Myles Garrett trade<\/a> to A.J. Brown and more, here\u2019s how each move impacts the Cowboys and their path to the NFC East crown. Let\u2019s dive in. <\/p>\nMyles Garrett to the Rams makes life harder<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, and there are two ways Cowboys fans should process this.<\/p>\n
The first is frustration. For months, Garrett looked like a trade candidate. The moment the Browns pushed back his option money earlier in the year, it was evident they were open to moving him. So why didn\u2019t Dallas pull the trigger? Firstly, it\u2019s just not how the Cowboys operate. <\/p>\n
But to be fair, I do think the package Cleveland received, which included standout young edge rusher Jared Verse, is something the Cowboys realistically couldn\u2019t match. That\u2019s partially because they don\u2019t have a Verse equivalent (a standout pass rusher two years into his rookie deal) on their roster. That piece set the Rams apart.<\/p>\n
The second way to look at it is far more painful. The Cowboys face the Rams in December, and good luck blocking Myles Garrett with an offensive tackle room featuring Tyler Guyton and Terrence Steele. I\u2019ve seen people on social media point to Guyton\u2019s debut against Garrett as evidence he can handle him. I\u2019d recommend going back and watching the film, because I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s what happened. <\/p>\n
Mike McCarthy came up with a solid game plan to limit Garrett\u2019s impact, but I cannot honestly say Guyton was holding his own against Garrett one-on-one. If Dallas makes the postseason, a potential matchup with the Rams looms as well. Not fun. Not a favorable trade for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n
AJ Brown out of Philly is a massive win<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Eagles traded wide receiver AJ Brown to the New England Patriots, and conversely, this one should have Cowboys fans feeling good.<\/p>\n
Brown is out of the division, meaning Dallas no longer faces him twice a year. More importantly, this could seriously damage the Eagles offense. In the Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni era, Philly\u2019s offense has been at its best when it can lean on two things: a dominant run game behind one of the best offensive lines in football, and the ability to win outside the numbers in man coverage when defenses load the box. <\/p>\n
AJ Brown was a monster in those one-on-one situations, consistently bailing out quarterback Jalen Hurts with contested catches and big plays on the boundary.<\/p>\n
Yes, the Eagles prepared for this. They brought in Makai Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks, and others. But if I\u2019m being honest, they\u2019re not replacing AJ Brown. They\u2019re taking the Jason Giambi approach from Moneyball, trying to \u201crecreate him in the aggregate.\u201d I don\u2019t think that works in this situation. You can\u2019t just replace a player like Brown, especially in this context.<\/p>\n
The compensation doesn\u2019t help Philadelphia either. A 2028 first-round pick and a fifth-rounder? The rule of thumb is you push a future pick\u2019s value back roughly one round for each year out. A 2028 first basically carries second-round value today. The Eagles won\u2019t benefit from this deal for two years.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s clear this trade happened because of the locker room issues between Brown and Hurts. We\u2019ve known about the tension for years. Now we\u2019re seeing the results. There\u2019s a real chance this move impacts the Eagles offense in a significant negative way, and for the Cowboys hoping to win the division, that\u2019s a massive win.<\/p>\n
Giants wide receiver signings hint at a Malik Nabers problem<\/p>\n
New York signed Odell Beckham Jr., Braxton Berrios, and JuJu Smith-Schuster on the same day. I know what you\u2019re thinking. OBJ in 2026 is causing concern? He didn\u2019t play last season, sat as a free agent, and took on a six-game PED suspension. The last time Beckham was truly \u201cOBJ\u201d was probably the first six years of his career.<\/p>\n
The reason this matters isn\u2019t about Beckham himself. The Giants signing three wide receivers in a single day ahead of mandatory minicamp suggests to me that Malik Nabers is not going to be ready for Week 1, when the Cowboys take on New York at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n
Nabers is one of the best players on the Giants roster, and the team going all-in at wide receiver suggests they\u2019re not confident at all in his availability. Giants head coach John Harbaugh admitted recently that \u201cit\u2019s not a simple\u201d knee injury. <\/p>\n
Some people believe the Giants could surprise and hover around the eight-win mark with a little variance. Without a healthy Nabers, I don\u2019t see that happening. <\/p>\n
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