This far in, would you say Cassel was the only option for the Chiefs?

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Originally Posted by RedThat

They had no shot at Stafford, or, Matt Ryan from the previous year.

I don't want to open a huge can of worms, but they had a shot at both of these guys. The cost may have been expensive, but a trade up could have happened. IIRC, both the Fish and the Rams were looking for trade down partners leading up to the 2008 draft, and I am not so sure the Falcons would not have moved either if the "price was right". Same for last year. I bet the Lions would have listened if Clark would have offered up a deal to swap spots.