Reid: There are jobs on the line

by JasonB on Nov 21, 2008 3:22 PM EST in News Comment 13 comments

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Although he may not show it publicly, Andy Reid is just as mad about the direction of this team as you are.

"I guess he felt his normal mild-mannered self wasn't working," linebacker Omar Gaither said. "With Coach Reid, when the volume goes up and he starts turning red, you start paying a little more attention."

I bet you do. Reid lit into the team Wednesday at the morning meeting and let everyone know that not only was the season on the line, there were jobs on the line. Unspoken, of course, is that his will eventually be one of them if this sort of play keeps up. Long before he goes, however, a whole lot of players who disappoint him will find the door.

After Reid's tirade, Brian Dawins held a players only meeting to further drive home the point. It should be interesting to see if there are any lineup changes this weekend in Baltimore and if this reaming Reid gave the team has any effect.

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Finally ...

how did this take this long … I’m cool with Andy beating around the bush with the media and keeping shit in house, taking all the blame and not giving out info. Just as long as when the doors close he lays into some people and there is some fucking accountability I am so unbelievably happy to hear this.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Nov 21, 2008 3:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I couldn’t agree with you more

by cavortingEagle on Nov 21, 2008 6:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i think this has to be Andys last effort to turn this team around or else him and a lot of other guys are gone…but i think that Dawks givin them a good reaming was good 2…Dawks was on the shitass teams of preAndy era-the fantastic teams of the Andy era so he’s the perfect guy to give them a assreaming..

Fire the Fat One
Fire Andy Reid

by XxBleedGreen5xX on Nov 22, 2008 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I want to believe this matters...

…but I don’t know. Was the team playing poorly before because Andy hadn’t raised his voice or pushed them hard enough? I’m glad it’s happened though – better late than never.

by ajay on Nov 21, 2008 4:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Perhaps the media criticism

is affecting andy more than we thought.

by CMax on Nov 21, 2008 4:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Halellujah

I’ve been waiting to hear this for a long time. It’s true, Andy does not go off on his team very often, but now that he has, maybe there’ll be a little extra effort on the team’s part. As for Andy, hopefully he’s mad at the futility of his playcalling…the players aren’t alone in the blame game here…and he’ll come out with some more aggressive, BALANCED schemes against Baltimore. Hopefully, he lit a fire under the team’s ass, and on Sunday every one of them should come out breathin’ fire, pissin’ lightning, and crappin’ thunder.

jaws

by jaws1385 on Nov 21, 2008 4:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Who's the one pulling all the strings?

Who’s the one calling these plays?
Andy.
Who’s the one passing at all costs and not even giving the running game a chance?
Andy.
Who’s running a hurtin’ Westbrook when he has a healthy Buck sitting on the bench?
Andy.
Who’s the one starting a shell-shocked LJ Smith who is the intended target for over half of McNabb’s INTs?
Andy.
Who’s the one who drafted almost all these guys?
Andy.
The buck stops here, Andy.

by JJinPA on Nov 21, 2008 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

damn him for drafting westbrook and mcnabb!

that bastard!

by eagleyosh on Nov 21, 2008 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.libertyballers.com

by Remis on Nov 22, 2008 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree that Reid has done many great things for the Eagles. Drafting Westbrook and McNabb are certainly on that list, especially because McNabb wasn’t necessarily the popular pick over Rickey Williams. But you have to admit that Reid has not done a very good job as of late. Drafting McNabb and Westbrook don’t get him off the hook for his poor coaching decisions on game day. And you have to admit that there is a perceived lack of accountability within the Eagles organization.

by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Nov 22, 2008 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

draft history

2 Trevor Laws Notre Dame
2 DeSean Jackson California *
3 Bryan Smith McNeese State
4 Mike McGlynn Pittsburgh
4 Quintin Demps Texas-El Paso ****
4 Jack Ikegwuonu Wisconsin
6 Mike Gibson California
6 Joe Mays North Dakota State
6 Andy Studebaker Wheaton
7 King Dunlap Auburn

2007
Rnd Name College Note
2 Kevin Kolb Houston ****
2 Victor Abiamiri Notre Dame *
3 Stewart Bradley Nebraska **
3 Tony Hunt Penn State
5 C.J. Gaddis Clemson
5 Brent Celek Cincinnati ****
6 Rashad Barksdale Albany State (NY)
7 Nate Ilaoa Hawaii

2006
Rnd Name College Note
1 Brodrick Bunkley Florida State ****
2 Winston Justice USC ****
3 Chris Gocong Cal Poly ****
4 Max Jean-Gilles Georgia ****
4 Jason Avant Michigan ****
5 Jeremy Bloom Colorado
5 Omar Gaither Tennessee ****
6 LaJuan Ramsey USC

2005
Rnd Name College Note
1 Mike Patterson USC
2 Reggie Brown Georgia ****
2 Matt McCoy San Diego State
3 Ryan Moats Louisiana Tech
4 Sean Considine Iowa
4 Todd Herremans Saginaw Valley State ****
5 Trent Cole Cincinnati ****
5 Scott Young Brigham Young
6 Calvin Armstrong Washington State
7 Keyonta Marshall Grand Valley State
7 David Bergeron Stanford

are people i see as contributing to the team, or are the kevin kolb (qb of future?). that seems like a pretty decent draft board to me

by eagleyosh on Nov 22, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe my “Create-A-Caption” blog in the fan posts section really got to him and he decided to take it out on the team. I’ve always felt like he reads this site when everyone goes home for the night.

by midnitegreen on Nov 21, 2008 9:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs