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Parsons is a unique guy in a couple of ways that I believe makes him ideal for the role Dallas has planned for him.Parsons is a transitional LBer in an era that has been a bit void,,, some good ones being drafted recent like Queen, Bush, White,, etc feel free to add.
Parsons brings so much more to the table, I know its early, but some people are looking at Spears when we drafted Ware with this pick,,,
Parsons,, this dude is going to be loved by even @JoeKing and he said in this house that he would change his opinion of him and eat his words.. I even gave him to week 8 to live up to it... Im such a nice guy.
First, his athleticism is difficult to put into words. For me, the best way to put it is that he moves like a cornerback but he is a 245 pound LB. He’s as twitchy, sudden and explosive a LB as I’ve ever seen. It really is amazing to watch because he gets to the ball so fast. On those A-gap blitzes they ran at Penn State, it is almost comical how quickly he’s on top of the QB. You can tell that the QB sees him coming… but by the time he processes that and begins to move, it’s too late and Parsons is home.
We’ve all heard people say, “he’s moving at a different speed than anyone else on the field’…. Well Micah is the first guy that I’ve seen ever really look that way. It’s amazing.
Secondly, he has a background as a pass rusher, which I think makes him really dangerous for QB’s. Ross Tucker said that he was the best high school pass rusher that he’d ever seen. He was a five star recruit as a guy who got after the QB. (Parsons actually was given a scholarship to Penn State as a high school Freshman.) Some analysts said that had Parsons entered the draft as an edge rusher, he would’ve been the best one in the draft.
So, he has a real knack for getting to the QB… which is one of those things that guys have or they don’t, I think. Like a RB with vision or a DB who is a ball-hawk. It is just a know-how that is developed at some point for a few guys. Parsons has that.
Finally, he is 100% alpha dog. That is something that I think the Dallas defense needed in a bad way. There are a couple of guys on the Dallas defense that have tried to fill that, but really, it just doesn’t seem that genuine. With Micah, you know it from jump street. That dude is a boss and everyone knows it.
You combine his crazy athleticism and size, with his natural feel for getting to the QB, and wrap that all in a bad attitude and I think he could make a real impact on the Dallas defense. He’s just a rare package that is exactly right for what the Cowboys want him to do and…. Well, you could have one of those type of players. The kind that galvanizes a defense… and a team.
He still has to prove himself, of course, but I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t make an impact right away. But I’m a defensive guy, so I’m going to love a player like him.