Weak postseason justifies uncertainty over Phillips

By Anthony Bialy  |   Tuesday, January 22, 2008  |  Comments( 2 )

 Dallas Cowboys
Is Wade Phillips anything more than a less experienced, more portly Marty Schottenheimer? The latter's defensive coordinator in San Diego, Phillips is a head coach who, like his former superior, tends to excel through December before falling flat at the year's turn. There's one important difference: Schottenheimer's weak 5-13 playoff record...
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 No.1
Whisper		 01:52 AM
01/22/2008
Phillips is in a bad spot. He is a figurehead. He doesn't control the offense, he can't even discipline the players. If he tries to do anything on that team, people go to Jones and he has to back down. Jason Garrett is in a great position in that he gets paid like a head coach, but doesn't have any responsibility when things go wrong. That is the other problem Wade has. When they win, he gets no credit (that goes to Jason) but when he loses, he gets all the blame. If they go out and get a new coach, its going to be another figurehead. Mike Tice would be a great choice because he knows already how to be a low-paid stooge coach whose buddies with the players and thats what Jones wants. I dont think a big name will touch it. Jason Garrett is going to get the job sooner or later. But who knows what goes on between him and Jones. The big problem on the cowboys is discipline. They need somebody to set Romo straight but I don't see that happening while Jason is there. The reason they lost this year in the playoffs is the same reason they lost last year. It has nothing to do with the head coach.
 No.2
Terrell Owens		 03:53 PM
01/23/2008
I cried after the game because that is what I do when I don't get my way dammit. I cried after the game on behalf of my QB because we are in love and I am jealous of Ms. Simpson. I cried after the game because I have 25 million reasons to do so. Lets face it, I cried after the game because I am a crybaby. What can I say?
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