Wade Phillips Fired After 1-7 Start

On Monday, Wade Phillips was fired just one week after owner Jerry Jones said that he would be safe for the rest of the season. The offense, which has been imbalanced to say the least, has struggled all year. The defense has given up 24 points in 6 of their 8 games this season. Even worse, in two of their last three games, they have given up more than 40 points. With Phillips running the defense as well, there is little for him to hang his hat on. With a 34-22 record tho, in three and a half seasons as the Cowboys head coach, Phillips has the second highest winning percentage among the six head coaches hired by Jerry Jones, a winning percentage that is better than Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells.

With the firing of Phillips, Jason Garrett takes over the reins as interim head coach, at least for now. Garrett has been with the Cowboys since January 2007 as the offensive coordinator. Since then, he has had success, and even head coaching offers with Baltimore and Atlanta, two offers he turned down in order to stay with the Cowboys franchise.

I'm not sure yet that Garrett will make a good fit, although I do know the Cowboys need to balance out their offense. With more than double the amount of pass plays opposed to runs this past week in the loss against Green Bay, the Cowboys throw the ball more than any other team in the NFL. Also, the defense that was talked about earlier, is ranked 31st in the League. Changes, I believe were needed a while ago in the organization, but what is needed more than change now, is time and motivation. The Cowboys are still a good team, but they have underperformed this year. That simple fact alone, is good enough reason for any team to seek changes within itself.

Goodbye Minnesota, Hello Tennessee. Moss to Titans.



"Goodbye Minnisota, for the second time."



Vince, "Hey Chris, we got Randy....Pound it."







  


 

Randy Moss, a day after he was put on waivers, is now received as a Tennessee Titan. He was picked up, in order to fill in for injured, WR Kenny Britt. Britt, who was hurt just last week, has been becoming a break out star, but has been sidelined with a hamstring injury.

The Titans, who were no. 22 on the NFL waivers list, couldn't resist grabbing Randy Moss. To be honest, its hard to believe that Moss was passed on by 21 other teams.

He joins new team mates such as Vince Young and Chris Johnson. Young, now has a true No. 1 Wide Receiver threat. The Titans, if not considered a contender before the acquisition of Moss, definitely put there self in the conversation, now with Mr. 6'4 out wide.  



Moss and The Vikings second marriage. I hope they have a prenup.

There are credible sources stating that Randy Moss was released because of one and possibly multiple outbursts over post practice meals. Apparently these tirades became such a problem that coaches and some other players just assumed to not have him on the team anymore.
My feelings and thoughts on this subject are simple.Randy Moss is without doubt, one of the greatest wide receivers to ever grace any football field. Whether it be High School, College, or the NFL, he completely obliterates competition. Yes, i do understand that he has been through some bad publicity, but I know that no one can out jump him, with his 51' inch vertical leap. I could care less what he does off the field, all I care about is the pure greatness his shows us all, on the field.The fact that he was released because of a outburst over what kind of food was prepared is ridiculous. If the man doesn't like food, go get a intern to get him something to eat. Simple. I'll be the first to admit, that if the reports are true, then YES, he is an asshole. But this asshole can play the hell out of the game, us Americans, call football.

Here are some of his Stats/Records in the NFL:

Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Receptions	948
Receiving yards	14,778
Receiving touchdowns	153

• Most touchdown receptions in a season - 23 (2007)
• Most touchdown receptions by a rookie in a season - 17 (1998)
• Most seasons with 17 or more touchdown receptions - 3 (1998, 2003, 2007)
• Most seasons with 16 or more touchdown receptions - 3 (1998, 2003, 2007)
• Most seasons with 11 or more touchdown receptions - 8 - tied with Jerry Rice
• Most seasons with 10 or more touchdown receptions - 9 - tied with Jerry Rice
• Most games in a season with at least 2 touchdown receptions - 8 (2007)
• Only player to have 1,600 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns in a season (2003)
• Most yards receiving in a Pro Bowl game - 212 (2000)
• Most touchdowns scored in first 10 games with a new team - 16 (2007)
• Most 1,200+ yard receiving seasons to start a career - 6 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
• Moss has averaged at least one receiving touchdown per game played in four different seasons: 1998 (17 TDs in 16 games), 2003 (17 in 16), 2004 (13 in 13), and 2007 (23 in 16)^[73]
• At the end of the 2008 season, Moss averaged 12.3 receiving TDs per season
• Four 100+ yard games in his first four games with a new team in 2007
• Youngest player in NFL history to record his 100th receiving touchdown - (29 years and 235 days)
• Youngest player in NFL history to record his 120th receiving touchdown - (30 years, 313 days)
• Fastest player to reach 5,000 career receiving yards - 59 games (broke record of 61 games by Jerry Rice)
• Highest career yards per catch average for any player with 900+ receptions - 15.6 yards per reception
• Youngest player to have 3 touchdown receptions in a game (21 years, 286 days

For Reference---

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/11/03/caterer-says-randy-moss-lashed-out-bashed-post-practice-meal/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Moss