Packers Embarrass Cowboys And Wade Phillips Is Fired
by Brandon on Nov 8, 2010 2:19 PM CST
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PrintWade Phillips fired, according to Bill Jones of CBS-11 (via SB Nation). Phillips looked lost, and he was badly outcoached by Mike McCarthy, last night. It didn't help that the Green Bay Packers badly outplayed his players too. He didn't appear to make any adjustments during the game, and played a vanilla defense that QB Aaron Rodgers easily picked apart. Though it was probably even worse that QB David Garrard picked that same defense apart the week before.
A tweet from Doug Farrar had this same logic: since this season is lost anyway, they might as well promote Jason Garrett and learn that he "isn't the guy either." Their offense is a mess (QB Jon Kitna isn't very good, the receivers can't get open/can't hold onto the ball, and they can't block) and he can't fix it any better as the head coach. I'm not a fan of mid-season coaching changes, but that performance last night was just too embarrassing.
It also gives a clear indication that as well as the Packers played on Sunday night, the Cowboys were just as bad. At one point it was referred to as the "Tony Romo hangover" (I don't think it was meant as a tequila-type hangover), but maybe the players have just quit listening to their confused coaches. As Blogging The Boys said, Jerry Jones had to do something.
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Maybe we differ on how this is fail...
But this is the best thing that could happen to Dallas this season. Their season sucks, but this move is WIN! Too bad it took this long, the Cowboys will still stink though.
by Bush League All Star on Nov 8, 2010 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
i can’t see how this is a win with jason Garrett becoming head coach. his o has been attrocious even with romo
But Leslie Frazier's D-line has been horrible
and he’s supposed to be the next big thing and Minnesota’s saving grace
by Goldenarmadillo4 on Nov 8, 2010 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
It is win with Jason Garrett because they don't have to big money for 8 more games with a new coach heading into the offseason...
The whole CBA thing and all. Their season is done, they have no hope to get out from under that 1-7 rock. They are paying Jason Garrett head coach money almost. Make him earn it before the CBA hits. Easy peasy and full of win.
by Bush League All Star on Nov 8, 2010 5:06 PM CST up reply actions
You've gotta copyright that
“Full of win”
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by mike_o on Nov 8, 2010 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
We got a Dallas coach fired!
I think I am finally ready to declare that the score has been settled on all those losses to Dallas in the early 90’s.
Exactly
By my count, that was only the second time in the past 15 years that the Cowboys have lost by 38+ points. The Cowboys were bad, but they’ve been bad all year. We made them look really bad. Fire the head coach bad.
Too bad
Wade is by all accounts a nice guy, and I genuinely felt bad for during last night’s game. Especially after the fumble return for a touchdown that he couldn’t challenge. I was just shaking my head thinking “It’s just not meant to be”.
Hopefully he can get a nice DC gig if he still wants to coach.
Too bad...
The Cards CHOKED vs the viqueens… Or maybe it Childress that got fired today too…
Oh wait… We WANT childress coaching the queens don’t we?!! LOL
You've been Stroh'd!!!
<Sarcasm /on> No…it was Favre being a hero! He’s like a kid out there drawing up plays in teh dirt. He just loves the attention to play the game <Sarcasm /off>
I, for one, want Chilly to stick around forever! Did you catch the snippets of Favre’s and Chilly’s presser after the game? Each threw the other in front of a bus. Hilarity at it’s finest.
by gern blanston on Nov 8, 2010 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
Chilly was actually trying to be funny (which he should probably stop doing)
I read that apparently his answer was an allusion to an answer Favre gave the previous week when asked if Childress was an emotional coach or not.
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
I read that too. The man may have the driest sense of humor I’ve ever seen in anyone though. Did you watch his presser? He was stone faced as he made the comment about Favre. Normally one at least smiles or something to give some indication that they’re making a joke haha!
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
Dry sense of humor
But does that mean he wasn’t serious when he said “We’ve got Hank Baskett”? ‘Cause it’s actually a lot funnier if he was being serious. And very insulting to Hank Baskett if he was joking.
