Watching the Eagles now, one has to wonder how they started the season 3-1.
They were blown out by the lowly Washington Redskins yesterday. The Redskins defense had been struggling mightily this season. As is their wont, the Eagles provided the elixir for whatever is ailing their opponents, playing inept offensively and committing three more turnovers.
Fans have not seen a team as dismal as this one is since 1998. They are absolutely terrible. Worse than how bad they are is how little they care. These games are almost unwatchable.
In his first start, Foles did some good things and some bad things. It is difficult to judge him while he is playing with this supporting cast. They are just horrendous. The offensive line is one of the worst units to ever line up in an NFL game.
Andy Reid, charged with helping his rookie QB succeed, produced a horrific gameplan, heavily reliant on short passes. The running game was largely ignored as usual. When they did run—as much with Bryce Brown as with All-Pro Lesean McCoy—every single play was a draw for some unknown reason.
The inept offense was backed up by as toothless a defense as this city has ever had the displeasure of watching. It added up to annihilation at the hands of a very bad Redskins team.
Andy Reid will be fired at the end of the season, if not before. He deserves to be. At that point, however, it will then become evident that the problem goes much deeper.
The source of the insidious rot disintegrating the team is its roster. It will take at least a couple years to turn that over, and the Eagles will have no chance of being successful during that time. The last time things were this bleak was 1998.
Andy Reid turned that team around in just two years. He never did get a Super Bowl ring, but there was lot of good football in his first 12 seasons. That is all over now.
If the Eagles brass makes another shrewd coaching hire, this team could be horrendous for only another year and a half. If they don't, it could be a lot longer.
Now each and every fan has no choice but to face the dismal reality of the current Philadelphia Eagles organization. Besides a select few players the only answer is an eventually cleaning house from top to bottom within the staff & players. After this season we can only go up, but it's up to the Jeff Laurie to choose the right people to steer this pathetic ship in the right direction.
I have been a fan since 19988, and can tell you that the team of this year is the worse ever. No guts, heart, spirit, or honor, out there in the football field. If Andy Reid had any self respect and truth in himself, then he will resign this week and just end the Bull S%^t.
As for Andy Reid, I can't imagine waht he is going through. We all know he works hard and long hours. What does he think when he sees the result of all his efforts?
Guy blows multiple drafts, and gets an extension (this was going to be Nate Allen's "year" just like most of the 00's were going to be LJ Smith's "year"). Same problems on display every week for 14 years, coach says he'll fix them...they never get fixed. The one thing the franchise did in a competent manner recently was have cap space and flip C- QB's for high picks. The guy who did that was the one to be shown the door. We have no football people in the front office. At least Jerry Jones played the game. And when you build a team of mercenaries (because you blew multiple drafts) you're damn right they're going to be out there playing for money. That's who they are. Andy has been a C- coach for at least four seasons, and he's been a D+ one for the last two. But he's now become dangerous, wrecking franchise assets like McCoy in some vain attempt to improve his resume for next year.
Rock bottom is good. It's an opportunity. But, as we saw with the 76ers after Iverson was dealt, you have to carefully manage the recover. And it's slow and painful. No quick fixes (Igoudala) or big contracts (Delambert). Draft and cultivate young talent. Hopefully Foles is a start.
Mudd has to go, he can't coach. Anyone can look good with Peyton Manning at QB. He's a fraud. Numerous OL we let go because they couldn't get his "scheme" are now starting elsewhere - 3 of them on Indy. Meanwhile, we start Jake Scott off the street because the 26 year old fireman we drafted in the first round can't handle NFL play.
Don't worry, we'll see those headlines and hear those WFAN calls in a few seasons. The league figured out that every play is a deep ball to Victor Cruz*. *Still works a shocking amount of the time given everyone knows its coming
This is the worst defense I have ever seen - at least the mercs that Kotite had (Millard, Townsend) could play.
First off, anyone who says "Andy should resign now" are the same guys who would turn around and bash him for quitting on his team. This season is over, but I would lose all respect I have left for Andy if he bailed now. True character is revealed by adversity and Andy's character is the only thing he can leave here with intact. He is a man with a heavy passing problem and he needs help. Howie Roseman should be relieved of his duties immediately following the season as well but then who would Jeffrey have to hide behind?
My guess is that this guy mistakenly believed he worked for a real company / business owner and thought Lurie owed the paying customers some respect in the form of a statement. Or maybe he thought that, as the PR guy, he should be allowed to do his job and address the concerns of the fan base (who are in the process of spending money on Eagles jerseys, hats, and t-shirts for Christmas gifts). But no. This isn't a real business. It's a fantasy football team operated by a trust fund baby. And he owes no one anything. He has zero regard for those who have supported it all their lives. Remember that when you see that Eagles merchandise at the malls.