KC Chiefs Football

No Jared Allen??  WHAT?!  Sorry about my last post titled “Jared Allen comes back… and oh yeah Vikings Scrimmage“, I didn’t know yet.  Naw, it disappointed a lot of media and fans but I can understand Brad Childress’s decision.  With the amount of money that they paid to get Jared Allen, why risk him getting injured at a glorified practice that is bound to be a dog and pony show against his former team.  But with that said I personally would have really liked to see what the Chiefs O-Line could have done against what should be, if not the best, one of the best D-Lines in the entire NFL.

Now here are some updates about what happened at yesterday’s Chiefs vs. Vikings scrimmage;

First off, Branden Albert injured his ankle again, hopefully this isn’t one of those nagging injuries.

Left tackle Branden Albert had his right ankle stepped on Thursday night and immediately exited. He did not return. Second-team left tackle Herb Taylor replaced Albert for the remainder of the evening [WPI]

Here is some more good info from WPI:

WHO’S HOT

Minnesota’s defensive backs could not contain Dwayne Bowe tonight, at least early. In a span of just nine snaps during 7-on-7 drills, Bowe hauled in five catches, highlighted by his grab over the middle of the field. Kansas City’s quarterbacks didn’t throw any particularly amazing passes, Bowe was simply bigger and more physical than any Vikings defensive back, and his route running was splendid.

Larry Johnson looks like he’s got plenty of gas left in the tank. When the Chiefs opened a hole tonight, 27 was through it like a rocket. On the first play of 9-on-9 drills, LJ zipped off left tackle for a big gain down the sideline. Later, on a toss left, Johnson cut back to his right, thundered past the line of scrimmage and ran over a linebacker. Towards the end of practice, Johnson delivered a haymaker of a stiff arm to a Vikings defensive back. Check out Pat Clifton’s recap for more on the return of “The Centaur.”According to my notes, Brodie Croyle literally completed every pass he attempted tonight. Now, I only saw Croyle attempt seven passes, and most came in a 7-on-7 drill. But Croyle was accurate, used audibles effectively, and was probably the best quarterback on the field tonight. Nothing he threw up came close to being intercepted. Considering how awful Croyle was the last time he practiced, it was hard to find fault with his performance tonight.

Some more:

PLAYS OF THE DAY

Dwayne Bowe got a clean release off the line of scrimmage before slashing into a gaping hole in the middle of Minnesota’s defense. Bowe’s route was run so well, Tyler Thigpen had an enormous space to throw the ball into. The play resulted in a 20-yard completion.

Everyone is excited about Will Franklin because of his 4.37 40-yard dash time, but tonight he showed toughness and run-after-catch skills down by the goal line. In 11-on-11’s, Franklin ran a short curl route and turned around to present himself to quarterback Brodie Croyle, who thumped the ball right into his chest. Franklin did a little shimmy to escape one defender and dove into the end zone for a touchdown.

So all reports I have heard said that the Chiefs running game looks much better. I even heard that LJ had times where he wouldn’t even get touched for about 10-12 yards! I know this was just a practive but that is so good to hear.

Have a good one Chiefs fans and don’t forget to check out all the coverage below of last nights srimmage.

WPI:  here, here and here.

BobGretz.com

Star-Tribune

UW-RF

Kansas City Star

Here some photos from UW-RF, not sure why there are not any from the scrimmage, but whatever…