Re: going apeshit over Parcells

"Kurgan Gringioni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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> > > > Who's behind the "Parcells is the best coach ever" propaganda we've
>  been
> > > > hearning lately? Here's another example:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.msnbc.com/news/993258.asp?0dm=C22NN&0dm=C12VS
> > > >
> > > > Parcells wasn't even the best coach of the 1980s/early 1990s (Bill
>  Walsh
> > > > was). Nor was he the 2nd best coach of that era (Joe Gibbs was). So how
>  can
> > > > he be compared favorably with a guy like Lombardi who built the
>  losingest
> > > > team in the NFL into a 5-time world champ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Parcells has done it with multiple teams. The 3 you mention did it with 1
> > > team.
> > >
> > > IMO, if KC goes to the Super Bowl this year, Vermeil will be better. 3
> > > different teams, 3 Super Bowls.
> >
> > I'm personally rooting for KC this year just so that all this
> > "Parcells is great" crap will go away. Vermeil is constantly
> > under-rated in my opinion, anyway.
> 
> 
> 
> Vermeil's career hasn't had enough years, but that'll be changing this year.
> 
> 
> 2 teams may have been luck of the draw, 3 is confirmation.

The other thing about Vermeil is that he is a nice emotional guy and
not a distant intellectual like Walsh or Gibbs or a overbearing
ball-buster like Parcells and Lombardi. The way football is
characterized, it's difficult for critics to accept Vermeil's
personality and consider him a great coach.