In a report that makes you double and triple-check the date, the New York Post reports that Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf is attempting to lure Bill Parcells to his team, telling him to "name his price" in order to come in and "run the show".
Parcells is also a possible interim coaching candidate with the New Orleans Saints, with Sean Payton looking to his former mentor to pinch-hit while Payton serves a one-year suspension for his role in the team's bounty program.
The Vikings were 3-13 and finished 4th in the NFC North in 2011 under first-year head coach Leslie Frazier, who has been with the club since 2007 and was hired after serving as interim head coach following the firing of Brad Childress during the 2010 season.
There are several holes that can be punched in this report, but let's begin with Parcells.
The coaching legend turns 71 in August, has not patrolled an NFL sideline since 2006 and has not coached a team to a playoff win since 1998, with that win coming a month before current starting quarterback Christian Ponder turned 11. And while Parcells and Wilf may both be Jersey guys, Parcells lives in South Florida now. Is he going to give that up to spend the next few seasons in Minnesota, possibly coaching home games at TCF Bank Stadium while the team's new stadium is under construction?
Parcells was also a finalist for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and returning to the sideline would start his Hall of Fame clock.
Another issue with this report is the current state of the Vikings front office. Rick Spielman was recently promoted to general manager and George Paton withdrew his candidacy for the St. Louis Rams general manager position to accept a promotion to assistant general manager with the Vikings.
What happens to them, and their future job prospects, once Parcells is brought in to "run the show".
source: Mac's Football Blog
author: Brian McIntyre
AP Photo/J. Pat Carter
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