Croyle Confirms That He Will Start Versus Tennessee

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 3:48 PM CDT Comment 71 comments

Brodie Croyle confirmed that he will return to the field October 19 (barring any setbacks) to start against the Tennessee Titans with the goal of bringing some stability to the QB position:

"If I’m healthy, I’m going to go," Croyle said today. "I just have to make sure that over the next two weeks that everything keep going the way it’s supposed to be and we don’t have any setbacks. If that’s so, then we’ll be ready to go against Tennessee."

The Chiefs will be going up against a vicious Titans defense after the bye week in hopes of turning what appears to be a dismal season around. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, the Titans will also be coming off of their bye week, so there's unlikely to be any advantage from the two weeks of preparation.

I'm just going to say it now...a turnaround's not going to happen in Week 6 (if ever). Unlike Denver, this Titan defense is a turnover and sack machine. They're averaging three sacks and two INTs per game, and that's while playing against mainly ball-control offenses. How dominant are they? Well, they've blown out three out of five teams with a QB (Kerry Collins) who has yet to throw for 200 yards in any game. And they're averaging over 100 yards rushing per week, despite playing 3/5 of their games versus teams with solid rush defenses (Jacksonville, Minnesota, Baltimore). Croyle will be extremely lucky to make it through four quarters of this game without getting hurt and 300 yards rushing by the Titans isn't out of the question.

Ugh. Just, ugh.

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Doctors are standing by

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Oct 6, 2008 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks UC

The fact remains that Croyle still hasn’t outperformed Huard in any category so let’s not catch ourselves thinking this should help the team.

by primetime 07 on Oct 6, 2008 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually, after last game Croyle got a higher QB rating for 2008

4 interceptions will do that to ya buddy…

But no, there is no reason to think the Chiefs won’t be equally or more abismal failures with Croyle.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Oct 6, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And At This Point

I’m fine with Croyle because it’s a change. Might as well look a little different every week if we’re going to be embarrassed.

by primetime 07 on Oct 6, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm At The Point

Where my attitude about the games is “Whatever”. Seriously, it’s not like Herm’s suddenly going to grow a brain and become a good coach. He sucks and the Chiefs are going to suck as long as he’s running them.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, if nothing else this will gage Croyle's durability...

If he’s gonna get hurt again it will most likely be this game lol…

OMG this season sucks!

by KCFanatic on Oct 6, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haynesworth

Is licking his chops !! Everyone loves K.C. Barbecroyle !!

by Cat Stabber on Oct 6, 2008 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

BIG DEAL

against the Titans?! One take down to the ground and wittle brody will be back on the sideline…….he cant take a hit……..lets all do what peterson is doing ….sit back and watch it all fall apart. let me know when we are grouping together and demanding action @ arrowhead / or petersons office!

by WUSAPENING on Oct 6, 2008 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Is he coming in at

Right tackle?(he-he) What is the over-under on how many plays he lasts? With Tenn. defense it should not take long. We will be even more EMBARRASSED than we were against Carolina, probably LESS than 100yards total offense.

by Eric Allen on Oct 6, 2008 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Croyle vs. the Titans???

This screams end-of-career. Hopefully Albert will be back at left tackle and we sack up and put Taylor in at RT. That might buy Croyle a little more time than 0 seconds to throw the ball. Honestly though…I hate to be this negative…We need to have very good trainers and paramedics on the field because the Titans defense is extremely good and our O line is flat out terrible. Brody is in trouble. I don’t even want to watch; he might not walk away from this game. My heart sinks just thinking about it.

by Chiefs4Life on Oct 6, 2008 5:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

On The Plus Side

At least Carl Peterson probably won’t be signing Croyle to a seven year contract prior to this game…we hope.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

He’ll just slap the tag on him.

by primetime 07 on Oct 6, 2008 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

He will finish the season eating nachos up in the sweet.

by cmpotter on Oct 6, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Suite

by cmpotter on Oct 6, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

mmmmmmmmm

sweet nachos!

by TheQ on Oct 6, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man

I could really go for some nachos right now.

Just got a recipe for buffalo cheese dip….it’s going to be a wild weekend!

/meeting more real friends.

by primetime 07 on Oct 6, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blogfriends ARE real friends!

