What kind of nonsense is this?
Take away this year and Wade's won/loss percentage is worse and that proves he's not any good?
The Cowboys were 9-7 last year with Parcells. That doesn't touch what they have done this season at 11-1. The only team they have lost to is 11-0. You think Cowboy fans wish Parcells was back?
BB started his career out at 41 wins and 55 losses. Lesson: You gotta know your history before you start listing a coach's won/loss record and start claiming he's not very good.
Anyone who knows anything about Wade Phillips knows he is a savvy and astute football coach. He took a 6-10 team to 10-6 and 11-5 seasons. He has now taken a 9-7 team to 11-1. The worst full season Wade has had as a head coach is 7-9. BB has had FIVE seasons of 5-11, 6-10 and 7-9.
Wade gets some well-earned credit here folks, whether you like it or not.
I actually do know my history very well. Belichick is younger than Phillips. Belichick also followed more bad coaches than Phillips. The situation a coach comes into is key to their initial success. Phillips has inherited the team Bill Parcels built and Wade can take NO (as in ZERO) credit for the team he has playing for him. Belichick, on the other hand, followed Pete Caroll and the personnel he inherited was horrible. So Belichick had to start from scratch while Phillips did not. When Belichick took over the Cleveland Browns, he came into a similar situation as the Patriots and inherited a lousy team once again.
Below are their respective records;
Wade Phillips age: 60
| Reg. Season | Playoffs |
+----------+--------------+----------+
| Year TM | W L T | W L |
+----------+--------------+----------+
| 1985 nor | 1 3 0 | 0 0 |
| 1993 den | 9 7 0 | 0 1 |
| 1994 den | 7 9 0 | 0 0 |
| 1998 buf | 10 6 0 | 0 1 |
| 1999 buf | 11 5 0 | 0 1 |
| 2000 buf | 8 8 0 | 0 0 |
| 2003 atl | 2 1 0 | 0 0 |
| 2007 dal | 10 1 0 | 0 0 |
+----------+--------------+----------+
| TOTALS | 58 40 0 | 0 3 |
+----------+--------------+----------+
Bill Belichick age: 55
| Reg. Season | Playoffs |
+----------+--------------+----------+
| Year TM | W L T | W L |
+----------+--------------+----------+
| 1991 cle | 6 10 0 | 0 0 |
| 1992 cle | 7 9 0 | 0 0 |
| 1993 cle | 7 9 0 | 0 0 |
| 1994 cle | 11 5 0 | 1 1 |
| 1995 cle | 5 11 0 | 0 0 |
| 2000 nwe | 5 11 0 | 0 0 |
| 2001 nwe | 11 5 0 | 3 0 |
| 2002 nwe | 9 7 0 | 0 0 |
| 2003 nwe | 14 2 0 | 3 0 |
| 2004 nwe | 14 2 0 | 3 0 |
| 2005 nwe | 10 6 0 | 1 1 |
| 2006 nwe | 12 4 0 | 2 1 |
| 2007 nwe | 11 0 0 | 0 0 |
+----------+--------------+----------+
| TOTALS | 122 81 0 | 13 3 |
+----------+--------------+----------+
If Phillips was a good coach, he would not have bounced around like a ping-pong ball has a head coach. He is a good defensive coach, but NOT a good head coach.
Can you tell me how Wade's head coaching record proves he's been successful?...c'mon, pah-leeze Sanvara