Fired Andy Reid

[Rome]

wow

[ice grillin you]

i dont play around son

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Did you lovers switch to sexting after this?

[General_Failure]

Skype chat.

[Sgt PSN]

While posting, most likely.

[QB Eagles]

It's now considered news on philly.com that Andy Reid hasn't been fired yet.

[Diomedes]

Ha.  Brilliant.

[General_Failure]

There should be quotation marks around the word coach.

[SD]

I know it's Eckel but can you imagine if this happened:

Eckel: Andy Reid could be Dallas Cowboys' next head coach, source says

Published: Sunday, December 02, 2012, 3:00 AM     Updated: Sunday, December 02, 2012, 3:01 AM

By Mark Eckel/The Times


When the Eagles play the Cowboys Sunday night in Arlington, Texas, will Andy Reid's eyes be as much on the home team as his team?

According to an extremely reliable source, who is close to Reid, the long-time Eagles head coach could be the head coach of the archrival Cowboys next year.

Of course, that is all based on Reid being fired by the Eagles, which is expected, and Jason Garrett being let go by the Cowboys, which isn't quite as sure, but certainly could happen if Dallas does not make the playoffs.

"I know a lot of people think Andy is going to San Diego next year, and I can see that happening," the source said. "But I keep hearing Dallas. I think he can end up with the Cowboys. As a matter of fact, I think he will end up with the Cowboys, if Jason is fired."

While there is some sentiment that Reid will take a year off from coaching, if he is fired by the Eagles, several people close to the coach said they will be surprised if he is not coaching next year.

"Andy's a coach; that's what he does," one said. "I don't see him going into the TV booth, although he probably could. I see him coaching somewhere else if he's not in Philly."

If Reid does get fired by the Eagles and hired by another team, it would follow the same path as the past two Eagles coaches, who were also terminated under Jeffrey Lurie's ownership. Rich Kotite was fired after the 1994 season and took over the Jets in 1995. Ray Rhodes was fired after the 1998 season and took over the Packers in 1999.

It didn't work out so well for either of them. Kotite didn't make it through two seasons with the Jets, and Rhodes lasted just one year in Green Bay.

San Diego, assuming Norv Turner is not back, has long been rumored as Reid's next stop after 14 years with the Eagles. Most of that has been based on the fact that he is a Southern California native and owns a home there.

If Reid is to coach again, he could have his choice of jobs, since up to nine teams may be looking for head coaches.

But if he could stay in the NFC East with a team he knows so well after playing them twice every year — three times in 2009, well, it would have to be tempting.

"I think Andy would be a good fit with the Cowboys," the source, who dropped the bombshell, said. "I feel he would get along fine with (Cowboys owner) Jerry (Jones). It would be the two of them working together, no middle man to get in the way."

Reid's first win as head coach of the Eagles in 1999 came against the Cowboys, 13-10, at old Veterans Stadium.

The following year, he beat the Cowboys, 41-14, on opening day in Dallas on the way to his first playoff season with the Eagles.

Reid actually won seven of his first eight games and 10 of his first 12 against the Cowboys. Since then he has gone 7-9, including a 38-23 loss at home earlier this season to give him a career record of 17-11 against Dallas.

Those 17 wins have come against five Cowboys head coaches: Chan Gailey (1-1), Dave Campo (6-0), Bill Parcells (5-3), Wade Phillips (3-6) and Garrett (2-1).

The win total also matches Reid's win total against his other two NFC East rivals. He is 17-13 against the Giants, including a win this season, and 17-10 against Washington, including a loss this season.

Reid's overall career record going into tonight's game is 139-98-1, which makes him the winningest head coach in Eagles history and the 22nd winningest head coach in NFL history.

Could he really be taking those wins to Dallas next year?

Andy Reid: Head coach of the Cowboys? It would shock some.

"What Andy Reid and his program stand for is the opposite of what the Cowboys stand for," former Eagles assistant and now Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh said a few years ago in the book Game Changers: The 50 Greatest Plays in Eagles History. "The Cowboys are a star system. It's all about building around individuals first and collecting talent, collecting great players. Andy has always been about building a team. And over the long haul, it's a team sport."

THE LIST
ECK'S TOP 5
1. HOUSTON (10-1)
2. ATLANTA (11-1)
3. SAN FRANCISCO (8-2-1)
4. DENVER (8-3)
5. CHICAGO (8-3)
ECK'S BOTTOM 5
28. CAROLINA (3-8)
29. OAKLAND (3-8)
30. EAGLES (3-8)
31. JACKSONVILLE (2-9)
32. KANSAS CITY (1-10)

THE PICKS
BEST BET (7-5)
Chicago -3½ over Seattle
UPSET SPECIAL (6-6)
Kansas City +3 over Carolina
THE REST (68-54-3)
Green Bay -8 over Minnesota
St. Louis +7½ over San Francisco
Jets -4½ over Arizona
Indianapolis +5 over Detroit
Buffalo -6 over Jacksonville
Miami +7½ over New England
Houston -6 over Tennessee
Denver -7 over Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh +8 over Baltimore
Oakland +2½ over Cleveland
San Diego +1½ over Cincinnati
Dallas -10 over Eagles
MONDAY NIGHT MONEY (5-6-1)
Giants -2½ over Washington

Contact Mark Eckel at meckel@njtimes.com

[Sgt PSN]

I really don't care where he ends up as long as it's outside of Philly. 

Also, I couldn't help but laugh at this:

"Andy's a coach; that's what he does," one said. "I don't see him going into the TV booth, although he probably could. I see him coaching somewhere else if he's not in Philly."

I'd love to know who actually thinks Reid could go on tv.  He's never really looked comfortable in front of the camera, even after big wins.  He just has a very introverted public personality.  Could you imagine him as a color guy or analyst?  Zzzzzzz

[Rome]

I can absolutely see him as an analyst.  He deliberately doesn't speak to the writers in Philly because they're insufferable iceholes.  But you can see there's a lot going on behind the moustache & specs, especially humor-wise.  I think he'd be great, actually.

As for the Dallas rumor, consider the "source".  The only thing Eckel hates more than vegetables is Reid.

[ice grillin you]

yeah anyone thats ever met him says hes super personable and funny as hell...seem to have some dry wit

kinda like me

[Sgt PSN]

I'm sure he's got a great personality behind the scenes, but he just seems to be very introverted in public.  Even on the sidelines, he's very stoic.  And dry wit probably wouldn't work well in the booth either.  I think it'd lose the audience.  Maybe he'd be ok as an analyst on SportsCenter or something where he gets a 2 minute bit here and there and gets to break down a couple of plays, but I just don't see him calling a game for 3 straight hours. 

[Sgt PSN]

yeah anyone thats ever met him says hes super personable and funny as hell...seem to have some dry wit

kinda like me

Real life Havas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IGY

[ice grillin you]

if you really know me its one in the same baby