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Eckel: Andy Reid could be Dallas Cowboys' next head coach, source says
By Mark Eckel/The Times
When the Eagles play the Cowboys Sunday night in Arlington, Texas, will Andy Reid’s eyes be as much on the home team as his team?
According to an extremely reliable source, who is close to Reid, the long-time Eagles head coach could be the head coach of the archrival Cowboys next year.
Of course, that is all based on Reid being fired by the Eagles, which is expected, and Jason Garrett being let go by the Cowboys, which isn’t quite as sure, but certainly could happen if Dallas does not make the playoffs.
“I know a lot of people think Andy is going to San Diego next year, and I can see that happening,” the source said. “But I keep hearing Dallas. I think he can end up with the Cowboys. As a matter of fact, I think he will end up with the Cowboys, if Jason is fired.”
While there is some sentiment that Reid will take a year off from coaching, if he is fired by the Eagles, several people close to the coach said they will be surprised if he is not coaching next year.
“Andy’s a coach; that’s what he does,” one said. “I don’t see him going into the TV booth, although he probably could. I see him coaching somewhere else if he’s not in Philly.”
If Reid does get fired by the Eagles and hired by another team, it would follow the same path as the past two Eagles coaches, who were also terminated under Jeffrey Lurie’s ownership. Rich Kotite was fired after the 1994 season and took over the Jets in 1995. Ray Rhodes was fired after the 1998 season and took over the Packers in 1999.
It didn’t work out so well for either of them. Kotite didn’t make it through two seasons with the Jets, and Rhodes lasted just one year in Green Bay.
San Diego, assuming Norv Turner is not back, has long been rumored as Reid’s next stop after 14 years with the Eagles. Most of that has been based on the fact that he is a Southern California native and owns a home there.
If Reid is to coach again, he could have his choice of jobs, since up to nine teams may be looking for head coaches.
A source close to Eagles head coach Andy Reid believe Reid would get along well with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.Martin Griff/The Times
But if he could stay in the NFC East with a team he knows so well after playing them twice every year — three times in 2009, well, it would have to be tempting.
“I think Andy would be a good fit with the Cowboys,” the source, who dropped the bombshell, said. “I feel he would get along fine with (Cowboys owner) Jerry (Jones). It would be the two of them working together, no middle man to get in the way.”
Reid’s first win as head coach of the Eagles in 1999 came against the Cowboys, 13-10, at old Veterans Stadium.
The following year, he beat the Cowboys, 41-14, on opening day in Dallas on the way to his first playoff season with the Eagles.
Reid actually won seven of his first eight games and 10 of his first 12 against the Cowboys. Since then he has gone 7-9, including a 38-23 loss at home earlier this season to give him a career record of 17-11 against Dallas.
Those 17 wins have come against five Cowboys head coaches: Chan Gailey (1-1), Dave Campo (6-0), Bill Parcells (5-3), Wade Phillips (3-6) and Garrett (2-1).
The win total also matches Reid’s win total against his other two NFC East rivals. He is 17-13 against the Giants, including a win this season, and 17-10 against Washington, including a loss this season.
Reid’s overall career record going into tonight’s game is 139-98-1, which makes him the winningest head coach in Eagles history and the 22nd winningest head coach in NFL history.
Could he really be taking those wins to Dallas next year?
Andy Reid: Head coach of the Cowboys? It would shock some.
“What Andy Reid and his program stand for is the opposite of what the Cowboys stand for,” former Eagles assistant and now Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh said a few years ago in the book Game Changers: The 50 Greatest Plays in Eagles History. “The Cowboys are a star system. It’s all about building around individuals first and collecting talent, collecting great players. Andy has always been about building a team. And over the long haul, it’s a team sport.”
By Mark Eckel/The Times
When the Eagles play the Cowboys Sunday night in Arlington, Texas, will Andy Reid’s eyes be as much on the home team as his team?
According to an extremely reliable source, who is close to Reid, the long-time Eagles head coach could be the head coach of the archrival Cowboys next year.
Of course, that is all based on Reid being fired by the Eagles, which is expected, and Jason Garrett being let go by the Cowboys, which isn’t quite as sure, but certainly could happen if Dallas does not make the playoffs.
“I know a lot of people think Andy is going to San Diego next year, and I can see that happening,” the source said. “But I keep hearing Dallas. I think he can end up with the Cowboys. As a matter of fact, I think he will end up with the Cowboys, if Jason is fired.”
While there is some sentiment that Reid will take a year off from coaching, if he is fired by the Eagles, several people close to the coach said they will be surprised if he is not coaching next year.
“Andy’s a coach; that’s what he does,” one said. “I don’t see him going into the TV booth, although he probably could. I see him coaching somewhere else if he’s not in Philly.”
If Reid does get fired by the Eagles and hired by another team, it would follow the same path as the past two Eagles coaches, who were also terminated under Jeffrey Lurie’s ownership. Rich Kotite was fired after the 1994 season and took over the Jets in 1995. Ray Rhodes was fired after the 1998 season and took over the Packers in 1999.
It didn’t work out so well for either of them. Kotite didn’t make it through two seasons with the Jets, and Rhodes lasted just one year in Green Bay.
San Diego, assuming Norv Turner is not back, has long been rumored as Reid’s next stop after 14 years with the Eagles. Most of that has been based on the fact that he is a Southern California native and owns a home there.
If Reid is to coach again, he could have his choice of jobs, since up to nine teams may be looking for head coaches.
A source close to Eagles head coach Andy Reid believe Reid would get along well with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.Martin Griff/The Times
But if he could stay in the NFC East with a team he knows so well after playing them twice every year — three times in 2009, well, it would have to be tempting.
“I think Andy would be a good fit with the Cowboys,” the source, who dropped the bombshell, said. “I feel he would get along fine with (Cowboys owner) Jerry (Jones). It would be the two of them working together, no middle man to get in the way.”
Reid’s first win as head coach of the Eagles in 1999 came against the Cowboys, 13-10, at old Veterans Stadium.
The following year, he beat the Cowboys, 41-14, on opening day in Dallas on the way to his first playoff season with the Eagles.
Reid actually won seven of his first eight games and 10 of his first 12 against the Cowboys. Since then he has gone 7-9, including a 38-23 loss at home earlier this season to give him a career record of 17-11 against Dallas.
Those 17 wins have come against five Cowboys head coaches: Chan Gailey (1-1), Dave Campo (6-0), Bill Parcells (5-3), Wade Phillips (3-6) and Garrett (2-1).
The win total also matches Reid’s win total against his other two NFC East rivals. He is 17-13 against the Giants, including a win this season, and 17-10 against Washington, including a loss this season.
Reid’s overall career record going into tonight’s game is 139-98-1, which makes him the winningest head coach in Eagles history and the 22nd winningest head coach in NFL history.
Could he really be taking those wins to Dallas next year?
Andy Reid: Head coach of the Cowboys? It would shock some.
“What Andy Reid and his program stand for is the opposite of what the Cowboys stand for,” former Eagles assistant and now Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh said a few years ago in the book Game Changers: The 50 Greatest Plays in Eagles History. “The Cowboys are a star system. It’s all about building around individuals first and collecting talent, collecting great players. Andy has always been about building a team. And over the long haul, it’s a team sport.”
