5 Sean McVay replacements the Rams need to call immediately

Eric Bieniemy

Moving onto another candidate who has loads of experience working with an All-Pro quarterback: Eric Bieniemy, who currently serves as offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, is going to get brought up in just about any open head coaching opportunity this offseason.

Just as he did last year. And just as he will next year if he doesn’t get a shot — or decide to take an offer — this offseason.

The biggest difference between Bieniemy and other offensive-minded coaches on this list is Bieniemy — a running back himself in his playing days — did not come up as a quarterbacks coach, rather, he started with the Chiefs as a running back coach.

Since 2018, though, Bieniemy has taken on the offensive coordinator gig and, obviously, done a great job with it. He’s helped lead the team to multiple Super Bowls and won one.

Over the last three years, the Chiefs haven’t fallen outside the top three in passing yards, and fell outside the top five in points scored just once.

The biggest question mark with Bieniemy is how much his leadership plays into the team’s success and how much of it would be inevitable given they’ve had Patrick Mahomes leading the charge the last several years.

There may be no higher compliment from someone like Mahomes than this, though:

Bieniemy is worth a call, for sure, even though he doesn’t have the quarterback coaching experience that others on this list do. The Chiefs have a strong culture and something great going, so it might be extra hard to pull pieces away from the Andy Reid tree.