[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Lilmrp117

Hell, I would shut up about it if people just stopped acting like andy is flawless and would at least admit that this is a weakness for him instead of trying to rewrite history to make it look like he's never had a problem with this issue. I know that's not everyone here - just a couple particular posters.

You're absolutely right though that eventually any coach will look stupid if he coaches long enough. Off the top of my head, I don't remember Pederson, Reich, or Shanahan egregiously mismanaging the clock to blow a big game, but of course they have not been coaching half as long as reid has. Even though belichick has screwed up, i don't remember him doing it in a big game and blowing a shot at the super bowl because of it. Same with harbaugh who has made some dumb decisions, but i don't remember any that cost them a shot at a super bowl. Also, belichick, pederson, and harbaugh have won super bowls so they have proven that their flaws are not fatal to winning a super bowl. Andy has not proven this.

So to answer your question, it kind of is about results b/c with Andy, the stupid decisions always seem to come at the worst time in the big games. As i said before, it's a flaw he has and unfortunately, this particular flaw seems to be fatal to super bowl hopes most of the time.

I think eventually he will win a super bowl despite this flaw, but who knows - Marty had a similar situation with being a great coach with a couple flaws and those flaws were fatal to his super bowl hopes. The whole situation just makes me very nervous and i have mixed feelings about it. One one hand I'd be more comfortable with one of the other coaches I've referenced being in charge given andy's playoff history, but on the other, Andy is due and history has shown that if you are a good coach for long enough, eventually you will win a super bowl (with some exceptions) despite some flaws. I think we have a great chance of making that happen this year so i'm optimistic yet realistic in realizing that Andy's flaws could very well blow it again.

Or, and hear me out on this, go to the "Andy Reid sucks" or whatever thread and post your nonsense there. This is, literally, the "appreciation" thread.