Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs for just a few months. In his young career, he’s had quite the pair of college and NFL coaches. He went from playing for one of the most respected coaches in college football in Ed Orgeron to playing for one of the most respected coaches in the NFL in Andy Reid.
Edwards-Helaire has spent just a few minutes in the presence of Reid due to the pandemic. That makes it a bit hard to compare the two coaches, yet he’s still noticing a few similarities between Reid and his former LSU coach.
“It’s hard to compare and contrast,” Edwards-Helaire told reporters about Orgeron and Reid. “The 15 minutes that I was able to sit next to Coach Reid in my combine meeting, you still can’t get a temperament on a person. But as far as right now, Coach O is the punch yourself in the face type of guy. And Coach Reid, from the videos and everything that I’ve seen, he can get fired up. He can make some things happen. That’s what I love about a coach, he’s completely genuine. Right now that’s all I have for you.”
Orgeron has the reputation of being a passionate and enthusiastic coach, so I imagine that’s what Edwards-Helaire means when he calls him a “punch yourself in the face type of guy.” As for the comparison between Reid and Orgeron, I like the point that Edwards-Helaire brings up — They’re both unapologetically genuine people. They’re straight shooters who aren’t going to tell you what you want to hear. Instead, they’ll be honest with you, work you hard and make you a better football player and a better person.
Maybe Edwards-Helaire will have a more thorough evaluation of Coach Reid once they finally hit the practice field, but I have a feeling he’s already gotten to the crux of the comparison.
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