In one of the most surprising transactions in...[league] history...which sent shockwaves...
...is not only a superstar; he's a generational player.
You're thinking Luka Doncic, arncha? Well...close. A Dallas franchise. But this time, instead of the "Mavericks" and Nico Harrison, it's the "Cowboys" and Jerry Jones. Micah Parsons was traded today to Green Bay. Like the 'Ricks, the 'Boys got a multi-year All-Pro, Kenny Clark, in return, along with something the basketball team didn't get, draft capital, two first round picks. But this trade, like the Donic-Davis trade, is being written of in the same terms by the cognos:
Micah Parsons trade grades: Packers get this generation's Reggie White; Cowboys' franchise set back for years
What Jerry Jones just did to the Cowboys is malpractice
In one of the most surprising transactions in NFL history, the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons. Dallas sent Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round picks and nose tackle Kenny Clark, which sent shockwaves throughout the NFL. ...
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Packers: A+
There really isn't any other grade to give the Packers here. Green Bay landed a generational pass rusher who isn't even close to entering his prime, all for two first-round picks and star nose tackle Kenny Clark. Sure, Dallas got a haul, but what Green Bay got in return is more significant.
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Based on how the Packers fared the last few seasons, those late first-round picks would be in the 20s. Green Bay can afford to part ways with those picks for a generational player like Parsons, who the Packers needed badly on their defensive line.
I would point out that in a ratio of roster size and number of teams, you can't compare first round picks apples to apples. In the NFL there are 53 players, in the NBA, 15; in the NFL, 32 teams; NBA, 30. As a ratio of roster size, an NFL team's first round lasts 1.66 rounds, to the 53rd pick, well into the second round, in the draft. An NBA team's same ratio is .5, pick 15. The NBA's ratio, .5 to 15, is the equivalent of the 26.5 the pick in the NFL draft. The NBA lottery for the top pick in the draft involves the worst 14 teams. In the NFL you could practically throw darts at the consensus best 26-27 pick in each draft and hit on a player who becomes a real, real contributor right away. The "Cowboys" got a top-32 pick, likely 26th or 27th, in two draft years.
Parsons is...one of the five best players in football.
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Sure, two first-round picks and Kenny Clark is a nice return, but not enough for a generational player like Parsons. These aren't even going to be high first-round picks either. [See above]
What Jones did to the Cowboys franchise is malpractice. The NFC East is glad he still owns the Cowboys.
Just like what Nico Harrison did.
