Avant Calls Players-Only Meeting, Team Rallies Around Reid?

It was reported yesterday that wide receiver Jason Avant called a players-only meeting yesterday after their beleaguered head coach left team facilities. The theme of the conversation centered upon the reality that it’s been the players who have created this mess, not Reid.Avant's message will ring hollow if the Eagles don't figure it out Sunday.That’s all fine and good. I’d rather hear a story about players rallying around their coach than one where they trash their coach. Still, should it really have taken a players-only meeting to create a sense of urgency amongst the players on this roster? Did they not realize their tackling is a league-wide joke, their sloppy play disgraceful?Don’t think merely because Avant called a players-only meeting that this is going to turn a timid defense into one full of head-hunters. It’s not happening. … [visit site to read more]