Andy Reid
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Andy Reid | |
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Date of birth | March 19, 1958 (age 49) |
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
Position(s) | Head Coach |
College | Brigham Young University |
Career Highlights | |
Awards | 2002 AP Coach of the Year 2002 Sporting News Coach of Year 2002 Pro Football Weekly Coach of Year 2002 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year 2000 Sporting News Coach of Year 2000 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year |
Career Record | 80-48-0 (Regular Season) 8-6 (Postseason) 88-54-0 (Overall) |
Championships Won |
2004 NFC Championship |
Stats | |
Coaching Stats | Pro Football Reference |
Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
1982 1983-1985 1986 1987-1988 1989-1991 1992-1994 1995-1996 1997-1998 1999-present |
Brigham Young University (graduate assistant) San Francisco State University (offensive line coach) Northern Arizona University (offensive line coach) University of Texas at El Paso (offensive line coach) University of Missouri (offensive line coach) Green Bay Packers (offensive assistant) Green Bay Packers (offensive line coach) Green Bay Packers (quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach) Philadelphia Eagles (head coach) |
- For the football (soccer) player, see Andy Reid (footballer).
Andrew Walter Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He led the Eagles to four straight NFC title games, from 2001-2004.
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[edit] Early years
Born in Los Angeles, California, Reid attended John Marshall High School and worked as a vendor at Dodger Stadium as a teen. He was also playing youth sports in Los Angeles, and among his coaches were Pete Arbogast, who is the radio announcer for the USC football team. Reid played offensive guard and tackle at Brigham Young University, during which time he became a convert to the Mormon faith.
[edit] Early coaching career
After graduating from BYU in 1981, he spent one year employed as a graduate assistant on the school's football coaching staff. He spent the next nine years as an offensive line coach with four different colleges before being hired as an assistant coach by the Green Bay Packers in 1992, the same year quarterback Brett Favre became a member of that team (Reid was named the Packers' quarterbacks coach in 1997 in which he helped the Packers win Super Bowl XXXI).
[edit] As Eagles coach
The quality of Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice from throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. At the time, many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches. The Eagles, under former coach Ray Rhodes, finished in a three-way tie for the NFL's worst record at 3-13 the season before he took over. They improved two games in 1999 to finish at 5-11 (including the team's first road victory in 19 games, a 20-16 win over the Bears at Chicago on October 17, which was the first time the Philadelphia franchise had won an away game over the Bears since 1931). In 2000, the Eagles reached the playoffs after posting an 11-5 regular-season record.
[edit] Success in Philadelphia
Beginning in 2001, Reid's Eagles won the National Football Conference's Eastern Division four consecutive times, the longest such streak in franchise history, and advanced to the conference championship game in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 losing this game on the first three occasions. The 2003 team became the first in NFL history ever to qualify for postseason play after opening the season with two losses, both at home, in a non-strike year, and was also the first NFL team ever to reach the conference title round of the playoffs after having been shut out at home on opening day. The 2004 team was the second NFC East squad to defeat all of its division rivals (New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins) twice during the same regular season (Dallas Cowboys did it in 1998). The Eagles made it to Super Bowl XXXIX but fell to the New England Patriots 24-21 in the final minutes.
During his tenure, Reid, 48, has earned NFL coach of the year honors twice, compiled the best win total (88), winning percentage (.620) and playoff victory total (8) in team history. He has captured five division titles and four trips to the NFC Championship game. Since he was hired in 1999, no other franchise has earned more divisional playoff round appearances (6) and championship game appearances (4) than Philadelphia.
Among coaches with 100 games under their belt, Reid’s .620 winning percentage is 11th in NFL history and third among active coaches behind Indianapolis’ Tony Dungy (.637) and Washington’s Joe Gibbs (.635).
