Head coach Bill Parcells had to wait a little bit longer than most expected him to be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His speech during Saturday night's enshrinement ceremony, clocked at just over 20 minutes, was worth the wait. Parcells provided excellent insight into the inner workings of an NFL team, the locker room and even the support staff that assists, and wisely ignores, coaches on what he referred to a "Blue Mondays". The legendary head coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys opened by explaining why he had chosen former Giants defensive end George Martin to present him for induction to the Hall of Fame. Parcells said that Martin was a co-captain of the Giants teams during the mid-1980s and, in that role, had duties to the team, the coaching staff and his fellow teammates, each of whom he looked out for and that was a primary reason for those teams and Parcells were successful. Parcells also mentioned Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor. "When they put my bust in the Hall tomorrow, I'd like to be somewhere near Lawrence Taylor so I can keep an eye on that sucker," Parcells said of Taylor, whose off-field partying habits were well-chronicled during and after his career.
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