Andy Reid
Andy Reid
Andrew Walter Reidis an American football coach who is the current head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Reid was previously the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, a position he held from 1999 to 2012. From 2001 to 2012, he was also the Eagles' executive vice president of football operations, effectively making him the team's general manager. He led the Eagles to five National Football Conferencechampionship games, including four consecutive appearances from 2001-2004, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth19 March 1958
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
He played corner in the Arena League and did a decent job there. So it's not like he has never played the position.
I'm sure (injuries) hurt him there a bit. He was battling through it. It was not an easy thing for him.
I'm sure everybody has their opinion on him. Obviously there are some guys that like him and guys that didn't like him. He doesn't get into that. Every week people try to taunt him.
In hindsight, ... I didn't look very smart on that one.
I knew he was hurt. It wasn't nearly as bad (Monday) night when he was playing as it was when he woke up (Tuesday) morning. It kind of stiffened up on him. He felt comfortable playing. He never said a word about it. He just went out and did his thing.
I like his size and the way he runs the football. I thought he did a nice job of catching the football and I thought he was good in blitz pickup, recognizing people coming. Before he went to Miami, I thought he was a heck of a running back and he was in a numbers situation down there and his number was out. He is a good football player.
I like Mike's mobility. It's important everybody does their job. The quarterback gets the brunt of it. I'm not going to point fingers. Everybody had a piece in it.
I kind of felt that way the last four years. You've got to bring your 'A' game. I know other teams are saying that about us. We've been getting everybody's best shot.
It's still bothering him. It's not coming around as fast as it should have. So, we are going to recheck that thing and see what the deal is.
It's something I started doing at the college level. I did it for the offensive side at the college level and just continued it when I became a head coach.
The biggest positive is we got to see some young guys play. You don't always have that opportunity.
It was great to get those two connected. They've got a special thing between them and it showed.
I made the decision and it was cut-and-dry. Correll and I discussed it, and we'll leave it at that.
I'm optimistic about the chance of those guys playing. If things don't work out where they can't play, we've always moved on and the next guy steps in and does his job.