Really liked Stanzi in college. I felt that the Broncos should have drafted him to learn under Orton for a year or two.

I agree the Chiefs were in a bad spot to get a QB. They couldn’t justify drafting a guy like Osweiler or Wilson with a first round pick IMO.

The problem was the Chiefs didn’t view anyone left to draft upgrades. Even Tannehill was a question mark to believe he was a upgrade.

One also has to remember that Matt Cassel may be deemed a major weak spot on the Chiefs roster (I do agree with that) but who is to say that Ricky Stanzi can’t be a very good QB in this league? He just hasn’t had his chance to show what he can do. He didn’t have a off-season last year and the Chiefs organization made the decision they weren’t going to play him during the season (basically treated the year like a red-shirt). You know they were going to stick by their word if they didn’t play Stanzi even with the horrible excuse of a QB in Tyler Palko playing.

Quinn is a solid back-up but I don’t think the Chiefs are looking for him to be the starter. Cassel would probably be considered a quality back-up as well on any roster in the NFL. It all comes back to waiting to see what the Chiefs have in Ricky Stanzi. Stanzi was the player the Chiefs brought up in comparing other possible QB’s in the draft… they didn’t deem any to be as good as him.