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Of course Andy Reid could make a mediocre team better. That doesn't mean he should have a lifetime job when he makes colossal blunders. Reid has severe limitations as head coach, which don't exactly negate his very obvious strengths, but perhaps will prevent him from ever winning a championship.
He's stubborn. He doesn't improve his deficiencies. In 2005, everyone watched in disbelief as the Eagles ran a slowdown offense with time running out in the Super Bowl. The time management has always been a problem, and still is. It's been a long time since the 2005 Super Bowl, and he's won 3 playoff games since then, and had just three winning seasons. That's not a great track record.
He and this management team, because it's not all his fault, cannot identify a quality player at LB or S. Reid inherited Brian Dawkins and Jeremiah Trotter 13 years ago. He has essentially failed to produce an above-average player at either position since. How can he be the guy to fix the institutional problem he has created?
There was an interesting play in the Patriots game where, on fourth-and-goal at the 1, they threw the ball. Because that's what Andy Reid does on fourth-and-goal at the 1, never mind that you have a great running back, an outstanding run-blocking offensive line. And of course, Bill Belichick has seen Andy Reid coach before, the Patriots were prepared and in Vince Young's face instantly, when against 31 other teams they'd probably be in a crash down, plug the gap defense.
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