Sean Payton Is Calling the Shots (and Plays) and More Main Characters for Week 5
Oct 9, 2026 · 1h 6m · take 2 of 30
- Joey Porter Jr. isn't a Micah Parsons-type savior for the Cowboys' defense.
On whether Joey Porter Jr. can replace what Micah Parsons gave the Cowboys' defense.
“Joey Porter Jr. is not going to be that guy.”
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KapadiaAnd I don't know that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Now, Joey Porter Jr.
Kapadiashowed up at the stadium, got ill, goes home. He doesn't play. That was another, I mean, what talk about a strange season he's having so far, but is that going to save them? I mean, they've had, I was looking at this earlier today, they've now played 22 games since that Micah Parsons trade before last season in that 22 game stretch.
KapadiaThey are the worst defense in the NFL, the worst defense in the NFL. And I know Parsons is injured right now and he wouldn't be helping them in a game like this, but you know what? I would feel better if I were a Cowboys fan. And I'm like, Hey, we're going to get Micah Parsons back for the second half of the season.
KapadiaCause they don't have that guy. Joey Porter Jr. is not going to be that guy. So I'm very curious whether blame goes there. Is Christian Parker feeling the heat. We'll talk about some other coaching situations today where they're already making some changes. Offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, do they say, let's just give it some time with Joey Porter Jr.
Kapadiaand the new pieces. But it just feels like deja vu with this Cowboys team where you like the offense, you like some of the talent, but the defense is so bad that I don't know that we necessarily need to take them seriously.
GilI feel like I'm not panicking as much as some people are within the Cowboys organization and I guess Cowboys employees in the tunnels that are, you know, screaming at Dak Prescott that, you know, he was embarrassing. And then he turned around. That was crazy. It really was because if it was actually an employee, that I think goes without saying is a fireable offense for that employee who's just frustrated there, right?
PelisseroApparently it was a driver. So they've got places where like the rich and famous can like have their, their black cars driven down to the bowels of the stadium. apparently the reporting on the scene was it was a driver saying that to Dak but to your point Billy that shows how off the rails the entire night was as I recounted several unique memorable things from the game and I didn't even mention Joey Porter and the garbage can full of
From the episode transcript around 00:12:04. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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