October 18, 2009

Still want Andy Reid extended after the Raiders loss?

Just wondering how everyone felt about the possible extension of Andy's contract now? Have your feelings changed after this season changing loss to a very bad Oakland Raiders team? I know my opionion is slightly swayed. I was never a big fan of extending him so early to begin with, but being the best coach we have ever had, its hard to want to see him go. Today changed things. Andy has NEVER been a proponent of running the ball and we all know that. But when you are playing the 31st Defense and 31st Run defense in the league, and u throw the ball 48 times, and only run it 14, there is a SERIOUS problem that now NEEDS to be addressed. Especially when your AVERAGING 6 yards per carry. Something needs to be done. This stubborness by Andy is unfounded. Until he wins a super bowl, than NO, it HASNT "worked" as he always says. This is the type of loss that gets a coach fired, and frequently. Of course Andy wont be fired, nor should he be. But what DOES need to happen IMMEDIATELY is both Andy and Marty need to provide answers about their run game, and change their "philosophy" about it right away. Its one thing to prefer the pass, but to COMPLETELY ignore the run when its WORKING and your playing the WORST run D in football is a completely different scenario. Especially when you have a healthy Brian Westbrook, a high draft choice in Shady, a prized FA FB that was aqcuired during FA, and an OL thats better suited to run block. Granted we were missing 4/5 of our projected starting OLinemen, its still no excuse to be manhandled during passing downs. I want ANSWERS. And an explaination as to why 6 yards per carry wasnt enough. I DONT THINK that Reid should be extended right now. In the long run I believe he should be, but if and until he changes his abandoning of the run game, I dont want to see any kind of extension given to him. Period.

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