Invoice Parcells, who’s been a coach, a mentor and an adviser for Aaron Glenn relationship again to their Jets days collectively within the 90s, informed The Publish on Wednesday that he’d spoken to Glenn on this hiring course of proper up till Tuesday night time after he’d interviewed with the Jets for his or her head coach job.
“I spoke to him yesterday,’’ Parcells stated. “As we speak’s like attempting to come up with Trump.’’
As we speak, Glenn, who performed cornerback underneath Parcells with the Jets from 1997-99 after which with the Cowboys in 2005 and 2006, is the Jets new head coach.
And Parcells is thrilled.
“I’ve excessive regard for him,’’ Parcells stated. “I’m telling you now, he’s a feisty, aggressive man. Prepare. He doesn’t (mess) round. He’s a critical man. He’s critical about this. He loves soccer. That at all times impressed me. He’s gonna do job. You watch.
“I hope he can get some good individuals round him,’’ Parcells went on. “That’s going to be the factor. I don’t know who’s going to deliver round him. However belief me, I do know he’s researched it, and never going to start out from scratch right here.’’
One factor Parcells doesn’t purchase into is the argument that Glenn’s lack of expertise as a head coach will harm him with the Jets, that the Jets wanted somebody with head teaching expertise.
“I’ve a really sturdy tackle that,’’ Parcells stated. “This man has labored his ass off getting ready to be a coach. There aren’t many gamers that, when their profession’s over, are going to start out at a lower-level scouting job to attempt to study being in professional soccer and personnel acquisition. And he did all that. He put the onerous work in, and he served his apprenticeship.’’
Nobody is aware of what a special and troublesome animal the Jets are to tame higher than Parcells, who outlined the excitement phrase “modified the tradition’’ when he took over the staff in 1997 after the 2 calamitous Wealthy Kotite years of 1995-96 throughout which the staff went 4-28.
Can Glenn deal with that?
“He’ll be all proper,’’ Parcells predicted. “Hear now, I’m gonna inform you this: Till you’re a head coach, you don’t know for positive how it’s. He’ll choose it up fast.
“He’s heard it for a very long time from a number of individuals, and I simply want him luck. I’m excited. I actually am.’’
