Practice Update 8/27 A.M.
August 27, 2009 - Bob Gretz |
From the Truman Sports Complex
The focus was the Seattle Seahawks as the Chiefs went through their Thursday A.M. practice outside on the grass at their facility.
More than either of the two previous pre-season games, Todd Haley and his staff put a bit more prep time into the Seahawks before Saturday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium.
Looks like ILB Derrick Johnson will not be part of the game on Saturday. For the second straight practice, Johnson was working in the rehab area. There’s no apparent injury, as he did cardio as well as weight work. In the practice, Demorrio Williams took Johnson’s spot with the first team defense. On Wednesday, Monty Beisel was working there.
Just who will play on Saturday and how much remains unknown. Haley said he and his staff would meet Thursday afternoon to make those decisions. The first teamers will play into the first part of the third quarter; how long they stay in after half-time is what must be decided. No news on quarterback rotation from Haley either, although Tyler Thigpen continued to take almost all of the second-team offensive plays.
Other items from the morning workout:
– Besides Derrick Johnson, not taking part in the practice were RB Kolby Smith, ILB Zach Thomas and TE Jake O’Connell. For the second day in a row, Thomas was not on the field at all.
– As they worked on kick returns, the Chiefs gave CB Ricardo Colclough several turns as the returner. Colclough has done this before but not for several years.
– No changes on this week’s personnel changes: Barry Richardson at RT, Tank Tyler at the No. 1 NT, Tyson Jackson at LDE and Dwayne Bowe with the first team offense.
– Haley says there’s a lot of work to get done at nose tackle. “We are going to rotate guys through again trying to get one or a couple of those guys to step up and show they want the job,” said Haley of Tyler, Ron Edwards and Derek Lokey.
– Working as the No. 2 offensive line from left to right: Damion McIntosh, Tavares Washington, Wade Smith, Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe.
– WR Ashley Lelie made a nice catch on scout team … QB Brodie Croyle spent the week running as the No. 4 QB, but he threw the ball really well as he directed the scout team … Beisel picked off QB Matt Gutierrez during the seven-on-seven passing drill … CB Brandon Flowers knocked down at least three passes during the practice, including running step-for-step with WR Quinten Lawrence, maybe the fastest player on the team.