Cowboys Plus Fan Podcast: Recent Episodes
David Wilson & Craig Brown
This is a podcast where we discuss the Dallas Cowboys from a fan perspective along with a variety of other topics that the hosts may find interesting.
We discuss our annual individual rankings of the Top "32-ish" NFL QBs going into the upcoming 2026 NFL season.
We discuss whether there should be an age limit in college football and review the cornerback unit of the Dallas Cowboys heading into the 2026 season.
We discuss World Cup 2026, the Knicks winning NBA Finals, the George Pickens situation and the Cowboys' front seven defenders going into the 2026 NFL season.
We discuss the 2026 NBA Finals and the Cowboys' present situation at offensive line and the tight end positions.
We discuss the Cowboys' present situation at the wide receiver position what to look forward to in 2026.
We discuss the newly-released 2026 Cowboys' schedule and detail the running back position going into this offseason.
We discuss the state of the quarterback position for the Dallas Cowboys going into this offseason.
We discuss the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs and the potential regrets that we may have for each draft pick of the Cowboys' 2026 draft class.
We discuss ridiculously early expectations for the 2026 Cowboys, George Pickens and we grade the Cowboys' 2026 draft.
We complete our individual seven-round mock drafts as the Dallas Cowboys for the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.
We discuss a few future hot takes for the Dallas Mavericks as this NBA season winds down and we present our individuals draft boards for the Dallas Cowboys for this upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.
We discuss some of the Cowboys' top defensive draft pick options for the 2026 NFL draft.
We discuss how or NCAA March Madness brackets are shaping up and the Cowboys' draft options on the offensive side of the ball.
We discuss the Cowboys' departures and new arrivals after week 1 of NFL free agency, along with our grades on how the Cowboys have fared this offseason so far.
We discuss the free agents that the Cowboys should have an eye on going into 2026's free agency period.
We discuss and react to our new defensive coordinator Christian Parker's recent introductory press conference and decide which Cowboys free agents we want to keep and which we are okay letting go.
We discuss Super Bowl LX between Seattle and New England, rank the greatest NFL Franchises of all-time and trade candidates for the Cowboys that could potentially bring us back a 2nd or 3rd round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.
We discuss (00:00) whether the Indiana Hoosiers are too old to be respected, (13:07) why Bill Belichick got snubbed by the Hall of Fame, (25:13) a preview of the Super Bowl LX and (40:03) and the hiring of former Eagles assistant coach Christian Parker as our new defensive coordinator.
We discuss a preview of the CFP Championship game, a review of the NFL Divisional playoffs and we divide the 2025 Cowboys into four groups based on performance.
We discuss the CFP semifinals, NFL Wild Card weekend and the end of season positional unit grades for the 2025 Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss the quarterfinals of the college football playoffs, the upcoming NFL Playoffs, Trevon Diggs' departure and the end of the Cowboys' 2025 season with a loss to the New York Football Giants.
We discuss the first round of the College Football Playoffs and the Cowboys' third straight loss to the L.A. Chargers.
We discuss the upcoming College football championship bracket and another frustrating loss by the Cowboys at home versus the Vikings.
We discuss the College Football conference championships this weekend, our NFL power rankings and how the high-flying Dallas Cowboys crash back down to earth versus the Detroit Lions.
We discuss the upcoming Texas A&M at Texas game, the teams we believe that have the best chances at winning the College Football Playoffs and a welcomed win by the Cowboys over the Philadelphia Eagles.
We discuss the firing of Mavericks' GM Nico Harrison, a review of a few key SEC matchups and how the Cowboys dismantled the Las Vegas Raiders.
We discuss the top 10 Cowboys of the season so far and the Cowboys who are the biggest surprises and disappointments at the bye.
We discuss college football from the past weekend along with another head-scratching loss by the Cowboys to the lowly Arizona Cardinals.
We discuss the idea of team chemistry - what it is, how we define it, how it manifests and how it compares and is contrasted with both job performance and repetition in a team sport.
We discuss our individual top 5 college football teams and how the inconsistency of the Dallas Cowboys rear its ugly head once again versus the Denver Broncos in Week 8.
We discuss the start of another NBA season, week eight of the college football season and a victory against divisional foe, the Washington Commanders.
