Andy Reid should be on hot seat after Sunday’s loss

Andy Reid may be one of the best head coaches in NFL history. However, his decisions have cost the Chiefs a couple of games so far this season.

Andy Reid has a great history as a head coach. He’s won 201 regular season games, which is the sixth best all time in NFL history. He took a 2-14 team and got off to a 9-0 start in his first year in Kansas City. He’s made the postseason every year but one in K.C. Even without a Super Bowl ring, Reid does have an illustrious coaching career.

However, Reid has also been a big liability in Kansas City.

This past Sunday concludes the eighth time the Chiefs had at least a two-possession lead and lost under Reid since he became the head coach of the franchise in 2013. It is the second time this season it has happened and three times in the last 12 months.

Among the eight games with significant leads surrendered under Reid, two have come in the playoffs while six have occurred at Arrowhead Stadium. This past Sunday marks the third time the Chiefs blew a big lead against the Titans under Reid.

Some of Reid’s playcalling has raised a lot of eyebrows. For instance, this past Sunday, on 3rd-and-2 with less than two minutes left, the Chiefs could have put the game away by converting on third down. Instead, the Chiefs call a tight end screen attempt to backup Blake Bell, who was covered while Patrick Mahomes was under pressure. Meanwhile, Pro Bowlers Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce were downfield. Mind you, the Chiefs needed only two yards.

On a busted play, Mahomes slid in bounds to avoid a sack and force the Tennessee Titans to use their final timeout. The rest is history.

Earlier this year against the Houston Texans, the Chiefs were up 17-3 going into the second quarter. But in the second half, Kansas City scored just one touchdown. Down 31-24 with 5:12 to go, Reid opted to punt the ball to Houston. Texans head coach Bill O’Brien wanted his team to go for it on fourth down with two minutes left to end the game. His offense succeeded in converting and won.

Two weeks later, with the exact same score and almost the exact same time left on the clock, Reid decided to have his team punt the football to the Packers, who managed to close the game by holding on to the football and keeping the Chiefs offense on the sidelines.

The Chiefs have dealt with a myriad of injuries, but they have not caused the outcome of the wins and losses for the Chiefs. Reid’s decision-making and inability to close games has cost the Chiefs three of their four losses this year. As Chiefs fans know, it is not just this year. This is an ongoing issue.

Whether it is in or outside of Kansas City, the universal expectation from football fans and the media was that the Chiefs would win the Super Bowl, or at the very least, reach the Super Bowl.

The majority of pundits from NFL.com, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and several other outlets picked the Chiefs to either win or reach the Super Bowl.

Every team’s goal is to win the Super Bowl. For Kansas City, this was a realistic expectation before the season. With a 6-4 record at the moment, it is hard to imagine the Chiefs will play in the Super Bowl. If the team fails to do so, the franchise should consider firing Reid after the season.

Even though Reid has the best regular season win percentage of any coach in franchise history, his past errors make it more evident that the Chiefs may not be able to get to the Super Bowl with his guidance. At that point, a change must be made.