King on Tice

Peter King lists former Vikings top dog Mike Tice among his candidates to receive shots at vacant head coaching positions in ‘08.  King said of Tice:

Had a bit of a crash-and-burn time in Minnesota, but he did lead the Vikings to some great wins, including the unlikely playoff ouster of Green Bay in 2004. Time has mellowed Tice, and a tough nut like Parcells might look at him and say, “He’s tough enough to get the players’ respect, he’s been through the wars and survived, and he’s smart enough to delegate.” A commanding presence with room to grow, Tice will interview extremely well.

Everyone always says, “What would Tice have done if Red McCombs had given him decent players, decent coaches and decent facilities?”  I don’t know – maybe the Vikes would’ve backed into the playoffs one more year and gotten knocked out early?  I can’t believe anyone takes Tice seriously as a prospective coach.  He’s a buffoon.  And Bill Parcells surely doesn’t want him in Miami (the latest scuttlebutt is that Cam Cameron isn’t necessarily out the door anyway).