Micah Parsons skipped second week of Cowboys OTAs (as he should)

[ad_1] Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer praised linebacker Micah Parsons for taking part within the first week of the staff’s annual OTA classes. For the second week, Parsons wasn’t current.

Sure, the exercises are voluntary. And, no, Parsons shouldn’t volunteer to threat harm till he will get the long-term contract he ought to have gotten a yr in the past.

The Cowboys proceed to misplay the scenario. They drag their ft. And the worth goes up. And the participant is much less ready when it’s time to go play video games that rely.

It’s a ridiculous approach of doing enterprise. However the Cowboys maintain repeating the sample.

It turned apparent final yr, when the Cowboys had been on the entrance finish of (once more) ready too lengthy after which paying an excessive amount of for receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott. Cowboys administration is clueless on the subject of managing younger expertise.

If they'd have paid Parsons final yr, it might have price rather a lot lower than $40 million per yr. If they'd have paid Parsons instantly after the top of the season, the deal probably would have been nearer to $35 million than $45 million. Now, Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett has set a brand new bar. Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt might push it larger earlier than Parsons places pen to paper.

Regardless, the worth will maintain going up. And Parsons gained’t be as prepared for the common season as he might have been.

Particularly if the foot dragging lasts into camp and Parsons holds out and the Cowboys finally and inevitably cave as Week 1 approaches.

There are lots of the explanation why the Cowboys have gone 30 years with out an look within the NFC Championship. One very actual cause is the persistent stubbornness of proprietor Jerry Jones to pay his core gamers prior to later.

Our guess? He is aware of it. And he’d reasonably have the most recent unsettled contract turn out to be the highest story for sports activities media than to see his staff profit from the relative irrelevance of peace.