DCF Opinion - May 14th
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arglebargle
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Better to complain after you have put up something to prove your point.
BUT....you aren't getting this refrain from just a few malcontents. You are hearing this from a lot of players, and even indirectly from coaches, etc. Where there's smoke......
Parcells had his shot, but I think he will end up looking like Dungy in Tampa Bay....
BUT....you aren't getting this refrain from just a few malcontents. You are hearing this from a lot of players, and even indirectly from coaches, etc. Where there's smoke......
Parcells had his shot, but I think he will end up looking like Dungy in Tampa Bay....
JackMagist
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Mike Zimmer said it, Tony Romo has said it (or alluded to it), and Roy Williams has said it as well. The essence of their comments was that Bill Parcells tried so hard "not to lose" that he forgot to "try to win". On gamedays he held the players back from reaching the full potential that he prepared them all week to achieve. This should come as no surprise to anyone since it was common knowledge on this board (except for the most ardent Parcells believers) that this was the case. Since they are speaking the truth I don't see it as making excuses...It is just stating a fact.
I only hope that their comments will help keep Coach Phillips from falling into the same trap that Parcells consistently caught himself in.
I only hope that their comments will help keep Coach Phillips from falling into the same trap that Parcells consistently caught himself in.
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While I can agree I'd prefer everyone just shut up and let their play do the talking, I don't agree that the talking...or the cause of the talking...won't translate to wins.
By putting the blame on Parcells these players removed any excuses for this season, they put themselves on the line, so they either play better or the whole world knows they were full of BS. That type on motivation has to translate to something.
Also having a gag order and an overbearing presence on them for the past 3 or 4 years gone has to be liberating for many of them. That will help too, IMO.
To have so many players talking about how different things are around and within the team, can only lead me to one conclusion...Parcells failed miserably as a coach, but did well as a GM. He brought in talent, but his ways and methods never adapted to that talent...he forced players into his schemes, and never tweaked his schemes to fit his players. The tough guy approach may have been needed early on and some players may respond well to that approach, but many more do not, and eventually it wears thin and alienates all of them.
By putting the blame on Parcells these players removed any excuses for this season, they put themselves on the line, so they either play better or the whole world knows they were full of BS. That type on motivation has to translate to something.
Also having a gag order and an overbearing presence on them for the past 3 or 4 years gone has to be liberating for many of them. That will help too, IMO.
To have so many players talking about how different things are around and within the team, can only lead me to one conclusion...Parcells failed miserably as a coach, but did well as a GM. He brought in talent, but his ways and methods never adapted to that talent...he forced players into his schemes, and never tweaked his schemes to fit his players. The tough guy approach may have been needed early on and some players may respond well to that approach, but many more do not, and eventually it wears thin and alienates all of them.