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New Commanders QB ‘great for the locker room’

Someone who covered Jacoby Brissett believes he’ll be an asset for Sam Howell.

Cleveland’s Mary Kay Cabot appeared on the BMitch and Finlay (106.7 The Fan) show Monday afternoon, discussing former Cleveland and now Washington quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Here are some excerpts from the interview, and here is the interview in full audio form.

“Oh, he is absolutely a great guy! Washington will be so happy to have Jacoby Brissett in their locker room. It will go a long way to helping Sam (Howell) get to where he needs to be, team unity, morale, everything, you name it. He held everything together here last year during a very tumultuous time.”

“He is funny; he is down to earth. He is passionate about the game. He is appreciative of any opportunity he gets, one of the greatest guys you could have around.”

“The reason (he came to Washington) is to have an opportunity to get on the field and play. Washington offers a better chance for him to do that. They might decide, depending upon how everybody looks in training camp, Jacoby is going to start the first four or five games.”

“He is very hard to sack and to bring down. He is sneaky, and elusive. Good short-yardage runner, can convert those 4th & 1s like no one else probably.”

“He is very accurate, and he does not throw interceptions. He is not a flashy, spectacular, improvisational playmaker necessarily. I thought they got the best out of him here last year.”

With the Commanders’ plan already having been to move forward with Sam Howell, they have basically swapped out Taylor Heinicke and replaced him with Jacoby Brissett.

Some 2022 numbers for both Heinicke and Brissett

Heinicke  9 starts (5-3-1)  161  completions 259 attempts  62.2%  1,859 yards  12 TD  6 INT  7.2 YPA  89.6 passer rating  44.5 QBR

Brissett  11 starts (4-7)     236 completions  369 attempts  64.0%, 2,608  yards 12 TD 6 INT  7.1 YPA  88.9 passer rating  59.9 QBR

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Andy Reid: Commanders ‘are getting juice’ with Bieniemy

Andy Reid hated losing Beiniemy but wants him to land a head-coaching job. He believes he and Ron Rivera will work well together.

“I can brag on him (Eric Bieniemy) all day,” said Andy Reid opening his time with Brian Mitchell and JP Finlay on 106.7 The Fan Tuesday.

Reid, former Philadelphia Eagles coach, and current Kansas City Chiefs head coach has coached in four Super Bowls, winning two. Mitchell upfront praised Reid as someone who worked to understand his players.

Finlay was direct asking why would a successful offensive coordinator like Bieniemy leave Reid, Patrick Mahomes Travis Kelcie and winning Super Bowls to take the Commanders offensive coordinator’s job?

Reid replied that he and Bieniemy talked often, keeping the communications line open. “I’m not telling you I wanted to lose him to Washington, but at the same time, you want what is best for your guys.”

Reid expressed Bieniemy has worked hard towards the opportunity for a head coach job, but it hasn’t yet worked out, “some of it was because I think of the shadow I cast. And we talked about it. This gives him an opportunity to run his show.”

“I told EB if he could get with a defensive head coach, then normally what they are going to do is let you run with it (offense). That is what he is going to be able to do. That way he puts his name on it. There is no more Andy Reid on the sideline. It is all about EB, and he deserves that opportunity.”

“He will work great with Ron; Ron is phenomenal. They are two different personality types, but both of them love ball and both of them can teach.”

Mitchell inquired regarding what he called “the myth” that Bieniemy doesn’t get along with his players. Reid agreed, “Yes, you need some juice in this thing. That is what the Commanders are getting; they are getting juice with EB. He loves his players.”

“He is going to tell them when they are doing good and when they are not doing good. He is going to teach them how to do better when they screw up. I think every player wants this, and that is how he operates. He is going to come at you. He is going to challenge you. That is healthy. There is nothing wrong with that.

“He wants to give everybody the opportunity to be great. If the guys are willing to accept that and actually try to be great and not just talk about it, then you are going to win a lot of games.”

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