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12-30-2012, 08:51 PM
Andy Reid is out after 14 years coaching the Philadelphia Eagles, three people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press following Sunday's 42-7 season-ending loss to the New York Giants.
CSNPhilly.com earlier reported that Reid would be out as coach.
Reid and team owner Jeffrey Lurie are scheduled to meet Monday, and a team official insisted to ESPN that Reid has yet to be informed that he will be fired.
Another Eagles source told ESPN that Lurie and Reid met Friday, but the Eagles' owner did not inform him at that time that he would be let go.
"I go in eyes wide open," Reid said after a 42-7 loss to the Giants on Sunday dropped the Eagles to a 4-12 season. "Either way, I understand. Whatever he chooses will be the right thing. He always does things for the best interests of the Eagles."
Asked if he wants to return in 2013, Reid said: "I'm all in."
Reid is due to make $6 million in 2013 in the final year of his contract. He said he wants to coach next year, but it's possible Lurie could persuade him to take a year off and perhaps help out in the front office in an "advisory" role.
Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko denied several reports that Lurie has already fired Reid, saying it's "absolutely, 100 percent" untrue.
Sources told ESPN that Reid is preparing to coach elsewhere next season in case he is no longer with the Eagles.
He has been calling around the league, trying to put together a coaching staff, so that if and when he is let go in Philadelphia, he will be ready to resume coaching for another franchise next season.
Some around the league have wondered whether Reid would be a fit back in California, where he grew up, but the San Diego Chargers are planning to go in other directions than Reid, according to league sources.
Although he is not expected to be a candidate with the Chargers, he could wind up as a candidate in Jacksonville if the Jaguars fire Mike Mularkey or in Arizona if the Cardinals part ways with coach Ken Whisenhunt.
The 54-year-old Reid, who was hired to coach the Eagles in 1999, is 130-93-1 in 14 seasons with the franchise.
Under Reid, the Eagles have made nine playoff appearances, won six division titles, played in five NFC Championship Games and lost one Super Bowl.
After Sunday's game, players said they expect changes, but continued to support Reid.
"He's a great man and I love him to death," said quarterback Michael Vick, who could've played his last game with the Eagles. "I wish I could've done more. A lot of players wish they could've done more. Coaches can't play the games."
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/879431...eports-say
CSNPhilly.com earlier reported that Reid would be out as coach.
Reid and team owner Jeffrey Lurie are scheduled to meet Monday, and a team official insisted to ESPN that Reid has yet to be informed that he will be fired.
Another Eagles source told ESPN that Lurie and Reid met Friday, but the Eagles' owner did not inform him at that time that he would be let go.
"I go in eyes wide open," Reid said after a 42-7 loss to the Giants on Sunday dropped the Eagles to a 4-12 season. "Either way, I understand. Whatever he chooses will be the right thing. He always does things for the best interests of the Eagles."
Asked if he wants to return in 2013, Reid said: "I'm all in."
Reid is due to make $6 million in 2013 in the final year of his contract. He said he wants to coach next year, but it's possible Lurie could persuade him to take a year off and perhaps help out in the front office in an "advisory" role.
Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko denied several reports that Lurie has already fired Reid, saying it's "absolutely, 100 percent" untrue.
Sources told ESPN that Reid is preparing to coach elsewhere next season in case he is no longer with the Eagles.
He has been calling around the league, trying to put together a coaching staff, so that if and when he is let go in Philadelphia, he will be ready to resume coaching for another franchise next season.
Some around the league have wondered whether Reid would be a fit back in California, where he grew up, but the San Diego Chargers are planning to go in other directions than Reid, according to league sources.
Although he is not expected to be a candidate with the Chargers, he could wind up as a candidate in Jacksonville if the Jaguars fire Mike Mularkey or in Arizona if the Cardinals part ways with coach Ken Whisenhunt.
The 54-year-old Reid, who was hired to coach the Eagles in 1999, is 130-93-1 in 14 seasons with the franchise.
Under Reid, the Eagles have made nine playoff appearances, won six division titles, played in five NFC Championship Games and lost one Super Bowl.
After Sunday's game, players said they expect changes, but continued to support Reid.
"He's a great man and I love him to death," said quarterback Michael Vick, who could've played his last game with the Eagles. "I wish I could've done more. A lot of players wish they could've done more. Coaches can't play the games."
