Bradley, McCoy free, but -- Brian Billick?
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Bradley, McCoy free, but -- Brian Billick?
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
Two NFL assiistants the Eagles have interviewed, Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, are free to take NFL jobs, with their teams losing this weekend.
But the Eagles' trudge toward a new coach took a bizarre twist Sunday with the report from CSNPhilly.com's Reuben Frank that the team last week interviewed former Ravens coach Brian Billick. Billick was working as the analyst Sunday on FOX's broadcast of the Seattle-Atlanta game, and Eagles fans were among many across the country chuckling at his misstatements and bizarre opinions -- until they heard he might be their next coach.
At one point, Billick went on an extended riff about how Seattle might not go for it on fourth down near the Falcons'' goalline, because a field goal would make it a two-score game. But the Seahawks had just picked up a first down, and they trailed by 20 points.
The Eagles interviewed McCoy last Sunday, the day before Frank says they interviewed Billick. They interviewed Bradley Saturday.
As tends to happen when your team loses a playoff game, neither McCoy nor Bradley covered himself in glory this weekend, but the problems of the Seattle defense seemed to have more to do with physical mismatches than with scheme or gameplan. McCoy must bear some of the brunt of an extremely conservative approach to the end of the game by Denver, which helped Baltimore come back to tie and then win in the second overtime.
Billick led the Ravens to the Super Bowl title following the 2000 season. No Super Bowl-winning coach has ever gone to another team and won again.
Billick is a joke, he does not even know what the score of the game he is watching is...Eagles don't need another clueless moron who also loves the loser Vick..oh wait, maybe fantasy football geek Jeffrey Lurie who gave Vick $100 million wants Billick as offense coordinator to coach the awful Vick....pathetic.— jim35- Please stop saying they gave Vick 100 million. He never will see that money. And there is so much that ones on behind the scenes....you have no clue who they like or don't like. No clue who they have or haven't spoken with at all.... — cdedrick05
- Bradley is the guy for sure! He's young, innovative, intense, possesses a dynamic football mind and has that leadership ability that's required of a head coach. It's all good, but the key is still identifying and developing TALENT through the draft. Roseman has a tough job!— TruthTeller01
- Eagles "braintrust" demonstrates cluelessness of bliblical proportions!— markj.
- More like CHEAPNESS. Persistently 40 million under the cap, Lurie pocket money. No loyalty to the star players etc etc. No one wants what the Eagles are selling it just won't get told by the tight knit group that protects this organization. Wake up people. It ain't about winning here and never has been. Follow the Benjamins baby.
— DUDESKINS - I sure would rush to be a coach for this brilliant fan base, why wouldn't Brian Billick, whose IQ is over 140, think that he could out-smart Eagle fans?!— BirdinParadise
- For what the hell pick a damn coach before you settle on morningwig. Bradley! Or Gruden your tails are tucked under save face and hire Bradley!— zbeachigo
Comment removed.- Billick is Andy Reid's best friend and lackey.....Lurie loves Reid for 14 years, now wants Andy Reid's clone.......Billick is Andy Reid all over again.— jim35
- If they are dumb enough to hire this clown.... It will set the franchise back and infuriate the fan base. I'd be disgusted.— Jordan F. Arena
- Dear 'Expert' Couch Potatoes... Brian Billick won a Super Bowl. We would be lucky to get him. Or, Jon Gruden. Let's get a proven winner here and let other teams try coordinators out.— tomficara
- Was a favor, Andy asked Jeff to interview Brian to get Brian's name out there as a potential viable HC candidate...not a serious candidate for Eagles.— JBP
- lol. well if billick becomes the eagles coach, i hope he remembers what team he is coaching and what team he is playing.— bloodymess
- Billick is Andy Reid all over again....Lurie can't have Reid so we wants Andy Reid's clone.— jim35
- lol, jlm you literally have no idea what you are talking about on this, as in ZERO. Billick is NOTHING like Andy Reid. The fact that they coached together somewhere doesnt make them similiar, in any way. Alot of NFL coaches are friends with each other from being on previous staffs, it doesnt make them have similiar philosophies, at all, just that he wont critisize an old friend on national television. Billick has also repeatedly explained the flaws in Andy's all pass-system, while trying to not to directly critisize Andy, who he probably feels sorry for. Billick is an offensive guy that KNOWS HOW TO RUN THE FOOTBALL And FUNDAMETNALLY BELIEVES IN IT. HE didnt pull an Andy REid with a great D and call like 70% passing and lose lol...some of the statements I see on here about coaches are laughably stupid. Billick POUNDED the run REPEATEDLY probably around 48/52 run pass, and WON A SUPERBOWL. that is NOTHING like Reid is in fact THE EXACT OPPOSITE. Billick also won a superbowl and is a PROVEN motivator. The guy is a GREAT coach and would be a GREAT choice if thats who they go with. He definetely has a chance to win a superbowl and will get this team to run the ball and play defense, and be FUNDAMETNALLY SOUND.
