For any Los Angeles Rams fan who was left a bit frustrated after seeing the team unable to trade quarterback Nick Foles, things probably just got a bit worse Tuesday night.

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As ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, the Rams had discussed a trade with the Dallas Cowboys before the 2016 NFL draft.

The two teams the Rams discussed a potential Nick Foles trade with before the draft were Buffalo and Dallas, which now needs a backup QB. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 3, 2016

That trade obviously didn’t work out, and as Schefter pointed out in that same tweet, the Cowboys are now in need of a backup quarterback. This comes on the heels of the news that No. 2 QB Kellen Moore broke his fibula at practice Tuesday afternoon.

So, less than a week after the Rams chose to release Foles, right before they began training camp, one has to wonder — should (or could) Los Angeles have waited? We know these injuries do happen in training camp from time-to-time, unfortunately, and there’s no question that the Cowboys could now be in the market for a player exactly like Foles.

No return on investment for the Rams

Fortunately for the Cowboys, and unfortunately for the Rams, Jerry Jones and company may now be able to bring Foles to town without having to give anything up via trade. The Rams could have gotten a late-round pick at the very worst, if they had held off on releasing Foles, assuming that the Cowboys have interest in him.

On the flip side of things, the smart move by the Rams was simply to move on from Foles when they did. In turn, they avoided any training camp headache that would have come along with the media constantly talking about it, which allowed the team to instead focus on the growth of rookie quarterback Jared Goff. It was essentially a no-win situation at the time for the Rams, and one that they just had to make a decision on.

The timing was unfortunate, but the decision that general manager Les Snead and coach Jeff Fisher made, at the time they made it, was still the right one.