Andy Reid Says Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles Wasn't Used Fully The Past Two Years

Discussion in 'Kansas City Chiefs' started by SRW, Mar 20, 2013.

  1. SRW

    SRW Ex-World's Worst Site Admin

    Andy Reid doesn't think the Chiefs maximized Jamaal Charles' talent the past two years.

    He wants the ball in Charles' hands, and not just on running plays or screens. The 26-year-old with the highest yards-per-carry average in NFL history could be splitting out wide and running a variety of routes.

    Watching Charles' 2010 game tape, Reid saw Charles used to devastating effect. Charles caught 45 passes for 468 yards and three touchdowns – all career highs – while rushing for 1,467 yards. Kansas City won the AFC West that year.

    “Charlie [Weis] kind of moved him around like we did with our guys [in Philadelphia],â€￾ Reid said in an interview at the owners' meetings. “I did that just to see how [Charles] handled the quick passing game or the deep passing game from the wide receiver position. He handled it well. So that gives you another dimension that you know is in there that he wasn't utilized. … They just didn't use it in him the last couple years.â€￾

    Source: CBS Sports
     
  2. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    Translation: "Jamaal wan't run into the ground. I like to "run" backs into the ground until their tires fall off...but not literally."
     
  3. ICECOLD

    ICECOLD 1st Stringer

    You know Alex will be looking his way :icon_smile:
     
  4. markaz

    markaz Resident Cards Fan Staff Member

    Translation: Todd Haley and Romeo Crennell had no freaking idea what they were doing.
     
  5. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    Jamaal isn't the kind of guy that can take a ton of punishment. Reid may regret over using him
     
  6. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    Reid doesn't care.
     
  7. Crowned

    Crowned Doesn't give a shit.

    Is this the twilight zone? We are talking about Andy Reid here... Charles will be used even less.
     
  8. ball in the baskett

    ball in the baskett First Team All Pro

    probably not in the passing game
     
  9. markaz

    markaz Resident Cards Fan Staff Member

    Agreed. Look at 2009 when the Chiefs had Charles and that headcase Larry Johnson. Charles took the bulk of the snaps and had a respectable 1120 yard season. Enter an aging Thomas Jones in 2010 who shared the load and ended up with about 900 yards himself and started 10 games, but Charles in the running back by committee scenario, started only 6 games and ended up with around 1500 yards. If you and [MENTION=802]Crowned[/MENTION] is right and Reid's idea of using Charles is to give him around 300 carries, Charles will probably regress or get injured.
     
  10. DawkinsINT

    DawkinsINT Tebow free since 9/5/2015.

    This. What the heck is going on??