Hard to blame the Houston Texans' December collapse on defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, but ... the trend continues, this time with the New England Patriots doing whatever it wanted on Sunday in the AFC Divisional playoff game.
On Dec. 2 the Texans were 11-1 and perhaps the best team in the NFL. They then lost four of their final six games, including the postseason. It's certainly not all on Wade, but his teams always do well in the regular season and die in the playoffs.
He has been a head coach or a defensive coordinator for more than 30 years, and in that span his teams have reached one Super Bowl - the 1989 Denver Broncos. It is amazing a man can be around so much winning as Wade has, and just can't seem to win that final game.
Yr Team Position Rec. Playoffs
1981 Saints DC 4-12 none
1982 Saints DC 4-5 none
1983 Saints DC 8-8 none
1984 Saints DC 7-9 none
*1985 Saints DC 5-11 none
1986 Eagles DC 5-10-1 none
1987 Eagles DC 7-8 none
1988 Eagles DC 10-6 0-1
1989 Denv DC 11-5 2-1
1990 Denv DC 5-11 none
1991 Denv DC 12-4 1-1
1992 Denv DC 8-8 none
1993 Denv DC 9-7 0-1
1994 Denv head coach 7-9 none
1995 Bills DC 10-6 1-1
1996 Bills DC 10-6 0-1
1997 Bills DC 6-10 none
1998 Bills head coach 10-6 0-1
1999 Bills head coach 11-5 0-1
2000 Bills head coach 8-8 none
2002 Atl DC 9-6-1 1-1
#2003 Atl DC 5-11 none
2004 SD DC 12-4 0-1
2005 SD DC 9-7 none
2006 SD DC 14-2 0-1
2007 Dal head coach 13-3 0-1
2008 Dal head coach 9-7 none
2009 Dal head coach 11-5 1-1
^2010 Dal head coach 1-7 none
2011 Hou DC 10-6 1-1
2012 Hou DC 12-4 1-1
*1-3 as interim head coach
# 2-1 as interim head coach
^ Fired after eighth game
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Ahhhh! Another 'target' of the Big Mac Blog. You love picking on 'Pudding' don't you! lol! Wade deserves it.
Posted by: Heaven in Fort Worth | 01/14/2013 at 08:13 AM
Yesterday I thought I saw Captain Kangaroo on the sidelines. Turned out it was Wade Phillips.
Posted by: Richard Weeks | 01/14/2013 at 10:18 AM
Jerry Jones wants to do something "uncomfortable".... then re-hire Wade to be the defensive cordinator. And if he really wants to feel super uncomfortable he should hire Norv Turner to be the offensive cordinator. It would be perfect and consistant with the laughably horrible decisions Jerry continues to make.
Posted by: jerryhoopstar13 | 01/14/2013 at 10:32 AM
He is a decent enough cordinator. He totally proved that he is not a head coach. I'm sure he missed head coach money but he ain't it. But I would say he is a plenty fine defensive coach.
Posted by: Chan in Big D | 01/14/2013 at 03:15 PM
he is a 'bum'....or at least aspiring 'bum'
Posted by: andrew | 01/15/2013 at 11:16 AM