Two things can be true: Andy Reid is undeniably one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, but he was out-coached in the Super Bowl by Nick Sirianni, Vic Fangio and Kellen Moore.
That doesn’t mean he should step aside, though.
Despite a Fox Sports Radio host suggesting on Wednesday that Reid should step aside, Reid clearly has no intention of doing so. However, that doesn’t mean he’s immune from criticism. Dan Orlovsky called Super Bowl LIX the worst performance he’s ever seen from a Reid-coached team, while Devin McCourty questioned the lack of adjustments.
Rob Parker, however, took it a step further, seeing the loss as a sign of something more troubling that’s been building for a while, even as the Chiefs were on the verge of a three-peat.
🎙️@robparkerMLBbro: “Andy Reid should step down as head coach of the Chiefs…This fall off the cliff is 2 years in the making.”
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“Andy Reid should step down as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs,” Parker said on his radio show Wednesday. “And you’re going to be like, ‘They just went to the Super Bowl three times.’ ‘Andy Reid.’ ‘Blah, blah, blah.’ This is not a one-game reaction because they lost in the Super Bowl, and they got boat-raced — it was 40-6.
“Where were the adjustments? Where was the game plan? I’m not a football coach. Guys who were football coaches and players questioned the game plan—no running game to start at all. And then you get behind, and then you gotta pass. This is what he did in Philadelphia all the time – pass happy. Always throwing the ball; they got tired of that in Philadelphia.”
For Parker, it wasn’t just a one-game issue. He saw a troubling pattern developing.
“Number two, this fall off the cliff is two years in the making,” he says. “Last year, they won the Super Bowl, so it covered up how bad things were. You remember with the receivers, and the struggles, and Patrick Mahomes. Here’s another year. Andy Reid is supposed to be an offensive genius. Why is Patrick Mahomes struggling so much when you can’t figure out a way to get him off and to get him to be not 50 touchdowns and throwing every ball downfield but way better?
“Can you admit Patrick Mahomes hasn’t been the same quarterback the last two years?… Andy Reid is supposed to be that guy, and yet, we haven’t seen it. It’s been a nice run. The last two years have been disappointing regular seasons. Yes, they went to the Super Bowl. Yes, [they] won both those times. I’m not talking about the last two years. And this year, they got embarrassed.”
The only one really embarrassed, it seemed, was Parker’s cohost, Kelvin Washington.
But Parker wasn’t buying the idea that age was the issue. He argued that Reid’s influence has waned, even after three straight Super Bowl appearances.
“The offense isn’t where it used to be,” Parker adds. “It’s taken two steps back; that’s all I’m saying. How about somebody else who’s got some other ideas?”
Oh, you mean like Matt Nagy? Be careful what you wish for…
Reid’s track record speaks for itself, but questions are unavoidable after this year’s Super Bowl embarrassment. If Reid fails to adjust, it won’t just be the Rob Parkers of the world who think the game has passed him by, even if it’s a sample size of one game versus the best roster in the NFL. That said, a change in direction may be inevitable, but anyone thinking the grass is greener should think twice.
