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Bill Parcells was 49ers first choice for head coach in 2011
According to a new book, (49ers GM Trent) Baalke's first choice for the 49ers job was none other than Bill Parcells.
In an excerpt from "Parcells: A Football Life," Parcells says he didn't take the job because he was too old and it was too far away from where he was living.
From the book (via the San Francisco Chronicle).
After Baalke secured the job, he quietly tried to lure his first choice for head coach: Bill Parcells. York and Baalke emphasized that although the club had missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons, it contained a talented roster.
The 49ers saw Parcells, even at sixty-nine and having been away from the sideline since the 2006 season, as someone who would lead the franchise to the playoffs for at least a couple seasons while sharing Baalke's vision. But citing his age and the team's distance from his home base (Jupiter, Fla.), Parcells put an end to any serious discussions. The 49ers turned their attention to the Stanford head coach on so many wish lists.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24863302/book-49ers-gm-trent-baalke-wanted-to-hire-bill-parcells-in-2011
In an excerpt from "Parcells: A Football Life," Parcells says he didn't take the job because he was too old and it was too far away from where he was living.
From the book (via the San Francisco Chronicle).
After Baalke secured the job, he quietly tried to lure his first choice for head coach: Bill Parcells. York and Baalke emphasized that although the club had missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons, it contained a talented roster.
The 49ers saw Parcells, even at sixty-nine and having been away from the sideline since the 2006 season, as someone who would lead the franchise to the playoffs for at least a couple seasons while sharing Baalke's vision. But citing his age and the team's distance from his home base (Jupiter, Fla.), Parcells put an end to any serious discussions. The 49ers turned their attention to the Stanford head coach on so many wish lists.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24863302/book-49ers-gm-trent-baalke-wanted-to-hire-bill-parcells-in-2011
Verrrry interesting. They were lucky he turned them down, I guess. Harbaugh did an amazing coaching job in a strike-shortened training camp.