ESPN reports that former Dallas Cowboys head coach and 2012 NFL Hall of Fame nominee Bill Parcells has been asked to return to the coaching ranks for one year. The team that is asking him to coach for them is the New Orleans Saints, as ESPN claims Sean Payton asked his former boss to cover for him while he is suspended during the upcoming season.
It would definitely be an interesting move. Payton worked for Parcells while the Big Tuna coached the Dallas Cowboys. As a matter of fact, if Parcells had retired a year sooner than he did, Dallas might have hired Payton as their head coach and the team might look very different right now. I’ve always wondered if Dallas could have won the Super Bowl already if Payton had taken over instead of Wade Phillips.
The last year that Parcells coached was 2006 and the Cowboys finished the season 9-7. It was a disappointing time for Cowboys’ fans that hoped the former Super Bowl winning coach could turn the team around. While he did not do a horrible job, it was very underwhelming for a future Hall of Famer.
After leaving Dallas, Parcells went to the Miami Dolphins as an executive and did next to nothing to help them turn their woes around. As a matter of fact, Dallas improved when Phillips took over the team.
Steve Spagnuolo is the biggest name rumored to lead the Saints in 2012 but bringing in Parcells might be an interesting move as well. The only question is whether or not the 70-year old coach would be willing to do the job. Parcells seems happy to be out of the world of coaching and has done enough to damage his legendary career with the last few years he worked in the NFL.
Right now the rumors are just that, although ESPN does have insiders that seem reliable enough. There might be confirmation when people talk to Sean Payton, who is at the owners meetings right now. For now, it is a rumor, but the thought of Parcells returning to coach a Super Bowl ready team is very juicy on the rumor front.
Author Shawn S. Lealos has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma (2000) and has been a Dallas Cowboys’ fan since he was a child. His favorite players range from Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett to the Triplets of the 90s and he enjoys talking about all Cowboys’ related news, good or bad
Source: Adam Schefter via Twitter
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