The Kansas City Chiefs will kick off their preseason schedule on Sunday, August 13 at 12 p.m. against the Saints in New Orleans.
Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has a clear plan for his defense and wants to watch for something specific in the Chiefs’ first live-game action of the preseason. He went in-depth about his expectations and what he hopes to see in the matchup during comments to reporters after Tuesday’s practice session in St. Joseph.
“To me, the first thing I will talk about on Saturday night is tackling,” Spagnuolo explained. “That’s the first thing we will talk about – might spend the whole 30-minute meeting on it. I feel like if we don’t do that or come away thinking that we are a decent tackling team, we are going to be back here [practice] at ground zero.
“The mental part of it will be important, but there won’t be that much on them. I just want to see if [the young guys] will go play. Let’s see if they can do the things that we saw them do when they played in college.”
The Chiefs will look to utilize these precious exhibition matchups in August to create confidence and comfortability heading into the regular season, and hopefully develop the fundamentals that will enable them to compete for another Super Bowl championship next February.
