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McLovin Can we please catch a damn break already? This is getting out of hand.
Holy Crap! Parcells Alert!
The Falcoholic —
Whoa, where the hell did this come from? It looks like the Falcons are wooing Bill Parcells of Patriots and Cowboys fame. What makes it even more startling is that he'd effectively be in the front office, displacing Rich McKay as the VP/GM. McKay would stay on as president, assuming he accepted. ...
Falcons watch castoffs earn acclaim
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... With Mora's replacement, Bobby Petrino, having bolted for the college ranks, Blank is pondering imminent changes to the front office. That is the word from ESPN's Chris Mortenson tonight. This could get interesting with Bill Parcells in the mix. Rich McKay had seemed pretty much untouchable until the Petrino situation unfolded. That appears to be changing. The Falcons could be at that point where they need a franchise mulligan. ...
Report: Rich McKay Out as Falcons GM
FanHouse —
Filed under: Falcons, AtlantaAtlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank has informed general manager Rich McKay that McKay will not be back as the team's general manager next year, ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting. According to multiple media reports, McKay could stay with the team to run the business side -- ticket sales, concessions, parking, that sort of thing. But Blank has apparently already decided that McKay will no longer run the draft and free agency for the Falcons, and McKay will also most likely not choose the Falcons' next ...
Tuna Taking Over in Atlanta?
About Football —
... reporting Tuesday the Bill Parcells has been offered a job as the team's executive vice president, and the Tuna himself confirming Wednesday that he probably would accept the post , it seems something good is about to happen to this snake-bitten franchise. Parcells reportedly would be in charge of all personnel decisions, along with the task of hiring a new head coach, which means that current general manager Rich McKay will either get the heave-ho or be slapped with a demotion. This is a fantastic move by owner Arthur Blank, assuming a deal is actually consummated. ...
Atlanta Falcons Asking Bill Parcells To Become Their VP of Football Operations
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
FALCONS GO FISHING; BLANK HOPES TO REEL IN BIG TUNA: The Atlanta Falcons are going after Bill Parcells. And if he won't be their coach, he can at least help them find one : ESPN reports that the Falcons have offered Parcells the position of vice president of football operations with the NFL club. The job would allow the ex-sideline stalwart to select the team's new coach and reorganize personnel. When contacted by phone on Tuesday, Parcells answered, " I've got nothing to say ," before hanging up. However, sources say that the Big Tuna is seriously considering the offer, and ...
Bill Parcells on Atlanta Falcons Front Office Job: 'I'm Pretty Sure I'm Going to Do It'
FanHouse —
Filed under: Falcons, AtlantaFormer Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells is on the verge of taking over the Atlanta Falcons' front office. Parcells' co-worker at ESPN, Chris Mortensen, reports that Parcells told him this morning he's planning to take the job:
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to do it. [Owner] Arthur [Blank] and I have had some pretty constructive discussions. I basically will oversee the football operations. We'll meet today -- not in Atlanta -- and work out some of the final details but ...
Please Let This Happen
Bucstats.com —
... UPDATE: Here's a much better article about the development. Apparently it is further along than I originally thought. Parcells says, "I'm pretty sure I'm going to do it." ...
Parcells making another comeback
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... In what has become one of the most reliable storylines in the league, Bill Parcells is ending his retirement to become the vice president of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons. ...
Retirement doesn't agree with Parcells
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... In what has become one of the most reliable storylines in the league, Bill Parcells is ending his retirement to become the vice president of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons. ...
...Retirement doesn't agree with Parcells
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... In what has become one of the most reliable storylines in the league, Bill Parcells apparently is ending his retirement to become vice president of football operations for the Atlanta Falcons. ...
The News
Mondesi's House —
... --It looks like Bill Parcells is coming back to take over the Falcons. In totally unrelated news, look for the Falcons to sign Curtis Martin, Keyshawn Johnson, and Richie Anderson very soon. ...
Parcells is “pretty sure.” Well, lock it down, then
Randball —
... While this whole Bill Parcells as vice prez of the Falcons thing very well might happen, we would like to point out that his declaration of, “I’m pretty sure I’m going to do it,” is even less ironclad than it might be with other gentlemen. Far be it from us to claim Wikipedia as an end-all, be-all source of information, but when a man has a ...
