Players are just SOFT! - Booger McFarland on Eric Bieniemy's intense coaching | NFL Live

[@marclucas9701]

Man these players are soft

[@oliverlacey3765]

As Charmin

[@MR.ROGER79]

Ron needs to keep things in house he didn't need to tell the Media.

[@prolific1518]

Ron is likely feeling EB as a threat to his head coaching position

[@JR10011]

He never does 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@dezl2960]

Exactly

[@shanelljones1091]

Ron was asked a question and he answered it. If anyone actually heard what he said, then they'd know it wasn't that big of a deal. Idc what the man says in a press conference as long as the product on the field is vastly improved.

[@KEENANALLENASMRGLASS]

That’s why he’s going to lose his job to eb it’s clear

[@Bambino_60]

“Soft like Charmin” Kobe Bryant

[@steveborn5986]

Each and every practice The KC Chiefs do what they call a 20 play drive. Ball is set at 20 and it's full go for 20 solid plays....the players have barely enough time to get back to the line of scrimmage. Other teams have adopted this. The guy's are dying towards the end.... It makes fourth quarter drives easier....player's say the games are easy after three weeks of training camp. EB is about being in your spot at the right time. Attention to 'detail.'

[@jasonhedley8800]

Eric is just weeding out the players u can't win a chip with. I bet Eric told the head coach, " if they come in complaining we need to cuttem" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@doffydonquixte]

😂

[@khariamare7808]

That will be a great tactic for a lot of these softies

[@jasminemonroe5784]

Very True however this organization isn't used to winning and EB is in for a shocking wake up call being employed by a 💩💩organization. They don't know how to win

[@darrylturner2611]

👍

[@darrylturner2611]

This is how college coaches turn around programs. It is a weeding out process.

[@gotti400082]

Now opposing teams gonna trash talk them and call them soft 😂

[@orlandoclark8062]

And that can back fire on those teams also.

[@CoolerThanFanManne]

I would

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

@@CoolerThanFanManne same. I used to talk a lot of smack in football and it surprisingly worked really well. Some guys, even in college, couldn’t handle the trash talk, they’d get emotional, and they’d get predictable.

[@benshihadeh8561]

Local reports (more like gossip and word of mouth) in Cleveland say Browns players were calling them exactly that, soft, in their preseason game.

[@sethmarie]

Tbh, it's hard to go agaist Coach Eric Bieienemy here. A 2x Super bowl winner as offense coordinator. With a little luck maybe 3 or 4 rings. He won championships at college and pro level. That speaks volumes.

[@penelopelewis7775]

Booger 100% right. Them complaining just shows how mentally weak they are

[@joshuabatts7812]

YES!!!!

[@flamcity]

Didn’t hear any complaints from Mahomes, or Kelce, they’re Champions

[@sinceremaverick7081]

Rivera threw Eric under the bus for job securities sake. 💀

[@joeymiddleton5821]

eric garbage

[@stephcurran1724]

This smart move by EB, this litmus test to distinguish the tough players and the soft players

[@ericc5556]

Great show guys!!! Fantastic takes Riddick and McFarland!!!

[@luannstuart7531]

Ron did it because he knows EB came to take a grown man job. #chiefskingdom

[@dungmaker]

Delusional

[@fadercreek]

time for washington to clean house dont need any players with that mindset

[@justinperry2352]

Just wait. We will see who make the roster after the last preseason game

[@addisonjames2325]

Ron Rivera aired it before the players leaked it to the media

[@grey1735]

The Commanders Offense needs EB on their case!! It's good for them!

[@zuniga.cory88]

This dude should of been a head coach years ago yet he’s still a coordinator

[@JuanShaftPatel]

he sucks

[@SupermanHopkins]

The previous OCs under Andy Reid waltzed right into head coaching jobs. Bieniemy having to go "prove it" elsewhere is bad enough, but getting thrown under the bus by another minority head coach is just disgusting.

