ESPN.com · Sep 8, 2017
Wade Phillips still waiting to put his magic touch on Aaron Donald
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Wade Phillips, entering his 26th season as an NFL defensive coordinator, just kept rattling off the names. Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Elvin Bethea, Curley Culp, Rickey Jackson, Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Bruce Smith, J.J. Watt. They're all defensive linemen coached by Phillips who are either in the Hall of Fame, should be in the Hall of Fame or will be in the Hall Fame.
But Phillips wasn't bragging.
Quite the contrary.
"They’re talented," Phillips said. "They do what they do really well. You’ve got to let them do it and you’ve got to put them in a position to be able to utilize their talent is all you have to do. That’s not real hard.”
