Just last Friday, when asked whether coach Wade Phillips would be the coach of the Cowboys for the remainder of the season, Jones replied, "yes." That turned out to be a lie. Maybe he didn't expect for it to be this bad, didn't expect 38 point losses on national T.V. Phillips still had the support of some of his players, including star receiver Miles Austin, but instead of Phillips as coach, the Cowboys have offensive coordinator Jason Garrett taking over the interim position.
Phillips' job had been in jeopardy various times in his tenure with the Cowboys, such as when he dealt questionably with troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones and outspoken WR Terrell Owens. Both are since gone, but regardless, the Cowboys are in a shambled state.
The Cowboys win over division leading Giants shows the Cowboys have the talent bit were missing the coaching motivation to instill the desire to win.
ReplyDeleteYes. There were reports that Jason Garrett had instilled new policies such as arriving on time to team meetings. That's head-scratching. Shouldn't that have been in place already? The change was just what they needed.
ReplyDeleteThe Boy's turmoil has set the table for the Giants and Birds to battle it out for division bragging rights. You have to love it that one of these two teams may be playing for the Super Bowl in Jerry Jone's house.
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