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[Rockport]

That’s cold hearted man. But hilarious!

 

[morat1959]

We gotta finish in the bottom 5 the next 2 seasons if we pick up GB’s 1 both years. Two years to draft a potential franchise QB and DT. Build around them through the draft and take FA serious a couple years. There I will see light. Gotta trade Parsons to get the ball rolling.

 

[TX_Yid]

Oh I’m gonna be watching some Rolando McClain highlights tonight!

 

[slick325]

Get healthy soon, 11.

 

[Kingofholland]

With seven picks in the first four rounds, the team had a chance to build a strong foundation, like the 1975 and 2005 drafts. Instead, only two remain. Too many busts.

1	Micah Parsons	12	LB												0				0			0	Penn St.
2	Kelvin Joseph	44	DB												0				0			0	Kentucky
3	Osa Odighizuwa	75	DL												0				0			0	UCLA
3	Chauncey Golston	84	DL												0				0			0	Iowa
3	Nahshon Wright	99	DB												0				0			0	Oregon St.
4	Jabril Cox	115	LB												0				0			0	LSU
4	Josh Ball	138	OL												0				0			0	Marshall
5	Simi Fehoko	179	WR												0				0	10	139	1	Stanford
6	Quinton Bohanna	192	DT												0				0			0	Kentucky
6	Israel Mukuamu	227	DB												0				0			0	South Carolina
7	Matt Farniok	238	G												0				0			0	Nebraska

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I don't know what the retention rate is after 4 years for a given player staying with the same team, but seeing that other than a 1st round pick their contract is only 4 years that's not too surprising. They atleast got 2 hits in this draft and Gholston and Israel contributed some snaps. I'm probably more concerned about the 2023 draft, where only Overshown looks like a guy to retain that actually makes plays.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Prescott: We've kept it vanilla for a reason. Hum, I thought they had to dumb it down for him.

 

[ghst187]

Hes also undersized and is breaking down.

If some team has offered at least two 1sts and willing to give him the contract he wants, Jethro should be pulling the trigger.

100%, he may have one or two more good years before I suspect injuries will start racking up and his play starts declining. Do you really want to be stuck paying him 40m as his body breaks down bc you kept sending him at 320 lbs OTs?

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Damien Martinez got cut by Seattle. Go get him please.

I dont think he is any better than Blue or Mafah.

 

[Rockport]

Parson’s raises eyebrows……..

 

[DasTex]

I'm not seeing it. As of week 1, We are void of a viable starter opposite Bland. We have now cut our projected slot cb as well lol. We are in trouble as of today.

Oh I agree week 1 doesn't look great

I'm talking once Diggs comes back and if Revel is what they say he could be.

 

[Praxit]

Not by a Dallas player, but a Dallas player was on the receiving end. When that WR (Tate, I think), knocked the crap out of Sean Lee!!

… I remember that Mary, that was really ***** up. It happened right in front of Sea coach. And the jerk celebrated too.

 

[MMObserver]

source is a guy on X

of course the Packers have interest, so do 30 other teams.

The last time I can remember the Packers trading a round 1-5 pick for any NFL player was in about 2003 (a 2nd round pick sent to Philly for CB & former Cowboy defensive coach for Al Harris).

The last time the Packers traded a round 1 pick was in 1992 (to Atlanta for a QB named Brett Favre).

The Packers will certainly trade AWAY picks for players as they did with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams. But parting with a round 1-5 pick FOR a player is just not done in Green Bay under the current uber-conservative GM Brian Gutekunst or his predessor and mentor Ted Thompson.

Making trades FOR players may be standard operating procedure for teams like the Eagles, Chiefs, and Rams, but no team has made fewer trades FOR players this century, this decade, etc. than the Packers.

I make no representations as to whether the Cowboys will move Micah Parsons or not, but, in the unlikely event he is traded, I feel extremely confident in saying that he will not be traded to the Green Bay Packers.

 

[xwalker]

With seven picks in the first four rounds, the team had a chance to build a strong foundation, like the 1975 and 2005 drafts. Instead, only two remain. Too many busts.