I got your back man. Just pass the nachos.

by TheQ on Oct 6, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Albert not expected back............

I read in a PFW article today that Albert is expected to miss several more weeks before he’ll be ready to return – and that fits with what I’ve heard about the recover time for that injury. It’s a shame, we really need him. I’m also concerned for Croyle. They are really going to come after him – it’s scary !!

by Cat Stabber on Oct 6, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Word From The Chiefs

Is that he’ll be back for Tennessee. That was last week.

Pro Football Weekly breaks a good story every once in awhile, but they also publish their fair share of b.s. that’s just rumor and speculation. Always take what they say with a grain of salt.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The coaching staff

clearly thinks we’re out of the woods on our QB situation w/ Croyle returning. These were the same guys bright enough to not sign a contingency plan in the offseason because “Brodie’s our guy”. If low and behold he turns out not to be; well there’s no problem with drifting thru the rest of the season and settling for great picks…

Seriously, I don’t want to see Carl OR Herm have any thing to do with another incoming draft class. We’re creating a losing culture in Kansas City and thats something which should never be allowed to precede. It’s a disgrace to our teams rich history, its a disgrace to the City and a disgrace to Arrowhead. Herm Edwards will leave team rehauled and revamped with youth, but has the process cost us our team’s prestige?

It’s been a sobering experience watch them play football this season, but as a fan its taught me a lot more about the game and its overall experience

by KansasCityShuffle on Oct 6, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

oh Come ON

are any of you surprised? With this many rookies starting I knew from before week 1 we’d suck HARD core! I wish Tony’s record breaking catch had occurred here instead of in Carolina. We’d have given him an approptiate applause!

by woodmann on Oct 6, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Look at it this way...

Huard reminded the ‘Huardattacks’ that he’s not a ‘transcendent’ QB (and Herm Edwards how too much conservative coaching can kill). That said, Huard is not as bad as he looked against Carolina, (he’s got two good (no sarcasmo) moves: PA handoff to LJ and TG across the middle, and the O-line was not making the former a possibility).

SO, you got Brodie Croyle for the remainder of his natural life (not very long unless he’s unusually blessed, in which case, yatzee!).

OR, we’ll encounter INGLAPOLYPSE NOW, and with what 3…, 4 weeks he should have at least learned the LJ dive left, LJ dive right, put it 8 ft high in the middle so only Tony can get it, throw it far far away and hope D-Bowe is in the neighborhood, and in case of crushing failure pathetic sweep/draw to Jamaal Charles.

Actually, from that assessment alone maybe the PARADE should try out for Chiefs’ QB, the PARADE could certainly cultivate a PRO-NFL quality Aaron Rogers trash stash…

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Oct 6, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Forget it son...

You’d make the team, get killed and we’d all be left without the endless stream of entertainment that you provide. No, you’re not trying out……. if fact – you’re grounded. Yatzee :)

by Cat Stabber on Oct 6, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Inglapolypse

just made my day!

by TheQ on Oct 6, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Smells like,,,victory

I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That’s my dream. That’s my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight… razor… and surviving.

by TheQ on Oct 6, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Horror...

…the horror.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My All-Time Favorite Movie By The Way

It’s been recut and re-presented so many times that it’s basically three or four movies. And they’re all great.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love it too!

Absolute classic! Thanks for coming back with “the Horror.. the horror.” I couldn’t use all the Kurtz lines at once. I think we should randomly throw out ANow lines for comments just to confuse people!

by TheQ on Oct 6, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a Brodie Believer!!

by HIV 2 Elway on Oct 6, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm an Ingle-Berry!!

by KansasCityShuffle on Oct 6, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

best nick name evar!

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Oct 6, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I look at Brodie as a cat

9 lives. 4 down, 5 to go.

by Shawn on Oct 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't Forget

Two ACL reconstructions.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 6, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Herm's game plan for Tenn.

Take a knee on first down. Take a knee on second down.
Take a knee on third down. On 4th and 22, punt.

Actually, this game plan would have been more effective than our offense was against the powerhouse that is Carolina.

Think how much time we can burn off the clock with this game plan. Think how many fewer interceptions we’ll throw.

That’s what Herm is all about, play chickenshit offense and hope the other team might lose to you once in a while, often enough to keep your job.

by Offense of the 70s on Oct 7, 2008 12:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You idiot!

