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.