Three reasons to go against Reid...the three NFC losses? That is, to put things bluntly, horse shit.
He took a 3-13 ball club and turned them into not only one of the most respected franchises in football, but one of the most respected franchises in professional sports. Period.
What is he now? 57-33 with the Eagles? Coach of the year in 2000 and 2002? He\'s made teams that played good in the present, and at the same time were being shaped for the future.
Well, then again, I guess the argument isn\'t that he\'s not a great coach...that would be rediculous. The argument is that those three NFC Championship losses reflect upon his coaching...and possibly his tenure ending should a fourth one occur. That\'s insane. He was just signed to a four year extension simply because he\'s such a great coach, and he (along with joe banner and jeffrie lurie) are doing such a great job with the eagles.
But let\'s relive those three NFC Championships. Three years ago. Eagles vs. Rams. The Eagles were overachieving, they shouldn\'t have gotten their with the roster they had, but REID got them there. Very few expected to see them come out of that one with a victory. Tampa Bay...alright, this one I will put some blame on Reid. He backed off his offensive gameplan and played conservatively...which isn\'t what got the Eagles that far. Last year...there\'s no question...with the roster that we had, and all the injuried coupled in (namely those to our offensive and defensive MVPs come playoff time), we shouldn\'t have been there...but got there through REID\'S coaching. Once there, there\'s not much the coach can do about his WR\'s being manhandled at the LOS...which really wasn\'t a problem before then.
This year...this year we\'ve got the talent AND the coaching to go all the way.
As for the Monday night game...the Eagles played great on both sides of the ball. Just some key things...
*LJ Smith: Is he making any strides in making a believer out of any of you?
*The defense was amazing. The line was getting pressure all game...our secondary kept Moss in check. And our "bend but don\'t break" philosophy worked to a T. Minnesotta wasn\'t comfortable all game, and we used that to our advantage.
3-0 next week in Detroit