Wade Phillips

Wade Phillips has led the Cowboys to three winning seasons, two playoff appearances, a ton of Pro Bowl selections, a top 15 ranking offensively and defensively, and a 32-15 overall record with the Cowboys. However, all of that may mean nothing in two weeks if Phillips doesn't win a playoff game. Jerry Jones said on Sunday Night Football that he wants Wade Phillips back next year, but he needs some evidence to ratify doing so. That evidence...  

My Dearest Wade, I have noticed how giddy you have been during our alone time lately. It warms my heart to see you so happy...especially at Christmas. I know you had hoped to find a contract extension in your stocking. Please don't think I am a Grinch for not putting it there. Besides, everybody loves an Applebee's gift card. Take your lovely family out to dinner on me and have a nice, fat, juicy steak for yourself. You deserve it. I cannot...  

After Sunday's game owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he does not want to make a coaching change after the season. He likes the mix he has with the players and coaching staff. He believes Wade Phillips is the...  

IRVING — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave embattled coach Wade Phillips somewhat of a vote of confidence following the 17-0 playoff-clinching victory against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.  

Last week the Cowboys hung on Tony Dungy's "no chance," proclamation. Sunday it was Wade Phillips setting the bar pretty high. Jerry Jones took in the team meeting Sunday and got to listen to Phillips' speech. "It was really short,"...  

Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Wade PhillipsWednesday, December 16, 2009Q: You come into this game already in must win mode to get into the playoffs at this point. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?A: I think it’s good. It tells everybody how important every ballgame is. You don’t get many situations where you’re like the Saints and have a lot of things wrapped up already. I think it keeps your team focused on what you’re doing.Q: Does the...  

NEW ORLEANS - Mr. Fix It, as Wade Phillips occasionally refers to himself, delivered his finest performance as the Cowboys' defensive mastermind Saturday night. It was trumped only by his performance as a head coach. Wade Phillips' defense and his...  

ARLINGTON - The last time Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hired a head coach, he narrowed his choice to either Wade Phillips or Norv Turner. Considering how things have turned out, Jones should've hired both: Phillips to run things through Thanksgiving, then Turner to take over from there.  

"Everything rises and falls on leadership." I do not know who first said that. I first heard it from a preacher named Lee Roberson, back in the '70s. Then, John Maxwell popularized it in more recent memory. Whoever said it, said it right. All you can really add to it is, "Amen." The Dallas Cowboys are a team in desperate need of a leader. Plenty of players have emerged as positive locker room and field leaders, not the least of which is Keith...  

In many ways, Wade Phillips can't win. He can't win enough. And he can't win for losing. And he can't get credit when the Cowboys win. And when they lose, he gets all or most of the blame. It's a...  

Wade Phillips borders on defiant at times when peppered with questions about his future with the Cowboys. "A lot of guys who have won 30 games in three years, they're not talking about their future,'' Phillips said. "I don't know...  

The Cowboys came out of Giants Stadium with no new injuries and should get a defensive starter back. Ken Hamlin could return this week. It's been four weeks since he sprained his ankle. However, Wade Phillips hasn't said that Hamlin would play. Hamlin worked with the training staff last week and tomorrow will be the big day for him as he'll see if he can practice. If Hamlin can't go, Alan Ball with start again at safety with Gerald Sensabaugh...  

If Wade Phillips made the bevy of questionable second-half decisions Andy Reid did during Sunday's game, the outrage would be palpable. Vitriol would fill the sports talk radio air waves, if two failed challenges cost Phillips a pair of timeouts...  

Andre Gurode's ankle sprain and Ken Hamlin's groin strain kept both starters out of practice but coach Wade Phillips is not sure either will be able to practice Thursday. "They both played with what they had," Phillips said. "Some of...  

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams says he wants to try to return to the field on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons after missing last week's game against the Kansas City Chiefs with injured ribs. But coach Wade Phillips says he's worried ...