Chiefs Reid is a terrible chess player

davewan · 06:30 PM

Andy Reid is apparently incapable of thinking several moves ahead. As an NFL head coach, he should have been able to quickly think through what he would have done if he had the ball at the goal line in a tie game with 2:30 to go and 4 downs to score. He should have been able to easily deduce that he would do exactly what Cincinnati did. But he didn't. And that's absolutely incredible.

Sadly, it's clear that he has no idea that his drop dead core philosophy should be, "If you're going to beat me, it's not going to be because my best player was standing on the sidelines, it's going to be because you stopped him while he was on the field."

Because Reid could not bring himself to do what was necessary - in other words, to let the other team score - to get his best player back on the field with time on the clock to win the game, he permitted Cincinnati to win that game. It was HIS failure and his alone.

It's not a question of not competing on defense if you let the other team score. It's a question of what in that situation is your best chance to win. And the Chiefs' best chance to win wasn't to stop Cincinnati. They were going to score. The question was how much time - if any - would be on the clock with they did. The Chiefs' best chance to win was to get Mahomes back on the field as fast as possible, no matter the cost.

No matter how big a steaming pile of dogsh*t the officials were, no matter how stupid Spagnuolo was in how he failed to stop Chase, no matter the holding call on the kick return touchdown or Tyreke dropping the ball in the first half...everything comes down to Reid's lack of a philosophy that says if he's going to lose, it's not going to be with his best guy standing on the sidelines.

eDave · 01-03-2022, 06:22 PM

Shut up.

ThyKingdomCome15 · 01-03-2022, 06:23 PM

Did he call the defensive plays?

Curé · 01-03-2022, 06:24 PM

therefore, we must be thankful that andy reid coaches football instead of playing chess.

T-post Tom · 01-03-2022, 06:27 PM

ClevelandBronco · 01-03-2022, 06:27 PM

Thank God you finally posted your opinion in its own thread.

davewan · 01-03-2022, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by eDave

Shut up.

Clearly, you'd rather lose with Mahomes standing on the sidelines than give him the chance to go tie or win the game with a couple of minutes left on the game clock.

Absolute insanity.

**chiefforlife** · 01-03-2022, 06:31 PM

Except, the Defense DID stop them, twice! If not for the flags

**BigRedChief** · 01-03-2022, 06:31 PM

You are new here so advice is needed. Without any background. We don’t know you. Coming out swinging on the coach who turned around our franchise and won us a SB is not the path you want to take.

**RealSNR** · 01-03-2022, 06:31 PM

Thank you for posting on http://www.chiefsplanet.com

staylor26 · 01-03-2022, 06:33 PM

davewan is a terrible poster

**Bowser** · 01-03-2022, 06:33 PM

Three consecutive home AFC Championship games, back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, six straight AFC West titles, and yet

davewan · 01-03-2022, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefforlife

Except, the Defense DID stop them, twice! If not for the flags

And how did that turn out?

Cincinnati was going to score. Pure and simple. They did score and with no time left on the clock. And that's Reid's fault.

Chiefspants · 01-03-2022, 06:34 PM

Imagine actually posting this after watching Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes since 2018

Jewish Rabbi · 01-03-2022, 06:34 PM

Good thing he is a professional football coach not a professional chess player!

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