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Old 01-05-2013, 01:35 AM   #117
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Yes and No.

Yes, because the guy knows how to coach, game plan and win and specifically develop QB's in the NFL.

No, because I worry here is a guy who has a helluva a lot of emotional family pain hitting him from all different directions that is so overwhelmingly frightening for him he doesn't know how to deal with it all other than throwing himself even harder into being an NFL coach, so as to avoid being alone with his own emotional grief and regrets as a father, not just from losing his son but all the years he lost with both of his sons that he cannot get back. I think his son's death whether accidental or suicide was when the season became 'just a blur" for Andy and he lost focus. The Eagles never were on track the whole year. Yes they dealt with a lot of injuries but so do a lot of other teams and Reid had dealt with injury ridden seasons before and was still successful.
I worry we are getting a well meaning guy who is not only burnt out BUT still grieving that will keep him "still in a blur".

By all means I am not judging him whatsoever and I'm sure he has to be getting personal help for not only himself but his family as well. BUT with men in particular I have seen this so often where men have a much much harder time grieving and just throw themselves into their work even harder only to spiral further down. Anybody who thinks by throwing themselves harder into their work helps them grieve better is just wrong. It actually prevents grieving. I worry that he is just jumping right back into another challenging fire in order to avoid grieving and dealing with his heavy emotional burdensome heart.

I don't mean to be "Debbie Downer" here but don't be surprised. I am excited about the hire don't get me wrong but I do worry that we have a coach that might still be struggling to focus.
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