Is Parsons Better Than Ware?

[ultron]

Micah parsons is the next Lawrence Taylor, so yes - I predict he’ll have a larger impact on this team than Demarcus Ware did. Parsons closing speed and ability to tackle are second to none, and he’s only been in the league for about 6 months or so.

 

[quickccc]

Parsons and the scheme he is being designed in, offers more versatility than Dware, because he is being used initially as aa middle LB, who can flex out as a an blitizing edge rusher
and Quinn is doing a remarkable job of moving him around as a rusher - on the edge or coming up the gut vs a RB
That's makes him tougher to designate chip or double team blocks towards,

Parson has also been remarkably durable for a rookie and i have not sensed a rookie wall hit as i have with fellow rookies Osa and Gholston
and scary is hes gonna get even stronger (with strengthen program) than what he is .. it's just a matter of what the Cowboys DC can imagine for him

 

[Ranching]

Yes he did there sport. Won one with the Broncos.

I said US.....but I get it.

 

[terra]

Yes, he is better. Better overall defensive player, better leader, angry type defensive stud every defense needs. Makes big plays in timely fashion. Ware was sort of a quiet sack artist that quietly got his numbers. Nothing spectacular or timely you would just look up and at the end of the year he was one of the sack leaders.

If I had any doubt that Parsons is over rated you just ended them since you are always wrong.

 

[lukin2006]

I would say not yet…let’s see Parson do it for a decade…or let’s see how he performs once he gets paid. Yes, I’m skeptical. It seems once these current Cowboys get paid they disappear. I feel Parsons is different, I hope Parsons is different…because it appears Parson has HOF type potential. But we need to remove the bad influences like dlaw and Elliot.

 

[morasp]

One thing I've noticed about Ware echoes something Jerry said. He has a little Charles Haley in him, in a good way, in that he seems to make plays at points in the game when you need them. Ware didn't always do that.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

What say you?

Obviously Parsons is more versatile. If they are even as pass rushers I’d say that makes Parsons better. He’s leading the league in TFL’s.

give it a few years and we will see.

 

[lk8701]

He is on track to have a better rookie season than Ware and Von Miller.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/ParsMi00.htm

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillVo00.htm

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WareDe99.htm

 

[conner01]

As a rookie? Yes.

Ware in his prime was a great edge rusher. Small sample size but it seems like Parsons has the same potential

Very well put

 

[G2]

You would have to wait until Parsons plays an entire season to attempt a comparison, at the very least.

 

[Crown Royal]

His rookie season is more impactful than Ware's rookie season. About the only conclusion we can draw here.

 

[blueblood70]

not quite yet but MP is more versatile which makes him more valuable..so long term he might be better overall player..

 

[Sarge]

Parsons is better and will only get betterer.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Ware is a future Hall of Famer....Let's revisit this in 3 years.

 

[Risen Star]

In your faces.

 

[kevm3]

What's amazing is he's doing it playing multiple roles. he's not just a pass rusher. He's a linebacker as well

 

[gimmesix]

Yes! I loved Ware’s sacks. I loved the notoriety he brought us, but ……

• He was about speed and quickness; I'm sure he holds the Cowboys record for offsides penalties
• I hated watching him sprint 5 yards behind and past the QB when blocked a little….allowed QBs to break the pocket to his side frequently, wasn’t there for screens, and almost never in the passing lane to bat passes
• He was not strong vs the run because of those wide sprints

To me, Parsons is much more of an all around baller. He doesn’t just want sacks. He wants tackles, interceptions, to stone RBs. He want to dominate every play, and he has the strength and speed to do it.

You do realize that you are saying this a few days after Parsons got called for offsides twice, right?

 

[gimmesix]

In your faces.

It's really quite amazing that teams weren't looking at him purely as a pass rusher. The expectation was that he would pass rush would be part of what he offered, but strictly in that role, he's been better than most pure pass rushers taken in the first round ... any year ... in a part-time pass rushing role.

 

[JoeKing]

He is Ware.

 

[nobody]

Ware was so fast off of the snap that he got a lot of unfair penalties for off-sides. Slow motion viewing of a lot of those plays shows the ball just start to move and then he moves but he'd still get flagged.

That being said, I like Parsons' potential to be better.