With the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs reaching Tremendous Bowl LIX, head coach Andy Reid appeared on ESPN’s “Pat McAfee Present” on Wednesday, discussing a variety of subjects.
Requested about what makes quarterback Patrick Mahomes particular, Reid highlighted his off-field demeanor.
“He’s an amazing child,” began Reid. “He grew up in a locker room. He’s humble. What an outstanding teammate. He’s at all times complimenting his guys. He kinda is aware of when to drag on them and when to again off and praise. He’s simply bought a great way about him, and he’s sensible on high of all that and is a really onerous employee.”
Reid famous that one participant particularly benefiting from Mahomes’ management is rookie extensive receiver Xavier Worthy, who led the Chiefs with six catches for 85 yards and a landing within the AFC Championship. Reid added that the rookie has been aided by the steerage of his offensive coordinator.
“Matt Nagy does a great job with that,” stated Reid. “He places them in quite a lot of completely different positions, the place he can function. The child is prepared to do it. I might inform you that having Hollywood [Brown] right here has actually helped that half. Hollywood needs to play each down; he needs to play each spot. He’s a smaller man, so he matches in there and in form of the identical physique kind and, likewise with DeSean Jackson, I used to be fortunate to have DeSean, and we put him in all places, and he was an every-down man, and that’s what Worthy needs to be, and he’s prepared to work at it.”
Evaluating each Worthy and Brown to Jackson is excessive reward, and it’s price questioning if the Chiefs will attempt to retain Brown after this season. Each gamers are anticipated to be closely concerned within the Tremendous Bowl recreation plan, which tends to at all times function a play name crafted by the gamers themselves.
“That’s the enjoyable half,” famous Reid. “I’ve bought these coaches right here which have inventive minds, and so they love doing it. We get the gamers concerned, too. It doesn’t matter if it’s a lineman or a quarterback, whoever, in the event that they’ve bought one thing good, let’s put it out on the desk and see what you bought. I’ve bought 51% of the vote, however nonetheless, I’m open-minded with it.”
On the opposite facet of the ball, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has been within the highlight this week, notably stemming from his name to get Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen off the sphere in the important thing fourth-quarter fourth-and-5 attempt.
Reid stated he and Spagnuolo go manner again, additional than most followers notice.
“Spags and I’ve been round one another for 40 years,” defined Reid. “Folks in all probability don’t know that, however all the way in which again to after we had been faculty coaches, and so, I form of know precisely what he’s pondering, at what time of the sport, and I’ve full belief in him and no matter he likes in these conditions, he dials up and goes. I’m not a restrictor on that.”
Since his arrival in 2019, Spagnuolo has centered his protection round six-time All-Professional defensive deal with Chris Jones.
“You guys would like to have him in entrance of you,” stated Reid of Jones. “He’s a type of form of guys that simply goes and he’s bought that pass-rush capacity. He’s an even bigger human being than I believe folks assume. He’s an enormous previous child and likes to play. He’s actually developed into a pacesetter over time. He was a form of a goofball when he was youthful, however he’s turned it into being an actual optimistic chief on the market, and I admire that half. So, he’s an All-Professional participant. You see him play each Sunday, and that’s what he’s.”
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