WEBVTT - Eric Bieniemy joins Commanders' Coaching Staff | Episode 83

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the weekend, Yes, they announced eb as a team's

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<v Speaker 1>newest assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. He comes to

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<v Speaker 1>town with over twenty years of coaching experience, most recently

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<v Speaker 1>serving as the Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator at the

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<v Speaker 1>past five seasons now. While with the Chiefs, Viennemy helped

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<v Speaker 1>mold their offense into one of the league's best, resulting

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<v Speaker 1>in two Super Bowl titles in the last four years.

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<v Speaker 1>Viennamy got his coaching curse started at his alma mater,

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<v Speaker 1>coaching running backs at Colorado in two thousand and one.

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<v Speaker 1>His first coaching ranks the NFL come as the running

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<v Speaker 1>backs coach in Minnesota, where he helped guide Adrian Peterson

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<v Speaker 1>to winning Offensive Rookie of the Year in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and seven. Then, after a two years stint back at

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<v Speaker 1>Colorado as the OC, Viennemey joined the Chiefs in two thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>where he's spent five years coaching running backs, followed by

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<v Speaker 1>five years as the offensive coordinator. The logan I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to start with you on this one because you actually

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<v Speaker 1>have experience with Viennemey going on the way back to

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<v Speaker 1>UCLA days. Not too long ago, right, I mean, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a very long time ago. Who's counting the years.

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<v Speaker 1>But you kind of knew him as a coach. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I knew him as a coach. He was the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that recruited me. He sat of my house, we had

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<v Speaker 1>dinner together, he said, you surely come to UCLA And

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<v Speaker 1>he was this very mild mantled gentleman. And then the

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<v Speaker 1>first practice I went to, I've never seen someone yellow

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<v Speaker 1>at other human being the way he held at somebody.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was his standard. He held people, the running

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<v Speaker 1>back specifically, do a very very high standard. He coached very,

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<v Speaker 1>very hard. But he was also a great guy to

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<v Speaker 1>be around and a guy that you know, showed me

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about what it means to be a good pro. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, okay, so we're a few years past that.

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<v Speaker 1>He now has coaching experience at a couple other colleges,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course, most notably having won that second ring

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<v Speaker 1>at Kansas City just a week or so ago. So Santana,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody kind of wants to know why would he take

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<v Speaker 1>this job, in particular when he was already in a

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<v Speaker 1>good spot. Yeah, that's the big question. I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>something that still I'm scratching my hand about, like what

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<v Speaker 1>is it that we don't know? And I think we

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<v Speaker 1>won't know until he comes out and have his press conference.

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<v Speaker 1>But I really wanted to understand a little more behind

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<v Speaker 1>a mass. I guess you can say of what is

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<v Speaker 1>favorable on this side than it was having Pat Mahomes

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<v Speaker 1>and being able to take those one year deals. You're

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<v Speaker 1>out the year. So he gets the title of assistant

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<v Speaker 1>head coach. What does that mean? Yeah, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>just a nice pay bump, you know, like when you're

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<v Speaker 1>transitioning teams, like that's an easy way to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>say we're gonna upgrade you. We're gonna give you a

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<v Speaker 1>higher position within the team because the assistant that coach

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't do a lot day to day. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>kind of an endorsement saying we think you have head

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<v Speaker 1>coaching material and if something were to happen roun, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna take that mantle. But I asked the question, does

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<v Speaker 1>that also say you may be the the guy? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, man, you got you're looking into your

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<v Speaker 1>crystal ball. I love run brings to the table, but

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, you never know how long he may

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<v Speaker 1>have to say, Hey, if they're not gonna do with

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<v Speaker 1>you there, we will do it here. So I'm just maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one of those things. As many people think

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<v Speaker 1>he should have been deserving of a head coaching position

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<v Speaker 1>quite a few years ago, and here he is not

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<v Speaker 1>coming in as an assistant head coaching offensive coordinator, but

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<v Speaker 1>he kind of gets some of the shadow from being

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<v Speaker 1>under Andy Reid, and many people are saying, Okay, how

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<v Speaker 1>much control did he have versus Andy? And over here

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<v Speaker 1>he should have more control over what he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>do and who he wants to put in place as well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I don't think the control things that big

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<v Speaker 1>of a deal. Like, I mean, that's what Sean did.

