Andy gets advice from Parcells?

by JasonB on Dec 22, 2006 11:22 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

I figured I'd pass along this heartwarming story for the Christmas season...

Full credit to Grizz at BTB for finding this in Parcells press conference.

A reporter asks Parcells the question "Andy Reid said you called him when they were 5-5 to encourage him?"

I think a lot of him, sometimes even though you don't know a coach, you identify with him, it happened with me and Holmgren. I don't know why it did, I don't spend a lot of time with them, but we communicate. I enjoy getting to know him [Reid] and enjoy the competition, he does a good job. When I was a young coach, several senior coaches took time for me. I'm not trying to be corny here, but I made my mind up to do that for other young coaches, and I've done that. Not many can identify with what they are going through. Like Andy, he's doing a superb job. It all started when I was coaching the Jets in preseason. It was Reid's first head coaching job, I told him "You don't know how lucky you are to have as good a defensive coach as you got, you're lucky to have someone like Jim Johnson on you're first coaching job." That began the relationship. Ron Wolf knows him and thinks well of him, and for me that goes a long way.

Andy also commented on the call.

Coach Parcells called me up and told me not to be pessimistic," Reid said. "He relayed to me the story of about when [Phil] Simms went down and they had the quarterback change and they kept on winning at a championship level. If I had any plan of keeping my head down, he took care of that.

I have to say that I admire the respect these guys give one another. While they may be on opposite sides of the field, in the end as one a very small handful of guys that actually coach an NFL team... they're really all in it together.

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Interesting

It'd be a couple years old now, and I couldn't find a link, but I remember Andy calling Jim Fassel to encourage him after he'd been fired, I believe, or perhaps when he was about to be fired.

I think except in a couple cases where's some dislike, it's like a little fraternity.

All I want for Christmas is an Eagles win.

by BrianS on Dec 22, 2006 1:29 PM EST reply actions

Class

Despite the fact that he coaches the Cowboys, I find it difficult to dislike Parcells. He has always done everything with class. This phone call exemplifies that.

I forget where it was but there was television special about Bill Parcells and how he ran 'his organization', and it was with the utmost morals and class.

We all see his tough persona when it comes to handling players, and during post-game press conferences. But we also see his jovial pre-game/half time interviews.

Kudos to the big Tuna.

Fly Eagles Fly!

by klkatz on Dec 23, 2006 8:36 PM EST reply actions

Agreed

It's difficult to dislike this edition of the Cowboys. Parcells deserves respect for rebuilding the organization the way he wants it. Except for T.O. of course, but Jones forced that on him.

by Dire Radiant on Dec 25, 2006 9:01 PM EST up reply actions