ESPN, Beaten Again to the Tuna
The Big Lead —
... . We poked around ESPN and saw nothing. About 20 minutes later, Mort was on the tube talking about his scoop. We’ll probably get a lot of ‘who cares?’ comments, and that’s fine … but we’ll ask it anyway, since media is our thing: How do you miss a major story on a guy who was in your house, and whom you know teams are going to come after? Twice! ...
Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Deserves Credit if He Lands Parcells
Sports Business Radio blogs —
... Then Blank reached out to Bill Parcells about becoming his VP of Football Operations. The Tuna wouldn't coach, but would instead hire the coach, the GM and the football operations staff. And when it comes to drafting and signing free agents, there's nobody better at identifying talent than Bill Parcells. ...
Bill Parcells Updates
The Phinsider —
... Per ESPN, as well as ProFootballTalk, Bill Parcells is likely to accept the job offer of VP of Football Operations with the Atlanta Falcons. Here's what Parcells says in the ESPN article: ...
Big Tuna to the Falcons…Dolphins?
SporTech Matter —
... As recently as an hour ago all reports pointed towards Bill Parcells signing a deal to become the next Vice President of the Atlanta Falcons. Tuna was set to meet Arthur Blank in New York to finalize a deal that was put together by the Falcons. Just why did Parcells decline? According to Arthur Blank, Tuna is reviewing a revised offer by the Miami Dolphins. From the ...
Mortensen Can't Even Get A Scoop Right From His Co-Workers
AwfulAnnouncing —
... People have to just be screwing with Chris Mortensen at this point, but he's done it again. In an exact contradiction of his report this morning, Bill Parcells is not going to the Falcons and is now considering an offer from the Dolphins.... ...
Oops
Mile High Ramblings —
From the "We Keep Fucking Up" file, just this morning Chris Mortenson reported that Bill Parcells was likely to take the Falcons VP job . Now, not as much. In what ESPN has called "Breaking News," ...
The Week in Quotes: December 20, 2007
Football Outsiders —
... but I don’t think there’s any deal breakers here.” – Bill Parcells on December 18, 2007, describing what seemed to be his impending plan to join the Atlanta Falcons as head of football operations “Arthur wants to rebuild the football operation. I’ll hire a general manager and then we’ll hire a coach. We’ll do this together, the GM, the coach and myself. The coach absolutely will not be Bill Parcells. All this happens if we finalize this thing, which I expect to do.” – Parcells ( ESPN.com )“It’s gossip and we don’t have an answer for that.” – Falcons interim head coach Emmitt ...
Chris Mortensen Gets Another "Breaking News" Story Wrong
AwfulAnnouncing —
... First, it was that Michael Vick unlikely to get indicted, we all know how that turned out. After that came the guarantee that Ron Rivera was the next Cowboys Coach, and when that didn't pan out he was chided by colleague Greg Easterbrook online. Next, it was Mortensen saying that Eli Manning would "officially" miss a month to start last season, Eli played every game. THEN it was Jon Gruden put him on blast. If you add to that this Cardinals story, the Parcells to Atlanta guarantee, and the lock that Brett Favre WAS NOT going to come back this ...
Mort Talks To Seattle Radio Station About Favre And Glazer
AwfulAnnouncing —
... whole attitude when it comes to this is that he comes off like a complete hypocrite. If you take every story that Mort tried to break in the past two years, he did the EXACT opposite of what he said he did in regards to this story. I mean the guy has a laundry list of stories that he jumped the gun on, and now he's going to pretend that he's cautious? You have the Mike Vick indictment story, Ron Rivera as the next Cowboys Coach, Eli Manning's injury, the Parcells to Atlanta guarantee. He even said at one point that Brett Favre WAS NOT going to ...
Chris Mortensen Shows Off His Expertise By Picking Both The Giants And Eagles To Beat Each Other
FanIQ Blog —
Chris Mortensen is legendary for "breaking" stories that are rife with inaccuracies. His reporting skills and methods are clearly questionable, evidenced by the fact that he has reported the Michael Vick wouldn't be indicted, Eli Manning would be out for a month, Jeff Garcia had a hairline fracture, Parcells was going to the Falcons, Matt Leinart would start for the Cardinals, and Brett Favre was coming back. It has almost gotten to the point that if Chris Mortensen reports something, people should immediately believe the ...
Chris Mortensen Gets Story On Mike Shanahan To Chiefs Completely Wrong
FanIQ Blog —
... Mort also said Leinart would start over Kurt Warner this past season, that Parcells would go to Atlanta, and that Brett Favre ...
