Wade Phillips to interview for Tampa Bay Head Coach Job

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Hope they don't fall for the same thing we did

The guy has proven time and again, he is an A+ Def coordinator and a F- Head coach.

by Billito on Jan 8, 2012 3:02 PM CST reply actions

Wade got a really bad rap here in Big-D

But let’s keep in mind: Wade Phillips won us our only playoff game of last decade. How long has it been since we’ve won one before that?

I know most football fans only think a coach is good if he yells and curses a lot, but Wade was not as bad as advertised—we can’t really blame him for Jerry Jones castrating him of any authority he might have had here with his extremely convoluted power-structure.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not calling Wade a HoF head coach, and I’m not saying I’m not happier with Garrett now or anything like that. Wade has his own faults and failures to be sure, as does any coach, but if Wade was that bad as a coach, then why aren’t we winning Super Bowls so far with him “finally” gone?

by Admiral Dallas on Jan 8, 2012 4:12 PM CST reply actions

He had similar results

in other stops as hc. It was not like his time here was an anomaly. Their are a myriad of issues here in Big D that contribute to our situation, however it is hard to argue against Wade’s track record and expect different results regardless of the team.
Wade is the Edsel of head coaches, great concept, poor execution, disastrous results. Buyer beware.

by TheCowboyWay on Jan 8, 2012 4:46 PM CST up reply actions

disastrous results

I’m sorry, I just can’t agree with you here. The 2010 season was disastrous, but you can’t call all of Wade’s results disastrous.

My premise is that Wade is not as bad as advertised by Cowboys fans, and I stand by that claim.

by Admiral Dallas on Jan 8, 2012 4:55 PM CST up reply actions

i agree

and i think TB is making a mistake, i’m glad he’s gone i think jerry was slow to cut him but i also believe some fans here tend to be way too reactionary, he got more heat than deserved

by ratware on Jan 8, 2012 5:27 PM CST up reply actions

Wade was not the problem in Dallas

Wade is a good coach and the proof is in the job he did in Houston, 2011.
The Cowboys were 1 and 7 in 2010, Wade payed the price, took it like a man. A class act, I would say.
But the fact remains, that the offence, turned the ball over 19 times in those 8 games and led the leage in penalties. In one game against the Giants the Dallas D got 5 turnovers and still lost. The Cowboys D was not the problem in 2010.
One or two more seasons and then we will figure out the problem in Dallas. Too bad by then the careers of Radlif, Ware, Witten and Romo will be almost over.

by cowboy north on Jan 8, 2012 8:57 PM CST up reply actions

to bad the poor management on the organization hasn't figure it out in all this years

by ratware on Jan 8, 2012 10:07 PM CST up reply actions

As a D coordinator

Wade is great and his record (as DC) reflects that. That was not in question, his head coaching was, and in case I missed something I don’t think Kubiak stepped down so his time in houston doesn’t apply.
He was a great D coordinator in San Diego as well. Still has nothing to do with him as a HC… which his record says is mediocre.

by TheCowboyWay on Jan 9, 2012 8:01 AM CST up reply actions

The edsel comment was just a little tongue in cheek (I was watching a program about it at the time), however wade does have a track record mired in mediocrity. Perhaps I should have ended the statement with mediocre results, but then it wouldn’t have fit with the edsel… either way, I wish wade the best, though I prefer to see him as a GREAT D coordinator as opposed to a mediocre HC.

by TheCowboyWay on Jan 9, 2012 8:09 AM CST up reply actions

Wade is a below average coach. Not the worst every

Every team he’s taken over has gone on a downward trajectory. He took over a talented Parcells team that had just acquired its final piece: QB. Wade’s regime has little discipline, which explains why he’s a good D coordinator because the players have to work within the HC’s disciplinary structure.

"How 'Bout them Cowboys!"---Jimmy Johnson

"...and the Cowboys...STUN the Bills!"--ESPN MNF

by ScottB1985 on Jan 10, 2012 10:41 PM CST up reply actions