YoloinOhio Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Happy Retirement, to a great coach! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, DrDawkinstein said: Happy Retirement, to a great coach! Best head coach in Bills history. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) This feels like scapegoating to me... which, now that I think of it, is no stranger for Wade... Edited January 6, 2020 by whatdrought 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I’m continually reminded a year is a long time in this game.. He was getting a lot of love from the media 12 months ago when the Rams were making their run... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF4LOU Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: Best head coach in Bills history. Except for Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan_in_tx Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Rams moved up 3 spots in Defensive Rank 2018 - 2019 (19 - 16) but Offensive run fell to 28th in 2019 . Yeah Defense is the problem here 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Happy Retirement, to a great coach! Is he retiring? He's a great defensive coordinator and someone should hire him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Gugny said: Best head coach in Bills history. Baloney 100%. Maybe the best DC we ever had, but well behind Levy, Knox, and even Saban at the beginning of the Bills AFL days 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, fan_in_tx said: Rams moved up 3 spots in Defensive Rank 2018 - 2019 (19 - 16) but Offensive run fell to 28th in 2019 . Yeah Defense is the problem here Yea I do feel a bit for Wade - defense has not been the major problem in LA though they have been inconsistent on that side of the ball. But the guy is 72 they might just have wanted some fresh perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, whatdrought said: This feels like scapegoating to me... which, now that I think of it, is no stranger for Wade... It is. Will get a job shortly. 11 minutes ago, Gugny said: Best head coach in Bills history. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 He’s a good coach. Great career. Im not surprised they moved on though. Given their personnel I expect they’re looking at more of traditional 4-3 for next year as the reason to move on as opposed to him not being effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 The guy sitting behind me on Saturday brought up Bum Phillips a couple times. Good old Wade, I wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Wade will be Dallas defensive coordinator 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Man I know we have a good thing going here but I’d love him back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Is he retiring? He's a great defensive coordinator and someone should hire him. I dunno, but at 72, he should probably think about it. Coaching in the NFL is a grind. But if he wants to keep coaching, he definitely deserves a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, the skycap said: Wade will be Dallas defensive coordinator Jerrah fired him to hire Jason Garrett, so maybe not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 This is a pattern for Wade. He comes into town, immediately turns some bottom feeding unit into a top ranked defense in the league and 2 or 3 years later the defense is mediocre and hes on to another opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I told him, “wear the guddam headphones!!!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 He'll go to Dallas with McCarthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 45 minutes ago, whatdrought said: This feels like scapegoating to me... which, now that I think of it, is no stranger for Wade... Usually, he's not scapegoated until he's promoted to head coach, though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 maybe he can be our OC. we'd go sideways, at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 27 minutes ago, the skycap said: Wade will be Dallas defensive coordinator I could see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 45 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Is he retiring? He's a great defensive coordinator and someone should hire him. 72-year old guys, even with Wade's track record, get very few looks in today's NFL--where youth, not experience is the hot commodity. IMO, he should take this opportunity to relax and enjoy life like his dad did after he left the No Fun League... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Good call by The Rams. If you follow Wade’s career his teams/defenses generally play awesome when he first takes over but then steadily decline over time. I call it the Wade effect. He is pretty lax in terms of imposing discipline and relies on the players to be responsible enough to do their job. This has a huge positive effect when he first takes over especially if the team is tightly wound (taking over from Parcells) but eventually “playing loose” becomes “playing sloppy.” Might be a good fit now for Jacksonville which has been tightly wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBills1998 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 We should bring him in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I always liked Wade. All he needed to do was fire Ronnie and then hire him as some other kind of assistant. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28435088/rams-part-ways-defensive-coordinator-wade-phillips Phillips signed a three-year contract with the Rams after Sean McVay was named coach in 2017. The 72-year-old coordinator said last month amid rumors he would not be retained that he wanted to continue coaching, something he reiterated Monday in confirming reports of his exit. In their first season together, McVay and Phillips transformed a four-win team into an 11-5 division champion. The defense ranked 12th in the league, allowing 20.6 points per game. The Rams' playoff berth that season marked the continuation of an impressive streak in Phillips' career. Since 1989, every team he has joined -- the Rams, the 2015 Broncos, 2011 Houston Texans, 2007 Cowboys, 2004 San Diego Chargers, 2002 Atlanta Falcons, 1995 Buffalo Bills and 1989 Broncos -- made the playoffs in his first season there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Defense Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Yup, Wade is an excellent defensive coordinator. (He doesn't seem to be anything more than a good/decent head coach, though. Too many great coordinators want to be head coaches though it is not a good fit for them.) I was at the 1992 Bills Broncos Championship game and the defense he coached was one of the few able to stop that offense, though the Bills won 10-7. I think wherever Wade goes now he will continue to put a much improved, high quality defense on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 14 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: would like him as a defensive assistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Houston looked like they need a new DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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