Reid: Eagles Sticking with Wide 9, Juan
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Reid: Eagles Sticking with Wide 9, Juan
Daily News staff and Les Bowen
Andy Reid and the Eagles are 1-4, marking their worst start since Reid's first season. (Sarah J. Glover/Staff Photographer)
Eagles coach Andy Reid said he has no plans to scrap the "wide 9" defensive front that defensive line coach Jim Washburn brought to the team this season. Reid also affirmed that Juan Castillo will remain defensive coordinator.
The Eagles are among the worst teams in the league against the run, and were gashed early against Buffalo.
"You obviously saw it worked the second half very effectively," Reid said. "Anything new, you have to work with and work out the wrinkles and get it right. They players have to learn it, the coaches have to learn it. it’s a joint effort there."
Asked what the Eagles did better in the second half that allowed them to improve against the run, Reid said, "We tackled better. I thought the defensive ends and tackles did a better job up front. I thought Juan did a good job of getting the players in a position that we wanted."
Bills players were dismissive of the scheme and of the Eagles, marveling over how easily they moved through the Birds.
Reid repeated the mantra that his 1-4 team will keep working hard to get the problems they are facing corrected. He stressed fundamentals, particularly in relation to turnovers, which have kept an explosive offense grounded. The Birds have a minus-10 turnover differential.
"We’re going to work our tail off to get it right," Reid siad. "We’re not backing off a lick. That’s our approach."
Sports Illustrated's Peter King, in his Monday Morning Quarterback feature today, called the Eagles "sloppy and dumb." King analyzed the play where Michael Vick threw an interception to Nick Barnett that Barnett ran in for a touchdown. King said rookie center Jason Kelce ran past the blitzer who forced Vick to unload, in order to double-team a defender who was already being blocked.
Asked about his team having that image, Reid said, "Everybody can have their opinion. We don’t worry about those things. We worry about getting better and fixing the situation that we need to fix. It’s America. Everybody can do that. We need to make sure we focus on the things that we need to get better at."
Asked whether the team is still listening to him, Reid said, "I think all the guys are in."
"It's my football team," he said. "I've got to get it right. We'll do this thing as a football team. You talk to the guys and some of the coaches, everybody is being accountable. We've just to work through it, and get it right. That's the best thing about football. It's a team sport."
On the injury front, safety Jarrad Page has a stinger. Reid said he was being checked out.
Defensive end Trent Cole and left tackle Jason Peters did not play Sunday and Reid said it would be a stretch for them to be ready against Washington. He said both players were making progress.
Asked whether he thought the players were pressing, Reid said, “Do they want to win a game? Absolutely, so do the coaches and everybody else. There is a certain process you can through and you go through it. I wouldn’t say a tipped ball is pressing. I don’t see that as a problem with the turnovers.”
Overall: “There are some good things we can do to take out of this game. I explained this to the team when things are not looking good in people’s eyes. I thought the effort was good. And as the game went on, we got better. The thing that has to change is the obvious is the turnovers. You don’t turn it over, you get better results … You can’t give good football teams 10 points off of turnovers … With that, we’ll go back and work on those things and we’ll get better as we go forward and maintain the intensity level we had particularly through the second half. I thought we did some good things there.”
Asked how he can correct the turnover issue, Reid said: “I’ve said this before, it’s important from my seat to make sure I evaluated to put the players in the right position to make plays and if the player is put in the right position that he makes the play. I would like to go that evaluation first. I go through with the coaches on both sides and I do the same things with players as do the coaches. You go back and eliminate turnovers and, ‘Are we concentrating? Are we moving our feet or whatever it might be that is causing the turnovers?
On personnel changes: “I haven’t done anything today.”
About making changes during the bye week, “I’m glad we have a chance to play the Washington Redskins this week and I don’t worry about anything after that week.”
