As the Chiefs prepare for Oakland on Sunday, Coach Todd Haley said he doesn’t know if quarterback Matt Cassel will be available this week, but he thinks he’ll know sooner than Sunday morning this time whether his 60 million dollar man will be able to go.
Haley said Cassel is doing everything he can on his end to be ready, but last week they thought it was best for the player and the team that he sit it out. He also reiterated his belief that Brodie Croyle played the type of game he needed to for KC to have a chance to win last week against Baltimore.
After Haley met with the media, the club announced wide receiver Bobby Wade, who was recently released by the Vikings, had been signed. Wade led the Vikes in receptions last year and can also return kicks. The Chiefs released Turk McBride, a second round pick from just two years ago, who was trying to convert to linebacker. Whether it’s Wade or other players, Haley said the plan is to keep digging and get players who will do it the way they want it done, but talent is the great separator even for players who do what they’re asked.
After watching the Raiders lose to the Charger last night on TV, Haley said he saw a big, fast, physical team and that newly acquired Richard Seymour proved to be a disruptive force in the middle.
Of quarterback JaMarcus Russell, Haley said he looked much improved and could hurt you a bunch of ways, but from what I saw last night you could still see Russell needs a lot of work on his throwing accuracy.
After the game last Sunday, Haley said for the Chiefs to have won, it had to be an ugly game. He didn’t change that prediction this week. He said they have to play a certain way if they’re to win and they need players to make plays in critical situations.
That’s something that hasn’t happened in over two seasons in Kansas City, but Haley is working to change that.
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