Rams writer just made a late-season Cowboys win feel like a Herculean task – Levi Dombro, The Landry Hat
Rams writer spills on what they feel about Cobie Durant.
Q: Cobie Durant has been a pleasant surprise in Cowboys offseason practices. As a Rams expert, do you think that this performance has been smoke and mirrors, or can he be a legitimate part of the Dallas defense in 2026 and beyond?
A: Durant is a quality starting-caliber corner, just not the elite one the Rams needed on a championship-hopeful roster. Dallas might learn that lesson the hard way if they task him too heavily, but he should be a helpful
contributor for the Cowboys. That will be especially true if DaRon Bland can take some of the pressure off him by staying healthy and returning to All-Pro form as the Cowboys’ CB1. Rams fans were sad to see Durant go.
Q: The Myles Garrett trade completely tilted the balance in the NFC. Do you believe that the Rams are now the team to beat in the conference and the league at large?
A: To hear the talking heads talk, that’s what it would seem. On paper, I’d have to agree. Now that some of the post-trade high has worn off, though, it’s probably a good time to acknowledge that power rankings aren’t actually a sneak peek at the final standings. And I think, for the most part, Rams fans realize that.
Big game hunting: Why Cowboys coordinators likely safe another year – Reid Hanson, Cowboys Wire
Should the Cowboys do well, will the coaching staff get raided?
For the first time in a long time the Dallas Cowboys enter the season with two exciting coordinators on their coaching staff. For years it’s been unproven golden boys and past-their-prime good ol’ boys populating the most important ranks. The offense has been intoxicated in their search of the next brilliant mind while the defense has been busy cycling through a collection of retreads and placeholders. 2026 is a different animal entirely
With Klayton Adams leading the offense and Christian Parker the head of the defense, the Cowboys boast two of the biggest up-and-coming talents in coaching. They’re so well-respected they both landed on Pro Football Focus’ top 15 head coach candidate list for this season. To have one coordinator make the list is impressive, but to have both coordinators make this list is rarified air for Dallas.
Making the list is bittersweet for Cowboys fans because it signals they have two of the most coveted coaches in the industry while simultaneously threatening their exodus. While these coordinators certainly deserve respect for their football acumen and ability to teach, they also have issues holding them back from the ultimate promotion.
Klayton Adams
Adams, 43, is generally seen as one of the best offensive line and running game coordinators in the NFL. After building the Arizona Cardinalsrunning game into a juggernaut, he came to Dallas and repeated his success almost instantly. He’s well aware how innovation is critical to sustained success and appears to be on the path for continued dominance in 2026.
Working against him is the fact Brian Schottenheimer calls plays. Since he doesn’t call plays, Adams is more behind the scenes than most coordinators. His fingerprints are all over the offense, but nobody is quite sure what an Adams designed passing offense looks like or what an Adams scripted attack looks like. This won’t prevent him from getting a head coaching gig, but it will certainly give a front office pause. As such, Adams will likely have to prove himself more than most candidates before the ultimate promotion comes his way.
Breaking Down the Von Miller—Dallas Cowboys rumors – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star
Making sense of the dots connecting the veteran edge rusher to the Cowboys.
Long-time NFL pass-rusher Von Miller is a few things: a future Hall of Famer, one of the greatest defensive players of this generation, a Dallas-area native, and, most importantly, a free agent who is openly interested in becoming a Cowboy. The 37-year-old former Texas A&M Aggie has bounced around the NFL since he was traded from the Denver Broncos in 2021, and he’s now looking to add another chapter to his book.
Miller, a two-time Super Bowl champion, won his second with the Rams in 2021, before playing with Buffalo from 2022-2024, and signing with the Washington Commanders for the 2025 season. Apparently, he chose Dan Quinn’s team over the now-reigning champion Seattle Seahawks. He is, of course, near the end of the road, but he still had nine sacks for Washington last season, and, as previously mentioned, he is expressing interest in Dallas. Let’s break down the rumors and the reason why it’s likely more smoke than fire.
The Von Miller-Cowboys Rumors: Social Media & SmokeVon Miller has long been tied to the Cowboys because of his local roots, and he’s made comments over the years that have only added to the rumors. In 2022, it almost became a reality when Dallas offered Miller a deal after Randy Gregory left for Denver. Ultimately, while he said he would’ve taken less to go to his hometown team, the Bills’ six-year, $120M deal blew the Cowboys out of the water.
Four years later, the tables have turned a bit, and Miller is still completely unsigned and willing to come to Dallas on a very cheap one-year deal. He did an interview with Blogging the Boys’ RJ Ochoa, where he said he’d love to play for Dallas, and followed it up with an Instagram story post implying that something could be on the way. The team threw ice-cold water on this, with multiple sources saying they had no interest. Why? After all, Dallas’s defense is still a major work in progress, he’s still productive, he’s got the veteran leadership on his side, a championship pedigree, and a desire to join America’s team.
DeMarvion Overshown named as potential Dallas Cowboys breakout candidate – RJ Ochoa, Blogging the Boys
Could Overshown be in for a huge year?
Who would you say has the biggest potential to break out for the Dallas Cowboys this season? Before you answer, just know that ESPN provided theirs this week.
On Wednesday the worldwide leader offered breakout candidates for every team this season, and their selection for the Cowboys is both surprising and chalk. It is hard to be those things at the same time, but it happens.
DeMarvion Overshown, LB
This is less of a breakout and more of a re-breakout. Overshown lost his 2023 rookie year to a torn ACL in the preseason. When he returned to action in Week 1 of 2024, he was so ridiculously fast on an otherwise slow Cowboys defense that it was impossible not to notice him. Then came a torn ACL, MCL and PCL 13 weeks later, which ended his 2024 campaign early and followed him all the way into 2025.
Overshown did not look like himself after returning last season in Week 11 — he had only one TFL in six games after posting eight in 13 games during the 2024 season. He cleared 19 mph in top speed seven separate times in the 2024 season, per NFL Next Gen Stats; he never cleared it in 2025. As he gets further away from the injury, he’ll hopefully recover the top speed that allowed him to play sideline to sideline and trigger quickly on those behind-the-line opportunities.
Let’s establish that we are on the same page: Overshown playing well would exponentially help the Cowboys. Recently we posted something where I said he individually has the potential to change the season the most.
The situation feels similar as to how we collectively viewed Randy Gregory a few years ago. Obviously circumstances were very different, but things reached a point with Gregory to where it made sense to adopt a philosophy of “whatever you get is icing on the cake” as opposed to relying on him. To that point, with all due respect, relying on Overshown would be irresponsible given that he has missed so much time through his professional career.
It makes sense then that ESPN is labeling this potential as a “re-breakout” for Overshown. It is certainly true that he set the world on fire in 2024 before he was injured, but the unfortunate truth is that right now that stretch of time is the outlier across the whole of his career. We all are rooting in unison for that to become the norm, but this just feels a little unlikely.
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