[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by KCtotheSB

That's the one.
Reading up that Haley is "unsure" that Cassel will be available for Week 2 vs Oakland. With Cassel sitting out, I feel like we're treading water. If I ever see Brandon Mebane in public I swear to god, I'll probably give him a stern warning.....or maybe try to get his e-mail so I can e-mail him a piece of my mind. Or perhaps I should just stop reading press conference quotes.....

Ahem...

Originally Posted by HemiEd

They are carrying 4 QBs on the 53, I imagine they are doing that so they can get something in return for one of them.
TT was showcased for one play yesterday, just wish he would have broken it. Just my opinion, but I think that is their strategy, they don't plan on trading Guiterez.
Another way of looking at it, you have 4 QBs, which one is the most different than the other three?

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

The take I have is that putting Thigpen in yesterday might show that Haley is interested in running some wildcat reps with Thigpen in at QB. At least with Thigpen, there are some interesting things you can do, so he's not completely wasting space on your bench. Notice how Thigpen took both snaps under center. I don't think it's too farfetched to think Haley would rather have a project at #3 than a career third stringer--for as much hype as Gutterrez has gotten, he sure throws a lot of checkdown passes to the RB.

The fact that Gutterrez wasn't on the roster doesn't bode well for him. Trust me, nobody's gunning to trade for Thigpen at this point. In a game where a fragile backup is your starter, your #3 QB has to be the guy you want on your roster long-term. The fact that it was Thigpen and not Gutterrez speaks wonders.

Originally Posted by Raised On Riots

I thought about this very scenario last night. I believe Brodie believes he can still be a starter in this league, and I believe the Chiefs let him showcase yesterday as an undisclosed factor to the final decision on Cassel starting against Baltimore.
I think they want to at least try and get something for Croyle that benefits both parties involved. I can tell you this much; if Brodie should start week 2 and the Chiefs win, he will absolutely be on the Trade Train out at the end of the year.

If Brodie leaves KC, they'll bring in another couple of candidates for camp and let Guitierrez, Thigpen, and the other two battle it out for second and third.
Or, if they're dedicated to developing Guitierrez as the #2, they'll just release Thigpen outright at the end of this season.

Originally Posted by HemiEd

It is fun to speculate, and interesting how we are looking at the same situation, and coming up with three different scenerios. I guess we will see, as I don't think it is very common to carry 4 QBs on the 53, it is?