The Wade Factor

Wade Phillips has really turned this defense around since taking over playcalling duties after the Debacle in St. Louis.

In the Brian Stewart era, the Coboys put up the following sacks:

Cle - 1
Phi - 4
GB - 5
Was - 2
Cin - 2
Ari - 1
Stl - 5
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Avg per game pre WP - 2.85

After Wade took over playcalling duties, and I assume much else of the defensive coaching duties of the team, they put up numbers like this:

TB - 2
NYG - 4
WAS - 3
SF - 4
SEA - 7
PIT - 5
NYG - 8
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Avg per game post WP - 4.71

2 more sacks per game, and that doesn't include hurries, knockdowns, etc, all of which lead to turnovers.

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In Romo we Trust

Don’t we need a head coach as the head coach?

"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."

- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In Romo we Trust

and i’ll volunteer to be the passionate, screaming HC

a HC needs football knowledge to be sure, but needs to be

a manager – doesn’t have to be the expert in O & D, just needs to know how to manage his coordinators and cut their talents loose. also needs to know how to manage diva players, blue-collar players, and disgruntled (leaking faucet) players
a leader / motivator – has to be able to persuade and coerce his team to play like they won’t eat if they don’t win, much less earn big $$$
a PR dream – after this past week, i wonder what someone with a little more “polish” could do with the boys’ public perception
a talent evaluator – he should have some , maybe the primary, influence on personell
a creative talent – he should come up with creative ideas for plays, formations, strategy, etc.
a strategist – should be able to come up with a general game plan while allowing the coordinators to flesh them out and make it happen

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