Thoughts on the Micah Parsons Trade

The Packers got a whole lot better yesterday. Let’s discuss.

While I was out picking my daughter up from school, a big, big trade was announced. When I walked into my home, my son had told me that Micah Parsons had been traded. I hadn't heard about it yet. I was too busy playing games on my phone waiting in the parent parking line. So, when he said Parsons was traded, I immediately asked to which team. I had mentioned on our football preview podcast that some rumors were floated about that the Packers may be one of the teams to watch. When my son said it was the Packers, I did a little jump for joy in my head.

This was such a good, and needed move from the NFL team that I root for. The defense has always been good, not great in Green Bay, or at least since I have become a big time fan. Pairing Micah Parsons with Rashan Gary is an absolute homerun for me. I did think that maybe they had to trade Gary to get Parsons, but that was fortunately not the case. All the Packers had to give up for one of the best edge rushers in the game was two first round picks and Kenny Clark. While I'm a little sad to see Kenny Clark go, the first round picks mean nothing to me. The Packers are so young that building through the draft isn't a necessity at this current moment. And if Kenny Clark is the only interior d lineman out the door, and the trade off is Micah Parsons, sign me up all day, everyday.

This is amazing. It reminds me, not to invoke and compare current players to legends, when the Packers got Reggie White. It was so unexpected and transforming for the team. This is giving me the exact same feeling. It is also wild because Green Bay has never really been a team to go out big name hunting. But, when they have done it in the past it has worked out very well. Reggie White helped shore up the defense and he eventually got a Super Bowl ring. They went out and lured Charles Woodson away from Oakland, and he won Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl. Last year they traded for Josh Jacobs and he was one of the top rushers in the league last year. Big names have usually given them very good results. I kind of expect that with this Parsons deal. Parsons is so good, he commands double teams and he will open up gaps for linebackers and other d lineman to shoot and clean up any messes he has helped to create. He will free up Gary to get more pressure and hopefully stay healthy longer since he won't have to fully carry the d line. The secondary should benefit from hurried throws and QBs having to create out of the pocket. This is a tremendous win for Green Bay.

And dare I say, Green Bay definitely fleeced Dallas. The return was not that much when you think about it. And this all happened because Jerry Jones' racist ass didn't want to pay one of the better edge rushers in the league. I will take that everytime. If that senile old man is too dumb to get more out of a talent like Parsons, please send him to Green Bay and make them a true threat.

This puts the Packers in a contending category for me now. I have higher expectations than I did even two days ago for this season in Green Bay. Right now though, I'm going to bask in the glow of the Packers getting Reggie White 2.0. This made me a very, very happy fan yesterday. 

Ty

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