Why Did Wade Phillips Take His Name Out Of The Running For The Tampa Bay Job?
by Tim on Jan 12, 2012 11:02 PM CST
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PrintAs BFD FanShot'd earlier this evening, beloved defensive mastermind Wade Phillips elected to withdraw from consideration for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' coaching search. The initial reaction from Texans fans was, predictably, elation. This season has been memorable for so many reasons, and Wade's transformation of the Houston defense from laughingstock to juggernaut is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, reason(s) why. We love Wade, and I don't think there's a Texans fan anywhere who's not ecstatic that he's staying.
After the initial joy, some fans began questioning why Wade would pull his name out of the head coaching race in Tampa. Was it because the Bucs had already settled on their choice, and Wade didn't want to waste his time? Was it because Wade preferred one of the other head coaching vacancies? Was it because Bob McNair made Wade an offer he couldn't refuse? Was it health related?
According to Wade, through Mark Berman, the answer to all of those questions is no.
Berman has it straight from the gift horse's mouth:
"I want to be here, that's what it really came down to," Phillips said. "I didn't want to be a distraction whatsoever, whether that was perceived or not.
"People talking about you interviewing on your day off and all that stuff. If you don't do well, always people are going to say that was a distraction. I sure don't want to be a distraction for this team at this time. That was part of it too."
Phillips acknowledged that withdrawing from consideration for the Buccaneers' job was a hard decision.
"Yea, a little a bit because I certainly have ambitions," Phillips said. "You have to do what's best for you and your family and that's what I feel like I'm doing."
So what do we take from all this? First, let's acknowledge that at no point did Wade say that he no longer wanted to be a head coach again. He simply said he wanted to be in Houston, didn't want to be a distraction, and wanted to do what was best for his family. Now, it's entirely possible that his family let it be known they were happy in Houston and that motivated his decision to withdraw from consideration (if so, any Texans fan worth his salt had better buy any Phillips a drink if the opportunity presents itself). It's also entirely possible that Bob McNair has let Wade or his agent know that the outstanding work Wade has done this season will be rewarded.
We're not likely to ever know what brought about Wade's change of heart, and it's possible that he entertains throwing his hat back into the head coaching ring at some point. Maybe even later this offseason (though I don't think it's likely).
Right now, with Wade readying his defense to play the Ravens with a spot in the AFC Championship Game on the line, who cares? Wade Phillips is still a Texan. That's cause for celebration.
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Maybe he...
Didnt want to miss out on all the great mexican food in Houston, that positive can not be discounted.
Never been so excited
at the prospect of a fat old man in shorts next August.
I fucking love you, Wade.
by Andres_Johnson on Jan 12, 2012 11:13 PM CST reply actions
Hey now
Wade’s not fat. He is festively plump.
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
and gritty
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
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Matt Schoob, Mary O' Williams, Adrian Foster, Jacoby Ford, Kevin Walters, and Daniel Owens are my favorite Texans!
by MeSoLongHorny on Jan 13, 2012 6:40 AM CST up reply actions
scrappy
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by chilam balam on Jan 13, 2012 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
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by Carter Liles on Jan 13, 2012 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
lmao
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 14, 2012 12:18 AM CST up reply actions
I imagine he’ll be decidedly less plump once he fully recovers from having a tumor the size of a volleyball removed from his gut.
He already appears to have lost a fair amount of weight.
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by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 13, 2012 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
What was Jerry Jones
doing in Wade’s gut?
by FreeRange on Jan 13, 2012 9:11 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
BaZinga!
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Don't care why
I wish Wade all the success in the world, and for all of it to be in Houston.
by JBal on Jan 12, 2012 11:15 PM CST via Android app reply actions
it's too bad
I thought we all gave some pretty good advice on interviewing.
by HTown80 on Jan 12, 2012 11:29 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Well he was never a favorite in Tampa Bay
Sherman and Marty are.
