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The Players Lounge
by Dallas Cowboys
Featuring Barry Church, Danny McCray and hosted by Newy Scruggs. The show covers topics around the Cowboys, the NFL and college football. The podcast enlightens fans on playing the game from a player’s perspective and includes current and former players as guests.
Episodes
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Player's Lounge: Make Or Break Game?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett disucss how vital the upcoming Packers game is, Joe Milton's trade to the Eagles, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Player's Lounge: Leadership Advice
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett revisit the 2010 Wade Phillips firing after a 45-7 loss in Green Bay, break down the 2023 draft class, debate Christian Parker's role with Mike Petton on staff, and analyze the Cowboys' lack of interceptions and running game…
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Player's Lounge: Pattern of Broken Promises?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Dallas Cowboys' upcoming game against the Packers, analyzing team statistics and identifying a path to victory, debate the controversial hiring of Mike Pettin to support defensive coordinator Christian Parker, examining…
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Player's Lounge: Missing Puzzle Piece?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Buffalo Bills' win, the Cowboys' hiring of Mike Pettine as senior defensive assistant, the implications for defensive coordinator Christian Parker, and a deep dive into whether the Cowboys' defensive issues stem from…
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Player's Lounge: Are the Cowboys Still Alive in the Division?
The NFC East may be a mess, but somehow the Cowboys remain right in the middle of the division race. Barry Church, Anthony Dorsett, Demontre Moore, and Newy Scruggs react to a wild weekend around the division, including late-game collapses by Washington, Philadelphia, and the New York Giants…
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Player's Lounge: Panic Button Time in Dallas?
Following the Cowboys’ stunning 24-16 loss to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the crew pulls no punches. Barry Church, Anthony Dorsett, Danny McCray and Newy Scruggs break down an “embarrassing” performance, debating whether the Cowboys’ problems stem from coaching, preparation…
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Player's Lounge: Should Tyler Smith Return For Thursday?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the practice report ahead of the Cowboys' Thursday night game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, discuss whether Tyler Smith should return from injury, debate the potential trap game scenario, and reflect on Lane Johnson's...
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Player's Lounge: NFC East Division Race
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the NFC East division race, debate whether it is set up for the Cowboys to win, analyze the Cowboys defense progress, preview the upcoming Tampa Bay game, and break down the slow starts that have plagued the team. See...
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Player's Lounge: Victory Breakdown
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Dallas Cowboys' victory over the Texans, analyzing Lamb's dominant performance, defensive struggles, Malik Hooker's return from injury, back-to-back blocked field goals on special teams, coach Schottenheimer's game...
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Player's Lounge: Battle of the Lone Star State
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss discuss Joey Porter's signing and whether he can get into football shape, break down the Cowboys defensive struggles after their loss in Rio, debate the last play call by defensive coordinator Christian Parker, and make their...
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Player's Lounge: Risk vs. Reward
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys' acquisition of Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers and discuss Porter's man-to-man coverage skills, his stats, the Pittsburgh pipeline of players coming to Dallas, and previews the upcoming Cowboys vs....
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Player's Lounge: Rush Four vs. Rush Three Debate
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys vs Ravens game in Rio, including an analysis of the final play, Lamar Jackson's 27-yard pass, clock management issues, and coaching decisions. The crew also discusses Cowboys roster transactions, the safety room...
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Players Lounge: Can't Sleep On An 0-3 Team
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' early season struggles, injuries in the secondary, previewing the upcoming game against the 0-3 Houston Texans and debate play calling, run game effectiveness, blitz strategies, and whether the Cowboys offense can...
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Player's Lounge: Giving Grace to the Secondary?
Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' loss to the Ravens, analyzing the final seven seconds with Lamar Jackson, Brandon Aubrey's kickoff decision, edge rush containment issues, defensive secondary injuries, offensive line struggles, and the performances of players...
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Player's Lounge: Pick Your Poison
Barry Church, Anthony Dorsett, Demontre Moore, and guest Josh Rodriguez break down the Cowboys' upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio. They discuss field conditions, cleat choices, defensive injuries, keys to stopping Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson, offensive concerns including...
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Player's Lounge: Identity Crisis?
Barry Church and Anthony Dorsett are joined by former Dallas Cowboy Jessie Holley to break down the Cowboys' struggles in the run game, the impact of Tyler Smith's absence, the lack of defensive identity, and standout rookie performances from Caleb Downs, Barham, and Malachi Lawrence. See...
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Player's Lounge: Making the Ravens One Dimensional
Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio, international game experiences, strategies to slow down Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, the run defense struggles, Caleb Downs' versatility, Picken's slow start in a contract year. See...
