Keith Davis released by Miami
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Might Keith Davis Want To Return?
Posted by mickshot at 8/27/2008 5:13 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
In what seems like a highly-surprising move, the Miami Dolphins released former Cowboys safety and special teams captain Keith Davis on Wednesday for so far unspecified reasons.
The Dolphins signed the unrestricted free agent Davis to a two-year, $3.5 million deal at the start of free agency and the deal included a $500,000 signing bonus. The Cowboys were interested in possibly resigning Davis, but the five-year veteran decided he wanted a chance to go somewhere he could compete for a starting job.
Not sure if Davis is interested in returning, but with all the trouble the Cowboys have experienced so far in preseason with coverage units on special teams, they’d at least have to be interested in him. Stay tuned.
Posted by mickshot at 8/27/2008 5:13 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
In what seems like a highly-surprising move, the Miami Dolphins released former Cowboys safety and special teams captain Keith Davis on Wednesday for so far unspecified reasons.
The Dolphins signed the unrestricted free agent Davis to a two-year, $3.5 million deal at the start of free agency and the deal included a $500,000 signing bonus. The Cowboys were interested in possibly resigning Davis, but the five-year veteran decided he wanted a chance to go somewhere he could compete for a starting job.
Not sure if Davis is interested in returning, but with all the trouble the Cowboys have experienced so far in preseason with coverage units on special teams, they’d at least have to be interested in him. Stay tuned.
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It could be something like insubordination, curfew; not necessarily something illegal.Yeagermeister;2215707 said:
He wasn't drafted by Parcells, so maybe having already gone through TC with him Davis was taking a little too much for granted. And we all know how much 'big' Bill likes that...
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Here's that story on Keith, put out before his release.
NFL Miami Dolphins
Parcells depends on players from his past
Ethan J. Skolnick | South Florida Bureau
August 27, 2008
It had been a while since Keith Davis' girlfriend had seen him smile so big.
So why was he so giddy on that 2006 evening?
"You'll never believe what happened today," he told her.
What happened was that Davis, then in his second stint as a Dallas Cowboy, finally had let his frosty feelings fly. Davis let them fly at his coach, Bill Parcells, on the practice field, in the presence of teammates, at great employment risk.
"Oh, man, Bill and I had some choice words for each other," Davis recalled after a recent Miami Dolphins practice. "We just got in a situation where the frustration just got so much. I just got so much frustration in my head, I was like, 'Man, I just got to let it loose; I can't take it anymore.' And once I did that, I felt better. I felt much better."
And Parcells?
"I think he respected me even more for standing up and letting him know how I felt about the situation," said Davis, who acknowledged the dispute was related to playing time but wouldn't specify further. "He let me know how he felt about the situation at the same time. I think we had a mutual respect after that."
Enough that, two years later, Parcells used his power as the Dolphins' vice president of football operations to sign the safety and special-teamer again.
Davis is one of eight players on the roster who played for Parcells elsewhere.
Chad Pennington, who signed Aug. 8, is the new starting quarterback. Parcells drafted him in 2000 in the capacity of Jets general manager, then left the organization before Pennington became a starter in New York.
Still, Pennington learned something.
"One thing about Coach Parcells, he's going to tell you the truth," Pennington said.
One Parcells truth is that he often goes with guys he knows. Parcells has worked for the Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys and now the Dolphins, and at every stop, he has filled the locker room with familiar players to fill roles large and small.
When he joined the Jets, one of his first moves was to sign his former Patriots running back Curtis Martin to a huge offer sheet and give first- and third-round picks for Martin. In Dallas, he reunited with Terry Glenn, Drew Bledsoe, Richie Anderson, Keyshawn Johnson and Vinny Testaverde.
Before training camp, Parcells said that while former players can "be helpful" in relating to his philosophies, every team is unique and "teaches itself." So even longtime favorites must produce.
"If there's something he likes or something he sees you doing wrong, he's going to tell you," said defensive tackle Jason Ferguson, now with his third Parcells organization. "There's no beating around the bush, it's all the way down the middle and I believe in that more than anything else."
And even if you don't believe in everything Parcells does, and have a history of heated encounters with him, that doesn't disqualify you from becoming one of his guys. It may even be a prerequisite.
Parcells never wanted to draft Glenn for the Patriots, and after Patriots owner Robert Kraft overruled him, Parcells called the rookie receiver "she" in 1996. A dozen years later, Glenn is a free agent and has expressed interest in joining Parcells for a third time.
George Martin and Lawrence Taylor only played for Parcells on one team: the New York Giants. Each would have followed him anywhere.
What makes a Parcells guy?
"In a word, I can tell you: selflessness," said Martin, a defensive end who retired in 1988. "If you are selfless, if you work hard and are dedicated and are willing to give for the cause, the organization, the team, Bill Parcells will walk through Hades in gasoline underwear for you."
Even if you play with fire off the field.
Taylor has admitted to a cocaine addiction that started in his second NFL season, a year before Parcells took over as head coach. Taylor was suspended and held out several times. Still, once he survived the start of Parcells' first Giants training camp in 1983, Parcells offered unwavering support.
"Now, the first couple of days, Bill was brutal," Taylor said. "I mean, I tell ya, it was like a fight almost every day. He was really, really brutal. One thing about Bill, if you prove to him that you can play the game, and you can be one of his guys, one of the guys he can count on every Sunday, he'll have no problem with you."
