With Romo gone, will Jones pull the plug on Phillips?

Written by Chris Kolb

Topics: Dallas Cowboys

Coming off his team’s tough loss last week against the Vikings, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it clear he wasn’t interested in removing head coach Wade Phillips from his job in the middle of the season.

But after Dallas was dominated by their hated rivals from New York in almost every facet of the game, and lost quarterback Tony Romo in the process, there’s little doubt that Jones will began considering a change at the top of his coaching staff at the very least.

Romo is expected to miss four weeks at the very least, while he recovers from the broken clavicle he suffered to his non-throwing shoulder, and it’s possible that he’ll be off the field for much longer than that, depending on how severe the injury is. A more realistic prognosis would be six to eight weeks, making it likely that the Cowboys will be finished long before Romo returns to the field.

Backup quarterback Jon Kitna now has to take the reins of a team that’s clearly in disarray, and unfortunately for Phillips, the ultimate blame for this disastrous season will be laid at his feet. Whether Jones decides to drop the axe now or later is anyone’s best guess, but it’s clear that Phillips doesn’t have it what it takes to win with this team and with Romo out, there’s no better time to make the switch than right now.

While firing Phillips now may not change the fortunes of the Cowboys this year, it will send a message loud and clear to the players that Jones and the front office will not tolerate repeat failure with a team that has as much if not more talent than most teams in the league. And that just might be enough to motivate this team into making a second half run towards the post-season in what’s shaping up to be an extremely weak NFC this year.

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  • Ike

    It's time to get rid of Romo and wade please don'y bring Romo back he has cost us enough games.

  • john p mcniff

    i think changing now might hurt the team more
    john p mcniff

  • john p mcniff

    and it's not just the coaching. it's the performance and injuries
    john p mcniff

  • joe

    I think it is just another fall,but cowboys gonna make it through we know they will

  • Amos

    Not that Jerry Jones would read this or give a hoot about my opinion (even though I am a season ticket holder) but how does this coaching staff still have a job today. With some of the best talent in football and the absolute worst coaches. Take the special teams coach and all of the assistants and tell them to save their job for next year! There was a reason Wade Phillips was available and looking for a job. He has no idea how to extend leadership, discipline or otherwise coach little league football and we have him as the coach of THE DALLAS COWBOYS!!!!!

  • earl

    I hope jerry jones and his boys will not even win another game he deserves it

  • earl

    no, its time to get rid of jerry jones

  • earl

    its jerry jones

  • earl

    jerry and the boys suck

  • bill

    me too

  • Leo Gets

    Lets just make it simple it is the whole team!They do not want it bad enough like there fans want it.On a team it starts with the coach get that jack ass out.Some one tell the owner to get his head out of hi ass its not to late!!!!!!!!

  • BlackWidow

    I say, don't pay any of the players or the coaches until they win these last upcoming games in the season…bet they would get off their butts and play some real football. They act like they don't want (the game/championship). For peek sakes, the new Dallas Stadium is hosting the upcoming Superbowl…it's a darn shame that the DCBs team will be a part of the participants watching other battle for the for the championship.

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