Norm Hitzges is back and wondering—do Cowboys fans really know who’s holding this team together behind the scenes? This episode starts with some well-deserved love for two unsung heroes: offensive line coach Connor Riley and receivers coach Junior Adams, who somehow turned a patchwork lineup of backups into a 37–22 beatdown of the Jets.

Norm dives into the brilliance (and borderline wizardry) it takes to coach your ninth-best offensive lineman into keeping Dak Prescott upright and your sixth-string wideout into looking like a first-round pick. It’s football analysis meets admiration—and maybe just a little disbelief.

Then, just when things seem serious, we get a left turn into The Case of the Accidental Finger—Jerry Jones’ now-infamous “wrong hand gesture” incident that cost him $250,000 and a permanent spot in meme history. Norm breaks it down with equal parts humor and side-eye, questioning just how “accidental” that finger really was.

From X’s and O’s to oops and oh-nos, this one’s classic Norm: sharp, funny, and straight to the point (no pun intended).

⏱️ Chapters:

00:00 - Who the Heck Are Connor Riley and Junior Adams?

01:25 - Fluent Financial: Because You Deserve a Smarter Game Plan

02:09 - Four Starters Out, No Problem

03:02 - Meet Connor Riley: The Lineman Whisperer

03:53 - Coaching the 9th-Best Guy Into an MVP Moment

04:40 - Junior Adams and the Rise of the Forgotten Receivers

05:33 - Ryan Flournoy’s Big Day and the Art of Coaching Nobodies

06:41 - Jerry Jones and the Case of the Accidental Finger

09:00 - “I Put Up the Wrong Show of Hand” — Sure, Jerry

11:03 - The $250,000 Middle Finger Heard ‘Round the World

11:54 - Scotch, Fines, and a Perry Mason Callback

12:42 - Fluent Financial & Bob’s Steakhouse: The True Power Couple

13:17 - Closing Thoughts: Cowboys, Coaching, and Comic Relief

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