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Andy Reid screws the Eagles


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PFT: Andy Reid costs the Eagles another one

 

The guy Chip Kelly replaced as the coach of the Eagles might have helped cost him the guy he wanted most in this draft.

According to Peter King of Sports Illustrated, a conversation between Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt and Chiefs coach Andy Reid last week helped convince Whisenhunt to hold onto the second pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and take Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Reid told Whisenhunt about the 1999 draft, when Mike Ditka was running the Saints (into the ground), and offered his entire draft so he could take running back Ricky Williams. Reid’s Eagles said no thanks, used their pick on Donovan McNabb, and were set at quarterback for a decade.

 

“I was talking to Andy today,’’ Whisenhunt told King. “He told me the story about Ditka offering a whole draft for his pick. I understood what Andy was saying. It certainly helped solidify what I was thinking—that’s for sure.”

So while it’s not exactly Reid’s fault that Kelly’s plan to build an all-Duck army of kung fu killers was spoiled, the former Eagles coach might not have helped.

 

 

Ouch.

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Oh the Super Bowls they won on the back of McNabb!

I'm drawing a blank.....was it 5 or 6?

They may not have accomplished the ultimate goal with McNabb, but the sustained success they had with he and Andy Reid for a decade can't just be overlooked.

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They may not have accomplished the ultimate goal with McNabb, but the sustained success they had with he and Andy Reid for a decade can't just be overlooked.

Exactly.  There have been a lot of really good QB's that never won a SB.

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They may not have accomplished the ultimate goal with McNabb, but the sustained success they had with he and Andy Reid for a decade can't just be overlooked.

 

I'm pretty sure most fans would happily trade our record during that period for theirs.

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They may not have accomplished the ultimate goal with McNabb, but the sustained success they had with he and Andy Reid for a decade can't just be overlooked.

Depends on how you truly want to gauge success.

One NFC championship? Meh. Better than nothing.

Was he really "set"? Every QB he dealt with looked wayyyy better than they really were. Was McNabb really "done" when he got to Washington? Or did he just have a slight Feely/Couch/dude in last two years with Reid/Vick Syndrome going on?Falsely advertised.

The saying, "Reid's QB carwash", wasn't built on imaginary scenarios

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I couldn't tell you our records vs theirs. I just remember "Buffalo Bills of the NFC, wait, at least the Bills lost in the Super Bowl"

 

The Eagles were pretty consistent in the Reid era.  Definitely saw more playoffs than we did.

 

Reid's coaching prowess may be debatable, but his overall record stands pretty well.

 

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The issue is, McNabb was a much better prospect (more of a sure thing, and pro ready) coming out than Mariota. I don't see Mariota being a franchise QB, to be honest. So I would've taken the picks and players. But if they really feel confident that he'll be their guy for the next decade then yes they made the right decision. I was hoping to see Philly trade all that crap for Mariota only for him to bust and Kelly to have run the Eagles into the ground for the next decade. Oh well.

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The issue is, McNabb was a much better prospect (more of a sure thing, and pro ready) coming out than Mariota. I don't see Mariota being a franchise QB, to be honest. So I would've taken the picks and players. But if they really feel confident that he'll be their guy for the next decade then yes they made the right decision. I was hoping to see Philly trade all that crap for Mariota only for him to bust and Kelly to have run the Eagles into the ground for the next decade. Oh well.

 

I was hoping for Philly to get Mariota too, but I have to admit this aspect of the final outcome is kind of amusing.

 

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The Eagles were pretty consistent in the Reid era. Definitely saw more playoffs than we did.

Reid's coaching prowess may be debatable, but his overall record stands pretty well.

Can't dispute. But at the end, they were losers, to the Patriots of course, just like us

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