Jerry Jones looked to the Cowboys' past when making decisions about the team's future.
Star linebacker Micah Parsons became a buyer rather than a seller at Tuesday's trade deadline when the 3-5 Cowboys acquired Panthers wide receiver Jonathan Mingo for a 2025 fourth-round pick. The 82-year-old owner detailed his rationale. .
“He was like, 'I've been here before.' [Former Cowboys quarterback Roger] Staubach called me and was like, “We were 3-5, but we still made it.'' [in 1971 after going 4-3]. “That's what gives Jerry that old-school belief,'' Parsons said Wednesday. According to CBS Sports.
“When the owner believes in that and truly believes that they are the right players, it gives confidence to the players in the locker room because the owner believes in you. Even if you're not successful and things aren't going the way you want, he still believes you can do great things.”
Staubach and the 1971 Cowboys made it to Super Bowl twilight that season, but hopes continued to fade in Dallas as losses and injuries piled up.
Parsons, a three-time Pro Bowler, has been sidelined since Week 4's win over the Giants due to a high ankle sprain. He practiced Wednesday ahead of Sunday's tilt against the Eagles.
The Cowboys will be without starting quarterback Dak Prescott in Week 10, and likely for some time after that. NFL Network reported On Wednesday, his hamstring tendon partially tore the bone.
Recovery may take more than 4 weeks.
Jones hinted earlier this week that Prescott could be placed on IR, which would mean he would be out for at least four weeks, but no official move has been made yet.
The Cowboys are looking to shake off a three-game slump, and Parsons insisted the team's confidence remains intact despite recent adversity.
“This team has proven to be a winning team, going 12-5 over the last three years. We obviously have more losses at the moment than we've ever had before. But the players have high expectations. It's still here,” the former first-round pick said, according to CBS.
Jones has been criticized throughout the year for personnel changes, or lack thereof, but NFL executives and talent evaluators are giving Carolina the draft capital for Mingo, a second-year wideout with 12-for-121 receptions. I was troubled by the Cowboys' decision. Yard this season.
“We're always going to do everything we can to improve this team. If, in our judgment, we have to give up something that will help this team improve, we'll do it,” Jones said before the deadline. told. “I think everyone understands. I don't think we need to say it, but we're going to do it.”
