Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy reflects on Patrick Mahomes’ cross-body pass vs. WFT

Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has seen exciting plays from his highly touted playmakers over the years, but none quite like what he has seen from Patrick Mahomes.

Designing game plans for All-Pro players Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, and Travis Kelce allows for some wiggle room for creativity. The well of creativity has been tapped into on multiple occasions under Bienemy’s coordination. The Chiefs are regularly featured in many league highlight reels, but sometimes the best plays happen organically when Mahomes improvises.

Another example of this was on display during last week’s game in Washington as Mahomes pulled off another innovative cross-body pass to Hill, only for it to be stricken from the record books due to offsetting penalties from both teams on the play. Bienemy shared his thoughts on the incredible pass, along with his feelings on risky play during Thursday’s press conference.

“This probably sounds bad, but being here and seeing things that they do in practice and watching some of the things that have taken place on game day, you should be in awe of everything,” Bieniemy said. “But these guys are professionals, and they, have a way of making things happen, making special plays happen. And so, and I don’t want to take anything away from it. They have a unique chemistry in what they do, and on top of that, these guys are about as talented as any players that I’ve ever been around. So when it comes down to making a play, these guys are going to make sure that they’re where they need to be when Pat starts to scramble. And on top of that, Pat trusts them enough to make sure that they can be in the right location to make it happen. So it was a unique opportunity. Unfortunately, it didn’t count, just like you said. But the sad part, I don’t want to sound like I’m taking it for granted, we see that stuff a lot.”

Bienemy fondly remembered Mahomes’ innovative left-handed pass a few seasons ago, so he’s never too shocked by the things he sees on Sundays.

“I don’t know if you remember, he made a left-handed pass a few years ago,” Bieniemy said. “So I don’t think there’s a number of things that’s very, not natural for Pat. A thing that you don’t want to do, you don’t want to take the fun out of the game. Okay? Yes, we do want to make sure we’re managing all the little things that we should be doing the right way. Obviously, Pat talked about what took place with the interception last week; that’s uncharacteristic of him, that should not happen. But we don’t want these guys not to allow themselves to show their personalities. They are who they are. Okay, that’s what makes them fun. That’s when we’re having our success when those guys have an opportunity to put their personalities on display and go out and play hard and play for each other for 60 consecutive minutes.”

The veteran coordinator’s focus remains on winning games above any theatrics that may take place on game day. That said, he believes that his players are at their best when they can broadcast their personalities and skill set’s on the football field. We should continue to see more of that from Mahomes and others as the season progresses.

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