Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is one of the greatest offensive masterminds of all-time.
His ability to consistently build top ranked offenses throughout 25 years of coaching is one of the qualities that will get him into the Hall of Fame one day. No matter who the players and assistant coaches have been, you can always bet that Reid's offensive unit will be one of the best in the league.
One reason for that has been his ability to evolve with the game over the years. Too many times we've seen coaches refuse to adapt, costing them longevity in their careers. We have seen Reid evolve his West Coast system with elements of spread offense and Air Raid.
The Chiefs are in the midst of mandatory minicamp this week, giving us a chance to hear from different players speak to the media after practice. Wide receiver Justin Watson, who's entering his third season playing for Reid, spoke to reporters on Wednesday about how he's noticed Reid's offense evolve each year.
“I’m already excited about what we have going in for early next season," Watson said. "I think our coaching staff is so smart that they see any tendencies that we give, anything the defenses try to throw at us late in the season and we try to figure out away, ‘How can we complement that? How can we use what they’re overplaying to our advantage?’ I know (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid’s record in the first month of the season has been good, and I think a lot of that’s been just all the film work, all the studying in the offseason. I mean they watch every single play from the previous season multiple times over so just that level of detail makes us feel really confident and comfortable out there running around.”
As Watson mentioned, Reid always does an excellent job taking the league by storm in September with new wrinkles. He'll have the chance even more so this year with new receivers Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy. As the season progresses, Reid evaluates how defenses adapt to his offense, then makes more adjustments.
Reid's relentless work in the film room really pays off. By rewatching every play of every game, he's able to digest not only opposing defense's tendencies, but the tendencies of his own players. That is why he's had so much success getting the most out of each of his player's talent.
