Originally Posted by Baby Lee
Here are the dynamics.
Orton is demonstrably better than Cassel, but doesn't want to be pressed by a replacement, wants to be THE guy.
Cassel is beyond horrible and way overpaid.
Stanzi is a complete unknown.
Palko is worthless.
The Chiefs are presently moving away from the range where surefire franchise QBs are available, into a steep dive into franchise busts.
So what to do.
We don't know how many picks [if any] it'll take to move back into surefire franchise QB range.
We don't want Cassel back in any form
We don't want to waste too many years of a great many peaking performers, Hali, the Brandons, Bowe, hopefully Burrrry and Charles.
So many franchise QBs, especially the ones who eventually pan out, who start right away, suffer through 1, 2, 3 ATROCIOUS seasons [Manning, Aikman, in particular]. Even worse if they start out atrocious and just stay there.
OTOH, Rodgers sat and learned for 3 seasons and was ready to start at a high level right out of the box.
Information collation and analysis is an imperfect science, particularly when so much of it lies in the future. But my present take is to offer Orton at least the illusion/chance to be a long term solution. Sell him on the plan to draft a franchise QB who'll nevertheless sit on the bench for an extended period of seasoning and learning, during which time, the team is his. Be prepared to make judicious moves up in the draft for good value, resist temptation to go all Ditka on the draft, and hope like hell one of the surefires drops to our range.
Cassel has everything desirable [work ethic, durability, attitude, commitment], except talent. Talent can't be taught.
Orton has talent, but is suspicious for poise. Poise CAN be learned. This is again a future piece of information, but the possibility exists that that light has turned on, or is in the process of such.
I'd love to be sitting here a year from now with an RGII-v-Orton [or even RG-KO-RS] situation that is as win/win as SD's Rivers-v-Brees decision.
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