HOUSTON--Wade Phillips did not expect to be a head coach and that's fine. He is happy to work close to where he grew up.
Phillips reported that Monday for his first day as defensive coordinator the Houston Texans', work meeting with coach Gary Kubiak staff make to speak.
Robert Saleh Phillips was last week, two days after Kubiak defensive coordinator Frank Bush, secondary coach of David Gibbs engaged fired linebacker coach, Johnny Holland and linebacker assistant coach.
Kubiak, said round out the new employee "Could take some time", because some of the goals for other teams. Asking teams for permission to speak some trainers, but he would disclose not name.
The Texans (6-10) lost eight of their last 10 games for the defence, the total classified 30 and last against the pass.
Phillips, 63, was fired as head coach in Dallas after the Cowboys started 1-7. His career record 83-64, but Phillips is not coming his way anticipate more head coaching offers.
"It's perception, sometimes more than reality" Phillips said. "I won a lot of games in this League and I have a really high winning percentage." I don't see that me again a head coach, due to the comprehensive perception.
"When it is fired, it normally, 'Hey, he was fired because he can't win,'" said Phillips. "It wasn't, because I could not." "I could gain enough."
Phillips was born in Orange, about 70 miles from Houston, played by linebacker at the University of Houston and debuted NFL coaching in 1976 with the Oilers, works as an Assistant for his father, bum.
Phillips worked for seven different teams from 1981 until 2010 and jumped at the chance again close to his parents live and work with Kubiak, a longtime friend of the family.
"Houston Special for me," said Phillips. "My first NFL coaching job was here." At that time, when we in the playoffs were each year and to the AFC Championship. I thought I was a great coach and that we are all the time. It did not work. I went 360 (degree) and came back and ended up right where I wanted to be. "And although here."
Phillips said he will implement a 3-4 defensive front, a change from the 4-3 had played the Texans. A defensive coordinator for 20 seasons, and his last five stations, the team of the playoffs in his first year made Phillips.
"I successfully play a 3-4 for a long time been," said Phillips. "I have gone in situations where a 4-3 above have played, and we have successfully very quickly."
Kubiak seems concerned about the switch not caused some buzz among its players.
"Is a big change?" It sounds like it ", said Kubiak. "But I think when you start talking, as 3-4, playing his it a lot of time reduced a four man front, is there a lot of carry-over aid there is."
Per Bowl defensive end Mario Williams was skeptical that he 3-4 could make scheme a smooth transition to Phillips. But Phillips Reggie white and Bruce Smith during stays in Philadelphia and Buffalo, or trained, and both are now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Select Williams, total above you draft 2006, has 48 bags in five seasons and led Houston with 8.5 this season.
"If you try a great one, using their ability," said Phillips. "I have two of you were far better than any of the guys, I trained before or after." I hope here to coach.
Phillips had a brief chat with Pro Bowl of middle linebacker DeMeco Ryan's, but he had not met its new players as Monday afternoon. He has analyzed the Texans on film and said it was too early, for him to complete evaluations.
"Getting to know how fast you how intelligent are you things to learn, what kind of strength, you have and what weaknesses that each player has, I need to learn these things," said Phillips. "It's all part of the process."
Glaring weakness is most of the secondary where decided with Kubiak costly rookie Kareem Jackson and second year per Glover Quin hold anywhere cornerback. The Texans allows 33 touchdown catches and 18 plays pass covering at least 20 meters, both League highs.
Phillips does not believe Texan widespread roster need changes to improve the defense. He evaded a question Monday about Houston's interest at Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi-Asomugha, who now a free agent, after the final year of his contract with the Oakland Raiders was cancelled.
"I have some money in your pocket," Phillips said, "but I want to keep it."
Kubiak, said the Texans "options in the free agency view of will". First he and Phillips have to stop their estimates of Houston's current staff.
Coach will Phillips in the East-West shrine classic in Orlando, Florida next week.
Copyright 2011 by the associated press
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