We discuss college football highlights of the weekend and the horrid loss to the Panthers by the Cowboys in Week 6
We discuss some college football of the past weekend and the Cowboys' comfortable win in week 5 versus the New York Jets.
We discuss a semi-bounce back from the Dallas Cowboys as they put up a rare tie against our long time rival, the Green Bay Packers
---------SPOILER ALERT---------We discuss the excellent Netflix series "America's Team" and review some of its most revealing takeaways as it chronicles the history of the Dallas Cowboys.------------------SPOILER ALERT
We discuss the absolutely confusing loss to the Chicago Bears by the Cowboys in Week 3.
We discuss Arch Manning and this week in college football, a short glance into the second week of the NFL season and how the New York Football Giants surprisingly take us down to the wire in our first win of the season.
We discuss the ridiculous trade of Micah Parsons by Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss the Cowboys final 53 man roster and how we close we came to our projections of who would and wouldn't make this team.
We discuss the upcoming Texas-Ohio St game and predict the Cowboys' 53 man roster for 2025.
We discuss our predictions for the NFL divisions winners, wild-card teams, and the Super Bowl winner of the 2025 season.
We discuss preseason game 2 for the Cowboys versus the Baltimore Ravens and question whether there is a need for alarm for this team.
We discuss what the Cowboys will have to do to get to at least the NFC Championship game - something we haven't done in 30 years.
We discuss Shedeur Sanders' preseason debut and how the Cowboys looked versus the LA Rams in Preseason Game 1.
We discuss the Micah Parsons situation and our schedule predictions for the 2025 Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss early reports from Cowboys' training camp and our individual rankings of the top 32 NFL quarterbacks going into the 2025 season.
We discuss Cooper Flagg's showing in NBA Summer League and present our lists of teams we would like to see win a Super Bowl in 2025 other than the Dallas Cowboys.
CORRECTION: Joe Flacco did play with the Browns in 2023 and Indy in 2024. So he is not completely new to the Browns organization for this upcoming season.
We discuss our Top 10 current and all-time NBA players and we attempt to answer the question of whether Nico Harrison or Jerry Jones has been the better general manager in their respective sports.
CORRECTION: Our previous discussion of Jimmy Johnson's book "Swagger" was a 2-part episode (episodes 87 and 88), not 3.
We discuss our NFC East QB rankings and what happens if Dak has another major injury in the 2025 season.
We discuss Cooper Flagg's future with the Dallas Mavericks and the biggest all-time rivals of the Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss the Cowboys' draft history in the second round and rank who will be the biggest contributors of the 2025 draft class for this upcoming season
We discuss the Mavericks and Cooper Flagg, the George Pickens trade and a quick glance at the Cowboys' 2025 schedule.
We discuss our grades for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 NFL Draft and how our needs were unmet by this front office.
We discuss and compare our 2025 NFL Draft Boards consisting of players we think the Cowboys should draft in the first round.
We discuss the upcoming NCAA Basketball Championship game (recorded Sunday) and an extensive list of defensive players headed to the 2025 NFL Draft. Vist us at @cowboysplusfan.bsky.social!!
We discuss the Demarcus Lawrence-Micah Parsons social media war and the Cowboys' surprising early haul of players in 2025's NFL free agency period.
We discuss the Luka Doncic trade in further detail, what the Deebo Samuels trade to Washington could mean for the Cowboys and the best NFL defensive free agents in the NFL's upcoming free agency period.
We discuss the retirement of Zack Martin and NFL offensive free agents that the Cowboys should have interest in acquiring this offseason.
We discuss the players we want to keep and the players we are okay at letting walk in free agency from the 2024-25 Cowboys roster.
We discuss the Doncic-Davis trade between the Mavericks and Lakers and our individual top 10 Cowboys on the roster after the end of this 2024-25 season.
We discuss the CFP championship game, the past weekend's NFL championship games and the Cowboys' lackluster head coach search which led to naming Brian Schottenheimer as their new head coach.
We discuss the upcoming CFP Championship game, NFL playoff divisional games and our favorites for Cowboys' head coaching position.
We discuss the CFP semifinals game, NFL wild card week and we end the Cowboys' 2024 season with some of the toughest questions about this team going into the offseason.
We discuss the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs and the end of the Cowboys' 2024 season versus the Commanders.
We discuss Colorado's bowl loss against BYU, take a short trip around the NFL and discuss one of the Cowboy's worst performances of the year vs the Eagles in our penultimate game of the 2024-25 season.
