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Hi and welcome to another edition of Right
on Rangers Live, coming at you after a
37 to 20 Dallas Cowboys victory over the
Washington Commanders.
Dak, your new franchise leader in touchdowns, passing
Tony Romo.
Four tutties on the day for Dak Prescott.
And look, some good fortune, no doubt, went
the Cowboys way today.
Not, uh, obviously talking about Jayden Daniels.
I mean, I guess technically, if you want
to be a little ruthless, good fortune.
Never wish an injury upon any player, but
Cowboys got some breaks today.
Took advantage and now they head into a
Rio showdown with the Ravens coming up next
week in week three.
Got a lot to talk about today.
Thank you for joining us.
Hope you will be hanging out and obviously
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a part of the fun with the show.
Let's go ahead and let's get into it.
So we started with Dak.
We absolutely, I think, need to begin with
the accomplishment.
We've already mentioned it.
Four touchdowns on the day.
Dak just made Cowboys history.
No interceptions.
That's an incredible response after week one.
And after week one, you really felt like
Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense in general.
Although they clearly didn't have a lot of
opportunity, they had something to prove.
I think they didn't come out as sharp
as you would have liked against the Giants.
And at least I didn't feel like they
did.
You had an opportunity.
You really had an opportunity, I think, to
come out with a very strong statement today.
You accomplished that.
The offensive performance, while very pass heavy, was
pretty flawless, in my opinion.
You did not have a lot of moments
saved, maybe right before the half where this
one felt in doubt throughout the second half.
And I mean, especially just being real after
the Jayden Daniels injury, you definitely felt a
lot more secure with where the Cowboys were
at in getting back to 500 football.
Man, definitely the game that you needed to
see from this Cowboys team coming out of
a very disappointing Sunday night, opening night, opening
game for Dallas and company.
Look, that was career, by the way, just
to get specific.
Career touchdown pass number 249.
Romo had the record at 248.
Dak Prescott owns it now.
It is pretty incredible to just sit back
for a second and to really think about
all of the quarterbacks that have come before
Dak Prescott.
So you have Tony Romo, but obviously you
have Aikman, you have Roger Staubach, you've got
all of these guys.
The list goes on.
I mean, I could sit here and reel
off so many different names, but it's a
legendary group.
People that have quarterbacked players that have quarterbacked
the Dallas Cowboys and to have Dak Prescott
be sitting on top of all of those
when it comes to touchdowns.
Yes, the game has changed.
I think everybody understands that the game has
changed, but nevertheless, what a special, special moment
for Dak.
Crazy that 2016, you know, 10 years ago,
he took over.
Romo had the preseason injury.
Dak led the Cowboys along with Ezekiel Elliott
on that crazy run all the way to
the playoffs, and you've got him 10 years
later setting the record.
Doesn't feel like that long ago Dak was
taking over to me.
I know time goes by fast the older
I get, but it doesn't feel that long
ago.
Have to give Dak his flowers, man.
This is an impressive career.
This is a guy that gets a lot
of crap on a weekly basis, on a
daily basis at times, and Dak just continues
to answer the bell, and he's accomplished a
lot in a Cowboys uniform for this franchise,
and he's done, I think, a lot in
his time as the leader of this offense,
as one of the leaders and captains of
the team.
I think for all of the criticism Dak
Prescott gets today is a to appreciate.
Whatever you want to debate about Dak Prescott's
career, that record is real.
Nobody has thrown more touchdown passes in a
Dallas Cowboys uniform than him.
I love what he broke it to in
a game where you really needed a response
from him.
You really needed a response from this entire
offense and the team in general, and against
a division opponent like the Commanders.
Special that he was able to get it
done in this game, no doubt.
All right, let me get some comments in
the mix.
John, what's good?
Yeah, we're going to talk about the defense.
I'm trying to get some of my people
from TikTok in the mix here.
We're going to do that shortly.
Yeah, I just think the defense, man, you're
going to just hope and pray that they
get better as the year goes on.
I know that there's not a lot really
that was inspired today in terms of confidence
in my mind.
I think you have a case where Mariota
comes in, Daniels goes out, and things start
looking a little bit better, but still not
incredible.
I feel that the turnovers were very helpful.
Barham was a big piece today.