[@Fatta007]

As a chiefs fan I agree and Doug or Matt called plays either 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@letsgetlit2829]

He seems to do this a lot with the media. Throwing his players or coaches casually under the bus only to say the next day he needs to clarify his statements.

[@DThimself]

Replace the whole team with some XFL players and they'll appreciate the opportunity to be coached by a super bowl winning coach

[@McGarthur]

And the team will be trash lol. You'll have a bunch of appreciative scrubs.

[@DThimself]

@@McGarthur sounds like they would have the 1st pick in the draft to me lol which may not be a bad thing for them

[@nikeguy2]

@@DThimselfYou’d be doing that for 10 years…. Good luck not getting fired in the process.

[@skylarblaze636]

​@@McGarthurI mean their trash now.

[@McGarthur]

@@skylarblaze636 "They're" my brother. I still don't want to see any XFL or AFL players.

[@seanjenkins331]

I'm sorry, but this team missed the playoffs last season and haven't really been good in a long time. They oughta be challenged and pushed to do better

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

Whoa there, let’s calm down man. These may be grown men and professional football players but that doesn’t mean we have to be a meaniepants when we talk to them. I think what the redskins players really need is some relaxing time in the spa, and pedicures for everyone! That’s how you build a tough, championship caliber football team.

[@Wyndamn]

​@@mr.doctorcaptain1124😂😂😂meanie pants.

[@skoroma94]

Honest truth soft player Washington 😂😂😂😂

[@laserglider]

Man why is Louis riddick not in someone’s front office

[@charmcityclassic6068]

Because of what he was just speaking about. The players are soft.

[@ifheavenwashuman]

Go get a landscaping job if you don't wanna be coached hard.

[@markmiller6423]

I would love to hear Magic's response to his players crying about working too hard. I want to hear that conversation.

[@faithtvonline]

Great point, Mark.

[@jasminemonroe5784]

or Michael Jordan response to these cry baby players

[@benitojuarez999]

worked out well for KC...

[@gj5990]

Reid and Mahomes being the main reasons why.

[@benitojuarez999]

@@gj5990 well u know the phrase opinions are like assholes,.....

[@chaunceychappelle2173]

The most terrifying offensive backfield back in the day.... that Number 1, 2, 3, 4 for Colorado. They was a problem.

[@NatureBoii99]

Those players gotta feel like some punks right now.

[@hktz1]

I think people are massively overreacting to this. He didn’t say the players had tears streaming down their faces, he said that they were “a little concerned”. And he encouraged them to consider warming up to it, so it sounds like he understands both sides. That said, he shouldn’t have come out and said it publicly, because look at how people are twisting it.

[@erikhopkins9488]

Riddick was trying NOT to cuss!

[@SmokyOle]

Same issue happening in the military.

[@kahledalbert1210]

Seeing why the guy has failed 15 interviews to be a head coach. Not likeable

[@Fonzi89]

This coach got the Chiefs to 2 championships. I’m a Commanders fan, but they really need to just shut up, and buy into the program.

[@steveborn5986]

We'll take EB back if you don't want him.

[@Fonzi89]

@@steveborn5986 No, I do want him. I want whoever said he was too tough to stfu.

[@steveborn5986]

I know you do....he's a winner and we love EB and I'm grateful other's can see his talent. I'm old enough to have watched EB play in College. He was a beast. @@Fonzi89

[@soda8736]

Got the Cheifs to two championships. ,? ? Too much info is out about him not being in the passing game..We know Mahomes makes that team go

[@markb3786]

@@soda8736 Yep. EB is a great running back coach.

[@winssports4830]

Washington hasn't won more than ten games in a season since 1991. Theres a reason for this and things like this are part of it.

[@rayshardsmith2546]

Cap lol they went 12-4 in 1999 and won a wildcard game

[@winssports4830]

@@rayshardsmith2546 idk what you're seeing they went 10-6.

[@sproles88]

Thats crazy that these players are concerned about the intensity. There pros they've been doing this there whole life there not 8 year olds

[@letsgetlit2829]

If EB was the reason the Chiefs were winning, he would have been a head coach years ago. There’s a reason why he hasn’t been hired as a Head Coach and no it’s not because he’s black.

