Chiefs Jamal Charles Is Ready To Destroy Souls - Page 5

Marcellus · 09-06-2012, 05:51 AM

Chiefs’ Charles feels good and can’t wait to play

By ADAM TEICHER

The Kansas City Star

In the spring, on what seemed at the time to be a good day for his rehab, running back Jamaal Charles promised that last season’s knee injury and the resulting surgery would be quickly forgotten once he returned to the football field.
“When I touch that field again, you’re going to feel my pain,” Charles said, speaking to what was then a distant Chiefs opponent. “You’re going to go through what I went through. It’s going to be that way for me the rest of my career.”
That wasn’t necessarily a good day for Charles. Instead, it was just Charles baring his soul. The time for him to back up those words begins on Sunday, when the Chiefs open their regular season against Atlanta at Arrowhead Stadium.
In the intervening months, Charles hasn’t backed off that statement. In fact, on Wednesday, he embraced it.
“Everything I said in an interview when I met with you all in the offseason, that’s part of what I’m going to do Sunday,” Charles said. “I spoke it, I have to prove it. I feel good. I feel great right now. I just can’t wait for the opportunity when it comes.”
Those are sweet words to the Chiefs. Their running game dried up after Charles was lost for the season last year after tearing his ACL in a September game at Detroit.
He looked like the Charles of old in his limited chances in the preseason, showing the speed and moves that helped him rush for 1,467 yards and a 6.4-yard average in 2010.
The Falcons are expecting the same Charles as before the injury.
“They’ll give him his touches,” Atlanta coach Mike Smith said. “There are so many guys on that offensive side that can cause you problems, but I anticipate seeing him a lot on Sunday. He’s a guy that can really hurt you on the outside, and he’s a great cutback runner.
“Jamaal Charles is probably one of the three fastest guys, running backs, in the National Football League. He may be the No. 1 guy. He has great speed, and he’s a good cutback runner.”
Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said he won’t limit Charles because he is coming off the knee injury. But they didn’t want to place too much of a burden on him, so they signed Peyton Hillis to share the load.
In their perfect world, the Chiefs will find plenty of work for both players. Game circumstances will determine how much the Chiefs use each player against the Falcons and beyond.
“The good thing about that is that I’ve got this guy named Hillis, who also could go into the game,” Crennel said. “I don’t think we’ll be disappointed when Hillis goes into the game.
“It’s just by how we feel and how it’s going. You can’t say how a game is going to go. We go up there and we work all these hours at night and put a game plan together, but if a play is not working, then you don’t keep calling that play. Whatever is working, that’s what we’re going to call. That’s why many times, you look at that offensive call sheet, and it has so many plays on it. If they’re not working, you have something else to go to.”
Crennel said the Chiefs would use Charles on Sunday as much as they believe is necessary to win the game. Those are sweet words to Charles.
“Whatever it is,” Charles said when asked how much he could carry the ball on Sunday. “I’m not backing down from any situation. I’m here and I’m not going (anywhere). I’ve been in every preseason game this year. That tells you a lot right there.
“I’m worried about the Falcons. I’m not worried about my knee. The only thing I’m worried about is staying healthy the whole season.”
Charles’ rehab has gone about as well as the Chiefs could have hoped. He played in a preseason game about 10 months after surgery, and it appeared he could have played in one much sooner.
“I felt great playing in the preseason games, getting a feel, moving around, making the moves I used to make out there,” Charles said. “Every week I was trying to get better and better. I’m 11 months right now. I’m not even a year (since) my surgery. So I’m back earlier than some people are.”
The Chiefs have issued their depth chart for the Atlanta game, and it lists both Charles and Hillis as their starting running backs. Both could play enough that it seems they are regulars.
But not even Hillis is questioning which back the position belongs to.
“I still look at Jamaal as the starting running back,” Hillis said. “He deserves it. He’s one of the leaders on this team, and his past play has proved it.”

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I am calling it. JC runs absolutely wild on Atlanta. 153 yards and 2 TD's.

Ace Gunner · 09-06-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bump

JC is probably the most under appreciated runners in the NFL. He has some uncanny ability to make people miss but his movements are so subtle you don't even know that he just juked 2 people.

And he is a humble young man on top of all that.

I was reviewing that play where he injured his knee for the first time a few weeks ago. It appears to me Jamaal jammed his knee into that carpeted concrete as he reached out to get the first down. He came down on it awkwardly and concrete just isn't as forgiving as grass field is. If that play occurred on the field at Arrowhead, Jamaal would not have injured his knee imo.

I am hoping for a complete recovery like everybody else, but so far I have not seen that explosive quickness out his cuts that make him so hard to chase. But I am hopeful. Lots of reputed sources around the league say Jamaal is going to fully recover. He's a helluva football player. Hope they are right.

A side note, I think Goodell and co are a bunch of loonies for allowing concrete hard turf fields in the NFL. IMO that is a injury waiting to happen. With the improved speed of players, it would be smart to slow the game a bit and give players a much safer playing surface.

Football is a game that should be played on grass.

Simplicity · 09-06-2012, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bump

JC is probably the most under appreciated runners in the NFL. He has some uncanny ability to make people miss but his movements are so subtle you don't even know that he just juked 2 people.

It's the weed mannnn...

Hammock Parties · 09-06-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou_Zare

I was reviewing that play where he injured his knee for the first time a few weeks ago. It appears to me Jamaal jammed his knee into that carpeted concrete as he reached out to get the first down.

Wrong.

He injured his knee because he was carrying the ball.

He was carrying the ball because it was third and 4, and we like to run the ball in that situation.

We like to run the ball in that situation because our QB is Matt Cassel.

He injured his knee...because our QB is Matt Cassel.

Simplicity · 09-06-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

Wrong.

He injured his knee because he was carrying the ball.

He was carrying the ball because it was third and 4, and we like to run the ball in that situation.

We like to run the ball in that situation because our QB is Matt Cassel.

He injured his knee...because our QB is Matt Cassel.

**** Benard Pollard.

**RealSNR** · 09-06-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Bird

I unbiasedly predict Charles will be a little rusty and will need a couple games to return to pre-injury form. Hillis is the one who will be the most likely to gash the Falcons D on the ground.

He's not rusty at all. Only way to make him look rusty will be to injure him again.

AdamAndrew · 09-06-2012, 11:50 PM

Charles is ready to go on my fantasy team: rip em a new hole...

Marcellus · 09-07-2012, 06:15 AM

The only thing I am concerned about is his occasional bouts of fumblitis. I think he is going to tear up some long gainers though.

I imagine we will run the ball 65% of the time but then again we have never seen Daboll call a game yet.

A Salt Weapon · 09-07-2012, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

Wrong.

He injured his knee because he was carrying the ball.

He was carrying the ball because it was third and 4, and we like to run the ball in that situation.

We like to run the ball in that situation because our QB is Matt Cassel.

He injured his knee...because our QB is Matt Cassel.

I can buy that
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09-06-2012, 05:51 AM
Marcellus Diablo Negro Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $-377338	Jamal Charles Is Ready To Destroy Souls Chiefs’ Charles feels good and can’t wait to play By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star In the spring, on what seemed at the time to be a good day for his rehab, running back Jamaal Charles promised that last season’s knee injury and the resulting surgery would be quickly forgotten once he returned to the football field. “When I touch that field again, you’re going to feel my pain,” Charles said, speaking to what was then a distant Chiefs opponent. “You’re going to go through what I went through. It’s going to be that way for me the rest of my career.” That wasn’t necessarily a good day for Charles. Instead, it was just Charles baring his soul. The time for him to back up those words begins on Sunday, when the Chiefs open their regular season against Atlanta at Arrowhead Stadium. In the intervening months, Charles hasn’t backed off that statement. In fact, on Wednesday, he embraced it. “Everything I said in an interview when I met with you all in the offseason, that’s part of what I’m going to do Sunday,” Charles said. “I spoke it, I have to prove it. I feel good. I feel great right now. I just can’t wait for the opportunity when it comes.” Those are sweet words to the Chiefs. Their running game dried up after Charles was lost for the season last year after tearing his ACL in a September game at Detroit. He looked like the Charles of old in his limited chances in the preseason, showing the speed and moves that helped him rush for 1,467 yards and a 6.4-yard average in 2010. The Falcons are expecting the same Charles as before the injury. “They’ll give him his touches,” Atlanta coach Mike Smith said. “There are so many guys on that offensive side that can cause you problems, but I anticipate seeing him a lot on Sunday. He’s a guy that can really hurt you on the outside, and he’s a great cutback runner. “Jamaal Charles is probably one of the three fastest guys, running backs, in the National Football League. He may be the No. 1 guy. He has great speed, and he’s a good cutback runner.” Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said he won’t limit Charles because he is coming off the knee injury. But they didn’t want to place too much of a burden on him, so they signed Peyton Hillis to share the load. In their perfect world, the Chiefs will find plenty of work for both players. Game circumstances will determine how much the Chiefs use each player against the Falcons and beyond. “The good thing about that is that I’ve got this guy named Hillis, who also could go into the game,” Crennel said. “I don’t think we’ll be disappointed when Hillis goes into the game. “It’s just by how we feel and how it’s going. You can’t say how a game is going to go. We go up there and we work all these hours at night and put a game plan together, but if a play is not working, then you don’t keep calling that play. Whatever is working, that’s what we’re going to call. That’s why many times, you look at that offensive call sheet, and it has so many plays on it. If they’re not working, you have something else to go to.” Crennel said the Chiefs would use Charles on Sunday as much as they believe is necessary to win the game. Those are sweet words to Charles. “Whatever it is,” Charles said when asked how much he could carry the ball on Sunday. “I’m not backing down from any situation. I’m here and I’m not going (anywhere). I’ve been in every preseason game this year. That tells you a lot right there. “I’m worried about the Falcons. I’m not worried about my knee. The only thing I’m worried about is staying healthy the whole season.” Charles’ rehab has gone about as well as the Chiefs could have hoped. He played in a preseason game about 10 months after surgery, and it appeared he could have played in one much sooner. “I felt great playing in the preseason games, getting a feel, moving around, making the moves I used to make out there,” Charles said. “Every week I was trying to get better and better. I’m 11 months right now. I’m not even a year (since) my surgery. So I’m back earlier than some people are.” The Chiefs have issued their depth chart for the Atlanta game, and it lists both Charles and Hillis as their starting running backs. Both could play enough that it seems they are regulars. But not even Hillis is questioning which back the position belongs to. “I still look at Jamaal as the starting running back,” Hillis said. “He deserves it. He’s one of the leaders on this team, and his past play has proved it.” http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/05...good-cant.html I am calling it. JC runs absolutely wild on Atlanta. 153 yards and 2 TD's.
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Marcellus Diablo Negro Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $-377338	The only thing I am concerned about is his occasional bouts of fumblitis. I think he is going to tear up some long gainers though. I imagine we will run the ball 65% of the time but then again we have never seen Daboll call a game yet.
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