According to Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley, it is too early to know if quarterback Matt Cassel will miss a second straight start this weekend because of an injury to his left knee. However, the Chiefs rookie coach is hoping to be able to make a decision earlier than Sunday, when the decision was made just hours before the season-opener at Baltimore.

Cassel sat out last Sunday in a 38-24 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Reports leading up to that day were promising and the organization said it was full of optimism that he would be ready to go in the opener. Even Cassel himself told his friends that he had every intention of playing.

Matt is doing everything he can to be ready," Haley said. "I would hope I would know a little sooner this week, although right now I can't give a definitive answer. But the player's doing everything he can to be ready, which generally helps speed the healing process."

If Cassel is forced to watch from the sideline again, Brodie Croyle would be making his second start.

Against the Ravens, Croyle hit 16 of 24 passes for 177 yards and two TDs. But the quality of the wide receiver corps is something Haley has been frustrated with all year.

"We're looking and digging all the time," he said. "If there's somebody out there we think makes us better, we're going to do what's necessary to get that done."

This week, six-year veteran receiver Bobby Wade was signed. Wade has made stops in Chicago, Tennessee and Minnesota. The Chiefs best wide-out Dwayne Bowe was demoted to third team during training camp in what appeared to be an effort to motivate better work habits.

"I'm looking for guys that do it the way we want it done," Haley said. "There may be some guys who are doing everything the way we want it done, but maybe they're just not good enough. Then there's some guys who potentially can be really good, but they're not doing it the way we want it done."