As sad as it may be, Wade's bound to get a head coach job offer from someone given the turnaround that he has produced with this defense. Who do you think they should go after? I doubt it's the current interim DC since he came and may leave with Wade. What about Jack Del Rio? Fisher would be awesome, but I consider him a longshot. Thoughts?
I hate all this crap Mclain has stirred up lately. Just feels like negative energy that we don't need. Thanks alot, fatty.
Seriously. I love Wade, but he's 64 and doesn't have the greatest head coaching resume. I doubt there's much of a risk we lose him.
I don't think this should even be discussed, there's only two openings so far, season's not even close to finishing, there's playoffs to worry about. And foremost, Wade is having kidney/gall bladder procedures being done, that combined with his being 64 are two huge red flags about choosing someone to head coach a team. It is pretty damn annoying to see Capers and Fangio enjoying so much success in their new homes. And come on man, neither JDR nor Fisher have experience with the 34, but maybe Pancakes didn't mention that.
McClain is suffering from the typical fat person envying the skinny person syndrome. Wade Phillips, for the first time ever, is the skinny person in this situation.
Age and health has nothing to do with it. If a coach has cancer and he's doing a good job with a team, you don't hire him. Look at Penn state's coach before he got fired. He's older than Wade and had to deal with college kids. Just sayin'
McClain is such a POS for bringing this up right now. Instead of sending out good vibrations, and having the team and the city unite, he tries to conjure up a story by putting put this garbage. Even if it WERE true (which I don't believe it is), why couldn't he just wait until the offseason? Bottom line is that he knew interest in the Texans is at an all-time high, so he decided that this was the perfect opportunity to get hits on his blog. What a hack.
Age and health play a bigger factor than you think. Why would you hire a coach that is close to 70? You run the risk of him being passionate for a couple more years. Throw in some major surgery or medical procedure with old age, now you have signs of the coach breaking down physically. A team looking for a head coach would probably want their new hire to stick around for more than 2-3 years. Paterno was not hired at an old age. He grew old there. That's the difference.
I think there's a good chance Wade sticks around for another year. Cross that bridge when we come to it...
I think Rick Herring may be auditioning for it right now. I would think the Texans want to make as few a changes possible to Wade's system.
Being fair - if you read the articles, Wade is openly campaigning for a HC position. Not downplaying the notion, openly campaigning. I had the same reaction when Pancakes first brought it up, but it's clear that Phillips took our division clinching win as a high water mark to broadcast his interest to all the teams firing their HC. He definitely used Pancakes as a mouthpiece. McClain blows, but Wade Phillips is the one I find a bit more tasteless in this situation. To the topic, -I don't think Phillips will be as highly sought after as he hopes. Teams know what he brings as a HC. Capers didn't get offers thrown at him after helping GB to a super Bowl win. -If he is going to be HC....I'd rather it not be here. But I also will see red if he has the gall to even talk to the Jags or Colts. -I don't see the team spending on a new marquee DC. Wade's formula works, the personnel fit, so why shake it up with someone that would bring in their own system? I think Reggie gets the in house promotion.
I think the way it ended in Dallas is leaving a bad taste in Wade's mouth to be sure. Also, I'm not sure if Herring doesn't go with Wade to be DC if/when Wade leaves. It'd be a lot "safer" for Herring to get promoted with Wade so that Wade can still help out on the defensive side of the ball. From what I've heard of Herring's time as the DC in Arkansas, he's not something we should be excited about.
I would not say tasteless. I would say disappointing. The colts job is the one that worries me the most. Because IMO it is their MO. They are confident on their offense so they go get an defensive coach [ie Tony Dungy] I have been keeping an eye on them . . . If things don't go well . . they can get back good in a hurry 1. Get Wade 2. Draft Luck 3. Steal Mario Williams from Texans [which is why I advocate keeping him . . .well one of the reasons ] If they get Wade . .. they may "Hersel Walker Trade" Luck then stock up on Defense Rocket River Rocket River
You think the Colts are going to draft Andrew Luck to succeed Peyton Manning....then hire WADE PHILLIPS to mentor him? Yeah....I don't think so. And I can't see them drafting him, then trading him. The fans would riot in the streets. Again, all these teams that are going to be looking for new coaches have to sell their new hire to their fanbase. Do you really think the average NFL fan is going to be excited about hiring Wade Phillips? Like I said in the other thread, most NFL fans don't even know Wade is coaching in Houston right now. The last they heard from him was the meltdown in dallas. Wade may want to coach another team, but I honestly don't think anyone is going to hire him as HC. He'll be back next year with a nice pay-raise.
The Colts are a very bad football team. Their four-best players are in their 30s and they have absolutely nothing to build around. That's very likely a 2+-year rebuilding job. I know its easy and convenient to assume it's *all* Manning - but you don't go 0-16 *just* because your QB is out. So that means they're very likely going to look for a younger coach who can grow with the team. And if they do draft Andrew Luck, they'd be wise to hire an offensive-minded HC who can put a system in place to help him succeed. No signs are pointing to Wade Phillips with Indianapolis. Phillips, as a HC, is a second-tier guy; he'll get feelers from the Jacksonvilles and Tampa Bays of the world - teams that don't operate at a big-time level and/or can't attract top-flight interest. But those aren't ideal situations and unless he's just champing at the bit to be a HC again under *any* circumstance, he'd much wiser to stay here. I'd be shocked if he leaves.
Guys, you really, really, really need to stop feeding this beast. He is not a top-flight, viable head coaching candidate; in fact, him landing a HC gig has to rank as an absolute longshot. He's old, he has a "loser' perception surrounding his HC resume that includes an epic meltdown in Dallas (that is barely a year old) and there are going to be a TON of guys available who have myriad advantages on him. As long as Chan Gailey is a HC, I can't ever completely rule it out. But I still think it's highly unlikely, and certainly not something worth discussing for several weeks, at the very least.
