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Tony Romo needs to rally the troops
8:00 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
Wade Phillips mentioned that he's coached teams that have fought their way out of trouble before. He cited the 1998 Bills, who started 0-3 and finished with 10 wins.
Phillips didn't get into details when asked what sparked that Buffalo squad's turnaround.
"I made some changes," he said. "I tried to change things. I don't know."
Todd Archer, who is always eager to help, mentioned that Phillips changed starting quarterbacks. Rob Johnson was replaced by Doug Flutie.
A few hours later, it hit me. Phillips is a fine head coach when he has a starting quarterback with some major moxie. He's a poor head coach when he doesn't have an excellent leader at the game's most important position.
Phillips' stint in Buffalo is the best indicator of this. Johnson looked a lot more like a QB than Flutie, but the Bills were 21-9 when the little fella started and 8-10 when Johnson got the nod during Phillips' tenure.
The Broncos were 16-14 in John Elway's starts during Phillips' two seasons as head coach, 0-2 when the Hall of Famer was out. The Cowboys are 17-6 with Romo under center the last two regular seasons and got blown out by a bad team when he missed a game.
In the cases of Elway and Romo, their backups are significantly less talented, of course. But, when your head coach has the motivational powers of a peanut, you better have a quarterback that the rest of the team can rally around.
The Cowboys are doomed if the players continue to reflect Phillips' personality. Dallas still has a chance to be a legitimate contender if Romo gets his mind (and pinkie) right and rubs off on his teammates.
Tony Romo needs to rally the troops
8:00 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
Wade Phillips mentioned that he's coached teams that have fought their way out of trouble before. He cited the 1998 Bills, who started 0-3 and finished with 10 wins.
Phillips didn't get into details when asked what sparked that Buffalo squad's turnaround.
"I made some changes," he said. "I tried to change things. I don't know."
Todd Archer, who is always eager to help, mentioned that Phillips changed starting quarterbacks. Rob Johnson was replaced by Doug Flutie.
A few hours later, it hit me. Phillips is a fine head coach when he has a starting quarterback with some major moxie. He's a poor head coach when he doesn't have an excellent leader at the game's most important position.
Phillips' stint in Buffalo is the best indicator of this. Johnson looked a lot more like a QB than Flutie, but the Bills were 21-9 when the little fella started and 8-10 when Johnson got the nod during Phillips' tenure.
The Broncos were 16-14 in John Elway's starts during Phillips' two seasons as head coach, 0-2 when the Hall of Famer was out. The Cowboys are 17-6 with Romo under center the last two regular seasons and got blown out by a bad team when he missed a game.
In the cases of Elway and Romo, their backups are significantly less talented, of course. But, when your head coach has the motivational powers of a peanut, you better have a quarterback that the rest of the team can rally around.
The Cowboys are doomed if the players continue to reflect Phillips' personality. Dallas still has a chance to be a legitimate contender if Romo gets his mind (and pinkie) right and rubs off on his teammates.
