Mick Shots: Setting Expectations

Dani Sureck joins the show to break down the latest Dallas Cowboys news and debate their 2021 expectations now that OTAs are underway.

The guys, along with the addition of Dani, break down the first minicamp practice, highlighting the cornerback position, along with the linebackers and defensive line. Mickey and Dani have been impressed by the level of competition in these practices and Everson points out the difficult transition for rookie corners in the final show until camp.

Here is the official analysis of the very first Cowboys off-season practice open to the media, pointing out almost every one of the 90 players on the field for the "voluntary" OTA, updates on Dak, the offensive line, just where all the linebackers are lining up, number changes and the backup QB situation.

The guys smother you with all-encompassing analysis of FCS Championship game MVP Jequez Ezzard of Sam Houston State, the bumps in the 2021 schedule, the NFLPA balking at off-season workouts, their own strike history and Mickey's impressions of the rookie minicamp, along with his undrafted free agent to keep an eye on. Oh, and actually took a call, a first since 2019.

Talk about covering a lot of ground, the guys go from upcoming defensive competition, an undrafted Walls, to multi-sport athletes, to schedule-release preview of opponents, to an offense returning to health, to three big needs at QB and on the O-Line.

For the first time since the pandemic interrupted Mick Shots, the gang was all here at The Star to break down the Cowboys draft, applauding what they did at linebacker, and giving insight into the selections of Kelvin Joseph, Nahshon Wright and Josh Ball.

With the first round of the NFL Draft just two days away, this was a draft intensive show following the Cowboys pre-draft press conference, breaking down what was said and interpreting Jerry Speak, along with discussing what the retiring Sean Lee has meant to this team and the guys coming clean on just who they would draft.

This show is loaded with opinions, starting with the quarterbacks in this draft, is the position overvalued, then Mickey harping on the NFLPA wanting an all-virtual off-season, the best of a Stephen Jones interview and debating the possibility of drafting an offensive lineman.

With the NFL Draft just 16 days away, talk turned draft-intensive, first on the Cowboys needing to address the linebacker position, then the draft's cornerback depth and finally Everson memorializing the late Ernest Sterling Sr., the former Grambling coach responsible for his career.

Boy, Bill and Mickey sure covered a lot of ground the day after the Final Four title game, including their take on the game, along with Sam Darnold going to Carolina, QBs possibly the first four picks in the NFL Draft and a deep dive into the Cowboys linebackers and LB draft prospects.