A Killer Post About Ricky Stanzi

Easy killer. Dude had some zip on his passes, but there are a lot of guys that come into the league that way.

Casey Printers could run and fling the ball.

I’m all for the second coming of Brady, but let the kid cook for a year or two before we annoint him ‘the chosen one’

but he’s only played one game.. Let’s temper our expectations

and his stats didnt look good, but I came away impressed. I have NFL Network and have seen tons of replays of other rookie QBs, most of which were taken ahead of him, and very few seemed to have a good “mental clock”…the part of their brain that says “hurry up and do something or else some bad shit is about to happen.” Stanzi may not have made great plays, and I attribute a lot of that to running with 3rd and 4th teamers, but he certainly looked to have the alertness and instinctive/protective nature or whatever to know that he cant sit in the pocket all day.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2011/8/13/2361503/short-highlight-of-stanzi-and-baldwin

But this whole “stanzi thing” is really gonna bug me. Loudest cheer of the night Friday came when Slick Rick Stanzi entered the game. I know people really like him but lets not mistake wanting him to be good with him actually being good. I said it earlier. Just because the man loves America and is likable doesnt mean he’s any good at being an NFL QB.

1. He has experience in a pro offense. The Chiefs don’t have to teach the guy to take a snap under center or show him what a 3step drop should look like.
2. He comes in behind an established, hard working qb in Cassel, who will teach him to be a pro. It’s not exactly Rodgers and Favre, but in some ways it’s better because Cassel will actually share his game with Stanzi instead of resenting his presense the way Favre did Rodgers…
3. He also has a great position coach in Zorn, who will help iron out any wrinkles in his game. A qualified, dedicated qb coach should be a great thing for both Cassel and Stanzi.
4. He provided excellent value for the Chiefs after being grade as a 2nd or 3rd rounder and falling to us in the 5th. The Chiefs got three players two rounds later than they graded out (Houston, Stanzi, and Powe) and all three came at positions of need! Along with Baldwin and Hudson, who should both be starters by next year. I don’t know how we didn’t get As from all the draft graders… I guess haters gonna hate.

I really hope that the Chiefs go with two qbs this year. I know many are still pining for a veteran to back up Cassel, but I think that would just stunt Stanzi. Let him get all the practice snaps and the few game snaps that come from being the primary backup, and let him stay right under the wings of Cassel and Zorn. If Cassel were to get hurt and miss multiple weeks, and Stanzi couldn’t hold the fort to Haley’s satisfaction, then bring in a bandaid at that point. Anybody who is available today will likely still be available midseason. And we have the best running game in the NFL and a good defense, which should allow us to protect a young signal caller for a couple of weeks anyway.