When the receiver was slow to heal from a hamstring injury, Parcells derisively told reporters, “She isn’t ready yet.”Īt season’s end, Parcells walked out on his Super Bowl team to come back to the city where he had already won two Super Bowls-with the Giants. Parcells seemed to take out his frustration on Glenn. Parcells announced that New England was going to use its first pick in the draft, seventh overall, to take a defensive player.īut Grier ultimately overruled Parcells and went with receiver Terry Glenn.
He insisted on leaving the final decision on players in the hands of Bobby Grier, the Patriots’ director of player personnel. Kraft, however, wasn’t willing to concentrate all that power in one man.
If he was going to live and die with the fortunes of his players, he wanted to be the one to decide who those players were going to be. He was tired of tying his fate to the personnel decisions of others. That’s why he’s no longer in New England. Parcells knows that, and he knows talent. Of course, a great formula, great system, insight into motivation and demonstrations of respect wouldn’t be worth anything to a coach if he didn’t have talented players. To linebacker Bryan Cox, Parcells’ biggest attribute is that he “allows you to be yourself.” Receiver Keyshawn Johnson says that Parcells “respects players.” “He knows the people that need a pat on the back, the ones who need a kick in the butt, and he knows the difference.”
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“He knows how to push the right buttons to get people to play,” linebacker Rob Holmberg said. 24 Boise State in the Hawaii Bowl.“He has a formula, a system,” said running back Keith Byars, who has watched that formula work while playing for Parcells as a Patriot and a Jet. It’s Sanders’ third straight season with at least 1,500 yards rushing, a first in the NFL.Ģ007 - The New England Patriots set an NFL record with their 15th win, the best start in league history, with a 28-7 victory over the Miami Dolphins 28-7.Ģ007 - Chris Johnson sets an NCAA bowl record with 408 all-purpose yards, and Ben Hartman kicks a 34-yard field goal as time expires to give East Carolina a 41-38 victory over No. The game is played at Honolulu’s International Center in front of 3,383 fans.ġ996 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions rushes for 175 yards in a 24-14 loss to San Francisco to finish with 1,553 yards for the season. Trottier sets an NHL record with three goals and three assists in the second period.ġ982 - Chaminade, an NAIA school, beats top-ranked Virginia and 7-foot-4 center Ralph Sampson, 77-72, for one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history. Maya Moore has a double-double with a career-high 41 points and 10 rebounds and Bria Hartley adds 21 points for the Huskies, who hold the record for the longest winning streak in all of college basketball history.Ģ013 - Jared Roberts makes a 41-yard field goal as time expires and Colorado State overcomes a 22-point deficit to beat Washington State 48-45 in the New Mexico Bowl.Ģ014 - Houston wide receiver Andre Johnson has six receptions for 65 yards in the Texans’ 25-13 win against Baltimore to become the 10th player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career catches.ġ978 - Bryan Trottier has five goals and three assists to lead the New York Islanders to a 9-4 victory over the Rangers.
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