The Cowboys then finished an up-and-down 2006 season with a 9 – 7 record and a playoff appearance, but after a last second loss in the wild-card game against the Seattle Seahawks, Parcells retired and was succeeded by Wade Phillips.

" Immediately following the Cowboys ' loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Parcells said that he was unsure if he would return in 2007, and the rumors about Parcells's future escalated.

Parcells would bring the Patriots to two playoff appearances, including Super Bowl XXXI, which they lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 35 – 21.

To Parcells credit, much of the improvement was the result of the contributions from their draft picks that they made before the season: linebackers Willie McGinest and Chris Slade.

After losing their first two games in the 1996 regular season with lackluster performances, they would run through the rest of the season competitive in every game to finish with an 11-5 record, their best in the Parcells era.

Upon his departure, Parcells famously stated: " They want you to cook the dinner ; at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.

The combination of Kirwan's electric guitar and Byrne's use of traditional Irish instruments initially received a poor reception, but a year later, with the addition of new members Geoff Blyth ( founding member of Dexy's Midnight Runners ), Fred Parcells and Thomas Hamlin, they were playing regularly at Paddy Reilly's bar on Manhattan's East Side.

Though Orthwein's period as owner was short and controversial, he did oversee major changes to the team, first with the hiring of former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells in 1993.

Parcells did not feel the situation was right for him at that time.

Parcells left the Patriots after disagreements with owner Robert Kraft ; Parcells felt he did not have enough input in player personnel decisions.

Although Parcells had decided to leave New England, his contract did not allow him to coach anywhere else.

There were even reports that Parcells had been holding out for more money, and that Cowboys ' owner Jerry Jones simply did not think Parcell's performance was worth the money he was demanding for the upcoming season.

During the 2008 offseason, it was reported that new Dolphins Vice President Bill Parcells did not like Feely's outspoken nature and that he would not be assured a roster spot despite his 2007 success.

All that was nearly overshadowed by the press feeding frenzy reporting and commenting on the rumor ( Between the AFC championship game up to and into the broadcast coverage of Super Bowl XXXI itself ) that iconic coach Bill Parcells was planning on breaking his contract with the New England Patriots because he did not get along well with owner Robert Kraft, who had helped turn around New England's image after years of ownership that was either dismal or absent.

In the event, Parcells did not even return with the players, and telephone records showed he was talking to the Jets in the days before and the day of the Super Bowl itself.

Jones then lured Bill Parcells out of retirement to coach the Cowboys.

To circumvent Parcells ' contractual obligations, the Jets hired Bill Belichick ( then the No. 1 assistant to Parcells ) as the Jets coach, and then hired Parcells in an " advisory " role.

He then became an assistant for defensive coordinator Bill Parcells and head coach Steve Sloan at Texas Tech for three seasons ( 1975 – 1977 ).

Cowboys Owner / GM Jerry Jones decided to overrule then head coach Bill Parcells who wanted to select Marcus Spears ( later drafted by Dallas at # 20 ), and decided to draft Ware with the 11th overall pick.

Following the Giants ' second title in Super Bowl XXV that season, Parcells announced his retirement, and Handley was then promoted his first head coaching position on May 15, 1991.

The New York Giants for portions of the 1980s, carried from head coach Ray Perkins to Bill Parcells, wore white at home against the Cowboys but after a period of time stopped.

Hess lured then-disgruntled New England Patriots head coach Bill Parcells to New York in 1997.

The rivalry began to escalate and receive increased media attention in 1997 when a disgruntled Bill Parcells vacated his head coaching position with New England to accept the same position with New York.

The 1990 New York Giants were built to head coach Bill Parcells ' specifications of " power football ": a powerful defense and an offense that sustained extremely long drives.

Then in 1993, New England turned to veteran head coach Bill Parcells to lead the team, hoping to repeat the success he had with the New York Giants.

Six days before the Super Bowl, in an article by Will McDonough, the Globe reported Parcells would leave the Patriots after the Super Bowl to become the coach of the New York Jets.

" Parcells even refused to travel back with the rest of the Patriots after the game, and was eventually hired by the rival New York Jets.

* Bill Parcells ( born 1941 ), former Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins and former head coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys.

* Bill Parcells, former NFL coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys.

* Bill Parcells ( born 1941 ), National Football League Head Coach of the New York Giants, New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys.

Parcells won two Super Bowl rings with the New York Giants, defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI and the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV.

Parcells was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on August 22, 1941.

In 1979, Parcells accepted an offer to become the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants under head coach Ray Perkins but, before the season started, he resigned and took a job with a land development company in Colorado.

Feeling dissatisfied with his life away from football, Parcells returned to the sport in 1980 as the linebackers coach of the New England Patriots under Ron Erhardt.

When Parcells took over in 1983, the New York Giants were a team that had posted just one winning season in the previous ten years.

However NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle would not allow Parcells to break his contract with the Giants and he stayed in New York.

The New York Jets sought Parcells as head coach and general manager after a 4 – 28 record under Rich Kotite.

On January 9, the Newark Star Ledger reported through anonymous sources that Parcells had contacted the New York Giants about their available General Manager position, but the Giants were not interested in Parcells ' services.

While in New York, he played three seasons ( 1997 – 1999 ) under Bill Parcells, who in two seasons would turnaround the Jets from 1 – 15 in 1996, Johnson's rookie year to 9 – 7 in 1997 & 12 – 4 in 1998 & the franchise's first ever AFC East Division title.

The following offseason, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys, where he was reunited with Bill Parcells, his coach while he was with the New York Jets.

During an away game against Bill Parcells ’ s New York Giants, however, a blind-side sack by Giants linebacker Carl Banks broke White's throwing wrist, knocking him out of the game and ending his season.