Comments on: Kubiak says Phillips interview won’t be distraction

By: theseantourage

theseantourage — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:14:22 +0000

The Houston Chronicle is a joke of a newspaper anyway.

By: njligernj

njligernj — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:46:59 +0000

Bucs fan here. I don’t think it should be allowed for a current OC, DC or HC to speak with any other pro or college team while their NFL team is engaged in meaningful games that season. Monte tanked the Bucs season when players found out he was leaving for the college ranks and quit on the season, losing the last 4 games of the season and going from a top ten defense to bottom of the league. Nothing good can come from it and as a Bucs fan I feel bad for the Texans.

A lot of Bucs fans (including myself) are on the Marty bandwagon at this point. Not perfect but Marty is far and away the best option of the available bunch — assuming the Glazers want a former HC rather than first-time HC which is the current line of thinking. (Of course none of it matter if the Glazers don’t spend any money. Glazers spending is more of an issue than a HC.)

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:17:12 +0000

Wade’s bad year in Dallas last year may have been due to Garrett tanking the offense long enough for Wade to be fired. Since Garrett remained as the play caller, what else explains how the offense went from garbage to pretty good the week after Garrett was named interim HC? Don’t give me the excuse of Wade not overriding Garrett’s play calls anymore either. He was hands off concerning the offense. That was all Garrett before and after the fact.

By: steveking21

steveking21 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:49:23 +0000

4 years in Dallas – 2 division titles…Was playing for the WC in the final week of 2008. Had a bad year in 2010. All coaches have bad years and miss the playoffs once in a while. Phillips is a good head coach. I’ve never heard a player say he didn’t enjoy playing for Phillips, and if you’re going to say it’s about Super Bowl wins – there are 31 coaches each year that don’t win the big one.

By: whatwouldlombardido

whatwouldlombardido — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:11:49 +0000

Remain Calm! All is Well!!!

By: fittytuckin

fittytuckin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:44:46 +0000

You pudgy little bastard

*Herbert from family guy voice*

By: factschecker

factschecker — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:16:33 +0000

Wade Phillips has a career record of 82-59 (.581). Not too many HC have career winning records.
He was the last HC of the Bills to have any success going 29-19 with 2 playoff appearances in his 3 years as HC.
He took Dallas to the post season 2 out of 4 years as the HC including 2 NFC East titles.
I’d suspect Bills fans wouldn’t mind having him back. They have not been to the playoffs since Wade was fired.
Is Dallas in any better shape under Garrett?

By: chrisbntx

chrisbntx — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:16:06 +0000

He hasn’t been a terrible head coach in the regular season. His winning percentage is better than Jeff Fisher. It’s his playoff record that is terrible, but if you’re a team that could potentially trade several losing seasons for a few one-and-dones in the playoffs you would probably take it.

By: htown1035

htown1035 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:15:46 +0000

Clayton reported that the Bucs are looking for a new coach with experience and a disciplinarian.

Wade ain’t it.

By: texans3four

texans3four — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:59:30 +0000

Stay home Wade! You really want to interview with a team who will face the Saints, Falcons and the up and coming Panthers twice a year? It will take you 2 – 3 years just to take 3rd in your own division.

By: 2ruefan

2ruefan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:44:47 +0000

I never could understand all the anti-Wade sentiment. Is it because he is so laid back and kind of overweight?

You people who are sooooooo ASTONISHED that anyone would consider him as a head coach…

I challenge you to ponder:
1) When was the last time the Buffalo Bills posted a record better than 9 wins and were in the playoffs?

2) Did the Bills ever have a losing Record under Wade Phillips?

3) What was the Bill’s record the year AFTER Phillips left?

4) How many times did the Cowboys make the playoffs in the 4 (full) seasons he coached them?

5) How many times did the Cowboys make the playoffs in the years the EVER SO GREAT Bill Parcells coached them?

