For you old timers out there

[dalero]

I've always considered BB a very good coach. But what he used to do to Bledsoe when he was with the Jets was incredible.

 

[Hart Lee Chung]

BB wasn't DC when Parcells first got here. He came on a year or 2 later...I remember at the time I was thinking he was next in line here. And he really was but he first went with BP to the Jets and we had to deal with Pete Carroll.

 

[Hardboiled]

Browns - Patriots playoff. 94?

The Parcells - BB / Master Pupil game.

Also in that game, I remember the end of the game. Pats had a 4th and 10. Drew threw a pass that hit the ground 7 yards past the line of scrimage.

 

[bob the stat man]

If you want to learn more about the 49 year history of the Patriots you should check out the Total Patriots Encyclopedia that was just published by Triumph Books.

 

[Patspsycho]

I am not an old fogey, but for me it was 1985 and the adventure of the goalpost that was torn down and transported down route one in Foxboro that got tangled up in some high voltage lines. That introduced me to the New England Patriots and the game of football because that was in the papers for days.

Thanks to the wonderful judicial process that this great country has, a couple of those intoxicated fans became millionaires overnight as a result of their hair-raising experiences. The town of Foxboro and some security firm were sued.

It is not known if the wires were raised higher in the eventuality that the goalpost should ever get nicked again and paraded southward.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

...so when BB became head coach, my first reaction was "I wonder how this guy will do without Parcells." He's done well to say the least.

Regards,
Chris

LOL Parcells w/o Belichick, not so much.

I had the same reaction, by the way. That and "wasn't he about .500 in Cleveland?"

Someone else mentioned "Education of a Coach." My favorite story in there is Parcells on the headset so everyone on the staff can hear it saying "that's why you'll never be a head coach."