for me, looking at our QB situation from here the jury's still out on Quinn.

Pioli says Chiefs not done shopping for players
By ADAM TEICHER

Updated: 2012-03-20T02:54:50Z

Pioli says Chiefs not done shopping for players

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Chiefs added four new players the first week of free agency, and general manager Scott Pioli indicated Monday that they weren’t finished.

“We’re planning and hoping to continue to sign players,” Pioli said at the University of Iowa, where he and coach Romeo Crennel were part of a contingent of Chiefs officials attending the school’s pro day.

“We’re not done.”

The Chiefs were to visit Tuesday with Jerricho Cotchery, a former Jets and Steelers wide receiver. Cotchery, 29, had a career-high 82 receptions for the Jets in 2006 and 2007 but has been a reserve the last couple of seasons. He caught 16 passes for Pittsburgh last year.

After signing offensive tackle Eric Winston, quarterback Brady Quinn, running back Peyton Hillis and tight end Kevin Boss, the Chiefs have about $15 million of salary-cap room. They’ll have to save some of that for their eight draft picks. The Chiefs have their own pick in each of the seven rounds plus a seventh-round choice they received from New England in the trade that sent safety Jarrad Page to the Patriots.

If history holds, the Chiefs will also hold some money back in an attempt to sign offensive tackle Branden Albert and defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey to contract extensions. Both players are entering the final season of their contracts.

“We improved the team with the guys we added,” Crennel said. “They all play at a position of need. I think they all have something to prove as well. I think that will bode well for us.”

Quinn was drafted by the Browns in 2007 when Crennel was head coach. Quinn indicated his familiarity with Crennel was among the reasons he signed with the Chiefs.

Crennel said Matt Cassel would remain the starting quarterback.

“But we’ll take a look at (Quinn) and see where he is and what he brings to the table,” Crennel said. “We told him the best guys are going to play. If he’s the best guy, he plays.

“He gives us someone who’s lined up in a game and done it in the NFL at that position.”

Hillis joins Jamaal Charles and Dexter McCluster at running back. Crennel said the Chiefs would have no problem finding ample playing time for all three.

“He’s an all-purpose back,” Crennel said of Hillis. “He’s shown he can do everything. He can catch. He can run. He can block. We’ll use him by game plan. He might line up at fullback, he might line up at running back. There might be times where he’ll be in the backfield with Jamaal (Charles) or Dexter McCluster.”

While watching Iowa’s draft-eligible players run through drills, the Chiefs learned they’ll have to play twice against Peyton Manning next season. Manning on Monday told the Denver Broncos he will sign with them.

“It makes things tougher,” Crennel said. “I don’t know where he is with his injury situation, but it sounds like he can throw it. If he get used to his new situation quickly, he’ll be very effective like he has been his entire career.”

Crennel’s defenses have generally been able to frustrate Manning over the years. That includes Crennel’s time as defensive coordinator in New England, but also includes a 2010 game with the Chiefs.

“Some guy named Willie McGinest and some guy named Ty Law and some guy named Richard Seymour,” Crennel said, reeling off the names of his better Patriots defensive players when asked why he’s defended Manning well. “They’ve had a big part in it. We’ll have to see how these guys are able to do against him this time around.”


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I'm less inclined to think anything of Brady Quinn other than his usefulness as a backup.

Still, it's a new QB on our roster, a former first round pick who played far below expectations on a shit team, and has at least demonstrated in college as well as the pros that he can throw an accurate pass beyond 20 yards.

I definitely welcome being pleasantly surprised by him come the regular season, but I'm not holding my breath at all.

I haven't seen anything in the media that suggests that Quinn will even get a fair shot on this team. He has pretty much been tagged as a backup already. I am worried that he won't even get a fair shot to compete, even if he might be better than Cassel.

i think Romeo will see to it that he plays if he gives the team a better chance at winning.

this is Crennel's second shot at being HC and he knows he better not blow it.

Cassel remaining the starter is exactly what I expected but still an utter buzzkill nonetheless. Despite being given years he's done absolutely nothing that explains the front office's faith or that in any way demonstrates that he deserves the job. And Quinn obviously wasn't brought in to fill any role other than making sure we don't run a QB like Palko out there ever again. And he hasn't really done anything at any point that would show that he could take the job if given the chance. All we have is a position full of backups.

Tim Tebow who couldn't hit a barn in the regular season had a QB rating 40 points higher than Quinn in preseason. Yet this is the guy some people think has a legit shot to be a starter? Getting your ass kicked by Tebow?

kid is YOKED.

If we're winning games 9-3 with Cassel throwing for 80 yards 0 TD 1 INT, Crennel doesn't have the balls to bench Cassel. "We're winning, that's all that matters" in the words of the Unspeakable One himself.

Which makes me kind of sad. We've got the talent on defense and now on the offensive line to give Cassel those kinds of wins. I'm expecting another 10-6 season with Cassel throwing under 3000 yards, only to lose in the ****ing playoffs because those teams are actually able to do shit besides run the ****ing ball.

It's why if we're going to get off this Cassel horse shit, we need him to get injured, and we need his replacement to be instant offense. I don't think Stanzi or Quinn can do that at this point.

I just thought I read somewhere that Daboll likes to go over the top in his offenses...taking multiple shots downfield.

If this is the case...

Cassel won't be able to do that.

Stanzi fans say he can, but all the scouting reports I've read says he has an average NFL arm at best.

Quinn has the arm...but just seems to go full reerun under pressure.

Yep. And it will cost us big time AGAIN.

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