Should The Dallas Cowboys Add WR Zay Jones?

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It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. Should the Dallas Cowboys sign free agent wide receiver, Zay Jones PERSON,

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and what would his role be on the offense? All that and more in this episode of the Locked on Cowboys podcast. You are Locked on Cowboys.

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The Cowboys are meeting with Zay Jones PERSON, free agent wind receiver who played with the Bills, the Raiders, and then the Jags last year. That news comes from Jordan Shultz PERSON. Just right off the top, Lane PERSON, we're going to dive into this. But right off the top, what were going to dive into this, but right off the top, what were your thoughts when you heard this news?

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One of our esteemed listeners

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practically predicted this,

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if I'm not mistaken that. One of our questions was about whether Zay Jones PERSON would be a good fit. I think that, you know, when I saw that he became available, I wondered if the Cowboys ORG would at least kick the tires there, right?Because I do think that if you're looking for a similar situation to what you had with Gallup last season, right, where you're, you're trying to promote Tolbert PERSON to kind of take that, take the role of wide receiver three, right? And then kind of just grab that, that situation by the horns. But you also would like to have a supplement, right? Just in case that he can't reach that.

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Fallback option, right?

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Yes, a fallback option. Or at the very least, something that if he can't do it by himself, that maybe you could cobble together the wide receiver three between him and a veteran, right? And I think Zay Jones PERSON kind of fits that very well. And I think he fits the Michael Gallup role of it very well as well, because you look at Zay Jones PERSON and he is an ex-receiver, right?He's a guy that can line up, isolate on the other side, can win against press. You know, is he elite? Is he a pro bowler? Is he, you know, a wide receiver three on everyone's depth chart? Absolutely not.But he is a serviceable veteran wide receiver who could come in and run routes for you, who knows how to, you know, get open against NFL ORG corners and can, you know, produce at a reasonable level. I don't know that I'm trying to feature him in any part of the passing attack or anything like that. And honestly, I think that, you know, we've already seen on Twitter a little bit,

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people suggesting that he's coming for Jalen Tolbert's spot at wide receiver three. I would tap the brakes on it, man. I mean, I think that the Cowboys really like Jalen Tolbert PERSON a lot. And I think that this is more of a situation where they're trying to, you know, supplement the position to kind of cover themselves, almost like insurance, right? I think he fits in the sense that they are looking, they were looking for another of those ex-receiver body types.And I think he fits that perfectly. But as far as a guy that's like, you know, going to come in and shake the whole room up or change the shape of the offense, I think this is more of a guy that can come in and give you some good snaps during a game as opposed to a real, you know, fundamental shift on how the ball's being redistributed in the offense.

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Yeah, I saw a couple of our esteemed beat writers out there saying that he would come in and challenge not only, not challenge, sorry, that he would come in to replace Jill and Tolbert PERSON as the wide receiver three and would challenge Brandon Cooks for the wide receiver two. No, like listen, as somebody who, not bragging here, but as somebody who has got to follow Zay Jones very closely and watch him a lot over the last four years. Yeah. That's not what he is.What he can do is he's got good size. He's got good speed. And he can play all three positions. When he was with the Raiders ORG, played a little bit in the slot, they would run a lot of slot fades with him. With the Jags ORG, he played more on the outside.You're getting a guy that can play all three receiver spots that's cheap and that provides you a little bit of athleticism. Here's the Knox PERSON. Over the last three years, his yards after catch per reception,

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89th out of 97 of qualifying receiver, 3.1. Contested catch percentage, 85th out of 97 receivers. Like, you're getting a guy that doesn't make contested catches very frequently, unless you're playing against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. You're going up against Anthony Brown PERSON. Or, and then a guy that doesn't really make plays out to the catch.So he can separate a little bit because he is such a good athlete, but he's not, especially

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going into his age 29 season, he's not really a dynamic weapon. Having said all of that, Landon, I feel so much better if he is your wide receiver four than Joe Brooks. Happy birthday of Jalen Brooks PERSON, by the way. By the way, happy birthday, Jaylon PERSON. And to replace you with Zay Jones PERSON. I think he's a significantly better player.But the issue, it's a numbers thing because, okay, let's say he is the wide receiver for. Zay Jones PERSON has almost no special teams experience.