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<v Speaker 1>Sean was under kind of Jay and then he goes

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<v Speaker 1>on and it's the head coach, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's not that important. He got to see the most

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<v Speaker 1>important parts of what Andy does, cultivating the game plan, developing,

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<v Speaker 1>developing the offensive philosophy, the details with which Andy Reid coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think he's gonna bring that here and just

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<v Speaker 1>be doing outstanding job. Okay, So he brings his own

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<v Speaker 1>style and that was one of the things and one

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<v Speaker 1>of the reasons why head coach Ron Rivera said he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to make the changes. He wanted something different. So

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<v Speaker 1>what type of offense does he bring with him, Santana,

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the question right there too. I mean, when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes down to what I've seen from the last

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<v Speaker 1>war five years, just along with you know, with Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Reid's offense, it's like the West West coach Andy Reid

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<v Speaker 1>hybrid and we're talking about running. We can still run

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<v Speaker 1>with this offense, you know. I mean he showed year

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<v Speaker 1>after year when he had you know, Chars and all

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<v Speaker 1>those other different running backs, that they had backs that

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<v Speaker 1>rush for over a fifteen hundred yards at some point

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<v Speaker 1>in their their career there. So that's gonna be an interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>you know task that we're going to see high play out.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe when it comes to what we have here,

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<v Speaker 1>we have the system, we have the playerff that's built

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever he brings. I think that's a really good point, Tan,

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<v Speaker 1>is that or during his time in Kansas City, they're

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<v Speaker 1>in multiple different offenses, different offenses air quotes right, run, heavy, pass,

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<v Speaker 1>heavy on speaking to the personnel, And I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what you're getting with a guy like Aaron Bademy, someone

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<v Speaker 1>who understands how to speak to the skill set. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had Patrick Mahomes and as we're well aware how

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<v Speaker 1>important the quarterback is to win and the reason why

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<v Speaker 1>they did win a couple of Super Bowls. But look,

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<v Speaker 1>Pat Mahomes had to be molded into who he was today.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't just come out of college Wady. Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>had the arm strength, but he had to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>adapt to that. Andy Reid is known to be the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback whispered. Does the enemy bring that same kind of

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<v Speaker 1>talent to be able to develop as Sam Howell into

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<v Speaker 1>that guy. I think it's kind of some of stuff's

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<v Speaker 1>Tandar was sitting on like, you got to speak to

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<v Speaker 1>what they've got, right. You can't just put Sam how

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<v Speaker 1>out there and say you're Patrick Mahomes. You say, how

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<v Speaker 1>do we insulate you? How do we make you a

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<v Speaker 1>better football player? And the fact that he's shown an

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<v Speaker 1>ability to do that I think is extremely important. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the thing that you know that I want to see,

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<v Speaker 1>you know how this thing pans out? Just knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>what Sam showed us last year and just in a

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<v Speaker 1>pink size all effort, but he showed us that he's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that you know, if things break down, he

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<v Speaker 1>can he can be special too, So just knowing where

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<v Speaker 1>where all the enemy is coming from with the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>style and everything. He has a quarterback here already, not

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<v Speaker 1>say who we're going to get in the future, but

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<v Speaker 1>he has the one here that he can probably work with.

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<v Speaker 1>And head coach Ron Rivera told me out the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl that they're going to do everything possible to give Sam.

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<v Speaker 1>How will the opportunity to be that number one quarterback? Now,

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<v Speaker 1>we all know you were so excited about the Eric

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