Patrick Mahomes says these Eric Bieniemy traits will make him a successful head coach
The third time should be the charm for Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.
After being passed over the past two offseasons for head coaching jobs in the NFL, it would be a big surprise if Bieniemy doesn’t get one of the 32 coveted spots early next year.
Two teams (Texans and Falcons) have fired their head coaches since the start of the 2020 season, and ESPN estimates that at least three other teams might have openings.
Before applying for any of those jobs that are or might come open, Bieniemy might want to forward this video of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a prospective employer. While on the “Huddle and Flow” podcast, Mahomes discussed the reasons why he thinks Bieniemy will be a great head coach.
“The first thing you always hear about him is how he holds everybody accountable and that’s true,” Mahomes said. “I mean from the top down, from the first player on the roster to the last player on the roster, he’s going to make sure that you’re handling your business and you’re doing whatever it takes (for) the betterment of the team and to make the team better.
“And then I think that work ethic is something that’s truly important that people don’t talk about as much. I mean he’s a guy that’s in the facility it seems like all the time. The man must sleep here. I mean I’m never in the facility and don’t see that guy in here. And so he relates to everybody. He’s very involved in the offensive game-planning and and making plays week in and week out, and I think he’s someone that he’ll be able to go in and set a culture, no matter where it is, and be able to hold people accountable and really hold them to the standard of being a champion.”
Here is the clip:
This is a link to the entire podcast episode with Mahomes.
This story was originally published November 10, 2020 at 10:57 AM.
