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Wiki must have one lame insult page.Comment
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I'll be damned, Andy Reid winds up in KC.
Andy Reid became the next coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, the team announced on Twitter.
The length of the deal is five years, sources told the Associated Press. A news conference to introduce Reid is scheduled for Monday.
The deal reportedly will give the longtime Eagles coach broad authority over football decisions. His deal came hours after the Chiefs announced they had parted with general manager Scott Pioli after four tumultuous seasons.
The Chiefs held a meeting with the coaching staff on Friday morning, presumably to talk about Kansas City's job search and ongoing talks with Reid, according to sources.
Reid spent 1999-2012 as Philadelphia's coach, leading the Eagles to the playoffs nine times during that period. He won 130 regular-season games and 10 playoff games. The Chiefs, meanwhile, had 98 wins, three postseason appearances and no postseason wins under five different head coaches, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
"I'm definitely excited. You don't accidentally win 100 games over 10 years in this league. Obviously, the guy knows how to coach and win. It's definitely something we need," Chiefs offensive lineman Eric Winston said on "SVP & Russillo" on ESPN Radio.
Reid will inherit a team that went 2-14, matching the worst record in franchise history. But he'll also have the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and with five players voted to the Pro Bowl, Kansas City has building blocks in place to make a quick turnaround.
Reid has experience turning around franchises, too.
He took over a team in Philadelphia that was just 3-13, but two years later went 11-5 and finished second in the NFC East. That began a stretch of five straight years in which Reid won at least 11 games and included a trip to the Super Bowl after the 2004 season.
"Congratulations to Clark Hunt and the Kansas City Chiefs for hiring a good man and a good coach," Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said Friday night. "We wish Andy, (wife) Tammy and their entire family all the best in their new home."
The fresh start afforded by the Chiefs should be welcomed by Reid.
Despite a 130-93-1 record and the most wins in Eagles history, he was just 12-20 in the past two seasons. Reid also dealt with personal tragedy when his oldest son, Garrett, died during training camp after a long battle with drug addiction.Comment
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Jerry Jones fired Rex Ryan's overrated, hack brother. Bigmouth says he made that defense alot better than it was and that he'll be without a job for about 5 minutes. We'll see...
Cowboys fire DC Rob Ryan
By Calvin Watkins
ESPNDallas.com
The Dallas Cowboys informed defensive coordinator Rob Ryan on Tuesday he would not be returning to run the team's defense in 2013-14.
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Turns out, Jerry Jones was right -- things are uncomfortable for the Cowboys right now, writes Dan Graziano. Blog
Ryan had one year remaining on a three-year contract.
"I want to express my appreciation to Rob for all of his efforts and contributions to the Cowboys over the past two years," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said in a statement. "At this time, the decision has been made to move forward in a different direction philosophically on defense. I have an immense amount of respect for Rob as a person and as a football coach and I wish him and his family the very best."
Ryan's defense finished 19th overall, 17th against the run and 21st against the pass.
His defense missed five defensive starters due to injuries and two more key backups.
"I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon. "I (expletive) made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like five minutes."
When the Cowboys' season ended, it appeared Garrett was giving Ryan a vote of confidence for a return in 2013.
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Ryan I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better. I (expletive) made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like five minutes.
” -- Rob Ryan
"I thought Rob did a really good job," Garrett said. "I stood up here a number of times and said you don't want to talk about injuries and we're not talking about them now but in answering your question I'm going to say that it was a real challenge for (Ryan). If you think about the number of guys we lost on defense, starting, marquee players who are just simply out, and the other guys who are battling through injuries and the challenges he had bringing guys from the practice squad up, from off the street and on our team and literally playing them two days later."
But a few days after Garrett's comments, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones said changes were needed after an 8-8 finish and he was going to make people uncomfortable at Valley Ranch. Jones wouldn't commit to any coach other than Garrett.
On Monday, Jones spoke to the entire coaching staff and running backs coach Skip Peete was told he wouldn't return. Most of the coaching staff left the Dallas area for a brief vacation.
Ryan was on vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands when he was told by phone he wouldn't return.
"I think I did a good job and I think our staff did a good job on defense trying to compete with what we had at the end of the year," Ryan told MacMahon. "But the best job we did was when we were able to coach our starters."
Ryan's best defensive player, outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware played with one arm in the last two games because of injuries to his elbow and shoulder. His starting safety, Gerald Sensabaugh, played with a bad hip.Comment
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Rob Ryan was correct...he won't have a problem getting another job.
He's pretty well-thought-of my most league execs. I didn't think the Cowboy's D was that bad this year.
The main problem with the Cowboys is Jerry Jones. The man just doesn't know football like he thinks he does. He should get a real GM and spend his afternoons in strip clubs.
And when the hell are the Cowboys going to realize Romo isn't going to take them to the promised land?“If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. BushComment
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Also, I heard on ESPN yesterday that Cowher is definitely not entertaining offers to coach at least in this off-sesason. I can imagine making several million with stable working hours is hard to let go of.“If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. BushComment
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Any opinions on the Bears hiring Trestman?Comment
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“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”― Stephen HawkingComment
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