It's been a roller-coaster ride since the Cowboys' bye week. After three weeks of raised hopes and expectations, it's come crashing down after two ugly losses. This is a team struggling for answers, so it's a good time to look at some of the bigger questions. While the Chargers are still on deck for Sunday, and the Commanders and Giants scheduled for the final two games, many of us are on to 2026.
As the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their second straight World Series title on Monday, the Blue Jays organization had to start picking up the pieces from their devastating loss and begin charting a path forward for next season, with free agency opening Thursday evening. It's a quick turnaround, yes. But that's how the baseball industry operates this time of year.
The Astros finished the season with an 87-75 record and missed out on the final AL Wild Card spot after losing the season series tiebreaker to the Tigers. As far as seasons that don't end in a postseason berth go, Houston's year certainly could've been worse. Yet there's plenty of work for GM Dana Brown and the rest of the front office to do this winter.
The Washington Wizards offseason has been full of goodbyes quickly followed with Welcome to Washington. Between the buyouts of Marcus Smart, Richaun Holmes and newly acquired Blake Welsey and the additions of CJ McCollum, Cam Whitmore and Marvin Bagley III. Not to mention the talented incoming draft class headlined by explosive scorer Tre Johnson who was selected with the No. 6 overall pick by the Wizards in the 2025 NBA Draft.
