Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy took the podium on Wednesday after a training camp practice from which wide receiver Mecole Hardman departed early — while the team was already missing tight end Blake Bell, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back Jerick McKinnon.
So the Chiefs' offense was forced to rely on depth at multiple positions — but Bieniemy claimed it didn’t make him nervous.
“Just like any other position, the next man has to perform,” said Bieniemy. “ (Wide receivers coach) Joe Bleymaier — all that stuff that he’s been doing in that receiving room, all the drills that he’s done — now it’s time for the younger guys to step up.