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Dolphins' Bill Parcells appears willing to trade top pick
Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 4:00 AM
Bill Parcells
By: Gary Myers
nydailynews
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...dolphins_bill_parcells_appears_willing_t.html
Bill Parcells emerged from his beloved bunker the other day to return a phone call and provide an amusing answer to the biggest question in the NFL these days.
"Okay Bill, what are you doing with the first pick?"
He laughed over the phone from South Florida and said, "I am unable to divulge anything at this point."
This is the third time Parcells has walked into a job and inherited the first pick in the draft and the second time there's not enough value to use the pick. He took Drew Bledsoe for the Patriots in 1993, then traded down twice when he was with the Jets in 1997 after Peyton Manning elected to stay for his senior year at Tennessee.
Parcells might be in the position of power in his first draft for the Dolphins, but he's not going to be able to make a great deal to trade out. There is no can't-miss quarterback - Boston College's Matt Ryan is an upgraded version of Matt Schaub. And the best player in the draft is having his character questioned - Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. The trade interest in the pick has been mild.
The NFL winter meetings begin next Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., right up the road on I-95 from the Dolphins' offices in Davie. But Parcells is not even bothering to attend when he perhaps could set the foundation in face-to-face meetings for a trade leading up to the draft. He sees no need to be there.
If Parcells stays put at No. 1, Virginia DE Chris Long, the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long, is likely to be his pick unless Parcells determines before the April 26 draft that quarterback John Beck, the second-round pick of the previous regime, has no chance to be a player. Then he would take Ryan. Veteran Josh McCown, recently signed as a free agent, is a classic Parcells hold-the-fort guy.
Parcells left the impression he would love to trade down a few times and turn that one pick into five of the 25 to 30 new players he anticipates being on the 1-15 team he is trying to resurrect. And that would prevent Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga and his new partner Stephen Ross from signing off on the $30 million guaranteed that will go to the No. 1 pick. That makes it much harder to deal out of the spot than 10 years ago.
"I'm not sure anybody is interested in the pick," Parcells said. "The economics of the pick are a little more devastating if it doesn't work out. You have to have some willing partners of the trade-down thing. We're in position where we are assuming we are going to make the pick."
The Dolphins scored only 37 points in Beck's four starts - all losses - before he lost the job back to Cleo Lemon.
"If you're asking me directly if we are going to draft a quarterback, that has some possibilities," he said. "I'm always in the market for somebody if I think he can be a franchise quarterback. It's a little bit hard to tell (about Beck), not really seeing him under fire. We haven't decided anything yet, but we will. We're working on it. There's not much going on. I can just tell you that."
Who could make a deal with Parcells?
Chiefs coach Herm Edwards was the only head coach at Ryan's scripted workout last week at BC. Kansas City is picking No. 5 and may have to jump ahead of the Falcons at No. 3 to get Ryan. The Jets would have drafted No. 3 if they had lost the final game of the season to the Chiefs. Now at No. 6, they may have to get ahead of the Raiders at No. 4 if they want McFadden, who would bring instant and desperately needed firepower to the Jets. But blockbuster trades within the division are rare.
Parcells has the pick and is waiting for the phone to ring.
Pacman Star struck
Pacman Jones' attorney said the Cowboys, Patriots and Lions are interested in making a trade with the Titans to get him, although Lions GM Matt Millen later said the team discussed Jones but decided not to pursue him. Jones has said he wants to play for Dallas, and the Cowboys reportedly have had preliminary talks with Tennessee. Jones was suspended for the 2007 season and Roger Goodell has not reinstated him. Perhaps he's waiting to see if Jones behaves himself through the offseason. If the Cowboys get Jones and he stays out of the Dallas strip clubs, he has the talent to be one of the best corners in the league. ...
Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 4:00 AM
Bill Parcells
By: Gary Myers
nydailynews
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...dolphins_bill_parcells_appears_willing_t.html
Bill Parcells emerged from his beloved bunker the other day to return a phone call and provide an amusing answer to the biggest question in the NFL these days.
"Okay Bill, what are you doing with the first pick?"
He laughed over the phone from South Florida and said, "I am unable to divulge anything at this point."
This is the third time Parcells has walked into a job and inherited the first pick in the draft and the second time there's not enough value to use the pick. He took Drew Bledsoe for the Patriots in 1993, then traded down twice when he was with the Jets in 1997 after Peyton Manning elected to stay for his senior year at Tennessee.
Parcells might be in the position of power in his first draft for the Dolphins, but he's not going to be able to make a great deal to trade out. There is no can't-miss quarterback - Boston College's Matt Ryan is an upgraded version of Matt Schaub. And the best player in the draft is having his character questioned - Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. The trade interest in the pick has been mild.
The NFL winter meetings begin next Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., right up the road on I-95 from the Dolphins' offices in Davie. But Parcells is not even bothering to attend when he perhaps could set the foundation in face-to-face meetings for a trade leading up to the draft. He sees no need to be there.
If Parcells stays put at No. 1, Virginia DE Chris Long, the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long, is likely to be his pick unless Parcells determines before the April 26 draft that quarterback John Beck, the second-round pick of the previous regime, has no chance to be a player. Then he would take Ryan. Veteran Josh McCown, recently signed as a free agent, is a classic Parcells hold-the-fort guy.
Parcells left the impression he would love to trade down a few times and turn that one pick into five of the 25 to 30 new players he anticipates being on the 1-15 team he is trying to resurrect. And that would prevent Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga and his new partner Stephen Ross from signing off on the $30 million guaranteed that will go to the No. 1 pick. That makes it much harder to deal out of the spot than 10 years ago.
"I'm not sure anybody is interested in the pick," Parcells said. "The economics of the pick are a little more devastating if it doesn't work out. You have to have some willing partners of the trade-down thing. We're in position where we are assuming we are going to make the pick."
The Dolphins scored only 37 points in Beck's four starts - all losses - before he lost the job back to Cleo Lemon.
"If you're asking me directly if we are going to draft a quarterback, that has some possibilities," he said. "I'm always in the market for somebody if I think he can be a franchise quarterback. It's a little bit hard to tell (about Beck), not really seeing him under fire. We haven't decided anything yet, but we will. We're working on it. There's not much going on. I can just tell you that."
Who could make a deal with Parcells?
Chiefs coach Herm Edwards was the only head coach at Ryan's scripted workout last week at BC. Kansas City is picking No. 5 and may have to jump ahead of the Falcons at No. 3 to get Ryan. The Jets would have drafted No. 3 if they had lost the final game of the season to the Chiefs. Now at No. 6, they may have to get ahead of the Raiders at No. 4 if they want McFadden, who would bring instant and desperately needed firepower to the Jets. But blockbuster trades within the division are rare.
Parcells has the pick and is waiting for the phone to ring.
Pacman Star struck
Pacman Jones' attorney said the Cowboys, Patriots and Lions are interested in making a trade with the Titans to get him, although Lions GM Matt Millen later said the team discussed Jones but decided not to pursue him. Jones has said he wants to play for Dallas, and the Cowboys reportedly have had preliminary talks with Tennessee. Jones was suspended for the 2007 season and Roger Goodell has not reinstated him. Perhaps he's waiting to see if Jones behaves himself through the offseason. If the Cowboys get Jones and he stays out of the Dallas strip clubs, he has the talent to be one of the best corners in the league. ...
