Micah 9 in NFL Top 100

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Risen Star said:

Last year, Micah Parsons was No. 16 on the NFL Top 100, voted on by the players. This year, he is No. 9.

Lane Johnson: “First of all, he’s like a bobcat on the field. It’s like trying to get your hands on a cat. He had that 4.3-speed coming out of college. He knows how to dip. He’s around 6-foot-2, but he plays really low. You combine that athleticism with the motor that he has and it creates a lot of problems.”

Zack Martin: “Well, I go against this guy in practice every day, so Micah Parsons is as gifted a player as there is in the NFL. He can beat you any way he really wants to. I just don’t think there’s anyone like him in the NFL.”
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well, we know Mahomes is #1. how is Justin Jefferson #2 and Not Burrows? and how is Jalen Hurts ahead of Burrows and Allen?
 
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Top 10 QBs in the NFL’s Top 100, voted on by NFL players:
1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Jalen Hurts
3. Joe Burrow
4. Josh Allen
5. Justin Herbert
6. Kirk Cousins
7. Aaron Rodgers
8. Dak Prescott
9. Jared Goff
10. Lamar Jackson
 
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I'm waiting to make sure he stays a Cowboy for years to come, and once he gets that contract, I'll probably paint his portrait and try to get it autographed.

Easily my favorite player since Emmitt.
 

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Toro9 said:
Yeah, I can't imagine there are 8 players better than Micah
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These lists are always difficult. If you list without regard to position, they would change quite a bit. At the same time, QB is definitely the most demanding position so to excel there makes them amongst the top players.
 
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Runwildboys said:
I'm waiting to make sure he stays a Cowboy for years to come, and once he gets that contract, I'll probably paint his portrait and try to get it autographed.

Easily my favorite player since Emmitt.
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Hopefully, you're not the Black Doodler.lol
 
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plasticman said:
This isn't the top ten best players. This is the top ten most important players.

How can the 4th ranked quarterback be a better football player than arguably the best defender on the field today? Is Josh Jacobs, Joe Burrow, and Jalen Hurts better at what they do than Micah is at what he does?

I say Micah is a top five, at least. He could even be #2 or #1.
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Its a combination. If it were just the most important, then all 32 QBs would be at the top of the list because they are the most important position on the field.

So its really a look at those top players at each position. And QBs always get the nod over other positions. Unless said position(s) have a generational type talent. Micah being top 10 and only going into his third year is phenomenal.

And one thing I love about him is that he personally has identified the areas where he can improve in order to be considered that generational type guy.
 
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Jimbo123 said:
Top 10 QBs in the NFL’s Top 100, voted on by NFL players:
1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Jalen Hurts
3. Joe Burrow
4. Josh Allen
5. Justin Herbert
6. Kirk Cousins
7. Aaron Rodgers
8. Dak Prescott
9. Jared Goff
10. Lamar Jackson
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How many kickers made it?
 
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There's like 1or 2 players who you could argue might be better.
 
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Coogiguy03 said:
Little too high for a guy that's TIRED in his second season
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I don't like it but you have a very strong point.

It's disturbing when you compare Micah's first 11 games to the last 6 in 2022.

In the first 11 games there were 32 players with 6 or more sacks. Of these 32, Micah was 2nd in sacks, 2nd in forced fumbles, 5th in QB hits, 5th in tackles for a loss, 3rd in solo tackles and 3rd in combined tackles. Remember, this is mostly playing EDGE.

In the last 6 games he totally disappears. For players with one or more sacks, he doesn't make the top 20 in a single category. If he had started out the way he had finished, nobody would be thinking 1st team All Pro, DPY candidate for 2023, future Hall of Famer, etc.

Even more disturbing is that last season was almost a carbon copy of his rookie season.

In 2021, through the first 11 games, Parsons is dominating in every category. Under the previous conditions, all players with 6 or more sacks in the first 11 games, Parsons is 1st in solo tackles and combined tackles, 2nd in QB hits, 2nd in tackles for a loss, and 10th in sacks. He is also 9th in forced fumbles, tied with many.

In the final 6 games of 2021, for those with at least one sack, he does manage to tie for 15th in sacks with seven others, ties for 18th place in QB hits, ties for 14th in tackles for a loss with 12 others and is not a top 20 in any tackling category.

This is rather glaring and so I have to believe the Cowboys coaches realize this.

In the NBA there have been circumstances in which a healthy starter is benched for an entire game. Understanding that we are talking about 17 games in the NFL but I think they should consider giving Micah more rest early in the season. If things are going well for the team then perhaps they could sit him against a couple of weak opponents in September and November.

That would certainly be a risk but wouldn't we want a fresher, stronger Micah come playoff time?
 
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