Andy Reid has faced plenty of criticism over the last week for his refusal to call a quarterback sneak, and on Sunday, he finally gave his critics what they wanted. The play didn’t exactly go as planned, however, and he was sure to let the media know about it.
The Kansas City Chiefs ran a sneak with backup quarterback Justin Fields early in their win over the New York Jets, and Fields fumbled. After the game, Reid couldn’t help but take a playful jab at the reporters who had been asking for the play all week.
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Chiefs’ Sneak Controversy
The debate started after the Chiefs’ 28-24 loss to the Denver Broncos last Sunday. Kansas City appeared to score a game-winning touchdown from the 1-yard line, but a false start on right tackle Jaylon Moore wiped it away, and Patrick Mahomes was sacked on the final play.
The penalty drew plenty of complaints, though even Travis Kelce later admitted that it was the right call. But many fans and analysts were also frustrated that the Chiefs never seem to use a quarterback sneak in those situations.
Mahomes hasn’t run a sneak since he dislocated his kneecap on the play in October 2019. As a result, Reid faced intense scrutiny from fans and the media all week for his refusal to call it.
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‘You guys asked for it’
On Sunday, the Chiefs faced a 3rd-and-1 on their first offensive drive against the Jets. Reid sent in Fields to run a quarterback sneak, but he was stopped short and ruled to have lost a fumble after the Jets challenged the play.
Some fans even joked that Reid called a failed sneak on purpose to prove why he never runs the play. And after the game, Reid took a shot at the reporters who had pushed for it.
“You guys asked for it,” Reid said, via Awful Announcing. “So we gave it to you, and you know, it didn’t work. How’d you feel?”
Reid and the reporters in the room laughed it off. But once the laughter died down, Reid explained why the play can be so tough to pull off.
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“Yeah, so listen, we’ve got to make sure, those are hard to practice live,” Reid said. “The quarterback sneak is hard to practice, unless you do it in a game. We’ve just to get those two on the same page on it and make sure we get the ball up first in the quarterback’s hands, and we can roll from there.”
The Chiefs didn’t need the sneak in the end, beating the Jets 35-12 to improve to 6-2. So the playful moment with the media was just that, because it ultimately didn’t matter all that much.
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