Clark Judge: Rating smartest, boldest, scariest offseason moves

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Dmitroff didn't do things that way obviously but I don't count him as a Parcells guy...

You guys can say it's not true all you want. Bledsoe ended up in Dallas, Pennington ends up in Miami, Testaverde all of that...

If they can make a move for a guy they know they will, they strive for that super quick turn around.

There's a difference between bringing good players from former teams over and "prefer comfort and familiarity above all else". Parcells was very familiar with Bledsoe when he benched him for Romo. He brought Testaverde to New York even though he wasn't "comfortable and familiar" with him in that player/coach sense. Most coaches want to bring players from a former team over. It helps ease the transition for the new players and gives them a player who can show the new guys what's expected of them. That's not something exclusive to the Parcells tree.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

There's a difference between bringing good players from former teams over and "prefer comfort and familiarity above all else". Parcells was very familiar with Bledsoe when he benched him for Romo. He brought Testaverde to New York even though he wasn't "comfortable and familiar" with him in that player/coach sense. Most coaches want to bring players from a former team over. It helps ease the transition for the new players and gives them a player who can show the new guys what's expected of them. That's not something exclusive to the Parcells tree.

And Testaverde went to Dallas. And then to New England.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

And Testaverde went to Dallas. And then to New England.

Sure he did. But he wasn't familiar to him when he first got him. In fact, it was Belichick who had him in Cleveland because he decided it was time to move on from the familiar and comfortable Bernie Kosar. It's absolutely true that Parcells likes to bring some of his players with him when he changes teams. However, that's not exclusive to Parcells or his tree, and it's not as a result of "comfort and familiarity above all else". Hell, if that's really what Parcells wanted, he wouldn't be moving from team to team the way he does.