"Parcells is not against taking chances. Most GMs or coaches won't. They play it safe."
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"If you're going through bad times and you're an old-school player that knows you have to work to get to the prize, that's the kinds of guys he likes," said Ferguson, who also played for Parcells with the New York Jets and Cowboys. "He doesn't like guys who already got it or don't feel like they have to work that hard to get it anymore.
"He likes guys to stay hungry."
Hungry players make sense for a few reasons.
"One, they have something to prove. Two, the price is right," said Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland, who worked with Parcells in Dallas. "Obviously the talent level was there at some time. If you can put him in position, you have a combination of things that may be successful. We work hard to find those guys."
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DeOssie - who said he vouched for Walls, a former teammate in Dallas - emphasized that Parcells does not make knee-jerk decisions.
"He might sound glib and may sound off the cuff, but he does his homework and does his research," DeOssie said.
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A chip on a shoulder is good things, but sometimes it's not enough.
"That chip might be there, but the legs might not be there," DeOssie said. "It's not a science, but what it takes is a coach and general manager secure in their philosophies.
