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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 2004367, member: 204"]
I don't know if you read Parcells' recent authorized bio, but he explains himself pretty well.

When he was hired by Orthwein in New England he was given the kind of authority that he felt he needed to succeed.

When Kraft took over the new owner rescinded some of that authority - [B]despite the fact[/B] that Parcells, as you say, had already "proven himself." In other words, Parcells' track record did not cause Kraft to look at him "far differently."

It was that situation that informed Parcells' future interactions with ownership.

And it was that situation that undoubtedly prompted his advice to Marrone.

If the guy who did not hire you messes with you - a two-time Super Bowl Champion - it is very likely that a new owner with no football pedigree, will mess with a young, newly hired NFL HC.

So, the notion that it was a "blunder" for Marrone to heed Parcells' advice, I think, is overstating it.

It might be true that Marrone misjudged the job market and figured that he would get another HC position quickly. On the other hand, he very well may have figured that it was more important to him not to work for a new owner than to get the next HC position.
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