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FRISCO - It's a bit of an epidemic when it comes to analysis of the Dallas Cowboys.
Yesterday, fans and media were mad that Jerry Jones' team hadn't done enough to acquire a receiver like George Pickens.
And today, now that a trade has indeed been made?
Many of the same fans and media have flip-flopped and decided they don't like it.
Yesterday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was an idiot due to inactivity.
Today, Jones is an idiot due to activity.
See how this works?
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday sent receiver George Pickens to Dallas Cowboys for a third-round pick and a swap of future late picks. The Steelers will move forward with newly acquired star DK Metcalf and no partner in crime, maybe limiting the potency of the 2025 offense for a better draft class in a year’s time. ...
But also maybe eliminating the headaches sometimes caused by Pickens' erratic behavior.
In Dallas? Pickens and CeeDee Lamb working with Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is just about the best match they were going to find. So Dallas pulled the trigger, knowing fully ...
That when he’s not making big plays, Pickens has earned a reputation as a temperamental target who can fall victim to taunting cornerbacks and grow frustrated at his role in the offense.
A “diva” personality, to put it politely.
But here's an example of a critic twisting himself in knots trying to take a stand.
"Mike Tomlin consistently says he doesn't run from coaching,” ex-Steelers star Tyan Clark said on ESPN's “Get Up.” “... If George Pickens, with that immense amount of talent, can no longer exist in that locker room, it's going to be difficult for him to exist anywhere."
That, in a word, is nonsense.
Tomlin has been known to manage some of the sport’s biggest, most volatile personalities while keeping the train on the tracks. It might be his biggest non-Super Bowl success as a coach.
Clark hasn't the slightest idea of how Pickens - in a contract year - might work when teamed with the leadership of Prescott and new Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Who says he "can't exist'' here?
Indeed, he actually "did exist'' in Pittsburgh ... didn't he?
It's a knotted slap at all involved, really. Tomlin and Pickens? A work in progress.
The Cowboys and Pickens? Why can't it be the same?
Untold success could be waiting on the other side of his behavioral development - not an unusual thing for a 24-year-old. If it works? Maybe it'll be because the Cowboys helped Pickens see the light.
If it doesn't work, Dallas moves on ... just like Pittsburgh just did.
The criticism really doesn't have to probe any deeper than that.
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Yesterday, fans and media were mad that Jerry Jones' team hadn't done enough to acquire a receiver like George Pickens.
And today, now that a trade has indeed been made?
Many of the same fans and media have flip-flopped and decided they don't like it.
Yesterday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was an idiot due to inactivity.
Today, Jones is an idiot due to activity.
See how this works?
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday sent receiver George Pickens to Dallas Cowboys for a third-round pick and a swap of future late picks. The Steelers will move forward with newly acquired star DK Metcalf and no partner in crime, maybe limiting the potency of the 2025 offense for a better draft class in a year’s time. ...
But also maybe eliminating the headaches sometimes caused by Pickens' erratic behavior.
In Dallas? Pickens and CeeDee Lamb working with Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is just about the best match they were going to find. So Dallas pulled the trigger, knowing fully ...
That when he’s not making big plays, Pickens has earned a reputation as a temperamental target who can fall victim to taunting cornerbacks and grow frustrated at his role in the offense.
A “diva” personality, to put it politely.
But here's an example of a critic twisting himself in knots trying to take a stand.
"Mike Tomlin consistently says he doesn't run from coaching,” ex-Steelers star Tyan Clark said on ESPN's “Get Up.” “... If George Pickens, with that immense amount of talent, can no longer exist in that locker room, it's going to be difficult for him to exist anywhere."
That, in a word, is nonsense.
Tomlin has been known to manage some of the sport’s biggest, most volatile personalities while keeping the train on the tracks. It might be his biggest non-Super Bowl success as a coach.
Clark hasn't the slightest idea of how Pickens - in a contract year - might work when teamed with the leadership of Prescott and new Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Who says he "can't exist'' here?
Indeed, he actually "did exist'' in Pittsburgh ... didn't he?
It's a knotted slap at all involved, really. Tomlin and Pickens? A work in progress.
The Cowboys and Pickens? Why can't it be the same?
Untold success could be waiting on the other side of his behavioral development - not an unusual thing for a 24-year-old. If it works? Maybe it'll be because the Cowboys helped Pickens see the light.
If it doesn't work, Dallas moves on ... just like Pittsburgh just did.
The criticism really doesn't have to probe any deeper than that.
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Related: Cowboys Blockbuster Trade for Pickens Kills Idiotic Amari Rumor
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