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Dec 29, 2008 1:48 pm US/Central
Cowboys Coach Vows To Change His Approach
DALLAS (CBS 11 News/AP) ―
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Head coach Wade Phillips of the Dallas Cowboys reacts during a 26-24 loss against the Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium on Sept. 28, 2008, in Irving, Texas.
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Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips has vowed to make changes in the way he approaches the 2009 season. This comes after the team's disasterous 44-6 meltdown to the Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday.
It was the fifth worst loss in franchise history, and the team's hardest pounding since 1998, when they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 43-3, during Tom Landry's final season with the team.
The Cowboys dropped the game and the previous week's game against the Baltimore Ravens to end all hopes at making it into the postseason.
During the preseason, many football fans, and especially Dallas Cowboys fans, expected to be seeing the 'Boys in the Super Bowl this year. But big names with big issues, namely quarterback Tony Romo's broken finger and cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones' suspension, put the team in a 'do-or-die' situation on Sunday.
And the Cowboys died.
"It just kind of summed up our season," said wide receiver Terrell Owens. "It was just terrible."
On Monday, speaking at his final Valley Ranch news conference of the year, Phillips announced that he will evaluate how he runs training camp, daily practices and mini-camps. "To get to the standard we want, the fans want, there's no other way," Phillips said. "If it means being more demanding, or whatever, I have to get it done."
Phillips is 22-10 in the regular season after only two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. That record is what likely gives Jerry Jones faith that Phillips is the right man for the job. Even now.
In the locker room on Sunday, just after the Cowboys lost, team owner Jerry Jones said that he will not fire Phillips. And during the news conference, Phillips added that he will not resign. "I am not going to quit on this team or this organization," he said.
Phillips said that he plans to begin evaluating the organization immediately, and will look at all aspects of the team, including players, the coaching staff and himself. "I obviously made mistakes," he said.
The Cowboys coach added that offensive coordinator Jason Garrett will also remain in his position with the team.
And expectations are already big for next season, as the Cowboys will move to their brand new, state-of-the-art, $1.1 billion, 100,000 seat stadium in Arlington.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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