The observation thread

[rjs246]

farg Andy Reid. Unfargingreal.

[JackStraw]

The best that one can hope for - given Reid won't step down - is for Lurie to hire a decent GM. No, that doesn't change game day, but just maybe the team can finally get the dismal talent acquisition process fixed.

Lurie and Andy have a plausible spin in a "Andy is working too hard/family" shtein, but it will require Christina to let Jeffy have his pair out of the box by the nightstand for a few hours. Losing-out will be helpful.

The alternative of more of the last three years is just to painful to contemplate.

[SunMo]

Assuming the Eagles could've gotten Kolb at the Abaramiri pick, it really annoys me to think that they could've made the same trade with the Niners that the Pats did.

the Pats got the Niners 2007 4th, and 2008 1st, and the Niners got the 28th pick overall.  the Eagles had the 26th overall, they might have been able to make that 4th a 3rd, even if not, it would be a huge trade for them now.

Abaramiri has barely played and will probably be nothing special.  and who even knows about Kolb compared to Beck, etc...assuming you HAD to take qb with your 2nd round pick.  something i'm not even sure you had to do.

[Rome]

If that story about Westbrook is true then Reid's ass should be shown the door right farging now.

The only thing I can figure is Lurie's on the hook for millions to Reid and he's not going to eat those millions just to improve the team.

[ice grillin you]

just to be clear on ikes story...reid didnt tell westbrook not to go in and westbrook went anyway...westbrook went up to reid and said something to the effect of put me in/im going in and reid did it

[Rome]

Who cares? 

Reid's seeming reluctance to do it with the game/season hanging in the balance is enough for me to have fired his ass right there, IGY.

He either doesn't get it (which is bad) or does get it and refuses to do what is necessary to win at whatever the cost (which is worse).

[reese125]

its just funny..sad really... that Westbrook had to tell him and Andy didnt think of it first.

[ice grillin you]

Who cares? 

Reid's seeming reluctance to do it with the game/season hanging in the balance is enough for me to have fired his ass right there, IGY.

He either doesn't get it (which is bad) or does get it and refuses to do what is necessary to win at whatever the cost (which is worse).

i agree i just wanted to to be clear that i wasnt trying to make it look like the players were in a full scale revolt and be accused of making up shtein simply to hate on the team

[SD_Eagle5]

Westbrook's defiance is the first step, next step is oxycontin

[Wingspan]

Didnt westbrook say in the offseason that he would rather not return punts anymore?

[ice grillin you]

he said he didnt wanna do it full time

[SunMo]

i didn't see it live, but apparently Tiki called out Westbrook on NBC Sunday night saying he "quit on the team" by running out of bounds on the punt return.

i guess if anybody is qualified to know about quitting on a team it's Tiki, but what the farg, did he even watch the play?

[Father Demon]

I just watched the Spads video.  Hilarious is not the word...

It reminded me of those videos where you stare at the screen, looking for something, and that hideous face and scream jump out, making you shtein your pants.  Yep, it was just like that.

[reese125]

i didn't see it live, but apparently Tiki called out Westbrook on NBC Sunday night saying he "quit on the team" by running out of bounds on the punt return.

i guess if anybody is qualified to know about quitting on a team it's Tiki, but what the farg, did he even watch the play?

I guess Tiki didnt see dude charging in on the right ready to zone in on him. Tiki's smart

[BigEd76]

Banner is on Eskin's show right now