Cowboys Report: Live News & Rumors + Q&A w/ Tom Downey (Aug. 29th)

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] and we are back live here on the Cowboys report Tom Downey producer Stone Shields behind the scenes on today's show we've got not that much longer to go until we reach the start of the NFL football season I excited to see how that all plays out and what that means for the Cowboys a week to go before the NFL a little bit longer before we get to the start of the regular season for the rest of the NFL including of course the Dallas Cowboys got some cowboys Legend voting to get to here this is for the defensive backs Jeff Heath won the first round of voting in something that wasn't even a real conversation Heath won pretty uh easily on that front WD for Woody danler AB for Allen ball PS for uh phy Starks that's Jordan's uh sparks' dad by the way if you didn't know that uh kind of crazy uh JS for Jamal showers AJ for Adam Jones AKA Pac-Man Jones pick your Cowboys Legend WB WD AB PS JS or a J in the comment section you can also vote in the pinned poll as well uh if you can re unplug replug in that HDMI looks like it's it's it's just SP I don't know if it's spazzing out on your end for at all but okay it's just it's just an HDMI issu so just unplug and plug it back in all you got to do uh let's see 53% voting for Adam Jones 24% voting for JAL showers the TV's HDMI uh 7% for ball and Sparks 15% for woody danler woody danler was an all-timer for me um because you just have to unplug and plug it back in yes uh that was one at of Clemson I'm like oh he's goingon to be so good like he can do all this different stuff and it didn't quite end up materializing quite that way uh shortterm or long term uh but he's a fun player to have for a little bit 54% Adam Jones I I think Jam shower should win um I might give him an a spot because I have extra ones to play around with anyway I might just do it um but Adam Jones is leading the vote there 54% which I I am surprised by I think there's a lot of good options in the secondary there's another round coming up later here uh for of that for a little bit Adam Jones spent a long time in the NFL relatively speaking but most of it was not with the Cowboys um he spent a little bit of time with Dallas he spent see Adam Jones works for Dallas because he spent one year with the Dallas Cowboys most of his career was in Cincinnati so I and he was fine for the nine games he actually played for Dallas but he was definitely at his best in in cincin I mean that that one all pro year technically for the Bengals so this works like jald McCoy also a really good football player but just not for Dallas so it works he only spent one year that's what makes him a a legend uh from that perspective so 51% Adam Jones 26% Sage Jal showers 9% going for ball or Sparks 15% going for Woody danler get those votes in the comment section and in the pinned poll of today's show as well CT the super chats are pulling for now says Tom stop it don't do that LOL which part do you have any idea in the slightest how little that that narrows it down um I I I assume this means the Jal showers part I got extra players to play around with I'm not sure how we're going to do it anyway so I was just going to kind of wing it g to put him in there um but because I think shower should be in there it was a fun one all right we will have a record prediction for you on today's show we'll go game by game with score predictions as well I went back and looked I did not get any of the scores right there were a couple I was really close on but none that I got right before the year began which probably makes sense because that actually would be really impressive if it got even one right that's very hard to do uh plus like often games have have weird scores like like 27 24 that's that's a logical score prediction doesn't happen very often though actually all right so Brit the Cowboys record in 2024 I'll give some shout outs here 12 and five again that'd be nice that'd be nice uh 10 and seven 12 and five 12 and 5 11 and six Steph McGee is is a fun name there uh 10 and seven 13 and three 11 and six N9 and8 7 and 14 the math ain't math in there Patriots uh 11 and six 11 and six 12 and five 11 and six eight n and 8 11 and six 11 and 6 12 and 5 11 and 6 10 and 7 11 and 6 12 and 5 11 and 6 11 and 6 uh 13 and 4 11 and 6 12 12 and five uh 10 and 7 11 and 6 10 and 7 9 and 8 10 and 7 11 and six 14 and two I wish I I don't think there's any way they go 14 and two I I'd be I'd be shocked uh 10 and 7even 9 and 8 15 and 2 10 and 7 17 and 0 17 and0 uh 5 Z and 12 I think that is is is that 12 Ties You've got there I don't even would that they they each count as half a win right okay so they make the playoffs then so a five win team makes the playoffs uh 12 and five 11 and six 9 and 8 15- two uh 10 and seven again all all 0 and 17 come on come on 69 and one that is nice and also I hate it I would I would despise that uh 11 and six full bright TV just says more than the Eagles gets it done get those score predictions for me in the or the record predictions I should say in the comments of today's show one that'll be more controversial too Cowboys actually under paying Dak Prescott CU I still have my doubts um because we're doing this whole thing again we've done this several years in the past and if any other team operated this way probably like yeah there's no way they're going to pay him they would have paid him already Dallas did this once before and then did pay him so I think that door is open I'm unconvinced it happens before week one you're getting very tight on time there uh no from Robert yes from no snafus fbite says yes the last minute it's a good question a good I actually don't mind that answer at all for historically that's what they do last minute when is the last minute though to pay that Dak Prescott is it before week one or is it before the start of free agency in March cuz if it's if you're still doing it it's doing it after in March I think just it's just it's bad process it's been a bad process overall but it's just not just not good like Rams is like I think argue this is last minute then he's just you know three months four months away from just playing it out we'll see uh cam say spam and his no Vince says no Tyler says late but yes Joe says yes amarian says drafting milro or shadur but if those guys again this the issue you're run into here those guys are like obvious franchise QBs how are you getting a top five pick to take them you're be picking like 24 again right Frederick says no pton says no uh Daniel says I'll say yes and it'll be done by at least next week maybe week two Wendell says no they test the market will matches off of at least $56 million per year there you go Caesar says Nope marble says please please uh amaran every team does not have a QB right now that's the whole point like you can even if you're taking like the positive long-term outcomes for players like that Kyler Murray plays great Arizona stays there the Falcons are fine right the Ravens are fine the bills are fine the Panthers let's assume they're fine I'm not I'm unconvinced that they actually are the Bears are fine the Bengals are fine the the Browns are fine but then you get into like Denver's probably going to be okay Detroit should be okay Green Bay Houston then he gets like Indie they they they'll be okay right is Tennessee G to be okay the Giants going to be okay I definitely don't think they are I know the Raiders are not going to be okay Patriots and Vikings will ride with their their young guys the Saints are a fun Wild Card option the Jets the Giants