Norm takes a long, exasperated look at what used to be the pride of the NFL — the NFC East — and now looks more like a neighborhood HOA argument with shoulder pads. The Eagles can’t stop anyone, the Commanders forgot how to command, the Giants exist (barely), and Jerry Jones is out here celebrating 83 with optimism so strong it might need to be drug-tested. But Norm doesn’t stop at the gridiron. He pivots to the Mavericks, where predictions are as shaky as Kyrie’s return date and everyone’s pretending Klay Thompson is still Klay Thompson. Through stats, sarcasm, and a lifetime of knowing better, Norm dissects how Texas sports teams always manage to make things… interesting, if not good. Because when the Cowboys’ best defensive play is Jerry’s public relations, and the Mavericks’ best hope is a teenager named Cooper, you just have to laugh — and then wonder, as Norm does, what on earth happened to winning. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00:05 – 💰 Sponsor Time: Because Someone Has to Win at Something00:01:09 – 🏈 The NFC East: From Beast to Barely Functional00:01:47 – 🦅 Philly’s Gone from Flying High to Flapping Around00:03:12 – 🪄 Washington’s Magic Trick: Turning Wins into Yardage Deficits00:03:57 – 🎂 Jerry Jones Turns 83 and Still Thinks They’re “In It”00:04:34 – 🤡 Mathematically Possible, Emotionally Impossible: The Cowboys’ Hopeful Math00:05:23 – 💭 Four Teams, One Dumpster Fire: The NFC East in a Nutshell00:06:03 – 🥩 Steaks, Shrimp, and Skin Cream: Norm’s Half-Time Show00:07:26 – 🏀 The Mavericks: Experts Predict Meh, Norm Predicts Maybe00:09:06 – 🦵 Injuries, Excuses, and the Kyrie Question Mark00:09:52 – 🧢 Cooper Flagg: The Teenager Who Might Save Dallas Basketball00:10:38 – 🎯 Klay Thompson: The Ghost of Three-Points Past00:11:18 – 🔮 Norm’s Prediction: Depth, Hope, and the Eternal Dallas “If”00:12:01 – 💼 Sponsor Wrap-Up: Fluent Finances and Fluent Sarcasm00:12:23 – 🎙️ Norm’s Parting Words: Still Wondering, Still Watching, Still Sighing Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfw Instagram: sunsetloungedfwTiktok: sunsetloungedfwX: SunsetLoungeDFWFB: Sunset Lounge DFW