With Charles thus on track to miss the rest of the season, Charcandrick West and Knile Davis are next up for the Chiefs’ backfield duties. “The second half, you got to finish off the team”, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. The overall numbers should have looked better but the Bears offense was hamstrung by penalties and dropped passes for most of the game.
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As Jamaal Charles thrashed and clutched at his right knee late into the Chiefs’ loss to the Chicago Bears yesterday, I was immediately reminded of Adrian Peterson’s devastating knee injury in 2011. Bennett basically said Cutler is not a team leader. “It’s all very unfortunate”.
Alex Smith was 16 of 30 for 181 yards. For his career, Smith is a 60.5 percent passer, and since 2012, has completed more than 65 percent of his passes twice (2012 and 2014). “He is not available, that matchup is not there”.
– Another corner, Davon House of the Jaguars, was using a cane in the locker room after hurting his hip against the Bucs. “No question, it’s tough”.
So to answer the original question of whether or not Davis can replace Charles, the answer is yes. “You’re put in a situation like this and somewhere, you’ve got to make plays”.
Davis (Arkansas Razorbacks) hasn’t played much this season while ceding time to West, but he has played well in the past when Charles has been out. Davis would seem to be the first man up, based on his production in his first two National Football League seasons coming out of the University of Arkansas.
The opportunities at No. 2 back have gone to West (5-10, 205), in his second season out of Abilene Christian.
“They’re on the roster for a reason”, Fox said. We both have to be ready to step up, West said.
As Teicher reports, there were other workouts going on at Arrowhead on Tuesday, including Isaiah Pead, Bryce Brown, Ben Tate and Pierre Thomas. I think it has a lot to do with the anatomy. His composure throughout the game is just great.
However, third-year tight end Travis Kelce has 24 receptions, averaging 13.7 yards a catch, with two touchdowns. The veteran running back also missed the last 14 games of the 2011 season because of a torn left ACL.
BUCCANEERS 38, JAGUARS 31 (at Tampa, Fla.) – Doug Martin ran for 123 yards and scored three touchdowns, helping Jameis Winston rebound from his worst pro performance.
Ware was with the Chiefs this offseason where he played a few running back and fullback. Is this the best you’ve seen him locked into an offense? The Bear’s defense needs to be totally rebuilt from the bottom up and that could take a while.
Jay Cutler spent the afternoon dodging Chiefs defenders behind a patchwork offensive line, trying to find somewhere to throw the ball without his top two wide receivers. He compiled 364 yards in less than five games and looked to be the Charles we knew and loved. After Calvin Johnson’s goal-line fumble cost the Lions a win the week before, running back Ameer Abdullah fumbled twice, losing one, in the first half Sunday, and was benched.
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It would not be Peters’ last disagreement with the officials Sunday, but after the Bears’ ensuing two-point conversion attempt failed, the Chiefs still had a chance to close out the game. The Bears suddenly seized momentum, getting a field goal later in the third quarter to jumpstart their comeback. They’ve dealt with injuries, but every team has that problem. They said the methods of repairing these injuries have improved tremendously.
