Reid takes responsibility for loss
SEATTLE -- Andy Reid offered his usual fare at his postgame news conference after the Eagles' 31-14 loss at Seattle tonight.
Reid takes responsibility for loss
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SEATTLE -- Andy Reid offered his usual fare at his postgame news conference after the Eagles' 31-14 loss at Seattle tonight.
"Compliments to the Seahawks," Reid said. "Four turnovers, it's tough to win football game. We have to do a better job as a football team. It's my responsibility to get that done. I thought we played hard. We have to put them in posiion to make plays and they have to make plays."
Reid was asked if his players were playing hard. He scoffed at that suggestion.
"I have good guys," Reid said. "I can't complain about the effort or work ethic. I have to put them in better posiion to make plays."
Reid reported that special-teams ace Colt Anderson likely has a torn ACL and that Nnamdi Asomugha suffered a stinger and concussion.
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Andy's been taking the bullet for this roster all year. Time Lurie delivered it.— Grazman- How about us fans start doing a better job and stop buying merchandise and sell our tickets. Not calling a time out with a minute to go - 12 men on the field - how about Andy you do a better job and quit!— wyoiggle
- Revenue from merchandise sales is shared among the teams so that's a pretty empty threat. — bc3030
- Broken record...— northeagle
- Okay....AR needs to recognize that his team, and I use that word loosely, is not a team at all. That his consistent drone about being responsible should provide him with impetus to resign. No one can continuously say he does poorly and continue to have a job unless his bosses are equally inept. As much as I have followed the Eagles though thick and thin...I think it is time to watch a cooking program instead.— envirojoe55
- Those holiday cash registers are pretty quiet Jeff.— dacoru
- The punk, acted like the punk he is, again tonight.
How could you reward somebody like that with a big contract. Suspend him, reinstate him in a few weeks and play him, and if he still has'nt learned his lesson, suspend him again.
Then the last week of the season, release him. He will be somebody else's problem next year.— candidly - What is a posiion?— ledzep123
- Wyoiggle...exactly. You want changes? Stop purchasing merchandise, tickets, etc. STOP CARING! Just ignore em.— pflynn20
- Shady Mccoy - You deserve to be on a better team. You are a special player and are destined for greatness if you ever carry the ball enough times like a real RB should.
Brian Dawkins - Every fiber of of our collective being wants the Broncos to win a super bowl this year. It probably won't happen but for everything you gave to us as an Eagle, we are rooting for you. #20 forever.
Andy Reid - Your act is old and tired. Without acknowledging how truly awful this team is performing, you are part of the problem and not part of the solution. We fans want you out. Leave our football team before you make it any worse than it already is.
regards,
eagles fans everywhere— djack10 - What an ugly display. This is one disgusting season. Challenging a clear interception first play of the game. NOT utilizing McCoy as much as he should. Burning time outs b/c theres to many men on the field. This is a monster problem and Lurie MUST do something as soon as this season ends.— RealizticFan
- Andy you have no one to blame but yourself. You had a plan and it backfired. All those X's and O's did not work out as they do on paper. About time to let someone else take over.— benjluc
- If he was in Japan, he would have fallen on the sword and ended the fans misery.— farley
if you didnt want a four turnover game then you shouldnt have signed the DUMBEST QUARERBACK IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE. THATS WHAT YOU GET WITH HIM. litterally the lowest wonderlic, not only for QB's but ALL PLAYERS. he cant figure out where to throw the ball in a short 3 second window so he does something stupid, like picking the wrong answer on the wonderlic. bad choices with the football, and innacurate on top of it, wow....5 million dollars for that. I said on day 1, one of the WORST SIGNINGS OF THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON. COMPLETE INSANITY. you need SMART quarterbacks if you gonna pass it all the time, otheriwse RUN THE BALL, BUT NOT BOTH. DUMBEST COACH IN THE NFL. HE WILL NEVER WIN A SB OR A CHAMPIONSHIP AT ANY LEVEL OF PRO FOOTBALL, NONE. NEVER.- What is a posiion?— ledzep123
- First of all, Andy Reid is not taking the fall for this trainwreck. The biggest issue is Castillo not making adjustments & the (wide 9) defensive scheme is the worst in football. Keep Reid for the future and hire a new defensive coordinator. Stop hammering Andy and look at the real problem.— Die Hard Fan
- Hey Die Hard, who hired that Castillo guy anyway????
