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The Dallas Cowboys Draft Day trade was even better than you thought
Entering the 2024 NFL Draft it made all the sense in the world for the Dallas Cowboys to trade down in the first round. Absent a fourth-round pick, and with plenty of holes on their roster (that were exacerbated by the lack of moves in free agency), it was obvious that Dallas needed multiple bites at the apple of talent to restock their roster.
Thankfully the Cowboys found a proper suitor in the Detroit Lions and ultimately moved down from their original spot in the first round while still coming away with a player who they highly valued. The draft is a constant game of phone calls and offers and back and forth, so it was assumed that Detroit was not the only team who Dallas spoke to about moving around.
We now know at least one of the others.
The Arizona Cardinals offer proves how great the haul that Dallas got was
Nowadays there are all sorts of documentaries and productions chronicling and profiling NFL teams. Beyond the likes of Hard Knocks and similar ventures, we now live in a day and age where teams and their own media departments put projects like these together.
The Arizona Cardinals have a series called “Cardinals Flight Plan” that they are rolling out on their YouTube Channel, and on Wednesday they released an episode that covered a variety of things, including the first round of the draft. You can watch the episode in its entirety here.
In the episode Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort is obviously putting together and executing Arizona’s plan. Their draft began with the selection of Marvin Harrison Jr. at number four overall but they also held the 27th overall pick in the draft as well. Apparently they had a high level of interest in moving it and we can see that they made a call to the Cowboys about it.
The Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys had discussions about a trade during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Conversation involved Dallas sending picks 24 and 174 in exchange for 27 and 104.
The Cowboys ultimately traded back with the Detroit Lions for 29 (Tyler Guyton)… pic.twitter.com/0RHollasNt
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) June 13, 2024
Ossenfort speaks on the phone (presumably to Stephen Jones) and notes that Arizona is willing to offer picks 27 (first round) and 104 (early fourth round). He adds that the offer is contingent upon their guy (being Arizona’s guy) being there at 24 where Dallas is slated to pick at the moment of this conversation.
Earlier in the clip, Ossenfort mentions the Green Bay Packers as the threat for “the big guy.” The Packers wound up taking Arizona offensive lineman Jordan Morgan at number 25 overall, perhaps Ossenfort and his group were big fans of what Morgan did during his time in Tucson.
Operating under the assumption that Morgan was in fact Arizona’s guy, then he was obviously on the board when Dallas was on the clock at 24 overall. Had the Cowboys taken the Cardinals’ offer then Morgan would have stayed at home, Dallas would have moved back three spots and would have also picked up an early fourth-round pick in the process.
But the Cowboys did not take Arizona’s offer and instead took one from the Detroit Lions. Ultimately the Lions gave up picks 29 and 73. Here was the run of picks from 24 through 29.
- 24 (Detroit Lions): Terrion Arnold, Alabama
- 25 (Green Bay Packers): Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- 26 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Graham Barton, Duke
- 27 (Arizona Cardinals): Darius Robinson, Missouri
- 28 (Kansas City Chiefs): Xavier Worthy, Texas
- 29 (Dallas Cowboys): Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
We discussed a lot in the immediate aftermath of the first round how Dallas likely made the trade that they did with Detroit knowing full well that the one of or both Jordan Morgan and Graham Barton would be off the board when they came around to picking at 29. We do not know for sure, but if Dallas knew that Arizona’s guy was Morgan (again, assuming he was) then it stands to reason that the Cowboys were at least comfortable passing on him and prepared to live in a world where Barton went elsewhere.
It goes without saying that the reason for comfortability making the decision was likely how the Lions sweetened the deal. Aside from the obvious swapping of firsts, the Cardinals wanted to offer Dallas pick 104 where the Lions surrendered pick 73. The difference here is massive. Selection 104 was the fourth one of the fourth round where 73 was the ninth of the third. You are talking about the difference of a full round.
As we all know that pick for Dallas from Detroit became Cooper Beebe, and it is extremely unlikely that he would have been available 31 selections later. That Dallas was able to solve their needs at left tackle and center with one fell swoop makes their decision to take Detroit’s offer a no-brainer, even if that meant sacrificing the opportunity to draft Jordan Morgan or Graham Barton at 24 or 27.
