Micah Parsons and a ho-hum draft

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I am really amazed that so many of us.... well, let's be honest... me... were kind of mediocre on the Parsons pick. He fit the category of "solid draft pick" "sensible draft pick" "high floor kind of guy" You know, kind of like... we'll its our duty to fill the LB spot... so let's find a guy.

He was removed from football for one year, which cast his intensity of the game in doubt.
He was a linebacker, which Dallas has a philosophy against picking high or investing much money at the position.

So many things made Parsons seem like a routine pick... other positions of need were unfilled because other teams grabbed the players that had the flash.

And all of that was so wrong... You look at the Falcons game, where he blows up a double team, getting one pancake block on a guard, and nearly sending the other OL guy to the ground, and makes the TFL on the running back.

He uses his 4.3 speed to embarass the right tackle and explode on the quarterback. Ya remember those sports science episodes? I'd bet his mass and velocity combination is near the top... 240 lbs at 4.39 speed? Vicious... lets be honest, there was a bit of luck in drafting Parsons, especially since we traded down to get him. His redraft would be top 5, easy, and some teams might look at him as a #1 overall in a few years.

So glad that he's a Dallas Cowboy.
 
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Great pick. He’s super gifted athletically, and just country strong. What I like though is he very instinctive in some of the things he does on the field. He doesn’t have a lot of experience and he has a lot left to learn… but he’s making great plays already because of his abilities and football mind.

He’s going to be something else once he gets some more experience. He’s already playing like a pro bowler. He’s going to be phenomenal soon.
 
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mrmojo said:
I loved the pick at the time but I did not honestly think he was going to be this good, this fast....he literally showed us what elite talent at the LB position looks like....been a long time since I've seen that.
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Right... I know that Lawrence Taylor was amazing with the Giants, but would he near-pancake 2 offensive lineman on his way for a sack or TFL? I don't remember that... if he really ever did that! The point is, we are seeing something really rare with Parsons.

He pancaked the center and threw the guard off balance to the point that the guard ended up pancaked as well.
 
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AsthmaField said:
Great pick. He’s super gifted athletically, and just country strong. What I like though is he very instinctive in some of the things he does on the field. He doesn’t have a lot of experience and he has a lot left to learn… but he’s making great plays already because of his abilities and football mind.

He’s going to be something else once he gets some more experience. He’s already playing like a pro bowler. He’s going to be phenomenal soon.
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To give some unwanted props:
@AsthmaField was banging the table for Parsons from the very beginning and was giddy when the team selected him and all of his strategies and desires to use #11 have been put to use to his wishes and the fruits are laid bear.

Here's to you and Dan Quinn buddy.

Mucho respecto.
 
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Corso said:
To give some unwanted props:
@AsthmaField was banging the table for Parsons from the very beginning and was giddy when the team selected him and all of his strategies and desires to use #11 have been put to use to his wishes and the fruits are laid bear.

Here's to you and Dan Quinn buddy.

Mucho respecto.
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Had I known that they were going to use Micah exactly as I had hoped they would, I would have been banging the drum for him even louder.

There were a couple of other guys pushing for Parsons even more than I was though. I worried that they’d just stick him at LB and not be creative with him.

And to be fair… he’s better even than I thought he’d be.

And, BTW, you wield the English language like a Sabre. Kudos to you.
 
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nathanlt said:
I am really amazed that so many of us.... well, let's be honest... me... were kind of mediocre on the Parsons pick. He fit the category of "solid draft pick" "sensible draft pick" "high floor kind of guy" You know, kind of like... we'll its our duty to fill the LB spot... so let's find a guy.

He was removed from football for one year, which cast his intensity of the game in doubt.
He was a linebacker, which Dallas has a philosophy against picking high or investing much money at the position.

So many things made Parsons seem like a routine pick... other positions of need were unfilled because other teams grabbed the players that had the flash.

And all of that was so wrong... You look at the Falcons game, where he blows up a double team, getting one pancake block on a guard, and nearly sending the other OL guy to the ground, and makes the TFL on the running back.

He uses his 4.3 speed to embarass the right tackle and explode on the quarterback. Ya remember those sports science episodes? I'd bet his mass and velocity combination is near the top... 240 lbs at 4.39 speed? Vicious... lets be honest, there was a bit of luck in drafting Parsons, especially since we traded down to get him. His redraft would be top 5, easy, and some teams might look at him as a #1 overall in a few years.

So glad that he's a Dallas Cowboy.
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nathanlt said:
I am really amazed that so many of us.... well, let's be honest... me... were kind of mediocre on the Parsons pick. He fit the category of "solid draft pick" "sensible draft pick" "high floor kind of guy" You know, kind of like... we'll its our duty to fill the LB spot... so let's find a guy.

He was removed from football for one year, which cast his intensity of the game in doubt.
He was a linebacker, which Dallas has a philosophy against picking high or investing much money at the position.

So many things made Parsons seem like a routine pick... other positions of need were unfilled because other teams grabbed the players that had the flash.

And all of that was so wrong... You look at the Falcons game, where he blows up a double team, getting one pancake block on a guard, and nearly sending the other OL guy to the ground, and makes the TFL on the running back.

He uses his 4.3 speed to embarass the right tackle and explode on the quarterback. Ya remember those sports science episodes? I'd bet his mass and velocity combination is near the top... 240 lbs at 4.39 speed? Vicious... lets be honest, there was a bit of luck in drafting Parsons, especially since we traded down to get him. His redraft would be top 5, easy, and some teams might look at him as a #1 overall in a few years.

So glad that he's a Dallas Cowboy.
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Mickey was dead on from the start. He wanted them to draft Parsons 2 months before the draft. He compared him to Lawrence Taylor.
 
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I was meh on Parsons. To be honest I was pulling for Slater as our pick came up. I was okay with the pick but was concerned about the "character issues", him not playing last year and not wanting a LBer as our first rounder. Well I was wrong on draft day about all of it and pumped he's here. His play has been phenomenal. His behavior has been above reproach and he's the catalyst of the defensive culture change.

Arguably the best thing to happen to this team in a long time. I'm ecstatic about him. Generational talent.
 
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