— Philylily - I think you missed the forest for the trees. The issue is that Castillo should never have been hired in the first place. That was only compounded when Andy called him "the best man for the job." That decision and that decision alone ended this season before it ever began. No one outside the organization took this seriously. Castillo cannot adjust because he does not know what he is doing. — coloradoeagle
- The only position this guy should be in is first in line at the unemployment line. He can take Juan and Marty and all of his high priced free agents with him— Luriesucks
- Andy gone....Desean gone...time is yours— m82492
- relax fans -- there is no way Andy Reid will be back next year...— warbiscuit
- nothing happens without a real gm in place, lil nickels roseman shouldn't be allowed in the building tomorrow.— snakeplissken
- Has anyone seen Howie the nerd and his cousin Banner the bird ..they used to love to be interviewed.— diehardeagle
- We're taking the fall - through our embarrassment. Andy is delusional and is it any wonder that his team is dysfunctional after seeing the wonderful job he did in raising two sons?— Atomic Fury
- I HAVE A POSITION 4 YOU ANDY, RITE IN FRONT OF EITHER FINE OR SADUSKY YOU MPRONIC BROKEN RECORD, THE TIME IS YOURS— VANIMALS SWEATY GOGGLES
- I'm done. When you get to a 3rd and 2 or 3rd and 3 and either take McCoy out of the game or have him as a blocker so you can throw a 15 yard in route, it verifies you really don't care about winning. When you have the best left side of an offensive line in the league and don't run behind it, you don't care about winning. When you consistently let Babin go 8 yards upfield and allow 15 yard runs to his side of the field, you don't care about winning. When you don't have one of your veteran offensive linemen jack your punk WR up in the lockeroom because he's an ineffective, alligator armed punk, you don't care about winning. Fire everyone except Duce Staley and Howard Mudd and start fresh next year with some smashmouth football. Draft nothing but defensive players and a big-bodied WR that will go after toss up balls. This game was more embarrassing than last week. We'll go 5-1 in the division and still miss the playoffs because Andy must constantly throw the ball and the defense only cares about sacks. Sad.— IdahoMoose
- WIDE 9! What a JOKE....— daydreamer09
- Before the game, Merrill Reese said they had to stop the their best runner. Juan Castillo didn't know that because he was last a defense coordinator in HS many years ago. Merrill knew, and he will take over as defense coordinator at tomorrow's press conference. I'd cut DeSean tomorrow and get nothing back for him. I'd cut Riley Cooper and Vince Young, and play all young guys. An Inquirer writer suggested that. The writer should take over as head coach when Jeffrey fires Andy tomorrow. What a horrific season. It makes the entire city look so bad and dumb. Penalties, inability to tackle, horrid defense, F- coaching, and a QB who should be in Arena Football. Hey Jeffrey, this is the GOLD standard. You are a fool, but Philly fans are not. Watch how many #10 jerseys get sold this Christmas. You can't give them away you fool— BigMike100
- Die Hard Fan - You are clearly delusional. If your post was meant to be sarcastic then disregard my delusional comment, it was a good post.
And if the Jags can fire Del Rio in mid season they why can't the Eagles? I don't care if they make Marty the interim head coach at this point. He'll be gone at seasons end.— BleedPhilly - I just Reid would take off his rose colored glasses, and see the real world, time is yours..— STEVE5444
- I wish some writer would go back and look at the transcripts of all Eagles games. Andy says the same thing every week. You reporters are MORONS for even showing up at the "press conference". Boycott it.— BigMike100
- The Jags fired Del Rio in mid season, why can't the Eagles do the same with Fat Andy? FIRE HIM NOW!!!
Kafka BETTER be the QB next week. I couldn't believe VY came back out after that pick 6. I about fell out of my chair when he was back out there.
I would love to see Dungy coach this team and be re-united with Mudd. This team would go places.— BleedPhilly - In all my years, I've never heard a finer wordsmith. Well sad, young lad. Well said, my boy. "Should have put my players in a better position...", it's like a poet's master stroke, well worth repeating.— vvvmetallicavvv
- Hey Vince, nice audition.— sore richard
- Coach Reid has had a lot of success as demonstrated by his strong winning percentage (.604 before tonight), reaching the playoffs 9 of his 13 years. However, this year the defense has been abysmal, the drafting poor, clock management poor, and in game adjustments poor. Something has to change: coach, defensive coordinator, GM, players, or some combination of the above. It is time for some new voices and new players. We need a strong defense and we don't have it. This season has been too painful to not make some serious changes.— JohnFC
- I always said it, Mcnabb, when he was playing at a high level, made Andy look good. Now you see how bad this coach is. The Juan Castillo move was a disaster. His drafts has not been good either, especially in the top rounds. Time to let him go.— EL Zorro
- Main problem is they can evaluate talent, make poor draft picks , and stick by players that should have been cut long ago, Cooper, Cheney, Allen, Fokou, Mathews, and Coleman have no business starting (at least not for any team with playoff aspirations). Juan is a disaster and worse then McDermott ever was. Reid is too soft on most players and too tough on only one (Desean which might be part of the reason he tuned out but the guy has talent which is rare on this crappy team). The bright spot is o line looked good, McCoy looks good, and D line is ok. Rest of team and coaches can go!— connorjr
- We have to put them in posiion to make plays and they have to make plays." Same old line and we are just plain tired. WE need a daygame coach! Castillo is AWFUL. Tine to move on....
