Former Washington Redskins TE coach Wes Phillips expected to join Los Angeles Rams

[den-the-coach]

The Rams will look to continue to fill out their coaching staff once their guys get poached
By Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP Jan 26, 2019, 12:48pm CST

The Washington Redskins announced that they’ve employed a new TE coach, which means there’s likely an addition coming to the Los Angeles Rams’ staff as the former Redskins TE coach was Wes Phillips, current Rams Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips’ son:

The Redskins announce that they have hired a new TEs coach. Former TEs coach Wes Phillips is expected to join Sean McVay's staff out in LA, sources say.

As Grant noted, it’s expected that Wes heads to Los Angeles to join his father (and Head Coach Sean McVay) once again. Phillips has spent his 12-year NFL coaching career with only two teams: the Dallas Cowboys (Wade Phillips’ former head coaching spot) and the Washington Redskins. Wes has generally stayed on the offensive side of the ball being employed as a Offensive Assistant Coach/Quality Control Coach, Assistant Offensive Line Coach, and for the past six years (five of which came in Washington) a Tight Ends Coach.

It’s not known what Wes will be asked to coach in Los Angeles, but it could be a possibility for him to takeover QB Coach duties as current QB Coach Zac Taylor is expected to be named the Cincinnati Bengals’ Head Coach upon the end of the season.

https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2019/...pected-to-join-los-angeles-rams-wade-phillips

 

[den-the-coach]

This works out well for the Rams as they lose Taylor, but adding Wes Phillips is an excellent addition, however, what happens next year when Wes Phillips might get an opportunity to be Head Coach? Wade would be in his last year of his contract and obviously he would want to leave and help his son, correct? Or does he stay away allowing his son to do it his way?

 

[Liberator]

Disgusting nepotism. I'm done cheering for this team.

 

[Merlin]

Well his son is the reason we got Wade, so we owe him one. Go get him.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Cool but can he coach? No blue font

 

[yrba1]

A lot of turnover for this coaching staff in a good way but there's only one McVay: A shining example of how it always starts at the top

 

[jjab360]

A lot of turnover for this coaching staff in a good way but there's only one McVay: A shining example of how it always starts at the top

Yep it's good all around.

We can't ever lose our mastermind to another team like how some great offenses lose their OC and everything falls apart. But otoh, McVay is molding young minds into future HC material and spreading his influence throughout the league in a positive manner. Hope his disciples do well because if they do, we're always going to have our choice of position coaches who know that everything Sean touches turns to gold.

 

[jrry32]

Cool but can he coach? No blue font

Yes. He's highly regarded. McVay wanted him on his original staff, but Washington refused to let him go. His contract expired after the 2018 season.

 

[1maGoh]

How does a guy go from being an offensive line assistant, to TE coach, to dentally a QB coach? Isn't there a skill set or some knowledge required? I know maybe 3 people in my life that I would trust to just toss into a tangentially related job and even have a hope to get success out of them. Maybe Wes is one of those guys, but maybe we should get a QB coach to be QB coach... Just saying.

 

[IE Rams]

Was thinking the same thing: OL to TE to QB? Not much overlap there.

Not that I know better than these guys who live football.

 

[jrry32]

How does a guy go from being an offensive line assistant, to TE coach, to dentally a QB coach? Isn't there a skill set or some knowledge required? I know maybe 3 people in my life that I would trust to just toss into a tangentially related job and even have a hope to get success out of them. Maybe Wes is one of those guys, but maybe we should get a QB coach to be QB coach... Just saying.

Sean McVay was a TE Coach. How do you feel he's done with Jared Goff? Keep in mind that McVay coached for years with Wes Phillips. He knows him well. He knows Wes' knowledge of the game and what he's capable of doing. Let's trust McVay on that.

By the way, Phillips played QB at UTEP and was a QB Coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M before landing a job in the NFL.

 

[Corbin]

Sean McVay was a TE Coach. How do you feel he's done with Jared Goff? Keep in mind that McVay coached for years with Wes Phillips. He knows him well. He knows Wes' knowledge of the game and what he's capable of doing. Let's trust McVay on that.

By the way, Phillips played QB at UTEP and was a QB Coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M before landing a job in the NFL.

