Is Damon Huard likely to be the odd man out?
 

Sounds like it...

"Both of them (Printers and Croyle) will make this team" (Shea)
"(Printers is) going to be a backup for us..." (Peterson)

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=169275&hubname=cfl

Printers impresses Chiefs; likely to stick
TSN.ca Staff

6/20/2006 7:47:27 PM

It appears that Casey Printers will not be returning to the Candian Football League this season.

Terry Shea, the quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, told CKNW in Vancouver that he expects Printers will stick with the NFL club.

Kansas City is set with Trent Green as the starter and Damon Huard as the primary back-up, and the Chiefs entered their off-season workouts expecting a battle for the third spot between Printers and third round draft pick Brodie Croyle.

Green, who will be 36 this season, has been resting his arm in camp, which has given the Chiefs a lot of good looks at the newcomers. Shea said Printers and Croyle are simply too good to let go.

"Both of them will make this team," Shea told CKNW. "They've done a nice job of picking up the offence."

The only problem for the Chiefs now is figuring out how to carry four quarterbacks. League rules permit clubs to carry three, but another can be signed to the practice squad.

The Chiefs' training camp opens July 28.

Printers signed with the Chiefs in January after a short, but stellar, career with the B.C. Lions. He was the league MVP in 2004 after throwing for 5,000 yards, 35 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions. He also ran for almost 500 yards and nine touchdowns.

Printers, though, did not start the Grey Cup game, which the Lions lost. Injuries hampered him in 2005, and he lost the starting job to veteran Dave Dickenson.

After the 2005 season, Printers started to explore his options and signed with the Chiefs.

"We've had some good fortune with Canadian players," Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson told the Kansas City Star after Printers signed.

"I look at it this way: It's like having an additional draft choice. And this draft choice has pro football experience, albeit the CFL. It’s a bigger, wider field and so on. But I think he's got a chance to come in and help us. He’s going to be a backup for us and learn what we do and what this offense is all about."

After a workout last May, Printers told KCChiefs.com that his CFL experience will help him make the Chiefs.

"Well it definitely prepared me for this because in the CFL you have five receivers going out on every play," Printers said. "Here it’s kind of similar and we were running the same kind of stuff up there. It prepared me a bunch. I was able to play a bunch up there and I'm just prepared for the opportunity when it's given."

After watching him practice this spring, Shea has high hopes for the former B.C. Lions pivot.

"Eventually, Casey has a chance to compete as a starting quarterback in the NFL," Shea said.

Huard ain't going anywhere. There's zero chance that Herm lets the only experienced backup go after what happened in New York last year.

PBJ PBJ PBJ

just cut Huards butt and move on


if we go ahead and commit to the young guys now, we can get them more experience so they are ready to play sooner.

if we keep f-in around with Huard it will only slow their development

Not after all he's done for us...

One can only hope...

Easy...
 

I think that's a great idea.

just trade Huard to Carolina for Julius Peppers .... problem solved.

You mean his pulling an experienced former player off the couch to step in and start in place of the injured star QB?

I'd like a backup who's been with the system a few years. Sign Printers or Croyle to the practice squad. As a matter off fact, Croyle would be a perfect fit to the practice squad, as the main problem for most rookies is getting everything down, which he would be able to work on more than having to suit up.

Moooo

There's no way we cut Croyle. And I just can't see a conservative coach like Edwards cutting Huard.

Isn't that impossible to do with a vet like Huard.

neither croyle or printers will make it through waivers to make the practice squad.

printers will go back to the CFL before playing on the practice squad

Croyle would be picked up off waivers by another team

Exposing Croyle to other teams that way would be pretty dumb.

Maybe we can get Printers to play on special teams so Herm will want to keep him on the roster.
He's gotta keep Huard and Croyle.