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CNOTE: Cowboys News of the Evening: Dalvin Cook Update
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It says it's part of a situation to men right now, but for me, it's about getting better and getting ready. And I know we're gonna be in a situation where we're playing some meaningful games. I know how this league works. It's a long season, just be ready. Of course, he's talking about injuries. And that's a reality. I don't think he's rooting for injuries. He's rooting for wins and everybody to be happy and healthy, but he knows the opportunity might just present itself. I mean, the average running back can only play 13, 14 games a year because they are inevitable. But I don't know about his confidence in meaningful games, you know? He says we're going to be playing in some, I hope so. You know, I think the Steelers game is mandatory 'cause Lions Niners, after that, gonna be tough sled. So we'll keep our fingers crossed for that, Dalvin, that by the time he does make his cowboy debut, these games are meaningful. I was listening to Mickey earlier, a Mickey Spagnola, dallascalboys.com. He was on with the KMC masterpiece. And, you know, he was making some good points here. It makes sense to not use up Dalvin Cook's elevations. When you do move on, he said it would likely include releasing another one of those running backs, you know? So when you make this move, it's, you know, it's likely a goodbye to somebody. I don't think they want to say goodbye to either of those three gentlemen right now. So it definitely makes sense that you would wait for an injury where you could IR the dude and it's just cleaner and nicer. - Sure. - But he also pointed out that teams have been adding running backs. Like the Chiefs needed one, they get cream hunt. You know, that's telling, you know? And there's the film of what happened not only last year with the Jets, but also the Ravens, where they used him for one playoff game. He got three yards in an attempt. He didn't play the next game, Dalvin Cook didn't. So, you know, I think what the Cowboys are doing here is looking at this and saying, Dalvin Cook's not going to make our running game any better. We have to disrupt things in order to put him in here that we don't want to do. And there's tremendous amount of benefit in just being patient and waiting for the situation to resolve itself. Cook said the guys that have been here, they haven't even been getting the reps and touches they deserve. We just got to get him into a rhythm as a team and as an offense and get some more reps, more plays out there. So, he's doing the right thing, being a pro, saying the right thing in public, even though he's probably anxious to get a shot. - Yeah, I think deep down inside, he's probably wondering what the hell he's doing there. You know, if, you know, he's, you can talk about the guys not getting shots and stuff like that or opportunities, but, you know, he's probably thinking, well, if I could get any shot that I could prove to them, I need to be on the 53. I, me personally, I just, you've got, you've got, I'm not asking you to get rid of Vaughn or Dattle, you know, or a Hunter Lip Gear, you know, those guys. Ezekiel, it can't help you. - He played 10 snaps against the Giants. - Can't help you. - Yeah, I mean, to me, I would rather, I would rather see what I had in Dalvin Cook. You know, maybe it is for, maybe it is for, if he shows up like he didn't, when the Ravens in that game, you know, and he didn't get many opportunities and the Jets were awful. But if that's the guy, then you move on. That's what player personnel is, it's evaluation. You have a guy there, if nothing's wrong. I mean, I'm hearing he's healthy and ready to go. I'm not hearing like, oh, he doesn't know the plays and this, that, Jimmy would turn it. You gotta, you gotta look at opportunities here that maybe that, okay, we'll see. You know, give him a chance and if it doesn't work, there's no harm to that, you move on, you know? Who's the guy you feel like you can move on from? - Zeke. - Zeke. - Yeah. - Yeah. - So nobody's gonna, nobody's gonna, you know, but the thing about it is that, you know, there's like this, Zeke is, we all know this. He's just, he's not. - He's likable. Everybody there loves him. - Yeah. - He, you know, he did some great things for this team and they feel loyal to that more than doing whatever it takes to win and make the roster better. And that's what this organization is about, telling themselves on comforting lies, you know? Like, oh no, our running game isn't bad. We just haven't had the chance to do it. 