{"id":6731,"date":"2024-12-02T03:35:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T03:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6731"},"modified":"2024-12-02T03:35:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T03:35:24","slug":"breaking-cowboys-star-micah-parsons-comments-draw-harsh-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6731","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Star Micah Parsons\u2019 Comments Draw Harsh Criticism!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2168286925-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys still could make the playoffs, which star player Micah Parsons has talked about, but one NFL analysts is critical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys\u00a0linebacker\u00a0Micah Parsons\u00a0is a positive kind of guy, and following the team\u2019s Thanksgiving win over the\u00a0New York Giants, with a\u00a0score of 27-20, Parsons put NFL fans and followers on notice and said the Cowboys shouldn\u2019t be counted out as a playoff contender.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons\u2019 comments are hopeful and inspirational, and that\u2019s certainly something Dallas welcomes right now, as the team deals with the loss of their franchise quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0for the season and a\u00a05-7 record.<\/p>\n<p>But, following Parsons\u2019 comments, one NFL analyst went on record as disagreeing with Parsons and saying the Cowboys\u2019 hopes for any postseason action were over.<\/p>\n<h2>ESPN Sports Analyst Stephen A. Smith Disses the Dallas Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>Smith, who is known to be critical of the Cowboys, appeared on the ESPN show \u201cFirst Take\u201d on November 29. During his appearance, Smith was asked about Parsons\u2019 comments about making the playoffs, and\u00a0he replied that\u00a0the Cowboys had \u201czero chance\u201d of making it that far in the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got seven losses on the season,\u201d\u00a0Smith said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got about six teams ahead of you for the Wild Card spot, because you ain\u2019t going to win the division. Obviously, you look at their schedule. Four of their last five games, you\u2019ve got Cincinnati, you\u2019ve got Philadelphia, you\u2019ve got Washington and Tampa in four of your next five games, and Carolina. Just stop. I mean, I love Micah Parsons, but just stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NO CHANCE IN HELL! \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f - Stephen A.\u2018s SOUNDS OFF on Micah Parsons\u2019 playoff comments | First Take\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0FFBJtPe1E?start=41&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parsons\u2019 original comments happened following the win over the Giants, in which he said in a\u00a0postgame interview on Fox Sports, \u201cTo be honest, it\u2019s really been why not us? Everybody counted us out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just like, enough is enough,\u201d he added. \u201cWe know who we got, we know what we can do here. And I believe in every one of these guys. I believe we are going to turn it around and make a run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons also said\u00a0that there\u2019s \u201cbeen a lot of trash-talk out there. Talking about, what difference can we make? Man, we still got some guys coming back\u2026 I\u2019m telling you right now, we coming.\u201d Now, one could say Smith is a small part of that trash talk.<\/p>\n<h2>Root for AFC Teams to Help Dallas<\/h2>\n<p>So, could the Cowboys make it to the playoffs? It\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<p>In a December 1 feature for Blogging the Boys, NFL analyst and expert Jess Haynie\u00a0notes that there are a few scenarios that could push the Cowboys to that Wild Card playoff game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnically, Dallas can still win the NFC East if they win out and the\u00a0Eagles\u00a0lose out,\u201d\u00a0Haynie stated. However, that\u2019s \u201cridiculous, but there\u2019s certainly no harm in the AFC teams winning these games and helping our cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaynie adds that having AFC teams winning \u201ccertainly doesn\u2019t hurt Dallas,\u201d which is why the\u00a0Chargers\u2018 win over the Falcon on Sunday was good for the Cowboys. With that in mind. Cowboys fans should be rooting for AFC teams this weekend and going forward.\u00a0The Cowboys\u2019 next game is Monday, December 9, going up against the Bengals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys still could make the playoffs, which star player Micah Parsons has talked about, but one NFL analysts is critical. 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