are fine for now the Jets they might have a big old quarterback hole next year Pittsburgh is not I think going to be okay long term Seattle might not be there's there's going to be five teams looking for quarterbacks even if the young guys look good they're going have c space too all right so so the Cowboys pay Dak y for yes n for no we'll get so we don't wife these 304 super chats if knock on would they continue to pull I proba I might have jinx us there to own they've the they the the issues remain ah pulled okay who knows uh who is your least favorite media figure does Skip bis still count like I I have no respect for skip person like that is a guy who only says hot take stuff does not do the work to to justify his opinions behind the scenes and like tried to basically invented a story to out tro aan is gay which is just ridiculously unprofessional said has said multiple outof pocket things about not just Dak Prescott but other players as well he's just he just kind of sucks I'm glad I I don't like cheering people to get fired but I am glad that skip cot can like I I I have no respect for him none none whatsoever all right let's play some GM jobs of players who are potentially available with a week to go before the season starts who is a and Mario right Skip's a fake fan Hees he's not a Cowboys fan he just pretends to be um you you have to be a fan of anybody just give your opinions be normal no you can't be normal uh name a player you want to add Daniel says Caleb Farley possibly we'll discuss him uh I wonder if he's taking his time and if teams want to bring him in for like medical check stuff there um but we'll see what happens on on that front uh Israel Banda I don't know if you could trade for him but I would love to do it I I would love it gives you the juice that you need at that position got a Matt Johnston sighting Caleb Farley xaven Howard uh Caleb Farley again Spencer Rattler or Saint Scott Rattler well maybe Spencer Rattler or all that's all I thought it looked really good in the preseason I look in the real games I watched real G Will Greer look Elite in the preseason one time third round pick no uh John Ridgeway did get traded um because Dan Quinn is out on him any good running back very good answer very good answer on that front uh let's see Julius wood yeah would have been one would have been nice uh Frank Gore Jr yeah I tried to tell you guys he was gonna get claimed on on waivers that's not how the NFL tends to operate with their rosters but Tyler wants to talk Eric Dickerson out out of retirement it's funny it's funny uh Jonathan Allen don't know how realistic it is but I like it I like it all right if you haven't already help us get to that 50% like ratio smash that like button the goal here on all of our live shows is 50% likes so that's 3 people watching live right now you know you're trying to get to that 100 round and say 170 180 range uh give or take to get to that figure it's up to you guys if we get there or not deal is still offered out there if we get to it before I ask for it on a live show and not like two seconds in when no one's watching does not count um I'll do a I'll do a free shot for you guys so oh 369 watching live now very fun like that video if you haven't already done so the Super Chat menu on tap for today 20 bucks for the shots beer bong is 50 outside of game days because just not as many um $100 bong slap and shot combination $500 a custom Cowboys jersey that is the Super Chat menu for today's show here's what's coming up live on today's Cowboys report Cowboys news and rumors plenty of extra contract talk stuff there practice squad finalized for the Cowboys free agent targets both available and practice squad guys if you want to try to poach somebody now or later on a mailbag you can use hashtag Cowboys or Super Chat to skip that line I already saw some ashtag cowboys guys I appreciate that and a 2024 record prediction I'll come up live here on the Cowboys report [Music] we are 357 subscribers away from 193,000 here at the Cowboys report as the march to 200k continues to get going hit that sub button if you haven't already done so I wanted to discuss the Dak Prescott deal here been a lot of conversation on this after the CD lamb extension now we'll get to go in depth on it here the season is almost here and it certainly doesn't seem like the Cowboys are that much closer to getting a deal done with Dak he made the comment today really moments ago as we filming this on on our live show that he thinks it says a lot if the deal is or isn't done and it's about how people feel it's clearly a shot at the Cowboys organization maybe not a shot but negotiating through media because that comment came on the heels of this comment from Jerry Jones I understand our challenge but confident is not a word for me here I feel that I think that we can do it we have not figured it out yet we don't need to get this done before the season we just don't need to get it done before the season because it's in all of our interest St and able to have a great season as a matter of fact it's probably not realistic to think before the season but my thought sitting right here as we have Dak in 2025 all I'm going to say is this it's not done yet yet look this is as clear as it gets with Jerry Jones I think for all the weird word salad stuff he does barring a drastic change they're not going to pay him right now and I don't think that this organization is operating which is consistent with their MO historically speaking they're not operating with urgency the way that they should they seem to think that ah we can just pay him before free agency you know at that point you have no control he can say F you I'm out of here if he wants to that's not to say he wants to do that but he has that power there is unique leverage with Dak Prescott because there is no franchise tag option there is no trade option he's got all the control because they effed around and found out the first time that they had to go through this entire contract thing I've got more thoughts here on Dak but do you think the deal will get done why for yes n for no we're doing the whole conversation all over again will the Cowboys end up paying daak why for yes and for no in the comment the pin comment actually of today's show your opinion both what you think will happen and what you want to happen it's totally valid I I get I get the pros and cons on both sides totally understand it however you want to value your value system I get it my biggest issue is the process and I think every single person watching this show should hate the way the Cowboys have handled this contract if the plan is to pay him whether it is now or next off season you've made a mistake because you have hurt your team in terms of the ability to balance your checkbook and be aggressive with your spending right now if that is your quarterback you should not be wasting a year of well we're going to try to make him winless that's that's not how any other team operates that's not what they do it is a bad process and if you wait till next off season you're paying a premium significantly if your plan is not to pay him all you've done is delayed your rebuild so what what like the downside the concern I have here is what happens if you don't pay Dak and you do the exact same year that most of us think 10 11 12 wins whatever maybe win one playoff game cool you're drafting 24th 26th 27th whatever you're not an NFC Championship game team CU your roster frankly isn't a top to two NFC team top to bottom coaching staff included just not quite good enough well now you're picking late 20s you have no