The positions this offseason aren’t a good fit either. A lot of people are going offensive. I’m sure he’ll get looked at again but it appears like we have Wade for another year.
"Lord, beer me strength."
damn straight
after next year he’ll have 2 rings with houston.
by HTown80 on Jan 12, 2012 11:50 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
darn...
i really wanted him to try Tim’s interview advice!
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Wade loves it here
He has already said as much.
he is doing an incredible job in the “best job” he has ever had.
I defy anyone to point me a better coaching tandem than Kubiak/Phillips.
there isn't one
and I hope we keep them both.
I have had my moments with Kubiak, but…I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!
Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore
McCarthy & Capers?
Tomlin & LeBeau?
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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Seriously?
Capers? Tomlin?
Lets look at it another way. If we attribute the offense to Kubiak and the defense to Wade, what tandem of coaches in the entire NFL have a more balanced team?
And yes, I do think coaching plays a huge role in that.
I'll grant you that Capers was a stretch (though Green Bay's D was very good last year)
but Tomlin is good head coach, and Pittsburgh finished one spot ahead of Houston in Yards/Game on Offense and on Defense this year.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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That is a good point.
But I think with a healthy Schaub they can’t touch us on Offense.
The Steelers did have their injuries too though.
On another note, Green Bay’s drop off in defense is something I don’t think will ever happen to Wade Phillips.
Disagree
The law of averages (or some shit) says otherwise. It’s extremely difficult to have a top 10 defense year in and year out, whether it’s due to injuries, free agency, or overall inconsistency. Doesn’t matter. The important thing is that your team is a title contender ever year, and I’d say both the Packers and Steelers are in that category.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I'll give you McCarthy and Capers
They have rings. And they quite possibly might repeat.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
And I'll raise you a Payton & Williams
Whiskey will probably argue that the Saints defense has given up a lot of yards and points recently. My rebuttal is that it’s hard as hell to maintain a top level defense so there are going to be years where they step back, and so likely will the Texans. Still, they get the job done when it matters and they too have rings.
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I'd Payton/Williams up there
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Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
Never send sheep to kill a wolf.
by The American Ronin on Jan 13, 2012 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
iffy.
Wiliiams defenses are great for young/rookie lines and quarterbacks, but put him up against a veteran QB/line and/or an elite O-coach and he will fizzle.
Payton is obviously a damn good coach and I’d argue was one of the best this year and the best coach since 2006. However, the team’s success is more due to Brees and Payton with Williams being just good enough to let Brees and Payton destroy defenses. Remove Williams and the team can survive. Remove Wade and the Texans collapse.
Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
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truth
Remove Wade and the Texans collapse.
it might be that what Wade does is so much finessing that no one, not even Reggie Herring can replicate it. OR it could be that that level of finessing has to be developed over time. And Reggie Herring didn’t get a chance to develop that during Wade’s absence.
But the fact that we lost those two games (Carolina and Indianapolis) we arguably SHOULD have won . . . doesn’t build much confidence in Reggie Herring.
There are probably delicate balances that Wade notices that few others do. That’s why we call him “The Alchemist” ;-).
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by BattleRedFan on Jan 13, 2012 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
Nah, we don't collapse
Not any more. The players have tasted the success and won’t let themselves slip that far. Even if there was a change at DC the organization wouldn’t replace Wade with someone that will wreck the entire thing. We’re too close to our goal and our window will only get smaller. They would bring in another 3-4 guy that only needs to make some minor adjustments with the personnel we have. Barwin, Smith, Watt, Reed, Cushing, Joseph, and Manning-and even Mario and Meco if they stay- will take care of the rest.
At worst we fall back to around a 15th rank, or that ballpark. Still not good enough to make it as far as this year’s Texans have made it under the given circumstances, though.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Wade eats and drinks free in this town
let it be written, let it be done!
There’s likely to be a statue of him at Reliant if this defense keeps going like this.
