By Daniel Bates Micah Parsons thrived in his first NFL season as a sideline-to-sideline middle linebacker turned premier edge rusher. Parsons racked up 84 tackles and 13 sacks on his way to Pro Bowl, first-team All-Pro and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. When it comes to what motivates him to achieve so much, the former 12th overall pick looks to greats in other sports, as well as something that the Cowboys haven’t achieved in a quarter-century. Via Jon Machota: The thing that keeps me driving is just my competitive nature. You look at all the great players like MJ, you look at LeBron and…