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FMIA: You’re running a team, and your owner says, “Pick the coach who’s going to turn us around.” Who is it?
Collinsworth: [Kansas City offensive coordinator] Eric Bieniemy. I would’ve done it last year. All these owners and GMs, they call you. Because we meet everybody. Bieniemy’s a dynamic personality, obviously he’s been in the room with Andy Reid, with the most creative of offenses. Is he the play caller? No, but it’s about play design. It’s about play creation. It’s about knowing the type of athlete you need to put together those kinds of creative offenses. And he’s a great guy.
FMIA: What’s the hang up been with Bieniemy? Why doesn’t he have a job yet?
Collinsworth: I’m gonna give the league the benefit of the doubt. I’m sure there are other people that say that the Rooney Rule is not effective enough and that’s the reason he didn’t get a job. [Bieniemy is Black.] I can’t explain it because in my mind, I know him. I’ve had a ton of conversations with him. I know his character. He’s like [Tennessee coach] Mike Vrabel. He’s one of those in-your-face kind of guys. I was stunned. I told Al [Michaels] before our opening broadcast in Kansas City, ‘I’m gonna go after [teams that didn’t hire him] because that is wrong that the guy didn’t get a job.’
But anyway, then, to me, I’m taking [Clemson QB] Trevor Lawrence with the first pick. I watched that kid play the other day. Talking about it with Richard Sherman, and he was saying, ‘You know, you got Sam Darnold, he’s been a top 5 pick. You could trade away the number one pick and you could set up your franchise for the rest of your life.’ I’m like, no way. In New York City? If they pass up the number one pick? If they don’t draft Trevor Lawrence, for the next six months, there is only one headline on the back pages of every one of those newspapers that you blew it, and that was the chance of a lifetime and you didn’t take it.
FMIA: So you’re Joe Douglas, GM of the Jets, and it sounds like you pick Bieniemy, no question?
Collinsworth: Yes sir, and I’m re-creating Kansas City. Everything. Trevor Lawrence is the same kind of player that Patrick Mahomes is. He can move. He’s creative. He’s been good for a long, consistent period of time. And then I’m going out and I’m finding all the Kelces and Edwards-Helaires I can find. I’m just re-doing Kansas City.
Not sure I'd take that gig if I were Bieniemy, but still. Not bad praise, eh? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
I hope Clark has given him the nod to be Andy's successor and stay put. Coaching a team with Andy Reid and PMII at QB can not be underestimated.
It would be fantastic if this could happen.
I just don't think EB will wait 6+ years for it to come about.
If he want's to make a name for himself, he's going to have to strike out on his own pretty soon. And the iron probably won't be any hotter than right after this season ends. The entire NFL universe is talking about EB on a weekly basis. There's no way he won't get ten offers or whatever the minute the SB is over. [Reply]
Not sure I'd take that gig if I were Bieniemy, but still. Not bad praise, eh?
The Jets are not just a bad team, they are a bad organization. He can’t fix that. I’d stay away from that team if I was him. He will have his pick of teams this off season. [Reply]
He’s gone. I don’t wanna see it, but if I’m the Sharters I make a huge push for him after Lynn gets fired at seasons end. But hoping he doesn’t stay in the division (although I know Andy has a good record vs his old coaches. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy:
I have no idea where EB will end up, but if I am the Jets, I go for it and try to get him.
I don't see him taking it, but if I am the Jets I back up the money truck and try.
I think Houston is a cluster ****....I could see EB trying to go to the NFC maybe....he has earned the right to be a head coach, and while I would love to keep him, I hope he lands in the best situation he can that does not threaten the Chiefs Dynasty :-)
And you would be back coaching under Reid in 3 years because the Jets are an awful franchise and that market is brutal on coaches who dont win. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
NYJ would be a great spot for him. He gets Lawrence, they’ll have at least 1 extra early pick for Darnold and they have the most cap space in the league to replenish his team quickly.
He’s also got a few good pieces to work with like Bectin who looked legit at LT.
If Sunshine hits, and EB is a good coach the Jets could all of the sudden look competent.
Kind of like how KC did not long after they went 2-14 and our MLB blew his head off at the stadium. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
NYJ would be a great spot for him. He gets Lawrence, they’ll have at least 1 extra early pick for Darnold and they have the most cap space in the league to replenish his team quickly.
He’s also got a few good pieces to work with like Bectin who looked legit at LT.
And he'll be an offensive coordinator again in 3-5. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
And you would be back coaching under Reid in 3 years because the Jets are an awful franchise and that market is brutal on coaches who dont win.
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
I'd bet if EB doesn't make it as an NFL HC he'd coach in the ncaa. And I think he'd be spectacular there.
Depends on the program and the kind of recruits he could get. Hes a good coach so is Matt Nagy but it helps coaching under a HOFr and having a HOF QB and the best weapons in the league. Nagys offenses have been anemic ever since he became a head coach, Pedersons havent been much better either. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
My prediction is that Bieniemy will go to Houston. They have cap issues that will hold them back for a few years, but Deshaun could really thrive under him.
