WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.940 Breaking news, breaking news, breaking news, 00:00:02.020 --> 00:00:04.519 folks. Micah Parsons heads to the Packers. Yes, 00:00:04.620 --> 00:00:07.519 this is real. Yes, this is happening. The moment 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:10.740 that we've all been waiting for, the resolution 00:00:10.740 --> 00:00:14.099 that we've all been waiting for is finally here. 00:00:14.220 --> 00:00:17.660 No intro, no outro, none of that. Just straight 00:00:17.660 --> 00:00:20.120 off the dome when it comes to this. All right, 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:23.359 so the Cowboys receive a first -round pick for 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:25.579 next year as well as a first -round pick in 2027. 00:00:25.820 --> 00:00:28.920 And Kenny Clark, while the Packers receive Micah 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:31.500 Parsons. Now, with this move, the Packers take 00:00:31.500 --> 00:00:34.079 on $18 million in dead cap this year and then 00:00:34.079 --> 00:00:37.520 $17 million next year. All right, so with this 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:41.280 move, Michael Parsons also agrees to a four -year 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:45.140 $188 million deal, $120 million guaranteed at 00:00:45.140 --> 00:00:48.159 signing, $136 million in total guarantees, and 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:51.479 he'll be making $47 million a year. So he is 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:55.100 now the highest paid pass rusher in NFL history. 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:57.179 Now, when we look at his stats from this past 00:00:57.179 --> 00:01:01.159 season, 43 tackles, 12 sacks, 75 quarterback 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:03.939 pressures. Now here's a few junkie nuggets with 00:01:03.939 --> 00:01:06.760 this, all right? So according to NFL Pro, since 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:10.599 2021, Micah Parsons is the pressure leader at 00:01:10.599 --> 00:01:16.000 335 pressures. During the 2024 season, Micah 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:18.799 Parsons tied with Daniil Hunter with a pressure 00:01:18.799 --> 00:01:25.489 rate of 19 .1%. Despite missing four games, Micah 00:01:25.489 --> 00:01:29.269 Parsons led the Cowboys with a 24 .2 pressure 00:01:29.269 --> 00:01:32.769 share, which was the eighth highest in the league. 00:01:33.150 --> 00:01:36.409 Now, according to Adam Schefter, Parsons is one 00:01:36.409 --> 00:01:39.510 of two players to have at least 12 sacks in each 00:01:39.510 --> 00:01:42.310 of their first four seasons. Do you know who 00:01:42.310 --> 00:01:45.530 the other person was? Reggie White. My takeaway 00:01:45.530 --> 00:01:48.590 from this move is the Cowboys realized that they 00:01:48.590 --> 00:01:50.650 were at the point of no return with Micah Parsons. 00:01:50.930 --> 00:01:54.569 Jerry was reluctant. and communicating with the 00:01:54.569 --> 00:01:57.150 agent. He didn't want to do any business with 00:01:57.150 --> 00:02:00.549 the agent. And so Michael Parsons dug his heels 00:02:00.549 --> 00:02:02.810 in the sand and said, listen, we're not talking 00:02:02.810 --> 00:02:05.590 about business unless my agent is present. And 00:02:05.590 --> 00:02:07.269 Jerry said, you know what? You need to honor 00:02:07.269 --> 00:02:09.650 your whatever deal, quote unquote, that they 00:02:09.650 --> 00:02:11.930 had in place in March. You need to honor it. 00:02:12.210 --> 00:02:15.849 And that's not how you do business. And so rather 00:02:15.849 --> 00:02:18.310 for both sides to be miserable with each other 00:02:18.310 --> 00:02:20.669 for this upcoming season, just move off of him. 00:02:21.189 --> 00:02:23.810 You get great compensation in return. You get 00:02:23.810 --> 00:02:26.229 a really productive run stuffer in Kenny Clark. 