Comments (111)
Check's in the mail. It will never change unless you remove the source.— TedR- Live by the Juan, die by the Juan. — hipdaddy
- The gold standard of the NFL. LOL
- "I haven't done anything today." Shocking.— rubicon24
- The only consolation prize to this blown season is, Reid should finally get fired.— specterlaw
- We need Ike Reese's heart.— rubicon24
- We not only need Ike Reese's heart but we need Brian Dawkins Leadership on the defensive side of the ball We have not had a leader on the Defensive since he left.
- yeah, I'll never forget the titles those two greats brought the Eagles.
those were some high times when they were on the roster.— ekw555 - Get over it already. He's gone and he's not coming back. Philly people like to live in the past. The Beagles stink and deservedly so for their arrogance in the pre-season. This is what the pathetic goon fans deserve. Ha ha. — taxmanndumbeth
- Your posts make you sound like the little obnoxious little kid who got bullied too much in the playground during recess. — Dr Bri
- The only way we will get rid of Andy Reid and Juan Castillo is divine intervention. Because we all know Lurie who is Reid's biggest fan is not going to fire him like we all know he should. Lurie do the right thing fire him
- Im not sure about that. Lurie just wrote some very large checks for free agents. Rich people do not enjoy losing money with no results. He has to be in the box wondering what he just spent millions on. — hipdaddy
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"Eagles coach Andy Reid said he has no plans to scrap the "wide 9" defensive front that defensive line coach Jim Washburn." Looking forward to reading the conclusion of this sentence.
— 1980 - We. Are. Not. That. Good.— rubicon24
- At least they won't trade out of the first round of the draft. Oh, wait.— rubicon24
- Why would he change things up on defense? That would be admitting he was wrong in the first place.— hairball
- Andrew Luck is going to look good in Eagles Green!!!— Dan Callahan
- Does anyone ever proof-read the work on these online stories? The first sentence is horrible; it's not even a sentence. A few other errors are in this story, as well.
"Cun any buddy spel arun hear?"— RichieLemon - What an idiot. It obviously DOESN'T work!!! Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting different results. Will someone out there please fire this clown and his buddy Castillo. We are the laughingstock of the NFL!— boom dynamite
- Headline should read..."Eagles sticking with Easy 6 on Defense."— Astro Jones
- Love it!!!!!!! Best comment of the year. — mccloudmj
- "Juan did a good job of getting the players in a position that we wanted"
he's kidding, right?
right??— bloodymess - The better position is to do the same thing week in and week out. Andy is a terrible coach who cannot adapt. The Patriots ran the ball down the Jets throats because they knew that's how to win that game. Unless Reid can change his philosophy, which is not going to happen, long drawn out plays will continually get Vick killed.— rideordie77
- Translation: I have no clue how to fix this. Luckily I'll never be fired, and if it gets a little to hot, I can just scapegoat Juan. Oh, and season ticket deposits for 2012 are due this week.— Blankman
- Pretty much.He is a arrogant SOB who thinks he invented the game of football and no one should ever question what he does. I am truly sick of him fire Reid and Juan Castillo. We need change in this football team NOW!!!!!!
- Let's face it.Andy didn't fumble, didn't jump offsides, didn't throw 4 picks. The day after Washington spanks us, Andy should pack everything up and head back to Lehigh for two weeks. Maybe they'll come back a different, if not better, team.— 50_buick
- Andy picks the players... he has the final say in all personnel decisions. Who drafted these guys? Andy. Who made his OL Coach defensive coordinator? Andy! Who's fault that this team plays undisciplined and sloppy - this team has been the most penalized for the last few years? Andy! Who didn't correct the fumbling issues from the week before? Much of this falls on Andy!!!!
We have one of the better RBs in the league and we only give him 10 carries a week. Yet when you drop back to pass, 3 things can happen and 2 of those are bad... makes sense!
