Mayock: Reid deserves to remain Eagles coach
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock concedes some trepidation about calling Thursday night's game between the Eagles and Seattle.
Mayock: Reid deserves to remain Eagles coach
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock concedes some trepidation about calling Thursday night's game between the Eagles and Seattle.
A Haverford School graduate and Newtown Square resident, Mayock said he is a little bit nervous about how to explain the current situation in Philadelphia to a national audience.
"I'm excited about doing a hometown game," he told Sports Illustrated's Peter King during a podcast this week. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't. A part of me feels a little nervous about how to conveny what's going in Philadelphia and what the fair thing is and what's going to happen here next year and all those things. There is a lot more than meets the eye and I think it has to be handled with respect."
As for next year, though, Mayock is among those who think Andy Reid deserves to keep his job and return for another season.
"Philadelphia is a passionate city. I grew up here in West Philadelphia and I can say that. I understand it. It's Super Bowl win or bust. That's the attitude and I get it.
"What I try to tell people all the time is, there are 27 or 28 other NFL citieis that would give anything to have had the record Andy Reid has had the last 12 years. It seems like every year, he's in the final 4 or the final 6. The analogy I use is if you had 32 salesmen in the company and you have on guy who's a star but not a superstar and every year he finishes in the top 3, 4,5, are you going to fire him or pat him on the back and tell him to keep working hard and trying to get him to No. 1 ... They've got 5 games left, and think you find out a lot about people in these last five weeks. There are going to be some people that bail and there are going to be some peope that have just signed contracts and are new to town and don't really care and are gonig look around and say the grass is greener. We are going to find out a lot about exactly who cares and who doesn't in this organization over the next five games.
"I think Andy Reid deserves a second go-round ... May there be some changes in that staff? Maybe. At the end of the day, I think this guy deserves the opportunity to work it out moving forward."
As for King's view, "I've always thought if the players are still listening to you, if you're runnig a controlled ship, you're fine. You can withstand a real bad year, which is what they're going through this year. If you start having coaches arguing on the sidelines and have to bench your star receiver because you sense he's maybe not trying or giving it 100 percent, now my thought is a little bit difrerent and a little bit more open-minded.
"All along, I've said the Eagles could go 2-14 and I wouldn't fire Andy Reid. I think he's too good a coach and he's done too much. Bill Cowher in Year 13 was 6-10 ... and two years later he's holding the Super Bowl trophy. I'm not saying that will happen with the Eagles. I don't know what's going to happen. ... I think Reid deserves an absolute rotten year."
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He should be fired just for the draft choices he been making and the defensive coach he hired.— farley- The national pundits people said we were crazy for wanting Richie "The K" Kotite gone too. Look how that turned out for the Jets...
- You completely made that up. Kotite wasn't lauded by the national media in any way shape or form. In fact, the whole world couldn't believe the Jets hired him and the media attributed it solely to his close relationship with the owner(most likely correct). What, you just write it and it's supposed to be true or taken seriously? — UncleStosh
- Stupid analogy with the Salesman as the Company still has the No. 1 Salesman no matter what happens. There will ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS be a better coach than Andy Reid in the NFL. Send him to another city that will be happy with a fifth place finish for a decade. Maybe we can get a draft pick for him if he's so wanted by everyone. It's painfully obvious Andy is a mad scientist and the owner enables this mad scientist. Anyone who hasn't seen this for the last 5-7 years is just plain unaware of reality.— Voytas
- Always enjoy the games Mayock broadcasts. He is fresh and intelligent with his comments! Meanwhile, Jeff Lurie faces a huge challenge with is team. JUST MAYBE, he'd rather sell it than spend another 10-15 years chasing a 'dream'.— Smashmouth
- Mike, sorry but the fans of the Great City of Philadelphia want a change. We are tired of the same old thing year after year.— joe vig
- if reid doesn't go roseman needs to be sent back to accounting and a real gm with real decision making power needs to be put in place. of course, castillo has to go as well.— snakeplissken
- i like the Cowher comparison...but the steelers made a change (cowher's choice) and Tomlin has been to 2 already— sec719
- So sick of these media guys having Reid's back because they know him and like him personally.
Just like every freaking Ex-NFL player on all the shows telling us we are stupid to trade McNabb- now look.....— Manny Trillo - Reid is a great planner - see record after bye week. During the game he is one of the worst. He cannot - or refuses - to make adjustments. Think back to the Winston Justice nightmare against the Giants. A good coach would have made an adjustment after the third sack - at least the fourth - definitely by the fifth - a moron keeps doing the same thing thinking there will be a different response. Andy says he has to do a better job - after 13 years we have seen what he can and cannot do - he cannot make game time adjustments - period. Also, think back to how many games we are out of time outs when you need them - how many games has Reid and company lost because he can't get a play in on time - can't make a decision. Whether it is him or his assistants - other JJ - this coaching staff is bad. Now we see some good coaches mixd in with the bad and a fight breaks out. If Laurie cannot see this then he is as much to blame. If another team wants ten years of playoffs and NO superbowl - hire Andy. But until he learns how to manage a game then this team will never win a superbowl.— wyoiggle
- Wow, I expect more from Mayock than that analogy. The fact that 27 or 28 other NFL cities would love to have his record? Really that is what you have? If you think Reid should be back you really have not been paying attention. tsk tsk to you Mayock.— phillyceltic
- "....and two years later he's holding a Super Bowl trophy" says it all....— dalewis
- also, the steelers didnt expect their offensive line coach to lead their defense to a superbowl either— sec719
- it not the rotten year that should get him fired. It his never learning from his prior mistakes that should get him fired. There is always one position that is a whole that he never address, there his time management issue is the hurry up offense, lack of in game adjustments. Bad draft picks especially on the defense side. This combined with the total team regression in record is what should get Andy fired.— Kense
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