Todd Archer
FRISCO, Texas — As Micah Parsons spoke following the Inexperienced Bay Packers' win towards the Washington Commanders Thursday, the followers had a message for Dallas Cowboys proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones.
“Thanks, Jerry. Thanks, Jerry,” they chanted.
Talking Friday at The Star, Jones acknowledged the danger concerned in buying and selling away the Professional Bowl go rusher however expressed no remorse.
“If anyone does not suppose that that is rolling the cube, I do not know what rolling the cube seems to be like,” Jones stated. “You make choices like this and the results normally after they have any such critique or any such impression, you are not out right here enjoying pinochle. You actually aren't for those who're taking threat. And all of us are there and if it weren't threat then you definately would not have so any individuals in all probability disagreeing with my determination.”
When Jones acquired Charles Haley from the San Francisco 49ers in 1992, he stated the Cowboys could not spell Tremendous Bowl with out Haley. Does he fear he is achieved the identical for the Packers in sending them Parsons?
“I anxious once we did Herschel Walker to Minnesota. After all,” Jones stated. “A fantastic participant, I've had some actual success with nice gamers. Deion Sanders and I'd put Charles Haley in there too, OK. However we additionally know there was a number of different supporting solid round Deion and a number of supporting solid round Charles Haley, too. I weighed that [in the Parsons' trade]. I did that for months round right here, weighing that excellent.”
The Cowboys acquired the Packers' two first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 in addition to defensive sort out Kenny Clark for Parsons.
“Keep in mind you can't have all of it. You simply can't have all of it,” Jones stated. “There's not room to have all of it. And so how this most closely fits us over these subsequent three or 4 years, and this 12 months as properly, that is the place Kenny Clark is such an enormous deal. I would not discuss to anyone that did not have a severe soccer participant able to go for us.”
Jones stated the advantages of getting a number of gamers from the picks in addition to the potential to retain gamers have been large to him. He additionally stated the Cowboys may alter their method to free company with out Parsons' contract tied into what the staff is paying Prescott ($60 million) and large receiver CeeDee Lamb ($34 million). They haven't made a serious free-agent signing since 2012 after they signed cornerback Brandon Carr to a five-year, $50 million deal.
“Hitting this cover, we're speaking about of upwards of $200 million,” Jones stated. “Now there's plenty of room in $200 million to undergo over a time frame. What I am doing with you is protecting a number of years over these subsequent 4 years.”
From shopping for the Cowboys and hiring Jimmy Johnson in 1989, Jones has lived with threat.
“Properly, I do not do it for enjoyable. And I can put on pressure, which works with threat,” Jones stated. “I hate to make use of the outdated adage however that ‘Riverboat gambler.' The riverboat gambler when on the subsequent card [he] could personal the boat and he is charming or they could throw him within the river, in accordance with which approach that card went. And that is when he is his absolute best, not when he is aware of what is going on to occur. However let me inform you one rattling factor, that riverboat gambler is aware of easy methods to swim as a result of he is been throwed in there earlier than, OK.
“And so that is the trick: Do not pull that off if you cannot swim.”
