ESPN: Will Bill Parcells become a free agent -- again?

[cml750]

:laugh2:

What fresh new blood would that be? Jason Garrett?

I don't know if Garrett is the answer but the Tuna obviously was not! We already tried him and it did not work. We need someone in between Tuna and Cupcake. Someone who will pat the players on the butt and praise them when they do a good job but will also grab them and chew their butt out when they screw up. Tuna was too negative all the time and Cupcake thinks the guys can do no wrong. We need a happy medium. Maybe Garrett is the guy maybe not. I do know one thing look at all the teams that have turned around recently. The Dolphins, the Falcons, heck even the Saints all had fresh coaches who had never been a pro head coach. All the teams trying retreads like our Boys, the Chargers, etc.. have floundered. Think about it!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I don't know if Garrett is the answer but the Tuna obviously was not! We already tried him and it did not work. We need someone in between Tuna and Cupcake. Someone who will pat the players on the butt and praise them when they do a good job but will also grab them and chew their butt out when they screw up. Tuna was too negative all the time and Cupcake thinks the guys can do no wrong. We need a happy medium. Maybe Garrett is the guy maybe not. I do know one thing look at all the teams that have turned around recently. The Dolphins, the Falcons, heck even the Saints all had fresh coaches who had never been a pro head coach. All the teams trying retreads like our Boys, the Chargers, etc.. have floundered. Think about it!

So you want Mike Singletary as HC and then have a good OC and DC under him?

Mike could pat them on the butt when they do good and then show his butt to them when they do not.

 

[Rack]

So you want Mike Singletary as HC and then have a good OC and DC under him?

Mike could pat them on the butt when they do good and then show his butt to them when they do not.

That's Hawt.


edit: By the way, I'd love to see Parcells go coach the Lions. I know he's hated by many here, but the dude is a MASTER and turning teams around. The lions? That would be the ultimate challenge for him.


edit #2: Only problem is he'd be raiding our roster again for players that are "Familiar" with him.

 

[Sarge]

That's Hawt.


edit: By the way, I'd love to see Parcells go coach the Lions. I know he's hated by many here, but the dude is a MASTER and turning teams around. The lions? That would be the ultimate challenge for him.


edit #2: Only problem is he'd be raiding our roster again for players that are "Familiar" with him.

With the number of draft picks they have - it's a perfect scenario for Parcells - or anyone else who knows what the heck they are doing.

 

[Rack]

With the number of draft picks they have - it's a perfect scenario for Parcells - or anyone else who knows what the heck they are doing.

Yep.


Plus he was drafted by the Lions so - after like 900 years - that pick would finally pay off for them.

 

[cml750]

So you want Mike Singletary as HC and then have a good OC and DC under him?

Mike could pat them on the butt when they do good and then show his butt to them when they do not.

I would take him over Tuna or what we got now.

 

[Hostile]

Tuna fishing? Parcells has opt-out clause

ESPN.com news services

Updated: December 28, 2008, 2:48 PM ET

Will Bill Parcells become a free agent -- again?


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It's a possibility, hinging on whether Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga's sale of his majority ownership of the team goes through, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. When Parcells joined the Dolphins as executive vice president of football operations last year, his deal included a onetime out clause that would allow him to walk away, with the rest of his $12 million guaranteed contract fully paid, no strings attached, if Huizenga were to sell the team.

Earlier this year, Huizenga agreed to sell 95 percent of the Dolphins to New York developer and team part-owner Stephen Ross. Huizenga hopes to close on the deal by early January to ensure that the capital gains taxes on the sale remain at 15 percent before President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office Jan. 20, Mortensen reported.

Parcells' contract specifically states only Huizenga can be in authority over him. Once Ross officially becomes majority owner, Parcells has to notify Ross within 30 days that he intends to exercise his walk-away clause and collect the full balance of $9 million, Mortensen reported.

At that time, Parcells would be a free agent. And any team that wants his services would not owe compensation to the Dolphins, according to the report.

Among the teams sources say are on Parcells' radar are the New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and the Oakland Raiders. However, if Parcells' son-in-law, New England Patriots vice president Scott Pioli, is interested in any of those jobs, Parcells is unlikely to wind up with that team, Mortensen reported.

Parcells could negotiate with Ross to extend his opt-out clause by one year. But as presently written, the clause doesn't extend after one season, according to the report.

ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen contributed to this report.