Quarterbacks are judged harshly if they never win a Super Bowl. Someone sane will always point to Dan Marino or Dan Fouts and explain that some quarterbacks who never won a ring were still great.
For coaches? It’s championship or else.
Among the 12 winningest coaches in NFL history, seven won at least one championship. Six are in the Hall of Fame, and the seventh is Bill Belichick. Of the five who never won a ring, none are in the Hall of Fame. One of them is Andy Reid.
It’s arguable that of all the people who will participate in this season’s NFL playoffs, Reid’s legacy would be affected most by a Super Bowl win.