CouchCoach
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Parcells thought it was too smart for the room. He prided himself on the later round picks and thought he was the crafty one.I thought Parcells got far too conservative in his old age too. Everything had to be "reigned in", and his 3-4 defense became paint by numbers predictable.
My problem with him was thinking he was smarter then the other HC, thought he would out maneuver him in advance. He didn't wait for them to stop doing something, he stopped it in anticipation of them stopping it.
I was ready for a change after SEA. They get two guys off the street, one was Pete Hunter, to play Safety and he doesn't go after that? That game never should have come down to a botched snap because he was all about "keeping it close until the 4Q".
As a HC, I liked Parcells pc's because they were entertaining but as a HC in the game, I thought he was only as good as his DC, Belichick. He talked a better game than he coached and his conservative approach gave him that .500 record in Dallas. That and a D the team should have never adopted without getting the right personnel. He does get credit for our best D FA player of all time, Glover. But then he also gets credit for taking Spears with a 1st and actually wanted him over Ware.
But one thing I liked about Parcells is the same thing I like about McC, they look like football coaches oughta look. I liked that about Madden too. Guys that can't keep a shirt tucked in.