The Kansas City Chiefs are fresh off a 20-12 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Rams, and if you think head coach Andy Reid is letting that slide, you’ve got another thing coming. After the game, Reid’s biggest frustration wasn’t the scoreboard, it was the staggering 12 penalties piled up on his team. And yeah, almost all of that mess landed squarely on the offense. Talk about shooting yourselves in the foot!
“You Can’t Have Those!” Reid Lays Down The Law
Reid didn’t mince words after Monday’s full-padded practice at training camp in St. Joe, a session that had to be high-intensity given the weekend’s performance. His biggest beef? Five holding calls and five illegal-procedure penalties. “Obviously, the five holding calls and the five illegal-procedure penalties: you can’t have those,” he declared. “You have to be more disciplined than that, so we go back and keep stressing that.”
This isn’t merely about sloppy play; it’s fundamental football. Reid explained the offensive line is “overshooting things a little bit,” needing to “make sure we cover up bodies on that in the run game.” And in the pass game? “You have to let go; there’s a time and place where you have to let go.” This isn’t an “effort thing,” he stressed, but about “putting yourself in the right position” and “disciplining it.” When your head coach is calling out basic positioning and discipline this deep into training camp, it’s a giant red flag. That kind of undisciplined play will absolutely kill a team when the regular season rolls around.
Coaches Are Bringing The Heat on Details
If Reid is calling out discipline, you know his coordinators are dialing up the intensity to eleven. Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy was reportedly all over the starting offense during Monday’s practice. We’re talking shout-at-you levels of intensity. Fourth-year wideout Rashee Rice was jogging back to the huddle after a catch, and Bieniemy’s pointed remarks had him spinning around and sprinting downfield to finish the play. The vibe was so intense that one reporter tweeted, “EB just told someone to “shut the [expletive] up” after a play in 7 on 7 lol.” That’s the kind of raw fire you need when things aren’t clicking.
It’s not just Bieniemy either. First-year wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea was heard yelling “Details, guys! Details” during routes on air, even making a receiver run his route again to get it perfect. Reid likes what he sees from new assistant coaches like O’Shea and running backs coach DeMarco Murray, noting their focus on “the detail that they’re bringing to the group.” He added, “They’re staying on the guys… they’ve got some young guys that they’re dealing with, and new guys… there’s a lot of teaching going on, and they’re doing a good job of doing the teaching.” Offensive line coach Andy Heck is even cross-training young players, with rookie Jaylon Moore getting looks at right guard, showing they are trying everything to nail the specifics.
The Chiefs have to clean this up, and fast. Preseason is for figuring things out, but those kinds of fundamental mistakes, especially penalties, will absolutely crush them when the games actually start to matter. Get it together, fellas!
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Originally reported by Arrowhead Pride.
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