[@brianjordan3947]

Super soft

[@paulbednar_volvocars]

Three players on that offense not concerned about EB's intensity, Wylie, Pringle and Kemp.

[@ronaldcoates7228]

He’s coming from and used to grinding which has equaled success and Super Bowls, instead of bitching about it as a player embrace It and maybe they’ll begin to win in Washington, just a thought . And by the way Rivera needs to go in my opinion ! 💯🤷🏾‍♂️👁⏳🤬

[@AlexanderMoises]

This going to blow up bad for Washington

[@zacharydavidvbangura9873]

I promise u if my browns doesn't win this year I see the browns coming after him for sure for head coaching job...

[@paulwall5706]

Soft and Sissys 🤣😂😅

[@rjfivethousand]

Sorry, for some reason I just can't take Booger seriously.

[@karlkookieman7759]

The Hip Hop gen soft raise by black woman

[@silverjk3811]

There’s always the saying “Blood makes the grass greener.”

[@sphere5282]

what are these plyers drinking Gatorade or Similac?

[@brianharris6912]

Louis Riddick killed me when he said playing football was a "git to job, you can do something else". Some of truest words ever uttered.

[@polo48]

I wonder if they would be saying the same thing if bienemy was a white coach, I’m interested to see if the players complaining are white or black lol

[@mozzyl88]

FACTS! Booger nailed it!

[@think3632]

You know how you get a coach off your assparts, love doing it right!

[@jayking5452]

Imagine getting paid millions of $ to play a game then cry cause their coach yells at them😂

[@chi-townlowend1812]

RON NEEDS TO GO 👍

[@davidjanzen1665]

New owners really got a bargain, buying this team! How old are these players? Give them a pacifier!

[@k9under]

Washington Commanders super bowl bound after this.

[@jyanharris7957]

Ron Rivera knew what he was doing trying to make EB look a certain way because he sees the writing on the way if he doesn't win!! If I was the new owner I would've fired Ron today paid him and let him GO AWAY! Because his was hasn't worked at all and for him not to keep this in house tell you why his team hasn't played well!

[@jblaze600]

Ron Ron won’t survive the season.

[@khariamare7808]

Exactly !! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽These players are soft in the league now smh. All they care about is a check$$$

[@mikeg7409]

Get rid of those soft payers , let them go play tag football

[@SimeonToko]

Let's talk real talk. A lot of these players complaining are not used to another black man yelling at them and holding them accountable because they didn't grow up with fathers. Therefore, they don't like it in particular coming from Bienemy but you never hear complaints from players about Daboll or Bill Belichick. These guys in Washington have daddy issues.

[@stuartperry8141]

LET'S be for real most of black players' coaches in peewee League and good percentage in neighborhood high school were Black.

[@markmiller6423]

This is why the chiefs are super bowl champions and the "commanders" will be at the bottom of the nfc east. Soft as taffy

[@steveborn5986]

Precisely but don't tell anyone. Chiefs camp's are for real. I live thirty minutes from Chiefs camp and attend. Super competitive.

[@prolific1518]

Kelce is out there punching people and Commanders players are crying about tough coaching

[@steveborn5986]

Andy has said he's been talking to EB the last few press conferences which are daily here. @@prolific1518

[@jaheimre9730]

RR needs to be fired if your OC is making the players u picked feel like things are to intense.

