Cowboys Break: Cooper vs. Tate

I've been listening from the other side of the screen. Yeah. No, no, Shannon Gross Yeah, yeah, I didn't even I didn't think about it either until you just didn't thinking about it. We were due for I mean, it's day's not over yet for those people. For those people who don't know, we're talking about last year. I don't know that it's milk that it still might be online. But we tried to scare Amber and Dave had Shannon under the table down here and he popped up for Halloween. Amber of

course was kind of like, what like to fight? And Dave was kind of ye. So it was interesting. It was I didn't like it. I did not like Well, Happy Halloween everyone. Um, yeah, you guys are not safe, just not for the rest of the day, just for the rest of the careful watch out for your back. But anyways, we're gonna get into the Times later on, but before we do that, there is a big debate happening on Twitter after this Golden tape trade that the Eagles made, and I wanted to get y'all's opinion on

that versus you know, what was the right move? Should the Cowboys have got in Amari Cooper? Should they have tried to get a golden tate? Was that the right move? Of what does it mean for the Cowboys? I actually love the way that Nick described this last night at

the Happy Hour Show. You remember what you say last night, Nick about this um kind of what you're getting, like, I mean as far as investment, Yeah, yeah, I mean, and actually I think I got it really from Dave so oh so sure, let's leave Well, well, Dave I talked about rad I don't remember. No, Basically, this comes down to whether or not you want to buy a player, you want to rent a player, and that's what the Eagles have done, and that's what I think the Texans

did with de Marius Thomas. That's what maybe you could say the Clinton Dicks with the Redskins. You know, these players one year left on their deal. They're getting him for this year. We'll see what happens afterwards. This is what you were gonna do if you got Earl Thomas. You were gonna rent him and then hope to get him. So it's not a it's not a practice that's that's unusual. The Cowboys are getting a guy for down the road. This was they get their first round pick next year.

They're just getting him now. That's the difference. So it's really gonna be hard to evaluate it right now because if you compare Tate versus cooper as as usual. And I don't say this with the stain in my voice because I love Twitter more than everybody at this table, probably,

but combined, yeah, no, I love it, um. But that's just the way this thing works now is people people are in such a hurry to have to have a take or to have an opinion or you know, at this you know, it reminds me of the dak Winz debate back in twenty sixteen, like people are so eager to have something to talk trash about that you know, it can't it can't wait and that's I mean, any trade requires time to properly evaluate, just like a draft

class does. The Cowboys clearly draft or traded for Amary Cooper, excuse me, because he's young, and he's a guy that they think they can build hit their receiver corps around. The Eagles think Golden Tate is a guy that can help push them to another level for another run at the playoffs, and they probably don't care if he'll be

around after this season. If I had to guess, I mean, they might try to resign him, but I don't think it's a priority for them, Whereas the Cowboys clearly intend on Amari Cooper being a key piece of their offense for five to six years um. And so these are two totally different trades. It's going to take time to know who made the better deal, and that's fine, but people don't want to hear that because somebody needs to be laughed at, and that's pretty much what fuels most

of this. Peterson and Wentz will probably well will outlast Golden Tate's time in Philly. Peterson and went and Wentz and I Cooper will outlast Dak and Garrett here. Wow, that is a big statement. That's what I think is going to happen. The Garrett part doesn't blow my mind so much. But I mean, and I see your logic there, and I think a lot of people probably agree with you, but I'm not ready to say that. I mean, you're right, it's a little early, but I think it's very okay.

Can I also throw in what the other thing that needs to be that needs to be I think remembered, is that if the reports are correct, Philadelphia Eagles were also in the market trying to get a trade for Mari Cooper. They're supposedly we're willing to give up a second round pick for Mari Cooper. So I don't know if this is so much a and I think fans are the fans that are making those kind of arguments to trying to paint this picture of well, if Eagles

did the smarter deal. No, the Eagles did the deal that was left for them. They wanted Amari Cooper, if the reports are correct, just like the Cowboys, and according to reports, many other teams there are a lot of other teams that were interested in getting him. Now it was a less price second round pick. There were some other teams though, that were willing to give up first

