Eagles Coach Andy Reid Says He 'Goofed' At Linebacker And Safety Last Year

Eagles coach Andy Reid, who last week shot down an L.A. Times report that his personnel leadership was in dispute, says he 'goofed' on staffing his defense. Specifically, the linebacker and safety positions, points of weakness in the early going of 2011. "We had young guys there, and so I knew that going in," Reid said Wednesday at the NFL owners meetings. "The plan that I had I didn't execute it very well. Right? That's my responsibility. I goofed on that one, right? I expected the young guys on defense to get where they're getting by the end of the season sooner, particularly the middle of the defense -- linebackers and safeties. I expected the offense to carry it through. So that part didn't take place. But to tell you, yeah, your linebackers -- the more gaps you open up, the more physical they have to be. That's how it is."

Source: USA Today
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