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The Wade Phillips Thread - Status: Not a Candidate for Tampa
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Jaysol
3rd String Rook
When I first heard Wade had taken the job here as DC after being fired from his Dallas HC job, one thing came to mind.
He thinks Kubes will likely get fired soon and will be able to move up to the HC spot. You would have to be a fool to not think that talk didn't come up while McNair was interviewing Wade for the DC job.
Little did he know, by helping improve our defense, he has secured Kubes future here for at least another year.
He thinks Kubes will likely get fired soon and will be able to move up to the HC spot. You would have to be a fool to not think that talk didn't come up while McNair was interviewing Wade for the DC job.
Little did he know, by helping improve our defense, he has secured Kubes future here for at least another year.
I know Wade did not mean it this way, but yeah, it does sound like he'd like Gary's job. I thought the above quote was just funny in a devious-in-my-mind sort of way.
I hope we see a Gary/Wade coached team for at least another 3-4 years based on this season. Keep adding players and experience, and anything can happen.
Jaysol
3rd String Rook
+1 Definitely the way I feel.
Oh, I bet Kubes gets more than one year.
Can't have a Kubes without a Wade. I hope Wade will give it at least another year to get a SB ring and I think they can do it with both coaches at the head and some healthy players.
Phillip's calming influence has really helped Kubes this year well, the whole team actually but you can tell the difference in the play calling, time management - all sorts of ways. When Wade was gone, Kubiak reverted to his old ways faster than you could say gall bladder. The bottom line is that we need Wade.
K
kingh99
Guest
Two guys running a business with a third guy working the banks and connections as silent partner. you see it work all the time as long as they respect one another and tolerate one another's idiosyncrasies. Wade can run operations for a few years while Gary runs sales. Bob is the silent partner.
If the two operating partners don't produce the bottom line results, switch positions and reload. That would be so cool. McNair is a pretty good businessman. He understands corner office bullies don't survive. Low key hard workers always have a job.
If the two operating partners don't produce the bottom line results, switch positions and reload. That would be so cool. McNair is a pretty good businessman. He understands corner office bullies don't survive. Low key hard workers always have a job.
Nitrofish
Let The Big Fish Eat!
I would be curious to know when this interview was done. It seems to me the media is trying to sabotage us bringing this crap up now. Trying to make it sound like he is concentrating more on becoming a head coach than on winning this year.
Why else would they be bringing this up now?
Bad timing... really bad timing.
Why else would they be bringing this up now?
Bad timing... really bad timing.
drs23
Veteran
Thank tebow he is not going anywhere:
Got this from SI.com
What, pray tell, is the Hog Index? First I've heard of that one.
DX-TEX
#TomSavageDontCare
What, pray tell, is the Hog Index? First I've heard of that one.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/2_1135_Def._Hog_Index.html
Texan_Bill
Hall of Fame
This (the bolded) ^^^^^ I'm reminded of something Bill Worrell says a lot: "If the right hand don't get you, the left one will!"
Texan_Bill
Hall of Fame
BTW, while Wade might entertain another HC job, I think it speaks volumes that "Daddy" aka O.A."Bum" Phillips will be leading the Texans on the field Saturday!
Oh, I bet Kubes gets more than one year.
Can't have a Kubes without a Wade. I hope Wade will give it at least another year to get a SB ring and I think they can do it with both coaches at the head and some healthy players.
Phillip's calming influence has really helped Kubes this year well, the whole team actually but you can tell the difference in the play calling, time management - all sorts of ways. When Wade was gone, Kubiak reverted to his old ways faster than you could say gall bladder. The bottom line is that we need Wade.
Team Wary (heh, not as negative as it once was, huh?) will stay here and win a Super Bowl then let Bum hoist this -->
during the victory parade down Kirby. ....hey, it's my fantasy. leave me alone.
Goldensilence
hipster elite
Solution? Make Wade the highest paid D coordinator. I would love to have Wade as a Jim Johnson the rest of his years in the league here in Houston.
Brisco_County
Apples and roadmaps
I think he's already the highest paid defensive coordinator.
Wade deserves another shot as an NFL head coach. He won't get one. That has more to do with the NFL mindset than Wade's abilities.
Wade is the head coach of the Texan defense just like Kubiak is the head coach of the offense. In this age of specialization, what the Texans need now is a head coach of clock management. All bases would be covered.
Wade is the head coach of the Texan defense just like Kubiak is the head coach of the offense. In this age of specialization, what the Texans need now is a head coach of clock management. All bases would be covered.
GP
Go Texans!
He sounds like Rain Man with a split personality. "Yeah, definitely gonna' be a strong team here, strong team for a long time, strong team. But if you wanna' talk about head coaching, let me know. Definitely let me know. Not going anywhere, but let me know. Let me know. Strong team...."
