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As the W-L-T storm rages in Philly, local broadcaster and former Eagle Vai Sikahema is openly calling for coach Andy Reid to be fired, and for quarterback Donovan McNabb to be cut.
Sikahema’s position is significant because, as one media insider with knowledge of the dynamics in the market tells us, Sikahema has been very protective of Reid in the past.
Per the source, “It’s shocking how fast this is falling. They could fire Reid.”
Sikahema is scheduled to appear on WIP radio at 9:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday. You can listen live right here.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Fans and Media do not run football teams for a reason, and for a city like Philadelphia that is a good thing.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:00 am
How does a guy most known for punching the goal post padding get a radio show and the following of a major city….oh, that’s right, it’s Philly. It’s kind of like how cocaine users get radio shows, right Dallas?
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Absurd
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Isn’t he the guy who kicked Conseco’s ass?
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I definitely agree with Via as far as Reid goes. I have defended Reid many times throughout the years; I remember how bad this team was before he arrived (Ray Rhodes, Bobby Hoying, Ty and Koy Detmer just to name a few pre Reid personel). Reid turned the organization around in a 2 year period and made us perennial playoff contenders. For that I am grateful.
But now Reid has to go. His inability as GM to find good players to fit into his system (QB who is much better throwing the deep ball than the WCO short-intermediate passes, receivers who can’t catch, TE who can’t play at all, OGs/C who can’t run block), his laughable clock and challenge management, his terrible play calling.
I would give McNabb one more season under a new regime to see what he could do in a system more tailored to his game and then make judgments. McNabb has played very well throughout the years and people in Philly are quick to forget that. Remember the one year he was throwing to T.O. (aka WRs not named Todd Pinkston, James Thrash, Freddie Mitchell, Na Brown, Reggie Brown, etc…) he put up some of the best numbers in the league. And even before TO Mcnabb led the Eagles to NFC championship games with a mediocre receiving core. I just don’t know if McNabb will want to come back.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:04 am
And let the kolb era begin. I will miss laughing at you Andy Ried.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
the offensive coordinator marty morninwheg needs to go, not reid.
also, they shouldn’t be so quick to throw out mcnabb. after the eagles are eliminated from playoff contention, they should give kolb a shot for the remainder of the season- see if he has any promise.
lastly, reid does need to get his head out of his butt and realize that they need an actual experienced FB. he must be retarded to think that he could convert a RB (tony hunt) or a DT (klecko). if the eagles had an actual FB, they maybe would have converted those 4th and 1’s that have killed them this season. not to mention, westbrook would be that much better.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Well done Florio! You’re getting shoutouts all over the place here, they are really impressed that you were able to scope their story before they could!
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:17 am
This is awesome, they are talking about his weight…. Angelo is an idiot. As far as Vai as a reporter, let me just say - that was awesome when he returned that kick and puched the goal post.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:18 am
This is amazing because Vai and AR are both BYU football alums and mormons who seemed to be close in regards to their beliefs outside of football so if he is calling for this to happen it is really shocking.
Don’t worry though Eskin will still planted 50 feet up Ar’s fat rear end.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Oh and if you want to have success doing 65-35 pass-run ratio, you should look at what the Cardinals are doing. They have 2 all-pro receivers. We have Greg Lewis.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:23 am
It makes no sense to do it mid-season. It would be anarchy. If there’s one thing the current Eagles administration hates, it’s turmoil. They’ll paint a pretty face on it and maybe, if we’re lucky, take care of it in the off-season.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am
This may be what Vai Sikahema thinks. But what about Mosi Tatupu?
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:28 am
they can fire everyone and anyone from that team and they will still suck. the fans are highly overrated, they talk a alot of trash inside their stadium but outside of that that are nothing but a bunch of band-wagon grade A D-Bags!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOO STEELERS!!!
