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In Major League Baseball, a team can capture a world championship without a truly successful manager.
In the National Basketball Association, a team can win a title without a great coach.
But in the National Football League, no team can expect to contend for a Super Bowl title without a superb coaching staff.
It's no coincidence that the Philadelphia Eagles have reached the postseason seven times in the past nine seasons, despite a roster that is often not even the most talented in their own division. Five times the Eagles have soared to the NFC championship game, advancing to Super Bowl XXXIX after the 2004 season.
Leading the way is the most successful coach in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles and two of the most talented coordinators in the history of the National Football League.
Andy Reid: Head Coach/Executive Vice President of Football Operations
Reid earned a reputation as an offensive line and quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers in the 1990's, where he helped future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre capture a third consecutive Most Valuable Player award following the 1997 season.
"Big Red" was selected as the team's head coach before the start of the 1999 season, despite never having served as an offensive or defensive coordinator for any team.
Since 1999, Reid has turned in a potential Hall of Fame career, winning 97 games in the regular season and 10 more in the postseason. In all seven of his postseason appearances, Reid has led the Eagles to at least one playoff victory.
Reid has received criticism for his inability to sign a big-name wide receiver, and in 10 seasons as the team's head coach, the Eagles have only possessed a No. 1 wide receiver for 21 games.
However, Reid has always kept the little men to help win football games. Leonard Weaver. Dorsey Levens. Mike Bartrum. Hollis Thomas.
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