I am not trying to create an argument with you but a number of Eagles players have spoken out in support of Andy Reid. Now if choosing which side to believe between the fans/media and the players themselves I’ll believe the players. Be that as it may, personality aside Andy Reid has a career record of 130-93-1….that’s 37 games over .500…37 games over….and in the NFL winning is really what it is all about. Six division titles, nine playoff appearances and one trip to the Super Bowl. When you say that there are several other better alternatives on what exactly do you base that assertion? I know you don’t like him and that’s fine but to dismiss a guy with his resume from consideration would be unwise IMO. I respect your opinion but I disagree with you one this one.

My friend, Andy Reid was a victim of NOTHING but his own arrogance and poor judgement.

And believe me when I tell you that arrogance is a word VERY often used among Eagle fans and media to describe this man. He coached their team for 14 years. Who do you think knows more about this – them or you??? I’m going with them.

There are several other alternatives that are better then Andy Reid. I hear he is to interview with the Chiefs. I pray they keep him there so we have to look elsewhere, I really do.

I still say Norv Turner as our nest O-coordinator should be the first priority and then a defensive-minded HC such as a Lovie Smith or Mike Zimmer.

Heck, I would even rather give Horton a shot if the alternatives were either losing him to another team or Andy Reid.

I like what Ray Horton has to say and believe the players will really play for him. He gets my vote.

The reports at the national level these past few days, both on-line and hard copy are ridiculous. Did they not listen to Michael Bidwill say that he is not going to be hurried into making a rash decision. The media had the Cards signing Andy Reid even before an interview had been set up. So, I am not going to get too excited until more than one interview has been conducted. (That being said, as a season ticket holder with a contract, I may abrogate that contract myself if they hire Andy Reid.) Just kidding, but I had hoped that Coach Whiz would get to coach out his contract, then I would have had only one year under a new coach (if it happened) and could make my decision on renewing my contract depending on whether I liked the coach and how successful he was. This from a fan perspective.

I’m not sure if Reid is even an improvement over Whisenhunt. Over the last three years, Reid is 22-26 to Whisenhunt’s 18-30. That’s not a huge difference, especially considering that Whisenhunt’s QBs the last 3 years have been Derek Anderson, Max Hall, Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, Ryan Lindley, and Brian Hoyer, while Reid has had Michael Vick. Not to mention, Reid had far superior running backs to anything the Cards have ever had.

Look, Reid will do fine if he’s brought in, but if it means losing Horton, that’s a problem. Who do we go out and get to replace him? Do we let Andy Reid make that decision? He certainly messed it up in Philly with the folks he hired and fired there.

Fortunately, I have a feeling that Horton won’t end up moving into a head coaching position this year. The teams that have interviewed him so far are teams that are undergoing QB transitions themselves, and hiring a guy who’s never worked on the offensive side of the ball could be a problem (see Rex Ryan). That pretty much rules out Buffalo, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Philly. The Cards’ own QB issues might also explain why they won’t ultimately promote Horton themselves.