We discuss the 1st round of the College Football Playoffs and and an unexpected win for the Cowboys over the Bucs.
We discuss this year's Heisman Trophy winner, Bill Belichick to UNC, our predictions of the upcoming College Football Playoffs and the Cowboys' win versus the Panthers.
We discuss the College Football Playoffs and how the Cowboys find new and creative ways of losing a football game versus the Bengals.
We discuss the Cowboys' Thanksgiving win against the floundering New York Football Giants.
We discuss how the college football season is shaping up, future Hall of Famer Eli Manning and the Cowboys finally getting a win versus the Commanders.
We discuss the Tyson vs Paul fight, a college football update and the Cowboys losing their seventh game of the season versus our in-state rival - the Houston Texans.
We discuss the latest in college football and wonder whether this nightmare will ever end with the 2024 Dallas Cowboys after another expected loss against the Eagles.
We discuss the upcoming, all-important 2024 Presidential election and the Cowboys' third straight loss versus the Falcons.
We discuss Texas' huge loss to Georgia and how Jerry loses it on his radio show after the Lions loss.
We discuss the upcoming Texas vs. Georgia matchup and receive just another dose of reality after witnessing another blowout loss versus the Detroit Lions.
We discuss an extremely impressive win by these Cowboys versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of their biggest all-time rivals.
We discuss the mauling of our beloved Dallas Cowboys at the hands of the New Orleans Saints in game 2.
We remember the most memorable moments of the podcast thus far as we celebrate our 100th episode, review some of the biggest college games of the weekend and discuss the surprising Cowboys win vs. the Browns in Week 1.
We discuss CeeDee Lamb finally getting his money, the Cowboys' final 53 man roster and our predictions for the 2024 NFL season, including division, conference and Super Bowl winners.
We give our 53 man roster projections for the Cowboys while also reviewing their last preseason game versus the Chargers.
We discuss the biggest games in the upcoming college football season, our opinions on the new 12-team college football playoffs and a preview of the NFC East.
We discuss how the Cowboys 53-man roster is shaping up after their second preseason game versus the Raiders.
We discuss Trey Lance's performance in the Cowboys' first preseason game, along with other highlights and lowlights versus the Los Angeles Rams.
We discuss the 2024 Paris Olympics, standouts in Cowboys training camp and our first moves if we became the Cowboys general manager today.
We discuss Joe Biden dropping out of the race for President and our annual individual preseason lists of the top 32 starting NFL QBs.
We discuss the Trump shooting and we rank our top 10 Cowboys going into the 2024-25 season.
We discuss the drafting of Bronny James by the LA Lakers and the Cowboys who have the most to prove in 2024.
We discuss President Joe Biden and his recent presidential debate performance, along with some names who could possibly replace Mike McCarthy if things don't go well in 2024.
We discuss the end of the NBA Finals and what the Mavericks need to do going forward, along with a few more takeaways from Jimmy Johnson's book Swagger.
We discuss the Trump conviction, whether men are responsible for the lack of WNBA support and our biggest takeaways from Jimmy Johnson's 2023 book "Swagger."
We discuss the Dallas Mavericks and their ongoing journey toward a second championship, as well as a discussion on QBs who may be available if Dak Prescott isn't resigned after this upcoming season.
We discuss the Dallas Mavericks' playoff run as well as the ten Dallas Cowboys we are most interested in watching in the 2024-25 NFL season.
We discuss and grade the Cowboys' 2024 draft as well as wonder what in the world they are doing at the RB position.
We run a simulated draft and pick the players we would draft if we were running the show as Dallas Cowboys GMs.
We discuss players who the Cowboys should be interested in drafting in later rounds of the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft.
We discuss and rank the 24 best first-round options that the Dallas Cowboys should have on their board in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft from our perspective, of course.
We discuss what the heck is going on with Sean "Diddy" Combs, the Cowboys' worst draft classes of all time and we rank the Cowboys's biggest position needs going into the upcoming 2024 NFL draft.
We discuss Jerry Jones and going "all in" as well as the present state of the Cowboys' roster after the first week of free agency.
We discuss the NFL combine and the defensive free agents that can help the Cowboys the most in the upcoming season.
