Andy Reid: Eagles will be OK
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Andy Reid: Eagles will be OK
Les Bowen
Andy Reid seemed to want to calm the waters in his day-after news conference, following the Eagles' 16-14 loss at Pittsburgh Sunday.
Reid's message was that the 3-2 Eagles are generally playing well, that they have a couple of fundamental things they need to fix, but they are on the right path.
"We're the second-lowest-scoring team in the National Football League right now" because of turnovers, Reid said. "We've got to make sure we fix that ... We've done well with the interception part of it, we're doing a better job with the protection part of it, and the decision-making part of it, [now] we've got to take care of the football. Then, we've got to be able to get off the field on that last [Steelers] drive."
Reid noted that defensively, even though the Eagles' sack numbers are way down, so are their points allowed. He said teams are playing more conservatively, keeping in extra blockers, running shorter, quicker routes, because of the Birds' pressure.
Reid was asked about some of quarterback Michael Vick's statements following the game. Vick said he knows he has to stop fumbling, but he also repeated his familiar view that turnovers are part of the game, and even said that everything happens for a reason, indicating somehow that God or fate might cause him to give the ball away.
Reid said he was pretty sure Vick was asked about fumbling more than a few times Sunday. He did not seemed worried about the quarterback's mindset: "Nobody is more competitive than this guy. He knows he can't fumble...He's going to get that right."
Reid lauded "the grit of this football team, the toughness."
"We haven't been stopped as much as we've stopped ourselves," he said.
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The only reported injuries from Sunday were Mychal Kendricks' ankle and Bryce Brown's shoulder. Both players should practice Wednesday, Andy Reid said.
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— KarenD- Reid is starting to sound like a Democrat...if we say it enough, maybe people will believe it. LoL...
— Professor1982 - Yea, but he's a card carrying Mormon Republican. Regardless of his politics, I'm tired of Reid. I'm tired of all of the same old same old mistakes. The poor play calling, the bad drafting, the poor clock management. I'm tired of losing like they do. Please. Dump Reid and Vick and let's have a fresh start.
— D.C. Stinkley - Save your BS for the Politics page. — MikeP
- Reid, Marty, and Castillo just have to do a better job.— hockeyray
- I'm willing to give Vick a chance to correct the fumble problem. IF he puts his mind to it, I think he can do it. Will it take away from other aspects of his game and take away anny potential he has to be a good QB? We'll see. His career is on the line.— eagles100
- This comment has been deleted. — hannibal barca
- It has nothing to do with the play calling, idiot. It has to do with executing plays and turnovers. Yeah, run the ball more. Don't attack the opponents weakness. Just run the ball more. No Matter what. — MikeP
- sure, downplay turnovers.
unreal— 1000hugs - I like the team....I have a good relying...the defense is much improved...I'm confident the offense will find its footing.....get hot late.— bannedrepublican
- blah blah blah blah blah....— pokerplayersunite
This was a bad loss. This team has a tough stretch coming up. They have a desperate Lions team, bye, a very good Falcons team and then a another desperate team in the Saints. Like I said, a tough stretch. If they don't focus and cut down on the turnovers, they could find themselves 3-5 at the halfway point.- Tough one for the Birds. But I also feel like we are poised to do some damage this year. Just gotta stay healthy. It will all fall in place soon.— tonyjlive
- Ugh, once again Andy and Marty fail with poor schemes and bad play calling. I have zero qualifications to be an NFL coach. However even I can see that running the football more leads to success. Again they keep going for the homerun play when it's not there. They regularly throw the ball on 1st and 2nd downs, leaving 3rd and long which means yet another pass. 30 pass attempts vs. 16 rushes by McCoy. The steelers controlled the ball for 7 more minutes. It's frustrating to watch this team as Reid says "we haven't been stopped as much as we've stopped ourselves". Last week they put the ball in the hands of the best player (McCoy) and said go win the game. This week, same old Marty and Reid.— bobf876
