Player's Lounge: Season Outlook

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the NFC East's historic two-week losing streak, the Cowboys' path to the playoffs, and former players in media taking disrespectful shots at current players.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' loss to the Packers, debate whether it's time to press the panic button, analyze the offensive struggles including 50-plus pass attempts and poor red zone performance.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett disucss how vital the upcoming Packers game is, Joe Milton's trade to the Eagles, and more.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett revisit the 2010 Wade Phillips firing after a 45-7 loss in Green Bay, break down the 2023 draft class, debate Christian Parker's role with Mike Petton on staff, and analyze the Cowboys' lack of interceptions and running game struggles.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Dallas Cowboys' upcoming game against the Packers, analyzing team statistics and identifying a path to victory, debate the controversial hiring of Mike Pettin to support defensive coordinator Christian Parker, examining the optics, locker room dynamics, and what it means for the Cowboys' season at two and three.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Buffalo Bills' win, the Cowboys' hiring of Mike Pettine as senior defensive assistant, the implications for defensive coordinator Christian Parker, and a deep dive into whether the Cowboys' defensive issues stem from scheme or personnel problems.

The NFC East may be a mess, but somehow the Cowboys remain right in the middle of the division race. Barry Church, Anthony Dorsett, Trey Moore, and Newy Scruggs react to a wild weekend around the division, including late-game collapses by Washington, Philadelphia, and the New York Giants, while debating which loss was the most embarrassing of them all.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the NFC East division race, debate whether it is set up for the Cowboys to win, analyze the Cowboys defense progress, preview the upcoming Tampa Bay game, and break down the slow starts that have plagued the team.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Dallas Cowboys' victory over the Texans, analyzing Lamb's dominant performance, defensive struggles, Malik Hooker's return from injury, back-to-back blocked field goals on special teams, coach Schottenheimer's game management, Jake Ferguson's blocking issues.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss discuss Joey Porter's signing and whether he can get into football shape, break down the Cowboys defensive struggles after their loss in Rio, debate the last play call by defensive coordinator Christian Parker, and make their picks for the upcoming NFL week.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys' acquisition of Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers and discuss Porter's man-to-man coverage skills, his stats, the Pittsburgh pipeline of players coming to Dallas, and previews the upcoming Cowboys vs. Houston Texans matchup, including concerns about the Cowboys' depleted secondary and run defense, Will Anderson's dominance, and CJ Stroud's struggles.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys vs Ravens game in Rio, including an analysis of the final play, Lamar Jackson's 27-yard pass, clock management issues, and coaching decisions. The crew also discusses Cowboys roster transactions, the safety room injuries, NFL quarterback development, and the Cowboys' upcoming schedule against the Houston Texans.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' early season struggles, injuries in the secondary, previewing the upcoming game against the 0-3 Houston Texans and debate play calling, run game effectiveness, blitz strategies, and whether the Cowboys offense can overcome defensive deficiencies.

Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' loss to the Ravens, analyzing the final seven seconds with Lamar Jackson, Brandon Aubrey's kickoff decision, edge rush containment issues, defensive secondary injuries, offensive line struggles, and the performances of players including Prescott, Lamb, Ferguson, and Brevyn Spann-Ford.

Barry Church, Anthony Dorsett, Demontre Moore, and guest Josh Rodriguez break down the Cowboys' upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio. They discuss field conditions, cleat choices, defensive injuries, keys to stopping Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson, offensive concerns including receiver drops and the run game, and wrap up with weekly NFL picks.

Barry Church and Anthony Dorsett are joined by former Dallas Cowboy Jessie Holley to break down the Cowboys' struggles in the run game, the impact of Tyler Smith's absence, the lack of defensive identity, and standout rookie performances from Caleb Downs, Barham, and Malachi Lawrence.

Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio, international game experiences, strategies to slow down Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, the run defense struggles, Caleb Downs' versatility, Picken's slow start in a contract year.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys 37-20 win over Washington, the defense giving up 182 rushing yards, Jayden Daniels' injury, Dan Quinn's controversial fourth down call, and whether Dak Prescott deserves a spot in the Ring of Honor.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Dallas Cowboys defense following a week one loss, breaking down defensive coordinator Christian Parker's media comments about accountability and moving forward and analyzes a viral sideline incident between rookie Jaishawn Barham and Parker.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' defensive losses of Overshown and Hooker ahead of the Washington game, breaks down week one defensive rankings including dead last in third down percentage at 81.8%, analyzes the run defense struggles giving up 165 yards, debates whether communication issues are a coaching or player problem, and discusses the Cowboys-Washington rivalry and playoff implications.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' defensive struggles, linebacker concerns with DeMarvion Overshown's hamstring injury, the significance of their Week 2 matchup against the Washington Commanders, playoff implications of going 0-2, and whether the team needs to address the linebacker position.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett preview the 2026 season opener between the Cowboys and Giants at MetLife Stadium, discuss contract extensions for Ryan Flournoy and Brevyn Spann-Ford, analyze Luke Schoonmaker's situation, react to breaking news of Malik Davis suffering a hip injury, and make predictions for Cowboys-Giants and other Week 1 NFL matchups.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett  debate the Cowboys defensive upgrades under new coordinator Christian Parker, discuss Greg Newsome's bold claims about the Giants cornerback room, react to George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb's chemistry, recap the Seahawks vs Patriots game, and make picks for the Rams vs 49ers game in Australia.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Seattle Seahawks raising their Super Bowl banner against the New England Patriots, Mike McDonald's coaching style, Sam Donald's journey from Minnesota to Seattle, and the Cowboys' win total predictions for the season. The hosts also debate NFC East standings.

Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' upcoming Sunday night football game against the New York Giants. The panel breaks down the impact of Tyler Smith's thumb injury and IR placement, TJ Bass starting at left guard, the Giants' formidable front seven including Brian Burns and Abdul Carter, Kayvon Thibodeaux's role as a backup, Jake Ferguson's potential as a security blanket for Dak Prescott and season win predictions for the Cowboys.