Wade Phillips must go…NOW!

When Jerry Jones made the decision to hire Wade Phillips I was initially skeptical. I didn’t know all that much about him, but I thought of him as just a generic head coach like Bruce Coslet, Jim Haslett, Wayne Fonts, etc. Phillips certainly didn’t have the resume necessary to lead “America’s Team.” However, over time, as I leanred more about his father and his Texas roots, Wade began to grow on me. As any good Cowboys’ fan knows, a Texas born coach will usually win a Super Bowl when coaching the Cowboys.

After a season and a half, it has become abudantly clear that my initial reaction was right. Wade Phillips is not qualified, nor does he understand what it takes to lead the NFL’s top franchise. As I sit here listening to Wade’s press conference, I’m reminded how he dodges the hard questions. At first, I thought it was just the overzealous Dallas media, but over time I see a man who doesn’t know how to deal with negative criticism. Coaching in Dallas, you’re going to receive negative criticism. Being able to quote stats like scripture won’t change the fact that we haven’t a playoff win in over a decade.

Not only can Wade not deal with negative criticism, but he can’t dish it out either.  He handles this team with a very delicate hand, choosing to let inamates run the asylum. This leads to a lack of discipline on the team, which leads to the mental mistakes that have plagued the Cowboys since Wade’s arrival.  A good coach corrects and eiminates mental errors. A good coach gets in his players faces when the make mistakes.  A good coach knows how to use a combination of positive and negative criticism to motivate his squad.  Without negative criticism, there will be no discipline and no motivation. Currently, this Cowboys squad plays with no discipline and no motivation.