Cowboys Morning, Week 2: The Agent of Chaos
Micah Parsons again sets the pace as the Cowboys defense leads win over The Jets
There comes a point when watching a special player do special things that it begins to normalize.
“Oh, that is just what he does,” will often be the conversation around town when describing a superstar when he ascends to another masterpiece performance.
All I am saying this morning when considering the way Micah Parsons has started his 2023 season, is we should not in any way normalize this. It isn’t normal. He is making elite look routine because that is all we have known. But, make no mistake about it. It isn’t even close to routine.
I was asked a few weeks ago how he compares to Cowboys greats who would pass-rush like DeMarcus Ware and Charles Haley. Both of those legends have 100 NFL sacks, Pro Football Hall of Fame Gold Jackets, and Cowboys Ring of Honor designations. Both of those guys feel generally untouchable when we throw their names around and should probably not be discussed with a 24-year old who wasn’t even really a pass rusher when he left Penn State. I hesitate comparing players in Canton to anyone from today because it feels disrespectful.
But, this is Micah Parsons. This is a guy who has teams terrified of him in pregame warmups. For the second straight week, he has taken a New York Quarterback and been in his head since the game began and never stopped relentlessly chasing him until the game was over.