Detroit or Dallas? Parcells may have choice
John Czarnecki / FOXSports.com
Posted: 47 minutes ago //
How about Cowboys coach Bill Parcells in Motown?It's definitely a wish-list idea. I know Matt Millen — Parcells is definitely his type of coach. You know the Tuna's style, his way or the highway. And Millen wants a disciplinarian for his next coach, probably his last hiring with the Lions.
Parcells, though, is considering a contract extension from Dallas owner Jerry Jones. Parcells currently has one year left at $4.6 million on his original four-year contract.And why hasn't Parcells signed that contract extension?Does he want to wiggle his way out of Dallas?
Does he want leverage in order to earn $6 million or more a season?There is no doubt that Parcells has friends in Detroit and has always respected Lions owner William Clay Ford, a noted hands-off owner and one who believes in spending money in order to build a winner. It just hasn't happened for him. Parcells and Millen are friends, too. Parcells is sympathetic to Millen's plight.There is no doubt that Parcells wants to continue coaching. His health is fine, and he could use a few more good earning years before retiring to a new home in Saratoga, N.Y, just a few miles away from his second favorite sport, horse racing.
If Parcells looks like a long shot to end up in Detroit, you can bet that Millen will look hard at Maurice Carthon, a former Parcells player who has done a very good job this season as offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. Carthon is a no-nonsense coach like Parcells, plus he worked as an assistant on Marty Mornhinweg's teams in Detroit.However, Carthon is a long way from being Parcells. Besides, can Millen really risk hiring a NFL assistant who has never been a head coach?
The other assistant high on Millen's list is probably Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis, a coach he wanted to interview prior to hiring Steve Mariucci.Lewis, though, declined the opportunity because he felt he was simply a token minority candidate who didn't have a chance against Mariucci. Millen was fined $200,000 by the league for failing to interview a minority candidate and now he may have two of them — after Parcells — at the top of his list.
Posted: 47 minutes ago //
How about Cowboys coach Bill Parcells in Motown?It's definitely a wish-list idea. I know Matt Millen — Parcells is definitely his type of coach. You know the Tuna's style, his way or the highway. And Millen wants a disciplinarian for his next coach, probably his last hiring with the Lions.
Parcells, though, is considering a contract extension from Dallas owner Jerry Jones. Parcells currently has one year left at $4.6 million on his original four-year contract.And why hasn't Parcells signed that contract extension?Does he want to wiggle his way out of Dallas?
Does he want leverage in order to earn $6 million or more a season?There is no doubt that Parcells has friends in Detroit and has always respected Lions owner William Clay Ford, a noted hands-off owner and one who believes in spending money in order to build a winner. It just hasn't happened for him. Parcells and Millen are friends, too. Parcells is sympathetic to Millen's plight.There is no doubt that Parcells wants to continue coaching. His health is fine, and he could use a few more good earning years before retiring to a new home in Saratoga, N.Y, just a few miles away from his second favorite sport, horse racing.
If Parcells looks like a long shot to end up in Detroit, you can bet that Millen will look hard at Maurice Carthon, a former Parcells player who has done a very good job this season as offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. Carthon is a no-nonsense coach like Parcells, plus he worked as an assistant on Marty Mornhinweg's teams in Detroit.However, Carthon is a long way from being Parcells. Besides, can Millen really risk hiring a NFL assistant who has never been a head coach?
The other assistant high on Millen's list is probably Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis, a coach he wanted to interview prior to hiring Steve Mariucci.Lewis, though, declined the opportunity because he felt he was simply a token minority candidate who didn't have a chance against Mariucci. Millen was fined $200,000 by the league for failing to interview a minority candidate and now he may have two of them — after Parcells — at the top of his list.
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