Chargers' Marcus McNeill And Vincent Jackson Out For MNF Against Chiefs

judging by injuries/contract disputes that other teams are suffering through.

We really can’t afford to lose the few star players we’ve got. Pioli still has some work to do on that second and third string talent level.

Could you imagine the Chiefs going into the season without Branden Albert and Chris Chambers or Dwayne Bowe?

could you imagine the chargers with matt cassel and leonard pope?

I definitely don’t want to play teams that are missing key players every week, but if we are going to, it might as well be the 1st game against the toughest division rival. It’s been said on here that winning on MNF will go a LONG way to boost the confidence of this team, and if it’s beating a depleted Chargers team, then so be it. I like our 1st 2 games, both winnable, going into a tough game against the 49ers.

Is it Sept. 13th yet?

Placeing D.Bowe & B.Albert on that list . I used baited breath to keep that from happening. Any How Adv. Chiefs Sept .13 MNF @ Arrowhead . The Bolts justaposition loseing " VOLTage . >< Geaux Chiefs . Bring on the T><Bucs ! 4hrs to Kick -Off . I am so EXCITED !

the Chargers are still a handfull. Of course I prefer without.

The Truth is ( This is significant ) Adv.Chiefs .

One of the best QB’s and in the league and you don’t pay your pro-bowl LT? Jackson I can somewhat understand. But McNeill??

His replacement retires? Who is going to protect his blind-side? Tamba Hali is going to be a big factor in this game.

I’m actually a little bummed out that VJ is involved with trade talks. If he gets traded the chargers get something for him. If he sits they get nada. I’m all for a long holdout.

The loss of pro-bowler Vincent Jackson is huge, it puts Flowers up against Floyd (shutdown anyone?). But the fact that pro-bowler Marcus McNeil AND his backup former pro-bowler Tra Thomas will not play against us is absolutely COLOSSAL. I can’t tell you how much I like the sound of “Brandyn Dombrowski vs. Tamba Hali”. What we’re looking at is the best pass rusher in the AFC West against the least experienced and most likely least talented left tackle in the afc west. This matchup along with a defensive end that is looking to have a breakaway season and another DE that is starting to show huge strides and for the first time since Jarred Allen, we may be watching a quarterback being significantaly pressured by a Chiefs defense. When you combine a significant pass rush with what looks to be a very solid secondary that will only continue to get better, I believe we will see an almost non-existent pass game by the chargers, I just don’t see how they could go about passing the ball successfully under these circumstances. Don’t get me wrong, this will not win u the game alone the chargers also have matchups that scare me, particularlly matchups that involve the inside run game(Nick Hardwick,Tyronne Green, and Kris Dielman vs. Ron Edwards, Corey Mays/Demorrio Williams and Jovan Belcher/Derrick Johnson is terrifying). But what I’m saying is I believe our defense will at the very least COMPETE with the chargers offense and will at least give us a shot at letting our offense win the game for us. And I think most agree that our offense SHOULD finally have the talent and speed to do just that. I apologize for the length but I felt it needed to be said… OPTIMISM IS DESERVED. Go Chiefs! And I can’t wait to see all 78,000+ of you on September 13th.

Anybody else smell that? I think I smell an upset.