[ESPN.com] Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles will likely miss the rest of the 2011 season after an initial diagnosis revealed a torn ACL in his left knee following the Chiefs’ 48-3 loss Sunday, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
The source said Charles will have an MRI on Monday to confirm the diagnosis, but the team believes the Pro Bowl running back will not return this year.
Charles, who rushed for 1,467 yards last season, was lunging toward the first down mark along the Detroit sideline when he was pushed out of bounds by defensive back Chris Houston. He landed at the feet of Detroit’s mascot and immediately began clutching his left leg.
His return was initially announced as questionable, but the injury appeared significant, and he was carted off the field. Charles was declared out for the rest of the game early in the third quarter.
Ouch!!
Hey, we’re 0-2 in the first quarter of the season and only one game behind in the division!
Comment by Jeff in VA — September 18, 2011 @ 7:21 pm
at first i was going to rip into you jeff in va, but then my drunk ass realized humor in what you said. there are two kinds of chiefs fans: realists and enablers. i consider myself a realist and know this team is done this year. the reason i “know” this is becuase when a team is embarrased like the chiefs were last week, they usually come out and make a statment, not bend over and take a footlong up the poopshoot. then you have the enablers. these are the fans that keep telling the players things are going to get better and sort of wipe the players asses when they screw up. these are also the fans that get mad at other fans when they boo the team. the reason teams on the east coast are down for only a couple seasons before turning it around….the fans dont put up with the bullshit! Bring on Luck!
Comment by eplueg — September 18, 2011 @ 8:23 pm
Well at least now we have a reason to suck…………….
Comment by vince — September 18, 2011 @ 8:41 pm
I know this sounds bad but I hope we lose out to get Luck…
Comment by Brian — September 18, 2011 @ 8:58 pm
Bad ownership = a low payroll and this is the kind of team you get.Also fire Todd Haley.
Comment by chris — September 19, 2011 @ 6:42 am
well hell,from bad to oh shit wtf happened…..lets go guys step it up. it only gets tougher from here.
Comment by yokutchief — September 19, 2011 @ 2:14 pm
call me an enabler if you like, but I think they can fix this and become a respectable team. Obviously, Haley’s plan to prepare the team in a shortened preseason didn’t work. But, unlike his predecessor, he takes responsibility. Haley didn’t throw an interception and he didn’t fumble, but he is right, it’s definately his responsibility. These players are all professionals and they all have pride, they have to find a way to come together and fix this. I am a realist too, and know with the tough schedule we’re in deep kimchi. We were in that game in the first quarter, even when the questionable calls weren’t going our way.
I defend Cassel all the time only because I don’t believe there have been any opportunities in the past couple years to get a better QB-trade or draft. If your looking for a hall of fame QB, you better start rooting for the Pats. They only come along every once in a while and you have to be in the right place at the right time to get him. There’s a good chance we are going to have the first pick. And Luck, at this point, seems like the obvious pick. After about week 6, if we haven’t improved, I wouldn’t be opposed to putting Stanzi in for the rest of season to get him experience. btw…two of Cassel’s interceptions were dropped passes, the fumble was just stupid.
Haley is another that I often defend on these websites. People say he is not experienced enough, but I disagree. He has taken a natural progression to get his opportunity. I don’t think he is a great coach and I can name 10 people who are unemployed that I would like to have as a Chiefs coach, but I believe you have to let him finish this out. He has a great D coordinator and I hope he uses him to keep the team together. I also think he should call the plays. Muir was a mistake and I am more pissed at Weis now than when I was after his announcement to quit.
Anyway, we need to continue to run the ball, we had 150 yards yesterday and thats one good thing. Don’t give up on your team. It’s going to be a tough year. Hang in there Chiefs fans. Maybe we’ll get lucky and get Dungy or Cowher. Maybe we’ll get “Luck”y too!
Comment by Jeff in VA — September 19, 2011 @ 5:03 pm
with the 1st pick in the 2012 draft Kansas city chiefs select Andrew Luck QB Stanford
Comment by jimmy — September 19, 2011 @ 5:48 pm
i agree jeff that the two interceptions thrown by cassel werent 100% his fault. an nfl receiver should catch the ball when it hits their hands, but the reason it is difficult for the chiefs receivers to even get into the game (mentally) is because cassel rarely includes them early in the games. cassel is partly to blame for this. cassel doesnt go through the proper progressions that a real nfl starting qb goes through. cassel looks at one receiver and immediately checks the ball down to a running back in the flat. even if the receiver is partially open, he will not test opposing corners. cassel doesnt understand the game and it was apparent right before halftime when he chose to take a sack over throwing a hail mary. that is the worse thing you can do on that play. was he waiting for a receiver to get open on a hail mary? cassel is supposed to be a leader, but instead of getting in his receiver’s earholes after they caused the interceptions, he throws a fit on the sideline and sits down by himself. you will never see peyton or brady do that.
Comment by eplueg — September 20, 2011 @ 5:02 pm
Actually Peyton is the biggest cry-baby Ive ever seen.
Comment by Brian — September 20, 2011 @ 6:22 pm
true that….but im sure he’s respected in the locker room. besides, i would put up with peyton’s crybaby shenanegans due to what he does on the field. the biggest pos mama’s boy out there is phillip rivers. i think i see a trend here. not all crybabies are good quarterbacks but all good quarterbacks are crybabies
Comment by eplueg — September 20, 2011 @ 8:34 pm
Eplueg, I disagree with you on the checkdown stuff. The Chiefs coaches don’t game-plan long passes for Cassel, either because he doesn’t have the capability or because the WRs don’t have the capability. Either way, our WRs just don’t get open that well. If you look at ypa over the past couple years, he’s pretty close to Manning. Exactly the same as Peyton last year 6.92. Peyton has much better receivers than we do. Also, I believe he is a leader on the team. Everyone, including me would like to have a HOF QB. Problem is, where do we get one from? If we continue to lose, I think we should give Stanzi some experience.
Comment by Jeff in VA — September 22, 2011 @ 3:38 pm