quarterbacks under contract and no idea how you're going to find somebody because top 10 quarterbacks do not grow on trees and that is a factor by the way in how the rest of the league feels about him there will be a ton of Interest the Giants the Raiders I think the Steelers even are all like God please let Dak get free agency because those guys are like let's just pay him whatever he wants and they're saving their jobs now the Cowboys if you want to go with the don't pay a quarterback mindset okay they don't have any job security to be worried about got to commit to it they don't commit to things your other teammates by the way love him as well other players love him as well here's what CD lamb said on Dak Prescott go look at our numbers together they are at the top of the charts I have no doubt they're going to get a deal done we all know that I want him here Jerry wants Dak here too let's get this under control and kill the speculation teammates won him see if that actually happens or not now you can get the Cowboys turnover chain the one that I wear when the Cowboys make a turnover on defense by going to chatsports.com slowboys chain that link will be in the comments section and the description of today's show that mine's the silver that is the Navy chain link it's the one that I think pretty sure it's one that Big Mike wore by the way two years ago chat sports.com Cowboys chain link will be in the comment section and the description of today's show couple practice squad updates here Amman uar has signed that is the former Penn State Corner uh May pry is biggest impact in the NFL with the Detroit Lions played for the Giants and Jags his career stats about 30 something starts over the course of his NFL career uh nine yards per Target it's a flat rate by the way 12 touchdowns nine interceptions 24 pass breakups adding quarterback depth I don't think or is necessarily A Bad Thing One of the only three I guess if we include dvin cook uh outside players that organization players the Cowboys went out and add it the second one obviously dvin cook was the one that broke a couple days ago or I guess that was yesterday wasn't it time moves fast uh Phil Hoskins as the Cowboys at another interior defensive lineman can't say I'm too shocked here because they didn't were unable to retain Justin Rogers 65 315 pretty big boy on the interior to add some extra size and depth they needed to add another defensive lineman can't say I'm too surprised that they chose to go down that path they were they were in need of the help and they have managed to find said help to flush out that remainder of the roster so nothing overly shocking on that front for Phil Hoskins let's break down then the entire Cowboys practice squad we mentioned most of these names previously so we'll go quick uh Josh ball Dakota Shepley Denzel daxon uh Phil Hoskins Carl Lawson there should be be some receiver names I want to get to uh as part of this too or running back names Malik Davis uh is on that list dvin cook is on that list Jaylen Cropper Kelvin Harmon Princeton Fant again we mentioned most of these names uh previously uh other options uh Darius Hall Nick vigil Brock maginon K on Hall Josh Butler Amani uar and ammani Johnson so several of those players on the practice squad for the Cowboys so grade the Cowboys practice squad for me A B C D or F let me know in the comment section of today's show how you feel about that grouping some injury news I want to hit here Brandon Cooks despite Big Mike saying he was not he was going to practice um at uh today's event or practice he wasn't out there I don't really know why maybe we'll get more info later but he was on available I'm not too worried about that front there Zack Martin was back in a limited capacity that might be kind of more of the vet Day stuff they're doing there uh Deone Clark also made his way back over shon's been back so I feel pretty good about your linebacker rooms there uh Wan Thomas was with the rehab group as he works his way back from a groin injury Israel Mamu also with the we with the rehab group not totally sure why uh but those of your players who are unavailable plus I guess chuma DOA who's of course going to miss several weeks and will eventually be placed on IR so what is your concern level right now over the Cowboys Health scale it for me from 1 to 10 in the comment section one the low end 10 high I think it's still on the lower end um but it is something certainly worth monitoring as we get closer and closer to the start of the regular season let's talk CD lamb contract here the contract details for lamb are now out with some I think pretty interesting details that I want to get into to of note and this was not initially reported by proof football talk but Todd Archer had it four void years are part of this contract uh plus a $29 million option bonus in 2028 that kind of make all this look like an eagles contract that's pretty unique uh from that from what the Cowboys have normally done and by the way I treat that as a positive thing so the current CD lamb cap hits are set up like this 35 $8.75 million this year 35.45 next year big jump then it drops actually uh 33.6 in 2026 36.6 in 2027 16.39 in 2028 and void years of 23.2 million in 2029 the plan based on this contract I actually think is pretty darn clear as it relates to CD lamb this contract gets restructured after the 2024 campaign and probably after the 2025 campaign as well they they make those adjustments and and move forward uh with backloading that cam contract and the plan is he gets another extension before that contract ends that's why they've structured it with that option bonus so they can flip that quickly into a signing bonus instead of an option bonus what I want to look at though is the likely cap pits for how this is actually going to play out the restructures versus the tags the re the hit this year is 8.75 assuming you do the standard restructure in 2025 and in 2026 it is 14.91% 7 NE number can be adjusted a little bit up if needed if you don't want to M at the maximum but that's about what you're doing there that is a significant savings over the 17.99 fth year option the 24.7 million tag and the nearly $30 million tag in 20126 that's about $29 million in savings over three years that is a not insignificant amount of money to save that is a lot of money saved and it's why you pay players early instead of waiting to the very last second a $10 Super Chat coming in here from OB poar he says all things considered do you think Dak deserves to be P like a top 10 quarterback be honest QB Market asai just based on performance absolutely he is a top 10 quarterback I I I have have a very tough time arguing that he shouldn't be paid like a top 10 cor because he is one I I I don't really think that's actually all that much Up For Debate like I I think is that caliber of player um I have a very tough time coming up with 10 QBs who are better if we're keeping the same standards people sometimes apply playoff only standards to D and then ignore it for everybody else so um I I think that that's a no a no-brainer for me Tyler Madden I want the Cardinals to tank and draft QB so they can trade us uh Kyler Murray also pay Dak he hasn't declined yet I guess trading for Kyler is an option I would like maybe be concerned if you're trading for a QB whose team has has won like what they won like seven games over over a two-year span I I kind of don't like that idea um or Le least maybe I don't like that is is poor terminology there I would be concerned about that um but of like your semif feasibly available players I I can I can see where you're