Clark is a terrible trade

[Mr_437]

Like last year when we got gashed routinely, too?

So filled with hate you can't read properly. Also, Zimmer Defense was way better, and whether you like it or not Micah is better than any defender on the team now and when he played for Dallas.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Clark is not the problem, he is your best DT. The problem is there is no other DT to go with him, like what Carolina has or like back in the days when the Vikes had the 2 beefy Williams boys or what Washington had a couple of seasons ago. He plays with no one else that would start on any other team.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

I’d rather Have Pickens , Clark , and two 1st rounders over Parsons, IMHO.

 

[Kwyn]

He’s not terrible, he’s just not what Jerry sold and not what many starving fans got suckered into.

He was the 83rd ranked DT against the run last year. People who had didn’t even know who he was before the trade, believed it was due to an injury and certainly, the injury was part of it.

but, what’s more likely is that his 140 games in 10 years has started catching up to him.

Hes a serviceable DT and certainly not to blame for this years defensive disaster. Hes just not the nose tackle messiah people.

The trade was for picks. Jerry was just so desperate to save face, he had to put on his snake oil salesman routine.

 

[jterrell]

I knew this was a joke when Jerry said they made the trade to fix the run defense!

Clark is awful and gave away a great pass rush guy

Kenny Clark was pretty easily blocked yesterday.
But he is LIGHT years better than Toia or Mazi Smith who get moved as easily as air.

Dallas being awful was why the trade was smart.
Micah doesn't make them better against the run yesterday.
A LB and DT drafted R1/R2 next year just might.

 

[chuck520]

Clark is not the problem, he is your best DT. The problem is there is no other DT to go with him, like what Carolina has or like back in the days when the Vikes had the 2 beefy Williams boys or what Washington had a couple of seasons ago. He plays with no one else that would start on any other team.

Put Toia in run situations, Osa for passing

 

[CATCH17]

Clark was a throw in piece & he’s pretty good.

We robbed the Packers on this trade.

 

[This is Our Year]

Micah would make zero difference.

He probably won’t with as bad as this defense looks, but just on principle alone you don’t trade stud defensive players in their prime when your biggest weakness IS defense.

 

[charron]

Did you even watch the game? Clark hardly played.....It was Flus man crush 7th round pick Toia that got the majority of the snaps....and he was just getting punked all day.

Unfortunately I had to look this up and PFF has Clark getting more snaps than Osa at 49 vs Toia with only 17 snaps.

 

[boysfanperiod]

Dumb thread. Clark is a very good player and a great dude to have on your team.

Get a decent DC and he'd make a difference. Right now the players have no idea what they're doing, and that's coaching.

This. Watching our defense is like watching a fish out of water.

 

[speedkilz88]

We get some really dumb **** threads on here. smh

 

[vlad]

The stupidest statement made on this site today!

I keep thinking of this. Everyone is obsessed with sacks, but its his pressures. Before we couldn't stop run or pass... but at least QBs were fearful...now its homecoming defense.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Can anyone succeed in the scheme?

The opponent.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Micah had 3 total tackles today, no sacks once again. $47m is a lot of cash for that kind of output.

Did Green Bay win?

 

[KingCorcoran]

Clark was a throw in piece & he’s pretty good.

We robbed the Packers on this trade.

The Packers are a well run NFL franchise. The Cowboys are a poorly run NFL franchise. You don’t believe the Cowboys got the better end of the Parsons deal and nobody else does.

An additional first round pick in each of the next two drafts would be significant in the hands of a capable GM. They aren’t worth much in the hands of Jerry Jones. The problem with building through the draft is it doesn’t work if your GM is an idiot. In the 2026 draft, as it stands now, by the time the Eagles make their fifth pick the Giants, Cowboys and Commanders will have made seven picks…combined.

 

[jsb357]

Can anyone succeed in the scheme?

Has not hurt tickets sales at this point...

 

[blueblood70]

The two first rounders was the deal. Clark was a bonus. I’ll never knock them for taking the interior serious and upgrading.

and the money I don't think people realize that why don't we count up all of Parsons tackles and sacks this year five games let's talk about it oh I don't want to hear about pressures they're blaming the poor guy in the middle of this defense when it's the actual defensive coordinators 3 down line and four down line with no blitzing hardly any twist or stunts like last week they look pretty good last week because they actually tried...

IN 5 games hmmm

In the 2025 NFL regular season, Micah Parsons has 4 solo tackles and 2.5 sacks. He has also recorded 0 forced fumbles and 0 interceptions.

• Solo Tackles: 4
• Sacks: 2.5
• Forced Fumbles: 0
• • Interceptions: 0

 

[blueblood70]

I knew this was a joke when Jerry said they made the trade to fix the run defense!

Clark is awful and gave away a great pass rush guy

25 say I'd say that you're awful this post is awful it's pretty terrible you know why let's go count up all the tackles sacks and this impact that this $45 million player has which by the way it wasn't just Clark it was 2 first round picks and the money we saved so we still have a couple years to see where this actually goes...

By the way Parsons was here during all that nonsense as well he was on the other side of this in the Green Bay Packer playoff loss then he was on the Packer side and his team gave up 40 points is that what we're talking about you want to count every little thing and say well he gets pressures he helps everybody else on the team blah blah blah blah blah...

Was the right trade for the team at the time it was a right move and when we see the 2 1st round picks we've already seen him sign a bunch of players and we're going to get more than you'll know this was a team decision the man forced his freaking way out of here and there's no way in hell I'm even going back right now If I had a timer scene in changing anything except not hiring Matt Eberfluous...

IN 5 games hmmm

In the 2025 NFL regular season, Micah Parsons has 4 solo tackles and 2.5 sacks. He has also recorded 0 forced fumbles and 0 interceptions.

First of all Clark is a nose tackle but once check out those stats the 2nd level that would be Clark pretty bad that your nose tackle has almost better stats as a elite premium super super duper defensive end the pass rush specialist...

• Solo Tackles: 4
• Sacks: 2.5
• Forced Fumbles: 0
• • Interceptions: 0

• Solo Tackles: 6
• Sacks: 1.5
• Tackles for Loss (TFL): 2.0
• • Forced Fumbles: 0
  • Games Played: 5

 

[DuncanIso]

I knew this was a joke when Jerry said they made the trade to fix the run defense!

Clark is awful and gave away a great pass rush guy

He’s getting older.

Has played a lot of football.

Due 40M over 2026-27.

 

[DuncanIso]

Can anyone succeed in the scheme?

Only works when there is a 4 man pass rush.