Thinking about that. I myself, if the price was minimally okay,
I'm great with it. But man, we can't spend so
much money on a guy that's really really good.

Speaker 9 (08:16):
But he's not.

Speaker 7 (08:18):
I know somebody that that you could set the market with,
not that he's set the market, but for us. So also,
real quick, I know you're headed out to the combine.
What are you looking for out there?

Speaker 1 (08:31):
Yeah?

Speaker 7 (08:32):
And if you have any stories about past combines, yeah,
I'd love to hear them.

Speaker 1 (08:37):
Okay, thanks, thanks for the call. Yeah, you know the
OSA part that that one is tricky. I think everybody
wants him. I said it last week. I think Matt
Matt Everflu said to a couple of us that how
much he just really really likes his game and just
thinks he can be a star. He he hasn't been.

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I mean, let's just let's just call it what it is.
I mean, great guy and a really good player, but
he hasn't been a difference maker star. It's been four years.
I'm not saying he can't be. I'm not saying he
can't develop into that, but but it's risky. You know,
they paid Dak, they paid c D, they paid Digs,

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they paid Micah. They will pay Micah. I think I
think they will whenever they do. Yeah, I got ahead
of myself there, but and I'm not preaking news or anything.
I'm just I'm just thinking of the guys that have
been stars like they already are before the contract, Pro Bowl,
all pro setting records, all that. And I get it

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that Osa plays a position where stats aren't you know,
aren't as easy to collect. But I just think that
that that's a hope. That would be a hope signing,
and there'd be a lot of money to do that.
So risky. I you know, he champ. You say, if
the money was right, and if you know, what is

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that number? You know what what what's that number? Because
I think if I'm Osa and I'm Mosa's agent, I
go into free agency, you know I have a number
and I say, all right, kind of like what Dak
did say, all right, it's twenty million a year. I
know that sounds a lot. But that's probably what it
would be. If you want to sign me now and
I and skip free agency, it's probably going to be
twenty million a year or maybe more than that. And

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I just think that's a little rich for what he's done,
what he hasn't done. And that's no slide on him.
It's just it's that's tough, tough business move right there.
But then again, the Cowboys, you don't sign him, who
do you have at defensive tackle?

Speaker 7 (10:47):
Now?

Speaker 1 (10:47):
You go into the draft and you you know, you
probably sign a free agent or two, but but you
have to probably go get one pretty high so that
it paints you into a corner as well. So it's
a tough situation there. It's the one with with so
combine stories. I'll say this my very first combine I
was kind of I ended up working with the scouts,

(11:08):
our own scouting department. Brian brought us. And that was
back in the day when you walked around and you
got players to go and meet with the Cowboys and
you or meet with your team. It wasn't scheduled to
just go and you say, hey, Cowboys want to meet
with you. So here I am recruiting for the Cowboys.
It's the two thousand draft and I'm trying to get
Michael Vick. Michael Vick, but the Chargers and I think

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their former GM, John Butler, his name was John Butler,
he was trying to get him as well. They had
the number one pick. They ended up trade him to Atlanta,
but he wanted to talk to him and said, we're
going to talk to him first and then y'all can
get him. Like, okay, we Cowboys didn't have a pick
in the first round, hit the thirty seventh overall pick.
Still wanted to talk to Michael Vick. Didn't work out
right then, but I do remember walking around grabbing players

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and get Leonard Davis in the door. Leonard Davis the
biggest human being I think I've ever seen. At that time.
They didn't draft him obviously he went number two overall,
but it ended up getting them later on they did.
And that's kind of why you do those interviews even
if you don't have a high pick. Let's say the
Cowboys want to talk to Travis Hunter. It's probably not
gonna make it at twelve, but you know who knows

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four years down the road. Three years down the road,
there's a trade or whatever you do your your homework
on these top players. I remember there was a draft
in two thousand and five maybe where you know the
Cowboys got three or four of those top picks. Not
only you know Marcus Spears, Uh, you know, they got

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DeMarcus Ware ended up with pac Man Jones. I feel
like there was a couple of others in that in
that same draft, but they got a lot of guys there,
and so that's why, that's why you do these interviews
so you can, you know, get them not only for
this year, but down the road. All right, let's see,
do we have another Davian in Illinois? That next Davion?

Speaker 9 (12:54):
Yeah? What's going on? What to do? Buddy?

Speaker 1 (12:56):
How you doing.

Speaker 9 (12:58):
Good Man's diet?

Speaker 7 (13:00):
Not work?

Speaker 9 (13:00):
As you know? I heard you had a special show today,
so I had to get on in so we can
get it in for the for the week for sure?

Speaker 1 (13:08):
For sure, what's on your mind?

Speaker 11 (13:12):
Well?

Speaker 9 (13:12):
I heard a little rumor. I don't know if it's
true or not, but yeah, y'all will probably know Jared's
not gonna speak of the scouting conbind is that for sure?

Speaker 1 (13:25):
I wouldn't I wouldn't expect that. I don't know, I
haven't heard that yet. I haven't heard that officially. If
he's not going to talk.

Speaker 9 (13:34):
Okay, because I was going to say, that's that's an
interesting development. I know, we didn't get him at a
singer Yeah, the Senior Singer Bowl, So I was, I
guess he's just don't if he If it is, he
is kind of being very quiet off season.

Speaker 1 (13:48):
Well the Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl was like a
day or two after the Shottenheimer news, and he you know,
he did talk a lot obviously there, and so I
don't know if he you know, it wasn't it wasn't
as as pressing then as it was it would be now.
So I'll be surprised if that, if that happens.

Speaker 9 (14:08):
Yeah, I mean I kind of was looking forward to
I'm talking about it. I mean either way, I'm good
either way. I think we uh if him not talking
would make uh make it interesting that we're gonna really
try to go on focus then get some free agents
in here. Because I heard you talking about Osa and
uh we had a little empty debate on our our
Twitter space last week about OSA and then about the

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draft pick. And I was, I mean, I'm not I'm
not trying to sign Osa either. I'm trying to either
go find me Milton Williams or give me something two
for one. I just, I mean, I think Olsa is
a good player, but it just for twenty million. I
just the second country has been killing the Cowboys, and
I just I hate to do another second contract and
just got a little to what we think he's gonna
want want him to be. And I just I right,

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go get somebody, get some linebacker up or something with
that money. Yeah, my uh, I'd like uh. But I
was trying to argue with Dylan because well now we
just have to help the debate about about the twelve pick.
I mean with him and another guy was really tripping,
and we really wanted to try to beef up the

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offensive line. And my thing is, give me a play
make for deck. I won't I want to wire receiver
or running back. The one is there. If one of
the ones that we I would love to have it there.
Don't even don't even trade away. Go get your gas.
But like I said, time with Tail and we'll see.

Speaker 1 (15:28):
Yeah. Well you know, I'm I'm I'm kind of I
feel like I would be fine with the offensive lineman
if it's a guy ready to play right now, and
you don't draft him twelfth overall he's not. So yeah,
that would be my thought there is that I'd be
fine with the offensive lineman. I get your your take

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on the playmaker, but you know, think of it like
this offensive lineman. Let's say a guard, the guard, you know,
tackle it moves to guard or in and or running back.
Would you rather have the running back at twelve, the
guard at forty four, or the guard at forty four?
I mean guard at twelve in the running back at
forty four, I mean.

Speaker 9 (16:10):
Running back at twelve, guard at a forty four.

Speaker 1 (16:13):
And I think a lot of people honestly would flip that,
and I think I would too. Now, I'm not one.
Now I've I did some research and I've shared it
on here. I'm not one that wants to go way,
way deep into the draft just to get a running back.
Because history has shown recent history has shown that you're
the guys are making the Pro Bowler in the first

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and second round at running back. It's not just go
plug in a fifth round or whatever. I think. In
the last forty forty Pro bowlers, thirty five of them
have been first or second round picks, and so you know,
got a couple third rounders, a fourth. One of those
fourth was Tony Pollard. One undrafted, a couple of fifths,

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but for the most part it's first and second round.
So I'm not I don't I don't want to go
too far down from that. But you know, I think
if you get enough a guard in the first round
at twelfth overall tackle that moves to guard, he's going
to be a plug and play cornerstone for you. At
least that's what you expect, what you hope for. There's
no guarantees on anything. Really, when you get past that,

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there's no guarantees of anything. We've seen top ten picks
that just don't play like you expect. I mean, well,
Claiborne comes to mind, sixth overall pick just wasn't wasn't
as good of a player as they thought he would be.
All right, let's go to Dylan in Northport, Florida, say next,

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that's going. How are you?

