How are Malcom Floyd and Antonio Gates?
Malcom has a strained hamstring and I would find it unlikely that he could play this week. It’s not as bad as I feared it might be but I think it’s bad enough to keep him out. Gates has a sprained toe. It’s totally different from what he had in the past. It’s a little bit more like Jammer had a couple weeks ago when he missed a day of practice. I am hopeful he can play this week, but we’ll see as the week goes on. On if Ryan Mathews isn’t getting more touches because of his blocking ability No, I don’t think so. I think two things in yesterday’s game. My intention was for him to get more carries. What happened yesterday, we did not play well on third down. We did not convert third downs. We had three-and-outs and we were not able to keep the ball. When you’re not able to do that, it’s hard to get consistency in the running game. How do guys fall into the trap of thinking a game should be easier? I’m going to go back to my opening statement. There are different theories. I sensed that f
