Charles Robinson on Maxx Crosby trade rumors, George Pickens, trade possibilities & more

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Charles Robinson from Yahoo Sports joined Sean, RJ, and Bobby and discussed the Cowboys’ trade deadline plans. He talked about George Pickens’ impact, whether Dallas can re-sign him, and the possibility of adding a star defensive player. Robinson also shared league insights on how the Cowboys could navigate contracts, improve their roster, and what could realistically happen by the deadline.

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00:00Charles Robinson, Yahoo Sports, here on 105.3 The Fan.

00:19There's a headline here.

00:21I know you had a conversation with Andrew Siciliano, Frank Schwab,

00:24trading for Crosby and re-signing Pickens would absolve Jerry Jones.

00:28Is that your opinion?

00:30Yes.

00:31I mean, if that happened, absolutely.

00:33Yeah, really.

00:34To me, in the conversation we really had, and I kind of put it to them,

00:38I said, look, Pickens has, I mean, it's worked.

00:44Like, I was very skeptical of it.

00:46I knew how Pittsburgh felt about him, you know,

00:49and I thought, man, this could be a disaster.

00:52But I've been wrong.

00:54You know, he's Fitz.

00:55He's played far.

00:58I think he's exceeded what I thought he could do in this, you know,

01:01early stage with the Cowboys.

01:02I think, you know, from everything I've understood,

01:07I haven't heard anything, you know, behind the scenes.

01:10And I'm telling you, like, in Pittsburgh, that's all you heard about constantly

01:14was, you know, how hard he was to manage, what meeting he wasn't showing up for,

01:18you know, whatever.

01:19And I have not heard that.

01:21And so I think now that Pickens clearly is a viable piece and he's worked in your system

01:28and he clicks with your quarterback, I think if you are able to retain him in the role

01:34and how he's flourished, and I've brought it up, you know, the T. Higgins-level deal

01:40is really what people think that negotiation starts at.

01:43Four for 115?

01:46Four and 115, but it's really a two and 59.

01:49Okay, that's really what the deal is.

01:51I mean, it's part of the upside of that deal is the flexibility of we can get out of this

01:57after two.

01:58You know, I think it's like a seven, seven and a half million dollar cap hit.

02:01Ultimately, if the Bengals were able to get out of it, which to me, I think fits with Pickens.

02:06I mean, okay, you've performed.

02:08We're going to pay you, but, you know, the commitment here is still going to be in our

02:13favor.

02:14If this doesn't work out after two years, we're able to move on from this.

02:18And again, Max Crosby, we're dreamcasting here, but if you're able to retain Pickens

02:25and bring Max Crosby in on the deal that he just did, which is very equitable to you

02:30because they eat all the accelerated money once he gets traded.

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