It’s dive right to LJ on first down!

I bet $500.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Oct 7, 2008 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Less effective

The dive play is less effective than punting on first down. And less effective than just taking a knee, because while both plays always lose at least two yards, the dive could lead to turnovers. Got to play it safe in Hermball. This isn’t arena football.

by Offense of the 70s on Oct 7, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like Stephen A. Smith Says

It’s a good idea to go to the kicking game before fourth down, because then if you screw up you can get the ball back for another play :)

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 7, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ha-ha, that was good!

by Eric Allen on Oct 7, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently, He Actually Said That

I think it was on ESPN (during a game or during one of his pointless appearances I’m not sure)…he said that the team should go for a field goal on 3rd down because if they missed they could take another chance on fourth down. :)

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 7, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And

He wasn’t joking.

Funny that somebody actually pays him to write about sports. :)

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 7, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

But He loves his cheeze doodles

As demonstrated here, and followed and documented through the years by the Stephen A. Smith Heckling Society of Gentlemen.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Oct 7, 2008 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it's a bad snap

you can fall on the ball and try again on 4th down.

Good at the end of a half or as time expires.

by NJChiefsFan on Oct 7, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So

What will we consider a success for Croyle this weekend?

I say 2td/3int, 175 yds, stay healthy

Naming my son Brodie Damon

by troy145 on Oct 7, 2008 11:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Stay Healthy

Not more than 1 INT.

Pass enough to keep the D from stacking the box.

by NJChiefsFan on Oct 7, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Success for Brodie or for the Chiefs with Brodie?

Pass enough to keep the D from stacking the box.

Whoa there pie in the sky… gotta walk before we can run (effectively). Let’s say a pass for over 10 yards, theoretically in the 1st half of the game, and maybe dream about it happening on a 1st down.

Protection induced fumbles are just as prevalent as ‘gunslinging’ induced int’s these days, so let’s pray for 3 or fewer combined fumble/int’s.

Honestly, that plus coming out healthy is a success for Brodie, even in a shut out. The Titans are a better team than Carolina in the PARADE’s opinion (not that there isn’t a glimmer of hope in homefield, returning QB, and desperation motivations).

The Chiefs + Brodie would have a reason to be hopeful if there are 2-3 drives that result in 7 points. I’m not sure Herm grasps how important to a young team’s psyche getting that 7 is. I don’t care if he marches it to the 2 every time and LJ has to punch it in. Sustained drives that end in touchdowns and not being injured is all we ask.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Oct 7, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have to vote for that synopsis

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO" huh Angry?

by Lanier63 on Oct 7, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

A victory

The guy has never won a game as a Chief. It has got to be eating at him.

by TheQ on Oct 7, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One sustained drive that ends in a Touchdown

by AngryJesus on Oct 7, 2008 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no matter when it happens?

like a TD drive to make it 42-7 Titans, scoring with :30 left?

by sm7600 on Oct 7, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Success

Staying healthy the full game, no turnovers and at least one TD (or leading a drive that results in a TD), completing over 60% of passes, keeping the team within 10 points of the Titans with competent offensive performance.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 7, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

gawd, you sound like a lawyer or something

but that’s pretty much my standard too. An “oh by the way TD” at the end of the game, in the absence of anything else, doesn’t do anything for me either

by sm7600 on Oct 7, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just Qualifying My Standards

I was going to write “keep us within 10 points” but if the Tennessee offense melts down and they only score 9 points and we get a field goal while Croyle stunk all afternoon I don’t want someone saying that “Croyle kept us close” when all he got us was 3 points while playing like crap. I mean more like if Tennessee scores 30 points we need to score 21…just an indication that he can try and keep us competitive when another team is scoring points too.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 7, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is arena ball!

You do not score those kind of points, we play real football!

by Eric Allen on Oct 7, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I forgot that Herm’s trying to take us back to the glory days of football, before teams tried dishonest trickery like the forward pass.

Maybe Herm would make a better rugby coach than a football coach. :)

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Oct 7, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just do not know

How you can win, with a coach who does not believe in offense. Someone posted it already, but Herm is trying to make the rest of the NFL that his way of playing the game is best. He will not budge on that fact.

by Eric Allen on Oct 7, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs