I don’t think that you can actually put a rookie QB out there next season with the team in the shape it’s in. Most of them aren’t ready their first year in the league anyway (especially guys from USC…Carson Palmer’s been the most obviously talented and he still took three years to hit his stride). Losman represents the best option as either a bridge until a drafted QB is ready or as a long-term starter if the drafted QB doesn’t work out. I’ll admit, I wasn’t big on Losman before, but after looking over what he’s done I’ve got to say that I think he’d be a good addition for us and the price is certainly right (only what we’re paying in contract to him…he likely won’t be franchised).

Lee Evans we’re not going to get. Buffalo relies on him too much and if they can’t sign him to a contract I don’t think there’s even a question that he’s getting franchise tagged. I doubt we’ll get Williams either, unless he forces a trade somewhere. But with Millen in charge in Detroit, who really knows what will happen? Millen’s probably stupid enough to cut the guy.

I’ve got no problem with the team drafting Sanchez either…he looks like a solid prospect. But of course we have no idea where any of these guys are going to fall in the draft. Way too early.

I’m sorry, but if you compare their performance, it’s not even close. Losman has been better than Croyle in every single passing category, and best of all he can actually stay healthy…he’s a definite upgrade over Croyle.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LosmJ.00.htm

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CroyBr00.htm

In fact, most of the QBs that will be available in free agency next year represent an upgrade over Brodie Croyle (Boller, Warner, Garcia). Grossman doesn’t, of course, so I’d hope we’d avoid him.

Cassel will stay with the Pats? Why? Because he wants to sit on the bench behind Tom Brady (who’s returning next year)? That makes no sense if a decent contract and a starting job are offered to him. As for Brady Quinn…this article is about free agents in 2009 and Brady Quinn isn’t a free agent. So far as we know the Browns aren’t open to trading him right now either, and if they are it will likely take two high draft picks to get him. This is a post about what is available to us in free agency this year…most of which won’t require mortgaging our future to acquire. Losman will like be an unrestricted free agent, he’s got more experience than Brady Quinn (who has yet to start a game), he’s actually been a better passer than Derek Anderson (who is still keeping Quinn on the bench) and he won’t cost us a draft pick to sign so long as the Bills don’t franchise him. Losman represents the better value and the better chance of a payoff than Quinn.

He’s only played two games, so right now I’m very aware that he could be a flash in the pan. That’s why I’d prefer we acquire Losman this offseason unless Cassel starts playing really well (and even then I’d still probably prefer Losman).

If we can’t get Losman, I’d be fine with grabbing Garcia in free agency next year for a short term deal as long as he’s healthy. Problem is, he doesn’t look healthy. Actually, he looked pretty awful in his one game this season, so I’m not entirely sure his sitting on the bench is solely due to a personality conflict with Gruden. Also, Garcia is a decade older than Losman, so there is pretty much no chance that Garcia will be an answer for us three or four years from now if we can’t draft and develop a young QB. There’s a pretty good chance that Losman will. That’s why he should be the top priority…he’s young enough to be a long-term starter for this team.

As for Garcia being a leader, I’m not so sure about that…he actually got a reputation as being a bit of an asshole and a prima donna with his teammates. Roy Williams (a pretty good receiver who hasn’t been known as a problem child) hated him in Detroit…said that his mentality was that nothing was ever his fault and he liked to rip his receivers. So I don’t think leadership’s something we can reasonably expect him to bring to the table, only the hope that he’ll be better than Huard, Croyle or whoever survives this season. And since he’ll be pushing 40, I’d definitely rather we went after Losman.

He can get us thru this season, and play some games next season until the rookie qb is ready to go. Losman is a joke just like Brodie. UC you lost me at the paying to watch Kimbo Shamrock.

If we use a different GM to do it.

It’s not “the Chiefs” who have a problem drafting a good QB prospect…it’s Carl Peterson.

I am not so sure the Chiefs have ever “drafted” a long winning Quarterback to the organization in its history.

If you’d read what I wrote, you’d see that I said the Bills wouldn’t lose Evans because he’s likely to get franchised if they don’t re-sign him.

Learn to pay attention before you voice an opinion…then you won’t make Bills fans look like idiots by association.

That was intentional. I was actually referring to the age he’d be for the 2009 season if we were to sign him.

No clue what’s in the draft class yet until the college season’s closer to being over. But I think we still need to have somebody holding down the fort until whoever we draft is ready. It’s not realistic to grab a QB and expect him to be ready to perform at the pro level his first year out of college. Nor is it realistic to expect that whoever we draft will automatically be a good QB down the road.

As for Rosenfels, he’s okay, but he’s also not a free agent as far as I can tell, so he’d likely cost us a draft pick to sign him. Losman likely won’t because he’s unlikely to get franchised.

A 5th rounder would be about ideal. A 4th rounder would be a little pricey, but probably fair considering the situation.

Of linebackers once they get that close to 30. I don’t even like linebackers when they get to 28. That’s why I only thought Dansby and Vilma were acceptable signings (assuming Vilma is healthy).

Heh…“Vilma”. I keep thinking of a Russian Fred Flintstone. :)

Like a very reasonable goal.

Because the Chiefs stink this year and Herm Edwards is our coach. No offense, but duh. Most of the teams on our schedule this year are probably looking forward to playing us.