Chiefs RB Kolby Smith Travels with the Team to Jacksonville

by Chris Thorman on Nov 7, 2009 3:31 PM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kolby Smith has been inactive for the first six weeks of the season, coming off an knee injury from '08.

Today is the deadline for the Chiefs to move Smith from the PUP list to the active roster or else they'll lose him to Injured Reserve for the rest of the season.

Well according to Smith's Twitter account, he made the trip with the team and will presumably be active for tomorrow's contest.

That would mean Chiefs running backs would be:

#1 Jamaal Charles
#2 Dantrell Savage
#3 Kolby Smith

As Joel noted this morning, if Smith is indeed put on the active roster, the Chiefs will have to release a player to get to 53.

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hmm

so who gets released?

by tomahawk44 on Nov 7, 2009 3:37 PM CST reply actions

mike goff

by jrcnc on Nov 7, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions

Kolby may not be the answer

but im chomping at the bit to see what we have in him and Charles! I feel if they worked in a good two back package we could see one of the two with over 100 yards.

by jrcnc on Nov 7, 2009 3:51 PM CST reply actions

I'm happier with our RB situation now then I've been all year.

I like LJ, I really do. But he is at best overrated. He was a great RB when he ran behind one of the best o-line’s in football. He can’t accelerate. Can’t make people miss. What he can do, is run right into the back of Goff.

Consistency is only a value if you are not a screw up.

by schraggyj on Nov 7, 2009 3:52 PM CST reply actions

Running Backs should always be able to adapt during a play.

Remember how Dante Hall would never run his seams if they were not available….he went to the holes. LJ runs the plays like he has to run exactly where it says no matter what…probably just to make Haley look bad.

Charles can adapt and make moves to go outside or back inside if need be.

"Its going to be a challenge, its going to feel like forever, and there will be difficulties. But we will emerge on the other side of it stronger than we were when we entered." ~ Sudden

by Matt_Grbac on Nov 7, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions

It looked like LJ had sand bags for pads on.

No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
George Carlin-R.I.P.

by idahochieffan on Nov 7, 2009 4:09 PM CST up reply actions

I bet we dont run 20 times in this game.

Maybe if you include Cassel scrambles. I think Haley is going to keep our TEs in all day long and let Cassel try to work the ball for most of the game. Then cut Charles loose on some of those shotgun draw plays. I dont think we could play smash mouth with Jax anyway even if we wanted.

A man who says he can, and a man who says he can't are both right. Which one are you?

by Bashman on Nov 7, 2009 4:09 PM CST reply actions

Im not sure we are "good" with these running backs...

but we definitely aren’t worse.

This space for rent.

by averagegatsby on Nov 7, 2009 4:25 PM CST reply actions

I want to see Kolby play...

put him as the #2 back. Not behind savage.

by Wrestler189s on Nov 7, 2009 5:30 PM CST reply actions

They are not going to throw him into the fire his first game back...

I bet he gets 3-5 carries Max.

OHANA!

by darwithabar on Nov 8, 2009 2:03 AM CST up reply actions

Like most of you I am eager to see how Kolby does. However lets try not to expect to much as he hasn’t played in a year. Honestly it will probably be a month before he is back to true form.

by lett on Nov 7, 2009 5:37 PM CST reply actions

if Kolby is healthy and in shape

we will be fine. This kid has game and can be a feature back. Pobably gonna take a few games for him to get back up to speed but I like this guy.

by KCCheeze on Nov 7, 2009 5:58 PM CST reply actions

why does everyone here love Kolby Smith so much

I remember one game where he got +100 yards against Oakland and that’s about it. Am I missing something here, has he done anything really that Spectacular?

by Bearson on Nov 7, 2009 6:18 PM CST reply actions

Well thats the only oppurtunity he ever got....

He had the rock that whole game, Other games when LJ was out, Jamal got the rock and Kolby spelled him. I would just recomend actually watching the games for the best info lol;’)

OHANA!

by darwithabar on Nov 8, 2009 2:05 AM CST up reply actions