Cowboys Break: 3 in a Row?

We are locking SWBC Mortgage Studios at the Star. It's our opportunity to get you guys ready for the upcoming game. Cowboys to play the Vikings this Sunday. It is a Sunday night football game. And by the end of this show, you guys will know exactly what's gonna happen, because these guys are going to tell you exactly what's going to happen this Sunday. Let's start first by talking about some injuries. We got to talk about. Amari Cooper had an MRI. What are the results and what you we expect from

him this weekend? The results, actually, nobody knows what the results are because Amari himself said he forgot he just said he had forgot the results. He was basically like, all that's really complicated, which I sort of get because you're like, well it was negative positive, like his positive positive is bad and negative is good. You know, like it is kind of confusing. He literally said, he asked the doctors is it manageable? Can I play through it?

And they were like yeah. He was like, cool, then let's do it. All right, let's five fifty. That's when, well, that's when the inactives come out, and I would imagine it'll be all the way through that. You know that he'll be out there and try to give it a go and see how much, because he said he can try to manage it, and that's managing is the pain. So you know you're gonna hear a report that says he's not playing. Probably you can hear report that says

he is playing. You know, he was out there. He was out there this morning. I hesitate to say he like practiced, because first of all, we only see fifteen minutes, and second of all, he didn't put on a helmet during that stretch. He was you know that he was working with Britt Brown, the rehab director, doing stretching and getting himself right, and Brett Besh was helping him stretch

his hamstrings out. I didn't see him do anything football related in the twenty minutes we were there, so, but he was out there, so I assume that means he's going to try something when you know practice is going on right now, Hopefully he's doing something. Was definitely not making the same mistake in the game against the Jets when you chose to keep the receivers that you did and not make somebody else. Yeah, I have that reaching

down as a part of inactives. But I guess that's the point I was going to make too before we get to inactives, is you look at this, and there have been two games now where he's kind of felt injury, felt injured at the early parts of the game. One he was able to play, one he wasn't. So regardless of how he plays or how he looks or feels at the beginning of the game, that might not also be the dictator of how much he's going to play.

If he gets into the game and immediately something happens to where it just seems like this is not this is not a for sure thing. One way or my depth is going to be limited somehow, someway, I'm going some other position is gonna get cut because of this week because I need my best route runner, whoever that is between Devin Smith and Cedric Wilson to be active for this game. Okay, and you have to cut cut down another position, not cut No, yeah, until six we're

cutting somebody. Yeah, I hear you. Okay, so so real quick, let's just catch up on a couple other injured injured guys. There were several guys that were limited. Cam Fleming still has not practiced. My assumption he's definitely going to be out. But Nick jokes about it, but like, yeah, calf injuries must suck. I mean it, he knows. Yeah, well, you know they suck when you don't rehab it at all.

I was gonna say, no offense to Nick, but you no offense to Nick, but you would have thought like a pro football player with access to all this stuff, like I Yeah, I don't want to say I'm surprised he's not out there, but clearly it is. It's it's a big thing for him to get back from. Well, mine has been two weeks ago. Mine has been five months,

and I still feel it now now you're forty plus. Yeah, little limited, yeah, a little limited on no doubt, not like a non athlete, right, yeah, I mean so it's a little different. But yeah, but brit and Jim both said I could go in there and do something. I forgot what it was called, but something No, no, I forgot exactly what it was, but basically just kind of like drains out, you know, the swelling and stuff like that. Yeah, that's what a rain out. Oh no, no, kay Camplin,

he's been doing that. I'm sure it's just it takes a little bit. He's out, He's he's not playing this week, all right. So I'm just saying that. I'm just saying, like the typically you're like guessing, like, well, he was limited, what does that mean? Like, No, this is Brandon Knight and he's in. So let's talk about these limited guys.

I want to talk about jeff Eith and Layton Vandersh, particularly because I think the other guys Lyle Colin, Shawn Lee, Zach Martin, Tyren Smith, it seems like these are just kind of things that are gonna be around for them. Let's talk about those other two though, jeff Eth and Layton vender vanderesh j I mean, Jerry said on the radio today on on the Fan that he expects him to be out there and ready to go, and I think Jeff Heath is the same. He's been practicing all week.