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He had one season where he played 100 special team snaps with the Raiders ORG, and then basically nothing else since then.

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Can you afford to have your wider C, 4, not play special teams?

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Well, I think, honestly, we may need to kind of reevaluate some of the special team stuff because I think a lot of the angles have changed here because of the kickoff return and the body types that you're going to want to play some of these special teams may have changed. So, you know, you may not be relying on your wide receiver for as much to play special teams. But it, I mean, it's still a good question.

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But can you keep six wide receivers though?

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Because if you're going to have, let's say, Jalen Brooks's wide receiver five and Kavante Turpin PERSON as your returner,

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six receivers on top of likely four tight ends and then maybe a deeper running back room,

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like the numbers start to add up pretty quickly here.

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Yeah, I mean, that is a good question. And I do think that you wonder if, you know, again, the way that the practice, how the practice squad is going to get leveraged in all this, right? And how much of these kind of, how many of these veterans are going to end up on these practice squad? And honestly, like this, you know, with this new kind of format, I wouldn't be shocked

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if Zay Jones PERSON was one of these guys that eventually, you know, yeah, got worked on to this.

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So I do think your point is valid that if you're not going to have special teams guys, and I think that's probably why Jalen Brooks PERSON would have to if he wants to make the team be, you know, a six tool special teams guy,. He's got to play every single one. So I do think that the

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Cowboys are able to fit Gallup onto the roster last year. I'm sure they'll figure out a way to do this. But that's only if Zay Jones PERSON is worthy of a roster spot. We should also mention that

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Jalen Tolbert does have some special teams experience. He's played quite a bit there over the last two years. But back to the original point. Like, I think this would be a good signing if the Cowboys ORG brought him in because I do think it would upgrade the wide receiver four position pretty significantly. But I also don't think they're bringing him into replace Jail and Tolbert PERSON.I think after how, after the step that he took in year two, I think the Cowboys really want him to grab that wide receiver three spot. And they're going to give him every opportunity. This just gives him a good baseline in case something else were to happen in your wide receiver room.You have a functional NFL ORG receiver on the depth chart that you can plug in if you need it. Yeah.

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I mean, if anything, this may be Jalen Brooks PERSON insurance, you know,

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just because like if Brooks PERSON can't take the next step that you wanted to see him take, which would be to be kind of a reliable rotational wide receiver, a guy who can play all the special teams for you, if Brooks PERSON doesn't take the next receiving step where you can rely on him if you need him, if, if Cooks PERSON gets hurt for a game and you're going to have to see an uptick of Brooks PERSON in the game, is that going to be a detriment to your team? Is he going to be able to function?And if not, how do you fix that?

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Zay Jones PERSON may be a way to fix that, right?

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Because he can play all three spots. He's reliable in that sense. May not be a playmaker, but at least he can run the offense the way you need him to. And you can keep going. So, yeah, I do think it, it doesn't, it doesn't necessarily mark disaster. That's why this isn't really an ironic birthday greeting for Jalen Brooks PERSON.I don't think his days are numbered or anything.

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No, I don't necessarily.

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But I do think that what it will do is provide a veteran presence in the, in the, in the, in the offense of a wide receiver room that, that, you know, you already have with, with, with, with, with, with, and cooks. But another guy who can kind of take those, you know, down roster guys underneath his wings, and just give another set of, of veteran kind of perspective on how the league is and how to succeed as a wide receiver in the league.All right.

