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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
1. Not sure where he got a reputation as a QB guru. Or that we should blindly trust him to get the QB decision right. He can get the most out of his QBs. But can he pick the right one?Fact is, outside of McNabb, they've made some spotty decisions at QB. And no, Foles has not come close to showing that theory wrong. He has to get the QB decision right and there's no guarantee he will.
2. His biggest criticism has been that he's not a good game manager, especially when the game is on the line. His team has to be good enough to overcome that
3. Reid's defense has been a mess since Jim Johnson died. His DC hire is ultra critical. Reid's teams are best when the defense can balance out the offense
4. Will we repeat mistakes of the past? Will we let Reid stubbornly stick to an "Eagles Way"? WIll we let him slide by with mediocrity, as long as we win a playoff game or two? Given how bad Pioli had to be to force a firing, I hope Hunt learned his lesson.
I am optimistic about the hire. But those are a few big red flags we need to know. Again, a lot more excited than I am worried. But not willing to give this guy a free ride. I made that dumb mistake with Pioli, admittedly.
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When the Eagles traded McNabb to Washington under one of the alleged best offensive coaches, Mike Shanahan, McNabb posted his worst QB rating ever in five/six games. He also threw more interceptions than TDs for the first time in his career. He fared no better with the Vikings. I could not believe how quickly McNabb fell.
As far as I can remember, Reid did an amazing job in a very short period with Garcia, Feeley, Young and Kolb. History will surely remember the speed of failure these backups had once they moved on.
Feeley had a short game stretch and Reid turned him into a second round pick. Kolb, who played only six games, was traded for the second round and Dominque Rogers-Cromartie. Obviously, great value for garbage.
Vick went from prison for two years to becoming runner-up in the 2010 MVP race in just his first season back as starter under Reid’s tutelage.
It will be interesting to see how Foles performs without Reid’s guidance this season.