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Jerry Jones: Cowboys trading Micah Parsons ‘never been uttered’ – Todd Archer, ESPN
The owner of the Dallas Cowboys was swift to shut down any conversation around Micah Parsons leaving via trade.
Trading Parsons has been more media speculation than reality, according to Jones.
“That’s never been uttered in this organization that we don’t have a future with Micah Parsons,” Jones told the team’s flagship network.
In an NFL.com story Sunday, executive vice president Stephen Jones said the Cowboys would have to examine the wisdom of having such a top-heavy roster when it comes to the high-priced salaries after paying Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb this year.
“Obviously we’re totally all-in on Dak and CeeDee,” Stephen Jones told NFL.com, “but after that, then you still shape things, including Micah. But Micah’s a great player. You don’t do well in this league letting guys like Micah, usually, leave the house.”
After Sunday’s win against the Carolina Panthers, Parsons was asked about the Cowboys’ willingness to potentially trading him, which was not an accurate portrayal of the NFL.com story.
“I understand how that business side goes. Listen, no hard feeling in this business,” Parsons said. “I’m here and I ain’t anywhere else. Obviously, I’ve stated how I wanted to be here. But at the end of the day, I understand the business side. And I put in a lot of work. I play too hard so obviously if the sides can’t agree to those type of things, it happens like that. But I’m just happy to be here and I’m just going to keep fighting hard while I’m here. And if I’m here for the next five or six years, I’m going to keep playing hard then too. Ain’t really nothing going to make a difference, Micah’s going to play hard.”
McCarthy on Cowboys’ complementary football: ‘That’s the way we want to play’ – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
Head coach Mike McCarthy is starting to see his team play with balance in all three phases of the game: offense, defense, and special teams.
McCarthy went on to identify the other reasons the team is 3-1 in their last four outings, having turned things around from the five-game slide and despite a Mount Kilimanjaro of adversity.
“Turp is magnificent, and special teams [with] the field position battle,” he explained. “… And a plus-three turnover ratio. Those are the basics that we want to play to. I think we had 20 more total plays than [the Panthers] did. I don’t know what the time of possession came out to be, but that’s the way we want to play.
“We want to play balanced on offense, get our trips to the plate in the run game, and be smart in the passing game.”
That was indeed the formula for success in Carolina, and could be going forward, seeing as Dowdle has proven himself one of the better backs in the NFL, Lamb setting records even in a down season and with a backup quarterback, and Mike Zimmer’s defense continually finding new guys to step up in the face of devastating injuries to impact starters.
They’ve now gone from 3-7 to 6-8 on the season and, with three games left, the door isn’t mathematically closed on a possible playoff berth — though the odds are far, far from being in their favor.
You won’t catch McCarthy looking that far ahead, though.
He remains where his feet are.
“I’m a realist, so I take a lot of pride in the commitment that we have to one another,” he said when asked about the playoffs, navigating the topic over to the never-say-die attitude within the locker room and coaching staff in Dallas. “It shows up from Monday through Saturday, and that is the hardest part. On Sundays, I mean, this is what we live for — to get out here and compete against other other NFL teams.
NFL Week 15 grades: Cowboys get an ‘A’ for road win in Carolina – John Breech, CBSSports
Easy to forget that the Cowboys were underdogs heading into the game.
This was an all-around dominant performance by the Cowboys. Offensively, Rico Dowdle sliced and diced his way to his third-straight 100-yard performance. Dowdle carried the ball 25 times for 149 yards, and he’s suddenly looking like a player who could be a key piece of Dallas’ offense next season. CeeDee Lamb was also a huge weapon for the Cowboys with nine catches for 116 yards and a TD. As good as Lamb and Dowdle were, the defense might have been better. Micah Parsons recorded two of the Cowboys’ six sacks in a game where Dallas almost completely shut down Carolina’s offense. The Cowboys keep playing hard for head coach Mike McCarthy, which starts to make you wonder whether Jerry Jones will eventually decide to hang on to him.
Ranking Top 5 candidates to potentially replace Cowboys’ HC Mike McCarthy – Brian Martin, Blogging the Boys
If McCarthy were not to return to Dallas in 2025, here are a few coaches not named Ben Johnson to look out for.
#4 – Washington Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury
Kingsbury’s time as the Arizona Cardinals head coach didn’t go as planned, but he’s now redeemed himself as the Washington Commanders offensive coordinator helping rookie QB Jayden Daniels find early success in the NFL. He is another young, innovative playcaller who could help the Cowboys offense become more productive. There are some rumors circulating already he could be a top candidate to replace McCarthy in Dallas.
#3 – Former Tennessee Titans HC Mike Vrabel
If Dallas was truly interested in Bill Belichick as their next head coach, Mike Varbel should be atop their list as well. He’s one of the most proven candidates out there for teams looking for their next head coach and his no-nonsense, disciplinarian type of coaching style could do wonders for the Cowboys undisciplined and penalty riddled ways the past few years. As a defensive-minded head coach, he could potentially help take Micah Parsons game to another level.
#2 – Buffalo Bills OC Joe Brady
If Plan A (below) falls through, Joe Brady would be a nice consolation prize for the Cowboys. Under his tutelage, QB Joe Burrow excelled during their time together at LSU and now in the pros Brady continues to find success as an OC with the Buffalo Bills. They have been a Top 5 team in offensive DVOA in his three seasons as the play-caller for QB Josh Allen and could have similar success with Dak Prescott in Dallas.
Dallas Cowboys land familiar face In new 2025 NFL Mock Draft – Matt Galatzan, Dallas Cowboys on Sports Illustrated
The Cowboys landing RB Ashton Jeanty on draft night in 2025 would send X (formerly Twitter) into a tailspin.
The Dallas Cowboys are going to need a lot of help in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
Not only are there holes at receiver, offensive line and running back, but the team also copious needs on the defensive side of the ball as well. Despite that, many draft ‘experts’ have had the same vision for the Cowboys in the first round this spring – Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty.
And if CBS Sports has its way, that is not going to change, with their latest mock draft also sending the prolific Boise back to Dallas.
“Is Ashton Jeanty a luxury pick? That depends; were Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs luxury picks? Because Jeanty is that type of impact back,” CBS Sports said. “He hasn’t been used nearly as much in the pass game, but that doesn’t mean he can’t do it.”
Obviously, the running back position has not been the most in the first round of drafts in recent years. According to some, the position is highly overvalued, considering the shorter career expectancy of feature backs in today’s game.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones named 2024 winner of Texas magazine’s ‘highest dishonor’ – Staff, DMN
The former NFL Executive of the Year (2014) is on a downhill trend.
Texas Monthly recognized Jones as its 2024 Bum Steer of the Year on Monday. Every year, the magazine bestows what it describes as its “highest dishonor” on well-known politicians, businesspeople and institutions in the state. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton was named runner-up for this year’s award.
So, what led to Jones’ selection as the award’s first-place finisher? The publication pointed out some of the Cowboys owner’s 2024 lowlights, including the team’s January playoff collapse against Green Bay and Jones’ October spat with radio hosts from 105.3 The Fan (KRLD-FM).
Jones’ November comments on the sun glare at AT&T Stadium were also a key part of his nomination, being compared with a line from the film adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire.”
