MINNEAPOLIS -- You talk to Bill Parcells about his extended coaching family, about the fact that Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin and Sean Payton won a combined seven Super Bowls on their own, and he will usually offer up a quick reminder. Don't forget about Mike Zimmer, he will say.
Zimmer was given his first pro football job by then-Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer, and he helped the man win a ring before his ol' buddy Jerry Jones sacked him.