He had the forced fumble, felt like he
was flying around, and you definitely had some
other individual performances that you can appreciate.
We'll go through and read through the tackle
totals for you.
Winters, nine total.
Caleb Downs was flying all over the place.
He had nine total.
Had a pass deflection as well.
Barham, seven total.
I mean, those were your top three right
there.
Good to see Downs continuing to get into
the mix, and also in the passing game,
not just flying up field and making tackles
towards the line of scrimmage, but making an
impact in the passing game.
You had Jalen Thompson, Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark,
and you also had Malachi Lawrence.
You had Bullard.
The list goes on.
You had a lot of quarterback hits today,
and with a mobile quarterback and then Mariota
coming in, kind of expect that, but it
was really, really a positive sign, I think,
at least to see the turnovers.
I'm not saying that everything else looks perfect.
The secondary still has a lot of work,
but I will say the turnovers gave me
at least a little positive to take away,
but I do agree, large majority of the
downside of the criticisms in this game probably
going to go to the defense in this
one.
It comes to what's good.
By the way, TikTok, sorry about some of
the technical difficulties.
I switched to a new multi-streaming service,
and they had TikTok available, but a lot
of what TikTok does through the multi-streaming
is like the gaming, and obviously this isn't
like video games.
This is just sports talk, so I think
I'm going to have to go back to
the phone.
I tried to get things online for the
Rangers feed, and some people actually said it
was nice.
It worked out really well, but I think
we're going to have to go back to
the phone.
The defensive line, yeah, you definitely had some
names getting involved here.
We talked about some of the guys that
had quarterback hits today, but I just feel
like by and large, this was not the
response you wanted to see from the defense,
especially considering that you had Jayden Daniels go
out right before halftime.
You would think that they really would have
started chopping some wood, man.
You really thought they would have started pinning
their ears back and doing some damage with
Mariota in there, who obviously didn't take a
lot of first-team snaps at all this
week heading up to the game.
It still felt a little bit too easy
at times for the commanders in the second
half, even though they only scored 10 points.
I mean, 20 points is absolutely something I
think you'll take, but if you watch the
game from quarter to quarter, you feel like
this defense still needs to reach a higher
level.
I know that's where I'm at after having
watched all four quarters myself.
Had to balance the Rangers game in the
mix a little bit there.
If you're coming back from hanging out with
me for the Rangers live, I appreciate it,
man.
We are doing double duty today.
It's good stuff, man.
It's my favorite time of the year.
It kind of drives my wife nuts.
God bless her.
She's a saint, but this is one of
my favorite times of the year.
A lot of sports, a lot of football,
a lot of baseball.
It's great.
I thank you for hanging out.
We already talked about Dak.
I think today is a Dak day, man.
You focus on all of the positives that
he's accomplished in his time as a Cowboy.
He's had some near-MVP seasons, probably a
season or two where he arguably could have
been MVP.
Great leader and a good face of the
franchise.
Definitely had a little bit of a rocky,
it felt like rocky season last year.
He had some personal issues as well that
were very highly publicized.
I just think this is a great moment
for him.
Great moment for Dak.
Couldn't be happier for him.
He's an easy guy to cheer for.
I have been on the record.
I don't know if Dak is ever going
to win a championship.
I just don't know.
You guys know I like to keep it
real on the show.
I know sometimes when I give my take,
it feels like if it's even slightly negative,
I must hate the player.
I must really not like the guy.
Love the player.
Love Dak.
There's really nobody else I can think of
at this point in my mind.
I don't know if I cheer for anyone
harder than him on the team.
I feel that Dak is definitely due for
some post-season success.
I think that is the missing component from
his career.
I don't think there's any denying that.
He's an easy guy to cheer for.
What an accomplishment, passing Romo today.
Yes, the game has changed.
Nevertheless, Dak, the leading quarterback when it comes
to touchdowns.
Good stuff, man.
Eric, what's up, man?
Appreciate you hanging out.
Mariners, please beat up on the Astros.
Beat up on the Astros this week, man.
That would be phenomenal.
And yes, let's go, boys.
Let's go.
To comes the same boat, man.
Comment from TikTok.
My wife hates this time of year.
It's like September, October, and then it's like
March when it's like March madness.