- Is this press conference from 5 years ago?— camtheman
- The staff must go. Trade DeJean. Clean house with the inept and bring in a coaching staff which will go with the guys who will play hard no matter what. It will take 3-4 yrs but if the hard workers stick it out, the team will be ready to compete again. Andy must go as does the entire staff and perhaps Banner.— Koons
- ANDY @ WHAT POINT ARE YOU GOING TO DO A BETTER JOB AND PUT THE PLAYERS IN THE RIGHT POSITION?????? YOU HAVE BEEN THEY'RE 13 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!— negktn121
- This isn't a "wide 9" problem. This is an "every phase of the game" problem. Fat Andy's team is bad in every phase. L-Mac can run, and Babin and Cole can sack, and that's about it. No offense, No defense, No Special Teams, No play-offs, No wins, Let's hope No More Fat Andy. Enough is enough.— WestonF01
- The best position Andy could put his players in to win would be to put them in a high school football game. Maybe.
Worst Eagles football I've seen in years.
— s - A better position? Ya think? Andy, right now you have them looking up at the football world from the missionary position.— dasher
- Gimmicks will not get you a ring in the NFL, and we can now declare the "wide 9" a gimmick. It takes the ends out of defensing the run, and it does not ensure pressure on the quarterback with enough consistency to justify its drawbacks. Andy does have SOME good guys, but he has loaded his roster with a whole lot of ordinary and middling, and not nearly enough great! If he wants to put his guys in a better position to win, he first needs better guys - particularly on defense. Every defender should know how to tackle, every lineman and linebacker should be able to take on a block AND make a play while doing so, every defensive back should be able to pass-defend, and Lurie and Banner and Roseman and Savage and Reid need to acknowledge that they have FAILED to draft great defenders in Reid's time as head coach and VP. Scheme, in football, is not irrelevant, but it will NEVER compensate for sub-par talent. And gimmicks only work when nobody expects them.— gnarlyscuzz
- You media people complain about his evasive answers but none of you have the balls to fight back. Something like...Andy, you have been saying its your responsibility game after game...since you are unable to correct the problems, don't you think resigning for the good of the team and its fans is the right thing to do? ..............Come on media, step up to the plate!!!— Lets Eat
- Jeff Lurie can't come to any other conclusion after tonight's game; Andy must be let go, along with the remainder of the coaching staff. The team has quit.— drbob1
- one word:Embarrassing
— stony - I think they all should be fired....the ball boy did a fine job though— stony
- Where in heck is Kotite when we need him? I don't know, folks. I just have a bad feeling that AR will be with us for a while longer. How many years does he have left on his contract? Did anyone see the clips of Jackson they showed after the game? Wouldn't run his routes. Wouldn't talk to the qb. What a mess!! Reid was a good coach who has morphed into a nice guy and that is why his players are so loyal. The nucleus is there. Let's rebuild.— FrustratedSince_60
- Someone put Fat Andy in better position to get out the door.— WestonF01
- If the eagles just ran the ball more, they'd have a better chance.
In 2 offensive series in the 2nd quarter, the eagles ran the ball for 7 yards on 1st down and then passed twice and punted. They were only down 14-7 at the time. They came out in the 2nd half and ran the ball and moved down the field. Why didn't they use Shady earlier in the game.
They let a lousy seattle team with an injured QB run all over them when they knew the seahawks would run. At least Seattle knew what it would take to win the game and stuck to it. Andy doesn't believe in the run.
The tackling stinks, too many penalties, the LB and safeties are really bad but you have a great running back that you continually undervalue and don't use enough. Reid should be fired for that alone, not even adding in his poor drafting, naming Juan as his def coach, clock mis-management, lousy game day adjustments.
Reid is the worst game day coach in the NFL hands down. A pee wee coach could outfox Andy. He maybe great with preparation but his strategy and game day decisions are consistently bad.
One of my favorites this year was the run-pass play at the goal line by Ronnie Brown. No one in the NFL had ever seen anything as stupid as that play, and later we learn it was a planned play. That's the genius of Andy
"I don't have a clue" Reid.— Fan74 - Fortunately I had resigned myself to the fact that the Eagles were not going to do much the remaining 5 games. with that said, what was displayed last night was worse than I thought could happen. Almost all of the players in the game last night should give their pay checks for the game back. They didn't earn a penny, and lost a tremendous amount of respect from not only the Philly fans, but I'm guessing other players around the league.— PhillyFanSouth
- Fans have to do a better job of not showing up and watching the garbage playing with no heart and effort on the field. It's a shame for a McCoy, a great runner who doesn't fumble , has to play for a pass happy coach with turnover QB's.Hey fans the ball is in your court. Send Lurie a message!— Pap
- If you show up to boo the business does just as well as if you show up to cheer.
If you to vote on this: DON'T SHOW UP.— croozn - A better position to win would involve beaching the LAND WHALE in a Barco lounger or maybe a Sizzler.— Iggleman
BRING BACK BARFY MCNABB !!!!!!!
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