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Chiefs vs. Cardinals: Replacing Tony Moeaki, Jon McGraw

ATLANTA - AUGUST 13:  Jason Snelling #44 of the Atlanta Falcons rushes upfield against Jon McGraw #47 and Tamba Hali #91 of the Kansas City Chiefs at Georgia Dome on August 13 2010 in Atlanta Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA - AUGUST 13: Jason Snelling #44 of the Atlanta Falcons rushes upfield against Jon McGraw #47 and Tamba Hali #91 of the Kansas City Chiefs at Georgia Dome on August 13 2010 in Atlanta Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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The Kansas City Chiefs have already ruled out TE Tony Moeaki and S Jon McGraw for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Moeaki is reportedly recovering from a concussion and McGraw is on the injury report with knee and head injuries.

With the Chiefs current personnel, you don't really replace Moeaki. He's the Chiefs best pass-catching tight end. TE Leonard Pope can pick up some of the slack but he's simply not the same type of player as Moeaki. Moeaki is good for 4-5 catches and 40-50 yards per game. The Chiefs will have to replace that.

The Chiefs safety situation has been coming into focus lately. Last week, injuries to McGraw and S Kendrick Lewis led to S Ricky Price insertion into the active roster and S Donald Washington notched the start.  Lewis is listed as questionable but he practiced in full all week so I think it would be a surprise if he weren't out there. He can handle his own without McGraw.

There are five players listed as questionable on the injury report: G Ryan Lilja, G Brian Waters, WR Dexter McCluster, S Kendrick Lewis and S Donald Washington.

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