Micah Parsons has earned the right to be considered among the top linebackers of the NFL. He has dominated since his rookie year and has come close to beating the records for most sacks in a season. While it is common consensus amongst all NFL teams and front office executives that Parsons is a star, there is one defensive coordinator in the league who thinks otherwise.
Jori Epstein revealed on the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show that despite Micah Parsons‘ impressive performances, he is looked down upon by a defensive coordinator. The coach argued Parsons doesn’t perform for the Cowboys in clutch moments.
I was talking to a defensive coach from another team about this…on one hand, we see Micah’s sack numbers, we see what he can do but it’s like think about the biggest games they have, the games against San Francisco, the playoff games…what did Micah do in those games? Epstein said.
The coach here is referring to Parsons as a player who does not show up when his team needs him the most. It is an interesting take because ultimately, the notion that an individual player’s performance cannot make or break a game seems to have gone out of the window here.
The Week 5 loss of the Dallas Cowboys to the San Francisco 49ers and the playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers were the two worst losses suffered by the team, Parsons did not contribute a lot in these games.
Trevon Diggs called out the anonymous HC’s opinion on Micah Parsons as pathetic
The defensive coach in question went as far as to say that Parsons is a Hall of Fame player when the Cowboys are winning but whenever the team needs him the most, he’s a pretty average player.
When the Cowboys are winning, Micah is a Hall of Fame player, when the Cowboys need him the most, he’s pretty average. Coach said.
This take infuriated fans and a teammate of Micah Parsons. Trevon Diggs, the cornerback called out the ‘anonymous’ coach who shared this opinion and called him a “Pathetic coach.”
pathetic coach. https://t.co/DYUWN3nefL
— TRE SEVEN (@TrevonDiggs) March 27, 2024
It is ridiculous to see the hate Parsons gets. Maybe a reason for that is since he stepped into the league, the expectations from him have been sky-high with some calling him the second-coming of Lawrence Taylor. In the NFL, stars have good games and bad games but what separates them is if they are able to show up when their team needs them the most.
As per Epstein, some defensive coaches clearly believe Parsons is not a player they can rely upon to show up when the team needs him the most. There may be some merit to this take but when you take into account the fact that this opinion is being based on the two biggest beat downs of the Dallas Cowboys this season, it seems unfair.
When the momentum in a game is largely against you, it becomes nearly impossible for one player to have any sort of impact even if he tries. Parsons is certainly a star but maybe it will take him some more time to be considered as one by all coaches.
