I dont know if it will happen...and I would expect Tampa to do everything they can to keep him.
But, just so you know...I heard an interview this year with Antonio Bryant. And he said that he got text messages throughout the season from Bill Parcells - congratulating him on the great season he is having and how proud of him he was!!
Parcells is the master at this stuff. he is the only coach ever who could call someone a "she" (Terry Glenn) and then get that same guy to come play for him when he was in Dallas. He is the master at dealing with people. As difficult and disciplined Parcells can be, one thing he is great at...is being able to get passed a past issue when he believes the person has truly matured and learned from his mistakes.
With all this said, I would absolutely love to see Antonio Bryant come down to Miami!!
You got that right! Look at how he and R WILLIAMS got along, from Day One.
PARCELLS is a unique kind of players' Coach: it's the way he is. He'll berate a young player unmercifully after a mistake, on the sidelines, during a game, and so loudly that everyone up in the "cheap seats" of GIANTS STADIUM could hear every word. Then, after a few plays, he'll walk over during a t/o or change of possession, and do some very serious, one-on-one coaching. Then at an abolutely key point, he'll call the player over, give him some instructions, and send him back in w/ something like "Get it done--I know you can". And as so often happens, when that player makes the big play, who's grinning from ear to ear, and yelling like a HS cheerleader? Yeah, PARCELLS. Something like: "Yeah...YEAH. (To the player) You see? I knew you were good. I KNEW you could do it. I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT! (To the nearest available Asst. Coach) You see? I told you he was good. I KNEW IT." All to the amusement and satisfaction of the team, and all the fans, who again heard every word.
It's PARCELLS' technique. Tear a player down, in order to build him back up, bigger, better, and smarter than he was before. It's kind of like what SABAN tried to do with M WRIGHT, only PARCELLS would've succeeded.
