Video: CBS: Cowboys make huge mistake drafting Micah Parsons

Silly

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I think they realize that smith and lve are not the answer at lb. Let us just wait and see if Parson can be a disruptive player on the field. At any rate, smith and lve are not it.
 

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I am a bad person for watching that video, talk about a bunch of flakes. They made little sense and contradicted themselves or gave no reasons. One guy says the Cowboys run defense needed help, and a LB won't improve the run defense. Not sure what game he is watching that a LB can't impact the running game.
 

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They also made a huge mistake paying Dak as much as they did, so who they wasted a draft pick on should come as no surprise. Trading out of the top 10 was pretty dumb too, especially since it went to a division rival. To me it just proves Jerry's desire to be 'relevant' and 'interesting' rather than trying to build a championship roster.

Oh I don't know, once Surtain AND Horn were gone, the only really good cb available was Farley, and I think JJ was probably like me - not willing to take him and his two back surgeries anywhere in the first round (though somebody did).

Is linebacker not a need? Is Parsons not more healthy than LVE and probably better than any other Dallas linebacker (at least physically) than Smith?

I have no problem with the pick, he's certainly an upgrade to the position....
 

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That’s all I was hearing. And Lee retires so we get another Penn ST. LB. I don’t know if he is as smart. But help with the run please.
He was the highest graded run defender in 2019.
  • Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year (2019)
  • Consensus All-American (2019)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2019)
  • Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP (2019)
Yeah. He sucks What a horrible pick. All of those accolades and only 2 years playing the position lol. Come on. Our fans are something else.
 

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Best player on our board.

Both corners gone. Slater viewed as a LG only.

Easy decisions.
Slater is a drop in starting player that's considered Zach Martin ALL PRO material at guard or tackle....And don't buy into Jerry's Best player on their board comment, he was maybe the best defensive player LEFT on their board
 

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The Parsons pick smells like another Taco Charlton move..... Stephen Jones should of picked the phone up and made something happen....
Not at all. We didn’t reach like we did with Taco for a position of greater need. Instead we went with best defensive talent available while picking up an additional pick today.
 

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What they could have done was draft Fields and gotten a lot more in trade value than a third rounder. Or maybe taken a year and see what they got.
 

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I guarantee if you told Jerry and Co that you'd have your pick of Fields or Jones at 10 he wouldn't have jumped the gun and gave Dak a contract he did not deserve.

I suspect if Dallas needed a QB at ten then someone else needing a QB (New England, Chicago) would have jumped them in the draft.
 

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The Parsons pick smells like another Taco Charlton move..... Stephen Jones should of picked the phone up and made something happen....
Disagree. Taco was average. Parsons is an athletic freak and was the highest rated defensive player and would’ve went top 10 without a QB heavy draft.

Sometimes people know you’re in a jam and won’t make a move. Parsons was rated 1 on our defensive board.
 

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He was the highest graded run defender in 2019.
  • Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year (2019)
  • Consensus All-American (2019)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2019)
  • Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP (2019)
Yeah. He sucks What a horrible pick. All of those accolades and only 2 years playing the position lol. Come on. Our fans are something else.

Anytime a poster comes out with words like "huge" or "horrible" mistake or calls a player "trash" or "worthless" I immediately discount they're opinion by about 75%.

Yeah I get it though, 246 lbs and a sub-4.4 forty & multiple college awards means absolutely nothing.

:facepalm:
 

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With the claim that LB's cannot effect the short passing game given that the QB releases the ball so quickly (3 seconds), WR's have to run short-routes over the middle, or the RB will have to slide out the backfield for a quick pass.
You need speed/versatile LB's that can recognize, and attack the short passing game -- Parsons has the speed/quickness to perform such a task.
He ain't a slow and lackadaisical LB.
Not only does he possess the speed, but he has the punishing impact at tackling that can either dislodge the ball, or intimidate the receiver.
 

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Worst D in history and people still want to go Oline? lol

It's a matter of value, what if there's a heavy run on defensive players and your best remaining defender is one of several that are projected to be available in the 3rd round? Then you're reaching. I agree, don't reach for o-line either, but the draft is always fluid, let's see how it plays out before we say taking an offensive lineman is laughable...
 

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With the claim that LB's cannot effect the short passing game given that the QB releases the ball so quickly (3 seconds), WR's have to run short-routes over the middle, or the RB will have to slide out the backfield for a quick pass.
You need speed/versatile LB's that can recognize, and attack the short passing game -- Parsons has the speed/quickness to perform such a task.
He ain't a slow and lackadaisical LB.
Not only does he possess the speed, but he has the punishing impact at tackling that can either dislodge the ball, or intimidate the receiver.

I have zero problems with the pick...
 

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