By RANDY COVITZ
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
Updated: 2012-12-19T17:51:07Z
Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn’s injured ribs won’t keep him from starting Sunday’s game against Indianapolis at Arrowhead Stadium, head coach Romeo Crennel said today.
Though Quinn is healthy enough to play, the Chiefs’ injury list again was a long one.Crennel said cornerback Javier Arenas (ankle) may not practice or would be limited today; center Ryan Lilja (back) would not practice; and tight end Tony Moeaki was to be evaluated for a head injury. Wide receiver Jon Baldwin and backup defensive lineman Jerrell Powe were out with the flu, and backup safety Abe Elam (calf) and backup offensive lineman Russ Hochstein (back) were unlikely to practice. Where’s the imagination?Because of a patchwork offensive line and the absence of injured wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, the Chiefs established season lows in first downs (seven), net yards (119), rushing yards (10), passing yards (109) and third-down conversions (one of 12, 8.3 percent) in last week’s 15-0 loss at Oakland.But the Chiefs showed no imagination against an Oakland defense crashing the line to stop running back Jamaal Charles. No reverses, end-arounds, flea-flickers, halfback passes or even an old-fashioned Statue of Liberty. Why not?“When you’re getting handled pretty good,” Crennel said, “you have a hard time believing that gadgets are going to work and make the difference. You’ve got to have a good foundation and be good fundamentally. If you’re good that way, then a gadget might work. “Then you have to look at the gadgets we’ve run in the past, and this year. Have they worked?”The Chiefs tried a halfback pass last month against Denver, but it was a low-percentage pass across the field by Peyton Hillis for Quinn that fell incomplete.“It was a gadget,” Crennel said. “You wanted gadgets, and we gave you one, and it didn’t work. You want another one that doesn’t work, or what? If any play works, it’s great. If it doesn’t work, it’s not good. We can try gadgets, and if they didn’t work, you’d be saying, ‘Umm, you tried a lot of gadgets that game. Why’d you try that many gadgets.’” Practice squad additionThe Chiefs re-signed kicker Matt Szymanski to the practice squad. Szymanski took the spot of offensive lineman Rich Ranglin, who was promoted to the active squad after Bowe was placed on injured reserve.
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