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To: Bill who wrote (17385)	12/30/2002 3:37:44 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45644

I really wonder if Jones would give Parcells all the control that he would no doubt ask for.

To: Bill who wrote (17385)	12/31/2002 8:01:35 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 45644

Report: Parcells to Coach Dallas Cowboys siliconinvestor.com By STEPHEN HAWKINS 12/31/2002 05:52:45 EST Bill Parcells is back in a familiar position: apparently on the verge of another coaching job. Within hours after Dallas fired Dave Campo on Monday following three straight 5-11 seasons, conflicting reports surfaced on whether Parcells had become the new Cowboys coach. It remained uncertain early Tuesday if Parcells, who has been close to deals before only to walk away, had actually been offered the job or was willing to take it. Even before Campo was fired, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones held two lengthy meetings with Parcells, who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants and also took the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl and New York Jets to the AFC championship game. The Dallas Morning News reported that Parcells had agreed to an $18 million, four-year deal, basing its report on an unnamed source close to Parcells and Jones. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, also attributing unnamed sources, reported the same financial terms and said a deal was imminent. But ESPN, the network for which Parcells has worked as a football analyst, reported on its Web site that Parcells' agent, Jimmy Sexton, and two other unnamed sources said there was no deal. Several newspapers quoted Parcells as saying that he planned to be at his New Jersey home Tuesday. Team spokesman Rich Dalrymple wouldn't comment on any of the reports, and Sexton did not return phone calls to The Associated Press. When he announced Campo's firing, Jones said he had no timetable to hire a replacement, but added, "I hope it can happen quickly." Last year, Parcells signed with Tampa Bay, then changed his mind. Because of that contract, the Buccaneers contend they should have been asked for permission before the Cowboys and Parcells talked and that they want compensation. The Buccaneers, however, never filed that Parcells contract with the NFL office. On Thursday, the Bucs will present their case in a hearing with the commissioner's office. Parcells also backed out on Atlanta and Tampa Bay once before - a decade ago, when Hugh Culverhouse, then the team's owner, said: "I feel like I've been jilted at the altar." In 1979, Parcells was hired as the New York Giants' linebackers coach. Shortly afterward, he told head coach Ray Perkins he couldn't take the job for personal reasons. The 61-year-old Parcells has been out of coaching since after the 1999 season when he ended a three-year stint with the Jets, who were 1-15 before he arrived. In 15 NFL seasons, he has a 138-100-1 record. Jones said part of the reason he fired Campo was to bring in a proven coach, and Parcells fits that bill. All five coaches the Cowboys have had, including Tom Landry and Jimmy Johnson, were first-time head coaches in the NFL. "This change is more about a change in philosophy, not about what Dave didn't do," Jones said. Campo, a lifelong assistant, was promoted from defensive coordinator three years ago when Chan Gailey was fired. He was the last assistant coach hired for Johnson's staff after Jones bought the team in 1989, following 11 college jobs in 18 years. Campo is the first Cowboys coach to leave with a losing record (15-33). He is also the first never to win the division or make the playoffs. "I knew the parameters that we were going to be dealing with from the standpoint of being a team in transition," Campo said. "Sometimes you are at the apex and sliding. I knew that we were in that position." Campo was never above .500 in a season, and his teams never won more than two straight games. The Cowboys had only five 10-loss seasons in 40 years before Campo arrived. After spending his first two years in Dallas as a defensive assistant, Campo became secondary coach, then defensive coordinator. The Cowboys won the Super Bowl in his first year as coordinator. He held the job four more seasons, then was picked over several assistants to replace Gailey. Jones confirmed Monday that he has also talked with former Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green. League officials said Jones has done all that's necessary to make a move, an indication that the interview with Green met the minority candidate requirement.