Reid Is Sticking To The Formula That Has Won For Him
Eagles, General News, News Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Andy Reid is consistent. He has a formula for the Eagles football team and he’s sticking to it. Normally after the final preseason game, Reid gives the team some time off, he’s staying with that formula.
This year after tonight’s final preseason game against the New York Jets, the Eagles will be off on Friday and Saturday then they’ll come in for a short workout on Sunday. Chances are they won’t be in pads for the Sunday workout. They’ll be putting in the plays and defenses, they expect to run versus Green Bay.
After the brief workout, they’ll be off again on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, they’ll come in and get ready to start the season.
If I were in Reid’s position I wouldn’t want to give the first team offense all that time off after the way they played against the Kansas City Chiefs. Timing is essential with an offense and especially a west coast offense and they surely didn’t have their timing at the workout I saw on Sunday.
I’m also wondering about their confidence. I haven’t seen the confidence of the offense increasing, I’ve seen it decreasing. They haven’t put together one long drive that has resulted in a touchdown. This group will need to put some points on the board if they’re going to have any chance of beating the Packers.
I could be wrong, but it’s sobering to realize that the Birds number one offense will play the Green Bay Packers after having only three serious practices in the last couple of weeks. And that’s after the debacle in Kansas City.
Reid has been outstanding at getting his teams ready to play over the years despite making a habit of getting off to slow starts. He’s taken this team to the playoffs year after year but I don’t think I would treat this team like the more experienced squads he’s had in the past.
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Drummer – I’m with you one that last post. But don’t you think that Donovan’s upside will decrease significantly in the coming years whereas Reid’s probably wont – he doesn’t need youth to execute his job at the highest level. That’s a big factor in my opinion that separates them in terms of the future.
F explanations, the Eagles will be solid financially (business) on a short term regardless of how good the team does this year (and even next). Looking at the next 10 years, that was a good decision. They did this for now and the future, not just now. The ‘explanation’ will be, you have to take risks, and this one didn’t work out.
songs, as for you second post, I think that’s a pretty good questions. The answer is simple though – Reid is the boss – he’s the one who picked, stuck with and directed McNabb. Steve Jobs gets credit/blame for Apple’s ups and downs, not his lead engineer. It’s also completely implied that McNabb was a huge part of the success, just cause many are ready to move on from McNabb (it’s reality), doesn’t mean that they don’t appreciate his accomplishments and the amazing things he did for the team. It doesn’t have to be either or. It’s Reid’s team, McNabb played the QB position.
I just cant wait for opening day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just cant wait to hear how many of those throw back Kelly green jerseys we sell!
Schill, that’s our point!!!!
If it’s Reid’s team then he’s responsible for us not achieving the goal of winning a Superbowl and should have been canned instead of Mcnabb.
I remember when John Gruden went to Tampa Bay with the same team as Dungy had a year prior and won the Superbowl…By the same token I don’t think this team was too far from the goal if a new coaching staff would have come in and sured up the offensive and defensive lines with a commitment to the running game. They should have done this with Mcnabb playing on the last year of his contract. If we would have brought in a Shanahan or a Cowher or even Gruden for that matter (Coaches with a resume of achieving the goal of winning Playoff games as well as Superbowls) We as fans would have understood that more…. and be optimistic about the team knowing we have proven coaches that would bring a winning philosophy of good game management as well as a potent west coast offense with a running game. Now, we are in limbo hoping a thousand variables fall in place at one time with a young team without real veteran leadership. We’re at square one and it’s hard to be optimistic when everyone knows this team have no chance of doing anything this year, and it may take us years to get the caliber of QB play we enjoyed for a decade with Mcnabb. Franchise QB’s don’t grow on trees and I believe Kolb will soon remind us of this.
“TIMES YOURS”.
Won what? I don’t recall any Super Bowl trophies at Novacare. It is laughable that so many are satisifed with being competitive. Not everyone is schiller, are they?
Songs, everything is so simple to you. You dont just get rid of a coach when a team doesn’t win a superbowl. That strategy would have gotten Bill Cowher and Mike Shannahan fired before their teams won a superbowl. Blame + Fire = Solution? – NOPE. By your standards, bringing in those coaches you’ve mentioned would be obsolete because they’d be viewed as losers that were fired. You see the contradiction there? or don’t you?
Schill come on guy…Bill Cowher and Mike Shannahan both have won Superbowls….so don’t say it worked when these teams waited whe you don’t apply the same to Mcnabb in comparison to Elway before he finally won.
It’s easier to bring in a complete Coaching staff with winning philosophy than trying to build a brand new team, and there’s nothing we’ve seen from Reid that shows he’ll change …..even with different players….stop being banner and reid’s boy toy…
it’s starting to look real pathetic.