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March 26, 2012
Bill Parcells Approached About Coaching Saints: Sean Payton has approached his friend and mentor Bill Parcells about serving as interim head coach of the New Orleans Saints during his year-long suspension, several league sources told ESPN. Payton was an assistant for the Big Tuna when he coached the Dallas Cowboys and has frequently sought his counsel since taking over the Saints top job.
Well, at least they're gathering content, however speculative, from upstanding, dignified sources.
rcade called this 5 days ago.
posted by beaverboard at 01:15 PM on March 26, 2012
I did. I had a feeling that the Saints would feel mistreated by the harshness of the penalty and would view bringing in someone exciting like Parcells as a subtle "fuck you" to Roger Goodell.
Whether Parcells takes it probably depends on whether he's pissed off too.
posted by rcade at 01:41 PM on March 26, 2012
Side of Cajun Tuna anyone?
posted by NerfballPro at 01:59 PM on March 26, 2012
I'm with apoch on this. Nothing has happened yet.
posted by scully at 04:44 PM on March 26, 2012
I'm guessing the Williams family won't be getting a Christmas card from the Paytons this year. I can't wait to hear the inside scoop on this sordid tale, but it'll probably take years to come out in full.
posted by feloniousmonk at 04:54 PM on March 26, 2012
Ah, speculation pretending to be fact, ESPN never lets me down.