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Originally Posted by notorious
Put yourself in the other teams' shoes.
You are looking to hire a person to run your business. One guy works with the best owner in the NFL, and the CEO is also the best. They have top talent from top to bottom in the company.
It sounds enticing, but your company is a pile of shit, and you need someone who can succeed without being surrounded by the best of the best all the time.
You don't know if he's been key to the company's success, or if he is just a placeholder in which the owner and CEO carry the weight and the prospect is just a guy that nods his head in meetings. If he ever makes a decision and it's bad the great CEO and owner can fix it just because they are amazing.
Now, taking a chance on EB is better than reshitting turds like Gase, but it's still not an easy decision.
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I would counter that, Philadelphia was 6-9-1 in 1997 and 3-13 in 1998 before Reid was hired. Once Reid was hired, he went 5-11 in his first year, then had good success.
I also would add in that the Chiefs were 7-9 in 2011 and 2-14 in 2012 before Reid was hired. Once Reid was hired, the Chiefs suddenly went 11-5. So at some point, you have to think that Reid has had discussions with his coaching staff on how things went and what his thought process was when resurrecting the Eagles and the Chiefs.
I also would consider that the Reid tree has been more successful tree than the Belichick tree. As of 2020, ten of Reid's assistants have become head coaches, seven of them made it to the playoffs as a HC, with 3 of them making it to the Super Bowl, two of them winning the Super Bowl.
Nobody in the Belichick tree has even sniffed to a Super Bowl. And I believe just 3 has so far (O'Brien, Schwartz, & Mangini) So I'm not being biased here, but I'll take my chances with Bieniemy instead of another Patriot Way Bullshit. Plus, EB would have a great resource in Reid in case EB has issues or whatever the case is.