Phillips: 'Get the ring finger ready’

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TUESDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
Published 7/22/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... . He can come in whenever he wants.” Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said of the coming season, “ Get the ring finger ready .” Jason Taylor ...

For Wade Phillips, it's the ring finger or the middle finger
Published 7/22/2008 by MJD at Shutdown Corner
Wade Phillips, with his army of talent behind him, was feeling a little bit braggadocious last night. Speaking to a crowd of high school and youth football coaches, Phillips, sounding like a hybrid of Terrell Owens and Jerry Jones, told the crowd to "get the ring finger ready." And under most circumstances, maybe it's not the smartest thing in the world to pop off like that. Humility plays better with the forces of karma, and Phillips doesn't need any pressure on him that he doesn't already have. But that's the thing with Wade. That ...

Cowboys Coach Wade Phillips Is Thinking Super Bowl: 'Get the Ring Finger Ready'
Published 7/22/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: CowboysNFL head coaches are usually cautious and conservative, and when they talk about the season ahead they usually recite bland platitudes like, "We're just going to take it one day at a time." But Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips is a little bit different. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram quotes him saying: "Get the ring finger ready. ... "I think we've established ourselves, at least on paper, as a contender. It's nice to be there rather than the other situation. "We all know how hard it is to get to ...

Ripped from the NFC East headlines
Published 7/22/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Chad Johnson, Roy Williams or Anquan Boldin, but that's not going to happen. The Cowboys have a Choice to make at running back. I think Tashard Choice will be the third back, but the team really likes Alonzo Coleman as a change-of-pace type guy. Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has five things to watch in training camp. Please tell me Wade Phillips didn't really say "get the ring finger ready." ...

Terrell Owens most indispensable player on the Dallas Cowboys
Published 7/22/2008 by Brandon W at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... Eatman also says that Terry Glenn's teammates are hoping he will be there for training camp on Thursday. Glenn still has to sign the Cowboys' injury waiver in order for him to play this year or they will cut him. The longer this has gone on the more I understand the Cowboys' point; if Glenn was so certain about the health of his knee he wouldn't hesitate signing the waiver for one last chance to win a Super Bowl. Wade Phillips says "get your ring finger ready." Whoa there, partner. Let's just win a playoff game ...