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The Dallas Cowboys traded away Micah Parsons. It came as a shock to all of us, but what’s done is done. For the foreseeable future, the criticism will be hot and heavy as the most positive dividends should belong to the Green Bay Packers as their new defensive star wreaks havoc in the NFL. While there is no Vegas line for this, most would concur that the Pack got the better of this deal, and it’s not even close.
Such a sentiment was once believed to occur during Jerry Jones’ first year when they traded away their best player, Herschel Walker. That did not go over well at first, but little did fans know what would eventually become of that.
But let’s be real here, there is no Jimmy Johnson to save the Cowboys this time around. The brains behind this operation are Jerry and Stephen Jones, Will McClay, and whatever input they’re getting from the coaching staff. While things may appear bleak for the trajectory of this trade, is that how it will unfold? Let’s examine all possibilities closely and see if we can forecast how this might play out.
This has a chance of being really bad. Kenny Clark will be 30 years old in October. Word on the street is he’s coming off a bad year. His stats reflect that. His 39 tackles are his lowest since his rookie season. If he’s on the decline, he will not be the answer the team is hoping for against the run, and things will continue to be hairy on defense.
The first-round draft picks the Cowboys will receive from Green Bay could be near the end of the round. Three times the Cowboys have picked outside the top 25 picks over the last decade. Taco Charlton and Mazi Smith are the first two. Tyler Guyton is the last one. Those are the only three players they’ve drafted in the first round who haven’t earned All-Pro honors going all the way back to 2013.
But hey, if the player and picks don’t work out, the Cowboys still have the cap space. Let’s all pretend to get excited about the money they’re probably not going to use to make the roster better, especially when it comes to spending money in free agency.
Meanwhile, in Green Bay, an already good team just got better. Their offense features a young quarterback in Jordan Love, a workhorse running back in Josh Jacobs, and a young receiving group that includes first-round wide receiver Matthew Golden and slot stud Jayden Reed. Even tight end Tyler Kraft is sneaky good. On defense, they have young players like Devonte Wyatt, Edgerrin James, Quay Walker joining veterans Rashan Gary and Xavier McKinney. And now they get one of the game’s best pass rushers in Parsons. With a stout team on both sides of the ball, the Packers are primed to win a Super Bowl with the help of the Cowboys’ best player. How can...
