Cowboys trade for Packers DL Rashan Gary

How Do We Feel?

Gary is a big name that everyone knows, but honestly, how do we feel about this trade?

The Dallas defense was so bad a year ago, that is clearly an upgrade and will help them, but he is a edge rusher that should help at least for a little bit, but this should not be the end of what they are doing.

Gary was a Pro Bowl player in 2024, and had 9 sacks in 2023, and 7.5 sacks in each of the last two seasons, so if they don’t re-sign Clowned.

I guess he just replaces him, but I still think they need to bring him back and still take a look at Trey, because this can’t be your big offseason move. The Packers planned to move on from him anyway.

The best thing about Gary is not his pass rushing ability, it is his run defense, which we understand that teams have run the ball at will on this defense the last few years.

Gary is a good run defender and pass rushing is secondary to him, so if I had to guess, as noted above, they are still on the hunt for a legitimate guy who can get after the quarterback.

The only issue is Gary has not been great since the Pro Bowl season over a year ago, so it’s not like I am over the moon above this move.

If they add a guy like Trey or someone similar, the defensive line becomes one of the best in football. If that is the case, they can then use the draft to fix the secondary.

Despite playing all 17 games, Gary never recorded another sack after the seventh game of the season. He played only 58.3% of the defensive snaps, something Packers coach Matt LaFleur explained as normal because he has “never been a huge snap-count guy.”

Let’s see what else the Cowboys have up their sleeve, but things are going to heat up this week with free agency opening, so I need Jerry Jones to make a move for a true pass rusher, then trading for Gary looks a lot better.

Give him credit though, this is the most production that he has done in years, and he is doing it in the spots that this team needs it.