What happened: On Deebo Joe, James Harrison and Joe Haden weighed the Dallas Cowboys calling a players-only meeting after a poor defensive stretch. Haden noted head coach Brian Schottenheimer backed the session as productive and locker-room led. Harrison said the fact the meeting became public undermined it.

Why it matters: Harrison framed private accountability as normal and public knowledge of it as the issue. Haden tied the discussion to whether Dallas can stabilize defensively and stay in the division race. Both treated locker-room leadership as the barometer for the next stretch.

What to watch: Harrison and Haden said the measure is whether Dallas defends the run and communicates better going forward.