— dankil13 
When you have guys not focused and making mistakes they shouldn't make and guys having no interest in tackling and waiting for someone else to make a play instead of making a play themselves you got big time issues. Doesn't look like Reid has this team, that was evident when DRC jogged after missing a tackle. The only guy who is working hard is Vick and he's trying too hard to make a play and gives the other team points. Maybe DRC is upset because he's a nickle back and maybe Ashante is upset because he's trade bait. The secondary is terrible having 3 pro bowl corners and giving up big plays and TDs. Poor Juan, first and last year as a defensive coordinator. He may not even get a job as an offensive line coach after this year. Might be time to look for a job at the high school level.- Poor planning. Poor drafting. Poor coaching. Struggling with the fundamentals. "Time's yours."— rubicon24
- ...circus balls!
- What else would you expect him to say.....Ego driven, arrogant and stubborn, Andy will not change......and, am I missing something.....how did a man who has never won the only thing that counts get so high on himself....Hello Jeffery, Joe......Time to have a closed door meeting with Andy and remind him of the quote, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insantatiy.." Remember the wide ( exposes his DT' and LB's lack of talent but no worries...."It is my responsibilty" and that is all Jeffery needs to know....He is responsible for the quality of his players and the facts are he has 13 no talents in the starting lineups.......Pull the trigger Jeff— nuggett
- How did Page get a stinger? He missed every tackle he could have.— mikedog44
- LMAO..now that was funny!!! — chilljay
- Same old Reid B.S....same old results...Eagles are 1-7 in last eight games...pathetic.— frank105
- I've always been an andy reid supported but I think this might be it for him. I don't know who else is available but we've got to do something. He's always been good at preparing for the game but now even that is looking dubious!— sixersfan75
- the only thing Andy can adjust is his belt size.Even though now he has to connect to belts together to fit— mikedog44
- Andy's kidding right? the Wide Nine a.k.a. the Easy Six isn't working.— Tyrone Biggums
Comment removed.- And does ANYONE doubt the Iggles will end up going 1-5 after the Potomac Drainage Bason Indiginous Peoples (AKA the Redskins) give them a hard core routing next week?
Clearly a buiulding year if I ever saw one. The Iggles haven't been this bad since the Braman years......— Bill8339 - ...hold that 1-7 up to a mirror and it looks pretty good. me reid. me snort cocaine. and small animals. time's yours!
- BRING. BACK. IKE. REESE.— rubicon24
- This just gets funnier and funnier. Can't wait for the Banner headline: Hey Andy, Times Yours!— mccloudmj
- Say what yu want, but the wide 9 bs is the reason for the downfall of the defense. Juan had no control over that. This was not the off season to put in a whole new defensive scheme especially given that we had none of the needed players for that type of defense. It was doomed no matter who ran the defense and never should have been done.— NancyNancy
- if the fans want ried and his entire staff gone then they better invest in a I-95 South billboard like all of the other teams that did it. Otherwise you have no say...... It worked everywhere else. Bills fans did it. broncos fans did it....— bbewsirhc
- if the fans want ried and his entire staff gone then they better invest in a I-95 South billboard like all of the other teams that did it. Otherwise you have no say...... It worked everywhere else. Bills fans did it. broncos fans did it....— bbewsirhc
- if the fans want ried and his entire staff gone then they better invest in a I-95 South billboard like all of the other teams that did it. Otherwise you have no say...... It worked everywhere else. Bills fans did it. broncos fans did it....— bbewsirhc
- Jarrod "Whiff" Page: he didn't tackle anyone. How the heck can he get a stinger? maybe from turning his head quickly to watch a RB run by. he sucks.— Tyrone Biggums
- Jarrod "Whiff" Page: he didn't tackle anyone. How the heck can he get a stinger? maybe from turning his head quickly to watch a RB run by. he sucks.— Tyrone Biggums
- we need new players who know how to tackle....no ...who actually like to tackle! These DB/S suck!!!! The CB's probably can only play man but we're not putting them in that position and they suck in zone as it requires them to tackle. Either change the DB'S (and cut Page) or change the scheme to man. Juan is failing and his rope should be at the end by now.— connorjr
