Former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is finalizing a two-year cope with UCLA to develop into the Bruins’ subsequent OC, based on a number of studies.
Bieniemy’s return to UCLA (he was the operating backs coach there from 2003-2005) comes after he spent 5 seasons as Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, and the previous yr with the identical title in Washington. Bieniemy has been the topic of controversy over the previous few seasons, as many have argued that he deserves to be a head coach.
Skip Bayless shares that perception and doubled down on his stance Monday.
“Once I first learn this, it hit me as unhappy, like ‘that is simply mistaken,'” Bayless mentioned on “Undisputed.” ‘He deserved a greater destiny than this, now he’s relegated to having to return to school.’ Then I began fascinated about the Rooney Rule. … It appears like he interviewed for each job for 3 years. A bunch of ’em have been dog-and-pony interviews … and he received taken for rides quite a few instances. And I believe that also sticks in his craw as a result of it ought to.
“However I do know who Eric Bieniemy is like loopy,” Bayless mentioned, “Like, that is an enormous title to me. … He contributed to Kansas Metropolis’s rise. … I did not assume that Eric made sufficient cash in Kansas Metropolis, after which he goes to Washington, and that state of affairs … it was doomed from the beginning. … There’s solely a lot you are able to do, and he did one of the best he may.”
However Keyshawn Johnson sees Bieniemy’s in a different way, saying that returning to school would assist open future head teaching alternatives for him.Â
“I believe it is a fantastic match for him,” Johnson mentioned. “There’s a chance there, proper? … On common, there are 18 NFL openings over three years, if my math is appropriate. He is interviewed for all them jobs. … That is half the league! They’ve all seen him … and no person’s employed him. What has occurred now could be he is received a chance to return to school, convey what he dropped at Kansas Metropolis and Washington … to UCLA with a younger coach in Deshaun Foster, who says ‘okay I can make the most of this, and I can study from this, and he can assist me develop into a greater head coach.’ However on the identical time, the chance presents itself to all the colleges that haven’t had a chance to see him.
“In faculty, there’s tons of groups that get in entrance of you trigger there’s so many groups. The athletic administrators aren’t making the hires, it doesn’t matter what they let you know. The man who’s writing the verify, he is making the rent. … The AD indicators off on it, and stands up there on the press convention. However they’re those who’s financially backing it. For example he goes on to have a superb season at UCLA this yr, and possibly even a greater one the next yr, now there is a job opening someplace that claims ‘that is the way in which that we have to go.’”
Bieniemy will function the Bruins’ affiliate head coach alongside his offensive coordinator function, becoming a member of new head coach DeShaun Foster in L.A. this fall.
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