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It's a really, really strange time for the Cowboys.

I'm not going to say good or bad.

It's strange because there is very little buzz and there is very little sizzle.

And in most unusual circumstances, listen, it's not just Philadelphia.

Washington is a bright, shiny object who has been nothing for the last 20 years.

Now they're one of the coolest teams in the league and the Giants seem fun and they're going to draft someone really high and they got James and Russell.

There is so little buzz.

So even when the Cowboys are the Cowboys for all their faults, they still have buzz. And it's still Jerry surrounded by microphones. And you're hanging on every word. Are you right now? Like, it's, it might get paid. He should get paid. They have this, like, this 12 draft pick. And no one knows who they're going to take. Even in a lot of the draft breakdowns, which we do 24-7, there's not a lot of Cowboys conversation and Cowboys takes. So we're at a place right now where what we should be, the headline of their offseason by far should be that Mike McCarty was let go and they have a new Dallas head Cowboys head coach. And there was a time when the Cowboys had a new coach. It was, oh, my God, this is leading every show and every segment. And we're like, yeah, I mean, no one's that fired up about it. So I'm not concerned. I'm not excited. I'm a little bit bored. And I'm just waiting for this jolt of electricity. It didn't come in free agency. It's not coming from a micah contract. Maybe it comes from the draft. I want them to clear the table on draft night, trade up, go from 12 to 8 to do something really bold. I'm like, the Cowboys mean business. They're not just going to hand this season to the Eagles and the commanders. I'm a little bit bored.

And all this time in my entire life, I can remember thinking the Cowboys were great.

I can remember thinking the Cowboys were bad.

I can't ever really remember thinking the Cowboys were boring.

And they are right now.

Cooper Cup is an all-time Ram, and he's an all-time Rams receiver for an organization

that has had some incredible

wide receivers. Listen, we cannot overlook the idea of what he did in the 2021 season. He had

a hundred and forty-five catches. It's unbelievable. 16 touchdowns, 1900,900 plus yards.

And it's not just that he's a good player.

It's like Cooper Cup represents something.

Cooper Cup is for every kid out there who thinks they can make the NFL and maybe they're not Calvin Johnson physically.

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