What not mentioned is how he impacted other teams' game plan. Most teams used multiple players to minimize his impact.......freeing other players. I don't think there's any question we have not recovered on the field but his leadership/locker room behavior was/is toxic. Being the 2nd highest player on the team would definitely affect the younger players. Having him on your team is tricky..........
I agree somewhat........DLaw was
I think it's some fans that can't recover from that trade. Parsons was becoming a cancer in Dallas. On top of that, he was playing out of position, going against much bigger players and getting double teamed....it was just a matter of time before that style of play would catch up with him, and it did, in GB. He hasn't played in about a year, but his trade is the reason we suck. Ok
The bigger issue is the Cowboys defense hasn’t got any better, probably worse.
It had declined from previous high rankings 5th and 12th respectively to 28th. But 31st and 32nd is hovering around franchise historic futilities.
So has GBs. It's a lose/lose
I’m not really interested in GB. Couldnt care less its effects. Although it was looking good for them until his injury.
Lol...OK, so we'd be a top defense with Parsons...lol!!!
You could play that game with any player ever. Pick a sample size that fits your story, ignore the rest.
Interestingly enough I’ve found that most didn’t agree with how Parsons renegotiation of contract was handled. And Parsons could have handled it better as well. No intention here to rehash .
The bottomline remains our defense hasn’t improved. As a matter of fact it’s worse.
Agreed. No one "won" this trade if the whole point was to get better at run defense.
This would suggest we took a step back as a result of the trade. One we haven't recovered from. I think we were already in free fall before the trade. It started with the playoff game against GB. Then the offseason leading into the 2024 season was a disgrace. Then during the season teams were putting up 40 on us, including the saints. I say the D sucked before the Parsons trade, and would have continued to suck with or without the Parsons trade.
Bottom line is, there is no way that you can know if we'd be better with Parsons.....it's all about bashing your team.....bash away. Everyone else is.
But we do know the state of the defense without him. Parsons alone probably wouldn't make a difference. But as I recall the pass rush wasn't so much an issue when we had him. Run defense was the problem and their answer was to trade away the guy who provided the pass rush in hopes of fixing the run defense and still maintaining a respectable pass rush. That has overwhelmingly failed.
You call it bashing I call it bringing critical thinking and holding them accountable.
