If Cowboys make a trade after loss to Cardinals, it’s just Jerry Jones trying to fool you—and he just told you why
There’s no saving the Dallas Cowboys. And Jerry Jones knows it.
(UPDATE: Since the publishing of this article, the Dallas Cowboys made a trade for linebacker Logan Wilson of the Cincinnati Bengals. They have up a seventh-round draft pick for him. The content of this article still applies, however.)
Jerry Jones claimed on an interview with Stephen A. Smith the Dallas Cowboys had made a trade hours before his team’s 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. Hours later, he told 105.3 The Fan nothing was finalized.
He then suggested the outcome of the game wouldn’t impact his decision making. Explain to me how that works? On second thought, let me tell you. He’s trying to fool you, the Cowboys fan. And he just told you why: He wants to keep interest alive. But more on that later. Just think about it, why else would it not have any impact? How can you justify treating a 3-5-1 team the same as one that’s 4-4-1?
The official explanation will probably be all about the newcomer—whoever it may be—being under contract beyond 2025. So was WR Jonathan Mingo last year, who has been a healthy scratch in back-to-back games. The same pitch was made about Kenny Clark, despite reports indicating Dallas liked the fact that he had no guaranteed salary on his contract past this season.
Perhaps some fans will buy into it. But they should listen to Jones’ own words in the Stephen A. Smith show via Sirius XM earlier on Monday, when he admittedly talked about stirring things up when “it gets slow.”
“The Dallas Cowboys probably have the kind of interest that we have in no small part because we stay out front and we stay controversial,” Jones said on the show. “When it gets slow, I stir that (expletive) up. Fact. I just want to be relevant. I just want you to be looking at us.”
And by the way, it’s not the first time he makes such a statement, either. You heard him on Netflix. “It’s a soap opera 365 days a year,” he said. He’s admitted it on several interviews before.
With playoff hopes quickly heading for 0% for a Cowboys defense that can’t get off the field and an offense that keeps getting flags and messing up protection, it’s time to make fans buy in. Not the knowledgeable, die-hard ones with deep understanding of the salary cap. Nor the ones who know the backups and practice squad players. Nah, the ones who get asked where did Dak Prescott go to college and they don’t know. Nothing against them, by the way. Heck, sometimes I envy them. For them, hope springs eternal in sports. But those are the fans Jerry wants to get excited through a trade. It’s the most of them, too.
But here’s the thing I learned when I failed Calculus II in college. Despite going to academic counseling twice a week to try to save the semester, it was already too late. I never learned Calculus I and barely got by. Then I spent most of the semester failing midterms and quizzes en route to finals. I was in deep trouble already. No amount of academic counseling would save me. The Cowboys refused build a good team in the offseason, from the early re-signing period to free agency. They prioritized finding discounts instead of impact. They dealt away Micah Parsons because they let feelings get in the way.
No midseason trade will save them at this point.
Oh, and Jones probably knows this, too. But he’s trying to keep you hooked. So gear up for a trade in the final hours ahead of the deadline. And get ready for the sales pitch. This is about more than 2025! Sure, we’ll see about that.
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