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Jerry Jones, even after the Dallas Cowboys’ latest loss on Monday night, was still hinting at a trade ahead of the Tuesday afternoon deadline. The Cowboys owner met with reporters after the team’s rough 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and was asked about a vague trade he hinted about earlier in the day.
“There’s one trade I can do, and I am leaning toward doing it,” he said, via the NFL Network’s Clayton Holloway.
“We’ll see how tomorrow goes,” he said, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “Today was all about tomorrow. You shouldn’t do anything, you should wait and see what we do tomorrow.”
Less than eight hours later, the Cowboys made their trade, acquiring middle linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals.
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The Cowboys dropped their third game in four outings Monday night while making plenty of mistakes from start to finish. Dallas’ offense, which has typically been the team’s bright spot, fell flat, too.
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The Cowboys’ defense specifically needs help. Their secondary is very depleted due to several injuries, and cornerback DaRon Bland looked awful Monday night. He was even crossed up by Marvin Harrison Jr. at one point while giving up an easy touchdown.
And though it’s not all connected, the Cowboys’ defense hasn’t seemed to recover after Jones dealt star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers before the season.
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The other part of it is, though, is that the Cowboys sit at 3-5-1 on the season. At this rate, they look well on their way to missing the playoffs for a second straight year.
While it’s not looking good, Jones isn’t giving up.
“As long as you’re mathematically involved, you should be there to go do it,” he said, via The Dallas Morning News’ Joseph Hoyt.
We’ll see if the trade makes the difference.
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