Tuna "is" a Dolphin
Barring an unexpected change of plans, Bill Parcells is set to join the Dolphins as the team's director of football operations, possibly as soon as tomorrow.
Then again, you could have said the same thing about the Falcons last night and been reasonably accurate.
But Parcells did what he does best; he creates the leverage game and gets a better deal elsewhere. He told the Falcons no thanks and is "expected" to sign on with the Dolphins.
(Thus, the use of the words "unexpected" and "set" and "possibly" in describing the situation. If nothing else, chronicling Parcells' various adventures over the last 23 seasons has taught us to proceed with caution. The Miami Herald is using the word "is" to describe Parcells taking the job, as in he "is" taking the job. Now, of course, this all depends on what your definition of "is" is. I believe a certain President was confused about that definition at one point in time.)
The indications I'm getting tonight are that Parcells used the Falcons to get the same deal he agreed to with the Dolphins, the place he preferred all along.
It's nothing new for Parcells, who had previously left the Falcons hanging in 1987, had twice led the Bucs to believe he would accept their head coaching position, wavered so badly on whether he'd return to the Giants after the 1983 season that former GM George Young had a contingency plan in place, negotiated with the Jets while he was still the Patriots coach in 1996 and sent out signals to the Giants while he was coaching the Cowboys last season that he was interested in New York's general manager job once Ernie Accorsi retired.
By the way, I believe that Parcells will do with the Dolphins what he's done with every other team he's been associated with over the years: Make them better. A lot better. He isn't ready to coach again, but he is an astute personnel man who had more hits than misses over the years, and it's almost impossible not to see the Dolphins benefit from his moves over the coming years.
Agree? Disagree?
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Tuna to the Fish. How nice.
Hey doesn't Francesa arch-enemy Sid Rosenberg have a talk show there?
Time for Sid to get the exclusive.
So whenever the Pats play the Fins are people gonna make a big deal out of it like when Mangini's Jets gotta play the Pats? There needs to be someone else that Belichick hates to join the Bills. Then the AFC east will be covered.
t's nothing new for Parcells, who had previously left the Falcons hanging in 1987, had twice led the Bucs to believe he would accept their head coaching position, wavered so badly on whether he'd return to the Giants after the 1983 season that former GM George Young had a contingency plan in place, negotiated with the Jets while he was still the Patriots coach in 1996 and sent out signals to the Giants while he was coaching the Cowboys last season that he was interested in New York's general manager job once Ernie Accorsi retired.
Hey Bob, that's a very strong piece of writing. You know Parcells about as good as anybody from the print media, and that came across in the piece. Way to go.... If you have time, maybe you could share a couple of insider stories about what the guy is like, or maybe your 'take' on what makes him tick. I think you've seen him do his thing for a long time now and you've had a great vantage point. Got any good tidbits for 'Glauber Nation'.?.. or at least 'glauber neighborhood'...
Whew! Life just got rougher for Mangini.
" it's almost impossible not to see the Dolphins benefit "
You could get Rain Man to coach them and they would benefit.
BTW - Flipper was one of my favorite shows as a kid. A very young kid.
Bob, lost in the Roy Williams debate: no penalty be for Hamlin's vicious helmet-to-helmet hit on the Eagles tight end? It was textbook Chuck Cecil, with the expected result, a knockout. I hate all things Philly, contrary to what they say it is never sunny there. But Reid was right to fume over the lack of flag, it was Headhunting 101. As far as I can tell the league has said/done nothing. If that's the case I assume Williams suspension vs another fine was his choice of victum, not the infraction.
Great move for Miami, can't see any debate. He fills a massive void, bringing talent and experience to the table. The organization can only get better.
I'm tired of Parcells' act. It's been going on for too long. He uses and abuses teams to massage his massive ego. Here's hoping to 3 straight losing years and yet another 'retirement' for the egomaniac.
I'll go out on a limb and say that Parcells would not have drafted Ted Ginn Jr. in the upper first round (#10, was it?).
as a jets fan, i can't say i'm happy about this move. just made the afc east that much more difficult. it's going to turn into the AL East soon