The Dallas Cowboys would much rather be seeing their players make headlines as a result of a second playoff game. 

Instead, last Sunday's nightmarish loss to the Green Bay Packers means the Cowboys are making headlines for things like Micah Parsons' couple of tweets from Friday. 

Primarily, I'm talking about Parsons' tweet dedicated to controversial TV personality Skip Bayless, who took a shot at the Cowboys' pass rusher by mocking him for his weekly podcast with Bleacher Report. 

No. 11 clapped back at him, pointing out that Bayless was upset because Parsons pulled out of a weekly appearance he was allegedly going to have on FS1 during the 2023 NFL season, similar to Aaron Rodgers' infamous segment on the Pat McAfee Show. You can see Parsons' tweet but be advised it's not safe for work. 

You just a hating ass mf who mad I ain’t want to do your show?! Where was all this when you were on my nuts wanting me to come on your show every Tuesday!! You lame asf skip real shit, fake ass cowboys fan!! https://t.co/gVHOSwoR4Y

— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) January 19, 2024

The above tweet did 600 thousand views on Twitter within two hours of being published. 

Additionally, Parsons followed it up with another (and since deleted) tweet that read "Y'all gonna fit whatever narrative y'all want about Sunday, I'll drop my (facts) soon! Delusion vs reality!"

Since the loss, Parsons has been blamed for "disappearing" in the big stage as it wasn't the best statistical game for him. The response from fans has been unsurprising as superstar players will always be the first to receive blame. 

However, the narrative is not totally fair to Parsons, who remains one of the best defenders in the entire NFL. 

The truth about Parsons' game vs. Packers

Although it wasn't his best game, Parsons was definitely one of the best players on the field on Sunday. The thing is the Packers were ready for him and hit him with all sorts of double-teams, including "sniffers" behind the line of scrimmage for when the Cowboys moved him around.

The true problem with the pass rush can be broken down into two: Mainly, nobody else on the defensive line made the most of their respective one-on-ones so Green Bay was able to focus on Parsons without worrying too much about anyone else.

Additionally, coverage was just not there to deter Jordan Love from getting rid of the ball. As the Packers continued to lean on play action, the Cowboys couldn't come up with any answers in the back end nor up front.

We'll see what Micah has to say when he breaks his silence but two things are clear:

1. He's not to blame for whatever the heck that was on Sunday.
2. He should know better by know. He's a Dallas Cowboy. This sort of discourse will take place whenever his team suffers a major loss. He needs to accept it and keep out of headlines with reactions such as Friday's. 

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