The two teams he built are disasters. He runs off to avoid the blame but the reality is that he built Miami and Dallas, and they are not good teams.
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He didn't fail either Dallas or Miami. He didn't win a Super Bowl, but he very clearly left both of those teams in better shape than when he took them over. The Cowboys are likely to squander what he did for them, we'll see what we do.
He's also probably going go into the Hall of Fame this year, or shortly thereafter... And it'll be totally deserved.BlameItOnTheHenne, and Stringer Bell like this. -
:lol: Yeah, Parcells is going to admit he defrauded the Dolphins.
Bill Parcells is just a life-support system for his ego—and these days, not much else.Frumundah Finnatic likes this. -
Looking back at the Parcell era will be a mixed bag.Overall it does not feel as though he accomplished what I felt he could have and don't know if he just did it to feed his ego then grew weary of the job.
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Cowboys are an underachieving team. Over the past 5-7 years, they've had a pretty good core of players that have just not been able to get over the hump.
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No he won't admit it FF...I would like to see any President of football operations plan in the 4th year of taking over, if it consists of losing 7 in a row, 1 and 12 at home, most loses coming in embarrassing fashion, and he quits his duties in the 3rd, I would just say I have no respect for those types of goals as an organization..
We always like to bring up this subject, but to me the bottom line is, what kind of executive with a passion for the job your taking over, would leave it in the condition it is, without seeing it thru to some degree...DolfanTom likes this. -
What about a competent coach?
Is anyone on this team other than Jake Long truly elite?
Have we accomplished anything other than a fluke season?
Parcells accomplished nothing in Dallas and he accomplished nothing here.SuperMarksBros., muscle979, jupiterfin and 4 others like this. -
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I think its pretty curious that the farther away Parcells has gone from the organization, the worse its gotten. They deviated from Parcells' style with signing Dansby and trading two 2nds and a monster contract for Marshall. The team has regressed since the organization took that approach.
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He made Dallas into a powerhouse when he was there, but he left them 4 or 5 yeas ago if I am not mistaken; no longer his team in my opinion.
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The question you should be asking is if Wayne Huizenga didn't sell the team, would Bill Parcells still be Executive VP of Football Operations.
And if the answer to that question is yes, the next question would be if Parcells was still Executive VP of Football Operations, would we be in better shape than we are now.
I'm as disappointed as anyone with Bill Parcells, but you must give credit where credit is due. He is 1 of only 5 head coaches to take 2 different teams to the Super Bowl.
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Tuna left Dallas in pieces and falling. He left Miami barely better than they had been, but considering how Cam Cam had dismantled the offense, that wouldn't have taken much! And now a year later, we're looking at being as bad as we were the year he came in, despite having better players!
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Parcells was good in a bygone era. The NFL he was good at is long gone, and his last two projects didn't bear much fruit from his involvement.
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And "I'm" the one who doesn't know what I'm talking about.
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How naive I was. But I do still wonder had Parcells not left, what shape would our team be in? Somehow I have a feeling, Parcells being Parcells, he would have fired Sparano after yesterday's loss to San Diego.
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Admitting his failure = admitting he hired the wrong people (Sparano and Ireland).
Admitting he hired the wrong people (Sparano and Ireland) = selling them down the river.
He's not going to do that. He'll accept personal responsibility wherever it doesn't involve selling out two guys that he in all likelihood respects and is friends with, but that can be tricky, and it's not going to satisfy a rabid fanbase.
Think about when he tried to suggest that it might have been a mistake to go with Jake Long over Matt Ryan. He had to retract those words almost immediately and Jeff Ireland had a fit, said that in no way does he or will he ever regret taking Jake Long at #1 overall. You don't think there was a phone call from Ireland in between there giving Parcells what-for about saying something that dangerous to Ireland's career? Don't assume that just because Parcells left he doesn't care about Jeff or Tony anymore.
He's much more likely to sell Stephen Ross down the river and it wouldn't surprise me if all these rumors about what Stephen Ross would and/or wouldn't allow Ireland to do in the off season as far as spending money and whatnot, weren't sourced from Bill Parcells.Mile High Fin likes this. -
Biggest ego maniac ever in the NFL. Of course he will never admit he was wrong or messed up. He just tucked tail and ran when he saw the writing on the wall. That was affirmation enough from him that he screwed up....and that is all we will ever get.
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He may be (deservingly) going to the Hall of Fame, but Parcells indeed failed in Miami because the group he put in place is going to be swept out of here (hell, Ross already tried once). His job was to put the structure in place for long-term success and it's been the total opposite. They got a division title in Year 1 with a little luck (Pennington), but it's been a nosedive ever since. And he didn't stick around to watch it burn.
Worse yet, the group he put together can't play at home, where they've lost 11 of their last 12 games. So they've lost crowd support and the owner appears to be closing the checkbook and laying people off.
In the end, Parcells collected his money, leaked potshots at the young QB he drafted and now sits in his chair at ESPN pointing out the team's inadequacies. Thanks a lot, Bill.
The Parcells Way succeeded in Miami the way that the Titanic succeeded in crossing the English Channel. Each picked up more passengers, then sunk tragically in more treacherous waters.
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If this sh&^ gets worse than it is now with Sparano bein fired mid season, then he epically failed here..and is a piece of sh%$ for not standing by it..It doesn't get much deeper than that...When Ross took over he could of easily kept up his duties, he had Ross's respect over and over, using Ross as the reason is nothin but an excuse..
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Nope, he never will. His ego is about the size of his manboobs. He wont admit it.
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the worst thing DAL did was hire Wade Phillips as HC, when Parcells left ....
the worst thing Parcells did in MIA was hire Fat Tony as HC ... we are still paying for that one. at least this year - it ends! to give him an extension ... BRILLIANT! to me, that single move said more about the capability of our 'head shed' than any player they have or have not drafted or signed. -
Bill Parcells is the best in NFL History at rebuilding franchises. He's not the best at sticking them around and seeing them through, and the team he builds might not make it over the hump, but he puts you in a much better position than you started in, and you're left in a position where you can absolutely capitalize on it. He's done it more times, and more dramatically than anyone else. He's a cleaner. -
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Does Parcells take a hit because he hired Sparano? Yes absolutely. Does it make hiring Parcells a mistake? No, it doesn't. Parcells coaching tree has three different Super Bowl winners, and Parcells himself picking one to coach doesn't seem unreasonable. -
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So are you saying he stopped giving a sh&^ about his job because of the owner changing hands?...I still have no respect for that, and he deserves a good beatin.
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