34 wins, 30 loses for $17 million

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I am ready to coach guys! I am disciplined, I work well with difficult people and I am confident that I can get a 53% wining percentage over 4 years

Seriously isn't is amazing what professional sports has come to? $17 million for what is essentially a 500 team :bang2:

It isn't your money so why do you care?

 

[Vintage]

Our roster was terrible when Parcells took over.

Consider this, we relied on Quincy Carter and Troy Hambrick as starters. Neither are in the league anymore. To criticise him for that playoff loss to Carolina is a bit foolish. Did anyone actually think we'd win? Carolina went on to the Super Bowl and nearly won. Parcells did a helluva job getting that team anywhere near the playoffs.

The following season caught up with him. There still wasn't much talent in that group.

Last year was dissapointing after starting the season 7-3. But its not hard to see the downfall when you consider we couldn't protect Bledsoe. At all.
Tucker and Pettiti be damned.

This year, we went to the playoffs and lost a game we were an underdog in. After benching Bledsoe, many here thought we wouldn't sniff the playoffs. Then we rollercoasted to the top before plummeting. Despite that, with a QB with no previous experience, we made the playoffs and were perhaps a botched snap away from being in round two.

I am not saying Parcells was infallible. He made mistakes. He didn't take us deep in the playoffs as many of us had hoped for.

But his tenure here was not a failure. We've been searching for a QB since Troy retired. We have one. We have weapons on offense (Witten, Barber, Jones, Glenn, Crayton, Owens, Fasano....) that weren't here and leaps and bounds better than the Pre-Parcells era.

He has added young talent to a defense in Ware, Burnett, Carpenter, Newman, Canty, Spears, Hatcher, Ratliff, etc. Sure, they underperformed as a group. But we were relying on several second year players this year (Ware, Burnett, Canty, Spears, Ratliff).....Sophomore slumps do exist. Newman wasn't exactly playing spectacular in his second year. Ware didn't have a sophomore slump on the other hand, which we should all be greatful for.

But I guess its just easier to throw them (Canty, Spears, Burnett) to the curb as well as Parcells.

 

[charlieheel]

Roy Williams was here when Parcells got here....Tony Romo is all Sean Payton...this was his pick

Who hired Sean Payton?

 

[FLCowboyFan]

It isn't your money so why do you care?

Why do you guys keep saying this? The fans put the money in the tank that JJ uses to pay these guys. I pay for DirecTv, I pay for tickets to the games when they are close enough to where I live or I make it back to Dallas. I pay $5 for a hotdog when I am at the game, buy jersey's, coffee mugs, etc. I watch the televised games which pays a large chunk of money to the team. We the fans pay for the team, don't kid yourself's that we all don't pay for the team.

Plus as a fan who has been a fan since I was as young as I can remember I care deeply about the team. So that is why I care!

 

[tyke1doe]

Our roster was terrible when Parcells took over.

Consider this, we relied on Quincy Carter and Troy Hambrick as starters. Neither are in the league anymore. To criticise him for that playoff loss to Carolina is a bit foolish. Did anyone actually think we'd win? Carolina went on to the Super Bowl and nearly won. Parcells did a helluva job getting that team anywhere near the playoffs.

The following season caught up with him. There still wasn't much talent in that group.

Last year was dissapointing after starting the season 7-3. But its not hard to see the downfall when you consider we couldn't protect Bledsoe. At all.
Tucker and Pettiti be damned.

This year, we went to the playoffs and lost a game we were an underdog in. After benching Bledsoe, many here thought we wouldn't sniff the playoffs. Then we rollercoasted to the top before plummeting. Despite that, with a QB with no previous experience, we made the playoffs and were perhaps a botched snap away from being in round two.

I am not saying Parcells was infallible. He made mistakes. He didn't take us deep in the playoffs as many of us had hoped for.

But his tenure here was not a failure. We've been searching for a QB since Troy retired. We have one. We have weapons on offense (Witten, Barber, Jones, Glenn, Crayton, Owens, Fasano....) that weren't here and leaps and bounds better than the Pre-Parcells era.

He has added young talent to a defense in Ware, Burnett, Carpenter, Newman, Canty, Spears, Hatcher, Ratliff, etc. Sure, they underperformed as a group. But we were relying on several second year players this year (Ware, Burnett, Canty, Spears, Ratliff).....Sophomore slumps do exist. Newman wasn't exactly playing spectacular in his second year. Ware didn't have a sophomore slump on the other hand, which we should all be greatful for.

But I guess its just easier to throw them (Canty, Spears, Burnett) to the curb as well as Parcells.

Good post.

 

[Juke99]

Who hired Sean Payton?

Excellent point.

Even I, as critical as I've been, give him credit.

The whole "Parcells can't win without Belichick" stuff....Hey, who hired Belichick???

I don't think Parcells did a good job as a coach. I think he did do some good things as a GM.

 

[theebs]

And he had the nerve to hold jerry hostage for another extension. Screw this guy!!!

Thats totally false. See this is what happens when know nothings like JJT go on espn.

Ed werder is on espn 1033 right now and said parcells walked away from next years 5.5 million. He is not even getting that. He is leaving because he cant take the 12 month grind.

So to clarify, not only did he not try for the extension he is not even getting his 5.5 million for next year.

So the haters should take note.

 

[Bleu Star]

34 wins, 30 loses for $17 million

34-32

2 playoff losses.

You're absolutely right. It's a total shame a coach can collect a check after so many high hopes failed to come to fruition. He did bring us back to some semblance of respectability though so I guess about 8 mil of it was earned.

 

[superpunk]

Oh, I know. It's an overly broad statement that is pretty much useless. I cringe every time I hear it.

If you're not first - you're last.

Our roster was terrible when Parcells took over.
......
But I guess its just easier to throw them (Canty, Spears, Burnett) to the curb as well as Parcells.

Nice summary.

 

[charlieheel]

Before Parcells how many undrafted players actually made a contribution. Romo, Tyson Thompson, McBriar, Austin, Hurd are a couple from the last couple of years that made solid contributions. Whatever the critics(not bashers) say the cowboys are alot better for having Parcells the last 4 years. Just wait and see.

 

[Bleu Star]

Good afternoon superpunk. How goes it this afternoon?