1) He’s been coaching longer than McVay has been alive
For all that’s been made about McVay’s age as the youngest head coach in NFL history, Phillips comes in at the opposite end of the spectrum, having coached in the league since 1976 — 10 years before McVay was even born. He’s been a full-time head coach three times — Broncos from 1993-1994, Bills from 1998-2000, and Cowboys from 2004-2006 — compiling a 79-57 record with those three teams. He’s also been an interim head coach thrice — New Orleans in 1985, Atlanta in 2003, and Houston in 2013.