Speaker 12 (17:41):
I'm all right?

Speaker 8 (17:41):
I heard Davian talking about me, so I had a
callity yeah.

Speaker 7 (17:44):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (17:44):
He was over here saying y'all had a healthy debate
healthy Yeah.

Speaker 8 (17:48):
Yeah, there's a little asterisk next to my pick at
twelve for offensive line, and I mean, I'm fine with it.
I think I talked called in and talked about it before.
It's like the offensive line, that's the the group on
the team, and same thing for the defensive line. The
trenches elevate the floor of the entire that side of
the ball, whereas like a skill position player doesn't necessarily

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help elevate the offensive line, if you know what I mean.
And so this team needs helping offensive line. However, this draft,
I think if they're going to take an offensive lineman,
they can probably trade back into the late teams and
do so. There's not a lot of great offensive linemen,
and from what I'm seeing, the offensive lineman and a
lot of these mocks are kind of slipping back. We'll

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see once the combine happens and this gets a little
more serious as far as the mox and all that go.
But I'm okay taking skill position, I'm okay taking offensive line.
I mean, there's so many needs and I think the
Cowboys now I think about the running backs in this draft,
and the offensive line is if you do wait to
take an offensive lineman, there's like a steep drop off

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between for a second and third round, whereas running back
in this draft specifically, it seems like you can take
guys in the third or fourth round who would typically
be going in a second or third round. So the
drop off isn't as serious at running back as is
offensive line. So that's something to consider as well. But
I mean, I'm open for basically everything, unless there's like
a curve ball that comes in and like some random

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guys taking at twelve, Like we have so many needs.
Give me offensive line, receiver, running back, I mean, whatever, edge, defender,
defensive line. There's about ten positions I'm okay with.

Speaker 3 (19:23):
Yeah.

Speaker 12 (19:23):
Corner, Yeah, yeah, corner exactly.

Speaker 1 (19:26):
That's a sneaky big need as well. You know, I'm
with you. I just feel like drafting running back second,
third or fourth round you get later on in that.
I really hope that you'll say, say if you told me, well,
they don't have a fourth round pick right now, but
if you said that they drafted a third round running back,
I would say, man, I hope they drafted an offensive

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lineman in the first round, you know, And and I'll
tell a story off of that here in the second one.
Are you done with you any more points?

Speaker 12 (19:58):
Yeah, just my my preferred scenario. Man, if we're going
to go that route and take it off into the
line and then trade back pick up a third or
a fourth round pick, and then that the gates kind
of that not having that fourth round pick, and you
can get your offensive lineman and running back. So it'll
be interesting to see what happens. But looking forward to
hear your story.

Speaker 1 (20:14):
All right, Well, thanks Dylan, And you know that I'm
torn a little bit on the trade back scenario. Yeah,
I definitely. You know, everybody wants more picks and they
have so many needs. So if you told me they
went from twelve to sixteen to seventeen or whatever, you know,
I'm fine with that because I still think you're going

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to get a player that's going to come in and
help you because you do have so many needs. But
you know, we'll kay get drafting pretty high too, stay
stay where you're at and and you know, and get
that quality of a player. So we'll just see how
it goes. There's a lot to happen between now and then,
and that's why free agency happens before that because you
want to kind of see just how big are these

(20:55):
needs and how pressing they are. What I'll say to
the story is I remember hearing this back from it
was twenty eleven when the Cowboys were drafting. And I'm
sure I've told this before, but when the Cowboys were
drafting in the third round, they wanted a running back
and DeMarco Murray was on the table and that was

(21:15):
their highest rated pick of running back. But they started,
you know, they started contemplating some other guys, and Stephen
Ridley from LSU was now in the mix, and so
now they were just about to be on the clock.
They were calling other coaches and other people and frustrating
some of the scouts that had done such hard work

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and we're so excited about DeMarco Murray and now all
of a sudden, they're like, what about this guy? And
so Chris Hall was a scout, has been longtime scout
there and he was all on the table for DeMarco Murray,
and Jason Garrett was like, I don't know, maybe this guy.
And they're like, what are we doing? And then so
Garrett says to the scouts, all right, fourth and one,

(21:58):
we're playing in the Meadowlands, last game of the season,
or first It was actually the first game of the
season in the Meadowlands fourth and one, do we go
and score a touchdown? We give this you know, if
we give the ball to him, does he score? And
they say, hey, you run behind that big number seventy
seven Tyron Smith that we just drafted. He'll score every day.
Well that was it. They turned in. That's all they needed.

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They turned in the car and they did that. I
say that to say, you're gonna give me a third
round running back. I really hope you got a first round,
first or second round offensive lineman there, because you get
those big linemen. I think they make everybody better. All right,
let's go to a text line question. I called out
the text line, and now we got some. This is
Mike the He's from Philly, fan of forty four years,

(22:40):
Longhorn Grad, Dallas resident, got a bit before moving back,
moving back to Philly. All right, His question is why
are we not hearing more about the stout defensive tackles
here a lot about number two receivers. Top running backs
can't stop the run. We haven't been for decades. Look
at the teams that are in the final four. They've
stopped the run. They have big guys up front. What
are you hearing about there addressing that need Mazi is

(23:02):
a bust? Osa too small? Thank you, Mike. I don't
know if Osa is too small. But if you want
to say to dominate, to warrant a twenty million a
year contract or whatever that's going to be, maybe, I mean,
he hasn't proven that yet. He hasn't proven to be

(23:23):
a dominant player. Now. He was really good last year
and I thought I thought he was close or at
least he had an argument for making the Pro Bowl.
I thought he was that good that, you know, especially
later in the season. He was really kind of figured
it out a little bit. So I think that if
they did resign him, it would be to build off

(23:43):
of that. I don't want to call anybody a bust
yet in their first two years, but it hasn't been
hasn't lived up, Mazzi hasn't lived up his first round pick,
hasn't lived up to it at all. So, uh, you know,
they've got to figure that out. And Eberflus talked highly
of him. It wasn't just highly of of of Osa,
it was it was a Masi as well. And this

(24:03):
is kind off the record stuff a little bit. He
wasn't really being quoted. He was just saying, you don't watch,
you just watch, you know. And and all coaches have that,
All coaches have an ego about them, all the good ones,
you know, of saying, all right, I see he you know,
he hasn't performed well here, but bring them to me,
let me get my hands on him a little bit.

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And and that's, you know, that's what all the good
coaches do and say, so that you would expect that.
So we'll we'll see. But but why is it a
bigger need? And I don't know, it could be and
it should be. You're gonna be okay if they draft
a guy from Michigan. Twelfth overall defensive defensive player from
Michigan could happen. They got some really good defensive players, corners,

(24:46):
defensive tackles. Apparently a guy Graham. I don't know if
he'll last that long, but but he's he's one of
the top players. And yeah, there'll be a lot of
Mazi Taco talks. But you know, a different scheme, different
different era, different defen maybe a different player as well,
at least you would hope. So all right, let's go
to Irene Falls Church Virginia Irene.

Speaker 13 (25:09):
Hey, good morning, how you doing.

Speaker 1 (25:12):
How are you doing doing well?

Speaker 14 (25:13):
Doing well?

Speaker 13 (25:15):
Put me sign me up for Mason Graham falling to
twelve and taking him. I would be on board with
that for sure.

Speaker 2 (25:20):
I know.

Speaker 13 (25:21):
Don't scout the helmet. That's what Brent brought us says,
so I get it. We've had some mishaps there, but
he's special. Yeah, although I want to manifest Abdul carters twelve,
but that's there's no way that's happening. So anyway, what
I wanted to call about, so the new coaches. I
know I haven't been there too long, but there's been

(25:42):
you know, some soundbites and quotes. It seems like everybody's
getting on board with the let's get physical. Uh thing
sounds inappropriate.

Speaker 7 (25:50):
You know what I mean?

Speaker 13 (25:51):
Anyway, But I was wondering with your interactions, like not
necessarily like super secret off the record stuff, but just
kind of what you've observed of them, even if it's
like at the training table or you know, how they
handle actor pressers. Is there any kid that you can
share about any of them? And who's your favorite so far?

Speaker 1 (26:13):
Favorite coach?