'Cause we haven't played from ahead BS, you had the chance against Cleveland. And you didn't run it because you knew running it would get you two yards and a punt in about a minute and a half. So you're like, let's throw it more. Like I like what the 972 here, he says, here's, here's my take guys with all these injuries. This is Dax time to prove why he is the highest paid quarterback. That's your best chance throwing a lot on early downs. Even when you run and it's blocked up well. - Well, that's what they did the last four minutes of the Giants game. - Yeah, and it worked well. - They threw him first down, they got it to second in three or four and then they ran. - Stay ahead of the chance. - They were just trying to make it, they wasn't run, run, pass, it was pass. You know, make it manageable, get six, seven yards and then run the ball the next play. - It was the opposite of what you had been doing, which was now we need Dax to bail us out on third and long. - Yeah, I'm gonna hope that they're gonna lead with the pass here on the early downs and continue to have as much success as they had against the Giants. Although, not many teams are gonna cooperate like the Giants will. We go to the morning news, one area of focus for each returning Dallas Stars player this season, the season will begin nine days from today. It's awesome, look at that, October 10th. - Hadn't lost a preseason game yet, have we? - The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on, it's your girl, Tasha McKia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right, everything is on sale now. 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Obviously you got to get some breaks and stay healthy and all that, maybe make a trade deadline acquisition. We got our Jamie Ben, what's the big question around him? - Trying to trade Jamie Ben? - No, I think he's a free agent after this year. - It's probably his last chance. - Yeah, I just think you're just going to a story is what you're doing. - Yeah, it's not like you were trying to trade. - It's not like Jamie Ben. - Leah, for the morning news here, the stars writer, she-- - I can't say that last name either. I avoided it, I think it's Greek. - Asymocopopolis? Yeah, I think so. - Asymocopopolis. - Acopollus, okay, so my bad, Leah. - Book her tomorrow. - It's a beautiful last name, okay? And I'm very uncultured, especially when it comes to-- - Is it Tola? - Greek names. Yes, but Jamie Ben, last chance here. We got to get it done, hopefully he can, you know, stay young, be the team leader, be the team tough guy, everything, you know, about him. DeDonov, health is key for him, suffered one of the longest term injuries the stars had all season lower body fracture, kept him out of line up for nine weeks, maintained as half point per game average from the year before, improved to be an important depth piece. DeDonov's played for Debore on three different teams and the stars head coach, trust him, and will count on him for forward depth as long as he is healthy. You love that DeDonov wall chuck, I know he's kind of-- - Big fan of DeDonov and losing him was tough. I mean, he's a two-way player. That did a lot of some physicality, but his goal scoring I think was missed at times last year. - I mean, you look at this roster, we talk about these guys, it's just so impressive the kind of roster that gyms put together. Matt DeShane, they're looking for a year two jump, recent history of players making noticeable jumps in their second years with the squad, Paveliski, Marchment, Wyatt Johnston, just a few to see noticeable improvements in their second season. Press at first year scored 25 goals, 40 assists for DeShane, isn't much room for improvement, but with his same line mates, he should be set for further success. That was a big time pickup last year. He was awesome. Tom is Harley, prioritizing defense, the offense ability as a defenseman has never been called into question, but he was kept in the AHL for an extra year to develop his defense. That area of his game took significant steps forward last season, but as he is expected to be paired with Ilya this year, it could be easy for Harley to stray from those goals. The stars will need him to equally prioritize offense and defense this year and continue to produce now with a four million bucks to his name. That's been the big issue, you know, is you want to play an aggressive style, but how do you balance that with not getting so opened up in transition? The counter attack goals were brutal, especially in the postseason. And the turnovers at times, I'm a big Thomas Harley fan. I think he is one of their better up-and-coming young players, but he's got to figure out one, and he needs to be more physical in the postseason. I think that's a huge thing for this entire team. Did they get more physical? I think that cost them at times against a lot of teams. They were never going to be a team that went into a series and led to it in terms of hits. Yeah. And to me, Thomas Harley is the guy that needs to take a step in that direction too. Yeah, you know, a big body. I wonder