The Cowboys in the late ’80s and the Cowboys now are two totally different stories. Sure, they weren’t winning Super Bowls back then, and they’re not winning them now either. But before Jimmy Johnson showed up, that team was flat-out ugly. Fast forward to today, Brian Schottenheimer is leading Dallas. Dak Prescott’s under centre. And the Cowboys are hoping for a postseason run.

Whether that actually happens is another conversation. But the one thing tying that late ’80s Cowboys to today’s version? A blockbuster veteran trade. Back then, it was Herschel Walker . Now, it’s Micah Parsons . Which naturally raises a question: Is it fair to compare these two blockbuster trades? Troy Aikman doesn’t think so.

“ I don’t think it’s an apples-to-apples comparison talking about th

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