Andy Reid Press Conference Open Thread
by JasonB on Jan 31, 2012 11:45 AM EST
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PrintAndy Reid will meet the media at noon today for the first time since the season ended. I'm sure many of us will be watching it live, so react or just follow along with what's being said in the comments.
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Its sad that its come to this.
#IUSucks
This is college basketball.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I dont know
what we are all expecting anyway, its not like he offers anything up. This will be just a confirmation presser where he tells everybody what they already know.
''All men who feel any power of joy in battle, know what it is like when the wolf rises in the heart.'' -Roosevelt
This
So true.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
by D3Keith on Jan 31, 2012 12:09 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
wow, I take it back
From Twitter, sounds like he was relatively honest and forthcoming.
Oh we of little faith.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
by D3Keith on Jan 31, 2012 1:12 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Nope
he runs it like any other head of company. Go listen to any other company, team, business and the PR people will always say everything without telling anything. I dont fault him for it, especially since we all know how this is it by now.
''All men who feel any power of joy in battle, know what it is like when the wolf rises in the heart.'' -Roosevelt
I would watch it
but I have class at 12 and no laptops are allowed in my class. Sigh….. college life, you gotta love it
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by FloridaEagle on Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM EST via Android app reply actions
Andy, will Desean Jackson be an Eagle next year?
If you dont like Big Red, then F#%@ You!
-Ricky Bobby
by GreenInBaltimore on Jan 31, 2012 11:52 AM EST reply actions
Well, (cough, sniff) listen, uh… DeSean is a heckuva player. He’s done some great things here, he’s an incredible play-maker. We’ll see how things go there.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
What if he just said….
Well, (cough, sniff) us..Desean is a heckuva football plaer. He’s done some great things here. He’s an incredible playmker. But no.
If you dont like Big Red, then F#%@ You!
-Ricky Bobby
by GreenInBaltimore on Jan 31, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Impossible – too straightforward.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
That made me laugh dude, that’s Andy in a nutshell. “TIME YOURS”
by Almightypudster on Jan 31, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Puppet-like Castillo
But I doubt that Reid lured Bowles to town with anything less than absolute control over the secondary — much like Washburn has over the defensive line. And while that might bring better schemes and technique, it also establishes the second of Castillo’s underlings who actually have more power than he does. Juan’s role is rapidly reducing. Presumably he still has control over Mike Caldwell’s linebackers (for better or worse) and playcalling duties (mostly worse) — but that’s all.
By removing Castillo further from on-the-ground responsibilities, Reid has addressed the symptom of poor coaching without removing the cause — the lack of an experienced defensive coordinator who can actually take control of the whole defense. Until that changes, I will remain pessimistic about the unit’s future.
Bowles, Castillo, and a Defensive Coaching Void
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 11:54 AM EST reply actions
So
maybe Castillo is going to coordinate the defense as a whole, and not coach the specific areas himself. Crazy talk, man…
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
― Seneca
How does one do that when each guy can call a play for their specific unit?
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
I doubt its they each make a call. They all probably work together.
And that is just speculation.
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Probably true but I can’t even begin to fathom how that works in the time allowed to call a play?
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
I think it’s all just stupid. What the hell is the point, just make the guy with more power the DC.
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I work in a company where the manager doesn’t actually do the work, he manages the work process and the individuals do the work. There are two kinds of managers: micromanagers and hands off kinds. The micros get people in there who buy into their ideas and will carry them out. The hands off-ers will see what he has to work with, or will hire based on talent and not ideology, and will tailor his approach to fit the team.
Both can work, both can fail. JC seems to be more the latter where JJ was the former.
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
― Seneca
Yeah that’s a good observation. I don’t think JJ and Washburn would have gotten along, BTW.
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The bigggest mistake any company/team can make
is to try to replace the old boss with his exact copy. You cannot, since genius is so personal, replace Steve Jobs with another Steve Jobs. You have to accept that he’s gone, and find the best person you can to lead what he left behind.
