Dick Stanzi

[ToxSocks]

God I hope this kid works out at QB.....

Win the job in practice this week Stanzi!

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by aturnis

I saw them both play in college....Croyle was never the QB Stanzi was at Iowa.

Lol.

Croyle was very good in college.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Lol.

Croyle was very good in college.

Except he was shit in big games, could never beat Auburn, and had a revolving door installed for himself in the training room. Didn't deal with the pass rush overly well either. Had a cannon though.

[tk13]

I think we need to slow the train down just a bit. Croyle's senior year Alabama was a top 10 team. Stanzi's senior year Iowa choked about 4-5 games away in the 4th quarter, struggled down the stretch, almost choked one away to Indiana, and completely choked on their own spit against a terrible Minnesota team to finish the year. Although they did win the bowl game. But I recall Iowa completely limping to the finish last year.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by tk13

I think we need to slow the train down just a bit. Croyle's senior year Alabama was a top 10 team. Stanzi's senior year Iowa choked about 4-5 games away in the 4th quarter, struggled down the stretch, almost choked one away to Indiana, and completely choked on their own spit against a terrible Minnesota team to finish the year. Although they did win the bowl game. But I recall Iowa completely limping to the finish last year.

Yeah, lost a few players, Clayborn didn't really come back to play. Defense caved a lot due to the DC refusing to play nickel or dime against spread and air raid offenses. The OC also did a poor job of play calling in high pressure situations. With the guys Iowa had, there was no reason they couldn't have worked sideline routes late in games rather than waiting for guys to get open downfield and getting creamed in the backfield.

Don't underestimate an Alabama defense.

[luv]

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...b-b7abf887f19c

Rookie QB Ricky Stanzi readies for new role

By Josh Looney


Throughout the course of the Chiefs 2011 season there has been much fan inquiry regarding the repeating inactive status of rookie quarterback Ricky Stanzi.

There shouldn’t be.

Understanding Stanzi’s inactive status is simple. It’s been all about the numbers game.

If you’re up to date with the structure of NFL inactives, go ahead and skip past the italicized paragraph below. If not, the italics will provide a refresher.

NFL teams are permitted to roster 53 players, but can only dress a maximum of 46 players for each game. That means seven players are unable to play each week. Some of those seven are injured, while others are not. Stanzi has been in the latter category all season long.

Though it’s not for everyone, Chiefs coach Todd Haley is plenty comfortable going into a game with just two healthy quarterbacks. Actually, he seems to prefer it.

Haley set the precedent last season when Matt Cassel and Brodie Croyle were the only two quarterbacks on the Chiefs 53-man roster for the majority of the year. It wasn’t until Cassel underwent an emergency appendectomy in December that the team promoted Tyler Palko from the practice squad.

Keeping the third quarterback on the practice squad wasn’t an option this year when Palko held off Stanzi during a training camp battle for the primary backup job to Cassel.

The Chiefs certainly weren’t going to cut Stanzi, who was a fifth round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, so Haley kept three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster.

Regardless, Haley has opted to keep an extra special teams player active on gameday over a third quarterback who is unlikely to see the field barring an extreme injury situation.

“I think we’re all very encouraged with Ricky, we really are,” Haley said. “He’s the type of guy you want playing quarterback. I won’t go into detail because we’ve talked about him a bunch, but we’re all encouraged with Ricky Stanzi and the progress he’s made.

“Again, I think we would have done different things from a roster standpoint if we didn’t feel that way.”

Had the Chiefs not felt strongly about Stanzi’s potential, they’d have cut him or tried to sneak him onto the practice squad.

Palko wasn’t just competing against Stanzi for the backup job, but against all free agent quarterbacks as well. The Chiefs had opportunities to sign veterans with more experience, but decided to roll the dice with Palko as their top reserve.

So Stanzi has been waiting, studying a playbook he didn’t receive until the first day of training camp because of the NFL lockout, knowing he wouldn’t have much of a chance to push for playing time until 2012. Unless, of course, an injury occurred.

That injury has now occurred.

At any given moment Stanzi is one snap away from making his NFL debut.

