Is Coach Cabbage Finished?

According to the Dallas Morning News,  Wade Phillips is likely coaching his final year in Dallas.

If the Cowboys get to the Super Bowl – win or lose – then Wade will ride off into the sunset with a 24K parachute courtesy of Jerry. If the Cowboys don’t get to the Super Bowl, then Jerry will replace Wade with Garrett because he doesn’t want to lose the highly coveted offensive coordinator.

Garrett, the NFL’s highest-paid assistant coach, turned down head coaching jobs in Atlanta and Baltimore last year.  

That won’t happen again

And it has nothing to do with loyalty or patience. There are only 32 of these jobs in the world, and it doesn’t take long for the league to move on to the next great assistant coach.

Plus, Garrett has ambition. At some point, he’s going to want to run his own team and see if he can get the job done at football’s highest level.

Besides, Jerry already has missed out on two quality coaches – Sean Payton and Tony Sparano…. [Read]

Juice:  Wade Phillips has had one helluva career.  And to think, the legacy began when he was just 6 months old, struggling to make a dollar and working as a model for Cabbage Patch Inc.   Respect….. [Ali G snap]