And wouldn’t you know it? I’m probably the only Charcandrick in the world.
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The Vikings have had an extra week to prepare and a Chiefs team that already was struggling on the offensive side of the ball just lost their heart and soul in Charles.
Led by linemen Allen Bailey and Jaye Howard, the defense held the superstar running back to 16 yards on 17 carries in the first half. Without Charles out for the season, the load will have to fall on Charcandrick West and Knile Davis. “If I didn’t block, I was still going to play”. There’s a chance they all play. Yeah. We have to figure it out.
Ultimately they made a decision to fill the roster hole in the backfield with Ware, a 5-10, 229-pound second-year player out of LSU. I’d say it’s likely Charles is ready to play next September, but maybe not immediately. On the next series, rookie cornerback Marcus Peters read a throw from Bridgewater intended for Mike Wallace and stepped in front of the ball for an interception, his third of the year. “If we do that, good things will happen”.
At this point, the only questions with the Chiefs are whether Reid will be fired, and how high will the team be drafting? Since Charles returned from that injury in 2012, he has accounted for 30.9 percent of the Chiefs’ offense. Really, when it’s all said and done, one of the best in the history of the game. Right now, it’s about being a productive offense.
The Chiefs view West as closer to Charles in style and skills, with good vision and speed. He’s one of those guys that has that God-given ability.
The Minnesota Vikings take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6 of the 2015 season. Then in the first three weeks, quarterbacks Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger both went down with injuries that have sidelined them for multiple weeks. With star receiver A.J. Green covered much of the game, Dalton completed touchdown passes to Marvin Jones, Tyler Eifert and Jeremy Hill.
GAME PLAN: How does a team replace its best offensive player? That’s not something the Chiefs were able to do in losing to Chicago. The Vikings offense is coming along nicely with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback, but it still flows through the run game.
At first glance, Sunday’s matchup appeared to pit two teams still practicing Stone Age football built around star running backs Adrian Peterson and Charles.
Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson responded to Jamaal Charles saying he’s the LeBron James of the NFL by saying, “I’m the Michael Jordan of football”.
The Chiefs have lost 13 of their 16 playoff games since they beat the Vikings that day more than 45 years ago, last winning in the tournament after the 1993 season.
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“I was stepping up trying to throw the ball out of bounds and avoid a sack so we could keep moving up to get in field-goal range and win this thing”, said McCown, a former Lion. Barr is Minnesota’s leading tackler and has a sack and an interception.
