Reid hasn't spoken to Lurie about future
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Reid hasn't spoken to Lurie about future
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Andy Reid, during his Monday press conference, struck a different note than he did Saturday following the Eagles' 20-7 win over the Cowboys when he focused on positives of the victory despite the team being eliminated from the playoffs.
Reid was asked if he viewed the Eagles not making the postseason as something explainable considering the NFL lockout and the many changes the team endured or if he viewed it as a serious shortcoming.
“I’ll never sit up here and make excuses; that’s not how I operate, so I’m not going to start now," Reid said. "I’ll take full responsibility for that. I think we all expected — players and coaches — to have a better record than we have today. So that’s my responsibility, and to say anything less I’d be wrong saying that.”
Reid did say that he preferred for his team look at the current three-game winning steak and the positives down the stretch and not the many blown opportunities from earlier in the season.
“I would take it with a glass half full and say you want to build on the positives and take it into the offseason and take it into this week and continue to get better," Reid said.
The Eagles will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2007. It will be the fourth time in Reid's 13 seasons that he failed to reach the postseason. He hasn't won a playoff game since 2008 and, of course, will go another year without getting the Eagles that elusive Super Bowl.
Reid, who has two years left on his contract, was asked if he sensed that the clock on his opportunities to win a title in Philadelphia may be ticking away.
“I really don’t look at that," Reid said with the Eagles still one game away from the offseason. "When you’re striving to win every game and to win a Super Bowl every year, I don’t look at all of that stuff. So you just focus in on what you can do and try to get better every week, so that’s my focus.”
Reid said he hasn't yet spoken to owner Jeffrey Lurie about his future, and he declined to answer questions about whether he thought he would be back or whether he wants to be back.
"I wouldn't know what to do without having these press conferences," he joked.
He also stayed away from endorsing defensive coordinator Juan Castillo and wide receiver DeSean Jackson, two pieces that some believe won't return for 2012.
Of Castillo, Reid said, "You guys know what I think of Juan. I know you have to ask that question, but we are focused completely on the Washington Redskins."
And of Jackson, Reid said, "The last how many games he's done a heck of a job. He's playing very good football right now. I'm proud of him for that."
Reid said that he'll play his starters in Sunday's season finale against the Redskins.
"It’s an opportunity to play another game against a good football team and make yourself better as a team and as an individual and that’s what you do," Reid said.
INJURIES
-- Cornerback Asante Samuel missed Saturday's game with a hamstring strain and will be a stretch to play Sunday in the season finale, a team source said. With his future with the Eagles in doubt, Samuel may have played his last game with the team.
-- Safety Kurt Coleman has a bicep strain and will not have an MRI until Tuesday. If it's a muscle tear Coleman's season is over and Jaiquawn Jarrett will have another opportunity to start.
-- LeSean McCoy has a "slight ankle sprain, but he'll be fine," Reid said. There was a report speculating that the Eagles running back would be shut down for the season, but Reid said that wasn't true.
-- Linebacker Brian Rolle has a slight ankle sprain. Defensive tackle Trevor Laws, who sat out the Cowboys game, still has knee tendinitis.
What is to talk about....he isn't going anywhere folks......the team is making money off of dopey fans who open their wallets for an inferior product....Joseph banner is very happy with the bottom line, they do not need to win a super bowl to keep the dumb fan base spending money......everything is just fine.......— STEPHEN1988- The view from Lurie's seat is pretty complicated.
With regard to Reid, I actually think there's a decent chance (say 35%?) that he will resign after the season.
— Mr. Magee - What other Eagle coach has a better record than Andy Reid? What other coach out there could do a better job than Andy? Be careful what you pray for, you'll be screaming for Andy to return if he is let go.— Bigmowash
- What other Eagles coach has been given the same opportunity as Reid. (THIRTEEN) years of futility and teasing, and almosts, and, "wait 'til next years"? And, beleive it brother, there are plenty of coaches out there who could do just as good, if not better, job as Reid. The 49rs didn't have any trouble finding a new coach. The Atlanta Falcons didn't have any trouble finding a new coach. The Green Bay Packers didn't have trouble finding a new coach. The New Orleans Saints didn't have any trouble finding a new coach. The Detroit Lions didn't have any trouble finding a new coach. The New York Jets didn't have any trouble finding a new coach. The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't have any trouble finding a new coach. The Baltimore Ravens didn't have any trouble finding a new coach and they are ALL going to be in the playoffs. After thirteen years, you people have developed an extreme and unusual attachment to a coach whom you, erroneously, think is irreplaceable, has reached his limit, and is too obstinate to adjust and who because of that obstinancy will NEVER, EVER win a Super Bowl as head coach of the Eagles. It's way past time for a change and NEW ideas.
— essell - Nothing to talk about, nothing to report, no information of any value at all...and OF COURSE a Philly sports writer starts typing anyway.
The worst sports coverage in America, if not the world.— croozn - September is a LONG way a way to wait for another meaningful Eagles game......Flyers time!— mish798798
- croozn, then why are you bothering to read the article? and don't say you haven't, because you wouldn't have made a comment if you hadn't.
— jhnesunshine - I hate being grammar guy, but come on..."hasn't yet spoke"...really?really? Is your next headline, "Reid be about to speak to Lurie"?— UncleStosh
- Hahaha. That has to be the quickest correction in this newspapers history. At least you got something right for once.— UncleStosh
- I'll fess up here. I really think AR's time should be up. No clue who should replace him though. I won't speculate and throw out names of re-treads and people who have not coached in ages. Time for a new voice. It looks like complacency has set in. They seem to think 8-8 is not so bad.— rustypop58
- 49ers got a new coach this season...and the 49ers put in a new system, with new coaches and no off system to help them...guess what, the 49ers have a great record and are in the playoffs...while Reid and the Eagles have failed again after 13 consecutive seasons....LOL.— frank105
- 49ers got a new coach this season...and the 49ers put in a new system, with new coaches and no off system to help them...guess what, the 49ers have a great record and are in the playoffs...while Reid and the Eagles have failed again after 13 consecutive seasons....LOL.— frank105
- Being satisfied with mediocrity has become commonplace in Eagleland. I would clean house after an 8-8 year just on principle!— ctvince
- You are right...Reid and his players are very happy to be a medicre 8-8...they are fat and happy with a 8-8 record and no playoffs.....it's time to get a hungry coach who considers 8-8 and no playoffs a complete FAILURE.— frank105
- So does that mean the 49ers will have failed if they don't win the Super Bowl this year? Eagles fans are spoiled. Andy Reid has been so good for so long that the occasional 8-8 or 7-9 year is viewed as a failure. That's the NFL, folks.
What has been amazing is how consistent these teams have been. Throw out Reid's first year, when he took over a disaster, and he's been in the playoffs 9 our of 12 years.
The real frustration is no Super Bowls. But if you're going to blow everything up and get a new coach, you better make sure you get one who is going to be better. Unless you tell me Bill Belichick or Tony Dungy are going to come here, you can't be confident the Birds will be any better off. And they might be a whole lot worse.
— Muckrakers
