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The Kansas City Chiefs might need to start over at QB in 2009

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General Chiefs Discussion by admin on Sunday 11 January 2009 at 8:37 am

The Chiefs ran through 4 QBs last season and none of them really separated from the pack.  The Chiefs used to consider Brodie Croyle the QB of the future but he has been injury prone.  He played in 2 games (both starts) last season and he completed 20 of 29 passes (69%) for 151 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 interceptions (81.3 QB Rating).  Croyle has now played in 13 games (8 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 150 of 260 passes (57.7%) for 1,401 yards with 6 TD passes and 8 interceptions (67.5 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 10 times for 15 yards (1.5 ypc) in his career.

35-year old Damon Huard has likely played his last game with the Chiefs.  He played in 5 games (3 starts) for the Chiefs last season and he completed 50 of 81 passes (61.7%) for 477 yards with 2 TD passes and 4 interceptions (65.7 QB Rating).  He also carried the football 4 times for 13 yards (3.3 ypc) last season.  Huard has now played in 64 games (27 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 574 of 946 passes (60.7%) for 6,303 yards with 33 TD passes and 26 interceptions (80.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the football 52 times for 148 yards (2.8 ypc) in his NFL career.

24-year old Tyler Thigpen surprised the Chiefs by playing decent in 2008.  It will be interesting to see if he is capable of building on his success or if he fades away.  He played in 14 games (11 starts) for the Chiefs last season and he completed 230 of 420 passes (54.8%) for 2,608 yards with 18 TD passes and 12 interceptions (76.0 QB Rating).  He also carried the football 62 times for 386 yards (6.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  Thigpen has now played in 15 games (11 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 232 of 426 passes (54.5%) for 2,649 yards with 18 TD passes and 13 interceptions (74.7 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 62 times for 386 yards (6.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs in his career.

29-year old Quinn Gray signed on after Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard went down with injuries during the 2008 season.  He played in 1 game (0 starts) for the Chiefs last season and he completed 7 of 8 passes (87.5%) for 76 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 interceptions (145.8 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 1 time for 27 yards!  Gray has now played in 12 games (4 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 108 of 188 passes (57.4%) for 1,328 yards with 13 TD passes and 5 interceptions (91.4 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 25 times for 111 yards (4.4 ypc) with 2 TD runs in his career.  It will be interesting to see if the Chiefs bring back Gray or let him walk away.