Wade Phillips it is ...

Bucky · February 9th, 2007, 08:27 AM

A defensive coach that has succeeded with the 3-4. FWIW, I think it's not a bad decision.

steve30084 · February 11th, 2007, 09:45 AM

I thought it would come down to him or Norv Turner.I like the move,as his 3-4 scheme is more agressive than the one used before.

Chris · February 12th, 2007, 08:59 AM

I'm hoping he let's Ware lose and become the sack machine that Merriman was.

Even with Parcells conservative strategy, Ware still racked up 11.5 sacks this year.

JimmyJohnson · February 18th, 2007, 04:30 PM

Yepper the "D" will tighten up. Hopefully Garrett can tweak Romo up a notch........ or two

Bucky · February 24th, 2007, 10:36 PM

Not saying this was your point, but since you brought up Garret ... seriously, what can Garrett teach Romo? Romo's already accomplished more in half a season than Garrett ever achieved in his entire career? If I were Romo I'd be like "hey, I'm always interested in any investment advise you might have for me - or your opinion on the middle east problem I just heard we have ourselves in - but if you're going to try to tell me how to win football games ... hehehehehe ... go back to your office and read some more books for my retirement plan."

Garrett's a smart guy, maybe a good coach. He can help Romo be Romo, maybe. His years as an actual coach are too few to be worth the position he's in. This is typical Jones. If he was Brett Favre or Troy Aikman, I'd say "okay, let the expert share his expertise." Otherwise, Garrett is one of those coaches that never made it as a player. Can he be a great coach someday? Absolutely. But it takes time. It takes many seasons of trying different things and seeing how they play out. Give me instead a guy that has been managing quarterbacks for 40 years and I'll show you a guy like the one that made Romo who he was in college.

Garrett will learn a lot the next several years. Unfortunately, the Cowboys and Romo will be paying for Garrett's graduate degree - and some team that picks up Garrett after he's fired will be the benefactor.

This is why Jones hasn't won a playoff game in over a decade.

BMW · February 24th, 2007, 10:50 PM

Football at the NFL level, especially for a position coach, isn't as much about motivation as it is about X's and O's...and experience around the NFL game, where Garrett will help Tony Romo a great deal.

But anyway, Wade was the right choice, people often forget he took Buffalo to the playoffs and lost on a miracle.

Bucky · February 25th, 2007, 09:27 PM

My point had nothing to do with "motivation." It had to do with an actual history of deploying x's and o's and learning from your deployments. Over the years one develops an understanding of how to deploy x's and o's. Garrett is obviously bright. So bright in fact that I'm guessing he will be a better coach in 3 years than he is today. I'm thinking he's so bright he will grow where lessor minds will stall.

He'll make someone a good coach someday.

February 9th, 2007, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
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February 24th, 2007, 10:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
BMW Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cape Coral Florida Posts: 830	Football at the NFL level, especially for a position coach, isn't as much about motivation as it is about X's and O's...and experience around the NFL game, where Garrett will help Tony Romo a great deal. But anyway, Wade was the right choice, people often forget he took Buffalo to the playoffs and lost on a miracle. __________________ BMW Green Bay Packers 14-4

February 11th, 2007, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
steve30084 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 59	I thought it would come down to him or Norv Turner.I like the move,as his 3-4 scheme is more agressive than the one used before.

February 12th, 2007, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chris Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: CT Posts: 138	I'm hoping he let's Ware lose and become the sack machine that Merriman was. Even with Parcells conservative strategy, Ware still racked up 11.5 sacks this year.

February 18th, 2007, 04:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
JimmyJohnson New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2	Yepper the "D" will tighten up. Hopefully Garrett can tweak Romo up a notch........ or two

February 24th, 2007, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bucky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 40,000 Feet Posts: 3,247	Not saying this was your point, but since you brought up Garret ... seriously, what can Garrett teach Romo? Romo's already accomplished more in half a season than Garrett ever achieved in his entire career? If I were Romo I'd be like "hey, I'm always interested in any investment advise you might have for me - or your opinion on the middle east problem I just heard we have ourselves in - but if you're going to try to tell me how to win football games ... hehehehehe ... go back to your office and read some more books for my retirement plan." Garrett's a smart guy, maybe a good coach. He can help Romo be Romo, maybe. His years as an actual coach are too few to be worth the position he's in. This is typical Jones. If he was Brett Favre or Troy Aikman, I'd say "okay, let the expert share his expertise." Otherwise, Garrett is one of those coaches that never made it as a player. Can he be a great coach someday? Absolutely. But it takes time. It takes many seasons of trying different things and seeing how they play out. Give me instead a guy that has been managing quarterbacks for 40 years and I'll show you a guy like the one that made Romo who he was in college. Garrett will learn a lot the next several years. Unfortunately, the Cowboys and Romo will be paying for Garrett's graduate degree - and some team that picks up Garrett after he's fired will be the benefactor. This is why Jones hasn't won a playoff game in over a decade.

February 25th, 2007, 09:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bucky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 40,000 Feet Posts: 3,247	My point had nothing to do with "motivation." It had to do with an actual history of deploying x's and o's and learning from your deployments. Over the years one develops an understanding of how to deploy x's and o's. Garrett is obviously bright. So bright in fact that I'm guessing he will be a better coach in 3 years than he is today. I'm thinking he's so bright he will grow where lessor minds will stall. He'll make someone a good coach someday.