Micah Parsons couldn’t have scripted the start to his NFL career much better. He’s been a superstar through his first two pro games, even filling in more than admirably at a position he hasn’t played in earnest since high school. So what’s next? As everyone waits to see what his role will be Monday night against the Eagles, he’s thinking something in the apocalyptic action genre, while one of the team’s in-house writers is leaning toward a secret-agent kind of feel for the third installment in Micah’s Excellent Adventure.
Elsewhere, Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni downplayed the need for bulletin-board material in the Cowboys-Eagles rivalry… while providing exactly that in his Thursday press conference. Cowboys players were not impressed. There are injury updates that leave Amari Cooper and Keanu Neal with a chance to play in Week 3, and a touted rookie may finally get to make his debut. We’re looking at the ins and outs of the two-headed running back monster in Dallas, and examining the impressive intangibles of quarterback Dak Prescott. All that, plus what the mathematical models have to say about Monday night’s matchup. On to the News and Notes…