[@georgesharrison6158]

This is why many teams or many players will always talk about wishing they had won a Super Bowl, or wish they had great coaches, but don’t know what great coaches are or what they have to do to make sure those teams and players to be the best. You have a guy that have been to three super bowls, 5 consecutive conference championships, won two Super Bowl, multiple seasons of 10+ wins, yet is not able to be a coach, because apparently players are complaining about the intensity. While the proof is in the pudding, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill and many others that have been coach by EB, have been the best in the league or have had the most successful season of their careers. This is why when you have the media hyping up these teams that have not prove squat, get put in this space of Super Bowl, when some have not been able to even make it to the playoff or can’t even reach Conference Championships, but every year are in Championships talk. Reasons are now players wants friends, when the actual coaches for true successes are being looked over, due to players making statement such as this. Carson Wentz wanted to be babied, now look at what is happening to his career, or go take a look at players that wanted to be babied and see where they are at while the ones that truly understand great coaches from NBA, NFL and the many other sports that have had great players, HOFs, have had coaches that are not looking to babied anyone, just have an understanding to each players, so if a coach is intense that due to how uninspiring you are practicing and doesn’t want you or your career to go down the dump, once you hit the field. Talking about I want to be like Mike, Kobe, Lebron, Tom Brady, Payton Manning, ED Reed, LT and many more that have paved the way and yet complaining about intensity. Fans needs to stop asking why does our team stink, cause statement like these, are why your teams stinks.

[@brob8204]

I appreciate you having EB's back. Here's the thing. Eric Bienemy has interviewed w/ 17 teams. That's over half the league. It has to be a 'you' point at some point, at least a little.

[@georgesharrison6158]

@@brob8204 I don’t disagree with that, but how many coaches have gotten a chance even though the problem was them. Last time a conversation was being had about EB not being a coach, it was said that maybe it is due to Andy Reid and what kind of a coach he is, and the success of the team could be due to the system that Andy Reid created, then it has to do with EB. Yet the man have run an offense that doesn’t surpass top 10 regardless of talents, he still figure a way to win. Sports is about winning, Tom Brady went to the Bucs and he wasn’t always on the same page as the coach, due to the methods, yet he understood the difference between how Bill was and how Bruce Arians was, and learn to adjust. Winning comes with a price in whatever sports, so because he is Intense, that doesn’t mean he is a bad coach. The 17 teams that didn’t give him a chance, a lot of those teams are where exactly, and how many coaches have they been through so far. The NFL is a buddy type league, and a league that uses excuses to why they don’t hire an individual, so it is not okay to add more to a situation, and what is being added is what a team is lacking. Do you believe that the Washington Commanders Players should be complaining about intensity??

[@keithlamont875]

Excellent commentary by Lou! 😂

[@samhusk3628]

Fire Ron immediately

[@learnlifetv7019]

This embarrassing brah smh 🤦🏽‍♂️ cut these weak dudes i rather rock with some solid lesser skilled players any day

[@antwan6744]

In my opinion it's easier to say that when you're not the one being coached by him

[@willjoyce5013]

They're used to mediocrity, that would be concerning to those not looking to do better

[@robp.8669]

He ain’t coming out there to joke laugh and play they need a culture change. These young guys are soft. You see them dancing zesty on the field and in the locker room and don’t want to grind bust a** and get better. They get ZERO sympathy from me.

[@mjamitche5245]

I don't get these grown men who complain about Eric Bienemy. Meanwhile, every US women's medaling Olympic gymnastic team member has been coached from childhood by former Communist Russian and Romanian defectors who curse, yell, scream and punish as only eastern European coaches can, making little girls tumble on fractured bones and creating an environment of abuse. As someone who came from this world, teenage girl gymnasts would laugh in the faces of these professional football players and gladly take Eric B over what they've had.

[@markb3786]

Andy Reid doesn't yell at players. I think he is a pretty good coach.

[@LenOliver-yz6os]

Eric should had been the Commanders new head coach Ron needs to go he has had his chance at coaching its time to go.

[@dahigh4life]

Soft as tissue paper......so coaching players hard is being mean? Lol, then Bill Parcells and Vince Lombardi would be super mean lol

[@justinmatangi6406]

They should name these players

[@rizinstarz]

Attitude of a losing culture. Complaining about a coach who cares about the details and little things.

[@TheChris403]

I don't think many Chiefs' fans, players, coaches, or staff were sorry to see EB leave. They wished him well and let him walk.

[@jjoe7683]

You shouldn’t think so much

[@ForsakenWar]

​@@jjoe7683He's not wrong....

