Andy Reid: In Pursuit of a Title

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Published: July 8, 2009

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... five in almost every aspect of the game, and seemed to be heading nowhere. The former NFL Coach of the Year, Ray Rhodes, was fired, and the Eagles had virtually nothing positive going on except the talent of a young free safety named Brian Dawkins.

So to start off the 1999 off season, Jeffrey Lurie, Eagles Owner, went coach hunting. Big names popped up, but Lurie goes with an unknown quarterback's coach from Green Bay, Andy Reid.

And this is just the beginning.

From the day Andy Reid became the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, he had one goal, and one goal only.

Win, and more importantly, win a Super Bowl.

So instead of going with the popular choice, Reid decides to draft some quarterback out of Syracuse instead of the Heisman Trophy winning running back, Ricky Williams.

Well, weren't the Eagles fans happy with that?

No, and some never came around. But, the first thing Andy Reid did as a head coach is the biggest part of his su...

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