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Let's get to our next question about Deuce Vaughn PERSON. And if we have any hope that he can be a factor this year, we will get to that next. This episode is brought to you by Fandul ORG. It's winner take all time in the NBA and in the NHL ORG. And Fandle ORG is giving you a shot to bring home a big win of your own.Right now, new customers can get $150 in bonus bets with any winning $5 bet. That's $150. You can use to bet on spreads, money lines, player props, and more. Go check out the NBA ORG lines they have up right now. We've got some really fun series now in round two. The NHL hockey, I mean hockey was unbelievable last night. A lot of really exciting third periods. Plus we got the NFL ORG, win totals out. We've got the player props.We've got awards. So much good things, so many good things happening at Fanduel right now. So just visit fenduel.com slash locked on and make every playoff shot count with Fandual America's number one sportsbook. Welcome back to the Lotton Cowboys ORG podcast. Are you watching Fox Sports or ESPN on your TV all day? Are you having to turn down the volume because of all that shouting? Make the switch to locked on sports today.A free 24-7 sports streaming channel program for you every day to bring you the biggest stories without all that unnecessary streaming. Locked-on sports today brings you can't-miss analysis, opinions, and news streaming 24-7 on YouTube or on the free Amazon Fire TV channels app, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team, every day. Landon, this next question comes from Hunter PERSON. He wants to know. I would love to hear y'all's thoughts on Deuce PERSON, and if you think he can carve out a role on offense,he's always been a massive Deuce Fawn PERSON fan, still believes that he can work out in the NFL ORG.

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I just want to point out that I read a really interesting article about Deuce Fon on s.com by a certain

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dustin mozier PERSON who uh had a lot to say no idea i'm sure uh so got you guys get check that out

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yeah um i you know it's interesting i i watched a little bit of the um was it the jacks

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i don't know i can't remember i think it's a jacksonville GPE preseason game right in which was it

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seattle was it seattle okay i'm sorry um and I can't remember. I think it's a Jacksonville preseason game, right? In which... Was it Seattle GPE? Was it Seattle GPE?

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Okay.

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I'm sorry. And, you know, just to kind of re-associate myself with what, like, successful Deuce Vaughn against Pro ORG looked like, you know?

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Because I think I'm having a hard time with Deuce Fon this off season. I really don't know what off season. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, his, uh, his, his, his,ity and his athleticism can go from here. Does he get faster? Does he get quicker? Does he get stronger in a pro, uh, weight room? Certainly is possible because of, you know, time and all that. But there is also the idea that that Duce Fawn, you know, is a back stout player at 5,5, you know, and his height. So I, you know, I'm really struggling to kind of, to figure out exactly the floor and the ceiling for Deuce Fawn PERSON at this point. I think that I expected more success out of him when we, when we saw him in the regular season.But I also think that there is some hope in the sense that as the Cowboys ORG kind of revamped this offensive line a little bit, as it seems to be that they are kind of maybe leaning in a little bit more to some man gap and power principles in the run game, that that kind of plays into Deuce PERSON's abilities a little bit.

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I think that there is hope for Deuce PERSON.

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I don't know that I would be penciling him in for, you know, the wider running back two or, you know, the alternate guy yet.

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Hold on. Let me ask you this. If I had to make you do a 53-man roster prediction right now, is he on it? I really don't know.

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Like, honestly, like, I, he is probably the player on the Cowboys ORG that I struggle with

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the most because there is part of me that is concerned that he just isn't big enough to do

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the job in the NFL ORG on a regular basis. There are times when you see him slip out into a screen and he gets the ball in his hands and it's electric and you see that, right? There are times when he gets the ball in the back field on a handoff and he's ducking behind guards and you can tell the ibeckers ORG can't see him and that works right but like i have yet to see deuce vaughan truly break a tackle in a regular season and that's i can see like and that's the issue is that if he goes downon every first touch that he gets, that he gets in an NFL ORG regular season game, man, like, you have to be able to break tackles in the NFL ORG to be an effective player. And especially for Deuce PERSON, because Deuce is likethe sales point, the job that he's trying to kind of get is the juice running back, right? Like the guy that's like the guy who's going to break off the long run, he's going to be able to break tackles. And maybe he doesn't need to break tackles by running through arm tackles or, you know, running through guys. But you've got to be able to at least get away from tacklers.

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And well, and that's my fear is like even coming out of Kansas State ORG, it's like he has to be that juice running back. But he ran a four, five, six with a one five, nine, ten yards split.

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That's below average for all NFL ORG running backs.

