Head Coach Is Named

A lot of speculation has been made about who the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys is going to be and to tell you the truth it could be anyone of the people that interview. However, it seems that today Wade Phillips is going to be named the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Wade Phillips has many qualities that would make him a successful coach in Dallas. Phillips has previous head coaching experience in Denver, Buffalo, and Atlanta, and between all three he has compiled a winning record. The only thing I could tell you about his previous stops was that his Buffalo experience seemed to be ruined by the Doug Flutie/Rob Johnson battle at quarterback. This won’t be a problem with the Cowboys because Romo is our guy and Jason Garrett seems to be the man running the offense. That being said Jerry Jones really wanted Garrett to take over the offense, but he thought he was just too young and inexperienced to be the head coach. The fact that Jones wanted Garrett calling plays seemed to be what pushed him to hire Phillips over Norv Turner. I would not be surprised if Garrett was the head coach within a five year period. On the defensive side Phillips was an excellent choice because he runs a 3 – 4 defense much like the Cowboys have spent time developing the past two seasons. Phillips has said that his version of the 3 – 4 is very different from Parcells’ but obviously it’s still a 3 – 4. Phillips has had much success with this philosophy in San Diego. This past season San Diego had one of the better defensive units in the league. Phillips has been making calls since Tuesday to try to lure potential assistant coaches for his staff. Obviously, Jason Garrett is going to be the offensive coordinator and Tony Sparano will likely stay on as the offensive line coach. However, Todd Haley has left his wide receiver position to become the offensive coordinator for Arizona. The rest of the offensive staff is up in the air and I have no idea who Phillips would be bringing with him. On the defensive staff Todd Bowles, who was the Cowboys secondary coach last year, seems to be the player’s favorite to be named defensive coordinator. However, I would assume that Phillips will be going through an extensive process to make sure he has the best defensive coordinator as possible. I would also look for Wayne Nunnely, the Chargers defensive line coach to get a look, as well as their secondary coach Brian Stewart, and their linbackers coach John Pagano. That basically concludes my thoughts on Phillips being named head coach, I can’t wait for the press conference!