No Daunte For Chiefs: Culpepper visit to KC has been cancled
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Bob Gretz is reporting that Daunte Culpepper will not be visiting with the Chiefs after all.
- The Chiefs have canceled a visit by QB Daunte Culpepper to Kansas City on Tuesday and will move on with Tyler Thigpen as their quarterback.
Culpepper was scheduled to visit the Chiefs facilities for a workout and physical, but the plug was pulled on that visit Monday afternoon.
I just hope that the Chiefs canceled this meeting with Culpepper for a legitimate concern and not just because Tyler Thigpen had ONE great game (in which we lost).
Overall, Quinn Grey brings some of the same things Culpepper does to the table, but he has also never produced at a pro bowl level in the NFL like Culpepper has.
I’m just hoping Thiggy keeps playing lights out (or just consistant) and this all becomes a moot point.
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Daunte’s Latest Inferno and Gettin’ Thiggy with it
It is being reported that the Chiefs have contacted Daunte Culpepper twice this year. Once was right after the season opening shoulder injury to Croyle and Culpepper said he didn’t want to come back in a ‘fill in’ role. The second time was this week and Culpepper said something to the effect of he was happy after he looked at his financial portfolio and coaching his son’s youth football team. It looks like he may have changed his mind.
Culpepper is his own agent and sent out the following email to the media:
- “A number of teams have contacted me since my retirement announcement and have provided some important information that has caused me to reconsider returning to the league. As much as I have enjoyed my brief break from playing, I know that I love the game and I have some unfinished business in the NFL. It has never been because of a lack of passion for the game but rather the absence of a fair opportunity to complete and play that caused me to retire.”
“Now that there are some real opportunities that match my desire to play, I will choose the one that is the best fit for both the team and me so that I can continue my NFL career. For the second half of this season, I hope to play a role in helping a team win some games. I want to thank all of those who encouraged me to ‘keep a light on’ for the right NFL opportunity that would eventually come back to me.”
This really makes me wonder if Culpepper is considering signing with the Chiefs. I really hope so. I think Culpepper could come to the Chiefs and play for a year or two and the Chiefs could still draft a young QB to develop.
This is a situation that could benefit both parties. If nothing else, Culpepper gets an extended audition for other teams to prove that he still has it and it gives the Chiefs young QB’s a former pro-bowl player to study under. That situation seems ideal to me.
Now, it news about a QB that actually will be wearing red this Sunday, the Chiefs want Tyler Thigpen to be “careful”. Most people would say that is probably because Herm doesn’t want to have to start QB #4 on the year… and that looks to be the case (although I would bet that a fourth QB will start for the Chiefs before this season is over, maybe 5).
- The Chiefs want Thigpen to run and make plays. They just don’t want him to do it recklessly.
“He’s got to be careful,” coach Herm Edwards said Thursday. “His instincts are to run. We don’t want him running a lot because if he’s down, we get to (quarterback) No. 4.
“This is hard enough.”
Anyone giving out odds that we will see Ingle Martin take a few snaps this week? Before you do remember, for whatever it is worth, that Thigpen, unlike some other Chiefs QBs, has actually started and finished a game this year.
Good Luck Chiefs!
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Chiefs sign QB Quinn Gray
Well, the Chiefs have finally signed a QB. I was hoping we could ink Culpepper, but this will work… I guess. Not like we have that many choices.
- The Chiefs signed quarterback Quinn Gray and he was to be at practice with the Chiefs today.
Gray formerly played with Jacksonville. He was one of two quarterbacks to workout for the Chiefs on Tuesday. Bruce Gradkowski was the other.
Brodie Croyle will be placed on the injured-reserve list and have surgery soon to repair torn knee ligaments [KC Star]
Well, on a positive note his name is easy to spell. 
More info on your newest QB:
And a Quinn Gray Video
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The Chiefs QB Situation… A New Twist
As all of you know the Chiefs seem to be in quite a pickle. Their supposed QB of the future comes back next week to play against the Tennessee Titans and there are still lots of possibilities as to what could happen. If nothing else it should be very interesting to watch the rest of the season play out to say the least.
Suppose Brodie doesn’t get hurt and finishes the season out strong, what do you do then? Do you sign Brodie to an extension or let him go and say that he has already proven he can’t stay healthy for a full season? If this did play out and the Chiefs decided to give him an extension isn’t that just really delaying the inevitable? Brodie seems to the type of player that will get hurt again and when that happens the Chiefs will be back in the very same spot they are now, looking for a new QB.
Suppose Brodie comes back and gets hurt at some point before the season is over, what do you do then? Most would say cut him loose and I tend to agree, but I was thinking that there is still another possibility. If (or when) Brodie gets hurt this season that obviously will lower his value as a QB and this could be a good thing for the Chiefs. They could still go after a new QB, whether via Draft or Free Agency, and resign Brodie for backup or third string type money (assuming he would). If you did this you would have a guy that already knows the playbook and could step in for short times if the new QB gets a little banged up.
Anyways, those are just some thoughts I had on this lazy Friday. What do you guys think? Is this a feasible option or am I smoking something?
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Chiefs Interested in Brady Quinn?
It appears the Kansas City Chiefs are interested in Cleveland QB Brady Quinn.
According to Pro Football Weekly:
- Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the Kansas City Chiefs called the Browns this week to inquire about the availability of quarterback Brady Quinn.
The Browns declined to discuss the possibility.
The move suggests to us that the Chiefs could be using their very high 2009 first-round pick on whoever emerges as the top quarterback in the draft.
I think that would be stupid for the Browns to even consider this move. I wondered if Derrick Anderson would be a one hit wonder, and judging by his play from this year he was.
I would love for the Chiefs to get Quinn at this point, but I just don’t see this happening for many reasons.
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Chiefs gettin’ Thiggy with it: Three Different Starting QBs in three games
As many of you have probably already heard, Tyler Thigpen will be starting for the Chiefs this Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Atlanta Falcons. This means that for the fourth time in NFL history a team will start three different QBs in the first three weeks of a season. Here is the complete list:
| Chiefs | 2008 | Brodie Croyle, Damon Huard, Tyler Thigpen | 0-2 |
| Rams | 1976 | Pat Haden, Ron Jaworski, James Harris | 10-3-1 |
| Browns | 1988 | Bernie Kosar, Gary Danielson, Mike Pagel | 10-6 |
| Jaguars | 1997 | Mark Brunell, Rob Johnson, Steve Matthews | 11-5 |
What I find funny about this is the other three teams that did this finished the season with winning records. Could this be a sign? I hope so. (I can still be optimistic, right?)
In reality the Chiefs will probably break that mold, and while we have the chance, I say go for a new record Chiefs. Next week we can start Ingle Martain and be the first team to ever start four different QBs to begin the season. If you wanted to be really creative you could even throw Marques Hagans out there for game five and make if FIVE different starters in the first five games of a season.
Brodie should be back by that time anyway…
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