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
if Bum can help bring him home
Bum can help keep him home!
Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore
also, him pulling out instead of doing an interview
shows HOW much he loves houston. He would rather not be a distraction than have a chance at a head coach job.
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and yet he feels good to be considered, and should!
Now keep building our Juggernauts!
The dump truck full of money will be in the driveway before you can say “hot damn!”
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
Thank goodness he is from Houston
Because of his age, i would think The longer the Texans can keep him around the better chance it is that his “ambitions” for being a HC will fade and he will be content in retiring a Houston Texan. Besides I think he. Believes he has a chance at getting SB ring with this team and his lasting legacy would be that of a defensive guru of the highest level
by Hangbok on Jan 13, 2012 12:00 AM CST via mobile reply actions
I agree, partly
but I believe that if this team doesn’t win it all within the next two years he will be the head coach in 2013.
Beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore
No
Gary Kubiak is loved by Bob McNair, and the entire team. It would take a collapse of Epic proportions for Kub not to get an extension. I think it would take Kubiak stepping down, and I don’t see that happening either. Wade’s only real chance at being a head coach again will come from another team, and I say more power to him so long as he stays long enough to get us to the top, and the Kubiak/Phillips combo looks like a winner so far.
Funny, I’m on record saying my biggest fear is that Kubiak falters and Phillips takes over. Props to Gary for squashing that shit.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
yep
What has struck me the most is how bad Foster played…dropped balls, slipping, etc. I don’t think he plays this bad again.
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 13, 2012 12:14 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
He was shaking off that re-aggrivated hammy in that first game
In this game he can make an argument in his upcoming contract negotiations that can equate to some big money. Even after a good season, he can put an exclamation on it with a strong performance worth millions to him in a few weeks.
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
I think he just had a bad game in this one. He had 30 and 22 carries in the two previous weeks.
by MadMartygan on Jan 13, 2012 12:20 AM CST up reply actions
McNair does not mess around when it comes to taking care of guys he thinks are the main studs.
Foster will get paid, for sure.
But, yeah: a big game Sunday will probably make those checks a little sweeter.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
I don't think Foster will ask for much though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcEmx7d3j9Q
He already knows he is being paid a shit ton so he probably won’t go all CJ2YPC. I’m sure he will still ask for a bit though.
.................
I feel like we owe him money already.
He is so underpaid. He’s the biggest play maker on this team.
by WhiskeyR on Jan 13, 2012 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh he will definitely be paid.
He just won’t go overboard methinks.
He’ll obviously want more money, if you have the chance to be more than set up for life, if you aren’t an idiot, then you’ll take it but again, he won’t want CJ money.
.................
^This, and his humble attitude
no way he pulls a CJ2YPC, or even a CJ before 2YPC. He will be modest in his ways and thankful for anything reasonable. He deserves to get paid out the wazzu, and I think McNair will give him what he deserves sooner or later.
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by professortex on Jan 13, 2012 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed
I’m sure he’ll ask for fair market value but he knows that we’re squeezing the cap, and some big name player is likely to be lost to free agency because of it. I think his contract will be team friendly. Someone else is gonna be disappointed though. Count on it.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Right
We gotta figure out what to do with Mario too. I’m sure Foster understands this and wants the team to stay good. It will be inetresting to see how Rick Smith does this.
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 14, 2012 10:35 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Totally agree
I think Foster will play inspired football this weekend. My only concern is that his nerves don’t keep him from holding on to the ball. He very well could have cost us big time against Cincy.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Yep
Anyone think Schaub looks like he is already fighting an injury?
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
Never send sheep to kill a wolf.
by The American Ronin on Jan 13, 2012 1:14 PM CST up reply actions
guessing you have seen him limping around by this point...
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
Never send sheep to kill a wolf.
by The American Ronin on Jan 13, 2012 11:34 PM CST up reply actions
Damn the bomb to Boldin was impressive.
by MadMartygan on Jan 13, 2012 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
The more I watch game 6 replay
The better I feel about our chances. The D played well and harrassed Flacco a lot. The only defensive concern I saw was covering Rice…we have to do better containing him.
