Joe Medicine Crow was the last Indian to become a war chief. This was in World War 2. He served with the 103rd infantry (the same one my father-in-law was in!). He fulfilled the four necessary war deeds"
1) touching a living enemy. He disarmed a German soldier in hand-to-hand fighting.
2) disarming an enemy. In the same encounter, he took the German's rifle.
3) leading a war party. He led a team to secure a forward position on an observation hill.
4) stealing horses. He captured 50 SS horses (used for towing wagons) from a corral, and sang a Crow war song during it.
He got the Bronze Star and Legion d'honneur. He died in 2016, the last War Chief to earn this rank.
The second part of this is me not understanding the doom and gloom I’m seeing over Coach Reid and how this signals a sameness and reluctance to change/innovate. 2013 was a much different offense than 2015, different from 2017, different from 2019, etc. Yes I know things have stagnated the last couple years relative to the rest of the NFL but he’s always been able to change his offense for the better across his career. I just don’t understand why people think this is some white flag on change and innovation.
Getting EB back is the best outcome given that the HC is the OC (one of the best of all time) and has offensive control. EB brings the same traits that made him successful before: works his ass off and holds people accountable. This time he comes back with intimate knowledge of Ben Johnson’s system, which is as stylistically opposite of KC as just about anyone right now. You’re not going to get much more from a hire than that combination. He’s exactly what the team needs: a guy to coach everyone hard, a guy with new ideas and concepts from one of the best, and possibly the best RB coach in the league to groom Smith (and whoever else the team brings in). I’ve been on the record about wanting Mike McDaniel but that’s not realistic when your HC is Andy Reid. And for good reason. So get the guy back who knows the previous system and can bring fresh and new ideas (see what I did there) from a top Offense.