coming from uh on that front and it's you know it's it's better than Jimmy gapo uh again the bar is low but he is it is better than Jimmy G full bright TV is which I think Jimmy G might be the best available free agent this is coming off season that's just where we're at if that gets paid or if he's not going to resign with you is Kayon carus ready to be quarterback two should we sign or trade for another Corner real test going against Coupe and Jerry Judy week one I I wouldn't I would ideally not play him as quarterback too because that was the whole point of having donon Bland and Diggs um I think that from a timing perspective like what corner you could you can try like you can try to call xaven Howard is he going to be ready to go week one and by the time he is ready how close is the Ron Bland to being back you know if this had been a season ending injury maybe we have a different conversation but since it should only be you know I think four to six games maybe through the buy week seven worst case I think you have a tough time convincing a veteran hey come be a stop Gap come come hang out for a quarter of the season it's not how the those players typically want to operate from Chris B this is a $2 Super Chat I think Dak is leaving if no deal before the season he's got the threat of it it's not good I I I I I think Jerry say there's there's he's not worried about the risk there's risk there is could be a lot worse I remember the the Clint Stoner Chad Hutchinson days that was not fun I I don't want to go down that path that necessarily if I don't have to one more Super Chat then we'll just get into the next portion of today's show object PIR speaking of playoff it feels like in most games Dak shows up but other players don't there have been times he has been done Dirty by the play calling over the course of the all the different playoff games you've had there have been days it's been it's been bad for Dak and days dak's actually played pretty well and it hasn't matter because the defense can't stop a run or they allow a third and 20 or the ground game's a no show or he plays bad against the 49ers again you can frankly put up just like the the numbers of non- ners playoff games vers Niners playoff games actually plays pretty well outside of that now it doesn't excuse us the slow starts we've seen but it's team sport and I think just because it is the Cowboys and the quarterback of the cowboys that sometimes gets lost coming up on today's show we're taking a look at the top free agent options left now this is as of our Thursday afternoon filming on our live show so some of these free agents could end up signing with different teams or to a practice squad I will also include some practice squad options just make note if you want to sign a practice squad player you got to make an active roster spot if you want to sign a practice squad player of the available free agents to your practice squad then you have to make that available practice squad spot so do do keep that in mind and my apologies if something gets changed in the like I don't know 15 hours before this video goes out on demand before we get into it name a free agent who you want to sign any position group let me know in the comments of today's show first up is running back because I think this is the biggest question mark I have on this roster right now the available free agents it's not good it's latavius Murray it's Kareem hunt it's Jerick McKinnon Matt breida real chance those guys are just cooked Niners didn't even retain breida if you're giving a shot I think Kem hunt was even worse than Dalvin cook and Ezekiel Elliott last year he was bad in Cleveland tavius Murray's a power back McKinnon offers some juice but he's getting up there and age and as you age the juice becomes not quite as good all right the practice squad options I am going to put Frank Gore Jr on here because I know how you guys are I do think you run into this is why he I'm just telling you why he went unclaimed he'd be the number three back at best for other teams he was like rb45 in Buffalo after all as great as he was in the preseason the lack of special teams value and the lack of juice doesn't appeal to many teams uh frankly I think the role you would have for Frank good Gore would be semi- similar to that of dvin cook and Ezekiel Elliot and I don't know if the Cowboys want to go down that path so Michael Carter the Cardinals kind of third down scatback I kind of think deon's better um but he is a notable name Isaiah Spiller also a notable name uh because that's a Texas A&M kid he just might not be good um at this point some real red flags there for Spiller Evan Hall had a chance in Indie didn't look the greatest um kind of a weird tested better than he actually is athlete which which does happen Chris Rodriguez if you needed a power Runner I would have interest here this is the this is the Kentucky back who is on the Commander's practice squad right now but again I I I have power backs the the thing I am looking for is I am either finding a clear upgrade over Zeke and Rico d as my early downback or I need to find some athletic juice and turns out the guys with the athletic juice are not available unless you want to try to swing a trade for somebody so do you think the Cowboys need another running back y for yes n for no sound off for me in the P at the pinc excuse me of today's show let's talk some wide receivers I need to mention garas Tony I don't want to go down this path I think that is is you know the BS outweighs the production pretty quickly there but that is a former first round pick with perceived talents I I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze though Michael Thomas I think he he might be done uh to go unsign this entire time and I I would actually argue that if you're an actual number one Diva Tendencies aren't necessarily a bad thing because it just means you're getting the ball and being productive um but when you're like a fourth or fifth receiver the diva Tendencies really go in the wrong direction for you Hunter Renfro I actually am kind of surprised no one picked him up he really fell off the last two years in Las Vegas that good year he had might have just been a mirage two other guys I'll mention Russell Gage benis scronic who is a fun player for the Rams they used him as like a wide receiver fullback was kind of entertaining but I don't know if if Mike McCarthy is the right guy to to maximize him there practice squad I'll make note by the way some of these guys could also make sense in week three if somebody gets hurt like God forbid knock on wood kavante Turpin got hurt I probably call about Jaylen Dart because he could help me out on returns Justin Ross is a big name but I don't know if he's actually that great I think he was a bit overhype by the dynasty fantasy Community uh Eric is ukama dolphins and Dwayne esgd both players I'm semi intrigued by given some of their athletic ability Paris Campbell is a veteran same with Donovan peoples Jones again are these guys better than Jaylen Tolbert I don't think so and at that point probably not all that interested there are plenty of notable corners who are available xaven Howard is unsigned I'm a bit surprised by that one maybe there's some stuff going on behind the scenes with him that teams are turned off by there I think a Dory Jackson could be a really nice quarterback for for somebody maybe it's not even Dallas I am surprised he's unsigned former first round pick I think also could sneakily offer some return value Patrick Peterson has ties to Mike Zimmer brief ties to Mike Zimmer offers you know kind of like