Um no. The best thing they could have done is just not talk to the guy. Kick him out of valley ranch or whatever...Ever heard the advice to not argue with an idiot because that only brings you done to his level? (I know what you are considering posting in reply to this...)
By arguing with this guy they are simply justifying that what he says has some meaning. Just shut the guy out. This team has a LONG history (3-4 years) of paying WAY too much attention to the media.
They know how to talk big and say the right things but for the most part its all talk, it may inspire them for a week but when the first adrenaline rush of "us against" the media wares off we will be left with the same players who just can't seem to get up to that level for the December games.
The more I think about this the more it makes since. We are seeing the Last Stand of Wade Phillips here, valiant, heroic, honorable, but also futile, pointless, and dangerous.