JJ was a great DC, and I miss him, but some fans seem obsessed with hiring as exact a repleca as possible, with zone blitzes, gruff demeanor, etc. You can’t do that. You have to get a new type of person. Maybe that will be JC, he hasn’t done badly at all, but the whole tone of “Let’s get a JJ deciple” or what not is just misguided.
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
― Seneca
Remember when the Redskins had that complex offensive play-calling system? If I’m remembering correctly, Zorn wasn’t trusted with the offense, so they delegated powers to an assistant, who would check in with another assistant, etc., and then that call would get back to Zorn, who would then deliver the call.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
That was so dumb. It didn’t seem to help them anyway.
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It didn’t but neither does having John Beck and Rex Grossman as your QB.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
Jason Campbell was the QB back then I think.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
My bad. He isn’t very good either. Though better than both of them.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
I disagree. I think JC is a good QB.. just a victim to some terrible situations
by TimmyGee on Jan 31, 2012 2:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
There
are a lot of different JC’s in the NFL..
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 31, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Just
making an observation, no need to get snippy.
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 31, 2012 6:10 PM EST up reply actions
Kind of my point.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Hard work
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
lol
"Performance comes from work and dedication, belief and strength. Words and excuses get you nowhere." -Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves Rightfielder
Typical question
Q: “Andy, why are you such an arrogant, ignorant prick? Everything you do just confirms your own incopetence, so why even bother with a presser to justify what is so clearly your feeble minded attempts to save your worthless job?”
A: “I’ve been told by Lurie I need to do a better job relating to the media, but I’m not quite sure that’s a good idea at this point…”
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
― Seneca
I can't wait for it to start!
I’m going to take a nap, but I look forward to reading the unimpressed comments afterwards.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
why wait?
The unimpressed comments are already underway.
For a good percentage of Eagles fans, there’s nothing he can say besides “thank you, Roger, for this Lombardi Trophy” that would impress them anyway.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
by D3Keith on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
He said I appreciate!!!
Yes! :D
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
So they did offer a job to Spags here.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 PM EST reply actions
So we can finally put that speculation to rest.
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You only put speculation to rest if it isn’t true.
Prediction: the 3-4 will be out of style in two years.
So no, I will not shut up about stupidity.
by bdawk4ever on Dec 11, 2011 1:39 PM EST
This guy again.
I was only talking about the fact that they didn’t even try to contact Spags.
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yeah I knew what you meant. I’m going to stop trolling you now unless I’m going to respond in a civil way. You’ve always been civil, I haven’t.
Prediction: the 3-4 will be out of style in two years.
So no, I will not shut up about stupidity.
by bdawk4ever on Dec 11, 2011 1:39 PM EST
by packimop on Jan 31, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Awwwwwww
Did someone do the Care Bear Stare at you or something?? lol
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
lol. Nah I’ve just been super pissed about the franchise and taking it out on fellow members, which is something I shouldn’t be doing.
Prediction: the 3-4 will be out of style in two years.
So no, I will not shut up about stupidity.
by bdawk4ever on Dec 11, 2011 1:39 PM EST
by packimop on Jan 31, 2012 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely.
What has to remain here is we are all frustrated fans of the same team. And if there were 100 of us, there would probably be 95 differing opinions. Big ups to you for acknowledging that.
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
In reference to Spags
“If you can have two great coaches on defense that’s better than having Juan himself.”
Ok…so if Spags is the 2nd whose the first?
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
Two is better than Juan.
lol
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
spags probably started laughing
when Reid told him they were going to keep jaun and have him help him coach the defense.
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I’m not watching it, but is that what Reid actually said??
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Look it doesn’t take a genius to know that every organization thrives when it has two leaders. Go ahead, name a country that doesn’t have two presidents. A boat that sets sail without two captains. Where would Catholicism be, without the popes.
