Andy Reid’s 273 career wins are more than any active NFL coach and he is just 55 behind all-time leader Don Shula.Only New England Patriots icon Bill Belichick (31) can top Reid’s 28 postseason victories, although the USC coach has three more rings.Reid and Alex Smith still enjoy a close bondGettyThe Kansas City Chiefs head coach leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of glory and is still keeping opponents guessing despite turning 67 over the offseason.Former Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith starred under Reid, but was brutally dropped after Patrick Mahomes exploded onto the scene in Week 17 of the 2017 season.Smith’s co-host on the Glue Guys podcast, Ravi Gupta, brought up Mark Zuckerberg‘s mantra of ‘learning faster’ than your rivals on a recent episode.The former passer confirmed that the approach lay behind Reid’s success.“Yes, and I think that’s the only way you have sustained success. You’re looking at a perfect example of this,” he said. “I literally had the best year of my career, and got sent packing. You don’t wait for the downfall.“It’s happening on a personnel side, I think, but then even from a philosophical standpoint — like Andy Reid, when he evaluates players in the spring, when he’s evaluating the next crop of rookies, while he does that, one entire wall is just white boards.”Zuckerberg’s approach may sound obvious, but it is hard to pick fault with a man worth an estimated $248billion.Mahomes often gets credit for the Chiefs’ three Super Bowl triumphs in his seven seasons as a pro.But the decorated QB says it all starts with the man they call ‘Big Red’.Reid handed the keys to MahomesGettyReid is known for brutal training camp drillsGetty“It starts with Coach Reid,” Mahomes told T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on Sidekicks Conversations .“It starts with the organization that we’re in, and he has a standard that every single day you’re coming there to get better or get worse. And I think we hold each other to that standard.“There’s a belief, whenever you start winning, whenever you start having success, you believe in each other. “And I think that’s something that’s extremely important, is that we have a belief in each other that we’re going to find a way to win, no matter how the game is going, the outcome will always be in our favor.”Mahomes is no stranger to dedication himself.As the nation enjoyed firing up the grills on the Fourth of July, the former Texas Tech superstar was at Kansas City’s facility grafting.NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?“I don’t do fireworks in July. I do them in February,” he told attendees, via Sports Illustrated.The Philadelphia Eagles had Mahomes scrambling from the off despite not blitzing once in a devastating Super Bowl defeat.Reid, of course, learned his lesson and selected left tackle Josh Simmons at the end of the first round in April’s NFL Draft.Simmons fell into the Chiefs’ hands after suffering a torn patellar tendon in college but Reid expects him ready when training camp begins in July.“He’ll definitely be ready for training camp,” Reid confidently told Sports Illustrated. “He’ll be able to do some stuff up until then.”Legendary Eagles center Jason Kelce, who played under Reid in Philly, is very impressed with the pick. “I’ve watched a lot of these linemen coming out these last few years. Josh Simmons is the closest thing I’ve seen to like a Trent Williams. That next level strength and athleticism,” he said on his New Heights podcast.Reid has a long way to go to catch Shula but Belichick’s postseason record is well within his sights.If the Chiefs fall short, expect the response to be quick and decisive.