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Cowboys asking Raiders about trade for Maxx Crosby: What could that trade even look like?
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In news that seem too far-fetched to actually happen, the Cowboys are said to be inquiring with the Raiders about the potential availability of Pro Bowl EDGE Maxx Crosby in a trade.
Yes, THOSE Cowboys. The ones who strung along All Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons until he demanded a trade. The fact that the Cowboys are now trying to find a pass rusher to replace him is kind of hilarious, honestly.
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At the time, it was impossible not to draw similarities to when Jon Gruden traded away Khalil Mack instead of paying him. And those similarities only continue to add up. Remember when the Raiders then had by far the worst pass rush in the league and Gruden made his infamous "Good pass rushers are hard to find" comment? Yeah, like that.
In this instance, the saying "You can want in one hand and s--t in the other and see which one weighs more" comes to mind. I mean, just because the Cowboys are inquiring, doesn't mean the Raiders are seriously considering their proposals.
But, just for the sake of argument, what kind of offer might be a worthy proposal? Something that would make any sense at all.
Right now Cowboys fans across the hell site former known as Twitter are having pipe dreams in real time about getting Crosby for a first round pick and thus essentially swapping out Micah and pocketing the second first round pick they got in that deal. But that's just not realistic.
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More realistic would be a deal similar to the Parsons deal.
Think about it. Sure, Parsons is younger and his resume is slightly better -- mainly two first team All Pros vs two second team All Pros. However, there are two things Jerry Jones said during Parsons' holdout and after the team traded him away that tell the story here.
First of all, Jones said Parsons isn't great against the run . Well, Crosby is. In fact, he is arguably the best run stopping edge rusher in the league. And he has the tackle for loss numbers to back it up.
Second of all, Jones claims the Cowboys had offered Parsons a deal that would have made him the highest paid non-QB in NFL history . Presumably, that was early in the offseason and after several other EDGE players had signed their deals, making that happen became much more expensive. Well, Crosby was the first to sign such a deal, making him markedly less expensive than Parsons.
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So, what the Cowboys would get in Crosby is exactly what Jerry Jones claims he wanted -- an elite edge rusher who can also stop the run at a price he claims he was willing to pay. From where I'm standing, that's worthy of exactly what the Cowboys got in sending Parsons to Green Bay -- two first round picks.
After all, if Jones is being honest in his claims and criticisms, if Parsons had the same exact qualities as Crosby, he'd still be wearing a star on his helmet, right?
Any other offer should be turned away. Heck, even THAT offer should probably earn a 'Thanks, but no thanks" from the Raiders, but Cowboys fans who think they could get Crosby for just a first round pick are fooling themselves. But you gotta have dreams, right kids?
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Cowboys ask Raiders to trade Maxx Crosby: What could that trade look like?