- I have heard they are expermenting with the wide 11 and 13 to further confuse the opponent. With the wide 13 your D ends bumb the wide receiver than attack the QB. It's a slow developing pass rush, but boy when they get there, they are moving.— camasbud
- He keeps saying that they are working hard to get it right. And that he has to get better at putting them in the right position to make plays. How long can he be allowed to "get better"? How long to they give a player the chance to get better before they trade him? It's time for Andy to go. He's not getting better. He's not progressing. He still can't control the clock for christsakes!— cjtropea
- This wide 9 is awful. The quarterback sneak gained 9 yards yesterday. The players are too far spread out. The ends are 25 yards away from the football and don't even need to be blocked when the other team runs the ball up the middle.— zeke128
- Bring back Trotter. he's 45 yrs old but better than anything we have. and he can be had cheaply. Banner will like that.— Tyrone Biggums
- It's like he wants to lose on purpose. Wake up, dude. Your time has passed.— madaboutit
- ...once in awhile my wife talks in her sleep. "the boys in my class used to call me "wide-9" in high school. now she tells me.
- Morons to continue to bang head against wall... even though it hurts!— jmb53
- BRING. BACK. IKE. REESE.— rubicon24
- The Eagles have D line personnel appropriated for the wide 9. They don't have the Line backing personnel needed to fill the gaps and tackle tho. Bringing up the safeties doesn't help much either since they're not good tacklers. When the Eagle bring up the safeties, the opponents send their receivers long and pass over the lbs and safeties and underneath the corners. Not rocket science here.— bluebellious
- Bring back Brian Dawkins. We might as well bring back Seth joyner. LOL
- Easy 6 defense. Toooo funny..— Grazman
- Let's give Jaws a call tonight in Detroit, ask him to have his buddy call us for a job. Can you say JON GRUDEN get him here now.— Phillybo
- Jarrod Paige is absolutely brutal. He cannot cover anyone, he blitzes and takes bad angles and when he actually does get a body on the ball carrier he rarely brings him down. This guy should be released, and included Parker in that also. After the first half of last year, Parker performed poorly.
As for the linebackers what more can be said, it was nice that we spotted one of them making a play - Chaney. Most of them are pancaked on every running play so you do not even see them in the picture.
This is a train wreck.
Fire Reid now, to allow a new coach Gruden to come in and have a 1/2 season to evaluate personnel. This way they go into the offseason with a strategy both in the draft and in free agency rather than bringing in a coach who has to evaluate personnel off tape or next summer.— Back up the Bus for Gload and Bowker - I still have faith that this will turn around this year. Despite .....too long for that comment :)— PhillyFan50
- I will root for the eagles to continue to lose so that the pressure on Reid and his clown staff increases. Hopefully finnally with each loss Banner and Lurie will fire Reid.— Bob65S
- Self Proclaimed- Chumps, way to go Eagles follow the lead of the Phillies, can anyone in philly pull a cheese steak hogey from their pie hole and say "OVER RATED", look out Santa Philly is pretty mad!— DetroitCat1964
- Fins Birds game will decide who gets luck, except the birds will get the pick n Reid will trade it to the cowboys to eventually pick an untalented unknown gem that only he sees the value— Phillybo
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- So whats the point in signing Luck. Are the Eagles going to get Vick killed over the next two seasons, pay him his guaranteed $40 million and let luck start his second year? OR will they pay Vick $40 million as a back up?— bluebellious
TYPICAL PHILADELPHIA FRONTRUNNER ATTITUDE -- the Eagles aren't out of it yet.— Leegles- the Eagles have 11 games left
in no order:
2 vs Washington
2 vs Cowboys
1 vs Giants
Chicago
Arizona
New England
Miami
Jets
Seattle
let's give them a W against Miami, Seattle & Arizona
that would bring them to 4-4
give them an L on New England makes 4-5
then they have to win 6 of the other 7 games to have much of a shot.
do you really see that happening?
