RB is really the only position where guys wear out so quickly.
Lawrence Taylor spent his entire career going up against OT’s and OG’s at 6-3, 237 lbs. That is Micah’s height but 8 pounds lighter.
And Taylor played special teams for part of the time, too.
Micah is plenty big for doing what he does.
The thing about Parsons is that he is one of the rare guys that always goes 100%, on every play because he’s so competitive. There is a big difference between wearing down and tiring out. Micah just tires out by the end of some games. The next week, he’s ready to go.
The fans just see it because the camera is always on Micah and he stops the celebrations because he’s so winded. Also, he is so good that fans always expect Parsons to make a game saving sack. In games in the 4th quarter where Micah is tired (often because they use him so much) and where he is blocked by 3 guys because the offense is terrified of him… fans always come here talking about how Micah didn’t show up and now he is wearing down from playing against OL.
Well, he couldn’t save the day because the entire offense is geared towards stopping him (which allows others to make the play by the way) and he looked tired because they had played him just about every snap and he was tired. He still goes all out and he still makes plays despite being the focal point of every protection meeting the night before every game against Dallas.
The guy is a unicorn. He is just fine playing the way Quinn uses him. He isn’t wearing down… he is only getting better and better. He still has a lot of room to grow in his pass rush technique. Besides, he’s a pretty big guy himself. He may move like a CB… but the guy is a cracker shy of 250.