older Israel Mamu at this point now again that's Peterson's decline that's why we can put him in the same conversation so not what he was at his absolute best uh Caleb Farley is unsigned got to check the Medicals out there he's been super banged up but former first round pick could be a nice rehab project for you so is CJ Henderson and Henderson you know Caleb Farley might also be in be in this conversation those guys just might be busts for different reasons but in the end they might just not be good enough for the NFL some guys on the practice squad I if the Cowboys needed a safety I wonder if they're going to go after louisine because they loved him coming out of Georgia if we believe their leak draft board he was the one R it ahead of Tyler Smith when they took Tyler Smith by the way he's had a bunch of injuries in Minnesota by the way Nick Needum offers nickel Corner ability uh couple veteran DBS Kaden Sterns now Philadelphia ugad a nickels safety hybrid uh for the saints that again could offer some veteran dep you got over or under 10 and a half wins this year for the Dallas Cowboys type in O for over or U for under and then I'm going to challenge you to put your money where your mouth is you can go over to our Sportsbook partner bet us and take the over 10 and a half wins at plus 155 or the under at minus10 go to chatsports.com sbet use promo code cowboys1 125 for1 25% deposit bonus it is a minimum $100 deposit to get that maxed out bonus by the way chatsports.com bet promo code is Cowboys 125 some free agent offensive tackles uh DJ humph DAV bakar Donovan Smith these guys fit in similar categories old dudes in some case hurt dudes in humph who I don't think want to be backups especially in bakari's case Andor have shown signs of decline thought of was bad last year of KC do you know how rare it is for a team to win a Super Bowl and not be brought back at all as a starter on the offensive line that almost like never happens outside of retirement um so if you desperately need someone at probably call about DJ humph first but the roles might not align with what these guys currently are uh practice squad options it's not good um this is how it goes with offensive line play frankly you might might have the best practice squad offense l in football and Josh Paul uh Lucas neang Cameron Irving Leroy Watson the fourth it's our old buddy Cameron by the way it's not it's not a great batch I think you're in mostly okay shape along the offensive line anyway chuma DOA technically speaking has not yet been put on IR the Cowboys will eventually do that once the uh once they pull cidd lamb off of the commissioners Exemplar there's no rush cuz he can practice in the meantime so there's no rush to do it uh but that's the adoga lamb pending movement that's going to happen at some point in the near future and when the Cowboys make moves practice squad active roster trades whatever we've got you covered hit that sub button youtube.com slcb boystv that's free Cowboys videos every single day let's talk edges here unique and G I don't know what's up with him medical or what Still Remains to be determined on that front but that's a notable player for me that I think they're still kind of a little bit anxious about that pass rush depth you should consider they did work out tus Bowser uh other AFC South teams like the Titans and Seattle I believe as well up up in the NFC West also bringing him in for a visit he might not be ready yet but that is a name to monitor as he gets more into shape Rashad Weaver had been uh waved by the Tennessee Titans uh TBD onwar if he gets claimed SL where he goes after that he's been kind of dis pointed as a fourth round pick though veteran Romeo aquara is he better than shony Goldston maybe but also maybe not at this point in his career what do you think is the biggest need left for the Cowboys one caveat positions only you can't be out there taking ownership that that's the right answer probably but positions on the roster only who is the biggest need left for the Cowboys or what is I should say couple DTS we were going to have Byron Young on this list but he got claimed off of waivers by The Eagles uh Jalil Johnson's got ties to Mike Zimmer offers you some some length and size a big boy on the interior a fatty only seaka EA he was bad in Cleveland um he he couldn't stay off the ground which is a huge noggo at defensive t tackle big big concern there uh for eeka but he's a fatty I like those guys Lawrence guy getting some visits uh as well with the Ravens most notably offers run stopping up front and the Cowboys Lord knows they're always in the market for more run stopping up front defensive tackle some practice squatters I'm only putting Justin Rogers on here because if somebody got hurt a longer defensive line wouldn't you try to bring him back to Dallas now the players got power in that decision too but in the event of injury up front that might be one of your first calls if that relationship has not been burnt Jawan Briggs over in Cleveland uh the seventh round pick as well out of Cincinnati a different body type than than Rogers two very different styles there our old buddy Carlos Watkins borderline Cowboys Legend he probably is actually um the commanders meanwhile I picked him up one of Dan Quinn's old projects gets to go back with him you know and then because of how how you guys operate Gabe Paul I don't think he's as good uh as uh IID hoped he was going to be um at Baylor but as a a unique body type I think there is is some value to having that all right it's mailback time here on the Cowboys report there are two ways to get on the show number one is to Super Chat like plenty of you have so far or just use hashtag Cowboys that gets in the queue if we just want to pick a question or bring it up on screen so two ways hash Cowboys or Super Chat as your Super Chat menu looks like this by the way 20 bucks for a shot 50 for a beer bong 100 for the bong slap and shot Trio 500 for the custom Cowboys jersey as is I'll you pick the name the number I'll wear throughout the season um hoping that Anthony McMillan gets here in time for week one but I don't know if it's going to I'm worried about that one uh that is the Super Chat menu on today's show we're about to break down today's Cowboys mailbag if we do not get to your question you can always hit me up on Twitter at what goinging Downey 23k is the next goal on my Twitter so hit me up at whato Downey my DMs are open some super thanks to get to to begin Today's Show from Tyler Madden make the Cowboys great again cuz the Cowboys offer record contracts The Big Three this year this technically came in before lamb but lamb was going to be crossed off they can they will not they are not they're they're not neither side with Micah and Dallas by the way is really trying at this moment and I'm not upset by that necessarily I I you don't save as much money the Market's going to be the market it is what it is it's going to grow no matter what so I'm not I'm not panicking on that front um but they can over the next couple years they can if they want to doesn't mean that they will or that they'll choose to but they can they can afford to do so if if they choose to it is a very different question than if they will of if they'll choose to though that came in Via super thanks it is a feature here on YouTube allows you to donate outside of the live videos cck your thanks icon edit your message sending whatever we'll give you a shout out here on the show a $5 super thanks from CJ De Young III I honestly believe that old ji's plan is to do all these silly Shenanigans with his players