00:02:26.469 --> 00:02:28.969 I mean, who wouldn't want Kenny Clark on their 00:02:28.969 --> 00:02:32.229 team? Not to mention, when you look at the financials 00:02:32.229 --> 00:02:35.189 for Kenny Clark's contract, it's actually really 00:02:35.189 --> 00:02:38.650 good. So according to Todd Archer, the Packers 00:02:38.650 --> 00:02:42.189 paid Kenny Clark a $7 .5 million roster bonus 00:02:42.189 --> 00:02:45.729 and is only due $1 .3 million in base salary 00:02:45.729 --> 00:02:50.300 and $1 million in bonuses in 2025. Now in 2026, 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:53.159 Kenny Clark is due $11 million in a roster bonus 00:02:53.159 --> 00:02:56.319 with a base salary of $8 .8 million and a $1 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:59.680 million active roster bonus. And in 2027, Kenny 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:02.740 Clark will have a base salary of $18 .3 million 00:03:02.740 --> 00:03:06.900 and a $1 million active roster bonus. That's 00:03:06.900 --> 00:03:08.919 not bad at all. That's actually very manageable. 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:11.240 And then when you even look at the defensive 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:14.520 line for the Cowboys, he is now their best interior 00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:17.659 defensive lineman. Mozzie Smith hasn't shown 00:03:17.659 --> 00:03:20.759 anything. And there's nobody else on that defensive 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:24.599 line that you can vividly say, listen, they're 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:27.400 going to be a problem. They are a game wrecker. 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:30.039 They can do what Michael Parsons was able to 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:34.439 do. No. And so if you're the Cowboys, this is 00:03:34.439 --> 00:03:36.340 great for you because you needed those picks 00:03:36.340 --> 00:03:39.199 because you have a lot of holes on your team. 00:03:39.500 --> 00:03:42.139 The offensive line still needs to be built. The 00:03:42.139 --> 00:03:44.680 defense still needs to be built. It's time for 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:47.610 you to bring in cheaper talent. Because you're 00:03:47.610 --> 00:03:50.710 giving Dak Prescott almost $60 million. You're 00:03:50.710 --> 00:03:52.849 giving a lot of money to CeeDee Lamb. You're 00:03:52.849 --> 00:03:54.650 about to give a whole lot of money to one of 00:03:54.650 --> 00:03:57.129 your interior offensive linemen. So it was only 00:03:57.129 --> 00:03:59.409 right that you move off of Micah Parsons because 00:03:59.409 --> 00:04:01.930 guess what? That saves you a lot of cap space. 00:04:02.150 --> 00:04:03.949 And now whatever money that you're going to give 00:04:03.949 --> 00:04:06.150 Micah Parsons, you can give it to one of your 00:04:06.150 --> 00:04:08.349 interior defensive linemen. You can give it to 00:04:08.349 --> 00:04:11.530 Deron Blaine. You can go and get somebody because 00:04:11.530 --> 00:04:14.550 Jerry Jones said that maybe he'll use those two 00:04:14.550 --> 00:04:16.959 first round picks to get somebody else. Which 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:19.660 I think that's probably a dumb idea, but this 00:04:19.660 --> 00:04:23.240 was a good move for both sides. And I think if 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:25.759 you're Cowboys fans, this signals that, listen, 00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:27.839 most likely this team is going to go through 00:04:27.839 --> 00:04:31.740 a rebuild. I think it's time for the Cowboys 00:04:31.740 --> 00:04:34.639 to go through a rebuild. Because right now, this 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:37.060 team isn't going anywhere. This team is not competitive. 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:41.060 And at best, it just needs to get cheap. Sometimes 00:04:41.060 --> 00:04:43.980 being cheap and young is a little bit better 00:04:43.980 --> 00:04:46.980 than being super expensive and underperforming. 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:50.279 Granted, I understand that they gave Dak Prescott 00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:52.860 $60 million. I understand that they have CeeDee 00:04:52.860 --> 00:04:56.139 Lamb. But outside of those two, what else do 00:04:56.139 --> 00:04:58.379 you have on this team? What else do you have 00:04:58.379 --> 00:05:02.019 on the defense? Nothing. By getting someone in 00:05:02.019 --> 00:05:05.680 Kenny Clark, you have now helped out one of the 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:09.259 spots that has been plaguing the Cowboys for 00:05:09.259 --> 00:05:12.740 the last few years. According to NFL Pro, because 00:05:12.740 --> 00:05:16.379 I was able to do the