If there is one Kansas City Chiefs coach who has yet to completely win over the fan base, it is offensive coordinator Matt Nagy. It is important to be clear from the top. Nagy is a Super Bowl champion and tasked with the easy job of helping run Andy Reid’s offense. However, there have been questions about the regression the offense has suffered since the coach has taken over the role. A piece of this is the departure of Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce attempting to fend off Father Time.

Still, as long as the greatest quarterback in the league is healthy, you shouldn’t need weekly heroics to beat average teams.

This is where it is easy to be frustrated with Nagy, who plays good cop to Reid’s even better cop. It is a duo that doesn’t completely work well together, with both having a relaxed approach that fails at what started the dynasty to begin with. Eric Bieniemy was the antithesis of Reid in being completely unafraid to hold players accountable. There might be a more apt description of what Bieniemy was willing to be when Chiefs players weren’t living up to lofty expectations.

Chiefs Continue to Miss the Accountability of Eric Bieniemy

Having a coach who was willing to say the tough things and push players to be greater is something that this team is now lacking offensively. In truth, the team is wasting salary space on Nagy when Reid’s offense could be run far better if the team had Bieniemy or another coach willing to take on this role.

Right now, the Chiefs are getting by on the greatness of Mahomes and the genius of Reid’s offense. This is obviously quite a ceiling with the team playing in each of the last two Super Bowls. However, there is a reason why the offense hasn’t been the same, and players seem more content to get by with heart-stopping wins over inferior teams. There is a lack of accountability when it comes to the Chiefs’ current staff, and that could easily be solved by bringing Bieniemy back.

It is important to be clear that the Chiefs remain the league’s most proven team and are in the middle of what is arguably the greatest dynasty in league history. However, when you’re chasing Tom Brady as Mahomes is and on the doorstep of whatever comes after greatness, every little detail matters. Coaching decisions are elevated beyond normal impact, and that has been the case with Nagy. Having watched the team for the last two years, it is clear what is missing and who the team could bring back to solve this problem.