It's Dallas Cowboys Time!!

Dallas Cowboys Season Preview, Predictions, and the New Direction for Hey Yo!! with D Shelton Delrico Shelton opens the episode by explaining the relaunch of Hey Yo!! with D Shelton as the sports-focused arm of his broader media plan. He then spends most of the show laying out a full Dallas Cowboys season prediction, including his projected record, key matchups, and why he thinks the defense will decide how far the team can go. This is a solo episode with one speaker, and the main topics are the Cowboys’ 2026 outlook, the roster and cap strategy, and the future of Shelton’s growing podcast network. Key topics In this episode, Delrico Shelton explains the new structure of his content: Hey Yo!! with D Shelton for sports and The Black Pages for his political and community-focused commentary. He says he is building Presentation Online Media as a broader network for podcasts, vlogs, and other creator-driven shows. Shelton frames the Dallas Cowboys as his main football obsession and says this episode is strictly about the Cowboys heading into the season. He argues that the Cowboys’ offense is already strong enough, but the defense must improve from allowing about 35 points per game to something closer to the middle of the league. He gives head coach Brian Schottenheimer a B-plus for handling last season’s roster and says the team’s biggest issue remains defensive consistency. Shelton says the Micah Parsons trade was the right move because the Cowboys could not afford a massive extension and still keep flexibility. He praises the front office for restructuring contracts and freeing up about $19 million in cap space, which he thinks could help with a future George Pickens extension. He believes George Pickens wants to stay in Dallas and predicts the Cowboys could franchise him again if needed. Shelton says the defensive upgrade at the top of the draft, including Caleb Downs, gives the unit more of a spine and more versatility across nickel, dime, and safety looks. He walks through the schedule game by game and lands on a projected 12-5 record, or 11-6 if the team rests starters late in the year. He does not predict a Super Bowl trip, but he does think Dallas can reach the NFC Championship Game if the defense becomes merely average to above average. He says the Rams are the best team in football right now and identifies Seattle and Philadelphia as difficult matchups, while feeling better about Dallas against San Francisco, Chicago, and the NFC South. Shelton closes by describing future travel goals for stadiums like Lambeau Field, Arrowhead, Soldier Field, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, SoFi Stadium, and Allegiant Stadium.