Wade Phillips

e it.  But, Jerry thinks he is the long-term answer for the Cowboys…just not yet.  Wade Phillips will be back for another year.  After that, I could see Jerry pulling the trigger and handing the reigns over to Garrett.  Don’t be surprised to see Wade stay on as the defensive coordinator either, if and when Garrett is promoted!  

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rs over his head?  He has ties to my favorite team (Cowboys).  The current Cowboys coach (Wade Phillips) has ties to the Chargers…it was simple to root for them, even though I had picked the Colts to win the game (and the Super Bowl).  As for the Eagles, it was a little harder.  They are the archenemy of the Cowboys, but that wasn’t my stumbling block!  What made it difficult was the way I get treated day after day, week after week, and year after year by Eagles fans. 

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           This past Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys traveled to Lincoln Financial Field to play the Philadelphia Eagles in what was a win and you’re in the playoffs game.  This game had a lot of build-up prior kick-off.  The Eagles found out, about 15 minutes before the game started, that the stars had aligned for them; the Bears and Buccaneers had both lost.  This game had everything football fans wanted.  It was the ‘Boys against the Birds, with their playoff destinies on the line. 

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           Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend’s games.  I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two or more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you).  Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling.  That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!  

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st the Eagles.  Romo needs to make sure he takes care of the ball a little better.  Maybe Wade Phillips should make Romo walk around with a football all week long and take care of it like it was a baby?    

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           Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend’s games.  I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two or more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you).  Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling.  That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!  

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The crystal ball, once again, had a stellar performance this past week, going undefeated at 4-0.  Truly a tremendous achievement, as many of the games had playoff implications.  That puts the crystal ball at 29-22-1 for the season.  That’s seven games over .500 (.567 to be exact).  Not many prognosticators gave the Cowboys much of a chance against the G-Men, but the crystal ball took a chance on them.  The ‘Boys rewarded the crystal ball, and pulled off the upset.  Let’s review and see what happened last week.    

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           Last night, on NBC’s prime time Sunday Night Football, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Giants, 20-8.  The Cowboys desperately needed the win, as they are fighting for their playoff lives.  The Cowboys are now 9-5, but so are the Vikings, the Bucs, and the Falcons.  The Eagles and Bears aren’t that far behind either.  With the Cowboys facing the Ravens and the Eagles in their next two games, the ‘Boys needed a win…desperately. 

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concerned with it.  Werder has a way of exaggerating the truth to fill his time on ESPN.  Wade Phillips did confirm that Owens, Williams, and Crayton did meet with Jason Garrett to discuss their roles in the offense.  But that’s a far cry from Romo and Witten designing secret plays…come on people!   

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           This past Sunday, the Cowboys had a 10-point lead against the Pittsburgh Steelers, late in the 4th quarter.  Then disaster struck, as the Cowboys were not able to finish off the Steelers.  All the Cowboys needed were a couple of first downs and the game would be over.  Nope…didn’t happen!  The Cowboys let the Steelers tie the game with about 2 minutes left in regulation.  Then, Romo gave the entire Steeler Nation an early Christmas present by throwing a pick-6…game over! 

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           Last night, on Sunday Night Football, the Cowboys and Redskins met in a heated NFC East rivalry.  The ‘Boys came to Washington, sporting a 5-4 record, while the ‘Skins were 6-3.  The Cowboys welcomed back their offensive leader, Tony Romo, as well as Pro-Bowl corner, Terence Newman.  Dallas had already lost to the Redskins earlier this season, and this was a must-win game for the Cowboys. 

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           Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend games.  I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you).  Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling.  That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!  

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Bowl quarterback hasn’t looked like he could throw a stone in the ocean this season has to be Wade Phillips’ worst oversight since coming to Dallas two years ago. 

That being said, and I felt like it needed to be, the next most troubling aspect of this season has been the endless parade of yellow flags upon the field. Far too often this year, the lack of discipline on the team has both sustained opponents’ pivotal drives and negated game-changing plays by the ‘Boys. Would it surprise you to learn that we lead the league in penalties? With 71 such infractions, we’re ahead of second-ranked Arizona by nine! Well-coached teams like the Patriots (even though it pains me to give them their due) might total nine penalties over the course of three full games. That’s right, New England has just 24 penalties this year. They’re also 5-3 with a backup quarterback playing the entire season—and if you point out that lowly Matt Cassel could probably pass left-handed and still hit his receivers with better accuracy than Brad Johnson, I’ll throw something at you. 

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down.  

During his press conference after the loss to the G-Men, is it just me, or did Wade Phillips’ face look like he ate a bad tuna fish sandwich?  I bet Wade is going through Tums like it’s candy!  

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NFC East teams won as well.  The Cowboys defense came to play with a more hands on approach by Wade Phillips…maybe he really is a Mr. Fix-it (read more here)?  It wasn’t pretty…ugly…you might say!  Brad Johnson was awful…but they got the job done (read more here).  Next weeks showdown with the G-Men is huge…we shall see!  

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other teams with storylines. 

           Wade Phillips said he was going to be more involved in the defense…whatever he did…do it again!  That was the best defensive effort I have seen from the ‘Boys in a long time.  The defense played with emotion and a purpose.  Maybe the insertion of young athletic players in the secondary was a breath of fresh air?  Maybe the veteran players knew they needed to step up their game to compensate for the missing players?  Whatever it was, it worked…defensively anyway! 

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Fix-it, Wade Phillips, (read more here) will fix the defense.  Terence Newman should be back shortly after the bye week and be available for the stretch run.  Pacman Jones may be reinstated as well.  This will improve the defense significantly and at the right time!  

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Jones had already hired Garrett as the OC.  In the end, Jones decided on Wade Phillips.  The reasoning was that the Cowboys defense needed a proven “3-4 guy” to take what Parcells started to the next level.

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ful gaze of Bill Parcells transforms into a distant memory for the players, who are getting used to Wade Phillips' more laid back style -- something akin to the good cop/bad cop routine, a situ

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