This is takin a turn in topic but....
Come on...
Parcells rebuilt the Giants, Patriots, Jets, and Cowboys (and now the dolphins although not as head coach), in under 2 years. He's simply a natural born winner wherever he goes, the team simply wins. no one else can take 1-15, 4-12, 6-10 teams and in one or two years turn them into playoff contenders. All without the convenient luxury of having someone named "Brady" at their most important position (I guess Phil Simms would be close but...) He took a Cowboy team that was 5-11 3 straight years into the playoffs in his very first year....with a QB named Quincy Carter!
I know Belichick's stats pre Brady are mediocre at best so i looked them up...Belichick was 36-44 with the Browns and the Patriots were 5-11 in 2000, Belichick's first year, without Brady. Add in this 11-5 season that makes him 52-60, 41-55 before this season without Tom Brady. Is Belichick that good or is he just fortunate to have the "Brady" factor?
Until Belichick proves he can win on multiple teams, he can't be put in the same category with Parcells, or even close for that matter
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Last edited by Zybomb; 01-02-09 at 02:23 PM.
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