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:29 am
as a true eagles fan, im all for bringing in a replacement head coach…hopefully someone like bill cowher. BUT reid should ONLY be replaced if/when a suitable replacement is found. dont make us fans suffer through 2-4 years of a losing season before we start to see anything on the horizon and just bringing in a lame duck coach to oust reid would be a dumb move on jeffery luries part.
as for mcnabb, i dont know what everyone is complaining about. yes he should know the overtime rule because as a fan, i knew the rule existed. but we have no better options other than mcnabb. and to all those idiots clamoring for kolb, we would need to cut mcnabb before seeing him in action and what happens if kolb turns out to be a bust, we’d be like the oakland raiders, no qb, no offensive line, no wrs, but just one dynamic running back.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:39 am
The Burger King, or Howard Eskin to his mother, said Reid will be back.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:41 am
I think Reid should be ousted, however I’m not sure what McNabb’s contractual situation is right now. If he’s still under contract next year, I would recommend they open up the job going into camp and let people battle it out.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Well if a hall of famer, former NFL great is coming out saying they have to go then I’m all in!! Wait… it was Vai Sikahema who said it?? The dude who ran back like one kick 20 years ago??
I think people are going a little to overboard with this, I know he should have known the rule. But it’s not like he was caught killing dogs or anything…..
Reids not going anywhere unless he leaves on his own, Luire loves him. And besides, the Eagles are fine as long as they keep packing the seats down at the Linc.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Vai Sikahema just called in to 610WIP in Philadelphia and basically said he was worried about Andy Reid because he is fat. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. He also said that “They’re worried about his weight”. If “They’re” is the front office, then Reid might be out of here sooner than we think. Via said the cafeteria at the NovaCare complex(where the Eagles practice/train) is open all day and night and that’s likely where Reid spends his spare time in between meetings. WOWZERS!!
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Vai Sikahema - one of coolest names spoken by Pat Summerall.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:52 am
When you add it all up I Think Reid has to go. It really seems like they have been stuck in one gear for a long time, low.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Yes, please cut McNabb. Please. We need some semblence of a QB in Minnesota.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Surprise Sikahema would say that, there both moromons and are boys from BYU. Also I hear Sikahema is 1 bad mother F’er.
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November 19th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Reid should be fired immediately.
He’s addicted to the pass, just can’t control himself. It’s pass, pass, pass, punt. Despite having a football god at RB. Despite having mediocre WRs. Despite a QB who can throw only the beautiful long ball and the worm-burner; I don’t think I’ve ever seen McNabb drop a touch pass into a reciever’s hands under 30 yards. He’s not made for the short passes and no one has pushed him to be. Nevertheless, Reid has him passing all day long to the fullback in the flat.
His talent evaluation/draft record is abysmal. Look at the record, it’s full of flat out busts, especially in the first three rounds. He’s so enamored with the idea of coaching a good-character prospect up that he ignores bona fide talent (if in fact he can actually spot it at all), in favor of turning LBs into DEs and vice versa, DTs into FBs, and of course lily-white Mormon kids into violent drug addict criminals.
He cannot manage the game clock to save his life. I’ve never seen a coach take so many first and third quarter timeouts. He seems genuinely oblivious to the concept of efficient play calling; he and his coaches regularly leave McNabb standing around waiting for the play until there’s too little time for the team to even read the D before they have snap the ball.
He’s unable to make gameday adjustments to match what the opponent is doing, or to change up what isn’t working for the Eagles. He’s downright Bush-like in his devotion to his system, and completely inflexible regarding what needs to be done. For Reid, it’s just keep “playing your game,” regardless the consistently disappointing results.
He’s forever taking blame for failures, but nothing has changed.
Lurie should fire Reid and let someone else–who really cares who it is–finish out the season. Then hire a GM. Then a new HC (NOT MORNINGWOOD). Jim Johnson should hang it up, and if he doesn’t step down himself, he too should be fired. Time to start over from the top down.
Regarding McNabb, I don’t really care if he’s kept or not. Under a better coach I still think he has some very good years in him. But he’s not going to change. He can no longer run, has no touch pass, and when the going gets tough, Milquetoast McNabb gets puking. Surround him with more talent than just Westbrook the football god, DJack the dumb talented rookie, and give him some good coaching, and who knows?
Or, dump him. Let him find success elsewhere. Get Cassel and let him and Kolb duke it out.
P.S. LJ Smith and Sean Considine should be cut asap as well.
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November 19th, 2008 at 10:18 am
I can’t help but think that either the Philly media or the Eagles fanbase are a bunch of masochists. Maybe it’s both.
Some of these same people that want McNabb cut and Reid fired are calling for the Kolb era. Do they not realize that Kolb was a Reid pick, has been groomed in Reid’s system, and came from a shotgun, spread offense in Houston? Is he suddenly going to turn into Eli Manning or Tony Romo?
You can’t win every year. Give it a rest and keep your chin up.
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