Well shit. The minute I step onto the course for the first time in two weeks this happens. Short term this is a big hit to the Cowboys, although I honestly had no idea before this of whether they would be good this year or not. Schematically they lose their best rusher and will need to manufacture pressure through blitz schemes. They do have three CBs they like in Diggs, Bland and Revel. If Revel can get on the field in October they may have a better D than expected with man coverage and blitzing. Kenny Clark is a nice addition that is much needed since Mazi Smith is turning into a disappointment.
The two first round picks will probably be in the bottom third of the round but I have my doubts that this will pay off in a Lombardi for the Pack. I don't think Love is championship material and if he gets hurt they have a bottom third backup in Willis.
The Cowboys get a major cap boost with this move. There is no dead money from the last year of the Parsons contract and Kenny Clark is signed for $2.3 million this year with another two years on his contract that would pay $20 million each year but come with no cap risk.
With the exception of Deion, Jerruh has always valued paying offensive stars over defensive, so while the suddenness is a surprise the parting is not. The contract the Pack agreed to is frankly outrageous. I do wish Jerruh could've found an AFC partner to deal with, but this kind of trade is right up the Packers alley.
This team will still be exciting on offense with Dak slinging it to Lamb and Perkins. Fantasy players will be thrilled. So I guess there's that. I'm hoping they can still compete for a wild card spot but with 12 games against the Eagles, Skins, AFC West and NFC North they're going to be a dog a lot of the time.