just to keep them in the headlines and relevant thanks CJ you are not the only Cowboys fan you are not the only media person who believes that you can even meet them halfway of like well they they want to win the deal and if they don't when the deal it's okay because they get all the attention anyway um this is not how I would operate business I don't think it's screwed I don't think it's smart the the Cowboys are not just a media entity designed to generate attention they're a football team they're supposed to win games I want to do the things that help you win games it is perfectly fine to disagree over what those football things are to help you win games you know what does not help you do that that drag out contracts be the center of attention pay more than you could have paid previously that does not help you helps you be the number one ESPN storyline that does not help you win games in fact it's probably more of a negative than it's a positive these days wasn't the same when they were bad but when they're a contender you don't need to be a PR machine at that point so what is your overall trust level in the Cowboys front office ownership group in included in that it is the PIN comment on today's show so if the ad comes on YouTube take advantage of it 1 to 10 is your scale Matthew bar Tom what do you think our biggest need is I still don't love that running back room I still think you're a little thin at corner now depending on how kayin Carson plays you've got depth but it's it's tough when you lose you know a top 10 corner or whatever he is in Don Bland bit worried about that edge rushing group because again you were really banking on Sam William M you haven't haven't found a replacement yet you've been trying guys hasn't worked out yet you've signed three guys and cut them all by the way Carl Lawson Al Mohamad and shakat ton lawon the practice squad at least um running back stands out to me that's it's not the worst room in the NFL It is Food review what do you think is the surprise start in week one or someone who has a big impact for example teren Steel in 2020 as a udfa so I I I guess I can't do Kaylin Carson then because everyone knows he's going to end up starting uh surprise impact I I'll try to pick with a a younger player still I think they could do some fun things with kavante Turpin in week one I I I could see them giving him some like screens out of the back field some like toss plays in space because he can't go up the middle but he does offer juice on the outside I could see some creativity there um maybe it's one of your linebackers maybe Maris Lea plays a bigger role than expected in in week one or John Stevens Jr flashes as a tight end too for you Travis Wellington why not trade for C Herbert well takes to to tango and maybe the Bears didn't want to trade him away have to acknowledge it as a possibility I've got day three picks I can move I can move a fifth or a sixth form him happy to do it cowboys might not feel the same way but like that is worth mentioning there there guy I like guy I like a lot but TBD if both sides want to make that happen so name a player who you still want to add this could be trade could be free agency practice squad whatever name a player who you want to add roie musam uh who's gonna be the who's the Bell cow going to be I don't think you'll have like a a true Bell cow it's going to be a committee it's going going to be a rotation in theory ride the hot hand um I think the guy that should get the most touches is Rico dle they might make it Ezekiel Elliott though from golf Cowboy what do you think the pass rush will be ranked I have some concerns with Micah burning out I don't think the pass rush will necessarily be as good um because you you've lost a lot of key pieces right you've lost Dante Fowler you've lost dorrence Armstrong you've lost Sam Williams you've got marshan nean and johy Colston stepping up more don't love that I think you'll see some linebackers be more involved there's going to be more blitzes I think it'll be it'll be a very it'll be a very different Rush under Mike Zimmer than what Dan Quinn was doing you might have fewer Big Splash plays that you both force and that you both allow so we'll have to see how that one plays out um but I'm not as worried about Micah as him about like who's your number three pass rusher I don't is nean ready for that role I'm not so sure you guys can get your own Cowboys turnover chain just like the one that I wear when the Cowboys make a turnover on defense or special teams that's chatsports.com Cowboys chain mine is the silver the Navy is the one that is available so go to chatsports.com Cowboys chain to get yours today they are frequently by the way on sale over at Fanatics Daniel M would you want to trade one of your safeties for running backs since that's the weakest spot on our roster not that I know because I lost Julius wood if that could have been a deal you made a cutdown Time trade away a safety keep Julius wood at a back I'd have been fine with that depending on what safety and what back you got but I think now you're kind of thin if you go with Malle cooker Donovan Wilson Bary spell W Thomas you dump one of those guys you're then one injury away from having zero depth all a sudden so I think you probably missed the boat for for that deal no snafus if this is Zack Martins last year are you confident repl is on the team now I feel pretty good about about giving TJ bass a shot thought he played pretty well in a small sample size last year um I I would give bass my first shot and you know maybe look for another draft pick or ad of Veteran or something along those lines um I'd feel pretty good about about bass though being able to step in Walter conteras why not trade Tre Lance who wants him it takes to to tango who's honestly who is trading right now for trance Minnesota's not I know people think that they they were never going to was not going to be a thing that that they did because trance has one year left on his deal he is not ready to instantly be that you know veteran backup he is still a developmental piece who wants a one-year developmental guy that kind of defeats the whole purpose of a trade right now he's got to learn a new offense then he's just he's right back where he was this time last year I don't think anybody wants to go after try Lance right now I don't I don't think that the the timing's wrong and it's like like he played well in the final preseason game anyway so is Trey Lance the future in Dallas y for yes n for no M for maybe maybe you're not not out yet maybe you are or maybe you just think you still believe in him get your votes in for me in the comments of today's video Fullbright TV think are good at corner or need to assign somebody is Carson ready I'm down to give Carson a chance it's the the timing is what makes this tricky like If This Were a season ending injury for donon Bland I think we all would have been like you got to get somebody in here you have to add more Talent donon bland is be back between week four and week eight so is there a veteran out there who says you know what I will come be I I will I will take my two three four weeks to get ramped up I'll start my two three or four games and then I'm just out of here as a backup I I don't know who stands out in that particular mold um is that what xaven Howard wants that's what Dory Jackson wants in a bubble it'd be nice to add another more proven guy over SE Andrew Booth I I just have doubts about how Fe that ends up being if you can make it work I'm fine with it but I think they're going to give Kay and Carson a shot there now if you want