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 13, 2012 12:46 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I agree man. I’ve felt pretty good about us throught these first 3 quarters. I like that a lot of the Foster plays looked like mental errors.
by MadMartygan on Jan 13, 2012 12:52 AM CST up reply actions
Cush and Quinn share spy duty on Rice
make it happen
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
I bet Reed rushes less too
At least until we force them into must throw situations. They’re going to need 3 LBs to help contain Rice.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Could a defensive coordinator get paid higher than a head coach?
Just kidding, but I believe Wade is respected and revered as much, if not more than Kubiak. In one year he has etched his name equally along side Kubiak’s in Houston Texans history. He is already almost legendary. Consider the blood letting when the interview was first brought to light. The belief among fans that if Wade misses a game the Texans can’t win.
At his stage in his career (life), what more would you want?
And maybe Wade was just letting old man Bob fully understand what he’s got.
With Al gone
That might be a decent job now.
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
John Denver?
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 13, 2012 1:11 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Have you heard him speak?
No, he is not being ironic. He is being the socially crippled son of a controlling megalomaniac.
…not that there’s anything wrong with that.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
that John Denver
He’s fulla shit man
by nelo on Jan 13, 2012 11:22 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
HOW THE HELL
Are you a billionaire and you have a " Dumb and Dumber " haircut? NOBODY with THAT haircut should be entrusted to make decisions.
I read a article saying he fired the coach because he needed a new guy that respected him, and nobody did. They say his dad routinely punked him in front of everyone.
One quote was something like
" We all saw his dad tell him to shut the _ up and get the __ out (when he suggested taking a wide receiver in the draft ) We all saw him sulk out of the room like a little ____."
lmao……can you imagine seeing that with his idiot haircut. It must have felt like they were all on a movie set. Crazy Billionaire yelling at his mid aged , arrested development son who only wants his fathers acceptance.
by b4theprofit on Jan 13, 2012 2:44 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Like Scott, Dr. Evil's son?
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 13, 2012 7:28 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Something about his face, haircut, smile, and the Raiders helmet and background
makes me want to rip off his head and take a shit down his throat.
Matt Schoob, Mary O' Williams, Adrian Foster, Jacoby Ford, Kevin Walters, and Daniel Owens are my favorite Texans!
by MeSoLongHorny on Jan 13, 2012 6:57 AM CST up reply actions
Have you seen the Jaguars new owner
He looks like the Love Child of Ron Jeremy and Al Sharpton
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by papabear on Jan 13, 2012 8:49 AM CST up reply actions 12 recs
I think his mustache will be making most of the decisions for the franchise.
Certainly can’t be any worse than Jack Del Rio.
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by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 9:18 AM CST up reply actions
I think he looks like a Boss Nass Gungan
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
by MeMongo on Jan 13, 2012 9:23 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I will bet anyone we will find this guy standing next to a woman tied up on a railroad tracks with a train coming.
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by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 5:54 PM CST up reply actions
At some point in his tenure.
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by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
Snidely whiplash
Where is his dog?
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by professortex on Jan 13, 2012 6:03 PM CST up reply actions
u rang?
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 14, 2012 12:20 AM CST up reply actions
There is no way to put that laugh into writing.
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by professortex on Jan 14, 2012 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
"Love Child of Ron Jeremy and Al Sharpton"
Must make that green. LMFAO.
by USMC_JA on Jan 13, 2012 9:43 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I referred to him as the "Pakistani Ron Jeremy" before it became mainstream
/hipster’d
//doesn’t matter, still rec’d
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by thebluffrat on Jan 13, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Oh my god.
You can’t say shit like that. It makes people stare when I fall on the ground laughing.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
I think this is why Jon Gruden left Oakland.
