{"id":65673,"date":"2025-07-02T21:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65673"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:04:11","slug":"polarizing-chiefs-oc-tied-to-next-nfl-head-coaching-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65673","title":{"rendered":"Polarizing Chiefs OC Tied to Next NFL Head Coaching Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1414643835-e1751470380983.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1414643835-e1751470380983.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1414643835-e1751470380983.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1414643835-e1751470380983.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Polarizing Chiefs OC Tied to Next NFL Head Coaching Cycle\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>If the Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; offense bounces back, could Matt Nagy move on next offseason?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Given their recent span of dominance over the NFL, it\u2019s never been a surprise when Kansas City Chiefs employees generate buzz for other vacancies. The 2025 offseason was no different, as several members of the organization interviewed or departed for new jobs.<\/p>\n<p>None of Andy Reid\u2019s top coordinators were in the latter bucket, though there\u2019s growing speculation that one could be in line for an even longer look the next time the league\u2019s coaching carousel spins.<\/p>\n<p>In a July 1 article for Bleacher Report, Moe Moton spotlighted eight coordinators who could land promotions after the season. Current Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy made the cut, being dubbed as someone who just might get a \u201csecond look\u201d for a lead role elsewhere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Does Matt Nagy\u2019s Track Record Work for or Against Him?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe Chicago Bears hired Nagy after the 2017 season, before Patrick Mahomes took over the starting quarterback job in Kansas City,\u201d Moton wrote. He went 34-31 as the Bears\u2019 head coach, leading the team to just one winning season. As a potential retread, Nagy\u2019s resume is decent, considering the Bears went 12-4 in 2018 and Mitchell Trubisky made the NFC Pro Bowl roster in his best year as a pro under him. If Nagy sets himself up with a team that has a high-ceiling quarterback, he could be a successful head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moton makes a fantastic point about Nagy\u2019s resume being \u201cdecent.\u201d In recent years, opinions of him from fans and the league seem to have grown further apart. It\u2019s no coincidence that the trend aligned with the end of his Bears tenure and his second stint with the Chiefs. After making the playoffs twice in his first three years with Chicago, Nagy led the team to a measly 6-11 record in 2021. Mahomes is playing the worst football of his career since Nagy returned to Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, there\u2019s more to the story. In the aforementioned 2021-22 campaign, the Bears fielded a then-rookie quarterback in Justin Fields. He clearly wasn\u2019t ready to be the face of a franchise. After a Super Bowl-winning 2022-23 year, the Chiefs\u2019 lack of high-end talent at wide receiver became glaringly obvious, as did a missing long-term solution at left tackle. Tight end Travis Kelce also showed his age and Mahomes simply wasn\u2019t as sharp.<\/p>\n<p>As much as some folks want him to, Nagy can\u2019t wear all of the blame for some of his teams\u2019 unfortunate turns. It appears that the New York Jets bought into that philosophy, as they expressed interest and conducted an interview with Nagy for their previously-open vacancy back in January.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Offensive Performance This Season Could Swing Nagy\u2019s HC Chances<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5408592\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2194788340-e1751472621619.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Polarizing Chiefs OC Tied to Next NFL Head Coaching Cycle\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5408592\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5408592\">GettyHow the Chiefs fare on offense could impact Matt Nagy\u2019s chances of becoming a head coach again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that for Nagy\u2019s sake, a rebound from the Chiefs\u2019 offense would help. Despite winning the Super Bowl two seasons ago, the unit ranked 15th in points and ninth in yards. Mahomes threw just 27 touchdowns compared to 14 interceptions. Last year, he posted career-lows for a full season in yards (3,928), touchdowns (26) and much more. Once again, Kansas City was 15th in points scored but fell to 16th in yards gained.<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t stop Reid from endorsing Nagy, as well as defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and special teams coordinator Dave Toub, as head coach candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could take all of the coordinators there and put them right in that mix for sure,\u201d Reid said, per the team. \u201cBoth of them are \u2013 offensive and defensive guys \u2013 are phenomenal, Toub does a great job. I know the two names that normally come up are the offensive and defensive coordinators. Both of those two warrant that, yeah, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that receivers Rashee Rice and Marquise \u201cHollywood\u201d Brown are healthy, things project to be different. There\u2019s a greater expectation for the Chiefs\u2019 attack in 2025, which should benefit both the team and maybe even its veteran assistant in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Foote is a seasoned sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com. He has years of experience editing and publishing NFL and MLB content for Sports Illustrated&#8217;s On SI vertical, in addition to a background in NBA coverage for multiple outlets. Foote is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. He&#8217;s based in Kansas City. 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