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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
I agree that he was right to pull it down there - because the end closed the throwing lane. I also think Stanzi is getting a bad wrap for getting chased around by defensive linemen all game. He did go all Steve Bono on us with his happy feet, though. It's to be expected given that he is a young developing player. But Bosschief is reaching on a lot of his excuses and frankly, it's desperate.  Stanzi will have more opportunities and he certainly won't be cut like many of the chicken littles around here cluck. |
Let me give you a little backround.
I have been a Chiefs fan since the day I found out what "football" was.
My uncle always preached that all the team needed to do was draft a quarterback and start from there...he and my stepdad both went to Iowa and thats part of the reason I moved here in the first place...the rest was for work. I grew up in so cal, in Ventura, Ca.
Ive watched year after year as the Chiefs have traded/signed other teams trash quarterbacks that looked good for a game or two playing for some of the most elite teams of the last 30 years.
Bono
Grbac
Green (doesnt deserve to be in this category because of his defense, but thems the breaks)
and now Cassel.
None of these moves have worked.
Ive faithfully watched the Hawkeyes and know people that work for the athletic department of the school (and still know one of the guys that was very very high up the pecking order, but he is retired) and have family members that went there.
I have followed them the last 15 years or so.
Stanzi wasnt supposed to be shit when he got to Iowa City...we had a high recruit quarterback that was supposed to be THE GUY and Stanzi beat him for the job in an open competition.
Stanzi was never perfect, but he had something about him at Iowa that made him will the team to win games.
What sold me was the game against Indiana his first year...he had a rough start...made a couple dumb mistakes early in the game that put us behind.
We were down like 3 scores and Stanzi had a moment on the sideline during the 4th quarter where he basically took over the team right then and there.
Id have to go look it up to be precise on the details, but iirc he threw 4 touchdown passes in the last like 10 or 11 minutes of the game and won the game.
He was JUST LIKE Brett Favre the next two years (albeit no rocket arm, but still a strong one.) Highs and lows but a lot of wins and not many losses.
He would make some mistakes (half of his college picks were in the first quarter of games) and lead the team to the win nearly every time from seemingly behind.
The offense was a run first one, but Stanzi made a lot of really good plays when we needed them and that gave us a balanced offense that was fun to watch.
This is all happening when I get to watch Iowa kick ass on Saturday and then followed the next day by watching Cassel shit his pants for KC.
When we drafted Stanzi, it is was like a match made in heaven.
I knew the kid would have a chance if he went to a team with some talent so he wouldnt need to be a guy throwing the ball 50 times a game to stay in it and we were exactly that...but maybe a year or two off due to age of the key players.
Both games this preseason, I think the kid has gotten a raw deal.
I think the guy has made some heads up plays that the play result was poor and that he has unfairly taken the blame.
To be honest, I think the coaching staff still might see Stanzi in the picture for the #2 role...dependent on his play in the next two preseason games.
It sure would be nice to have this ****ing team FINALLY give the draft pick a chance to play over the vet backup they signed...but if they dont, it will be nothing new. IMO if the battle is a close one after game 4, the tie should go to the younger player that is under contract for longer.
C'est la vie as a Chiefs fan, I guess.
This one would hurt a little worse than other examples because he was a Hawkeye, but not by as much as some here think.
I still think Stanzi has a chance when a lot of you guys (not saying that part to you, directly) have written the kid off after last game.
Time will tell which side is wrong.