Bill Parcells retires

[Packnut]

Rivera

I think Rivera will make a very good head coach. I hope it's not in Dallas.

Man, Wade Phillips gets mentioned for every head coaching job that comes up, from Arizona to Dallas to the Pee Wee leagues, but he never gets any of them. Is he still alive, even?

Well, he'd have to get rid of T.O. first. With Owens on that team, any coach is doomed for failure.

[BF4MVP]

Parcells retires...Is Favre next?!

[Guiness]

I thought I remembered Phillips in Buffalo - my memory is that he stunk the joint up, but quick looks tells me he was 29-19 during his stay there. Maybe it was just his last year.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Nice!

Cowboys: Owens pleased with Parcells decision

The News
Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens believes Bill Parcells' decision to step down as head coach was a good thing for the club. "I am just hoping his retirement brings promise to what the team has to offer. This past year was a big letdown. Hopefully, the owner will hire a coach to take the team to the next level," Owens told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Sometimes change is good." He added that Parcells' style "hurt us" and that the coach was stuck in his old school ways. "I was underutilized in the offense," Owens explained. "A new coach can be good for the Cowboys. It's not just me. But my teammates know I could have done more."

Our View
Owens didn't even wait until Parcells was out the door to kick him. We're glad the receiver brought the discussion back around to him and his role in the offense because, really, it's only about Owens right now. Good luck finding a coach who wants to take on this headache, Mr. Jones.

[Joemailman]

At one time, there was alot of talk about Fischer going to Dal. Has Fischer been extended yet? If not he'd be available after next year too.

Titans Say Cowboys Can't Speak With Fisher
Under 'No Circumastances' Could Dallas Talk to Coach
AP Sports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 23) - Jeff Fisher is not a candidate to replace Bill Parcells as coach of the Dallas Cowboys .


The Tennessee Titans picked up the option on Fisher's contract for 2007 and team owner Bud Adams is working on a long-term deal with Fisher, who earned $5 million last year.

So despite speculation Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would go after Fisher, the Titans say no way.

"We haven't been contacted by Dallas," chief executive officer Steve Underwood said in a statement Tuesday. "In the event that we were, there are no circumstances that we would grant permission to the Cowboys to speak with coach Fisher."

With the resignation of Bill Cowher in Pittsburgh , Fisher is the NFL's longest- tenured coach with one team. He has spent 12 full seasons with the Titans, a tenure that started with six games in 1994 coaching the then-Houston Oilers.

Fisher has a 110-97 record. He helped guide quarterback Vince Young to the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award and the Titans to an 8-8 record after an 0-5 start.

Fisher also is helping conduct interviews for the team's next general manager; Floyd Reese resigned on Jan. 5.

Even if Adams would allow Fisher to leave, Dallas likely would be the last team he would let steal away one of his coaches. Adams still lives in Houston, where his Oilers fought to attract attention away from the Cowboys in Texas before relocating to Tennessee in 1997.

[BooHoo]

As a coach, I would never want to deal with a T.O. issue. Regardless of who gets hired, they will have to deal with a huge distraction unless T.O. is sent packing his bags.