Cowboys fire Wade Phillips, jump start coaching carousel

by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 8, 2010 8:03 PM CST in Events

Head coach Steve Spagnuolo is having a promising second season with the St. Louis Rams.

My mother always said that if you can't say nice...yeah, yeah, yeah. Today's event, Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips fired for leading the residents of a pricey billion dollar stadium to a second-to-league-worst 1-7, got me thinking...

As a St. Louis Rams fan, it reminds me of what a pleasure it is to finally be watching a Rams team, franchise, on the way up, rather than in disrepair.

Hot head coaches

Um, that sub-heading didn't sound quite like a I meant it to... Dallas offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was on the short list last year for potential head coaches. He's been made interim head coach in the wake of Phillips' dismissal. Is his stock high enough in Dallas that he stays? If not, does that bump his stock down a notch when vacancies open up in January?

This figures to be an interesting offseason. Even if labor battles aren't your thing, the head coaching carousel alone will have more intrigue than a trip to family therapy with the Lohans. You have to think that Childress is out in Minnesota. Leslie Frazier, the Vikings' defensive coordinator, is another name on the short list. Does he end up taking over in Minnesota? And what about all the other teams likely to face upheaval?

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Van Ram I ask you this

Did Bradford just make the FRANCHISE.. ?

by Da Rookie on Nov 8, 2010 8:12 PM CST reply actions

"Hot head coaches"...

ummmm. Sorry, but im a guy, and I really dont swing that way……

What Would Joey Votto Do?

by OGC Reds on Nov 8, 2010 8:18 PM CST reply actions

there's enough repressed homosexuality on this website to sponsor a float in a pride parade.

block! building kick! exploooooooosion!

by mooseknuckles41 on Nov 8, 2010 11:12 PM CST up reply actions

Haha today's evidence:

“The Rams D licked balls.”

“…my Cowboys friend has been riding my ass…”

And a whole slew of things relating to the asses of Niners fans and the things dbcouver wishes he could do to them.

^you make a very good point mk

"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon

by BruinHalo on Nov 9, 2010 12:29 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

well

Vtramsfan and danny amendola have a thing lol jk you know i have his jersey in the “closest”

by keeperskillz24 on Nov 9, 2010 1:40 AM CST up reply actions

lmao

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Nov 9, 2010 8:30 AM CST up reply actions

Chilly, marvin lewis, lovie, john fox n maybe jack del rio out if jags don’t end up at least 9-7. Even if they do he probably still gets canned

by markg1127 on Nov 8, 2010 8:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Kinda random

and sorry to ask on this post but i didnt want to make a fanpost about it does anyone know how DX is doing

by ramsaj28 on Nov 8, 2010 8:46 PM CST reply actions

There was an article today by Bill Coats of the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/article_1351934c-eb76-11df-bb05-00127992bc8b.html

On his his way back towards rejoining the squad. Hopefully not to soon. Good luck DX.

by RamOP on Nov 8, 2010 9:01 PM CST up reply actions

thanks

by ramsaj28 on Nov 9, 2010 6:03 AM CST up reply actions

poor kid

I mean seriously, little boys everywhere dream of working hard and having the natural talent to make it to the NFL. I bet when they are dreaming about that they never consider the factor of having a knee put together with silly string.

by stlfan2004 on Nov 9, 2010 8:11 AM CST up reply actions

i was so happy at the time when we didnt hire jason garrett

i think the finalists for the job were spags, rex ryan and jaosn garrett. i remember really wanting rex ryan, but being fine with spags. i just hoped to god we didnt take garrett. in hindsight, i am very happy we hired spags over ryan too. i dont think there was anyone who could have turned us around like spags did and im thrilled about he way it went.

עם ישראל חי

by nodisrespect on Nov 8, 2010 11:17 PM CST reply actions

Spags was perfect.

The rams D licked balls. He came in and cut good players, and brought in size. He improved a shitty D. The O was just a few big guys away. And with a great 1st pick, he has the rams well on their way to the promise land.

by Skunkburner on Nov 8, 2010 11:31 PM CST via mobile reply actions

so who's gonna win coach of the year?

i thought for sure spags would take it but it looks like the ever so cocky raheem morris might take it now. depends how each team does in the 2nd half of the season

by Buck Nasty87 on Nov 9, 2010 12:43 AM CST reply actions

Mike Singletary...

his awfulness has given the rams a legit shot at the playoffs.

by RamsFan7 on Nov 9, 2010 8:02 AM CST up reply actions

lmao.... it was all a ruse for that play

by stlfan2004 on Nov 9, 2010 8:12 AM CST up reply actions

god damn it..... my stupid comment part put that in there

it was meant to be just “lmao”….. freaking did it again

by stlfan2004 on Nov 9, 2010 8:13 AM CST up reply actions

I always wanted Spags... Rex Ryan was too boisterous for my team

and I don’t like the 3-4 defense.
Spags made that Giants D awesome and is in my eyes the perfect way to play the 4-3 (Tampa 2 can suck my toes)
Garrett has always seen overrated to me.
teams shouldn’t be one dimensional but they should have identities. Garretts offense is a what offense?
a crap offense? yes it is.
I also don’t think he is enough of a peoples person to lead a locker room, seems like a dull and annoying dude.
so long live Spags!

Bradford to Onobun!

by Infemous on Nov 9, 2010 11:23 AM CST reply actions