Andy Reid: Quarterback Guru?
Andy Reid: Quarterback Guru?
Andy Reid: Quarterback Guru?
Bob Vetrone Jr.
( Ron Cortes / Staff Photographer )
When Andy Reid arrived from Green Bay in January 1999, he came with the reputation as a quarterback guru, having helped steer soon-to-be Hall of Famer Brett Favre in his career.
But in 13-plus seasons, the Eagles’ passing numbers are just marginally better than the average NFL team in that span. In fact, it is the numbers of the Eagles’ passing defense that stand out more against the league averages.
Here are how the Eagles cumulative passing numbers since 1999 (and their opponents) compare to the averages of the other 30 NFL teams (Houston Texans not included, since they didn't come into existence until 2002):
| Eagles | Opps. | NFL Avg. | |
| Completions | 4428 | 4307 | 4321 |
| Attempts | 7580 | 7386 | 7231 |
| Pct. | 58.42% | 58.31% | 59.76% |
| Yards | 48,810 | 44,446 | 46,571 |
| Yards/Att. | 6.44 | 6.02 | 6.44 |
| Touchdowns | 330 | 278 | 296 |
| TD Pct. | 4.35% | 3.76% | 4.09% |
| Interceptions | 203 | 238 | 225 |
| Int. Pct. | 2.68% | 3.22% | 3.11% |
| Passer Rating | 80.95 | 74.87 | 79.40 |
Comments (12)
Anyone who follows this team and this coach know that his national press relationship and public relations facade far exceeds what the local fans/media understand to be reality. Reid's reputation locally (in Philly) is that he is a pretty good coach during the regular season but gets out-coached during the playoffs. Nationally, he is perceived as a great coach who should be appreciated by these Philly fans/hoodlums. Well, they said the same of McNabb ... and then, Donovan went to another team (Redskins) where he didn't even last a full season. My take is that Philly fans care little where Reid goes because we knew he is who we thought he is. Not a winner in the long run.— samquentin- "Be careful what you wish for Philly...". Yeah, they said that about Kotite too. Jeffy needs to do a clean sweep though. Throw the baby out with the bath water.
- It's funny how guys who get known as QB gurus usually had a hall of famer to coach.— mlwmlw
- Andy is not a guru of anything except perhaps never making it to the big game and winning. I am an Eagles fan but no Andy Reid fan. Perhaps if he had taken a little time off when his family was going through a crisis he might have had a chance to concentrate on coaching, instead he had 2 drug addicts for kids and now one of them is dead all while he continued to coach.— Susie2057
- Guru? Vince Young is running a strip club now.— Theo1980
- interesting stats. but stats are stats: still for losers— raoool
- Reid is not a QB guru. Favre is a hall of fame QB who Reid had the fortune to coach. What else has he done? McNabb? Flawed and poor work ethic. Feeley? He could never start. Kolb? Really. Vick? Reid ruined Vick and has almost gotten him killed. Reid sucks as a coach. He had Favre and gained a reputation. Then he had J. Johnson who gave him a winning record. Without those 2 guys he's nothing.— Unstable1
- To e the only QB that actually fit into the Wst Coast system here ws Jeff Garcia since he had done it in SF. mcNabb did well with i and so did J Feeley and Koy Detmer. The improvement Mike Vick showed once he got here was big, but he got swept up by his brief success and fails to focus. Once McNabb,Feely and (soon Vick will leave), they were never the same with their other teams.— rdparlow
- HA HA HA! The best joke of the year!— lost eagle
- Reid is great at job interviews. Anything else and he is mediocre tops. His pass defense numbers are good primarily because Ray Rhodes made it a priority and left a great secondary and pro bowl pass rusher behind.— jtj10
- Thanks for the laugh Bob.— Atomic Fury
- I love how people say 'Be careful what you wish for.' What, is the team going to stink if Reid leaves? 3-8 is something we're going to pine for? Reid's been here awhile. Heck Shanahan won 2 Super Bowls for Denver and it still had to end. Without personally attacking the man, I can make the case that the team is moving further away from the Super Bowl with each passing season. I wish him well but it's over here.— hillbillybirdsfan
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