round picks. The point is Amari Cooper was, according to I think the just looking at the amount of interest there was around the league for him, he seems to be the player, the wide receiver of all these that got traded, the one that was the most valued commodity

that was available. And so I think that has to be factored in if you're going to talk about, well, they gave up a three VERD to get that player, and the Cowboys gave up one to get Cooper, and you know, give it a FOD to get Damarius Thomas and all that stuff. You have to remember Mark Cooper was the prize, I think, the biggest prize I think out that was being dangled by teams, and the Cowboys ended up with him. They had to give up a

big price for him. We get all that, but at the end of the day, it was a situation where there were plenty of other teams out there that were willing to give up ones and twos for Mary Cooper. And that's why it's it's you could all mean the flip side side, You could argue the Eagles just stayed within their budget, like they're like, we're willing to give this, not that, whereas the Cowboys were like, all right, we'll give the one understanding that this guy's going to be

here for a long time. And so that's why going back to when the Cooper trade was made, and I said, yeah, it is an overpay, but when you factor in what you're getting, I think you know and what you have and what you have, it's you have to pay to get something like Timing is everything too, because what's the one thing people are saying that surprises him about Paul Alexander. It's not that it happened, it was when, Why do it now? Why not do it last week? Do it

going into your bye week? Timing I think affected everything here because the Cowboys went into their by and really wanted to have a player that they could kind of groom to get ready here for a couple of weeks. On top of the whole future thing, Philadelphia is now going into their by and they're probably doing the same thing with tape. If Detroit beats Seattle at home, which they probably should have, but they're not as good. If they beat Seattle at home, it's golden Tate still for sale.

I don't think so. I mean Detroit has a decision to make. They're right there at that division. I don't think that they get rid of their best wide receiver.

But you know, honestly, I think Detroit is in a little different situation than most of the teams that traded away players because I actually think they believe because of their second round uh, their second year wide receiver Gala Day, I think they feel like, hey, even if we get rid of him, they may even have wanted the increased role for Gala Day and there and they had a situation whereout like, hey, we're okay with letting this guy go.

We'll get some compensation for him, and at the end of the day, we fock, we're just as good because we still have two truly quality wide receivers on our team. I agree, But I don't think they win. I don't think they make the trade. If they lose, I don't. I don't know. I mean, if they win, they win. If they if they win the game, I'm sorry, yeah, maybe. So It's just it's just weird how the old timing

from the Eagles buy, Cowboys buy. But you said it best just a few minutes ago, that when when everyone's value, you know, evaluating wide receivers. The prize of the group was Amari Cooper, and the Cowboys outbid everyone and an outpaid everyone to get them right. But they're in a different situation because they need this guy. Yeah, I really appreciate that. It really seems like NFL teams are changing how they feel about making trades, which finally fun for us. No, well,

not only is it fun, but it's smart. I mean, I hate to defend the Eagles, but I love the thought process that they're like, well, we'll take this guy for eight games, and if it doesn't work out, we'll at least get probably a fourth round draft pick for him, if not a third. It won't be till twenty twenty, but we'll still get something back. Lions are the same way. They're like, well, Galladay can step up and do this, and in the meantime, we'll get a third round pick

for it. Cowboys, Okay, we'll give up a first round pick with the understanding that this guy functions like a first round pick, which for too long it seems like NFL teams have just acted like those picks or these sacred cows that you just can't part ways with. And I don't think that's true based on how bad most teams are at drafting players. So winners and losers of this, everyone wants to say who won the trade deadline? Who's the winners, who's the losers? What are you thinking if

you're Dez Bryant. I thought about that on my drive end this morning, and I was thinking, either he is just basically took himself off the market, or I have a whole different opinion of what the NFL thinks of. We would rather lose picks and get better, you know, probably not better players, but more in shape players, NFL ready players, I guess right now than to go get Dez Bryant. And the thing about that same for the Cowboys,

and the thing about that. The thing about that is, I think the Cowboys are a little different because they got a different kind of player. They got a much younger player. When you're talking about de Marius Thomas and you're talking about Golden take, these are guys that are thirty years old, right. Marius Thomas is literally Dez Bryant exactly exact he was taking. So you're talking about guys that are right there in the same age brackets. So age is not a factor anymore. Experience is not a

factor anymore. It's more which one do you prefer? I want this guy, you want this guy? And are you willing up a pick to get this guy versus not giving up a pick to sign this guy? And unless again, it is a possibility that des was contact, He's Asian, was contact and he said I have no interest. Maybe that happened. I'm just saying it did. It does seem a bit odd that he's still out on the street. I have been hesitant to agree with Nick about this all season because I love Dez as a player, and

