“Patterns have emerged as Reid has built his staff over the last two weeks. First, it is clear that Philadelphia is not the NFL's No. 1 hot spot these days. ... While the exact order of Reid's wish list for various positions isn't known, there are signs he has had to settle for second and third choices,” wrote The Philadelphia Inquirer and we all know how that turned out.
Reid’s defensive staff included linebackers coach Ron Rivera, secondary coach Leslie Frazier and quality control coach Steve Spagnuolo, all of whom became NFL head coaches. Also on Reid’s initial Eagles staff: tight ends coach Pat Shurmur, quarterbacks coach Brad Childress and special teams coach John Harbaugh, who was retained from the staff of Ray Rhodes, the previous head coach.