Parsons traded to Green Bay, given $188 million contract

[buffblue]

So I guess the Packers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl then? Parsons is the second coming of Lawrence Taylor I've been told

[BarleyNY]

2 minutes ago, buffblue said:

So I guess the Packers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl then? Parsons is the second coming of Lawrence Taylor I've been told

 

Their chances just got a lot better. 

[RoscoeParrish]

5 minutes ago, QCity said:

You have to love this deal if you're a Packers fan. They're in the perfect position to make this move - a) they're already a playoff team and b) they believe they have their QB. This is a completely different scenario than the Mack trade which was to a 4-12 team with Trubisky under center. Completely different.

 

It's a gutsy move, they are pushing their whole stack to the center of the table - this is as "all-in" as it gets. It could push them over the top to a championship or it could blow up in their faces. Either way it's going to be fascinating to watch.

I don’t know how it could blow up in their face. 
 

They have made the playoffs the last two seasons. 
 

Even if Micah isn’t great there, do we think they will go 2-15?

 

I don’t. 
 

They will compete for a playoff game regardless.

[buffblue]

Just now, BarleyNY said:

 

Their chances just got a lot better. 

As long as Jordan Love is the quarterback I don't see it. But good on Gutenkunst for taking a big swing I guess

[Doc Brown]

5 minutes ago, buffblue said:

So I guess the Packers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl then? Parsons is the second coming of Lawrence Taylor I've been told

It's not a bad comparison.  They're definitely in the conversation now.

[julian]

 If the Cowboys have a top 10 pick next year they will now have the ammo to move into the 1 spot to get Arch Manning.

 

 They have to hope the Titans have the worst record in football this year, if they do then the Titans will 100% move outta that spot to get extra 1st round pick(s) and only have to slide down a few spots, Titans took Cam Ward this year so they could cash in on the Manning golden ticket.

[Mr. WEO]

Packers got pantsed

[RoscoeParrish]

Just now, billieve420 said:

Would people have accepted the Bills trading Oliver and 2 first Rd picks for Parsons and that contract if they had opportunity?

I would have done Oliver, 2 firsts and a second.

[Victory Formation]

3 minutes ago, RoscoeParrish said:

I would have done Oliver, 2 firsts and a second.

I don’t think we have the cap space for Parsons..

[buffblue]

2 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

It's not a bad comparison.  They're definitely in the conversation now.

I don't think it's a good comparison at all, at least not against quality teams or in high stakes games. He's a bit of a one dimensional player who fades as the season wears on and competition increases. Taylor was a true game wrecker. Don't get me wrong I'd love to have Parsons on the Bills, but not at that price - and we're much closer to a Super Bowl than Green Bay imo

[Doc Brown]

6 minutes ago, buffblue said:

I don't think it's a good comparison at all, at least not against quality teams or in high stakes games. He's a bit of a one dimensional player who fades as the season wears on and competition increases. Taylor was a true game wrecker. Don't get me wrong I'd love to have Parsons on the Bills, but not at that price - and we're much closer to a Super Bowl than Green Bay imo

We are because of Allen but if Love plays like he did in the back half of 2023 they have as good of shot as we do.  Parsons isn't Taylor yet but his ability to beat you in different ways with his freak athleticism makes me think he can at least come close.  

[Richard Noggin]

5 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Jerruh is insane. Refused to negotiate with his agent or hire a GM. I do not feel bad for cowboys fans because they still have notre dame and the Yankees 

 

Those fallbacks are no soft landing for a long while now, let me tell you

[RoscoeParrish]

15 minutes ago, Victory Formation said:

I don’t think we have the cap space for Parsons..

We could have, just would need to get creative. 

[Chicken Boo]

3 hours ago, Billl said:

What would you have given for him in January?

 

Never gave it any thought, to be honest.  Certainly not $47M per season.

1 hour ago, ganesh said:

It’s a gamble you take to overcome that thin margin that exists between teams in the NFL.  If it gives me that advantage and a chance to win a superbowl then I take it every time.  

 

Understood.  If GB wins a Lombardi, nobody cares how much was spent to get there.  

[QCity]

33 minutes ago, RoscoeParrish said:

I don’t know how it could blow up in their face. 
 

They have made the playoffs the last two seasons. 
 

Even if Micah isn’t great there, do we think they will go 2-15?

 

I don’t. 
 

They will compete for a playoff game regardless.

 

Well he could get hurt and never return to form for starters. They devoted a ton of draft capital and cap space to him. There's a big difference between being a wildcard team that gets bounced in the 1st round and competing for a title.  He has to be the man. No idea where the 2-15 talk is coming from.

[Richard Noggin]

45 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

 

Their chances just got a lot better. 

 

Or, if you like: There, chances just got a lot better.

[RoscoeParrish]

3 minutes ago, QCity said:

 

Well he could get hurt and never return to form for starters. They devoted a ton of draft capital and cap space to him. There's a big difference between being a wildcard team that gets bounced in the 1st round and competing for a title.  He has to be the man. No idea where the 2-15 talk is coming from.

Any player could get hurt.
 

Josh Allen could get hurt and never return to form, but I don’t think paying him was some gigantic gamble.

 

There’s gonna be expectations, and we’ll see if they can live up to them, but I don’t know where “blowing up in their face” exists. They are a solid team with a good QB and good HC, with or without Micah, and that’s good enough for about 90% of their success no matter what Micah does.

[Captain Hindsight]

54 minutes ago, buffblue said:

As long as Jordan Love is the quarterback I don't see it. But good on Gutenkunst for taking a big swing I guess

I’m a big Jordan Love fan. He is a lot like Allen was a few years ago. Very boom/big play potential but sometimes too careless with the ball. If he can learn to take care of the football, he will be an MVP candidate 

[Delete_Delete_Delete]

Why does the city of Dallas hate generational talent? First they basically give Luka to the Lakers, and now the most profitable franchise in the history of the sport can’t retain their own star players? It’s honestly amazing the Cowboys make the post season as often as they do for being one of the most poorly run franchises in the league.

[NickelCity]

I kind of like it for Green Bay more than for us. Don't get me wrong I'd like Parsons, but he moves the needle a lot more for them than for us. Potentially worth the higher risk?

 

I'd also much rather live in Wisconsin than Dallas.

Edited Friday at 03:17 AM by NickelCity