Finish! For Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, that one word carries plenty of weight. Finish the drill. Eliminate the mistakes. Pay attention to details. That’s the standard he demands from his players, and he expects them to meet it every time.

It’s been months since Chiefs stepped back into Kansas City for the second time as the team’s offensive coordinator. And it goes without saying that some players knew what to expect. Unfortunately, several other players, including wide receiver Rashee Rice, who joined the Chiefs after Bieniemy’s first stint with the team, were in for a surprise.

“EB just told someone to “shut the [expletive] up” after a play in 7-on-7 lol,” Chiefs content creator Ron Kopp Jr posted on X but didn’t mention who it was directed towards.

That said, it wouldn’t really matter as Bieniemy has yelled at a lot of players so far. Here’s the thing: Kansas City Chiefs training camp hit its 15th full practice on Monday, padded up and with a little extra edge. The session followed Saturday’s preseason opener, a 20-12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams that left head coach Andy Reid more bothered by discipline than the scoreboard.

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12 penalties got called on Kansas City in that game, nearly all on the offense, and so, Reid didn’t sugarcoat it afterward.

“Obviously, the five holding calls and the five illegal-procedure penalties: you can’t have those,” Reid said. “You have to be more disciplined than that, so we go back and keep stressing that.”

That message clearly carried onto the practice field. Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy wasn’t in a forgiving mood with the starting offense, and even Rashee Rice found that out firsthand on Monday.

During a 7-on-7 rep, Rice caught the ball and jogged back to the huddle as if the play were over. Bieniemy had other ideas, letting him know it in no uncertain terms, and within seconds Rice spun around and sprinted downfield, actually to finish the play.

Chiefs content creator Ron Kopp Jr. caught the whole thing on camera, and it says a lot about where Bieniemy’s head is right now. However, the coach has always been this way. Ask the Washington Commanders.

He worked with the team in 2023, and his coaching style was a reality check for them. The constant yelling and screaming were a surprise to even those who already knew the coach was loud. It even reached a point where some players were concerned about the constant intensity.

But the coach has his own reasoning.

“If I ain’t doing my job, my a– gets fired,” Bieniemy said in 2023. “It’s my job and my responsibility to make sure I’m getting our guys to do what I’m expecting them to do.”

Eric Bieniemy expects discipline and commitment from the Chiefs

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this side of Eric Bieniemy, and it likely won’t be the last. During the 11th practice of the Chiefs’ training camp, he was back on the field, and true to form, he wasted no time reminding everyone why his sideline reputation precedes him. Bieniemy’s energy said it all before the first snap even happened.

“Get the [expletive] out of the huddle,” he barked, loud enough to carry to the far bleachers.

During a nine-on-seven period, he called out his unit’s body language. “Hands off your [expletive] hips!”

Before a red-zone rep, his message was simple.

“Every [expletive] play!” he said.

Vintage Bieniemy, back in full force.

Throughout the day, “finish” echoed across the practice field, loudly and aggressively as ball carriers were pushed to keep working through the whistle.

In his first year back calling plays as OC in Kansas City, he is coaching with the same demanding, no-excuses fire people remember, even while working through a tough stretch off the field.

That said, Bieniemy wasn’t the only coach dialed in on the details.

Earlier in the day 15 session, while quarterbacks and receivers ran routes on air on the far field, first-year wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea could be heard staying just as locked in with his group.

“Details, guys! Details,” O’Shea called out before sending a receiver back to run his route again.

Between Bieniemy and O’Shea, one thing is clear: the Chiefs aren’t taking anything for granted this camp.