FRISCO - We've made it clear from the start that Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons' odd recent remarks about the "time and work'' that coach Mike McCarthy puts in were obviously not intended to damage the coach. And Parsons is now making that clear as well. But that doesn't mean he's taking responsibility for what he said, calling his critics' interpretation of his comments "outrageous.''
On Sunday, after the 34-6 loss to the Eagles that plunged Dallas to 3-6, Parsons was asked about the future of coach McCarthy in Dallas. Parsons could've chosen a conventional path by simply saying, "We're all in this together'' or something along those lines.
Instead, he launched into a weird and unnecessary monologue about the sympathy he feels for veteran teammates on a losing team, then adding ...
"That's above my pay grade, if Mike coaches again next year ... Mike can leave and go wherever he wants ... You want to win games and do great things with those types of (player) legends who put in more time and work than Mike McCarthy ever did.''
Parsons spent the day Monday first going on social media to argue with people while accusing them of misquoting and misunderstanding him (a valid claim), then meeting with McCarthy ("like men do,'' the coach said) and then finally appearing on his podcast to try to clarify it all.
"I never once threw, or even intended to throw Mike McCarthy under the bus... The question that was asked about here and the Dallas Cowboys, did I see Mike McCarthy in our future? I said, 'That's above my pay grade,'" Parsons explained on "The Edge.''
