2025 Dallas Cowboys Offseason Thread

dbair1967 said:

Not getting my hopes up that he will suddenly see the field better or throw more accurate, but in terms of physical condition it looks like he has dropped a lot of weight. He's always taken pretty good care of himself and pretty muscular, but it looks like he has slimmed down a good 15-20lbs to me. My guess is the docs and trainers told him with his leg injuries shedding the weight would be a good thing for mobility, and he's definitely been more of a statue in the pocket the past few seasons.

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hope it means he will be running more again

Jerry and Spawn need your support.

if you buy merch, you're part of the problem

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if you buy merch, you're part of the problem

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that hat is so damn ugly I wouldnt wear it if it was free

Yim's Pic of the Day

The braintrust in action.

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It makes my piss boil every time I see this

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Doomsday said:

It makes my piss boil every time I see this

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Seems this was likely 1997 (David LaFleur is pictured and was drafted that yr). Aikman is talking to "Jack", who is Jack Reilly. Reilly was the QB coach in 1997 and then offensive coordinator in 2000 and 2001. I cannot recall if Reilly called plays from the sideline in 2000 and 2001 but I think he definitely did it from the booth. As QB coach in 1997 he was always on the sideline during gamedays.

So the HC Troy is likely railing against is fucking clown show Switzer. It took Jones a long time, but publicly he finally admitted after the fact that he let Switzer go 2 yrs too late and that he should have moved on after the Super Bowl win v Pittsburgh, because the problems were obvious to all already.

fucktard gonna fucktard

Think we'd ever hear anything like this from Johnny Walker GM or Spawn?

Barnwell suggested this interesting 3-team trade proposition in his article yesterday. He did add the caveat that he doesn't think there is much chance of Parsons not getting an extension from Jerry though...

12. Dallas Cowboys​

Cowboys get: 1-2 (from Browns), 1-15, 2026 third-round pick (from Falcons)
Browns get: 1-12, 5-149, 2026 fourth-round pick (from Cowboys), 2026 first-round pick (from Falcons)
Falcons get: Edge Micah Parsons

Well, this one won't raise any eyebrows. The Cowboys find themselves in an impossible situation with their roster construction. Last offseason, they waited until the end of the summer to hand out massive extensions to Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. That essentially kicked the can down the road on extending Parsons, whose value has only increased. The top of the edge rusher market has jumped north of $40 million per season, and Parsons only has more leverage to further boost that figure as he nears free agency in 2026.

The Cowboys have to figure out how to win with three players making more than $135 million per season, which is where they'll be if they sign Parsons. That's without considering the $20 million salary they just gave to Osa Odighizuwa and Trevon Diggs' five-year, $97 million contract. If they couldn't make a deep playoff run with Parsons and Lamb on rookie deals and Prescott making $40 million a year, how are they going to do it with all three making top-of-the-market salaries?

There could be a chance for them to acquire the next Parsons on a rookie deal. It's incredibly unrealistic to project Abdul Carter to turn into Parsons, but the former off-ball linebacker's production exploded after being shifted to pass rusher. He racked up 12 sacks and a nation-high 24 tackles for loss in 2024. And crucially, while Parsons will be making more than $41 million per season over the next few seasons, Carter will make $41 million over the next four seasons combined if he's drafted at No. 2.

There's a way to make this all work. The Browns have the No. 2 pick, but they can't afford Parsons after extending Myles Garrett's contract. Slotting in Carter across from Garrett wouldn't be a difficult choice, but the Browns badly need help at other positions and could add to their league-high draft capital, per Chase Stuart's model.

If there's any team desperate for a proven edge rusher, it's the Falcons. They played a peripheral role in my other three-way trade projection, but they're in a much more important spot here. Trading for Parsons is tough to handle considering Atlanta is already $13 million over the salary cap, but it could move money around when it moves on from Cousins. After this year, the Falcons should have the cap space to absorb a massive Parsons extension. It shouldn't be tough to structure a deal that gives him a significant bonus up front (to keep his 2025 cap number low) and again in 2026.

So, there's this monstrosity of a deal. The Browns send out the No. 2 pick and land four selections, including a 2026 first-rounder from a team that doesn't project to be elite, even with Parsons added. That pick could be valuable if the Browns want to move up or around for a quarterback in next year's draft. This return is less than the Browns landed when they traded out of the No. 2 pick in 2016, but that deal with the Eagles was for a quarterback (Carson Wentz), which invariably raises the price.

The Falcons would add Parsons, a 25-year-old pass rusher on a Hall of Fame track. They'd give up a little more than what the Bears sent to the Raiders in 2018 for Khalil Mack, another star pass rusher who was traded away four years into his career. Parsons has been more productive than Mack and he's a year younger now than Mack was when he went to Chicago.

And for the Cowboys, they move on from Parsons and two Day 3 picks and get two first-round picks and a future third-rounder. With the Titans using the No. 1 pick on Cam Ward, Dallas would use the No. 2 selection to land Carter, immediately replacing Parsons in their lineup with a much cheaper player. The savings would matter in the years to come. They also would still have the No. 15 pick to use on another defensive tackle.

Is this trade absolutely demented? Of course. I would be afraid to even suggest it to Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones, and I would be stunned if they didn't sign Parsons to an extension this offseason. But there's an alternate universe in which essentially swapping Parsons for Carter, another first-round pick and $30 million a year to fill out the rest of their roster makes sense. It can't be worse than the Luka Doncic trade, right?

That seems like a pretty mediocre return for us. Essentially we're getting the 2nd pick overall along with a 3rd rounder in 2026 (valued at a 2025 4th rounder).

On the points chart we're getting 2600+ about 60 pts. We're moving down 3 spots from 12-15 (a loss) and then we are also giving up a 5th this yr and a 4th next yr, and of course we gave up Parsons.

Parsons value is probably much higher than that.

Barnwell correctly notes the Browns probably cant afford to pay Garrett and Parsons and do need lots of help all over, but we also need lots of help all over. If they can't get a pretty substantial haul it isnt worth trading him IMO.

Yeah, that trade stinks more than even any I have proposed.

And dammit - Parsons is gonna get the big bag. Just hopefully not from us.

Good luck with that Coach

Not sure I understand this.

dbair1967 said:

Not getting my hopes up that he will suddenly see the field better or throw more accurate, but in terms of physical condition it looks like he has dropped a lot of weight. He's always taken pretty good care of himself and pretty muscular, but it looks like he has slimmed down a good 15-20lbs to me. My guess is the docs and trainers told him with his leg injuries shedding the weight would be a good thing for mobility, and he's definitely been more of a statue in the pocket the past few seasons.

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None of the above matters. He's sucked every season after his rookie. Like Parsons, decent against ugly teams & highly overated, um, paid!

DERP

Yep, Jerry's a moron