00:00Some very interesting notes here, here are the headlines I wrote down in the
00:19commercial break. Mike McCarthy, and this is in response to that Tyler Dunn, Mike
00:27McCarthy is fed up. Mike McCarthy isn't too worried about the Cowboys because he
00:31believes they will definitely be better in 2024. Is that delusional? He was a
00:37little bit irked by Joe Witt not being promoted to defensive coordinator, his
00:42guy, instead going to Dan Quinn in DC. Had a similar close relationship with Rob
00:50Davis who left here after some years. McCarthy was not happy with the timing
00:56of the Zeke signing. Not because they signed him, he wanted Zeke signed during
01:01the draft process so he didn't lose him to someone else. Is that delusional?
01:10Improvement, oh that Mike McCarthy may not view the Cowboys lack of moves as
01:16negatively as the rest of us because of moves like Cooks and Gilmore and he
01:21believes in draft and develop. So some very interesting nuggets here from
01:25Calvin Watkins, our guy from the Dallas Morning News on the DNM leasing hotline.
01:30Good morning Calvin, thanks for joining us. How are you man? I'm good, what's going
01:33on? You tell us, you're the one that's going and doing some digging here.
01:39Obviously this article that came out McCarthy fed up created headlines. What
01:44did you find out that kind of countered that? It really wasn't so much a counter,
01:51it was more about is he fed up with everything? And I think every coach in
01:59the league can probably complain about something, you know, with their owner or
02:05their general manager. And Mike is no different. Did he want Joe Wood as
02:12defensive coordinator over Mike before they venture down the path of Mike
02:17Zimmer? Yes. But he accepted it and said okay I love Mike Zimmer and he's cool.
02:23Did he, does he want Dak re-signed and C.D. Lamb re-signed? Of course he does. What
02:32coach who's coaching the Cowboys wouldn't want that? Right. Is he
02:37understanding that the salary cap has been a detriment to the Cowboys because
02:41they've paid so many veterans big money and they haven't really signed, you know,
02:47guys like Dak and C.D. sooner and that has affected the cap in future years so
02:54they could get some veterans? Yes. However, last year two of the most
02:58prominent players on their team they acquired by trade, right. Did he want Zeke
03:04Elliott signed a little bit quicker during the draft process? Yes. But they
03:10got it done. So there are little things that, that bother McCarthy. Does he want
03:16a contract extension? Well, hell yeah he does. He likes living here. His daughters are
03:21playing volleyball. You know, he lives in Allen. He's enjoying Texas better than
03:27what he thought. His wife loves it here. Yeah, who wouldn't want to secure security
03:33in their job? So yes, those are a lot of things that he wants. But is he fed up and
03:39he says, I hate Jerry and Steven, they're cheapskates. People I've talked to that is
03:45false. But like I said, every team and every coach in the league can complain about
03:52their owner. Calvin, the first thing that jumped out to me is the main reason he's
03:57not worried is his belief the Cowboys will improve in 2024. Now you know this
04:03covering this team as closely as you do. No fan basically would agree with that
04:08assessment and thought does Mike McCarthy really believe that they're better compared
04:12to last year for real? He might be right. But right now all of us think that's crazy.
04:20I would agree with you that that's crazy. I don't think this team is as good as it was
04:24last year, as it's currently constructed. I think everyone got better in the division.
04:31But the Cowboys, the biggest thing they did was get Eric Kendrick inside linebacker, you
04:36know, and they replaced the left tackle and replace the center with rookies in the draft.
04:41You got to expect Marjorie Smith, who was last year's first round pick to play better.
04:47Anything's better than what we saw last year. So I don't think this team is as good as it
04:53was last year. And but McCarthy believes he has to believe that we will be better next
05:00year. He thinks that would be even better this upcoming season. And that was like an
05:04MVP conversation. I think he finished second to Lamar Jackson. So I don't think I think
05:12I'm not saying McCarthy is crazy. But I'm like, Hey, I don't know what he's saying. But
05:18hey, you know, but he's the expert. I'm not. So yeah, we'll find out.
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