In a change that would prove crucial in the coming years, he was replaced by the team's defensive coordinator, Bill Parcells.

Parcells had entertained the possibility of running a fake punt and later said that if the Broncos were not going to pick up on Rutledge being used as a decoy for a potential fake, he would take advantage.

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.

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.

" Corcoran would serve Parcells as an advisor and confidant throughout his coaching career.

When Perkins announced on December 15, 1982, that he was leaving the Giants at the end of the season to become head coach and athletic director at the University of Alabama, the Giants announced that Parcells would succeed him as head coach.

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

In 1999, Bill Parcells retired from football for the second time, vowing that he would not coach again.

Parcells would finish his Dallas stint with a 34 – 32 record and no playoff wins.

Parcells would have entered the final year of his contract with the Cowboys in 2007, and had been facing questions all year as to whether he would return to the Cowboys to coach his final season.

" 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.

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.

Parcells reportedly told him if he was to come out of retirement there would be a spot on the Miami Dolphins roster for him.

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.

After the 2005 campaign, Parcells announced that Drew Henson would be allocated to NFL Europe league to work on his skills.

On August 23, 2006, Parcells stated that Henson would not be on the Cowboys 2006 roster.

One of his fellow coaches during this period was Bill Parcells, a connection that would prove fruitful in the future.

In addition, Tom Coughlin, who Young had considerable respect for and would probably have promoted after Parcells ' departure if the timing had worked, quickly moved after the Super Bowl and was hired as head coach at Boston College.

With Handley in charge of the following training camp, after the resignation of Bill Parcells, he announced that the two quarterbacks would compete for the starting job.

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

At the end of the season, Parcells stepped down as head coach deferring control to his assistant, Bill Belichick ; Belichick immediately resigned and went on to accept the head coaching position with the Patriots.

The Patriots ' rise began in 1993 when Bill Parcells was hired as head coach and the team drafted quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

Although the Patriots posted a 5-11 regular season record during Parcells ' first year, eight of their losses were by 7 points or fewer.

Much of the pregame hype surrounded the conflict between Parcells and Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

The book Patriot Reign alleges the Patriots have cell phone records showing Parcells was in constant contact with the Jets during the week.

" 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.

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.

After a two-year hiatus, Parcells returned to the NFL in 1993 as the head coach for the New England Patriots.

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

" This was mainly in reference to an incident in the Patriots ' war room during the 1996 Draft where Parcells, who wanted to draft a defensive player with their first-round choice, was vetoed by Kraft, and the Patriots selected Ohio State WR Terry Glenn.

During his tenure, Parcells made a point of signing players who had played for him in the past, including Bledsoe, Terry Glenn ( with the Patriots ), Testaverde, cornerback Aaron Glenn, wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson and fullback Richie Anderson with the Jets.

His return to success as the defensive coordinator led to his hiring as the head coach of the New England Patriots in 1997, replacing coach Bill Parcells, who had resigned after disputes with the team's ownership.

On June 4, 2012, it was announced that Brown was elected to the Patriots Hall of Fame by fan vote beating out former coach Bill Parcells and safety Fred Marion.

After his dismissal by the new Baltimore Ravens, Belichick served under Parcells again as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach with the Patriots for the 1996 season.

Soon after Super Bowl XXXI, Belichick ( and most of the Patriots assistant coaches ) migrated with Parcells to the New York Jets.

The Patriots had tried to hire him away from Parcells / the Jets in the past.

Parcells and the Jets claimed that Belichick was still under contract to the Jets, and demanded compensation from the Patriots.

His career changed with the 1993 arrival of quarterback Drew Bledsoe and legendary head coach Bill Parcells to the Patriots franchise.

After two unsuccessful years with Kotite, Hess heavily involved himself in hiring Bill Parcells in hopes to see his team again reach the Super Bowl.

Kraft took control of the team after Parcells was hired, and the two of them had different ideas on how to run the organization.

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.

New England threatened legal action against Parcells and the Jets, but NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue brokered a deal between the two sides, with New England releasing Parcells from his contract and the Jets giving New England a third and fourth round pick that year, a second round pick the next year and a first round draft choice the year after that.

Parcells, known for his reliance on tight ends, frequently used then-rookie quarterback Bledsoe on passes to Coates, and the tight end led the Patriots in receptions in 1993 with 53 catches for 629 yards and eight scores, two of them in New England's season-ending overtime win over Miami.

With the 2005 NFC Championship win, Mike Holmgren became the fifth member of a small coaching fraternity that has taken two different NFL franchises to the Super Bowl, joining Bill Parcells, Dan Reeves, Don Shula, and Dick Vermeil.

When Parcells stepped down as Giants head coach after Super Bowl XXV, Crennel stayed with the team under the two year tenure of Ray Handley.

On February 28, 1984, Handley was named offensive backfield coach of the New York Giants under Parcells, beginning a seven year stretch that saw the team capture two Super Bowls.