Andy Reid

Andy Reid And The Hall of Fame

by Chase Stuart on February 2, 2020

Two of the best coaches of the last 20 years. Belichick is 3-0 against Reid in the postseason.

As Andy Reid gets his Kansas City Chiefs ready for Super Bowl LIV, he should also be getting ready to get a gold jacket. With a win, there’s no question that Reid is a lock for the Hall of Fame. But even without it, Reid has now done enough that he will one day wind up in Canton.

How do you get to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a head coach? Here’s a helpful flow chart.

Did you win 3 rings? If so, proceed to Canton (9)

If you win three championships as a head coach in the NFL, you are going to make the Hall of Fame. There are only 10 men who can make that claim, and nine of them are already enshrined in Canton: George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Paul Brown, Chuck Noll, Joe Gibbs, Weeb Ewbank, Vince Lombardi, Bill Walsh, and Guy Chamberlin. The 10th, of course, is Bill Belichick, who will at some point retire and then be a first ballot inductee.

Did you win 2 rings plus have a third appearance? If so, proceed to Canton (3)

Two of the best head coaches ever — Don Shula and Tom Landry — fall into this category. Both are also in the top four in all-time wins. The third is Bill Parcells, who also took two different teams, and three different quarterbacks, to the Super Bowl. [continue reading…]

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Andy Reid’s Chiefs Are Favored By 10 Points Against The Texans

by Chase Stuart on January 12, 2020

in Checkdowns

Today marks the 27th postseason game of Andy Reid’s career.

In 17 of the first 26 games, Reid’s team was favored; shockingly, those teams have gone just 9-8.

In the other 9 games, when Reid’s teams (the Eagles in all but one game) were underdogs; they went 3-6.

But today, Reid’s Chiefs are 10-point favorites at home against Houston, the single largest point spread for any playoff game under Reid.

The graph below shows each of the first 26 games of Reid’s career, marked in Eagles and Chiefs colors. The X-Axis shows how many points by which his team was favored; the Y-Axis shows the actual margin of victory.

The short version is:

Upper Right: Favored to win and actually won (9 games)
Lower Right: Favored to win and lost (8 games, including four with the Chiefs where Kansas City lost by 1, 1, 2 points, and in overtime).
Upper Left: Underdogs but won (3 games)
Lower Left: Underdogs and lost (6 games)

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Trivia: Marty Schottenheimer, Andy Reid, or Both?

by Chase Stuart on February 26, 2019

in Trivia

Below are 17 questions, where the answer to each question is Marty Schottenheimer, Andy Reid, or both. All stats are through 2018 and regular season only, unless expressly noted otherwise.

Post your score in the comments! The honor system will be strictly enforced.

1. Which coach won more games?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer won an even 200 games, while Reid has 195 wins. This answer is likely to change by this time next year.

2. Which coach has a better career winning percentage?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer has a 0.613 winning percentage, going 200-126-1. Reid has a 0.611 winning percentage, going 195-124-1. This answer may change by this time next year, if Reid’s Chiefs go 11-5 or better.

3. Which coach won more division titles?

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Answer: Andy Reid. Reid’s teams won 9 division titles in 20 seasons, while Schottenheimer’s teams won 8 division titles in 20.5 seasons (Schottenheimer’s first head coaching job was as the interim coach for the 1-7 Browns in 1984, replacing Sam Rutigliano.

4. The best regular season of this coach’s career was followed by a playoff loss to Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the Patriots.

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Answer: Both. Schottenheimer’s best mark was a 14-2 record as head coach of the 2006 Chargers, who lost to the Patriots in the Divisional Round of the postseason. Reid’s best mark was a 13-3 season with the 2004 Eagles, who lost in the Super Bowl to the Patriots.

5. This coach employed three minority assistants who would later become head coaches for the first time.

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Answer: Both, although with an asterisk. Tony Dungy and Herm Edwards were on Schottenheimer’s staff in Kansas City, and Hue Jackson was Schottenheimer’s running backs coach in Washington. Reid employed Todd Bowles, Leslie Frazier, and Ron Rivera in Philadelphia, who would all go on to become head coaches. The asterisk? Art Shell spent time on Schottenheimer’s staff both before and after his stints as head coach of the Raiders.

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6. This coach only missed the postseason 6 times.

