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Evolution of a play caller: Andy Reid and the shotgun formation

In the previous installment of this series, we covered Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s rise through the college and NFL coaching ranks, working with some of the pioneers of the West Coast offense. When Reid became head coach of the Philidelphia Eagles, he was as devout a disciple of that scheme as anyone.

But that lasted only until he ran into the 2004 New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX.