Brodie Croyle Gets Another Tryout

by Joel Thorman on Nov 21, 2011 12:47 PM CST

With all the quarterback injuries in the past week, I'm not surprised former Kansas City Chiefs QB and current free agent Brodie Croyle is getting a workout. The Houston Texans worked out four quarterbacks, including Croyle, this week.

The Texans, of course, are working without QB Matt Schaub, who suffered what's believed to be a season-ending foot injury.

But Houston's not the only team dealing with quarterback troubles.

The Chiefs, obviously, are without QB Matt Cassel. The Chicago Bears lost QB Jay Cutler for most of the regular season in Sunday's victory over the San Diego Chargers (who have a quarterback playing like he's hurt). QB Michael Vick missed the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night win over the New York Giants. The Arizona Cardinals have been playing without QB Kevin Kolb. QB Ben Roethlisberger has a finger injury (but won't keep him out).

That's a lot of injuries, even a few playoff-contending teams.

For Croyle, this is his third known tryout with a team since the Chiefs didn't re-sign him. He had a short stint with the Arizona Cardinals and reportedly worked out for the Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins.

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Best of Luck Brodie

A good guy.

"Even when the Chiefs win, they can’t win." - Aiken Drum

by electriclight on Nov 21, 2011 12:53 PM CST reply actions

Question

Under what circumstances would we be interested in bring Brodie back?

I think only if Palko gets injured and would be out for a couple of weeks AND if Matt is out for the rest of the year.

by KC Scout on Nov 21, 2011 12:58 PM CST reply actions

Under absolutely NO circumstance whatsoever.

My earliest Chiefs memories are watching guys named Dawson, Podolak, Taylor, Thomas, Bell, and Buchanan. So, yeah...I'm kind of an old fart.

by Scott B. on Nov 21, 2011 1:10 PM CST up reply actions

That's a bit harsh...

What if he came back as a trainer and happens to be best friends with Andrews Luck and convinces him to pull an Eli Manning and refuse to play for any team but the Chiefs?

I’d take him back then

by joplin chiefs fan on Nov 21, 2011 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

I like this senario

by KC Scout on Nov 21, 2011 1:35 PM CST up reply actions

He's probably the best insurance policy out there right now

All the other QB’s are old or washed up. He knows the offense. He has a good arm. He has a hot wife. I’d bring him back and sit him behind Stanzi. He’s probably better than Palko. The issue is with the way our O-Line protects we may get down to needing another QB. If Palko gets hurt or is just plain terrible then you have Stanzi in there and no one else. I would take him over Bulger, Collins, or any of the other riff raff out there right now.

Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.

by Fozzyboyd on Nov 21, 2011 1:37 PM CST up reply actions

Our right tackle will get him killed.

If I’m Kelli Croyle, I’m keeping him away from KC…deleting Pioli’s texts, etc.

I like Brodie as a human being, but he’s a walking infirmary professionally. It’s not fair to put him on the field when we can’t even protect Cassel from attack. And compared to Brokie, Cassel is made of titanium.

"I’m still waiting to get my first sympathy card about all this. Nobody else cares that we lost our quarterback. They’re just out there waiting to kick our butt. So you can be an ostrich and keep your head in the sand, or you can realize we’ve suffered a dramatic injury here and we can’t just fall down and let everybody kick us in the face."

-Bill Muir

by go_saleaumua on Nov 21, 2011 5:03 PM CST up reply actions

Cassel is a tough dude though.

Got to give anyone who plays a week after an appendix surgery credit.

Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.

by Fozzyboyd on Nov 21, 2011 6:57 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed. I really like Cassel...for his toughness, intellect, attitude, athletic ability for a 6'4, 230 pound QB....

But I like him more when he’s on the bench.

Sad, sad sad. But true.

-Bill Muir

by go_saleaumua on Nov 22, 2011 12:03 AM CST up reply actions

I'd say if he were to replace his entire skeleton with titanium

and then coat his skin in a thin, yet flexible coating of carbon fiber, and then place an electric force field around him.

Under those circumstances, I think we’d be willing to re-sign Mr. Glass.

by aasukisuki on Nov 21, 2011 2:35 PM CST up reply actions

It really is sad that he was our "quarterback of the future" and he hasn't been hired as a backup anywhere

Carl Peterson had some skill in selecting players, but he was obviously not good at picking out QB talent.

by joplin chiefs fan on Nov 21, 2011 1:10 PM CST reply actions

So far

neither is Pioli

Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.

by KingChief on Nov 21, 2011 1:28 PM CST up reply actions

He can claim at least part of Brady

but you’re absolutely right. Big difference in sample sizes, though.

Pioli’s had three years and we’ve had Cassel.

Peterson had twenty years and brought us one good year of Joe Montana and a few with Trent Green (Vermeil’s guy).

Given a choice between Cassel and GrBack or Cassel and Bono, I’m really not sure who I’d take.

by joplin chiefs fan on Nov 21, 2011 1:31 PM CST up reply actions

Gannon.

by aasukisuki on Nov 21, 2011 2:36 PM CST up reply actions

This ^^^

Letting Gannon go and also having Grbac play in that playoff game, 2 of the worst personnel decisions of the last 20 years.

Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.

by Fozzyboyd on Nov 21, 2011 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

Pat Barnes.

-Bill Muir

by go_saleaumua on Nov 21, 2011 5:05 PM CST up reply actions

Matt Blundin

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by Fozzyboyd on Nov 21, 2011 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

James Killian.

-Bill Muir

by go_saleaumua on Nov 22, 2011 12:02 AM CST up reply actions

Good luck to Brodie.

I’d like to see him win a start somewhere before he retires.

by bamachief5558 on Nov 21, 2011 1:27 PM CST reply actions

We need to stay away from Brodie Croyle like marked down Sushi...

(Hot Wife gets him a Tryout after we exhaust EVERY OTHER OPTION !!! )

by KCChef on Nov 21, 2011 1:29 PM CST reply actions

same tryout as jeff garcia....croyle should be looking at the cfl, or arena, something else.

Team Pioli/Haley. Decade of the Chiefs.
Team Colquitt

by SDChief on Nov 21, 2011 1:36 PM CST reply actions

I know Cassel hasn't been IR'd yet

but it sounds likely. If so, who do we sign? I don’t think Brodie is a real option. Instead, I’d look to swipe a QB off another team’s practice squad and see if they’ve got anything worth keeping. Players who I would put above Brodie as an option at QB include:

Graham Harrell – currently on Green Bay’s PS (behind Rodgers and Matt Flynn)
Dan LeFevour – currently on Indy’s PS (not exactly a ringing endorsement of his potential)

by Chiefs4Life on Nov 21, 2011 2:01 PM CST reply actions