The Dallas Cowboys hired Matt Eberflus as their next defensive coordinator. His radical plan for Micah Parsons won't move the needle much.

New defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus is ecstatic to get to work with star edge rusher Micah Parsons, and the opportunities are unlimited.

Micah Parsons is a defensive end. After Parsons played 55.2 percent of his snaps at linebacker as a rookie, the Cowboys have used him almost exclusively as a defensive end. He has played under two different coordinators and now a third in 2025 in his five seasons.

But Eberflus also gets the chance to help change the career trajectory of defensive tackle Mazi Smith. Having been in the minds of many on the borderline of so-called "bust'' stat

For the third year in a row, Micah Parsons will have a different defensive coordinator calling plays for the Dallas Cowboys. After the Cowboys lost Dan Quinn to the Washington Commanders last offseason,