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Player's Lounge: D-Line Struggles
break down the Cowboys' 1-1 record after week two and discusses the team's defensive struggles, injuries to key players, whether the defense is sustainable going forward and preview the upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens in Brazil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Player's Lounge: Offense Must Carry the Load
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys 37-20 win over Washington, the defense giving up 182 rushing yards, Jayden Daniels' injury, Dan Quinn's controversial fourth down call, and whether Dak Prescott deserves a spot in the Ring of Honor. See...
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Player's Lounge: Breaking Bad Habits
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss defensive communication issues, previewing the home opener against the Commanders, and picking NFL underdogs of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Player's Lounge: Locker Room Authority
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Dallas Cowboys defense following a week one loss, breaking down defensive coordinator Christian Parker's media comments about accountability and moving forward and analyzes a viral sideline incident between rookie Jaishawn...
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Player's Lounge: Playoff Implications?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' defensive losses of Overshown and Hooker ahead of the Washington game, breaks down week one defensive rankings including dead last in third down percentage at 81.8%, analyzes the run defense struggles giving up…
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Player's Lounge: Defense Bounce-Back
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' defensive struggles, linebacker concerns with DeMarvion Overshown's hamstring injury, the significance of their Week 2 matchup against the Washington Commanders, playoff implications of going 0-2, and whether the...
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Player's Lounge: Missed Opportunities
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys' opening night loss to the New York Giants. The hosts analyze defensive struggles, mental mistakes, John Harbaugh's impact, Cam Skattebo's dominant performance, offensive opportunities missed, and look ahead to...
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Player's Lounge: Sacrifice and Stress
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett preview the 2026 season opener between the Cowboys and Giants at MetLife Stadium, discuss contract extensions for Ryan Flournoy and Brevyn Spann-Ford, analyze Luke Schoonmaker's situation, react to breaking news of Malik Davis…
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Player's Lounge: Starter-by-Starter Comparison
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett debate the Cowboys defensive upgrades under new coordinator Christian Parker, discuss Greg Newsome's bold claims about the Giants cornerback room, react to George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb's chemistry, recap the Seahawks vs Patriots…
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Player's Lounge: Win Predictions?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Seattle Seahawks raising their Super Bowl banner against the New England Patriots, Mike McDonald's coaching style, Sam Donald's journey from Minnesota to Seattle, and the Cowboys' win total predictions for the season. The hosts also…
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Player's Lounge: Accountability Challenge
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys' upcoming Sunday night football game against the New York Giants. The panel breaks down the impact of Tyler Smith's thumb injury and IR placement, TJ Bass starting at left guard, the Giants' formidable front seven...
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Player's Lounge: Secondary Upgrades and the New-Look Defense
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss Joe Milton returning to the practice squad, preview the Cowboys defense under Christian Parker ahead of the Sunday night game against the New York Giants, and debate whether the Cowboys have the best wide receiver room in the...
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Player's Lounge: Practice Squad Standouts
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Cowboys practice squad decisions, the running back situation, the quarterback decision, the Broderick Jones trade, and Tony Romo's public statement addressing his arrest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Player's Lounge: Cut Day Debate
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the Dallas Cowboys final preseason game against the New Orleans Saints, share personal stories about surviving cut day as players on the bubble, debate which Cowboys players they hope don't get released, break down the...
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Player's Lounge: Make Your Case
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the NFL fines handed to the Cowboys and Saints following joint practice fisticuffs, debate the receiver depth chart, analyze Joe Milton's performance against the Cardinals and his chances of locking up the number two…
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Player's Lounge: Wrapping Up Training Camp
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss break down the Dallas Cowboys joint practice brawl with the New Orleans Saints, discuss the offensive line concerns around Terrence Steele, debate the wide receiver and running back roster spots, and celebrate Barry Church's...
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Player's Lounge: Von Miller' Projected Impact
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church and Anthony Dorsett break down the Von Miller signing, recap the Cowboys' 17-7 preseason win over Seattle, discuss joint practices with the Saints, and analyze the defensive improvements, receiver depth chart, and D-line rankings heading into the season. See...
