Cowboys fans make a surprising decision
The future of the Dallas Cowboys has been under discussion a lot lately considering that they are basically just playing out the final games in anticipation of the 2025 offseason. The team does have an miniscule chance of securing a playoff berth for 2024, but an unbelievable number of things would have to go in the Cowboys’ favor for that to happen. It ain’t happening.
So as we look at the 2025 offseason, the biggest issue is a contract extension for Micah Parsons. Everyone knows the fiasco that was getting CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott signed, so the conversation naturally became how would the Cowboys handle Micah Parsons’ contract extension?
Somewhere along the way, the idea of a Parsons’ trade entered the conversation. Then, when Stephen Jones was asked about it, he gave a squishy answer.
“Obviously we’re totally all in on Dak and CeeDee,” 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.”
That word “usually” is what sent out shockwaves. Jerry Jones quickly stepped in and said they have not been contemplating trading Parsons. Still, the idea of restocking the roster with young draft picks acquired in a Parsons’ trade had a bit of viability.
So we asked you if you would even consider the idea. And a 59% majority said they would.
Full disclosure. this was a surprising result to me. I am in the camp of never trading a generational talent, and Parsons can safely be considered in the argument of best defender in the league, and could even stack up in the best overall players in the NFL list. I would not let that kind of talent leave.
Now, the question wasn’t do you want to trade Parsons, but would you consider it. Given the bounty of picks that would come along with any type of trade, the idea of considering it does have its own merits. We’ll just have to see how the offseason plays out.
As for the right now, confidence in the direction of the franchise is still very low. Only 11% have the belief.
As for this week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Well, Dallas heads into the game as 3.5-point underdogs at home according to FanDuel. Most NFL fans believe in the Bucs to cover that line.
