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Originally Posted by fan4ever
So how did Reid earn this reputation? If 90% of all coaches pretty much handle these scenarios in the same manner, why would Reid have been labeled in such a way? I don't see a conspiracy against such an affable guy/head coach. He treats the press and the public well...don't see the motivation to take him down...maybe it just might be a valid criticism.
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I've gone over this already - the guy was the head coach in Philadelphia and Philly fans aren't happy if they aren't complaining. Philly's a major media market that can easily drive a national narrative.
And when the guy just kept winning football games, the best excuse they could come up with was some nebulous bullshit like "he doesn't manage the clock" because it's the kind of thing you can say, sound relatively intelligent and never have to actually defend it because few people are going to actually call anyone on the carpet to defend the assertion.
For some weird reason they never got over the fact that he didn't manage to score 14 points in the last 5 minutes against the Patriots way back in 2004. That's when it really got loud and for the same stupid reasons - over-analysis by talking heads that don't have to actually defend the position. It's a lot easier to say "Man, Reid screwed up" when the Eagles lost than it is to say "Man, scoring 2 touchdowns in 5 minutes against a bombshell defense coached by the best defensive mind in football is really difficult."
It's an easy hit and run tactic for the intellectually lazy.