The Micah Parsons Saga
Micah Parsons is undoubtedly a top-three pass rusher in the NFL. His ability to use his speed, power, or finesse at any given time is truly special, and it wouldn’t shock anyone if he had a spot in Canton in twenty years. Micah is the greatest pass rusher Dallas has seen since maybe even before the Demarcus Ware days. However, he needs to get paid.
With some of the contracts that have been given out over the past two offseasons by the Cowboys, some fans would rather trade Micah, as they point to his lack of production in the later months of the year, and his podcast. However, this isn’t Madden, and looking deeper into the numbers reveals that Micah Parsons doesn’t drop off when November and December roll around, he just doesn’t generate sacks. His pressure rate and his pass rush win rate are basically unchanged from September and October to November and December. Yes, Dallas has spent a large amount of money, but they have more than enough to pay Micah, and he certainly isn’t going to get cheaper if they continue to sit around and wait.
Maxx Crosby is currently the highest-paid edge rusher in football as he recently signed a three-year 106.5 million dollar extension which made him the highest paid non QB at the time annually at 35.5 million dollars a year. Ja’marr Chase broke this record just a few weeks later when he signed a four-year 161 million-dollar extension. Micah Parsons is on record for saying he would take a team-friendly deal, but that “team friendly,” price is going up by the second.
Extending Micah is simply a must, as finding a generational pass rusher is insanely difficult to do, but the edge is the most important position on the defense. Micah Parsons is one of the most talented players the league has ever seen, so Dallas has once again been cornered into biting the bullet because they want to “win the deal,” like they tried with Ezekiel Elliott, Ceedee Lamb, Dak Prescott twice, and now Micah Parsons. They lose that deal every time.
Jerry, bite the bullet and pay Micah Parsons.
