Cowboys Break

'There's a lot still up in the air at the quarterback position in Dallas, so does that mean it's time for the Cowboys to grab one again in the NFL Draft?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been a mostly quiet offseason for the Cowboys and, given their recent playoff exit and the fact several important people are in prove-it seasons, is it time for them to change their core principles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek, Ambar, and Bryan discuss new rules being implemented this season including the hip drop tackle and coaches challenges, where contract negotiations stand with Dak Prescott, and how the Cowboys can get back their depth after a slow start to the offseason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having signed only one outside free agent while also losing several players to other teams, the Cowboys are in a big hole they absolutely must climb out of this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After saying they'd be all in this year, the Cowboys are extremely quiet in free agency while their NFC East rivals are anything but -- time to panic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL free agency is ready to launch and the Dallas Cowboys claim they're all in, but the only way to prove it is to make any one of the moves our panel has in mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Cowboys approach free agency and negotiations with Tyron Smith, it's time to answer the question of what position Tyler Smith should play for his entire NFL career -- once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The franchise tag is something the Cowboys have used every year since 2018, but there is no reason for them to use it in 2024. It’s time to discuss why and who is even close to being worthy of it, along with debating the future of Dak Prescott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Zimmer is officially in the building with the Cowboys, and there’s likely a culture shock headed to the Dallas locker room on defense, and his style is very different from what Dan Quinn leaves behind — here’s how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Zimmer, Rex Ryan, Ron Rivera or a dark horse candidate for Cowboys' coordinator?? Our analysts choose their champion and explain why he's the best fit in Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerry Jones says the Cowboys will take a wildly different approach to the offseason this time around, but what exactly qualifies as being ‘all-in’? Our panel lays it all out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The expectations for Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are now through the roof for 2024, but that means tough discussions to determine the root of what's keeping them from getting over the postseason hump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After one of the biggest mental meltdowns in the history of the league, all questions are on the table for Mike McCarthy, Dak Prescott and the entire defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There will be several players on both sides of the ball who can help break the game open for the Dallas Cowboys when they host the Green Bay Packers, but a few in particular might catch everyone completely off-guard, because they’ve been flying under the radar to now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Pollard and Rico Dowdle have a great opportunity to have a strong day against the Packers, but Green Bay's coverage issues set the stage for Dak Prescott to dominate on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Micah Parsons and Dak Prescott were not voted as First-Team All-Pros by the NFLPA, and that’s sparked heated debate; and the panel also breaks down how to handle Jordan Love’s offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cowboys are starting to get flooded with interview requests for Dan Quinn and Will McClay, and if one or both were to leave in 2024, both would hurt -- but likely one more than the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Lamar Jackson has done in Baltimore is lights-out, but that’s also true for what Dak Prescott has done for the Cowboys, and especially after such a historic turnaround from 2022 — so who is the MVP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commanders are ravaged by bad play and, now, injuries to key players, but the Cowboys need to focus on destroying them in Week 18, period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is absolutely no reason the Cowboys should lose to the Commanders, with so much on the line, but that’s exactly why this matchup is so dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Cowboys work through possibly reuniting with a couple players, there's a headline player expected to hit free agency -- should Dallas grab him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the controversial call against the Lions to a possible reunion with familiar faces in Dallas, there's a whole lot to unpack ahead of an all-important Week 18 versus the Commanders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ambar, Bryan, and Derek discuss the NFC playoff picture and how things might shake out, which Lions playmakers the Cowboys defense should keep an eye on and make their final predictions for this Week 17 matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another big matchup for the Cowboys, but should they consider keeping Tyron Smith on the sideline until the playoffs -- possibly moving Tyler Smith for now as well? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The key to stopping the many weapons of the Lions is to rattle Jared Goff, so the Cowboys' pass rush needs to swing early and often against him and Detroit's rushing attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was another opportunity for the Cowboys to land a statement win on the road but, again, they did just enough to guarantee they walked away with a loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s more adversity that has arrived for the Cowboys, and as they try to avoid their first two-game losing streak since 2021, and against the high-powered Dolphins on the road; but we broke down how they can get it done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek, Ambar, and Bryan discuss how the Miami defense can combat the Cowboys offense, take a look at Wednesday’s injury reports for both squads, and answer if we should be seeing Micah Parsons more at linebacker.