Larry Fitzgerald Weighs In On Tyler Palko As The Chiefs New QB
by Joel Thorman on Nov 15, 2011 12:01 PM CST
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PrintAll-Pro receiver Larry Fitzgerald now has two major connections to the Kansas City Chiefs. The first one is Todd Haley, the Chiefs coach who was Fitzgerald's offensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals.
And now Tyler Palko, his former teammate at the University of Pittsburgh.
Fitzgerald joined Nick Wright's show on 610 Sports this week to talk about Palko, and what Chiefs fans can expect.
(Side note: Twitter is awesome. Wright tweeted at Fitz to come on the show and within minutes, there he was talking about Palko.)
"Tyler, to be honest with you he's a close friend," Fitzgerald told Wright, "but I've never been around anyone as dedicated to the game of football as he is. The sacrifices he's made, the things he will do to be the best...I know he's been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. I know this is not the way he wanted to get it seeing his good friend Matt go down with injury but that's the business we're in and I know he's going to seize the moment."
Fitzgerald said he wishes he could be in Kansas City New England on Monday night to support him. (And I wish he could be there as well....in a Chiefs uniform.)
"I talked to him and I'm probably more excited for him than he is for an opportunity," Fitzgerald said. "I know he's going to be studying, watching film and preparing all he can. I can't wait. I wish I could be there to support him as a friend to see him get his opportunity. I know he's ready, he's prepared his whole life for this.
"I remember meeting him as a 17-year old kid going to the University of Pittsburgh and dreaming and aspiring to be on the big stage. Now he's finally getting his opportunity and I can't even imagine how excited he is."
Chiefs fans are excited as well.
And nervous.
And probably a little scared.
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Your editor’s check is in the mail. Thanks Sudden.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 15, 2011 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
by "check is in the mail" joel meant fuck off...
but because he runs a blog he has to be nice…
You’re welcome Joel…
First of all, you throwin' too many big words at me, and because I don't understand them, I'm gonna take 'em as disrespect...
by SFLChief on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 12 recs
Nothing for us fans to be scared of at this point, JT
A tailspin / nosedive is the expectation now. Even though it’s Monday Night Football, it’s oddly a no pressure situation. With all of the big injuries (Charles, Moeaki, Berry, now Cassel) – the expectation is a big losing streak and putting out fires.
Kid just has to go out and play football. Nothing lost if he stinks it up. If he steps up and looks like an actual pro QB, it’s all gravy.
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I thought we were already in a "nosedive"
Only thing that remains to be seen is if we crash and burn.
My earliest Chiefs memories are watching guys named Dawson, Podolak, Taylor, Thomas, Bell, and Buchanan. So, yeah...I'm kind of an old fart.
Just give the guy a chance.
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FIRE Herm Haley and Carl Pioli. Two of the most damaging members of the CHIEFS organization in the last 20 years.
Yeah, I'm not nervous at all.
My expectations are so low, there’s no reason to sweat these games. Doesn’t mean I won’t be rooting like hell for the Chiefs, but not anxious or anything.
so, you have..........
lowered expectations
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Since his first start is monday night
I want Gruden to call him Callaballoo. I might try and contact Gruden to get him to drop that name on ESPN.
“This kid Callaballoo Falco, let me tell you, he’s a football player”
You can't spell Power without Powe.
by Sudden on Nov 15, 2011 12:05 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Git Er Done.
Gruden needs some background on our unknown gem.
Never argue with an Idiot...... they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
sometimes I wonder how they would do that chalk outline, if you pushed someone into a tree chipper.
Will Palko be the first player Gruden doesn't love?
by Tarkus on Nov 15, 2011 1:22 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Nah, Gruden will be waxing his balls I'm sure
If he can find reasons to gush about John Beck, I’m sure he can find something on Palko.
Now that's a damn good point Tark
It’ll be a real struggle for him to find something to gush about. I look forward to it.
by TheScootness on Nov 15, 2011 5:48 PM CST up reply actions
If Fitzgerald is expecting Palko "seize the moment",
I say great. Nobody on the Chiefs offense has seized anything other than a magarita after the game all season. Our offense sucks, it is leaderless and moribund. Can someone named Tyler actually be a great quarterback? Welllllllllllll……..here ya go kid! Here is your stage, let’s see what you’ve got. This is your opportunity to be an NFL quarterback, if you have it, let’s see because you may never get another opportunity.