— ekw555 - Oddly, when you put it that way, I could see them sweeping the division games remaining, plus a win over the skidding Jets or the run game-less Bears. I have little faith in Reid (or the Eagles) at this point, but you make it interesting — they are quite talented.
Bear with me:
If they were to abandon the Wide 9 completely, play a traditional defense of press-man coverage, very little blitzing and pressure only from the front four (I'll say it again, scant to no blitzing), plug in Jarrett for Page (for the love of all that is holy) as he might at least lay some wood.
Next, offensively, stop it with the trickery. the twin back sets offer good pass coverage and Harbour can catch surprisingly well, so two tight end sets will also help. Let Vick run loose and give the ball to Shady on the outside (does AR remember Westbrook in the flat?) and try to beat DTs and blitzing corners around the bend with the speed rather than muscle them with the non-existent line blocking.
Use Owen Scmidt to block, not run it in from the 1.
If AR chose even some of these things, the Cowboys, Giants (lost to the lowly Seachickens yesterday) and even the Skins are beatable for sure. Add miami, seattle and AZ and there you have 9 wins — Bears or Jets and you're likely in.
Will it happen? Not likely, because Reid has never proven to be an innovator who takes on problems with creative solutions, but...well...never mind — 4-12 at best. - Reid reminds me of the guy on Seinfeld strutting around saying, "I'm the whiz, I'm the whiz" but fatter.
— schlippg - Reid on turnovers: ".......are we moving our feet?" What is he talking about?
Andy can you even see your feet? The guy is clueless as to how to solve the problem he's created and every press conference goes through the kind old psycho-babble. There is no way they can salvage even a 6-10 season, so Lurie/Banner needs to write this one off and do what should have been done after 2007.
Chuckie, Dungee, Cowher all have year-to-year contracts with the various networks that expire after this season. Any one of them is able to turn the franchise around and make the changes that Reid refuses to admit are necessary. Reid subscribes to the NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome", if he didn't think of it, it can't be a good idea.— 1republican - This team has taking on the persona of the HC's midsection - soft!— dankil13
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- I will donate to the cost of a billboard if that will get FAT ANDY fired along with NO NOTHING JUAN. Where do I send my check????— oneway
- Its not only andy...yeah he sucks but the players need to make plays. The play like they dont care about winning and someone should school Michael Pick on how to carry the football with 2 hands when he runs with it.— joeyrofrano
- I remember how jazzed everyone was to see that picture of Juan Castillo going face-to-face with and screaming at that player (I forget who)in training camp. I laughed at it, knowing the player was also laughing under his face mask. No one respects Castillo on the defense, period. No true defensive player would or should.— jabs69
- Sticking with wide 9=sticking with losing— snwbrdrjeff
- "Bills players were dismissive of the scheme and of the Eagles, marveling over how easily they moved through the Birds." This one line from the story is as damning as it gets. The Bills -- NOT THE PACKERS, NOT THE PATRIOTS!! -- were dismissive of the Eagles. Note to Mr. Lurie: fire Reid now or Eagles fans soon will be dismissive of your team when you ask them to pony up big bucks for tickets.— iceman
- Who really expects Andy to change something? He made the original decisions that got the Eagles into this mess and his steadfast refusal to change something that isn't working is exactly his MO since becoming head coach.
I wonder how much money the Birds could raise if they charged fans $100 to punch Andy Reid in his fat face.— PinkstonsStrengthCoach - You know, I'm as pi$$ed as anyone about what Andy Reid has done to this team and how he treats the fans, but it's stupid comments like this that really are too much.
— bobby - Lurie:eagles sticking with Reid.— bill the pill
- @1980...the actual quote is "Eagles coach Andy Reid said he has no plans to scrap the "wide 9" defensive front that defensive line coach Jim Washburn brought to the team this season".