Speaker 7 (26:15):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (26:16):
Oh, hey know I haven't talked to him that much.
They were I liked. I liked what I heard from
from all of them really, but but but Clayton Adams
was that that was that was impressive. Just just the
way he said the word violence. I don't know why
about that, that just the way he said. You know,

(26:37):
he was just being really respectable, and he was just like,
but we want to you know, good tough, physical, violent
football players. And it just stood out and I'm like, yeah, yeah, yeah,
that give me some of that for sure. Uh, all
of them though, you know Connor Connor Riley, I mean,
really really good guy, and and and Derek Foster. I'm
excited for him, you know, great opportunity for him to

(26:58):
be the running backs coach, shimco the quarterbacks coach, about
the biggest quarterbacks coach you're going to see. But you know,
just they're all saying the right things, and I get it.
It's that time of year. Everyone's just it's a proof
of the pudding type thing. And so we'll see, we'll
see what happens. But as it stands right now, uh,

(27:21):
you know, there's they said the right things. We'll see,
we'll see what they do when they get some players
a lot of these guys don't even know who their
guys are going to be. Like Derek Foster do know
who his running backs are? He just he just knows
what the schemes is going to be.

Speaker 15 (27:34):
That's true.

Speaker 13 (27:34):
We'll follow up on that. So they can't really talk
to the players right now, right No, not not really no,
not officially, like they can't be game planning or anything.
But they could maybe touch them.

Speaker 1 (27:46):
Very welcome, Yeah exactly.

Speaker 13 (27:48):
Yeah, okay, okay, so we don't know that much quite
yet and that but hey, if he's saying violent, Babie
would should like that with dirting people, so exactly. That
might be cool to see that development. How that blossom? Okay,
well ask my question. Hope you have a good rush
to day.

Speaker 1 (28:03):
Thank you appreciate Irene. Appreciate you guys calling in and
changing up the schedule a little bit. You guys doing
a really good job of kind of getting the word
out too for everyone. I really appreciate that. Should we
break let Rob wait on the line. Nah, let's don't
do that. Let's get Let's get Rob. Let's go to
Rob in Vegas.

Speaker 14 (28:23):
What's up, Hey, Nick, how's everything good?

Speaker 1 (28:26):
How are you doing?

Speaker 14 (28:27):
I'm doing good. Yeah, you know, this is the slow
time of the year.

Speaker 1 (28:32):
Yeah for what for what?

Speaker 10 (28:34):
Well?

Speaker 1 (28:35):
You being a sports fan or I mean out in Vegas.
If there's not a slow it's not ever slow.

Speaker 7 (28:39):
Is it.

Speaker 14 (28:40):
No? I mean you're you know, luckily we got hockey
and I'm a big Golden Knights fan and there in
first place. Always have something going on UFC. Yeah, but
football wise, to me, this is the dead time until
free agency, right, and free agency is what bill championship

(29:00):
teams now. The draft is just supplementing. It's all about
free agency. And that's honestly how I'm looking at this team.
You know, the coaching staff to me, you know how
I feel about that. I want the different coaches, but
in all honesty, players make coaches. Coaches don't make players.
Coaches could build on great players, but they can't take

(29:24):
bad players and make them great. It just doesn't work.
I need this team to do something in free agency.
I find it shocking that they're in supposedly talks with OSA,
but they're not in talks with Micah. It's like they
love to have talked. They have to pay good players
great money, but they have a problem paying great players

(29:47):
great money and I don't understand. The first guy they
should be on the phone with is Micah. He said
he's open to taking less. Well, let's test the theory.
I mean, I don't know. If you're not sold on them,
move on.

Speaker 1 (30:00):
Are you sure that that's that's what's happening. Are you
sure that they're not talking to Micah?

Speaker 9 (30:04):
No?

Speaker 14 (30:05):
I mean, of course not. But but everything leaks out
of Dallas. I know what Jerry Jones had for breakfast?

Speaker 1 (30:10):
I mean, what what did he have? You probably you
only know that kind of hard knocks. You only know
that hard.

Speaker 7 (30:18):
But it's true.

Speaker 14 (30:19):
But what I'm saying is, I mean it leaked out.
I saw today their contract talks. We have a conversation with.
If they were talking to Michael, we would hear about it.
You know, Michael probably would tell us probably, you know,
so I don't know, go ahead, I'm saying.

Speaker 1 (30:35):
No, I mean I I would understand that if that
that was the frustration. If that's if we know that
for sure, I think the Cowboys look at it like,
you know, this is the window here. Micah is not
going anywhere as far as leaving the team. Now, it
is going to be important if you're going to be
active at all a free agency. I do think that

(30:56):
that they need to maybe get something done with Micah
for sure exactly. And yeah, that's what you're saying. And
I get that.

Speaker 14 (31:03):
Yeah, but if they don't build a free agency, they're
going nowhere. I agree with davey on don't throw money
at ok So go throw money at Milton Williams. That
guy's that guy is the guy you kind of need,
you need, you need to spend it. If they're if
they're gonna be you know, bargain hunting again, we're gonna

(31:24):
be right back where we started. Uh, you know, seven
win teams you can't you can't do you kick and
you know what Philly's gonna do. They're gonna do something crazy.
Probably go get Miles Garrett. They're not gonna sit around.
So I want to put you know, Jerry better put
his money where his mouth is. And Steven, you know
now they're coming. You know last year they said we're

(31:46):
not gonna really do nothing, and out this year saying
oh we're gonna be active. Well let's see, but you
gotta get like you said, you gotta get Mike ha
done first before a free agency. I don't know I'm
not even showing free agency starts. I think it's like
two weeks.

Speaker 1 (31:59):
Mark, Yeah, seventeen something like that. Yeah, so let's go, okay,
all right, I'm with you. I mean, I'm I'm with
you on that. On the Mica front, Rob, anything else
you could.

Speaker 14 (32:12):
I I you know, the draft is like I like
the idea of gen d I like an idea of
a playmaker, like I said, or you know, in the past,
I don't like, you know, I think you got too much.
You've got a lot of young guys on the offense
and line. Go bring in some grown men to fill
in guard, maybe Will Harnander somebody, yeah, you know, and

(32:36):
go get me a playmaker on outfense, especially a running back,
especially from hearing what these coaches. I don't know much
about these assistants, but they like to run the ball. Well,
then go get a running back. Yeah, you know. And
Jet seems like he's going to be cheaper than trying
to sign Rico down.

Speaker 7 (32:53):
That's a no brainer.

Speaker 1 (32:54):
Ye go get them cheaper in five years of it, Yeah, Rob,
great stuff. Appreciate you calling in on a Monday and
switching up the schedule with US. I I don't think
the Cowboys. We know the Cowboys don't agree with with that,
with that with your point of it's all about free

(33:15):
agency and the draft just supplements. They they don't think
that way. And I'll be honest, I don't know if
many teams still think like that now. Is it eighty
twenty No, probably shouldn't be. That's kind of the way
it's been around here. It's almost been ninety ten as
far as the focus of getting draft, draft, draft, draft,
and then we'll kind of fill in here. That works

(33:39):
when you're drafting really well, when you're drafting late in
the first round, you're getting to Byron Jones and he's
a Pro Bowl type guy, and you're drafting you know,
you know Tyler Smith and he's you know, he's doing well,
and Trayvon Diggs in the second round, and you know,
Jake Ferguson and makes Pro Bowls all that stuff. But
then when it starts to taper off, which has the

(34:00):
last few years, then I don't know if you can
just lean on that. You can't because and that's what happens.
That's why you go get free agency. If you're drafting
really well, you don't need free agency as much. Do
you haven't drafted as well the last three years, and
now I think it's more of a neat Resigning your
own players off of seven and ten teams not gonna

(34:21):
help you as much once you get some other guys
in there, and you're gonna have to pay for it.
But that's that's where you are. So anyways, let's go
take a Let's take a break here on Cowboys Storyline'll
be right back after this.

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Take him there? All right? We got Lester from Minnesota. Lester,

(37:03):
what's up man?

Speaker 6 (37:05):
Hey, good morning, Nick, Good morning.

Speaker 1 (37:07):
How are you?

Speaker 6 (37:09):
I'm doing well?

Speaker 2 (37:10):
Man.

Speaker 6 (37:10):
First of all, I want to say, Zach Martin, thank
you for your years of service. He was truly, truly
a professional. And I'm very glad because I was very
nervous when they were talking about getting Manzill. I was like, oh,
my goodness, yes, this guy. But anyway, you.

