Former Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips went on Bruce Smith's radio show in Virginia Beach (WXTG-102.1 FM) on Monday and embarrassed himself.
Phillips became perhaps the only person in football history to put his name in the same sentence with Tom Landry.
"We went 34-22, which is pretty good," Phillips said of his tenure in Dallas before being fired by Jerry Jones. "I went out with the same winning percentage as Tom Landry, so I don't feel bad about my head coaching career."
While the .607 winning percentage matched that of Landry, who was 250-162-6 in 29 years, Phillips failed to mention:
He won 216 fewer regular-season games than Landry.
He made the playoffs two times while Landry made them 18 times.
He coached in three playoff games; Landry coached in 36.
He won one playoff game while Landry won 20.
He made it to five fewer Super Bowls than Landry.
He won two fewer Super Bowls than Landry.
Anyone familiar with the careers of Wade Phillips and Tom Landry knows that Wade Phillips is no Tom Landry.
Kitna-mania growing
With Jon Kitna-mania booming among Cowboys fans, injured quarterback Tony Romo has become yesterday's trend.
Kitna is leading Romo 2-1 in games won by the starting quarterback this season. But Romo is far from forgotten by the Cowboys coaching staff. And he's not idly sitting by while the Jason Garrett regime is gaining experience.
"He's in early," Garrett said of Romo, who has not been available for comment in recent weeks after breaking his left clavicle. "He's in that training room at 7 a.m. every morning. And he's in our meetings."
The Cowboys need to win every game to have a chance to make the playoffs. Romo might be able to return for the final two games of the season -- Christmas Day in Arizona and in Philadelphia on Jan. 2.
Injury update
Running back Felix Jones missed his second day of practice Tuesday. Jones bruised his right hip against Detroit on Sunday, but played through it. Defensive end Sean Lissemore (ankle) and quarterback Tony Romo (clavicle) will not play.
Special player
Bryan McCann, who returned a punt 97 yards for a touchdown against Detroit, is the NFC special teams player of the week. He was selected NFC defensive player of the week after a 101-yard interception return for a TD against the New York Giants. It is the first time a player has won awards in these two categories in the same season since 2007 when Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie accomplished the feat.
UFL player to try out
The Cowboys will work out UFL safety Andrew Sendejo, a source said. The former Rice standout played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions. He had a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their rookie minicamp but was not offered a contract.