Rangers are doing the preseason, and I'm really
starting to heat up when it's like spring
training.
I'm watching all the spring training games, trying
to get a feel.
And then, of course, you've got basketball.
NBA is starting to get into playoff time.
I'm a Mavericks fan, so we didn't have
a whole lot to worry about in terms
of the postseason.
Hopefully, this year with Kyrie Healthy and Cooper
Flagg, I'm looking forward to covering the Mavs
a little bit more.
I did not cover the Mavs a ton
last year, except for some of the major
stories.
It wasn't a ton to cover, except for
maybe the Cooper Flagg highlight reels that you
would see every so often coming from his
rookie of the year season.
But yeah, God bless our wives that put
up with us during this time, man.
I'm very lucky for sure.
Love you, honey, and thanks for being such
a good sport.
No pun intended.
With that, let's keep on rolling.
So at this point, I want to talk
through some other, maybe lesser covered things, I
think, that are going to come out of
this game.
First of all, the mobile quarterback problem.
Let's just kind of talk this through.
Let's get a little bit nitpicky here with
the defense.
So first of all, you had last week,
mobile quarterback, Jaxson Dart, giving you some issues.
You had this week, Mariota, and then Daniels
before that, giving you some issues.
Daniels carried it seven times for 69 yards
before he got hurt.
Almost 10 yards of carry, man.
When you just say things out loud sometimes,
I'm a little bit worried about how they
are going to be faring next week.
I mean, I think it's a very fair
concern at this point.
I know there's a lot of people that
are going to point towards the secondary.
I know we're talking about the defensive line.
It's a big time worry for me how
this team is handling the mobile quarterbacks.
You have had back-to-back weeks, quarterbacks
pretty much run all over this defense.
And you've already got issues covering wide receivers.
I know some of you expressed concern about
the run defense as well.
And I know that obviously mobile quarterbacks are
a strong part of that, but nevertheless, it's
just something that I've really got my eye
on with Lamar Jackson as the opposing QB
next week in Rio.
Cowboys have had a little bit of a
brutal stretch here.
Really athletic QBs.
And I think this is going to be
one of the big things that they are
going to have to key in on if
they do not want the game to get
out of control next week from a defensive
perspective.
Lamar today, Ravens, lost to the New Orleans
Saints.
Lamar was 21 for 31.
He had, let's see, not very many yards
on the ground.
He had four carries, 34 yards long at
13.
So Lamar was not using his legs a
ton today.
A little bit of that.
Actually, yeah, a little bit of that was
game script because you had the New Orleans
Saints go up there in the fourth quarter.
So Lamar was doing a lot of throwing
in the fourth, but that's a big worry
for me.
I'd love to see them really get a
handle on some of these quarterbacks running wild.
I think you have some nice turnovers today.
Barham created that huge fumble that kind of
flipped things, turned things into seven points.
That definitely matters.
Washington to me just, they moved the ball
way too consistently.
You can't come out here pounding the table
too hard on Christian Parker's defense, even though
they only give up 20 points.
Nowhere to hide next week.
Lamar Jackson's coming and look, if quarterback movement
kills Dallas for a third straight week, we
are officially to me talking about a real
flaw that needs addressing.
Yes, the secondary cover and the wide receivers
that needs addressing.
There's, I feel like just a number of
holes at this point.
I definitely don't feel like it's just one
issue, which is troubling.
I think a lot of Cowboys fans have
every right to be concerned.
Christian Parker, very well hyped up as he
was hired coming into this season.
Eberflus as much maligned last year.
He definitely was, was not a fan favorite
with some of the defensive efforts that we
saw from Matt Eberflus and his defense.
I think a lot of us felt like
there's only one way to go and it's
up kind of feels like we're just sticking
around at the basement level right now.
Hey, Brad, appreciate that, man.
Yeah.
Look, I do have a little shameless plug
here.
I do have a right on Rangers discord
channel.
I 100% love the community that we
built in there.
It's essentially just a large group chat, man.
If you're not familiar with discord used a
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I use it for all of the people
that have subscribed to the channel that have
become members on YouTube.
It is the one thing that I monetized
on the channel.
It's $2.99 a month.
I know it's not for everybody and I
know $2.99 is real money.
