Jeff Flanagan: "Tyler Bray slow to grasp pro system"

[tk13]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Daniel is the best because?

Hes going to be 28 years old and he virtually has no experience.

Bray has more gifted tools to work with than Daniel and if Murray = Daniel but hes younger and cheaper then why the hell would you keep Daniel?

Because Daniel does have experience working at the professional level as a backup QB. Odds are probably 99% he has a much greater grasp of the offense than the other two guys.

Bray has one tool, he can throw it over the mountains like Uncle Rico. What else have you seen that makes you think otherwise? Daniel was a better QB in college than Bray was too.

And this is coming from the guy who doesn't like short QBs and wanted nothing to do with Manziel. If I was running the Chiefs Daniel would not have been the first guy I would've called on to be my backup. But given what's on the team's plate at the moment, keeping him on the roster isn't a crazy move.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by tk13

Because Daniel does have experience working at the professional level as a backup QB.

So nothing.

He's gone from "Here's your water Drew" to "Here's your water Alex."

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by tk13

Because Daniel does have experience working at the professional level as a backup QB. Odds are probably 99% he has a much greater grasp of the offense than the other two guys.

Bray has one tool, he can throw it over the mountains like Uncle Rico. What else have you seen that makes you think otherwise? Daniel was a better QB in college than Bray was too.

And this is coming from the guy who doesn't like short QBs and wanted nothing to do with Manziel. If I was running the Chiefs Daniel would not have been the first guy I would've called on to be my backup. But given what's on the team's plate at the moment, keeping him on the roster isn't a crazy move.

People always assume a backup QB is there to replace your starter or to take over when you lose your QB for a season. You also need a QB who can take over for 4 or 5 games and win at least half of those games to keep your team in contention. I don't have any confidence in Murray or Bray to do that. Daniel can at least manage a game to a few close wins.

The good news is in Murray, I really think in a year or sooner we'll have a guy who can play that backup role but also has developmental upside to be a starter. Worst case scenario, we have a solid backup for years to come.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

People always assume a backup QB is there to replace your starter or to take over when you lose your QB for a season. You also need a QB who can take over for 4 or 5 games and win at least half of those games to keep your team in contention. I don't have any confidence in Murray or Bray to do that. Daniel can at least manage a game to a few close wins.

This team went 9-0 with damn near nothing coming from the QB position.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

People always assume a backup QB is there to replace your starter or to take over when you lose your QB for a season. You also need a QB who can take over for 4 or 5 games and win at least half of those games to keep your team in contention. I don't have any confidence in Murray or Bray to do that. Daniel can at least manage a game to a few close wins.

What evidence do you have to support this notion?

He's got more time invested in KC's playbook. That's it. That's the only legitimate experience he has over Murray and Bray.

He's not Josh McCown or Matt Flynn or Kyle Orton or Kerry Collins. He's not this stalwart dependable ride-the-storm backup. He's an unknown. Unproven. He's basically no better than a smart and successful rookie with limited starting QB traits like Murray.