Chief concern

I don't get it. You don't get it. Jamaal Charles probably doesn't get it, either.

For whatever reason, championship-winning offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and Chiefs head coach and game-planner extraordinaire Todd Haley have given Charles the cold shoulder and opted to trust Thomas Jones with the primary rushing workload through two games.

Normally, we Fantasy owners have a relatively good idea of why one player is benched for another, but this time we're stumped. All Charles did last year was run for 1,120 yards and seven touchdowns, rack up another 297 yards receiving and another touchdown. He basically breathed life into a team that averaged less than 16 points per week during the 1-7 start they had without Charles playing regularly

His reward? Jones as a teammate, and it's been nothing but Fantasy headaches from there.

In Week 2, Fantasy owners saw Jones register twice as many carries as Charles and subsequently pushed the panic button. But a look inside the numbers suggests otherwise: The Chiefs used Jones over the final two drives, giving him six carries for 21 yards including a one-yard dive to seal the win. Eliminate those six reps -- reps that should go to a battering ram like Jones and not to a playmaker like Charles -- and he was as good as Charles was in standard-scoring leagues.

With the kind of "sky is falling" attitude Charles' Fantasy owners are having, you'd think that Jones was the Chiefs runner with 176 total yards, a 6.4 rushing average and a touchdown, but he's not. Those are Charles' numbers. Jones is averaging a svelte 3.7 yards per carry with 127 total yards and zero touchdowns. Charles has also recorded three plays for more than 20 yards already -- Jones has zero.

When asked about Charles' limited carries and if he was satisfied with the number of them, Haley cited the Chiefs' record and said he's "very comfortable" with how his team has performed. He also shut down talk about one running back versus another because he wants to focus on being a good team.

"At that particular position we happen to have a little bit more depth than other spots and we have to use them all," Haley said Monday. "That will come down to us as a coaching staff continuing to be creative in using guys that maybe aren't the guy playing the majority of the snaps or over half or half, whatever that number is. We have a clear-cut plan of how we are going to do that and we are continuing to grow and be creative in some other areas. ... All of those running backs are going to be a huge part of it, I can guarantee you that

Consider this: Kansas City has scored two offensive touchdowns. Charles has one, and the Chiefs' passing game mustered up the other score over 50 pass attempts.

Now is absolutely the perfect time to make a move for Charles on your Fantasy team. His value is low and his owner is probably unhappy that he hasn't gotten much out of him. Moreover, he probably fears that because Jones is the starter and he'll be the primary back. There's some truth to that, but there's also the reality that Jones is no spring chicken and backs with his age and wear-and-tear get hurt more easily than those who have, say, 279 career carries over three seasons. Plus, if the early part of the season is any indication, Jones is the one who isn't doing much with his added workload.

Lastly, if the Chiefs are going to keep winning games, it sure doesn't look like the passing game will be the catalyst. Ask any defensive coach in the league who they fear most on the Chiefs and they'll probably say Charles -- no one else there (including Dwayne Bowe) is as much of a threat to a defense.

It's only a matter of time before Charles gets more involved and reaps the rewards. See to it that you're the one who benefits