Speaker 1 (37:31):
Know, I think I think most of the time, if
you draft a lineman in the first round or you
know what, fourteenth, sixteenth overall, can't remember, but I think
it was sixteenth in the in twenty fourteen. But but
you know, you draft him like that, you'd be like,
you know, first round or kind of a boring pick.
But so many people just did not want Johnny Manziel

(37:52):
that it was like, all right, at least at least
it's not that, And it turned out to be a
great pick, one of the best of all time.

Speaker 6 (37:59):
And that's exactly how I felt. I was like, oh, well,
I'm boring, but at least it's not man Zill r right,
And and I hear a new coaches and saying something
about we're going to be a little bit more aggressive
slash violence, and uh so I'm kind of looking forward
to that. And as far as the draft is concerned,

(38:19):
or the combine or whatever that's going on this week.
I think we should because there's a deep draft. I
think we should look at the defense. If if we're
going to go line like I love, if we're going
to do that, I think we should look at the
defensive line first, okay, and then well whatever. We've got

(38:41):
a lot of needs. I don't even know where to start, but.

Speaker 1 (38:45):
Well I know where. I know where you want to start.
You want to start on the defensive and the offensive
line at the same time. That's the problem. You can't
necessarily do that unless you're going to get something. We
got to find that the Travis Hunter of the offensive
defensive line. You gotta find that guy who just plays
both ways. That's who you need.

Speaker 6 (39:04):
But we need more than one Nika.

Speaker 1 (39:06):
True true, especially now Zach Martin gone. But yeah, yep,
it's not.

Speaker 6 (39:11):
I love I love Hoffman. Now, remember a couple of
months ago, I was like, hey, put them in.

Speaker 9 (39:16):
Put him in there.

Speaker 6 (39:17):
He aggressively to do something. And I noticed Dowdell. He
ran right behind Hoffman a lot. Yeah, you know, Dowdell's
my relative. But anyway, I'm not gonna get into that
because my last name is Dowdel.

Speaker 9 (39:30):
But anyway, I'm not getting.

Speaker 6 (39:31):
Into that all right, but I just wanted to say
one more thing until we get a good so very
good offensive and defensive line at the same time, this
is what we got. Cowboys, Fans go Cowboys.

Speaker 1 (39:44):
All right, Lester, I appreciate that makes me wonder are
we saying his name wrong? I mean, I thought it
was Rico Dwell, but maybe maybe it isn't. Maybe it's Studell.
I know that we we cover for like five years,
we covered Ebenezer Ebeneze are Ecubons, but we called him

(40:06):
for five years till he finally said, that's not you
say by name, it's a coupon. I'm like, oh, you
say anything, you know, but we still call him that.
But anyways, either way, uh yeah, last caller, was it
was it Rob that said or yeah it was Rob
that was talking about how Rico you know you pay

(40:29):
for him, it's gonna be more than than drafting, you know,
the top pick in the in the first round. I
just I don't know if Ashton Genty makes it there, honestly,
to twelve. I just think he's gonna be that good
of a prospect where you know, the running back position
has has definitely made a comeback. And it's and not

(40:50):
just this year. I mean two years ago we saw
two in the top twelve. Bijon I think went eight,
Jami or Gibbs went twelve. And you know, I think
Ashton Genzy is gonna be scouted just as just as
good as as those two guys, so if not higher.
So you know, when who knows what mock drafts are?
You know how much stock you can put into them

(41:10):
right now, But the ones that always scroll across the
bottom here at the NFL network, I you know, if
my eyes catch them at the right time, I'm looking
at twelve or a little bit before that, and I
see Gentz's name going before the Cowboys at twelve. So
who knows? Now do you want to move up to
get that guy?

Speaker 3 (41:28):
Now?

Speaker 1 (41:28):
Now you're messing with the third round, you know, or
even the second round. I don't know if you want
to do that. But because they have they just have
so many needs, have some needs. I think they they
they sign a free agent running back and then and
with with the notion that you're gonna you're gonna split carries,
we're probably gonna draft one, gonna draft one in the
first or second round. But that's okay. I mean, look

(41:52):
at look at the Lions. I mean, look what they're doing.
I mean, Montgomery's a lead back, so as Gibbs. They
they both eat and they do a good job. So
a great job. Actually, all right, Josh in Chicago is next. Josh.
What's up?

Speaker 5 (42:06):
Hey?

Speaker 7 (42:06):
Nick?

Speaker 15 (42:07):
A long time?

Speaker 1 (42:07):
How are you doing?

Speaker 15 (42:09):
Not bad, man, It's tough getting in man, I'm trying
every week. So yeah, good to talk with you.

Speaker 1 (42:13):
Well, it's good, it's good to hear from you. What
do you got for me today?

Speaker 15 (42:17):
Well, first, just on the storyline All Star Team, I
just got to say. I know that we might keep
the captain and stuff the same, but you know, I
really think Dylan and Irene have been like MVPs. You know,
they got to be like offensive defensive best players.

Speaker 1 (42:32):
I'm I'm I'm going to mix up something there. I
don't want to bring too much there, but uh yeah,
I'm doing some changes. I'll say this. The first team
is going to have eleven because that's what a football
team has. First team has eleven, so I switched it
to eleven. So there's an eleven first teamers, eleven second teamers,
eleven third teamers. So there's a little bit more there

(42:52):
and we'll figure out something a little different with the captains.
But don't want to give too much away. Sure, but
without a doubt I'll say this, I mean, what this
show has. You know, everything in life, you want to
just get better and better if you're going to keep
doing it, try to you know, try to get better.
For not getting better, getting worse. We know that. But
and so the storylines, as far as the space is

(43:15):
in Twitter, that that's taking the show to another level.
Just hearing that you guys talk every week or every
Wednesday and get to know each other and now you've
created you know, this show has helped create friends across
the nation, across the world. That's amazing. So for Dylan
and Irene to do that and start that, that's that's
next level stuff like that, and that that certainly is

(43:37):
not has not gone unnoticed.

Speaker 15 (43:39):
It's definitely been a highly high point for this season, right,
I mean, yeah, yeah, I'll just leave.

Speaker 9 (43:45):
It at that on that.

Speaker 15 (43:47):
Hey, so talking contracts, and I agree with you, by
the way about gent I don't think he makes it
to twelve. I'd love to have him, but I just
don't think he makes it. Yeah, in terms of contracts
with like guys like Mike uh and I even think
Tyler Smith is eligible to start negotiating now. I think
it's after the third year.

Speaker 1 (44:03):
I might be wrong on that, now, you're right he could,
he could.

Speaker 15 (44:07):
So I really think like one of the things that
the Cowboys have been not great at in the past
few seasons is getting ahead of some of these contracts.
And when Mahomes signed with Kansas City, he signed that
big ten year, four hundred million and that was like
break the Internet type of stuff back then, and now
it looks like such a team friendly deal. And that's
where I think the Cowboys should really try to go

(44:27):
with micah and even Tyler Smith. Right, give them a
long term contract. Their upside looks so huge. Why wait
around and maybe we guarantee it more and that could
affect us later on, but at least try something different
and try to lock these guys up long term.

Speaker 1 (44:40):
I don't know. My main thing, I don't hate that
at all, especially with Tyler Smith. You know what he's
going to be. You know what he's going to be,
So give him a six year deal and worth you know,
it's a lot though. I mean, like agents aren't downb
you know, like they they can do that too, and
they you know that they can look into the future
and all that kind of stuff and so. But but

(45:02):
as long as you know he's, like you said, you
guarantee a lot of money, you might might be worth it.
And I think he's the type of player. He's super smart.
He works really hard, he's strong as an ox.

Speaker 15 (45:13):
I mean, he's smart. He knows multiple positions.

Speaker 1 (45:16):
Right, he doesn't he's I mean, he's he's such a
valuable player because if you lose a tackle in the
middle of the game, middle of the season, whatever, he
can come in and be your tackle. I think he's
you know, I think he's a guard. I mean he's
made two Pro Bowls in a row and All Pro
last year at guard. I think that's what he is.
But he certainly could play tackle.

Speaker 15 (45:37):
And I think he only had like two or three
penalties this year, So it's.

