Bray vs Daniel vs Murray: Who wins for the Kansas City Chiefs

Aug 7, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Tyler Bray (9) goes under center Eric Kush (64) during the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 41 – 39. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Bray is the prototypical quarterback. Big, with a cannon for an arm, he has intrigued the coaching staff and even head coach Andy Reid has gone on record and said that Bray has been the most improved player. Let’s also not forget the Bray did play in what is the NCAA’s most competitive division in the SEC. According to Sports-Reference.com in the three years that Bray was with Tennessee he threw for 7444 yards 69 TD and 28 INT with a somewhat decent completion percentage of 58.6. All while playing in SEC.

The down side in the undrafted rookie is game experience. While he may be the “most improved” player his lack of experience could be his one major downfall. However with the preseason the Chiefs will get a better look at Bray over the next few weeks, which will ultimately be the deciding factor for the young player.

Georgia standout Aaron Murray on the other had amassed a whopping 13166 yards through the air 121 TD and 41 INT while having a 62.3 completion percentage. Murray is not the typical quarterback however with the way the NFL is shifting away from the tall quarterback Murray would seem to be the Chiefs logical choice for a replacement if Smith is unable to work out a long term deal.

Murray would have gone sooner in the 2014 draft had he not torn his ACL sidelining him for the rest of his college career. That did not throw of the Chiefs from drafting what very well could be the future franchise quarterback when Smith leaves or says goodbye to the game.

Lastly it brings us to former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniels. His be upsides are that he has experience playing in the NFL. It also helps that he was on the sidelines with Drew Brees and Sean Payton. However even with that experience he brings a much larger paycheck than his other quarterbacks on the sidelines. Daniels is making 10 million for three years with a little fewer than 5 million guaranteed, a high price for a backup QB.

But even with the large number the Chiefs are paying him having a reliable back up is something that cannot be underestimated. Daniels is a very different quarterback than starter Alex Smith which is not necessarily a bad thing, but when it comes down to it he is not the future quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs.