Chiefs reached agreement in principle on deal with former Saints QB Chase Daniel

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by RyFo18

Or you spent a 2nd round pick to have two chances at finding your franchise guy. I think between the two of them they're making $11.5M. That's certainly about average I would think in terms of QB + backup QB compensation.

I had a lengthy post on this earlier in the thread, I'm not going to rehash. They're not putting all their eggs in one basket, they're maximizing their chances they find a solution at the QB situation with a minimal investment.

Matt Cassel came in and ***** handed him a $60M contract. Alex Smith comes in and they bring in Chase Daniel to compete with him.

Chase Daniel being instant competition for Alex Smith is pure speculation. I'd almost guarantee that Alex Smith is handed the starting job for 2013 without a second thought.