Bill Parcells has served as a mentor of sorts for New England Patriots rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett, and Jenny Vrentas of TheMMQB.com passes along a neat behind-the-scenes story between the two.
The story details why Parcells has tabbed Brissett with the nickname "One Snap."
We are not making light of that,” Parcells told Vrentas in a scolding tone during a phone conversation Monday. “That’s a message. He understood it. I was trying to put his ears up like a German Shepherd. 'Put your ears up; you are only one snap from playing.