Wajih AlBaroudi, For The Win Thu, October 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Panic around the Dallas Cowboys is building after a 2-3 start that included a home loss to undrafted free agent quarterback Jalon Daniels and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Dallas' defense has been pitiful thus far, but the players are doing what they can to change that. Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown said this week he and his defensive teammates held a players-only meeting following the Bucs loss to figure out where they're going wrong and how to fix it.
Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is dubious of whether it'll help , and he explained on the New Heights podcast that players-only meetings can signal bad times ahead.
"I think you're dead," Tomlin said . "… If it did occur, I'd like to not hear about it. The fact that you hear about it is what makes it B.S."
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer has a different perspective, one rooted in a player-first culture he's trying to cultivate in Dallas.
"I love it," Schottenheimer told reporters this week . "I've said from the very beginning, the best teams I've ever been around are led by the locker room. And my information that I received from some of those guys that called that meeting, it was very productive. It was very open and honest."
Dallas' defense has struggled mightily under first-year coordinator Christian Parker, so the team brought in veteran coach Mike Pettine as a senior defensive assistant this week. That was also considered to be a panic move within NFL circles.
Things won't get easier for Dallas with a road game against Jordan Love and the high-flying Green Bay Packers offense on Sunday.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Cowboys HC defends players-only meeting after Mike Tomlin criticism
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