Just heard it on the radio.

MikeMyers for the Pulitzer, nice job beating ESPN.com.

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They probably told Bill that TO was untradable and that was enough.

I wonder if Jerry still has Dave Campo or Barry Switzer on speed dial?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2738949


Parcells retires from coaching after 9-7 season

ESPN.com news services

After a trying season in Dallas, Bill Parcells is retiring from coaching.

"I am retiring from coaching football," Parcells said in a statement. "I want to thank Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones for their tremendous support over the last four years. Also, the players, my coaching staff and others in the support group who have done so much to help. Dallas is a great city and the Cowboys are an integral part of it. I am hopeful that they are able to go forward from here."

The Cowboys finished a tumultuous season with a 9-7 record and lost in the NFC wild-card playoffs when a late field goal attempt went awry against the Seattle Seahawks.

"I am in good health and feel lucky to have been able to coach in the NFL for an extended period of time," Parcells said. "I leave the game and the NFL with nothing but good feelings and gratitude to all the players, coaches and other people that have assisted me in that regard."

MikeMyers for the Pulitzer, nice job beating ESPN.com.

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They probably told Bill that TO was untradable and that was enough.

I wonder if Jerry still has Dave Campo or Barry Switzer on speed dial?
~cough~changailey~cough~

Losing to the Lions made him never want to coach again.

He's decided to take a season off to work down to a B-cup.

im waiting for TO to retire just to get the spotlight back.

Woulda been nice a couple weeks ago. Now, no Whisenhunt.

(Sorry for a non-joke post, Im probably the only 'Boys fan here)

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Who are you a fan of?

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It will be interesting to see who Jones targets for the next coach.

How would Sean Payton look about now? Whoops!

If Jones goes after a college coach, he's going to have to pay, and pay deeply.

Pete Carroll?

Charlie Weis?

Bob Stoops?

Urban Meyer?

I'm trying to think if there are any unemployed, big name retreads available.

Bill Walsh is too sick/old.

Cowher is "retired" and the Steelers still have his rights.

The return of Jimmy Johnson would be interesting...hmmm.

Martz is on John Clayton's list of candidates.


Bill Cowher, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach: Jones at least has to make the phone call. Wayne Huizenga of the Dolphins contacted Cowher's people and let him know of the Dolphins' interest. Cowher's intention is to sit out the 2007 season and maybe longer. No one expects him to change that position. For the Cowboys to be able to acquire Cowher, they would have to make a trade. The cost probably would be three high draft choices spread over two or three years. Cowher is so good, it could cost a first, a second and a third starting in 2007, but consider this option an incomplete pass.

Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans head coach: Forget about it. Bud Adams wouldn't let Fisher out of his contract in 2007 for five draft choices. Plus, he would never let one of the top coaching assets in the NFL go to Dallas when Bud lives in Houston. This one is impossible. The Titans were very clear Monday night. "Dallas has not requested permission to speak to Coach Fisher and in the event they did, there are no circumstances under which permission would be granted," Chief operating office Steve Underwood told The Tennessean in Nashville.

Mike Martz, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator: Jones is on the competition committee and that allows him the chance to get to know a lot of the top coaches. He got to know Martz when the former Rams head coach was on the competition committee. Fresh in Jones' mind is how Martz' Lions breezed through the Cowboys' defense in the regular-season finale with street free agents in the backfield and a converted undrafted safety at wide receiver. Jones knows the value of the quarterback position, and he knows Martz could do good things with Tony Romo.

Wade Phillips, San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator: The Cowboys were a disappointing 3-4 defense last season. Phillips runs one of the best 3-4 schemes in the league. He keeps it simple. He lets playmakers make plays. His blitz schemes aren't complicated. Phillips has head coaching experience in Denver and Buffalo and has been a winner.

Ron Rivera, Chicago Bears defensive coordinator: Jones can't interview Rivera until Feb. 5 -- the day after the Super Bowl -- but Rivera would be an ideal choice. The Steelers thought he was so ready to be a head coach that they were willing to give him a second interview had the Bears lost Sunday. Then it would have been Rivera going against Mike Tomlin of the Vikings. When the Bears had the fourth-quarter lead, the Steelers made their formal offer to Tomlin and made him their coach. The problem of waiting until Feb. 5, though, is the difficulty of getting a great staff together.

Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners head coach: No, this isn't a repeat of the Barry Switzer scenario. It's going to take a lot more convincing to get Stoops to leave Oklahoma. Stoops would be the biggest name available for the Cowboys. As a defensive-oriented coach, Stoops could do good things with the talent assembled by Parcells. The problem is getting Stoops out of Oklahoma. Money won't be a problem. Jones could pay him $4.5 million to $5 million a year. The problem is college coaches without NFL experience struggle and often fail. Of course, Jerry did have success with Switzer and Jimmy Johnson.

Jim Mora, Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach: Mora is pretty well settled after accepting the assistant head coaching position with the Seahawks on Sunday. It gave him a chance to return to Seattle, where he went to college. It also gave him a chance to work with Mike Holmgren. Mora took the Falcons to the NFC Championship Game in his first season as head coach and at least deserves to be on any list.

Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis Colts assistant head coach: The Tony Dungy coaching tree is a pretty good one. Dungy is facing his former assistant Lovie Smith in the Super Bowl. Caldwell was active in a lot of job interviews after the regular season ended. He is a solid person and a good coach.

Mike Zimmer, Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator: One of the bad parts of Parcells' late decision is that the Cowboys didn't have a chance to retain Zimmer. Parcells was going to go a different direction and probably give Todd Bowles the job if he returned. Jerry Jones always has liked Zimmer, who is more of a 4-3 coach, but he learned the 3-4 working for Parcells. He knows the talent and could be of service.

Norv Turner, San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator: Turner made a big mistake trying to bail out the Raiders a couple of years ago, but it allowed him to return to the Bay Area to live and work. The 49ers gave him a chance to coach offense and not move, and Turner and his family liked that. It's hard for coaches to get three chances at head coaching jobs and Turner's already been a head coach with the Redskins and the Raiders. Jones likes Turner and rightfully so. When Troy Aikman was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Turner was the presenter. He meant a lot to Aikman and the Cowboys, but Jones would have to do some convincing for Turner to take one more chance at head coaching. He has a playoff team brewing with Mike Nolan in San Francisco.

Mike Sherman, Houston Texans offensive coordinator: The former Packers coach gained a lot of praise for his help in maturing the Texans' running game even though it didn't have much running talent. Sherman has been active in several head coaching searches. He has a good offensive mind and is very organized. Plus, he was a playoff regular when he was with the Packers.

Apparantly Stoops was in Dallas yesterday 'scouting a HS player' but of course the rumors are going around. Wade Phillips and Norv Turner seem to be the main targets right now. Titans already denied Jones.

How many times can Norv Turner get hired/fired?

I thought it was just a given that the guy is just not HC material?

Brilliant OC, but not a HC.

Some would say the same for Martz, I suppose.

Yeah Im not too big on the Norv idea. Wade Phillips is who I want. Dallas has 3-4 personnell on defense, and had a 4-3 coach trying to run it. Wade can actually run a 3-4 and would be worth it just for that.

Wade Phillips to the Cowboys?
Oh God, Terrell Owens is going to eat this poor sap alive.
i look for Phillips to last well into pre season training camp before he is found in an alley in Dallas, naked, and blubbering to himself while clutching an empty bottle of Thunderbird.

AKA Bum's son.

Phillips is said to be a Texas man that will get along with Jones. If TO is a problem he could be heading out once again. So is Garret going to remain the OC? Hopefully Wade is cool with that since they hired the OC before hiring a HC.

Phillips is said to be a Texas man that will get along with Jones. If TO is a problem he could be heading out once again. So is Garret going to remain the OC? Hopefully Wade is cool with that since they hired the OC before hiring a HC.
Wade is a defensive guy. i doubt he's there to bring in his own guy on offense. But Dallas did us a favor. His defense was a thorn in the AFC West's side. As a HC i think he's average at best. San Diego lost its OC and DC. Beautiful.

Yeah Im not too big on the Norv idea. Wade Phillips is who I want. Dallas has 3-4 personnell on defense, and had a 4-3 coach trying to run it. Wade can actually run a 3-4 and would be worth it just for that.
good luck, both guys(norv and wade) are geniuses as coordinators, idiots as hc's.

good luck, both guys(norv and wade) are geniuses as coordinators, idiots as hc's.

Yeah even though it is who I wanted I cant say Im incredibly happy. I thought maybe Singletary could have been nice, but the risk factor was too high since he is unproven. There just wasnt crap out there to choose from. I wonder if Jerry Jones just plans on firing Phillips after the year unless they reach the SB, and going after Lovie if the Bears dont extend him or Cowler if he wants to unretire.

Singletary keeps being mentioned for HC jobs. Is he even coaching anything these days, or has he?

He is the DC/Assistant Coach or something like that for San Fran. Maybe he still ends up as DC for the DC.. I hear he is really good at teaching defensive football but Im not sure of his Xs and Os.

I don't know if you can say Phillips is an idiot HC. He made some questionable moves but consistently got his team to the playoffs. The Cowboys will retain Tony Sparano (who called plays for them last year) and add a young mind in Jason Garrett to the mix on the offensive side of the ball so they should be able to maintain a high level of continuity there and Romo should continue to develop with a lot of weapons around him. Phillips will finally be able to get the most out of Roy Williams and should have the Cowboys front 7 defensively being a lot more aggressive and productive. Overall it has to be viewed as the most reasonable, safest hire. No rebuilding of the defense into a 4-3 and no waiting for a young guy to learn the ropes. Phillips has a year or two to start winning playoff games and if he can't get it done the Cowboys likely have the next head coach on staff already.

The Cowboys will retain Tony Sparano (who called plays for them last year)...

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I wouldnt fire him either.