DOLPHINS: more on Parcells

[Kristoffer Shields]

If it is about leverage and getting some more cash, etc. (and I agree that it almost certainly is), Ross has to do whatever he has to do to keep Parcells around.  He can't have his first official move as new owner be to lose Parcells.  I have to think he's smarter than that.
 
What I wonder, though, is with as much fun as this season has been, does Huizenga go to Ross and say "you know, what if we stayed 50/50 for another year or two....."> From: thebigfish at smunet.net> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:59:31 -0600> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: more on Parcells> > One option for Ross is to not only give him the option for next > season, but for the following season as well.> Cost Ross very little, and plays to Bill's contrarian nature. Since > it's a option for two more years, it actually> lessens the incentive for Bill to leave.> > If Ross let's Parcells walk, he's viewed as the heavy. A thought not > lost on Parcells. The two option years> is the response.> > Michael> > On Dec 29, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Gmail wrote:> > > Is Parcells serious? Or is he just playing hardball? | Inside the > > Dolphins> > http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/ > > miamidolphins/entries/2008/12/29/is_parcells_serious.html? > > cxntfid=blogs_inside_the_dolphins> >> > or http://tr.im/2plm> >> > But an NFL source said Parcells is looking to leverage new owner> > Stephen Ross into adding another year to the out clause. Ross would> > assume control of the team from Wayne Huizenga two days after the> > team's final game.> >> > This isn't about Parcells suddenly developing an itch for another> > reclamation project after putting many of the pieces in place for the> > Dolphins' historic turnaround. This seems to be about Parcells'> > hardline negotiating tactics, which often have exhibited poor timing.> > Who can forget his negotiations with the Jets during Super Bowl week> > in 1997 when he was the Patriots coach?> > _______________________________________________> > Dolphins-disc mailing list> > Dolphins-disc at phins.com> > https://www.phins.com/mailman/listinfo/dolphins-disc> > _______________________________________________> Dolphins-disc mailing list> Dolphins-disc at phins.com> https://www.phins.com/mailman/listinfo/dolphins-disc
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