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09-23-2004, 04:49 AM
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Parcells: Gibbs one of all-time best
11:45 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 22, 2004
By MATT MOSLEY / DallasNews.com
IRVING – Cowboys coach Bill Parcells and Redskins coach Joe Gibbs will square off in what could pass for the Seniors Bowl on Monday night in Washington.
Parcells, 63, who coached the New York Giants during part of the time Gibbs was coaching the Redskins throughout the 1980s and early 90s, wasn’t in a nostalgic mood during his news conference Wednesday.
“This game is big enough for both teams,” Parcells said. “It’s our first division game.”
Parcells sent Gibbs, 63, a fax when he accepted the Redskins' job for the second time in January. But he said the two haven’t talked since then.
“Anybody who’s been in football knows how I feel about this guy,” Parcells said of Gibbs. “I think he’s outstanding. I like him personally. I think he’s one of the great coaches that ever coached the game.”
Parcells and his staff have actually gone deep into the Valley Ranch archives to look at some of Gibbs’ former Redskins teams. But even though he remembers all those Giants-Redskins games in vivid detail, Parcells doesn’t think it will help in preparing for Monday’s game.
“It’s almost two decades now,” Parcells said. “It’s a different time, different place, different circumstance, so it’s not the same. It’s not even the same stadium. It’s going to be different for both of us.”
Parcells talks to league office about penalties: Parcells said Wednesday the league office told him holding penalties on left guard Larry Allen and left tackle Flozell Adams during Sunday’s 19-12 victory over Cleveland were wrong.
Parcells said his primary reason for calling the league was to confirm a rule. When a quarterback rolls out of the pocket, defenders are actually allowed to make contact with receivers no matter where they are on the field.
Parcells said he called the league to make sure he was teaching his players the right technique, and the league said he was.
The example he gave was when Cleveland quarterback Jeff Garcia rolled outside of the pocket Sunday and launched a pass to Quincy Morgan during the first quarter. According to Parcells and the league office, because Garcia had left the pocket, Terence Newman could have hit Morgan before the ball was released even though the receiver was 15 yards down the field.
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Parcells: Gibbs one of all-time best
11:45 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 22, 2004
By MATT MOSLEY / DallasNews.com
IRVING – Cowboys coach Bill Parcells and Redskins coach Joe Gibbs will square off in what could pass for the Seniors Bowl on Monday night in Washington.
Parcells, 63, who coached the New York Giants during part of the time Gibbs was coaching the Redskins throughout the 1980s and early 90s, wasn’t in a nostalgic mood during his news conference Wednesday.
“This game is big enough for both teams,” Parcells said. “It’s our first division game.”
Parcells sent Gibbs, 63, a fax when he accepted the Redskins' job for the second time in January. But he said the two haven’t talked since then.
“Anybody who’s been in football knows how I feel about this guy,” Parcells said of Gibbs. “I think he’s outstanding. I like him personally. I think he’s one of the great coaches that ever coached the game.”
Parcells and his staff have actually gone deep into the Valley Ranch archives to look at some of Gibbs’ former Redskins teams. But even though he remembers all those Giants-Redskins games in vivid detail, Parcells doesn’t think it will help in preparing for Monday’s game.
“It’s almost two decades now,” Parcells said. “It’s a different time, different place, different circumstance, so it’s not the same. It’s not even the same stadium. It’s going to be different for both of us.”
Parcells talks to league office about penalties: Parcells said Wednesday the league office told him holding penalties on left guard Larry Allen and left tackle Flozell Adams during Sunday’s 19-12 victory over Cleveland were wrong.
Parcells said his primary reason for calling the league was to confirm a rule. When a quarterback rolls out of the pocket, defenders are actually allowed to make contact with receivers no matter where they are on the field.
Parcells said he called the league to make sure he was teaching his players the right technique, and the league said he was.
The example he gave was when Cleveland quarterback Jeff Garcia rolled outside of the pocket Sunday and launched a pass to Quincy Morgan during the first quarter. According to Parcells and the league office, because Garcia had left the pocket, Terence Newman could have hit Morgan before the ball was released even though the receiver was 15 yards down the field.
E-mail mmosley@dallasnews.com