Micah on no-calls: ‘There’s not another rusher like me in the league’
Micah Parsons talked about the topic for a good portion of his press conference on Wednesday, after his statement that he wasn’t interested in talking much about the lack of holding calls he’s been receiving this year.
On the other hand, he was asked those kinds of questions most of the time, as Parsons had gone 38 quarters without receiving a holding call from the opposition.
In that time, Parsons still has 9.0 sacks since that first half of the Chargers game on Oct. 16, and also 61 of his team-leading 85 quarterback pressures – but no calls.
“Yeah it’s been long,” Parsons said when asked if he was aware that it has been 9 ½ game since he’s drawn a flag. “I can say I’ve been to the quarterback quite a lot in that time. It’s definitely frustrated sometimes but at the end of the day, I understand it comes with the territory.”
Parsons said he refuses to try and act for calls in a flopping manner because it will slow him down to eventually make a play, especially if it breaks down and he’s not giving 100 percent.
“I’m not flop guy. I’m not a guy that’s going to fake it, because I still believe I can make the play,” Parsons said. “A lot of plays get made above the 2.3 (second average for Parsons getting to the QB).. I’m going to keep moving forward.”
Parsons said he thinks officials are having a hard time making calls on him when he rushes the passer because he has a speed-element that is uncommon around the league.
“To be honest, in the most humblest way, I don’t think there’s another rusher like me in the league … I don’t think there’s a rusher that runs as quick as I do,” Parsons said. “There’s not another rusher that does the things I do. And that’s on tape. I’m pretty sure other rushers can tell you that.
(The refs) put me on the same pedestal as other rushers and it’s not the same. You can’t compare me to a lot of other rushers. How they scheme me vs. how they scheme other rushers it’s not the same. I don’t think they realize I’m 4.3 off the edge. I think the refs understand I’m a good player but don’t understand the actual plays that I can make with my speed and what I can control.”
When asked if he believes being as vocal about the officiating as he has during press conferences and with his weekly podcast has hurt his chances of getting calls, Parsons said that could be the case.
“Maybe, but I definitely think there’s a lot of biased things around the league and who they want to call things on and how they call and who they call it (on),” he stated. “This offseason, I believe the NFL should have a lengthy discussion. The movie is available. It’s something they must investigate.
Many of these phone calls ought to be (reviewable). These flag plays might change the entire game. However, because this is an offensive league, their goal is to score as many points and complete as many drives as they can. That’s just the way things are. You have to play at the end of the day.”
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