During Monday’s training camp press conference, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton recapped the defensive unit’s performance in last Saturday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
“Yeah, I think we did a decent job during the game. I think tackling was pretty decent; we got some leaky yards. I think our run defense showed up pretty well, got some physicality, and obviously we got a turnover”, said Bolton, “Some of the things we wanted to do this year, we were able to do that, so I think it’s a good start, good foundation, but a lot to improve on still.”
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Bolton is optimistic of the unit’s play heading into the new season, showering praise on linebacker coach Brendan Daly.
“(Linebackers) Coach (Brendan) Daly is definitely a player’s coach, man, (and) definitely tries to find ways to make his players around him better. (He) understands that everybody’s not the same, so he gives you different schools and keys based off your size and your style of play.” said Bolton, “Me and Leo (Chenal) don’t have the same exact skillset, neither do me and Drue (Tranquill), so he definitely (Coach Brendan Daly) tries to find things (for the) individual to cater around that. (It) definitely makes our job a little bit easier, we just come out there and just execute what he has out there in drills, and we just go out there and play and have fun. But also, he’s a high IQ guy, obviously he has won a lot, been a lot of different places and (has) been able to win. He brings that to our room: competition, IQ (and) physicality. All things he preaches, and he is a great coach.”
During his four years in Kansas City, Bolton has collected 458 tackles, five sacks, and two forced fumbles while serving as the defense’s lead communicator at linebacker.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs LB Nick Bolton recaps the defense’s performance vs. Cardinals