I know how passionate he is about football. But I don't have a lot of choices but to think he probably doesn't outright not want to play football. But I'm forced to think that, like his value of himself is so far out of whack with the league's value of him. And he doesn't want to play enough to sign any deal, you know what I mean. Yeah, he wants to play on his terms, and everybody in the league is like, no,

not those terms, Yeah no, no, thank you yea. So it's it's baffling to me because, yeah, I mean, I have to believe if he was willing to just sign a one year Houston probably would have taken I'm saying, and so I have no choice but to believe that he's the reason why he's not playing right now. It's his decision. Yeah, well, I have a different question for you guys. And like you said, Nick, there are time in as a factor, and there are other factors playing

into this whole thing. But when you look at right now and not worrying about the future, are you know anything that would happen in the draft or whatever. If I'm the coaches, I'm concerned about what's happening right now and if my job is in the line. So when you look at these two receivers, as far as Tape and Amari Cooper, who would have been the guy that would have helped your team the most at this point of the season. That's based on what you've seen in

the past from both of those guys. They're a little different types of players. You got a great route running player in Golden Tape. You also have no buttons ever, really question, I mean, to me, he's about as close as Steve Smith as far as body type and attitude, And I mean not really. You know, a fan favorite if you don't play, if he's not on your team, he's pretty hated. Um he had which is okay, cheap

shot against shan Lee that has not been forgotten. I don't think that's going to be the reason why they didn't make the deal or whatever. But again, I don't even know if Golden Tate was available when the Cowboys were really trying to do that. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. I think he's a better route runner. He could help this team for sure, and he would help Dak. But I think Cooper is kind of what they need more of a guy that stretches the field a little

bit more. That's I just think to be willing to part with a pick like that, And I understand the Eagles will probably get a pick back in twenty twenty. Wait, I'm taking out the whole pig thing. If you're looking at both of the players right now in the season, who helps the Cowboys the most? Who would have helped the Cowboys the most? I can't. I mean, you have you have to weigh those things. You have to. You're just like, well, you can have one or the other.

I mean that, I don't know. That's not the way that works well. Draft guy Like, to me, I'm worried about the now, the present. Yeah, the can't. The reason Cooper makes more senses because he's guaranteed to be here for longer. That's and so Golden Tate could be significantly better than Cooper, which I don't think he is, but he could be significantly better. But I'll still take the guy that's gonna be here for twenty five games over eight. I just I mean, that's math, and I'm not even

good at math. Well, I will say, I get what you're saying. I think what you're what you're trying to get at really is just like, who is a better player for the Cowboys right now? You throw him on the field, who immediately helps what the Cowboys do be better? Right? And and so I look at it from a couple I think Nick made some good points there, but I think you also, if you want to look at the flip side of that, he's also a guy that can

move the chains for you. So when the Cowboys in games where they can't seem to move the ball and they can't get anything going, they can't convert third downs, he's a guy that can move the change for you. He's also a guy that is really good in a slot and block pretty well. So if you're a running team, maybe having that guy out there, you get a little bit more than you would say having Cole and slot and you're trying to run out there where he is.

We know how much the Cowboys love to motion guys in and then try to run on that same side. Maybe he gives you a little bit more there from the standpoint of your running game and you're run blocking again. I think it's it's a matter of the flavor that you want, right because I agree wholeheartedly with you, like his ability to go down feel would be a value for this team as well Cooper. So I think it's

really kind of what you prefer. Which one do you would you like to have, because both of them could, I think, add a lot to your team where you are right now. And that also just tells you a little bit about the receiving corps you currently have. There are a lot of different ways you can improve that, and both those guys could improve it in different ways. Yeah, I mean, both guys are going to be easily the number one receiver immediately on the team just because of

