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duvaldude08 · December 10, 2013, 10:35:33 PM

Come on Wade Phillips, so you are scouting yourself for the Texans HC job. Ever since he was fired from Dallas, he's seemed a lil bitter when hes not looked at for a HC job. Now he's elf promoting? I dont think thats very taste. What do yall think?

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or the third time in his odyssey-filled NFL career, Wade Phillips has taken over as the interim head coach in December.

Proud owner of a career 82-63 record, Phillips is now stumping for the permanent job with the Houston Texans.

"I can go into all of the stats and all of that stuff. Nobody wants to hear those," Phillips said Monday, via the Houston Chronicle. "But if you look at the record, I think I have a lot to offer as a head coach. That's for somebody else to decide."

Phillips didn't even want to provide an answer when asked if he would consider returning as the defensive coordinator under a new coach. "If I say that," Phillips reasoned, "they won't hired me as the head coach."

Owner Bob McNair has confirmed that Phillips is a candidate to keep the job in 2014.

Thanks to the Houston Chronicle's John McClain, we know that the Texans also have interest in former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and Stanford coach David Shaw.

The organization will not pursue Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan or ESPN analyst Jon Gruden, per McClain.

McNair is not expected to consider a college coach such as Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin unless he fails to find a quality candidate with NFL experience.

McNair also made it clear that he values closing out the season on a high note over making a run at the No. 1 overall draft pick. If Phillips can accomplish the former, he will force the front office to take a longer look at his candidacy.

JRuscitti · December 11, 2013, 12:29:58 PM

Quote from: duvaldude08 on December 10, 2013, 10:35:33 PM
Come on Wade Phillips, so you are scouting yourself for the Texans HC job. Ever since he was fired from Dallas, he's seemed a lil bitter when hes not looked at for a HC job. Now he's elf promoting? I dont think thats very taste. What do yall think?

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or the third time in his odyssey-filled NFL career, Wade Phillips has taken over as the interim head coach in December.

Proud owner of a career 82-63 record, Phillips is now stumping for the permanent job with the Houston Texans.

"I can go into all of the stats and all of that stuff. Nobody wants to hear those," Phillips said Monday, via the Houston Chronicle. "But if you look at the record, I think I have a lot to offer as a head coach. That's for somebody else to decide."

Phillips didn't even want to provide an answer when asked if he would consider returning as the defensive coordinator under a new coach. "If I say that," Phillips reasoned, "they won't hired me as the head coach."

Owner Bob McNair has confirmed that Phillips is a candidate to keep the job in 2014.

Thanks to the Houston Chronicle's John McClain, we know that the Texans also have interest in former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and Stanford coach David Shaw.

The organization will not pursue Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan or ESPN analyst Jon Gruden, per McClain.

McNair is not expected to consider a college coach such as Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin unless he fails to find a quality candidate with NFL experience.

McNair also made it clear that he values closing out the season on a high note over making a run at the No. 1 overall draft pick. If Phillips can accomplish the former, he will force the front office to take a longer look at his candidacy.

I don't know what self-promoting himself to the media will do, or how it will improve his chances.

As a Cowboys fan, I saw first-hand how well he did. He was ok, he had a lot of talent around here. But he also had Jerry Jones as GM, which is like adding an asterisk to anyone's coaching record. He's a players coach, but more or less had the team quit on him right before he was fired. He's a heck of a defensive coordinator, but I dunno about him being a head coach.

Keith-N-Jax · December 16, 2013, 11:51:18 PM

I don't think I've seen two QBs more than Romo and Stafford throw games away.

thelakelander · December 16, 2013, 11:56:55 PM

That one sucked. I was hoping the Dolphins could pick up a game on Baltimore.

tufsu1 · December 17, 2013, 08:44:51 AM

Quote from: thelakelander on December 16, 2013, 11:56:55 PM
That one sucked. I was hoping the Dolphins could pick up a game on Baltimore.

so sorry for your loss

BridgeTroll · December 17, 2013, 09:34:47 AM

Quote from: tufsu1 on December 17, 2013, 08:44:51 AM
Quote from: thelakelander on December 16, 2013, 11:56:55 PM
That one sucked. I was hoping the Dolphins could pick up a game on Baltimore.

so sorry for your loss

I am extremely Happy! Go Pack Go!

duvaldude08 · December 17, 2013, 11:19:05 AM

Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on December 16, 2013, 11:51:18 PM
I don't think I've seen two QBs more than Romo and Stafford throw games away.

