Jerry Jones' choice to trade Micah Parsons rather than sign him is framed as driven by age, power, competitiveness, spite, and performative megalomania. The trade sent Parsons to Green Bay for Kenny Clark and two first-round picks, reflecting a refusal to appear taken advantage of and a desire to control public perception. Jones' identity as a football owner is described as largely performative, with prior championships credited to others and decisions shaped by pride. The move is portrayed as another mistake rooted in character flaws, prioritizing optics and ego above roster value and practical team-building.
Fear not, though, Jerry Whisperers. This is not New Vengeful Jerry-it's just him doubling down on Items 1, 2, and 4. He saw how he was being portrayed, as the vibranium-larynxed soft touch making the same mistake he always makes, and decided as many old folks do to show everyone what's what and who's who. Oh, it's still a mistake, born of his well-catalogued list of character flaws, but it's a different one.
Jones has always fancied himself as an Al Davis protege, the football man with money, only he's never really been the football man. He's just played at being one, with the result being two Super Bowl wins by bête noire Jimmy Johnson and a third still credited to Johnson even though he'd been spite-fired by Jones the year before. He wanted one for himself, and presumably still wants one, just not at the cost of looking like an all-day sucker.
Thus, his decision to trade rather than sign edge rusher Micah Parsons is being painted as a radical departure in his business-doing mode because rather than give in and sign him himself at the player's preferred rate of compensation, he hate-traded him to Green Bay for useful but hardly Parsonsesque defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft choices. Fear not, though, Jerry Whisperers.
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