They’re brothers. And one day Jon pitched a huge fit demanding that Al choose him over Mark as his favorite son and Al didn’t choose him.
That’s almost as bad as Mouth-eyed Philip Rivers.
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Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Pic posted in 3... 2... 1...
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by 5stringJeff on Jan 13, 2012 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
ask and yo shall receive
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 13, 2012 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
You had to say something. Didn't you?
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Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
I think the most important quote was left out of the article.
"I explained my reasons to Mark, and he understood," Phillips said. "The timing just wasn’t right. The truth is I love it here. I love coaching for the Texans. We’ve got something magical going, and we want to keep it going."
This tells me Wade is thinking he has about 2-3 more years here. I do not think he is talking about the next 3 games when he says " keep it going ". I think he loves having Kubes as offensive coordinator and the talent on the team. Super Bowl rings are not easy to get, and this team has a real shot at one within the next 3-4 years.
Can you imagine adding another draft on top of our roster, and the amount of decent free agents that would be interested in coming to Houston with our coaching staff and talent ? I really think Wade realized how special this team is/can be and wants to remain a part of it.
by b4theprofit on Jan 13, 2012 2:35 AM CST reply actions 6 recs
And if we can avoid key injuries in the future.
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"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Jan 13, 2012 8:01 AM CST up reply actions
this team seems to thrive on them.
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 13, 2012 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
If the Texans go deep in next year's playoffs, Wade will take a HC job if it's offered.
At his age, It will probably be his last shot.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
oh . . .it will be offered. There's always enough turnover to assure that.
I think Wade can afford to wait for the right opportunity. I don’t really like the line of reasoning that he’s on his last legs or something and has to take the next offer that comes up or forgo his dreams of being a head coach.
Of course, I don’t know the median age for coaches in this league but it just doesn’t make sense to me that anyone would think Wade will be “too old” to coach. Now, his DAD might be “too old” nowadays.
I love that Wade decided that he wanted to stay here, and I love that he didn’t just go to the interview with Tampa Bay unless he was thinking it was a live option — as in something he was SERIOUSLY going to entertain.
Who knows, maybe Tampa Bay will wait to make their decision and ask Wade again after the season is over.
But it’s also a good idea for Wade to do some serious inventory of what kind of a boss he’d like to work for. And I’ll bet you that there aren’t many owners that fit that “ideal boss”. In fact, I’d bet Bob McNair is one of a handful of “ideal bosses” in the NFL.
Wade’s got a good thing here. I’m glad he appreciates that.
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
"This is a grown dog’s game. Ain’t no puppies out here." ~~ Cushing #56 to Antonio Smith #94
by BattleRedFan on Jan 13, 2012 5:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Could be, but put yourself in Wade's shoes:
You want another crack at a HC spot and you’re 65 years old. How confident are you you’ll get another one if you say “No” to this offer? My guess would be, “Not very.”
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
by FreedomRide on Jan 13, 2012 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
Marv Levy coached into his 70's
And Schottenheimer is being talked about right now…isn’t he in his 70’s too? I don’t buy the age thing too much. Wade can coach another decade if he wants, as long as his health is good. I just hope it’s here, so he can get several rings :-)
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 14, 2012 10:50 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'd just like to say...
Fucking A.
Wade Phillips, you’re the shit!
In the playoffs, everyone gets laid.
nope. that's probably the reason why he wants to stay here.
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 13, 2012 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
This.
While Wade undoubtedly wants to be a HC again, his recent health issues have only served to remind him that the window is closing with respect to his coaching career. Being hired as a HC in all probability means a 2-3 year rebuilding period wherever he goes…and then he still might not ever get a chance at a Ring unless everything breaks right for him.