Seriously, Wade? I think THAT, alone, has sealed your fate and keeps you from getting a sniff of any HC positions in the NFL. The guy contradicted himself how many times in that little excerpt? LOL. Flip Flop City, geez.....
I started reading this thread, and figured, "OK, this is where he puts the speculation and rumor to rest." Nope. I be go to hell if he didn't just go and talk out of both sides of his mouth MULTIPLE times right there.
(Sigh).......
Seriously, Wade? I think THAT, alone, has sealed your fate and keeps you from getting a sniff of any HC positions in the NFL. The guy contradicted himself how many times in that little excerpt? LOL. Flip Flop City, geez.....
I started reading this thread, and figured, "OK, this is where he puts the speculation and rumor to rest." Nope. I be go to hell if he didn't just go and talk out of both sides of his mouth MULTIPLE times right there.
(Sigh).......
While Wade has certainly did a miraculous job fixing the defense, I'd hope he wouldn't seriously entertain a coaching job if someone came knocking. Wade is just not a head coach and I hope he has, or at least can, come to make peace with that. This isn't to say Gary is or isn't, but this topic isn't about Gary. The fact is that some guys are just better suited as coordinators while others are better suited as coaches. Obviously the head coach gets the glory, but eh, so be it. The head coach also gets the shame and I figured Wade had enough of that by now.
I'm hoping he has, anyhow.
It's funny. About a year ago I predicted a Gary/Wade pairing would likely do wonders for the team based on how well it worked out with Sean Payton and Gregg Williams. Neither could win a superbowl on their own, much less make the playoffs, so they paired up and let one focus solely on one side of the ball and vice versa. It got them a Lombardi the first year and each year since, they've been in the post-season with 10+ win seasons. Gary needs Wade and Wade needs Gary.
Hey, look at that, the Texans won 10 games this year...
Life's short, and Wade ain't exactly a hoss anymore. If he thinks being a head coach is more important to him than having his name etched into a world champion ring and Lombardi history, then that's on him. What with all the reports coming out post-Black Monday about what teams are perusing what potential coaches, I find it telling that no team thus far has (reportedly) contacted Wade or the Texans. So I'll play the naive one here and say Wade has no intentions of leaving anytime soon.
I'm hoping he has, anyhow.
It's funny. About a year ago I predicted a Gary/Wade pairing would likely do wonders for the team based on how well it worked out with Sean Payton and Gregg Williams. Neither could win a superbowl on their own, much less make the playoffs, so they paired up and let one focus solely on one side of the ball and vice versa. It got them a Lombardi the first year and each year since, they've been in the post-season with 10+ win seasons. Gary needs Wade and Wade needs Gary.
Hey, look at that, the Texans won 10 games this year...
Life's short, and Wade ain't exactly a hoss anymore. If he thinks being a head coach is more important to him than having his name etched into a world champion ring and Lombardi history, then that's on him. What with all the reports coming out post-Black Monday about what teams are perusing what potential coaches, I find it telling that no team thus far has (reportedly) contacted Wade or the Texans. So I'll play the naive one here and say Wade has no intentions of leaving anytime soon.
Brisco_County
Apples and roadmaps
Goldensilence
hipster elite
Wade's chances of landing another HC gig are largely going to be based upon the feeling of GM's around the league.
I've seen years where they look towards retreads trying to revitalize retreads in hopes of getting organizational stability and others where they want to look at an unproven hotshot.
The Dominoes start falling with where Fisher goes.
I've seen years where they look towards retreads trying to revitalize retreads in hopes of getting organizational stability and others where they want to look at an unproven hotshot.
The Dominoes start falling with where Fisher goes.
Marshall
Not pretty, but ALIVE!
This reminds me of the time the Giants had Lombardi as Offensive Coordinator and Landry as Defensive Coordinator. (1956-1959) It made the head coaches job easy.
TimeKiller
Guest
Here's how I take it:
If somebody came and offered me a job, I'd take it....
...but I'm not out there actively campaigning and looking for a HC job.
He's home. He's got a good defense, lots o' money, a town's love, admiration and support and an owner who will do anything for him. How much would it take to go rebuild some bullshit team in some other stupid city where the media will grill him everytime something goes mildly askew?
If somebody came and offered me a job, I'd take it....
...but I'm not out there actively campaigning and looking for a HC job.
He's home. He's got a good defense, lots o' money, a town's love, admiration and support and an owner who will do anything for him. How much would it take to go rebuild some bullshit team in some other stupid city where the media will grill him everytime something goes mildly askew?
welsh texan
You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one
Wade is sooooooo bad at media it is laughable. I atually find it funny the way he squirms about under harmless questioning.
