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NFL Rumors: Raiders' surprise QB target, Cowboys-Jets trade, Baker Mayfield contract

  • The Las Vegas Raiders' surprising quarterback target is fantastic if it works out for them.
  • Would the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets benefit from this blockbuster trade?
  • What could Baker Mayfield's new contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers look like?

By John Buhler

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NFL Rumors: What to make of this proposed Cowboys-Jets trade

So Mike Tannenbaum cooked up a doozy of a trade on ESPN's Get Up late last week. In one of the three proposed trades he shared over the air, he suggested that the Dallas Cowboys trade wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the New York Jets for linebacker C.J. Mosley, straight up. While Tannenbaum says that this move helps out each teams' deficiencies, it makes both teams worse off.

Given that Mosley is the far better player, why would the Jets give him up for another wide receiver?

The other big thing to keep in mind is that the Cowboys rarely like to spend big money on linebackers. New York spent an arm and a leg on the former Baltimore Ravens star and have not come close to sniffing the playoffs as a result. The Jets have a never-ending supply of issues as one of the worst-run teams in the league, but they are not giving up a top-three player of theirs for a No. 3 receiver.

This is just the latest example of why Tannenbaum is on TV and not a general manager anymore. He may think like a general manager, but this is the type of trade that gets everyone in Florham Park fired. Unfortunately, this is the type of nonsense Mike Maccagnan used to cook up before he was let go. This is the man who once drafted Christian Hackenberg in the second round out of Penn State.

Just because two names can switch teams does not mean it is the genesis of a good trade for both.

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