On the other hand, he can clearly see the talent on hand with this Texans team, the youth of said talent, and how his defensive expertise has meshed with Kubiak’s offensive genius. Not matter what anyone thinks, the Texans are close. As in injuries to Schaub and Mario close to being a legitimate SB contender and/or favorite. Wade sees this. Add in his “rockstar” Houston status, his history with this city, the love this city has for him and his father, his father’s age, the proximity of his father here, the deference this organization has given to him, and Bob McNair, and it really becomes a no-brainer. You stay here and ride this pony until the window closes on this group of players.
The hard part for Wade, as it would be for most of us, was simply getting over his ego. No matter his “aw-shucks” exterior demeanor, you know this man is competitive. Any competitive person would want to achieve ultimate success as the head guy. Cannot blame him for that. Once he checked his ego and balanced it against the cost of taking a new HC job at this time, i.e. leaving all of the above behind, he realized it would be silly to walk away from what might be his absolute best chance at a ring. Saying nothing about the very unique love-affair this city has with him and his family. THAT is what happened here.
Either that or Ms. Wade Phillips just put her foot down and told Wade stop being stupid, we ain’t leaving.
by USMC_JA on Jan 13, 2012 9:57 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Another thought that I haven't seen advanced:
Maybe due to his health he’s planning to retire soon, and wants to do it in Houston.
by JBal on Jan 13, 2012 12:23 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
well said! and rec'd
I couldn’t have said this better!
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
"This is a grown dog’s game. Ain’t no puppies out here." ~~ Cushing #56 to Antonio Smith #94
by BattleRedFan on Jan 13, 2012 5:56 PM CST up reply actions
Very reasonably argued.
But ambition ain’t reasonable.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
by FreedomRide on Jan 13, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions
I hope the Defense decides to go off
knowing they could have lost their DC next season. Maybe they can send Wade a message by destroying the Landfill Rats, working them over real good.
If so, I would be okay with that.
I think the Ravens won't be expecting the kind of pounding they're about to take
We may lose the game, but I’d be willing to bet we leave an impression for next year.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Yep
Win or lose, I think we should knock them around real good and let them know they are no longer the most physical team in the NFL.
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 14, 2012 10:54 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
It was energy, man
all the psychic energy from BRB writers and readers permeated Wade’s brain and made him reconsider. Either that or Wade realized he couldn’t get James Coney Island hot dogs in Tampa.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
I warned him if he did it, I'd send pictures of him in his short shorts to every owner in the NFL.
He just had the good sense to listen.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 9:19 AM CST up reply actions
You are a true American hero.
Never thought you’d be able to blackmail your way to THAT status, huh?
by JBal on Jan 13, 2012 12:25 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Drinking the GatorWade!
now that this little charade is over, let’s continue to “reverse the curse” and kick some Raven ASS!!
This morning on BSPN radio, M&M picked the Ravens to cover. I take that as a good sign.
Greenberg did say they’ve been getting a ton of heat from Houston fans for ignoring the Texans, but basically repeated that they have no shot with Weejay at QB.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Greenie's team
made the AFC Championship two years in a row with Mark motherfucking Sanchez at QB. He should know better.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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by MDC on Jan 13, 2012 8:52 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think "motherfucking" is inaccurate in the way that you are using it.
“Highschoolstudentfucking” would be more appropriate here.
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 9:20 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
"teamplayoffchancefucking"
perhaps?
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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by MDC on Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Despite the Ravens winning a Superbowl with Dilfer
DILFER?!!!
TJ > Dilfer
Week 19 Texans > Week 6 Texans….and I can’t wait to see the look on some Ravens faces when that reality hits home!
y r u giving up on your daughter so soon?
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jan 14, 2012 12:22 AM CST up reply actions
articulates it about as well too, ya think?
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 14, 2012 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
I was just thinking
You know how we have had some form of adversity ever week during the streak (injuries, Wade surgery)? Maybe this whole Wade interviewing distraction is this week’s adversity? This should motivate the guys, and thus should propel them to victory.
