Chiefs: Super Bowl or Bust, In Andy We Trust – ArrowheadOne has been replete with stories of the speed of WR Tyreek Hill, the athleticism of TE Travis Kelce, and the wonderment of sheer superhuman feats of QB Patrick Mahomes… for months now. We have fawned over the lottery of the draft that the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off this year with the likes of the speedy and savvy Mecole Hardman, the stealthiness of ballhawk S Juan Thornhill, and the absolute force of will against all odds ability of RB Darwin Thompson. We even got over the loss of S Eric Berry, LB Dee Ford, and LB Justin Houston when the Chiefs welcomed S Tyrann Mathieu and DE Frank Clark to the Chiefs.
We should. All the above mentioned are well-deserved of the adoration and accolades: both those who left, and those here now. Yet we have yet to speak of the man who brings it all together… Head Coach Andy Reid.
Many will bring up what they consider his lack of time-management skills, or that he can never win The Big One. I call BS on all of it.
First off, time management is not a skill taught, rather a skill learned. If such is true, then at the head of the class is Coach Reid. In Coach Reid, I trust.
Second, with the best offense the Chiefs have ever had (if not the NFL has ever seen), we need not worry about time management anymore.
Last, The Big One… requires sacrifices, sacrifices that Coach Reid was unwilling to make last year.
That is my only criticism of Coach Reid: he is loyal to a fault. He failed to let his friend and Chiefs Defensive Coordinator, Bob Sutton, go. Reid took the blame for all losses and/or shortcomings during Sutton’s six-year tenure with the Chiefs firmly upon his own shoulders.
That may well have cost himself and the Chiefs The Big One.
An aside: Andy Reid has won The Big One as the assistant offensive line and tight ends coach for the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.
I’m not mad about that. I appreciate the loyalty. I can remember a time in America where loyalty was an admired trait. It still is for this Chiefs fan.
#Chiefs head coach Andy Reid on Patrick Mahomes scrambling and sliding at the goal line on the team's opening drive. pic.twitter.com/zkhLuak7Q4
— Chris Roush (@ChrisRoush_KQ2) August 11, 2019
However, professional football is a business and Reid finally did what he must, what Chiefs Kingdom demanded: we now have a new Defensive Coordinator. Our outlook is bright, our defensive outlook brighter, and our offense is blinding!
Coach Reid was named Chiefs Head Coach on January 4, 2013. The previous season the Chiefs were 2-14 and relegated to sweeping the basement of the AFC West, stuck in last place. The very next season, the Chiefs were 11-5, second place in the AFC West, and made the playoffs.
In 2014, we were not so lucky, going 9-7 and missing the playoffs, but still second in the AFC West. However, in 2015, the Chiefs were second in the AFC West again, but back at 11-5. Moreover, K.C. not only made the playoffs but defeated the Houston Texans in the Wild Card game, in Texas, winning their first playoff victory in 22 years, including a memorable opening TD return by Knile Davis.
Since then, Reid’s Chiefs have owned the AFC West — hear that Chargers fans — and made the playoffs each year. K.C. came the closest to the Big One last year but lost a heartbreaker to the New England Patriots.
All of that was courtesy of Coach Reid.
Since joining the Chiefs in 2013, Coach Reid has posted a 65-31 record in 96 games. That is a .677 winning percentage, and is the best of all Chiefs Head Coaches. He’s also owns three AFC West Championships with five Playoff Berths, second only to the great Marty Schottenheimer — who had three AFC West Championships, and 7 Playoff Berths.
You gotta hear Brett Favre's story about a Packers' employee standing on Andy Reid's headset cord pic.twitter.com/4YzewuByGZ
— Paid man gets bored (@cjzero) July 19, 2015
Much of Andy Reid’s success comes from his respect of others. Says Coach Reid,
“Respecting people is an important part of life, whether it’s the person doing janitorial work or the person above you. It doesn’t matter who you are: I’m going to respect you.”
That attitude permeates at One Arrowhead Way and explains much why the Chiefs are where they are and why the Chiefs players are, who they are.
I will not guarantee that Coach Reid wins us one Super Bowl. No, not one!
I will, however, encourage Chiefs owner Clark Hunt to invest in more trophy space at Arrowhead One Way for multiple trophies that stand 22 inches tall, weigh 7 pounds, depicts a football in a kicking position on a three concave sided stand, and might be comprised entirely of Sterling Silver.
Bonus Fun Fact: Ten current and past NFL head coaches have become NFL head coaches under Coach Reid including six current NFL head coaches–John Harbaugh, Ron Rivera, Pat Shurmur, Doug Pederson, Sean McDermott, and Matt Nagy.
Michael Travis Rose — ArrowheadOne
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