Wait, Dallas Did What?

Somehow I missed this in all the excitement over the Eagles the last couple days.  Check out this trade between the Cowboys and the Dolphins:

Looking to get back into the fourth round of this weekend's NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys on Friday traded linebacker Akin Ayodele and tight end Anthony Fasano to the Miami Dolphins for a fourth-round pick, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

Ayodele, who was Dallas' starting weakside inside linebacker for the past two years, lost his job when the Cowboys acquired seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Zack Thomas in free agency...

Fasano, a backup to Jason Witten, caught 14 passes in each of his two NFL seasons. He had shoulder surgery in January.

The Cowboys gave up both Ayodele AND Fasano for a measly fourth-round pick?  And this is because they expect Zach Thomas -- he of the many, many concussions -- to hold down the WIL position for years?

That must have been one hell of a player the Cowboys were targeting in the fourth round.  Possibly at a position of great need.  Let's see who they picked:

Tashard Choice
RB, Georgia Tech
5'11" 215

Pick Analysis: Choice was a little bigger than originally believed. He plays the game with intensity and will run with power like Lamont Jordan. He was better as a junior than a senior, but still ran for 1,356 yards. Considering the Cowboys took Felix Jones in the first round, Dallas likely viewed Choice as the best player available at this point.

And from SI.com:

ANALYSIS: Choice made the most of his opportunities at Georgia Tech and gets a lot out of his abilities. He may never be a starter at the next level, but he has enough skill to be a productive backup.

So Jerry Jones gave up two (reasonably) productive players for a single draft choice in the fourth round that they ended up turning into a running back, which would be understandable except that they already have Marion Barber and they had just drafted Arkansas speed merchant Felix Jones in the first round.

And people think the Eagles' front office doesn't know what it's doing...