"He's not going to have a dumb team out there, that's for sure," Murrell said of Parcells.

Worse than even that (a historically bad record only guarantees a 25 percent chance at the top overall pick in the NBA draft), this squad has long been regarded by observers both strident and fanciful as the absolute dumbest team they've ever seen.

Parcells has criticized players before, but this indictment had echoes of the former Oakland Raiders Coach Bill Callahan, who last season called his players "the dumbest team in America," on the way to losing the allegiance of his players and ultimately his job.

He was fired after last season, in which he called the Raiders the dumbest team in America and they went 4-12.

The three smart players had three numbers to remember, while the two dumb players (who were deemed dumb for having chosen the dumb team) had to remember five.

One of the dumb team's numbers, however, was incorrect.

Sam also observed that Glanville's Oilers were the dumbest, most undisciplined team he had ever seen.

In the early part of the year, we were a real dumb team.

On Nov 30, after a 22-8 loss to the Denver Broncos, Callahan said the Raiders must have been "the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game."

After a late-season loss to the Denver Broncos, a visibly frustrated Callahan exclaimed, "We've got to be the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game."