Time for Micah Parsons to take his place

[CouchCoach]

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.

His discomfort may have nothing to do with leadership and everything to do with being a rookie in a room full of vets.

There is really no other D player to assume that role and he's played two positions better than any other player has played one.

The underachieving wasn't necessarily a response to your post, which I understood fully, but more as a reason why a leader needs to emerge to exemplify more toughness and a "just do you job" attitude.

How is a QB going to lead them not protecting the ball any better than he is? "C'mon let's take that hill", while dropping his gun.

 

[CouchCoach]

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

Indeed, there are many times I miss the "good old days" of the Cowboys and even more than that and you need to get out more, I know a lot more that do that much more than I do. Some think music died when the Beatles broke up.

 

[Zman5]

Just because you are the best player doesn't mean you will be a good leader. This is true not just in sports but everyday life. Just because you are the best engineer doesn't make you the best manager/director/etc..

People make this mistake all the time.

 

[Reid1boys]

Indeed, there are many times I miss the "good old days" of the Cowboys and even more than that and you need to get out more, I know a lot more that do that much more than I do. Some think music died when the Beatles broke up.

lol... good one.

 

[Streifenkarl]

You guys need to stop treating him like he's the second coming of Christ or something. Yes he's doing great, but he's a rookie after all, give him his time. Stop expecting stuff you'd want from a ten year pro bowler. He's a kid that loves this game and has loads of talent. Doesn't mean he's a leader right out of the box.

Ridiculous. I hope the coaches just let him do what he does best, going after QBs and keep the center field clean. Step by step he will evolve into an all time pro.

 

[Jarntt]

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

Not necessarily true with younger guys. Sometimes you can accelerate that natural progression with a guy who perhaps feels it isn't yet his time but who has all the makings.

 

[Portnoy1]

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

I remember Dlaw speaking out about the saints in 18' and he showed out. After that he did a lot of talking but not much winning as far as the defense is concerned. It's amazing how one player (and a competent DC) make a difference. Dlaw and Gregory were here last season and did okay but nothing compared to what they are doing this season and that has Alot to do with Micah Parsons. (That's Leadership) when a guy can come in pressure the QB and make tackles from the start. Parsons hasn't just changed the defense, he's changed the organization a little bit as well. There is no way the Cowboys cut Jaylon Smith yet because Parsons wasnt gonna come off the field and Jaylon wasn't playing well and was expensive they did. That I hope will continue to manifest itself I hope. Looking at you Dlaw. Dlaw now is in a position where he "has to" make an impact if not I am sure they give him the boot as well.

 

[Ranching]

His discomfort may have nothing to do with leadership and everything to do with being a rookie in a room full of vets.

There is really no other D player to assume that role and he's played two positions better than any other player has played one.

The underachieving wasn't necessarily a response to your post, which I understood fully, but more as a reason why a leader needs to emerge to exemplify more toughness and a "just do you job" attitude.

How is a QB going to lead them not protecting the ball any better than he is? "C'mon let's take that hill", while dropping his gun.

You're right, he needs to emerge, not told to do it. If he's uncomfortable, he's not ready.

 

[IslandCowboy]

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.

I heard the Urban Meyer is good at telling people they're losers LOL.

 

[Captain-Crash]

discomfort, lol what does he have stomach pains. he will step up when the big game is on the line, that's what leaders do. not the hotboyz

 

[Ranching]

discomfort, lol what does he have stomach pains. he will step up when the big game is on the line, that's what leaders do. not the hotboyz

Too many tamales and egg nog.

 

[CowboyRoy]

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.

I guess you missed all the Cowboys games this year. Micah is already the leader of the defense. Another worthless post.

 

[CouchCoach]

You're right, he needs to emerge, not told to do it. If he's uncomfortable, he's not ready.

Was I suggesting that they try and force him? They could approach it from the standpoint they need him, if he's bent that way. I just don't know if anyone has invited him to take that role. I admit it, very unusual for a rookie to step up but he strikes me as mature for his years and he seems to walk the walk before he talks the talk.

Franklin, the PSU HC, said he was more mature than most young men and was willing to do whatever was asked of him. Which he has carried to Dallas with him.

I am just looking for someone to step up other than the usual, the QB. He couldn't lead me after making stupid mistakes with the ball. His first and foremost important job, because he handles it every play, is ball protection. First, do no harm.

 

[CouchCoach]

I guess you missed all the Cowboys games this year. Micah is already the leader of the defense. Another worthless post.

Disagree.

 

[Blackrain]

This is Micah's defense to take and lead . He isnt one of the POSER hot boys . He has the fire of Ray Lewis and thats what we need . Go to lambeau and take Aaron Rodgers manhood strike fear in him there get the win and the defense is his hands down .

 

[CapnB]

People have been wanting a Ray Lewis type of leader/player (minus the murder charge) for a long time now. Welp, we got it. Micah is the man for the job

 

[Ranching]

Was I suggesting that they try and force him? They could approach it from the standpoint they need him, if he's bent that way. I just don't know if anyone has invited him to take that role. I admit it, very unusual for a rookie to step up but he strikes me as mature for his years and he seems to walk the walk before he talks the talk.

Franklin, the PSU HC, said he was more mature than most young men and was willing to do whatever was asked of him. Which he has carried to Dallas with him.

I am just looking for someone to step up other than the usual, the QB. He couldn't lead me after making stupid mistakes with the ball. His first and foremost important job, because he handles it every play, is ball protection. First, do no harm.

When you say that Mac, Quinn and maybe the Jones get involved and ask him to be a leader,.....i took that as you suggesting that they try and force him.....my bad

 

[CowboyRoy]

Disagree.

So who is the leader of the defense?

 

[Motorola]

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.

No Dallas Cowboys star player probably partied more, and did so skirting\ crossing the legal (and other lines) than "The Playmaker".
But his fellow "Triplets" Troy & Emmitt have oft stated / been quoted that no player worked harder in practice than Irvin.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

It's Micah's team. Nobody else. Dak and everyone else is in a supporting role.