Chiefs Update 11/6
From the Truman Sports Complex
The Chiefs face one of the best passing offenses in the NFL this coming weekend when they travel to San Diego. The Chargers are seventh in yards gained through the air and QB Philip Rivers has thrown 19 touchdown passes and completed nearly 64 percent of his throws.
They will have to defense this attack with a patchwork secondary that seems to be losing pieces by the day. The Chiefs had a two-hour practice session on Thursday and not participating were CB Pat Surtain (quad), FS Jarrad Page (groin) and LB Derrick Johnson (hamstring). Limited in participation was S DaJuan Morgan with what Herm Edwards described as a leg injury (thigh) from Wednesday’s practice and DE Turk McBride (shoulder).
So right now the Chiefs have two healthy safeties and five available cornerbacks with Surtain out. In that group is Brandon Flowers who is coming off a hamstring injury from last Sunday’s game. That’s an injury that’s notoriously slow to heal. Two others joined the team on Wednesday in David Macklin and Ricardo Colclough.
Somehow the Chiefs will have to patch all that together and make it work against the Chargers offense that has scored 23 touchdowns. The Chiefs have just 13 offensive touchdowns as a comparison.
The Chiefs began their Thursday practice outside, but Edwards moved them inside when high winds made it impossible for the film crew to be stabilized in their lifts.
Okay, cue up our lead singer, John Fogerty, a 1-2-3 and take it!
“I see a bad moon risin’. I see trouble on the way.”
Nothing new and no big deal for a 1-7 team. Let’s all hope it turns into a Johnny Nash version of, “I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.”
Bob, if you have any further news on Morgan, please let us know, he was my hope to replace Page this weekend if he cant go.