Cowboys' Wade Phillips fired

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    Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said it was time for a culture change at Valley Ranch.

    Monday afternoon, Jones fired coach Wade Phillips following a distasteful 45-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

    "An in-season coaching change is not something I've done before, something I was reluctant to do as recently as last week," Jones said. "But I think what's best for the organization and the fans is a coaching change."

    The Sunday night loss to the Packers forced Jones' hand to fire Phillips, a man he just gave a two-year contract extension to in 2010 for leading the Cowboys to their first playoff win in over a decade.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5780262
     

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