Podcast Parsons has a huge problem

[TheMarathonContinues]

Is this what you people do? Pick the highest profile players on the team and focus all your rage on them for stupid stuff?

Yep. Have done it for years.

 

[Chuck 54]

A 240 pound guy going up against 330 pound men all season long....and dominating them......sometimes 2 or 3 at a time? Yeah that doesn't really sound like someone "soft".

Agreed, there is nothing soft about Micah.
That said, he is plying out of position. He just cannot hold up against those 330 beasts when he needs to stand on one spot and play the run gap. I want to see him in a 3-4 at OLB with a big DE on the OT. That’s how he can maximize his potential. I think he is an even better fit than DWare.

 

[SackMaster]

the difference is showing

OK, show us. If you can provide proof, I will concede I am wrong.

 

[aikemirv]

well isn't that why he was doing all the boxing and stuff in the off season?????

Honestly no, he was doing that to get sacks! Not to play the run!

 

[Coogiguy03]

OK, show us. If you can provide proof, I will concede I am wrong.

I don't want you to be wrong. I think it's unfair to grade him on year one due to the unknown factor, but these last two seasons, yes he's been effective, but i'd say in year 2 he was more drained than anything, and banged up. Can you blame him no, because he's as someone mentioned doing the same guys, taking a beating etc. This year was good, but it wasn't GREAT, where were the big plays. I do think he was fresher this season as he rotated out at times to get a breather

 

[Coogiguy03]

Honestly no, he was doing that to get sacks! Not to play the run!

you still have to use your hands to shed off blockers, you're right though. Maybe he needs to do that, an whatever else to be better against the run to be a complete player

 

[WillieBeamen]

Whining about players having podcasts is the softest thing ever. Who cares? It means nothing.

Hankins has a YouTube show. Zack Martin goes on OL Masterminds all the time.

Quit crying.

Hes not talking about his podcast, genius

 

[Coogiguy03]

Agreed, there is nothing soft about Micah.
That said, he is plying out of position. He just cannot hold up against those 330 beasts when he needs to stand on one spot and play the run gap. I want to see him in a 3-4 at OLB with a big DE on the OT. That’s how he can maximize his potential. I think he is an even better fit than DWare.

Know what you mean, but every lineman isn't 330 sheesh!! lol

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

his post does not talk about Parson's podcast.

Uh, check the thread title.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Hes not talking about his podcast, genius

Yes, he calls him Podcast Parsons but the podcast has nothing to do with it. Sure.

The implication is that the podcast is reflective of him being soft. It's stupid.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

And unfortunately, that problem is that Parsons is soft!!! This guy is not aggressive and or physical whatsoever when it comes to playing the run, as a matter of fact Parsons will avoid contact at all costs. If you don't believe me just go watch the tape against the Packers on youtube where someone breaks down the film of Parsons playing the run and I'm here to tell ya guys it's flat out embarrassing! Now I know a lot of you are gonna come out and defend this guy (most likely those who don't know or who have never played football) saying that it's a "business decision" well I've got news for ya he'll never be the guy or leader you're looking for on the Cowboys defense especially with that approach to stopping the run.

A player who averaged 3/4 of a sack per game in 2023 --- whether double teamed or held --- might be considered a JAG.
Parsons has a high ceiling but his pouting and remorse that he's not in an eagirls uniform makes him a player who is just a JAG for us until he becomes a regular LB.

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

Parson really has little experience playing the run from a DE position. He is not afraid of contact, he just does not have the technical ability to shed those blocks at the line. He needs to get back to the LB position and rush from there.

He can shed pass blocks because he can gain arm position, take the long way around and still have the speed and balance to get back to the QB.
Sometimes he gets a blocker off balance and can push him back into the pocket. But pass blockers are retreating from the start.
He can't do it near as easily on a run blocker who meets him square, with forward momentum.
Pulling blockers drive him out easily.
Sometimes they don't even block him, he just runs himself out of the play.
And his balls out upfield pursuit frequently gets him out of position to contain an edge or a gap.

These are not the things a scout would look for in evaluating a run stopping DE.
He reminds me of R Quinn. D Quinn has a fetish for that stuff.

 

[zrinkill]

What a silly agenda based thread.

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

Uh, check the thread title.

Uh, check the post content.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Uh, check the post content.

I don't have to.

If it was an actual football post, the title wouldn't be what it is.

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

He deserves criticism but to call him soft is extreme.

I don't get too caught up on language. It's up for interpretation.
Plus it's hard to communicate well in a text format.

I just think he made some good points outside of the word soft.

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

I don't have to.

If it was an actual football post, the title wouldn't be what it is.

no, you don't have to anything.

 

[Chuck 54]

Know what you mean, but every lineman isn't 330 sheesh!! lol

That was a follow up to the 330 mention in the original post. That said, Parsons doesn’t hold up to any offensive linemen of any size. That’s why he is not a DE, wasn’t a DE in college, and wasn’t drafted as a DE. When Micah beats his man to make a run tackle, few and far between, it’s because he’s so quick and mobile that he avoids the lineman’s block. That doesn’t help your run defense fits and gap control beyond that one play. A true 4-3 DE, other than a 3rd down specialist, needs to be able to hold his ground in the gap, and his pass rush against a mobile QB cannot end up behind the QB; it has to be controlled to keep the QB in the pocket. I didn’t like DWare when he became a 4-3 DE, and I don’t like Parsons there.

 

[phildadon86]

That was a follow up to the 330 mention in the original post. That said, Parsons doesn’t hold up to any offensive linemen of any size. That’s why he is not a DE, wasn’t a DE in college, and wasn’t drafted as a DE. When Micah beats his man to make a run tackle, few and far between, it’s because he’s so quick and mobile that he avoids the lineman’s block. That doesn’t help your run defense fits and gap control beyond that one play. A true 4-3 DE, other than a 3rd down specialist, needs to be able to hold his ground in the gap, and his pass rush against a mobile QB cannot end up behind the QB; it has to be controlled to keep the QB in the pocket. I didn’t like DWare when he became a 4-3 DE, and I don’t like Parsons there.

See my post above.

 

[Coogiguy03]

That was a follow up to the 330 mention in the original post. That said, Parsons doesn’t hold up to any offensive linemen of any size. That’s why he is not a DE, wasn’t a DE in college, and wasn’t drafted as a DE. When Micah beats his man to make a run tackle, few and far between, it’s because he’s so quick and mobile that he avoids the lineman’s block. That doesn’t help your run defense fits and gap control beyond that one play. A true 4-3 DE, other than a 3rd down specialist, needs to be able to hold his ground in the gap, and his pass rush against a mobile QB cannot end up behind the QB; it has to be controlled to keep the QB in the pocket. I didn’t like DWare when he became a 4-3 DE, and I don’t like Parsons there.

totally agree with this, has to be more disciplined, and he has to go back to LB i'm sorry, they may have to instill this in him for their vision this upcoming season