The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly in the mix for a hypothetical Maxx Crosby trade. To say we are all excited would be underselling the situation to the highest possible degree.
Landing Crosby would immediately stabilize the Cowboys defense in a serious way which is why so many people want to see it happen. For today’s discussion we want to live in a hypothetical world where it does and assume that it requires one of the Cowboys’ first round picks.
Following Week 7 the Cowboys hold the 13th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft by way of themselves and the 31st by way of the Green Bay Packers. Normally when we see NFL teams deal one of multiple first-round picks in a trade we see them send away their own pick. This is representative of the team essentially betting on themselves. They are saying that they believe they will have success and that the trade will obviously work out for them and therefore put their draft pick near the end of the order.
But those types of trades don’t tend to happen during the season like this one hypothetically would. There is still over half of the season to go, but the Cowboys have the added benefit of context in understanding both who they and the Packers are.
If it were you in charge of deciding which first-round pick the Cowboys gave up in this hypothetical trade, which would you give up? Would you bet on yourself? Would you believe the Packers are going to be a contender and therefore want to ditch that one?
Let us know in the comments below.
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