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Jamaal Charles out as expected, but ...

No surprise here -- the word has been out for a couple of weeks now that Kansas City RB JAMAAL CHARLES was unlikely to suit up in Week 1 -- but the confirmation comes with surprisingly little clarity. SPENCER WARE was long thought to be the primary backup to Charles this season, but word came Friday that CHARCANDRICK WEST recently passed Ware on the depth chart, and opinions abound as to what exactly that means. We have seen speculation that Ware remains the goal-line back, and would thus seem pretty likely to score today (at home against a porous San Diego defense), but we have also seen speculation that West will take over goal-line duties, with Ware getting most of his work between the twenties. Same thing with passing situations: both players are various experts' pick to remain on the field on third down. This is definitely a we'll-know-more-after-Week-1 scenario.

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