He won’t say in what role he wanted to bring Spags here.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:14 PM EST reply actions
So maybe we all do have the right to be pissed. Who knows if he offered him the DC position directly if he would have said yes or no.
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Honestly, we really don’t know what he said. Maybe he did and he doesn’t want to embarrass the team by saying Spags rejected him. Or maybe he didn’t and he doesn’t want to admit that.
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Then what the fuck is the point of this press conference!!!
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he probably just said that he had a job for him if he didn’t like anything else out there.
Andy would have probably named him assistant head coach or made up a job title to bring him here. when spags interviewed in new orleans, he must have like what he heard and took the job. if he didn’t go to NO, he probably would be here
turn on the interview late… were there any questions regarding desean?
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not yet
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Coming soon...you can bet on that.
lol
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
You don't think....
…he is frustrated too?
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
He has to be.
And anybody wants to prove his doubters wrong. Its gotta be frustrating to not do that.
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Exactly...
…people demonize this guy like he sits there not caring…like he doesn’t want to win a Superbowl. It’s ridiculous.
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
I like to hear the emphasis on turnovers.
And he mentioned continuity! Yay!
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And he said he likes the defensive scheme and that the players were all it. They didn’t quit. That’s important for next year.
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Hard to see the Seattle game
and not come away with the impression that the team quit in that game.
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by JasonB on Jan 31, 2012 12:54 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Well yeah, but there were extenuating circumstances there. They were being led by Vince Young who did all he could to suck. They just got off a beatdown of the Patriots, then travelled across country on 4 days rest. Promptly after that game the NFL announced they’d never do that.
And I really meant at the end of the year when they could’ve turned on each other and given up. They didn’t.
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I guess it MUST be Vince’s fault that the wr’s tip / bauble the ball into the other teams hands. Multiple times in that seattle game .
by Saidrick on Jan 31, 2012 1:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sorry grammar police
I spelled it like a noun ( as in crows like shiny baubles. ) when I should have spelled it like a verb : bobble. Which is very similar to juggling , but without the skill or practice.
by Saidrick on Jan 31, 2012 1:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I've never seen it spelled that way.
Today on BGN I learned English.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
I'm sorry,
But if you’re a professional football player, there’s NO extenuating circumstance for giving up.
Not for one second of one play of one game. You stop when you’re too hurt to play, or the whistle blows.
by UnclaimedFright on Jan 31, 2012 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
Im in class right now. Cant watch this.
what has he said about Bowles? Will he be running the defense and Juan will just hold the title?
did he mention anything about DeSean Jackson??
"This team (Philadelphia Eagles) gives me the best chance of winning a Super Bowl."
-Michael Vick #7
So he hasnt said anything about Bowles? or he said no about that stuff?
"This team (Philadelphia Eagles) gives me the best chance of winning a Super Bowl."
-Michael Vick #7
He mentioned Bowles but he said Juan is running the D. He wanted to bring in Todd as another great coach to have on the team.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
fucking bullshit. why did Bowles even decide to come here then? for just a secondary coach??
"This team (Philadelphia Eagles) gives me the best chance of winning a Super Bowl."
-Michael Vick #7
yeah
that’s not really that hard to believe. He was a secondary coach last year.
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by JasonB on Jan 31, 2012 12:55 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
If that was the case...
Why would Andy let the public in on it?
by TommykUD on Jan 31, 2012 1:39 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
When asked if Spags was offered DC job, Reid said “we didn’t get into that”.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:22 PM EST reply actions
Okay, so we can be mad
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Sounds like people want to be mad, regardless of whether they should be or not.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
You're happy?
With the “all-in” 8-8 season?
by UnclaimedFright on Jan 31, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
“Does Michael Vick believe in cutting down on turnovers as much as you do?”
No jackass, Vick actually wants to increase turnovers.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
fuck you Andy would be better....
How do you think Spags felt hearing that he would have to hold juan’s hand while running the defense?
