Where does Micah Parsons rank among NFL edge rushers?

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Shan, RJ, and Bobby react to ESPN's annual edge rusher rankings and where Micah Parsons landed among the NFL’s best. RJ debated whether T.J. Watt deserves to be ahead of Micah and called out the questionable use of some stats. They looked into win rates, pressures, and overall production. Is Micah still underrated by national evaluators? Drop your thoughts on the rankings in the comments!

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00:00number three

00:16uh

00:18Micah

00:20I'll be

00:23I think it's really close

00:25because I think it's close I'll represent the other side

00:27Crosby

00:28it is Micah Parsons highest ranking

00:31at one lowest ranking was

00:33six last year's

00:35ranking was three

00:36I'm just going to read you the write up because we are the home of the Cowboys

00:39the numbers say Micah has a compelling

00:41case for number one his

00:43pressures and pass rush win rate

00:45since 23 lead the league

00:47he's done this despite facing

00:49a 31 and a half percent

00:52double team rate RJ

00:53choppy in 2024

00:55highest among edge rushers on this list

00:58generated a league

00:59high 19 percent pressure rate

01:01last year led the Cowboys

01:03with a 24 percent pressure share

01:05eighth highest clip in the league

01:06his win rate of 25 percent

01:08ranked second overall

01:09and oh yeah

01:10he's the second player in NFL history

01:12to produce 12 or more sacks

01:14in each of his first

01:15four pro

01:16seasons

01:17done all this as a hybrid

01:19off-ball linebacker

01:20who transitioned to a pure

01:21pass rushing role

01:23speed and bend are obvious

01:25but he does more than that

01:26and NFC personnel evaluator

01:27quote

01:28he does it with counter moves

01:29and the ability to finish

01:30he rarely misses

01:31when he's within arm's reach

01:33of the quarterback

01:33his run defense needs work though

01:35and then finally

01:36NFL personnel director

01:37explosiveness

01:38motor

01:39violence

01:40can align inside

01:41and beat interior

01:42alignment with first step

01:43quickness

01:44he's such a tone setter

01:45everyone else feeds off

01:46his energy

01:47Michael Parsons

01:48number three

01:49according to the league

01:50a guy

01:51no issue

01:52I mean

01:52he's

01:52to me

01:53there's three guys

01:54that

01:54are you know

01:56ahead of the rest

01:57that should

01:57I think you could all

01:58guess the top three

01:59be

02:01you know

02:01I think you could all

02:02know

02:02how to be

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