A roundup of Eagles postgame quotes

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER It's after 1 on Tuesday morning here in Philadelphia and the quote sheets keep coming: ANDY REID On whether Jeffrey Lurie has assured him that his job is safe for the rest of the season: "We really haven't talked about that. He's been supportive. Obviously he's as competitive as anybody and he wants to win games. That's what he's in this business for. But we really haven't gone there. I'm trying to get this football team to win games, that's what I'm trying to do. That's where my energy is." On Eagles owner Lurie saying before the season that 8-8 would not be good enough: "We're going to keep battling. I'm going to control what I can control and that's getting better as a team. I have to do a better job with that, obviously, by how we've played here. I'm not worried about all of the other things. I'm worried about winning football games and making sure my players know what they're doing, and then going out and executing. I take full responsibility for that. That's sloppy football." DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR TODD BOWLES On things not going the way he expected after being promoted five weeks ago: "It's depressing. It's not about me, it's about the team. We're just trying to win ballgames and for that not to happen and for us to lose as many games as we did on the road, it's inexcusable, it's unacceptable, it's disheartening and I feel like how everyone else feels. It's a tough situation." DEFENSIVE TACKLE CULLEN JENKINS On how he explains seven straight losses: "It's stressing because every possible way that we could lose a game, we've done it." On being angry or being numb to the losses: "I'm so mad right now. Out of all the losses, it feels like I'm more angry right now than any of them. Between all of the bad stuff that has happened, to still have a cahnce, even if it's a far chance, to still have chances, you have to look for any type of positive motivation you can get to keep blOwing them away or whatever. It's frustrating. It's hard to comprehend." LINEBACKER DEMECO RYANS On what the team has left to play for: "I play every day for my pride. It's one thing, you play for pride. That's big for me." Does the team still respond to Andy Reid: "I feel like the guys respond. There's just a lot of misfortune out there. We turn the ball over and not getting turnovers again. Leaving guys open deep is unacceptable. We can't win like that." PLACEKICKER ALEX HENERY On whether his play has been a silver lining in a disappointing season: "This is a team sport, so how the team does is more important than how an individual does. I just do what I can, but we have to get the win. That is what matters." On whether his record of consecutive field goals (19) has sunk in at all: "No, not really. It probably won't. This is not one of those things that I look at. It's a cool honor, but I have to concentrate on the next kick, not the last one." EAGLES NOTEBOOK Eagles Notebook 11/27/12 Brown Delivers ... RB Bryce Brown made his first start since 10/31/08 at Wichita East High School in Kansas and set an Eagles rookie record with 178 rushing yards. It was also the seventh-highest total in team history ... Brown also scored his first two rushing touchdowns and is the first Eagles rookie to score twice in a game since Ryan Moats on 12/11/05 vs. NYG ... Brown’s 65-yard touchdown was the seventh-longest rushing score by an Eagles rookie and the longest by an Eagle since LeSean McCoy’s 66-yarder on 11/1/09 vs. NYG ... Brown’s 19 carries were his highest total since his final high school game (10/31/08) ... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Brown’s 129 first-half yards were the most by a player in his first start since Kansas City’s Derrick Blaylock racked up 131 in the first half on 11/14/04 vs. NO. Oh Henery ... K Alex Henery has made 19 consecutive field goals, setting a team record and marking the second-longest current streak behind Cleveland’s Phil Dawson (27) ... Henery has connected on 20-21 attempts this season (95.2%), which is on pace to break his own team record of 88.9% set last season ... Since entering the NFL in 2011, Henery is 44-48 (91.7), which makes him the second-most accurate kicker in the NFL during that span, behind only Josh Scobee (42-45, 93.3%). Offensive Quick Hits ... WR DeSean Jackson’s 274 career receptions are the most ever by an Eagle in his first five seasons and WR Jeremy Maclin’s 230 are the most by an Eagle in his first four. Defensive Nuggets ... DT Mike Patterson posted his first sack of the season ... LB DeMeco Ryans has registered 14 tackles for a loss this season, which is the highest total by an Eagle since the team’s coaches started keeping track of the stat in 1999 ... DE Jason Babin has a sack in three of the last four games ... The Eagles are the only team in the NFL that has not allowed a 100-yard rusher this season. Birdseed ... The Eagles started seven first-year players, marking their first time doing so since the season finale in 2010 ... Bryce Brown became the ninth Eagle to make his first-career start this season and the ninth first-year player to start for the team ... DE Vinny Curry made his NFL debut ... DE Darryl Tapp played in his 100th NFL game.