Peter King wrote about Andy Reid in the newest MMQB. King does a good job of talking about how things ended with the Eagles and how Reid was ready for change. He’s happy now in KC and left Philly on good terms. How often can a fired coach still love his old team?
One interesting nugget is that Reid confirmed a report (from a NYT article) that he tried to trade for QB Alex Smith while Reid was in Philly. This is news to me. Never heard that. I’m sure if Reid went after Smith, it was to be a backup. Smith was really struggling for a while and the Eagles always had big name starters.
There wasn’t a big name starter in 2010, and the reserve was coming off an abysmal off-season looking like he was good for only wild-cat gadget plays.