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by dcgreenspro on Jan 31, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
He wouldn't
Juan would sit his ass down and listen to Washburn and Spags and just been a yes man.. You think Washburn and Spags would take a back seat to Juan???
ok, the giants suck.
by BigBlueIntervention on Oct 4th
that's my point
he would have had to deal with all this bullshit :washburn’s line, Juan’s ineptitude, etc..or he could go somewhere else and run the whole dam thing. I wouldn’t have wanted to come here
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by dcgreenspro on Jan 31, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
you and spags are not the same
Plus I don’t know if you have ever been to philly let alone have a house here. And being familar with the org has to account for something, plus he has prior knowledge of the divison.. but im not flipping out about it (I love Todd Bowles) “Fuck You Spags” just felt like the right thing to say… sue me
ok, the giants suck.
by BigBlueIntervention on Oct 4th
uh, ok
eagleeyes that is fine that is your opinion. I didn’t know if you were listening to the presser. I meant to say if you were spags, would you want to come here and deal with all of this nonsense?
yes I am from the area and still live here
"Intangibles: Fuck the Dallas Cowboys and every fucking thing they stand for; special teams"-The Onion
No harm no foul
To answer your question I wanted change, period.The Todd Bowles hiring (for me) represents that since he is over qualified for the DB Coach Position his talents should spill over helping other areas of need.
ok, the giants suck.
by BigBlueIntervention on Oct 4th
Why? Because instead of settling for a lesser position with little stability past this year, he took a higher position for more money behind an offense led by Drew Brees? Yeah, what an asshole /s
Ya alos the fact
He LIVES HERE and “Loves philly”… Lets see how good he is when his defense is always on the field because the offense scores so quickly.
ok, the giants suck.
by BigBlueIntervention on Oct 4th
Lesser Position
Look he could have been HC if we didn’t do great next year let alone just a secondary coach. And if his D doesnt come together quickly in NO he’ll be gone before they end the “Who Dat” chant
ok, the giants suck.
by BigBlueIntervention on Oct 4th
Vick needs to get out of bounds more, avoid hits, blah blah blah.
If I had a dollar for every time that’s said, but nothing ever actually changes…
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:25 PM EST reply actions
Just noticed BGN has a new writer
scroll down and see for yourself.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions
Welcome aboard, Ben.
Glad to see he’s a 4-for-4 guy (plus PSU and Temple). Anxious to see what kind of posts he can add to the site.
Did Andy ask for a lunch break yet?
"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
"Suck it, Phaneuf"
that question was HILARIOUS
“…rooted in a forthcomingness that doesn’t normally exist…”
CLASSIC
Why do people always think I'm playing the Race Card???
Is it because I'm black???
uhhh yea champ.
Prediction: the 3-4 will be out of style in two years.
So no, I will not shut up about stupidity.
by bdawk4ever on Dec 11, 2011 1:39 PM EST
NU_cle-ar. NU_cle-ar.
/ Homer Simpson-ed
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by abains007 on Jan 31, 2012 2:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
got a juan pun into the chat.. i’m quite happy about that.
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The best was when DM entered his name as Paenus Mauncher and his comment got into there, haha.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Or if even if it wasn’t DM, it was still pretty funny.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
I'm still laughing
Juvenile humor is my speed
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
by D3Keith on Jan 31, 2012 1:16 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
We don’t devalue the LB position. It’s proven.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:43 PM EST reply actions
I think Andy Reid would look cooler with thicker glasses frames.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:45 PM EST reply actions
Like these
awesome BCG’s
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AR: Juan is a heckuva leader of men.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 31, 2012 12:46 PM EST reply actions
Jenkins doesn’t feel differently. Nnamdi was probably pissed because he got beat pretty bad a few times this season.
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by KeepSwinging on Jan 31, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
yeah it’s pretty bad when your players have to coach their coach.
When I die, I want the Philadelphia Eagles to be the pallbearers at my funeral. So they can let me down, one last time.