We discuss the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII, the Cowboys' vacant defensive coordinator position and the top 5 all-time football sins of Jerry Jones.
We discuss the NFL championship games of the past weekend and we choose 15 Dallas Cowboys that we most want to move forward with on this roster.
We discuss former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley's statement, the NFL playoffs and an end season critique of both Mike McCarthy and Dan Quinn and whether they should come back in 2024.
We discuss the Dallas Cowboys and another ridiculous outing in the Wild Card round versus the Green Bay Packers and what it all means for this team's future.
We discuss the college football semifinals, Cowboys vs. Commanders and what to look forward to in the Cowboys first postseason game vs. the Packers.
We discuss the College Football Playoffs, how the Cowboys pull out a close one vs. the Lions, Jimmy Johnson getting into the Ring of honor and a preview of the upcoming NFC playoffs.
We discuss the loss to the Miami Dolphins and catch up with what the San Francisco 49ers are doing nowadays.
We discuss an embarrassing and head scratching loss to the Buffalo Bills and what is to come for the Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss how the Cowboys put the NFL on notice with a huge win versus the Philadelphia Eagles and set themselves up nicely to close the season strong with four to go.
We discuss the College Football Playoffs and the chaos that has ensued, the Dallas Cowboys victory against the Seattle Seahawks and whether the Cowboys really stand alone in not beating "good" teams like the national media would like for you to believe.
We discuss the the Michigan-Ohio St. game and how the College Football Playoffs are shaping up and the Cowboys make quick work of the Washington Commanders, and of course, what is about to come.
We preview the Thanksgiving game with the Cowboys vs the Commanders. Happy Thanksgiving!!
We discuss the latest in college football and the Cowboys' win over the Carolina Panthers.
We discuss college football and go toe-to-toe on who we think are the top 5 teams in the country (00:00 - 52:45), an NFL rookie WR debate (52:45 - 1:13:00) and how the Cowboys demolish the Giants once again (1:13:00 - 1:51:32).
We discuss the latest in college football and a review of the Cowboys' loss to the Eagles.
We discuss the Texas Rangers, college football, a few NFL games and a review of Dallas vs the LA Rams.
We list our top 5 in each of the following categories at the bye: College Football teams, NFL teams, NFL MVP candidates, Cowboys players right now, Cowboys positional units and Cowboys who should be on the trading block.
We discuss Week 5 in College Football and the thrashing of the Patriots by your Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss Oregon vs Colorado and what exactly happened to the Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona.
We discuss DeionSanders, Nick Saban, and how the Cowboys make easy work of the New York Jets.
We discuss Week 2 in college football and a review of the NFL's Week 1, highlighted by the Dallas Cowboys' dismantling of the New York Football Giants.
We discuss SMU making it back to the Power 5 and how we did projecting the 53 man roster for these Dallas Cowboys as we await the start of NFL season.
We discuss the Trey Lance trade, present our 53 man rosters for the Dallas Cowboys as we wait on NFL cut day and discuss the final preseason game of 2023.
We discuss the latest in college football realignment, notes on the latest NFL signings and we review the Cowboys' first preseason game vs. JAX
We discuss our picks to win each division, our wild card picks and our Super Bowl winners for the upcoming 2023-24 NFL season.
We discuss DJT's ongoing legal battles, Trevon's insult of Dak and other training camp goings-on.
We rank the top 32 starting NFL quarterbacks in the NFL going into the the 2023 season - and there will be controversy. Buckle up!!
We discuss the NFL's devaluation of the running back position and early thoughts on the Cowboys' 2023 training camp.
We discuss our hopes, dreams and expectations for these Dallas Cowboys as they embark on their upcoming training camp.
We discuss the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and the NFL teams we'd most like and least like win the next Super Bowl outside of the Cowboys.
We discuss our 5 most overrated and underrated Cowboys in franchise, along with quite possibly the greatest oversight that we have ever had on this podcast. Email us at email@cowboysplusfanpodcast.com or visit on twitter at @cowboyplusfanp if there are any others that we may have missed.
We unveil our official rules for legitimate sports fandom that should hopefully quell that dirty sports phenomenon known as fan bandwagoning.
We discuss our top 10 NBA players - current and all-time, and tackle some true or false questions about the Cowboys' upcoming season.
We discuss the present state of hip-hop from two fifty year-olds and a list of potential NFL post-June 1st cuts that the Cowboys may be interested in acquiring.
