BUYER BEWARE WITH PARCELLS

by Ed Valentine, Valentine's Views On Sports

Memo to the Miami Dolphins.

It might be too late for this advice already, since it appears Parcells has agreed to become VP of Football Operations for Miami, but here goes. Do not trust the Big Tuna.

As a Giants' fan, I have a soft spot for Parcells, who won two Super Bowls with the Big Blue. I wish he had never left.

Parcells, though, is a football vagabond.

He might not be Nick Saban or Bobby Petrino, but when is the last time Parcells stuck around to finish something he started? New England? Uh-huh. The Jets? Ha-ha. Dallas? Nope, even though it turns out they are doing just fine without him. Oh, and then are Parcells flirtations with Tampa Bay, and now Atlanta.

Tuesday morning Parcells was telling people he was Atlanta-bound to become Arthur Blank's VP of Football Operations. By Tuesday afternoon, he had blown off the Falcons and announced he was talking to the Dolphins.

I can't really blame the Dolphins for taking a chance on Parcells. After all, they are an embarrassment and he is a Hall of Fame coach with a legendary eye for talent, and you know that whenever he goes someplace the team gets better.

Buyer beware, though. Parcells is like a kid with Attention Deficit Disorder. No matter where he goes, he'll soon tire of his surroundings. Then he will bolt, regardless of what type of disarray he leaves in his wake.

The Cowboys have been lucky. They have survived Parcells' departure just fine. When the Big Tuna abandons the Dolphins, which he inevitably will, they might not be so fortunate.