what you said, what they have. I think if the Eagles don't win the super Bowl and they don't resign him, I don't think that people will view this as the Eagles got a better deal, because if I don't think he'll put up stats, I think his stats will go down because what Detroit was doing with Stafford and all that. I don't think wins is going to just try to get him the ball. They can still have Jeffrey that they like, They have orts, they have a lot of

different ways they like to move. He might be a really good player for them and might be a missing piece, but he'll do it with less catches and less yards because of what the way that they're structured. I'm still surprised. If you're a fantasy owner, you're probably not happy about This is really what I'm trying to say. If you have Gold that if you have Gold Tate, but he still might be really good for them, but it won't be the same eight catches for one hundred and fourteen

yards in a touchdown every game. I honestly think that the teams in this division went they went the opposite of what I thought. I mean, obvious they know their needs better than I do, but I think Washington could probably use Golden Tate more than the Eagles at a good point, the Eagles could use Haha, Clinton Dicks more than Washington. Yeah. Without Rodney McCloud, their secondary has kind

of fallen apart. The Boys needed both. The Cowboys not so much Tad after the Cooper deal, but I mean fourth round pick for ha ha Clinton Dix, even if he struggled this year and even if he won't resign in the off season, I would do that. But you know, that's actually that was one trade. That was actually the one trade that I was a little bit like, I don't know about that. And the reason why is because you look at most of the teams that traded away players,

they're pretty much done for the year. They don't think they're going very very far, and so this was a way for them to get value in a year for next year, in a year where they're not going to really do much. Packers are clearly a playoff team in my opinion. There you don't think so with Aaron Rodgers. I think they're always a playoff playoff contender. Yeah, that's that's what I'm saying. I think playoff contender and playoff

team are different things, but okay, let's give up. But yeah, the point is when you got Aaron Rodgers, if you talk to anybody in Green Bay, I'm sure they still feel like, right now, we're where we want to be. We're fine, we have an opportunity to get to the playoffs and then make our way. My point is for them to give up a that kind of player says to me that they don't think he's into them winning now.

And that's the part that made me think, well, is Washington getting damaged goods to some degree because they're willing to give up a team that considers themselves a playoff contender is willing to give him up in the middle of the season. I think it's I think both of the guys the Packers traded and we know for a fact Tim Montgomery, but haha too is I think they're both guys that were just on the outs with the

organization problem children. I mean, it was not that it was a couple of weeks ago that haha was like, yeah, this is probably my last year here, so just get rid of it. And if he was, if he was Earl Thomas, you put up with that. But he's not. He's still a pretty good player, but not better to not have him in that locker room for the return than to worry about all that. That's what I think.

So ye, also, you listening, I hope this discussion helps you form a better idea of what these traits mean for the Cowboys, saying hopefully if make you feel a little bit better about the Amari Cooper trade versus the Golden Tate, I feel like, I mean, yeah, and that's it's way too early to declare a winner or a loser, Like, if that's what you're trying to like, that's my point is like people who are trying to do that just have an agenda, either pro Cowboys or anti But it's

stupid to sit here and act like the Cowboys did this unbelievably stupid thing or unbelievably smart. Yeah no, absolutely, yeah, I mean people who push that agenda are just trying to get retweets. In my opinion, Yeah, let's take our first break and when we come back, we'll dive into the Tennessee offense. If you're like me and you love I mean, if you have a thing, then cutting the chord is scary. But then I found out I could switch to direct TV now and still get the live

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game to play this weekend. They're going to be facing the Tennessee Titans at home, which should mean that it's gonna be good if it's at home, right, according to what we've seen so far. So Dave, let's start talking about the offense and what they have to bring. Stop me if this sounds familiar. You got a Tennessee Titans offense that has sunk a lot of resources into its offensive line. But okay, stop, yeah, that does sound familiar.

Can you let me ruin it? You said, stop if it's ruined the effect of the whole thing, Uh, a lot of resources into its offensive line is not playing

like the Jugger, not that it's supposed to be. Uh. They have a highly touted young quarterback who has played at a Pro Bowl level at one point in his career, but kind of looks like he's lacking in confidence, a no name receiver corps uh, and a couple of really talented running backs who are playing pretty well but could be playing better if their offensive line was doing better. There's one more really good they have right now. It's true.

