Subject: Wade Phillips

• Wade Into Change

  February 9, 2007

• Be Careful What You Ask For

  February 8, 2007

• "A Shadowy Coalition." Sounds Cool. Can We Join?

  February 8, 2007

• A Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Does Interviews. Wait, That Can't Be Right.

  May 15, 2007

• Wading Into Humor

  July 26, 2007

• Dynamic Debut

  September 10, 2007

• Oh, No, T.O.

  January 7, 2008

• Wade Phillips Shows His Cards?

  March 21, 2008

• Three Dots … and a Cloud of Dust …

  May 22, 2008

• Lame Duck Phillips?

  July 29, 2008

• Hard Knocks: Week 4

  August 28, 2008

• Week 1 Leftovers

  September 8, 2008

• The Dallas Cowboys: WWJD?

  October 15, 2008

• Rams, I Repeat, Rams 34, Cowboys 14

  October 19, 2008

• You Betcha: Week 9

  October 24, 2008

• Should Pacman Come Back, Man?

  Forgiven? Or forgotten? Last week Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones was emphatic when asked if he’d like Pacman Jones back. “Yes,” Jones declared. On Monday at Valley Ranch coach Wade Phillips was slightly less enthusiastic. “I really don't know,” Phillips said. “When he's gone, he's gone. We don't really think about it. We're preparing the guys that I have.” You all know Pacman’s situation. He’s eligible -- I said eligible -- to be reinstated by NFL commish Ro

  November 18, 2008

• Cowboys 115, Steelers 55

  I hear we've matriculated from MySpace to Facebook, right?Well, screw me. I never got around to creating a MySpace page. Was reminded why today.Don't tell the teens and the 'tweens - or my wife - but something about the whole deal strikes as, um, ridiculously fraudulent.Like, for example, the fact that there are  exactly 72 profiles using the handle, photos and persona of "Tony Romo".A little digging and I uncovered that the Cowboys may no longer be America's Team, but, compared to Sunday's

  December 4, 2008

• Nevermores 33, Never Agains 24

  Lowlights from the final night at Texas Stadium: *I know the Buccaneers and Eagles lost yesterday and there's still hope for the Cowboys making the playoffs. But what happened Saturday night was inexcusable. *Safety Ken Hamlin, who played in the Pro Bowl last January, was unblocked and had both hands on both Ravens' runners on the final, fatal touchdown runs of 77 and 82 yards. Hamlin went low on Willis McGahee and his left forearm just caromed off the running back's knee. Hamlin then we

  December 22, 2008

• Eagles 44, Cowgirls 6

  Shittingly. Fittingly. The most disappointing season in Cowboys' history ends with THE most embarrassing loss in Cowboys' history. Favored to make it to the Super Bowl, the Cowboys finish 9-7 and miss the playoffs. In a do-or-don't game, the Cowboys absolutely pussed out and were peed on in a 44-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. A Stink at the Linc. Sloppy execution. No composure. Lack of emotion. Mind-boggling turnovers. Half-assed effort. Leadership void. Bottom line: The Cowboys weren't re

  December 28, 2008

• Whitt's End

  *In 2009, I'm going to change. Totally change. I'm going to develop an appreciation for sour cream, reality shows and Brett Favre. I will start tipping 20% to every waitperson because, after all, that's what I'm supposed to do. I will be understanding of white pickup trucks that tailgate me and then cut me off on the freeway because, after all, their time is indeed more valuable than mine. I'm going to buy a Terrell Owens poster for my son's room and Rangers' playoff tickets for mysel

  January 2, 2009

• Jason Garrett: Red Jesus or Red-headed Stepchild?

  As you'll read in this week's dead-tree version of The Sportatorium, hitting newstands tomorrow, I think Wade Phillips should be fired. Immediately. No, actually, I think Jerry Jones should've walked down to the sideline in the third quarter of the Philadelphia debacle after Tony Romo unceremoniously stripped Phillips of his credibility/authority and yanked the coach right off The Gong Show. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett? That's a different story. No doubt the Cowboys' offense - record-se

  January 13, 2009

• T.O. Must Go?

