Source: Parcells signs on as Dolphins Executive VP

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Arthur Blank gets Kicked in the Nuts....again
Published 12/20/2007 by YYSA at Yoda You Should Ask
... However, shortly after thinking they were going to land the Big Tuna he decided that he was better off taking over the 1-14 Miami Dolphins instead. ...

ESPN: Bill Parcells Has Signed His Contract, Will Take Over Miami Dolphins
Published 12/20/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Dolphins, Miami, ESPNESPN is reporting that one of its employees, Bill Parcells, has signed a contract to become executive vice president of football operations, that he has faxed the signed contract to Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga, and that there's really, truly, no backing out this time. ESPN also reports that Parcells will still be an analyst for the network through this weekend's games. In theory, that should mean we'll hear an interesting account this weekend of what went down between Parcells, the Falcons ...

Dolphins land the Big Tuna
Published 12/20/2007 by Steve Gardner at Sports Scope
Stop us if you've heard this before ... Bill Parcells is giving up his job as an ESPN analyst to run a floundering NFL team's front office. Yesterday, that team was the Atlanta Falcons. But now, he's apparently signed a four-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, a team source tells ESPN. An announcement is expected later today. Parcells has already built powerhouse teams as the head coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots and New York Jets -- in addition to putting together the bulk of the roster for this year's 12-2 Dallas Cowboys team. But rebuilding the ...

Fish Adding Tuna? I’ll Bite.
Published 12/20/2007 by Rockabye at The Arena
... It appears the Miami Dolphins will be adding a well-credentialed expert to their excavation project. So? (more…) ...

Thursday Hash: A Tribute to Tuna
Published 12/20/2007 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Bill Parcells is the new executive vice president of football operations for the Miami Dolphins. This deal is pretty much set in stone unless Parcells receives a better offer in the next few minutes. ...

Sports Business Radio Nuggets to Get You Through the Thursday Before Christmas
Published 12/20/2007 by Berger at Sports Business Radio blogs
... - The tough luck continues for Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. Just when he thought he had THE guy to rebuild his football operations, Bill Parcells changes course and signs a multi-year deal to take the same job with the Miami Dolphins. ...

Bill Parcells kicks the Falcons where it hurts…
Published 12/20/2007 by Footballguys and hosts Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom at Footballguys Blog
... Franchise forced to start Joey Harrington, one of the worst QBs in the league Acquires Byron Leftwich off waivers, only to have him get injured and also play poorly when healthy 1st year head coach leaves the team in the middle of a 3-10 start to return to college Bill Cowher publicly declines interest in coaching there Bill Parcells appears THIS close to signing as the new GM/President of Football when… …he instead signs a 4-year deal with the 1-13 Miami Dolphins! Man oh man…the Falcons are two ...

Gifts For The Holidays - Football Edition
Published 12/21/2007 at End Zone Buzz
... > - Arthur Blank: His ability to trust what people tell him. > - Bill Belichick: A lump of coal. > - Lloyd Carr's assistant football coaches at Michigan: A job somewhere. > > - St. Louis Rams: A president, G.M. and head coach with a clue. > - Bobby Petrino: An understanding of the word "loyalty." > - Miami Dolphins: They already got it. > - Baltimore Ravens: A ...

wwtb? takes over the Blizzard
Published 12/22/2007 by What was that bang? at Pacifist Viking
... Bill Parcells is now running the Dolphins (ESPN). I couldn't be more intrigued: a master coach is now running a proud, historic franchise that has fallen on hard times (but he's not coaching it). ...

How much does half of 1 win cost?
Published 2/25/2008 by emmettjones at Sports Business Digest
... This whole situation is at least a little surprising, as most people believed that any sale of the Dolphins was unlikely after Huizenga brought in Bill Parcells to head football operations. But, it obviously goes to show that nothing is set in stone, especially not for the man (Huizenga) who is known for bringing in big names to help revitalize his team (remember Dan Marino’s 22 day stint as Senior VP of football operations?). ...