"But frankly, I think hiring Reid over Rhodes and Lewis would've raised some eyebrows." I believe Reid was passed over because he was white. Lewis's role as OC wasn't that prominent because Holmgren had his fingers all over the offense. Wolf knew Sherm wasn't head coach material. He also knew that the Packers would be murdered by the press if Reid leapfrogged Lewis at the time when the league was making a big push to have more minority coaches hired.