That's a good one. Well. Uh. And so as you might not, as you might not be surprised to hear, the Titans look a lot like the Cowboys, uh, statistically and personnel wise, Um, they're thirtieth in offense, like they're literally they're not as good running the ball as the Cowboys are. Because the Cowboys are still really good and Zeke is better than Dion Lewis and Derrick Henry put together their thirtieth in yards per game, their thirtieth in

passing yards, which is one below the Cowboys. I believe. I think the Cowboys moved up to twenty ninth eighteenth and rushing offense. In scoring offense, they're scoring fifteen points a game. Yeah, how bad you have to In other words, the Cowboys win just by default because the Cowboys only given up what how many they've given up? Seventeen point two. This game's at home, Cowboys. Cowboys are gonna win this game.

And also tam Last words, Tennessee, though it was a team you're gonna talk about their wide receivers, Tennessee was the team that I believe wanted Cooper for a first round pick. Oh, and that's actually that is makes some sense.

That is, you know, I try to I follow at least one beat writer for every team in the league, and I like to think I keep a pretty good pulse on all of that like Tennessee, their fan base and their media are kind of perplexed that why the Titans didn't try to improve this receiver corps because you got you got Taija Sharpe. Uh you got. Yeah, He's a mid round pick from a couple of years ago. He's easily he's been their best receiver at this point

in the season. Isn't saying a lot which And hey, it's not like they haven't tried because Corey Davis believe, the number three overall pick out of Western Michigan lost this rookie season due to injury. He hasn't been bad. He had a really clutch touchdown in overtime against Philly to beat them, but hasn't been great. Taywan Taylor, Um, there receives a worse than the Cowboys, aren't they. It's well not anymore because the Cowboys or something. No, no,

you know what this reminds me. Has just reminded me of other days of of of Jason Tucker and who was who was the other guy that whatever? I think he's from Texas A and m Commerce or something. Tall guy razzle. Yeah, like just your receivers are just guys that are just like he has no idea who they are. Here's here's a statum that was a little better than those guys. The tight The Titans have five passing touchdowns

this year. Three of them are two wide receivers. One is to a tight end and the other one is to a safety that came on a fake punt. Like they're todown I believe so, yes, it's it's nine. They had nine for the year. Total is yeah. No, I mean they run, they run the ball, but honest like they're not. They're not as good at it as a team that looks like this needs to be. And that's really where I want to focus this thing is we complain about the Cowboys obsession with the tight end position.

These dudes, I don't know if this is a Mike Vrabel thing, but like they are obsessed with tight ends. And the funny thing is Delaney Walkers on ir and by the way, he changes this offense appreciably better. He is a really good tight end. He is an under He is one of the league's most undergo players in my opinion. The Titans run twelve personnel thirty four percent of the time. That is the second most in the the NFL. Wow. They run thirteen personnel ten percent of

the time, which is the third most. So they have two, if not three tight ends on the field half the time. What basically the tight ends? Uh, Their tight ends are Luke Stocker, John Nu Smith who is a rookie, and Anthony first ferk sir, who are you? Yeah? No, literally I And the one time, the one touchdown to a tight end was Luke Stocker. He caught the would have been game tying touchdown in London last week had the Titans not opted to go for two. But I guess

which was a call that I love. But you know that right now in Nashville on the weekly show of Tighten Up that they're they're saying ten Blake Blake Jarwin and Dalton Schultz and Rico Gathers, who I think plays basketball. Yeah, and then their guy goes, who are you? And so I'm my guy, Garius say, if you don't have a show called tighten Up, you need to get a show call tightened Upe. I think that should be a weekly thing that we do. Here we go show, I mean,

like Nick, we do do that every week. This is a segment. Yeah, we're like, I mean, it'll be birds Insider next week, um hot talk talk here, that would be good. This is a team that is obsessed with like smash miles, big personnel, but like they suck at it. They they Dion Lewis is averaging three point yards per carre three point eight yards Patriots, Yes, Lewis three point eight yards per carry. Derek Derrick Henry, the big Heisman winning beast at Alabama three point three yards per carre.

