By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Coming off their first preseason game, the word of the day at Chiefs Training Camp was improvement.
After falling to the Arizona Cardinals 20-17, head coach Andy Reid said the team had many mistakes to fix and clean up when it came to penalties, having 11 in the game.
Reid says you address that in practice by detailing your work
"You've got to focus in on the gameplan, know where you're at, and then understand the snap counts and you have to up your attention span there so you get those things covered," Reid tells reporters following practice in St. Joseph.
It was a light practice as the Kansas City Chiefs returned to Missouri Western State University after their preseason opener against the Cardinals.
Linebacker Nick Bolton says he felt like the defense as a whole did some good things during the preseason opener
"Our tackling was pretty decent, I think our run defense showed up pretty well, got some physicality, and obviously got a turnover," Bolton says. "So, I feel like some of the things we wanted to do this year we were able to do that, so I think it's a good start, good foundation, but a lot to improve on still."
The Chiefs defense did suffer a blow in the game, losing Deon Bush to an Achilles tendon tear with the safety expected to miss the entire season.
Kansas City will hope to address the mistakes quickly with their next preseason game coming up on Friday against the Seattle Seahawks.
For the first time in his career not in a quarterback competition, Gardner Minshew suited up for the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday for the first time in preseason action
Minshew rushed for a touchdown and threw for 54 yards before being pulled from the game.
Minshew says during practices and leading into the season, the biggest challenge for him from Andy Reid has just been to be aggressive
"Take shots, take chances, these practices are times to learn, figure out your limits what you can do," Minshew explains. "So it's been good, pushing myself, trying to be aggressive, and trying to figure out where i fit in the offense."
Minshew signed with Kansas City on a one year deal in March, replacing Carson Wentz as Patrick Mahomes primary backup, coming to the Chiefs from the Las Vegas Raiders
In a 10-10-10 capacity, in shorts and shells, the Chiefs practiced for just over two hours. There are just two more practices in St. Joseph, the first tomorrow at 9:15.
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