Lurie: Reid is best coach to win championship
Andy Reid will be back to coach the Eagles for a 14th season, team owner Jeffrey Lurie said Tuesday afternoon. He said decisions about defensive coordinator Juan Castillo will come from Reid.
Lurie: Reid is best coach to win championship
Andy Reid will be back to coach the Eagles for a 14th season, team owner Jeffrey Lurie said Tuesday afternoon. He said decisions about defensive coordinator Juan Castillo will come from Reid.
"Andy Reid to me not only has the love of the players and respect, he also has the fire in his belly to be the best," Lurie said, though he expressed anger about this season's results.
But he said if the Eagles want to win a championship next season Reid is the best coach for the job.
"if I didn't think next year would be substantially better I'd be standing up here announcing a coaching change," Lurie said.
After an 8-8 season that began with big aspirations, Lurie said this year was "without question the most disappointing" since he has owned the team. He called the results after a 10-6 finish last year "unacceptable."
Reid's team started 4-8 as his hand-picked choice for defensive coordinator, Juan Castillo, struggled. The defense lost five fourth quarter leads to dig that hole that was too deep for the Eagles to make the playoffs. Lurie called the start of the season "dismal."
The team finished with a four-game winning streak to avoid a losing season, but Lurie said it was against poor competition.
Reid has led the Eagles to the playoffs nine times in 13 seasons and has won the most games in franchise history. But the team has slid in recent seasons. This will be their third straight year without a playoff win and the Eagles have failed to get a postseason victory in five of the past seven seasons.
Reid has two years left on his contract, which makes the 2012 season critical. Teams rarely let coaches enter the final year of their contract without the security of additional seasons, so after 2012 the Eagles will likely have to decide whether to extend Reid or cut ties with their long time coach.
This is a developing story. We'll have more soon.
Fire in his belly? Too many hot wings for lunch or what?— tpizza- Reid and Vick his $100 million loser QB have won ZERO playoffs during the last TWO YEARS...even McNabb won some playoff games, and he was run out of town...LOL. — frank105
- Those that support Reid are delusional losers— shawnmac
- Those that want Reid gone are the delusional losers. Lurie is correct when he ssid AR gives them the best chance to win next year. — PhillyfanstuckinVa
- Why? Reid won back when the NFC was brutal, years ago. A new coach who ran the ball and hired a real def coordinator could win. You have nothing to base your statement on. — JonKap
- More fools gold for 2012, way to go Jeff!!!— Eaglehaslanded
- fire in his belly because even though he has looked at it 1000 times ... that darn menu is still so confusing— dheis
Comment removed.- Nothing changes until the waiting list for season tickets dries up. Whether you like it or whether you don't like it, learn to love it because it's the truth according to the Tonner and it's the best thing going today.
- Put me in a coma, wake me up in 2013.— dtrain67
- LIBERACE LURIE HAS SPOKEN, REID IS BACK— Pete60
- the Nickle(s) standard— dheis
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- Let me see if i have this right... Lurie says going 8-8 is UNACCEPTABLE. Ok... So WHY then bring back andy reid.?— wxdavid
