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Bill Parcells Blames Tony Romo For His Departure In Dallas
I missed the HBO special yesterday (and I just bought the channel, too), but apparently former Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells says Tony Romo is the reason he left the organization.
His comments are probably going to make some fans livid, and others may sympathize with what he has to say, but I have my own opinions about it.
According to the Sun Sentinel, Parcells said:
“We’d just lost to Seattle and I’m flying back,” Parcells told Andrea Kremer of HBO from his summer home in Saratoga Springs. “I’m sitting up with the pilots, you know, I have a little fear of flying so I ride up in the cockpit. And I said, ‘This is probably going to be my last trip.’ And you just know. You don’t want to go through the whole process again, to get to right where we were. You know?
“And all you got to do is kick a field goal, the most elementary of plays, and then you just don’t do it. And so I don’t want to go through that process again. Too much blood.”
Pressure. Parcells could not handle the pressure. He’d probably have died of heart failure this past season, losing to the New York Giants after going 13-3. But what irks me in his comments is that he takes absolutely no responsibility for his own coaching decisions. Who in the hell has their starting quarterback hold for field goals? Yes, Romo dropped the snap, but he should have never been back there anyway. You want someone with dry hands who hasn’t been tired by the rigors of a playoff game. At this point, he was the starting quarterback of one of the most powerful and prestigious teams in football. That’s more pressure than Bill Parcells will ever handle.
Personally, I think it is predictable that Parcells would place blame on one of the greatest football stories the NFL currently has. His jealousy of what is to come in Dallas might just put him over the edge. We suggest he get over it and concentrate on the 1-15 Jason Taylor-less Miami Dolphins.
LandryHat,
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pmI for one am glad he is gone…he can say what he wants but the Seattle loss had more to do with Bill not taking advantage of a depleted Seattle secondary…if he goes on the attack instead of being ULTRA conservative, Dallas wins in a landslide. (I know RG I can what if all day long)…but it is the truth, he cut the legs off the offense by not attacking…He was at fault, don’t blame Romo! And as soon as Romo became the starter, someone else should have handled the holding duties. Bill Parcells will never take the blame, why should he, he is in Miami.
Oh, and 1st post Redskin Guy
sorry to be off subject but can anyone confirm the talks about a possible release of roy williams before training camp? as far as parcells goes, I’m glad he is gone just like most people…his game planning for that game was the reason behind the loss…yes if romo had held on then the results would have been different, but he never should have been in that position in the first place.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:52 pmSuch hate for the guy who constructed the current Cowboys team. Bill Parcells took an awful Cowboys team, and made them respectable.
Losing Parcells will also start the Cowboys toward another decline. Parcells has taken Jeff Ireland, Tony Sparano, Anthony Fasano, Jason Ferguson, Keith Davis, and Akin Ayodele. Not having him or Ireland scouting talent will catch up to this Cowboys team soon enough. Probably 2-3 years from now you will see a Cowboys team with depleted talent.
Parcells will also make Miami better. They can’t get any worse than they were last year, and the Tuna has made every team he has been a part of good. Miami will be making the playoffs, and could possibly be just as talented as this current Cowgirls team.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 pmLove4DaStar…
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pmI have Sirius radio and Gil Brandt was on one of the shows yesterday and he made some comment (sorry caught just the end of it) about Roy…he said Roy had to have a “strong” camp or else he could be a cap casualty (not verbatim - but close)…I can’t see it happening because he would be such a cap hit, but anything Gil Brandt says I listen to, saying that, Henry & Hamlin as safeties, T-New & Adam as cornerback and I truly believe Scandrick will push for the nickle roll this year, Jenkins will be good, but I got a feeling (Brandt says Scandrick could be steal of draft) Scandrick will be a major plus for us.
Ian,
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 pmYes we lost Parcells, big deal - yes he turned the team around, i’ll give him that, BUT you are wrong, we have signed the core of our team…and most are very young…if you want to talk about a coach - how ’bout yours, he can’t even control his own family…talk to me when you have a superbowl ring - WE HAVE 5.
I dont think we could afford to lose Roy, yeah Henry could move over to saftey and be great, but what if him or Hamlin goes down, then what? As good as our seconday is gonna be I think we can afford to have Roy out there just for his tackling abilities, and if by some miracle his pass coverage improves, thats a bonus.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 pmI also think that Parcells was too conservative with our offense. I mean, we had the same offense last season that we did the year before (as far players), and they didn’t produce as much that season. So Garrett comes in and lets ‘er rip, so to speak, and we become one of the top offenses in the league. Yes, Parcells did a good job building the team back up, but his coaching style was too conservative.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 pmit wasn’t Romos fault he was caught by a quik DB from Port Arthur, Texas named Jordan Babineaux usually Romo gets away from that play …JB had been relegated to NB all-season then that year he got his first start in that game its just Port Arthur playoff success like when Stephen Jackson stopped nowitzki in the warriors series
but i agree Romo shouldn’t've been fielding snaps
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:19 pmhey Ian maybe u should focus on your beagles instead of worrying about dallas and what they may be in a few yrs…we know what the beagles will be, they’ll be w/o lito, dawkins(since your front office doesn’t resign aging vets), who knows if mcnabb will ever stay healthy, and good luck giving westbrook that 30 mil guaranteed that he wants hahaha…looks like u guys are on the decline and won’t be back for awhile, in contrast to dallas who has resigned our cornerstones of the team and more are still to come…good luck to your beagles as they stare up at dallas once again in the standings this yr.
