Why Jerry Jones Still Thinks Micah Parsons Trade Was A Win-win After Three-sack Game

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As prima walk rusher Micah Parsons comes disconnected a monster crippled pinch 3 sacks for nan Packers successful their triumph complete nan Cardinals past week, Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones still isn't wavering successful his determination to make nan waste and acquisition that sent Parsons to Green Bay for protect tackle Kenny Clark and a brace of first-round picks.

Jones has explained why he felt Dallas needed to move connected from Parsons since nan blockbuster woody went down, harping connected turning nan prima into galore assets that tin thief nan Cowboys successful nan agelong run. He besides stressed that dealing Parsons for Clark would thief Dallas extremity nan run.

The large waste and acquisition ended a contentious stalemate betwixt some parties and Jones remains assured successful his determination to nonstop Parsons to Green Bay moreover aft Sunday's large capacity successful Arizona.

“I expected that,” Jones said via The Athletic's Dianna Russini. “When I made nan trade, I thought some sides would do well—us pinch Clark and nan picks, and him up there. We some person bully days, and we person our picks.

“The numbers sewage Micah, not me. He’s elite, but we were amended disconnected pinch numbers of players. It had thing to do pinch contracts aliases agents. I’d emotion to person Micah positive everything I got. But I can’t. That’s nan cap.”

Last month, Jones said that "one feline doesn't do it" erstwhile discussing nan waste and acquisition and its effect connected Dallas' defense. He mentioned his reluctance to allocate a monolithic magnitude of nan team's headdress abstraction to 1 player, alternatively hoping to dispersed those costs crossed galore players and positions.

Ahead of nan NFL's Nov. 4 waste and acquisition deadline, he admitted to Russini if he could adhd 1 subordinate it would beryllium connected nan protect side, but not a walk rusher. The Cowboys person allowed 989 rushing yards done 7 games this year, nan astir crossed nan convention speech from nan Dolphins. Their walk defense needs help, too, arsenic their 260.3 passing yards allowed per crippled is nan worst people successful nan NFL. At 3-3-1, Dallas seems to beryllium buyers astatine nan deadline. We'll spot if and really they take to upgrade their defense.

Parsons has 5.5 sacks done his first six games pinch nan Packers, including 1 successful his return to Dallas successful Week 4, which ended successful a 40-40 tie. Green Bay's unreserved defense is allowing conscionable 76.5 yards per crippled connected nan ground, a number that's 2nd successful nan NFL down nan Seahawks.