Marty Says Vick's Right
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Marty Says Vick's Right
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
When Michael Vick spoke Thursday about needing to be more aggressive, more of a risk-taker, after just his second turnover-free game of the season, a lot of us wondered if this was really what the coaching staff had in mind.
Marty Mornhinweg assured us Friday that it was.
"We've talked about that ... that's necessary," the Eagles' offensive coordinator said. "You know our mentality, we've talked about that before. We want to be aggressive, aggressive, aggressive. Unafraid to make a mistake. When we make a mistake, we try to swiftly correct it and we move on. It's that simple.
"There's reasons why these things have occurred. Excellence is all about attitude. We've discussed that as a unit -- that is important, that attitude and that certain mentality.
"I thought last ballgame, at a certain point in that ballgame, we needed more of it."
The implication was that Vick and other players on Mornhinweg's unit maybe got a little discouraged. LeSean McCoy talked after the game about playing with pride and heart, in the aftermath of the 30-17 loss to the unbeaten Falcons.
Mornhinweg referenced "a certain attitude, that we're the baddest men on the field. And that mentality that we're going to be aggressive, aggressive, aggressive."
Mornhinweg noted that problems are "highlighted when you don't get many chances," that you have to make the most of limited opportunities. The Eagles had the ball just once in the first quarter Sunday, as the Falcons built a 14-0 lead.
Mornhingweg said he has had "a couple of private conversations" with Vick lately, did not want to characterize them. He said the Eagles "typically have" the attitude he referenced. "We've gone through some hard times as a ballclub in the past, and then come out of it and played well down the stretch. Last year, it was too late when we put it together. We've got to put it together now, get going."
Asked how much of a distraction criticism of the team has become, Mornhinweg said: "Very little. I will say this, that there are some players that can't play in this city. It's that simple. The tough guy, physically and mentally, can thrive, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and this city. I've been here a while now, I've built up a lot of respect for our fans. They are passionate. It's almost like they can say anything they want about their players, but nobody else can. We understand that. It's very simple: outside influences distract us zero."
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Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles said missed tackles were the culprit when it came to Atlanta's repeated success with screens. He said the changed rotational numbers on the defensive line reflected the Falcons' tendency to run the ball; he indicated those trends might not hold for Monday's game at New Orleans.
Asked about defensive end Brandon Graham, whose 31 snaps were his most of the season, Bowles said: "Brandon did a good job. I don't know if it was so much an increase as it was different personnel groups require different people. If you get caught out there on a long drive, your snaps may tend to get skewed a little bit more."
Bowles said that in allowing Atlanta to score on its first six drives of the game, "there were a lot of things (from) training camp and OTAs, Day 1 kinds of things that shouldn't have happened ... we corrected them in the meeting, and we'll go from there."
Morningweg is a loser, who would listen to his nonsense?...at least him and Reid and Vick will all be DUMPED IN TWO MORE MONTHS...LOL— Bob112- I've never been happy with Marty 'n the Bird's offensive have plummeted since Childress left. This is the biggest hype, talk team on the planet. Pro football players in the Philly market don't need to suddenly be aggressive! The aggression should've never left. This is complete BS Marty! Just like your anemic offense! Pound the ball with varied run plays. I've been able to predict 90% of the Eagles calls from my God Damn (sorry Lord) couch!!! PATHETIC- JUST WIN BABY— John Dealoni
- Attitude starts with coaching. Coaches put their players in the position to win. Everyone says this team is SO talented. Coaching+Playcalling=Win/Lose ; Losing=Coaching+Playcalling— John Dealoni
- Morningwig is full of bull, but will be FIRED SOON....Eagles over a BELOW AVERAGE TEAM, WITH a BELOW AVERAGE RECORD OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS...LOL— Bob112
- Marty says that "When we make a mistake, we try to swiftly correct it and we move on." REALLY? Ar hasn't corrected his poor game management, MM hasn't corrected his pathetic play calling. Neither of them hae corrected their miserable game planning and lack of adjustment during a game. Get freaking real.
You've discussed it, you've thought about it..........please, you're the freaking offensive coordinator for how many years now and you still can't make it happen or get the people in there that will. Loser. This whole staff is nothing but wimpy, heartless, gutless losers and team reflects that.— Unstable1 - Poor execution most weeks because AR only gets it up for games in the division.— gubbers97
- When Marty uses the term 'aggressive' he means deep ball passes on first down deep in our own territory when we are tied or have the lead. When Vick means 'aggressive' he means to roll out of the pocket, run like hell, and run head first into tacklers rather than sliding.— HeelYes
- He said the baddest men on the field...I almost fell out of my chair laughing! Good one, Marty! You suck as a coach- you always have. This team is full of scam artists- Mudd, Washburn, Mornhinweg, April, Reid. Every single one of them has been hyped up as being an excellent coach- wow they fooled us all. They all stink as coaches- the only one who was worth a damn was Castillo, and that was as an offensive line coach! What a joke the Eagles are.— kjuggs77
- The Excuse Machine is running over time. Can't wait for next week's episode. New D-Coordinator is in mid-season excuse form. And the Eagles have yet to trot out the KING of the excuse Howie Roseman. They are saving him for the ugly stretch run. This roster and coaching staff is very deep in this category.— chocolatethunder
- wow!im totally dissappointed with each and every one of you.marty m is dead right you gotta be tough to play in philly.geesh ,this is a great team with great players.i mean look at em 4 and 0 and undefeated during pre season i mean what more could you want?we dont realize what gold standard we have with this eagles team— arkdad212
- Hey Marty...YOU'RE THE PROBLEM.. YOU flat out SUCK at what you do!!
Take Reid and get the H... out...he sucks at what he does...
between the both of you..that = nothing.— dedhed - The post bye week count until Reid, Marty and April are gone is on.... 10...9....8...— dedhed
- More delusion.....— Mike Boryla
- Someone should have told Marty that some guys can't coach in this city either.— watsonmr
- How come we never Bootleg Vick at the Goaline? 0r inside the 10,especially with McCoy going the other way!!!!— Sitongia16