Kudos to the Cowboys. They played this really well and capitalized on how desperate the Lions were for their guy. That is the way you play the NFL draft.
The Seattle Sounders start what could prove to be a pivotal three-game home stand tonight against FC Dallas. All three of the matches are very winnable, against teams currently outside of playoff position.
If the Sounders can collect all nine points, they’ll likely find themselves back in contention for a top 4 playoff position. If they drop points, however, they could very well struggle just to get into the playoffs.
Dallas comes into this match playing as well as they have all year, which is an admittedly low bar. Since Nico Estévez was fired as head coach following a draw with Minnesota United, Dallas have won consecutive games for the first time since May of last year.
The main caveat to those results were that they were both at home. Dallas has yet to win a road game this year, where they are a league-worst 0-6-3.
- FC Dallas last won a road game against the Sounders on May 25, 2011. That’s a span of 20 matches across all competitions. That includes seven playoff games and a U.S. Open Cup match.
- Peter Musa snapped a five-game goal-less drought by scoring a hat trick in his last game. He has eight goals so far this year.
Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension
Seattle
QUESTIONABLE: Pedro de la Vega (hamstring)
OUT: Jonathan Bell (International duty); Alex Roldan (concussion protocol)
FC Dallas
OUT: Geovane Jesus (knee); Paxton Pomykal (knee); Alan Velasco (knee)
Sounders: DLWDW (2-1-2)
FC Dallas: WWDLL (2-2-1)
Kit matchup
Officials
REF: Malik Badawi; AR1: Micheal Barwegen; AR2: Eduardo Jeff; 4TH: Elton Garcia; VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero; AVAR: Peter Balciunasee.
How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, 7:39 PM PT
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Mark Rogondino, Heath Pearce)
Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Alejandro Luna, Diego Arrioja)
Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM/950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Steve Zakuani)
Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)
Is this game available to stream for free? No
Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? Yes
Lineups
Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.
This is Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas; watch with us
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Tim Hardaway Jr. is coming off his sixth year playing for the Dallas Mavericks.
The former Michigan star finished the regular season with averages of 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 40.2% from the field and 35.3% from the three-point range in 79 games.
He only has one more year left on his contract that will pay him $16.2 million for the 2024-25 season.
Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports that the Mavs will look to move the veteran shooting guard.
Via Stein’s Substack article: “League sources say that the Mavericks will promptly resume their long-running search for a trade partner to take Hardaway on, which is more likely than ever to come to fruition with the 32-year-old now entering the final season of his current contract and with his salary declining from $17.9 million in 2023-24 to $16.2 million in 2024-25.”
The Dallas Mavericks are trying to trade Tim Hardaway Jr., per @TheSteinLine
“League sources say that the Mavericks will promptly resume their long-running search for a trade partner to take Hardaway on, which is more likely than ever to come to fruition with the 32-year-old… pic.twitter.com/LJ9Gq9MEv0
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 22, 2024
Hardaway Jr. was the 24th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and has played 11 seasons in the league.
In addition to Dallas, he has also spent time with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.
His career averages are 14.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while shooting 41.8% from the field and 36.0% from the three-point range in 736 games.
The Mavs are coming off a fantastic season where they were the 5th seed in the Western Conference with a 50-32 record.
They reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011, but lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.
Let’s take a look at some of the Dallas Cowboys news and headlines making the rounds in Cowboys Nation as we kick off the weekend.
From Blogging the Boys:
“While he is listed as a TE on the Cowboys depth chart, his background is that of a wide receiver. That kind of versatility could make him a unique mismatch weapon for Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy to utilize in a variety of different ways this season. Of course, that all depends on how he’s able to rebound from his ACL injury.”
“So far, the signs are pointing to Stephens Jr. being on track to suit up in some capacity when the Cowboys report to training camp July 24. While it’s true the coaching staff will probably take the cautious approach and ease him into things to help prevent any kind of setback, it’s also true his return to the field will be met with much anticipation.”
With the Cowboys needing help at receiver, Stephens will be an intriguing player to watch.
InsidetheStar.com took a look at the toughest opponents the Dallas Cowboys will face in 2024, including the team’s season-opener against the Cleveland Browns.
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