There’s never been the potential for the amount of blockbuster trades like there could be this offseason, and the Falcons would be fools not to throw their hat into the ring.
Myles Garrett loudly announced his desire to leave the Cleveland Browns in a trade demand of epic proportions. The Defensive Player of the Year award winner from a year ago coming available is a gift from whichever god you believe in, but there’s a possibility that two generational pass rushers are available this offseason, and one is much younger than Garrett.
“While there have been no trade talks, sources say there have at least been some internal discussions about whether to pay Parsons or trade him for a king’s ransom,” Ian Rapoport wrote. “If the Cowboys are willing to listen, they may get it. Cowboys COO Stephen Jones told NFL.com in December that the team will study the wisdom of having so much money invested in so few players, but added: “I can’t imagine there’s a scenario where he’s not wearing a star on his helmet.” Parsons is due about $24 million on the fifth-year option year on his rookie contract in 2025.”
The Falcons should do whatever it takes to trade for Micah Parsons or Myles Garrett
It’s never too late to write your wrongs, right? Terry Fontenot made Kyle Pitts the highest-drafted tight end in NFL history, which obviously looks awful now when you see Patrick Surtain, Ja’Marr Chase, Penei Sewell, and Micah Parsons were all drafted after Pitts.
Parsons immediately became one of the best pass rushers in football, breaking the Cowboys’ sack record with 13 en route to the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year. There are a handful of pass rushers that are just different from the rest, and two of them are possibly available for trade this offseason.
The Falcons need to empty the war chest. Multiple first-round picks to go along with the richest contract in NFL history for either of them is the only way to approach these situations.
The Cowboys have a difficult decision ahead of them. They’ve handed out a lot of money in previous offseasons, and the results have been middling. There’s no way they should seriously consider shipping out one of the league’s best pass rushers as he enters his prime, but Jerry Jones is known to make an erratic move or two every offseason.
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