LeSean McCoy doesn’t believe in Eric Bieniemy
LeSean McCoy enjoyed a 12-year NFL career that ended after the 2020 season. McCoy is best known to Washington fans for his six seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, but also played for the Bills, Chiefs and Buccaneers. McCoy won Super Bowls in each of his final two NFL seasons with the Chiefs and Bucs.
Now, McCoy is an analyst for “Speak” on FS1, offering his insight into many NFL topics.
One such topic is new Washington Commanders offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy. McCoy played for the Chiefs in 2019, Bieniemy’s second season as offensive coordinator in Kansas City, and he isn’t a fan.
What’s his value?” McCoy asked about Bieniemy. “What makes him a good offensive coordinator?”
“See, the problem is, a lot of these people that go on social media, ‘oh, he should be the guy for the job.’ They haven’t played there. They’re not in the locker room. I’ve been in the rooms where he’s coaching. He has nothing to do with the pass game, at all. When the plays are designed, that’s Andy Reid. When you talk about offensive coordinators, I could tell you what makes [Giants coach] Brian Daboll a very, very good coordinator. I could tell you what Andy Reid or Doug Pederson [is]. But when I ask about Eric Bieniemy, what makes him good?”
There was plenty more in the clip of why McCoy doesn’t believe Bieniemy will be a good offensive coordinator for the Commanders. McCoy sees going from the Chiefs with Reid and Patrick Mahomes to the Commanders, where he has to call the plays, install the offense and run the meetings, as a massive jump.
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
McCoy then explains what makes Reid so great. He spoke of his adaptability to what other teams do but also to his players. He used an example of his first practice where Bieniemy was “dog-cussing” the players, including star tight end Travis Kelce.
McCoy says he wants Bieniemy to do well as he’s a black coach and a former running backs coach. But only that he’s being honest in his experience. Then, co-host Emmanuel Acho asked McCoy if his not receiving head-coaching opportunities had anything to do with race.
“Absolutely not,” McCoy said.
You can argue with McCoy’s perspective, but as a former NFL veteran, his opinion carries weight. There will be some who agree and others who will disagree. Bieniemy now has the chance to show everyone in his new surroundings just how deserving he is of a chance to run his own team.
