Should Titans trade the house for Micah Parsons?

Since he first stepped foot into the league in 2021, via Pro Football Reference, Parsons has recorded 12+ sacks, 12+ QB knockdowns and 40+ QB pressures a season — a feat only conquered by him.

There's no doubt the Titans would move heaven and earth to acquire the 26-year-old if the opportunity presented itself.

He would round off an underrated defensive front led by veteran Jeffery Simmons. However, it comes down to two factors beyond the realms of linking up a talented defensive lineman: How much capital would Tennessee have to part ways with? And can the franchise feasibly pay his wages, which would be North of $40 million per season?

For a generational talent like Parsons, the Cowboys would be looking for no less than one, maybe two, future first-round draft picks, not to mention a player or two going the other way.

A move of this magnitude is league-defining. With the Titans comfortably in a window of transition with new rookie quarterback Cam Ward at the helm, it would make little sense for the Titans to cut corners on team-building and bank on Ward's potential to carry them towards their ambitions of competing beyond the AFC South.

That's not how you build sustained success, with the Cleveland Browns a prime example of how a high-risk trade — swapping 2022, 2023 and 2024 first-round draft picks for quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2022 — can backfire and derail a franchise's ambitions for years to come.

On the monetary side of things, Tennessee can 100% make the move happen, even if Parsons is looking for record-breaking non-QB money, projected to be a five-year, $210m contract.

Per Spotrac, the franchise is sitting pretty at nearly $40m under the salary cap this season with a projected $96m for 2026, first in the NFL.

Now that's likely down to a Tennessee roster lacking star power across the board, but if the franchise is serious about getting him in two-tone blue, it's a huge boost to making the move a reality.

In the grand scheme of things, head coach Brian Callahan and general manager Mike Borgonzi are not likely to pursue any trade revolving around Parsons. Quite simply, it's too expensive on all fronts, with their eggs firmly in the basket of building a great supporting cast around their franchise quarterback. But a fan can only dream.