Time for Micah Parsons to take his place

[CouchCoach]

This team needs a leader besides the usual QB leader and that leader needs to be blue collar tough and no nonsense, no star status or silly names, just do your job hard-nosed slobber knocking football.

Tough for a rookie to take over, especially on a media darling like the Cowboys, but I do not see another player on the defense better equipped to do this.

The offense needs more of a blue collar attitude and that's what Haley brought to the team. He was crazier than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs but on the field, he brought it with fire. And he was a leader on that field.

Micah Parsons doesn't aspire to be a great football player, he wants to be the greatest. He recognizes that trait in himself and maybe he can lead others up that hill, instill the blue collar mental toughness that is in the defense.

It's true, he is a physical freak of nature but he is more than just that. He's had special written all over him since his freshman year at Penn State when he set the freshman tackle record and then led the team in tackles the next season.......starting one game! He was used situationally and did that at Linebacker U? There is more to this player in potential that needs to be tapped.

McC and Quinn, and maybe even get the Joneses involved since they probably can't avoid that, need to talk to him and ask him to step up to lead the team in toughness. They could sure use it.

 

[jazzcat22]

Probably will see him take more of a leadership role next season. But he should start in the playoffs this season.
He is getting there.

 

[Risen Star]

I don't know that we need someone to make our players tougher. What we need is to change the entitled atmosphere in the locker room. There guys walk around like they're winners. They need someone they respect to tell them they're not.

 

[Ranching]

This team needs a leader besides the usual QB leader and that leader needs to be blue collar tough and no nonsense, no star status or silly names, just do your job hard-nosed slobber knocking football.

Tough for a rookie to take over, especially on a media darling like the Cowboys, but I do not see another player on the defense better equipped to do this.

The offense needs more of a blue collar attitude and that's what Haley brought to then team. He was crazier than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs but on the field, he brought it with fire. And he was a leader on that field.

Micah Parsons doesn't aspire to be a great football player, he wants to be the greatest. He recognizes that trait in himself and maybe he can lead others up that hill, instill the blue collar mental toughness that is in the defense.

It's true, he is a physical freak of nature but he is more than just that. He's had special written all over him since his freshman year at Penn State when he set the freshman tackle record and then led the team in tackles the next season.......starting one game! He was used situationally and did that at Linebacker U? There is more to this player in potential that needs to be tapped.

McC and Quinn, and maybe even get the Joneses involved since they probably can't avoid that, need to talk to him and ask him to step up to lead the team in toughness. They could sure use it.

You don't ask a leader to lead....it comes naturally. If you have to ask, he's not a true leader.

 

[CouchCoach]

You don't ask a leader to lead....it comes naturally. If you have to ask, he's not a true leader.

He is a rookie and may not feel comfortable in a locker room full of vets.

McC and Quinn don't need to see if he is a leader as much as how many followers of toughness they have on this team.

There is no team in any sports that has players arrive before they have arrived like the Dallas Cowboys and I believe that has been their biggest obstacle because this owner/GM actually fosters that notion. You are a Cowboy, you are special because you are mine and I am special.

How much more of this underachieving do we need to see?

 

[Portnoy1]

To me his biggest leadership comes from his play. The whole leadership and speaking out is great, but talk is cheap especially from the cowboys and this current group of guys who ain't won nothing. Keep playing the way he is and even if his says just a little it will carry weight. I say talk is cheap as far as leadership is concerned because if you look at Jaylon Smith he was supposedly out there leading etc and then got cut. His play didn't match his words. Micah Parsons has done some talking but really his play speaks for itself and I can guarantee he won't be benched or cut at any point this season. The reason I feel Parsons play is key more than anything else is because it makes everyone do there job. Dlaw did quite a bit of talking the last few years. I've haven't heard much from him lately but he's been productive. So with Parsons around Alot of guys just shut up and produce because of him.

 

[CATCH17]

It still D. Laws defense. Micah will have his time. He’s the best player. But D. Law clearly has the defenses ear.

 

[JoeKing]

Probably will see him take more of a leadership role next season. But he should start in the playoffs this season.
He is getting there.

Are you saying he should have the green dot on his helmet? I think the defense is better when Kearse has the green dot.

 

[Mr_437]

This year it had to be Dak or DLaw imo.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I don't know that we need someone to make our players tougher. What we need is to change the entitled atmosphere in the locker room. There guys walk around like they're winners. They need someone they respect to tell them they're not.

[L.P. Ladoceuer enters into the frame…]

 

[jazzcat22]

Are you saying he should have the green dot on his helmet? I think the defense is better when Kearse has the green dot.

No the green dot has nothing to do with being a leader.

Michael Irvin was a leader, but yet Troy was the QB and a leader. He had the green dot. It was just Michael was more vocal, emotional leader type.
Troy was more the lead by example type. He was vocal when he needed to be.

Haley was both vocal and the fire of the defense. But he did not call the defenses. Not that I was aware of.

 

[Praxit]

He is a rookie and may not feel comfortable in a locker room full of vets.

McC and Quinn don't need to see if he is a leader as much as how many followers of toughness they have on this team.

There is no team in any sports that has players arrive before they have arrived like the Dallas Cowboys and I believe that has been their biggest obstacle because this owner/GM actually fosters that notion. You are a Cowboy, you are special because you are mine and I am special.

How much more of this underachieving do we need to see?

...speaking of which, I would not be surprised if Q or MM pull Micah aside. "If you begin to take verbal affirmative action, these guys will zone into you".

.Hey, it worked for Santa. He got everyone to make him toys. ....

 

[Ranching]

He is a rookie and may not feel comfortable in a locker room full of vets.

McC and Quinn don't need to see if he is a leader as much as how many followers of toughness they have on this team.

There is no team in any sports that has players arrive before they have arrived like the Dallas Cowboys and I believe that has been their biggest obstacle because this owner/GM actually fosters that notion. You are a Cowboy, you are special because you are mine and I am special.

How much more of this underachieving do we need to see?

I didn't say anything about underachieving.....did I?
What didn't you understand about my post? It seemed pretty simple to me.
If he doesn't feel comfortable, he's not ready to lead. A leader has to be confident and it doesn't matter if he's a rookie or veteran. Most leaders lead by example and he's already doing that on the field. He has to live it off the field too.

 

[Ranching]

...speaking of which, I would not be surprised if Q or MM pull Micah aside. "If you begin to take verbal affirmative action, these guys will zone into you".

.Hey, it worked for Santa. He got everyone to make him toys. ....

They don't need to throw that on him...he may not handle it. He's doing just fine.

 

[Praxit]

I didn't say anything about underachieving.....did I?
What didn't you understand about my post? It seemed pretty simple to me.
If he doesn't feel comfortable, he's not ready to lead. A leader has to be confident and it doesn't matter if he's a rookie or veteran. Most leaders lead by example and he's already doing that on the field. He has to live it off the field too.

...Ranch, chillax.. Or Santa wont bring you that Red Ryder 200 special BB gun.

 

[Praxit]

They don't need to throw that on him...he may not handle it. He's doing just fine.

..I agree. He's right where he needs to be.

 

[Ranching]

Th

...Ranch, chillax.. Or Santa wont bring you that Red Ryder 200 special BB gun.

The one with a night scope!!

 

[CouchCoach]

This year it had to be Dak or DLaw imo.

Lawrence's example of leadership was that stupid name, further establishing them as something when they were not.

 

[Praxit]

Th

The one with a night scope!!

....lol.. . yep, that's the one. .

 

[Reid1boys]

I swear I think you wrote this movie, because I have never seen anyone long for the "Good old days," more than you. lol