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.
Stopping yourselves is usually what sets the good teams apart from the bad teams in the NFL. Most of the NFL teams have talent and on any given weekend.....
The elite teams are the ones that don't shoot themselves in the foot.. They don't fumble on the one yard line, they don't miss coverage during the opponents final drive, they don't waste timeouts, they don't run balls back to their own 11 from deep in the end zone, they don't get stupid penalties, etc. Etc...— Tiller- Dream weavers.— TrollExterminator
"The Eagles will be OK" That is Reid's long term view of the team. I agree, they will be OK after he is fired at the end of this year. Until then, same ole, same ole.— Kioto- Why are we content with "Ok" and "need to work on fundamentals," same story year after year? Disappointing franchise with loads of fools gold on it. I am not ok with a mediocre team with a mediocre coach.— JJReid
- according to vick
vick doesnt have to work on not fumbling. (wtf?)
hes never had that problem before. (wtfx2?)
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be
— bloodymess - As long as chumps buy tickets the Eagles will remain OK.— 2ndNlong
- Am I missing here? How can this team be Ok if the QB is a turnover machine?— z03mbm
- eagles will be OK once Reid and Marty are gone.— Tyrone Biggums
- It's tough with no O-line, suspect secondary, and a turn over machine who touches the ball on EVERY play. I hate to be this guy, but I really think the birds drop the next three games. 8-8 here we come....— Mike Boryla
- ANDY.MARTY and JUAN have to put themselves in better position, that being no where near the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES!!!!!!— tudj
- One comment and one comment only should stand out to Jeffery Lurie and the fans. In the past 21 games there have been 52 TurnOvers. Enough of the Vick experiment. Enough of staying the course with Andy. END IT— RealizticFan
- When the leader of your team....the QB.....says the fumbles were "meant to be" we have a serious issue.— RealizticFan
- Vick may get his turnovers fixed for a few games. But you always will know that they will return. The big turnover game will likely occur in a pressure playoff game. You just cannot ever be confident that they are really gone. This is fools gold.— Taser
- les,as you know,i said the steelers 20-16 because of BIGBEN (or as some losers call him pigpen),but i thought the eagles could win the game if the QB protected the football,,if Donovan or Kevin made this many mistakes/turnovers and said it was God's will to fumble the ball, BIGRED would have benched them at halftime,i don't know what BIGRED's trying to prove,but you play with the Devil you get Burned..book-it.....wolf.— wolf 4
- We need Nick, get rid of Vick!— Planet of the lacking analytical skills
