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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan
Quote from Eagles Forum:
"We've grown so tired of what he offers as a coach, but to outsiders, he's the "winningest coach in franchise history" with lots of success and a proven track record.
It's like having a hot female co-worker or friend that because you've known them so long, you know that their personality takes the hotness down significantly. To everyone else, they look like a solid 8 or 9, to you, with everything factored in, they look like a -8."
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Blah. You'll have your Reid backers and Reid haters. Eagles fans are to Reid as KC fans are to Shottenheimer. We wanted to him gone for his inability to win when it mattered only to now see the other side of the coin. Eagles fans will be thinking the same thing in a couple of years. The grass isn't always greener. Especially when you let a good coach go with years left.
I compare it a lot to the Tom Davis situation at the University of Iowa (basketball). At the end, fans HATED him. Even though he made the NCAA Tourney 9 of 13 seasons, he was basically forced out after losing in the Sweet 16. Iowa fans were SO TIRED of the same thing over and over. They/We wanted a new head coach...A younger, hungrier, sexy hire. And we got it in the name of Steve Alford. Iowa basketball hasn't been the same since. Finally 12 years later, the team is starting to come around. This is the extreme case, but Eagles fans are playing with fire IMO.