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Originally Posted by scott free
Foles played pretty well for you guys, all things considered, so its not too surprising most prefer him over vick, but tell the truth... i bet most were THRILLED with vick in 2010, right? the problem this year was that teams had a full season of tape of him in Reids system and were able to dissect him and his terrible reads.
Kelly was smart not to pigeon hole himself in any way, keeping his options open about the style of scheme he will run.
As for Reid not adapting his scheme to available personnel, give me some examples, which square pegs was he trying to cram into the wrong hole?
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I think a lot of people were caught up in the moment and got fooled. I certainly wasn't, but I know a lot of people were. A lot of people are still enamored with him. He's one of the seven wonders of the world with the amount of incredibly devoted fans. The truth is, he's never been a very good quarterback. He's always been a great athlete who just happened to be a quarterback. His 2010 season was actually only 6 good games. It was a flash in the pan.
There's really an endless stream of examples of Reid fitting square pegs into round holes. A few prominent ones are his continued insistence on drafting undersized, "fastball" defensive linemen and linebackers, the wide 9 defensive alignment, and his heavy reliance on the pass despite typically having only average wide receivers while he had top-notch running backs like Westbrook and McCoy. Those are just a few.