Bill Parcells likely will employ the "Cones of Silence" over the next few days to weeks. Speculation will run rampant concerning his possible retirement, until the day he decides to end it. So let's get in early and start speculating while it's still fashionable. From an MSNBC article:
"Cones of Silence" in place and working. But the article gives us this tantalizing (not really) clue:
That's it? Give us some context please. What exactly was the question that was asked causing him to say he had "to get away from it for awhile"? What tone did he say it in? Come on, give us a clue. What was the "it" he had to get away from? Football? Dallas? Jerry Jones?
Anyway, here's what some players said:
"His body language is always the same way," cornerback Aaron Glenn said. "I think he'll be back. I don't think he'll want to go out on a note like this."
And what did the Tuna say?
Stay tuned, but my prediction is that he's coming back. He's built the team to this point; he wants the glory if they win.
Meanwhile, NFL coaches are an endangered species. Read about the massacre yesterday, here.