Bettor's Guide to Replacing Reid
With Eagles coach Andy Reid off to a 3-6 start (and mired in a five-game losing streak) in the 14th season at the helm of the franchise, there is no better time than the present to handicap the favorites in the race to replace him.
Bettor's Guide to Replacing Reid
Andrew O'Brien
There are few things more exciting in sports than speculating on a man’s replacement before said man is even fired. With Eagles coach Andy Reid off to a 3-6 start (and mired in a five-game losing streak) in the 14th season at the helm of the franchise, there is no better time than the present to handicap the favorites in the race to replace him:
(To read Jeff McLane's story on the candidates to replace Andy Reid, click HERE.)
Jon Gruden (2-1): You all are aware of Howard Eskin’s report earlier this week. Gruden’s undying love for any player to ever play on Monday Night Football could make it difficult to make training camp cuts however. This guy could be your new head coach.
Chip Kelly (7-1): The only college coach on the list, Kelly’s Oregon offense rattles plays off quicker than Reid can say “Time’s yours.” You’ll rarely have to worry about a Kelly offense using a needless timeout.
Brian Billick (12-1): Billick’s name has not been mentioned too much in the past few years after being fired as the Ravens’ coach in 2007. The current FOX color guy was an offensive coordinator before being hired by Baltimore, but hardly showed a knack for finding quarterback talent with the Ravens. Would he be a good fit for Nick Foles or another young passer?
Bill Cowher (15-1): Cowher’s tenure with the Steelers served as the model for what we all hoped Reid would be this season - finally triumphant in his 14th year as the head coach of the same team. Fair to question if he would be as driven as a coach after spending the past six seasons in television. But what a scowl!
Sean Payton (20-1): Want to put money on this one? Jonathan Vilma, Gregg Williams and Scott Fujita don’t know anything about it. Payton likely stays with the Saints.
Perry Fewell (20-1): Not only would hiring Fewell help the Eagles as well as hurt the Giants, the current New York defensive coordinator has seven games of head coaching experience, having served in an interim position with Buffalo in 2009 after Dick Jauron was fired. Fewell also has a Super Bowl ring, and that’s all that counts, right?
Rob Ryan (25-1): If only to improve the crop of vans in the Jetro lot on Sundays, the Eagles should poach the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator. Ryan was a much ballyhooed hire in 2011, but the Dallas defense has not been particularly impressive in the season-and-a-half since his arrival.
Winston Moss (30-1): A guy the Eagles probably should have hired as their defensive coordinator prior to last season, Moss is the Green Bay Packers’ inside linebackers and assistant coach. He was reportedly considered for the Oakland head coaching position this offseason, but would the Eagles consider hiring someone who has never even been a coordinator at the professional level?
Todd Bowles (35-1): If we’re considering Bowles, why not Juan Castillo? Oh yeah - because neither has shown they deserve the shot.
Tony Dungy (40-1): Hard to see Dungy coming out of retirement, but if he did return to become head coach of the Eagles, would Michael Vick remain with the team? Dungy served as Vick’s mentor following his release from prison in 2009.
Marty Mornhinweg (100-1): Just kidding.
Norv Turner (200-1): Sorry, can’t help myself.
Rex Ryan head coach, Rob Ryan DC, Gruden OC, Castillo Oline coach. Reid, special teams coach.- Just throw money at Dawk to come in as a secondary coach. Can you imagine these jelly backs coming back to the sidelines after another missed arm tackle?— Earl J
- Was hoping I'd see headline today that Reid was fired. Oh well, maybe next week.— antilurie
- none of the above— coloradoeagle
- Who would listen to eskin?...how this loser made it back on TV boggles the mind— 1stamendment
- "...but would the Eagles consider hiring someone who has never even been a coordinator at the professional level?"
That is how Andy Reid got hired, so I would have to say yes, they would consider it.— mikeyhigs - Kelly would have a deep bench. His team beat Cal last week with 7 of 11 'D' starters on the bench hurt. This was the 2nd week in a row starting the 2nd team on 'D'. He is notorious for the best practices and clock management in College vball. Pay the man.— jjthree
- they need the GM first not the coach. the cart is in front of the horse here. this is the same thing as reid hiring his DL coach before hiring a DC. doesnt anyone understand this? i feel like i'm taking crazy pills— mold1103
- It would have to be a successful Division II College Coach that would come super cheap and doesn't care how inept the Eagles faux GM has proven to be! No big time College Coach or an experienced NFL Coach in their right mind would ever agree to having Howie Doody supply the talent or in Howie's case, the Non Talent!— cooperhawk
- Anyone who thinks Reid will be fired before the end of the year knows nothing of the relationship between Reid and Lurie. Lurie would NEVER fire Reid mid-season - nor should he. Andy deserves to finish out the year.— Bobphxville
- I would take Cohwer in a second.— ziller0604
- I could see Chip Kelly. The game is set up for big play offense right now. He would hire a defensive coordinator and let him be on his own.
