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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 search for the next general manager or president of basketball operations of the Dallas Mavericks has begun. They terminated Nico Harrison in November, which was about nine months too late, and gave any available candidates clear notice that they were open for business.
The plan was always to wait until after the season to start the search. While names popped up as the season reached an end, they didn’t begin turning over the staff until the Monday after the season ended. However, Dallas Mavericks fans are not going to like how the team is going about the search.
Patrick Dumont Leading Search for General Manager
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the Mavericks are not hiring a search firm in their hunt for a new lead executive. Instead, team governor Patrick Dumont is “acting as his own point person.”
This is an… interesting decision, to say the least. Dumont is not a basketball person whatsoever, and most organizations usually hire a search firm. The Chicago Bulls hired one as they look for their replacement for Arturas Karnisovas. Just because a firm is hired doesn’t mean a team will listen, though.
The Mavericks hired a firm in their last search for a GM. They let Donnie Nelson go in 2021 after a long tenure with the Mavs. Instead of listening to the firm, though, Mark Cuban ignored it to hire Nico Harrison, who had no previous NBA front office experience. Harrison had been an executive with Nike, which gave him connections with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and plenty of others.
For a while, that seemed to be working out okay. While he still had some questionable transactions, such as trading for Christian Wood and letting Jalen Brunson walk in free agency, they were still able to make a run to the NBA Finals in 2024. Then, he blew it all up, trading away Luka Doncic for an older and injured Anthony Davis, and the team hasn’t been the same since.
It’s imperative that the Mavericks get this hire correct. The interim Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley has performed admirably, but the 2026 NBA Draft is important for the Mavs to get right. It’s their best chance to pair Cooper Flagg with another young star, as they don’t own their first-round pick again until 2031 after this.
Hiring the right GM could help bring in more draft capital by bringing in bad contracts or flipping veterans into picks.
Dumont was able to convince Rick Welts, a Hall of Famer, to come out of retirement to be the CEO and lead the charge for a new arena. Maybe Dumont pulls another rabbit out of his hat for the GM.
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For a moment, it looked like FC Dallas was on its way to another statement win at home tonight.
Petar Musa scored two first half goals, to extend his Golden Boot leading tally to nine goals. But after Dallas grabbed control, the Galaxy found a way back before halftime with goals from Lucas Sanabria and Joseph Paintsil.
The second half brought more chances and more frustration for Dallas, which finished the night with 13 shots to LA’s nine. In the end, the point stretched Dallas’ unbeaten run to five games, though just like last week, it felt like another match where Dallas left points on the table.
Key Moments
7’ – GOAL! After a poor pass back by a LA defender, Petar Musa was free to go one-on-one with the LA goalkeeper. After a touch to get ahead of a defender, Musa slotted home his eighth goal of the season from outside the penalty box.
21’ – Offside! Joaquin Valiente sent a floating ball over the Galaxy defense, where Musa was able to get behind the defense and make an easy play for what appeared to be his second goal of the night. The play was called offside despite a fairly lengthy review period.
38’ – GOAL! This one counts! Musa gets his second of the night off a great ball from Chris Cappis. Logan Farrington picked off the ball in the midfield. He then played Cappis wide to the left of the penalty area. Cappis immediately played a ball back across the goal for Musa to slide in and finish for his ninth of the season.
43’ – Goal LA. Lucas Sanabria got the ball near the top of the penalty area. He took a couple of touches to get outside the penalty box before firing a shot that beat Michael Collodi at the near post.
45+4’ – Goal LA. Gabriel Pec got the ball near the top of the penalty area. He pulled the ball back a bit, which caught a pair of Dallas defenders. This allowed Joseph Painstil to get free behind the Dallas defense as Pec played him through inside the penalty area. Pec immediately smashed home a shot above Collodi to tie the game.
75’ – Another offside goal. This time on a corner kick for Dallas, after a scrum in the penalty box, Kaick hammered home what looked to be the go-ahead goal. But after a few seconds the flag was raised due to a deflection on Osaze Urhoghide, who was in an offside position.
Instant Reaction
Yeah, this is another disappointing result for this team. In a real way, it felt like the first half against Houston from last month. Dallas grabbed the lead, looked in control, but some defensive miscues opened the game up for the visitors to climb back.
With a double-game week coming up, this will certainly be another game where Dallas will wonder ‘what if’ more than anything else…especially when you factor in the two goals called off for offside.
About the Subs
Eric Quill went to his bench for the first time in the 66th minute, as he brought on Santiago Moreno for Logan Farrington. Quill went to his bench again 81st minute with Ran Binyamin and Nolan Norris coming on for Sebastien Ibeagha and Deedson. The final sub came during stoppage time with Herman Johansson and Joaquin Valiente coming off for Sam Sarver and rookie Nick Simmonds, who made his MLS debut.
Man of the Match
No question about it tonight, it has to be Musa.
Where does this fit into the season
As of this writing, the draw puts Dallas into a three-way tie for 5th place with Real Salt Lake and Seattle. Both are in action right now and look firmly in control of their games. I’d expect Dallas to be in 7th place by the end of the night.
What’s next for FC Dallas
Dallas wraps up a three-game homestand next Wednesday night as they host Minnesota United.
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Akheem Mesidor selected by Cowboys by Blogging The Boys in SB Nation’s community mock draft
Akheem Mesidor, Edge, Miami
Pass rush has been an issue since the Micah Parsons trade. The Rashan Gary trade helped, but Dallas still needs an injection of talent. Akheem Mesidor fits here because his body size allows for some versatility inside and out, something DC Christian Parker utilizes. Mesidor is also a high-motor player with a deep bag of pass rush moves.
His last season at Miami was full of disruption in the offensive backfield and he shows an all-around game, not just a bend-around-the-edge pass rusher. Yes, he’s a little older than you’d like in a rookie (25), but his motor, pass rush toolbox, and ability to play the run matches up with a need and makes him a quality pick at number 20.
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