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Andy Reid dilemma: Fixing the offense

By Lucas Hampton

Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans won 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans won 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Atlanta Falcons assistant general manager Scott Pioli attends the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Atlanta Falcons assistant general manager Scott Pioli attends the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

We all know what happened next. It all fell apart. All the weaknesses that Scott Pioli created with his questionable people choices came to a head. The scandals and secrets came out. It only got worse from there.

That same 2-14 record that spurned that hiring of Pioli and the changes he brought came full circle. In the midst of the dark ages, Clark Hunt stepped forward to save the team. He fired Romeo Crennel, bless that man’s soul, he was a good guy but not a great head coach. Hunt then wasted no time in aggressively courting Andy Reid.

Clark Hunt: A hero to the people!

Not all that long after Andy Reid was hired on, Pioli and Hunt agreed to mutually part ways. The changes that followed thanks to Reid and new general manager John Dorsey paid off almost right away. Victory after victory, streak after streak came rolling in and Chiefs Kingdom had cause to celebrate. The players took a liking to Big Red very quickly. Chiefs Kingdom hailed him as our hero.

"Prior to Reid, the last time the Chiefs won a playoff game, I wasn’t even alive yet!"

Then came a day that the Kingdom had long been denied. A playoff win. It happened, the moment that we had long-awaited finally came. A beat down of the Houston Texans broke that dry spell. Andy Reid saw this team to the snapping of its playoff losing streak, averaging 10-6 every season for three years, and we want this guy fired? The worst he would’ve done when I began writing this as another 10-6 season. Prior to Reid, the last time the Chiefs won a playoff game, I wasn’t even alive yet!

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