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Player's Lounge: Preseason Excitement
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss which starters will sit out, the backup quarterback battle between Milton and Howell, position battles in the secondary featuring DaRon Bland, Cobie Durant and Revel, linebacker concerns, and the importance of special teams…
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Player's Lounge: Learning Curve
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys joint practice against the Rams, discuss standout performances from Justin Baron, Jaydon Blue's fumble, Michael Trigg's development, Caleb Downs, the defensive line, the left tackle competition, Quinnen…
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Player's Lounge: Year Two Confidence
Barry Church, Anthony Dorsett and Newie Scruggs discuss the upcoming joint practice against the Rams, recapping last year's performance and what's at stake this time around, George Pickens' comfort level in his second year, Cobie Durant's impact in the secondary, Caleb Downs playing nickel, and a...
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Player's Lounge: Challenge of Playing in the Secondary
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discusses the left tackle competition, running back battles featuring Mafah and Jaydon Blue, Dak Prescott's mindset heading into year 11, defensive identity under new coordinator, standout rookies Cobie Durant, Caleb Downs, and Jaysha...
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Player's Lounge: Time To Step Up
Newy Scruggs, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the left tackle competition being won by Tyler Guyton, Princeton Fant's torn ACL and MCL injury, the new defense under Christian Parker, George Pickens' performance, the receiver corps featuring CeeDee Lamb and Ryan Flournoy, running back...
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Player's Lounge: Confidence and Manifestation
Newy Scruggs, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss offense's GOTI acronym, offensive line concerns, a potential Von Miller signing, cornerback Revel's development, and the financial reality of keeping both George Pickens and Quinnen Williams long term. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Player's Lounge: Rise As A Second Year Leader
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the 2026 Dallas Cowboys Leadership Council, Tyler Booker's rise as a second-year leader, the role of leadership councils across different franchises, Jerry Jones's Super Bowl comments at the Cowboys opening press conference…
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Player's Lounge: Locker Room Unity
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss George Pickens' appearance at mandatory mini camp, his agent's role in keeping him away from OTAs, the July 15th franchise tag deadline, and what his contract situation means for the Cowboys' roster moving forward and...
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Player's Lounge: Open Competition
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss Cowboys OTAs including Tyler Guyton's competition at left tackle with Nate Thomas, Tyron Smith consulting on the offensive line, George Pickens' absence and Dak Prescott's comments, and the new defensive scheme under Christian...
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Player's Lounge: Motivation vs. Risk
Newy Scruggs, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss rookie Drew Shelton at swing tackle, the Myles Garrett and AJ Brown trades, Micah Parsons injury timeline ahead of a Cowboys-Packers matchup and a debate on whether Russell Wilson and Eli Manning are Hall of Famers. See...
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Player's Lounge: Biggest Threat
Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett debate a top 10 sports rivalries list, dives deep into the Cowboys' defensive transition to the three-four scheme, analyzing the secondary rotation including Caleb Downs, and projecting the Cowboys as a surprise team in the NFC. See...
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Player's Lounge: Still A Big Question Mark
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Dallas Cowboys schedule, highlighting two stretches of three games in 11 days. The crew debates whether the Cowboys can still be division champions given the tough schedule, discusses the depth of the secondary compared...
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Player's Lounge: Dropping The Shoulder
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett discuss the upcoming Dallas Cowboys schedule release, debating Jaxson Dart's running style and comparisons to Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen, previewing the Cowboys' season and discussing whether Von Miller or Jadeveon Clowney would be...
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Player's Lounge: Fixing Last Year's Defense
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church and Anthony Dorsett discuss NFL jersey number negotiations for Cowboys rookies Caleb Downs and Cobie Durant, the upcoming Cowboys vs Ravens game in Brazil and predictions for the Cowboys 2025 season including draft grades and defense rankings. See…
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Player's Lounge: Trade or Long-Term Deal?
Newy Scruggs, Barry Church, Damontre Moore and Anthony Dorsett break down the Cowboys draft, discussing first-round pick Caleb Downs, the Dorsett family's experience at the draft in Pittsburgh, the signing of George Pickens' franchise tag, linebacker Dee Winters trade from San Francisco, and...
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Player’s Lounge: Value of Controlling Two First-Round Picks
The crew discusses the Cowboys' draft picks at 12 and 20, debates whether to trade up or stay put, analyzes the George Pickens franchise tag situation and breaks down Brandon Aubrey's new contract as the NFL's highest paid kicker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Featuring Barry Church, Danny McCray and hosted by Newy Scruggs. The show covers topics around the Cowboys, the NFL and college football. The podcast enlightens fans on playing the game from a player’s perspective and includes current and former players as guests.
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Featuring Barry Church, Danny McCray and hosted by Newy Scruggs. The show covers topics around the Cowboys, the NFL and college football. The podcast enlightens fans on playing the game from a player’s perspective and includes current and former players as guests.
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