Andy Reid Quotes (214 Quotes)

You are going to take care of the big guys and make sure they get enough liquid in them and just kind of keep a close eye on them. Things just sometimes happen, and it's a shame.

With David's situation, we're looking at some other kickers to bring in here, just in case he can't perform.

I have to give Pittsburgh a lot of credit. They beat us up in every phase of the game. Starting with the coaches, to the offense, to the defense, and then to our special teams. They were the better team today, in all phases.

Garcia is a guy who's had a lot of success in the National Football League. He knows how to win football games and he's been to the Pro Bowl multiple times. He's a very smart player and is very familiar with our offensive system. He'll be a great backup to Donovan.

He said if we get it to the 12, he should be OK, ... He thought he could make a 30-yarder.

First thing is, he is a great kid. He worked so hard in the offseason to get that thing back and he came (into camp) in phenomenal shape. We were looking forward to getting him back in there and for that to happen, your heart just goes out to the guy.

Lamar is a big back with good speed and quickness. He also has the ability to catch the ball which will help him in this offense. He's a talented, young running back who should be a good compliment to the rest of the backs on this team. We're look forward to getting him into Philadelphia and onto the practice field this week.

going to flare up. It's done that throughout his career. I think it was a stress throughout the game Sunday. He wasn't that bad after the game. This morning, he was very tender.

He ... gave our guys an opportunity to get downfield and cover them,

He's a good pass rusher and he's stout enough up front to where he holds his own. We played against him (in the season-opener in 2001), so we know what he can do.

It's an unfortunate setback for Jerome. It's a shame because he's worked extremely hard over the past several weeks to return to the practice field. After today's events, that obviously won't happen any time soon. We wish him all the best in his recovery from this surgery.

We liked him as a defensive end coming out. He played linebacker in Pittsburgh and we asked him if he was interested in putting his hand down and playing defensive end again and he liked that. We thought he was a heck of a player coming out of Florida State.

I think that everybody on the football team has a lot of confidence in him. He's playing well, but it's not something new that he is doing now that he didn't do before. He is getting more of an opportunity now.

You need to balance it up.

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.

In hindsight, ... I didn't look very smart on that one.

I think the important thing is finding a way to win the football game. I really think, when it is all said and done, that people really don't care whether you ran or threw the ball. They care about winning and losing. We are going to try to do what is working for us and do the best we can.

One of the things that's pretty obvious is you can't get down by four touchdowns against a good football team like we did Sunday. We have to start faster. We realize we haven't done a good job of that this year.

He thought it went well. He felt good about it.

I thought they played hard, but I thought there were too many mistakes. We had way too many penalties. You can't go backwards in the National Football League and expect to win football games.

They're just not right yet. We will give them this next week and see how they do. Tra has been cleared to play, so that is a positive and he did practice. He practiced very hard. He will work through it next week and we will see how he does.

We will have to make a potential roster move down the road here,

It's a decision I've made.

(Defensive coordinator) Jim Johnson had a great plan for him and the players came out and executed it, ... They played aggressive, emotional football.

I've got to take the next few days and check what I see in the mirror.

Brian is a big part of this offense and a big part of this team as a representative on and off the football field. I'm really happy for Brian. It's a great thing for him and the team to have him signed to a long-term contract. I really believe both the player and the team benefit from each other.

We feel bad from a team standpoint for Todd. He worked very hard this offseason. He was having a heck of a camp, and it's a shame this happened.

We are better when we spread the ball around. We are more effective as an offense when we do that and I didn't do a good enough job during that first game mixing it up.

We do what we have to do to win games. If it means throwing 50 times, then you throw 50 times. I have always said I would like a bit more balance, but if you have to win the game, you have to do that.

He probably got a little more work than I necessarily wanted him to get today, but he battled through it and did a good job. He didn't look too far behind. He did pretty good with what we gave him.

Reggie is well deserving of his Hall of Fame induction. In my mind, he will go down as the greatest defensive end in NFL history. He was a great teammate and a fun player to coach. As good as a player as he was on the field, he was an even better person off the field. He left a lasting legacy, both in the NFL and in the community.

As we sit here today, I'm not feeling great about it, to be honest with you, ... Do I think it was the right thing to do Yeah, when you're trying to win the football game, that's the right thing to do. Obviously, they covered it and did a good job with it.

He was fine today. He did a great job.

He did the walk-through this morning and will not practice this afternoon.

I do want it to be clear that this decision is a result of a large number of situations that accumulated over a long period of time.

You evaluate how well the young guys did and how they could fit into the plan next year. You also evaluate the 16 or 17 injured-reserve guys. That combination should give us a pretty good shot next year.

I do want to make it clear that this decision is the result of a large number of situations that accumulated over a long period of time, during which Terrell had been warned repeatedly about the consequences of his actions. Even with the activities that took place last week, we gave Terrell every opportunity to avoid this outcome.

It's a matter of getting the swelling out. We'll see where it's at tomorrow.

Obviously, we cannot do it like we have been doing it. We have to get better as players and coaches and I have a lot of trust in both the players and the coaches. We will work very hard and make sure we get it together and do a better job.

Well let the young guys play and see what they can do. Well make a decision after that. Ive been pleased up to this point with the backs.Weve got four backs that we feel pretty good about.

We used him a little bit more in protection last week. I could have done a better job play calling. I could have called his number a little bit more last week.

All along I thought that's where he was going.

It gets pointed at McMahon, but it's not all him. Everybody around him, me included, needs to pick up our games and make sure we're running the routes the right way and we're catching the football. You can't have six or seven drops like we did Saturday. We have to protect a little better. I have to make sure I'm getting him in situations and the receivers in situations where they can do things.

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.

Everybody is a big part of that. We need to do a better job blocking and make sure we hit the holes. Everybody has a piece of that.

We are going to work both quarterbacks in practice and see how they do, and I will make a decision by the end of the week.

I'd like to keep everybody together but that's not the reality in this business.

He was in a little bit of pain and I don't know if that affected the decision to run or to not run. It didn't look like there was a lot of room to run in the first place. But that other part might have entered into it a little bit.

We appreciate all that Corey has done for this organization over the last five years. With the great amount of depth and talent we have along the defensive line, we chose to give Corey and opportunity to sign with another team.

I thought the effort of our football team was very good,