"We've got Hank Baskett"
by I voted for Kodos on Nov 9, 2010 3:09 AM CST up reply actions
I think he was actually being serious about that one lol.
by packallday555 on Nov 9, 2010 10:16 AM CST up reply actions
We can only thank the Vikings for taking Childress. Remember not so long ago he was a leading candidate for HC of the Packers. Thankfully he went to MN and we got McCarthy now. Right now I’d much rather have McCarthy running the team than someone we could call Chili. Let’s hope the Vikings keep Chili around for many years to come!
someone we could call Chili
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
Good guy
He’s another guy who simply is a defensive coordinator, not a head coach.
It’s like Dom Capers – when you let him control the defense without all the other pressures of being a head coach, he can look brilliant. But as a head coach, something is just missing in them.
Well...
Capers never had a truly decent team in his career at Houston. Ever.
Wisconsin, proudly throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 8, 2010 6:46 PM CST up reply actions
I was talking of Wade...
I would consider Capers a much better leader than Phillips! Capers was a very good HC, IMO… He just was given difficult tasks at Car and Houston. Doing it w/ expansion teams is tough!
You've been Stroh'd!!!
That’s a good point. I knew that he took over for Houston when they were just starting up but I forgot that he did the same thing with the Panthers.
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
Took the Panthers to the NFC Championship game his second season
where they got lit up by the Packers! Woooooo! A hole you could drive a truck to the Super Bowl through!
I think head coaches need to be the team leader, the guy who makes the final decisions, and the leader. I prefer when the HC is not the guy making the play calls. Also prefer a head coach to know both O and D. And clock management helps (cough Andy Reid syndrome cough cough).
"We've got Hank Baskett"
by I voted for Kodos on Nov 9, 2010 3:12 AM CST up reply actions
Childress
is jumping up and down in his office because he survived longer than Wade Phillips, until he realized that if anyone is fired next in the NFL, it’s going to be him.
Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
Hopefully the Vikings lose to the Bears next week
So that in two weeks, we can take out a second coach this year!
Actually, I’m torn. I think it would be hilarious to both beat the Vikings and knock their coach out at the same time, but I want Childress to be the Vikings Coach-for-Life. Hmmm,
I'd rather
have the Vikings win next week, dropping the Bears a full game behind us instead of tying us. Currently the Bears have the tie breaker on us.
If the Vikings win, they are stil la couple of games back.
by Darrell L on Nov 8, 2010 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely
We want the Vikings to win next week and then lose to the Pack in two weeks.
As bad as the Bears are, if they beat the Vikes, they are tied with GB in the standings and own the tie-breaker.
Hoping the Vikings lose is silly right now. Hope for them to lose in two weeks.
Disagree. The Bears schedule gets really, really tough. I don’t see how they make it to the end of the without at least 7 losses. The Vikings schedule gets relatively easier, and the talent is there for them too. All it could take is a couple wins in a row for them to starting getting their confidence back.
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
In a season
where KC and Oakland are fighting for first place in the AFCW, where Cleveland knocks off both the Saints and Patriots, etc etc, you want to count on strength of schedule?
Any distance we put between us and other teams in the division helps us, not HOPING a team will fall apart.
Thus, Vikings beating Bears helps us.
Good point but I still disagree. The talent just isn’t there for Chicago. Their offensive line is weak. They have no running game. None of their receivers have stepped up. And most of all, you never know when Cutler is pretty much good for at least a TO or two a game. He just doesn’t look comfortable in that offensive scheme.
They’ve got Minny twice, us once, the Lions once, the Eagles, the Pats, and the Jets. I just don’t see them holding up. I really think they’ll end up winning only one or two of those games.
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 10:03 PM CST up reply actions
Not likely, PAD (IMO).
The Vikings, after getting their bye (read; rest and injury recovery time) way back in week four, are in the middle of a stretch of playing 13 games in 13 weeks, without a break.