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Carpe Carp … Sieze the Fish!
hey, it’s New England, clam chowder and fishermen and all that, right?
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by Franksurroundedbyraiderfans on Nov 15, 2011 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
Carpe Eos!
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Breaking News...
Kenny Powers just fired Matt Cassel for “being such a god-damned pussy”
by Stone Throwers on Nov 15, 2011 12:23 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
“Me and Calabaloo Falco just fucked you up Dawg!”
You can't spell Power without Powe.
by Sudden on Nov 15, 2011 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Apparently...
The “Bro” came at him, and he shit the bed.
by Stone Throwers on Nov 15, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
so THAT'S how injured his hand ...
… trying to open the door
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
no...........
someone closed the door
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One thing Palko has going for him
No expectations
In fact, he may have such negative expectations that he can just let it all go and do his thing. If he comes out and has the game of his life he looks like a champ. If he does decent without too many bone-head mistakes, he still looks good. Unless he totally Boller’s it up out there, then he’s about where he is right now in most people’s eyes. He wasn’t a high pick, he wasn’t predicted to be a future start – he’s just a QB, and just a back up at that.
There was a clip I read about how fired up the Jets were for that last Jets/Pats game and how the whole team was practicing hard and was energized and hyping up the game. On the flip side the Pats were going through their routine, getting ready like they always do, practicing as hard as they normally do – not treating it like the AFC Championship (like the Jets were). Then the Pats went out and socked them in the bean-bag.
All I’m saying is, if he can prepare for this game with routine and stability – not put too much on being his first start, or that it’s a MNF game, or that our playoff hopes are on the line (or according to many of us, circling the toilet) – he’s going to be in better shape than if he gets caught up in everything “surrounding” the game.
Let’s not forget, there are 46 other guys out there that need to bring their A game to help support him. I don’t think a loss here is going to fall squarely on Palko’s shoulders. The team will overcome or the team will fail. Palko will just be a piece of that puzzle – how big of a piece is TBD.
by Ochophosphate on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
"Boller's it up"...
is Boller a verb or an Adjective in this sentence? either way, I like it… rec
by Stone Throwers on Nov 15, 2011 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
I guess we could say...
If he goes Bolling?
It’s not as good as Munson – but oddly along the same vein.
by Ochophosphate on Nov 15, 2011 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Over on S&B Pride we call it
“having a Boller”
by ROFLCOPTER16 on Nov 15, 2011 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
no expectations?
wait, you mean we had those for Cassel?
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Not really, but maybe at times. I'm actually more excited about watching Chief's football
now, than I was the last two weeks. I hope the whole team really gets behind Palko and bring their best effort. I think it’s been Cassel that has lost this team’s confidence and this may be a blessing (not that I would ever want an injury) but this team should really rally around Haley and Palko.
still want to know what Studie was so upset about at the end of the Denver game (as reported by Joel)
I do understand … it’s time for the team to BE a team and really come together, win OR lose, just play hard and be there for each other, top to bottom
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Hopefully he was upset at himself sucking.
by Tarkus on Nov 15, 2011 1:24 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
he needs a ...........
suck-o-meter
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He spends too much time at the 7 Eleven
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Maybe he was upset that he didn't recover that onside kick?
He had his hands on the ball, and wasn’t able to turn up with the ball.
Go Chiefs!!!!
If we limit expectations to "positive expectations" - occasionally we were duped into having them
and before (last 2-3 seasons) they were tempered by inexperience and perceived/ascribed potential.
We expected him to grow and get better
We expected him to be a leader
We expected him to win ball games
and in 2010 it seemed like he was doing this from time to time, we were on a positive trajectory. Something to build on.