He was, I mean, he was all trees on the knee. Yeah. I mean that's interesting when you think about it, because it's not it's not your head, it's not your thigh, it's a it's ben Benz. That's exactly right and feel good. So when you talk about stitches, that's where you start wondering, like is it I would think mentally, I'm all, I would always be thinking he's gonna break, Like is a

stitch gonna break? Because I'm constantly having to move You don't want to move it because I got stitches there, right, So kirs were going to be running up to it and stitch it. Yeah, But I wonder if mentally though, yeah, he had the bloody suck. Okay, even Derek knows that I'm for what team phill Oh my god, he did

pitch for Philly? He did? When did that happen? He was, Yeah, I didn't know that, and I take it, um, But what I've seen some people on Twitter be excited about poor Jeff Heath getting injured and the possibility of seeing more of Darien Thompson. Do you guys really think that Darien Thompson could be noticeably better? Was better last week? Okay? Okay, but he made some plays last week. I think he's better. I do too. I kind of think he is better.

You know, sometimes you have a good game and that's that you could be. You could be two weeks from now, and let's say Darien Thompson played all those games, and you're right, we might be talking about him the same way that we've talked about Jeff Heath when he's had bad moments, right, I mean, that could happen. I'm just saying, in that one game sample size, I thought Darien Thompson

played really well. I think he did too. But I think that's a classic case of like small sample size bias, Like what did what did Darien Thompson do that was great besides fall on a fumble which he gets kind of work that. So what is Jeff Heath's best quality? He's around the ball like he does stuff like that time. So a fumble for me doesn't convince me that he's better than Jeff Heath. But also there was another play. There was another play on the goal line where they

stopped him for like a two yard loss. He was the guy darting in there. Nothing that is not a playoff he and he actually did that against the Dolphins too. He was in on a play like that, but not bad okay, But and it puts Jeff Heath in his best position, which is full time on special teams player and then a nickel dime player on. So do you think Darien starts this week? I think Keith will be active if he If he is active, I don't think this coaching staff doesn't make him the starter. Yeah, I

kind of agree. I don't think Darien Thompson did enough to where they have to do that, And I don't think if they have to do that, they would. I mean, again, we know how much they value veterans. They value their veterans, and it takes a lot. It takes a guy really playing his butt off for them to feel like they have to not make the move. But I think I don't think there's any way that he's not the starter. Okay.

But I will also say this about a safety. Sometimes with a safety, when you finished watching a game, if you haven't seem like you haven't heard their name. Sometimes that's as much of a thing that they had a great games as seeing some of those plays. Because think about when we when we typically have a problem with Jeff Heath, it's because he missed an angle and didn't get a tackle, he missed a tackle, he missed an assignment, whatever it is, it's it's it ends up being a

really big play. So if you're not giving up those kinds of things, then you're doing what you should be doing as a safety. Safety is are just like offensive lineman. Um, so yeah, it's interesting. I don't I mean no, Jeff heats tough as nails like he I mean, if he can move his leg, he's gonna play. And yeah, I think you're right, Like if he's healthy enough to be active, then he'll probably start. I do like having Darian Thompson available.

The interesting thing will be is, even though I believe Jeff will start, how much do they start mixing those guys in and out. Do we start seeing Darian Thompson out there a little bit more? That can be a significant thing. And certainly when you go into this offseason, you think about what can happen next year. We could start seeing some of that this year. I think, all right, let's based on that. Then let's get to the inactives.

We've said cam Fleming's definitely out. My assumption is Redmond, Gifford, Jackson, and Hill will also be out. They get you to five, right, who the last two? Because last week he had Devin Smith and Cedric Wilson. You guys just talk about the receiver position. You don't feel comfortable with both those guys being inactive the presumption one of them would be I would think who would you keep? Who would you keep him? Well,

let's throw this, just throw this out there. I mean, they're going to have a better feel on it too. So if they feel confident about Cooper, you could sit them both. Like remember it really bit them against the Jets because Cobb wasn't playing either. Cobb's fine, So they could sit Smith and Wilson if they want to. Do you feel comfortable with that? No? All right? I would I would bring up Devin Smith. He's like more valuable as like an ex slash downfield receiver than than Wilson.

