Todd Archer of the Dallas Morning News notes that Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips' contract includes a team option for 2010, which has not yet been exercised.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked how large a role the final five weeks of the season would impact his decision to bring Phillips back next season.
"I don't know that it's anymore so for Wade than it is for anybody else on this team," Jones said. "You're in coaching and then there's a lot of pressure to win, so that's there. But what we do here and how we get into these playoffs and get in with an advantage, have a game here, get a bye, all of those are things that look good for Wade."
Including the one post-season loss in 2007, Phillips is 30-14 since taken over as the head coach in '07. Dallas has a one-game lead over the Philadelphia Eagles, which if they hold on, would be their second NFC East title in the Phillips' Era.
It's surprising that a coach can have a .682 winning percentage, yet has next to no job security. As long as Mike Shanahan, Bill Cowher, and Mike Holmgren are looking for work, and Jon Gruden is not on an NFL sideline, nobody's job is safe.
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