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by Barry Wilner
Featuring plot twists more outlandish than those you'd find
in the WWF, the Patriots and the Jets have developed the le
ague's most intense rivalry
THE NFL LONG HAS BEEN FERTILE ground for blood feuds. The Gr
een Bay Packers-Chicago Bears rivalry goes back as far as th
e league itself. The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles
have worked up an intense dislike for one another through t
he years, as have th | s*****a 发帖数: 3693 | 2 Well, yeah. But the Jets figured they could force Kraft's h
and by signing Parcells to a future pact as coach/chief of f
ootball operations. The Jets were willing to make a deal to
get Parcells on their sideline right away, and Kraft knew he
couldn't afford to let the Tuna swim away without compensat
ion. Parcells claimed the Jets received approval from the NF
L for their plan, but the league said "the Jets were neither
denied nor given permission to make a consulting agreement
with Parcells for | s*****a 发帖数: 3693 | 3 Belichick cited uncertain ownership of the Jets as a reason
for leaving; the team was in the process of being sold by H
ess' estate. "I've been concerned about the situation here s
ince Leon Hess died [in May 1999]," said Belichick. "We talk
ed about all the stipulations. By December 15, there was goi
ng to be an owner. It's January 4. We've run through scenari
os, and it seems like every time we talk, a new scenario tak
es place. There hasn't been a consistent pattern.
"We know there are a numb |
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