The NFL gods can be so cruel sometimes. Let's hope they favor Micah. If he can avoid the typical downfalls like devastating injury or off field tragedies then, when his career is done, he should be remembered as one of the best.
If that should happen exclusively as a Dallas Cowboys let us all consider ourselves as very fortunate fans. That shouldn't be difficult if we were to ponder names like Mike Sherrard and Billy Cannon Jr. They both had the same impact potential.
I am so excited about Parsons being a Cowboy and making his impact on the team so immediate. I'm trying to think about past Cowboys rookies and whether we ever witnessed such an immediate impact.
The first name on my mind is Dak Prescott. What he did as a rookie cannot be overstated. a team with constant issues loses their 1st and 2nd team quarterbacks and are forced to start a rookie 4th round draft pick on day #1 until their franchise QB can recover from his injury. We know the results and the potential present today.
Harvey Martin was another rookie right out of the gates. He destroyed quarterbacks a year before they drafted Ed Jones. Even then, Martin was the better pass rusher. However, his rookie season was immediate impact on third and long.
We can't forget the rookie season of an undrafted DB by the name of Everson Walls who caught 13 INT's when you include the playoffs.
Mel Renfro was drafted in 1964 and was special starting game #1 that season. he would later become the Cowboys first shutdown corner. In his rookie season he had 7 INT's, one for a TD. He also forced two fumbles. He had a punt return for a TD, averaging over 15 yards a return. He ran a kickoff back for 65 yards and averaged 25 yards a return. he led the league in both punt and kickoff return yardage.