The questions versatile, feel that a little better you do have cob and if something happens to Cooper or any of the receivers. How much of a difference is it between Ventel Bryant and the you know, the best guy you've got Smith or Wilson. I've never seen Ventel Bryant do anything actually wide receiver Like he was on the

field of the Jets game in the goal line. He had to go out there and they didn't throw it to him, of course, Okay, but I mean I'm just saying, is it worth I mean, is it worth just keeping him out? You do have that receiver out there, so maybe they don't put another guy up and just say yeah. I wouldn't be shocked if they put him both down. They've I mean not saying I agree with it, but that wouldn't surprise me. I think a spot you have to consider at some point. I don't know if this

coach of staff will do it. But Dalton Schultz hasn't given you anything anywhere. He's not giving you any thing. One forgetting about him. Yeah yeah, yeah, that's not good at all. He's not He's not providing anything on offense at all. I think he played one snap last week and then on special teams. Um, he gave up a play down the field that Paulard got tackled and he just missed his block. He's not on a lot of special teams positions or you know, teams, so you know,

he hasn't never he hasn't never really done anything. You think they were doing any Yeah, I don't, But I was told today that very few teams, just a handful of teams dress eight linemen and three tight ends. It's just they just don't. They don't usually do eleven. That's a really good point because like I'm sitting here thinking like, well, if something happens to Jarwin or Witten, you need that third tight end or you'd probably like to have one. But I mean, Joe Looney money can go in there

and do it. And by the way, right now, they're doing twenty one personnel as much as they're done twelve personnel or thirteen personnel, and they're not doing a lot of what do we all? I'll agree that that seems unlikely. It does. Yeah, I think it's worth I met Schultz was out there. Yeah, I mean, yeah, he's out there, But was he on the teams that are going to play?

You know what? I mean, yeah, yeah, yeah, I think this is a game where I'd love to see said I'd love to see Devin Smith active, because I do think this is a game where they're going to probably have some challenges stopping trying to run the ball. This is a really good front and your best option maybe to throw the ball, and way one way to loosen it up a bit is to get down feel so about that. I actually for the purposes of protecting myself with Cooper, but also for the purposes of just giving

me another weapon to use. Maybe down Phil, I think i'd rather I'd like to see him out there this week. I think if they so, they'll either sit both of those receivers or they'll bring one up, and then I would think your seventh and active would be Donovan Wilson in that scenario. Safety Yep, all right, let's take our first break. When we come back, we will get into

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be out there. He'll be excited after the LSU victory. Actually, Ken, one of the things that's really cool about this event is thank you that I'm talking for that final. Yeah, he does. For that final. I think they're gonna have Actually, they're gonna have brat Sham and I want to say it's I think it's Barry Church and Danny mccraig calling the final game. Like, so the Madden players are playing, they're calling it as though it's a Cowboys game, which

makes it kind of cool. So I hope they don't talk over the people that are talking, because that is entertaining to me. I catch it sometimes on ESPN when like these two guys are going at it and they're just yelling and they're like, why are you cheating me? Bro? You know, like like the computer is cheating them. I love when they get excited like that. But we'll also be streaming that across our channels, our website, mobile app,

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I did. All right, let's jump back in. I have a couple of questions for you guys before we get to some phone calls. I remember you guys can call us eight eight eight eight five five two two nine seven. I was looking at the numbers of the kicker. We talk about the offense and the defense through extensively on Wednesday and Thursday every week, but this week I thought it's interesting when you look at these kickers. Dan Bailey obviously was with the Cowboys for many years. Cowboys cut

him heading into last season. Didn't really have a great year last year, but this year kicking pretty well. Right now, he's ranked ranked eleven among kickers as far as his field goal percentage. He is eighty seven percent overall, so only to missus King between forty and forty nine, which is okay, three to five, he's three or five in that range. All the others he's he's been perfect. Brett Maher, on the other hand, for the Cowboys seventy two percent.