Damn you and your posts!! Always late to the call and 5 cents short. Lol

 

[1maGoh]

Sean McVay was a TE Coach. How do you feel he's done with Jared Goff? Keep in mind that McVay coached for years with Wes Phillips. He knows him well. He knows Wes' knowledge of the game and what he's capable of doing. Let's trust McVay on that.

By the way, Phillips played QB at UTEP and was a QB Coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M before landing a job in the NFL.

You can't make a case based on outliers. Like I said, I know 3 people out of everyone I've ever met that I would trust to be thrown into a new unfamiliar position and succeed. Those 3 people don't validate doing that to everyone.

Similarly, McVay doesn't validate making every young OC a head coach, out swapping position coaches around just to get them on your staff.

If there are other data points that validate this as a strategy or it really is that easy or whatever, then cool. If love to hear about it.

But you can't just say "Oh yeah? What about McVay?!" And win the argument (discussion/conversation/debate; insert your preferred term here).

 

[Legatron4]

Sean McVay was a TE Coach. How do you feel he's done with Jared Goff? Keep in mind that McVay coached for years with Wes Phillips. He knows him well. He knows Wes' knowledge of the game and what he's capable of doing. Let's trust McVay on that.

By the way, Phillips played QB at UTEP and was a QB Coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M before landing a job in the NFL.

Not to mention, McVay knows just as much about defense as he does offense. I guarantee he would be a kick ass DC if he wanted to.

 

[Alaskan Ram]

You can't make a case based on outliers. Like I said, I know 3 people out of everyone I've ever met that I would trust to be thrown into a new unfamiliar position and succeed. Those 3 people don't validate doing that to everyone.

Similarly, McVay doesn't validate making every young OC a head coach, out swapping position coaches around just to get them on your staff.

If there are other data points that validate this as a strategy or it really is that easy or whatever, then cool. If love to hear about it.

But you can't just say "Oh yeah? What about McVay?!" And win the argument (discussion/conversation/debate; insert your preferred term here).

Outliers?
Data points?

Working history with the candidate is a direct connection; thus, not an outlier.

The candidate has prior history playing the qb position and coaching it. 2 data points.

The preferred term I'd insert is "strawman argument".

Go Rams!

 

[1maGoh]

Outliers?
Data points?

Working history with the candidate is a direct connection; thus, not an outlier.

The candidate has prior history playing the qb position and coaching it. 2 data points.

The preferred term I'd insert is "strawman argument".

Go Rams!

Where did he coach QBs at? I was unaware. I was simply asking for more information. The answer I got was that because McVay did it, others can be expected to do it to. But that doesn't track. McVay is barely human. He's some kind of Advanced life form designed for coaching. I know a guy like that. You can't base expectations for anybody else on people like that.

 

[Alaskan Ram]

Where did he coach QBs at? I was unaware. I was simply asking for more information. The answer I got was that because McVay did it, others can be expected to do it to. But that doesn't track. McVay is barely human. He's some kind of Advanced life form designed for coaching. I know a guy like that. You can't base expectations for anybody else on people like that.

The original quote you posted had all that information! I agree with you though. Mcvay is an outlier. Probably a cyborg.

 

[den-the-coach]

Where did he coach QBs at? I was unaware. I was simply asking for more information. .

Phillips had coached QB's in college, @jrry32 communicated where in his post..."By the way, Phillips played QB at UTEP and was a QB Coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M before landing a job in the NFL."

As to Wes Phillips, he is highly regarded and McVay has a great rapport with him coaching with him at Washington...Also, the Rams most likely will keep the likes of Jedd Fisch senior offensive assistant & Liam Cohen "Assistant WR Coach." on the staff, so Phillips replaces Zac Taylor, which IMO, will be an excellent addition to the staff.

Obviously the key because of other organizations looking for the next McVay, is to continue adding bright offensive coaches, Wes Phillips has had success along the way and might not last too long in Los Angeles, as IMO, he'll be on Jerry Jones Radar & the Houston Texans as well.

 

[1maGoh]

The original quote you posted had all that information! I agree with you though. Mcvay is an outlier. Probably a cyborg.

Not sure why but I thought he meant Wade Phillips, using him as another reference of outstanding people don't unusual things.

I see that he meant Wes Phillips now.

Pro Tip: When two people who are potentially in the same conversation have the same last name, use first name instead or in addition to last names in order to avoid confusing idiots like me.