This is an open letter to Mr. Wade Phillips
So Mr. Jones gave you your walking papers eh? Can’t say I blame him in-light-of-every-catastrophic-failure that has occurred this season.
In all honesty, he had to do something despite this season’s disastrous 1-7 start didn’t he? I mean last season the Cowboys made an exceptional post season appearance and whipped up on the hated Philadelphia Eagles and while doing so put to rest a couple of dreadful streaks:
1). the last time the Cowboys won a play-off game, those silly Rangers were all the rage
The Cowboys will be 0-3 after they go to Houston in week three and get skull thumped by the very good Houston Texans. It looks like this week’s answer to all the current woes of a shake-up for field goal kicking didn’t have the impact Jerry thought it would.
So what is next? Change the blue Gatorade to red? Discount the parking fee at the Death Star by 33%?
All kidding aside, I can get specific on all the areas where I see problems, but I don’t want to get caught up on the granular. Everything that is wrong with the Cowboys seems to easily fall into a few generalized categories and those have been in place for years, albeit some of them in revolving incarnations:
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A Plea for Mr. Jones: Fix the Cowboys Operationally
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Earlier today, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com posited a scenario in which Jason Garrett could make a power play for Wade’s job. I’ve heard no one else in the traditional media talking about this possibility, but let’s look at it just in case.
Earlier this morning, the Musers on 1310AM The Ticket brought up an interesting take on the Wade Phillips contract extension that warrants some credit. With a potential lock out by the league owners in 2011, Jerry Jones may well want to wait it out before changing head coaches again.
If Jerry extends Wade Philips’ contract for another year, he’s then positioned to go coachless into the 2011 non-season and avoid having to pay a coach for nothing.
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Jerry Likely to Extend Wade's Contract Regardless of Outcome
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Week 17 approaches, and it’s time we pooled our collective wisdom and made some predictions about this Cowboys team. Joining us is Anthony, Steve, Ryan, and Michi.
1. Who wins on Sunday? How deep will the Cowboys go in the playoffs?
Anthony Franklin: I think the Cowboys finally get it. “It” being that sense of urgency that has been lacking in years past. With that being said, I think they’ll beat the Eagles Sunday to win the division and after that, I believe this team will go as far as the defense will take it. With the way the rest of the NFC playoff participants are performing, it doesn’t sound too crazy to say the Cowboys have a very good chance at getting to the Super Bowl.
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DPS Panel: Wade's Job and Playoff Predictions
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When KRLD-FM asked Jerry Jones about Marion Barber’s role, he gave a very candid and (believe it or not) accurate response. According to ESPN.com, Jerry said,
I think the real question is, should he be finishing rather than beginning? In his Pro Bowl year, where he had his best year, [Barber was] finishing the game. If you recall, Julius Jones started the game. We injected the quickness of his speed there early.
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Sadly, Jerry Jones Understands Running Backs Better than Wade
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While driving home from work it was debated on talking head radio whether or not Wade Philips’ position as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys was safe (or not). The talking heads concluded that if the Cowboys played their way into the play-offs and won one game he would be safe (retained for 2010).
There is no doubt that if you have follow the Cowboys in pretty much any capacity, you have heard the term “Romo Friendly” thrown around more than once as the new offensive philosophy for the Cowboys. Of course though, we all got very little info on what that term actually meant as descriptions were cryptic to say the least.
The general consensus is that “Romo Friendly” likely refers to a more balanced offensive attack than previous years.
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After the Cowboys Game 1 victory over Tampa Bay, Wade Phillips and Tony Romo share their thoughts about the game. Don’t forget -Cowboys and Giants open up the new stadium Sunday night!
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YES! It’s that time of year again, my friends. Time to sit back, relax, and toss down a few pounds of toxic nachos while Tha Boys take the field. Time to put your monster HD tvs to some good use. No more silly movies or prime time dramas (ok, maybe a few during the week).
Jerry Jones is present, wearing a dapper sports coat and lavender dress shirt (truly pimpified). Wade Phillips appears to have taken interview lessons from some sort of speech coach (he at least offers information now between “ums”). Romo is quiet as we would hope.
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Let the Games Begin! Well, PreSeason, Anyway
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