Reich fired!

[ChaosTheory]

Retarded.

[HoosierinFL]

Weird move but probably the right one, their offense is so similarly inept to the way it was here last year. Entirely different personnel but a very similar looking team on the field, it's gotta be Reich.

He's just not a head coach. Back to OC for him.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

He's just not a head coach. Back to OC for him.

In an interview not long after his dismissal, Reich indicated that this might be the end of his coaching career.

He didn't want to say he was "definitely" finished, but that's the direction he was headed for now. Perhaps with a little time away, he might get the coaching itch again.

Otherwise, he might be OK with devoting more time to his kNot today charity, or finding a new church to minister again or spending more time with his grandchildren, or some combination of those three.

His contract was guaranteed, so he should get the full amount of his 4 year contract with the Panthers.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sp...282370333.html

[Oldcolt]

Personally I do not feel bad in the least for the man. He will pocket 38 million over the 4 years of his contract-more than set for life. He can use the money to fund his ministry as well as his family obligations. He failed as a head coach but has his reputation intact as a decent human being. Enjoy your life Frank. You may have lost in football but you are a winner in life.

[Colts And Orioles]

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On many occasions, I have done major turnarounds in my opinion(s) on a player, a coach, and a team ...... in January of 2013, I asserted that ) Case Keenum ) would have a longer and more distinguished career than ) Andrew Luck. )


But I am not alone in my reversals of my feelings ...... these are some posts following the 2018 season, a season in which Frank Reich was named the AFC Coach of the Year.


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65773

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

Yeah, we definitely ended up with the best coach. Next year should be “epic”, as well.

Originally Posted by Spike

Hell of a coach. Damned glad that McDouch decided to stay in NE. The future looks extremely bright with Reich and Ballard.

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

I said it even before we ended up with him ...... this was the guy that I wanted, and hot damn does he represent everything RIGHT about this thing. That's a coach right there. And fuck yes, coaching matters !!!

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[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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On many occasions, I have done major turnarounds in my opinion(s) on a player, a coach, and a team ...... in January of 2013, I asserted that ) Case Keenum ) would have a longer and more distinguished career than ) Andrew Luck. )


But I am not alone in my reversals of my feelings ...... these are some posts following the 2018 season, a season in which Frank Reich was named the AFC Coach of the Year.


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65773











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Have said without hesitation that I was DELIGHTED when Mcturd bailed and they went with Frank. And for a while there was promise. Something went wrong and when it did, wow the rotting was rapid and pervasive.

[Oldcolt]

Coaching is weird. Frank started out great, I thought we had a long term answer, just like I do know. While it is tough to do it for a year, it is much harder to repeat your success year after year. It takes players who not only are good but buy into what you are trying to do. For whatever reason, Frank couldn’t pull that off. He is set for life monetarily so he did it well enough to get that. Man has other things in his life (being a minister and all), maybe that is the issue, having options. Steichen seems to be all football, if it doesn’t work out for him he looks hosed.

So I am with you C&O, my opinions change all the time. It is good to remember that lest I get too cocky.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

But I am not alone in my reversals of my feelings ...... these are some posts following the 2018 season, a season in which Frank Reich was named the AFC Coach of the Year.

Hey, we're probably a dropped MAC pass away from "too much analytics."

I've had the inkling for a while... and I'm surely getting ahead of myself by mentioning at this point in the season... but I was thinking this season could have a similar (not same) vibe to '21.

Bit of a liability at QB, but sneaky good defense and OL/ run game that made for a scrappy, overlooked team... took a while to settle in after a rough early season, got on a roll, and became everyone's favorite dark horse. It was fun while it happened. Got ugly after.

Again, it's too early, but it feels like we're a scrappy team that'll be in the discussion til the end, which was not the feel a few weeks ago. We lack the opportunity for statement wins like BUF, NE, ARZ that '21 had.

But on the flip side, that means an easier schedule to punch your ticket. Then go '95 mode and upset some teams' Januaries. Like I said, too early... but fun to think about.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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On many occasions, I have done major turnarounds in my opinion(s) on a player, a coach, and a team ...... in January of 2013, I asserted that ) Case Keenum ) would have a longer and more distinguished career than ) Andrew Luck. )


But I am not alone in my reversals of my feelings ...... these are some posts following the 2018 season, a season in which Frank Reich was named the AFC Coach of the Year.


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65773


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Even though he did not coin the phrase, l Albany Ed, l on many occasions, has appropriately cited the following ......


"Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan."

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[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Personally I do not feel bad in the least for the man. He will pocket 38 million over the 4 years of his contract-more than set for life. He can use the money to fund his ministry as well as his family obligations. He failed as a head coach but has his reputation intact as a decent human being.

Enjoy your life, Frank ...... ) you may have lost in football, but you are a winner in life.

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Actually, Reich's football legacy will likely be more remembered for being the quarterback who engineered 2 of the greatest comebacks ever in BOTH professional AND college football than for his 2 stints as a head coach.


In 1984, his University of Maryland team was losing to Miami-Fla by a score of 31-0 at halftime ...... Reich engineered an unprecedented comeback for his Terrapins to win that game by a score of 42-40.

In 1992, his Buffalo Bills were trailing the Houston Oilers by a score of 35-3 in the 3rd quarter of an AFC Wildcard playoff game ..... amazingly, Reich engineered yet another historic comeback, leading his Bills to a 38-35 win in overtime in what turned out to be the team's 3rd of 4 consecutive runs to a Super Bowl appearance.

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