Cold Pizza reporting: Adam Scheffter says BP to Detroit

[neosapien23]

Millen will make Parcells the highes paid coach in the leage. He is also tryin to divert attention away from himself. He does not care about the franchise becuause if the did he would have quit this year. He will give up high picks to land Parcells and quite the fans. BP might leave the cowboys to make more money in Detroit. Yes, Detroit will have to give up draft picks. Many posters are saying you can't trade coaches for picks, but this is simply untrue. Look on www.profootballtalk.com. Jimmy Johnson already said he will never coach again. Having two extra number ones in Dallas might change his mind. He could get a frachise quarterback and frachise reciever to compliment our young defense.

 

[Alexander]

Another rebuilding job that's just as bad if not worse than the Cowboys were when he first arrived.

I don't believe it is.

They need a QB, but they have some good talent there in Shaun Rogers and the defense and their WRs.

They could be turned around in one season just like we were.

 

[superpunk]

BP wants to be able to buy the groceries. Detroit has made a commitment (stupidly) to Matt Millen. How would that ever work? Do these media retards even think about these things before they make these things up?

 

[Zaxor]

I don't believe it is.

They need a QB, but they have some good talent there in Shaun Rogers and the defense and their WRs.

They could be turned around in one season just like we were.

Wow...

Al you say more with less words than anybody I have ever met

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I disagree about Detroit being ready to be turned around. All those high picks on O that have busted are a big albatross around their neck, and they have much worse defensive pieces than we had when Parcells got here. They've got Rogers, Dre Bly, and maybe Kalimba Edwards. Who are their LBs? Except for Edwards, they're smaller 4-3 players just like were here. Does he want to start a multi-year overhaul of that defense like he did here, only without Ware, Spears, and Canty? Not to mention Bradie, Roy, Newman, and Henry?

 

[sago1]

I think this rumor is a joke but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Detroit GM encouraging/spreading it to show he really going after a how profile coach just to save his own neck. When whole story falls apart, he then can claim he tried but Parcells wouldn't leave the Cowboys.

If Parcells taking time to just reevaluate his desire to continue coaching in lite of brother's death and long distance from family, moving to Detroit sure isn't the answer. I just don't see this happening unless he in some kind of major financial mess and needs megabuck contract (like $6-$10M salary yearly) this isn't going to happen. Of course Parcells himself could lend some credence if he wishes to get little more money out of JJ and/or stop any effort JJ might think about doing re signing TO, etc. I don't think Parcells particularly wanted Peerless Price but JJ did. While a good fallback should Glenn get hurt, Parcells wants WRs who give their all for the team; blocking, etc.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I don't believe it is.

They need a QB, but they have some good talent there in Shaun Rogers and the defense and their WRs.

They could be turned around in one season just like we were.

I don't know. On paper you wouldn't think so. But I've seen Detroit play some cruddy games this year.

Yeah they need a QB, but except for Roy Williams, I can't say their other WRs have established themselves... C. Rogers is a bust on the verge of being cut. Mike Williams is still unproven... and then you have who?

Their DL is nice. Their LB corp needs to gets healthy. But they need DBs, cuz other than Dre Bly, who else do they have?

And really the biggest shift would be like the 'boys. They need an attitude adjustment. They gotta get rid of the loser mentality.

 

[Chuck 54]

Pay a guy enough money, he'll do anything.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I don't know. On paper you wouldn't think so. But I've seen Detroit play some cruddy games this year.

Yeah they need a QB, but except for Roy Williams, I can't say their other WRs have established themselves... C. Rogers is a bust on the verge of being cut. Mike Williams is still unproven... and then you have who?

Their DL is nice. Their LB corp needs to gets healthy. But they need DBs, cuz other than Dre Bly, who else do they have?

And really the biggest shift would be like the 'boys. They need an attitude adjustment. They gotta get rid of the loser mentality.

I agree with you on the attitude part. I just think that youth is a huge issue for this team. I said this earlier in the year and I still believe it. They have talent but in a WC offensive scheme, you don't learn that overnite. You need to have lots of time in it and Detroit just has too much youth offensively to make it work IMO.

I look at this team defensively and I see the personel to play the 34 already there.

Rogers and Cody would be excellent DEs in a 34. Wilkerson was made for a 34 NT position. Earl Holmes is 6-2 245 and could fit well as an ILB in a 34. Boss Bailey is 6-3 240 with outstanding athletic ability. He, along with Redding and Edwards would fit well as OLBs in a 34 IMO. You have Bly and the young kid Goodman who I believe has some ability. You've got McQuarters as your nickle back. I could see it happening if they elected to go that way.

Offensively, you have some talent at WR but you just need to let it mature. You have three really excellent talents at RB, something BP likes anyway. On the OL, you have talent all be it young. You have the young OT Butler out of Purdue who has as much physical talent as you will find at the position. Actually, he reminds me a lot of Adams. You have Jeff Backus, an excellent young RT out of Michigan. You have Damian Woody who is as good a center/guard as there is out there. You got Kosier who is in his first year in the offense as a bit of a question mark but who knows? Lastly, You have Domanic Raiola, a good technical center but a bit undersized. All in all, not a bad group to start with on the OL IMO. I think you need a couple of TEs and who can say about the QB position? Harrington's numbers are not electric but in a Parcells offense, he would not be asked to do nearly as much. You have Orlovsky there as well.

I do believe that a coach like Parcells could have a profound effect on a team like Detroit.

 

[jazzcat22]

hey if he wants to go let him go, it will cost them a first round pick or two since he is already under contract.

Exactly. I was thinking this earlier. And was searching any post that brought this up, before I started a thread about it. But it would cost whatever JJ wanted and Detroit was willing to give. Even their whole draft.