DMN Blog: Wade vows to change

[cowboys4life]

Wade Phillips vows to change
2:32 PM Mon, Dec 29, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Wade Phillips declared that things will be different around Valley Ranch next season.

"You can't just say everything is going to be all right," said Phillips, who has taken a pollyanna approach in the past. "But it's not going to be all right if we just keep doing the same things. And I'm talking about myself."

He'll come up with a plan over the next week or so, and the admitted softie vowed that he'd be more demanding. He recognizes that the relaxed atmosphere around these parts didn't produce acceptable results.

"It starts with me," said Phillips, who declined to discuss potential personnel changes but said offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Brian Stewart would return. "If you're not going to change the coach and you don't get the results you want, then the coach needs to change some things. I have to look at myself first - from how I deal with things, from how we have training camp, how we have practices, whatever. We need to alter some things. We need to adjust some things."

Phillips didn't meet with the Cowboys today, so the players will have to get his get-tough message through the media for now. At least one team captain was skeptical about it.

"If you know a person to be a certain way and then all of the sudden, you have an extreme change, I don't know," LB Bradie James said. "I don't know how well that's going to be taken. I don't know what he means by that. But he didn't address us, so I don't know."

That last statement is very very very telling of that the mindset of these players would be if this coach sticks around....So i guess next year 7-9?? in a new stadium???

this is ridiculous jerry that your gonna stick with this staff....

 

[Kangaroo]

Wade Phillips vows to change
2:32 PM Mon, Dec 29, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips

Wade Phillips declared that things will be different around Valley Ranch next season.

"You can't just say everything is going to be all right," said Phillips, who has taken a pollyanna approach in the past. "But it's not going to be all right if we just keep doing the same things. And I'm talking about myself."

He'll come up with a plan over the next week or so, and the admitted softie vowed that he'd be more demanding. He recognizes that the relaxed atmosphere around these parts didn't produce acceptable results.

"It starts with me," said Phillips, who declined to discuss potential personnel changes but said offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Brian Stewart would return. "If you're not going to change the coach and you don't get the results you want, then the coach needs to change some things. I have to look at myself first - from how I deal with things, from how we have training camp, how we have practices, whatever. We need to alter some things. We need to adjust some things."

Phillips didn't meet with the Cowboys today, so the players will have to get his get-tough message through the media for now. At least one team captain was skeptical about it.

"If you know a person to be a certain way and then all of the sudden, you have an extreme change, I don't know," LB Bradie James said. "I don't know how well that's going to be taken. I don't know what he means by that. But he didn't address us, so I don't know."

That last statement is very very very telling of that the mindset of these players would be if this coach sticks around....So i guess next year 7-9?? in a new stadium???

this is ridiculous jerry that your gonna stick with this staff....

7-9 we will be lucky I expecting top 10 pick material think Camp 5-11 type year

 

[cowboys4life]

yeah true...oh man just when it gets better we go right back to the camp days....what a fall from grace!!

 

[miamicowboy21]

Please, know one is taking phillps seriously with one year left on his deal. He's a lame duck and everyone knows it.

 

[sacase]

Oh next season is going to be a drama filled season. If people don't like the new Coach (if he really does change that is) then make them run them till they puke. 1st day of practice. 40 40's.....timed. 2nd day full pads tackling practice everyone participates except the QB's and kickers. IF you get hurt, oh well. 1st week is focused on fundamentals like you would teach a high school team. Make them earn the oppertunity to be coached like a NFL team. I Would tell the defense which hole the play was going to and make the offense run it over and over and over.

 

[Ben Roflsberger]

hes said that crap all season and nothing has happaned. id hate to waste another season with these jokers commanding the ship

 

[Goldenrichards83]

Thats the problem with this team, Bradie James needs to shut his piehole. Everyone wants to talk with the media. He should just shut his month.

 

[bbgun]

Yep, this is our braintrust. Are you bursting with confidence yet?

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[Undisputed]

He shouldn't have to change. He should simply be fired. Keeping this guy is simply absurd.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Wasn't it Mr Fix it that was smarting at the mouth about the way Parcells ran things around here? Now he's suddenly seeing the light?

Just leave Phillips........... Please.

 

[masomenos]

Oh next season is going to be a drama filled season. If people don't like the new Coach (if he really does change that is) then make them run them till they puke. 1st day of practice. 40 40's.....timed. 2nd day full pads tackling practice everyone participates except the QB's and kickers. IF you get hurt, oh well. 1st week is focused on fundamentals like you would teach a high school team. Make them earn the oppertunity to be coached like a NFL team. I Would tell the defense which hole the play was going to and make the offense run it over and over and over.

Nice, we can call it "Strained Hamstring Day".

 

[cowboys4life]

Yeah....he cant change his ways..come on man!! This is not gonna work its done....Jerry its done!!

 

[Sasquatch]

If the team wins all will be well. But if we hit a period of extended adversity as we did this season it's going to be a nightmare. I'm ambivalent about the coaching situation.

 

[BAT]

"If you know a person to be a certain way and then all of the sudden, you have an extreme change, I don't know," LB Bradie James said. "I don't know how well that's going to be taken. I don't know what he means by that. But he didn't address us, so I don't know."

That last statement is very very very telling of that the mindset of these players would be if this coach sticks around....So i guess next year 7-9?? in a new stadium???

this is ridiculous jerry that your gonna stick with this staff....

There is your first "change" right there Wade, start with the "leaders". Some of them have to have some kind of trade value.

- Bradie James (I was starting to come around on him, then he starts talking again)

- Greg Ellis (trade the crybaby)

- Patrick Crayton (tired of his mouth & "best hands" on the team my ace)

- Tank Johnson (all talk, no walk)

- Ken Hamlin (let me know when he wraps up on a tackle, it will be the first time this season)

- Brian Stewart (his D takes after him, all noise, no substance)

- Bruce Read (2 straight years of pure garbage)

- Wade Wilson (only thing he's done of any notice is get suspended for steroid use)

 

[Rampage]

see we need a coach who can out-smart these players and make them believe what the coach wants them to believe. see that Bradie james quote? these guys act like they're somebody special. as of right now they're losers. Parcells could out-smart his players. the players attitude is the #1 problem with this team. they think they've already accomplished something. we either need new players who don't have huge ego's or we need a really smart head coach.

 

[sacase]

Nice, we can call it "Strained Hamstring Day".

This was my first college practice. No one pulled a hamstring. If you stretch poorly then you have no one to blame but yourself. The timed part is to make sure effort is given, not running at 4.5 speed the whole time. I am sure if college athletes can do it pro's should be able to have no problems.

 

[cmacch]

What a joke. If Wade had even an ounce of dignity he would just resign.

 

[WoodysGirl]

"If you know a person to be a certain way and then all of the sudden, you have an extreme change, I don't know," LB Bradie James said. "I don't know how well that's going to be taken. I don't know what he means by that. But he didn't address us, so I don't know."

I don't think it's a matter of making extreme changes, but changes will need to be made. I also think it would be foolish to think that Wade is going to turn into some hardcore disciplinarian.

Change is never easy in an organization, but it's obvious something needs to be done. One of the simplest things is taking away some of the carte blanche duties of the offensive coordinator.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

I believe Wade Phillips has already lost quite a bit of the lockerroom.

If he even dares to try to change his personality and become a tough disciplinarian, nobody will take him seriously in the lockerroom.

This is about Jason Garrett anyway.

 

[Doomsday101]

Jerry is not firing Wade so it is up to Wade to change his approach with the team. He has treated them like men and evidently they can't handle that. Before mocking Wade at least see what he does and how he handles some of these ego’s on the team.