The Dallas Cowboys actually did the unthinkable on Thursday when they decided to trade away Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for two first round picks and Kenny Clark. Well with this happening, there is no doubt that people think that the Cowboys will be really bad and finish last in the NFC East.
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Aug 16, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Is there a chance that Dallas is going to be bad enough in 2025 that they could potentially land the number one overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft? Some people are already starting to believe that is going to be the case. One player that is being hyped to be the number one overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft is Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning.
NFL Fans Believe That the Dallas Cowboys are Tanking For Texas Longhorns Quarterback Arch Manning
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Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) carries the ball for a first down in the second quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semi-final at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
A lot of NFL fans believe that the Cowboys will be tanking for Arch this season. Well, there will be other teams who will be way worse than Dallas and they also cannot get out of the Dak Prescott contract anytime soon. Despite that, fans believe that the Cowboys will be tanking for Arch.
Jerry is loading the tank for Arch Manning. You know he wants Arch in Dallas. And when he moves Dak in the offseason, he’ll have the draft capital to get it done. Book it. #Cowboys
— David Todd (@DavidMTodd) August 29, 2025
if I’m the cowboys I call every team and ask what they’ll give for dak and go full tank jerry is a business man biggest business name in sports is manning use all the picks and make sure you get arch manning next year biggest cowboy move ever
— alex misty 🍜 (@Alex_Misty) August 28, 2025
Ernie hear me out dawg something tells me cowboys are gonna tank this year for arch manning then build around him with the late round first round pick
— Cole (@WhoIsCo1e) August 29, 2025
Dallas! They can now tank the season and trade up to select Arch Manning with the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft!
Of course, Cowboys will always suck as long as the Jones Family owns the team!
— Mafferkweet (@Mafferkweet) August 29, 2025
Come on Jerry! trade Dak to the Colts for Anthony Richardson and let the tank for Arch begin #CowboysNation #Cowboys
— Jack (@JackJamJim) August 29, 2025
Well, the Cowboys fanbase motto for 2025 will probably be Tank for Arch. With that being said, Dallas may wind up winning too many games. If they finish 2-15 this season, then it goes to show that these fans were right and tanking for Arch all along and it will lead to wholesale changes with the organization, unless Jerry still makes all of the calls with the team.
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