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And I, again, running back testing, I care about less than any other position. Like if you play fast, it's not that big of a deal. But when you're that small and you run that time, I, I am a little concerned. Now, if we do the glass half full, you know, thing for Deuce Fon, it's, okay, you're two into

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the system. Yeah.

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And you look at the other running backs on the team.

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It's Ezekiel Elliott, Rico Dowdell, Royce Freeman, and Malik Davis PERSON, like, all those guys are like 220-ish-pound running backs, right? He's the only guy that's like under 210 pounds and he's under it by like 50 pounds, right? Like he's the only running back on the roster that has his skill set. So maybe and maybe this is, again, we want to be very optimistic.

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Maybe one of the reasons why the Cowboys ORG didn't go out and get a running back is because they feel really good about the combination of big running backplus deuce fought.

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But on the flip side, if you're being a little bit more pessimistic, he had eight total snaps after week five last year.

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I mean,

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they essentially benched him. He was a healthy scratch for most of those weeks. Like, I mean, they essentially benched him. He was a healthy scratch for most of those weeks. Like, they were so discouraged that they didn't even play him at all. So I,

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I have no idea what to expect.

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And what they,

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what did they,

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like,

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what was the off season plan to get him from being benched to being a main part of the running back room? Like, what was he supposed to be fast? Was he supposed to be getting faster this off season? Is that possible?

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Unless he added bulk? I mean, I don't know. Well, here's the problem is that it's not that he's too slow or that he's too small.

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It's both. It's right.

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And that and that be one of the.

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Yeah.

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And that the issue is that he made the margins work in college football,

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but the margins are too thin at the NFL ORG. And like if you're not quick enough and you're not big enough to break tackles,

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like my fear before we even saw all of it was that exactly what we saw is that it all, you know,

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was too much and he can't break tackles. He can't get away from tackles, right? So that and that's what we saw in a lot of ways, right? Is that you saw him get the ball in space and be able to create that way. But, I mean, as soon as a defender closed in on him, the play's over. So, you know, I don't really, that's why I think I'm frustrated or not frustrated,but, like, confused as to, you know, what the plan is, like like how do you develop? Is there ceiling to Deuce Fawn's PERSON game? Because I was kind of generally under the impression, you know, when he came in that he was pretty much who he was, right? And that like he had, part of the reason he was in the NFL ORG is because he absolutely maxed out all the gifts that he had been given. And the kind of sad, depressing part of that story, unfortunately, is what happens when you max out all the gifts that you've been given and it's not enough, right? And that's where I'm afraid we are with here.

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Here's a little bit like a sliver of hope.

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I thought he looked awesome in the preseason last year.

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He did.

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And again, I know it's the preseason. I'm never going to overre awesome in the preseason last year. He did. Yeah. And again, I know it's the preseason. I'm never going to overreact to the preseason. But then I think early in the season,

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things were moving really fast for him. And like you could see him overthinking. So maybe

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the hope is in year two. It slows down for him a little bit more. He's never going to be a 15, 16

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touch player. But could he be a seven or eight touch player that gives you a little bit of a juice as a receiver? Maybe. I think that's the hope for me now is that he's not going to get bigger. He's not going to get stronger. He's not going to get faster.It's just that he comprehends things a little bit quicker than he did last year.

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And it slows down for him where he can be an average passing down back.

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Yeah, I don't think my standard for him is like that he needs to be running through arm tackles or breaking tackles.

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But I think he needs to be able to counteract the, he can't be tackled by the first tackler every single time it shows up.

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So he's got to counteract that with his, like you just mentioned,

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his vision and his quickness, you know, now that the,

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hopefully the game has slowed down a little bit, you know,

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or a combination of that plus more strength plus more speed.

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Like, I don't know what the, what the improvement plan is for Deuce Fawn PERSON, but I feel like it's got to be more than just getting a little bit faster, getting a little bit stronger. Like, you know what I'm saying? He's going to have to kind of do a combination of those things as well as some vision in order for him to get to a point where, you know, the Cowboys ORG have clearly elevated. The Cowboys ORG, again, we talked about runways, giving folks runways. You feel likeDeuce Vaughn PERSON, despite all the numbers in the backfield with him, has been given a little bit of a runway because there isn't another kind of juice back in this running back room right now. All right.