  ESPN's Ed Werder says today that your Dallas Cowboys are seriously considering releasing Terrell Owens. Dallas' Only Daily's Jean-Jacques Taylor says if T.O. goes, then Jason Garrett stays. Me? I say that the whole fiasco could be fixed by getting rid of Wade Phillips and hiring a real leader. But what do you say: Can the Cowboys win with Garrett, T.O. and Hank Hill, er, Phillips, all returning next season? The arguments:

  January 15, 2009

• The Dallas Cowboys: Change We Can Believe In?

  You buyin' it? The Cowboys' changes, I mean. Pacman Jones is gone and looks like Tank Johnson won't be asked back and there are even serious organizational discussions concerning Terrell Owens. And last Friday, of course, the Cowboys announced the firing of defensive coordinator Brian Stewart. Are these the first steps of the Cowboys cleaning house in advance of a dramatic culture change, or merely a shallow smokescreen aimed at camouflaging the fact that Wade Phillips will be back again next s

  January 19, 2009

• Deciphering Jerry Jones

  After almost two months of squirming in relative silence and anonymity, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones poked his head out, saw his shadow, freaked out and decided to give votes of confidence to has-beens George Strait and Terrell Owens and then, just for fun, strip from his head coach the remaining smidge of authority. No? Fine, then you tell me exactly what happened at Jonestown Coliseum yesterday in Arlington. I was at Mavs' practice and missed the press conference announcing that

  February 18, 2009

• Wade Phillips: Gag Me with a Spoon

  It's almost as though Wade's vanishing before our very eyes.Wade Phillips should wear a skirt on the sideline next season. For never in the history of the Dallas Cowboys has a head coach been so castrated of authority, power and respect. This, my friends, is the result of Jerry Jones' preposterous gag order. For what it's worth, Wade probably doesn't mind. (The ridiculous "Jerry will tell y'all everything" Pacman Jones press conference from last season immediately comes to mind.) But

  February 24, 2009

• Look (and Cringe at) Who's Talking

  Check that, silence is golden.First, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says quarterback Tony Romo is untouchable. "I wouldn't trade Tony for anybody." Now head coach Wade Phillips - who never addressed his team after last season and has been publicly silent since 2008 - says he hasn't talked just because, um, he hasn't wanted to. "I didn't have anything to say." So Jones wouldn't exchange Romo for, say, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger or Tom Brady or Larry Fitzgerald or ... ? A

  March 26, 2009

• Corporal Punishment at Dallas Lickin' High School

  The board of education.I'm 44. But I'm about to sound 84. It was a better world when paddling was a part of school. A safer world when "licks" between a teacher and student were punishment rather than perverted pleasure. Hear me out: I'm not condoning the 21 "licks" allegedly applied to the backside of a Lincoln High School football player. That, of course, is excessive, brutal abuse and the fact that the school's coach and principal attempted to hide the episode proves their guilt. But w

  April 2, 2009

• With T.O., the Cowboys' Loss is Buffalo's, um, Loss

  March 12, 2009

• The Cowboys' Crappy New Year!

  After the most disappointing season in franchise history, how can the Cowboys' resolution be the status woe?

  January 15, 2009

• Cowboys' Winter Wonderland

  Can Jerry's boys turn around the December jinx?

  December 4, 2008

• Cowboys Are Back on Track

  With a gutsy win in Washington the Cowboys saved their season and restored our hope. Now what?

  November 20, 2008

• The Cowboys' Goals at Mid-season Are a Little Less Super

  October 30, 2008

• The Cowboys' Pacman Jones May Be Suspended, But He Needs to Be Gone for Good

  Involved in yet another incident, Pacman Jones' football privileges should be permanently revoked

  October 16, 2008

• Wading Through Doubt

  Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips is guaranteed nothing beyond a talented team in 2008

  August 7, 2008

• Giant Disgust with Dallas Cowboys

  Tony Romo and the Cowboys piss away a Super opportunity

  January 17, 2008

• ...and Thank You for Tony Romo

  'Tis the season to thank those who helped stuff our stockings with Tony Romo

  December 27, 2007

• The Dallas Cowboys' Dumbsday Defense

  Despite Dallas' 5-1 start, the Phillips 3-4 has been stupefying

  October 18, 2007

• Romo Holiday

  Tony Romo makes a short, sweet journey from anonymous backup to A-list celebrity

  August 9, 2007

• Captain Casual

  Wade Phillips ushers in a kindler, gentler, better Cowboys era

  August 2, 2007

• Son of a Bum

  Not unlike a pair of old blue jeans, new Cowboys coach feels like a good fit

  February 15, 2007

• Dallas Cowboys’ coach Wade Phillips tries to put on a tougher face. You buying it?