“When you’re inactive there is absolutely no chance of playing, but now there is,” Stanzi said. “That’s a different responsibility all together and it’s a different mentality, but that’s part of the game and you have to be able to step in and be ready to go.”

Stanzi’s primary job this season has come as the Chiefs scout team quarterback. In that role he works with the defensive staff in running the opponents’ offense in practice each week.

Because of that experience, the rookie out of Iowa feels he’s more ready to play in an NFL game now than he was coming out of training camp.

“Each week you try to get a little better at something and just build off that,” Stanzi said. “You don’t know when an opportunity will present itself, but you have to be ready to go. That’s your job as a teammate and that’s your job as a player.”

With the injury to Cassel, Stanzi now assumes Palko’s former role on the sideline as an extra set of eyes to the starting quarterback.

“It’s a little more communication with the first-string guy and talking with him about what I’m seeing out there and just keeping a more alert eye on what’s going on,” Stanzi said as he explained the gameday differences between the second and third-string quarterbacks. “It’s also about being ready to go physically as well.”

For now, there is no debate whether or not Stanzi should be the starting quarterback. That job belongs to Palko.

Palko earned the job in training camp and climbed an often times conscienceless mountain of practice squads and pink slips to gain this opportunity. Throwing Stanzi to the wolves in a Monday night road game would be conscienceless as well.

“I think Ricky is doing a terrific job, he’s getting better, he’s making progress,” Haley said. “But I think Tyler is clearly the next in line.”

Stanzi will likely see the field at some point over the remaining seven games of the regular season. Even if that experience comes in garbage time, it will benefit his development as an NFL quarterback.

[Hammock Parties]

I cannot wait to see Stanzi in a game.

We need some hope going forward and he could give it to us.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

How is that a win/win?

IF you draft a 1st rd QB, he isnt fighting it out with some 5th rounder...

The 5th rounder heads to the bench and

I think people care too much about where a player is taken in the draft. A good coach would let them fight it out and if the 5th rounder can beat the 1st rounder so be it. If not the competition helps the 1st rounder get better. Either way, no harm done by the competition. The goal is to play the best player, not the highest draft pick.

I'd take 6th round pick Tom Brady or 3rd round pick Joe Montana over number one picks Jamarcus Russel or Tim Couch.

Let them compete and let the best man win.

[Okie_Apparition]

"Ricky Stanzi, you've just been promoted to 2nd string. What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to put a round into the White House. Just to let Obama know, I'm still watching his ass."

[whoman69]

Originally Posted by tk13

I think we need to slow the train down just a bit. Croyle's senior year Alabama was a top 10 team. Stanzi's senior year Iowa choked about 4-5 games away in the 4th quarter, struggled down the stretch, almost choked one away to Indiana, and completely choked on their own spit against a terrible Minnesota team to finish the year. Although they did win the bowl game. But I recall Iowa completely limping to the finish last year.

In his junior season the Hawkeyes were undefeated and #4 in the country until he was injured against Northwestern. They finished top 10. The problem in his senior year was a defense that wore out late in games and conservative play calling by Ferentz. Additionally without their DC most of the year they were not able to make the adjustments out of their base defense. We all know how linebackers trying to cover wideouts work.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Gif Horse

I cannot wait to see Stanzi in a game.

We need some hope going forward and he could give it to us.

The crowd will go insane, as will I

[Titty Meat]

Prediction when Stanzi does play: Iowa fans will say O-linemen and another WR will be what we need.

[the Talking Can]

very very very high chance that Stanzi gets some playing time this year.....either Palko injury or just sucking major ass

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

It almost feels like they're denying him the chance out of fears of forming a QB controversy. There's NO WAY Palko is better than Dick.

No. They don't want him to get the shit kicked out of him on Monday night, before he's ready, in front of the whole world and have 50,000 knee jerk fans declare him a waste of a pick and roster spot.

[rico]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The crowd will go insane, as will I

I think even non-Chief fan Iowans will go insane.

[007]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

No. They don't want him to get the shit kicked out of him on Monday night, before he's ready, in front of the whole world and have 50,000 knee jerk fans declare him a waste of a pick and roster spot.

That would be 50,000 idiots too. Of course, if he does half way decent, we will have 50,000 knee jerk fans declare him a franchice QB.