Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuna flew the coop for a Dolphin?
Finally the 'fins make a smart move in Front Office Personnel. Gone are the days of Wandstat (who wasn't that bad in retrospect), Johnson, Sabean, and lets not forget the short run of Marino.  If we know anything about what Parcells is going to bring, it's going to be football smarts, good draft picks, and a level of credibility that will help out in the free agent market and any possible sale of the team.

When a prospective owner sees Parcells is now in charge of football operations, he knows that at least talent is on the way.  The same goes for possible free agent signings.  If you're a frequent reader of GT, you'd know we have an affinity for Parcells draft picks (read below for a full list of notable draft picks).

My guess is that Parcells is going to keep Cameron around for at least another season and possible one more after that then (after his coaching itch comes back), He'll take over a team full of young talent that he picked.  He will get to skip over some development years for young defensive corners and Quarterbacks (of course it's debatable that they wont develop the way he wants if he doesn't do it himself) which always seem to be the years that drain him.  In any case, this is a great move by the dolphins, it will energize the older players who are downtrodden and it will stabilize a team that dearly needs it. As a Jet fan, I'm not happy about this move of course.  I think Bill likes playing old teams in rivalry games (Pats vs Jets, Jets vs. 

Dolphins, Giants vs. Cowboys) and the AFC/NFC Easts.  
The other side of this is the Falcons getting snubbed again.  The move was smart but they just don't have what a guy like Parcells wants to come to.  The Falcons need need a young success hungry GM.  They should look into teams with budding Assistant General Managers who have been in the draft war room before because this team is going to grow through the draft, not development and free agency.



EXTRA EXTRA:
  • Carl Banks
  • Mark Bavaro
  • Jumbo Elliot
  • Troy Brown
  • Willie Mcginest
  • Drew Bledsoe
  • Ty Law
  • Curtis Martin
  • Terry Glenn
  • Lawyer Milloy
  • Tedy Bruschi
  • Keyshawn Johnson
  • Ray Mickens
  • Marcus Coleman
  • James Farrior
  • Jason Ferguson
  • Jason Fabini
  • Randy Thomas
  • JP Machado
  • Jason Witten
  • Terrence Newman
  • Tony Romo*
  • Bradie James
  • Julius Jones
  • Patrick Crayton
  • Demarcus Ware
  • Marcus Spears
  • Marion Barber III
  • Anthony Fasano
*Wasn't drafted but was signed as undrafted free agent