How do you feel about the Parsons pick

[WillieBeamen]

Dislike it


A linebacker that cant cover in a passing league

 

[cnuball21]

Yup. This is a great pick. IF we build the DLine w/ the rest of it. If not, it doesn't matter. As usual.

We're in a great spot to add a CB / S / DT in rounds 2-4.

 

[darthseinfeld]

It forces one to answer the question:

Who’s the bust?

Who’s the player they wasted significant investment in?

#34 overall pick Jaylon Smith? He of the huge second contract?

2018 1st round pick Leighton Vander Esch?

Or Parsons himself?

Which of these three huge investments is not on the field enough to justify the cost?

It’s going to be one of them because this league no longer plays a game where you line up three linebackers a large percentage of the time.

And I don’t even have to mention Keanu Neal fo I? Reportedly set to play weak side linebacker?

So the Cowboys can NEVER get the return on investment from what they’ve put into the position.

I don’t hate the player, I hate poor decision making.

It would take a miracle for them not to cut Smith next year. And that was before Parsons

 

[Stash]

Easy answer here...it's moving on from Jaylon or LVE.

Every team misses on picks...let's move along.

Like the total miss in 2017 right?

“Let’s move along”, right.

And never again wonder why there have been 25 years of futility.

Just move along...

 

[KingintheNorth]

I don’t hate the player, I hate poor decision making.

This is me as well. We don't have any semblance of a roster building philosophy. We're all flavor-of-the-month and shiny objects; sprinkle in Stephen's hoarding and bargain shopping for free agents and we're always just a not-quite-good enough team.

 

[Stash]

It would take a miracle for them not to cut Smith next year. And that was before Parsons

So he’s the bust then.

#34 pick overall and two years of big money on top of it. Great work Cowboys.

 

[KingintheNorth]

It would take a miracle for them not to cut Smith next year. And that was before Parsons

Agreed but don't underestimate the emotional and egotistical attachment Jerry has to both the drafting of, and second-contract rewarding of Jaylon Smith.

 

[Stash]

This is me as well. We don't have any semblance of a roster building philosophy. We're all flavor-of-the-month and shiny objects; sprinkle in Stephen's hoarding and bargain shopping for free agents and we're always just a not-quite-good enough team.

Don’t leave out Stephen’s horrible player negotiations. He’s mishandled the last several big deals he’s made. He’d have been fired anywhere else.

 

[Stash]

It would take a miracle for them not to cut Smith next year. And that was before Parsons

Didn’t they have the option to cut him just a few weeks ago?

 

[darthseinfeld]

Agreed but don't underestimate the emotional and egotistical attachment Jerry has to both the drafting of, and second-contract rewarding of Jaylon Smith.

He is almost a 12 million dollar cap hit in 2022. I don't think his own mother loves him that much

 

[kskboys]

Dislike it


A linebacker that cant cover in a passing league

He can. Like it now?

 

[KingintheNorth]

Don’t leave out Stephen’s horrible player negotiations. He’s mishandled the last several big deals he’s made. He’d have been fired anywhere else.

Yeah, he's not good at this whole football thing.

 

[cnuball21]

So he’s the bust then.

#34 pick overall and two years of big money on top of it. Great work Cowboys.

Correct...never should have extended him but you can't knock Parsons for that.

He's Jaylon pre-injury + instincts as a prospect which is a top 10 talent.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Didn’t they have the option to cut him just a few weeks ago?

Yes, but that doesn't mean they arent in 2022. They probably wanted to give him a season to turn it around

 

[darthseinfeld]

So he’s the bust then.

#34 pick overall and two years of big money on top of it. Great work Cowboys.

Him and Vander Esh are busts. Hard to argue either arent

 

[Stash]

Correct...never should have extended him but you can't knock Parsons for that.

He's Jaylon pre-injury + instincts as a prospect which is a top 10 talent.

I’m not. I’m knocking this team’s decision making.

 

[Tass]

It forces one to answer the question:

Who’s the bust?

Who’s the player they wasted significant investment in?

An argument can be made that both LVE and Jaylon are busts.

LVE can't stay on the field and Jaylon has no awareness and limited change of direction ability.

So...yeah.

 

[WillieBeamen]

He can. Like it now?

No, he cant

 

[reddyuta]

I wont say he will be a bust because he is a very good athlete but he just doesnt work in the modern NFL.

 

[Stash]

Him and Vander Esh are busts. Hard to argue either arent

So let’s add it up:

2016 34th overall pick = bust

2017 28th overall pick = bust

2018 19th overall pick = bust

Seeing why I’m upset?