Jerry Jones on Trevon Diggs: You don’t trade irreplaceable players

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss the rest of the season after that Tear of the anterior cruciate ligament In practice on Thursday, team owner Jerry Jones shared his thoughts on the loss on Friday morning.

During an appearance on 105.3 The Fan, Jones called Diggs’ injury a “setback for everyone” in the organization because of the things Diggs can do on the field.

“no one He has influence “The reality is we have depth. We don’t have the depth with a guy with his unique abilities, but we have depth in terms of playing the position,” Jones said.

Jones was asked about the possibility of making a move to bring in a cornerback from outside the organization in an attempt to replace more of those unique abilities. Jones explained that he did not believe any available player would be able to do that.

“You can’t do that,” Jones said. “It’s not real. This is like saying, ‘I want to be Tom Cruise.’ You can’t replace these irreplaceable players.

The Cowboys will get their first chance to try out their new style at cornerback against the Cardinals this weekend and a poor performance could make Jones change his mind about looking for more help, but it’s hard to disagree with his feeling that anything they do he won’t do. Being able to fully replicate Diggs’ impact on defenses.