ESPN: Parcells Probably Not Opting Out

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Great...

[StL FinFan]

All the Peterson speculation can be put to rest, he is not going to be part of the Dolphins organization.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-peterson-dolphins&prov=ap&type=lgns

Former Chiefs GM Peterson not headed for Miami
By DOUG TUCKER, AP Sports Writer
2 hours, 22 minutes ago
 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Former Kansas City Chiefs boss Carl Peterson says he is not taking a job with Miami, ending speculation that began when he was seen at the Dolphins’ playoff loss last Sunday.

“It’s not going to happen,” Peterson told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “I have a lot of good friends there, but I need to get away for a while. It’s been 20 years of making decisions every day and I need a rest.”

Peterson resigned on Dec. 15 after a 20-year run as president, general manager and CEO of the Chiefs and is a good friend of Stephen M. Ross, who is buying the Dolphins.

In a 40-minute farewell speech to friends and Chiefs staff Tuesday, Peterson said he does not intend to retire. Afterward, he declined to address whether he had plans to work for the Dolphins and said that heading to Miami was “pure speculation and I don’t deal in speculation.”

Ross’s purchase of the Dolphins from Wayne Huizenga is expected to conclude soon. Ross owned the highly successful USFL team that Peterson ran, and the two have remained close.

Peterson is also close to Jeff Ireland, the Dolphins general manager who got his start in the NFL as a Chiefs scout under Peterson.

“I have a 25-year friendship with Stephen Ross,” Peterson told the AP. “But I have no plans to do anything right now but rest.”

There has also been speculation about the future of Dolphins boss Bill Parcells, whose regime produced the turnaround that resulted in the franchise’s first playoff berth in seven years. His contract allows him to leave the Dolphins and still collect the $9-12 million remaining on the four-year deal if the team is sold.

But following Sunday’s loss to Baltimore, Huizenga said Parcells told him he plans to remain executive vice president of football operations. Ross has said he wants Parcells to stay.

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is interviewing candidates to replace Peterson, who won four AFC West titles and had three 13-win seasons with the Chiefs. Hunt has spoken with New England Patriots executive Scott Pioli, among others, and is paring down a lengthy list of candidates.

AP Sports Writer Steven Wine in Miami contributed to this report.

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Whew

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Good.  Now all these news media outlets can STFU.

[dolfan13]

what this doesn't do is shut the door on any of the parcells bolting speculation. this peterson story may make the owner look even stupider than originally thought.

why bring in peterson to pal around when you aren't going to hire him and very well know that has to ruffle parcells' feathers??

[fyo]

why bring in peterson to pal around when you aren't going to hire him and very well know that has to ruffle parcells' feathers??

Why the f*ck would it ruffle Parcells' feathers? It's not like he's afraid he's going to get tossed out. He has perfect job security. If he leaves, it'll be HIS choice. There's no way Ross is looking to get rid of Parcells.

Personally, I don't think Parcells will leave. It's not that he couldn't or that he has some kind of loyalty. It's simply a matter of business. Parcells wants to be seen as someone who can come in and turn a franchise around in short order and, crucially for the owner, dramatically increase the value of the franchise. In order to keep being seen as having that kind of ability, he needs to really turn the Dolphins around. One year is simply not enough. If Parcells left and the Dolphins crashed next year, he wouldn't get nearly the credit he is getting now. A lot of people would point to Brady's injury, Brett's late season collapse and the Dolphins' insanely easy schedule.

For much the same reason, he wouldn't just be able to take a lot of "his" people with him if he left now. That kind of disloyalty would dramatically diminish his value to other owners, since they would be afraid he'd do the same to them.

[afphinfan]

Don't kid yourself ... while I agree that he would look disloyal and we would hate him ... if Parcells were to leave when the sale goes through, teams would be lining up to suck him off.

That said, I'm hoping that he is wanting to stick it out and complete this turn around ... he's got everything he wants as long as Ross leaves him alone the way Wayne has. If Ross truly is a Phins fan then hopefully he is smart enough to know that Tuna can do the job better than he can. If he decides to leave after his contract is up in a couple of years then so be it ... I hope Ireland and Sparano stay.