Reid’s eight-year tenure at the Eagles helm has put him in an elite category as well. Since 1990, only six of the 73 first-time head coaches remained with their original team for eight-or-more years: Reid (since 1999), Baltimore’s Brian Billick (since 1999), Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher (since 1994), Bill Cowher (1992-2006 with Pittsburgh), Dennis Green (1992-2001 with Minnesota) and Tom Coughlin (1995-02 with Jacksonville).
[edit] An off year, the next year redeemed
The 2005 season was a difficult one for Reid, as he was unprepared to deal with wide receiver Terrell Owens's flamboyant persona, which led Reid to permanently deactivate him midway through the season. A couple of weeks later, quarterback Donovan McNabb suffered a season ending injury, leaving the Eagles without the services of both of their star players. The Eagles lost eight of their last ten games and finished 6-10.
The Eagles enjoyed a rollercoaster campaign under Reid in 2006. The season appeared to be lost by October with another season-ending injury to McNabb, turning a 4-1 start into a mid-season breakdown which left the team 5-5. After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, the Eagles were on the verge of elimination from the playoffs. Reid coached backup quarterback Jeff Garcia and the 5-6 Eagles to rousing victories over NFC rivals: the Carolina Panthers, the Washington Redskins, the New York Giants, and the hated Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles, at 10-6, won the NFC East division title, as well as an NFC Wild Card game against the New York Giants, before falling to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional Round.
[edit] Other responsibilities with the Eagles
In addition to being the team's head coach, Reid also has had extensive responsibilities in the area of making playing personnel decisions (with the title of Executive Vice President of Football Operations being added on May 8, 2001). His major acquisitions include the drafting of McNabb in 1999 and the acquisition of Owens through a complex trade in 2004. After the Eagles' 6-10 season last year, Tom Heckert was given more say in player personnel but Reid retains the final say.
[edit] Criticism
In 2006, Reid faced criticism for his clock management [1] as his team lost leads in the final moments of three games. Philadelphia fans and the media have made long-standing complaints that Reid generally calls offensive plays himself, rather than delegating that role to the team's offensive coordinator, and that he fails to call enough running plays.
Reid has been complimented for turning over offensive play calling to Assistant Head Coach Marty Mornhinweg, named the Eagles' Offensive Coordinator in January 2006. Mornhinweg is credited for having helped open up the Eagles' running game significantly, [2] and for using the game clock to the team's advantage, as seen in their NFL Playoffs NFC Wildcard 23-20 Victory over the New York Giants.
Yet in the Eagles' second round playoff game, against the New Orleans Saints, Reid made a controversial decision, ordering a punt on 4th and 15 with 1:56 left in the game, with his team trailing by 3 points. On the previous play, the Eagles had tried for the first down on 4th and 10, but a false start penalty negated the play and moved the ball back five yards. The Saints were able to run the clock out and prevent the Eagles from having a chance to tie or win the game.
Previously in the fourth quarter, with the Eagles facing third and 1 on the New Orleans 4, Reid called for a pass instead of running for the first down. Under heavy pressure, Jeff Garcia threw a backwards pass to fullback Thomas Tapeh that lost two yards, and the Eagles were limited to a field goal, preventing them from scoring a touchdown that would have given them the lead.
Several weeks after the Eagles' playoff loss, Reid took a leave of absence from the team to deal with personal issues, including the arrests of his two oldest sons Garrett Reid and Britt Reid for drug-related charges.
[edit] Trivia
- Reid currently lives in Villanova, Pennsylvania with his wife and five children; Sons Garett, 23, Britt, 21, and Spencer, 14; daughters Crosby, 18, and Drew Ann, 16. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).
- Reid wears his Super Bowl XXXI Championship ring at all times, even around his players.
- Reid's son, Britt (who was recently arrested for a weapons charge)[3], has the same name as the secret identity of the The Green Hornet (The Green Hornet's secret identity is Britt Reid).
- On February 12, 2007, Reid announced he was taking a one-month leave of absence to deal with family matters. He returned to the Eagles on March 23.
Preceded by Ray Rhodes |
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coaches 1999–present |
Succeeded by Current coach |
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