A Decade of Andy Reid

[reese125]

Philly.com:

With Christmas nearly upon us, the SportsWit' staff is busy doing some last-minute holiday shopping. This year, we've decided to buy presents for some of the people and teams that have appeared in this space since its inception. Many have been naughty, a few have been nice, but all have provided your humble Page 2 servants with something to write about in 2008. For that, we're truly grateful.

And now, here's a quick peek at the SportsWit' gift list:

The Cowboys - Framed pictures of ESPN reporter and trouble-starter Ed Werder. Because nothing says Happy Holidays like (even more) locker-room bickering.

The Mets - An instruction booklet outlining the quickest way to perform the Heimlich.

The Phillies - Hmm, what do you get for the team that won it all? A second championship would be nice, but that's a gift only they can purchase. Instead, we'll go with eternal adoration and the promise that they'll never have to buy a drink in this town again. As stocking stuffers, we'll also throw in T-shirts with Chase Utley's now infamous post-parade celebratory comment printed across the front. Speaking of . . .

Chase Utley - A seven-second delay.

Pat Burrell - A soft place to land and a new team that will treat him well.

Reggie Brown, L.J. Smith and Samuel Dalembert - One-way tickets on the next Greyhound bus leaving town.

Hank Baskett - A prenup.

Ed Stefanski - A 6-foot-9, 250-pound power forward with no foot speed and a hefty five-year, $80 million contract. Sorry, no returns on this gift. All sales are, unfortunately, final.

Andy Reid - A contract extension. Oops, sorry, that present is actually supposed to go to Brian Dawkins. We got them confused. There are so many other things we'd like to get Reid: a clock management specialist. The acclaimed coaching book How to Run the Ball for Dummies. A clue. For now, though, we'll just go with the time-honored lump of coal. Enjoy, Andy. You earned it.

Jeffrey Lurie - A new head coach.

[Phanatic]

Jeffrey Lurie - A new head coach.

Amen pass the sauce!!

[shorebird]

Reggie Brown, L.J. Smith and Samuel Dalembert - One-way tickets on the next Greyhound bus leaving town.

Hark......the Harald Angels Sing...........

[General_Failure]

Hark......the Harald Angels Sing...........

*cough* Um, I need to put the angels in a better position...

[shorebird]

Ahhhhhhh hhahahahah. Don't hurt yourself.

[hunt]

bearded andy is a better coach than regular andy.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

bearded andy is a better coach than regular andy.

It's Andy from the evil parallel universe.

[Cerevant]

And with that win, you can count on Andy being the head coach for another 5 years.  Woohoo.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I saw one of his loser kids on the sideline, I think.  Weren't they both in jail?

[hunt]

bearded andy is a better coach than regular andy.

i agree with myself. 


bearded andy is also much more likeable.

[rjs246]

So, let's address this. At what point this season did Andy Reid hand over play-calling responsibilities? Was that the best coaching decision he made this year? What are the run/pass numbers since Marty took over?

My dislike of Reid is so ingrained at this point that I don't want to give him any credit for solid offensive or team performances but as the reality of the situation sinks in I'm looking for someone to make a compelling argument about why he should be credited for their wins...

[Diomedes]

So what you're saying is that you've started smoking crack again?

[rjs246]

That implies that I had stopped at some point.

[shorebird]

They didn't totally abandon the run today, even though it wasn't working very well. It still kept a good D honest. Only thing I have to complain about is that when you saw the run in the gaps or off tackle wasn't working, I'd have like to have seen some sweeps. I'd also like to see some screen passes.

But........this team is one win away from the friggen' Superbowl. I'm not going to complain too much.

40 passing attempts to 28 rushing attempts today.

[stalker]

If the Eagles win the Super Bowl this year, is Andy a Hall of Fame coach? I hear talk of Dungy being first ballot HOF, supposing a Super Bowl victory, what has Dungy done that Andy hasn't?