Speaker 1 (45:40):
Like way down, way way down. Remember that was the
big knock on him. I mean the fans hated that
thirteen penalties last year at Tulsa, you know, in the
American Conference. I mean, how good is he? And then
the next year he had a lot of penalties as
a tackle. Now look at him, you know, he's he's
as good as they as they get there at guard.
So what a great pick that that was. And yeah,

(46:01):
the last couple haven't been so great at that, you know,
late twenties, uh with obviously Geydon and Mazzi, but not
too far removed from the from the Tyler pick. They
still got it in him. Is what I'm saying is
this team can still evaluate, they can still pick that.
They got to turn things around though in the draft
though for sure that the last couple of years have
been somewhat down.

Speaker 15 (46:23):
I agree with you, and I'm still holding out some
hope for guiding and you know, it was a tough
rookie season, but hopefully you know, he gets stronger, it's better,
gets more comfortable and better feet, so hopefully won't hold
as much if he's get.

Speaker 1 (46:33):
Some better feet there exactly the.

Speaker 15 (46:35):
Last thing I got for you, if you can only
bring back Nick vigil or Eric Hendricks who you're bringing back,
and I'll take it off there.

Speaker 1 (46:41):
Thanks Nick vigil Or, Eric Kendricks. If I could bring
back one, is that your question? I mean, I don't
know is I'd bring back the starter. I'd bring the
starter right now. Obviously he's got to pay a little
bit more money. I'm vigil solid, you know, solid special

(47:02):
teams guy. Really good for a guy that never practiced,
I mean never practiced. He got hurt. He was hurt
all the time and during the season. But maybe I'm
missing something there. I'll bring back Eric Kendricks the starter
if possible. My point on Guiden I was gonna make
is is you know you said he's still holding not hoping,
and yeah, I mean first round pick. They're gonna they're

(47:25):
gonna try to get him turn to turn the corner
for sure. This is this is the time for Guiden.
This is the biggest part of the season for the
calendar year of twenty twenty five. If if, if you
could tell me that Tyler Guiden is going to be
a gold star performer for three months, I would pick

(47:49):
right now or at least March to May to be
off the charts the best he's going to be, because
if he can do that and turn things around on
get his body in better shape, get get his feet right,
understand how to be a pro, Understand how to play
this position. If he can do all that in these
next three months, then when this training camp and the

(48:12):
season starts, he's gonna be fine. He's gonna be fine.
This is the time for him for right now. The
most important that's my opinion, but the most important time
of the season for Tyler Guidon is right now, and
I hope he takes advantage of that. And and he's
got an offensive line coach is his offensive coordinator, Clayton

(48:32):
Adams is an O line coach, and he made no
bones about it, like I'm still gonna be a part
of the offensive line. You can you can believe that
Connor Riley is the offensive line coach in title. He's
gonna be working with Clayton Adams. They have assistance that
they have two to three guys really that that that
can that are coaching that old line. A lot of
attention to that. So no excuses of why like he

(48:56):
can't be better, But he's got to get better this
time of year right now. I still have hope for
him as well. They have to, I mean, his first
round pick. First round picks have to play, they have
to play at a high level. They've got to get
my MASSI swith got to get Tyler Gydon turned around.
You can't bust on two first round picks in a
row at all. All Right, we're at that point in

(49:17):
the show where we're calling back, so some people can't
call in once. Dylan could call in twice. Dylan, north Port, Florida, Hey,
what's up?

Speaker 4 (49:26):
Hey? Nick? Hey, A couple things called that.

Speaker 12 (49:31):
You know, nothing's changed in the last twenty minutes or so,
but Rob did give me going a little bit, so
I had to call that in. But first, a couple
things real quick. Thank you, last call, I think his
name was Josh, Thank you for the kind words. That's
much appreciated, shout out. I don't if this is new
what you guys are doing on YouTube live, but this
was cool that you guys have the chat going. And
I got Melvin on there, don't Fred carry all these

(49:53):
all these guys are on their chat and that's kind
of cool. That's something I asked for a while ago.
And that's one of the reasons why I created the
storyliner Twitter pages, because we didn't have a place to
go and chat live, and now I have it on YouTube,
so there you go. That's pretty awesome. That's kind of fun. Yeah,
and then I forgot to shout him out before on
my last call. But today is my daughter's birthday. Three daughters, Harper,

(50:16):
Happy birthday. She's four. My daughter Stella turned six earlier
this month, and I tell her her name's Italian first
star Stella. So she was born to be a Cowboys fan.
So good luck, good luck to her and that life
of disappointment in that regard when she comes over age
to really root for the team.

Speaker 1 (50:36):
Good luck to you. Yeah, a dad of three daughters.

Speaker 12 (50:39):
Yeah, one seventeen and she's a great kid. But it's funny.
There's a week that flips at a certain point and
it gets real fun.

Speaker 1 (50:46):
I can say that, but as well, I'm the dad
of three daughters too, So yeah.

Speaker 4 (50:50):
There you go.

Speaker 1 (50:51):
It's interesting, get interesting for sure.

Speaker 8 (50:53):
All right, there you go.

Speaker 12 (50:56):
Rob's point about free agency versus the draft, I disagree.
There's a direct correlation between. There's a lot of studies
done on this, and then spend level doesn't equate to
success in the NFL. In fact, that it equates to
negative success. The teams that spend big in free agency
are the teams that have a ton of cap space.

(51:16):
The reason they have a ton of cap space is
because they draft poorly and don't sign their guys. So
there you go on that one. The Eagles, they've drafted
really well, that's their base, and they've used free agency
as a cherry on top. Dallas has not drafted well.
I mean, I got the list chair, I won't go
through them, but the last three drafts, not twenty twenty
four included, but twenty three, twenty twenty one not great drafts.

Speaker 4 (51:38):
Even though Mike it and.

Speaker 12 (51:38):
Osa came out of twenty twenty one, none of their
other picks hit and really not allowed to pick sift
many of those drafts. So that's why the Cowboys, in
my opinion, are struggling now versus the Eagles, who have
that really solid base from the draft. And I don't
want to see the Cowboys spend big. I want to
see them have good acquisitions, not necessarily expensive acquisitions.

Speaker 8 (51:56):
Of fre agency.

Speaker 1 (51:57):
Yeah, I agree with you there, and I agree that
the Eagles have they out drafted the Cowboys like That's
been the biggest change is what the Eagles have drafted.
It's free agency is getting a lot of attention, and
it should say Kwon Barkley for sure, But but they've
drafted well and you know, give them credit. I mean,
like when when you have a good base you can say,

(52:19):
all right, well we'll take the we'll take Jalen Carter.
He oh yeah, what do you do in the off
off you know, off the field incident. Yeah, that's bad,
but but we'll be all right with them, you know.
And and that's what happened. And and they they lucked
into that pick, but they were able to. They were
confident enough in the pick to say, you know, it'll
it'll work out. And the Cowboys have done that too.

(52:40):
I mean they lucked into Lyell Collins that they signed him.
I mean that situation. He was supposed to be a giant,
a tenth overall pick, I mean, unfortunate situation. They they
got him. They need more of those. I mean sometimes
that that's the way it works. You got to look
into some of these.

Speaker 7 (52:55):
Yeah.

Speaker 12 (52:55):
And I think the Eagles listened to Leicester because they
started with the offensive defensive line and kind of BUI
from there.

Speaker 1 (53:01):
Yep, for sure, you know, and appreciate that, you know,
and thanks Dylan for calling back again and and clarify that.
And I do agree with that. I mean, everyone has
their own opinion about free agency and draft. I do
I do believe that it does. It still starts with
the draft. But what free agency, I mean, you you've
you've got to pick your spots as well. And what

(53:24):
I'm hoping for is is this coaching staff that's that's new.
I mean a lot of it's it's new. And Schottenheimer, yeah,
he's been here, but he's also been at other teams
as well, and he's been around other coaches and and
so kind of what I'm hoping is some of these
guys that have been at different places, some even in
college too. But at least you're taking you're taking guys

(53:44):
from pretty good programs. I mean, you know, Junior Adams
is he's been at Oregon. You know, they've got some
players over there. Connor Rodley has been in Kansas State,
and they they have players that they're not on the
same levels orgon as far as athletes on the field,
but but they they produce really good pros. And they
got a couple here that are hoping that can can

(54:05):
you know, shine when h when they've been reconnected to
to their coach. But I am I am hopeful that
a guy like Clayton Adams, you know, and who's been
around at some other places, can can kind of bring
some guys in that he's worked with in the past
or you know, and and that's that's kind of what
you hope for. So you can kind of steal some
free agency. Maybe it's not going to be super expensive,

(54:27):
but but guys that because of the connection and reunited
with with guys that have been here, can can be
good players. And and that's think about it. That's exactly
what happened last year with Eric Kendricks. They got to
steal in Eric Kendricks and they got him because he's
connection to to Mike Zimmer. That's that's why he signed here.
And so you get your hope for some more of
those type situations where you can get some really good value,

(54:50):
maybe not have to spend a ton to get there.
Let's go to Paul in Vancouver next.

