A Decade of Andy Reid

[shorebird]

I used to be of the mindset that if anyone wanted to give up their tickets, I'd be one of the first in line to buy them. But now, even though I would still love to have tickets, I wouldn't be able to justify spending that kind of money on such a luxury now.

[ice grillin you]

what do you mean by 'that kind of money'...they are dirt cheap in the big scheme of things...because the season is only 8 games i cant think of an entertainment value that gives more bang for the buck than nfl tickets

[SunMo]

all day food, drink and football for around $90?  it's not terrible

[PhillyPhreak54]

Andy Reid talks McNabb, Westbrook, Dawkins

DANA POINT, Calif. -- Eagles coach Andy Reid taled to reporters this morning at the NFL owners meetings.

Here are some excerpts of his interview session:

On the benching of Donovan McNabb last season against Baltimore: "Donovan is the type of person who carries the world on his back. At times people around him expect him to carry the world on his back. That's too much for a person to do. We were leading the league in drops at the time. Our offensive line wasn't playing very well. Our defense wasn't playing very well. And to be honest, I wasn't coaching very well. It wasn't all him."

On what would have happened if Kevin Kolb had played well against Baltimore: "Donovan McNabb was going to be my quarterback the next week. I've been around him too much. I know what he can do."

On state of his team right now: "This is one thing I know. I can sit here right now and put a championship-caliber football team [on the field]. We need to add depth, but if you said line up today, we would be very competitive with anybody."

On left tackle: "We've got a couple of guys who can play and be very good at it. We'll see what happens. I think I've got those guys here [meaning left tackle possibilities], but I am always looking for more."

On the possiblity of Jon Runyan returning: "We'll just see how that goes. Not saying year or nay."

On the offensive line as a whole: "I know I've got enough guys to line up there right now and have a good offensive line."

On Todd Herremans: "I thought Todd should have been in the Pro Bowl last year. That is the kind of football I feel that he played."

On Jamal Jackson: "I thought he did a good job in the passing game. He has to do some things better in the run game."

On drafting a running back: "We're keeping our eyes open. I'd like to have two or three running backs."

On whether Westbrook can still be a carry the load running back: "He can be your primary ballcarrier but you need to supplement somebody else."

On Brian Dawkins: "Brian to me always will be a Philadelphia Eagle. Brian should be able to walk into our offices any time, even if we're playing them that week. He left a special legacy with this team."

On the Eagles' handling of Dawkins departure: "There a certain ways you can do it [meaning players leaving]. You can release players like Marvin Harrison with the Colts or you can try to get something done [re-signing]. That is part of the business of this business, and it's been part of the business forever."

[ice grillin you]

On Brian Dawkins: "Brian to me always will be a Philadelphia Eagle.

cept this year

[BigEd76]

John Harbaugh, the Baltimore Ravens coach who spent nine seasons with Eagles coach Andy Reid, was asked yesterday whether he thought his former boss was stubborn.

"It's not stubborn if you're right," Harbaugh said. "That's being convicted. I think he really listens a lot. To me, the perception that he doesn't listen to anybody is completely incorrect. Andy listens to his coaches, listens to his scouts, and I think Tom [Heckert] has a ton of impact.

"The coaches didn't make decisions, but he always listened to their input. If you didn't want a returner or a corner, I don't think Andy was going to take him if the coaches didn't want him."

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I think I'm finally happy for John.  It took a while, I know.

[Zanshin]

I'm glad you know, because I've apparently been remiss in been keeping up with your feelings regarding Harbaugh.

[Rome]

Less filling/tastes great!

[General_Failure]

I'm glad Heckert has Reid's ear. I was worried that the accountants weren't being given their fair say regarding the team.

[Feva]

At times people around him expect him to carry the world on his back.

People = Fatass.
At times = 8 1/2 out of 10 years.

[BigEd76]

On the Wildcat formation: "We're not going to feature the Wildcat. I'll be curious to see what people do with it. I thought Miami had a pretty extensive package and I'm curious to see if they continue to expand that. What normally happens is if the colleges are doing one thing and that's where the quarterbacks are coming from, it seems to me a pretty high percentage of the college teams are going to the spread offense. That's what you're bringing into the NFL and somewhere you have to explore that. We're going to let Gruden explore that during his sabbatical ... and see how it fits into the NFL game."

Is Chucky doing independent research or is he a consultant now?

[reese125]

Im guessing that was one of reids awesome sarcasm pokes at him because hes analyst now and they are buddies

dont kill yourself looking it up eddy

[ice grillin you]

if anyone really really hates themselves andy reid will be on with eskin in the next hour

[Eagles_Legendz]

Andy said he couldn't sign Dawkins because it would have put the team in a bad place financially (potentially) and then they might not have had enough money for Stacy, Peters, and Leonard Weaver. 

Yep, upping Dawkins contract would have prevented them from giving Weaver $1 million.  Nice.