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Dallas Cowboys Insider Nick Harris joins the Nation to talk Cowboys win over the Giants
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Pick your favorite team, your favorite players, and get customized highlights, stories, and breaking news right on your home feed. - Follow the action with Game Tip, where 3D replays add another dimension. Plus, notifications can keep you connected to every pinch, every hit, every game. The MLB app, baseball, your way. Download it now for free from the App Store or Google Play. Block out another research and supply, major league baseball trade parts used with permission. - Here we go, it's hour number three of the G-Mag Nation on 105-3. The fan is about to be a historic bet payoff Friday here. We're in the middle of a quadruple bet payoff, and Eric Chia Follow is fixing to pay off his horrible prediction from last week. Chief, what are you at in mind for us? - Well, we're doing the Eric Kendrick's P.E.R. pants payoff, and I've been drinking a lot of water and a lot of coffee, and it is now time. So I am a bit pea-shy. I wasn't looking forward to this, but I have to pee so bad now that I'm actually just ready to get it over with. - I'm not sure how to feel about this. - Yeah, are you guys nervous? I don't feel great at all about this. - I don't feel great at all about this. - You guys don't want to be around somebody with peeing their pants? - You, you're not too much this dude. My three-year-old isn't potty trained still, so we're working on that. - I'm pumped, let's do this. - Okay, well, yes, this is in honor of Eric Kendrick's. I did bring a towel. I'm not going to pee in Basil's chair. - Okay. - Oh, jeez. - You know what? Come on. - We know he's with the anger. - I'm about to shave eyebrows here. - So I don't want to be a subject of any of his therapies. You'll sit in the chair, right? - After? - I will, I will sit in the chair, yes. So, I haven't stood to pee in so long this feels weird. (laughing) - I'm glad I can't see, I'm glad I can't see this. - Okay. - Yeah, I'm going to avert my eyes. - I just want to watch that. - I really, I don't want to watch that. - What's stuck was supposed to do this with me? - I know, I'm sorry. - Is this hands-on hip? - Oh, what's happening? - Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! - But he's peeing out. - Oh my gosh, that is happening. That is, that is a lot dude. - Oh my gosh. - That is a lot, bro. - That's so warm. - A lot of- - I should've brought more than one out. - Do you still have your shoes on? - Yeah. - It's getting your socks and stuff. - Right, my croc. - That's a lot of peeing croc. That's a lot of peeing. - Oh my gosh. - Are you still going? - It's way warmer than I anticipated. - That's an abundance of urine. - Oh my gosh. I don't think this is one time. (laughing) - Oh my goodness. - How did Eric Hendrix do this during games? Like, it's nothing. - Because he's sweating stuff out. - I'm so sorry. - Oh no, I can smell. I think I can smell. - You can't smell anything. Quit being a bee in there. - I can smell. I can smell it. - I really had any asparagus for breakfast this morning. - Yes. - You can smell, can't you? - Absolutely. - Yeah, you can smell. You can smell. - Bro, bro. - That's not fake is it. - Bro, that is. - Did you smell that? - You did your bit. You did your bit. - I'll tell you what man. - Why are you guys lashing out at me? - Congratulations. - I didn't want to do this. - Take the towel. - That is, that's an incredible amount of urine. These two are being straight up carons right now, I'm proud of you, this is a. - Take the towel. - But the first time one truck is signing off on one of my bet payoffs. - Well, the nitro gummy definitely got to sign off. - You got to still shot here. - It's like wheat. That kind of a wheat. - Gosh, that's a lot. - That's wheat. - That's wheat. - That's wheat, bro. - My right croc is, my foot is swimming in my, it's my right foot is marinating in my own play right now. - I do think of you during game day last week, they were out in Norman and somebody had a sign that said Niko, whatever his last name is, sits to pee. - Oh, really? - Yeah. - Hopefully just in the comfort of his own home, like a true gentleman. - All right. - Well done, buddy. - Need to apologize to our next guest as we segue from our second of four bet payoffs. I've just posted that @GavinDawson on Twitter X, if you'd like to go watch. - I actually can smell it. I don't know that broadest can from over there, but I can't. - I sure see. - We'll get that clip to know. - I can smell it, yes. - What you're talking about right there is a Nick Harris of the star telegram joins us now here on 105 through the fan. Good afternoon, sir. Sorry about the delay. They're getting to you. - Yeah, I feel targeted. I don't even know if I should reach out to an HR department or just call Eric and ask if he's okay, but-- - That's not being dramatic. - What do you say? - It's being dramatic. - Okay. - How are y'all? - Well, we're doing outstanding, man. - Not that good. - Yes. Other than chief, we're doing well. - How did things go with Big Mike last night at the podium? And then-- - Oh, yeah. I didn't make my way over there. Unfortunately. No