Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt spoke with reporters after practice recently at Missouri Western State University. He discussed the outlook for this season compared to last season.
"Yeah, well, obviously last year was disappointing for all of us. But sometimes that happens; sometimes injuries happen. And you've got to be able to bounce back," said Hunt. "We had a year early in Andy's (Reid) tenure where we didn't make the playoffs, and it was disappointing. And there was a lot of concern at the end of that season and some questions about whether Andy should continue to be the coach of the Chiefs. And fortunately, we made that decision that we thought he had a bright future, and he certainly lived up to that."
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was a historic disappointment, marked by a 6-11 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014, and losing the AFC West title. Hunt expressed confidence in his veteran coaching staff led by head coach Andy Reid.
"I just think Andy's a special coach; he's a Hall of Fame coach. He has an incredible staff; I got to hear from Spags (Steve Spagnuolo), who's one of the best in the business. And I'm very optimistic that the team's going to bounce back," said Hunt, "But there's a lot that goes into it. It starts here at training camp; it's about getting better every day. You can't think about what happened last year, and you can't look ahead. You've got to be focused on winning the day. That was part of my message to the team last night (Tuesday): we've got to focus on the present."
Kansas City will have the spotlight on them early to start the season against the reigning AFC West champion Denver Broncos in Week 1 on Monday Night Football at Arrowhead Stadium.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs Chairman Clark Hunt preaches team focus on the present
