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“If we have to run it 50 times and the fans boo because we ran it on third and 7, oh well. We’re going to be a bunch of brawlers . . . we’re not going to turn the ball over anymore and we’re going to get some wins.’’
We cant throw. Did he not walk away after the MC injury?
Also states "you have to do what wins with the team you have"=MC sucks
Article:
Jamaal Charles was one of the last Chiefs players out of their locker room after Sunday’s 9-6 loss to Baltimore at Arrowhead Stadium, but he had an excuse for lingering.
He had spent some time in the tub, trying to soak away the aches and pains he accumulated from getting the ball 33 times.
“I’m trying to take care of my body,’’ he said. “I know we’re trying to win ballgames and put it in my hands. I can’t complain. I just have to do better when my name is called.’’
Charles also had 30-plus touches in the game at New Orleans two weeks earlier, so he’s used to the physical beating. It may continue next week at Tampa Bay and beyond.
The Chiefs seemed intent on establishing an offensive identity. They ran the ball with Charles, Shaun Draughn or Cyrus Gray even in situations that called for a pass. They ran 50 times in all and passed 18 times against one of the better run defenses in the league.
“I’ve never seen a team come out there and do what we did to them,’’ offensive lineman Eric Winston said. “I’ve never seen somebody come out and run the ball like we did on them today, and that had better roll over. This has to be us every game. This has got to be us, a street fight every game. I told everybody in this locker room it’s got to be a street fight every game. This is who we are, this is who we need to be, this is Kansas City and we need to be a bunch of brawlers.
“If we have to run it 50 times and the fans boo because we ran it on third and 7, oh well. We’re going to be a bunch of brawlers . . . we’re not going to turn the ball over anymore and we’re going to get some wins.’’
Charles rushed 30 times for 140 yards and caught three passes for 21 yards. He got the ball a total of 39 times in the overtime win against the Saints.
“Whatever it takes to get a win,’’ he said. “Whatever they want, I’m going to go with it.
“I don’t want the coach to take it light on me. I want to be one of the best backs ever to play in the NFL.’’
Coach Romeo Crennel didn’t apologize for using Charles so frequently. In fact, he did the opposite.
“I wish he could get it more because he can run for a touchdown,’’ Crennel said.
“You do what you think you need to do to win a game with your team that you have.’’
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