Now if only he could learn to coach a defence to make up for it
Now if only he could learn to coach a defence to make up for it
It is a bit strange, especially since the article is on the Houston Texans website and written by one of their employees (Nick Scurfield). I agree that context would be interesting to know.
All I can guess is that they might be trying to put out brush fires before he's hit with a bunch of questions about it, or maybe even putting the word out there that he's content with his current job? Beyond that, not much sense at this point in time, right before our first playoff game.
Team Wary (heh, not as negative as it once was, huh?) will stay here and win a Super Bowl then let Bum hoist this -->
....hey, it's my fantasy. leave me alone.
Can I share in your fantasy in a platonic, non-gay sorta' way?
I can't even begin to imagine how it would feel to have our team win the championship. I try to go to Imagination Land for this scenario, but it's just puffy white clouds that won't let me see anything else.
It is a bit strange, especially since the article is on the Houston Texans website and written by one of their employees (Nick Scurfield). I agree that context would be interesting to know.
All I can guess is that they might be trying to put out brush fires before he's hit with a bunch of questions about it, or maybe even putting the word out there that he's content with his current job? Beyond that, not much sense at this point in time, right before our first playoff game.
Can I share in your fantasy in a platonic, non-gay sorta' way?
I can't even begin to imagine how it would feel to have our team win the championship. I try to go to Imagination Land for this scenario, but it's just puffy white clouds that won't let me see anything else.
Sure. I liken this to imagining what I'd do with the money if I won the Lottery. Everyone has had that fantasy at one point or another.l
kiwitexansfan
Hall of Fame
I really value stability in an organization, hope this team stays together a long time.
Philips can be our Le Beau. (sp?)
Philips can be our Le Beau. (sp?)
Fox
Rookie
Saw on ESPN this am Schefter said Wade is interviewing in Tampa today (I think today). Other candidates there are Zimmer, Childress, Sherman, Jerry Gray.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...-interview-brad-childress-monday-sources-says
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...-interview-brad-childress-monday-sources-says
EllisUnit
Vote RED!!!
i read the story, no where does it say he interviewed with them today
Fox
Rookie
Sherman is the front runner per La Canfora.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...xt-coach-this-week?module=HP11_headline_stack
I'm keeping close tabs on the coaching carousel this year because I don't see how Wade wouldn't at least garner consideration from some of these clubs that haven't sniffed good football in the past 5 years. Wouldn't be surprised to see him interview a couple more times. For selfish reasons I obviously hope they pass on him this year. In our favor, there's no debate that Wade the coordinator is far superior to Wade the head coach.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...xt-coach-this-week?module=HP11_headline_stack
I'm keeping close tabs on the coaching carousel this year because I don't see how Wade wouldn't at least garner consideration from some of these clubs that haven't sniffed good football in the past 5 years. Wouldn't be surprised to see him interview a couple more times. For selfish reasons I obviously hope they pass on him this year. In our favor, there's no debate that Wade the coordinator is far superior to Wade the head coach.
Fox
Rookie
I believe Schefter said this morning on ESPN he was interviewing today, it's not in the story and I don't have it DVR'd to confirm, just going on memory.
Section516
Warrior
Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer are also candidates, sources said, along with former Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman, who interviewed last week.
Candidates, not interviewed.
Candidates, not interviewed.
TexanSam
Hall of Fame
Happens to a lot of coaches on playoff teams. You can't dictate when you interview. If he waits until his team is out of the playoffs then he may lose out on getting a job.
Pats offensive coordinator has already been named the coach at Penn State. Packers offensive coordinator has an interview with the Dolphins I think.
Fox
Rookie
You may be right I can't find anything anywhere online saying he's interviewing today.
Section516
Warrior
Wade is just so old..Bucs go from youngest HC to oldest?
That happened during the bye week, right? I think there are some timing restrictions on interviews. Need to do some research.
ChampionTexan
Hall of Fame
In spite of the recent happenings at A&M, I disagree about Sherman. Folks forget that he won the NFC North three times in his six years as HC of the Packers (with a minimum of 10 wins each time), and went to the playoffs one other time with a 12 win Wild Card team.
For his career, he's 18 games over .500 in the regular season (57-39), and the only time (out of six years) that he finished without a winning record was his final year when he went 4-12. Not coincidentally, that was the year Favre threw 29 int's, and with the exception of his final year in Minny, had the lowest passer rating of his career.
Sherman also won a couple of playoff games while he was there, but obviously, since he got to the playoffs four times, and never won the Super Bowl, he lost 4.
I think it's actually surprising that he hasn't gotten more interest given all the retreads, has beens and never-weres that get NFL head coaching jobs. I do think there's a pretty good chance he ends up as HC in either Jacksonville or TB next season.
