30 Sep
AADQ: Brodie Or Damon?
Tough question. I think you go with Brodie Croyle when he returns, because theoretically he gives the Chiefs the best chance to win long term. Damon Huard gives us the better chance right now, but a 35-year-old career clipboard holder shouldn’t be anything more than a stop-gap option at this point. Well, that and Tyler Thigpen repellent. Additionally, we don’t need to delay our Brodie evaluation another year. For better or worse, we need to decide on him by the end of this season.
Should Brodie or Damon start when Brodie returns?
You nailed it late in the post, Brodie needs to be evaluated. Our O-line is playing much better, LJ is actually running the ball past the line of scrimmage, and the WR’s (besides Darling) don’t look TOO awful. He’s got no excuses this year. We’ve got to see if he can run this offense, and more importantly, we’ve got to see if he can stay healthy the rest of the season. Should he be injured again, he’s no more than a backup who can probably irk out a couple of games a season, and be competent. If he does.. well, we’ll still need to draft/trade/acquire via FA, another QB.
Thigpen should have been released already, though. I don’t care what that man’s cap-hit would be, hell, give him a half a mill bonus on top of that for him to go home.. After all, he was clever enough to trick NFL personnell staff(s) (yes, that’s plural,) that he was a QB. Give him his money and send that man packing, let him get a jump-start on his next career, because he shouldn’t be in this league.
September 30th, 2008 at 11:25 pmI can totally see it now…
Thigpen Plumbing!!
I agree. I mean, theres NO REASON Brodie cant thrive in this offense. As it was stated. O-line is doing a great job (ok… well… A BETTER job than earlier this season), LJ has become a threat again, which opens the pass, and Brodie is a more mobile QB than Damon, so… there should be NO excuse as to why we couldnt evaluate him this season.
And xxxlp, youre right. If the kid gets knocked out again, he wont cut it as a starter in this league and he should probably send his wife to Hef at the PLAYBOY mansion so he can thrive off her money.
But other than that. I ALSO agree. We need another QB on this team. And that should be Losman, or a young, big, and strong QB in the draft.
September 30th, 2008 at 11:40 pmI agree, my thing ever since the start of this season was “THE TIME IS NOW” I think we need to get him in and get him evaluated so hopefully king crapper and herm the worm can see if he is a waste of time. We need to know now whether we are looking for a fresh face in the off season. Huard changed my mind for me and I think he needs to stick around. Thigstick needs to go, NOW. I think this needs to be the time we say does he stay or does he go for Brodie.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:07 amThigpen Plumbing: When things stink as bad as my NFL career did, call up Thigpen, we’ll fix it up for you!
Omg I’m dieing.
October 1st, 2008 at 3:24 amits time to give up on brodie, make him a back up and lets move on to the spread offense and draft chase daniels, I thinks we only win 2 more games so we will have a high pick. Daniels shows nothing but leadership and taking control brodie has shown nothing but how he is able to be injured
October 1st, 2008 at 5:42 amAfter the bye week we go with brodie. put him on a short leash and see how he responds. at the same time though the play calling cant change, let him throw the ball.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:28 amwe should start thigpen……..hahahaha im just kiddin guys i think brodie gives us the best chance he came into camp as the starter and if hes healthy he should go
October 1st, 2008 at 6:35 amI would be for letting Huard kick ass for another game and then slowly introducing Brody. This game has turned Arrowhead attitude around abruptly, we still have our sell out record intact, but we will turn back to a negative outlook just as quickly. Lets get a couple of more wins under out belt, plenty of season left to watch Brody get injured again.
October 1st, 2008 at 7:27 amHuard needs to play. The young guys need experience and Damon gives it to them. I hate to say it, but Brodie is a bust. He cant stay healthy, even with good O-Line play. After the season, we need to re-evaluate the QB position and move in a new direction. Keep Huard, draft a new QB. Or get a veteran in free agency that can help develop the newly drafted QB. Trying to talk ourselves into beliveing Croyle can make it will not benefit the team.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:30 amUntil Damon Huard retires, I stick with him. Croyle is garbage and a waste of time. He’s prolonging the inevitable — career ending injury or failure. If you want to develop someone else, so be it. I’m 100% happy with Damon Huard as our QB for the future. He led us to the playoffs in 2006 and I think if he starts every game next year, he does the same. He’s smart and throws a perfect ball. He may be 35 but I think he has 3 more years in him.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:32 amGo with Brodie. He’ll get hurt in the first game plays in anyway.
A vote for Brodie is a vote for Damon.
