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Kansas City Chiefs: Winning without hitting their stride

By Lyle Graversen

Oct 23, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters (22) gets the hypes up the crowd during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 27-21. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters (22) gets the hypes up the crowd during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 27-21. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 4, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid instructs his team during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid instructs his team during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

The glass half full outlook on this team would be that the Chiefs are 4-2 despite not playing their best so if they can learn from their mistakes and improve they have a chance to make some noise in the AFC this season.

So why should you believe that the Chiefs will get better as the season progresses? I’m glad you asked.

There are plenty of bright spots to be found if you have been watching the 2016 Kansas City Chiefs. The frustrating thing is that there also seems to be a lot of mistakes, questionable decisions, and missed opportunities along the way as well. The glass half empty outlook on this team would be that Kansas City is probably lucky to be 4-2 and if they can’t find a way to improve their overall execution they may not be able to reach the goals that they have set for this season.

The number one reason I believe the Chiefs will continue to improve as the season progresses is because they showed the ability to do so last season. Andy Reid is known as a great teacher and a players coach. In other words, he has a tremendous amount of knowledge, the ability to pass that knowledge on to his players and a good relationship with his team so that they listen.

Not all coaches have this and I truly believe it is why the Chiefs were able to get things turned around last season and improve as the season went along. Andy Reid makes some questionable calls and decisions in game, but his knowledge and coaching ability is simply above reproach.

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