Archives for October 31, 2013

‘”We really, in a perfect world, would have loved to have him on the practice squad and working with him,” Marrone said of the plan for Tuel this year. “There’s no doubt about that. But he’s in the situation now where he has to make the best of that opportunity.”‘

‘”I’m glad coach came out and said it was a high-ankle sprain,” Spiller said. “Pretty much I knew that’s what it was, but I couldn’t tell y’all that. It is a four- to six-week injury. … That’s four to six if you’re not playing. I’ve been playing on it for, what, four weeks. Having Sunday off, all that did was give it more rest time, give me more days to let it heal.’

‘Lyons, an MIT graduate, doesn’t have a football background, like most of the 1,000 or so people who wanted the job. He spent 26 years as a data analytics expert at Xerox. His resume says he analyzed raw data and created business solutions for the company.’

‘”I want to see where Thad is, first,” Marrone said, staying as outwardly upbeat as he can in not ruling Lewis out of the equation. “Do we want (Lewis) to play? Yes. I’ve got until tomorrow to really look at that.”‘

In the end, Jackson, DeVito do the dirty work for Chiefs’ defense (Kansas City Star)

Chiefs prepare for another team with quarterback issues (Kansas City Star)

Chiefs promote offensive lineman Watkins, waive Brock (Kansas City Star)

Chiefs’ Sherman relishes unselfish role of today’s fullback (Fox Sports Kansas City)

Chiefs not out to win, not win beauty pageants (AP)

Chiefs waive Brock, make series of roster moves (AP)

Chiefs waive tight end Brock (The Sports Network)

Andy Reid’s Wednesday Presser Transcript (KCChiefs.com)

Practice Resumes, Succop Awarded and More (KCChiefs.com)

Alex Smith: ‘We have our hands full this week’ (KCChiefs.com)

Chiefs Announce Roster Moves (KCChiefs.com)

Succop Named AFC ST Player of the Week (KCChiefs.com)

Chiefs Ignore Records, Focus on Improvement (KCChiefs.com)

‘Lewis continued playing despite being hurt on the first play from scrimmage in a 35-17 loss at New Orleans on Sunday. Lewis had taken off on a run up the left side, when linebacker David Hawthorne struck the quarterback with a helmet-first hit into the right ribs. Lewis fumbled the ball and had difficulty getting off the field.’

‘Bills president Russ Brandon mentioned a need for the team to branch into analytics during his first news conference in January, when he was promoted to his new position.’

”’It probably is happening to every other team, but we’re talking about it now and we’ve got to just get over it. There’s nothing we can really control. We’re out there and playing football and this is what happens when you play in this league.”‘

‘The Ontario native spent the first eight weeks of the season on the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans.’

‘”Thad is truly 50-50, obviously we’ll know more,” head coach Doug Marrone said after the session. “I don’t know if it was ‘a hit,’ it was a couple. I’m being honest. X-rays came back negative. The doctors called it a contusion, and in layman’s terms I call it sore.”‘

‘”I’m probably still going to go with day-to-day and then take a good peak tomorrow,” he said after Wednesday’s practice. “I’m not ready to really stand on the table one way or another.”‘

‘In the amount of time the media is allowed to see practice, Manuel practiced dropbacks, handoffs and even took some repetitions during the ‘routes versus air’ drill with receivers. Although the progress has been made, Marrone shut down the notion that he would be ready to play as early as Sunday.’

‘”I feel good about the team but I’d be lying to you if I said I was not disappointed at being 3-5″ Brandon said. “I do like the progress and the direction the organization is heading. Coach(Doug) Marrone has really done an outstanding job of getting this team ready to play each and every week and I think we see a lot of good things on offense and defense.”‘

‘”There’s definitely no reading between the lines saying, ‘He’s back,’ because I’m definitely not back to normal,” he said.’