You Make The Call
Posted by Derek
Some time later this morning, Andy Reid will be forced, between mouthfuls of scrambled eggs, to answer a few questions from actual news media types. In the old days, we would have to wait until tomorrow to find out what he had to say. Now, the philly.com bloggers will be racing to get early versions of the quotes up on the Web, PE.com will get its spin machine going as well, and by drive time the WIP guys will already have beaten anything newsworthy to death.
So. In an attempt to break the laws of physics, it's contest time. Everyone always says they know what Andy's going to say before he even says it. Time to prove it.
Two-parter down in the comments.
1) What will Andy be asked?
2) What will Andy say?
Example:
Q: How will the team recover from the loss of Brian Dawkins, in terms of leadership?
A: You hope that other guys step up and fill that gap. Guys like Brian [Westbrook], Sheldon [Brown] and Donovan [McNabb] have been there. They're leaders on this team. Also, the younger guys like Quintin Mikell and Stewart Bradley. We hated losing a guy like Dawkins, but that's the NFL, man. One guy leaves, the others have to take his place.
Obviously, I chose that example because the question came up in Reid's "exclusive" interview last week, so I think the beat writers might not ask it to avoid a Sean Avery situation. It might come up from other reporters, though.
Bonus points for further explanation that tells us something more. As in, if I had suggested Reid wouldn't mention Sheldon above, that would mean Brown is actually on the trading block. (Totally fictitious example.)
Time to show us what you know.

