If you're like me, you spend the better part of your day daydreaming about revenge fantasies. So imagine the rich, creamy taste of vengeance and vindication that Willie Parker savored when he hoisted the Lombardi trophy high above his head after Super Bowl XL and thought about the rocket scientists who benched him in college:
How does a different kind of competitor respond when he can't compete? That's what Parker faced at UNC, where he barely played after coach John Bunting took over in December 2000 and decided Parker needed to put on weight to comply with the team's new power-running offense. "We were tough and hard when we first came in," says former UNC running backs coach Andre Powell, now at Clemson. "We knew Willie was talented; we just wanted guys to do it the way we wanted it done. In retrospect, I wish we'd been more tactful."
Unless "tactful" is some form of new-fangled slang for "able to assess pure football talent," I don't quite think coach is using it properly. Though football smarts like this make this guy a shoe-in when the Giants head coaching gig finally opens up.
Check out the whole story at ESPN.com.
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