Andy Reid approval rating week 13

by JasonB on Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM EST in News Comment 16 comments

We began taking the pulse of the Eagles community two weeks ago after the home loss to the Giants. At the time Andy Reid's approval rating amongst fans sat at 17%.

After the tie with the Bengals it dipped to just 8%.

Since then, the Eagles have played 2 games in the span of 5 days. The first a dismal blowout defeat to the Ravens which saw starting QB Donovan McNabb benched. The second a blowout win over the Cardinals on Thanksgiving which saw more focus on the run game and a rejuvenated McNabb.

After such a tumultuous, up and down week in Eagle-land how much confidence in Reid do the fans have now?

Poll

Do you approve of the job Andy Reid is doing as head coach of the Eagles?

Yes

164 votes

No

376 votes

540 votes | Poll has closed

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so what happens if...

eagles win all but one of their final games (Giants) and finish the season 9-6-1. They would miss the playoffs but Banner/Laurie would sell us that the team is this close to being great again.

Do we as fans stand by the team or do we throw off the shackles of injustice and move to create a new eagles order (one preferably with Bill Cowher or Jon Gruden at the helm)

give me a new coach or give me death

"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled"- Hunter S. Thompson

by phishead_psu on Dec 1, 2008 12:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

wow them?????

i would almost disown the eagles if they went with Cowher or gruden. Cowher has 1 SP in 15 years and only has been to 2 chapmionships. gruden on the other hand is a QB happy coach who had one maybe 2 sucessful seasons and really cant build a franchise. name one good player that Gruden has brought to the Bucs. name one accomplishment. what difference whould he bring but oh year throwing the ball 65 times insted of 45. that must be the dumbest and least thought out answer i have ever heard and hounestly you should almost be clasified and meltaly ill and a danget to society with that responce. think it trough.

the best answer for a coach i think would be Josh McDaniels, or spags.

by NickPampani on Dec 1, 2008 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I voted yes but would've voted somewhere in the middle.

And I won’t concede it’s the coaching as much as it’s the players who aren’t good enough.

by Joe_D on Dec 1, 2008 12:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well, Andy is the guy who picks the players as well…

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by JasonB on Dec 1, 2008 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yes, but the philosophy since Reid has came here that they are not going to over spend for a player or give up too many draft picks for a player.

Before the season started we tried to nab Chad Johnson, Anquan Boldin, inquired about Larry Fitzgerald, offered BIG TIME money to Randy Moss, and offered ample amount of draft picks for 32 year old Tony Gonzalez.. I would say that’s a GM trying to make the team better.

During free agency what TE was available that we didnt have to over pay for that would’ve been a big enough upgrade over LJ and Celek to justify the pay check? There weren’t any.

We are a top 5 draft team and that is thanks due to Andy, and that’s without mentioning how well our defense has been playing throughout the year.

Could we have run more? Yes. Did we make some personnel mistakes? Yes. Did he screw up other decisions like not having a competent full back? Yes

Overall, it’s the lack of production from TEs, Shawn Andrews being out, and the injury to brian westbrook that’s killing us much moreso than Andy.

Next year we have a whole arsenal of draft picks to get some more talent to get us younger at certain sports and enough money to go get another elite player in FA…… it’s not as bad as it seems.

by Joe_D on Dec 1, 2008 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

pick up this guy please

http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/93b0a388-b0ae-46a5-9ff0-10c502ce090f.jpg

by JGCarraway on Dec 1, 2008 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Joe D was the same guy

That was the biggest “Fire Andy Reid” guy on the planet, and now he’s approving of Reid’s job.

Flip…….flop.

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by SSreporters on Dec 3, 2008 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hire the best scouting staff out there and strip andy of personnel authority. lets see how he does then.

by OTP on Dec 1, 2008 12:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I voted “no”. One great game doesn’t change the fact that it’ll take a miracle to make the playoffs and once again the Eagles’ mini-resurgence (if there is one) likely was “too little, too late.”

I wonder what the implications for the rest of the season are on McNabb and Reid’s futures.

(Is McNabb gone in ’09 no matter what? Is Reid here no matter what?)

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Dec 1, 2008 12:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I would tend to think that Reid’s here no matter what… As for McNabb? I dunno.

World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...

by foos05 on Dec 1, 2008 12:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i feel and hope the opposit

by NickPampani on Dec 1, 2008 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That’s about where I am. Brookover got from sources inside the Eagles that they still have confidence in Reid.

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Dec 1, 2008 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Voted No

I wonder if the organization just needs a philosophical readjustment from the way drafts are conducted to the way the team plays on the field. We have been an alleged WCO team now for 14 seasons. I hated it in ’95 when Ray Rhodes brought it along and I still hate it in ’08.

I agree with OTP above, I wonder how Andy would do just being the coach and not be the personnel guy. We saw what happened with the T.O. situation when he had to deal with the suspensions and the letter writing and so forth. Obviously, coaches should be consulted on personnel, but in the end, there needs to be an independent part that is personnel related.

by Cluttered_JML on Dec 1, 2008 1:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I voted no as well.

I’m very disappointed by this season and I’m not gonna change my opinion of the season because of one win over an overrated team in a very weak division. I won’t be happy with anything less than playoffs at this point, and to my understanding, my chances of being happy aren’t that great.

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by yomjoseki on Dec 1, 2008 3:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

agreed!

maybe at the end of the season i vote yes IF andy continues to let marty call the majority of the plays because it seems we have a waaaayyyyyyy more balanced attack with him calling the plays!

by daveG10 on Dec 1, 2008 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i voted yes but still dont agree with andy completely. His play calling is still bad but the fact that he grew some balls and benched mcnabb when he played bad was a nice change of pace and also warned the others if they play bad, they’ll be sitting as well. Reid likeS to be the nice guy but he’s got to punish those players when they are playing like shit.

by andyb on Dec 1, 2008 3:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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