The Dallas Cowboys traded away Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. All they received in return was Kenny Clark and two-first round draft picks. It is not an exaggeration to say they look like the losers of the trade.

That the compensation is so low is part of what makes this a tough situation for the Cowboys. We can debate about what may have gone into that – the negotiation ability of the Cowboys and Packers, etc. etc. – but there is no doubt about the following reality.

The Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons in the most inefficient manner possible.

So many people spoke about leverage for Dallas with Parsons in that they could have placed the franchise tag on him in back-to-back seasons. That may have been objectively true, but the Cowboys burned up all benefit in term

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