Let's see the baby, already
By NEWY SCRUGGS
Special to the Star-Telegram
It's time for Bill Parcells to bring home the big prize. His East Coast media homies are predicting a Super Bowl appearance.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Chris Mortensen of ESPN are forecasting the Tuna's third Super Bowl title. Of course, both men have been pumping up second-string quarterback Tony Romo, and I'm not ready to buy into that one.
Since they are East Coast media prophets, they get the special treatment and access to the Tuna not afforded the local yokels in the Metroplex. Maybe they know something.
It is the fourth year of the Tuna in Big D. His coaching record reflects Super Bowl appearances in Year Four with the Giants and Patriots. Parcells only coached three seasons with the Jets.
His 25-23 record with the Cowboys didn't warrant extra pay, yet Jerry Jones gave his head coach a million-dollar raise after missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
Bottom line: Four years is enough time to get it right and get the Cowboys to their ninth Super Sunday.
Parcells has spoken before about how hard the rebuilding job was when he got to Valley Ranch, but as he likes to say: "I don't wanna hear about the labor, just show me the baby."
Parcells should enter the Hall of Fame when he retires. No reason why he shouldn't become the first NFL coach to capture Super Bowl titles with two different teams.
The bad old days
It is refreshing to see the Cowboys cut draft picks who can't play. Back in the Larry Lacewell days, draft picks and pet free agents were almost guaranteed to become fully vested in the NFL pension plan.
Rob Petitti allowed the most sacks in the league last year as a rookie tackle. The '05 draft pick was cut because this year's seventh-round pick, Pat McQuistan, outplayed him in camp. Fourth-rounder Skyler Green was waived and brought back to the practice squad. They said God bless and goodnight to quarterback Drew Henson after two years.
The 5-11 rosters under Dave Campo contained too many jokers such as Dwayne Goodrich, Willie Blade, Tony Dixon, Clint Stoerner, Tyson Walter and Chad Hutchinson.
The Cowboys finally are back to keeping players with real potential.
Tuna Surprise
Parcells told the media he's not going to use Mike Vander-shank in Jacksonville. Second-year kicker Shaun Suisham will be the starter. So much for that e-mail that called me an idiot last week because my column called to light Vander-shank's preseason problems.
Special to the Star-Telegram
It's time for Bill Parcells to bring home the big prize. His East Coast media homies are predicting a Super Bowl appearance.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Chris Mortensen of ESPN are forecasting the Tuna's third Super Bowl title. Of course, both men have been pumping up second-string quarterback Tony Romo, and I'm not ready to buy into that one.
Since they are East Coast media prophets, they get the special treatment and access to the Tuna not afforded the local yokels in the Metroplex. Maybe they know something.
It is the fourth year of the Tuna in Big D. His coaching record reflects Super Bowl appearances in Year Four with the Giants and Patriots. Parcells only coached three seasons with the Jets.
His 25-23 record with the Cowboys didn't warrant extra pay, yet Jerry Jones gave his head coach a million-dollar raise after missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
Bottom line: Four years is enough time to get it right and get the Cowboys to their ninth Super Sunday.
Parcells has spoken before about how hard the rebuilding job was when he got to Valley Ranch, but as he likes to say: "I don't wanna hear about the labor, just show me the baby."
Parcells should enter the Hall of Fame when he retires. No reason why he shouldn't become the first NFL coach to capture Super Bowl titles with two different teams.
The bad old days
It is refreshing to see the Cowboys cut draft picks who can't play. Back in the Larry Lacewell days, draft picks and pet free agents were almost guaranteed to become fully vested in the NFL pension plan.
Rob Petitti allowed the most sacks in the league last year as a rookie tackle. The '05 draft pick was cut because this year's seventh-round pick, Pat McQuistan, outplayed him in camp. Fourth-rounder Skyler Green was waived and brought back to the practice squad. They said God bless and goodnight to quarterback Drew Henson after two years.
The 5-11 rosters under Dave Campo contained too many jokers such as Dwayne Goodrich, Willie Blade, Tony Dixon, Clint Stoerner, Tyson Walter and Chad Hutchinson.
The Cowboys finally are back to keeping players with real potential.
Tuna Surprise
Parcells told the media he's not going to use Mike Vander-shank in Jacksonville. Second-year kicker Shaun Suisham will be the starter. So much for that e-mail that called me an idiot last week because my column called to light Vander-shank's preseason problems.
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