Tag: play-caller

Andy Reid inexplicably ranked third on list of top NFL play-callers

Andy Reid was inexplicably ranked as the third-best offensive playcaller in the NFL by “The 33rd Team” despite winning Super bowl LVIII.

Despite Andy Reid’s success with the Kansas City Chiefs in recent years, it seems that the long-tenured head coach is still an underrated asset for the defending Super Bowl champions.

In a list made by popular football blog The 33rd Team, Reid inexplicably ranked as the third-best offensive play-caller in the NFL behind Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay.

While these rankings are far from definitive, it seems illogical that Reid would be left out of the top spot in favor of a coach whom he defeated in Super Bowl LVIII earlier this month.

Reid has consistently led the Chiefs’ offense to top spots in NFL rankings with Patrick Mahomes under center, and even after a year that many fans saw as a step back for the unit, Kansas City’s season still ended with a second-consecutive championship.

It is unclear what Reid would have to do to earn the top spot in this rankings, but with Super Bowl rings to show for his play-calling prowess, it isn’t likely that he cares much about his placement in rankings like these.

Tim Kelly says he has grown more comfortable as Texans’ play-caller

Houston Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly says that he has become more comfortable after 11 games as the offense’s play-caller.

Tim Kelly is in his first season as the offensive play-caller, and the second-year Houston Texans offensive coordinator can measure his own progress after 11 games.

Instead of trying to make the “perfect call,” Kelly says he is more about putting his players in positions to make plays.

“I would say I’m more comfortable now,” Kelly said. “Earlier in the year I feel like there were times where I was trying to make a perfect call, where at the end of the day there really is no perfect call. It’s just trying to put your guys in a spot to go make plays.”

While there may not be the “perfect call,” there are still bad calls, and Kelly has learned from them. His biggest example was a jet sweep in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Early in the fourth quarter with 14:19 to play, the Texans ran a jet sweep to receiver Brandin Cooks that lost five yards.

“That was bad by me,” Kelly admitted.

What is helping Kelly be a better play-caller is the execution from his key players from quarterback Deshaun Watson to the receiving corps to the running backs to the offensive line.

Said Kelly: “When you have that, every call on your play sheet looks pretty good. It makes it easier for you to go out there and make those calls when you have confidence that those guys are going to make them work.”

Kelly will have a chance to put his player in the best positions to make plays when the Texans take on the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT at NRG Stadium. If the Texans can steal a win from their AFC South rivals and extend their winning streak to three games, post a 5-7 record, it should help build momentum that was compromised on Monday evening with news of receiver Will Fuller’s suspension.