Now a lot of us have negative expectations:
Now we expect him to miss on deep passes – check
Now we expect him to blow it late by throwing a pick to Eric Weddle – check and almost double-check
Now we expect him to collapse like a feinting-goat when a rusher gets anywhere near him – check
Now we expect him to miss a wide open receiver because he’s locked onto his primary target until finally checking down to someone that will get minimal, no, or negative yards.
I think the saddest part is that many of us (including me) don’t expect him to win. We hope he wins. You expect great QBs to win… you even expect good QBs to win. With Matt, if he wins, we give him credit in a back-handed way. Like we were successful in-spite of him, not because of him – whether that is true or not. The general perception and expectations surrounding him have soured with the community.
Who knows if this is true of the team as well – if such a shift has set in with the team, then hope for him is lost. If the team doesn’t have the expectation and confidence that he can and will succeed then there is no need to continue to put him in a position to prove it, rightful or not.
by Ochophosphate on Nov 15, 2011 1:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Good comments. I see it as a fine line between success and failure. Cassel has worn
out his chances. It’s simple: He PANICS, he CAN NOT HANDLE PRESSURE. The Chief’s have had QB’s like this for years. And, we have had a few good ones. I remember Dawson, Montana, Gannon and most of the time Green and how they could get the job done. Cassel can’t and he’s had his chance. If the QB can not execute, eventually, the entire team gets discouraged and they lose their edge and fail to execute too. That is what has happened and any change is for the best. At least we get a chance to see just what Palko has. I do not have high expectations for him but I naturally wish and hope for him to be successful.
Thanks for the QB perspective
man MC showed some promise every now and then…and still could (he could still come back this year and play “inspired” football), BUT chances are we’re gonna be lookn for our starter from now til the draft.
If your watched Dawson, Montana, Gannon and Green.
They were good when they had a good O line. At the end of Dawson career the O line sucked, same with Green. Since 2007 we have had one of the worse NFL O line.
Dawson was a bust before he came to the Chiefs.
It is easy to say when the team or player is not doing good to say they suck. If your a good judge of talent you can see potential even when the Offense is playing bad.
Lucky Stram saw potential in Dawson and ignored Paul Brown advise that Dawson had lost it and was not a good QB.
Agree with you Ocho
On the saddest part (including me) , you expressed the way I’ve been feeling , but couldn’t find the words to discribe it.
Never argue with an Idiot...... they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
sometimes I wonder how they would do that chalk outline, if you pushed someone into a tree chipper.
Thanks, and it is sad - I like Cassel
Matt has sooo many of the things you really want in a QB. Dedicated, smart, hard working, great in the community, great character role model, says the right things, does the right things. He just leaves a lot to be desired on the field. The guy has heart, but heart doesn’t always get it done.
I really hope it’s not just the aftertaste of some terrible losses that is catapulting this to the forefront – but I feel like we’ve got a large enough body of work to go by to start saying this just isn’t going to work out the way we want it to.
This may sound terrible – but he’s like a poor man’s Steve DeBerg.
by Ochophosphate on Nov 15, 2011 1:58 PM CST up reply actions
Might care too much.
A big part of self confidence is owning a healthy portion of don’t give a crap.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Or a poor man's Brad Johnson?
If he’s got a ton of weapons and a defense moving mountains for him, he can do it and show skill. If he’s got few weapons and he has to take the game on his shoulders, well….
"You've only got 10 fingers to stick in the dike. Is there a breaking point that pushes you over the edge?...Where's the limit?"
-Marty Schottenheimer
by go_saleaumua on Nov 15, 2011 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
I love Steve DeBerg
Cassel makes a lot more money than DeBerg ever made. I’m not going to give up on Cassel until I can see what he can do with a good O line and good play calling.
Don't have to worry about us over-practicing this Week...(Month...Year)...
Apparently Haley ( Is it too early to Tag him w/ Failey?) Hasnt been pushing them too hard …since August…
I remember Bill Kenney
The last player picked in the 12th round. He threw for over 4300 yards and went to the pro bowl with the Chiefs. He outplayed 1st round picks Steve Fuller and Todd Blackledge. Anything can happen. Palko has my support.
Can't be any worse
than Thigpen’s first start in Atlanta…holy crap!…and yet he became entertaining as hell to watch!
