Dwayne Bowe and the Chiefs pitiful carousel of quarterbacks during his career

Tyler Palko

Next on the list is luckily a very short stint in both Bowe’s playing history and the Chiefs’ franchise in general. Tyler Palko only played two years for the Chiefs and it’s pretty obvious why.

Honestly, there’s not much here to talk about. Between 2010 and 2011, Palko started four games and played in eight total. He averaged 104 yards passing per game and threw two touchdowns next to seven interceptions.

These were some dark times in terms of Chiefs’ quarterbacks.

Kyle Orton

As weird as it is to say, because he wasn’t great, Kyle Orton was a breath of fresh air for the Chiefs. The Chiefs signed Orton halfway through the 2011 season and he was downright serviceable.

In the four games he played in he completed 61 percent of his passes for nearly 800 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. It wasn’t so much his stats that made me optimistic as much as it was apparent he was a somewhat consistent and experienced quarterback.

Unfortunately for the Chiefs, their fans, and Bowe the front office decided to stick with Cassel in 2012 and let Orton walk.

Brady Quinn

I’m not sure why, but I was optimistic when the Chiefs signed Brady Quinn. Maybe it was because Quinn was a former first round pick who had a pretty successful college career, or maybe I just thought things couldn’t get any worse.

However, get worse they did. In 2012, Quinn started eight games and played in 10 total. In those 10 games he average 114 yards passing, threw two touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Ultimately, the Chiefs finished the season 2-14. Bowe had a down year, by his standards, but his stats were still respectable given the atrocious quarterback play. He caught 59 passes for 801 yards and three touchdowns.

Thankfully for the Chiefs, their fans, and Bowe things were about to get a lot better.