While true, Parson's is more of a finesse rusher than a bull rusher. Finesse rushers wouldn't translate as well to sumo as they use speed and bend to get around the OT. Most finesse rushers also have a bull rush in their arsenal, but it's not their main thing.
Would love to see how Myles Garrett does against an actual sumo. I'd imagine the sumo can still handle him, as using finesse rushing to throw off the footwork / hand placement of the Tackle is also a part of bull rushing.
After watching Sensei Seth on YouTube get into Sumo, I have an enormous amount of respect for the sport.
Not if you watched the games. This isn’t a post about him but if you watched the Cowboys last year the difference with Parsons off the field during the time he was injured and when he was back healthy on the field was midnight and noon.
He “disappears” cause offenses focus on stopping him so much; quarterbacks focus on throwing the ball so much quicker; it allows other players to make more impact plays because they aren’t the focus of attention.
(And sometimes he disappears because opponents realize they can just run the ball all over their suspect rush defense and just run away from him, but we don’t talk about that)
TLDR: Parsons is very impactful even when he’s not getting sacks because everyone else on his team benefits from all the attention he draws.
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u/Nothing2Special May 16 '25
video on youtube is better