— Fade2blck - The way this defense plays against the run, I believe if Stephen Jackson doesn't pull a "hammy" in game one,....he would've continued running all over us and the record would really be 0-5..imo— Fade2blck
- We just added the newest seminar to the Andy Reid collection.
Tackling no one - don't miss this one"
Others include:
"When the time is yours - clock management giveaways"
"Run-Pass Red Zone Options"
"How to jump offsides when it matters most"
"The hardest decision - when to throw a challenge flag"
"How to run through our defense like a track meet"
"Offensive Line Schemes that will kill your QB"
"How to trade down in the draft"
"I'll give you what I wanna give you - Mastering Press Relations"
"How to consistently lose big games"
"Doing a better job by putting players in position"
How to lineup offside - forward by Jason Babin"
Double Reverses and other overused Trick Plays"
Touch football by Assante Samuel
Scheme it up with the Wide 9
"Why we use the Shovel Pass at the goaline"
" Mastering Talent Evaluation & Player Development - the gold standard"
How to play defense without linebackers"
"Fumbling more often"
These seminars will bring tears to your eyes, and we seem to be developing more of them every week. Our latest, Tackling no one is flying off the shelves.
Scheme it up with the Wide 9— Fan74 - where's charliegarner25 been???? havent seen him comment in awhile. andy and juan must have finally caused him to have a heart attack.— psualum
- ekw555: would you have expected losses to Buffalo and the Niners at home? We all know that there's no way to predict how the balls will bounce on Sunday. The Eagles haven't been blown out yet -- and mostly they've beaten themselves. Remember that feeling from the fourth quarter of the last game when you started to have hope again. They're not a terrible team. They're inconsistent, and there's a lot of football left to play. The Skins might collapse. The Eagles might win the wild card and get hot late as they usually do. All I'm saying is that, as a fan of the team, focus on the positive and trust that they'll pull out games, especially once some of the bounces go their way . . .— Leegles
- Andy Reid knows very well that to fire Juan Castillo now would be a blatant admission of a huge mistake. A mistake that could and should get him fired. He's all but saying that this is the underlying problem with the defense.
"Anything new, you have to work with and work out the wrinkles and get it right. The players have to learn it, the coaches have to learn it. it’s a joint effort there." Wow, that sure does not sound like the big talk of a month ago.
— bobby - The defense played better when Buffalo shut down their offense. The Bills marched right through the Birdz to open the 2nd half - then went into protection mode. they took no chances. they were not going to ROMO the lead away.
Andy is once again deluding himself. He CAN'T fire Juan. Firing Juan would be almost like firing himself. He will never admit that much of a mistake.— jhjack - What an obstinate clown.— Jerome99RIP
- Every single comment seems written by the same fair-weather Philly fan who's only happy if a team wins a championship, the sort of loser who walks around wearing the same CHAMPS shirt even if it's been a few years since a parade. Rampant negativity at this point in the season is pathetic. ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM, not rip them. If you bleed green, show it by supporting the guys. Lots of them are new, playing under new schemes run by new coaches. Don't expect immediate sucess.— Leegles
- Everybody,
Stop fantasizing about Reid leaving. Lurie doesn't care about this team. He's from Boston. He cares about Academy Awards and a green stadium, all laudable things. But as long as you help him print money in the Linc's basement, Reid is going nowhere.— antjam0507 - @ Dan Callahan What has Andrew Luck have to do with Andy being a terminated, except the first name. If Andy Reid were coaching Andy Luck do you think he would be better than Mike Vick? The Eagles problem is not Mike Vick, it was not Don Mcnabb. IT IS ANDREW WALTER REID...— jim10350
- This defense is SOFT.— p-diddy
- @RUBICON24 Not Ike Reese, but Seth Joyner who during the off season asked Andy to coach the line backers, but was rejected by Andy Reid. And for bbeach, Mike Vick is not the problem on this team, It is the head coach. Don't let your hate cloud your thinking. You begin to think like Andy Reid.— jim10350
- Wide 9 sounds like something used by Andy's clothier. "For the bigger fellows we prefer to go with the Wide 9 fabric for comfort and durability"— Will T.
