2023 Conference Championship Round Thread

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I hate comparisons. Especially ones that have like 25 years separating them. But here i go. It is such a different game. BB and BP were a combination of Coaches you will never see again. Taylor had a really great complimentary team around him.

After 41 games LT had 28 sacks. After 33 games Parsons has 26.5.
On pace to beat his mark at 41 games no doubt.

Revisit this conversation in ten years.
Parsons dominating just like LT did so far. So far. They are extremely similar except for one thing….LT dominated for a long time. But so far Parsons is on track.

Just curious for people who say that he isn’t LT, and the comparisons were silly, what hasn’t Parsons done to make you a believer?

He hasn't played long enough.

He may end up being great. He's on a great pace overall, but will OCs figure him out, and take him out of the equation? That doesn't happen to dudes like LT. LT was they guy OCs knew they had to have a plan for, and it didn't matter. Is Parsons that guy? Maybe, but it's just too early. He had 12 sacks through 11 games this year, then he had 1.5 sacks the next six games. Why?

He may be the next LT, or he may be the next LA (Lavar Arrington), but right now it's too early to tell, and the comparisons are silly as you said.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

He hasn't played long enough.

He may end up being great. He's on a great pace overall, but will OCs figure him out, and take him out of the equation? That doesn't happen to dudes like LT. LT was they guy OCs knew they had to have a plan for, and it didn't matter. Is Parsons that guy? Maybe, but it's just too early. He had 12 sacks through 11 games this year, then he had 1.5 sacks the next six games. Why?

He may be the next LT, or he may be the next LA (Lavar Arrington), but right now it's too early to tell, and the comparisons are silly as you said.

Not sure why the drop off. I don’t think you can figure out speed and strength. Could have just been scheming I know they move him around alot. He has amazing speed and amazing strength for a LB just like LT. I would give up the farm to have him playing behind our D line. He would have 20 sacks a year.