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Andy Reid says he was dumb not to hire Matt Rhule as an assistant

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For six seasons while Reid was coach of the Eagles, Rhule was an assistant at nearby Temple. Reid’s son spent time as a graduate assistant for the Temple football program, and told his dad what a great addition Rhule would be to the Eagles’ staff, but Reid didn’t hire him, and Rhule took a job on the division rival Giants’ staff.

 

“Which was a dumb thing,” Reid said, via ESPN. “I should have found a spot. The next thing I know, he’s with the Giants. I was, ‘My god, that was not where I wanted him to go.'”

Reid’s son knew Rhule was going to do big things in coaching.

“My son just kept saying, ‘This guy is an unbelievable football coach,'” Reid said. “‘He’s just so smart. He knows both sides of the ball. He can coach anything. I’m just telling you, he’s a star down the road.’ At the time I had a good staff and I didn’t have room to bring somebody in. There was no space, period.”

Reid has an impressive coaching tree. Five current NFL head coaches (John Harbaugh, Doug Pederson, Ron Rivera, Sean McDermott and Matt Nagy) have been assistants under Reid, and several former head coaches were Reid assistants as well. But Rhule is the one who got away.

 

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I really hope he has a long prosperous career with us.  He seems to have a good football mind and could be a Tomlin type of coach.  It think it all will be how he replaces coordinators as they move on. 

We've been pretty fortunate to have had only 5 coach's in our 26 year history.  Siefert is the only coach who never got us to an NFCC or Super Bowl.  Whether you liked Capers, Fox or Rivera they at least gave us a season or two of hope. 

Though things can change quickly, so far, I like what I have seen from Rhule. 

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