research, in 2022, the Cowboys 00:05:16.379 --> 00:05:20.800 were 22nd in run defense, and they allowed 129 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:24.199 .3 rushing yards per game, 9 rushing touchdowns, 00:05:24.220 --> 00:05:27.980 4 .4 rushing yards per play, and 67 rushes of 00:05:27.980 --> 00:05:31.839 10 plus yards or more. In 2023, they were 16th 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:35.300 in run defense, and they allowed 112 .4 rushing 00:05:35.300 --> 00:05:39.300 yards per game, 14 rushing touchdowns, 4 .6 rushing 00:05:39.300 --> 00:05:42.350 yards per play, and 48 rushes of 10 plus yards 00:05:42.350 --> 00:05:46.689 or more. In 2024, they were 29th in run defense, 00:05:47.009 --> 00:05:50.829 and they allowed 137 .1 rushing yards per game, 00:05:51.009 --> 00:05:54.470 25 rushing touchdowns, 4 .8 rushing yards per 00:05:54.470 --> 00:05:58.110 play, and 63 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. 00:05:58.810 --> 00:06:02.269 As the years progressed, their run defense got 00:06:02.269 --> 00:06:06.490 worse instead of better. That's not good. And 00:06:06.490 --> 00:06:09.769 so by getting someone like a Kenny Clark, That's 00:06:09.769 --> 00:06:11.850 going to make things a whole lot better. Now, 00:06:11.850 --> 00:06:14.750 am I saying that the run defense is going to 00:06:14.750 --> 00:06:16.990 be top five or top three just because they have 00:06:16.990 --> 00:06:20.610 Kenny Clark? No. But by having someone in Kenny 00:06:20.610 --> 00:06:23.910 Clark, that is the first step in the right direction. 00:06:24.769 --> 00:06:28.370 Now, the question is this. How is the locker 00:06:28.370 --> 00:06:32.470 room going to feel moving forward? Because Micah 00:06:32.470 --> 00:06:35.490 Parsons plays such a pivotal role on this team, 00:06:35.550 --> 00:06:38.819 not just on the defense, but in leadership. And 00:06:38.819 --> 00:06:41.779 I think both sides realize that, listen, this 00:06:41.779 --> 00:06:45.939 has started to get really personal. Anytime you 00:06:45.939 --> 00:06:49.240 have an owner, I don't care who it is, start 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:51.680 questioning your leadership, start questioning 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:54.480 your work ethic, all of those things that you 00:06:54.480 --> 00:06:57.839 stand on, it's just time to go. Not to mention, 00:06:57.980 --> 00:07:00.100 Jerry Jones took a picture with Micah Parsons' 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:02.439 mom. I mean, let's be real here. If Jerry Jones 00:07:02.439 --> 00:07:04.180 is taking a picture with your mom while you're 00:07:04.180 --> 00:07:06.480 in the middle of a contract negotiation with 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:10.000 the team, It's just time to go, okay? It's just 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:13.399 time to go. Now, when we look at Kenny Clark's 00:07:13.399 --> 00:07:17.680 stats from, I would say, since 2021, he had four 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:21.839 sacks in 2021, four sacks in 2022, seven and 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:24.420 a half sacks in 2023, and then one sack this 00:07:24.420 --> 00:07:28.019 past season. So he had a little bit of a rocky 00:07:28.019 --> 00:07:31.199 season lately, but we all know he's going to 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:33.839 rebound from it. So it's perfectly fine. But 00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:37.139 we need to talk about how do we get to this point? 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:40.480 On July 21st, Michael Parsons reported to camp. 00:07:41.100 --> 00:07:45.439 On August 1st, he requested a trade on X. On 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:48.779 August 2nd, Jerry Jones says he's not going to 00:07:48.779 --> 00:07:51.180 trade Michael Parsons, calling the trade request, 00:07:51.379 --> 00:07:54.459 and I quote, just a part of negotiation. And 00:07:54.459 --> 00:07:57.339 one thing I would say to our fans, don't lose 00:07:57.339 --> 00:08:01.139 any sleep over it, end quote. On August 7th, 00:08:01.139 --> 00:08:03.939 Michael Parsons said he has back tightness and 00:08:03.939 --> 00:08:05.639 wasn't on the practice field for the first time 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:09.339 during training camp. On August 13th, when asked 