>I think that take is way overdoing it.
>
>Andy Reid gets exactly the props he deserves, he is a great
>football coach. He has several fatal flaws but so do lots of
>guys. I never heard anyone putting him close to Belichick or
>Walsh or anything even close.
>
>He doesn't even get mentioned with guys like Dungy, Gruden,
>Holmgren…because they won Superbowls.
>
>There has to be room between all-time greats and just average
>guys.
>
>
>Even if Andy never wins the SB, he is still a great coach. He
>took a team to the dance and won a lot outside of that as
>well.

Apparently our definition of "great coach" is different.

For me, a great coach either wins the Super Bowl (and not all SB winners have been great coaches) or they have been innovators (like a Don Coryell or a Buddy Ryan). Andy Reid is neither of those. He evaluates talent pretty well, especially mid level draft picks. His time management has always been questionable at best. His play calling...well you see what happened this year when he called plays and when his OC called them. He is much closer to a notch above average than he is to greatness IMHO..