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Ex-Chiefs OL shares thoughts on Kansas City’s struggling offense

A former #Chiefs lineman shared his thoughts on Kansas City’s struggling offense in a post to Twitter this week.

The Kansas City Chiefs offensive line has had its share of difficulties keeping Patrick Mahomes upright this season, and with the playoffs on the horizon, the unit doesn’t have long to get itself sorted out.

Despite Kansas City’s struggle in the trenches, one former Chiefs offensive lineman, Jeff Allen, has faith that the team’s front five will find its stride over the next few weeks.

In response to the news that veteran wide receiver Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown was cleared to practice this week after his stint on injured reserve, Allen shared his thoughts on Kansas City’s offensive woes.

Take a look at Allen’s tweet, which he posted in response to Brown’s official practice clearance on Thursday:

Allen played collegiately at the University of Illinois and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. He spent time in Kansas City from 2012 to 15 and from 2018 to 2019 before his retirement.

Chiefs’ Jeff Allen annihilated the narrative that Eric Bieniemy interviewed poorly

How didn’t he get hired?

The NFL head-coaching cycle came and went without any minority candidates securing jobs.

For context, the league has just three minority head coaches — the same number it had when the Rooney Rule was instituted in 2003. This deservedly put the league under scrutiny when an under-qualified candidate like Joe Judge or a retread like Mike McCarthy landed gigs over Super Bowl coordinators Eric Bieniemy and Robert Saleh.

As teams sided with white candidates over the Chiefs offensive coordinator Bieniemy, plenty of narratives were floated out there to justify the decision. Reporters and fans weren’t privy to the exact details of Bieniemy’s interview, so that theoretically presented the possibility that Bieniemy just interviewed poorly.

But to believe that would require someone to step outside reality. After the Super Bowl 54 win, Chiefs lineman Jeff Allen shared a video of Bieniemy’s postgame interview, and Bieniemy sounded like the exact kind of coach teams should want at the helm.

Just think: The Giants listened to that man talk about football and still decided to hire something called “Joe Judge.”

Bieniemy has given great interviews all season, but it was especially impressive to hear the Chiefs offensive coordinator reflect on the biggest moment of his career with such thoughtful responses in what was obviously an emotional moment. That’s no easy task.

Let’s hope Bieniemy gets an opportunity soon. He certainly deserves it.

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