Heading into this season, the Dallas Cowboys were expected to have a real chance at playing hosts to and playing in the Super Bowl, but, barring some miracle taken straight out of the Old Testament, quarterback Tony Romo's injury on Monday night at the hands of New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley has dashed those hopes along with those of the team even making the playoffs. The Cowboys are now 1-5 on the season with 10 games remaining. Mathematically they're still in it, but isn't everybody just six games into the year?
As for owner Jerry Jones stating in an ESPN interview this past weekend that he has the utmost confidence in head coach Wade Phillips, he`s either delusional, been sipping the Kool-Aid Phillips has been serving him, or he`s actually preparing to give Phillips the ol`heave ho, but just doesn`t want to give him the heads-up through the media, denying, denying, and denying some more, as is common in interviews of that nature. Here`s one quote of what he had to say in that interview:
`This requires experiences to address being down 1-4 and have the focus and have the ability to show players I have seen this happen before, turnarounds. And so if I`m in this situation [he is] and the Cowboys are [they are], I want the experience of a Wade Phillips [notice he added the 'a' as if there are replacements available... hmmm] to give us what he's got to help us to start winning."
"Just what experience?" you might ask. Well, for the record, Phillips has once in his head-coaching career been down 1-4. He was actually down 0-4 as the head coach of the Denver Broncos in 1994 and went on to lead the team to a 7-9 finish.
He was fired after that season. He also was at the helm of the Buffalo Bills in 1998 when they were down 0-3 and he actually led them to the playoffs, before they lost in the first round to the Miami Dolphins. Unfortunately, unless Cowboys back-up QB Jon Kitna turns into Doug Flutie overnight (and based on his performance on Monday, that is the furthest thing from possible), lightning won't strike twice.
So, to sum up: Wade Phillips has never successfully gotten a 1-4 team into the playoffs, Jerry Jones will likely can his ass as possible, as overrated as Tony Romo is, Jon Kitna wishes he was in his shoes, sidelined with a broken collarbone with no pressure on his shoulders whatsoever, and the Dallas Cowboys are screwed.
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