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:39 pmHa yeah Dallas COULD be depleted in 2-3 years but we WILL have a ring or 2. taste it fewl!
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:05 pmPride goeth before a fall Cowboy fans…
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 pmI am happy the Tuna drafted Barber. Now he will have the Dolphins smelling like tuna
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:50 pmDamn-it Mike M. Quit throwing salt in open wounds. That is Tulips job. Maybe Tulip should buy stock in these Port Arthur playoff killers, but we are on the other side of the fence. We WANT Dallas to win. Don’t you?
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pmlove me some dawk, that explains it then……thats why you guys are on the decline or the fall. you guys were full of pride for a long time, now comes the fall then i assume
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:53 pmI didn’t see the show and I didn’t hear Parcells, so maybe there was something about the way he said it that doesn’t translate to print, but I’m reading Parcells’ quote and I don’t think it’s particularly harsh on Romo.
The way I read it, he said he felt horrible coming so close to winning in the playoffs and not making it and he can’t stand to go through that again. What Cowboys fan DIDN’T feel terrible after that game?
Coming so close and then losing like that has to be a sucker punch right to the gut; can you really blame him for not wanting to do it again after he watch a year’s worth of work swirl down the drain because of one botched down? He didn’t mention Romo’s name. He just said it was frustrating to see such a simple play ruin his season. What exactly is wrong with that statement?
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:31 pmWhatever. So he will suddenly feel better managing a team that is at least 3 to 4 years away from even winning 9 games? They don’t have a defense or a quarterback. How is that for “blood”
PArcells is a slug
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:41 pmParcells can’t stay away from the game. He quits and then changes his mind more often than Brett Favre. His job in Miami had nothing to do with Dallas and everything to do with which owner sucked up to him and gave him the most power.
That said, he IS a slug. And he’s a habitual quitter who seems to get some sort of sadistic glee out of seeing his former teams fall apart after he leaves. I just don’t think that particular comment sounded like the declaration of jihad that you seem to think it was.
But I could be wrong, Dan. After all, we all know that you are always perfectly objective and reasonable and you would never allow personal bias to skew your viewpoint or otherwise overreact.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:13 pmfrom this drat if our scouting unit is any good well see the results.. Parcells was way to conservative in his play calling..And I agree romo shouldnt have been back there. I hate to say this But if you want to blame one person blame TG when he hiked a caught pass backwords in the endzone, now that was even more bizzare then Romos botch.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:05 pmDonovan McCrap is talking trash again and the season hasnt even started yet…..
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/donovan-mcnabb-believes-eagles-are-team.html
July 24th, 2008 at 6:25 amActually if you want to blame someone, blame me for sticking all those pins into my Tony-Romo-Voodoo-doll’s hands right at the snap.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:54 amI could believe that Tulip. Looks like someone went crazy on some Washington Redskins voo-doo dolls too the last couple of weeks. Hope you find them soon…before it’s too late.
On a serious note though Tulip. When all else fails, I like to blame it on Washington. And in particular, Bush. Do you have a W. Bush voo-doo doll? I’m not talking about the blow up one.:-) Stick it in his butt, like he’s been doing us!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:22 pmSteam, technically I think answering your question might be illegal since it could be considered a threat to the president, so I’ll say “no comment.” But really, what’s the point? I’m certainly not a Bush fan but he’s gone in a few months. Any damage has already been done.
I don’t really want to derail this site since nothing gets people’s dander up like talking politics and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before some people start having a hissy fit about Liberal weenie democrats bashing Bush. If you’re really curious about my political opinions, feel free to email me.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:38 pmI’m really not Tulip. We’ll just leave it at that.
July 25th, 2008 at 3:24 amyeah, parcells is a great draft organizer, and can find talent under any rock it seems. but he still screwed us on the steven jackson situation and i don’t care what anybody says. as far as i’m concerned, he’s gone and good ridence. he did’nt want owens, and he would’nt comprimise “his” stance on owens at all. he did the same to jason taylor in miami. he wanted emmitt gone when he came here to dallas, because it’s his team, not anybody else’s. with out imput from good football people your team dies. jerry thought that when he hired johnson and was right. he found out when you give control they take it. out goes johnson. then he tried it himself. well, nuff said. so he brought in parcells and did the same to him. gave him control, but not all of it. then parcells gets pissed and leaves. good, now we’ll see what the fatass is really made of. the patriots did fine without him. the giants recovered, the jets never did anything with him, and he helped dallas reload, so lets see what mission impossiible has in store for him now. fatass
July 27th, 2008 at 9:41 am