Cowboys among biggest losers of monster NFL trade
The Dallas Cowboys will walk away from the 2023 NFL Trade Deadline as one of the biggest losers following the latest news around the San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys' NFC rivals just landed one of the best pass rushers in the NFL, Chase Young, from the Washington Commanders. All they had to give up in […]
The Dallas Cowboys will walk away from the 2023 NFL Trade Deadline as one of the biggest losers following the latest news around the San Francisco 49ers.
The Cowboys' NFC rivals just landed one of the best pass rushers in the NFL, Chase Young, from the Washington Commanders. All they had to give up in exchange was a third-round draft pick.
This will heavily reinforce the 49ers, who desperately need it amid a three-game losing streak. Adding Young takes one of their biggest weaknesses, defensive line depth beyond Nick Bosa, and turns it into one of their biggest strengths.
Despite losing significant playing time in 2021 and 2022 to injury, Young remains one of the best edge rushers in the league. Through eight weeks of the 2023 season, he's eighth in QB pressures, per Pro Football Focus.
While it's true the division-rival Commanders were left without Young (and Montez Sweat in a trade to the Chicago Bears), the 49ers are undoubtedly the biggest threat to the Cowboys' Super Bowl aspirations. The trades set up Washington for a good reset but the Niners are the Cowboys' biggest rival today, as an 0-3 record in their last three games proves, including two postseason losses.
The Cowboys are losers out of the deadline for more than this reason alone, however. It's not just that the 49ers are adding Young to their roster. The Philadelphia Eagles went ahead and made a move for an All-Pro upgrade by landing Kevin Byard in a low-cost move.
In other words, out of the top three NFC contenders, the Cowboys are the ones who went the conservative route and stayed put despite clear-cut needs like the one they have at the cornerback position. In such a close NFL, this matters. Even the Detroit Lions pulled the trigger on a move and added wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones to aid their wide receiver room.
The Cowboys could still pull off a trade at the buzzer and add somebody last minute, but it sure doesn't sound like it as Jerry Jones consistently suggested.
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