Did Jamaal Charles play too long Sunday? Charles, the Chiefs’ biggest offensive weapon, picked up 17 and 33 yards on his final two attempts in the 45-10 win at Washington. The Chiefs ran one more play, and that was the end of the third quarter with the Chiefs leading 38-10. Charles didn’t get another attempt.
He finished the day with 19 carries for a season-high 151 yards and two receptions for eight yards.
“I thought it was the right time,” to take him out of the game, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday. “I’ve gone both ways, I’ve held people from games, and I’ve played people, just depending on what I feel we need to get ourselves ready, if we have that opportunity to continue to play (in the playoffs).
“We’re not there yet. I wasn’t thinking about that in this game.”
Reid tends to ride his RB1, even with a capable backup. He did so with Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy in his time with the Eagles. But something to take from this if you're a Charles owner is that Knile Davis looks to be a capable handcuff if Charles would go down.
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