Andy Reid dilemma: Fixing the offense

Ask any Chiefs fan what the biggest flaw with the team now is and you will get one of two likely answers: Alex Smith and Andy Reid.

More appropriately, Andy’s play calling decisions. Andy Reid’s play calling is lacking, but occasionally brilliant. The Kansas City Chiefs offensive play choices are way too inconsistent. This is the dilemma.

In the aftermath of the mess that was the Titans game, many fans were calling for Reid to get fired. Don’t get me wrong, it was justifiable to be upset over that outcome. It is certainly understandable, feeling angry towards Big Red. The play calling quality has been lackluster to say the least. But, should Andy Reid get fired over this? No.

The offense clearly has a few glaring issues. Firing Andy will not solve the play calling problem. In fact, it would only set the team back at least two years. That prospect does not sound all that fun to me, especially given the success that we have enjoyed thanks largely to Andy. Coming into this season, Andy had a win loss average of 10-6. Remember back to a time when 10-6 was a huge deal to get to?

Before Andy Reid…

Yeah I know, I’m dredging up memories of a dark age for the Chiefs. But, let’s go back there for a bit. I first discovered the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs at the tail end of the 2009 season, deciding to indulge my parents and watch the game on that fateful night. I watched Derrick Johnson just knife his way through the Broncos play after play. It was a thing of beauty. I knew I had found my team.

In the off-season, I grabbed all the magazines that I could. I poured over every bit of online news I could find, catching myself up on everything that had happened in the Kingdom up to this point. Sitting down to watch the draft with my high school buddy, then the regular season started. I watched my new team go 10-6 and make the playoffs. That playoff loss was a bit of a pill to swallow but I pressed on. I even visited the training camp after that season.