After reading the stat of the week #2, I would say that weakens your argument. It is pretty eerie, but the two are virtually the same at this point in their careers. The stat of the week even ends with him saying…

I think if you asked the average Steelers fan, he’d think the Rooney family’s patience with Cowher was a smart thing.

Maybe the average Eagles fan can’t see the future as clearly right now, but I would give one caution to those with Reid fatigue: It appears they not only have Donovan McNabb for at least a couple more prime seasons (probably), but also have developed a legitimate heir in 25-year-old Kolb. Ten years into the Cowher reign, the Steelers didn’t have one quarterback, never mind two.

Everyone really should check out the stat of the week, though. It’s really quite crazy.

its not just reids fault. the offesnive line looked like shit and we couldnt get a fucking pass off. i say Sign Runyan. we lost to a semi-talented team. 3 top ten picks on offense and a pretty respectable defensive line consisting of Richard Seymour and Greg Ellis. Not to mention captain Kirk, Howard, and Asomugha. im livid but not that suprised

Don’t be too hasty with that extension, Mr. Lurie.

I’m tired of the repeated mistakes of the Reid era — awful clock management, these clunker games against inferior opponents, inconsistency from week-to-week.

Overall very good coach, but he’s also become a laughingstock.

Cowher was in almost exactly the same spot as Reid through the same time frame. The lesson is then be patient, not change coaches. A complete coaching change means large-scale changes in system, etc. We are in a good spot. If you think Cowher is a good choice and you’re quoting that stat, then Reid has to be a good choice too. The logic can’t go any other way.

Granted Rieds play calling blew chunks, but we also had 4 backup offensive linemen playing.

I can see it happening already. The Eagles go get a new coach (maybe Cower), the new coach wants to rebuild and do things his way, and youre going to be the one complaining when the Eagles have a bunch of 6 win seasons.

Reid’s still the man

enough already……I know a guy worked for the Eagles……on the sidelines & locker rooms.
Certain things he was told not to repeat, even to family.

After the Eagles lost the NFC game vs the Bucs…..he told his brother,

" I shouldnt be telling you this, but Childress kept telling Reid, " I can’t believe he missed the open guy"

So how much longer are these McNabb tendencies gonna ruin season after season?"

I love McNabb……but he has the exact same tendencies as Brett Favre…..gets too exited, tries to force the ball where it wont go…..

NFL films had a mic on Holmgren at Green Bay, he called Favre over to the sidelines and grabbed him and said, " Enough with the rocket passes?

sound familar?

I’m not saying get him as our coach but look at his example.
Dungy spent six years in Tampa and put together a very solid team but couldn’t get over the hump. After firing Dungy, Gruden is hired and Tampa wins the Bowl. Dungy moves on and eventually wins one for Indy.

With the team we have Cowher would not be a good fit but perhaps another coach with a similar philosophy to Reid could get us over the hump.

Personally I think Reid has too many flaws that prevent him from being a great coach.
And I didn’t form this opinion last night.
That said if he gets us a Super Bowl this year or next give him an extension.
If not it’s time to move on.

Why extend him now isn’t 12 years long enough to bring us a Super Bowl?
I guess we need 14 by this example.

Jason, perhaps this post suggest we should bring back the “do you want Andy Reid to stick around after this game” (or whatever it was called) poll back?

hahahahahah no seriously

I heard tons of people ready to fire Reid less we forget the man has 100 wins he is entitled to a bad game every once in awhile.