By MATT PIKE

St. Joseph Post

The Kansas City Chiefs have a history of great coaches, from Marty Schottenheimer in the 90’s all the way to Andy Reid today.

Chiefs Hall of Famer Christian Okoye, during a visit to St. Joseph, played under Schottenheimer and says while both him and Reid are great coaches, they had two different styles

“Andy is so easy going, Marty was so serious, and he knows his football too, they both know their football, but they come from different angles,” Okoye tells reporters following a sit-down Q & A with Chiefs fans. “Andy Reid is just a fun-loving guy, the players love to play with him, so did Marty too but they’re two different coaches.”

Okoye also sees a lot of things he likes in the two running backs manning the Chiefs backfield these days.

Okoye says while he’s had no advice for them, he’s a big fan of both Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco

“When Hunt was here (before) I loved his style, I used to say that he played big even though he’s a small guy, but he played big,” Okoye explains. “So is Pacheco too, Pacheco is one of those guys you think he’s stomping weeds or something on the ground, but his running style is so unique and I love his tenacity, I love the way he approaches the game.”

Pacheco is currently on injured reserve, but is eyeing a return in late November, while Hunt just scored a walk off touchdown on Monday Night Football.

The Chiefs are attempting to do something no NFL team has done before, win three Super Bowls in a row.

And if he could still suit up and go for this team now, Okoye says he would run crazy on today’s NFL

“I always say that today’s players don’t know how to tackle,” Okoye jokes. “So, if I played today, nobody could tackle me.”

In his career, Okoye rushed for 4,897 yards with 40 touchdowns. He was named to the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2000.

Okoye, along with former teammate and Chiefs Hall of Famer Neil Smith, visited with Chiefs fans at the St. Joe Frontier Casino.

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