FRISCO, Texas 鈥 There is no shortage of potential candidates to land the job of 草莓视频下载入口' head coach in 2025, with Mike McCarthy and the team opting to part ways after a five-year stay that began during the pandemic. But as the front office turns its attention to candidates like Deion Sanders and others, Micah Parsons is still stunned by the divorce.
Speaking from his weekly podcast, "The Edge with Micah Parsons" presented by Bleacher Report, the all-world pass rusher had plenty of good to say about McCarthy's regime.
"He's always been good to us," said the four-time Pro Bowler. "Losing a great coach like Mike hurts."
Parsons had continually spoken highly of his relationship with McCarthy in the past, up to and now through the departure, though he also readily admitted weeks ago that the decision was "above is pay grade", and that he had no control over the outcome.
The eventual outcome puts the Cowboys in quite the situation 鈥 one where McCarthy's staff, each of those contracts having also expired as of Tuesday, are free to sign with any of the 32 NFL teams, assuming they want to remain in the league and not take their talents to the NCAA.
In all, there could soon be a mass exodus and/or a major cleaning of house within the coaching staff ahead of a free agency that features 22 unrestricted players who'll need their futures sorted out as well.
And there's also the task of Parsons himself entering contract talks.
None of this is lost on Parsons especially considering, having been drafted in 2021, this is his first time going through a regime change in the NFL, so he'll reflect on the past in the moment, but there's not much time to do so.
"It's gonna be a very interesting offseason," he said. " It's gonna be a complete reset. I trust that we're gonna make the right decisions. 鈥 As one of the leaders of this team, I'm gonna be looking forward to accepting all challenges and embracing whatever comes, to help lead my team to a championship.
"We gotta move on. We can't think about the past."
Coming off of a 7-10 season, the worst of Parsons' career, he's pointing at the players as the driver for turning the ship around in 2025, regardless of what new faces might walk into the building to coach them.
"Some of the greatest players learn to adjust," Parsons said. "鈥 At the end of the day, coaches can only do so much. Us, as players, we've got to build a winning culture. I said we're gonna hold the [Lombardi] trophy because I believe in our guys."
