Eric Bieniemy on the Chiefs’ reaction to major injuries on the offense

Coach, how does being down Taekwon, potentially Rasheed, maybe change the architecture of what you guys are trying to accomplish? You know what? We rely upon heavily on Brett Beach, you know, our scouting department. They always do an outstanding job. Unfortunately, you never, ever want anything bad to happen to you guys. Obviously, what happened to my man Taekwon is unfortunate. He will be missed. It's unfortunate, you know, that that happened. but now the next man just got to step up. That's what it's about. All these guys know, hey, we all have an opportunity to step up. when called upon, so it's their job to rise to the occasion. So it's our job as a coaching staff making sure that we're putting our guys in position, but on top of that making sure that we're not leaving any stones unturned. We have a great roster of players that we appreciate and guys that we have had an opportunity to work with over a few months now, And so it's time for them to step up to the occasion. When it comes to the short yards, what are the coaching points for the backs and otherwise when you just have to pick up one to three yards? Well, one thing I always tell the backs is this. First and foremost, regardless if we don't block anyone, okay, it's our duty and our responsibility to find a way to move the ball, find a way to move the chains. I played in this league. That was what I was charged when I played. But on top of that, too, okay, There's O-linemen, there's tight ends, everyone is involved. So one thing we've got to make sure that we're doing a better job of is just execute the fundamental details that we need to be better at. So when it's all said and done with, our attitude and our mindset and our focus has got to be in the right place. Right now we're just doing okay in short yards. We have to be better collectively as a group. When it comes to the short yards, what are the coaching points for the backs and otherwise when you just have to pick up one to three yards? Well, one thing I always tell the backs is this. First and foremost, regardless if we don't block anyone, okay? It's our duty and our responsibility to find a way to move the ball, find a way to move the chains. I played in this league. That was what I was charged when I played. But on top of that too, okay, there's O-linemen, there's tight ends. Everyone is involved. So one thing, we've got to make sure that we're doing a better job.