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What if the Eagles hadn’t hired Andy Reid?

This week the mothership has been contemplating some What Ifs, such as What If the Eagles had traded for Larry Fitzgerald in 2008?. Today, a 20 year old one with ramifications that are still being felt.

What if the Eagles never hired Andy Reid? It almost didn’t happen.

The 1998 Wild Card game between the 49ers and Packers was an all timer. Two Hall of Fame QBs dueled it out, with Brett Favre in the prime of his career and Steve Young playing in what unfortunately be his last great game, as he played just four more games before retiring due to concussions.