Originally Posted by Michael David Smith:
*by Michael David Smith on January 4, 2013, 8:16 AM EDT
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Jeremiah Trotter played a total of seven seasons for Andy Reid in three different stints with the Eagles. And he thinks he lost a lot of games because Reid got out-coached.
“If it came down to both teams were even, talent-wise,*I think the opponent’s team would win if it came down to coaching,” Trotter said on 97.5 The Fanatic, via Philly.com. “Andy Reid got out-coached in a lot of games, man, a lot of big games,” Trotter continued. “Time outs, running the football, you know.”
Trotter said Reid’s offensive style made things different for the defense and the late defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, who ran the defense in Philadelphia until his death in 2008.
“As a defense, we understood we passed the ball too much. You know, there’s times we’re sitting over there like, ‘Man, listen. Just get us a couple of first downs so we can get a break.’ And I’m sure it frustrated Jim Johnson also,” Trotter said
Still, Trotter acknowledges that he won a lot of games during his time with Reid, and he says he would have given Reid a 7.5 or 8 on a scale of 1-10. I shudder to think what he’d say about a coach who was a 1.
Good coaches don't get out coached in a lot of games. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Doug Pederson calls the plays in the preseason games.
I wonder what would happen if Clark said, "Hey Andy, I want you to let Doug do what most offensive coordinators do and have him call the plays. That's all. Keep up the good work."
Andy Reid is Clark's hand picked coach.
He isn't going to do anything to rock the boat. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
This is funny because Trotter struggled unless he was playing for JIM JOHNSON, which is why he kept going back to Philly and played for them three separate times.
Originally Posted by milkman:
Jim Johnson might had something to do with that.
He had everything to do with that. But they had a system where a lot of guys on both offense and defense did great with the Eagles but struggled elsewhere. They won a ton of games and went to the playoffs almost every year, and won a lot of playoff games. Most teams would kill for that kind of success. They had a great run. Kind of surprised he'd throw anyone under the bus. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tk13:
He had everything to do with that. But they had a system where a lot of guys on both offense and defense did great with the Eagles but struggled elsewhere. They won a ton of games and went to the playoffs almost every year, and won a lot of playoff games. Most teams would kill for that kind of success. They had a great run. Kind of surprised he'd throw anyone under the bus.
To the point, though, Trotter succeeded in Johnson's system.