  June 26, 2009

• Camp Cowboys' Prelude: Top 10 Observations

  Stephen Jones, Wade Phillips, Jerry Jones and some big whig from Ford kick off Cowboys Camp '09 by pretending to drive a pickup. Cue Brent Musberger: You are looking live!!! ​Let's do this every day, shall we? Okay, some days I'll split it into five observations from two separate practices and some days I'll be so hungover from Riverwalk margaritas that I'll only muster like three. But you get the picture, right? You guys tell me what you want to know about a certain player, coach, mas

  July 28, 2009

• Whitt's End: 7.31.09

  ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Been buried in Camp Cowboys all week, but looks like 103.3 FM ESPN needs a new drive-time sidekick alongside Randy Galloway. Brian Estridge is leaving to co-host mornings on WBAP 820 AM with the legendary Hal Jay. Odds-on favorite for an increased role on Galloway & Company: Matt Mosley. Long-shot: Tyler radio icon David Smoak. *We can - and I do - rip Wade Phillips for his ridiculously ea

  July 31, 2009

• Camp Cowboys Top 10 Observations: Day 6

  Scouting assistant Rich Behm and his view of training camp.​10. Sounds to me like Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaning against rebuilding the indoor practice facility that collapsed May 2, leaving special teams coach Joe DeCamillis with a broken back, scouting assistant Rich Behm paralyzed from the waist down and director of college scouting Chris Hall with a torn up shoulder and knee. "I don't know," Jones said thoughtfully, slowly. "I don't know if I want to re-build it, honest

  August 3, 2009

• Cowboys Stadium Hosted Its First Football Game Saturday, Between Two Guys With PlayStation Controllers

  Patrick Michels Everything's bigger on the Cowboys' new video board. Even Andy Reid.​The day Jerry Jones introduced the world to his huge new TV screen, gamers wondered what it'd be like to plug in their PlayStation and have a game 90 feet above the Cowboys Stadium field.Well, wonder no more. While the stadium opened up to season ticket holders for Saturday's open house, Sony and EA hosted 250 lucky gamers in a Madden NFL 2010 tournament (new additions to this year's game, due out next

  August 11, 2009

• Wade Phillips final season as coach of the Dallas Cowboys? Sure feels that way.

  August 27, 2009

• The Dallas Cowboys: Seven Coaches and a Baby

  ​In this week's Dallas Observer column in which I surmise that Wade Phillips is entering his last season - win, lose or drawl - I tell the story of riding up a training camp elevator with the Dallas Cowboys' head coach. Sounds riveting, I know. But wait, there's more! Watching Wade interact with a young'un turned into a psychological exercise. Faced with a baby asleep in a stroller, Phillips bent down, got this big, sweet, smile on his face and offered in his best Texa

  August 27, 2009

• 49ers 20, Cowboys 13: My Top 10 Observations

  Not quite as painful as this.​10. Jesse Holley fans - you know who you are - rejoice. Looks like he'll at least survive tomorrow's cut down to 75. The Cowboys are at 77 and have two rookies (Robert Brewster and Brandon Williams) headed off the active roster on to season-ending injured reserve. Expect the realilty-show winner to make a catch or two Friday in Minnesota when quarterback Rudy Carpenter and the scrubs finish the pre-season. 9. David Buehler's touchback was refreshing. T

  August 31, 2009

• The Dumbest Video I've Ever Seen. Shame on you, Fox. Shame.

  Since I'm usually on 105.3 The Fan as part of the Dallas Cowboys pre-game show, I no longer get to partake in Fox NFL Sunday. My reaction: Praise Allah. Because after seeing this video and learning that this "The King and Us" series is now a weekly staple, I'm embarrassed for Curt, Terry, Howie, Michael and Jimmy. Well, Terry not so much. But this is ridiculous. I'm all for push-the-envelope edgy humor and I'm a Family Guy animation groupie, but this is just so ... so ... insane

  October 13, 2009

• The Cowboys' Wade Phillips is Deteriorating into a Bad Coach and an Even Worse Leader.

  October 15, 2009