I was fortunate watch Philadelphia Eagles lose to the Washington Redskins in person. A few questions came to mind during the game, and one actually applies to business. Did Andy Reid properly prepare the Eagles quarterback position for the 2010 season?
Let's examine the facts. Kevin Kolb was Philadelphia's second round draft pick in 2007 and was ready to take over the job as quarterback when Donovan McNabb left the team. Along the way, Philadelphia drafted Michael Vick to play in the wildcat position. Going into the 2010 season, the Eagles had two franchise quarterbacks. Reid made it clear that Kolb was going to be the starting quarterback.
In game one, Kolb gets a concussion and is out for the remainder of the game. Still unable to play week two, Vick takes the stage as the starting quarterback and plays a terrific game. Reid makes the decision to start Vick in week three, and Kolb is forced to sit on the sidelines. In week four, Vick gets a rib injury by fighting through multiple linebackers and is out for the remainder of the game. Due to a holding penalty from the offensive line, the 21 yard gain was negated. Kolb immediately takes over and deals with the situation to the best of his ability.
Instead of focusing so much on the quarterback, it's important to look at all the aspects of the game. Was Reid too focused on his quarterbacks to realize that the offensive line was causing plays to fall apart and put the quarterbacks in danger? How do you fix the problem halfway through the season?
Corporations face the same issues. What happens when so much faith is put into one CEO, but he/she fails because of circumstances outside of their control? So much change for a company makes it difficult to move forward, and the same could be said for the Philadelphia Eagles. It will be interesting to see how Reid moves forward with the season and to see whether or not Vick will be the starting quarterback when he recovers from his injury. Who will be the true successor to Donovan McNabb?
Man, you went to the field to watch the game? It's so awesome!! It's my dream to watch a real NFL game. It must be great. I think Andy Reid just like a company's CEO and he has to choose a manager to run the Eagles. In the beginning, he thought Kevin Kolb is much suitable for that position. But Kevin asked for a break due to the injury then Andy found that Michael can even do a better job. So here comes the question: Who will be the manager? Kevin, the guy who is told to be the leader in the future. Or Michael, who seems to be a better choose for this season.
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