junk;3824327 said:
I'm amazed at the ridiculous lengths people will go to dismiss what Parcells did in Dallas.
He took the team from a three time 5-11 squad to the playoffs in his first year there. Rebuilt the roster and laid the foundation that is there now.
Once he left, Phillips was able to get a couple of good years out of the team he had built, but they eventually slipped back without that strong influence. This past year shows the impact of having a weak HC like Phillips.
BP's time was up. He'd worn out his welcome, but what he did in Dallas was an overall positive gain for the team. Honestly, you can't say that for any other coach in Cowboys history other than Landry and Jimmy.
Oh yea, baby...the wizard of New York made the whole deal. His implants along the offensive line and linebacker are exactly where now? The USC offensive tackle along with the LSU guard? Then Bobby Carpenter?
Yea, we see the depth of your tar bucket and feather pile...
Oh, and with some of that wizardry, with the shell of the Super Bowl Dynasty finally falling off, he started: (drum roll).....'grass blade trippin' Hamster. And set the franchise solidly upon Julius Jones, and now our reverenced Marion the 'Barberian.' He made Emmitt Smith pack his bags, and then insulted Larry Allen to another team. As to changing the landscape from the five win teams...ooops again, he hit that mark every other season.
That was ONLY four drafts...maybe you should do an actual cross comparison of who was picked during his time and now retained, and those done more recently.
As Latinmind suggested, don't be bised solely to one side of view...and that being cherry picked to insult with....as was returned above.
No, Bill Parcells was a solid coach. He did a lot of good for Dallas, and implanted the current and franchise departing defensive scheme that is still in use today.
His principals often lacked applications that weren't born by individual achievement due to a changed NFL skillset and a somewhat lack of a complete view necessary to achieve the success that he was entrusted for delivering. His offensive lines were and continued to be the stumbling blocks for his team while here in Dallas.
But transitions were not directly reflective of an inability for Jerry Jones to function as a GM. There was more to the picture than was presented during the Dallas Dynasty period and limited to it's successes.
Today's NFL is dynamic and tough. Make no mistake here. A team such as New England, with a fountain of youth located in it's backyard, still has trouble making it to the final dance even now.
Consistency is part of a Pittsburgh franchis although. They do a great job during the first four rounds of the draft. Here, there have been a lot of projected talent levels involved with a lot of more recent picks. But to be fair to Jerry, the drafts have brought in an improved talent level to those that failed to make it through the beyond journeyman levels of being professionals with most of Bill Parcells' drafts.
By the way, how are Bill's Players concepts holding up in Miami?