By MATT PIKE
Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University has shown fans a number of explosive downfield plays from the Kansas City Chiefs offense
Patrick Mahomes says it’s not just because it’s training camp you’re seeing those types of plays either
“We’ve got the guys that can make the contested catches, I think y’all have seen that out here, and we’ve told them we’re going to give them a chance and they’ve got to prove to us that they can make those plays and they’re proving that,” Mahomes tells reporters after practice. “Coach Reid has been adamant about pushing the ball, trying to make plays happen, and we’ve been having success with it and the goal is to keep that going throughout the regular season.”
Saturday will mark the first NFL action for several rookies and first year players on this squad
Mahomes, who was once in those shoes, says they just need to go out there and do what they’ve done all training camp
“Obviously it’s going to be a bigger stage, you’re going up against another team, but I think Coach Reid prepares us better than anybody else in the league to go out there and play your best football and that’s because we practice hard, we practice fast, so when you get to the game it’s not that huge step up, it’s a step up for sure, but it’s not that huge step up,” Mahomes explains. “So go out there like you practice, have the right mindset, and just play fast and let the rest handle itself.”
Head Coach Andy Reid says for the first game, the rotation will be typical, with Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter, Gardner Minshew in the second, and so on.
Working with nearly an entirely new offensive line, Reid is prepared to play his number one unit for more drives than usual, but says
We’ll see how it goes. I’ll play that by ear, but you know probably not more than a quarter,” Reid says
The Chiefs and Cardinals kickoff on Saturday at 7pm, pregame will air at 6 on Q Country 92.7
Kansas City has just three more practices in St. Joseph remaining, returning to MoWest on Monday with practice at 10:15.
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