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Tyreek Hill has some advice for the Commanders: Listen to Eric Bieniemy, it’ll be worth it

Washington head coach Ron Rivera didn’t realize one answer in his press conference on Tuesday would create such a firestorm.

When Rivera was asked if Commanders players thought new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was too intense, Rivera responded: “They just were a little concerned.”

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Bieniemy also spoke to the media Tuesday and acknowledged, yes, he is intense, but his job was to make the Commanders better, and he’s been happy with the growth he’s seen from the spring until now.

When longtime ESPN reporter Ed Werder tweeted about Bieniemy’s “coaching methods being too harsh,” it caught the attention of Miami Dolphins superstar Tyreek Hill.

Hill knows all about Bieniemy. He spent the first six seasons of his NFL career playing for the Chiefs, where Bieniemy was a running backs coach before becoming offensive coordinator in 2018. Hill, like many Chiefs’ greats, has nothing but respect for Bieniemy. And he offered some advice for any Commanders concerned about Bieniemy’s coaching style.

Hill would know.

Another former Kansas City great, running back Jamaal Charles, knows Bieniemy well, too. He echoed Hill’s comments.

Charles played nine seasons with the Chiefs, including four with Bieniemy as his running backs coach.

By all accounts, Bieniemy’s transition to Washington has been a positive one, with multiple players on both sides of the ball complimenting the style and intensity he has brought to the Commanders.

 

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