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Commanders' Eric Bieniemy Reveals Coaching Philosophy

Eric Bieniemy has been the Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator for the past five seasons. Now, he takes his whistle with him to the nation's capital to join the Washington Commanders.

Jeremy Brener

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In the fray of all the player movement free agency has brought, one of the most underrated acquisitions of the offseason stays out of the limelight ... the Washington Commanders hiring Eric Bieniemy as the new offensive coordinator.

In an open letter on the Commanders website, Bieniemy shared part of his story to get to this point and a little about how and why he coaches the way he does.

"I pride myself on this: I coach hard, but I coach fair," Bieniemy wrote. "I'm gonna be your biggest advocate, but I'm also gonna be your harshest critic. I do all that out of love. I have a high standard because I know what it takes to succeed in this league, and there are a few things that describe who I am as a coach."

Bieniemy's philosophy holds credence. In the last five years as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, Bieniemy has had his unit rank amongst the top-five in every season. He also has led the Chiefs offense to a pair of Super Bowl rings and another appearance on top of that.

Now, Bieniemy is bringing his talents to the Commanders, where he hopes to find shades of his Chiefs success within Washington's core, led by second-year quarterback Sam Howell.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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