Impact of Dallas Cowboys' Defensive Struggles on Season

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00:00I was thinking about the Dallas Cowboys from this standpoint, right?

00:04So the Cowboys open up against the Philadelphia Eagles, right?

00:07And they lose that game 24-20.

00:09So that's a one-score game.

00:11They lose by four points, right?

00:12Then from there, they beat the Giants in overtime,

00:17but they give up 37 points to the Giants, all right?

00:21After that, the Bears blew them out 31-14.

00:24So that game, put that game to the side.

00:26Then they have the 40-40 tie, all right,

00:29against the Green Bay Packers in Dallas, okay?

00:33They beat the New York Jets all good,

00:35and then they lose by a field goal.

00:36They give up 30 points to the Carolina Panthers, right?

00:39So let's focus on those three games.

00:41They give up 30 in a three-point loss to Carolina.

00:44They tie the Packers, and they give up 40,

00:47and they lose to the Eagles in week one by four.

00:51So that's 0-2-1 in those three games

00:54by a combined total of seven points, okay?

00:57Imagine what the Dallas Cowboys might have done

01:01in those three games.

01:03One was a tie.

01:04One they lost by four.

01:06One they lose by three.

01:09Oh, I don't know if they had a really great defensive player

01:13who could get to the opposing quarterback

01:15better than most guys at his stage of the game.

01:19Yes.

01:20Let's just pretend they had a guy.

01:21Oh, I don't know.

01:22Let's pretend his name.

01:23I'm going to make him a name here.

01:25Let's say they had a guy named Flika Flarsens.

01:30Oh.

01:30Let's just pretend.

01:31That sounds like a football player there.

01:33And by the way, I was in favor of the trade when they made it

01:35because if you demand to be traded, I will trade you.

01:39I got two first-round picks back

01:40and a Pro Bowl defensive lineman

01:42who's unfortunately been hurt thus far this year,

01:45but at least I got something of value back, right?

01:47Okay.

01:47So I'm not going to be a revisionist historian.

01:49I supported the trade when they made it.

01:51Yeah.

01:52Every now and then you got to look at your own decisions in life

01:54and go, maybe I got that one wrong.

01:56Yeah.

01:57In the moment, I think it's okay for me to say,

02:01maybe I got that one wrong

02:03because an argument should be made,

02:05not even could be made,

02:06should be made that Micah Parsons

02:09in at least one of those three games

02:12probably gets you the W.

02:14Well, at least the Packers game.

02:15Is that fair?

02:15Yeah, you played the Packers head-to-head.

02:17Yeah.

02:17So yeah, you can at least get that one.

02:19And again, he only had one sack

02:20very, very late in that game

02:22and he wasn't great in that game.

02:24But yes, he played in that game.

02:25The Packers gave up 40 points,

02:27so I wouldn't be running home telling my mom about it.

02:29Right.

02:30But yes, it was a tie game.

02:32I do think an argument could be made

02:34that if Micah Parsons was on the Dallas Cowboys

02:37and obviously healthy,

02:39and there's been some question about that

02:40with his neck issue,

02:42would they have beaten the Eagles?

02:44Maybe.

02:45Maybe.

02:45Would they have beaten the Packers?

02:46As I say with you, yes.

02:48100%.

02:49They would have held them to 37 points.

02:51That's all you needed.

02:51Not 40.

02:52That's all you needed.

02:52And they would have won that game.

02:53Okay?

02:54Would they have beaten the Panthers?

02:55Again, I'm going to say yes to that.

02:58So I supported the trade when they made it.

03:01And I know we're only six weeks in

03:03to the NFL season.

03:04In the moment,

03:06because that's all we got.

03:08In the moment,

03:09would it be fair for me to say

03:10that the Micah Parsons trade

03:13might have been the worst trade

03:15the Dallas Cowboys have ever made

03:18since Herschel Walker?

03:19Yes.

03:20Is that possible?

03:21Very possible.

03:21Because they're sitting in a spot right now

03:24with a beatable Eagles team

03:26and a 500 Washington team

03:29as the class of the NFC East.

03:31And I'm looking at the Cowboys going,

03:33there ain't nothing wrong with that offense.

03:35Nothing.

03:36And that's without CeeDee Lamb

03:37for half the season thus far.

03:39But that offense is the best offense

03:41statistically in the NFC right now.

03:43I think of all football.

03:44You can fact check me on that.

03:46They scored 40 points.

03:47They scored 30 points.

03:48They scored 37 points.

03:50They score, they score, they score, they score.

03:52If they had Micah Parsons,

03:54the Dallas Cowboys today

03:56would be in first place

03:58all by themselves in the NFC East.

04:02So this is one of those moments

04:03where I think you should be allowed

04:05to go to Jerry Jones

04:06and say six weeks in, any regrets?

04:11Because defensively,

04:13you're one of, if not the worst team

04:16statistically in the NFC.

04:19And I think you're second

04:20only to the Baltimore Ravens

04:22in the entire NFL

04:23when it comes to points allowed.

04:25Yep, they are.

04:26So when you go back six weeks,

04:28if you could do it again,

04:30you'd never trade Micah Parsons.

04:32I know you got two first rounders.

04:34I know you got,

04:35I'm blocking out his name right now,

04:37defensive lineman from Green Bay.

04:38But you would be in first place

04:41and you would be the team to beat.

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