👋 Good morning! - Now that the Cowboys season is over its time for you the fans to sit back and let those blood pressures go back down. - Ali Jawad

The Cowboys’ season is over, the defense is still a mess, and now Dallas is reportedly taking 10–12 days before making any major decisions (defensive coordinator), because apparently “urgency” is only a word you use in press conferences.

After briefly looking revived when Quinnen Williams showed up and helped spark that Weeks 11–13 win streak, the unit face-planted down the stretch and dragged Dallas into 7-9-1 and back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in more than 20 years.

Fans want Matt Eberflus’ head on a spike, but Williams didn’t let the locker room hide behind that. “A lot of people kind of put the blame on the coaching all the time…” he said, before basically reminding everyone that coverages haven’t changed in 50 years, execution has.

Translation: one coordinator isn’t the reason you finished 30th overall, last in pass defense, allowed the most points, and gave up 500 points for the first time in franchise history.

And that’s where the waiting gets dangerous, because the problems aren’t just schematic, they’re roster-deep.

Last offseason’s fixes flopped (Murray, Sanborn, Elam, Solomon Thomas, Logan Wilson), and Dallas can’t play bargain-bin roulette again with two first-round picks and zero Day 2 selections.

The next 10–12 days aren’t just about choosing a coach, they’re about whether the Cowboys finally admit this defense needs a real rebuild, not another patch job.

The Rangers’ offseason hasn’t been loud across MLB, but it’s been busy, and it’s clearly been shaped by a tighter budget.

They still found ways to tweak the roster with real-name additions like Brandon Nimmo and Danny Jansen, betting that “smart change” can beat “big spending.”

Now the pressure’s on: did Texas actually get better, or did they just get different?

Cooper Flagg’s jumper has gone cold, and the loudest question in Dallas is getting louder: is the Rookie of the Year favorite finally hitting the rookie wall?

Jason Kidd basically hinted yes, and did it in the most Jason Kidd way possible.

The DLLS Mavs crew broke that down, swings into trade targets and rumor season, then closes the show with Trivia Tuesday chaos.

Incase you’re wondering.

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Ali Jawad
Dallas Cowboys ​Content Creator/Newsletter Writer
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