OPENING STATEMENT: “Very much like last night on the report that I gave you. I thought Green Bay played a good game, better than what we did. They made fewer mistakes than what we did and that includes myself in the mix here. It starts with some of the calls I can help our guys with, in particular down (in) the redzone. Some of our execution down there, whether it’s penalties, sacks, whatever it might be. I can help them with that part and do a better job there. Defensively, our objective is to get off the field as soon as you possibly can and they (the Packers) were able to use the clock in a couple of different ways by not getting off the field and then letting it (the play clock) get down to that five second area. They shortened the game that way and opportunities that way, we can do a better job in both those areas. We did some good things on special teams, but we gave up a fairly big kickoff return so we can tighten that part up likewise. We’re very close, and as you guys know in this league, it’s a week-to-week thing. I know the 49ers are doing a great job right now, but they went through a period where they lost three games and everybody thought it was over. I understand that’s how it’s perceived outside our building, inside the building here though we understand that we understand we’ve got to get better. I was able to the talk to the team after the game and tell them that, the margin between winning and losing in this thing is small just to start with. If you start messing around with some of these things that I just talked about then you can fall behind in a game and it’s tough to get yourself back into that position. At the same time (we’re) very close, so you take care of that, and then you end up on the long end of the stick there with a win. With that time’s yours – I don’t have anything injury-wise for you right now, we’ll get that to you later.”
Q: On the miscommunication in the play where Patrick Mahomes threw the interception.
REID: “Those things happen – even between good receivers, good quarterbacks that have these great reputations and so on, those things will happen every once in a while. You learn from it, you move on, that’s what we’ve got to do there. Both guys, the quarterback and the receiver are good players so I don’t think it’s a drastic thing there, they just have to make sure they clean that part up, and they will.”
Q: Do you expect Nick Bolton to be back this week?
REID: “He practiced last week, and I know he’s chomping at the bit to get back in there and play, so we’ll see how it goes for this week. He will be a week better though; I know that. We’ll just see how it works out these next couple of days.”
Q: How do you feel like Jack Cochrane did stepping in after Drue Tranquill got hurt?
REID: “Jack (Cochrane) rotates in during the week and will spot Drue (Tranquill) that’s a part of what we do, very very smart – he’s very smart. I thought he did a decent job in there; he made a couple nice plays for us. I know everybody has confidence in Jack. It’s too bad about Drue, he’s been doing a phenomenal job for us and just took a knee to the head, you probably saw that. Fast recovery for him we hope. It was a good experience for Jack to get in there and get some extensive play time, but Jack – he’s not just a throw-in there, he does a pretty good job.”
Q: On the Packers saying they picked up on a hand gesture for a Chiefs play call.
REID: “Those things get by. I mean normally you see it (but) you don’t know what’s coming but you see something. I’d say that’s – I’m not sure they’ve seen that same one before but that’s how that works.”
Q: On Bryan Cook’s injury.
REID: “He’s (Bryan Cook) had work done on that ankle before, and so that’s what they are going through right now before anything is put out there. I don’t want to give you anything either way on that because I don’t know because of the work he’s had done on that ankle. So, I’m just going to save that for later till I can give it to you – the facts.
Q: Your team word this season is ‘United.’ What does that mean to you and your team when you are going through a tough stretch?
REID: “We’re up and down right now, we just have to get a little more consistent and in order to do that, everybody has to stick together. I’ve seen guys helping each other out, I haven’t felt like anybody has turned their back on each other. It’s no more important to be united together than now.”