Former Kansas City Chief Lesean McCoy – “I’m Rooting for Eric Bieniemy, but He Had Nothing to Do With the Chiefs’ Passing Game”

Everybody involved with the Kansas City Chiefs are now being acknowledged for their excellence, as they won their second Super Bowl title in four years. Eric Bieniemy, the Kansas City Chiefs’ ex-Offensive Coordinator, has been mentioned as a possible NFL Head Coaching candidate in recent offseasons.

The former is unfortunately not true Colorado Buffaloes Star has watched as the coaching carousel passed him by. Once considered a favorite and the ‘hot coordinator’ in The League, he’s been passed over several times.

Now, he is moving on from Kansas City to take the same position on Ron Rivera’s staff in Washington. The Commanders only scored 18.9 points Last season, per game.

Many may be wondering why Bieniemy isn’t being given the Big Whistle yet. However, LeSean McCoy, a former Chiefs running back, says it’s not surprising. He said that Bieniemy was a former running back who amassed 11,102 yard and 73 TDs over 12 seasons. However, he isn’t ready to call him a savior just yet.

“What’s his value? What makes him a good offensive coordinator? The problem is, a lot of these people that go on social media, ‘He should be the guy for the job,’ they haven’t played there,” McCoy stated. “I’ve been in the rooms where he’s coaching and he has nothing to do with the pass game at all.”

Eric Bienemy, a former Six-Time Pro Bowler, says Andy Reid is still a great coach and mentor.

“When the plays are designed, that’s Andy Reid. When you talk about offensive coordinators, I can tell you what makes Brian Daboll with the Giants a very good coordinator. I can tell you about Andy Reid or Doug Pederson. But Eric Bieniemy, what makes him good? When we watch the film of practices and we correct the wide receivers, the running backs, the quarterbacks, he doesn’t talk in there. Andy Reid talks in there.”

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“I’m rooting for him because he’s a black coach and I love to see black coaches win. Also, he’s a running backs coach, and running backs coaches never get a chance to be offensive coordinator,” McCoy stated. “So I want him to do well, but if I have to do my job and be honest? My thing is, where is the true value at?”

McCoy was in Kansas City for one year under Bieniemy. McCoy ran for 465 yards and scored four touchdowns before moving on to his final NFL season at Tampa Bay.

I wish him WELL but Washington don’t let the chiefs SUCCESS or coaching titles fool y’all… the traits or skills you need to be a good coordinator I haven’t seen or WITNESSED it … pic.twitter.com/Qtaes1irnx

— LeSean Shady Mccoy (@CutonDime25) February 21, 2023

His comments regarding Bieniemy were not popular among some of the coach’s current and former players. Bieniemy is generally considered a popular figure, both in and around The League. Names such as Tyreek Hill and Tyrann Mathieu had a field day with McCoy’s assertions on social media.

Hill posted to Twitter writing, “Shady mad Eb told him tuck that ball.”

Tyrann Mathieu tweeted, “Man you f***ed up with it.”

Man you fucked up with it. https://t.co/r6SOTfFpre

— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) February 21, 2023

Jamaal Charles also wrote, “I have to disagree with you Shady. Bieniemy Coach me 4 years I learned so many thing for EB and I still keep in contact with him a great husband and father. He deserves to be a head coach.”

Ron Parker also wrote, “EB was a a solid Coach in the building my entire career at KC. I think it mite be a lil hate in here from bro. idk.”

Bienemy allegedly being passed over for a Head Coaching position has had many fans and observers bringing up the subject of minority hiring practices in the NFL again.

In his State of the League address before Super Bowl LVII, Commissioner Roger Goodell stressed they have made progress. However, he also looks for the League Accelerator Program (which encourages minority hires in coaching and front office positions) to continue expanding.

“We’re gonna continue (the accelerator program),” Goodell said. “Our commitment’s strong to that… It’s about attracting the best talent and giving them the best opportunity to be successful. To me, that’s at the core of what we do. We want the changes to be really fundamental and sound and sustainable.”

What do you make of McCoy’s comments?

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