dramatic this time, guys. - Well, you know, I would expect, you know, he's in a better mood after the win, but you know, they've been saying a lot. We have a lot of work to do, Nick, and how much did last night show that maybe the work is paying off or how much weight do you give the success, especially against the Giants run last night? - Yeah. Yeah, it wasn't the prettiest of wins, but I think there are some positives that you can take away. Like you mentioned, only allowing 26 yards on the ground that's the fewest allowed by any team in the NFL this season, just like we all predicted going into that game, right? So definitely some positives to be able to take away, especially the play of Mahdi Smith. I mean, he looked like a completely different player last night compared to what he looked like through, I guess, about 20 games in his NFL career, resetting the line of scrimmage, generating push. It was probably combined for three tackles, but it was more so about him clogging, running lanes. And that's all that the Cowboys have been asking him to do, you know, since he got here. And so I think just him being able to do that, that helped the second level. And I think it was a trickle down effect. No pun intended there to you, Eric. - Yeah. Well done. - Yeah, well done. - Yeah, well done. - This is incredible. Okay. So everybody's so just out of their minds, like, disgusted right now, as if they haven't seen the Cowboys play in the postseason before. - Yeah. - You've used to people being down their legs. - It's very true. It's actually been more than just a one. It's like a two-wing situation down there, like, but Nick, what was going on with what Mike said about Demarcus and Mike is just like a big time concern because Stephen Jones told us like maybe Mike, he could even play against the Steelers. - Yeah. So just got off the conference call with Mike McCarthy and both of these guys are getting second opinions over the course of the next few days. And he said he'll have more information as far as the timeline goes on Monday. But it sounded like Demarcus Lawrence is certainly going to miss more time than Michael Parsons. The conversations I've had today, I think Michael Parsons is going to miss at least one or two games. What I was told was that the hope would hope to get him back after the five weeks. So if they're able to get him back even before that, then that would be even exceeding expectations. But at least for my expectation right now, he probably misses the next two games and then regroups in time for the 49ers. - It's Nick Harris with you here in the G-Bag Nation. Are we trying anything new on offense? - I wouldn't say so. I think if anything, it's integrating maybe a little bit more fun or look to you, which I'm always going to be a big fan of. So you guys know. But yeah, getting him more snaps obviously helps with just kind of establishing some sort of rhythm in the backfield last night. Not necessarily from a running game perspective, but from a past protection perspective from a Hey, that needs somebody's better over here. 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But Jack Bruss got certainly came out hot last night after that opening three and out rattled off about 12 straight completions, looked really good and helped maintain a lead that they kept throughout the night. But there's still some adjusting that needs to go on, especially from a running game perspective. It's just awful. - Hey Nick, I don't know, maybe this might put you in a bad spot. I don't know. But do you feel like that they're using Dalvin Cook just as insurance? - I don't feel that way. I think a Dalvin Cook came in pretty late and I think they're still getting him up to speed on some things. I would be surprised if we don't see him before the bi-week. But again, I said that in week two that I thought we would see him in the next couple of weeks and we haven't seen that. So I think Dalvin Cook is certainly there to be used. I think as you see these Ezekiel Elliott snaps start to wind down, you have to start to wonder, okay, does Dalvin Cook start to become an option for this backfield then if they can't find any consistency with Rito Dattle and Doos Fawn and I think those questions only get louder as the weeks go by and the running game continues to show that it hasn't been super effective. I mean, last night it was at least mediocre and I think that's an acceptable performance given what happened the first three weeks in that department, but it's still not where you want it. - Yeah, Nick, going back to the offense and it is a little bit maddening. We were talking about the use of Brandon Cooks and the one big play that he has, it's over the middle. He's coming up beautifully. They have the pick with Ferguson as Brian was able to tell us from the film study. Otherwise it's just a bunch of curls, it seems like for Brandon Cooks. Last year it was the same deal and early in the season it was a bland disgusting offense. It kind of seems like the same thing here. I mean, how in the world is it, okay, one time you can scheme it up well for this guy and then the other times you're kind of setting him up for failure? - Yeah, I think I lean more so to that second point you made there Zach about setting him up for