The Kansas City Chiefs will be going with a new starting QB in 2009 and it will be Matt Cassel.  Cassel relieved Tom Brady last season when he went down to injury and he led the Patriots to a 11-5 record.  Cassel hadn’t started a game since high school until last season and after he shook off the rust he was outstanding.  Despite not having the same kind of talent around him in K.C. that he had in New England, I look for him to have a very solid year in 2009.  He’s mobile and has enough arm to make all of the throws needed to succeed in the NFL.  Tyler Thigpen was forced into duty last season after the Chiefs lost their 1st and 2nd team QBs and he surprised the team so much that he will head into camp as the #2 QB.  Brodie Croyle was supposed to be the QB of the future heading into last season for the Chiefs but he’s more than likely the QB of the past.  He will have a lot of time playing the opposing QB in practice during the 2009 season.  Ingle Martin will be nothing more than a practice squad type of QB for the Chiefs in 2009.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2009 SEASON:  B-