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Let's talk about Tray Lance and what the plan is for Tray Lance this offseason going into the preseason. We will get to that next. This episode is brought to you by Monopoly Go PRODUCT. All right, game off. We got to pause here to talk you by Monopoly Go PRODUCT. All right, game off. We got to pause here to talk more about Monopoly Go PRODUCT. Listen, I know what you're saying.Marcus PERSON, you've talked about this all the time, but the reason I'm telling you about it is because there's just so much awesome stuff in this game that we can't fit it all in in 60 seconds. We've got to tell you about it every single day in Monopoly Go PRODUCT. You can team up with friends for time tournaments where you work together to build up each other's boards.The more that you win together, the more awesome prizes that you unlock. And there's so much to get like unique stickers that you can trade with friends to complete albums for big prizes, cool new playing pieces that you can travel the boards with, and hilarious emojis for taunting friends when you smash their buildings and heist their vaults. Plus Monopoly Go PRODUCT feels new and exciting every day with constantly changing tournaments and challenges. Plus a ton of them include their own uniquemini games. And there's always something new in the timed events that will help you win big, like massive multipliers for everything you win and rent frenzies. There's always something fun to discover and Monopoly Go PRODUCT. So get off the bench and go download it now for free on the Google Play ORG or the app store, game on. Welcome back to the Lotton Cowboys ORG podcast. We are answering your Twitter questions.And this last one comes from Gorin PERSON. He wants to know, how should the Cowboys play Trey Lance and Cooper Rush PERSON in the preseason? What allows them to get the best answer possible on Lance PERSON?

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They need to kind of get some exposure on Lance PERSON. I mean, we need to see Trey PERSON play a lot, you know.

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I haven't played the entire preseason.

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Yeah, I mean, honestly, like, I don't need to see any of Cooper Rush PERSON.

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Like, I know who Cubs season in each of the last two years and they've been perfectly fine.

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Yeah, and, and we know what Cooper Rush PERSON is. I don't need Cooper to kind of continue to come in here and prove himself to us. So, but I do need to see Trey Lance, you know, I do need to see what exactly you've got in this kid. And I think that it's, you know, they're need to see what exactly you've got in this kid. And I think that it's, you know, there, Trey Lance has got a lot going on around him, right? You know, it's not even just his competition at the backup quarterback. It's his competition long term for the Cowboys ORG starting position.I mean, I know no one wants to talk about that, but that is an element here is that, you know, the Cowboys want to see if they can develop this guy into a starter one day. And if that is the chance, that gives them leverage over DAC ORG down the road. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow.

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Well, it's also showcasing him for teams next time.

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The Cowboys ORG decided not to sign him to a contract extension. Or for Trey PERSON himself, right? Trey PERSON's, right?

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Trey's got to show himself off if he wants to get that next contract. That's what I mean. Like, right.

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So like if he wants to show other teams like, hey, remember me when it comes to next free aid cycle. So there's a lot riding on the Cowboys finding success with Trey Lance or Trey Lance, you know, having some success. So I would imagine that we will get a healthy dose of Trey Lance or Trey Lance, you know, having some success. So I would imagine that we will get a healthy dose of Trey Lance. I have, I will imagine that he will get a healthy dose of wider, of running back. Good board. Quarterback to the snaps in the training camp just because.Oh, maybe. Well, yeah, I mean, you. Oh, boy. Let's not even go down. Maybe he'll get a whole bunch of quarterback one to snaps.

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There you go. Yeah.

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And honestly, maybe he will. Regardless of whatever ominous thing that you're hinting at, I think that there is still an opportunity for him to get lots of chances to work with the first team, simply because you want to see how he responds to that and how he's taking to the offense. There are many different tracks available to Trey Lance at this point, you know. And for the Cowboys, he's viewed to the offense. There are many different tracks available to Tray Lance PERSON at this point, you know. And for the Cowboys ORG, he's viewed as an asset as a quarterback who could play on the team.So I think you're going to see a ton of Tray Lance PERSON. And if he does well, then I think, you know, that opens up a whole other interesting conversation on if the DAC deal gets done before the season. Because if it doesn't, and Trey Lance does well, then you're going to start to have a very interesting offseason or really an interesting regular seasonand kind of trying to decide how to handle that situation. So I think the first step, though, is getting Tray Lance PERSON opportunities and seeing how he does with them. Yeah. And then kind of making an evaluation from there. But I would say, if you're looking for a spectrum of where Tray Lance PERSON could be, I could seehim being cut before the, I think I'd have a hard time believing that he would be cut before the season.

