It’s no secret that Andy Reid and the Chiefs are the only unbeaten left heading into the week eight Sunday slate. A win for Kansas City against Cleveland will improve their win-loss record to 8-0 and quadruple their win total from 2012 of two. I was able to talk to CSNPhilly.com columnist John Gonzalez to get his take on Reid’s success.
“I think he did a lot of really good things for Philadelphia. He made the Eagles relevant again. He might have stayed a little too long. It was time for him to go and it might be one of those things where it was better for everyone,” Gonzalez said as he believed the mutual breakup was the only option after 14 years together. While the Eagles have had their ups and downs through seven games things are certainly a bit brighter than they were at the end of Reid’s tenure in Philadelphia. But if that’s the case for the Eagles, then Reid’s found a whole new level of brightness in Kansas City.
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| Eaglesgab.com After 14 years, it seemed like it was in everyone's best interests to move on. |
Gonzalez downplayed the fact that it’s a whole new Andy Reid in Kansas City and implied that Reid is merely enjoying every win he can get. “He’s moved on and he’s winning and of course you’re going to be having fun if you’re winning, succeeding, and you’re undefeated,” Gonzalez said.
But it was easy to get used to regular season success followed by playoff disappointment, with Reid at the helm for the Eagles. That’s where we’ll really see if Andy Reid’s true colors show. Kansas City is going to be in the playoffs. But, once they get there, if Reid mismanages the clock or gets pass happy with a game manager in Alex Smith and a formidable running back in Jamaal Charles, and blows a playoff game and maybe a chance at a Super Bowl then it will be easy to sit back and say I told you so to Chiefs fans that had their hopes up. But what if that doesn’t happen? What if Andy Reid wins a Super Bowl as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs?
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| 10jardas.com Reid has transitioned smoothly after 14 years in Philadelphia to his new role in Kansas City. |
“I’m sure people would be a little jealous and a little envious. He got close a number of times and it didn’t happen,” Gonzalez said when asked how the city would react to Reid winning a Super Bowl. Winning a super bowl is really the only way that will prove Andy Reid has changed because after all, no one ever said he couldn’t win in the regular season.
Though Gonzalez did acknowledge there is a blueprint in place for Kansas City to contend for the Lombardi trophy. “I think they’re legit. The Kansas City defense has been the best in terms of turnovers and disruption. They have a quarterback who doesn’t make mistakes and they have a good running back,” Gonzalez said. Sounds a lot like the Andy Reid-Jim Johnson teams of the 2000s right? Good defense, Brian Westbrook was that good running back, and Donovan Mcnabb put up monster numbers. In the end those teams never got over the hump, but can Reid’s Chiefs eventually get to the top? That’s the million-dollar question.
Photos:
http://www.eaglesgab.com/2012/01/03/philadelphia-eagles-bring-back-andy-reid-for-the-2012-season/
http://www.10jardas.com/4a-semana-de-2013-no-retrovisor/
I also talked to some Eagles fans about Reid's success. Take a look here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SprwBGmkXZk&feature=youtu.be
Photos:
http://www.eaglesgab.com/2012/01/03/philadelphia-eagles-bring-back-andy-reid-for-the-2012-season/
http://www.10jardas.com/4a-semana-de-2013-no-retrovisor/
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