Justin Reid thinks Andy Reid overshadowed Eric Bieniemy

Justin Reid recently spoke about a number of topics on the Jim Rome show.

Justin Reid knows he hasn’t been around long enough to speak as a primary voice to what has transpired over time with Eric Bieniemy and the lack of head coaching opportunities that have come his way in the last four or five years. However, the Kansas City Chiefs safety has seen enough to speak about Bieniemy’s leadership and he told Jim Rome all about it in a recent interview.

Reid was a recent guest on the Jim Rome Show and talked about a number of things, including winning Super Bowl LVII, joining the Chiefs last year, and being disrespected coming into the postseason. Then Rome asked him about Bieniemy.

Bieniemy recently accepted a new post with the Washington Commanders to be the offensive coordinator under head coach Ron Rivera after previously interviewing for that head coaching role himself a couple of years ago. It was one of nearly 20 head coaching openings that came and went without an offer for Bieniemy, who is far more qualified on paper than many who have gotten the jobs over time.

With Bieniemy taking what is seen as largely a lateral move away from K.C., many questions have been asked about the hiring process in NFL circles and specifically its fairness. Here’s what Reid had to say about the entire issue.

“I’ve only been here a year, so it’s tough for me to be able to explain the full scope of it, but my limited experience with EB… I mean, I love the guy. He’s a passionate leader.

“One of the things that I respect the greatest about him, Shady was talking about it like a downfall, but I thought it was like one of the greatest things that a leader can do is that he holds every player, no matter who you are, to the same standard. It doesn’t matter what you did last week. We play to a standard every time. He wants your best. He’s going to bring your best out of you, high and tight with the ball, execution on the details. It doesn’t matter who you are, he just wants us to be great.

“I think that a little bit of what’s happened is he’s kind of been tucked away under coach Andy Reid, a Hall of Fame coach yourself, and that’s a big shadow to be under. I think there’s some belief that, ‘Hey man, can he do it himself?’ So I think it was necessary for him to make this move to go to Washington. I’m happy for him for it. I know Washington is going to be excited about it and they’re going to be able to have a lot more production with him there.”

You can hear the rest of Reid’s interview with Jim Rome here: