Every week, we gather to discuss the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have David Howman, RJ Ochoa, and Jess Haynie.

What single defensive issue hurt most? Rush-lane discipline, communication, or tackling?

Mike: There was too many soft edges and uneven interior lanes that Jacoby Brissett used to break contain and extend plays, which in turn stressed the coverage and turned routine tackles into misses. If Dallas can clean up the lane integrity, containment issues, the communication hiccups, the tackling problems begin to...

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin receives a lot of flak from the fanbase for not winning a playoff game since 2016. It’s the longest playoff win drought for the franchise since pre-1972.

The standard in that regard has not been met by the Steelers, but Tomlin always has his team competitive. He’s not had a losing season in his first 18 years as the team’s head coach, which is an NFL record.

Former Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley thinks Tomlin is unfairly criticized, and Steelers fans should be grateful that he’s their head coach.

“This is one of the...

Colts

Colts CB Sauce Gardner shared his thoughts when Jets GM Darren Mougey told him that he was being traded. To his delight, he was happy to end up in Indianapolis.

“Please let it be my ideal situation,” Gardner said, via PFT. “I don’t want to go to a losing team. I don’t want to go to a team on the other side of the world.”

• Jonathan Jones reports that all indications point towards the Colts re-signing QB Daniel Jones, as they currently have no first-round draft picks and have found success with the former Giants quarterback.

Jaguars...

The 2025 NFL season has made it pretty clear that quarterback Justin Fields doesn’t have much of a future with the New York Jets. However, given how the 2026 NFL Draft quarterback class is looking this fall, the Jets starting quarterback next season might have to come from somewhere else.

Regarding the Justin Fields contract, per Spotrac, New York could designate him as a post-June 1 release next spring. It would leave just a $13 million cap hit in 2026 and a $9 million dead cap in 2027, while providing the front office with an extra $10 million in cap...

The Packers have gone most of the season without wide receiver Jayden Reed, who underwent clavicle and foot surgeries in mid-September. With the Packers off to a 5-2-1 start and leading the ultra-competitive NFC North, Reed could act as a second-half reinforcement for the team. Reed’s foot injury has fully healed, though his clavicle isn’t 100% yet, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Thanks in part to Reed’s three-catch, 45-yard, one-touchdown effort in Week 1, the Packers coasted to a 27-13 win over the division rival Lions. They’re due to face each other again on Thanksgiving. If...

The Seattle Seahawks aim to advance to a 7-2 record when they take on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10. However, it sounds like the defense is facing an uphill battle, as Jarran Reed’s latest injury update sparks bad news for the franchise.

Reed, who is 32 years old, is officially ruled out for Sunday’s contest against the Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 10-year pro is said to be dealing with injuries in his wrist and thumb.

“Seahawks downgraded DT Jarran Reed to out for Sunday’s game vs. Arizona due to wrist and thumb injuries.”

This will be...

As we do every week to prepare you for the upcoming game, we give you our X factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept or scheme. Here’s our Pittsburgh Steelers X factor against the Los Angeles Chargers. STEELERS VS CHARGERS X FACTOR: CB BRANDIN ECHOLS The Steelers made quite a few additions […]

The Rams announced on Saturday that they have elevated K Harrison Mevis to be their starter in Week 10, along with veteran LS Jake McQuaide.

Mevis will start over K Joshua Karty, who has struggled with missed kicks this season.

Mevis, 23, is nicknamed “The Thiccer Kicker” due to his size of 5’11 243 pounds. He went undrafted out of Missouri in 2024 before catching on with Carolina.

After being released by the Panthers, he spent the 2025 spring season with the Birmingham Stallions of the UFL, then had a stint with the Jets during the offseason.

In 2025, Mevis...

The Arizona Cardinals benched quarterback Kyler Murray this week, placing him on injured reserve to create a clearer path for Jacoby Brissett to take over as the start. Now amid recent reports out of Arizona, it’s evident that Murray’s tenure with the Cardinals will likely be over in a matter of months.

Following reporting by ESPN‘s Adam Schefter that Murray’s future with the franchise is bleak, with the two sides expected to discuss his future, it’s time to start thinking about potential landing spots for him. While he hasn’t recaptured the form we saw a few seasons ago, there would...

NOVEMBER 8: The Browns activated Tillman from IR on Saturday, per a team announcement, clearing the way for him to return on Sunday against the Jets. Cleveland also signed safety Christopher Edmonds to the active roster from the practice squad. He appeared on special teams in two games in 2024 as an undrafted rookie but has yet to take the field this season.

NOVEMBER 3: The Browns designated wide receiver Cedric Tillman to return from injured reserve on Monday, per a team announcement. Cleveland also released veteran safety Damontae Kazee from the 53-man roster.

Tillman started the first four games...

Texas Tech football is one last-minute road loss away from a perfect record and first-place standing in the underrated Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders are eyeing their first 10-win campaign since the late great Mike Leach roamed the sidelines in Lubbock and are one of only two programs that currently rank in the top-five in both points scored and points allowed. Alas, Joey McGuire’s boys have not received a ton of national praise, with focus still revolving around the Big Ten and SEC. Pairing Patrick Mahomes with Pat McAfee inside Jones AT&T Stadium is a good way to change...

Browns

Browns OC Tommy Rees, who was handed over play-calling duties, said he’ll put a different spin on the offense while maintaining their core principles.

“There’s a lot of areas we need to improve,” Rees said, via PFT. “*The passing game, like we’ve said from the jump, takes all 11. We want to stress defenses in probably some ways we haven’t been able to or not able to connect on. Feature the guys we can lean on and make our quarterback feel comfortable. The bye weeks are always great. We needed the reset to kind of look at things,...