6) How did you like “them boys” this year with the ever so great, up and coming, ever-so-better-than-Wade Jason Garret?

By: 6ball

6ball — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:33:19 +0000

It might work if Wade hired an assistant head coach who was a no nonsense, strict disciplinarian type. Remember, you don’t just employ a head coach. You hire an entire staff.

By: gmen1987

gmen1987 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:01 +0000

How many chances does one guy need to convince people that he is not an NFL head coach?

The Tampa Bay organization seems to be interviewing every former head coach who has been fired in the NFL in the last 40 years.

By: raven410

raven410 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:29:43 +0000

Wouldn’t want my DC interviewing in the middle of the week when he should be game planning for the most important game in Texans history.

By: tomcous

tomcous — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:25:06 +0000

Yo Wade! … Take a note from DOM CAPERS!

You are a DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR! … You have enough experience to learn to excel by not reaching beyond your failing point …

Competent … but please just compete with guys like Capers and Gregg Williams. Beyond that, the Houston D could still use some improving to get to the next step …

By: postfixer

postfixer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:23:24 +0000

Wade Phillips as DC is a fast track to success. Wade Phillips as HC is a fast track to suck.

By: stevefin

stevefin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:20:55 +0000

I think Tampa is just publicly recognizing what everyone else knows. Maybe the Dallas experience wasn’t all Wade Phillips’ fault. Jerry Jones is a HC’s nightmare in Dallas.

By: whitemike55

whitemike55 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:16:42 +0000

As a diehard Texans fan,

I think its much more of a distraction to the fans than the player/coaches. Friday evening is their off time. Players and coaches are already done with all the prep work.

Yeah it sux we may lose him and not have him back for 2012 season, but I don’t see it deciding the outcome of the Texans Ravens game on Sunday.

Should be a great game and a defensive battle… IF Wade does a great job again vs. Balt and gets a chance at the Patriots/Broncos he would get a much, much better job than the Bucs.

GO TEXANS

Texans 16
Ravens 13

By: tjacks7

tjacks7 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:08:10 +0000

What else would he say? “this interview is going to be a huge distraction!”?

By: rufustfireflyjr

rufustfireflyjr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:07:26 +0000

The guy has been the head coach of no less than FIVE NFL teams (two on an interim basis). He is the living embodiment of the Peter Principle, a guy who consistently gets promoted to the level of his incompetence.

By: andrejohnsonforpresident

andrejohnsonforpresident — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:04:13 +0000

Hey Mr Mcnair get this guy on a leash!!!

By: rufustfireflyjr

rufustfireflyjr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:01:06 +0000

How many chances will this guy get before teams realize that he is best suited to be a defensive coordinator and not a head coach?

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:58:15 +0000

If you want to have the best assistant coaches, you can’t block them from opportunities for advancement. Same goes with players. Most GMs and owners know this and accept it.

It’s not perfect but the alternative is being out of the playoffs with coaches no one wants anyways.

By: jimyritz

jimyritz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:53:46 +0000

Why doesn’t the league jusy say no interviews until after the SuperBowl for anyone…nonplayoff or playoff teams?

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:52:47 +0000

Seriously. Why would anyone want Wade as their Head Coach?

He is a terrific coordinator. That’s it.

By: xxwhodatxx

xxwhodatxx — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:51:09 +0000

They finally get a good D coordinator and he’s gonna leave. Sucks for the Texans.

By: tinopuno

tinopuno — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:50:56 +0000

Why couldn’t Wade just ask the Sta Puff Marshmallow Man to stand in for him at the interview?

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:43:09 +0000

The interview is only going to last a few hours. It’s an interview. Texans fans need to chill out.

By: murphintampa

murphintampa — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:38:53 +0000

I thought there was some kind of rule that said that assistant coaches had to be out of the playoffs or in a bye week before interviewing.

By: ajknox88

ajknox88 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:38:23 +0000

He’d be a good fit in Tampa I think.