Wade Phillips is the new DC

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

This seems to be done as it should be Wade recommended, Kubiak reviewed and concurred, GM took action.

the SF DC Manusky who coached for Wade( would that mean he is from the Phillips coaching tree) recommended Vance Joseph to Wade is how this came about.

I'm sure that Manusky told Wade that he was available and the rest was just details. It's not what you know, but who you know. They have a common language and that was good enough. Personally, I would have preferred a guy with some statistical backing that he knows how to get results. But like I said, it's not what you know...

Cris Dishman was the guy I wanted all along....but perhaps Manusky wanted to keep him for himself in San Diego.

[NBT]

I'm with RP on this. And I think the DB coach was a sucky hiring. I don't care who did it, and who did, or did not get to approve it.

[Nconroe]

seems a little early to be so tough on the guy. I wish him lots of success.

[NBT]

Hey, I just want this team to get to the next level. I really don't care who does what. Exelence equals good communications. That's what we have to have.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

seems a little early to be so tough on the guy. I wish him lots of success.

if this were any other team hirign him i would agree, but given the track record (and how many times someone has said your exact quote in the past with this administration only to end up with disaster) of this team any hire that isn't a blockbuseter will be viewed with skepticism from me until they prove otherwise.

[WMH]

Interesting article on NFL.com site:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...es-texans-hope

Couple of snipets that bring on the usual Spring time optimism (usually to be crushed at a later date.....)

"Whenever (the lockout ends), and I hope it's soon, we've got a real player-friendly system," Phillips said during the lunch hour in Houston. "That's what we pride ourselves on, and we can teach it quickly. It'll be about not making mental mistakes and teaching them techniques on how to do things, not so much what to do. We haven't always had an offseason, we've had to put it in during training camp before, so I think it's something they can learn fast. It's all technique after you learn what to do."

"It's a different language, a different way of doing things, but some have done it before, and it's all football. But if we are doing a good job with the teaching process, they'll learn it quick."

"That's what coaching is. It's not what you play, it's how you play it. ... And they have talent here. They made mistakes, and we have to cut down on those. But they played hard overall, and that's the first thing you want: Effort. We have talent. We just (have to) get people in the right place, doing the right things."


After reading all this guys quotes, you can't help but be somewhat hopeful that we will see atleast an AVERAGE D next year. RIGHT?

Please?
Pretty Please?

[nunusguy]

"I've come against these problems before," Phillips said. "I've come in where we had 3-4 personnel too, but there are a lot of different 3-4 styles. There's the (Bill) Parcells old-time 3-4 they had in Dallas, and there were a lot of differences. It's new each time. It's different each time. I don't know that this is much different than Dallas or San Diego was. It's different players, and part of that is me learning what they can and can't do.

"But when we were in Buffalo, we were playing 3-4 and all our linebackers got hurt. And so we played a 4-3 against Miami, and beat them, and then we went back to the 3-4 when we got healthy. It's the players you have and how you play. It's not 3-4 or 4-3."
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Sounds like ole Wade feels he can play any hand he's dealt.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Sounds like ole Wade feels he can play any hand he's dealt.

Sounds to me like he's bluffing.