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fent
04-30-2008, 12:35 PM
yet another post from the blog i linked to earlier, but according to Cooley, Parcells told him he would take him in the 6th and that he didn't see him as a starter, but a guy that would be lucky to be a career special teamer.

My mind drifted back to a trip to visit the Cowboys. Everything was great until I made my way into Bill Parcell's office. After sitting down, the first words out of his mouth were, "I'll be honest, the reason you're here is because we like you as a special teams player. I don't think you'll ever be a starter in the league. We're thinking about taking you around the sixth round." I'm a pretty confident guy, so I walked out of the office with my head high. I did a great job and blocked out the trip, but by the middle of round three I was dying.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Cooley-Zone-My-draft-day-story-has-a-happy-?urn=nfl,78511
SkinsfaninNJ
04-30-2008, 12:39 PM
This is not good news for Phins fans.
ryflan47
04-30-2008, 12:42 PM
This is not good news for Phins fans.

Or the Girls. Hopefully he's a grudge-holder.
tbfoster1
04-30-2008, 12:44 PM
Cooley Rules. I especially liked the comment about the 35-7 beating of the Cowboys where Cooley had 3 TDs and the picture of Parcells with the scoreboard in the background. Finding out what Parcells said about Cooley on draft day certainly makes that victory all the sweeter.
colkurtz
04-30-2008, 12:52 PM
Cooley Rules. I especially liked the comment about the 35-7 beating of the Cowboys where Cooley had 3 TDs and the picture of Parcells with the scoreboard in the background. Finding out what Parcells said about Cooley on draft day certainly makes that victory all the sweeter.

I thought Cooley would be special in his first season. I bought his jersey before he started.

I'm sure meetings like that with Parcell's just drives players to excel, as he did in that game.

"Special team player, I'll show you a special team player!" or something like that.
SkinsfaninNJ
04-30-2008, 01:00 PM
Cooley Rules. I especially liked the comment about the 35-7 beating of the Cowboys where Cooley had 3 TDs and the picture of Parcells with the scoreboard in the background. Finding out what Parcells said about Cooley on draft day certainly makes that victory all the sweeter.

Your post just brought a huge smile to my face.
Skinz4lyfe
04-30-2008, 01:37 PM
Hey everybody makes mistakes and Parcells made one here. I thought Cooley would be a good player from the moment we drafted him. After reading about him and seeing his highlights I understood why we traded up to get him. Thanks Gibbs.
Smiley
04-30-2008, 02:02 PM
As a Skins fan (for 24 years) I worked at a college where the Giants had training camp. Bill Parcells is a blowhard, the guy is no more genuis than I am (and I'm no genius). He wants people to think he's all knowing and unapproachable.....c'mon.....the guy couldn't carry Joe Gibbs' water! I hope Jason Taylor accidently runs over this guy on the practice field. Tool!!! Ummm..Hail!
Smiley
04-30-2008, 02:07 PM
On the positive side.....I'm glad Cooooooley is a Redskin! I think he is a "core" Redskin and it's ironic Joe Gibbs chose em'. Cooley wears the colors well! Hail!
Keino
04-30-2008, 02:07 PM
What has Parcells won when he's had the ability to "Shop for the groceries"?....Or without Bill Bellichik for that matter?
Red Bear
04-30-2008, 02:24 PM
What has Parcells won when he's had the ability to "Shop for the groceries"?....Or without Bill Bellichik for that matter?

this pretty much says it all right here
GeneralDisorder
04-30-2008, 02:37 PM
Parcells on Cooley...?

I like that match-up...
native skin
04-30-2008, 03:15 PM
Lucky for us Parcells made that call... what a douche bag.
jaylen
04-30-2008, 03:28 PM
I thought Cooley would be good when I saw film of him and saw his production. And then he starts playing and very early on it was obvious the kid is special he's an absolute monster as a competitor.

I'm always intrigued by guys who are good run after the catch guys that to me more than anything reveals your competitveness. And on tape he had it.

Anyone can play in an open college system and catch balls for yards and go down or score. But that RAC reveals something more.

Parcells can't take heat from this he's found gems no one believed in as well so it happens with evaluations.
akhhorus
04-30-2008, 03:32 PM
Im sure after he told Cooley that, he said: "No offense to any mormons in the room." lmao
ChiefPowhatan17
05-01-2008, 04:49 PM
Cooley is the best, what a true Redskin. Parcells may not be a good judge of talent after all.
greatest2
05-01-2008, 05:14 PM
as ali said....EAT YOUR WORDS, EAT YOUR WORDS!
AGibbsGirl
05-01-2008, 06:55 PM
This Blog is just more proof that little brother's stink! j/k I actually have an older brother...but then, they stink too.... :D
hogskins
05-01-2008, 07:02 PM
Your post just brought a huge smile to my face.

Me too. Awesome snapshot. Like Riggo stiff-arming the Dolphins (?) DB into the ground on his way to a touchdown in the Super Bowl, with "This Bud's for You" displayed on the scoreboard in the background.
WarEagle
05-01-2008, 07:03 PM
The Big Tuna was stinkin' that day!

But I never anticipated the contributions that Cooley would make, either, so I'm just as bad.
skinsfan36
05-01-2008, 09:59 PM
saw that last week he showed parcells haha cooley is the man
joethefan
05-02-2008, 01:14 AM
ypu can best beleive if mylittle brothers' holding up a call that takes me to my destiny...after the smoke cleared and everyone stopped shouting, I would have taken him outback and beat the crap outa him....
firehawk157
05-02-2008, 05:31 AM
ypu can best beleive if mylittle brothers' holding up a call that takes me to my destiny...after the smoke cleared and everyone stopped shouting, I would have taken him outback and beat the crap outa him....
I second that. Put Joe Gibbs on hold, he'd have better been talking to the Pres.
dukeuch
05-02-2008, 06:27 AM
As a Skins fan (for 24 years) I worked at a college where the Giants had training camp. Bill Parcells is a blowhard, the guy is no more genuis than I am (and I'm no genius). He wants people to think he's all knowing and unapproachable.....c'mon.....the guy couldn't carry Joe Gibbs' water! I hope Jason Taylor accidently runs over this guy on the practice field. Tool!!! Ummm..Hail!

Agreed. Parcells is going out of his way to disenfranchise the best defensive player in Dolphins history. A guy he KNOWS he can't trade because of his age and his salary, but who remains at the top of his game. So Parcell's response is to act like a petulant child.

I love hearing the sound clip of Colin Cowheard on ESPN radio before last season saying Parcells will be the most missed coach in the NFL. Right.