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Boreline PERSON cut. We'll say borderline. I could see him like, yeah, not being part of the picture by the time regular season starts.

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I could see him doing so well that it becomes a regular season conversation of, you know, the constant quarterback controversy that Cowboys ORG have whenever they have a decent backup quarterback, right, that is, is Trey, you know, looking over Dax PERSON's shoulder. So I think there's a huge wide range of spectrum, the things that can happen. But it all starts with getting exposure and seeing exactly what we have in Trey Lantz PERSON after investing all this time and resources into him so far.

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I want you to guess without looking. How many passes do you think Trey Lance has thrown since 2018? So this is over the last six years. 200?

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A little bit more than that.

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400. 420, actually.

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Oh, that's why you play a lot of games for two to San Francisco ORG. Yeah. Three seasons in college, right?

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Three seasons in college. Three with the 49ers ORG and actually Three with the 49ers and, or actually two with the 49ers and this will be his second year with the Cowboys ORG.

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He needs to play a lot.

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Again, Dak did not play at all in the preseason. He came out firing last year. They scored 40 points in the opener. Like it's, it's pretty clear like the 2021,they didn't, Dak PERSON didn't play in the preseason either. Remember he was rehabbing the shoulder.

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It was, you know, rehabbing and he still came out and lights out like yeah it's okay

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i don't need that deck playing at all in the preseason i remember last year would will greer

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that final game the final preseason game through like 50 passes that's what it needs to be

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for trailance in all three preseason games like we need to see him throw a hundred ish passes in the in the preseason just because he needs a rep. And if you want him to play with the first team and then, you know, and then kind of transition into playing with the backups for the rest of the way, I get that as well. He needs a lot of reps.I really, I'll be kind of upset if I see any other quarterback but Tray Lance PERSON get snaps under center this year.

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I mean,

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in the preseason, in the preseason, let me qualify. Wow.

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That's a good little qualifier there. I will say that I think that, yeah, if there were a way to kind of assure Cooper Rush PERSON, hey, buddy, why don't you just go take a seat over there? You're on the team, buddy. We're a fan of yours.

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He could be fine with that.

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Like, he gets enough reps in practice.

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He does not need the preseason reps. And plus, I got to believe after some of the offensive lines they put him behind in the preseason over the last couple of years, you'd be like, oh, great.

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I get to make the team and not play behind this crappy offense. Sign me up. Trey PERSON's got the legs to get away from some of that stuff.

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Let, let Trey PERSON go run around on the field a little bit.

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So, yeah, I mean, it is unfortunate because, you know, you said it.

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Trey PERSON definitely just needs all the reps that he can handle, all the reps that he can get. And, you know, like, that's why the talk about the Cowboys drafting another quarterback this year, I was like, are you crazy? We can't even possibly get enough reps for Trey Lanz PERSON. And you're about adding another quarterback in here.

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So I think they got to figure out a way to even give, you know,

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a rush an opportunity to kind of sit down a little bit and just give Trey PERSON as many of these reps as possible because it's not even just exposure. It's it's learning on the job.

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You know, he needs to develop still. And developing in, you know, going through drills and sitting in a film room and talking to your quarterback coach, that's all, that's all great. But there is nothing compared to, even with all the virtual reality stuff they have, there is nothing compared to getting out there and playing with live bullets and seeing how you react under pressure and all of that and getting the reps so it becomes second nature,especially a quarterback. So, yeah, it's going to be one of the interesting storylines is going to be exactly how did the Cowboys get Tray Lance PERSON all the snaps that he's going to require this off season. And I'm excited to see how that plays out.

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