"I don’t like to really get in the quarterback’s head because I know he has a thousand other things to think about when he’s out on the field, but T.J. knows where I’m at."—Wide receiver Andre Johnson, on whether or not he lobbies for the ball in the huddle.
by HTown24 on Jan 14, 2012 11:00 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
What happened
is he was so busy getting ready for the Baltimore game that he didn’t prepare for his interview and just said…….fuck it.
Playoffs in Houston: 18 years in the making.
I honestly don't care what the reason is
We have Wade for at least 1 more year! Now if the football gods cut us some slack next year on the injury front, we are going to dominate!!!
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
Seriously.
If this team can stay fully healthy next year, they will be the class of the AFC.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Jan 13, 2012 9:21 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Hell they could be the class of the AFC this year
We will find out on Sunday. But I agree about next year. Healthy + draft picks/FA signings = WINNING!!
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
One sec....
(Shreds photos of Wade and Jerrah in Thai midget jello bath)
Wade isn’t interviewing you say?
Wow, that’s great news.
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
You still have the negatives, right?
Just in case we need them in the future.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
by Foster Child on Jan 13, 2012 6:09 PM CST up reply actions
We HAVE....
to resign Mario. Then go get that munster Dontari Poe at nose tackle in the draft. Our front 7 will be like John Holmes ready to EXPLODE!!!!!
Dirt dog pimp
by jahunter221 on Jan 13, 2012 9:02 AM CST via mobile reply actions
^^This.
Barwinning and Reed are having to play every down. If we had Mario to rotate with them and keep the outside rush fresh? OMG, the horror. Gotta get Mario back.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
i took it the other way tim,
he said HE HAS AMBITIONS and followed it with I HAVE TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR HIS FAMILY…
sounds like all those guys verbiage…MAKE MANY MONIES = best for my family….
maybe not this year, but this guy is leaving for more money and a HC job….
OPEN UP THE CHECKBOOK BOB!!!!
2011 Season is the Reason!!!
just cant....
Lose mario……just can’t!!!!! No more one step forward two steps back as in the past. Let’s continue FORWARD and ADD to this defense to be even better next year.
Dirt dog pimp
by jahunter221 on Jan 13, 2012 10:53 AM CST via mobile reply actions
This is what I have been trying to say
everytime someone says they think Mario Williams will be too expensive next year. We will keep all our key players, and our coaches, and they will all find a way to work it out for the same reason that Wade is staying.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
Except Dunta...
Houston Texans fan, first and foremost.
College football teams: Army, Syracuse, Texas, Auburn.
by 5stringJeff on Jan 13, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Sarcasm fail
Meant to say:
Except Dunta
Houston Texans fan, first and foremost.
College football teams: Army, Syracuse, Texas, Auburn.
by 5stringJeff on Jan 13, 2012 12:39 PM CST up reply actions
Totally worked without it.
/MadMartygan is a long time of opponent of the sarcasm font.
by MadMartygan on Jan 13, 2012 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
The irony is that Rick will pay #23 this offseason
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Jan 14, 2012 6:03 PM CST up reply actions
OMG!
so true!
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
"This is a grown dog’s game. Ain’t no puppies out here." ~~ Cushing #56 to Antonio Smith #94
by BattleRedFan on Jan 15, 2012 2:30 AM CST up reply actions
Define "Fail"
Kareem Jackson…
Best item we could hope to see pre-game? Jackson, Kareem – Inactive, Coach’s Decision.
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
Never send sheep to kill a wolf.
by The American Ronin on Jan 13, 2012 1:12 PM CST up reply actions
The only fail here is thinking that would actually help the Texans.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I need yall to know that we are going to win this game.
Week six we had just lost AJ, Mario, and Casey. We were scrambleing… Our D only knew 70% of the Defensive plays and were not comfortable esp. after losing Mario. Needless to say we recovered. This will be an entirely different game. TJ has settled in, its not like we are throwing a rookie with no experience into the fire at this point. He has been out there and thrived in high pressure situations. This, no doubt will be his biggest test. JJoe will be looking for revenge… and as a past Bungle, he knows Baltimore very well. I feel very confident about this game even though most do not. Trust me guys, once again, our Playoff run wont end this weekend…. Enjoy.