He is now ranked twenty seventh in the NFL. He's missed one at the thirty to thirty nine range, and then he's four of seven fifty plus, which again that's very very okay. Fifty pluses is never going to be a gimme that. All being said, you have to also throw in the fact that we were the amounts of attempts for each of them. Both of them have attempted. Thought Bailey kicked fifteen and Maher kicked eighteen, right, yeah, something like that. They were played thirteen thirteen and then

an extra points. This was something that was really interesting. Brett Mayer has been perfect and extra points twenty six of twenty six. Bailey has been twenty five or twenty seven. He has missed two extra points. My question for you guys, I know that most of you, if not all of you, were really surprised when the Cowboys made the movie that they made heading into the season last year, do you

think the Cowboys should have been more patient with Dan Bailey? No, I mean, I'm surprised at the time he caught us off garden, and we were surprised for different reasons because he's spend a whole on the training camp and watching practice and kind of all felt like we kind of not got burned by them, but just kind of got burned by and not, well, you didn't. They didn't even allow him to get in those preseason games, and well

did he that. You're right, but I get crazing is a little weird because from what I've been told and I think we've all kind of been told, is Dan didn't really want some of that that competition. Dan didn't want some kicks if it's not the holder and snapper that he wanted, so he didn't really want to compet. It's like, okay, it's not up to you. Like, if I'm your coach and I'm telling you go out there and kick the ball, you go out there and kick the ball. That's as simple as that. It's very simple.

I mean, especially when you had the second half of the season that he had where he was struggling and coming back from that injury. I mean, it's not up to you. You go out I get it that you let me have somebody and my guy holding the ball here that I've trusted for all these years. No, no, Like, well, but here's the deal. You're right. But ultimately, if they didn't make him go out there and kick, he was still held accountable for not wanting to kick, because they

ended up making the move right. So you can either go kick under whatever circumstances, or it's gonna you're gonna be judged by the fact that you were unwilling to kick in some of those circumstances. Yeah, I mean, I don't really think the fact that like they didn't they didn't cut Dan because he like just severely dropped off in his ability to kick. He lost the confidence of

the coaching staff for whatever. Well for that reason, I mean, like he I don't know, for lack of a better word, Like what we've heard is that he was like squeamish about it, basically, like and I totally understand why that would scare a coaching staff, Like if you think your kickers like afraid, that's not that for animality that you just said it works on just about every position. Go out there and play linebacker and make the play, but mentally as a kicker, they're trying to massage that at

the same time. And then let's not let's not forget that money is always a factor here and it was there three million or five hundred thousand, So all right, yes or no? Did they did they make a mistake? That's what you're asking they make a mistake? A mistake they didn't because Dan was terrible last year too. And that's the part, like I go back to his even if you play it, play it through and the Cowboys

let him continue to be their kicker last year. He was not very good last year, and I think by the end of the season Cowboys have been like, that's two straight years. We got to make a move. So they still would have made the decision that they ended up making. They just made it. At The other thing, too, is like this is a long trend in football. I like a kid, like you could have a great kicker, he loses it, he gets cut, he goes somewhere else

and kind of you know, the change of scenery. It's so it's such a mental position, like the change of scenery, the change of people that you're working with, new relationships. I think you know. Howska is a name that comes to mind, Like he was great in Seattle for so long, got cut, fell out of favor, and went and succeeded with the Bills and a couple of other places. Robbie gold, Um, who's the guy that was in Philly forever? That's gonna

drive me crazy? Same thing Acres. Yeah, they cut him and he went on and had second life in San Francisco. It's just a thing that happens. So he still is an Eagle because he went out there and tried to punk the cowboy. He did He'd sounded like a twelve year old boy when he did it, but he did maybe try. But yeah, I mean no, Terry, I was hurt by it. I guess it's we know you still have this poster. I don't know. I I moved on. I replaced it with this year's schedule, so he's no

longer part of I think I'm over it. It was a breakup that lasted a while, but I'm over it. It was just one unexpected and two Obviously I wasn't part of those conversations that they were having. I don't know how he was behaving or responding to everything, but my from the things I did get to see, what bothered me was the fact that we didn't really get to see anything as far as giving him a chance. But like Nick was Stongamo, did he want to get

