Well this is a rather simplistic view of what Parsons brings to a defense. I don’t know if it’s cope or delusion. “He’s just a 12 sack a year guy and gets bullied in the run game. Nothing amazing.” 😅 You do realize he’s on path to be a first ballot Hall of Famer, right? The media doesn’t produce on the field, Parsons does. He’s the ONLY player in NFL history to get at least 12 sacks his first four years. Never mind the fact that defensive coordinators have to account for him, or gameplan for him specifically, or the amount of plays he blows up that doesn’t appear on the stat sheet, or that one of the best LTs in the game - Jordan Mailata - just said “thank god he’s out of the division.”
What Parsons has accomplished in 4 years:
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2021)
2× First-team All-Pro (2021, 2022)
Second-team All-Pro (2023)
4× Pro Bowl (2021–2024)
63 TFLs
112 QB hits
9 FFs
A league leading 20% pressure rate (min 500 pass rushes)
And now the highest paid defender in football.
But he’s nothing special…