00:08:09.339 --> 00:08:12.139 on what's preventing the Cowboys and Micah Parsons 00:08:12.139 --> 00:08:14.939 coming to a deal, Jerry Jones says, and I quote, 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:19.240 nothing, end quote. On August 21st, Jerry Jones 00:08:19.240 --> 00:08:22.439 says that he offered Micah Parsons the richest 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:25.860 non -quarterback contract in NFL history. In 00:08:25.860 --> 00:08:30.120 August 22nd, Brian Schoenheimer expects Micah 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:32.860 Parsons to play week one. And then on August 00:08:32.860 --> 00:08:36.440 28th, Micah Parsons is traded. to the Packers 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:39.799 and agrees to a four -year $188 million deal. 00:08:40.740 --> 00:08:43.419 Now this is what Micah Parsons had to say to 00:08:43.419 --> 00:08:46.320 Cowboys Nation, and I quote, Cowboys Nation, 00:08:46.580 --> 00:08:49.340 growing up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I was 00:08:49.340 --> 00:08:51.580 one of the few kids in my neighborhood who cheered 00:08:51.580 --> 00:08:54.539 for the Dallas Cowboys. Nearly everyone around 00:08:54.539 --> 00:08:57.120 me supported the Eagles, but I always believed 00:08:57.120 --> 00:08:59.720 in the star. To wear the blue and white at Penn 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:01.940 State and then carry those same colors into the 00:09:01.940 --> 00:09:05.019 NFL as a cowboy, it was more than a dream, it 00:09:05.019 --> 00:09:08.000 was destiny. From the moment I arrived in Dallas, 00:09:08.100 --> 00:09:10.860 you embraced me and my family as your own. You 00:09:10.860 --> 00:09:12.759 made a kid from the East Coast feel right at 00:09:12.759 --> 00:09:15.539 home in Texas. Every time I pulled up to work, 00:09:15.580 --> 00:09:18.120 every time I stepped onto the field, I felt that 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:20.940 weight and pride of representing you. You didn't 00:09:20.940 --> 00:09:23.139 just give me a jersey, you gave me a place to 00:09:23.139 --> 00:09:26.100 belong. I never wanted this chapter to end, but 00:09:26.100 --> 00:09:28.840 not everything was in my control. My heart has 00:09:28.840 --> 00:09:32.000 always been here, and it still is. Through it 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:34.440 all, I never made any demands. I never asked 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:37.039 for anything more than fairness. I only asked 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:39.259 that the person I trust to negotiate my contract 00:09:39.259 --> 00:09:42.039 be a part of the process. This is a sad day, 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:44.679 but not a bitter one. I'll never forget the joy 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:47.059 of draft night, the adrenaline of running out 00:09:47.059 --> 00:09:50.019 of the tunnel, or the brotherhood I shared with 00:09:50.019 --> 00:09:52.500 my teammates, coaches, and the staff who prepared 00:09:52.500 --> 00:09:55.059 me for every single game. Those memories are 00:09:55.059 --> 00:09:58.059 mine forever. North Texas will continue to be 00:09:58.059 --> 00:10:00.580 my home in the offseason. I'll still be here 00:10:00.580 --> 00:10:02.539 giving back to the community that gave me so 00:10:02.539 --> 00:10:05.039 much. And no matter where the next chapter takes 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:08.259 me, the bond we've built will never break. Thank 00:10:08.259 --> 00:10:10.799 you, Cowboy Station, for every cheer, every moment, 00:10:10.860 --> 00:10:13.120 and every ounce of love you show me. Wearing 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:15.379 the star has been the honor of my life. With 00:10:15.379 --> 00:10:19.259 gratitude and love, number 11. End quote. Michael 00:10:19.259 --> 00:10:21.500 Parsons didn't want to leave the Cowboys. He 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:24.659 was forced to do the things that he had to do. 00:10:25.240 --> 00:10:28.580 in order to be put in a better situation. Anytime 00:10:28.580 --> 00:10:31.279 you have an owner, someone like a Jerry Jones, 00:10:31.600 --> 00:10:34.799 who says, man, you don't need your agent. Just 00:10:34.799 --> 00:10:38.240 come on, come on inside the deal, man. You know 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:41.639 