Game Day Inactives 12/7
From Invesco Field/Denver, Colorado
The big news on the game-day inactives is not from the Chiefs, but the Broncos who will be without Pro Bowl CB Champ Bailey. He was one of eight Denver players who will not play.
Game day inactive players for the Chiefs are:
- CB Pat Surtain
- TE Michael Merritt
- LB Pat Thomas
- LB Donnie Edwards
- G Tavares Washington
- T Andrew Carnahan
- G Adrian Jones
- WR Mark Bradley
Joining Bailey among the Broncos inactives is S Marlon McCree, RB P.J. Pope, RB Selvin Young, FB Andrew Pinnock, LB D.J. Williams, DE Tim Crowder and S Herana-Daze Jones. Bailey tore a groin muscle against New England on Oct. 20; this is the sixth game he’s missed.
Weather conditions are about as good as could be imagined for December in Denver. Temperature at kickoff expected to be in the mid-60s. It will grow colder in the second half as the sun sets. No prediction of precipitation, although Denver is expected to be hit Sunday night or Monday morning with a pretty significant snow storm.
Field conditions at Invesco are pretty good. Fast track, with some bare spots in the middle of the field, but nothing unusual.
The officiating crew is led by Scott Green, the same group that had the Chiefs in the third game of the season against Atlanta. That Sunday, Green’s crew walked off only three flags against the Chiefs for 13 yards. On the season Green’s crew is right in the middle when it comes to penalty activity, walking off an average of 11 flags per game.
One final note: the Broncos are wearing their hideous orange jersey today.
Bradley being out lets Will Franklin have an opportunity to show up. I am very interested to see DJ at MLB as well, he has let the team down this year with in my opinion, mediocre play…The idea of having him mentally into the game, really makes a lot of sense…hopefully he can become the leader the team needs, or at least see the focus that he SHOULD have, then moving him back and nabbing Laurenitus.
either way, Ill predict 24-20
I want to see SOMEONE,ANYONE drive CUTLER’s feminine little self about 6″ into the turf!
Whew – fortunately the inactives did ‘not’ include Maurice ‘Deion’ (TD) Leggett!
That’s pretty good predicting there Alex. Had the Chiefs kicked the field goal, it would have been 24-20. ha.
WOW about Legget, he did his part. The defense is just not good enough.
I think the chiefs are just holding onto Surtain and Donnie for contractual/sentimental reasons. If nothing else, we should IR them. Frees up 2 spots.
Legett definately did his part. 2 TD in 2 games.
I don’t pretend to understand all the nuances of the salary cap and how putting guys on IR effects the cap but Peterson was on the radio few days ago saying when you IR a guy there salary is counted against the cap.
Maybe if Bob (Or anyone else who may have knowledge of this issue) would expound on this we would have a better understanding of why Surtain and Donnie haven’t been IR’d.