Signed by Cowboys Confirmed: OL Parker Ehinger was traded by KC to Dallas for CB C Ward***Merged***

[dallasdave]

We can only hope so!

Good bye Chaz

 

[Carson]

KD Drummond nailed it. Well done.

Drummond is good stuff. Much better than guys like JJT

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Not bad. A player-player swap. I like it.

 

[speedkilz88]

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Oh, and he's a guard. Brilliant move! Swapping a CB (which we've got loads of) for a Guard (which we're actually rather thin at). I like it.

 

[Kaiser]

Just back from a KC message board. The consensus was Ehinger was hot garbage and getting Ward for him was an unbelievable coup.

Those would be the same fans that called Ward hot garbage when UDFAs were signed, and who also said getting Ehinger in the 4th round was an unbelievable coup.

 

[Risen Star]

I really like this trade.

 

[Verdict]

I really like this trade.

Is that truth or sarcasm. It's hard to tell with you sometimes, bro. Lol. Please clarify.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Solid pickup. Dude was a starter his rookie season until he tore his acl

Yeah, he's a good pickup for Ward. I like the move.

As for the BBQ question, I don't bloody care one way or the other. BBQ in general is bloody delicious.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

BTW, if any of you BBQ chaps are ever in London, and you're curious about BBQ, then you might be interested in Bodean's. It's jolly good BBQ.

 

[CowboyManDan]

One possibility is Martin is the backup center and this guy is the backup guard, sliding into Martin's spot. All until Frederick returns of course, then he's gone.

 

[Parcells4Life]

So did Dallas just get Scandrick cut again? He was signed by KC 2 weeks ago. Gotta think they’re making this trade because they don’t like him

 

[kskboys]

Nice trade.

Ehinger was an accomplished run blocker as a rook, then tore his ACL last season. Me likey.

Looks to me like we got the best of this one. Since KC was prolly going to have to cut him, though, might benefit both.

 

[Batman1980]

With 10 days until kickoff, the Dallas Cowboys are adding a piece to their offensive line.

The Kansas City Chiefs are trading offensive lineman Parker Ehinger to the Cowboys for cornerback Charvarius Ward, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source informed of the situation.

Ehinger was a fourth-round pick of the Chiefs out of Cincinnati in the 2016 draft and won a starting guard job as a rookie, but saw that campaign cut short by a torn ACL. The knee injury has kept him from regaining his job since -- save for his lone start in Week 17 of 2017 -- and GM Brett Veach evidently deemed him expendable.

Dallas welcomes him in a move that appears to be for interior depth. We took a close look Wednesday at the struggles the Cowboys have faced and likely will continue to endure with Joe Looney taking over at center, but Ehinger has only seen starting snaps in the NFL as a guard. The Cowboys are looking at starting rookie Connor Williams at left guard, opposite two-time All-Pro Zack Martin, and might feel more comfortable with Ehinger behind (or competing with) Williams than the previous situation. It doesn't appear as though Ehinger will play center, though crazier things have happened.

The loss of backup Marcus Martin to a torn ligament in his toe during this preseason likely is a more logical explanation for this trade. Dallas doesn't want to enter the season without reliable depth behind the rookie guard, and acquiring Ehinger for a bubble player addresses that concern.

Ward was an undrafted free agent who some expected to make the final 53-man roster in Dallas after he showed signs of his potential during camp. He'll instead move to a team that has had issues with its secondary during the preseason.

Source - http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000956868/article/dallas-cowboys-trading-for-ol-parker-ehinger

 

[AbeBeta]

Way to be first on the scene!

 

[ElGatoGrande]

"Winning" a penny-ante trade is nice and all, but doesn't really help much by itself. Landing a legitimate swing tackle and backup center would make me feel much better about things...

 

[Carter]

Very good trade. Ehinger was starting as a rookie before the ACL Tear killed his further Career in KC.

We gave up a guy we picked from the street so nothing to lose here.

Need to get another O-Lineman in, this hopefully means the end of Chaz Green

 

[Carson]

So did Dallas just get Scandrick cut again? He was signed by KC 2 weeks ago. Gotta think they’re making this trade because they don’t like him

No. He still makes their 53

 

[stilltheguru88]

Maybe he should start over Connor Williams. He was pretty much gifted the starting spot the Cowboy way

 

[Jipper]

"Winning" a penny-ante trade is nice and all, but doesn't really help much by itself. Landing a legitimate swing tackle and backup center would make me feel much better about things...

Holy crap dude, lighten up....we just traded an UDFA in a position we didn't need for a guy that has starting experience at guard which we need....it was a good move


We need to make the bottoms 3rd of the roster better and moves like this do it...you want depth, here you go....not starter material but had played enough to provide a depth upgrade