Even though the Chiefs lost DB Eric Berry, they still have one of the best front sevens in the entire National Football League and could very well improve on their strong defensive totals when all is said and done at the end of the year.
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Phillip Rivers is one of the most talented quarterbacks in the league.
How good can this team be?
“We have a little bet going on”, Mebane said. Stick around. We’ve got all of the pre-game analysis before the divisional battle. We have the leaders to do it.
“I don’t want to compare year-to-year”, quarterback Alex Smith said. “It’s finding a way to be a professional every day, come out and work on your craft”.
The Chiefs worked their craft nearly to perfection over the final two-thirds of the 2015 season. “We have to see it in games and see how they do, but they’re surely capable of doing a nice job in there”.
They have their players and their system in place, and a clear vision about how to go about their business. He won’t take many deep shots but he’s not gonna make that stupid throw that will cost his team the game. If you keep him in there, he’ll go 8,000 miles an hour.
The competition begins for real at noon Sunday in Arrowhead Stadium against longtime division rival San Diego.
Charles didn’t play a single snap in the preseason.
Outside linebacker Tamba Hali returned to practice Friday after missing Thursday’s session due to a personal matter. SS Eric Berry missed most of training camp in holdout, while CBs are among youngest in NFL. “The best man is going to play and we respect that”. The picture is murkier for Hali and Charles.
Charles has been trying to come back from his second ACL surgery, this time to his right knee.
Dolphins: Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster was listed with the first unit on Miami’s depth chart and will start their opener Sunday at Seattle less than 11 months after tearing his Achilles tendon while with the Texans. “And we put pressure on ourselves knowing we have to pick up the slack”. This duo needs to be active outside the hash marks against the young cornerbacks of the Chiefs. The Colts offensive line is still a mystery, and the game should be close throughout; however, the Colts could end up squeaking out a win at home, giving the Chiefs their second loss on the year.
In the first quarter of the preseason opener, he caught a pass from Rivers and raced 44 yards for a touchdown. Luck cut his season short a year ago due to injury but will look to regain form this season.
The team of Alex Smith, Jamaal Charles and Co. that lost to the Patriots in the playoffs last season has not dropped a regular-season game since October 18, 2015.
“You have to start fast”, Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin said.
Information from ESPN Chiefs reporter Adam Teicher was used in this report.
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He’s smart, athletic and tries to play it safe by minimizing mistakes.
