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Commanders OLB Dante Fowler Jr. leads the team in sacks this year in his ninth season in the league with 8.5 sacks, the second-best total of his career. Washington DC Joe Whitt Jr. praised assistant LB coach Ryan Kerrigan for Fowler’s career year and their pass rush success.
“The past couple years, his sack numbers haven’t been as high,” Whitt said, via Bryan Manning of the Commanders Wire. “He’s won, he’s beat the tackle, he just hasn’t controlled and finished on the quarterback. And I give all that credit to Ryan Kerrigan. He’s done just a heck of a job taking Dante, and once you get past the tackle, control to the quarterback and finish. That’s really what he’s worked with him for a long time and it’s showing. And then the production that Dante’s having. So, that’s all Ryan right there.”
After losing to the Eagles in Week 10, Cowboys DE Micah Parsons implied doubt regarding the effort of HC Mike McCarthy. Parsons clarified his comments and apologized for using the wrong choice of words.
“When I’m talking about ‘here,’ I’m thinking the Dallas Cowboys,” Parsons said, via ESPN’s Todd Archer. “I was in middle school, elementary school when Mike McCarthy was with the Packers, and I have no reference to that. So, when I’m talking about here Dallas Cowboys and what was accomplished the most, I’m thinking about the guys, and I’ve only ever been here. So obviously no disrespect to [McCarthy’s] career and what he’s made for himself as one of the most winningest coaches. I could have done better. I was angry and I just didn’t finish, and I wasn’t as thoughtful as I usually am. I didn’t think people would take that context the way it was. That’s on me. I lost [the game], I didn’t want to finish, and I wanted to hurry up out of the locker room. Next time I will be very careful about what I say. So that’s my apologies.”
Parsons reiterated his love for McCarthy and talked about their discussion to smooth things over.
*“The most important thing is obviously how much love I have for Coach McCarthy. You never want to throw shade or anything on your coach. But I think like anything, him understanding I’m always going to be a players’ guy first, right. I’m always going to think about the guys around me before anyone. That’s who I go to war with. Those are the guys that are leaning on me and I’m leaning on them. That’s how we feed our families. That’s kind of what I wanted to...