Speaker 10 (54:55):
Paul, what's up, Hey, good morning, how are you doing.

Speaker 4 (55:00):
I did well, Thank you, I hope you're doing well.

Speaker 1 (55:02):
Great.

Speaker 4 (55:03):
Yeah, just I just want to echo what everybody said
about Zach Martin. The amazing career and it's so rare
that he played his whole career with us, which is awesome.
So yeah, you know, I really respect those type of
guys like Sean Lee and Tyrone Crawford and Layton you know,
who played their entire career so Tony Romo. So it's
rare these days. What the big way it is drops

(55:25):
to him on an amazing paper.

Speaker 1 (55:26):
It's weird that Jason Witten's name is not mentioned in that.
That's just because he didn't But but you know, sometimes
it happens that way. But it's all right, that wasn't
by choice.

Speaker 4 (55:37):
Man.

Speaker 1 (55:37):
Yeah, they're They're Dallas Cowboys all the way. So all right,
what do you got to Paul?

Speaker 4 (55:43):
Yeah, I don't want to get too philosophical on you,
but what how how much in today's game do you
think I did? Team identity matters in terms of play style?
And by that what I mean is I think what
the Cowboys do is they try to stack as many
good players as possible. And I'm not saying that's not
a good way to go. It has been successful to
a point. But the example I've heard you say before

(56:04):
is you just can't go to Texaco and grab everything
you need because what's been happening is when we play
good teams, elite teams, they pick at what we are
weak at and it doesn't work, and I feel identity
can kind of prevent that kind of stuff.

Speaker 1 (56:19):
So what would you say that they should do differently?
You're talking about getting, You're saying, get players that fit
your scheme instead of just great overall players. Figure out
what your what your scheme is, what your identity is,
and then just just have those type of guys. Is
that what you're saying.

Speaker 4 (56:37):
I'm leaning that way because I just don't think going
back to Sorry if you don't like this example, but
it's really resonated with you when you said parcels and
say you can't go to Texico and grab everything. You
just can't have a ten at every spot, right right?
If this is how the Cowboys are going to attract
their roster construction by being draft heavy and not waiting

(56:58):
for the third wave of free and see like this
is kind of how you have to do because it's
easier to find guys to put your scheme. Like look
at a guy like Jon Curse. He set a specific
mold like right, well, I'll do respect to him. I
never heard of him before he got here, and look
how well he played in the three years he was here.
So I feel like I just kind of hoping you
could touch on that how much identity matters.

Speaker 1 (57:20):
Yeah, and I kind of I don't know. I don't
know how much you can hear in the in the
when you were on hold. But that's sort of what
I was saying just now about about those those those drafts.
I'm sorry the assistant coaches that that they've worked with
some of these players and have have a history have
a connection with is that you know, you can bring
some of those guys in and and and see if

(57:42):
you could revamp their their career that way. I mean,
I'm they some of those I'm pretty sure maybe Dan
I thought dan Quinn might have had some history with
Curse maybe not though, but but but no, definitely Zimmer
and and uh and Eric Kendricks and and that's kind
of what I'm hoping for as well, is that you know,

(58:03):
bring some of these guys in that that you know
have have been good. Kean O'Neil was one that that
that dan Quinn had had before, and Uh, I forget
the other safety's name that that came in here, Caz
maybe from from Atlanta. So so you you bring bring
some guys in. Honestly, that's what dan Quinn did with Washington.

(58:24):
I mean when you think about it, I mean, you
bring some of those guys in. Now, he had to
pay for Dorian's armstrong, but but Dante Fowler and and
uh Igbanogay, I mean, those guys played played well and
it's because they they played in the system that they knew.
So that's kind of what I'm hoping for, is that
maybe eberflus Can can can get some guys that he's
worked with in the past that's done well Indianapolis or Chicago.

(58:47):
So that's where I think that from your identity of
bringing some guys in, it may not have to spend
a lot for it.

Speaker 4 (58:55):
Yeah, right, So yeah, I'm up about Settennheimik. I think
he is going to bring us running ident to be Yeah,
and I feel like it's gonna be. It could be
like twenty fourteen all over again, because you have a
really good quarterback like that that was similar to what
Tony was in the state of his career. So I
think of a strong running game, and you look at
Shotenhammer's history, He's had some good running games, So yeah,

(59:15):
I would I don't want to take up too much
of your time. So as I was hoping in this
offseason you can talk a bit more about why we
dropped so much in the red zone and they're down
on offense, Like, yeah, I don't know, it's Tony pollar
Fuey the MVP, Like I'm kind of or with a tyrant.
I'm not sure, Like I was hoping you can.

Speaker 1 (59:34):
Talk about that. Yeah, well, I think I appreciate it.
Thanks for the call, Paul. I. You know, I don't
think that they they felt. I mean, there's think about
how many third and one third and two situations where
they were throwing the ball. You know, they had to
throw the ball late in the game. Was it the
Giants game where I mean they had they had a
Cooper Rush had to throw it out to Brandon Cooks

(59:55):
just to just to win the game. When when you
would want them to run the ball down there or not,
they weren't down there. But you know, run out the
clock a lot of times in the red zone at
the two yard line, three yard line, you know, running
is not an option. So the running game was was
I mean the the third downs and and definitely in

(01:00:15):
the red zone that was a problem just because they
couldn't run the football and and and they knew they couldn't.
So that's that's always an issue. When you can just
say I will will run the ball and you can't
stop us, then you're gonna be a better red zone team,
You're gonna be better on third down and short yard situations,
and they you know that. That's that's one of the
biggest issues I think with that. So if you're gonna

(01:00:36):
be a you know, you're gonna turn the corner, gonna
be a violent running team, that that would be great.
It'd be great to to to, you know, duplicate twenty
fourteen all over again with this type of team and
the draft some young offensive linemen and turn things around
that way and get a running back that that can
you know, that can run behind those guys. You know,

(01:00:57):
Dez had one of his best years that year as well,
so CD could do the same. They had a tied
end obviously that was making a Pro Bowl there, and
so when you get a strong offensive line, a lot
of other pieces start to get better as well. Let's
go our last break here on storeline. Be right back
after this.

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Gavin in Oklahoma City is our next caller. It's been
a little bit Gavin. What's up?

Speaker 3 (01:02:50):
It has?

Speaker 9 (01:02:50):
Nick?

Speaker 3 (01:02:51):
How's it going?

Speaker 7 (01:02:52):
Man?

Speaker 1 (01:02:52):
Good Man? How are you?

Speaker 3 (01:02:54):
I'm great. I can't complain. I've been catching up on
all the episodes and I heard did you say something
about two or three people that I love to call back?
I was like, dang't talking to me. So I've had
a lot of time to reflect on the off season.
I don't I haven't really been calling in because I
felt like I haven't had nothing to add. You know

(01:03:15):
what I mean. I'm not just gonna call you for
a T shirt. I value your time and your opinions.
What I do have to add today. I think my
reflection has led me to the point where I just
wish and I think I think this might be the case.
Hopefully it is the case that the Joneses realize they
have to do something different, and I have heard them

(01:03:36):
talk about it on some of y'all's interviews on the
dot com. But I think that as fans, the frustration
for me comes from I want them to understand that
this talent that they have with CD and Dak and Micah,
and I'm glad that they're keeping all these guys, and
I think they're doing the right thing, but I also

(01:03:57):
want them to realize this talent doesn't come all the time.
I don't think I really don't believe we'll have this core,
you know, at all times. It's just not realistic. So
what I would like to see the front office do
is to be a little bit more aggressive in free
agency and sign some people to some one year deals,

(01:04:17):
because I think, why I say one year deals, If
they're so worried about the cap, we can sign mic
and now and make some cap space and sign some
free agency some pretty sizeable one year deals and see
where we're at with them after one year. Obviously, i'd
like them to get in the draft and get some
people who are ready. Now that's obviously been a problem,

(01:04:40):
and I wonder how much weight these new coaches are
going to have on that process, because it's kind of
hard to tell what coaches can really evaluate and which
ones can't. So I really hope Will McLay has the
most say so in this draft, and I think that
will be the case. Some things I would personally like
to see is them maybe look at another risk and

(01:05:00):
free agency instead of the draft, because I feel like
draft receivers are really hit or missed, and I know
Diggs is a free agent out there, and there's some
other people that I think could really add to this
team because the team really needs someone to help CD
carry the load, and we all know that. I'd like
to see them draft one of these young running backs

(01:05:21):
and a young d tackle because those two positions are deep.
I've already told you before I really want John c
But if he's gone or if that's something they decide
not to do, I understand, and I really trust Will
McLay if he has the final say so on that.
But that's all I got for you today, man. Thank
you for taking my call.

