Dan Orlovsky isn’t pulling any punches after Micah Parsons’ departure from the Dallas Cowboys. Following Thursday’s blockbuster trade that sent the star defender to the Green Bay Packers, Orlovsky believes the shine has officially worn off Jerry Jones’ franchise. The former NFL quarterback was blunt during his appearance on Get Up Friday morning. It’s evident he believes […]
Dan Orlovsky isn’t pulling any punches after Micah Parsons’ departure from the Dallas Cowboys. Following Thursday’s blockbuster trade that sent the star defender to the Green Bay Packers, Orlovsky believes the shine has officially worn off Jerry Jones’ franchise.
The former NFL quarterback was blunt during his appearance on Get Up Friday morning. It’s evident he believes the move was a disastrous decision for a team that can’t seem to get out of its own way.
“Good organizations do not trade Hall of Fame players in their primes. Right now, the Cowboys are not a good organization,” Orlovsky stated. “This will go down as one of the worst trades in the history of their football team. They traded away a future Hall of Famer for what will likely be the 28th to 32nd pick in the first round. The Packers are going to be good as long as Jordan Love is healthy, so you’re talking about two picks that are basically early second-rounders.
“I think the shine for the Cowboys is gone because of this. When I grew up, no one left the Dallas Cowboys — nobody. The fact that this was Micah initiating, saying, ‘I don’t want to be here anymore‘ — the allure of the star feels gone. They got fleeced. And this isn’t a trade where you can say, ‘Well, they’ll use those picks to go get Arch Manning.’ Arch Manning isn’t going to be there at pick No. 30, where you’re drafting two years from now.
“From a business perspective, Jerry Jones 100% lost this negotiation. From a football perspective, Jerry Jones and the Cowboys 100% lost this negotiation. As far as wins and losses go, this is one of the worst days the Cowboys have had since Jerry Jones has owned the team. Remember after the Green Bay playoff debacle — he could not have handled things from that moment to this one any worse.”
No matter what Jones is thinking, it’s easy to see what side of the fence analysts and reporters alike stand on at the moment. The Cowboys aren’t going to get any love for trading Parsons away, especially when you consider how they handled the situation as a whole.
Moving forward, it remains to be seen whether Micah Parsons and the Packers, or Jerry Jones’ Cowboys come out in front after this deal. Right now, Green Bay is the leader in the clubhouse, and the court of public opinion, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be spinning a new narrative when it’s all said and done.
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