that chance? That's the question? You know what? It sorry, you know what? It actually reminds me of thinking about it. It reminds me of when they cut where it is like he's one of the best to ever do it at his position. It's disappointing that it had to be done. It was probably for the best. Sucks to go see him succeed. I'm not sure, Like where wouldn't have been the guy he was in Denver. Here he didn't have the help well they but not only that they used

him differently. He wasn't there every day. Now, that's what I'm saying. He needed to be on a line with a guy like von Miller to kind of free him up and not be the focal point of the pass rush. So you see him get thirty sacks and three years with Denver and you're like, damn, the Cowboys screwed up? Or did they? Because like you're taking that cap hit and I don't think he would have produced like that here, So it's disappointing, but I don't necessarily think they played

it the wrong way. And I think it's kind of similar with Bailey yea, and I think everybody wants him to do well up for Sunday. You know, he can chank a couple and he'll be fine if that happens. And felt like him. Everyone likes good guy. The fact of the matter is you look at Mars numbers and I, as I was going through this and really paying attention to them, he's actually had a really good year. And the reason why I say that his percentage seems down

at seventy two, twenty seventh in the league. The issue is three of his miss three of the four misses he has right now are fifty plus may and that means they have a lot of confidence in him to make those. They are not afraid to throw him out there on the forty yard line. But that's not a gimme, and so for anybody to hold that against him, especially when he's converted to sixty plus yarders, it's almost like

you looked at as a washing. My opinion he's only had one mississ year that I look at him like, you should have made that job. That's pretty good. Last night's game, yes, part of you know, the missed extra point that was big for the Raiders, you know, and Besacia, I'm lost his mind or Gurdon lost his mind, Onscia. But you know, you get to the Okay, it gives the Chargers a chance. Ball's the twenty five yard line.

You know, they didn't do anything. But if you're the Cowboys, You're like, we gotta get to the forty five yard line. We gotta get to the forty five yard line for a sixty two yard attempt, you know, still low percentage, but he can make a sixty two maybe even further than Yeah, And so that is a weapon that it is a weapon before end of the game, into the half. To get to that point in the field, that's not something that you have the luxury with Bailey. With Bailey,

you gotta get to the Uh. He could fifty seven, maybe thirty, so I think his I think his career long was fifty six sounds about right. But I mean in the game, you're gonna try, Yeah, I don't think I'm gonna watch what if this game comes down to a kicking war just between kickers, like it will, I actually totally expect that this is gonna be so close that the kickers are going to ultimately decide this game.

I just hope you know you're right, Like what Maher's ten of fourteen or like he's he's kicked so many kicks from fifty plus? How many is it for? Four

to seven? Four or seven? Excuse me? So that's great, and I don't yeah, I don't hold those against him, but hopefully, yeah, just no misses from inside forty which he's only got one of those this year, which he hasn't kicked that many from that close range either, Like they've been good enough in the red zone that they haven't been putting that on him, true, and hopefully they

don't because that's that's that's that was the thing. That's like nobody's mad at Brett Maher for missing from fifty plus. People get upset when you miss thirty six yarders, So that scoring touchdowns in the red zone. That may also be the reason why he is a perfect fit for this offense, if they can play like that to where when they get in those areas, they're actually converting touchdowns, and what you really get from him is the benefit

of that weapon that's back. They're kicking sixty two yarders, then maybe that's a perfect fit for what this offense does and you don't have to worry about. Like Dave said, we're picking games. We're just about to get to that. A lot of kicker talk. I know it's justified when Dan Bailey's playing, though. Absolutely Okay, so let's go around the table. Give me some some predictions for this game. We're gonna start with you Amber. Why. I hate your face.

I hate predicting. You know what. I was upset earlier this week, you guys on that side of the room that didn't necessarily agree with me and Dave on the type of game we saw against the Giants. I was upset, but this is what always happens. I end up getting over it Towursday's point to Friday or so I start be leaving in the Cowboys once again. I'm excited about them, so I expect them to go out there perform good

enough to for them to win the game. I do think that we're gonna be talking about both kickers throughout the game, and that's probably going to be one of the headline headlines that night. But Cowboys win. Um buy a field goal. Don't ask me final score. I don't care. They just win by a field goal, all right, Dave. Two remarkably similar teams. Very strong defense, is good against the run, to very great running game games. Strength on strength.