Gotta be wearing them down, especially the old guy guys.
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
I guess that’s a good point but they just always scare me. When Favre is on, it’s tough to stop him and we all know about Peterson. If they get going on a little streak, I could see them going a tear, especially with Rice coming back who should give them a little boost.
by packallday555 on Nov 9, 2010 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
And here's another point.
The Bares are the only North team that is undefeated in the division.
I don’t really think I want to see them make it 3-0.
Stranger things have happened than them winning a few games that they shouldn’t (be it by luck, or otherwise), and all of a sudden that Week 17 game has some real meaning to it.
Oh, and if the Yikes! Vikes win, maybe they can save Chilly’s job. :)
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
I can't root for the Vikings
as long as they have Favre on their team. The Bears are a much worse team and I think we can beat them in GB easier then we can beat the Vikes in Minny. I’ll take the gamble and go for the Bears this week since I think they’re the weaker team out of the two… Minny has a joke of a schedule and could easily rip off 4 or 5 straight games.
Plus if we can beat the Bears in Lambeau in week 17.. we still get our 1 game on them
by Goldenarmadillo4 on Nov 8, 2010 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
Same here.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Possibly hiking up Mount Marcy during the weekend of October 23-24. State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Nov 8, 2010 6:22 PM CST up reply actions
root for a 0-0 tie
then both fanbases are pissed, and not even fantasy owners like anybody on either team.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
America's team, huh?
I can see it. 1 playoff win in 14 years is just amazing. How do they do it?
"Your wife swallows pineapples for donkey rides." - Orbit gum commercial
America's [worst] team.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Possibly hiking up Mount Marcy during the weekend of October 23-24. State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Nov 8, 2010 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
the buffalo bills
would like a word.
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things.
You set it up so well, so carefully.
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things.
You're still the same old girl you used to be.
At least the Bills try!
What NFL team has the worst debt ratio? That should be America’s Team!
"We've got Hank Baskett"
by I voted for Kodos on Nov 9, 2010 3:16 AM CST up reply actions
Aw
I feel kinda bad for him. When things start to fall apart it’s almost invasive to watch and we were watching for three hours yesterday.
Did Wade even make it out of Wisconsin last night?
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"- Dirty Harry
The ESPN pundits are blaming Jones
If that’s the case, good luck Jerry!
Hope the Dallas Cows resemble the Lions from now on.
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Vince Lombardi
I don't like Jerry Jones, to be honest.
It seems every year, the expectations in Dallas are Super Bowl or bust.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Possibly hiking up Mount Marcy during the weekend of October 23-24. State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Nov 8, 2010 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
Can't stand Jones
He wants to reduce revenue sharing and get rid of the salary cap. This would not bode well for the Packers.
I think Stroh’s right – Dallas’ fortunes/talent/chemistry waxed when Jimmie Johnson was coach/GM, waned when he left; fortunes/talent/chemistry waxed with arrival of Parcells, waned when Parcells left and Jones reasserted control.
At least that’s how I see it.
"We've got Hank Baskett"
by I voted for Kodos on Nov 9, 2010 3:18 AM CST up reply actions
Hope the Dallas Cows resemble the Lions from now on.
Funny, because I made a comment about that during the game. I really felt like I was watching the Packers play the Lions. Kitna at QB. Williams at WR. The colors were about right from a distance. They played just as bad.
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by cmadler on Nov 9, 2010 8:54 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If Capers were to leave?
I don’t want to jinx it but lets just say Dom Capers ends up becoming a head coach somewhere next year. Who do you guys think will be the best candidate to become our new D coordinator?
No idea. Let’s just pray he doesn’t haha!
by packallday555 on Nov 9, 2010 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
Trgo or Darren Perry
Hire from the current staff to keep the same D… Trgo has DC experience so he’s a logical candidate. I would lean towards Perry though… He was on the fast track to becoming a HC candidate before arriving in the black hole known as Oakland! He needs to take the next step first and coordinate a D…
You've been Stroh'd!!!
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