Barring some momentary lapse of reason by Eagles’ owner Jeffrey Lurie, Andy Reid will take Lincoln Financial Field today as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for the final time. It will be a situation that will be emotion filled for the fans of Philadelphia. The question is: what emotion will it be filled with?
Andy Reid is the winningest coach in Philadelphia Eagles history. He led this team back relevancy, to division titles, 5 Conference Championship game appearances and to one Super Bowl loss. His record of success is hard to dispute to the outside world. Media members, players, coaches and the like all heap high praise on Andy Reid. And he deserves it. The problem is that in Philadelphia, where his welcome was worn out a few years ago, Reid has one fatal flaw in the realm of public perception. He never won a Super Bowl.
Whether it is right to judge a coach by that standard is something that has been debated for a long time around here. In Philly, it’s the only way to judge anyon...
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nobody gives acrap what happens to this lying backstabbing fat lard ass. My question is was his son selling steroids to eagle players and was Reid a drug lord.
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