Not everyone thrives, however. Eddie George may be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday, but he won't go in as a Cowboy. He spent his final season in Dallas, rushing for 432 yards.
"I wasn't one of his guys," George said.
Why?
"I haven't really put my finger on that," George said. "I really can't figure out who are his guys and why, but for some strange reason, I wasn't one of them. You've got to live, eat, breathe football and all that. And I did that, but I still wasn't one of his guys."
NFL Miami Dolphins
Parcells depends on players from his past
Ethan J. Skolnick | South Florida Bureau
August 27, 2008
It had been a while since Keith Davis' girlfriend had seen him smile so big.
So why was he so giddy on that 2006 evening?
"You'll never believe what happened today," he told her.
What happened was that Davis, then in his second stint as a Dallas Cowboy, finally had let his frosty feelings fly. Davis let them fly at his coach, Bill Parcells, on the practice field, in the presence of teammates, at great employment risk.
"Oh, man, Bill and I had some choice words for each other," Davis recalled after a recent Miami Dolphins practice. "We just got in a situation where the frustration just got so much. I just got so much frustration in my head, I was like, 'Man, I just got to let it loose; I can't take it anymore.' And once I did that, I felt better. I felt much better."
And Parcells?
"I think he respected me even more for standing up and letting him know how I felt about the situation," said Davis, who acknowledged the dispute was related to playing time but wouldn't specify further. "He let me know how he felt about the situation at the same time. I think we had a mutual respect after that."
Enough that, two years later, Parcells used his power as the Dolphins' vice president of football operations to sign the safety and special-teamer again.
Davis is one of eight players on the roster who played for Parcells elsewhere.
Chad Pennington, who signed Aug. 8, is the new starting quarterback. Parcells drafted him in 2000 in the capacity of Jets general manager, then left the organization before Pennington became a starter in New York.
Still, Pennington learned something.
"One thing about Coach Parcells, he's going to tell you the truth," Pennington said.
One Parcells truth is that he often goes with guys he knows. Parcells has worked for the Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys and now the Dolphins, and at every stop, he has filled the locker room with familiar players to fill roles large and small.
When he joined the Jets, one of his first moves was to sign his former Patriots running back Curtis Martin to a huge offer sheet and give first- and third-round picks for Martin. In Dallas, he reunited with Terry Glenn, Drew Bledsoe, Richie Anderson, Keyshawn Johnson and Vinny Testaverde.
Before training camp, Parcells said that while former players can "be helpful" in relating to his philosophies, every team is unique and "teaches itself." So even longtime favorites must produce.
"If there's something he likes or something he sees you doing wrong, he's going to tell you," said defensive tackle Jason Ferguson, now with his third Parcells organization. "There's no beating around the bush, it's all the way down the middle and I believe in that more than anything else."
And even if you don't believe in everything Parcells does, and have a history of heated encounters with him, that doesn't disqualify you from becoming one of his guys. It may even be a prerequisite.
Parcells never wanted to draft Glenn for the Patriots, and after Patriots owner Robert Kraft overruled him, Parcells called the rookie receiver "she" in 1996. A dozen years later, Glenn is a free agent and has expressed interest in joining Parcells for a third time.
George Martin and Lawrence Taylor only played for Parcells on one team: the New York Giants. Each would have followed him anywhere.
What makes a Parcells guy?
"In a word, I can tell you: selflessness," said Martin, a defensive end who retired in 1988. "If you are selfless, if you work hard and are dedicated and are willing to give for the cause, the organization, the team, Bill Parcells will walk through Hades in gasoline underwear for you."
Even if you play with fire off the field.
Taylor has admitted to a cocaine addiction that started in his second NFL season, a year before Parcells took over as head coach. Taylor was suspended and held out several times. Still, once he survived the start of Parcells' first Giants training camp in 1983, Parcells offered unwavering support.
"Now, the first couple of days, Bill was brutal," Taylor said. "I mean, I tell ya, it was like a fight almost every day. He was really, really brutal. One thing about Bill, if you prove to him that you can play the game, and you can be one of his guys, one of the guys he can count on every Sunday, he'll have no problem with you."
Not everyone thrives, however. Eddie George may be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday, but he won't go in as a Cowboy. He spent his final season in Dallas, rushing for 432 yards.
"I wasn't one of his guys," George said.
Why?
"I haven't really put my finger on that," George said. "I really can't figure out who are his guys and why, but for some strange reason, I wasn't one of them. You've got to live, eat, breathe football and all that. And I did that, but I still wasn't one of his guys."
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CHAMPIONSHIP! lol
in all seriousness, i really hope we get KD back
he has been our ST MVP for the last few years, there is no question that we definately could use him.
in all seriousness, i really hope we get KD back
he has been our ST MVP for the last few years, there is no question that we definately could use him.
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They just said on 103.3 that a Fins coach (probably Bowles or Pasqualoni) texted them and said they had no idea what Bill was thinking on this.
I'm sure they meant to say Ireland... Damn typos.
I'm sure they meant to say Ireland... Damn typos.
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Its a no brainer on a 1 year deal at least.
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doesn't he have to go thru waivers
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Chocolate Lab;2215779 said:
So the new brain trust - Parcells/Ireland/Sparano - has kicked Keith Davis to the curb at the end of training camp.....before all the cuts this weekend....something does not smell right on this one.....very fishy.