Where the Eagles' coaches work

The high-pitched action that takes place during an Eagles' game is methodically plotted by the coaching staff each Tuesday in the calm of a modest room tucked behind Andy Reid's office on the second floor of the NovaCare Complex.

In that room, the head coach meets individually with his offensive, defensive and special-teams coordinators. They sit around a conference table, probing for the next opponent's vulnerabilities while watching carefully edited film projected on a screen. The meetings begin early in the morning - defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said he's usually there by 6 a.m. - and continue late into the night.

While the coaches are deeply engrossed in game-planning, the players try to take respite from the game during some rare free time.

"Tuesday is probably the busiest day for the coaches," Johnson said.

Reid takes input from his assistants. He listens but does not always agree.

"It's give and take. I give and they take," Reid said with a laugh as he characterized the tone of the meetings.

"I keep everything open. If they have a suggestion, they can put in, but I always preface it with if I don't like it, I've got 51 percent of the vote. But don't be afraid to put it out there. And don't continue to let it hang if I don't like it. Just drop it, and we move on. You'll come up with another great idea later."

Reid said he first meets with each coordinator separately (along with, maybe, one or two of their assistants), then later gathers them together to make certain the defense has an idea of what the offense is doing, and so forth.

"I go from the small to the large, the part to the whole," Reid said. "The individual meeting with the coordinators, maybe two or three guys, then to the whole group. The offense, defense, special teams, then everybody together. You feel like you're going from one meeting to another at times, but that's good. It keeps people organized and on the same page."

By the end of the night, the week's game plan is formulated, printed and ready to be distributed to the players when they arrive Wednesday for the week's first full day of practice.