So, I got thinking about Garrett Reid the other day. His name popped up somewhere, and it got me curious. Not about the stuff you always hear, but more about, you know, what he actually did on the coaching side of things. Like, what was his real job?
I figured I’d spend a bit of time trying to piece it together. Just wanted to get a clearer picture, you know? My process wasn’t anything fancy.
Digging Around
First off, I just started searching online. Typed his name in, looked for articles, maybe old team stuff from his time with the Eagles. I wasn’t looking for gossip, just trying to understand his roles.
- Strength and Conditioning: Okay, he was involved there early on. But what did that mean specifically? Was he designing programs? Just assisting? Hard to tell from the outside. Found mostly titles, not descriptions of day-to-day work.
- Quality Control Coach: This one’s always vague. Sounded like he helped break down film, maybe assisted offensive coaches. Again, finding solid examples of his input? Really tough. It’s like the job title exists, but the details are hidden.
I spent a good chunk of time clicking through search results. Read a bunch of older news reports and snippets from press conferences back in the day. Most articles mentioned him in passing, often linking him to his dad, Andy Reid, or focusing on his personal troubles, which wasn’t what I was after.
Tried looking for comments from players or other coaches about working with him directly on football matters. Found very little. It’s like he was there, listed on the staff roster, but his specific contributions weren’t really highlighted anywhere I could find publicly.
Hitting Walls
Honestly, it felt like hitting a wall pretty quickly. You find the job titles, the years he was with the team, but the substance? The actual “what did he do that made a difference?” part? It’s just not out there in plain sight.
Maybe that stuff stays internal, you know? Only the people inside the building really know who does what and how well they do it, especially for those assistant-type roles. It’s not like tracking a starting quarterback’s stats.
My main takeaway? It’s super hard to judge someone’s professional impact in roles like his just from reading stuff online. You see the name, you see the title, but the actual work remains a bit of a mystery. It just goes to show, I guess, that a lot happens behind the scenes in these big organizations that we on the outside never really get to see or understand properly. It was an interesting exercise, but left me with more questions than answers about the specifics of his job. Just one of those things.
