During Brock Purdy’s challenging game with four interceptions against the Baltimore Ravens, Micah Parsons, the Dallas Cowboys linebacker, joined the chorus of criticism aimed at the San Francisco 49ers quarterback.
Parsons took to Twitter, stating, “Down 21 and there [are] no shots or development throws! Should tell you all you need to know!”
Rob Gronkowski found Parsons’ tweet perplexing, especially considering that Parsons was criticizing a quarterback and team that had previously dominated the Cowboys earlier in the season.
“It’s really weird that he’s tweeting that out there,” Gronkowski told Kay Adams. “There’s a saying out there, losers focus on winners and winners focus on winning. If you want to be a winner, you’ve got to focus on winning. It’s really, really weird because in this case, Micah Parsons is one of the best defensive players in the league — he might win Defensive Player of the Year this year — but on top of it, it’s a team game. It doesn’t matter how good you are as an individual; it matters about a team. It’s weird that he’s tweeting that after a loss versus Miami in Miami, and then he’s tweeting that about a team that dismantled the Cowboys when they played them this year,” via the Up & Adams Show.
Parsons’ timing wasn’t ideal as the Cowboys were coming off back-to-back losses to the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Like Purdy, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had a couple of rough games this season, particularly struggling against the 49ers, throwing three interceptions of his own, making Parsons’ tweet appear hypocritical.
“It’s just weird to me,” Gronkowski added. “He’s an outstanding player, and he’s doing his thing this year, but you’re worried about the San Francisco 49ers, and you’re tweeting about them? I don’t know what else to say besides it’s a weird situation; I really don’t know how to break it down from there.”
Micah Parsons responded to Rob Gronkowski’s take by stating he was simply expressing his opinions. Gronk then reiterated that he still thinks it was “weird.”
Either way, not everyone will agree with Micah Parsons’ criticism or his decision to post rather than focus on his own team.
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