Wade Phillips wants a job

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(01-18-2021, 09:16 AM)Au165 Wrote: Wade Phillips wasn't all that great in LA with the most dominant pass rusher in the league. They got a new DC this past year and they instantly became the #1 defense in the league. In reality, Wade Phillips hasn't run defense in close to 20 years that didn't have an elite pass rusher on it, so I am not sure what he could possibly do better here without having one.

I think it's easy to shit on Lou, and maybe is deserved at times, but we lack talent in terms of a pass rush. There was a stat that basically said we were one of the best in the league in coverage when we couldn't generate pressure, which is nice to quantify relative to other teams, the issue is we created pressure so infrequently it still put us in trouble. The idea of scheming pressure is a bit of a misnomer. You can sometimes catch guys with an exotic look here or there, but the real scheme is getting elite rushers one on one to beat their guys...we don't have any of those guys.

Unless we find some elite pass-rushing talent we are going to be bad. It has been obvious for the last few years but people were so caught up with the issues on Oline, and the names we had on D line, no one wanted to acknowledge we just don't have guys that get to the QB.

Wade Phillips defenses since he left DAL:
2011 HOU - 4th in Points Allowed, 2nd in Yards Allowed
2012 HOU - 9th in PA, 7th in YA
2013 HOU - 24th in PA, 7th in YA
2015 DEN - 4th in PA, 1st in YA
2016 DEN - 4th in PA, 4th in YA
2017 LA - 12th in PA, 19th in YA
2018 LA - 20th in PA, 19th in YA
2019 LA - 17th in PA, 13th in YA

Lou Anarumo's defenses as DC:
2015 MIA (interim for 12 games) - 19th in PA, 25th in YA
2019 CIN - 25th in PA, 29th in YA
2020 CIN - 22nd in PA, 26th in YA

So while WP hasn't had an elite defense everywhere he's been, his resume is far better than Anarumo's.
Phillips has had a defense in the Top 5 in 3 of his 8 seasons in the past decade (37.5%). Another added when looking at Top 10 (50%).

You're definitely right that there is a lack of talent, but I still think Phillips would be able to get the same defense in a better position than Anarumo has by using the players better. I would think (or at least hope) that WP would prioritize getting at least 1-2 really good pass rushers in the draft.