Chargers' Phillips Eager To Coach
Wade Phillips' San Diego run defense is ranked No. 3 in the NFL. It's young, it's good with linebackers Merriman, Phillips (Shaun) and defensive ends Castillo and Olshansky.
But Wade Phillips wants to be an NFL head coach and isn't shy in discussing his desire. This off-season, he hopes the market for head coaches could be considerably bigger - after there were no takers last time around.
"I've been a successful head coach, and not many guys can say that," said Phillips, who went 47-36 in stints with the Bills, Broncos and Falcons.
The Chargers' previous team was 4-12 and out of the playoffs. But last year's squad flipped to 12-4 and advanced to the play-offs for the first time in nine years.
"How many guys can come in and in their first year go to the playoffs?" Phillips asked. "I've done it six times as a head coach and a defensive coordinator. I feel like I've got something to offer."
"I think because you get fired, sometimes it carries a stigma that you didn't do good enough and I don't think that was the case," said Phillips. "They don't realize you were 29-19 (with the Bills) which was one of the top records in the NFL.
