New York Daily News - Home - Reid's Eagles bird-brained"Well, you know, I'm trying to remember back on that. I put that away a little bit," Reid said a few hours before the Eagles checked out of their hotel. "But we did try to get it going. I can't remember. I can't detail the circumstances why it didn't work as well as it should have."...The drive he can't remember, incidentally, doesn't represent Reid's only bizarre decision. He mismanaged the clock at the end of the first half, too, when the Eagles had three timeouts and the ball with 1:10 remaining. Reid didn't use a timeout until there were 10 seconds left. Asked about that after the game, Reid said, "I don't remember that at all, to be honest with you."

Mike Martz made similar comments after a few games this year and was eviscerated in the press. It will be interesting to see if Reid gets the same treatment. The other thought I had is that this appears to be a problem with coaches that tend to get very involved with play calling like Reid, Martz, Holmgren, Gruden. But if you notice Bill Belicheck, he doesn't even carry a piece of paper around with him on the sidelines! He delegates the play calling to his coordinators, then focuses on the game itself. I bet he can remember EVERY drive his team had AND the Eagles' too! Now I don't believe this is THE reason why he is so successful, but it is a part of it. The Patriots might not be the most talented team in the league, but they are a team that makes very few mistakes which usually translates into a lot of wins. Not having to deal with the particulars of play calling helps the head coach to focus on the game, know the situation and make the right call when needed.