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Sometimes QB's who hang around too long without rings don't get looked back on too favorably. Donovan was a very good QB for many years, excellent arm, good scrambler, extended plays, one of the best in the league. Of course... Andy Reid's overall strategy of throwing 8 plays out of every 10 are naturally going to beef up his passing stats. On that same token, the absence of a real running game required him to be more accurate, which can't be discounted either.
Donovan's last two seasons at Philly were frustrating to watch play out. He was dealing with injuries, he'd lost a lot of mobility - the one thing that really helped open up the field for him, and the deteriorating state of his overall mechanics and accuracy were clearly becoming more evident. Not to mention - the pressure within the fans/media for Reid was getting louder and louder, to turn things around in a hurry. Very few coaches, regardless of their prior seasons records, are going to respond positively to that degree of duress.
Donovan's last few years in Philly, looking back on things, were extremely unfortunate. I felt they needed to cut him loose much sooner than they eventually did, but I also understand why Reid held onto him for as long as he could. Andy Reid brought a lot of excitement back to Philly football, and seemed to be a genuinely good guy... too nice at times, or at least that was the common perception anyway near the end. He was definitely a player's coach. He was eager to take the fall for a lot of things that maybe he shouldn't have needed to take the fall for, instead of being tougher on his players and expecting more of them. Anyway... Reid didn't want to cut Donovan. That's just how he was, more loyal to his players than he was anybody else. As for Donovan, he might not be in the HoF, but there's no denying that he was the last really good QB Philadelphia had. Hopefully Wentz can change that, but even if he's everything everybody says he is - it'll take more than a few years worth of playoff berths to shadow Donovan's success.