01-26-2021, 12:21 AM
(01-26-2021, 12:04 AM)Benton Wrote: Andy Reid was a slightly more successful version of an NFC Marvin Lewis.
He spent 77 years (ok, 13 for realistic sake) as head coach/GM of the Eagles. And he got to a SB.
But he wasn't exactly the Andy Reid of the Chiefs, who managed to land one of the NFL's most talented rosters with a decent coaching staff.
It's not as cut and dry as saying "the Bengals will always suck because they've always sucked/the Chiefs will dominate because they've always dominated." They've got some good coaches and some great players. Does that translate into a Bellicheck/Brady decade-long run? Probably not. Does it mean they probably make another SB or two in the next few seasons before cap issues gut the roster and Reid looks like Andy Reid, coach of the marginally successful Eagles? Probably.
A good coach can finesse some roster issues. But at the end of the day, the majority of a teams success depends on two things: the talent on the roster and the locker room environment.
That's not even close, Benton.
14 years with the Eagles
Went to the playoffs 9 of those years
Won at least 1 playoff game in 7 of those 9 years
Won the division 5 times
Went to 5 NFC Championship games
Went to 1 Super Bowl
130-93-1 in the regular season
10-9 in the postseason
Andy Reid is far more than a "slightly more successful version of an NFC Marvin Lewis". Is he up there on the greatest coaches ever? No, probably not, but he's probably the first name on the tier below that very top tier and well well above Marvin Lewis.
Guy is going into the HoF as a coach.
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