I was hoping the team would give Andy a victory send off yesterday. Alas, it did not happen. I hope he takes some time off to reset himself. I'm sure he will have another opportunity to coach again. Sems like we are in for a rough couple of years rebuilding.

I will always have great respect for Andy as a coach and a man- flawed like anyone else- but a lot of character. Change of scenery will be good for all involved. In today's NFL, a team can turnaround quickly. The Eagles have some pieces, but the mix is bad. I want a guy with NFL experience to remedy that. I don't want Chip Kelly at all and I'm hearing he's first on their list. Very worrisome.

Very true Mike, part of me will always have a great deal of respect for all the great things Andy accomplished here as a coach. The respect he has through-out the NFL is obvious. He has always been a great leader, etc, but does have some glaring weaknesses. No one who watched this team before Andy arrived should forget how many playoff failures we had. To knock him as much as we've heard many do, just seems very short-sighted, and lacks awareness of all the other NFL teams who have similar issues with coaches and finding the right one. I so wish Andy, the team and we the fans could've achieved the ultimate goal, after such a long & trying journey, it would've felt so satisfying. Andy will one day be remembered fondly by all Eagles fans, at least I hope so. This is one of my favorite Andy moments, with my not so favorite Eagles beat writer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv9_DAyyyV8&feature=youtu.be

That's great. They didn't win the ultimate prize and that's what matters most and the last 2 years have been dismal failures. However, we went from a 3rd rate program to a first class program under Andy's reign. Throughout the 90's big time free agents frequently wouldn't consider Philly. Over the last 15, the Eagles have gotten most of the guys they've wanted because perception changed. Unfortunately, 2 offseasons ago they got EVERY guy they wanted and got worse. That's when a change at the top has to be made. But NOT to Chip Kelly.

Bobo, Andy hasn't had the GM in many years. Looking at the 2012 draft- albeit incomplete because so recent- I give credence to the reports in the offseason that had Andy demanding full control. I think Banner was always meddling and that contributed to the poor draft results. If, in fact, 2012 was the first time in a long time that Andy SOLELY was making the picks, then it seems he did a good job. It's not a coincidence this draft appears to be better and it was the first one following Banner's ouster. If the Eagles do hire Chip Kelly, are they tacitly saying they don't believe in Foles?

I can't see the Eagles hiring Chip Kelly? But then again maybe because of the Harbaugh and Pete Carroll success it's more of a possibility? Also I like Foles, I see him more like a Phil Simms. A quiet, not flashy, good game manager.. WINNER!!

Andy Reid needs to be remembered as a very good coach but sadly could not get the job done in winning the Super Bowl in 04

Agreed. Imagine if McNabb had only committed 3 turnover in that Superbowl instead of 4- too much to ask for I guess.

Really torn on Foles. I definitely like his poise and calm demeanor. He has shown he can run a 2 minute drill very well- TB and last game he didn't finish it but he did drive them 80 yards in 4 minutes. I don't like that he missed an open Maclin and that the deep balls he throws sometimes look like ducks. I've seen him hum a lot of passes so not that concerned with it, but it has happened. Interesting to note he has a higher QB rating than Andrew Luck. The arc has generally gone up which is good. I think he's earned the right to be the starter next year and we'll just have to judge it from there because it's not conclusive after 5 starts- and really couldn't be.

Since I was 7, I don't really care that much about Jaws' imperfections. They got buried in 1981 against the Raiders, they lost by 3 in 2005. If McNabb had sucked a little less in that game- and not wasted time throwing up- they could have won. Wait, we agreed no to talk about "him" anymore. Has-been/Never-was anyway.

Imperfections, like what happens when the 1st play after the kickoff is an INT and the next play is a 17yd TD to Deion Branch's Uncle Cliff. That's Eagles team was done after the 3rd play of the game, and why that game was so painful and my memory so vivid, considering how excited I was as a 7yr old watching my most favorite team in this big important game. We never had a chance, and I watched the whole game. On the other hand, nah...Ok, i'm done.

I'm surprised that game is so vividly etched in your memory considering how young you were. Obviously, we all were much more educated football fans in 2004 so I found that much more painful. That is was so close made it more painful for me, not less.

True but your a kid and there was something so pure about it all. How can you forget when you first fell in love with the Eagles, which for me was that season, and then how quickly they took my heart out and stomped on it by how they lost, without the least bit of fight. Heck the Phils won a championship just months before, so I was ignorant enough then to expect us to always win a championship. You must remember all the hubbub and elation surrounding that moment in time.

Johnny U?! Now that's BIG time. Like the rest of the fan base, I am looking forward to the next chapter in the Eagles Almanac. Andy Reid's arrogance and rigidity have finally caught up to him and it is time for him to go. I have never seen an owner more indebted to a coach who has failed to win the ultimate prize. Just for the record, I feel like Andy's demise coincided with two singular events: 1) the passing of JJ 2) the hiring of Marty Mohrninwehg as OC. Those two have been validating each other's ill-conceived game plans based on an arena league philosophy for the past few years now. Andy's nest of doom has grown tighter and more incestuous over the past three years and I look forward to their exit. However, I must admit I am suffering from a rare case of Kellymyalgia. Bleh

Definitely, the loss of great assistants, many of whom are now or have been HC's in the NFL- Frazier, Shurmur, Harbaugh, Childress, etc- has hurt the Eagles a great deal. I love JJ as much as the next guy, but let's be honest, he was there for all of the Eagles failures in Championship Games, just like Andy was. No one likes to acknowledge that, but it's a fact. I also am so afflicted regarding Kelly.

That is complete heresy on your part Mr. Diviney and also absolutely true. However, the defense was always the strength of the team during Andy's tenure. Also, I feel that the blame for the the two worst championship losses (TB, Carolina) falls at the feet of of Big Red and his premature abandonment of the running game. That's how I FEEL and feelings are not right or wrong they are just FEELINGS. Tootaloo Andy

When does this get boring? No the defense wasn't the strength, it was overrated by us cause we like the attacking style, and Mike is dead on Jim Johnson wasn't that great just like Buddy Ryan wasn't that great. No the blame should be shared on both sides, but we don't like words like finesse around these parts, which had its shortcomings and failures as our offensive scheme. Mike is dead on for pointing out something that often gets ignored. This is a train wreck, wherein I was trying to remember why you fall in love with your team, cause right now is hard seeing the light at the end of the ...

The Eagles should close out the season with a win to go out on a winning note