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Answer: Andy Reid. With the Eagles, Reid missed the playoffs 5 times in 14 years, and he has missed the postseason just one time (a 9-7 season) in 6 seasons in Kansas City. Schottenheimer never missed the playoffs in four seasons in Cleveland (excluding his interim stint), and missed it just three times in 10 years in Kansas City. However, he missed the postseason his lone season in Washington and in 3 of 5 years in San Diego. So Reid wins this one, 6 to 7.

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7. Which coach won the AP Coach of the Year award most recently?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. Both coaches have won the award just once: Reid in 2002, and Schottenheimer in 2004.

8. Which coach won the most coaching awards from major sources other than the AP?

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Answer: Andy Reid. Reid was the Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year 3 times — in 2000, 2002, and 2018. He was also the Pro Football Weekly COTY in 2002, and the Maxwell Football Club COTY in 2000, 2002, 2010, and 2018. Schottenheimer was the Pro Football Weekly COTY in 2004, the Maxwell Football Club COTY in 2004, and the UPI AFC Coach of the Year in ’86 and ’95.

9. Which coach employed more guys who would go on to win Super Bowls as head coaches?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. Three of his assistant coaches would go on to win Super Bowls, as Tony Dungy (defensive backs coach), Bill Cowher (defensive coordinator), and Mike McCarthy (quarterbacks coach) were all on Schottenheimer’s staff with the Chiefs. In fact, in 1991, Cowher, Dungy, Bruce Arians, and Herm Edwards were all on the Chiefs. For Reid, he’s had 2 of his assistant coaches go on to win a Super Bowl. John Harbaugh was his special teams coach in Philadelphia and Doug Pederson followed him from Philadelphia to Kansas City before winning a title with the Eagles. Ron Rivera is still in the running for a third title (and nearly got one already), as is Matt Nagy.

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10. Which coach lost in the playoffs three times to the same legendary coach/quarterback combination?

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Answer: Both. Reid lost three times to Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the Patriots: in ’04 with the Eagles and then in ’15 and then ’18 with the Chiefs. But Schottenheimer lost three times to Don Shula, Dan Marino, and the Dolphins, losing with the Browns in ’85, and the Chiefs in ’90 and ’94.

11. Which coach lost to the same Hall of Fame quarterback in the playoffs with two separate coaches?

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Answer: Both. Reid and the Eagles lost to Kurt Warner and the Rams (Mike Martz) in the 2001 NFC Championship Game, and then Kurt Warner and the Cardinals (Ken Whisenhunt) in the 2008 NFC Championship Game. Schottenheimer lost to John Elway, Dan Reeves, and the Broncos in the 1986 and 1987 AFC Championship Games, and then against to the Broncos and Elway — now under Mike Shanahan’s watch — in the 1997 playoffs.

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12. Which coach had their teams finish in the top 3 in points scored more often?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. The 1987 Browns ranked 3rd in points, the 2004 Chargers ranked 3rd, and the 2006 Chargers ranked 1st. For Reid, his 2018 Chiefs led the NFL in scoring, and his 2010 Eagles ranked 3rd.

13. Which coach had their teams finish in the top 3 in points allowed more often?

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Answer: Andy Reid. The 2001, 2002, and 2004 Eagles all ranked 2nd in points allowed; the 2014 Chiefs did as well, and the 2015 Chiefs ranked 3rd. Meanwhile, Schottenheimer’s ’95 and ’97 Chiefs led the league in points allowed, but his ’87 Browns (2nd) were the only other top-3 scoring defense.

14. Which coach lost a heartbreaker to the Colts in the playoffs, but not with Peyton Manning at quarterback?

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Answer: Both. Reid and the Chiefs lost to Andrew Luck and the 2013 Colts 45-44, when Kansas City blew a 28-point lead. Schottenheimer and the Chiefs lost to Jim Harbaugh and the Colts 10-7, as 8-point favorites, in one of the several postseason losses Schottenheimer endured surrounding missed field goals.

15. Which coach had more individual quarterbacks win at least 8 games in a season?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. He had 9 different quarterbacks finish at least 4 games above .500 in a season. He won 14 games with Philip Rivers in ’06, 13 with Steve Bono in ’95, 12 with Bernie Kosar in ’86, 11 with Drew Brees in ’04, 11 with Steve DeBerg in ’90, and 10 with Dave Krieg in ’92. He also went 9-5 with Joe Montana (’94), 8-2 with Elvis Grbac (’97), and 8-6 with Tony Banks (’01). Reid is no slouch, having achieved notable success with four different quarterbacks: he won 13 with Donovan McNabb in ’04, 12 with Patrick Mahomes in ’18, 11 with Alex Smith in ’13, ’15, and ’16, and went 8-3 with Michael Vick in 2010.

