Micah Parsons wants to see the Cowboys be aggressive in free agency.
Once upon a time the Dallas Cowboys were an aggressive team in free agency. That came to an end, though. Any idea that the Cowboys will pounce on this, that or the other player is generated only by national narratives and not by anyone who has been paying attention since Brand Carr’s deal back in 2012 spooked this front office. The Cowboys have been relatively silent in free agency for over a decade now and have chosen to focus on building primarily through the NFL draft.
It goes without saying that this method can be effective in building a championship-winning team, but in looking across the NFL, and specifically at its new champions in the Philadelphia Eagles, you would have a difficult time arguing against the merits of free agency.
This is how Cowboys fans feel for the most part, and that group also includes a member of the team, Micah Parsons. Parsons spoke on Thursday and noted that he wants to see the Cowboys be more aggressive in free agency and even used the phrase “call to action.”
From the Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Nick Harris:
Historically inactive with the big players in free agency, the Cowboys seem destined for a similar approach this offseason after Jerry Jones’ comments in New Orleans last week that he sees this offseason to be “in line” with others. However, Parsons is hoping that Jones and the front office finds some aggression in adding talent to the team around him.
“The talent is there, we just got to be aggressive the same way [other teams] did,” Parsons said. “I don’t want to sit back and watch other [teams] build and build and us stay the same. Definitely some call to action. I want to see us become aggressive and get some players that will come in and make an impact. I want to see us bring back our own players, that’s just as important. Let’s see what we can do there.”
Perhaps the most notable line of Parson’s entire thought is that he doesn’t want to sit back and watch other teams build and build while the Cowboys stay the same. Dallas has been the very last team to sign an external free agency multiple times in the last handful of years.
Again, nobody is calling for the Cowboys to go for broke (“all in” if you will) and act irresponsibly. But the idea that they cannot afford to spend or cannot make moves to adjust things is falling on deaf ears these days. People are sick of it and watching the Eagles win another Super Bowl only adds to that frustration.
Something that the Cowboys could potentially use as justification for not being active in free agency is the pending contract for Parsons. For what it’s worth, Parsons noted there is no real update there.
“There’s been no progress,” Parsons said on an extension. “But I’m pretty confident something will happen. We’ll see.”
The offseason kicked off with Parsons meeting with Jerry Jones at the Cotton Bowl to talk about a variety of topics. As the two grow closer professionally, Parsons is confident in what is ahead.
“I really have a lot of respect for Jerry,” he said. “We have great conversations all the time. There’s definitely a plan in place to see how everything plays out.”
Fans all around the world, along with the best player on the team, are calling for the Dallas Cowboys to wake up and get in on the same game that everyone else is playing. Will they listen?
