The result stumped football analysts across the country. How? It doesn’t matter.

Jerry Jones has vowed that Wade Phillips’ job is safe. But that was before the Denver Broncos fired Mike Shanahan, a 14-year veteran of the team who guided them to two Super Bowl wins, but it was more than a decade ago. Shanahan has struggled in Denver over the past decade and it was his time to move on…to Dallas.

The Houston Chronicle says Wade’s job is in jeopardy and it should be. 

Pro Football Talk reports, via ESPN, that Jerry Jones is interested in Shanahan. The marriage on paper sounds brilliant. Shanahan wanted Tony Romo five years ago and tried to sign him as a free agent. Shanahan battled for Terrell Owens when very few times wanted Terrell Owens. Shanahan was hired by the Broncos that resulted in the firing of Wade Phillips, an ironic twist on the situation in Dallas. 

Jerry Jones would be foolish not to try with Shanahan. Wade proved he can run a defense, so let him take over as defensive coordinator, a position the Cowboys will have to fill anyway with the inevitable firing of the current coordinator, Brian Stewart,  who lost his play calling duties midseason.

Cowboys fans here have made a strong case on why acquiring Taylor by trading away Ellis (and who knows what else) is a good move for the Cowboys. In fact, after reading some of the arguments made here, my own opinion on why I thought it might not be a good move has slightly changed.

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“The communication was not there last year,” Williams said. “We recognized the problem, and we talked about it. And we’re going to move forward now. We have a better understanding.”

In the article, Williams explains that he prefers to work out alone because he concentrates better. What gets me is he is commenting about what Greg Ellis said earlier, on how Williams seemed to be isolating himself more from the team. What I don’t understand is, if Williams prefers to work out alone, did he always do it this way? If so, why is Ellis making it seem like this is a change of attitude for Williams? It’s confusing.

“I appreciate what Greg did, but at the same time, I’m a grown man, too, and I can speak for myself,” said Williams, who still considers Ellis a friend. “If I want to be heard, I will be heard.”

Williams also made a few sharp comments toward the fans.

“I’m tired about worrying about the fans,” Williams said. “The fans are only around when things are good. At the end of the day, we’re human beings, too. Everything can’t be perfect, and you can’t let your emotions rule over you being a human being. It gets to a point where you are abusing who you really are as a fan.”

Yikes, Williams. I was around before you were, kid. I went through the 1-15 season, my friend. I remember it well. I’ve been a fan for the good times and the bad. I take some offense to what he says here, if he is quoted in context. I don’t think us, the fans, asking you to learn how to cover a receiver or tight end is abusing our fanship. We are tired of getting burned in the secondary, Roy. Just because we are fans doesn’t mean we cannot be critical of players when they’re not playing up to par. To say we don’t have the right means we’re just supposed to love losing. We don’t.

We learned a hard lesson last year, how the regular season’s only importance is ensuring a playoff spot. Once you’re in, it’s a whole new game. Going 13-3 was nice. But winning a Super Bowl is better. Heck, we just want to win a playoff game, Roy. And we can do that if our secondary plays better.