And this I mean Taylor Luan and run. I mean not a slow guys. He he's basically a freight train. Like he needs a mile and a half to get up to speed. Yeah, like when he gets there, he's pretty fast. But just just know this though, I'm guys that split time and you're the big back, you your your average per caryou is definitely gonna be down because on second and on third and one, Dion Lewis might

have done some things. On third and one, he comes in, gets two yards, gets the first down, and that kills his average. You know. So if you if you're splitting time and you're the short yardist guy, your average is always going to be a little down. Yeah, I get it. I hear what you're saying. But for you to have invested first round picks and Taylor Luan and Jack Conklin and bring in a big free agent in Ben Jones,

And this is I mean, this was this. Oakland, Dallas, and Tennessee have been the ballyhood offensive lines in the league for the last couple of years. And I mean to not average four yards per carry that sucks. Is their offensive line intact or they they've had injury issues like the Cowboys. They've been I mean nothing like the Cowboys where a guy's on IR but Quentin Spain's been in and out of the lineup. He didn't play this

last game. I know that they've moved a couple guys around at times, but I mean the big three have been there, So I mean the tackles are the strength of the line. Yeah, they've allowed twenty two sacks, which is one less than Dallas. Yeah, I mean it's it's struggling. And I don't I didn't do a deep enough dive. I can't tell you what exactly it is. But they have not been playing up to the level that their talent indicates. Um And I think, I mean Mariota deserves

some blame in that. Like I said he Mariota. Excuse me, I believe you pronounce it Mariota Mariota. Um, he looks like he lacks pocket awareness, lacks com lacks confidence, Like he runs himself into sacks and takes his eyes down from downfield, just like Dak has done at times this year. Um, he locks onto targets. He's thrown some really bad balls where like he just knows that's supposed to be my read and I'm gonna throw it, and you're like, oh my god, like that was a good decision. What's the

record again, They're three and four. They started they lost first game in season one, three in a row and then they lost. They've lost three in a row. So I guess tomorrow streaky. When we're going to talk about why they can win this game is when we talk about the defense. Their defense. I'm watching their defense right now. The numbers are impressive, but and I haven't done a lot,

so I don't want to get ahead of myself. But like they're they're not jumping off the screen at me the way like a Jacksonville does or I mean even when you watched him on tape heading into that game, they still look pretty impressive. Yeah, talking about their offensive line again, didn't they give up or did you just say that they don't give up eleven sacks? They have? No, I've given up twenty two seven but against the Ravens.

Oh yes, eleven of those game against more against one team. Yeah, which, well, but that but that's a big deal though. It absolutely it's very It's very similar to the Falcons game from last year of like you're gonna give anybody any help? Like, no, that was first round pick? Just figured out and which game was that? How two weeks ago twenty one? Just like you said with the Atlanta game, My question would be, is that now affecting future games like the game after that?

Is that when you were seeing the quarterback be less confident and being a little more worried to take his eyes down because now he's will get more work not to London And yeah, no they don't know. I mean they they should have won that game, and yeah, that's true. They were they were yeah for two, and you know, sometimes that's good, sometimes it's not. But when you're dominating the second half like they were the Chargers and had the momentum, you probably want to kick it and go

to overtime there. But you know, if you have a sixteen hour flight and facing you, maybe you just want to get home. I don't know. No, you want to win, you win all that way. You want to know much. But sometimes it's just easier to say I got him two yards away from window right there. Yeah, I don't have to flip a coin, I don't have to kick off. I don't do all that stuff. I just get to And by the way, he may really believe like that guy on the other side is better than us wherever

he gets. If he gets the ball, I'm not certain that that we're going to stop him. I love their decision go for two. I love it too. I didn't like their play call. I don't know if you can answer this, um, if you'll be able to remember, but I'll try my best. Thank you. UM. There has been IF with a few teams where you've described their offense pretty similar, like the one you just described today in

comparing them versus the Cowboys. Out of those, if you could remember, how many of them have actually been better than the Cowboys, meaning actually what they what they looked like going in going in. I thought, I mean, Washington's offense is very similar to the Cowboys. Obviously they won.