How’d you get access to the locker room to hear this inside information?
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I can’t block quote on my phone but
" "We talk to him a lot because we, especially the
older guys, like myself and Asante [Samuel] ,
we’ve been in the league, you know, and we kind
of know what goes on with defenses and what
call is good and not good at any particular time,"
said Asomugha. "So we talk to him a lot but he
goes out there and he still has his game plan
and he makes all the calls and he’s got a better
feel of when to call what.
"Obviously we’re going to keep talking to him,
because this is his first year, so you’ve got to
keep talking to him, but he’s doing a good job,
he’s getting it on his own."
by TimmyGee on Jan 31, 2012 2:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
With a little luck next year
We’ll go 9-7, play-offs and then the old one and done dance. The FO “shows” improvement and nobody gets fired. I love the repeating circle of getting better at being mediocre.
by Saidrick on Jan 31, 2012 1:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I missed it. Is this the consensus?
AR should have to wear a Flava Flav necklace until he learns how to manage a clock.
I am the proud target of temper tantrums.
No Juan knows
But Juan can hope. Who knew an o-line coach would destroy a fan base.
by Saidrick on Jan 31, 2012 2:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
what's destroyed?
You guys are nuts. New England, the “top standard”, doesn’t even have a D coordinator. Their D also sucked a lot worse than ours did. The Packers, “favorite to repeat”, also had a sucky D yet they almost went undefeated. The Giants, “in the superbowl again”, got essentially shut down by our D.
Who do you want instead that will magically fix everything? It’s a TEAM thing. Look at some actual analysis (ie Brian Soloman’s site) and you’ll realize it’s not Juan, the Offense had horrible meltdowns, ST choked some huge plays, etc. Also if you shake things up again you’re taking a step backwards by default, and then the same sht about Gelling, and Learning Systems comes into play again.
I, for one, am glad Lurie doesn’t listen to message board posters.
by jhavrk8 on Jan 31, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Okay stat boy
You claim that new England’s d and green bay’s d both are “sucky”. Well our fucking fabulous defense gave up more runs of 40+ yards than BOTH of those defenses combined.
Don’t buy the total yards bullshit arguement . That topic and why it’s a myth has been well covered.
It’s all about stopping the run when the game is close. We could not do that this year when we faced teams with any talent at running back this year.
by Saidrick on Jan 31, 2012 5:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
cmon guys...
Do you REALLY think he offered Spags anything less then the DC position ?
He offered him the job and spags turned it down because New Orleans offers a better opportunity. Reid cant SAY this because it would make Castillo look like a second choice, which he is, just like last year. (although last year he was probably the dead last choice because no one wanted to work with washburn)
Exactly, why is everyone pissed that Spags took a better opportunity
“Sorry guys, they’re offering me a better position with more money on a championship caliber team” BOO STEVE IS AN ASSHOLE!!
The emperor is wearing no clothes!
I say we go out and just crush offenses in 2012.
If we finish statistically 8th and we’re pissed as hell…
what if we’re statistically 1st or 2nd?
Yes, we got burned early on defense. But last time I checked, the two teams in the SB were not defensive specialists. Anyone want to tell me that GB had a great defense, and it went 15-1. The rules of the NFL are NOT in the defensive players favor. Not in the least…
WAKE UP FOLKS!
We’re beating up on the wrong guy. You want to get to the playoffs? We MUST PROTECT THAT FOOTBALL!
Don’t tell me that the 8-8 was all defense… Eagles fans are noted for our sharp “no BS” style. Pinning this 8-8 on the defense is much akin to saying we don’t need to worry… just heave the ball and if they pick it off we’ll just reload and do it again…
If we don’t stop the picks and the dropsies, we could have the Steel Curtain and still lose half our games.
It’s time to put this myth to rest.
by milroyigglesfan on Jan 31, 2012 5:36 PM EST reply actions
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