Football Wade Phillips gets dreaded vote of confidence

Mr. Laz · 10-13-2010, 09:57 AM

Joneses: Phillips' job isn't in jeopardy despite Cowboys' start

Dallas Cowboys brass is disappointed with their team's 1-3 start, but head coach Wade Phillips' job is "absolutely" safe, executive vice president Stephen Jones told NFL Network's Albert Breer at the NFL Fall League Meeting in Chicago.

"I think in our organization everybody is taking responsibility, not just Wade," Stephen Jones said. "He does. He takes responsibility. The coaching staff takes responsibility. The players take it. We all take it.

"We're a team, we're an organization, and when we fall short, we accept it as a team."

Jones' father, Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones, echoed his comments, saying that "with Wade ... I'm very comfortable that we can do better."

Jerry Jones repeatedly has made clear his support this season for Phillips, who has been under fire since the Cowboys' failure to reach the playoffs in 2008, his second season in charge. Phillips was given a two-year contract extension in January after guiding the team to its second NFC East title in three seasons and first postseason win in a dozen years.
The Cowboys lost their first two games this season, at Washington and at home against Chicago, before winning in Houston. They followed their bye week with a 34-27 loss last weekend to visiting Tennessee and play Sunday at Minnesota.

"Even if we were winning, we've got a lot of things that can make us a better team that are encouraging," Jerry Jones told Breer at the owners' meetings. "Since we haven't been [winning], we've really got a lot of things we can address. There's not just one thing, but we are obviously making mistakes. But those are things that are correctable."

The owner said he was "certainly disappointed for everyone concerned, surprised, and I feel like we're losing time here. We're running out of time, even though it's early in the season. If we're gonna go, we've got to go now, and go hard. ...

"When you start off and you don't win but one ballgame out of four, you feel like you need to win all the games."

**MahiMike** · 10-13-2010, 10:05 AM

I give him 2 weeks.

tyton75 · 10-13-2010, 10:11 AM

Gone by mid-season

PunkinDrublic · 10-13-2010, 11:06 AM

The Cowgirls are an example of how poor coaching and being undisciplined can ruin your success despite having all that talent. They have a QB and receiving corps that is the envy of the league and yet they are bottom dwellers at 1-3. Fans here still think they are Americas team and the local media sucks up to them constantly that if you are a young player on the Cowgirls I imagine it would be real easy to buy into your own hype. I predict Wade is gone at the end of the year and Jerry makes a run at Cowher.

Mile High Mania · 10-13-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

The Cowgirls are an example of how poor coaching and being undisciplined can ruin your success despite having all that talent. They have a QB and receiving corps that is the envy of the league and yet they are bottom dwellers at 1-3. Fans here still think they are Americas team and the local media sucks up to them constantly that if you are a young player on the Cowgirls I imagine it would be real easy to buy into your own hype. I predict Wade is gone at the end of the year and Jerry makes a run at Cowher.

Don't forget that they actually have what should be a very nice trio of RBs...

LaChapelle · 10-13-2010, 11:24 AM

He and Norv will be an announcing duo for the really bad games next season
like the Bills vs the Broncos

PunkinDrublic · 10-13-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Don't forget that they actually have what should be a very nice trio of RBs...

Choice and Jones are good. Marion Barber is overrated and acts like an idiot after making routine runs. Dallas is such a market of homers that even a spare like Martellus Bennett is considered a celebrity.

FAX · 10-13-2010, 11:26 AM

He'll turn up in a canal with two in the brain.

FAX

Mile High Mania · 10-13-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

Choice and Jones are good. Marion Barber is overrated and acts like an idiot after making routine runs. Dallas is such a market of homers that even a spare like Martellus Bennett is considered a celebrity.

I hear ya... the Marty B Show with Bob and Dan could be funny at times though.

Deberg_1990 · 10-13-2010, 01:10 PM

He will be gone next Monday if they lose to the Vikes this weekend.

**gblowfish** · 10-13-2010, 01:21 PM

Uh-Oh...

Jim Jones · 10-13-2010, 01:27 PM

I have a bad feeling Jerry will get desperate again and the Girls will go grab Cowher or Gruden

**alpha_omega** · 10-13-2010, 01:35 PM

Yep...he is toast.

kstater · 10-13-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

Choice and Jones are good. Marion Barber is overrated and acts like an idiot after making routine runs. Dallas is such a market of homers that even a spare like Martellus Bennett is considered a celebrity.

You ain't lying. I'm going up against a guy in fantasy football that has 5 Dallas players as starters.

Brock · 10-13-2010, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Jones

I have a bad feeling Jerry will get desperate again and the Girls will go grab Cowher or Gruden

Why is that a bad feeling? They had Parcells and it didn't matter.

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