Flashback: Parcell quit being conservative !! What's the worse that can happen?

[Asklesko]

Haha. Hahahhahahahahhahahhahahahahahahahah. This thread is full of comical relief. That's the worst that could happen? All because Bill opened up the game plan? HAHAHAHAHA. Always gotta find excuses, I guess.

 

[InmanRoshi]

OK..lemme try to explain this cuz I'm obviously not connecting with ya...

It's not only about the play calling...it's the conservative mindset and how everything flows from that...

Parcells envisions a team of bus drivers. That's his dream...much more so on offense than defense...but he thinks he can win with guys who execute, control the clock, and TOP (oddly, with this thinking, he then proceeds to sign two of the most error prone QB's in the history of the game).

And that's exactly what we did in 1992-1993. Aside from Haley, who will likely never go to the HOF, the entire cast was bus drivers on defense. Larry Brown, Ike Holt, Tony Casillas, Jimmie Jones, Dixon Edwards. The offensive line controlled the clock, opened up occasional passing down the field after teams had to cheat safeties up and kept the defense off the field. The 1995 NFC Championship game showed what happened when the team was forced out of its comfort zone and had to sling it around against a good team ... they lost.

I agree that the team not being ready to play Sunday is inexcusable. Not losing-in-a-playoff-game-62-to-7 inexcusable, but inexcusable none-the less.

 

[Doomsday]

In other words maybe Parcells has been conservative because he knew that this isn't a team that afford to get behind quickly after a couple of turnovers.

For the last month the talk was that conservative Parcells was focusing too much on helping the offensive tackles. You know ... you gotta let Witten and the backs run routes, leave the tackles to hold their own and let the chips fall where they may.

Yesterday, we left the tackles isolated and the chips fell where they may .. .... right off the table.

Are you suggesting that BP actually knows what his team is capable of and he was scheming to give them the best chance possible to win? You sir are a trouble maker!

 

[chinch]

Jimmy used to say to a player "Protect the ball"...he said he always made a point of not giving negative orders, so he wouldn't say "Don't fumble" and ya know what, it makes a difference.

Did he do that with the Dolphins too?

62-7

 

[chinch]

And that's exactly what we did in 1992-1993. Aside from Haley, who will likely never go to the HOF, the entire cast was bus drivers on defense. Larry Brown, Ike Holt, Tony Casillas, Jimmie Jones, Dixon Edwards. The offensive line controlled the clock, opened up occasional passing down the field after teams had to cheat safeties up and kept the defense off the field. The 1995 NFC Championship game showed what happened when the team was forced out of its comfort zone and had to sling it around against a good team ... they lost.

I agree that the team not being ready to play Sunday is inexcusable. Not losing-in-a-playoff-game-62-to-7 inexcusable, but inexcusable none-the less.

Yup, but noone wants to hear the facts.

 

[Doomsday]

And that's exactly what we did in 1992-1993. Aside from Haley, who will likely never go to the HOF, the entire cast was bus drivers on defense. Larry Brown, Ike Holt, Tony Casillas, Jimmie Jones, Dixon Edwards. The offensive line controlled the clock, opened up occasional passing down the field after teams had to cheat safeties up and kept the defense off the field. The 1995 NFC Championship game showed what happened when the team was forced out of its comfort zone and had to sling it around against a good team ... they lost.

I agree with your other comments about Jimmy imploring a grind it out style but to me the 1995 game showed that Troy and company where more than capable of opening things up and slinging it around when they were forced to because of a disasterous start due to turnovers. It also shows that even though they were capable of doing so it doesnt mean that they should every game. Its all about running the ball and stopping the run first and formost in the NFL and right now Dallas isnt doing either.

You hear so many people talk about how predictable the play calling is, back in 92-93 the team had very few plays and the defense knew exactly what they were going to do but they still couldnt stop it.

Even the Bears have been able to run the ball this year when ever and their brother knows that they had no choice but to run it with Orton in there.