Things We Don't Want To Hear From Andy Reid After An Eagle's Loss

The pain and suffering endured by all Eagle's fans during an Andy Reid post game press conference is undeniable. It possesses an extra sting in the backside while viewing this pointless media event, after a tough loss. Reid sweats like a fat kid after high school phys ed class and appears to be more uncomfortable than a claustrophobic, trapped in the trunk of a vehicle. So, it is with great pleasure, for the sake of all fellow Eagles fans, that I give you the top things we don't want to hear from Andy Reid after a loss.

1. The Time Is Yours. The perspiring walrus always uses this phrase to let the media know that he is ready for their questions. In reality, he is neither ready nor willing to honestly or candidly answer anything. He avoids all problem issues with great resolve and has an annoying tendency to repeat a few key phrases that he feels are applicable to every football game. And while we are pondering the prospect of time. How about managing the damn clock and your timeouts for once?

2. We got out coached by so and so's team today. The bottom line is--- we all watched the game. The play calling was awful. The game management was piss poor. And not a single fan missed the fact that you refused to attempt a run or simple QB sneak in your 5 opportunities on 4th and inches. Throwing yourself under the bus only reminds us of long lost, losing days where we were under the fearless leadership of NFL coaching legend, Rich Kotite.

3. I'll criticize the officials if all of you pay my fines. Earth to Andy! Earth to Andy! You just got screwed! Your fans, players, and even management are tired of your emotionless responses to controversial in game activity. Lay it out there for your squad and just blast an official for a questionable call that may have cost you a game. We may not pay your fines but we do pay absurd amounts of money for tickets. It is imperative that our coach not seem like an aimless zombie from a night of the living dead flick.

4. We've got to do a better job with that. Obviously, this goes without saying. And it would hold true merit, if any of us actually believed that you would do something different next week to improve the situation. But we all know that you are going to have your quarterback throw 65 times per game, be left with no timeouts in the fourth quarter, and refuse to make game adjustments like a competent football coach. So please, stop building false hope for Eagles nation.

5. Any mention of any play that you challenged in your history as a head coach. Any pre game preparation should include the application of super glue to the red challenge flag, while attaching it to Reid's pocket. All, instant replay challenges should be handled by a lucky fan that is selected by random lottery from the stadium. Could they possibly lose any more challenges or create more ill advised decisions than Reid? I would surely bet not.

We should not gripe or complain about the overall success during Andy Reid's tenure as head football coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. He has consistently led a playoff caliber squad for more than a decade and defined this program as the example of competitive consistency in the NFL. But we don't need a grumbling, groveling show of sorrow, while addressing your inadequacies after a loss. Nobody wants to hear a tape recorded list of excuses, that you spew following a tough defeat. A simple burst of we got our ass kicked and stunk up the joint is clearly sufficient. Now...... The time is yours.

Eagles Survive Horrific Officiating

Whenever Peyton Manning comes to town, you can be assured that the task at hand will be difficult enough. You expect precision in the passing game, dynamic adjustments to your defensive game plan and a recognition that no lead will ever be safe. What can never be prepared for, is the prospect that the game officials will give his Colts numerous opportunities to claw their way back into the ballgame.

Such, was painfully the case, Sunday evening at Lincoln financial field, as the Eagles outlasted the Colts in a 26-24 heart stopper. Michael Vick, in his return, threw for 218 yards and a touchdown, while also using his legs to rush for 74 yards and yet another score. Receiver Desean Jackson, also in a much anticipated return from injury, torched the Colts defense for 109 yards receiving on 7 catches, while also finding the endzone once. All while the Eagle defense admirably slowed an injury riddled Colt's offense, on the shoulders of cornerback Asante Samuel, who intercepted Peyton Manning twice.

But as any spectator would tell you, this game was never permitted to progress in its natural flow. Commissioner Goodell's Gestapo officials swayed game momentum and guaranteed the score of the game to be much closer than it should have been. What made matters worse is that each questionable call either removed points from the board or worked to sustain a Colts drive that had faltered.

The first half presented one of my favorite football official blunders , the blown instant replay call. A Manning to Wayne pass, which was clearly trapped to the ground, was ruled a catch on the field. A subsequent replay review served no justice in overturning the call, and propelled the Colts to a key scoring drive.

But this was only step one in the plethora of official follies. The NFL movement toward flag football was, once again, on full disgusting display. Another Colts drive should have been stopped to a halt as receiver Austin Collie was sandwiched in a clean, legal pop by Eagle safeties Kurt Coleman and Quintin Mikell. But Collie remained motionless, invoking a fear driven flag, thrown on the basis of the new defenseless receiver rule. Once again, this preserved an Indianapolis drive that resulted in 7 points.

The parade of inadequacy continued as a Michael Vick to Brent Celek touchdown score was negated by a holding call. And at the risk of becoming redundant, the list goes on and on with a crew of officials who seemed destined to determine the outcome of this football game. But the crown jewel of needless intervention occurred late in the 4th quarter on the second to last Colts drive. Eagles defensive end Trent Cole swatted the football from an unsuspecting Manning causing a fumble that should have put the contest on ice. But the slippery yellow flag reared its ugly head again, as game officials deemed a sliding hand to Manning's head, to be worthy of a personal foul. Once again, the Colts scored after the mishap, closing the gap to two points with mere minutes to play.

Thankfully, for the safety of my home and television set, the Birds were able to withstand a final drive by Manning, and prevail. But that should not excuse the atrocious officiating nor the ever expanding rule set, that threatens to destroy pro football as we know it. I'm not asking to sacrifice the health or safety of the present league participants. I'm just saying, in dramatic fashion, that league officials should be permitted to use some discretion and common sense, while managing the game.

 NFL football is defined by intensity and violent physical contact. Players sign enormous contracts with this risk in mind and fans continue to spend their hard earned money to witness it in its purest form. To continually tamper with this premise creates an unwelcome farce and will ultimately destroy the allure and tradition of the game

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