So definitely don't want to just toss that
to the side, but I totally get it.
And we have a day and age right
now where there's 9 million different subscriptions that
you can have.
But if you want to be a part
of that community, it's awesome.
A lot of good people in there.
We talk a lot of Rangers baseball, but
we talk pretty much all sports on Saturdays.
College football stuff is going in there on
Sundays.
There's NFL stuff going in there.
So, Hey, if you want to be a
part of that, all you have to do
is subscribe.
If you're on Tik TOK or join, if
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I have subscription set up by the way,
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Just make sure you do everything officially either
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If you decide to sign up, Brad, thanks
so much, man.
Appreciate the gift.
Thank you for the plug means a lot,
brother.
All right.
Let's check some comments real quick.
Yeah, the defense sucks weekend warrior.
What's good.
Yeah, absolutely.
100% and not something that you wanted
to see that the offense definitely responded.
Well, I don't think that there's a lot
that I would critique offensively.
Maybe besides the fact that the run game
just was not really there today.
And you've got, as Tom Brady said in
the booth, you've got some players that you're
paying a lot of money to catch the
football, including Dak Prescott to throw the football.
So I understand why there would be a
little bit of an emphasis on passing.
I don't think that there's any shock there,
but you decided to pay Javonte.
You brought him back.
They tried to get, I think the run
game going today and it just was not
working.
12 carries for 30 yards, two and a
half.
You know, you had some other guys, Demercado
got in there.
You had Turpin carrying at once.
You definitely had, you know, I think 20
plus carries.
Yeah.
20 plus care.
21.
Okay.
21.
I mean, you ran the ball, no doubt,
but just didn't have a lot of success
doing it.
That would be maybe the one thing for
next week that you'd love to see the
Cowboys get right.
Controlling the game a little bit more by
running the football.
That would be my preference.
Definitely.
The one thing, if you are looking to
be a little bit nit picky about the
offense today, that would definitely be what I
would like to see improve going into Rio
next week.
Hey Brian, what's good, man.
Yeah.
Rangers magic number is at six.
You've got a week of some pretty good
baseball coming up.
You've got Rangers against Mets Rangers against the
twins Astros play the Mariners and they play
the A's both on the road.
I believe Rangers have it set up.
Well, man, we were talking about that on
the show earlier today.
Rangers really do have it set up.
Well, you really hope that they can figure
out a way and that they can come
to play.
All right, y'all.
I got more.
Oh, I got more.
Trust me.
Defensively though.
If we want to go positive, we got
a little nitpicky with the offense.
Let's go ahead and let's get a little
positive with the defense.
I already mentioned Jaishawn Barham, man.
I think he deserves some real credit today,
you know, for, for everything that I'm questioning
and that we're questioning.
I think Barham deserves some flowers, man.
A rookie linebacker, right?
Rookie wearing the green dot with Overshown out.
And he creates one of the biggest plays
of the afternoon that fumble recovery from Barham
that felt like the sealer.
Like I know there was still game left,
but you got the fumble recovery from the
rookie Mike, and then they immediately take it
into score.
And it felt like, you know, if they
wouldn't have gotten that turnover, you just don't
know how the game is going to play
out.
You know, in baseball, I was talking about,
it's so hard to do the book, the
butterfly effect.
If you go back and change one thing,
how does that then translate over the rest
of the game?
You know, it's tough to play that game
totally, but I will say, you know, third
quarter there, you've got Dallas, you know, going
in and, you know, putting up some points.
They were leading going into that possession, 20
to 13, you had them kicking the field
goal.
And then you had the fumble.
And at that point, Washington could have came
down if they hadn't fumbled tied the game.
And the defense was, was letting them March
man, that fumble that Barham forced just so
huge.
I think that was really the play that
changed the game here.
And so as much as we're going to
crap on the defense a little bit today,
get on Christian Parker, talk about all the
things that need to get fixed before Rio.
And I'm not sure you're going to be
able to fix them all.
We got to highlight some of the positive
man.
This is a game.
The Cowboys won.
This is a game.
The defense gave up 20 Jaishawn Barham
rookie with Overshown out, stepped up big and
two plays later after he did.
So Fergie gets his second tuddy of the
game.
That that's exactly how the defense or a
player on defense can change the game without
dominating the box score.
