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The Dallas Cowboys were in a tailspin entering Week 12 with a 3-7 record, the worst 10-game start to a season since 2020, and in the midst of a five-game losing streak, their longest since the 2015 season.
Many football fans, who root for the Cowboys and other teams, would probably agree that their free fall was actually an ideal occurrence for a franchise that could use an infusion of talent following injuries to quarterback Dak Prescott (hamstring), edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence (foot), right guard Zack Martin (ankle/shoulder), cornerback Trevon Diggs (groin/knee) and cornerback DaRon Bland (foot), just to name a few. Even though that sentiment prevails around the football world, it isn’t held in the Cowboys locker room even with coach Mike McCarthy and his staff playing out the final season of their current coaching contract. That was evident in Dallas’ shocking and chaotic 34-26 road win over Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon in Week 12.
“I’m not done yet. I don’t plan on tanking,” three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons said, via The Athletic, postgame on Sunday. “If the higher-ups are looking for a draft pick, I hope that’s ruined, because we got a lot of football left to play. As long as I’m a part of this team, we’re always going to fight.”
Dallas’ owner and general manager Jerry Jones, who famously touts the Cowboys as a draft and develop team, loves Parsons’ mindset and feels “there’s a lot of ambiguity with those draft picks.” Jones and the Cowboys notoriously spent $20.13 million in free agency — where there is less ambiguity — this past offseason. That figure was the lowest in the entire NFL per OverTheCap.com by over $10 million, in Dallas’ “all in” offseason.
“Love it. Just absolutely love it,” Jones said Tuesday, on 105.3 FM The Fan via The Athletic, when asked about Parsons’ tanking comments. … “I just think the game is too…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-11-26 17:44:00
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