My guess is Lurie has created a list of young coaches for years now. Does Joe get the coach in Cleveland first or do the Eagles?— hawk18 - Josh McDaniel— CaptainCrunch
- Mike Holmgren wants to coach again. Why not here ?— rockinginthefreeworld
- chip kelly,,,,a no brainer...will make this offense FLYYYYYYYYYYY!!!— jabac
- Why would anyone want Gruden? He caught lightning in a bottle with Tony Dungy's team and then had a worse record than Reid. Have you heard him on MNF? The guy's lost it.— Sgerat
- Most of the names seriously mentioned are not sound choices or even available for one good reason or another. This team needs a fundamental football man and disciplinarian who has the authority from the get-go to kick butts and make major personnel changes. Greg Schiano is disliked by his players but he is winning and winning is the name of the game.— hankhammer2
- David Shaw. Fits all requirements. — MagMGirl
- There are few things more exciting than speculating on a mans replacement before that said man is even fired.... Really dude... You have zero class and are a clown. What is more exciting than dancing on a guys grave before he is buried after he committed 14 years to the city. You are pathetic and sad for that comment. At some point you should try to be a bigger man and if it is about getting read and a headline or creating controversy at some point you should be above this. Do you ride past car accidents to feel better about your life? There are way more things exciting verses watching my eagles suck. I think a touchdown would be more exciting than this.— JL68
- PLEASE~ Howard Eskin!!! That bozo hasn't been right about anything this year. He must have some serious dirt on somebody to still be reporting.— Beagle Fan
- Reid will be going to fall back in love with Joe NICKLES Banner, book that...Cleveland is a lovely city...not.— BirdinParadise
- Brian Dawkins. 0 coaching experience, but endless motivational skills, ability to get respect from players and fans will love it. Dude hates to lose.— kelprod2-freemarket
- None of the above is the play.— GreenWing
- Seahawks DC, 49ers DC, or Giants DC.— Penfold18
- Would add:
Vic Fangio
Gary Patterson
Jim Tressel— thegooddre - i dont care who is the next coach as long reid is gone. this season is the final straw for reid. this whole unit ;coaches and players is reid's doing. poor drafting ,bad talent evaluating , poor clock management and bad game adjustments are all reid's doing.the national media is still hyping reid as a good coach but
everyone in this area knows what a fraud he is. if he gets another head coaching job i guarantee he wont get total control of the team.
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-— swgaston - Kelly or Gruden...I won't mind either way. The others...no thanks. I still remember when they hired Reid out of nowhere, though, because Lurie was impressed with Andy's notebooks.— kjuggs77
- Those are my two top choices as well. I'd like to see Gruden first because of his previous NFL experience. Those who keep posting that Gruden won with someone else's players are blatantly ignorant of the real background facts. Tampa Bay gave up valuable first round choices to Oakland to hire Gruden. Gruden replaced the fired Tony Dungy as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002, via a high-stakes trade that included Tampa Bay's 2002 and 2003 first-round draft picks, 2002 and 2004 second-round draft picks, and $8 million in cash. In addition, Gruden was handicapped in subsequent post-Super Bowl seasons because of the high draft picks sacrificed by the team to acquire Gruden, along with salary-cap issues and failed draft choices FORCED upon him by GM Rich McKay (with whom Gruden had a bitter relationship) which severely limited Gruden's ability to field the teams he wanted after that successful Super Bowl-winning season. With no emerging talent in the fold and no money to afford replacements, the team was decimated by injuries to many of the Super Bowl stars, including Joe Jurevicius, Greg Spires, Shelton Quarles,and (cornerback), as well as acrimony with highly-paid veterans such as Sapp, Keyshawn Johnson and Keenan McCardell. Those salary cap issues were the reason the Bucs first choice, Bill Parcells, backed out of the deal. Chip Kelly would be my second choice.
— essell - Mold1103 nailed it. GM first let Howie handle contracts salary cap as others have said. Then hire coach.
Then they both can pick OC DC and then fire Wide 9 Washburn. Wide 9 stands for " run through me whenever you Want to."— Johnny Callison - ray rhodes— AlexSp
I'm not sure of who'd I have in place of Reid, but here's something better suited to his talents:
http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/backyard/no_shave_november_special_the_12_best_sporters_of_facial_hair_in_sports_history/12106387?refmod=backyard&refsrc=foxsports— Atomic Fury- Please, no experiments with untested coaches, for once. Billicks been out too long. Rob Ryan is a joke. His old man was a bigger joke and a lousy head coach - talked a good game to cover up his inadequacies. Like Rex, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
This organization needs EXPERIENCED coaches at every level. This will be a major rehab of a 14-year old system. No rookie coaches.— mportik - Holmgren!? Hail No! The guy's been stealing money since his Seattle days.The new coach has to have some fire that will inspire and a personality that demands respect from the players. Gruden or Moss maybe.— greenbloodVAEagle
- Al Golden— PhillyTerm
- The names Gruden, Cowher, Billick etc. keep popping up. How do you know any of these guys are even interesting in coaching again let alone taking over this mess??— klbloom1
- Why do I have this sneaking feeling that Lurie will stay in-house and promote the OFFENSIVE offensive coordinator?
