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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared a social media message of his own about Nagy. While resharing a Chiefs post about Nagy, Mahomes wrote in an Instagram story: “Thank you coach for everything! Made me a better player and man!” Mahomes added a saluting emoji to that post.
Patrick Mahomes has accurately identified the Chiefs’ biggest and most needed fix | Kansas City Star
Mahomes finished 36th
out of 38 qualifying quarterbacks in fourth-quarter completion percentage. That’s behind Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. Behind J.J. McCarthy and Spencer Rattler. How? How can Mahomes rank that poorly in any quarterback statistic?
How is it possible a team that built a dynasty on its ability to win close games suddenly lost the magic?
That reverts to that Texans play, and the question that followed it.
Did the Texans know what was coming? Had they seen the trick one too many times?
“I think the one part of having so much success is teams watch a lot of film on you,” Mahomes said. “So we try to have good game plans of how to combat what (they) do and what (we’ve) done well. “You saw that this year — teams were very conscious of the plays that we’ve hit for a long time.”
It’s a long, detailed reply that for the relevance in this column could be boiled down to one word:
Yes.
The Texans perhaps knew what was coming.
Ravens requested to interview Chiefs defensive line coach Joe Cullen | Ravens Wire
From 2016 to 2020, Cullen served as the Ravens’ defensive line coach. That overlapped with Minter’s time in Baltimore. Since Minter would most likely be calling the defensive plays, familiarity with Cullen will be imperative to his growth as a first-time head coach.
If the Ravens can land Cullen, it would give Minter a trusted voice on his staff and help create continuity on a side of the ball he knows best. With the defense likely to remain a strength, Baltimore’s offseason focus now shifts to whether Minter can build the right offensive staff around him to position the Ravens for success in 2026 and beyond.
Former Browns receiver, Chiefs Super Bowl champ dies at 82 | Cleveland.com
Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Frank Pitts Jr., who won Super Bowl IV with the Kansas City Chiefs, has died. He was 82.
Pitts played 10 seasons in the AFL and NFL for the Chiefs, Browns and Oakland Raiders from 1965-74. He played his first six seasons in Kansas City, where he helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl IV, 23-7, over the Minnesota Vikings in January 1970. Pitts recorded three rushes for 37 yards and three receptions for 33 yards for the Chiefs in that game.
Around the NFL
Bills interview Philip Rivers for head coach position | ESPN
Rivers, who has never coached at the collegiate or professional level, was interviewed by the Bills on Friday in Florida, the team announced. Rivers is the coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama.
The quarterback, who retired after one season with the Indianapolis Colts in 2020, rejoined the team in December when Daniel Jones tore his right Achilles. Rivers started three games as the Colts went 0-3 and were eliminated from playoff contention.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been in all the team’s coaching interviews thus far, and the expectation is that will continue.
Seahawks’ Sam Darnold feels ‘really good,’ ready for NFC title game | ESPN
The Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl quarterback has no game designtion, though he was limited in practice all three days this week as part of the team’s plan to get him ready to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field.
“I feel really good,” Darnold said Friday. “Feeling really good this whole week. I feel like the process is going right along where it should be, so I feel really good for Sunday.”
Darnold suffered the injury to his left side in practice last Thursday. He played through it two days later in the divisional round, completing 12 of 17 attempts for 124 yards and a touchdown before giving way to Drew Lock with nine minutes remaining in Seattle’s 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Browns’ Bizarre Head Coach Process Revealed as Candidates Quit: Report | Newsweek
Before you meet with any of the staff, please come over here to take your obligatory introductory questionnaires, personality tests, and a multi-part essay that needs to be due sooner rather than later.
Oh, and there will be additional homework after the initial stage.
Sound good?
If that sounds overwhelming to you, humble reader, then don’t be alarmed: you’re feeling the same as the actual candidates aiming to be the next head coach of the Browns.
NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero broke the news on how the Browns are conducting their interviews, which comes a day following the report that Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula turned down Cleveland for an opportunity to interview with them.
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The best Eric Bieniemy quotes from his time with the Chiefs
On not shooting yourself in the foot
“When it’s all said and done — like I tell our guys each and every week — ‘Let’s line up and play against the opponent.’
“Because the Chiefs right now are kicking the Chiefs’ ass. Let’s go out and play against the opponent, give ourselves an opportunity, and then let’s see what happens.”
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