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Sis' cheer 'Yeah, Wade!' sums up general reaction to Cowboys' hireFootball Betting Lines02/08/2007 - IRVING, Texas (AP) -The reaction to Wade Phillips being hired as coach of the Dallas Cowboys might've best been summed up by one of his sisters. She couldn't contain her excitement when he walked in for his introductory news conference Thursday night. ``Yeah, Wade!'' she hollered. From his former colleagues in San Diego to the folks he'll soon be coaching in Dallas, there was plenty of praise and excitement surrounding the hiring of Phillips - and only some of it had to do with his cheery personality being the opposite of predecessor Bill Parcells. ``I've just heard great things,'' quarterback Tony Romo said. ``I'm going to get a hold of a few Chargers when we sit around the bar tonight and find out what they can tell me. He's going to bring a smart defensive mind to the team, and he's obviously been in this position before, so the transition should be really good.'' Those likely to benefit most are on defense, specifically linebacker DeMarcus Ware. Already a Pro Bowl quarterback-hunter, he's eager to learn more from the coach who helped turn Shawne Merriman into one of the NFL's top defensive players. ``I've already talked to Merriman about him and he got me all excited about playing for him,'' said Ware, who the Cowboys picked over Merriman in 2005. ``He's going to utilize all of his talent and we've got a lot of talent for him to use. ... This is probably one of the greatest guys in the league that we could get.'' Phillips has been a head coach or defensive coordinator for all but one year since 1981. Over his last 18 seasons, his defenses have been regulars near the league leaders, including the past three years in San Diego. ``It's going to be great for Dallas' defense,'' Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo said. ``Those guys are going to love his system. They're going to do a lot more moving, a lot more blitzing. They're going to have a lot more opportunities to make plays. ... He knows how it's supposed to be done. He's going to get those guys playing hard and playing right.'' San Diego safety Marlon McCree bolstered Phillips' reputation as a ``players' coach.'' ``I enjoyed playing for Wade a great deal,'' he said. ``He really understands his players' strengths and does a great job of playing to those strengths.'' Despite Phillips' background being in defense, his offenses have ranked pretty highly the five seasons he's been a head coach. In Dallas, he inherits a unit that scored the fourth-most points, and second-most touchdowns, in the NFL last season. ``I'm excited to see what kind of impact he'll have on our team,'' Cowboys tight end Jason Witten said. ``I think we should be able to pick up right where we left off. We've got a lot of talent, and there's no reason we should have to take a step back. I think (Phillips) is the kind of coach who can keep us at the level we've reached and get us to go further.'' In addition to Phillips' two sisters and his wife joining him at the news conference, he was joined by the other coaches in the Phillips clan: his son, Wes, who is the quarterbacks coach at Baylor, and his father, Bum, the former coach of the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. When Bum was coaching the Oilers in the 1970s, he famously said of the Cowboys: ``They may be 'America's Team,' but we're Texas' team.'' What does he think now? ``Well, I still live in Houston, so it's kind of between a rock and a hard spot,'' he said. ``Your son is coaching one team and the other team is the town you love more than any other. It's kind of hard to pull. ``They're not on the schedule, so I don't have to make that decision this year.'' Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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