Where would this team be with a league average QB?

According to this week's rankings, the #16 rated QB is Ryan Fitzpatrick. Others in the neighborhood are Jake Locker, Kevin Kolb, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer.

If you slap a league average QB on this team, which I feel like is heading for something like 4 wins, then I think you would just have an 8 or 9 win team. Certainly not a contender to make a deep run in the postseason.

Hell no, we don't need to rebuild. Get GM that can draft worth a shit, a QB that can play worth a shit, and a coach that knows what he is doing and the rest will take care of itself.

Geno Smith could take this team to the playoffs next year. I bet having Geno and a new head coach/gm would help keep Bowe around too.

Wow, that's some concrete evidence right there.

Especially with words like "we don't know" and "it appears".

Our average o-linemen looked like pro bowlers protecting Kyle Orton and only allowing one sack in 4 games.

Orton spread the ball to tons of receiver targets with ease. That's without Moeaki, Boss, and in many snaps, without Baldwin.

Our defense looked really damn good when Romeo was calling good defenses, especially when he was attacking and stunting his linemen.


The talent is absolutely there. And yes, I truly believe that if you took a Haley coached team from last year, and throw in a top 10 QB, that team would have been a dangerous playoff team.

1. Franchise QB
2. Head Coach
3. Talented Coordinators and Position Coaches
4. More vertical passing game
5. More aggressive defensive scheme

If the Chiefs acquired these things, they would own the AFCW and probably make some noise in the playoffs.

2 year rebuild, definitely. There are too many guys on this roster who wouldn't crack starting lineups on the top 10 teams.

Hey, I'm high on the guy too but lets not talk crazy.

Cassel, Belcher, and?

The line is NEVER going to look good when the other team knows you can't stretch the field.

They just load up the LOS and keep everything in front of them.

The team is good enough to support a good QB. 2-year project to be a surefire super bowl contender. But this team can win right away behind a good QB>

Sure it's conjecture, but they sent Carr out on the same train last year.

Dont blame them. Carr wanted to be a Cowboy and it cost them 50M.

With a competent GM, I don't think it would take 2 years, but I absolutely agree with the bolded comment. Well, maybe two years to become a legitimate SB contender.

Guys like Jackson, Dorsey, Belcher, Lewis, all of our NT's, Arenas, McCluster, Baldwin, our interior linemen and our TE's are nothing but role players on teams like the Pats, Packers, Ravens, etc.

What does Carr have to do with it?

He cited that article as proof that Bowe was looking for Fitzgerald money, not as evidence that Pioli is cheap...