Eric Bieniemy’s lack of head coach offers is ‘crazy’

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says “it’s loopy” that offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been handed over for head teaching alternatives.

Patrick Mahomes thought for a second about his phrase selection earlier than arising with “crazy.” It’s that phrase, he says, that in all probability greatest summarizes the plight of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who seems like he’s getting handed over, as soon as once more, for each head coach opening within the Nationwide Soccer League.

This offseason, seven NFL groups had vacancies to guide their respective rosters on the sector and all seven have been linked to Bieniemy in a method or one other. Most of them performed interviews with Bieniemy or at the least indicated an curiosity to take action. The remaining have been early odds-on favorites earlier than fully shifting in a special route (e.g. Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans).

On Friday, Mahomes answered questions from reporters about a variety of subjects—most notably his well being—however Bieniemy’s job search was introduced up and Mahomes gave an apparent glowing overview.

“It’s loopy, I assume, could be the very best phrase to explain it,” mentioned Mahomes. “I imply, to see the stuff that comes out after which figuring out the person that he’s and the coach that he’s each single day, you don’t perceive the place these items comes from. You perceive how nice of a coach he’s, how nice of an individual he’s, how nice of a pacesetter he’s.

“And so, it’s loopy that he hasn’t gotten his likelihood to be a head coach, however I promise you he’ll preserve grinding and preserve getting higher and higher, and preserve serving to us out, which is the optimistic on the finish of the day, and hopefully assist us go to those AFC Championship video games and hopefully extra Tremendous Bowls.”

It’s doable that the Texans will circle again round to Bieniemy for his or her opening, provided that the place remains to be technically open. At one level, Bieniemy felt apparent for the position because the early odds-on favourite. Deshaun Watson was actively requested about having Bieniemy as a head coach because the workforce’s quarterback, and even Romeo Crennel, the workforce’s interim coach, spoke positively about him. Then the winds started to shift and the workforce by no means even requested an interview with Bieniemy till late of their course of. But even now, they proceed to speak with others, including Jim Caldwell and Josh McCown most recently.

At this level, Houston seems like a reasonably dysfunctional franchise with a poisonous tradition that has Watson pissed off. Maybe it’s good that Bieniemy could possibly be handed over for that particular position. As for the remainder of the alternatives misplaced, it’s “loopy.” Bieniemy has been a right-hand man for a Corridor of Fame coach and is a robust chief of males who comes with glowing recs and years of expertise in a top-shelf group.

Hopefully Mahomes is true and Bieniemy can add a number of extra accolades to make his availability appear much more absurd.