Jones: Phillips' Job Not In Jeopardy

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Jones: Phillips' Job Not In Jeopardy

 

RVING, Texas -- Coach Wade Phillips' job is not in any jeopardy, Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said Friday.

 

"I can just give you a very affirmative 'no,' " Jones told KRLD-FM in Dallas when asked whether he has lost any confidence in his coach, or if Phillips could be fired if the Cowboys fall to 0-3.

Phillips signed a new two-year contract after last season, when the Cowboys claimed their second NFC East title in his three seasons and ended a 12-year playoff win drought.

 

But Phillips is under fire again after the Cowboys -- who were considered preseason contenders to advance to a Super Bowl that will be played in Jones' new $1.2 billion stadium -- opened the season with losses to two teams that didn't make the playoffs last year.

 

He referred to this week's game against the 2-0 Houston Texans as an "emergency" situation.

 

Only five teams in NFL history have overcome an 0-3 start to make the playoffs. The 1998 Buffalo Bills, who were coached by Phillips, were the last team to accomplish the feat.

 

"I do believe in Wade and the staff and the players," said Jones, who has never fired a coach in midseason. "The thing about it is when you have that kind of commitment, one of the No. 1 things you have it for is those situations. Those people are supposed to really be there in hard times. Hard times. That's when you've got to make your best grade if you're deserving of that commitment and we're in hard times.

 

ESPN

 

lol yeah that is until they lose again this week.

[fish7718]

Shouldn't be, Garrett's should.

[Warren2ThaG]

Jimmy Johnson is getting the job