Mr B wrote:Duke4life831 wrote:therealbig3 wrote:Eh, I'd love to hate on the Cowboys too, but I agree, paying Micah Parson QB-level money is insanity in my opinion. He's a defensive player, and he's one guy. You're much better served investing that money into multiple players. And it's not like the players they got as a result of the Micah trade are bums, they're Pro Bowlers in their own right (Williams and Clark).
I feel the same way about Myles Garrett, who's even more dominant than Micah. I just don't think he's ever going to impact a game enough to rival a good QB, but that's how he's being paid.
Ya to be clear, if there is a non QB that is worth QB money in my eyes, its Garrett. Dude is a legit freak. But with that said, if my team isnt contending, Im not paying Garrett.
Because you get exactly what you get right now in Cleveland. Now obviously you cant overlook the Watson contract. But if youre going to give out QB money to a non QB, you better have the roster in place to compete right now. If not, youre going to be pretty strapped for cash to build out your roster. Same thing goes for the Bengals. Most teams can afford to pay 1 big time offensive weapon (non QB), because usually thats around 8-10% of the cap. But now you add 2 high paid WRs, well now you got 15-20% of your cap tied up in WRs. Then you add in Burrow's cap hit, you got 30-40% of your cap taken up by 3 guys, all on the offense. Good luck trying to fix one of the worst defenses in the league, while also trying to fix a bad O line with that much of your cap taken up.
I know it sounds crazy, but if I was Cleveland, I wouldve traded Garrett. But Im sure there was also pressure from the owner to keep Garrett. Because on the business side of things, things couldve gotten real bad up in Cleveland if they traded him away. Dallas doesnt ever have to ever really worry about that because its Dallas. They're receive a lot of initial media hate. But the fans arent ever going anywhere.
That’s what Cowboys fans have been saying about Micah. Is Micah great at rushing the passer? Absolutely. But they already had Micah and had one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Let’s see where the Cowboys end up in defense by the end of the season. My guess is they will be better with Williams/Clark than they were with Micah.
Yup. And again I love making fun of Dallas haha, but I even said this on here back when the trade happened. NOt a fan of Micah being in the North now. But it was smart for Dallas to trade him. Youre already paying Dak, youre already paying Lamb. If you were to add Micah to that list, thats basically it. You better hope you hit HR after HR in the draft or youre the ultimate bargain shoppers in FA. If not, youve basically locked in the ceiling of your roster.
Now obviously there are so many ways to manipulate the cap. But still, youre working with your hands tied behind your back. But now with that trade, you got extra draft picks which led to bringing in Pickens and now Williams. And now you go from having a bad interior D line to one of the best and those guys are locked up for years. Plus going back to manipulating the cap, easier to push around and fudge the books to free up some cap with multiple guys taking up 7-8% of your cap. Vs 1 guy taking up 15+% of your cap.
So pretty much you guys got more players, more picks, and easier cap management this way. Jerry and Dallas took a lot of heat when it went down, but ya it was the smart move to make. You only sign Micah to that deal, if your D is set and you think youre in position to win the Superbowl now.