to have your questions answered in the future then make sure you guys are subscribed these mailbags are all done live so make sure you don't miss out hit that sub button youtube.com cowboytv Buster Cherry would you trade for Joe Milton my simple answer is no um I get Joe Milton is a trap he has been a a trap since he began his time over at Michigan like he has an incredible arm he truly does got a cannon for it he he's got Mobility he shows flashes he's not actually all that consistent did we watch him like have you guys like he actually didn't play that great against the in the preseason he showed flashes of it he showed flashes of being able to be an intriguing QB I still think in the end shoot he he might be more of a of a tight end athlete than he is a quarterback like he's just he's not an accurate player and I don't think that's ever going to change he missed a ton of throws in the preseason that that that arm is a rocket launcher it it's a heat seeking missile with the tracking disabled and you have no idea where it's actually going to end up going so I I am I I actually have zero desire to trade for Joe Milt like he was five of 17 against the commanders we we don't pretend that that's good the highlights are intriguing but the down to down consistency is bad amarion Za CD for 2,000 yards uh my answer is I don't want him to because that means you're probably having to throw it a lot in games and you are probably down a lot in games you know they got to 17 he and Dak sat like almost half of the games fourth quarters like half of the halves of fourth quarters they sat out like two or three full combined games like it it is doable I would I think I I'll take the the team outcome over the IND although I did take seed lamb number two overall my in my fantasy draft so I would not be mad at that I I took dece funs second to last pick as well on on principle on principle will he make it to week one probably not but it's funny uh the Super Chat menu 20 bucks for a shot 50 for a beer bong 100 for the bong slap and shot Trio 500 custom Cowboys jersey uh that is available for today's uh Super Chat menu who is your favorite Cowboys player currently on the roster let me know know in the comments of today's video Someone suggesting your boy Kendall Milton now in the comments who just got picked up by the uh by the Bengals on their practice squad which I uh I'm not that interested um I get the yards per carry are highly intriguing um that is a that is a big boy who does not have the juice he just he just doesn't and and I got I got power backs I can find power backs um but you're running a 462 I get your big that's not that's just not what I'm looking for um just not with also a 438 shuttle doesn't have the choice in PowerBack sure I I got power backs all right favorite Cowboys player bunch of CDs CDs Ferguson Tavon Wesley says Lenor sellers 2020 6 QB uh let's see how this year goes first it's a fun name though goggles himself um is fun in my South Carolina CFB 25 Dynasty mostly because I have Nick haror and it is just go bombs Galore let me pull up my uh hold on where is it first game I played with South Carolina I just wanted to see what I could do it's really not in there um oh yeah uh 13 catches for 772 yards and 11 touchdowns with two drops cuz he's 65242 and has like 98 speed cheat code cheat code all right get your favorite Cowboys player in for me in the comments of today's show with the season finally basically here for the Dallas Cowboys time for an updated game by game schedule and record predic ition before we get to mine I want you guys to predict the Cowboys record in 2024 week one which is very much just around the corner the Dallas Cowboys on the road against the Cleveland Browns if this game was later in the year I'd feel more confident about it if it wasn't a bad matchup I fear for some of your pieces overall I would feel better better I think the Cowboys are a better team on the road I've got the cow boys covering kind of or at least forcing the uh the split there but I have the Browns winning 21 to 20 or I I just don't like the matchup I think you have the better quarterback I think a lot of the other Supporting Cast stuff though favors Cleveland so if we get best version of Dak and Deshawn turns into massage Boy again they can definitely win I think it's going to be a narrow kind of ugly game in week one I actually did my score prediction before I looked at the betting odds over on BET us the Browns are a one-point favorite over under set at 42 I think that's going to be an ugly sloppy kind of game there and I think the Meltdown will be on if the Cowboys do lose in week one if you want to bet on Dallas though do it with bet us our Sportsbook partner go to chatsports.com we'll take you right into the BET Us site and use promo code Cowboys 125 for 125% deposit bonus so you start the year 0 And1 week two against the New Orleans Saints I am unconvinced the Saints are going to be good I don't trust that offense as they adjust with Derek Carr hopefully there's not more BS penalty flags for underthrown balls downfield give me Dallas to win fairly comfortably I'll go 27 weird score 15 because football games have weird scores Cowboys get back on track with a pretty comfortable win Saints defense is solid if not outright good but I think their wins are going to come more against the division than on the road against a playoff team a tough week three matchup against the Baltimore Ravens it's a home game in what is going to be a very popular football game I think this kind of turns into a bit of a shootout my concerns even with Mike Zimmer as opposed to Dan Quinn and others historically this team has has had issues containing mobile quarterbacks I I get worried about playing Baltimore I think Baltimore is a better team than what Dallas is so give me the Ravens to win 31-27 week four at the New York not so good at football Giants Thursday Night Football so it's a tight turnaround on the road give me an easy win over New York I I you can't make me bet on Daniel Jones refuse to do it let's extend that winning streak with a healthy quarterback over the Giants to another win there 3513 and at least the Giants score touchdown this time that's me being nice but also mean to to New York now the regular season is important it's going to be a long one I'm going to enjoy the ride CU I have my fears for how this ends in January but if you want to have some playoff wins and like the video should be every single person on today's show so week five at the Steelers Sunday Night Football your 2 and2 Road game Prime Time tough team that always plays hard and always makes it competitive with the extra prep time though give me the win over Pittsburgh and Russell Wilson I think pra a lower scoring Affair I don't trust the Steelers offense it's going to be a great test for your ground game by the way Arthur Smith wants to run that football or that your run defense I should say because Smith wants to run it for the Steelers sum Russell Wilson lower scoring game Aubrey walk-off win week six the Lions the the lions are this is going to come off as negative so Lions fans if you're watching please don't me to start this is going to be like a Super Bowl to them we're going to hear all week about tackle eligible even though the refs screwed it up by calling a trip on Hendershot when it was actually on Aiden Hutchinson the refs botched that game it never should have gotten to the tackle eligible play call with that said the lions are going to be I think amped up beyond belief this is going to be Dan Campbell his entire team is going to be all jacked up on