The Cowboys were knocked out of the Carson Wentz-Jared Goff Chase on Wednesday afternoon when the Eagles decided to trump the Los Angeles Rams, and by that I mean make an even dumber deal to move into the top two of next week’s draft.

Yeah, the Cowboys are out now. But Jerry Jones is also enjoying a welcome reprieve from "Who’s the Worst GM" talk around the NFL. Rams GM Les Snead had taken a step in that direction with his club’s deal for the top pick before the Eagles blew everyone out of the water with their insane leap to No. 2.

If you thought things were crazy with Chip Kelly, get a load of what Howie Roseman and his bunch are doing.

In order to acquire the second pick from Cleveland – moving up just six spots – the Eagles traded this year’s first-round pick, next year’s first, 2018’s second and this year’s third and fourth. And keep in mind that many, many NFL experts (in fact, just about all of them it seems) do not regard either Wentz or Goff in the same class as Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, who went first and second a year ago.

At least in the Rams’ case, they get their choice of Goff or Wentz and have an outstanding defense and the game’s top young runner as building blocks around him. The Eagles, who have none of those things, are basically saying, "Hey, we’ll take either one, just let us know."

And this comes after signing Sam Bradford to an extension and paying substantial money to the inexperienced Chase Daniel. Does this look like these Eagles – who could not wait to get rid of Kelly and his winning record – have any clue here at all?

For Dallas, it means (beyond a division rival behaving oddly) that any hope of finding Tony Romo’s eventual replacement at the top of this draft is out the door. Now can they still find him in the second round or later? Michigan State’s Connor Cook and Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg remain intriguing choices for different reasons, and it seems every week the Cowboys are visiting with Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott.

At the No. 4 pick, the Cowboys can either take Florida State’s Jalen Ramsey, the best defensive back on the board, or the defensive lineman of their choice. That’s not a bad way to go. Maybe they could also take offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil of Ole Miss, thought by many to have the highest grade in this draft, although it would appear defense is the more likely direction for this team. If Tunsil slides past San Diego at No. 3, don’t rule out a trade down by Dallas although it’s rare that teams come jumping up the board to grab a tackle.

Some of the excitement of next Thursday night disappeared for Cowboys fans Wednesday. Their club will now make – presumably – a safer, logical pick of a player to provide immediate help rather than landing a possible quarterback of the future.

It’s not as interesting as it might have been, but watching the Eagles stumbling around in this china shop has an entertainment value of its own.

Twitter: @TimCowlishaw