WHo are you telling? Romo did the same thing last year against the Redskins and completely killed their chances at the playoff's. Part of the problem with the cowboys is Jerry Jones of course. He wont admit that hes that good at being a GM. He fired Rob Ryan last year like he was the problem, now the cowboys defense is getting burned BAD. I wonder what Jerry Jones the GM will have to say this offseason

tufsu1 · December 17, 2013, 02:07:33 PM

Tony Romo in December - bank on it!

I-10east · December 22, 2013, 09:06:09 PM

The Ravens got totally shellacked! Good news for Lake's Phins. That boy Legarrette Blount killed that Ray Lewis dance at the end, LOL

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=331222033

duvaldude08 · December 30, 2013, 12:14:55 PM

Black Monday has arrived. Tampa, Minesota, Cleveland, Washington and Detriot all fired their head coaches. Its rumored that Minesota is targeting Del Rio, thats should be interesting.

Keith-N-Jax · December 30, 2013, 03:20:30 PM

Del Rio please no. Are we sure that wasn't Romo in that helmet last night?

funwithteeth · December 30, 2013, 03:49:37 PM

Honestly felt a little bad for Orton. He had played well up until that point—that first pick was more on Witten than Orton—but all anyone's going to remember is that last pick. Not Witten's butterfingers, not Murray's fumble.

Stay safe, Neckbeard.

duvaldude08 · December 31, 2013, 10:32:23 AM

Really? Let the Jags hit the playoffs with home field avantage and I can guarentee we wouldnt have this problem. Indy has been flakey ever since Peyton Manning left.

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Colts are 7,000 tickets short of a sellout for Saturday
Posted by Mike Florio on December 31, 2013, 10:10 AM EST

Getty ImagesAt one point, it appeared that the Broncos and Peyton Manning had a chance of returning to Indy for the wild-card round of the playoffs. If that had happened, the Colts wouldn't be hustling to sell tickets to the game.

But with the Chiefs coming to town for the first Colts home playoff game of the post-Peyton era, the locals have yet to rush the box office.

According to Stephen Holder of the Indianapolis Star, the Colts have roughly 7,000 tickets to sell in order to lift the blackout for Saturday's playoff game.

League rules require all non-premium tickets to be sold within 72 hours of kickoff in order to lift the blackout. Typically, an extension of the deadline is granted only if a commitment has been made by the team and/or its sponsors to buy any remaining tickets at 34 cents on the dollar. Given that Indy's deadline lands on New Year's Day, the league could grant an extension without a commitment to buy the excess tickets.

Owner Jim Irsay has pointed out on Twitter that "MANY" tickets went on sale at 10:00 a.m. Monday. Ultimately, the question may be how "MANY" tickets he's willing to buy at a discount to allow folks who can't or won't go to the game to enjoy watching the home team play in the playoffs.

UPDATE 10:19 a.m. ET: The Colts have announced that an extension has been granted, due to the holiday. The press release states that more than 6,000 tickets remain.

tufsu1 · December 31, 2013, 10:41:27 AM

Quote from: duvaldude08 on December 31, 2013, 10:32:23 AM
Really? Let the Jags hit the playoffs with home field avantage and I can guarentee we wouldnt have this problem. Indy has been flakey ever since Peyton Manning left.

sure...but that's mainly because there hasn't had a home playoff game in Jax. since 1999....once things like that happen with regularity, they aren't as special anymore.

duvaldude08 · December 31, 2013, 10:55:21 AM

Quote from: tufsu1 on December 31, 2013, 10:41:27 AM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on December 31, 2013, 10:32:23 AM
Really? Let the Jags hit the playoffs with home field avantage and I can guarentee we wouldnt have this problem. Indy has been flakey ever since Peyton Manning left.

sure...but that's mainly because there hasn't had a home playoff game in Jax. since 1999....once things like that happen with regularity, they aren't as special anymore.

The colts have had ticket problems since peyton left. Last year they had almost 10,000 ticket holders drop their tickets. So I dont think they are used to it, they fan base has just become fickle now that Peyton's gone.