Would You Want Cowher To Replace Gibbs?

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Up until this year, Andy Reid doubled as head coach/general manager (actually EVP football operations) for the Eagles. And even though Tom Heckert is the official General Manager now, Reid is apparently still making the personnel calls.

But Reid can't ever seem to win the most important games, Shanahan has won all of 1 playoff game since Elway retired, and Holmgren had mediocre teams while acting as GM in Seattle. The year they stripped him of his GM duties? They won the NFC Championship, and save for some AWFUL calls should have been Super Bowl Champs. The overall track record of coach/GM isn't a good one. Gibbs put his ego aside when he brought in Saunders to "modernize" the offense. He should use that same humility with the personnel decisions.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

But Reid can't ever seem to win the most important games, Shanahan has won all of 1 playoff game since Elway retired, and Holmgren had mediocre teams while acting as GM in Seattle. The year they stripped him of his GM duties? They won the NFC Championship, and save for some AWFUL calls should have been Super Bowl Champs. The overall track record of coach/GM isn't a good one. Gibbs put his ego aside when he brought in Saunders to "modernize" the offense. He should use that same humility with the personnel decisions.

Only one team each year wins the most important game. I understand the argument for splitting the coach/GM responsibilities. All I'm saying is a lot of people say it never works (and at the same time talk about what a great organization Philly is) so I just wanted to point out their structure. A lot of us would kill to have the "success" the Eagles have had the past five years.