The Dallas Cowboys really don't have any business laughing at other NFL franchises right now. They are just 4-5 this season and very much on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff picture. Plus, Brian Schottenheimer continues to prove that he isn't the man for the job in Dallas.
But on the bright side, things just keep going from bad to worse for their NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles.
Currently on a seven-game losing streak and having dropped three straight contests against division foes, Howie Roseman is throwing in the towel on the 2026 season. On Monday afternoon, less than a day before the trade deadline, the Eagles traded star nose tackle Jordan Davis to the Jaguars.
Eight months after they signed him to a three-year, $78 million deal.
And while Roseman is now sitting on a pile of draft picks in Philadelphia, that doesn't really move the needle a whole lot anymore. This is a good day for Cowboys fans to victory lap their bitter rivals and feel good that they at least have hope for the rest of the season.
Eagles trading away Jordan Davis is a sign of the times in Philadelphia
As Dallas clings to the playoff hunt with several winnable games on the schedule, the Eagles' attrition continues. Obviously, the Jalen Hurts situation is very serious and scary, but Philly tried to stay afloat without him for several weeks. Now, they are starting Joe Milton at quarterback and trading stars.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
It began this offseason with the inevitable A.J. Brown divorce and continued with the dealing of Cam Jurgens, and now Davis. In this span, the Eagles have also lost Landon Dickerson and Saquon Barkley, among others, to injury, and Lane Johnson has retired. Things are in tatters in Philadelphia.
Not only does this give the Cowboys an even more winnable game on Thanksgiving Day, but it sets the stage for a rebuild across the division and raises questions about the futures of players like Hurts, DeVonta Smith, Jalen Carter and others. If Roseman sold Davis, where is the line? Who stays?
Philadelphia has the most dead cap space in the NFL in 2027, too, and their financial equation is not solved yet by dealing Davis. They have to decide what to do about Dallas Goedert, Moro Ojomo, Tyler Steen, Riq Woolen and more. Things could quickly go from worse to even worse for them.
Now, the dollars and cents are not quite adding up in Dallas, either, but at least the Cowboys have a chance to do something in 2026 before they have to face the music. And at this point, they have more high-end talent than the Eagles, so they aren't starting as much from close to square one.
For a team and fanbase that came into the year with Super Bowl aspirations and plenty to say about the Cowboys, it is gratifying to see them fall from grace. The hope, however, is that they don't build something great from the ashes of the fire that they started and continue to stoke.
Cowboys shouldn't be scared by Eagles' mountain of picks
Not long ago, doing business with Roseman seemed like the most terrifying thing in the world. Fans were nervous when their team made a deal with the Eagles, and Dallas fans had to turn away as the Philly GM took advantage of team after team, screwing over the Cowboys in the process.
But Roseman has shown in recent years that he bleeds like we do; that he is human.
Over the next three drafts, the Eagles do have a scary number of picks in the first few rounds after trading Brown, Jurgens and Davis:
2027:
1st
1st (Jaguars)
2nd
2028:
1st
1st (Patriots)
2nd
2nd (Ravens)
2029:
1st
2nd
2nd (Jaguars)
That's 10 picks in the first two rounds of the next three drafts, four more than teams are typically allocated. But it should be noted that, after years of being a complete savage in April and finding elite players at the top and value in the later rounds, Roseman has lost his touch a bit.
After taking Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean in Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2024 draft, the Eagles have taken Jihaad Campbell, Andrew Mukuba, Makai Lemon and Eli Stowers in the first two rounds of the draft. None of them are really difference-makers.
Campbell is a good player but very limited, as he struggles in coverage. Mukuba makes some plays, but he gives up a lot, and he misses tackles as often as anyone. Lemon is a fine player but not transformational, like Brown and Smith are, and Stowers has been injured and ineffective.
Draft picks always sound great in theory, and for the Eagles right now, it makes sense to stack resources. But once those picks become names and actual players, and not just faceless, nameless commodities, one remembers that good players win games, not hope or potential.
It is smart to give yourself more darts to throw at the board, but Roseman will have to bat close to 1.000 to revive this Philadelphia team in its current state. And his track record in the last two years indicates that he probably won't.
So, the Eagles get credit for admitting defeat and doing what they can to build for the future. But the Cowboys can still laugh at them for it and not be intimidated by it.
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