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek, Ambar, and Bryan break down the Miami offense heading into a crucial Week 16 matchup, evaluate Cowboys players at this point of the season, and more news and notes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After watching the Eagles drop their third straight game at the hands of Drew Lock, these are the concerns the Cowboys must overcome internally to take the NFC East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The struggles on the road continue for the Cowboys, and it's concerning, and we break down exactly what went wrong in Buffalo against the Bills; and it boils down to only two things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many are rightfully paying attention to the weather forecast in Buffalo, but while that’ll impact the game, so will the fact the Bills have ruled out two of their star players against the Cowboys; and Dallas has a plan of attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buffalo defense will present a major challenge for the Cowboys offense in one area, but there's something they do very poorly that should make Dallas smile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From one formidable opponent to the next, the Cowboys will now travel to hostile territory — needing to hand Josh Allen and the Bills a loss to grab their 11th win and continue to prove their doubters wrong in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dak Prescott cooked, and the Cowboys' defense choked the life out of the Eagles' offense -- in the biggest statement win of the season that destroyed narratives in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike McCarthy had a medical scare this week that involved an emergency appendectomy, and the panel breaks down the latest on his status against the Eagles as well as offering predictions for the all-important NFC East rematch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are several things the Eagles do very well, but the one thing they do very poorly is matched up against what Dak Prescott and the Dallas offense does very well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike McCarthy had a medical scare that required emergency surgery, while the Cowboys figure out how to stop Jalen Hurts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An absolute gauntlet is awaiting the Cowboys as the calendar turns to the month of December, starting with a critical matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, but their NFC East rival may not be their most dangerous remaining opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek, Ambar, and Bryan discuss the aftermath of Week 13, how things are looking in the NFC for the Cowboys, debate the final College Football standings, and take your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of questions were answered when Dak Prescott put the Cowboys on his back and carried them to a comeback win against one of the best secondaries in football -- proving he's a frontrunner for MVP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This will be one of the best defenses that Dak Prescott and the Cowboys will face, but there's an obvious plan of attack that could lead to a big win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Shaquille Leonard makes his rounds at the Cowboys’ headquarters on Tuesday, there’s a specific plan for courting him that involves Jerry Jones; meanwhile, we are seeing some areas of Geno Smith’s game that can be attacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After seeing the Cowboys dismantle their division opponent on Thanksgiving in front of a national audience, Shaq Leonard is hopping on a flight to meet with Dallas -- we discuss the latest on the All-Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Colts shocked the world by releasing four-time All-Pro linebacker Darius (Shaquille) Leonard and if the Cowboys have any chance to get him, they better take it -- the panel explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s one thing in particular the Washington Commanders live and die by on a weekly basis, and if they bring that gameplan to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, there’s a chance for plenty of good eats for the defense on Turkey Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What DaRon Bland is doing to start his NFL career is nearly unprecedented, and the panel discusses why it's time to put him in consideration for 2023 Defensive Player of the Year -- pronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Break make their final evaluations of the Carolina Panthers, make their picks, and also play "Never Have I Ever!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Cowboys running game get on track against the Panthers? The Break crew discuss the talent across the Carolina defense, a clean injury report, and the possibility of seeing Peyton Hendershot hit the field this week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryce Young will be the second rookie quarterback in a row to face the pressure-happy Cowboys’ defense, but he’s a top NFL draft pick with one particular item that can challenge Dallas; and there’s still a very straightforward way to making him give the game away early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LVE is out for the rest of the season, but he might've also played his last snap for the Cowboys -- creating questions that extend well beyond the 2023 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was another dominant showing by Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense in Week 10, and they’ve clearly found their groove thanks in large part to the record-setting pace of CeeDee Lamb, but now Brandin Cooks is also putting the NFL on notice — Prescott suddenly operating at an MVP pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to try and predict what the Cowboys will or will not do against the Giants, in a game wherein they need to bounce back from their loss to the Giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the crew breaks down how the Cowboys can attack the Giants in Week 10, it's time to discuss some important topics regarding Tony Pollard's production in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest mistake the Cowboys can make this week is overlooking the downtrodden Giants, especially with an offense led by a QB they're unfamiliar with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They lost the game of inches against the Eagles, so it’s time to talk about where the Cowboys actually stack up against the other teams in the NFC, including some sleepers, as they prepare to host the Giants in Week 10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was a lot of fight shown Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and the offense in a game that saw them dominate the Eagles for most of the game, and Micah Parsons led a defensive effort against the high-powered Philly offense that was admirable, but ultimately the ball never really bounced in Dallas’ favor in hostile territory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is no love lost whatsoever when the Cowboys take on the Eagles, but is Philadelphia the most-hated rival in the division? The analysts give their answers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s no question the Eagles’ defensive line is one of the best in the NFL, but their secondary has several question marks that Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb can take advantage of — in a major way — seeing as at least one of their star cornerbacks is struggling big-time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The keys to stopping Jalen Hurts are up for discussion in today’s episode, but there’s one thing in particular that showed up about his game that has to have the Cowboys smiling big heading into the all-important matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's spooky season and that means identifying the things that terrify the most, especially as the Cowboys go into the NFL trade deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dak Prescott came out of the bye week on a mission to demolish the Rams, and he did exactly that, on a day that saw CeeDee Lamb blast off and Brandin Cooks join Jake Ferguson in drowning the other LA team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyron Smith showed up on the injury report this week, creating new questions -- and raising some old ones -- about how the Cowboys should handle him in Week 8 and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Donald is a Hall of Fame game wrecker, that much is known, but for as solid as the Rams' overall defense is -- there's one thing they love to do that the Cowboys excel at exploiting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all about getting off to a strong start exiting the bye week, so let's talk about how the Cowboys defense can become a battering ram against Matthew Stafford and his weapons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In one of the most interesting topics ever discussed on the show, the analysts pose an intriguing question: if the Cowboys win the Super Bowl in 2023, how many years would fans be OK with struggling through a rebuild to get seventh ring? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final mix-up show of the bye week reviews the season’s first “trimester” on both sides of the ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Eagleton welcomes in Danny McCray, Jon Machota and Nick Harris for the annual bye-week mix-up show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a must-win for the Cowboys against the Chargers and they delivered in a close one, thanks to the defense getting back to form and Dak Prescott finally using his legs to do damage for a struggling offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s no shortage of offensive weaponry ready to take the field for the Chargers against the Cowboys, but one in particular will be a huge challenge for a Dallas defense that has no choice but to bounce back from a Week 5 beatdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A humiliating loss in California has to be followed by a dominant Cowboys' performance in a second consecutive trip to the Sunshine State, so we're discussing what Dallas is up against. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dak Prescott is now five games into the new Cowboys offense, and after Dallas' humiliating loss to the 49ers, it's time to ask the tough questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After seeing what happened to the Cowboys in prime time against the 49ers, it's time to lay out some brutal truths about where Dallas is sitting right now heading into Week 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew offers their final thoughts on the matchup with the 49ers before Sunday night's main event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 49ers are very good at most of what they do, but there is a glaring weakness to be attacked by Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Randy Gregory reportedly heading to free agency, we jump into a heated discussion regarding the odds of a reunion with the Cowboys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brock Purdy rightfully gets a lot of praise, but here's proof that he and Dak Prescott are driving at the same speed so far in 2023, except for one category the Cowboys defense can exploit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn't just a bounce back game for the Cowboys against Bill Belichick and the Patriots, it was a message sent before they get a chance to send an even bigger one in Week 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Pollard is already one of the best RBs in the entire NFL, but now he’s also top-5 in carries and touches through three weeks — something he’s not done in his football career — begging the question of if he will withstand this workload for 17 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Belichick will do all he can to keep the Cowboys from bouncing back against him, but there's one weakness on his team that Dallas can wreak havoc with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ezekiel Elliott will face the Cowboys for the first time in his NFL career and, coming off of a poor showing against the Cardinals rushing attack, his return now carries that much more weight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's Lab Koat segment suggests the Cowboys' offense is on the verge of exploding, and it begins with self-awareness going into Week 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a messy loss for the Cowboys in the desert, and it's time to pointing at EVERYTHING that went wrong against the Cardinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a devastating blow for the Cowboys defense, but Dan Quinn has a plan for how to make sure the best defense in the league stays exactly that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's yet another mobile QB facing the Cowboys defense, but is it still really their weak spot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After allowing the Giants to mount a historic comeback, the Cardinals will be scrappy, and the Cowboys have a chance to show some very real consistency — not only in their ability to keep winning games, but in their ability to choke the life out of their opposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cowboys still have a lot to prove, but there's an argument to be made that they're already better than one of the other top-3 NFC teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire Jets offense crash landed against the Cowboys defense, and Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb left one of the best defenses in the NFL stuck on the tarmac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We deliver the latest on the status of Zack Martin and Brandin Cooks, and discuss who’ll need to step up big in the event Cooks can’t go against the dominant Jets defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breece Hall is a game-changer for the Jets, and we break down how to keep he and Dalvin Cook bottled up to force the game on Zach Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jets defense is something to behold, but our analysts have discovered how to attack it and win big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Rodgers is done for the season with injury, but this week’s edition of ‘Lab Koat’ reveals how to rattle Zach Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a pillage and plunder by the Cowboys in Week 1, sending an early message to the NFC East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With rain in the forecast for Week 1, there’s a good chance Tony Pollard will get an early chance to prove himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They're no pushover, but the Giants have several areas the Cowboys can have their way with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are strengths that can present a problem for the Cowboys, but glaring soft spots in the defense can be exploited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's officially Week 1, and eyes are on the OL and how the Cowboys will handle their division rivals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A legend was lost with the passing of Gil Brandt, and in honor of him, here's a scouting report on the roster surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All four Cowboys analysts take on the task of discussing who makes the final roster cut and which surprise players might get some bad news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices