OT: Interesting Parcells story

[maverick4]

I hate that I'm linking to the Curly Haired Boyfriend, and also wonder why in the hell he wrote about Parcells yesterday given that he hasn't been in New England in over a decade, but....

Here is a pretty funny excerpt about Parcells and a homeless guy.

When it’s football season, [Parcells] stays at his place in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and makes a 20-minute drive each morning to the Dolphins training facility at Nova Southeastern University in Davie.

“Funny thing about that drive,’’ says Bill Madden, a New York Daily News baseball columnist who went to high school in New Jersey with Parcells. “There’s a corner on 17th Street by the causeway where he sees a homeless guy every day. Bill brings this guy the newspaper on his way to work and it turns out that the guy is an Eagles fan. Bill tells Andy Reid about it and Reid sends Bill an Eagles jacket and cap. Bill gives the stuff to the homeless guy and every day they talk about the Eagles.’’

The Eagles fan on 17th Street knows more about what the Tuna is thinking than anyone in the media. Parcells has held exactly one press conference since taking over the Dolphins on Dec. 20, 2007. It’s nothing personal. Parcells loves to talk football and has dozens of friends in the media. But he doesn’t want to bigfoot his coach (Tony Sparano) and general manager (Jeff Ireland).

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2009/11/08/franchise_fixer/?page=1

 

[Fencer]

Re: OT Interesting Parcells Story

In a number of ways, Parcells is a very decent guy, which helps people better tolerate all the ways in which he's an utter jerk.

 

[maverick4]

Re: OT Interesting Parcells Story

He's kind of like BB, in that he couldn't care less about the media, but will probably be decent around other people.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Does anyone have a link to stories about the when Parcells left the Patriots, and also about when Belichick shocked the Jets by coming to the Patriots?

Those stories always fascinate me.

 

[ALP]

if only they knew he was actually a spy....