Chiefs head coach Andy Reid breaks down a decision Kansas City made that had one of their AFC foes very happy
The Chiefs hired Chad O’Shea this offseason.
Just when most thought Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid wouldn’t hire outside his tree, he goes and grabs a few new hires that have never been under him on the Chiefs. Sure, he brought back Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator, but he also brought in others from outside.
Reid hired wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea, along with former Oklahoma Sooners running back and running back coach DeMarco Murray, to the same position but in the NFL. These offensive staff changes should help a ton, even though the Cleveland Browns’ fan base was glad O’Shea left them for Kansas City. He was a coach that many believed had overstayed his stay in Cleveland. But Reid loves what he brings to the table.
Andy Reid talks about the hire of wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea
“(Wide Receivers Coach) Chad’s (O’Shea) got a ton of experience (and) he had actually been a Chief at one point in a backup type coaching position – quality control position with special teams with (Former Head) Coach (Dick) Vermeil’s staff,” Reid told reporters earlier this week.
“But he’s been around (and) he’s worked at a championship caliber level with New England, and he’s had a lot of good receivers and done well with them. That was Chad’s part of it. I really like what he brings to the table (and) he’s been in a coordinator position where he has a good feel for the whole – the way things are put together from a whole standpoint.”
The Chiefs needed a change up there. It’s nothing against Conner Embree, but that wasn’t working, and it hadn’t worked in a while. The Chiefs have had issues with their wide receivers in both game-to-game situations and year-to-year development. We have seen times when a wide receiver simply doesn’t run the route they are supposed to, and it messes up the whole play. That’s coaching. And, let’s face it, Embree didn’t have the success and coaching history that was needed for the Chiefs.
As far as O’Shea, he’s coached some really good players over the years. As Reid said, with the New England Patriots, too, where he coached Julian Edelman into a wide receiver from a quarterback. That’s an example that’s not too recent, though. So he also coached and helped make Jerry Jeudy better. When Jeudy was in the Broncos, he looked like a bust; now, he was a 1,000-yard receiver in 2024.
The Chiefs need O’Shea to help develop guys like Xavier Worthy and Jalen Royals.
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