Time Is A Flat Circle: Andy Reid Is "Searching For Answers", Also Says He Should've Given Kareem Hunt The Ball More Than Just 11 Times
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Andy. Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy. What are we going to do with you? Now let’s get one thing straight: Andy Reid is a GREAT football coach and one decent dude. There’s no doubt about those facts. But playoff loses like his Chiefs suffered over the weekend – up 21-3 at half, at home, vs an obviously inferior team, while giving the ball to Kareem Hunt only 11 TIMES – causes the most sane fans to lose their minds.
See, people often ride Philly fans for “Running Andy Reid out of town” (even though he didn’t win a playoff game for 4+ years and the last two seasons included the 8-8 “Dream Team” and a 4-12 campaign in which he fired then DC and now successful Bills HC Sean McDerrmott and replaced him with then OFFENSIVE LINE COACH Juan Castillo). And in response I simply say, you don’t get it. You just, don’t. Welp, now maybe people are starting to get it. And if you are a Chiefs fan and don’t get it, then I pity thee.
Big Red is now 1-4 in the postseason in Kansas City. 1-4. And the only win was a drubbing over an anemic Texans team highlighted by a 4 INT performance by starter Bryan Hoyer.
Consistantly losing in the playoffs is one thing, it’s HOW he consistantly loses. Andy Reid is the definition of insanity exemplified as the Kool-Aid Man. Same shit, different year. This next day press conference after the Chiefs lost to a SHIT Titans should give any Eagles fan a serious case of PTSD:
“We gotta do a better job.” “I take full responsibility.” “We’ll go back and look at everything.” “I have to do a better job.” “Taco Tuesday is the only day worth living for.”
It’s one thing if the same song and dance was limited to off the field. I think the fans and public could deal with Winning cures everything. But, nope. On the gridiron, Andy Reid seemingly loses the same damn way every postseason. It all has to do with either play calling, distribution, or time management. Just look at this happy horseshit from this weekend’s loss:
Kareem Hunt, who led the NFL in rushing as a rookie, had six carries for 25 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter, when the Chiefs ran 17 offensive plays.
But only five of the final 36 snaps finished included a handoff to him. Twice, on third-and-short situations, the Chiefs went elsewhere. They ran an option play in which quarterback Alex Smith kept the ball. And they called a passing play that finished with a drop by tight end Orson Charles.
The Chiefs ran only 20 offensive plays after halftime.
Let me get this straight: Kareem Hunt – One of the league’s most dynamic and best young running backs who tore through hymens in the beginning of the year, struggled (as did the Chiefs) in the middle of the season but came back stronger than ever towards the end while resurrecting an anemic KC offense – carried the ball 6 times for 25 bucks and a TD in the first quarter. A little over 4 yards a pop while helping his balanced offense jump out to a 21-3 halftime lead. AND ANDY REID ONLY GAVE HIM THE BALL 5 MORE TIMES THE ENTIRE GAME.
It’s lunacy. I know it. You know it. The universe knows it. And if it were a one time deal, OK. It’s acceptable. But this shit happens EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. Not to mention Andy’s patented genius play calls. See: WR Tyreek Hill seemingly throw with his opposite hand in the Redzone, here:
Such poetry in awkward motion. Jon Gruden just straight up ballwashed a happy ending out of Alex Smith citing his NFL best 120.5 passer rating and 16:0 TD to INT ratio. He blatently says the QB is having one of the most efficient seasons at the position in NFL history. The Chiefs are driving in the Red Zone, about to go up 21-0 and essentially put the game away for the Broncos and their anemic offense. And what does Big Red call up? A WR-half-back-pass in which Tyreek Hill looks like he throws with his opposite hand. I’m actually surprised someone didn’t shoot that duck straight out of the sky. CLASSIC Andy Reid trying to be too smart for everyone’s good.
Never change, Andy. Never change. Gotta love ineffective that HB run/pass option, baby.