Former Players Detail How Micah Parsons Lost Cowboys Locker Room Respect

The Super Bowl 50 champion added that to win a championship, a team has to have the right vibe. He believes Micah Parsons destroyed that vibe when he did not name Dak Prescott as his top QB.

Skip Bayless lists why Micah Parsons is not good enough

During this heated discussion on the first episode of The Arena: Gridiron, Gerald McCoy talked about why some expectations towards Micah Parsons were misplaced. He claims the pass rusher would do his job well and that Jerry Jones would not build a defense focused on stopping the run.

McCoy felt as if the Cowboys’ defense was a Jones problem rather than Parsons’ fault. He referenced the Cowboys’ ’90s Super Bowl-winning teams, which were focused on offense, as an example. But Skip Bayless then jumped in and detailed why that logic was misplaced.

What would they all say now? We couldn’t have won without Charles Hayley. He was the baddest pass rusher I ever saw. Trust me, he could play the run. He was a force on that side.

Skip Bayless said

The 73-year-old also brought up the great Lawrence Taylor, who was known for his pass-rushing skills, but could also stop the run. Parsons’ inability to impact the run game made him expendable.

That is why he believes the billionaire owner went after a run stopper in Kenny Clark , along with some draft picks, instead of blowing up his salary cap.

Micah Parsons will have a chance to prove his worth in Week 4

These conversations will continue as analysts and former players continue to figure out why this trade happened. It is not often that a generational talent moves teams, especially when they are in their prime.

Micah Parsons might not suit up in this week’s opener as he is struggling with a back injury, but he will get his opportunity to prove his doubters wrong in Week 4, when he and his new teammates travel to his old proving ground.

Many are expecting the star pass rusher to put on a stellar show when the Green Bay Packers take on his former team. The fact that it will be at AT&T Stadium, with possibly a lot of home fans wearing his No. 11 Cowboys jersey, will make it quite the show.

If he does end up playing well and, ironically, sacks Dak Prescott, it would be a fitting reply. However, these critics will keep a watchful eye over how his performances pan out over the course of the rest of the season and the playoffs.