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Add the question of "Who is going to call the Cowboys plays?" to death and taxes as the only things you can be certain of in this crazy little world.
The question of "Who will do it?" raised its little head Wednesday, with Big Bill doing his best to duck and dodge.
"In the game?" he asked. "I don't know how we’re going to do it. We’ll figure it out."
It is a question again because the only guy not-named Parcells who Parcells has trusted to call a play left for New Orleans in the off-season. Sean Payton had called plays last year, with a little bit of "help" from Parcells. So, again, Parcells was asked if they needed to figure that out, since it will be a change.
"I'm not that worried about it. I'm really not," Parcells said. "It’s not that hard."
So is it not hard because you will be calling the plays?
"I don’t know," Parcells said. "I'm going to do some of it."
And this, my friends, is not necessarily a bad thing. I know there seems to be some sentiment out there that Parcells will not open up the offense, that this is not in his nature. Wrong. Wrong. And wrong again.
Parcells wants to win and, if he believes all of his weapons are on offense, he is going to throw. Especially if Drew Bledsoe shows him that he is not going to make mistakes and is going to take care of the ball.
So the answer is yes. Parcells will call the plays.
But no, this is not a bad thing at all.
Posted by Jennifer Engel on August 09, 2006 at 04:48 PM in Cowboys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Is Parcells saying "I told you so"?
Big Bill kiboshed any talk of a possible controversy triangle between him, T.O. and T.O.'s hamstring on Tuesday. Apparently, everybody was not listening. Especially nationally.
On its rumor mill page, Pro Football talk had this juicy tidbit about how Cowboys coach Bill Parcells feels.
That is rumor. What is fact is, while T.O. did not practice, his sore hammy seems to be improving.
He was running pass routes after practice for almost 30 minutes and declared himself "better" before retreating to the locker room.
What is crazy is, he looked really good in his post-practice pass-catching routine. So much so that Parcells seemingly strange declaration that he has not ruled out playing T.O. in Saturday's preseason opener kind of seemed logical.
Kind of.
My money is on no play.
Posted by Jennifer Engel on August 09, 2006 at 03:51 PM in Cowboys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Because a day without T.O. news is like a day without sunshine
Poor misunderstood T.O. or, at least, that was what he was selling after Wednesday's second practice.
Apparently, the problem is not so much his sore left hammy, which kept him out of practice for a seventh consecutive day. The problem is the media speculating about the injury. The good news is, T.O. says he is not going to succumb to the "pressure" to get back on the field.
"When I said pressure I meant pressure, just the media speculating about whether I'm faking injuries, this or that," he said.
When asked where he had heard or read this information, he said between the lines.
"I'm a very smart person," T.O. said. "You guys direct your questions and have different angles. Like I said, I can read a different angle."
Gallo, my blogging partner, I think he is on to you. Do you think it might have been the part where you called him Lucifer? But he loves you.
Posted by Jennifer Engel on August 09, 2006 at 09:58 PM in Cowboys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
The question of "Who will do it?" raised its little head Wednesday, with Big Bill doing his best to duck and dodge.
"In the game?" he asked. "I don't know how we’re going to do it. We’ll figure it out."
It is a question again because the only guy not-named Parcells who Parcells has trusted to call a play left for New Orleans in the off-season. Sean Payton had called plays last year, with a little bit of "help" from Parcells. So, again, Parcells was asked if they needed to figure that out, since it will be a change.
"I'm not that worried about it. I'm really not," Parcells said. "It’s not that hard."
So is it not hard because you will be calling the plays?
"I don’t know," Parcells said. "I'm going to do some of it."
And this, my friends, is not necessarily a bad thing. I know there seems to be some sentiment out there that Parcells will not open up the offense, that this is not in his nature. Wrong. Wrong. And wrong again.
Parcells wants to win and, if he believes all of his weapons are on offense, he is going to throw. Especially if Drew Bledsoe shows him that he is not going to make mistakes and is going to take care of the ball.
So the answer is yes. Parcells will call the plays.
But no, this is not a bad thing at all.
Posted by Jennifer Engel on August 09, 2006 at 04:48 PM in Cowboys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Is Parcells saying "I told you so"?
Big Bill kiboshed any talk of a possible controversy triangle between him, T.O. and T.O.'s hamstring on Tuesday. Apparently, everybody was not listening. Especially nationally.
On its rumor mill page, Pro Football talk had this juicy tidbit about how Cowboys coach Bill Parcells feels.
That is rumor. What is fact is, while T.O. did not practice, his sore hammy seems to be improving.
He was running pass routes after practice for almost 30 minutes and declared himself "better" before retreating to the locker room.
What is crazy is, he looked really good in his post-practice pass-catching routine. So much so that Parcells seemingly strange declaration that he has not ruled out playing T.O. in Saturday's preseason opener kind of seemed logical.
Kind of.
My money is on no play.
Posted by Jennifer Engel on August 09, 2006 at 03:51 PM in Cowboys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Because a day without T.O. news is like a day without sunshine
Poor misunderstood T.O. or, at least, that was what he was selling after Wednesday's second practice.
Apparently, the problem is not so much his sore left hammy, which kept him out of practice for a seventh consecutive day. The problem is the media speculating about the injury. The good news is, T.O. says he is not going to succumb to the "pressure" to get back on the field.
"When I said pressure I meant pressure, just the media speculating about whether I'm faking injuries, this or that," he said.
When asked where he had heard or read this information, he said between the lines.
"I'm a very smart person," T.O. said. "You guys direct your questions and have different angles. Like I said, I can read a different angle."
Gallo, my blogging partner, I think he is on to you. Do you think it might have been the part where you called him Lucifer? But he loves you.
Posted by Jennifer Engel on August 09, 2006 at 09:58 PM in Cowboys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
