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Five worst NFL firings of last 10 years

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December 28, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers fan holds a sign for head coach Jim Harbaugh (not pictured) against the Arizona Cardinals during the second quarter at Levi
December 28, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers fan holds a sign for head coach Jim Harbaugh (not pictured) against the Arizona Cardinals during the second quarter at Levi /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 14: Head coach Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles signals to his team during the second half against the Detroit Lions in a game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 14, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lions defeated the Eagles 26-23 in overtime. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles signals to his team during the second half against the Detroit Lions in a game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 14, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lions defeated the Eagles 26-23 in overtime. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images) /

4. Andy Reid

The Philadelphia Eagles have mostly been a disaster in the Super Bowl era. People act like this is one of the great franchises, when really it has been nothing short of a dumpster fire for the better part of the last 65 years. Sure, it had a nice few seasons and even a Super Bowl appearance when Dick Vermeil was there, but then the Eagles went back into the tank until Andy Reid arrived.

Hired to take over a brutal, talentless roster in 1999, Reid immediately turned the team around. Philadelphia reached the Super Bowl in 2004 and enjoyed five NFC title game appearances under Reid during his tenure, which ended following the 2012 season. All the clowns in Philadelphia wanted Reid fired and got their wish following an injury-filled 4-12 season, and then the team hired Chip Kelly.

Fast forward to today, and it’s a mess. Kelly was fired this week after making the playoffs once in three years while running off almost every talented player on the team. Meanwhile, Reid went to coach the previously 2-14 Kansas City Chiefs and has reached the playoffs two our of three campaigns, with the other being a 9-7 mark.

By the way, just to drive home the point about how much the Eagles have stunk since their last championship in 1960 … before Reid showed up, the Eagles reached the conference championship game once since that title.

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