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And Gretz's practice update...
August 17, 2009 - Bob Gretz | 1 Comment
From River Falls, Wisconsin
The Chiefs got back to work Monday morning here in the northwoods with a full pads practice and an energy level that was pleasing to the head coach.
“They were competitive out there and that was good,” said Todd Haley.
Free safety Jarrad Page said more: “We had a lot of energy and that was good to see because we could have come off that game (16-10 loss to Houston) with our heads down and dragging. But everybody was working hard and with enthusiasm. We know Coach Haley isn’t going to cut us any slack., so we responded.”
Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe did not play his way completely out of coach Haley’s doghouse with his five-catch, 70-yard performance in the preseason opener against the Texans. He was still running with the second and third team receivers in Monday AM practice. “We are still a work in progress,” said Haley of Bowe. “I was encouraged with what Dwayne did in the game. There were some highlights and a couple of things Dwayne did that proably weren’t noticed that need to be better.”
There was another new face in the receivers huddle during this practice, as the Chiefs signed journeymen Ashley Lelie. A former first-round choice of the Broncos, he’s played for four teams over his career, the most recent last year with the Raiders. To make room for Lelie, the Chiefs waived WR Jeff Webb.
It looked like the Chiefs got through the Houston game without much in the way of big injuries. QB Tyler Thigpen did not practice, although he was moving around without much problem. SS Bernard Pollard has a right ankle/foot injury that he suffered in the game. Pollard started in practice, but eventually left. Also OLB Andy Studebaker had his right arm wrapped with what looked like a possible elbow injury. But he took part in practice.
Here’s other nuggets and info from the morning session:
– When the No. 1 offense was on the field Monday morning, second-year man Barry Richardson was at right tackle. It had nothing to do with injuries, because Damion McIntosh worked at RT on the No. 2 offensive line, while Herb Taylor worekd with the second group at LT.
– Besides Thigpen, the others who did not take part in practice were RB Kolby Smith, ILB zach Thomas and G Tavares Washington.
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