Parsons traded to the Pack...

Montana Tom wrote:
This is one of the more interesting Chicken Little threads I've read in some time.  The sky is falling, no it isn't.  The sky is green, no it isn't, it's blue. Some observations: He's played for the Cowboys for 4 seasons. They made the playoffs 3 of those years as a Wild Card team, going 1-3. They never advanced further than the Divisional Round. Dak Prescott > Jordan Love The Packers are the first team in NFL history to devote over $100mm to only two players. Giving up two firsts and Kenny Clark (past-prime) smacks a bit of our side of the Herschel Walker trade.  Just a bit. Taking on a $188 million ($136 million guaranteed) obligation (and that still only makes Parsons the third highest cap space on the roster, after Love and Gary), is a healthy obligation. The top 6 players on the Packers roster (after the Parsons trade, including all players with a $10mm cap hit or greater), comprise 44.25% of the total cap hit.  Seems top heavy. By comparison, the top 6 players on the Vikings roster (also all over $10mm cap hit each), comprises 36.48% of the total cap hit.  Seems more balanced. After the Parsons trade, the Packers have $3.2mm in cap space, and no first round picks until 2028. By comparison, after the Thielen trade / signing, the Vikings have $17mm in cap space. Like they say...there is a reason they don't award championships on paper.

I don't see this as a 'Chicken Little' thread at all. The logic that because Dallas didn't win a championship with Parsons, hence he's not a great player worth the trade is ludicrous. Its like saying Dan Marino is garbage because he never won a Superbowl or Barry Sanders.   If GB is a team on the come before, this only makes them better. Cap space only matters if you hit on the players you spend money on, same with the Draft and 1st round picks. Actualization over potential. My take is I see a bunch of people rationalizing and doing mental gymnastics why this won't move the needle for Green Bay. I find that silly. To what degree it does is what is yet to be determined, but its not like the Packers don't have talent. They drafted a DT in round 1 they are very excited about, he's going to start. And what are the odds of say a first round selection at #28 or #29 and then the following year another first round draft pick at #29 or #30 being a guaranteed success? Much lower than if they selected top 10 without a doubt. That's what Dallas will be getting. Conversely, GB picked up a 26 year old defensive force with 52.5 sacks in four years. Its a big swing for the Packers, with risk inherent. Everyone in the NFC is gunning for Philadelphia, we saw what they did to KC in the Superbowl.

badgervike wrote:
$47M per year for Parsons and $55 per year for Love.  If I were guessing, I'd say Packers gave (2) 1st round draft picks that can fill holes relatively inexpensively.  We'll see how this plays out in Titletown.

"At times, Parsons has looked unstoppable. However, it appears as though the Vikings have a weapon already on their roster that has dealt with the threat of Green Bay's new defensive threat and thrived in that competition."

https://thevikingage.com/minnesota-vikings-already-have-secret-weapon-stop-micah-parsons-2025

Micah Parsons reportedly viewed by some Cowboys teammates as 'egotistical, self-centered' before Packers trade

Some of Micah Parsons' teammates with the Dallas Cowboys viewed the All-Pro pass rusher as "egotistical and self-centered" and didn't have positive views of his "The Edge with Micah Parsons" podcast, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer.

Coming out of this week's blockbuster trade to the Green Bay Packers, Breer says there was a major difference in the negotiation process between Parsons and the Cowboys' ownership compared to how Dallas handled previous contract discussions with Zack Martin, CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott.

"Martin, Lamb and Prescott are/were very popular in the locker room," Breer wrote. "That's not the case with Parsons, who has rankled teammates in different ways, seen by some as egotistical and self-centered. His podcast has created issues, too, that go all the way up to quarterback Dak Prescott."

Another "issue" at play in the Parsons-Cowboys dynamic was "playing out of structure in an effort to make big plays," according to Breer, which led to some issues defending the run. Jones said this week his defense needed to strengthen its arsenal at the line of scrimmage, specifically stopping the run. The addition of three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark, he believes, was a much-needed piece to solving that puzzle.

The Cowboys allowed 137.1 rushing yards per game (29th in the NFL), 4.8 yards per carry (30th) and 25 rushing touchdowns (32nd) last season with Parsons in the lineup.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/micah-parsons-reportedly-viewed-by-some-cowboys-teammates-as-egotistical-self-centered-before-packers-trade/

Jerry's version of sending someone to Siberia!