Reid: Not worrying about job status
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Reid: Not worrying about job status
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With his team at 4-8, coach Andy Reid said questions about his job status are "logical questions" but that he was not worrying about that.
"As a coach, you don’t do that," he said at his day-after news conference. "I’m being as honest as I can with you. I don’t worry about that. I worry about getting better, and that’s where I put all of my energy in. That’s what I can control and become a better football coach, and make my assistants better while at the same time, make my players better.”
As he was after last night's game, Reid was asked about the focus of his team, especially as the season has slipped away.
"The focus is there," Reid said. "I think when you are losing, you almost push too hard in certain situations. You get into the what-ifs. You have to really fight that as opposed to where it just flows like it has before and in the games that we've had success."
He was asked what he tells the players now, especially as some of them could be playing for jobs next season.
"I'm honest with them," he said. "I make sure that I am shooting their way straight, including myself. I'm very real with the players. I've got a good locker room where they will work hard. What do you do now? You just continue to try to get better. That's the approach now. This is all of your business so we can all get better at it."
Obviously, the expectations have not met the reality for this team.
"I said this during training camp, there is a difference between expectations and reality," he said. "The reality is that every year you have to come together as a football team, coaches and players all working together and pulling the rope in the tug of war in the same direction. So, I think we’re all searching. The players, these guys want to win as professional athletes. They want to win and be successful. Coaches want to win and be successful. Everybody is looking for that answer right now, and you’re going to get a variety of answers from different individuals and I’m not worried about that. What I am worried about is what do we need to do to get better and get those answers out there, then work on those in practice.”
Asked to explain how they got here, Reid said he has explained what went wrong each week. He pointed to turnovers, penalties, and red zone issues. He also took the blame.
"I look at the facts of it and I will also say that it’s my fault for not putting the guys in the right position to make plays. And I believe that it comes back to the head coach and that’s where it should come back to," he said.
Reid was asked whether he had spoken with owner Jeffrey Lurie about Lurie's disappointment with the season.
"Jeffrey is very competitive so he’s disappointed as we all are,” Reid said.
Reid said he will not change the evaluation process that he uses before the team plays next, at Miami.
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As he whistled past the graveyard for old, failed NFL coaches........— DelawareRiverRat- People people people Reid isnt going anywhere no matter how many times yall want him Reid isnt going anywhere NFL analysts says he not going anywhere even if the eagles fire Reid whose going to replace them Cowher doesnt wana coach in 2012 Gruden psh yea i doubt i would want him as r coach which coach really would we bring to Philly if they Fire Reid there probably promote Marty Morninwig as r coach n make Juan Castillo r Offense Line Coach i think if Reid didnt hire Juan Castilo as r d coordinator i think we had better chance but hey season is over so lets just play it by the ear! plus i rather had Taravis Jackson as r backup then VY — VickaDelphia24
- I am so sick of people stating that only Cowher or Gruden are possible replacements for Reid. This is so stupid and short sighted. Tons of great coaches in the NFL just waiting for their chance. — Eagle GREEN Mt State
- I'm a lifelong Eagles fan, living out in San Diego. Currently, the Chargers are going through the same sort of problems as my Eagles----they've lost 6 in a row, were suppose to cakewalk to the AFC Championship this season. My friends are saying how1 loser for a about a fair trade swap-----Reid for Norv Turner.......1 loser for another. — TEDcGEGI
- Reid talks like a loser...same weak excuses as all the other losing coaches make. blah, blah....hey Andy...bottom line is your expensive DREAM TEAM is in LAST PLACE...LOL.— frank105
- As he whistled past the graveyard of old, failed NFL coaches.....— DelawareRiverRat
- Eagles fans were pretty cocky in preseason! Enjoy your taste of crow..— Eddiesbar
Comment removed.- Franks Red Hot. My grandma puts that Sh%t on everything!!! — blackknight
- Hey Lurie - CALL BILL COWHER!— Evil Overlord
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Seriously?— Mabus - You can't just fire Reid. That won't accomplish much. You have to get rid of the "gold standard" and his coat tails. You need to clean house, get rid of Banner, Roseman, and Reid. The ship has sunk, the wheels have fallen off. Start over. Bring back Buddy Ryan.— 46 and 2
- Evil Overlord: I agree. I've been saying that Cowher needs to come in here and do an overhaul from top to bottom. There is a small nucleus of quality players that can be counted on. The rest need to move on, starting with Desean Jackson, the coward. When Cowher gets finished there may be an assistant coach or two that will stay but, with the exception of Howard Mudd and Jim Washburn, we need new faces and a 3-4 year window in which to build through the high draft picks we have in 2012 and the immediate help we can get by franchising Jackson and trading him to some organization going nowhere that thinks some gangsta with an attitude will solve their problem.— 1republican