1	Micah Parsons	12	LB												0				0			0	Penn St.
2	Kelvin Joseph	44	DB												0				0			0	Kentucky
3	Osa Odighizuwa	75	DL												0				0			0	UCLA
3	Chauncey Golston	84	DL												0				0			0	Iowa
3	Nahshon Wright	99	DB												0				0			0	Oregon St.
4	Jabril Cox	115	LB												0				0			0	LSU
4	Josh Ball	138	OL												0				0			0	Marshall
5	Simi Fehoko	179	WR												0				0	10	139	1	Stanford
6	Quinton Bohanna	192	DT												0				0			0	Kentucky
6	Israel Mukuamu	227	DB												0				0			0	South Carolina
7	Matt Farniok	238	G												0				0			0	Nebraska

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They're only cheap for 4 years...

 

[Mr_437]

He'll be signed within a week. With the season starting it's not as interesting a story anymore

Exactly, the Jerry circus will hold little weight in the media cycle due to boring redundancy and multiple NFL storylines about actual football.

This should come to an end by next Wednesday or Thursday, but if it doesn't I won't give a crap because I'll be watching Pro/college football and managing my FF team like plenty others.

 

[Kwyn]

Based on half of the FanZones denigration of Parsons and their criticism of every aspect of his game other than “inconsequential sacks against bad teams”, I’d say that his trade value is

Cowboys receive
2026 late first round pick
2027 late third round pick
2026 late fifth round pick

Packers receive
Micah Parsons
Cowboys 2024 fourth round pick

 

[Redsfan_83]

He's not worth QB money.

no he's not, but he was never a child like Micah is being...how could we sign Micah now and actually trust that he gives a damn?

 

[big dog cowboy]

CB is pretty deep for Dallas, just a little banged up at the moment. Come mid season, if Revel is what they think he could be - it'd be the deepest spot on the team talent wise

This is exactly why fans shouldn't panic. Carson will be back at some point.

Right now it doesn't look great for week one, but consider this - does anyone really think we will be the Eagles.....even at full strength?

 

[Rockport]

Effective NFL offenses evolve. This league became a mostly pass oriented league the last 25 years. Pass heavy offenses featuring high percentage passes that make the QB, WR, and TE positions much more valuable had become the coin of the realm over the last 2-3 decades.

But things have changed. Defenses have evolved too over the years to where pass coverage has become easier to master. Good defenses evolved to where great pass rushes and pass coverage became gold. BUT….Things have evolved again.

So how do you challenge a defense today?

• By having a running game capable of punishing defenses that cheat their safeties back to stop the intermediate pass and deep pass.
• If an offense does not have a RB who forces safeties (and maybe LBs as well) to respect the run, it puts all the pressure on the QB to carry the offense. There may be 2 QBs in the NFL that can carry a team by himself.
• By possessing a below average running game, the Cowboys are set up to depend too much on a 32 year old good but not great QB who has always played best with a strong running game.

It’s not a mystery. In 2025, having a quality running game capable of making defenses fear what it can do gives your QB and offense a chance to be good.

Without wearing blue fan glasses, I’m not seeing a running back on this roster that makes defensive coordinators respect the run. Until we do get someone that can put fear in a defense, I cannot expect deep playoff runs. Maybe I’ll be proven wrong. Hope so.

Sorry Bob, but having a good running game has always been and will always be critical to any team winning the championship.

 

[CWR]

Seeing Emmitt Smith references here but there was one slight difference.

Emmitt was a restricted free agent during his 1993 holdout. If Emmitt wanted to, he could have entertained offers from other teams. But his hands were tied because every other team just assumed Jerry would match the offer anyway; so they didn't bother. So it was basically a Smith-Jones stare down where no other team would get involved.

Now it seems other teams do want to at least throw some bait at the Cowboys for Micah.

We were also primed for a superbowl run.

That has to create more of a sense of urgency.

 

[silver]

Dennis Thurman hit that ended Harold Carmichael streak in 1980