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Dallas Cowboys Fire Coach Phillips
Wade Phillips Fired by Dallas Cowboys
"An in-season coaching change is not something I've done before, something I was reluctant to do as recently as last week," Jones said. "But I think what's best for the organization and the fans is a coaching change."
But Jones was clear that his firing of Phillips did not mean that Phillips was solely responsible for the Cowboys' lack of success this season.
"We also clearly understand we're not where we want to be at this time and that's an understatement," Jones said. "We also share the responsibility in that. All of us."
Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna echoed that sentiment, saying, "Anytime a coach gets fired, it's an indictment of the football team. I hope it serves as a wake-up call for the guys around here. So when they start making decisions like that, it's just a prelude to things to come for changes on the football team."
Phillips ends his Cowboys head coaching career with 35-23 record, having led the Cowboys not only to 2 NFC East titles but also to their first playoff victory since 1996.
Assistant head coach Jason Garrett will fill in as the Cowboys head coach on an interim basis.
(Sources: ESPN.com)
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