I realize there is no shortage of Micah Parsons reading material these days, but I have never let others affect my game too much. If I am going to write about Parsons with wild wonder on Monday and try to process what we have just witnessed, then I sure better be willing to examine it in great detail when we look at the defensive film on Wednesday.
https://theathletic.com/2841832/2021/09/23/micah-parsons-historic-day-in-l-a-cowboys-rookie-tackles-new-role-with-best-magic-johnson-impersonation/
At least once a year — often about this time on the calendar — I feel compelled to have the “winning talk” with the good folks who are nice enough to read my column.
The “winning talk” is pretty simple and yet pretty disappointing to the part of the Cowboys’ fandom group that enjoys being mad at this team. They want wins, but they want them to be nice and neat with no mud on the clothing. They want utter annihilation and an enemy that taps out before the fight has begun. They don’t like the grind, the street fight, nor the grueling feeling of being stretched and contorted for three hours of internal struggle. They don’t like how long it takes to clean off the blood and dirt from the uniforms.
https://theathletic.com/2836555/2021/09/20/the-cowboys-figure-out-a-way-to-win-when-things-arent-perfect-sturms-morning-after/
Fifty-eight days since the Dallas Cowboys training camp held its first full practice in Oxnard, Calif.; 149 days until Super Bowl 56 in Inglewood, Calif.; and just two more days until the 3:25 pm CT start on Sunday at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood where the Cowboys visit the Chargers for a Week 2 battle …
They have started the season 0-2 four times since 1990.
It worked really well in 1993. That year, the Cowboys started 0-2 with Emmitt Smith holding out. They then signed him to a new deal, and Dallas went on to win the Super Bowl. No problem.
They did it again in 2000 and finished 5-11.
https://theathletic.com/2831436/2021/09/17/cowboys-pregame-riffing-patience-required-for-dallas-to-score-enough-against-brandon-staleys-chargers/
