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Defensewins · 01-03-2009, 06:01 PM

Good article today in the WP on the Dolphins and Parcells:

Dolphins' Worst-to-First Turnaround Is Like No Other - washingtonpost.com

Interesting points:
"Sweeping change began under Bill Parcells, who, two weeks after his hiring in December 2007, threw out nearly all of the old regime, except for a few folks in the media relations department....He also brought in 14 other new coaches and about 40 new players, 29 of whom landed on the regular season roster. Parcells, who players say never addresses the entire team and rarely shows his face, has been active behind the scenes. Besides getting rid of Taylor and Thomas, he and his staff brought in a trio of Cowboys, tight end Anthony Fasano, defensive tackle Jason Ferguson and Ayodele, who have proved critical to the turnaround. They also added a rookie place kicker from Montana (Dan Carpenter), an undrafted wide receiver out of Hawaii (Davone Bess) and several draft picks who have played primary roles.....newcomers Ferguson and Phillip Merling made major contributions on the defensive line."

I like that Parcells avoids the limelight in his new role.

But the final touch, and a dramatic one, came in August. After the Jets signed Favre and let veteran but oft-injured quarterback Chad Pennington go, Parcells grabbed him, too."

While our GM is doing radio and TV shows, Parcells just does his job.

01-03-2009, 06:01 PM	#8
Defensewins Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,765	Re: Dolphins Good article today in the WP on the Dolphins and Parcells: Dolphins' Worst-to-First Turnaround Is Like No Other - washingtonpost.com Interesting points: "Sweeping change began under Bill Parcells, who, two weeks after his hiring in December 2007, threw out nearly all of the old regime, except for a few folks in the media relations department....He also brought in 14 other new coaches and about 40 new players, 29 of whom landed on the regular season roster. Parcells, who players say never addresses the entire team and rarely shows his face, has been active behind the scenes. Besides getting rid of Taylor and Thomas, he and his staff brought in a trio of Cowboys, tight end Anthony Fasano, defensive tackle Jason Ferguson and Ayodele, who have proved critical to the turnaround. They also added a rookie place kicker from Montana (Dan Carpenter), an undrafted wide receiver out of Hawaii (Davone Bess) and several draft picks who have played primary roles.....newcomers Ferguson and Phillip Merling made major contributions on the defensive line." I like that Parcells avoids the limelight in his new role. But the final touch, and a dramatic one, came in August. After the Jets signed Favre and let veteran but oft-injured quarterback Chad Pennington go, Parcells grabbed him, too." While our GM is doing radio and TV shows, Parcells just does his job.