Predominant considerations for Kansas Metropolis Chiefs after two preseason video games

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports activities

The Chiefs haven’t achieved a lot operating the ball within the preseason and that may be by design to get Patrick Mahomes and his new solid of receivers reside reps. That mentioned, the operating recreation hasn’t regarded significantly good or efficient throughout the course of the preseason and that features the latest matchup towards Washington.

“I assumed it will be a superb measuring stick for us presently of the 12 months and I assumed (the offensive line) dealt with themselves effectively,” Chiefs HC Andy Reid informed reporters after preseason Week 2. “We are able to perform a little bit higher within the run recreation a part of it, however (the) go recreation half, I assumed was fairly environment friendly.”

In opposition to Washington, Chiefs operating backs mixed for simply seven carries for 14 yards within the first half of play. They’d some moments the place that they had a chance to make an affect on the bottom however didn’t, particularly the much-discussed first-and-goal run by rookie RB Isiah Pacheco. General, the teaching workers appears to imagine the workforce is underachieving within the operating recreation thus far.

“It could possibly be rather a lot higher,” Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy mentioned of the run recreation. “On the finish of the day, we simply bought to make it possible for we’re calling sufficient runs, however on high of that we bought to offer ourselves an opportunity and all the pieces begins upfront. Our guys upfront are doing a (good) job, however on high of that we simply want to verify as a (operating) again, that we’re doing all the pieces beneath the solar to make it occur by being in sync and in rhythm. Ensuring we’re having the correct reads after which on high of that, everyone simply thinks the run recreation goes with what’s going down inside.”

There are a number of shifting elements to the operating recreation from the offensive line, fullback and tight ends executing their blocks to the operating again making the best selections. Actually, the large takeaway right here is that the Chiefs have to apply operating the ball a bit extra. It seems just like the starters won’t get these reside repetitions that they want till the regular-season rolls round.

“There’s a number of issues that we have to enhance upon and we’re going to proceed striving to make it possible for we are able to attain the perfection that we wish to attain,” Bieniemy concluded.