Kansas City Chiefs: What to look for in first preseason game

The Kansas City Chiefs play their first preseason game tonight against the Houston Texans. What should fans keep an eye out for?

It’s finally here. The Kansas City Chiefs are about to play an actual game. While it’s just a preseason game, there’s still excitement about actually watching a game. Going into the game against the Houston Texans, there is plenty to be looking at as the Chiefs still have plenty of positional battles.

While everyone wants to see how quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks, other positional groups will take most of the study. If this were a regular season game, it would be a great matchup to watch Mahomes take on fellow 2017 NFL Draft quarterback DeShaun Watson. Instead, we will likely only see the two quarterbacks in the first quarter.

Head coach Andy Reid typically gives each quarterback one quarter during the first preseason game. We will get to see all four get a turn with a part of the Chiefs offense. Which quarterback will play the best behind Mahomes and fight for a spot on the final roster?

What should fans be watching for is who is getting the most time on the field? Which players are starting with the ones and twos? Are players that are playing with the deeper groups dominating the weaker competition?

While most of the news coming out of training camp has been good, that’s typical of training camp. It’s rare to hear news of specific players struggling or not looking the part. Until these players take on some real competition with full contact and pads, we won’t know what the team has. We will get our first glimpse of the Chiefs roster tonight.