That day of the Vick press conference, in the big auditorium, somebody asked Banner if Reid's track record on personnel issues was paramount here, that, "basically he's never been wrong . . . "
"I don't know if he's never been wrong - I wish any of us would be able to say that," Banner said. "But from Michael's perspective and from [agent] Joel Segal's perspective, Andy as a leader, as a person who is a strong moral leader, is somebody they thought Michael would relate to and it would be a positive influence in his life at this time, it was very important to them. From my perspective and Jeff's perspective, knowing we had somebody like Andy - who we think is very capable of dealing with challenging situations like this - it was a very important aspect."