Twitter: Fish: Cowboys tried to trade Jaylon Smith in a trade up for 6 overall

[darthseinfeld]

 

[Captain-Crash]

I'm glad smith sucks and we got parsons.

 

[reddyuta]

hmm,should have traded hin for a 7th rd pick.

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

Smells Fishy. Not even this front office is stupid enough to think Jaylon was enough to move you up from #10 to #6. Cutting him after 4 games suggests he wouldn't have been enough to move up from the 7th round to the 6th.

 

[Nova]

Smells Fishy. Not even this front office is stupid enough to think Jaylon was enough to move you up from #10 to #6. Cutting him after 4 games suggests he wouldn't have been enough to move up from the 7th round to the 6th.

sounds like me in fantasy shooting my shot with garbage trade proposals.

 

[baltcowboy]

Wow, even though I really wanted Surtain. That trade would have been disaster. Reminds me of the Claiborne trade.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

hmm,should have traded hin for a 7th rd pick.

A couple of Sausage McGriddles would have gotten it done!

 

[darthseinfeld]

Wow, even though I really wanted Surtain. That trade would have been disaster. Reminds me of the Claiborne trade.

Im kind of curious as to what it included. Smith's trade value was probably a 5th or 6th at best. He probably would have just been a thrown in. Might even be a negative asset

 

[Cowboyny]

Sometimes you get lucky, Horn/Surtain are good prospects, but don't think either have that elite potential Parsons has.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Im kind of curious as to what it included. Smith's trade value was probably a 5th or 6th at best. He probably would have just been a thrown in. Might even be a negative asset

Jaylon had negative value. No team was taking that toxic contract.

 

[nightrain]

That sounds like "Bender" talk.

 

[Plankton]

Clearly this one falls under the header of sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make.

 

[Sydla]

Smith’s contract was bad but that injury guarantee was really the icing on the cake.

 

[Denim Chicken]

The draft gods keep saving the Cowboys from themselves.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Sometimes you get lucky, Horn/Surtain are good prospects, but don't think either have that elite potential Parsons has.

They both had very good starts. Hard to tell with Horn because he was only targeted 7 times in 120 snaps before going down. Surtain is only giving up a rating of 78 so far. But they will both have to play to a level of what Diggs is playing right now to have the kind of impact as Parsons.

Either CB would have been an asset, but our defense wouldn't have been nearly as good as it is with Parsons

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Well, Jaylon being horrible actually helped us for once.

 

[Stash]

Sometimes it’s the moves you DON’T MAKE.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Sometimes it’s the moves you DON’T MAKE.

And just think, we could have easily had Paxton Lynch

 

[Cowboyny]

They both had very good starts. Hard to tell with Horn because he was only targeted 7 times in 120 snaps before going down. Surtain is only giving up a rating of 78 so far. But they will both have to play to a level of what Diggs is playing right now to have the kind of impact as Parsons.

Either CB would have been an asset, but our defense wouldn't have been nearly as good as it is with Parsons

Agree and I also haven't closed the door on Joseph making an impact in his rookie yr. Joseph has the talent, but needs more reps and experience.

 

[dmq]

I thought Jaylon had a no trade clause in his contract?