It's somewhat hard to believe that this is where we are with the Dallas Cowboys. The 2024 season wasn't supposed to go like this. And, for those who predicted it would go wrong, I don't think anyone would have predicted things to go this badly.
The Boys have lost five in a row. They've lost their starting quarterback for the year, with Dak Prescott going on injured reserve. The team has also endured some other significant injuries along the way, which has made life difficult.
But, even if everybody was healthy, would the Cowboys actually be considered a contender? It's hard to say, because after an offseason where Jerry Jones stood on the ground that he was going "all in" on this year, it didn't exactly look he followed through on those words.
If you were to ask pass rusher Micah Parsons, though, he'd tell you he thinks they have enough to compete if everybody were healthy. In addition to that sentiment, Parsons would also get real honest with where the state of the Cowboys currently sits.
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Even though there are seven games remaining on the season, Parsons seems to believe this year is, in fact, over with. The season isn't over, but it's over.
On the latest episode of Parsons' podcast, The Edge, he and teammate Trevon Diggs talked about exactly where they see the season being at the moment.
Micah Parsons knows the season is over but views this year as a positive
"I truly believe that we can win more games this year, and if things don't turn out this year, I truly believe next year we have the capability, the guys, to do what we need to do," Parsons said.
The way Parsons spoke suggested that he already knew this year was a lost cause. Although he said he believes they will win some more games, there was no talk about winning-out. There was no talk about any idea of a playoff push. There was none of that.
Diggs was on the same page and talked about some of the younger guys on the team, noting that this season will be a positive learning experience.
"This is good for them," Diggs said of the young guys getting more action and enduring the struggles. "They can experience this and we can move forward from it."
Should the team be happy about being in this position, at 3-7? Parsons thinks there is a reason to view it that way.
"You almost got to be happy that we're in this spot," Parsons said, acknowledging that now the entire team gets to dig into evaluations and figure out what they can do better going into next season.
For the sake of this fan base, hopefully Parsons is right. As many of us are accustomed to saying, hopefully, next year is our year.