espresso and Lions win the game on the road 2523 because this game is going to mean so much to them and they're going to make they're going to make Dan Skipper a team captain for this one watch all right week seven then is the buy and the Cowboys then go on the road San Francisco week eight I kind of wish the buy was later in the year and I didn't have to get the the rest before I go play San Francisco I want to win against the the ners until they do it regardless who the quarterback is the running back the receivers the defensive coordinator the head coach the off scner I'm not doing it I I you I I just I cannot get on board picking the Dallas Cowboys against the 49ers it's not even a close game but it's closer than what it was last year Cowboys have lost three straight games against San Francisco all in different painful fashion until they get off the the schneide there I I I I can't believe them as I almost break the table so will the Cowboys beat the 49ers this year why for yes n for no let me know in the comments of today's video now I get to the meat of the schedule week nine at the Falcons you're three and four the the Freak Out is under way and you eek out a win against Kirk Cousins and Company in Atlanta hopefully no uh watermelon onside kick required this time Dallas gets a gutty win over Atlanta Atlanta tries to make a late comeback they can't pull it off there cowboys 27 Falcons 24 let's go to week 10 and this is a key one a home against the Philadelphia Eagles Dallas has to win this one if they're going to win the division I don't think you can start with a early loss against Philadelphia and expect them to collapse again like they did last year I have Dallas winning 28-23 the NFC is cursed we will get into here in a little bit I'm curious how this new look offense under Kell Moore looks we'll know a lot more about Philadelphia once we get to week 10 but for now I'll give Dallas the win it's an inverse what happened uh in uh the first game last year by the way which I thought that was kind of funny week 11 Houston Texans Monday Night Football uh I would like to win the state championship and take down Houston coming off a game against the Eagles I just I get a little bit worried about that one um I'm gonna go Houston wins I hate saying that by the way but I think st's going to be in for a really good year I think that team is very well coached under Deo Ryan I I got Houston over Dallas 2820 no Miracle comeback this time for the Cowboys week 12 at the Washington commanders I do not believe in cliff kingsberry I have Dallas winning 31-21 and this does not bode well for the commander playoff hopes by the way I think they're still in a rebuilding phase they're going to run RPO bubbles nonstop on early Downs just have Donan Wilson come screaming down and make the play I I I I think you can shut down Dan Quinn no Dan Quinn Revenge game on this one to Thanksgiving week 133 against the Giants strangely enough both Cowboys Giants games are on Thursday this year it's kind of funny how that one worked out these games are often kind of ugly because it's a short turnaround it's it's a holiday sometimes you can lack some Focus so it's closer the Cowboys do not ruin my my Thanksgiving and they take down the Giants in a more closely uh scored Affair than what we were accustomed to in recent years between these two teams 2413 now even for the Thanksgiving game we will be live live for every single one hit that sub button it's youtube.com/ boystv make sure you join us for each and every single Cowboys game so you sit at seven and five you got a bit a bit of a breather you play The Bangles in Prime Time football this is what I call the the Downy bow so much of my family are Bengals fans my wife's a Bengals fan Cowboy second it's inverse for me I refuse to pick the the Bengals to win this is a matter of principle now you're not getting early season Joe burrow in the Bengals bad offense at the beginning of the year which makes that game tougher and if I were being purely objective I'd probably have a better chance of flipping the Bengals and Texans outcomes but I refuse to do it give me the Bengals and a thriller over Cincinnati so suck at Stone week 15 at the Carolina Panthers we'll see if they're even in the playoff hunt at this point or if it's still concerns over Bryce Young on the road coming off of kind of a shorter turn around I think a bit of a slow start kind of like the last time Dallas played Carolina Dallas picks up the win Panthers offense struggles 2415 over Carolina week 16 this is a Sunday Night Football matchup by the way yet another Prime Time game I get an about Tampa I don't know why um but I I don't know if this team is going to close the season the way I want them to they're probably going to be fighting for the division and it pains me dearly 24 23 bucks upset Dallas and it's like uhoh well now you got to beat the Eagles to win the division or at least have a chance to win the division in week 17 that's going to be a road game Dallas for the most part is going to avoid bad December weather at least they should bad December January weather and if the Cowboys had not won the division last year I'd have taken beat Philadelphia today but the NFC East is cursed and nobody's ever able to repeat so give me as much as it pains me to do it the Eagles to win 3027 there's some uh referee Shenanigans at the end of the game and we all lose our minds over it and the Eagles take down the Cowboys and I think they win the division it it's a curse it's not fair but it's a curse pick your NFC East winner D for the D Cowboys W for the Washington commanders NY G for the Giants or Phi for the Philadelphia Eagles now Dallas by week 18 may or may not be fighting for a playoff spot I still maintain this is going to be a c a playoff team if they need it they'll win it if they don't need it they'll win it anyway Cowboys over the commanders 27-7 Washington's going to be in full on tank mode by this time because they're not they're not a good I don't think they're a good football team not yet at least I think Dallas wins 10 games I think they make the postseason and I think that they probably win one game at most because that's what this team is Cowboys are a 10- win team that's the roster they've built that's how they're coached that's everything about them they're just not quite good enough to get over the theep playoff hump Super Chat from Eddie Joe trade for jets DT Leonard Taylor or Rams DT Tyler Davis what would it cost I don't know um you know Le Taylor was an undrafted free agent Davis was a sixth round pick um so you probably got to give up more than what those teams acquired I also it's not often that Dallas goes yeah we we made a mistake on a guy we didn't draft or sign let's go trade for him now um I I also I still don't know if those guys are anything better than like dt3 or four for you that that might that might be just their best case outcome all right Cowboys Legend voting WD for Woody danler AB for Allan ball PS for philby Sparks who is Jordan Spark's dad by the way you guys didn't know that Cowboys Legend right there Jal showers or Adam Jones Adam Jones is winning I think it should have been Jamal showers it's damn shame maybe I I thought about doing like a multiple position SL coaching option for the Cowboys and like putting Jal and like you know uh Daren Thompson in there because they coached and played I don't know get your votes in WD AB psjs or AJ the next live Cowboys report is Monday 3:50 p.m. eastern time so make sure you guys are subscribed don't miss out be live Monday live Thursday and then football on Sunday [Music]