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In case you missed it among the flurry of star-studded free agent signings by the Dallas Cowboys last week\u2026<\/p>\n
Yes, that was sarcasm. The Cowboys are sticking to their bargain bin shopping plan for free agency that has worked so well the last three decades.<\/p>\n
Yes, that was also sarcasm.<\/p>\n
But the biggest splash from Cowboys\u2019 related free agency came in the wake of a veteran\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n
DeMarcus Lawrence packed his bags for Seattle after an 11-year stint in Dallas.<\/p>\n
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The move was not surprising. He missed all but four games last year, and it was time for him to move on, as he did.<\/p>\n
But the sparks began flying, as did the shots, after he landed in Washington State.<\/p>\n
Lawrence was interviewed shortly after getting to Seattle and had this to say.<\/p>\n
\u201cDallas is my home\u2026 My family lives there, but I know for sure I\u2019m not going to win a Super Bowl there.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was sure to leave a burn or two around The Star. Apparently, it wasn\u2019t just the front office that felt it though.<\/p>\n
Micah Parsons quickly chimed in on Twitter\/X and was clearly not amused.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis what rejection and envy look like! This some clown s***!\u201d he posted on Twitter\/X.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take long for Lawrence to respond.<\/p>\n
\u201cCalling me a clown won\u2019t change the fact that I told the truth. Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn\u2019t have left.\u201d he wrote in his reply.<\/p>\n
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The exchange of fire caught the attention of linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, who is rehabbing from a knee injury.<\/p>\n
Overshown responded with: \u201cCOWBOYS vs. everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
And just like that, we had gone from \u201cDem Boyz\u201d to \u201cDeez Nutz\u201d in Dallas.<\/p>\n
The speed of the feud even took a certain news anchor by surprise.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Lawrence appeared to try to put an end to the entire affair on his Twitter\/X account. Or maybe his agent did.<\/p>\n
Either way, here was his lengthy post.<\/p>\n
Which, in a sane world, should have been the approach taken from the get-go. But suffice to say, the Lawrences and the Parsons probably won\u2019t be inviting each other over for Sunday dinner anytime soon.<\/p>\n
Chalk up another one to the ills of social media.<\/p>\n
Lawrence\u2019s 11-year run with the Cowboys ended with 450 tackles and 61.5 sacks. He had a touchdown scored on an interception return, in 2021, and a fumble return, in 2022.<\/p>\n
He saw both Tony Romo and Dak Prescott lead solid teams, only to come up short in the playoffs year after year.<\/p>\n
After 11 years, and with no indication that the ownership or front office would change their ways, why would he think anything else other than what he said?<\/p>\n
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Now, can he win one in Seattle? After they just traded away their starting quarterback and star wide receiver?<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not even sure the Seahawks\u2019 odds of winning are better than the Cowboys right now.<\/p>\n
But you can\u2019t blame the guy for wanting to go elsewhere and see if doing things differently translates into a better season ending than what he\u2019s seen so far.<\/p>\n
But he isn\u2019t wrong about two things. The first involves Parsons\u2019 time spent on social media and his podcast.<\/p>\n
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Fair or not, it gives the impression that Parsons isn\u2019t devoting himself 100% to being better on the field.<\/p>\n
And before you say it, yes, Parsons, in just four years, already has 256 tackles and 52.5 sacks, far ahead of the pace needed to surpass Lawrence\u2019s regular season numbers.<\/p>\n
But in four playoff games, he has just 18 tackles and one sack. Like Prescott, Parsons tends to fade away in the playoff games.<\/p>\n
The great players elevate themselves, and their teams, in those games.<\/p>\n
There is still time for both Parsons and Prescott to do this in Dallas.<\/p>\n
In Parsons\u2019 case, spending less time on social media and getting into flame wars with former teammates, and more time on improving his play would be a good start.<\/p>\n
Judging by his last tweet on the matter, Lawrence realizes that he\u2019s had a great career, and he\u2019s better than taking the kind of cheap shot he did last week.<\/p>\n
But his comment, and others made by other former players after they depart Dallas, are an ill omen going forward for Dallas.<\/p>\n
For him to have felt the need to even vocalize that makes one wonder about the culture inside the organization.<\/p>\n
It does not seem to be a good one. Certainly not the kind one associates with franchises accustomed to playing for and winning titles.<\/p>\n
Addressing, and changing, that culture is job one for new head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll have a better chance of succeeding if the front office joins in on that effort too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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