How Exactly Will History Judge Parcells?
First of a four-part series on the legacy of Bill Parcells. The good people of Canton, Ohio will roll out the red carpet for Duane Charles Parcells someday. We think. Parcells may have started the Patriots resurrection, but when the time comes how will history judge him? (AP File Photo)Yes, he was a great coach. But he screwed over three franchises along the way. No matter, he was a genius. But he never won a Super Bowl without Bill Belichick at his side. Doesn’t matter, he’s only one of two head coaches to take two different teams to a Super Bowl. Too bad it didn’t seem important to him that he become the first head coach to win Super Bowls with two different teams. It started as one of the messiest divorces in NFL history, and it continues on as an expose on a coach’s ego, vanity, and complete disregard for his personal legacy. At the epicenter of all this is a mismanaged Super Bowl, and the handing over to a divisional rival a coach who is currently on a run of success matched only
