There are not many things you can guarantee in this world, but the Dallas Cowboys getting lambasted in the immediate aftermath of a big trade is one of them. Now, in fairness, the Cowboys have made many a maddening trade under owner and de facto general manager Jerry Jones.
Trading away Micah Parsons is difficult to defend by itself, but Jones didn't get anything close to a fair return. A lot of the criticism is warranted, but the backlash following Dallas' blockbuster trade for Quinnen Williams felt forced.
Between national NFL writers misconstruing the deal as an all-in move to save this season and exaggerating how much the Cowboys paid for Williams, the consensus is that Dallas got fleeced and largely made the trade to stay relevant after falling to 3-5-1 before its bye week.