I know Barham was top three in tackles
rightfully.
So as the Mike linebacker, right?
But nevertheless, things that aren't always going to
show up in the box score in terms
of their meaning and true impact.
Yeah.
You're going to look at the box score
and see bar.
I'm forced to fumble, but within the context
of the game, that was huge.
Probably one of the plays, uh, Caleb downs
in Vaughn Miller.
What did they do?
Downs was another one of the top tacklers
today did have a past deflection as well.
Brent, I'm, I don't know if today I
walk away feeling a no pun intended here
down on downs, but I do think you're
going to have some feel out with Von
Miller.
I'm, I'm being a little patient with Von.
I, but I never expected Vaughn Miller to
come in and, and immediately dominate.
And Trent, by the way, I hope I'm
picking up what you're throwing down.
Let me know if, uh, if you're meaning
it a different way with the comment comment
just said, Caleb downs and Vaughn Miller, what
do they do?
I mean, I think that it's going to
take a second with Vaughn really what, what
is his defined role?
Is it just third downs?
Uh, where is he most effective this season
within the context of the defense?
I'm not panicking on, you know, the Vaughn
Miller situation and downs when you really step
back and just say it out loud two
games.
Uh, and today tied along with Dee Winters
tied for the most tackles on the team.
Plus how to pass deflection.
I mean, yeah, I definitely don't feel like
we can get too picky on him.
There's other guys.
I think you definitely highlight a little bit
more if you're looking for problems.
I mean the secondary, I am worried about
worried about that secondary man.
Uh, J K what's good.
Defense was hard to watch.
If Daniels don't get hurt, we lose.
It's definitely close.
It's a shootout.
It is a shootout.
Maybe Dak answers the bell and it's one
of those, whoever has the ball last wins.
I could definitely see something like that happening.
That makes sense to me, but you might
have, you might be right.
It's hard to go back in time and
really figure if, if that would have happened
or wouldn't have happened, it definitely would have
been a close ball game.
Shane, I'm with you.
Like I, I choose to think as an
optimistic fan and look, you guys know I
do keep it real, but I try to
be optimistic where I can be.
Like Dak was feeling it today.
I don't think there's any denying Dak was
feeling it today.
I mean, it not just setting the record.
I mean, he's 26 for 31.
He had five incompletions, uh, you know, 279
yards, four touchdowns.
Like Dak was feeling himself today.
So I don't necessarily feel like it's an
automatic loss if Daniels doesn't leave the game,
but it's not a 17 point, you know,
three possession ball game, man.
It's definitely a tight game all the way
to the end.
We'll never know it.
Look, shoot prayers for Daniels, man.
I don't like guys getting hurt.
I know there's, there's some fans maybe cheering,
but not me, man.
I always kind of thought though, whenever I
played and just in my mind as a
fan, it's more fun when you play against
the best and beat them.
Then if you get lucky against a backup,
I'm not saying that today's win is cheap
by any means it's it's a win.
And you're not going to look back on
this game and be worried about the fact
that Daniels didn't play the second half.
You know, when you're sitting there in week
15, week 16, getting ready for a playoff
March, like you're not going to be worried
about that.
That being said, I enjoy thoroughly when you
beat a team at full strength.
And so nobody likes to see that.
Nobody likes to see the injuries.
Nate.
Yes, sir.
Happy to get a win today.
Hey Broncos fan in the house.
Appreciate you brother.
Hey, I would say anybody's welcome.
I do not think I do not think
that this is one of those streams, even
among the people that follow along where we
can't have some different opinions and have some
fun, man.
Look, I always like going back and forth
with with people from not only my own
fan base, but also from different fan bases
as well.
Plus, you guys can give us some good
insight, man.
So thank you for hanging, man.
We appreciate you.
Let's see, Brian.
Yes, we were talking about the mobile quarterback
issue.
It's not going to get any easier with
Lamar.
Brett, what's good, man?
Yeah, love this hat.
Supporting the military, man.
I've got a ton of different salute to
service stuff.
Always one of my favorite parts of the
season, seeing what new gear they come out
with.
Some of you know, I do have a
brother in the military.
My dad was in the Air Force for
a little bit as well, too.
