Exactly:clap: We haven't had personnel who knew how to draft in the past 10 years or so.

Yes. Your point is ... ?

We can have 10 first round picks and draft a bunch of FUGGN bums then what???Yeah lets draft some more RB's like we did LJ to scare Priest into showing up for camp.Nice work!!!

I started to respond by typing, "This is a QB-driven league. You can't win a Super Bowl without a good quarterback."

Then I thought...

SB 34: Rams with Kurt Warner beat Titans with Steve McNair.
SB 35: Ravens with Trent Dilfer beat Giants with Kerry Collins.
SB 37: Bucs with Brad Johnson beat Raiders with Rich Gannon.
SB 42: Giants with Eli Manning beat Patriots with Tom Brady.

In addition, the Colts only finally won when they had a defense and running game. The Steelers are always defensively-driven. And all three of the Pats' SB wins were close and defensive and won by a FG.

But, in general, it's easier to succeed when you build a team around a quarterback. If you have a great defensive mind, maybe you can work it the other way, but there's a reason why defensive teams are few and far-between. And you can argue that the defensive-minded Ravens only won once, almost ten years ago, and have been wasting their defenses since then due to a lack of offensive ability. The Steelers have won twice, but last season is hard to judge since they beat an Arizona team with a weak record that caught fire in the playoffs (not to mention Brady was MIA last season).

Also, it's not like Cassell just got handed a Julius Peppers-type contract that will hamstring the Chiefs. He didn't get Eli Manning or Philip Rivers money. The Chiefs can still build a solid team even with Cassel's salary.

I'm not sure what the option would be, anyway. If they didn't sign Cassel, and won 4 games with Thigpen, I'm pretty sure most Chiefs fans would go ballistic. "Why didn't we get a real quarterback?!?" If Cassel plays great and they only win 4 or 5, I think most fans will say, "Wow, imagine if they built a team around him, they might've won the division!" It's sort of a no-win scenario.

Agreed. Let's get a 5th rounder so we can pick another over-hyped MU player and then flush them. Surrender known value for an 80% chance of a bust. Better to keep him.

No one is offering a 5th rounder for Croyle, but CP posters thinks he's the real keeper.

If someone offered a 5th rounder for Croyle. I think it's safe to say it would not spawn muliple 100 post threads. Hurrah!, would about cover it.

I agree we must have a real QB,and Cassel is young enough to be coached into a good payer,but time and time again we see players have 1 good year and teams piss themselves to go after them.I will have to see it to believe that he was the right choice.

Based on 1 ok performance in a pre season game.ROFL

trade thiggy for anything higher than a 3rd

do you realize we have a whole new front office? or are you under the impression that the calendar still says 2006?

No I know we did better in this draft,but what can you tell about all those draft pics so far? Its too early to tell.

Please tell me that you're kidding with this. Of the 32 qualifying quarterbacks, only Russel and Anderson were less accurate than Thigpen in terms of completion percentage. Of the 32 qualifying quarterbacks, only Anderson and Fitzpatrick threw for fewer YPA. Of the 32 qualifying quarterbacks, Thigpen was ahead of only Anderson, Fitzpatrick, Bulger, Orlovsky and Frerotte in passer rating.

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorysta...0&d-447263-p=1

:D exactly

I don't believe Croyle is safe, at all. If someone comes available Pioli likes, hes gone.