failure. I mean, they were trying to force that comeback route to Brandon Cooks last night on multiple occasions. I mean, how many times did they have to see it not work to realize that he's not going to be that physical guy that can create separation on a route like that? You want to get him across the middle. You want to get him out in space. He's a guy that can, whenever he breaks off the top of his route, he can create some separation, but not with these outside, outside the numbers type routes. I mean, it's not what I've loved as far as a schematic issue on this offense leading towards Brandon Cooks finding some success, but it definitely hasn't worked through these first four weeks. And like you said, we saw early last season, you know, there's some sort of approach to be able to take and say, "Hey, we need to get this guy more involved because he can be a weapon for us." I think that needs to kind of have some sort of look in the mirror as we go into Pittsburgh next week. - What are your thoughts on Jalen Tolbert? It seems like he certainly made strides as a receiver, but a couple of penalties and also the blocking seems to be kind of a nightmare. - Yeah, I've been bullish on, I've almost tweeted this out a couple of times over the last 24 hours. I've been bullish on Jalen Tolbert's improvements as a receiver coming into the season on the team and receiving, and you know, everything we heard out of the off season certainly reflects why that is the case. You can tell that, you know, there is a connection with Dak Prescott that has, you know, been very intentional coming off the off season, but my goodness, he's got to be one of the worst receiver blockers I've ever seen. He just cannot hold the book to save his life. And, you know, I think that's the situation where the office of staff needs to look at it and they need to quit putting him in situations where they need to rely on him to make a block. Just because we have seen time and time again, you know, whenever they try to run that outside zone or even when they're trying to run an inside play, Tolbert's letting his guy loosen the slot and that guy's still able to come around and make it tackle. I mean, it's been that bad. So I think as a receiver, though, if we're talking from that specifically, man, it's been great to see his growth and I think it's only going to get more impressive as the season goes on. I'm still bullish on his improvements and I think he's still got a long way to go. What's your gut tell you on if they're going to be able to stop the Steelers? Man, I haven't even really had a chance to turn over my turn over the page and look at that just yet. We'll see how the Steelers fair this weekend. I'm also curious to see what they what they put forth from their quarterback perspective. You know, if it's a situation where Russell Wilson is healthy next week and they force him into the lineup, even though Justin Fields has led them, at least to this point, to a 3-0 record, then I think you could possibly see some sort of inconsistency on the opposite side of the ball. I think that's something you could certainly look at, but if Fields is playing and they establish that running game, then I think you're going to have some issues for sure. They have a physical offensive line, they have some guys up front that can definitely get after it and then on defensive side of the ball, I mean, we've seen that defensive line wreck games before that defense has been so good through three weeks. I think their point totals are some of the best that we've seen in the NFL the last couple of decades through the first three seasons, so definitely it's up environment to play, especially on a Sunday night. It's not going to be an easy one. How do you like this move to the start telegram, Nick? Oh, so far so good. It's definitely been a little bit of an adjustment, but just a new routine and getting used to being on the other side of the building now, but it's been fun and looking forward to expanding on it as the year goes on and appreciate being back on with you guys. I don't know. I didn't want to seem like traders going to Sean and RJ in the morning, but it's going to be back on with the G back. I'll see you guys there. Yeah. Hey, we want as much Nick Harris as we can get here on your home of the Cowboys. You're doing a hell of a job report and sir, and we appreciate your time. Yeah. Thank you. And good luck, Eric. I'll be praying for you. Thank you. Nick, thank you. How you recovered there after your bet pay. I paid his pants about 10 minutes ago. It's amazing how quickly it goes from warm and borderline soothing to a little bit chilly. All the sudden, you know, I detected that. I thought, you know, that's got to be getting a little breezy down there. It is dude. It is. It is pretty uncomfortable. Walchuck can't keep his eyes off me. Man, it was amazing. I mean, we just got to do an entire interview and Eric was just standing there with me and his pants. Yeah. What a legendary moment. This is only the second time this ever happened two down, two to go. Brodice is going to shave his eyebrows here for too long. I'm going to get that. Yeah. We got what time we on until the seven o'clock. Yeah. 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