Parcells Needs To Lighten Up And End Rift.
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The two lives of Jason Taylor show in sharper-than-ever contrast now, sequins and shoulder pads.
On Monday the Dolphins reconvened to begin their latest three days of offseason OTAs, or organized team activities, but absent Mr. Taylor, who of course was on the other side of the country competing (ludicrous as this once might have sounded and still does to some) in the finals of television's Dancing With the Stars.
Tuesday finds the team back on the field. Except Taylor, who'll be back inside your TV anxiously waiting to learn if his season of sambas, cha-chas and foxtrots has been good enough to waltz away with the dancing crown.
Wednesday, the Dolphins end their latest round of football preparation, but again sans Taylor, who hopes to be making the morning-after talk-show rounds that day with dance partner Edyta Sliwinska, basking in triumph, luxuriating in swelling stardom
PARCELLS IS ANTAGONIST
Be clear that the villain in this soap is Parcells, whose enmity over this situation would be comical if it weren't so sad. So small.
Taylor has every right to enjoy (literally enjoy) a semblance of an offseason. Everything to this point has been voluntary, anyway, as much of a joke as that is in the modern NFL. Neither the team's conditioning program nor its minicamp/OTAs have been mandatory. Nothing until a June 6-8 minicamp is.
I'd feel differently, and Parcells might have cause to, if Taylor were a rookie or young guy, or a loafer with a history of conditioning issues. He isn't. Quite the reverse.
Few players in the NFL have served one franchise longer or with more distinction than Taylor, but the thanks Taylor gets from his new boss is nearly six months of cold shoulder. That's insulting. That's dumb of Parcells.
Taylor said on ESPN's Sunday Conversation he is in ''five times'' better shape right now than when he was NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. Forgive him the hyperbole. Now make a short list of Dolphin players you needn't worry in the least about for 2008, either from a production or conditioning standpoint, and who do you rank above Taylor?
Waiting. Waiting.
Answer: Nobody.
But this is the guy Parcells treats like some undrafted free agent who slept through his first team meeting?
I don't mind Parcells not talking to the media. I sort of like it, actually. Because if I've learned anything in a long career it is that banality, disingenuousness and obfuscation are poor substitutes for silence.
The problem isn't Bill not talking to me. The problem is him not talking to his best player, a Dolphin loyalist who has done no wrong.
Finally a some logic and reasoning regarding this whole saga. I didn't think it existed.
PhinsRockluxury_boxThis is total nonsense, Parcells does not owe a damn thing to JT, no phone calls, no nothing. Communications are supposed to be between the COACH and the players. And in case anyone hasn't noticed, Parcells is NOT the Coach, Sparano IS and Sparano & JT seem to be communicating just fine thank you very much. The media is just hungry for news and stirring up **** for something to write, and they don't care if it costs JT or the Fins. Disgusting, just sad. :tantrum:
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TrowaNew Member"PhinsRock wrote:
This is total nonsense, Parcells does not owe a damn thing to JT, no phone calls, no nothing. Communications are supposed to be between the COACH and the players. And in case anyone hasn't noticed, Parcells is NOT the Coach, Sparano IS and Sparano & JT seem to be communicating just fine thank you very much. The media is just hungry for news and stirring up **** for something to write, and they don't care if it costs JT or the Fins. Disgusting, just sad. :tantrum:
Very well said.
late againNew Member"PhinsRock wrote:
This is total nonsense, Parcells does not owe a damn thing to JT, no phone calls, no nothing. Communications are supposed to be between the COACH and the players. And in case anyone hasn't noticed, Parcells is NOT the Coach, Sparano IS and Sparano & JT seem to be communicating just fine thank you very much. The media is just hungry for news and stirring up **** for something to write, and they don't care if it costs JT or the Fins. Disgusting, just sad. :tantrum:
This whole article is a head scratcher. In fact I went back to read it again to make sure I didn't miss something. Cote states that Parcells won't talk to the media. Then he writes this:.................
Meanwhile, back at Dolphins headquarters in Davie, club high-potentate Bill Parcells quietly bristles and boils, stews and seethes, over Taylor's continued absence -- over the very idea that a player on his watch might choose ballroom dancing over Tuna's definition of dedication. And get away with it!
What galls Parcells (picture the face of a man biting a lemon) is that a ''Parcells guy'' does not prance or pirouette in ruffled sleeves.....
So if Parcells isn't talking to Cote, how does Cote know the above?
Aside from all of that, I agree that there doesn't need to be routine communication between Parcells and Taylor. It's a non issue.
Georgia Finforum_veteranOne of them will cave and appologize, they'll go have a nice dinner at Outback, and come home for some makeup sex. Isn't that how most disagreements end?:lol:
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SuncoastFinsFanNew MemberIf anyone knows anything about Parcells they know that this isn't about JT. Parcells is smart enough to see the situation that JT is in...and he knows what JT is doing for himself.
This is about the other players and a codification of the BP "brand". If BP doesn't make nice with JT (maybe the best player ever to play in Miami) he surely doesn't give a crap about any other player with less credentials.
He is sending a message to the other players on this team...A message that is loud and clear in classic BP style...without saying a word.
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PhinsRockluxury_box"Georgia Fin wrote:
One of them will cave and appologize, they'll go have a nice dinner at Outback, and come home for some makeup sex. Isn't that how most disagreements end?:lol:
Now there's a picture I don't want in my head. :lol:
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NJFINSFAN1luxury_boxHow about Taylor not going to LA and getting to camp friday? That would go a long way to ending the rift. Parcells is Parcells, he is not going to change what has proven to work for him for anybody, including Taylor.
jason8erluxury_box"NJFINSFAN1 wrote:
How about Taylor not going to LA and getting to camp friday? That would go a long way to ending the rift. Parcells is Parcells, he is not going to change what has proven to work for him for anybody, including Taylor.
Yeah, I grew up a Giants fan too, and have been watching Parcells since the early 80's. They definitely broke that mold long ago.
Eop05subscriber"Taylor has every right to enjoy (literally enjoy) a semblance of an offseason. Everything to this point has been voluntary, anyway, as much of a joke as that is in the modern NFL. Neither the team's conditioning program nor its minicamp/OTAs have been mandatory. Nothing until a June 6-8 minicamp is."
Really? So now Jason Taylor has it tough because he works 5 hours a day from July-December. He works so hard in those 6 months that he needs a FULL 6 month offseason to enjoy, not even able to spare ONE weekend?!
And here I thought my 3 weeks vacation at my job was generous.
Vampire BabyNew MemberParcells doesn't have to do anything. I think Jason should be at camp sweating with his team mates. We need him to be here to help with the young guys and to learn the new scheme. I heard he is undersized (lost a lot of weight). Is there any truth to that?
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