Did Micah Parsons take jab at the Packers offense?
from Ernesto Cova, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com
The Green Bay Packers’ decision to trade for Micah Parsons was undeniably a good one.
They already had an up-and-coming defense and a stacked offense, and adding a superstar pass-rusher who had yet to reach his physical prime was a no-brainer.
However, as great a player as Parsons is, he’s also drawn some negative attention for running his mouth a little. It took him nine weeks, but he may have finally given the Packers a taste of that.
Micah Parsons takes a subtle jab at the Packers
Following the shocking 16-13 home loss to the Carolina Panthers, Parsons pointed out that the defense did a good job of limiting Dave Canales’ team.
“He(Bryce Young) threw for 100 yards,” Parsons said in the locker room, per Packers beat writer Ryan Wood. “If we lose a game like that in the NFL, we just didn’t play good. Not too many quarterbacks are throwing for 100 yards and winning.”
The underlying message there is that someone else didn’t do a good job, whether it’s head coach Matt LaFleur, who called an over-conservative game again, the offense, Jordan Love, or all of the above.
Parsons and the Packers defense held the Panthers to 265 total yards. They picked Bryce Young off once and sacked him once for a loss of eight yards, so he does have a valid point.
Then again, given his history of stirring the pot during his days with the Dallas Cowboys, it’s hard not to be worried about the toll this might take on his relationship with the organization.