This is correct
we were completely off balance when we went there that week.
I hope you are right about us winning, but don’t forget that they are also a better team now than they were then. RR is clicking on all cylinders with their O line and they are a tough team. I’m saying we got every bit as much chance to beat them as they do to beat us, but It won’t be easy.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 13, 2012 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
Found an article in the national media (Shutdown Corner) that basically says the same thing.
"My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." -- Benjamin Disraeli
"If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers." -- Homer Simpson
"There is no rehab for stupid." -- Chris Rock
Never try to baptize a cat.
Thanks
Thats pretty much what I was thinking.. We are better than we were then, but so is Baltimore.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Jan 13, 2012 5:28 PM CST up reply actions
Good point about J-Jo's familiarity with the Ravens
He may not have played that well last time but the odds are good he’ll know what to do to correct those mistakes.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Antonio Smith
(on if he mind tricked defensive coordinator Wade Phillips into staying) "Yeah, when he was asleep, he didn’t even know I was there. I spoke very silent ninja words to him. It shoots and hits right at the top of the medulla oblongata and it made him do exactly what I wanted him to do."
by willieboyd on Jan 13, 2012 5:23 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
funny
"Lets go rip the mothafu#kin heart out these haters!"
by F-BombTheJets on Jan 13, 2012 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
too cool
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
"This is a grown dog’s game. Ain’t no puppies out here." ~~ Cushing #56 to Antonio Smith #94
by BattleRedFan on Jan 13, 2012 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
Now that shit is LOL funny....I don't care who you are.
Thanks for sharing. Rec.
I said it before, just maybe not on BRB
The Tampa Bay job wasn’t(isn’t exactly) an enticing one for a guy who doesn’t want to spend 4-5 years building a team. Why? That ownership has PROVEN they will NOT spend the money necessary to build a better team. Sure, they have pieces, but without compliments to those pieces, a head coach cannot thrive. Thus, it was never going to truly be an option (even told my mom this who was freakin out because she heard Phillips was going to Tampa to interview).
With that having been established, it was said before by myself and others, Phillips is here for another season beyond this one. Thus a full 2 seasons. If the defense improves next season (scary thought for opposing offenses) then it is doubtful Wade wouldn’t find a HC opportunity on a team looking for a guy to bring them to the next level.
Also, this year’s draft is going to be drool-worthy considering you’ll have Phillips and Kubes going “are there any more Honey Badger’s in this draft?”
-- "...I was sick, napping, and then woke up and came to the computer to read a note from the Gingered Angel of Doom..." Martek - Dynamo Theory Blog
Thank you Wade
For staying. We need you. The city is electric right now.
Wade is probably going to go to San Diego next year.
"And now", said Max, "let the wild rumpus start!"
Again?
Former Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
by UprootedTexan on Jan 13, 2012 9:46 PM CST up reply actions
Doubt that extremely.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
by FreedomRide on Jan 13, 2012 11:15 PM CST up reply actions
Sorry Tim but this article has been proven false.
The real reason Wade turned down the job.
Antonio Smith-
(on if he mind tricked defensive coordinator Wade Phillips into staying) "Yeah, when he was asleep, he didn’t even know I was there. I spoke very silent ninja words to him. It shoots and hits right at the top of the medulla oblongata and it made him do exactly what I wanted him to do."
Everything is now clear.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
haha! still great to read again ;-)
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
"This is a grown dog’s game. Ain’t no puppies out here." ~~ Cushing #56 to Antonio Smith #94
by BattleRedFan on Jan 14, 2012 2:20 AM CST up reply actions
Ever stop to think---
Wade is taking a page on motivation from his daddys book??
Hes a sly Son Of Bum !!
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