[@ismokehiphopclips]

You YT Demons always ready to over critic Black men. Your soft and Football aint for you cowards.

[@gj5990]

Exactly

[@Bruss813]

​​@@ForsakenWarWhat were they supposed to do? Cuss him out and call him a traitor?

[@corybrown4140]

Ron should be fired and eric the head coach

[@coreywilliams266]

I would love to hear the players opinion. Part of reporting is to get the other side and see if they actually said what they said. but now y’all just ripping the players without even actually asking their opinions on this.

[@teddygraham5230]

What player on the office of the Washington commanders have actually did something worth noting. Most of the guys on that team will not have a starting job on a championship contender. What they need to do is shut up and just do their job.

[@TPRighteous]

We need Riddick as our GM

[@cledesma135]

ComandHers

[@hunterburton9906]

Ron was asked about it, he didn't bring it up.

[@VNtheOnly]

Commanders are soft who knew

[@4dog1977]

In the words of Yoda, "this is why you fail"

[@Judahzchosen144]

Nothing worse than a 300lb poosay

[@scottharm3932]

I think they're rapidly gonna find out that the Chiefs offense is good because of Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Kelce, and Andy Reid, not Eric Bienemy. The Chiefs will be as good as they are every season, and the Commanders will still have a terrible offense

[@___AWFUL___]

Sometimes cleaning out the house is necessary

[@keithalberson7296]

I agree about the soft. What are they going to say when Washington is in the mix late season. EB is a good coach, old school, wouldn't have it any other way.

[@joshuabatts7812]

Those players complained while new owners and gonna definitely clean house 💯

[@game_is_life51]

Ron should have kept this in house

[@darrellwilliams9850]

A lot of today’s players are soft divas

[@Lexyboogie]

I dunno, calling players soft is kind of missing the point. Every generation is different. Back in the day, it was acceptable to treat grown men like they were still in high school, and maybe that worked for that generation. But these days, players expect some kind of respect as a grown man and as a leader of grown men, you gotta be able to meet them halfway sometimes. This isn’t the military, or life and death. It’s a game where the player’s are being paid just as much and even more than the coaches. Not saying that Bienemy’s style is wrong, but maybe he just wasn’t reading the room and was too harsh with his first impression. You gotta connect with people and ease them into your style of coaching instead of hitting people that you just met over the head. Rivera also needs to have his guy’s back and provide a calming force for Bienemy’s energy like Andy Reid did. Bienemy worked in the KC system because Andy is a genius at reading the room and balancing out the harshness that he provides. Rivera can do that as well, but not when he’s exposing locker room stuff to the media.

[@jmajikjames7361]

EB & other current/past OC--HC--DC come from the Shula--JOHNSON--PARCELLS Coaching Tree. These & other Coaches focused on CONDITIONING, which leaks to less to no injuries at Playoff time; that's why some of today's era of players are whining. The proof is on the field, not big $$$ contracts.

[@vpcmt88]

There are tough love coaches who yell at players because it's warranted, and there are the ego driven coaches who yell at players just to yell at them. Wouldn't surprise me if Bieniemy falls into the later.

[@Duval-Dame]

I'm just wondering why RR just don't keep his mouth shut to the media. Its like every season he throws player or coach under the bus.. he needs to channel his inner Belichick when it comes to the media.

[@j.warren757]

Bring louis in the front office and make bieniemy head coach weed out the weak links Washington ownership changed so this needs to happen

[@scruffd0g193]

Ron Rivera is for sure in a lame duck year with new ownership.

[@ericwilliams3673]

The players would of probally made it public so that’s why he felt the need to probally do it

[@jennyfletcher5573]

Players from multiple teams over time have had the same problems with EB. So.... why isn't everyone else soft. I'm calling BS on y'all.

[@leodrosia4369]

Babys ....these players would not have survived coaches from 60s,70s,80s

[@joshramirez2330]

The name booger is crazy

[@GRIFBOY67]

Dallas Cowboys we need EB

[@hull9181]

Players ought to be ashamed