Former Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy has been the subject of criticism since a recent string of comments about new Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy.
McCoy said Monday on SPEAK on FS1 that Bienemy was given too much credit for the Chiefs offensive success en route to a Super Bowl title, adding that he didn’t see the value Bienemy brings to the nation’s capital.
In an appearance on The PM Team with Poni & Mueller on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio weighed in saying it was clear McCoy was just lashing out because of how his own tenure as a Chief under Bienemy played out.
“It’s personal. He’s got sour grapes,” Florio said. “He’s mad about his experience in Kansas City. The fact that multiple other receivers have come out and refuted him I think says everything. The fact that Tyreek Hill, who’s disgruntled about the way things ended in Kansas City, is on Bienemy’s side in this is also very telling.”
Florio also said that McCoy is in the minority in questioning Bienemy’s credentials as a coordinator.
“It’s one guy who had a bad experience with the Chiefs. That’s what Andy Reid said last May when McCoy got after Bienemy,” he said. “This isn’t the first time he’s gotten after Bienemy. So this is a persistent thing, and I think he just has an ax to grind. And it’s good that other guys on the team are coming out and saying it.”
“And it’s great that Tyreek Hill is saying it, because he doesn’t have a reason to say anything nice about the Chiefs or Bienemy at this point because it didn’t end well for him in Kansas City,” Florio added.
McCoy did wish Bienemy well in Washington and said he was rooting for him as a Black coach.
