- Question regarding Micah Parsons and the GMEN -

[nb587]

His character issues might not have been so scary to the administration had they not just dealt with taking a chance with Deandre Baker. They were still smarting from that deal and weren't in the mood to test those waters again

But everyone is right, in hindsight we would have taken him....so would more than a few teams that drafted ahead of Dallas. Like pointed out by madbadger, "Parsons impact at Penn State wasn't in line with his measurables...at the time he wasn't the slam dunk that he's developed into (in the NFL), or as Rich pointed out "Parsons was considered more of an off-ball LB than an EDGE rusher (which is how he is thriving in the NFL).  Plus his 31.5-inch arms are a bit short by edge rushers standards"

There were plenty of reasons why he fell to 11 and plenty of solid reasons the Giants were nervous to jump on him. Absolutely no one (including the Cowboys) knew he was going to turn into the monster he's become in the NFL...just like no one though Tom Brady was worth more than a 6th round pick, or Brock Purdy, or....the list is endless of players passed on that became studs.
If only we had a crystal ball 

Please explain how they took Toney if character concerns were important. Two other points with regard to taking Toney.  One, injury.concerns. A terrible OL and Darrisaw, who has turned into a very good OT, was available.

[GloryDays]

A couple of other thoughts, Parsons was drafted 12.  So clearly, there were other NFL teams that didn't see Parson's full value.  On top of that, the Cowboys are the best team in the league when it comes to managing players with character issues (Parsons had some issues).  It's possible things wouldn't have worked out as well if a different team drafted Parsons.

Add to those, the Cowboys value the ILB position more than most. Of course he showed even more value in moving around and rushing the passer from the edges too, but that probably was something that revealed itself in camp.