BrAinPaiNt
12-09-2010, 05:45 AM
Jennifer Floyd Engel
IRVING -- Wade Phillips worshipped at the altar of sacks.
He loved them, talked incessantly about them, memorized how many his Cowboys had at that given moment and where said number ranked them league-wise and interjected said minutia into conversations on everything from QB Tony Romo's health to a glaring lack of turnovers forced during his regime.
And if I had $1 for every time Coach Wade answered a question about lack of turnovers with sack stats, I'd be able to afford a couple of margaritas at JerryWorld.
His defenses were never turnover machines, the mere mention of which made him very, very touchy. He started robo-calling where his team ranked defensively and "W" totals until my brain started to hurt.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/08/2690784/takeaways-and-ws-are-up-for-the.html#ixzz17c8el5Uv
IRVING -- Wade Phillips worshipped at the altar of sacks.
He loved them, talked incessantly about them, memorized how many his Cowboys had at that given moment and where said number ranked them league-wise and interjected said minutia into conversations on everything from QB Tony Romo's health to a glaring lack of turnovers forced during his regime.
And if I had $1 for every time Coach Wade answered a question about lack of turnovers with sack stats, I'd be able to afford a couple of margaritas at JerryWorld.
His defenses were never turnover machines, the mere mention of which made him very, very touchy. He started robo-calling where his team ranked defensively and "W" totals until my brain started to hurt.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/08/2690784/takeaways-and-ws-are-up-for-the.html#ixzz17c8el5Uv