So definitely appreciate the armed forces in our
country making the ultimate sacrifice of being willing
to make the ultimate sacrifice.
It's something I don't take for granted.
And so 100% thankful for the troops.
And yeah, this hat is amazing.
I love this.
Probably my favorite Cowboys hat to come.
So says Tick Tock on here.
Let's not panic just yet.
The boys will get better.
I mean, we did say that there's only
one way to go here for the defense,
and it is up there.
There is nowhere to go but up here
for Christian Parker's unit.
And this feels just about as bad as
last year with Eberflus at the helm.
I really do feel like they got better,
at least personnel-wise, defensively.
I feel like they did upgrade.
I don't feel like it was stagnant in
terms of what they added and what they
brought in.
Obviously, you add Caleb Downs.
You're feeling like you got better skill-wise,
but it is still the exact same thing,
the same result in terms of or offenses,
excuse me, just having their way.
Whiskey with waters.
I appreciate the comments, man.
You know what?
I know a lot of people are hoping
Jerry Jones lives forever.
That was the comment.
And look, I think a lot of what
you have from Cowboys fans, man, a lot
of frustration in that regard, no doubt.
Jerry Jones, to me, I think probably had
one of his better off-seasons.
Doesn't mean that I think he's the perfect
man for the job.
In fact, I've been on record.
It would be nice to have a little
bit of a fresh decision-making process in
the Cowboys' front office.
Not going to happen for a while, so
it is what it is.
Not really worth complaining about, but nevertheless, yeah,
I know a lot of fans from opposing
teams are going to be very happy while
Jerry Jones continues on.
Marcus, what's good, man?
Yeah, I know Daniel's going out.
It changed the whole complexion of the game.
It did not look good either.
I'm not sure he's going to be coming
back this season.
WhiskeyWithWaters, I agree.
It's an amazing fan experience.
There's always attention on the Cowboys, but in
terms of building a Super Bowl-winning team,
yeah, we're leaving some things on the table
in that regard.
That is for sure.
We keep going, man.
We're having a great show so far.
We've been rocking for about 30 minutes now,
planning on going somewhere between 45 and an
hour, and then we want to go watch
this Sunday night game here.
That's the plan.
Sticking to it.
Tonight's game.
Who is playing tonight, by the way?
What do we got?
We got Giants and Rams tomorrow.
Who's tonight?
Oh, Colts Chiefs.
All right, Colts Chiefs.
There we go.
It's going crazy for a second.
I'm like, what?
Where's Sunday night football?
Colts Chiefs tonight.
Chiefs favored by about a touchdown, it looks
like.
There you go.
Then Giants-Rams tomorrow.
Go Rams.
Playing out in LA, by the way.
We're going to do a preview of the
Baltimore game here in just a little bit.
They are playing Sunday.
It'll be 325 Central, but they're playing in
Rio, in Brazil.
At least you are kind of playing in
the same time zone here.
It's a lot of travel, but at least
you're playing in the same time zone, and
it's not like you're over to London and
you've got to really adjust to an eight
-hour difference, seven-hour difference, whatever it is.
I think that the game against the Ravens
is going to be a good one.
You have Baltimore, same record, 1-1.
They lost today 24-17 to the Saints,
to New Orleans.
We're going to preview that one here in
just a little bit, but we're going to
try and bring this one to a close.
I definitely hope that going into this next
week, you have a lot of the momentum
carried from the offense into next week's game
and defense.
Hopefully, they can figure some things out.
Hopefully, man.
D for Dendez, yes, sir.
Go Cowboys, go Rangers.
Amen.
Amen.
Let's keep rolling here.
Now, with the roster, with the availability today,
you had Overshown, you had Hooker not available.
Barham really stepped up into that mic role.
I think that context definitely matters when you
grade the defense.
This defense, one thing I think you can
say if you want to push back even
a little bit in the other direction, which
I always think is healthy, you're not operating
at full strength.
It was just a couple of games, but
for me, it's just not a great feeling,
not something that I'm really willing to settle
for after such a bad year last year.
Had last year not been as bad, I
might be willing to be a little bit
more patient with the defense, but the fact
that we had to sit through just terrible
last year, this doesn't make me feel good.
Overshown being out, Hooker being out, you're asking
a rookie linebacker to communicate the defense.
