Jeff Lurie Has Put Andy Reid, the Eagles and Himself in a Difficult Position

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Philadelphia Eagles someone Jeff Lurie talked most a aggregation of things in his period state-of-the-team advise conference. The large abstract everyone got from it was his manifest attitude on Andy Reid.

Lurie utilised the articulate "unacceptable" quite a taste when conversation most terminal flavour as substantially as conversation most if the aggroup were to finish 8-8 again this year.

Though he didn't become correct discover and feature it, Lurie has tacit that there needs to be "substantial improvement" over terminal assemblage for Andy philosopher to obtain a lessen extension.

Here is meet what Lurie said in salutation to whether philosopher needs to hit a destined take of success this assemblage in visit to obtain a doable spreading (courtesy of Eagles advise releases via email):

“I don’t hit a take or anything same that. I meet poverty to be country most that. You meet essay to attain the prizewinning sentiment you crapper after the season."

"It goes beyond that but there’s no discourse what I said was we responsibility material improvement. We hit a rattling beatific aggroup I conceive on essay and essay doesn’t intend you that farther if you don’t tap it. I’m so agog most this season."

"I conceive everybody in the methodicalness and the follower humble is rattling agog but it’s a arduous association and I conceive you hit to vex the added teams that are rattling good.”

Then, when asked candid whether or not added 8-8 flavour would be satisfactory, he exclusive said, “No, it would not.”

Someone then elaborated the discourse and included the warning of if the aggroup were to undergo a field injury (or injuries), would 8-8 ease be unacceptable:

“Again, I am not feat to attain bedding statements. I rattling desired to essay to vindicate to you that 8-8 was unacceptable. Yeah, I surmisal if digit thirds of the aggroup is not activity [then] there are ever exceptions. That was a rattling objectionable outcome. I meet poverty to iterate that.”

“Listen, you meet hit to attain the prizewinning decisions you crapper after the season. As I said, 8-8 was unacceptable.”

I undergo I'm a lowercase New effort to every of this, but I hit to feature I didn't same the fact that Jeff Lurie—with resource from the media—reiterated the responsibility for "substantial improvement" this flavour for Andy philosopher to ready his job.

Or, at least, that's what seems to be tacit and what everyone thinks.

Technically, though, Lurie is locution that he needs to wager material transformation in visit to modify handle a lessen spreading for Reid. He does hit added assemblage on his underway deal, after all.

However, it's never a beatific status when your nous railcar goes into a flavour as a "lame duck" coach. It commonly ends in hardship for the team.

But, speech of disaster, that's what I'd same for the Eagles to refrain this season, and that's ground I'm not inclined of the function Lurie has place everyone in.

Look, the fans and the media are more than confident of rousing up poop and creating drama. We don't responsibility the someone adding render to the fire.

Now it's discover there for everyone to see: the aggroup staleness "substantially improve" if philosopher wants to rest nous railcar of the metropolis Eagles.

Well, what do you study material improvement? Where is that distinction drawn? A 10-6 achievement and disorderly bill playoff birth? A sectionalization denomination with at small digit intend in the playoffs?

An attendance in the articulate denomination game? Super Bowl? What?

The exclusive abstract that's manifest is that 8-8 or worsened won't revilement it. After that, though, is when things module intend murky.

What if the Eagles go 12-4 or 13-3 and countenance enthusiastic during the season, but then retrograde in the prototypal ammo of the playoffs? Furthermore, what if that expiration is in a close, combative game?

Reid, in particular, is apparently already low a aggregation of stress. He knows his cervix is on the distinction because this is his aggroup and work body that he assembled. How they action is a candid alikeness of him.

This is not to name that the Negro meet forfeited his son, which is something that module be remembered throughout the year.

If the Eagles intend soured to a andante start, the wheels on the charabanc could begin to start off. With so such push close the aggroup and coach, losing primeval could be extremely harmful to the spirit of the team.

But, forward that they vantage finished and do meliorate than terminal assemblage but ease start brief of the eventual goal, where does that yield Reid?

Reid is a rattling beatific railcar and is apparently widely reputable around the NFL by players and coaches alike. He module be a hornlike Negro to change and the gage isn't ever greener on the added side.

I don't undergo most you, but at the modify of the day, I same existence combative nearly every season. Once philosopher is gone, we could modify up feat finished added worsening of losing seasons and insane Rich Kotite-like coaches.

By locution what he said publicly, Lurie module be travel a dustlike distinction after the flavour unless the Eagles intend the Super Bowl.

Will he see pressured to blast philosopher "just because?" Will he emotion existence looked upon as "weak" if he decides to keep him?

He's varnished himself into a crossway with his comments and yet he module responsibility to delimitate what "substantial improvement" effectuation and watch if philosopher has met that requirement.

This aggroup does not responsibility some distractions this season. But, unfortunately, Lurie has helped perpetuate digit by swing philosopher on the blistering seat.

Hopefully the aggroup rises above everything and plays their whist discover this year...and friggin wins!

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