Cowboys star Micah Parsons reveals harsh reality of playing ‘trench warfare’

[Xeven]

Let him sit out exercise and recoup till Eagles.

 

[RonWashington]

Micah was playing last 2 mins up 20 against Chicago . MM someone needs to step in say no take a seat it’s a 17 game marathon

 

[817Gill]

@CATCH17 dude said it himself that it’s taking a toll on him, still think he should be a DE exclusively? Have you not seen him slow down these last few weeks?

 

[DanA]

There’s a reason DE’s rotate and off ball LB’s don’t. There’s also a reason top DE’s get paid 30-40% more than top LB’s.

 

[stilltheguru]

Whatever your statement may be, it has interesting parallel construction. You might be an idiot savant on another wavelength.

When you don't have a retort you must resort to lack of comprehension. Funny. You think wars only happen in the military start guy?

 

[Jake]

He's 6'3" and 245 pounds. He's not built to battle 6'5" and 320 pound dudes all day.

 

[buybuydandavis]

“People don’t understand that trench warfare. I’m not gonna lie, when I was playing LB a whole lot last year, my body was way more fresh. There were some plays I wouldn’t get touched. When you’re on the line, you’re getting touched every play,” the 23-year-old shared, via Jon Machota of The Athletic.

No false bravado. Just the facts.

Nothing but respect for this guy.

 

[jrumann59]

Been saying this for over a month. Time for Quinn to move him around.

I have been saying this since last year, the kid won't last til his next contract and I know some fans are fine with that.

 

[zeroburrito]

you can see it as well. he's not the same player. been getting dominated the last couple weeks.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

When you don't have a retort you must resort to lack of comprehension. Funny. You think wars only happen in the military start guy?

You are a walking conundrum of silliness.

 

[stilltheguru]

You are a walking conundrum of silliness.

I meant to type smart guy. I'll ask again. Do wars only happen in the military? Simple question even an internet character can answer

 

[glimmerman]

They are trying to save some for the playoffs. I would put him in LB this week and let him get home a few times.

 

[DuceizBak]

Having him in the middle helps a lot. He could be doing standard line backer duties, drop into coverage, or fake a blitz and drop into coverage, or the reverse.

Dan Quinn has essentially limited his effectiveness.

 

[cmoney23]

The Cowboys defensive star admitted that playing the “trench warfare” is starting to take a toll on his body. He told Von Miller on The VonCast that playing more of a linebacker last year was better for his body, but it’s quite different this 2022 as Dallas seemingly uses him as a defensive end more often–despite Parsons’ insistence that he’s still a linebacker.

“People don’t understand that trench warfare. I’m not gonna lie, when I was playing LB a whole lot last year, my body was way more fresh. There were some plays I wouldn’t get touched. When you’re on the line, you’re getting touched every play,” the 23-year-old shared, via Jon Machota of The Athletic.

Just like his rookie year in 2021, Micah Parsons had a brilliant start to his campaign this 2022. Through the first 12 weeks of the season, he accumulated 12.0 sacks as he made his presence felt for the Cowboys.

However, it has been different in the past two games. Not only has Parsons failed to record a sack against the struggling Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, but he also just had one QB hit and zero tackle for loss in that span. For comparison, he had five QB hits in Week 11 against the Minnesota Vikings, and prior to Weeks 13 and 14, there was just one other game when he failed to register a tackle for loss (in Week 8).

Micah Parsons reveals harsh reality of playing 'trench warfare' (clutchpoints.com)

There was a play in the Texans game where the QB kept it and ran to Parson's side... and for the first time in his young career, Parsons didn't look fast. The QB beat him to the corner and got a few yards on a play that earlier in the season would have been a TFL.

He's banged up.

 

[Doomsday101]

There was a play in the Texans game where the QB kept it and ran to Parson's side... and for the first time in his young career, Parsons didn't look fast. The QB beat him to the corner and got a few yards on a play that earlier in the season would have been a TFL.

He's banged up.

I don't doubt he is banged up, this time of year a lot of players are banged up. I would like to see Parson moved around a bit more. Last season got as many sacks from MLB spot as he did from DE. I fully expect to see Parson battle through it and be an impact player

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I meant to type smart guy. I'll ask again. Do wars only happen in the military? Simple question even an internet character can answer

Your wording, again, dear fellow, is mangled. Wars do not happen IN the military. They happen BETWEEN militaries.

 

[stilltheguru]

Your wording, again, dear fellow, is mangled. Wars do not happen IN the military. They happen BETWEEN militaries.

.

 

[RonWashington]

Your wording, again, dear fellow, is mangled. Wars do not happen IN the military. They happen BETWEEN militaries.

 

[TRUTH87]

Been taking about this as a concern all year.

Parsons isn’t big enough to take on the beating of being an every down DE.

Keep playing with fire and the Cowboys are going
to ruin this kid.

he looks beat on the sidelines… drained to the fullest.

 

[cnuball21]

he looks beat on the sidelines… drained to the fullest.

Cowboys are trying to force a round peg into a square hole.

If they keep doing it I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he’s drained cole playoffs time.

Surprising considered how well we used him last year.