That's not ideal.
I think we could all say that and
agree on that.
It's not ideal to have a rookie linebacker
leading your defense.
So that's why the Barham performance today really
carries a little extra weight for me.
I definitely don't think it's ideal having a
rookie out there leading the troops, nothing against
Barham, but you've got a guy that is
fresh out of college, directed everybody, trying to
keep everybody in line defensively.
Of course, you've got coaches and other people
helping you out.
You've got other veterans that are there, I'm
sure, being leaders, but still, nonetheless, impressive from
Barham today.
I'm not using, I just want to clarify
before we move on, I'm not using injuries
to explain away 300 plus yards, but I'm
just keeping these things in mind as I
evaluate.
Now, Rio, next week, Baltimore, again, same record,
1-1 as the Cowboys, they lost to
the Saints today.
Ravens led 14-6 at halftime, if you
didn't catch that game, and they were outscored
18-3.
Afterward, Lamar, 21-31, 235 yards, one touchdown,
had an interception as well.
Derrick Henry ran for 68 yards and a
score.
We've talked about quarterback mobility being an issue
for this defense.
I think that being said, Lamar Jackson is
probably the worst possible next exam.
Not really a guy that you want to
face after two mobile quarterbacks in Jackson, Dart,
and Daniels, along with Mariota a little bit,
have exposed you.
You can't sell out for Lamar.
You got Derrick Henry then barreling down.
It's a very tough matchup, I think, for
the Cowboys.
You're going to have to score some points
against the Ravens.
Baltimore's dangerous.
I do think they are a dangerous football
team, but they're coming off an ugly second
half.
New Orleans held them to just three points
after halftime.
I think that there is an opportunity here.
You might be getting them at a bit
of a vulnerable time here.
Dallas' offensive line is going to get a
serious test, I think, too.
Baltimore has a good pass rush, and they
will be trying to make Dak's afternoon look
very different than what happened today if all
that protection around Dak breaks down.
Zay Flowers, the hamstring injury, probably one of
the things I'll be watching for this week
is availability will definitely be a big factor.
It'll change the stress on the secondary, that's
for sure, if they don't have Zay Flowers
for the Baltimore offense.
That could be helpful to a Cowboys defense
that's real in a little bit here.
The biggest Dallas stress point, Lamar's movement, without
opening up things for Derrick Henry.
Best attack point, probably Baltimore's second half offensive
stall.
I'd be locking in on that tape.
What did New Orleans do well?
You know that Baltimore is going to be
making adjustments, but what did they do well?
Without Harbaugh as well, I definitely was curious
coming into this season and into the offseason,
how is that team going to feel?
How is that team going to look?
How are they going to operate with a
new coach without Harbaugh?
I think so far, hard to tell after
two games, but that is something that I
think you have to consider in all this.
It's a team that is hearing some new
voices and probably still trying to find their
footing and get totally comfortable.
I do think though, at the end of
the day, one ugly half against the Saints,
don't take this wrong.
Don't get it twisted.
I don't think that's enough to feel amazing
about the Cowboys' chances, but I do think
if you can get this performance from Dak,
yeah, it might turn into a shootout, but
if you can get this kind of offense
from Dak and the wide receivers and maybe
focus in, get a little bit more push
with the running game, I think you can
see some positive results next week, no doubt.
Roy, 100%.
Every team is going to make adjustments.
Every team going to make some adjustments from
week to week.
That being said, momentum is a real thing
in football.
When you're going well, you're going well.
When things are starting to stack up, I
do think that that matters, but yeah, for
each team, the Cowboys and the Ravens, it's
early, early in the season, 100%.
Defense was weird.
I do agree with that comment from YouTube
here.
Yeah, the defense, they definitely have some things
to clean up.
You have a couple of performances that we
highlighted, but by and large, yeah, I think
they do have some things to clean up.
That is for sure.
All right, we keep rolling.
First of all, next week, we will be
live same time, probably fourth quarter.
I usually try to go a little bit
earlier, but like I said, I think I
was telling some of you guys, I've been
doing some different setup with the tech, with
the streaming.
I just switched streaming services, and so I've
been working out some of the kinks, so
didn't quite go live in the fourth quarter
this week, but that will be the plan
for next week.
