The Dallas Cowboy s, at a frustrating 2-3-1 in 6 weeks into the season, shouldn’t be the centerpiece of the NFL trade deadline conversation. It’s a familiar kind of beautiful chaos, isn’t it? The defense is giving up yards, opponents are averaging a whopping 428.7 total yds per game, and yet, the only story anyone can talk about is what the ‘Boys are about to do. Tom Pelissero laid out the mechanism perfectly: “Jerry Jones keeps saying….’Hey, we got the picks.'” Pelissero then continued, noting the strategic gravity of the Parsons trade:
“Jerry Jones has managed to make himself relevant. No matter what they do or don’t do, by virtue of getting an extra first-round pick next year and all the questions that raises, he has made them a centerpiece story in the NFL, even if this team