We discuss who the Cowboys should have their eyes on in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
We discuss the aftermath of the Women's NCAA national championship game, whether a former president should go to prison, the ten greatest Dallas Cowboys drafts ever and the Cowboys' most pressing needs in the 2023 NFL Draft.
We discuss March Madness, Zeke Elliot and his contributions to the franchise, a free agency update for the Cowboys and the greatest Cowboys of all-time by position.
We discuss wokeness and woke culture, NBA players recently doing dumb things, the Cowboys new coaching staff and the NFL free agents who the Cowboys should be interested in attaining. for next season.
We discuss the secession ramblings of a U.S. Congresswoman, the Kyrie Irving trade, the XFL and why you hate spring football leagues and which Cowboys free agents should be kept and which should be allowed to walk.
We discuss the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl LVII, the Top 10 NFL QBs of all-time and the end of season unit grades of the 2022-23 Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss the Ed Reed situation, reviews of the NFC and AFC championship games and the firing of Kellen Moore.
We discuss the end of the road for the 22-23 Dallas Cowboys and predictions for the four remaining NFL teams.
We discuss the Cowboys knocking off Tom Brady and the Buccaneers and what to expect moving forward to the divisional round against the 49ers.
We discuss Damar Hamlin, TCU and the College Football Championship game and the Cowboys vs Wash debacle, along with what to expect from the NFL playoffs from the 'Boys.
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We discuss the College Football playoffs and TCU, the Cowboys win over the Titans and who we would rather see and not see in the NFL Playoffs.
We discuss our top 5 NFL Teams right now, Brady vs Belichick, and a review of the Cowboys win against Philly.
We conclude our discussion on the Jacksonville loss and Kellen Moore as well as have a long, lengthy and ridiculous debate on NFL scoring and statistical analysis.
We discuss why everyone "hates" the WNBA(00:00-20:45), we fix the college football postseason playoffs(20:45-52:46), our top 10 NFL WRs (52:46-1:05-42), and we review Texans vs Cowboys(1:05:42-1:36:57)
We discuss the NIL in college football (00:00-32:06), Deion Sanders leaving Jackson State (32:06-55:20) and a review of the Colts versus the Cowboys (55:20-01:57:00).
We discuss the now-infamous Jerry Jones photo from 1957, the Cowboys vs Giants Thanksgiving game and where we now stand in the NFC.
We discuss whether TCU can make the College Football Playoffs(00:00-28:38), Cowboys-Packers game review (28:38-1:48:07) and whether the Cowboys should sign OBJ?(1:48:07-1:58:44).
We discuss (00:00-13:50) Should College be Free in America?, (13:50-21:50) the start of the NBA season, (21:50-48:06) NFL Weekly Wrap Up and (48:06-1:35:43) a Cowboys Vs. Bears Review and the Cowboys going forward.
We discuss our Top 5 NFL teams and what exactly happened with the Cowboys vs the Eagles.
We discuss Kanye West, BLM, the week's NFL games and how the Cowboys beat the defending NFL champs.
We discuss the Cowboys vs Giants game, Cooper Rush's third career win, Deion Sanders and HBCU football.
We discuss Cooper Rush's Game 2 performance, Kellen Moore, Jerry Jones and what all this means for Dak Prescott and his future.
We review the first week of games of the season, including the horrible debut of the 2022 Dallas Cowboys.
We discuss college football realignment, our NFL division winners and Super Bowl picks and our biggest takeaways from the Cowboys preseason.
We discuss our top 5 Hip Hop MCs of all time, go deep (probably too deep) on the Deshaun Watson situation and preview the Cowboys in their first preseason game vs. Denver.
We discuss our heroes who fall from grace and whether we should continue to support their previous work, the 1995 Cowboys and who should receive the credit and the players on the Cowboys roster who we consider to be part of the problem and part of the soution.
We discuss the January 6th hearings, our Top 32 NFL starting QBs and we dig deep on where we are with Dak Prescott after his first six years in the league. And we apologize for the technical difficulties,
We discuss guns in America, second NFL team in Dallas and our predictions for the Cowboys' upcoming 2022 NFL Schedule.
We discuss Roe vs. Wade, Tannehill vs. Willis and our grades for the Cowboys' 2022 draft.