European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1978 the stars and stripes Page 17 coaching Roulette 21 of 40 pfc Al stars in pro bowl Are currently without a Field Boss by Bruce Lowitt a More than half Hie National conference Al stars in monday nights pro bowl game Are without a head coach at the and theres nothing wrong with they running Back Walter Payton and cornerback Allan Ellis of the Chicago bears found themselves without a Field Boss thursday Jack Parice ostensibly to pursue the vacancy in Washington created by the firing of George a move which left safely Ken tight end Jean Zugell and kick returner Eddie Brown of the redskins add to that the nine us Angeles rams who Haven had a head coach since Chuck Knox quit and went to Buffalo and seven Louis cardinals technically Don Cor yell is still the cards Field but Only technically and you wind up with 21 of the pfc stars without its been a Case of coaching Roulene mis year with changes in Kansas Cleve los san Washington any moment Louis nine of the 28 a rams will hire paper claims Washington api George fired by the the Washington redskins ear Lier this May be named head coach of the los Angeles rams As Early As next the Washington Star said the quoting sources close to rams owner Carroll said Gregory attorney for the alien and several other nil has implored Rosenbloom to hire Allen Hookstratten is pushing Gocic be cause he feels an obligation to Getgey be cause he advised George against Sieving his agreement with the the source told the stars David George also has a very Good shot be cause in the last couple of years Carroll has come to hate the Dallas cowboys and cowboys president Tex theres Only one Guy who Doest let the cowboys organization sleep at and that George whatever his deficient he gives Dallas and Dallas is the continued on Page my getting ready receiver Drew Pearson Lell and tight end Billy Joe both of the Dallas toss football around during a practice session of the pfc Al stars in for monday nights pro bowl game against the Dpi Par Dee expected to be next coach of skins meets 7 hours with prexy Byton Seppy Washington api Jack Pardee apparently will be the next coach of the Washington although no announcement will be made for several sources who quit As head coach of the Chicago bears thursday to seek the red skins met for seven hours with team president Edward Bennett Williams before reportedly returning to Chicago to mull Over the Williams was reported to have said the two among other the current redskins its future and How Pardee would fit Williams also said Parice was not defensive realignments announced by patriots Fox Upil defensive backfired coach Dick Walker has resigned from the new England patriots and Fritz defensive coordinator for lie Detroit has been named defensive line coach of the it was announced Here in two other defensive coach Chuck Fairbanks also reassigned assistant coach Hank Bullough from the defensive line to linebackers and shifted Charlie Sumner from linebackers to the signed to a contract but that the two would meet again this Williams said he has commitments to discuss the redskins coaching Job with at least two other the Williams Law office declined to con firm or deity that the two had but they were seen having lunch at a downtown As they left the dining Pardee was asked by sportscaster Jim Karvellas whether his visit to Washington would be a permanent Pardee replied in having some meetings with Williams and in Leav ing town today and Well make up our a former player and assistant coach for is the top candidate for the Post which was held by George Allen for the past seven Allen was tired wednesday when he and Williams could not reach agreement on a new four year contract after six months of Neotia the 41yearold Pardee resigned from the bears after be asked for permission to talk to the redskins at a session with Gen eral manager Jim Finks which was held for the purpose of negotiating a new con when Williams heard about Ardees he said f think the world of Jack i was thrilled that he called and i was glad to hear that be started his negotiations with Jim Finks by saying that he wanted permission to talk to the red Pardee wants Only the head Job with the which lit another plus in his Williams prefers the split of duties of head coach and general Man Ager Between two men Rattler than keeping them with one person As had been done with although Pardee had his with one person was missing from the meeting Ardees Gregory who also is counsel for Allen and several other nil coaches As Well As the los Angeles said he would not represent Pardee in his negotiations with the redskins because of his Deal Ings with the club on behalf of i dont think it would Bein Jack Par Dees Best Kook Spratlen i spent two years plodding through a Maze of misunderstanding with Williams and i Dion want to go through that if Jack 13sincerely interest Din the redskins As a Friend i would advise him that 1 dont have the time nor the interest to be involved in asked about Hookstratten statements by Pardee that can be worked no problem on Hookstratten said Allen had an agree ment last july on a new contract with Jack Kent the majority owner of the t continued on Page w Tonat football league think its Only fair that should go out and get what there Fugett said nobody knows for but its pretty certain that most coaches Are making less than most of their the game has changed in the last Back before then the game was doing Well so the of Tara were doing not All that much of the profits trickled Down to the players and then some people like John Mackey and other players put themselves on the line and we started getting a fair piece of the Fugett said of the years in which the players Union gained we began getting the Opportunity to find out just what we were but the coaches were sort of late coming onto the now its their turn to find out their Payton shrugging aside any suggestions by changing coaches were displaying a Lack of this is a but its also a its a and Alt of us owners we All want Payton i dont question anyone when Jack i Pardee was our coach he was 100 percent but he also wanted and when he gel what he he had a perfect right to move loyally is a a moral fugett1 but in this Day and that commitment is in the form of a two Way Street coaching the pfc stars loyally is a two Way it comes from the players and but it also has to come from the just As a player and a coach have to give it every thing Treyve got As Long As there on the the owners got to support his it was an apparent swipe at rams owner Carroll who voiced displeasure Over knots performance de spite the rams 53ul record and five playoff berths in Knob these changes Are symptomatic of the tremendous pressure coaches face to get their teams into the super Knox it has created an atmosphere in which coaches and teams which dont win the super bowl Are branded As no matter How great the coach does his Job and no mutter How much the learn the teams which win consistently Are those with the great organizations right from the the ones with the most coach ing consider All consistent All super bowl and that be cause they dont change their coaches every few Harold the rams Star wide re expressed some dismay Over knows departure and even More dismay Over speculation that Allen might be returning to los which he left to take Over the redskins Job seven sea sons Knox is a super a very fair 1 think just about everybody on the team loved him and most of us really didst be Lieve he was leaving until it happened we All wanted him to but Hes got his own life to Hes got a family to care just like and Hes got the right to go wherever he can Best take care of Jackson Ive heard the stories that Allen might be coming out1 really dont think so and maybe i comment on it Loo i i played for him one then i got Jackson developed into a Star in Phila then was dealt Back to the rams in the Trade thai sent quarterback roman Gabriel to the if Allen were to come Back to the Jackson then he looking for the right i think i could still play for some other team for a few i cant speak for everybody on the team but Ive heard plenty of players say they be too Happy if he came
