The Dallas Cowboys have finally brought in much-needed help to their defense. They traded for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. Before that, they acquired linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals. These moves have fueled excitement that the Cowboys could soon form a formidable defense. However, former quarterback Kurt Warner has expressed skepticism about the decision.

Warner explained how important the defensive end Micah Parsons was to the roster.

“So, you’ve upgraded the interior, your defensive line, but you’ve also lost a guy that most of us feel is a generational type player,” he argued. “I think it’s always hard for me to go, (to feel) okay, it’s a good move to let somebody go that is such a difference maker like Micah is.”

He didn’t seem to be fond of the trade. And he isn’t the only one. Now, in exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys received defensive linebacker Kenny Clark, a 2026 first-round pick, and a 2027 first-round pick. And Clark has been a major help to the roster. Moreover, Williams and Wilson are expected to bring some spark to the team. However, for Warner, the Cowboys will need something else to win the championship.

“And again, we can see what that first round pick is, they get in a couple years,” he told Rich Eisen.“But Clark and Williams are good players. They’re not Micah Parsons. And so to me, you don’t win unless you find a way to replace that difference-making piece that Micah Parsons brings to the table.”

He has recorded 6.5 sacks and 14 quarterback hits across the last 8 games for the Packers. He is likely to have yet another Pro Bowl season.

Now, Warner isn’t the only one. Many have pointed out the issues with the Cowboys’ struggling defense, while the offense is one of the best in the league. Amid this, the Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, recently shared that Parsons’ trade was due to some of his antics, such as the one where he was spotted lying on the training table. Jones added that his doubts over Parsons’ ability to be a leader also contributed to the decision.

“You’ve seen us really give some serious contracts to other players,” he said. “The point is they got to love football and they got to love what it brings out in them.”

“This is not fair, Micah is not here. I really think a lot of Micah Parsons. And there wasn’t a question of wanting him on the team,” Jones said on SiriusXM. “But to anoint him in terms of (being captain), and everybody else looking at him, you better [do] some thinking.”

As for the trade, the Cowboys did make a success in terms of picks.

The Cowboys secured a major benefit in Micah Parsons’ trade

Parsons’ trade to the Green Bay Packers was shocking. In his new team, the DE took massive strides. On the other hand, the team is struggling on defense.

However, the Cowboys wouldn’t have to worry about watching Parsons head to their rivals. This is because the franchise reportedly made a special condition in the trade that made it risky or costly for the other team to trade the player to certain teams for a certain time. And that seemingly includes teams in the NFC East.

So, Parson won’t be going to the Cowboys’ NFC East rivals Philadelphia Eagles, who were eyeing the player before the trade. Now, if the Packers tried to trade Parsons to an NFC East team within the next two years, they’d have to give Dallas a 2028 first-round pick. ESPN reported that this condition, referred to as the “poison pill,” exists in the trade for Parsons.

And if true, this could be an interestingly clever move by the team, which will continue to control Parsons’ move atleast until 2027.