"I thought he practiced better last week," Reid said. "I wouldn't rule it out. I just don't have enough information to put that out there (that he will play)."
But neither of those running backs gives the Chiefs the same kind of game-breaking threat as Charles, someone who can take any pass or handoff to the end zone.
"Listen, offensively, we have to pick it up," Reid said. "We did some things I think were uncharacteristic between dropped balls and penalties and missed assignments. That's not the way we normally operate, so we have to put an end to that."
The Chiefs are averaging just 116 yards total offense in the first half of their first two games, and managed just a pair of field goals. They're averaging 236 yards and 16.5 points in the second half.
Reid said that Charles told him last week that he wasn't quite ready to get on the field, but there is a chance he could play against the Jets.
Asked what would convince Reid to play him Sunday, the coach replied: "You make sure he's safe. You surely don't want to take a step backward. He's a pretty good player and you can rush yourselves, but we're not playing tiddlywinks here. It's a violent sport. You want to make sure he's fully recovered."
And it had better happen soon. The schedule doesn't get any easier with the Steelers looming on the road after a visit from the Jets,
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He met the challenge against San Diego. He came up short against Houston.
The solution to the slow starts is anybody's guess, but unearthing one ultimately is why Reid is paid so handsomely.
And unlike the previous week, when the Chiefs managed the biggest comeback in franchise history to beat the San Diego Chargers, they were unable to come all the way back in a 19-12 loss to the Houston Texans.
The biggest reason for the big difference is that Kansas City has had no choice but to ditch its conservative play-calling and open things up.
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They might be 2-0.
The Chiefs dropped a bunch of passes, quarterback Alex Smith threw several more behind his intended targets, and penalty flags piled up like dirty laundry at the end of the week.
"Absolutely zero rhythm and production going in that first half. It was not enough,
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"We've got to play better football," Reid said. "The margin between winning and losing is so small in this league — you do stupid things it's going to be tough to come out on the right side of the score."
Or at least recovered enough to help an offense out of its doldrums.
Charles has been practicing for several weeks after surgery to repair his torn right ACL last season, but he has been inactive for the first two games.
Which of course is easier said than done.
The Chiefs have survived with Spencer Ware and Charcandrick West splitting the load, and in fact thrived with them much of last season.
"Way too many mistakes against a good football team to come out on the right end," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday, echoing comments he made after the game.
The Chiefs have been in double-digit holes in the second half of each of their first two games, forcing Smith to go no-huddle and begin chucking the ball.
One thing that might get the Chiefs off to a faster start against the New York Jets this Sunday? The return of four-time Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles, their biggest difference-maker on offense.
Kansas City got out of the gate like a beat-up Pinto trying to find first gear on Sunday,
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It wasn't just the fumbles that put them in a bind, though.
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