October 1st, 2008 at 9:52 amI think there is a pretty simple solution to this actually. As long as Huard wins, Croyle should stay injured and that Croyle will be fully recuperated after Huard loses his first game. Once that happens, you leave Croyle in to evaluate him for the rest of the season. If Croyle gets injured again between now and the end of the season, his evaluation is over. That said, I personally believe Croyle gives us a better chance to win than Huard does both short term and long term but not if he’s unavailable. In the meantime, we could not be more ripe for a trade that sends Kolby Smith to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dennis Dixon.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:21 amLOL, I’m with you Crane.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:31 amI disagree Double D. Brodie Croyle HAS NEVER WON AN NFL game. Damon Huard is now 15-10. I think Croyle is a career backup. Listen, Croyle has more zip on his ball and is more mobile but he has not shown me the ability to do what Huard can do. When Huard turned around and threw the ball to Bowe on a quick slant in the second half, I sat there and told myself that there is no way Croyle could ever do that. Huard is extremely underrated and if he had a decent offensive line the guy would thrive.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:53 amHuard is getting too old to be the future of this franchise and we need somebody who can fulfill that role for the next 10 years or so. Plain and simple. For me, Croyle’s preseason game against Chicago stands as the best example of why he is preferable to Huard. Now, that said, I tend to agree that Croyle probably makes more sense in the role of backup should we ever find somebody good enough, young enough, and durable enough to take his job.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:44 amBrodie needs to play this year. Even if he is decent this year we still need to draft a QB. GO Chiefs!!!!
October 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pmI agree with Adam. Start Brodie when he gets back. If he gets hurt we draft another guy next year or trade for Beck, Brohm, A. Smith, or maybe even Troy Smith, since Flacco is looking pretty good right now. Hell trade Hueard to Pittsburgh for Byron Leftwich.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:24 pmBrohm is horrible. No way.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:33 pmAnd if I hear one more person suggest we use our number 1 draft pick on Chase Daniel I’m gonna yuke. Such nonsense.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:34 pmDouble D, I smell a “Bartender, Cut ‘Em Off” post on the Chase Daniel homers.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:43 pmThat or “Check Their IDs”
October 1st, 2008 at 12:47 pmWe have to start Brodie when he is healthy, to put this trial to a close. He’ll either sink or swim this season. Even at the expense of giving up possible victories … Although I have to admit, that sweet taste of victory over Denver makes me wonder “What if …”
October 1st, 2008 at 12:47 pmChiefs released KR B.J. Sams.
Sams hasn’t been a good returner since tearing his ACL and doesn’t have a position on offense or defense, so he may have trouble finding more work.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:48 pmSource: Kansas City Star
After what Savage and Charles were able to accomplish on Sunday, I could see this one coming from a mile away. Curious to know who they’ll bring in to replace him.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:06 pmUntil I see someone on our roster that is a legitimate NFL starter, Damon Huard is our guy. Garcia does well and is old. Favre does well and is old. I understand your 10 year plan but why piss the rest of the team off with some crap quarterback when we can at least win games and have the rest of the team develop when Huard is out there giving us a chance to win.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:16 pmI wouldn’t mind the Kolby Smith for Dennis Dixon (and possibly a late round choice) trade going through. We could use Dixon much like Seattle uses Seneca Wallace, as a backup QB and a WR/H-back. I really doubt he’ll ever be a starter in the league, but hey, he can’t be worse than Thigpen, eh?
We’re not drafting Chase Daniel with our first rounder. Case closed. If he lasts till the third or so, I could see us jumping, if he continues to play well, I might even say second rounder, MIGHT. But to say we should pick him with a high pick in the first round is ridiculous. Same with Freeman.
We need an infusion of young LB’s. We already have DJ, and Demorrio doesn’t look too terrible, so that mostly leaves an MLB to be desired. When you think Maualuga or Laurinitus, think Patrick Willis/Lofa Tatupu-lite. If they can have even close to the same impact that either of those two have had, we’ll be set there for years.
At this moment, I’d say MLB is our greatest weakness, followed closely by WR. Darling has been a major disappointment thus far, as has Webb. Franklin and Robinson haven’t played much due to injury, so the jury is still out. With the possibility looming that Tony G. retires, or worse; demands a trade, we need more than just D-Bowe to keep our QB’s afloat. He’d be double-covered more than T.O., Anquan, and Randy Moss combined. Speaking of Tony G. possibly leaving, we need to think about TE’s. Cottam is good, but like I said, injuries go hand-in-hand with him. We need a consistent TE, even if it’s not at the same level as Tony. That needs to be taken care of in the next couple of years.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pmHey, Webb made a pretty big catch against the Donks!
Will be curious as well to see how well/if K-Throb can contribute after coming off PUP.
I agree about the long-term TE situation.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:28 pmI think our biggest hole is still Offensive Line. I want one of the 5 or so first round prospects. If we have two great tackles we are set and we can move Sackintosh to Guard or something. I think we either address OL or MLB via free agency and use our 1st rounder on the other.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:34 pmIt’d be better to use the pick on an MLB top prospects, rather than a lineman with a high first rounder. Mostly all first-round O-lineman prospects are LT’s. We are set at LT, both with Albert, and Taylor. So we really need a RT, and should we choose to draft a Tackle that high, they’ll want LT money for playing the right side. That’s just a hold-out/headache waiting to happen. We can pick up a decent FA RT, probably, or pick up a starting RT later on in the draft, and still be A-ok.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:10 pm