- Hate on this all you want but Reid's right. Castillo did have his players in position to be effective during the second half. The defense made all the stops they needed in the second half. Though it was a little too late. The Eagles remaining schedule is easy with the sole exception of New England. Don't quit Phillydelphians.— HeelYes
- Page has turf shoulder.— dasher
- This team needs Anthony Gargano's heart and Glen Macnow's brain.— rubicon24
- Unless Juan has changed his name to "wide 9", that's not the problem, can Castillo and promote Washburn. O-line can't block and the former o-line coach can't coach defense. Reid made both sides worse with just one move. Either can Castillo or them both.....Bill Cower is available.— outoftowner7519
- This is going to be one hell of an offseason. Reid and his entire coaching staff will be let go and a new regime will enter. I don't know how much that will help, but it will sure be interesting to watch.— SteveS11
- Sloppy and dumb is no way to go through life, Andy.— NM Eagle fan
- Wide Nine is fine if you have all of the parts to make it work. Unfortunately, the Birds do not.— Bobphxville
- Reid on the Wide 9 - "You obviously saw it worked the second half very effectively," Yeah, that 4th&1 QB sneak for 9 yards...worked like a charm. Hey, at least he didn't get a touchdown!
— gdibig - All these comments calling for a head coach in the NFL 2 get fired in order 2 salvage the season are ridiculous... Really? Firing a head coach in the middle of the season in ANY sport is asinine. Additionally, saying doing so in order to "salvage" a season is worse. The infamous "wide 9" D is ONLY effective if/when you have a VERY smart line-backing core that can dissect/attack the run and shed blocks quickly to cover gap assignments. Watching this MNF game is evidence of that in Detroit. Trust when I say that I am a Eagle fan and will rep the 215th 4 life who in the past has called 4 the firing of AR more times then I care 2 remember. However, just as every player on the eagles states (as well as every media outlet outside Delaware valley)it is not AR who turns the ball over. Minus the turnovers and bonehead penalty's, this is still in my opinion a great football team. Now their lack of discipline... ALL on the coaching staff— A.N.O.
- Most of the big checks that Lurie wrote were for players on defense. We have gotten significantly worse on defense this year. Do we blame the players or the coaches? I blame the defensive coach and Andy Reid for not utilizing these players correctly. Why were they prized free agents and now they are ineffective on our team? Not too hard to figure out. The coaching and schemes are not working because they are flawed, not the players. One more point, why can't we draft some linebackers to anchor our defense? Is it that complicated? Teams run all over us because we ignore the position in the draft year after year. Why can't someone on the coaching staff figure that out? I won't even mention the offensive line picks. The answer seems obvious to me. put in some people who can evaluate talent and manage the team during a game. Ownership has shown it it willing to spend to win, lets get a coach and staff that can deliver.— JimSeitz
- Reid is arrogant and in denial as usual. What's his explanation for only letting Shady McCoy run the ball 11 times for a 7.3 avg. in a fairly close game most of the way?— ericyshel
- Reid would absolutely ruin Andrew Luck until he became a mere shell of himself unable to function, used and abused and evidently traded. I haven't the faintest idea whey all the talking heads think Reid is some kind of quarter back developing genius. Where did this come from? Every quarterback that has played for Reid develops bad habits, bad footwork and is suddenly inaccurate.— essell
- Don't get crazy you guys. We can beat the Skins. If we can shut down Santana Moss and if we can score three touch downs and a filed goal or two it should work out OK. I have to assume there is desperation in the locker room and Reid's office. P.S. Leron Landri is a big time punk.— scranton
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