that's a bad contract. You know that's a contract 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:44.440 that's not going to favor you, but instead going 00:10:44.440 --> 00:10:48.059 to favor the team. So here we are. This move 00:10:48.059 --> 00:10:50.659 has already been made, but in some ways we have 00:10:50.659 --> 00:10:54.960 to talk about a similar trade to this. And that 00:10:54.960 --> 00:10:57.860 is the Khalil Mack trade. So Khalil Mack was 00:10:57.860 --> 00:11:01.620 traded on September 1st of 2018. And so Chicago 00:11:01.620 --> 00:11:04.840 received, of course, Khalil Mack, a 2020 second 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:07.879 round pick, a 2020 conditional fifth round pick, 00:11:07.960 --> 00:11:11.899 and then gave Khalil Mack a six -year $141 million 00:11:11.899 --> 00:11:15.820 deal. While Oakland received two first round 00:11:15.820 --> 00:11:19.620 picks for both 2019 and 2020, a 2020 third round 00:11:19.620 --> 00:11:22.799 pick, and a 2019 sixth round pick. Now, when 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:25.440 we look at Micah Parsons' deal, Green Bay, of 00:11:25.440 --> 00:11:27.259 course, receives Micah Parsons and gives him 00:11:27.259 --> 00:11:30.620 a four -year $188 million deal, while Dallas 00:11:30.620 --> 00:11:32.899 receives Kenny Clark and two first -round picks. 00:11:33.379 --> 00:11:37.320 So in some ways, both teams in both situations 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:41.179 receive some form of compensation that's going 00:11:41.179 --> 00:11:44.200 to help each other moving forward. But I will 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:47.700 say this, for the Cowboys, no matter what you 00:11:47.700 --> 00:11:51.059 do with those picks, you will never be able to 00:11:51.059 --> 00:11:54.480 get somebody like a Micah Parsons. And I think 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:57.159 that's the part that's really going to hurt the 00:11:57.159 --> 00:12:00.779 Cowboys in the next few years. Because outside 00:12:00.779 --> 00:12:03.919 of Micah Parsons, who else on that defense strikes 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:08.379 fear into offenses? It's not Deron Bland. It's 00:12:08.379 --> 00:12:11.799 not Trevon Diggs. It's not Sam Williams. It's 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:14.960 none of those guys. It was only Micah Parsons. 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:18.620 And so right now, if you're Jerry, You have to 00:12:18.620 --> 00:12:21.679 take this on the chin. You have to realize that 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:25.389 listen, I took things too far. I took things 00:12:25.389 --> 00:12:27.929 to a place where it didn't need to be. But you 00:12:27.929 --> 00:12:30.330 were so adamant of trying to be the businessman 00:12:30.330 --> 00:12:33.250 and trying to spin the narrative and you go on 00:12:33.250 --> 00:12:36.730 this media run and you're having interviews with 00:12:36.730 --> 00:12:40.909 Stephen A and Fox News and you're here, you're 00:12:40.909 --> 00:12:43.570 there, then you have the documentary and you're 00:12:43.570 --> 00:12:45.730 just trying to change this narrative that you're 00:12:45.730 --> 00:12:49.230 just this big old bad owner. And look, you got 00:12:49.230 --> 00:12:53.740 egg on your face. Really think about that. But 00:12:53.740 --> 00:12:56.259 let's talk about this press conference, okay? 00:12:56.539 --> 00:12:59.559 So Jerry Jones justified this move by saying, 00:12:59.659 --> 00:13:02.279 and I quote, it's in the best interest of the 00:13:02.279 --> 00:13:05.019 team, not only for the present needs, but also 00:13:05.019 --> 00:13:08.539 for the future, end quote. But he specifically 00:13:08.539 --> 00:13:12.179 talked about the defensive weaknesses, all right? 