Speaker 1 (01:05:39):
All right, Gavin, appreciate that a lot of stuff there.
You know, what you want in the offensive or that
wide receiver, that veteran wide receivers to take the load
off with CD. I mean he kind of wanted that
with Brandon Cooks, and you know, I thought I thought
that he did some nice things, uh last year or

(01:06:02):
two years, two seasons ago. But you know, we'll see
here as I just see, I'm sorry, I'm looking at
one of these mock drafts that just went through, and
there was Ashtroon genty at twelve. So I don't know
who's Bucky Brooks friend to friend of the show. My
eyes aren't that bad Bucky Brooks with his mock draft.
So we'll see, we'll see that that there's a there's
an option for you know, it's it's early. We'll see

(01:06:25):
what these guys do at the combine, and you know
that that's another thing that they're gonna go and talk
to to two teams and these these players and and
and teams are gonna fall in love with some of
these guys and and just from a character standpoint, and
then they're gonna go on the field, whether it be
working out here or and or their they're pro day.
And that's where you know, that's why I think these

(01:06:45):
mock drafts are really are too early. A lot of
a lot of draft coverage, in my opinion, is a
little premature because somebody and I'm taking it back with
fifteen years. But somebody named Chris Johnson from East Carroll
Line is gonna run a four to two nine at
the combine and next thing, you know, he's the first
round pick. So that that will happen, and Xavier Worthy

(01:07:08):
will run his way into the first round and that
that obviously pushes somebody out or whatever. So nothing's happened yet,
you know, Yeah, they've all played their games, but there's
still a lot of things that are going to happen
between now and then that are going to change h stuff. Well,
I guarantee you there's a guy that will go in

(01:07:30):
the top ten that some people don't even have on
their mock drafts in the first round right now, but
he will go in the top ten. Somebody's gonna shoot
up the ward. There's somebody probably in that top ten
that may not go in the first round. So again, uh,
pretty early to be talked about stuff. It'd be great
if a running back it could jump into that mix
and kind of make the position more than just than

(01:07:51):
just just one one trick pony there. All right, All right,
let's go, uh Rob from Vegas. He doesn't kick extra,
he goes for two. So Rob we're back. What's up?

Speaker 4 (01:08:04):
Yeah?

Speaker 14 (01:08:05):
Well I heard Dylan call back in and I said,
I started laughing, and I said, why not.

Speaker 6 (01:08:12):
Don't.

Speaker 1 (01:08:13):
I don't want to hear anyone say they can't call
in because you guys are calling in twice there. I
think we even have another, yeah, another one going for
two here all right after this and what what's up?

Speaker 6 (01:08:21):
Man?

Speaker 3 (01:08:22):
What do you?

Speaker 1 (01:08:22):
What do you got again?

Speaker 14 (01:08:24):
So I heard a call a call about you know,
the storyline team. And I'll be the first to say it.
I think I've said it in the past. I may
be the captain, but Irene and Dylan are definitely the
most valuable players. And what they've done to build on
this and the things we do at on Wednesday nights.

(01:08:48):
It's kind of it's the R rated version of your
show and it and it's it's a lot of fun.
I mean, I love the back at fourth then listed
at her Body and it's it's just a lot of fun.
And it started off there was like maybe six seven
of us and now when you see how how many

(01:09:08):
people are on there, And what makes me laugh is
it usually starts at about nine o'clock Eastern time, So
for me, it's six o'clock, No big deal. These guys
will go to like midnight there time, and I'll laughing, like,
don't you just got to go to work?

Speaker 12 (01:09:26):
You know?

Speaker 14 (01:09:26):
But but it is, it's just so much fun. Yeah,
I will disagree. So I guess what I'm trying to
say is when I'm talking about building a team, I'm
not talking about building a team to build. I'm talking
about winning a Super Bowl. And if anybody remembers the
nineties Cowboys, nobody drafted better than the Dallas Cowboys when

(01:09:50):
when we did the Herschel Walker trade, and as great
as that draft was, it was Charles Haley and Free
who put us over the top drafting. You can only
draft so much. If you look at Philadelphia, yes they've
been drafting great, but we were even with them and
even better up until last year. They had two biggest

(01:10:14):
moves that put him over the top. We aj Brown
and Saquon.

Speaker 9 (01:10:18):
That is it.

Speaker 14 (01:10:19):
If you take Saquon off that Eagles team, they're not
in the super Bowl. As great as they drafted, as
great as that those defensive linemen were, they wouldn't be
near the super Bowl if he wasn't on that team.
And that's all I'm saying, you could. You need the
draft because there's only so many guys you get in
free agency. But you have to get players, not bodies.

(01:10:44):
That's the difference. We've been getting bodies. We've been getting
you know, Eric Kendricks, nice player, but he's a body.
Go get players that become stars for years, not the
one hit one that you know, the one year guy here,
the one year No, go get Drake green Law. Uh,
he could be he could solidified opposition for years. Go

(01:11:06):
get up Milton Williams. He could be a star. That's
all I'm saying. I know you have to do both,
but let's not get twisted with Philadelphia. I don't think
anybody except Philadelphia fans believe they would have been winning
a super Bowl if they didn't have Barkley, because they
won him, they would not have been there.

Speaker 1 (01:11:23):
No, of course, not, of course not and there. And
I think Barkley, you know, benefited from an Eagles offensive
line when you know, think about what they have. I
mean when when he went to he didn't have an
offensive line like that with the Giants. He certainly didn't
have to two top you know, top first round receivers
or even a tied end or a quarterback like that.

Speaker 14 (01:11:44):
So this is this is going to piss people off,
and it pisses me off. But Barkley to the Eagles
was Zeke to us. When we drafted Zeke, it was
supposed to be with Tony Romo, right and and and
that's what we were hoping to see. And I think
we would have seen that if Tony didn't get hurt.

(01:12:05):
As great as Dak played is a rookie year, if
you had a healthy Tona Romo because he was in
his prime, I disagree. And that's that was the thing.
That's what the Philadelphia said. You know, the missing piece
is if we get a great running back and put
it behind this O line, it'll be awesome. And that's

(01:12:26):
what we did. Unfortunately the quarterback went down, so it works.
But you know, that's all I'm saying. With the free agency,
you got to get difference maker's bodies just don't don't
win Super Bowls.

Speaker 1 (01:12:39):
I agree. Now I'm going to ask you this real quick.
So if you if you were playing football right now, okay,
playing football, and you are the captain, how many captains
do you think should go out to the to the
center of the field. For the coin toss. I mean,
you really just need one. But how many do you
think would go out there?

Speaker 14 (01:12:57):
Well, I would have a offensive captain, the defensive captain,
and special a special special teams captain. I always said,
you're you're the you're the head coach.

Speaker 1 (01:13:09):
Three captains and that's kind of what.

Speaker 14 (01:13:12):
Yeah, you're the head coach and then you know, but yeah,
I would say three.

Speaker 1 (01:13:17):
All right, all right, that's kind of what I'm thinking.
All right, good stuff, all right, appreciated this the callback.
We got another another guy going for two. This is
Zach in Atlanta. He's gotta double down the line. What's up?

Speaker 7 (01:13:30):
Run it back?

Speaker 5 (01:13:31):
Man, let's go.

Speaker 1 (01:13:32):
Are you gonna hold on? You might just be the
bookend to the show here. You might just start us
off and and you know you're like the picture you
started the game and you're close in the game.

