Wade Phillips Needs Playoff Win to Get Off Hot Seat.

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Published: December 30, 2009

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... Bowl selections, a top 15 ranking offensively and defensively, and a 32-15 overall record with the Cowboys.

However, all of that may mean nothing in two weeks if Phillips doesn't win a playoff game.

Jerry Jones said on Sunday Night Football that he wants Wade Phillips back next year, but he needs some evidence to ratify doing so.

That evidence is a playoff win.

Jerry Jones hasn't had a playoff win since 1996, and considering he won three Super Bowls before that, he's not asking much.

It's obvious Jones doesn't want to fire Phillips. The players love Phillips and the drama that was around when Parcells was coaching the 'Boys is gone for the most part. Also, Phillips allows Jones to be who he is: He doesn't stop Jones from watching the game on the field, coming into the locker room to give speeches, coming to the combine and giving his opinion on prospects.

However, winning comes first for Jones, and with Mike Shanahan and Bill Cowher sitting...

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