I personally think he got lucky, but the 10 year track record and the fact that the team has never given up on him is worth considering.
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Bob Ford: Andy Reid proves a brilliant motivator
By Bob Ford
Inquirer Sports Columnist
Even before team owner Jeff Lurie confirmed the obvious, that Andy Reid would continue to coach the Eagles next season and perhaps forever, it was already apparent Reid would have no trouble finding work.
If nothing else, he would have been in great demand as a motivational consultant, traveling the country to explain to harried executives how to handle underperforming employees.
Sometimes you pat them on the back. Sometimes you kick them in the rear. And sometimes you give their desk in that spacious corner office to that kid from the mail room, Kevin something or other. At least for a little while.
It's difficult to know now if Reid was actually thinking this many plays ahead, if he could have imagined that the benching of Donovan McNabb on Nov. 23 in Baltimore would turn out as it has.
Probably not, but he was low on options at the time.
Brilliance is born of desperation, which would have made a great title for Reid's consulting speech as he jetted around the country and advised those executives on how to turn their No Shows into All-Pros.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/colum...motivator.html
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Bob Ford: Andy Reid proves a brilliant motivator
By Bob Ford
Inquirer Sports Columnist
Even before team owner Jeff Lurie confirmed the obvious, that Andy Reid would continue to coach the Eagles next season and perhaps forever, it was already apparent Reid would have no trouble finding work.
If nothing else, he would have been in great demand as a motivational consultant, traveling the country to explain to harried executives how to handle underperforming employees.
Sometimes you pat them on the back. Sometimes you kick them in the rear. And sometimes you give their desk in that spacious corner office to that kid from the mail room, Kevin something or other. At least for a little while.
It's difficult to know now if Reid was actually thinking this many plays ahead, if he could have imagined that the benching of Donovan McNabb on Nov. 23 in Baltimore would turn out as it has.
Probably not, but he was low on options at the time.
Brilliance is born of desperation, which would have made a great title for Reid's consulting speech as he jetted around the country and advised those executives on how to turn their No Shows into All-Pros.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/colum...motivator.html
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