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It has been a week and a half since the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, and a few hours from the time of this writing he will officially make his debut with the green and gold. Matters as they relate to Parsons have finally cooled on the Cowboys front, but there are a handful of stories still popping up across the league as other teams were seemingly interested in trading for him.
One team that has been tossed out a lot has been the Philadelphia Eagles. Obviously Howie Roseman is a very aggressive general manager, Parsons has a history in Pennsylvania so it made sense on a lot of levels. But it goes without saying that trading a superstar player in your division is a bold proposition.
Up until now, conversations had kind of stopped there, but on Sunday morning Jay Glazer reported what the Eagles allegedly offered Dallas.
If we take this at full-face value we can lay out the offers next to one another.
Green Bay’s Offer for Micah Parsons
Philadelphia’s Offer for Micah Parsons (Reportedly)
It is easy to say that the extra picks from the Eagles would have made their offer better, but it is important to know that we don’t know what year they would have come in. We also know that Kenny Clark is a quality player, whereas who you choose in the third or fifth round is not so assured.
Also of note, the Eagles are a better team than the Packers. Philadelphia are literally the reigning Super Bowl Champions. It stands to reasons that first-round picks from them with Parsons on their team would be in worse position from Dallas’ standpoint than Green Bay’s (a talented team in their own right).
Do you think the Cowboys should have taken Philly’s offer?
