Reid gave a powerful and interesting quote to The Inquirer's Ashley Fox. In a shocking development for both the coach and everyone who's been following the saga, Reid was asked about the Eagles' quarterback situation.
Remember, after the Cowboys crushed the Birds' playoff hopes with the ease and glee of a do-it-yourself winemaker stomping grapes with his feet, Reid said Donovan McNabb would be his quarterback in 2010. At the end of that statement, and this is important, he said: "That's what I'm saying now."
It was the now we should have seized upon. The now was open to interpretation. The now gave Reid an out. And he took it this week - because now, today, things are radically different.
"This is the truth: Our three quarterbacks are Philadelphia Eagles," Reid told Fox. "People are entertaining us with offers. Nothing's been done, but we're evaluating all of them. That's the truth. There's not a lot really going on other than entertaining."
They're entertaining all of them? Interesting. Not even three months ago, Reid said McNabb would be his guy for this season and he sounded pretty certain and convincing. Now, by Reid's admission, the Birds are open to all offers. To which I say with gusto and sincerity: finally.
It's about time the Eagles stopped being black-and-white blockheads who always stick to the plan whether logic dictated it or not. As we've learned over the years, Reid is good at a lot of things, but adapting on the fly isn't one of them. But here he appears to have changed his mind, or at least opened it. That is as heartwarming a development as it is stunning.