I like Earl J's comment as well.— mrjarn - From this list....Kelly, Payton, Billick. All others unacceptable.— Relocator
- If you're a decent coach, why would you come here? What players would you build around?— dlivesay
- My choice: Chip Kelly, he's clearly very bright, and you've seen some recent success with younger college hires such as Harbaugh and Schaino
Prediction: Winston Moss. Something about him just screams to me "Jeff Lurie hire". They're still fascinated with GB coaching tree, and a little more unknown (they love to try and prove how smart they are).
— The Edifier - 2 guys who should be on the list. Bruce Arians and Mike McCoy. Arians only if Pagano is able to go back to coaching.— pbuscio
- and please not Chip Kelly. that offense will never work in the NFL.— pbuscio
- jay gruden offensive coordinator for the cincinnati bengals. thats my pick and im sticking with him john got his superbowls time for jay did you see the play calling vs the gints this weekend man and noone mentions this up and comer i see good things with jay...— defroe
- No Chip Kelly..those college gimmick offenses do not work in the NFL..just ask Steve Spurier the difference between College football and the NFL.— jim35
- I don't understand why so many people want Gruden. He had a lot of mediocre teams in Tampa Bay. Cowher would be my first choice. Looks like a longshot though. Sean Payton would be my second choice. Forget Chip Kelly. He's never coached in the pros, and that is a huge minus. If he wants to make the jump to the pros, he's going to have to come as an offensive coordinator. The rest of the field looks like a crapshoot. My third choice would be a pro coordinator.— p-diddy
- Should have been Greg Schiano last year if we had fired Reid. Too late now, Tampa has him— sammydelphia
- Could not stand to hear Gruden as Eagles coach. Hate him on MNF. How about Jaws for head coach? Guy is sharp, knows football, and bleeds green.
The coach will come from assistant coaching ranks. Maybe even the former Broncos coach who's with the Patriots or someone at Greenbay.
My choice though would be Mike Nolan— connorjr - Buyout Harbough from N.O. , helps the D too— FatBoy90
JAWS— Mr. Underhill- Do whatever it takes to bring in Tony Dungy.— chbus7
- Reid will be moved to front office ala Holmgren. Think Jim Mora Jr. Similar to harbaugh with coaching experience plus pro level. didnt he already coach Vick. Vick will be back because of O line problems. He would have good year if he can stay on his feet. Mora a D guy which is what is needed.— TheOnionPeeler
- One thing you can be sure of. If we have considered the coach - that is not who it is going to be. Mr. Lurie / Howie Roseman will do their due diligence and select a coach. It will not be anyone we considered, and after selection, we will say "Who"???— Bobphxville
- Have you ever thought of being a stand up comic???? Reid thinks Vick will come back and take the Eagles to the playoffs. All together now....."To Dream the impossible dream...."— mario1239
- Two reasons the only ones on this list that is seriously considered are Chip Kelly and Winston Moss. Neither will expect to take over the personnel and operations stuff and they will start as head coaches. Second, None of the former head coaches will want to deal with a top to bottom rebuild that the Eagles require.
But there are several others not on this list that they will look at as well.— Dutch-wayne - anyone who voted for Barack has no right to complain about Andy (or anyone else)..4 more years of misery— warbiscuit
- I fear it will be an unknown coach from parts unknown, as was Andy Reid. Maybe another positions coach, not even a coordinator. They'll find some guy who will be cheap - and grateful. I like Perry Fewell myself, but Jeffy and Howie Baby are probably too cheap to get anyone with experience. Plus Howie thinks he a genius at getting diamonds in the rough at bargain basement rates. They'll hire a coach the same way they sign rookies - get 'em cheap for a five-year contract, and wring them dry. Chuckie, Cowher or Payton will never come here, but they could get a great O or D coordinator who will be out there. But as I've seen over the years, this team is cheap, so the choice will be "They signed who? From where? WTF?"— NM Eagle fan
- Now that the philadelphia media has put these names in print, we're probably pretty much guaranteed that none of them will be chosen.— jhendl3
- No college coaches without NFL experience. It never works!— philly57
- I like , and in no particular order , the following : Joe Kuharich , Rich Kotite, Ray Rhodes, Jerry Williams , Swampfox , and any other ex- Iggles coach that is now deceased. They were all better than AR and in their present condition will do "a better job " and conduct a more interesting press conf.— jeromie
- Hey Warbiscuit...... check the scoreboard. Barack 2 , as in wins. Pubs 0 . That's ZERO , as in nothing , zip , zilch , nada , gornish. Four more years of misery ???? Only when you look in the mirror .— jeromie
- David Shaw. Stanford. Look at his resume. Coached Luck last year. Beat Oregon this year. Has been in NFL before, including a year in Philly with Gruden. Assistant coached under Billick and Green. Highly respected. Still young, can take the pressure.— MagMGirl
