00:00This game kind of feels like going into Cowboys Commanders.
00:19It's must lose here to maintain that spot in the top half of the first round, isn't
00:23it?
00:24Yeah, it is.
00:25I mean, I think the Cowboys are going to lose.
00:29They have a QB dilemma to settle, but yeah, I mean, I knew they were going to lose last
00:38week in Philly, which they did.
00:40I thought they'd be a little more competitive, but they weren't.
00:44And now I saw Micah Parsons on Injury Report with a wrist injury, so I'm like, oh boy,
00:49here we go.
00:50So you know, I think the Cowboys will be okay.
00:55I think they'll lose this game on Sunday, and the draft position will be just fine.
00:59You know, Jerry and Steven would never talk about actively tanking, but do you think they're
01:03making some business decisions with that in mind here on these injured players?
01:07Well, I think one of the business decisions they made was with Demarcus Lawrence, and
01:12another one they made was with C.D. Lamb.
01:15I think if they had been in the playoff hunt, C.D. Lamb is definitely playing.
01:19And I think Lawrence would probably, because I remember talking to Lawrence about a month
01:23ago, and his objective was to return this season at some point.
01:28But now that the season has been a loss for the last three weeks, what's the point, right?
01:33So yeah, I think some business decisions have already been made.
01:38And playing Trey Lance, I think, would be a big step in the direction of not winning.
01:44Do you think they're considering that in light of bonus money and how it affects the cap
01:50or actual real dollars?
01:53What all goes into that decision, Calvin?
01:55Well, your boy Cooper Russ, he just needs about $250K, you know, that's all that's left
02:02of that bonus, right?
02:04I would think, in order for him to get that bonus, he would have to play at least 65 snaps,
02:10right?
02:11And the Cowboys are averaging about 68 snaps a game offensively.
02:16So that would mean he'd have to play the whole game, in essence, to kind of get that bonus.
02:22So you want to upset Cooper Russ and his agent by not giving them a chance to get that bonus?
02:29And, you know, we're only talking about $500,000, it's not like we're talking about $500 million,
02:33you know?
02:34So I don't think it's going to be that much of an issue with the cap.
02:39And the answer is, yeah, why not?
02:40Let's play Trey Lance, let's see what you got.
02:42Cooper, you got $250K out of $500,000 already.
02:45We're sorry you can't get the rest of it.
02:48But we're running a football program here, not a cash app.
02:53So, you know, play Trey Lance, play Will Greer, and keep it moving.
02:57As much as I like Cooper Russ, and I would like for him to get his money, but I don't
03:01think it's going to happen.
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