Your eyes tell you more than any statistics can.
There is a reason Palko is getting the start
Stanzi told Haley that he refuses to play well against any team that wears red, white, and blue and calls themselves the Patriots.
Ricky Stanzi loves ’Murica too much to beat the Pats.
You can't spell Power without Powe.
by Sudden on Nov 15, 2011 12:31 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Bullshit. Everybody knows that Stanzi's the only Patriot who deserves a capital P.
How dare that so-called football team in New England (England, for fuck’s sake!) steal Stanzi’s thunder like that?
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Yeah, but Stanzi has a tough time time going into New England as a Chief
He hates to be the one they’re referring to when they yell “the Redcoats are coming”
You can't spell Power without Powe.
Red SKINS. Big difference.
Now he’s representing original Americans.
When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick
Palko is ok
He didn’t look to bad in the preseason and since he was the 2nd QB we can only hope he has improved at least a little I still remember I think it was 2007 Brodie vs. Brady and Brodie did a pretty good job anyways I expect him to do better than cassel
by BlackDoom on Nov 15, 2011 1:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Holy Hell
Were you watching the Chiefs Preseason? When I watched Palko take the field, I immediately started calling for Stanzi.
I posted that a few times...
SOO cool. Starting to like this guy. Whats his name anyway? haha
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."
I just found it yesterday.
I think everyone who thinks Matt Cassel should be our QB because he’s “tough” should watch that and get over it.
by bamachief5558 on Nov 15, 2011 3:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I didnt know much about palkpo
was shocked about how he had flacco beat out at pitt. the 5 tds at notre dame….interesting college career….and hes left handed, something I love. but….I just dont see it. Maybe hes a diamond in the rough(with more college starting exp than cassel) but I think he will prove to just be rough
Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
Team Colquitt
Brodie Croyle lives in Stillwell, Kansas.
We all know Brodie can step up and take control of a dead offense.
"The Hammer"
This is exactly what Palko wants
Be the dead beat has been college football player that no one likes then when the moment is right … BOOM shreds the patriots on Monday night football in front of millions ! And becomes a football legend !
by chiefsman! on Nov 15, 2011 2:30 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Good luck Tyler
I hope you do well for us.
*When we blitz, have the LB's do a KC Strip. Do this in remembrance of DT.
*Dear David Glass, as a lifelong Royals fan, I beg you to please sell the team. You have always been the problem; you will never be the solution.
Exactly which Chiefs fans are excited to see Tyler Palko start against Tom Brady?
I’m sure he’s a nice guy and all, but there’s a reason he made it to 28 without coming close to starting a game in the NFL.
I'm excited.
I’m so tired of watching Cassel not get it done. I was tired of watching Cassel last year.
Palko seems to have a really weak arm, but he also seems to be heady and decisive. And he’s more mobile.
He can’t contribute much less, so yeah I’m excited.
by bamachief5558 on Nov 15, 2011 9:11 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I am so tired of watching the offense not get it done.
This offense is broken. It shouldn’t be……………but it is. There is enough talent remaining on the offense that they should be able to do what is necessary.
"The Hammer"
I may be the only one here that has high expectations
This may be the catalyst the team needs to get out of their funk. I am hoping that Palko will bring some fresh new energy to the team. This may be his break to become a decent to good QB. I could be totally wrong, but I am glad he has the opportunity to prove himself.
Our expectations going into these next games were low anyway. To me, this gives us a fighting chance, by changing up the game plan, and working the whole field. I am looking forward to see how the team reacts to this.
I'm pretty much in the same place you are.
I don’t know whether or not he will ever be a valid starter, but I think that at this time he could actually provide a spark to the team.
by bamachief5558 on Nov 15, 2011 11:33 PM CST up reply actions
Well, they danged sure need to do something.
Maybe somebody new at the helm will ignite a spark under this offense. Heaven knows they need it.
"The Hammer"
Matt WILL return and do fine with the new O C
…my issue is suppose the season went different and they were 6-3 and your hopes were on Palko. This was irresponsible .
by FrankPitts on Nov 16, 2011 4:33 AM CST via mobile reply actions
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