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Bill Parcells has to be beside himself with the news that his new team's best player, Jason Taylor, is spending his offseason preparing for an appearance on Dancing with the Stars...

Dolphins: Bill Parcells, Jason Taylor Clash Over Dancing with the Stars

by Matt Winthrop (Contributor)

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March 17, 2008


Bill Parcells has to be beside himself with the news that his new team's best player, Jason Taylor, is spending his offseason preparing for an appearance on Dancing with the Stars.

While trying to rebound from an NFL-worst 1-15 record, you gotta believe that the last thing Parcells wanted to see his star defensive end doing is dancing around on a reality show in sequins and tights. 

Memo to Jason: Emmitt Smith was retired when he went on (and won) that show, not trying to resurrect a team wallowing in the cellar of the league.

Parcells, as the new Team President and General Manager, is trying to bring a winning attitude back to Miami. Reality-show distractions, even if JT ends up taking the dancing crown, are probaby not exactly what he had in mind. 

But then again, Miami has a proud dancing history. If all else fails, maybe they could change the name of the team to the South Beach Dancin' Fools. 

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  1. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    you are a idiot

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  2. Matt Winthrop about 1 year ago

    Oh really, Mr. Anonymous? You want to elaborate a little further.. Did I offend you because you're a big fan of dancing or a big fan of the Fins?

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  3. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    hey Matt... i really don't know why you wrote this article... I am a different anonymous by the way but you can't say that the dolphins are gonna suck just because Jason Taylor is on the

    you guys gotta be careful who you let write on this site... people should have to apply not just let anyone write cause it really wasnt a well developed article and brings down the credibility of the site

    and matt you cant argue with someone who disses your writing even if theyre impolite if you're representing the site then be better than that.

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    • Matt Winthrop about 1 year ago

      Man, sorry you feel that way. But I do believe there is a place for tongue-in-cheek writing in sports. This was meant to be more of a humor piece - not condemning the Dolphins or JT but more making fun of the dancing show. After all, he knows very well that he'll catch some ribbing for being on the show, especially in light of the team's struggles on the field last year.. While I'm sorry this rubbed you the wrong way, I do have to say that you seem to be taking things a bit too seriously.
      And also, I didn't dis anybody. I just asked for further elaboration is all..

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    • Matt Winthrop about 1 year ago

      OK, I edited this to make it a little more evident that this is more a joke than a full-on indictment of the Fins or 'Dancing with the Stars'. As I said before though, there's no doubt that when a team goes 1-15 and then their star player goes on a reality show, there is plenty of room for some ribbing of said team..

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  4. Jeremy Scott about 1 year ago

    Yeah, there are so many things NFL players are doing this offseason that are probably a lot more dangerous--both because of possible injury as well as media and reputation managment.

    I've got no problem with Taylor dancing on the show. Now, the show itself? I couldn't care less.

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  5. Solomon Jallath about 1 year ago

    Actually, I do agree with Scribe on this one...I think it is sending the wrong message to the team. JT better be prepared from the start of the season.

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  6. John Fennelly about 1 year ago

    Parcells never missed a chance to avoid the spotlight himself....

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  7. Matt Winthrop about 1 year ago

    That's definitely a good point about Parcells and about Taylor/Raiders as well.. And yes, you got me, the "SoBe dancing fools" line was definitely the motivating factor..

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  8. kenny schunk about 1 year ago

    your team sucked this year and their going to suck this upcoming year....GO BILLS!!!!

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  9. Gabe Erlichman about 1 year ago

    People that dont think this is a good read; Let me ask you, why? Not every article has to be stone serious. let matt have a little fun. I liked it matt. But GO BILLS

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  10. Matt Winthrop about 1 year ago

    Thanks Gabe, those are my sentiments exactly, except GO SEAHAWKS!

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  11. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    Hello retard who wrote this comment about dancing. you are a retard first of all. second how can you call the miami dolphins "not a football town" when the Miami Dolphins have the ONLY PERFECT season you stupid ignorant bitch. third off you root for a team who has the worst division in football i mean at least gabe and kenny's team has some actually competition in our division with some you know good football teams that have you know good players while the seahawks have done well nothing and have only average and overrated players ( the hassle and alexander the not great) so next time your sports writing career is about to take off with "funny" articles write about something that doesn't involve stupid reality shows that arent news and players only do them because they get PAID MONEY and your lying if you wouldnt do that stupid show if your getting some cash so write about something worth reading.

    oh and GO DOLPHINS BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  12. Matt Winthrop about 1 year ago

    Dude, you need to chill out. When your team goes 1-15, you gotta be prepared to take a little guff.. I used to live in Miami and trust me, I hope they do better next year. But until then, if you don't want to take a little incoming, stay off the reality show circuit.. As for your comments about the Seahawks, they are just plain off-base - they were in the Super Bowl just 3 years ago and will be back soon.. Go Hawks!

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