00:13:12.860 --> 00:13:15.580 Now, Jerry Jones also emphasized the need to 00:13:15.580 --> 00:13:17.679 improve the run defense, saying, and I quote, 00:13:17.799 --> 00:13:20.580 we need to stop the run. We haven't been able 00:13:20.580 --> 00:13:23.220 to stop the run at key times for several years, 00:13:23.299 --> 00:13:26.460 end quote, which is true. Which, I mean, we just 00:13:26.460 --> 00:13:28.559 finished talking about those stats. Now, Jerry 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:31.379 Jones said this, and this is going to be the 00:13:31.379 --> 00:13:35.500 part that is going to be replayed over and over 00:13:35.500 --> 00:13:39.799 and over again. And I quote, we can win more 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:43.019 without Micah. than if we had signed him, end 00:13:43.019 --> 00:13:46.200 quote. I would have never said anything like 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:48.960 that publicly because you know why? Because the 00:13:48.960 --> 00:13:51.539 Packers faced the Cowboys this year on a Monday 00:13:51.539 --> 00:13:55.200 night game to be specific. You know Micah Parsons 00:13:55.200 --> 00:13:58.200 is going to enact his revenge. And you know every 00:13:58.200 --> 00:14:01.139 single time he makes a play, guess what? He's 00:14:01.139 --> 00:14:03.759 going to be looking right at you, Jerry. So I 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:05.639 don't even know why you would say something like 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:09.779 this, but hey, more power to you, okay? Jerry 00:14:09.779 --> 00:14:12.559 continues to go on by saying that this trade 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:15.659 is similar to the Hershel Walker trade. Now, 00:14:15.659 --> 00:14:18.220 for those of you who don't know, the Hershel 00:14:18.220 --> 00:14:22.440 Walker trade was the trade that was able to create 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:26.419 the Cowboys dynasty in the 90s. The Cowboys received 00:14:26.419 --> 00:14:30.059 Jesse Solomon, David Howard, Isaac Holt, Alex 00:14:30.059 --> 00:14:33.580 Stewart, the Vikings' 1990 first, second, and 00:14:33.580 --> 00:14:37.450 sixth round picks. the Vikings' 1991 first and 00:14:37.450 --> 00:14:40.370 second round picks, which were conditional based 00:14:40.370 --> 00:14:43.509 on cutting Jesse Solomon and David Howard, the 00:14:43.509 --> 00:14:46.450 Vikings' 1992 first, second, and third round 00:14:46.450 --> 00:14:49.009 picks based on the condition that they had to 00:14:49.009 --> 00:14:52.250 cut Isaac Holt and Alex Stewart, while the Vikings 00:14:52.250 --> 00:14:55.909 received Herschel Walker, the Cowboys' 1993rd 00:14:55.909 --> 00:14:59.929 and 10th round picks, the Chargers' 1995th round 00:14:59.929 --> 00:15:03.230 pick, and the Cowboys' 1991 third round pick. 00:15:03.629 --> 00:15:06.830 While the Chargers received Darian Nelson. I 00:15:06.830 --> 00:15:10.149 really don't see the connection, but I mean, 00:15:10.210 --> 00:15:13.809 it's Jerry. What do you expect from all of this, 00:15:13.830 --> 00:15:17.190 right? But really thinking about this, and I 00:15:17.190 --> 00:15:19.870 don't want to be someone that, you know, plays 00:15:19.870 --> 00:15:22.590 with the conspiracy theories and, you know, any 00:15:22.590 --> 00:15:25.409 of those different narratives and whatnot. But 00:15:25.409 --> 00:15:28.669 what if this year the Cowboys don't play well? 00:15:29.429 --> 00:15:34.159 I mean, just... They're just trash and they get 00:15:34.159 --> 00:15:38.100 a top five, maybe top 10 pick. Do you think they'll 00:15:38.100 --> 00:15:41.240 probably have a fire sale? Do you think they 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:43.659 want to entertain the idea of maybe moving off 00:15:43.659 --> 00:15:47.220 of Dak Prescott and possibly getting one of those 00:15:47.220 --> 00:15:49.679 younger quarterbacks that's going to be cheap 00:15:49.679 --> 00:15:54.299 for five years? If I'm Jerry, I low -key would 00:15:54.299 --> 00:15:57.399 have a fire sale because guess what? You're not 00:15:57.399 --> 00:16:01.919 going anywhere. I don't care what you do. You 00:16:01.919 --> 00:16:04.340 cannot compare this roster to the Commanders 00:16:04.340 --> 00:16:08.720 or the Eagles. And honestly speaking, you might 00:16:08.720 --> 00:16:11.179 not be able to even compare it to the Giants. 