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The Kansas City Chiefs' decision to re-hire offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy continues to garner praise from around the league. The latest comes from his former team, the Chicago Bears, and their head coach, Ben Johnson, while speaking with reporters recently at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
"We'll miss a ton. The guy's a phenomenal football coach," said Johnson, "You know, the coaching staff a year ago and really similar to this year, is that there are a lot of guys outside of my circle that I didn't know very well, so he was really (hired) through reputation. We had a lot of productive conversations before he decided to join on board."
Bieniemy was a vital member of the Bears' coaching staff last season as their running backs coach, helping the team win the NFC North and advance to the divisional round of the playoffs.
"I was just blown away from the impact he had not only in that position room, which, you know, (D'Andre) Swift had probably the best year of his career, and then seventh rounder, (Kyle) Monangai, had a hell of a year himself, not just that room, but the entire offense, he brings a demanding presence. The standard is the standard with Eric Bieniemy, and those are big shoes to fill."
Bieniemy spent nine years as an assistant coach and coordinator with Kansas City before pursuing other opportunities ahead of the 2023 season.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Bears HC Ben Johnson praises Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy's impact
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"We'll miss a ton. The guy's a phenomenal football coach," said Johnson, "You know, the coaching staff a year ago and really similar to this year, is that there are a lot of guys outside of my circle that I didn't know very well, so he was really (hired) through reputation. We had a lot of productive conversations before he decided to join on board."
Bieniemy was a vital member of the Bears' coaching staff last season as their running backs coach, helping the team win the NFC North and advance to the divisional round of the playoffs.
"I was just blown away from the impact he had not only in that position room, which, you know, (D'Andre) Swift had probably the best year of his career, and then seventh rounder, (Kyle) Monangai, had a hell of a year himself, not just that room, but the entire offense, he brings a demanding presence. The standard is the standard with Eric Bieniemy, and those are big shoes to fill."
Bieniemy spent nine years as an assistant coach and coordinator with Kansas City before pursuing other opportunities ahead of the 2023 season.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Bears HC Ben Johnson praises Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy's impact
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