Eagles- Chip Is Sinking

What's a coach to do?

Chip Kelly is facing a dilemma. 33 year old Michael Vick is out of the game for a hamstring injury that occurred 21 days ago that should have healed in 14 after only 9 plays. His second stringer, Nick Foles, is still out of commission with a concussion. This leaves him no other choice then his third string quarterback Matt Barkley. After Sunday's loss to the Giants the Eagles now stand at 3 and 5 and in 2nd place in the NFC East

If the Eagles were in the NFC West they'd be at the bottom of the barrel and in the bottom half of both the NFC North and South. If the Eagles were in the American Football Conference they would be in the bottom half of the entire AFC. Only three other teams (out of 16) have a worse record right now then the Eagles in the AFC.

Which brings me to Andy Reid. Right now his Kansas City Chiefs are 8 and 0. At my granddaughter's wedding on Saturday, October 26th, 2013 this subject came up. I was told the reason why Andy Reid is doing so well this year is because of the experience he gained while in Philadelphia.

HUH.. I THINK NOT!He had 14 years to get it together when he was with the Eagles. I don't buy that. Here's why.

A Quick Look Back At Andy's Stats

Andy coached the Eagles for 14 years from 1999 to 2012. He was fired from the Eagles last year after a .583 (130/93/1) overall career record. While with the Eagles Andy finished 1st place in the NFC East 6 times. In 2012, 2007 and 2005 was the only times the Eagles finished in last place under Andy. Last year the Eagles ended their season with a .266 record.


In 2005 the Eagles were .375 . In 2007 they ended up .500. According to those stats over the past 14 years, only once (last year) were the Eagles this far behind. Keep in mind the last time they had a .375 record was in 2005 when they finished the season in last place. Currently the Eagles stand at .375.

New Coach. Same Owner (since 1994)
For nearly 14 years Andy Reid was the unemotional stone faced coach on the Eagles sidelines. The guy hardly cracked a smile.

By game 7 with the Chiefs here's Andy now...

All this makes me wonder if Andy was under pressure from the Eagles owner. Could it be Andy wasn't allowed to assume full control like he might now have with the Kansas City Chiefs?

So is it the players?
Is it the coaches?
Or is it the owner?

I tend to think it's that latter in my opinion. While players and coaches have come and gone the owner of the team is the only thing that has remained the same. That and their lousy performance over the last few years.

Getting rid of Andy was the very best that could ever have happened for his career. He's happier. He's winning. It'll be a hoot to watch if his team should end up in the super bowl.

"I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself layin' flat on my face
I just pick myself up and get back in the race"
~ "That's Life" ~