"Expect to see more of the Chiefs starters if you%u2019re headed to this year%u2019s training camp.

Also look for them to play more if you watch any of their preseason games.

Mindful of their sluggish 0-2 beginning in each of the last two seasons, coach Herm Edwards made some changes aimed at getting the Chiefs off to a quicker start.

The biggest change will mean more work for Brodie Croyle and many of his offensive teammates.

%u201CIt%u2019s critical that not only he%u2019s practicing, but the offensive line is there and the receivers are there,%u201D said Edwards, who opens his third camp with the Chiefs on Friday at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. %u201CIt%u2019s all about timing and playing together. You can%u2019t just say, %u2018Well, we%u2019ll get it.%u2019 You won%u2019t get it if you don%u2019t practice together.

%u201CIt%u2019s not just the practices. These guys are going to play a little bit more in the preseason. Brodie Croyle. The offensive line. How much more will be determined by how we%u2019re doing. We%u2019ve got a lot of young players, and they have to play. That%u2019s good for them, so we%u2019re going to play them.%u201D

The changes are intended mostly for the offense. The Chiefs scored one touchdown in the season%u2019s first two games in 2006 and again last season.

They eventually recovered to respectability two seasons ago, but their offense remained a mess all of last season. The Chiefs scored more than 20 points three times last year and only once during their season-ending nine-game losing streak.

%u201CWe%u2019ve got to make sure the No. 1 offense is always practicing together,%u201D Edwards said. %u201CThat hasn%u2019t taken place for us a whole lot in training camp. Guys were hurt or we were trying to rest them after a few practices. We%u2019ll have more control over that. That hurt us a whole bunch. Last year, we never had our five offensive linemen playing together.

%u201CA lot of that had to do with availability of players. If you look at our team, all of a sudden there%u2019s only nine guys out of the 80 that we have that we%u2019re considering one-a-day guys.%u201D"