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Wade Phillips | Dallas Cowboys
There’s little question that Phillips inherited a talented team, but he also has pulled mostly all the right strings. He has been a breath of fresh air — exactly what this team has needed, some veterans have suggested, after four years in lockstep behind the rigid Bill Parcells. Phillips has the reputation of being a players’ coach, and the reputation has served him well. The Cowboys looked loose and energetic en route to locking up the NFC’s top seed heading into the playoffs, and the player whom few head coaches have worked well with — Terrell Owens — has been mostly a good soldier during one of his best seasons. Phillips deserves credit for making what had been a good defense into a top-tier unit and for delegating and putting so much trust in offensive coaches he hadn’t worked with before. The results have been terrific. Yes, the Cowboys have not played their best football the past month of the season, but they haven’t had to, either. The knock on Phillips for years has been that he hasn’t been able to win in the playoffs (0-3 career), but this Cowboys team appears talented, motivated and prepared.
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/Features/NFL+Features/2007/coaches2226.htm
Wade Phillips | Dallas Cowboys
There’s little question that Phillips inherited a talented team, but he also has pulled mostly all the right strings. He has been a breath of fresh air — exactly what this team has needed, some veterans have suggested, after four years in lockstep behind the rigid Bill Parcells. Phillips has the reputation of being a players’ coach, and the reputation has served him well. The Cowboys looked loose and energetic en route to locking up the NFC’s top seed heading into the playoffs, and the player whom few head coaches have worked well with — Terrell Owens — has been mostly a good soldier during one of his best seasons. Phillips deserves credit for making what had been a good defense into a top-tier unit and for delegating and putting so much trust in offensive coaches he hadn’t worked with before. The results have been terrific. Yes, the Cowboys have not played their best football the past month of the season, but they haven’t had to, either. The knock on Phillips for years has been that he hasn’t been able to win in the playoffs (0-3 career), but this Cowboys team appears talented, motivated and prepared.
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/Features/NFL+Features/2007/coaches2226.htm