So what are the differences. I think the Cowboys secondary is better equipped to handle a Vikings passing game that doesn't have feeling than the Vikings secondary. I'm I'm assuming Cooper is going to play, for all it is big and honestly, if he you know, if word comes down that he's not going to play, I'll change my pick. I think it's that big of a deal. I'm assuming he's gonna play. And so Cowboys passing attack against the Vikings secondary is a bigger strength than vice versa. Also,

I don't believe in Kirk Cousins in the clutch. I just don't. And I'm like, there's no way to quantify that with stats. But I don't trust him to come through in a moment like that. I absolutely trust Dak Prescott to do that, and I think that'll make the difference. I think it'll be pretty dramatic. I don't know if it comes down to like a field goal, but you know, twenty seven to twenty three, you know, one possession game in the fourth quarter. But I think the Cowboys win

if Cooper plays. Yep, I was gonna say twenty four twenty one, eight field goals to seven for Maha, but I think that actually, I think the Cooper things huge if he plays. If he doesn't, I think I've got the same game Dave's got, but the Cowboys will score another touchdown there. I got thirty four to twenty three. They're better than the Vikings. I don't believe in Kirk Cousins either, and I think they've proven they can shut down a big time back that it will be the focus.

I don't know if the Vikings have of these other weapons that will hurt him. If they commit to that, this team can rush with four guys now, and that'll be huge. So I think I think the Cowboys win thirty four twenty three. That means some few field goals there for Maha, and I see missus an extra point. I think this game. I agree with you guys that I think these teams are really really similar, but I think the story we'll be talking about on Monday, will

be about these these two defenses. I think it'll be the kind of game that we saw when the Cowboys play the Saints. I think these two defenses are going to make that low scoring, not that low scoring, but it's gonna be lows oring. I actually think that this is gonna be one of those games that are gonna that the defenses will be what what is the storyline

come Monday? Because I don't think either team will run particularly well against these other the other defense they keep because of that, getting turnovers, well that's the part I don't I'm not I'm not saying they're gonna be turnovers. I don't think they're gonna run I don't think either team's gonna run particularly well. I saw what the Cowboys did last week to say Kuon Barkley Um and this kind of defense. You saw what it did to Um, what it did to Zeke when they played the Saints.

So I think there are ways to stop these two running games. They're both high powered running games, but I think they get slowed down. I think the points that are scored are gonna have to be scored through the air. I think it's twenty sixteen final Cowboys win. But the defense, that's a good that's a that sounds right. The defenses are going to be the story of this game. What's wrong with us? Like this is a five and three

team and we're just we're just every week. It's about the expectations that we went into this year thinking they were so good, and I think I think we're still For me anyway, I'll speak for myself thinking they were so good, and my expectation is still that they're gonna get this thing rolling. And I just maybe it's just me, no, but that's what exactly what I feel get out of my head right now, is they're gonna get this thing out. The Vikings are full of names. Honestly, I think they

got a lot of names on defense. They got a name at quarterback because he makes a ton of money to play Devil's advocate. Couldn't very good. They get a lot of points. Couldn't you say that about the Cowboys? You can't. Okay, they're at home and they they're gonna play well at home on Sunday night, and I think that they'll they'll win. I think those scores and points, I don't think look at the Vikings. They're shutting people down.

Well they're they're only giving up what's seventeen points a game. It's not a lot seventeen point six. I think they're not a lot. Number one team in though, I just in the NFL coming in, I mean, they got the number one team. I can't reconcile the difference between who the Cowboys have been and who I think they can be, and so I just keep, I just keep. I'm with betting on black that it's gonna hit, and hopefully I don't look stupid on Monday, but I really do. Playing

at home, I just yeah, I think they're better. We'll be back on Monday, tell you what went right and what went wrong for the Cowboys till then. For Nick Eatman, Dave Helm and Amber Garcia, I am Derek Eagleton. This has been The Break live on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.