00:16:11.779 --> 00:16:14.200 Because the Giants roster really isn't that strong 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:17.500 either. Now granted, their crown jewel is the 00:16:17.500 --> 00:16:19.759 defensive line, but outside of that, I mean, 00:16:19.899 --> 00:16:22.860 sure you have Malik Nabors, you have Jalen Hyatt, 00:16:22.860 --> 00:16:25.220 you know, you have a lot of pieces, but that 00:16:25.220 --> 00:16:27.340 defensive line is where all the money is right 00:16:27.340 --> 00:16:30.559 now. If you're the Cowboys, you need to go through 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:34.039 a legitimate rebuild. You need to just destroy 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:37.220 this thing to the nuts and bolts and build it 00:16:37.220 --> 00:16:40.679 right back up. We all know that Jerry Jones will 00:16:40.679 --> 00:16:42.559 build one of the best offensive lines within 00:16:42.559 --> 00:16:45.139 the next five to 10 years. We know most likely 00:16:45.139 --> 00:16:47.320 he's going to bring in weapons. We all know that 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:50.299 Jerry is going to be on top. Now, I understand 00:16:50.299 --> 00:16:51.960 that he probably doesn't want to do that because 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.259 he wants to experience at least winning one more 00:16:54.259 --> 00:16:56.500 championship because he's getting up in age. 00:16:56.700 --> 00:16:59.399 But at the same time, listen, you put yourself 00:16:59.399 --> 00:17:02.700 in a situation by not conducting good business 00:17:02.700 --> 00:17:05.799 with your players. I would have thought by now, 00:17:05.900 --> 00:17:10.279 with the season coming up within the next 10 00:17:10.279 --> 00:17:14.019 to 11 days, you would have thought, oh, okay, 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:16.410 they're going to revamp talks. They're going 00:17:16.410 --> 00:17:18.450 to find a way to get things done. They're going 00:17:18.450 --> 00:17:20.190 to be super aggressive. And the next thing you 00:17:20.190 --> 00:17:21.869 know, they're going to announce that they have 00:17:21.869 --> 00:17:25.150 a deal. No. Instead, they just traded him away 00:17:25.150 --> 00:17:27.349 like it was nothing. And I had a weird feeling 00:17:27.349 --> 00:17:30.890 about it when Adam Schefter tweeted out that 00:17:30.890 --> 00:17:34.190 the Cowboys were listening to certain offers. 00:17:34.869 --> 00:17:37.490 Now, Jerry Jones said this in his press conference, 00:17:37.630 --> 00:17:40.490 that the two things that they were looking for 00:17:40.490 --> 00:17:43.549 when making the trade was that they wanted to 00:17:43.549 --> 00:17:46.779 go after a team. They had enough cap space to 00:17:46.779 --> 00:17:49.960 absorb Micah Parsons, while at the same time, 00:17:49.980 --> 00:17:53.240 they wanted a really productive interior defensive 00:17:53.240 --> 00:17:56.460 lineman, which makes a lot of sense. Case in 00:17:56.460 --> 00:17:59.740 point, they went after with the Packers. And 00:17:59.740 --> 00:18:03.220 so if you're the Packers, this was a great move 00:18:03.220 --> 00:18:06.400 because why? You have now solidified yourself 00:18:06.400 --> 00:18:10.359 as a true Super Bowl contender, not only in the 00:18:10.359 --> 00:18:14.019 NFC, but in the NFL. Because right now, by making 00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:17.519 this move, you have put everybody in the NFC 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:20.420 on notice that, listen, we're going for the title 00:18:20.420 --> 00:18:23.319 this year. I don't care what you have in your 00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:26.640 offense or your defense. We're here to wreck 00:18:26.640 --> 00:18:29.220 shop. And if you're the Eagles, what do you do 00:18:29.220 --> 00:18:32.380 at this point? Because now you have a team that 00:18:32.380 --> 00:18:36.220 has Michael Parsons and Rashawn Gary and Xavier 00:18:36.220 --> 00:18:39.950 McKinney. Edrin Cooper, Christian Watson, Matthew 00:18:39.950 --> 00:18:43.150 Golden, Savion Williams, Josh Jacobs. The list 00:18:43.150 --> 00:18:46.849 goes on and on. I'm very excited to see what's 00:18:46.849 --> 00:18:48.730 about to happen with this team. I'm very excited 00:18:48.730 --> 00:18:50.450 to see what's going to happen with this season 00:18:50.450 --> 00:18:53.230 because I know this is going to go down in history 00:18:53.230 --> 00:18:56.589 as one of the greater seasons in NFL history. 00:18:57.210 --> 00:18:59.670 But we'll definitely talk about this moving forward. 00:18:59.710 --> 00:19:01.849 All right. I just want to put out something fairly 00:19:01.849 --> 00:19:05.170 quickly, not do this long and drawn out episode, 00:19:05.210 --> 00:19:07.910 just a really quick emergency episode for this 00:19:07.910 --> 00:19:11.049 move. All right. So as always, I hope I gave 00:19:11.049 --> 00:19:13.750 you guys the fix that you guys need. 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