Curtis Martin was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, concluding a wonderful playing career with the ultimate individual achievement. With the fourth highest rushing total in NFL history with 14,101 yards after 11 seasons in the league, Martin was made a Hall of Famer in his second year of eligibility. Last [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bill Parcells’
New York Jets: Time to Move to Los Angeles?
February 7th, 2012
afcbeast After 52 seasons in New York and New Jersey, what do the Jets have to show for their troubles? A nomadic franchise that has played in the Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium, Giants Stadium and now MetLife, the Jets are the ugly stepsister in the shadow of the Super Bowl champions for a fourth time. With the [...]
Flight Connections 02-06-12
February 6th, 2012
afcbeast Jenny Vrentas: Rex Ryan will resume a more active role in the defense. Brian Costello: Steve Young instructed Ryan on how to deal with the offense. NFL.com: Rex says Bill Belichick might be the best coach ever. JetNation: Mark Sanchez has been taking jabs on entertainment mediums. Randy Lange: A conversation with Curtis Martin, Hall [...]
Why Did Parcells Get Left Out?
February 6th, 2012
afcbeast Newsday’s Neil Best is flummoxed that Bill Parcells didn’t get inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Curtis Martin. Sorry, guys and gals, you got this one wrong. Parcells’ candidacy will live to see another day, and he figures to make it eventually. I think. But there is no good reason to wait on [...]
What the Hall? Parcells should be in now, not later
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS — There often is something fishy about these Hall of Fame votes, especially when a Tuna is cast aside. No disrespect intended, but Bill Parcells was jobbed last night. You are what your record says you are, and Parcells’ record says emphatically he is a Hall of Famer. He will… View full post on [...]
Parcells misses Hall of Fame selection
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons was one of six players elected Saturday to the shrine. Martin once disliked playing the game, but used it to escape a neighborhood [...]
Curtis Martin wants Bill Parcells to present him for induction
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast Bill Parcells fell short of election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, but it looks like he still might find his way to the induction ceremonies in Canton this summer. Curtis Martin was elected and the running back, who played for Parcells in New England and with the Jets, hinted that he… [...]
Hall of Fame Voting Open Thread
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast Tonight is the voting and announcement of the 2012 inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, this August. Two men with significant ties to the Jets have a shot. One is Bill Parcells, who served as head coach from 1997 to 1999. He took over after the Rich Kotite disaster and [...]
Hall of Fame Voting Open Thread
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast Tonight is the voting and announcement of the 2012 inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, this August. Two men with significant ties to the Jets have a shot. One is Bill Parcells, who served as head coach from 1997 to 1999. He took over after the Rich Kotite disaster and [...]
What the Hall? Parcells should be immortalized now, not later
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS — There often is something fishy about these Hall of Fame votes, especially when a Tuna is cast aside. No disrespect intended, but Bill Parcells was jobbed last night. You are what your record says you are, and Parcells’ record says emphatically he is a Hall of Famer. He will… View full post on [...]



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