Washington's offense looks better than this, though, Um, I'm trying to think who else I know there's been a couple do you guys remember that where when he's breaking down their offense, he've kind of described them a similar way than the one he just Houston said today. I mean Houston didn't have a great running game. They also won. Yeah, but Houston just because Deshaun Watson is so dynamic and with the pre snap movement that they do, it doesn't it didn't really look like Dallas to me. We talked

about this yesterday. A lot of teams what they look like right now did not look like this going into the game, and they maybe the Cowboys for the springboard for Seattle, for Houston, for um um when maybe Washington. We'll see, I mean they were kind of on the fence anyways, so we'll see. It's a big game for them this week against Atlanta. That's that's huge. That's huge for them in the division and also just for them if they're gonna they're gonna really like take control of

this thing. Let's say they're gonna have to win those kind of games that can kind of creep up one one. I'll start taking them seriously if they win that game. Yeah, me too, um same way. Much like Dak Prescott, Mariota is athletic. He's got one hundred and eighty five rushing yards on the year. They do use a lot of read option stuff more than the Cowboys. I don't know, it's not I mean, one hundred and eighty five over

seven games. He's only averaging thirty yards per game. So he's not Michael Vick out there, but he does have that threat. I don't I didn't see as much run pass option as you would think when you have a guy like that. I think he has a ninety yard touchdown. I don't know that off the top of my head, Like, oh, in his life, Okay, I was gonna say, damn, well, it's only been in the league like three years. I think it was last year or the year before. I mean he had like a ninety one yard touchdown run

like on a on an RPO. Like you sure you're not thinking about Terrelle Pryor. I don't know Terrell Terrelle Pryor did that. Gets a little different the Steelers. I believe he did it against somebody. Never mind, it might Age, It might be Mariota. You just gave up so easily there. I don't know. I don't watch JFC football, but I really feel like Mariona did have a long run, like a ninety yarder. But I don't know. It could have

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That's important almost Johnathan love It, Thomas j Okay, Dave. I just wanted to fight, really. I know I bashed their ability to run. But the things that concern me about this Titans offense are, like I said, Mariota's athleticism, not just in getting out the pocket, but what he can do in a designed situation, whether it's RPO, read option, whatever you want to call it. Uh. And then Dion Lewis and Derrick Henry are good players though, and he

throws to them a lot. I feel like the best thing they do is leak Dion Lewis out of the play and throw it to him in the flat, which it's baffling to watch, like how many routes are just somebody running five yards downfield and then facing the quarterback. Like it seems like every guy that catches the ball from Mariota is turned to him, which is frustrating. I see the Cowboys do it with Zeke way too often. But Dion Lewis and Derrick Henry both do that a lot.

They're both threats to catch the ball, and I bet you they both will catch several balls. Dean Lewis is especially scary because he's powerful and shifty, like he's more People think of him as a scap back, and he is, but he's more powerful than I think he gets credit for. So are those are the three that I think the Cowboys are going to have to watch? Because like, these receivers and tight ends don't do much for me. So okay, So is this one of those games where it comes

down to the defense again. I will get into the defense tomorrow, but for both teams. Yeah, I mean the Cowboys have reason to be optimistic that their offense will be better, but I need to see that. So and and we'll get you. Like you said, we'll get into the Titans tomorrow. But I believe they're wait. I have it written down. Actually, the cow Boys are third in scoring defense and the Cowboys are second. So get ready for points. Come on, baby, offensive explosion. We like points.

You won that I'm first one to twenty wins probably yeah, but and they play close games. Said that to finish. I mean last time I said that the Cowboys hung forty on the Jags. So it is at home, Cowboys thirty eight Titans ten. You heard it here first at and t Magic. Ten's aggressive. I mean against this defense. You're right, Ten's aggressive. But so I mean this it's a it's a familiar looking offense. I think I think the Cowboys are it's well within them to keep this

team below twenty four, if not lower than that. Yeah, all right, here's a question from Twitter and Dave, thank you for that report. It was good Twitter. Yes, and I have forgotten that the Cowboys are still with fifty two guys on the roster right now. So are they planning on added another player in there or what's up with the spot? Yeah? They put C J. Goodwin on um I R. I don't think they decided to announce that. I guess yeah. On the bye week they're just like, well,

the team's not here, so whatever. Um wait, wait, so it happened last week. I don't know happen. It happened something now because he had surgery on like Wednesday, and I think they were waiting to see you know if if his prognosis was within the IR time table. I probably figured out over the weekend that it wasn't. I believe the plan is to bring up a player from

UM from the practice squad. Who are you bringing? I mean, if you want to go with the defensive back to replace that, I guess you could go with Donovan A. Lumba, Um, Lance Lenor could be mentioned. You didn't need to do a safety. Do you need another safety? Tyree Robinson? Perhaps just asking? I mean, that's you've got four You've still got four safeties because um, oh man, theon what's the boys?