Next week is Rangers baseball finishing up, so
it'll be, well, hopefully it won't be our
last Sunday Rangers and Cowboys if the Rangers
make a nice little playoff run for us,
but we'll see.
We have a number, a limited number of
these left, but man, I love when you've
got Rangers baseball, Cowboys football going at the
same time.
Let's go ahead and land this thing, though.
So, today told me Dak Prescott and this
offense, they can absolutely provide the stabilizing force
that Dallas needs.
Four touchdowns, no picks, franchise record, is an
incredible response to the down game that you
saw last week against the Giants.
Still unsure about Christian Parker's defense and whether
or not they've actually solved the quarterback movement
problem or merely survived it for just one
afternoon, and now you've got Lamar Jackson coming
up next.
You've got a secondary that looks a little
suspect.
It's going to be a shootout, I think,
next week in Rio, if I had to
make a prediction.
That's what I'm watching for next week in
the Cowboys put up some points because I
have a feeling the defense is going to
have a bit of a long day.
Hope to be wrong.
Hope to be eating a massive plate of
crow this time next week, but I think
the Cowboys are going to need some points
to win that game.
Curious what the line is.
Let me check this out.
You guys know I'm not huge into gambling
and odds and stuff like that on the
show, but always curious.
Enjoy putting a football bet in now and
then myself, but definitely not a big-time
gambling or betting show.
Although, if you want my take on a
pick, I'll be more than happy to give
it.
We have week three.
Thursday night is Falcons-Packers.
Okay, I always like to know what the
Thursday night game is.
Then Cowboys, they are again at 125.
Looking at just the entire schedule right now.
Looks like the Cowboys are plus three.
The Cowboys are underdogs going into the game
next week.
They are plus three.
Total is 51.5. Vegas feeling like points
are going to be scored as well in
that one.
Sunday night game is Rams-Broncos.
Rams got back-to-back Sunday-Monday night
games.
There you go.
Rams-Broncos Sunday night.
Eagles-Bears Monday night football next week in
eight days.
Caleb Williams injury, that's going to be interesting
to see what happens there.
That did not look good.
You had a couple of big quarterbacks going
down today, didn't you?
Williams.
You also, of course, had Jayden Daniels from
the Commanders.
Not great, man.
It's always better.
The NFL is always better when you've got
all of the good quarterbacks playing.
Bison returns a comment from YouTube.
Ravens are going to put up 21 plus
on Dallas.
I don't think a lot of people doubt
that.
I don't doubt that.
I think if you're going to beat Baltimore
next week, it's going to be a shootout.
I don't think anybody that's actually watched the
first two games, the first eight quarters of
Dallas Cowboys football would disagree.
If you're going to beat Lamar, Derrick Henry
and company next week in Rio, you're going
to have to put up some touchdowns, man.
I don't see any other way.
Uh, let's see.
Brooke, thanks for sharing the live.
Thank you.
It means a lot.
It comes to let's go Rangers.
Let's go Cowboys.
Uh, yes, sir.
Roy Rangers finishing strong giants finishing weak.
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together on the Cowboys.
You know, we, I always tell everybody, I
know I'm not going to hit everybody's sweet
spot with every professional sport, but Hey, come
hang out always, whether you're a Cowboys fan
or not, come talk some friendly trash.
We've already had a few people do that.
I love it.
Uh, if you're not a Rangers fan, you're
a Cowboys fan, man.
You got another favorite team.
Come hang out.
If you see me doing a Ranger show,
you always know, I always wear the hat.
So you can always tell what show it
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If I got a Rangers hat on, you
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Mix in a little bit for the purposes
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I try to keep it a little more
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Never be shy though.
You know, you, you don't like the Rangers,
but you love baseball.
Come hang out, man.
We'll, we'll hit something.
I'm sure of interest sooner or later.
Give us a hard time.
It's all part of being, it's all part
of the fun of being a fan.
I really do believe that genuinely.
Okay.
I'm agree with you, man.
Uh, defense is poor was the comment from
TikTok.
Yup.
No disagreements.
Defense has a lot to prove for next
week in Rio, especially with Lamar and Derek
Henry to deal with as well.
Not necessarily getting easier for Christian Parker's unit,
but the only way to go is up.
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