Oh, and lets not forget that he didn't have much of an off season to get up to speed.

Admit it - you grew up in Iowa City, didn't you?

True.

You can apply this thinking to ALL of our QB's this year. Hopefully with a full offseason with Zorn and Daboll, one of these turds can rise above the other.

He actually beat Palko, but Haley had a boner for Palko for some reason

That whole Pittsburgh thing, I guess.

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Probably because all others QB's on the roster suck ass.

this makes sense to me.

Nah, can't stand Iowa (Idiots Out Walking Around)...

I just like the kid and think he has what it takes when given the chance.

Stanzi is a better QB than Palko, but in terms of pure performance he really didn't do better than Palko last year in preseason really. Stanzi completed just above 50% of his passes.

Exactly what I was saying. I haven't seen anything to get me excited about the possiblity of this kid coming in and taking over.

That being said, none of us have seen much of him since he's been in the pros.

There have been thousands of threads on this. And you've probably read all the arguments. You're just not convinced, that's all.

Here are my own takes on why Stanzi should start (especially now that we didn't draft anybody)

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=257176

I'd also just like to emphasize that you really need to watch his snaps during the preseason if you don't know what's special about the guy.

He came in behind Cassel and Palko late in the game when we were down to our 3rd string offensive line, backs, and receivers. I can't say enough bad things about that offensive line, other than I'm shocked that any of those pukes even got considered to play in the NFL as undrafted free agents. Those assholes I saw playing were about as unprepared and untalented as NAIA-level squad guys. COMPLETELY pathetic protection in front of Stanzi.

What did Stanzi show? Yeah, took a couple sacks, but he EXTENDED PLAYS. Who was the last Chiefs QB to extend plays? Thigpen, but he had the benefit of the pistol spread. Trent Green had a QB clock and a pocket presence that allowed him to narrowly avoid sacks and step up and throw like a pro, second probably only to Brett Favre at that time in the NFL (2002-2005). Stanzi got hit, clobbered, and massacred on nearly every drop back, but didn't quit. Made the first and second guy miss at least half the time, and usually got a fairly good pass off considering the circumstances most of the time.

It will be really entertaining to see him possibly work with our starting offensive line in some game this year. I'll betcha anything he'll shine more than Cassel ever has.

And neg rep for you too, tk. Even worse, that youtube vid wouldn't pause. It just kept playing, damn your ears.

He works hard and he has a better arm than Cassel or Palko. Of course, Curtis Painter probably has a better arm than Cassel too.

Cam Newton completed 42% of his preseason passes. Is Stanzi better than him.