In a vaccum maybe he should have gone for it.
If Reid can get to 4 or 5 Lombardis and the overall wins recoed, then this will get louder. But I think you'll start hearing from the Walsh, Knoll, Shula people as well and you'll just have them all, BB included, talked about as the group of all-time greats.
Mahomes is a generational talent and he's carried them each time. So it all comes down to his health and performance. He gives them a chance every year he's at or near his current level. The single bye and just dumb injury luck means they won't keep up this run of AFC title games and SBs forever, but his window is probably 7 more years at least. As his body declines his mental game might make up for it too. He's a scary dude for the rest of the league.
I've kind of beat this drum before, but "all kinds of penalties" are not missed on both sides. Generally there will only be one or two downgrades in a game by an average crew. If you think a ton of stuff is being missed in every game, then you simply don't know where the line is between what is a foul and what is not.
I agree with this. And honestly, Reid deserves the love. He's been an amazing coach. If he wins a couple more, he absolutely should be in that conversation. He should already be in the conversation as one of the greats.
Just out of interest, looking at the FIRST play looks to me like a bear hug. So why don't you consider it to be holding?
A friend of mine told me two WIP (local Philly sportstalk station) guys were debating why Andy Reid couldn't have achieved similar success with the Eagles. I mean, is that really a question in anyone's mind?
Everything I've ever read from both Eagles fans and non-Eagles fans is that Reid's time in Philly had run its course and a divorce between coach and team was best for both sides.
Reid had McNabb and Alex Smith and while he didn't win a SB with them, he accomplished plenty with both.
Granted all that, but Mahomes is special, and he's the reason why Reid has three rings with the Chiefs and none with the Eagles, just as Brady is the reason why Bill has six rings with the Patriots and none with the Browns. Reid has had a lot to do with Mahomes' development and success, just as Belichick did with Brady. But having one of the greatest QBs in history leading his team as opposed to even a very good one has got to be considered the chief reason (pun intended) why Reid has been more successful in KC than he was in Philly.
I think an underrated (maybe less so very recently) part of Reid’s success is now being paired with a HOF (?) defensive coordinator. He can work his magic on offense while Spags handles the defense at an elite level.
LOL I know, right?
Johnson was an excellent DC, especially for the 2000-2004 Eagles. The Philly defensive staff in those years was stacked with future HCs: Spagnuolo, John Harbaugh, Ron Rivera, Sean McDermott, Leslie Frazier.
Firing Wilks seems like a terrible choice and Hardo-esque ass covering from Shanahan. In what world is the SF defense the reason they lost this game?
Bert Breer was on 98.5 this week and indicated this was a long time coming and they had issues all year with Wilks. It wasn't because of the results of the Super Bowl.
Because he doesn't restrict him from going anywhere, and the spin move takes him directly into the body. He has good feet, which is more important than hand placement. The blocker is still in a straight-line between Bosa and the quarterback.
I appreciate the link and additional information. I come here for that -- its one of the things that distinguishes the SOSH board.
Andy Reid has played BB three times in the playoffs and lost all three time. The final time he had the better team.
We watched a (really) old movie about Rembrandt last night, so how about Rembrandt vs. Van Gogh. da Vinci vs. Michelangelo? Andy doesn't have the volume yet though.
If the T.O situation hadn’t blown up so spectacularly, they could have made a few more deep playoff runs with that group and Reid’s career might look a lot different.
Yes they have, although Spags probably had a lot to do with the success of those players
It's funny how Reid went from the bumbling clock mismanager to the master of the OT strategy. Having an all-world QB who can function highly in all conditions and situations certainly helps. I tend to think of Andy Reid as the offensive equivalent of BB - he didn't just win with McNabb and Smith, he revived Vick's career and made Kevin Kolb a near-elite QB for a bit. He seems to work magic on the offensive side of the ball with any personnel the way BB does on the defensive side. If Belichick is a better coach, it's almost certainly not by that much. The total wins and trophies are going to converge a lot over the next few years. He and Mahomes are racking up championships and awards at such an accelerated pace that all of the records seem to be on the table.
