Archives for September 15, 2012

‘”A little soft. He played a little tentative," said Gailey. "He played a little tentative early in preseason and then the last preseason game he played a lot more physical. He got off balance and played a little tentative against the Jets. He has shown to be a much more physical and much more dominant force in one-on-one coverage than he did (Sunday). I think he’ll learn from this and become a better football player. He’s got all the tools.”‘

‘Dave Wannstedt is confident the issues that plagued his defense in a most disappointing season opener can be solved.’

‘Dexter McCluster is the Kansas City Chiefs’ version of C.J. Spiller.’

‘Each of the three December home games – against Jacksonville, St. Louis and the New York Jets – has roughly 20,000 tickets still available, Brandon said. And the Bills’ lone prime-time home game, the Thursday night date with the Miami Dolphins, still has about 9,000 tickets left.’

‘Deputies will be using a mobile computer to track whether an individual has authorization to use a handicapped parking tag.’

‘”He’s a guy that we think highly of,” said Fitzpatrick. “As a young guy you tend to go crazy sometimes just thinking about everything and getting caught up in the moment. Getting him out there, getting him comfortable and getting his feet wet a little bit, I think he’s going to do a good job.”‘

‘Buffalo 27, Kansas City 20 – I think the Bills bounce back in front of their home crowd.’

Chiefs’ Crennel says Flowers is cleared to play (Kansas City Star)

Baldwin may be bigger part of game plan Sunday (Kansas City Star)

Slow start leaves Chiefs fans restless (Independence Examiner)

Flowers returns (KCChiefs.com)

Q&A with Romeo Crennel – 9/14 (KCChiefs.com)

”’It definitely gives you confidence to know that you can do it,” said Spiller, who averaged nearly 90 yards rushing in each of the final three games last season. ”But the quote that I am going to stick by for the whole year is ‘past success doesn’t guarantee future success.’ I can’t just bank on what I did the last six weeks to say I’m capable.”’

‘”I keep trying to keep telling everybody that I believe we’re going to be a good football team,” Gailey said. “But time’s the only thing that’ll tell on that, and winning’s the only healer.”‘

‘Chiefs 24, Bills 20.’

‘For the third straight day, running back Fred Jackson expectedly sat out due to a knee injury suffered against the New York Jets. His prognosis as of Monday detailed that the runner would be out of action for at least three weeks, so Jackson has been labeled out for Sunday’s contest against the Kansas City Chiefs.’

‘I am only picking Buffalo because they are at home. The Bills gave the trifecta of a bad effort at the Jets (offense, defense and special teams) It will improve Sunday….I think.’

‘The Buffalo Bills would probably like to pick up where they left off at the start of last year. The team racked up 30 plus points in an exciting home opener that had many believing the Bills were a contender. Instead, the team is looking to avenge last week’s humiliating loss to the Jets.’

‘Buffalo failed to protect the football in Week 1 and it cost them as the Jets scored 24 points off the Bills four turnovers in their loss at New York. Giving the ball up is not an option in what is expected to be a nip and tuck game.’