Well yknow what...men don't sit around and have tea, discussing the problems, they have it out. This is healthy in all respects. It's better then letting something boil to the point of no return, by silence. And it also shows to the rest of the team that Parcells is approachable, and when you do approach him he won't be a puss about it. Just by him yelling back shows me the respect he has for Ellis....he did not immediatly dismiss him like he very well could have.
Parcelss repsects men, not little boys. He wants people to challange him, because not only does it show that they're paying attention, it opens up other possiblities for a coach like Parcells who is willing to listen.
That was the problem with Bryant, he did it out in the open, no respect for the coach/player relationship...Ellis on the other hand, went to him privatly away from the team. But aside from the Coach/QB sideline arguing, that I think is healthy, what other players have ever challanged him on the sidelines? Has Keyshawn? Has anyone, and lived to talk about it the next spring with the same team? Bottom line, Ellis did this in the coaches office,..his job is safe I believe. Infact, his value may have even risen in Coach Parcells' eyes. Perhaps even, this is exactly what Parcells has been trying to get out of Ellis...cause if one thing the guy has lacked in his career, I think it's full-on passion...which Parcells has always been able to bring out of his best players...so perhaps Ellis was a target of Bill's and this was something Bill was just waiting and hoping for. Now wouldn't it be something if Ellis takes this all to heart and comes out kicking butt this next year??
Sometimes you have to add a few logs to turn a fireplace into a burning infernal, and not many tend the fire quite as well as Bill does.
