Andy Reid Has Started Assembling His Staff

[EagleRob]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

My understanding is he wanted out of his contract if they weren't going to fire him. He wasn't happy with the GM out there, and wasn't making the personnel decisions like he used too. Can you confirm that?

That's the take from those "in the know" apparently. Reid differed in personnel evaluation from his GMs, both Banner (now in CLE) and Roseman (now the PHI GM). Reid prefers "football guys' doing talent eval, but owner Jeff Lurie likes sabermetrics, thus the Eagles infatuation with Chip Kelly.

Banner was Lurie's childhood friend but he was an accountant by trade. His forte was keeping the Eagles under the cap while trimming the roster of fan favorite 30+ aged players before they went through performance decline. The philosophy was that players at the top of their physical game demand big contracts at the same time they are declining physically so dump everyone by age 31. See "Brian Dawkins", "Jeremiah Trotter", etc. McNabb / Reid never had a full set of tools because Lurie / Banner wouldn't keep veterans around.

Roseman is a bit different. He's another professional accountant/attorney type that doesn't know football but plays with metrics and numbers and not pure football ability. Reid wanted to go down the road of keeping good football players like Todd Herremanns and convinced Lurie to do so but was coming into conflict with Roseman who preferred the numbers game. Lurie claims Roseman was the best talent evaluator on the staff and blamed the poor 2010/11 draft and free agent splurges on Banner/Reid. Roseman's hands were all over those moves, but as Lurie's new golden boy, he does no wrong.

So, Reid was leaving either way. The last two years he had to play the hand he was dealt. I don't understand the hiring of Juan Castillo as DC but the story is Castillo wanted to try something new. FAIL.

[Easy 6]

Thats some good insight Rob, thanks and welcome to the Planet.

[Dante84]

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[kcmaxwell]

Has anyone else heard anything about the rumors of Jauron coming in as DC? Thought I heard something Friday on the radio about him being an option.

[Gadzooks]

I herd Andy Reis is thinking aboot drafting Gino Smif.

[ghak99]

Earth shattering shit... Captain Downs getting his 2 cenths in made it even better.

[milkman]

So, if Reid hired both Childress and Shurmur, who would be OC, and who would be QB coach?

[007]

Originally Posted by milkman

So, if Reid hired both Childress and Shurmur, who would be OC, and who would be QB coach?

They keep saying Childress would be the OC and Shurmur would be the QB coach.

[EagleRob]

Originally Posted by Guru

They keep saying Childress would be the OC and Shurmur would be the QB coach.

And both should be happy to be employed.

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by Guru

They keep saying Childress would be the OC and Shurmur would be the QB coach.

It really just depends on the budget. If they can perhaps squeeze out enough to buy some of Bill Walsh's DNA and then build a tissue culture lab, then Bill Walsh could be ready to come on board very soon.

[RealSNR]

Cut Jackson and Cassel. That's what... $20 million tied up between those two jackasses just this year?

Every little bit helps

[007]

Originally Posted by SNR

Cut Jackson and Cassel. That's what... $20 tied up between those two jackasses just this year?

Every little bit helps

a whole 20 bucks?

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Guru

a whole 20 bucks?

Sorry, Freudian slip. That's what I actually think they should be worth.

[Mother****erJones]

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[Ace Gunner]

good for andy reis. whomever he is.