McCown deserves vote of confidence

By kroberts, Section NFL
Posted on Mon Jul 28 2008 at 10:10 AM EST
More on: Miami Dolphins, Bill Parcells, Josh McCown, John Beck, Chad Henne (all tags)

Ever since Dan Marino retired, the Dolphins have been wading in mediocrity at the most important position in the game.  They went from the game manager Jay Fiedler, to Gus Frerotte, and then to has-beens like Dante Culpepper and Trent Green.  Now, in a muddled quarterback controversy, there are two young gunslingers, and one who hasn't been given a fair shake since he entered the league in Josh McCown.

We already saw what John Beck brings to the table through five games and a measly 559 yards.  True, he was on the worst team in the league last year, and with very little weapons, but he simply did not perform like a guy should that is being called "the quarterback of the future".

That's why Bill Parcells signed McCown and drafted Henne, a Michigan product, like all other Michigan quarterback prospects-looks better than he probably is. Henne might have a shot at proving he's the guy down the stretch, but realistically, it'd be nothing short of a large step back than to keep drafting quarterbacks and then switching them.  Parcells doesn't want to leave it to the gods for two straight seasons like his competitor, the New York Jets, clearly plan on doing with Kellen Clemens and Chad Pennington.

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Breaking down Bill Parcells

By JMBoraz, Section NFL
Posted on Thu Jan 25 2007 at 8:29 PM EST
More on: Dallas Cowboys, Bill Parcells (all tags)

If you turn on your television or radio on Monday, January 22, 2007 to ESPN or FOX Sports Radio or TSN or your local sports affiliate, you will hear the talking heads say the following four things:

"Bill Parcells was tired and wasn't getting any joy from winning so he retired" , "The next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys could from college or pros but already has head coaching experience (ala Norv Turner, Charlie Weis, Bob Stoops, Jeff Fisher, et al...)", "Bill Parcells is a Hall of Fame coach and the Dallas Cowboys are better off now then they were when he first arrived after 3 consecutive 5-11 seasons", and "I was surprised to hear this and so were several players in the locker room".

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Mbarone the GM: Fixing the Giants- Part Two (Coaching Staff and Defensive Solutions)

By mbarone, Section NFL
Posted on Thu Dec 28 2006 at 9:03 AM EST
More on: NFL, New York Giants, Jay Bellamy, Yeremiah Bell, Tony Parrish, Michael Lewis, Al Singleton, Ken Hamlin, Asante Samuel, Vonnie Holliday, Bill Parcells, Joe Gibbs, Nick Saban, John Fox, Plaxico Burress, Tom Coughlin, Bob Whitfield, Ernie Accorsi, John Hufnagel, Kevin Gilbride, Tim Lewis, Jeremy Shockey, Sam Madison, Sinorice Moss, Mathias Kiwanuka, Michael Strahan, 2007 NFL Free Agency Preview (all tags)

Now that most of the team's problems have been identified, we can examine potential solutions on the coaching staff and defense for the New York Giants. These solutions will not work overnight, but they will help the team in the future, and possibly get them to the Super Bowl in future years.

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Dallas-Fort Worth Midsummer Professional Sports Report- Part 1

By S Smith, Section Other Sports
Posted on Fri Jul 21 2006 at 1:58 AM EST
More on: Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, Bill Parcells, Terrell Owens, Mike Modano, Marty Turco (all tags)

This is the first of a two-part series which will examine the state of Dallas-Fort Worth Professional sports teams as they make their way to or through their seasons. The Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars will be examined in this part.

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