about that in today's game, like how important is physicality? It's important in the postseason, it still is. Well, the one thing that Dallas was actually really, really good at last year, I mean, among other things, I mean, it was a heck of a run. They killed penalties and they were good on penalties when they got the man advantage. And so now you've kind of moved on from some players there. And I think that's what's, you know, when you used to, Rhett Foxa was one of those guys that when they were on, when they were on the kill, he was-- Well, they were really good at winning phase-offs. And they traded him away. I mean, so they've got some guys, that's the question, can they continue to kill and can they be productive when? Because they put a lot of teams in bad spots when they got onto the power play. And it's really what flipped the series against Edmonton. That they were great in terms of penalty kill. And as soon as the Oilers figure that out, they could stop them. And then they were, yeah, then they were junk. 817 are requesting Leah on the show so we can know how her name is supposed to be set. That would be cool. I think that's fair. On it. 817 Zeke's a gosh darn legend around here and y'all drug him through the mud like he's a jag. I did the same to Witten. Playing like a jag right now. It's really dragging the front office through the mud. You know, the players are collateral damage. But Miro's next up here on the list. Playing on his dominant side, the left-handed defense. I knew we were going to get this name. Played on the right side for most of his career. And while he's still been elite in doing so, Hayskine may get the chance to show what he can do on his dominant side through camp. He's been paired alongside Matt Dumba and excelled in pre-season games. Hayskine and Skame could reach new heights as a result. That's exciting, Leah. Leah, a semicopolis. A semicopolis. According to the hockey hockey. Thank you, Mr. Spittle. Thank you. Yeah, I mean, Leah. Mr. Popper, George, you. Yes, Popper, no, there you go. Yes, on, that was Webster, right? Yeah, yeah. A little baklava. Yeah. What a show, man. But Spittle runs one of the best stars podcast out there. Yes, yes. Who does? Check it out. Rupey Hintz, taking scoring to a new level. Wyatt Johnson, producing as a known star. It's incredible. I mean, sure, Rangers and Mavs have really done a nice job with their roster. But you look at the blend of young players, prime players, and veterans on this team. Lindell, leadership, Lundfest, consistency, Marchment, drawing, rather than committing penalties. Yeah, no doubt. Robertson, you're looking for a quick start. Tyler Sagan, health. Stankovin, reliable goal scoring. Sam Steele, elite penalty killing. Jake Ottinger, resiliency. OK, you can read the rest of Leah's great work here in the morning news. She posted it this morning and salute to her for the content. OK, we're coming back. G-back nation with Krusty's corner. Brought you by Reliant. Brian, where are you taking us? Yeah, I'll fill you in on the player that they just signed. And then I also got some really good questions for my guys that they'll answer. We'll do that next. The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha Mackia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings events, where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right, everything is on sale now. Shot from sleek sedans to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. The sharpest rides has the perfect ride to match your fall adventures. Plus, with their exclusive financing options, getting behind the wheel of your dream car has never been easier. Log on and shop online at the sharpestrides.com, right from the palm of your hands. Or check other massive inventory in person at the sharpest rides, located 2250 South Sea Home Street in Inglewood. Either way, you will fall into savings. Don't miss out. Head on over to the sharpestrides.com today and explore the deals that make every season better. And tell them that your girl, Tasha Mackia, sent you. The sharpest ride, affordable, sexy, sharp. You spent it over here. Now at T-Mobile, get four 5G phones on us and four lines for $25 a line per month when you switch with eligible trade-ins, all on America's largest 5G network. [MUSIC PLAYING] Minimum of four lines for $25 per line per month without a paid discount using debit or bank account, $5 more per line without a pay plus taxes and fees and $10 device connection charge. Phones be a 24-monthly bill credit for well qualified customers, contact us before canceling entire accounts to continue bill credits or credit stop and balance on a required finance agreement to bill credits and if you pay off devices early, ctmobile.com. Post-season baseball is here and it is the absolute best time of the year. 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