A kid somebody I know you're talking about. I can picture his face clearly, but I can't remember his name right now. Um. I wanted to say Deonte Thompson, but that's the wrong side of the Barrys Thompson. That might Yeah, that sounds right. I knew it was Similarson. No, he's he's on the he's on the roster. He's one of the guys they say he plays. I don't know, but dot if if he yeah, Donovan Alumba, that sounds like a smart bet to me, or maybe Tyree Robinson, Yeah,

but not a receiver. Forget about Lance Lanor. I mean, he just wouldn't get any time like he's being active. I assume if he if they brought him up, right, yeah, I mean if they Yeah, I don't think he I mean he might at some point be on the on the team and if they decide to part ways with someone else. But I mean, let's say they cut Deontay Thompson. I believe Thompson on the roster of the whole year. He had no well he was cut, but then he was on the restaurant. He's yeah, they put him. He

was active for Caroline. He played, yeah, fourth down, he was getting the ball, you know that. That that reminded me of the Paul Alexander thing. Again. This just goes to show just how much you don't want a guy here. I mean, his contracts guaranteed. I mean obviously he's paying. You know, coaches are not on the salary cap, so it doesn't really matter the same. But like you know, he has a guaranteed contract. I mean one year deal for sure, and I probably had he probably got more

than that, actually more than one year. But that just that just goes to show just how bad the situation was. Is like all right, we're gonna pay you to leave. That's basically what would happened. That That just goes, That just goes to show just how much they needed a change there. You know, my dream in life is to get fired from a really expensive job. Not this job. It doesn't pay well enough. But like he's not a dream because I want to get paid two million dollars

to go away. Like remember Derek Dooley, he was here coaching receivers and Tennessee was paying him like two hundred thousand dollars a month. Just to think you have two million dollars skills. No, what did I say? I said it might dream. I didn't say it's going to happen. I want to. I want to get fired from a five many media job. You gonna make two million dollars a year. If Skip Bayliss can do it, I can. I would have thought your dream. And that's a fair point.

That is a fair point. Hanging from the goal post Saturday night, trying to bring it down because you just beat Alabama. That would that shock you at all? To goal? It would that shock you at all? If Lsu wins and you're watching the TV and all of a sudden. You see Dave literally on the goal post, like shaking it, only because only that would not say. I don't know how he would get up there. I got Bryan would lift. I got climbing skills, and he's gonna hoist them up.

I got mad climbing skills. I'm like a little Koala bear. Dave's up there, monkey said Koala Bear. Yeah they're well because they're tiny and furry like me. He just kind of get up there. It's fine. The game, My my flight, my flight at home from Baton Rouge is four o'clock on Sunday, and if we win, I'm not guaranteeing i'll make it. I'll just push it back as long as you here from Monday. I got until seven thirty on Monday night. It happened. Yeah, anyway, I hope y'all went.

I'm not optimistic, but it's not gonna stop me from dreaming. Are you dressing up for Halloween? I'm dressing up for cover four later today? What do you? What do you mean? I'm gonna be smoking? Jay Cutler, which version of smoking on the one that says don't care in the bathroom. You gotta you gotta just tune in, tune in the cover four later today. All right, good find out All right, guys,

Well that's all the time we have for today. Tomorrow, like we said, we're gonna dive into the Tennessee Defense and see what that whole group has screen. I don't know, we'll see. But thank you very much for tuning in. For Derek Eagleton, Nicki Mint, David Hellman, and Burgarcia. This has been Dallas Cowboys Break on Dallas Cowboys dot Com Radio. This has been a production of Dallas Cowboys dot Com and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.