Speaker 5 (01:13:42):
Yeah, man, hang it in the raptors. Put that on
the record books. Let's go. I'm here for it. Hey,
I just had a quick, quick, little game for you. Okay,
all right, So you can pick one player from the
past two drafts, not Mozzie, not Tower Smith, not the
first round picks one player from the past two drafts
to take a major leap forward that would make you

(01:14:06):
pass on that same position. For this draft, we have
a lot of needs, right right, So pick one player
from the past two drafts, not first rounders, to take
a major leap where you are making the decision to
pass on a position. If it's me, I think corner
is a sneaky need in the years to come. I'm
thinking Kaylen Carson if you can figure it out. Also

(01:14:27):
honorable mention to Ryan Flinoy, I'm still believing. All right, man,
have a good one.

Speaker 1 (01:14:32):
All right, appreciate it. I can't even think back to
to after last year's draft, Like I know, Schoonmaker was
the second round pick. I can't even think about the
third and the fourth right now. I think Junior Vjoko
might have been in there that group. But guys that
would take a big, big leap. You know, if if

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you can't be Mazie, I mean, I'm I'm I'm definitely
fine with with with Kaylene and Carson taking a big
jump because you know somebody at the cornerback position is
going to have to do that for sure. I don't
have my stuff in front of me here. People steal
media guides around here. But I think I'm trying to
think who the third, third, and fourth round picks were from.

(01:15:16):
I mean BB. If BB takes a big leap, you know,
Marris leafal would be would be another. I mean, those
guys right there had good, good rookie seasons. I thought
Cooper bbe had a really good rookie season. But he
takes a leap, and maybe it's not even at center.
I mean, I'm interested to see what happens there if

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if if he's still going to be center, maybe he
moves back to guard. Maybe Hoffman is you know, a
guy that that gets some play at center, depending on
who they draft in there and who they add in
free agency. But if Cooper BB takes a big leap
from what he did last year, you know, we're talking
about a guy that could compete for Pro Bowl if

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you know, it takes that big, big of a leap.
So that would be one. Uh and then and and
marys Lee foul as well. I know I'm just taking
it back to last year's draft, but but those two,
for sure, it would be nice if they took a leap.
All right, let's go Bruce in Philly, Bruce, what's up?

Speaker 11 (01:16:21):
Nick, what's going on?

Speaker 1 (01:16:23):
How you doing.

Speaker 14 (01:16:25):
Horrible?

Speaker 11 (01:16:26):
I'm gonna be honest with.

Speaker 9 (01:16:27):
You, horrible.

Speaker 11 (01:16:28):
I mean this is brutal, man. I'm contemplating moving to
day Dallas. The last time I talked to you, you
were coming to Philly. I told you to bring a
coat and I think it was like sixty degrees. Yeah,
at that game next Sunday, you didn't need a cop. No,
we the team probably needed more more than the cop.
But nevertheless, it's been horrible, man.

Speaker 9 (01:16:49):
These fans are brutal.

Speaker 11 (01:16:51):
Oh god, it's unbearable.

Speaker 1 (01:16:53):
Yeah, I mean it's bad enough to have obnoxious, classless
fans and then give him a championship now that they
have know something to like cheer about. For sure. Have
you been getting in or anything like that?

Speaker 11 (01:17:07):
Uh, nothing physical, But I got family members and friends
I haven't talked to a week since the game. It's
been bad. I'll be and that's know how perfectly.

Speaker 7 (01:17:17):
It's just it's.

Speaker 11 (01:17:18):
Been bad because you know, now this team, these fans
they really feel you know, solidified in you know, their
stance and in what the Cowboys are.

Speaker 3 (01:17:28):
This is just.

Speaker 11 (01:17:29):
Honestly a brutal season, you know, just the way that
things went for the Cowboys and and then things went
to the youth. I mean, they were on polarized ends
of the spectrum in terms of what we dealt with
in them winning the championships. So you know, it is
what it is, and trying to spin the wills forward.
I'm really like looking at, honestly, like the big elephant

(01:17:51):
in the room that you can't ignore, and it is
the quarterback position. I'm looking forward.

Speaker 9 (01:17:57):
To that coming back.

Speaker 11 (01:17:59):
How however, that backup quarterback position because of the history
and no matter what you get with the team, if
that quarterback goes down, I just want to make sure
that we have something in place. And I don't know
if this is a popular thing to say, but the
Donald throw to the to the ends on the side,

(01:18:20):
I really like what I saw in Trey Lance, and
I wouldn't mind the investment in him as the backup
going forward. Now. I don't know what the team is
thinking or what they're leaning towards, but I really would
like him as opposed to maybe getting a quarterback in
the round later rounds. I'd just like them to really
focusing on Trey Lance. I've seen enough in that Washington

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game that made me more confident and him being a
quarterback going forward, and I wanted to get your thoughts
on that and too. I listened to.

Speaker 7 (01:18:54):
Rob, and I.

Speaker 11 (01:18:55):
Know you talked about the free agency.

Speaker 9 (01:18:57):
And that made me immediately think about that Dallas.

Speaker 11 (01:18:59):
Team that lost the Green Bay in the playoffs, because
I feel like they really settled on that defense that
really had no pass rushers and they were content with that.
And I feel like we were a pass rusher away
in that game from winning that game, aside from that
DeMarco Murray fumble. But I really think that was a
year they needed to invest in free agency and they

(01:19:21):
didn't with that team. But I think we are still
players away because you saw the lack of depth that
we had. So I do agree with Dak in some
ways that we've competed well with the Eagles in recent
years over time, but we have to be bigger, you know,
we have to be built to win in the late

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rounds of the playoffs.

Speaker 7 (01:19:43):
I think our.

Speaker 11 (01:19:44):
Defenses and two of those games against the forty nine ers,
both of those games against the forty nine ers, I
think we were good enough. And I'm just really I
just really I liked Schottenheimer. I like sticking with him.
I really hope because I think that was a Dak move.
I really hope that Dak is doing some things differently
too to take care of himself. I looked at some

(01:20:06):
of the non traditional things that Jay and Daniels was
doing to prepare for games. Maybe Dak needs to get
a VR and invest in that too. But so the
quarterback position, I would like to hear your thoughts on that,
all right. Definitely just thinking about, like I really think
we're really close to the Eagles, So just hear your thoughts.

Speaker 3 (01:20:27):
All right.

Speaker 1 (01:20:27):
I appreciate that. Good luck there in Philly dealing with
with that. You've obviously heard it, you know, for years,
but now with him winning the championship another one, I'm
sure it's even it's even worse to take right now.
That's an interesting, uh scenario about Trey Lance being the
backup and not them going for Cooper Rush or drafting one.

(01:20:53):
You know, what he gives you is he he would
come into the game and give you a little bit more,
a lot more mobility. But you know, he's got a
lot of learning to do as far as the offense goes,
and and and and what you know, and just developing
into a pro being a decision maker as well. I

(01:21:15):
didn't think they called the best game obviously with him,
And I thought he did a decent job in that
last game. I don't think they helped him much. And
and and they had him, you know, throwing the ball
around when you know, I think they could have done
different things, different calls, to utilize his strengths a little
bit more. But that's interesting. I mean, I think it
would make people feel better if if they didn't just

(01:21:36):
waste the pick and the fourth round at least they
you know, it could resign him. But that's an interesting
market too, Like what what what does he demand for that?

Speaker 3 (01:21:44):
What?

Speaker 1 (01:21:44):
What kind of contract is he going to get? Is
he going to be a backup for some team? Is
he going to be a third quarterback? Uh? That's that's
gonna be Uh, that'll be interesting to see exactly what
what happens with with the Cowboys and what they do,
what any team does, uh with with Trey Lance and
what they do at the backup position. All Right, A
lot of good stuff. We had fourteen calls, not exactly
fourteen callers, but it's okay. These guys calling back a

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couple of times had some points going back and forth,
a little bit like a tennis match. It was fun
all right here at the Cowboys Storyline. Thanks for changing
it up with me this week. We'll go back to
our regular schedule next week and do a Wednesday show.
So I believe that's March the fifth, So we'll do
that again next Wednesday after this, So make sure and

(01:22:28):
stay tuned to all of our content that we'll have
on Dallas Cowboys dot Com. Check that out, all of
our stuff from the combine this week up in Indianapolis.
All right, So for Chris Beam, I'm Nick eatman Ce
next week on Cowboys Storyline.

Speaker 2 (01:22:39):
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