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/879431...eports-say
12-30-2012, 09:02 PM
12-30-2012, 09:19 PM
No surprises here
12-31-2012, 12:12 AM
He should have been gone a long long time ago. He's horrible, hell I bet SD could out coach him.
12-31-2012, 12:25 AM
Strikeout King Wrote:He should have been gone a long long time ago. He's horrible, hell I bet SD could out coach him.
Well Duh. Besides Bill Belichick and Vince Lombardi, I have no equal nicker:
12-31-2012, 12:52 AM
Strikeout King Wrote:He should have been gone a long long time ago. He's horrible, hell I bet SD could out coach him.
Horrible?
The man had 3 losing seasons in 14 years in Philly. No, he never won a superbowl but made to the NFC Championship like 5 or 6 times and the Superbowl once but come on. I dont get how anyone can say Andy Reid is horrible. He'll be a head coach again, it may be as soon as next season.
12-31-2012, 01:02 AM
MVP2 Wrote:Horrible?
The man had 3 losing seasons in 14 years in Philly. No, he never won a superbowl but made to the NFC Championship like 5 or 6 times and the Superbowl once but come on. I dont get how anyone can say Andy Reid is horrible. He'll be a head coach again, it may be as soon as next season.
I think he's horrible. We'll have different opinions, everyone does. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt because he had from what I remember, a lot of family problems outside of football that he had to deal with but Philly also had the chance at the end of each season to either sign or draft good players to turn that ship around and they just didn't do it, I did read earlier this evening that he was trying to build a quality staff for next year.
12-31-2012, 01:11 AM
Should of happened years ago.
12-31-2012, 01:17 AM
Quote:Horrible?
The man had 3 losing seasons in 14 years in Philly. No, he never won a superbowl but made to the NFC Championship like 5 or 6 times and the Superbowl once but come on. I dont get how anyone can say Andy Reid is horrible. He'll be a head coach again, it may be as soon as next season
^ Very fair MVP2, and you have made me think more on this.
This is to not cast stones at Michael Vick, though I am NOOOOO fan of Vick, but Vick = the demise of Andy!
Let's be completely honest about the Andy Reid years and finally give credit where credit is due to the team that made all of those NFC East titles and runs at the Super Bowl -
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McNabb and Andy were the perfect fit and McNabb was a HOF caliber QB for years. I believe that Andy was a very intelligent offensive coach, and with McNabb, he had someone who could run that system perfectly. McNabb got old overnight. When he did, and during the times that he was injured, Reid dialed down the offense and made a guy like Kolb a Million Dollar QB. McNabb deserves much more credit than he got for the win/losses of the Eagles.
Then comes Vick. I don't think that Andy truly wanted Vick at first, then he fell in love with him and became a father figure to Mike. With that, Andy felt that he could relive the offense that McNabb ran with Vick. The difference was, Vick was just not as "football smart" as Donovan. Andy's love for Vick blinded him to the details, and he stuck with Vick come hell or high water. Because of that, he built his offense around a guy who could not run it, and with a body that could no longer take punishment. Thus, Vick never could run the offense, but Andy constantly tried to buy time until Vick was back and would try to do it all over again. Reid tried to make Vick into McNabb, and was never going to work.
Had the Eagles stuck with Kolb, I think this team would still be the cream of the NFC East!
Then, you throw in this year. After the monumental failure of the year before's "DREAM TEAM". The tragedy surrounding Andy's son. Then injury after injury to virtually every key player on both sides of the ball, and you wound up with a perfect storm of failure. It snowballed week after week, and ultimately that snowball grew so big there was no stopping it. There was no way that this team was going to be competitive this year. They started off 3-0 and everyone thought that this just might be the year. The Eagles were 3-0 and people bought into it. Yet, all three of those wins were won by slight of hand and smoke and mirrors. They should have been 0-3, but the Eagles opponents found ways to give the games away. Then reality struck, and then it was exposed that this team was just not good!
God bless Andy. I truly felt sorry for the man. As MVP said, he will get another job. And quite honestly, he needs new scenery. But god Andy, PLEASE - do not bring Michael with you!
12-31-2012, 01:52 AM
I still wonder how Vicks career could have turned out.
Such prominence. One of the fastest guys to ever put on a uniform, however, the effects of being a Pro QB, especially when you have off the field issues, can destroy a guy.
Such prominence. One of the fastest guys to ever put on a uniform, however, the effects of being a Pro QB, especially when you have off the field issues, can destroy a guy.
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