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Originally Posted by RealSNR
I somewhat agree in that I think Dorsey is a better GM than Reid is a head coach.
However, is it easier to find a good GM or a good HC? I think evidenced by the fact that the average lifespan of a head coaching job is much less than that of a GM, I'd say good head coaches are more rare, or at least their faults are more difficult to hide.
If Dorsey leaves, we're promoting Ballard. It's a question mark, but Ballard is probably the best shot any team has at hiring a good GM. If Reid leaves, we get... some asshole? Toub wouldn't be bad. It could get
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Reid is an amazing teacher and leader.
People spend too much time worrying about what a coach does from a tactical perspective when much of that heavy lifting is done by coordinators. A head coach's success/failure comes more from the tone he sets and the amount of 'buy in' he gets from his guys.
Andy Reid is revered in NFL circles by players and assistants alike. Andy Reid is an amazing head coach.
John Dorsey's a good GM but if I could only keep one of them, I'd keep Reid and allow him to continue teaching the young coaches on this staff. There's no reason he couldn't train up someone like Nagy to be his replacement. Those dividends will come not in how he learns tactics, etc... but how he learns preparation, organization and leadership. Those are the areas that Reid excels and it's where great coaches separate themselves from the Mike Martzes of the world.