New Washington general Mike Shanahan, along with New England's Bill Belichick, is one of just two active coaches to lead a team to multiple Lombardi trophies.
Wade Phillips directed Dallas to the NFC East title in 2009, his second crown in three years with the Cowboys. Both that achievement and the subsequent playoff victory, Dallas' first in 13 years, came at the expense of Philadelphia and its coach Andy Reid.
But when rating the NFC East's quartet of experienced and accomplished coaches, Reid is still at the top of the list.
Of the 17 active coaches with at least four seasons in command, only Belichick has a higher winning percentage than Reid and not by much (.627 to .611). In fact, Reid has won a higher percentage of games during his 11 seasons with the Eagles than legendary Hall of Famers Tom Landry and Chuck Noll did during their coaching tenures.
Since he inherited a 3-13 team in January 1999 and turned it into a wild card qualifier in just his second season, Reid has been a consistent winner. The Eagles were 11-5 in 2000 and 2001, 12-4 in 2002 and 2003 and 13-3 during their 2004 NFC Championship season. Since the crash to 6-10 during the Terrell Owens-related fiasco of 2005, Philadelphia has gone 10-6, 8-8, 9-6-1 and 11-5 -- not as spectacular as the 2000-04 years, but still steady success. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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