oldtimer 8,686 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Commanders players went to Ron Rivera because they were 'a little concerned' about Eric Bieniemy's intensity The Washington Commanders will look a little different on the field this season. After years of struggling on offense, the team made a blockbuster move in the offseason, hiring offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy away from the Kansas City Chiefs. Bieniemy helmed one of the best offenses in football over the past five seasons, but continued to get passed over for head coaching jobs. If he succeeds in Washington, Bieniemy will prove he can excel in any environment, which should once again make him a popular head coaching candidate. With so much at stake, Bieniemy has asked a lot from Commanders players during training camp. That drew concern from some players, who went to head coach Ron Rivera because they were "a little concerned" about Bieniemy's intensity. Rivera said he spoke to those players and urged them to speak directly with Bieniemy. Rivera said those talks have been "enlightening" for those players. He also implied he didn't have any issues with Bieniemy's approach. Bieniemy is vocal and demanding during training camp, something he admitted in June. Bieniemy told the Associated Press he wants players to maximize "every single opportunity." He added he wants to create excitement during camp so players can feed off that energy. In that same article, quarterback Sam Howell said Bieniemy has high standards, but added that's what Commanders players want. While Howell appears to be one of the players on board with Bieniemy's style, others need more time to get used to the change. Bieniemy's style may differ from what Commanders players are used to, but it's hard to argue against his track record. The Commanders' offense, meanwhile, hasn't finished higher than 20th in points scored since 2017. It's no guarantee Bieniemy's approach will work, but whatever the Commanders did in recent seasons clearly wasn't the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Sounds like that intensity is the difference between a SB winning team and the Commanders oldtimer and xen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Warpaint 3,234 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Quote The Commanders' offense, meanwhile, hasn't finished higher than 20th in points scored since 2017 They will have to do what the chiefs did and start weeding out those players that don't want to work hard but want to coast because that is what they have always been doing...Good for EB, he still has to show that he was a part of the success in KC and not just riding on andy & patricks coattails xen and oldtimer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Fuckin get after em, EB. Show us what you got. Franky if he can make a legitimate offense with what he has at QB there are no more excuses for not hiring him as a HC. West, oldtimer, qnet and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Oh, good lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 “Coach Ron, he’s being mean to me.” xen and azchief21 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I remember back in HSFB our coaches thinking we were pussies if we got a drink. And we practiced in AZ in August. SEMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkuenn 3,597 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 My son had a hard ass for a baseball coach. One day the coached asked him why he never seemed to phased/bothered about him and his way of coaching. He just replied that his dad was in the army and made drill instructors look weak. I was a proud dad. oldtimer and West 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 1 hour ago, kkuenn said: My son had a hard ass for a baseball coach. One day the coached asked him why he never seemed to phased/bothered about him and his way of coaching. He just replied that his dad was in the army and made drill instructors look weak. I was a proud dad. I told my DIs something similar about barracks inspection.. told them they where not squat compared to my Mother..she white gloved me from 5th grade on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowhead 1,070 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, oldtimer said: I told my DIs something similar about barracks inspection.. told them they where not squat compared to my Mother..she white gloved me from 5th grade on Air Force. We had maid service. KC Warpaint, xen, West and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I thought the whole point of EB was to switch to a winning style as opposed to whatever crap they were doing there for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, sith13 said: I thought the whole point of EB was to switch to a winning style as opposed to whatever crap they were doing there for years. yea well I guess they want to be kinder gentler winners 😆 SEMO, jetlord, sith13 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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