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16. Which coach lost more often to the eventual Super Bowl Champion in the playoffs?

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Answer: Andy Reid. His Eagles lost to the ’02 Bucs, ’04 Patriots, and ’10 Packers, while his Chiefs this year lost to the ’18 Patriots. Schottenheimer’s teams only lost to one eventual Super Bowl champion: the ’97 Broncos.

17. Which coach has a better winning percentage with the Chiefs in the postseason?

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Answer: Marty Schottenheimer. He went 3-7 (.300) with the Chiefs, while Andy Reid is 2-5 (.286).

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New York Times: Post-Week 11, 2013

by Chase Stuart on November 20, 2013

in Coaches, NYT

Eight teams fired their head coaches last year. How are those eight coaches doing in 2013? And will there be more firings next year because of the Reid effect? That’s what I’m writing about this week at the New York Times.

Andy Reid may be the worst thing to happen to struggling coaches. In 2012 under Romeo Crennel, the Chiefs appeared to be a talented team but finished 2-14. Even the biggest Kansas City optimists could not have expected the addition of Reid and quarterback Alex Smith to turn the Chiefs into a Super Bowl contender overnight. But Reid has all but locked up the coach of the year award and engineered one of the great turnarounds in league history. If general managers break close calls in favor of replacing their coaches in the off-season, call it the Reid effect.

Chip Kelly, who replaced Reid in Philadelphia, has done a superb job, too. The 2012 Eagles were a 4-12 team that relied on fourth-quarter comebacks to win each of those games. Philadelphia had an inconsistent offense and a terrible defense, which caused ownership to make the splashy hiring of the off-season by bringing in Kelly from Oregon.

The Eagles’ offense has come close to matching the hype that surrounded Kelly’s arrival. Philadelphia is in the top 10 in yards and points per game, and the Eagles are the only team to rank in the top three in both yards per pass attempt and yards per carry. Quarterback Nick Foles has 16 touchdown passes and no interceptions and leads the league in yards per pass attempt, and LeSean McCoy leads the N.F.L. in yards from scrimmage.

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Are the Chiefs better than your average worst team?

by Chase Stuart on May 16, 2013

in Random Perspective On

How bad were the Chiefs last year?

Kansas City went 2-14, tied for the worst record in the league with Jacksonville. Since the Chiefs faced an easier schedule, they received the first pick.
With an Simple Rating System score of -14.0, Kansas City had the worst SRS rating in the league. They ranked 32nd in points scored and 25th in points allowed, leaving them 32nd in points differential. With a slightly easier than average schedule, that left them 32nd in the SRS, too.
The Chiefs ranked in the bottom three in both NY/A and NY/A allowed.
With a -24 turnover differential, K.C. tied several other teams, including the 2012 Eagles, for the third worst turnover differential since 1978.
Brian Burke ranked the Chiefs 31st overall, 31st on offense, and 31st on defense, just edging out the Jaguars (who ranked 32nd on offense and 30th on defense).
Kansas City finished 32nd in Aaron Schatz’s efficiency rankings, as Football Outsiders ranked them 31st on offense, 30th on defense, and 22nd on special teams.

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Marty Mornhinweg, and why ranking teams by yards is silly

by Chase Stuart on January 20, 2013

in Coaches, Uncategorized

Mornhinweg and Vick plan for their dream season.

On Friday, the Jets finally concluded their search for a new offensive coordinator by hiring Marty Mornhinweg. The reaction was predictably mixed, but one of the facts trumpeted by the pro-Mornhinweg crowd was that he has been an offensive coordinator for 11 years and his teams never ranked lower than 15th on offense. Besides my initial reaction of “well, that’s about to change“, my next thought was: wait, the 2012 Eagles were a top-fifteen offense?!

Philadelphia turned the ball over 37 times last year, tied with the Jets and the Chiefs for most in the league. The Eagles ranked 29th in points scored. But when people speak of things like a top-fifteen offense, the convention is to refer to a team’s rank in yards gained, and Philadelphia did rank 15th in yards in 2012.
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