Elvis Grbac, Damon Huard, Matt Cassel, man there were some rough times at QB for a stretch in there.
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We were in a black hole QB wise after Dawson retired, a couple good years with a washed up Montana, Smith towards the end of it, but overall, just a sad group of quarterbacks.
The draft that still pisses me off was the 1983 one, we could and should have picked up a great QB that year, Elway went first, when it came for our turn to draft we could have Kelly, O'Brian, Marino, Boomer, and we take Blackledge, now don't get me wrong, the guy is a hell of a college football announcer, but as a player in the NFL, he left a lot to desire. He was a winner in college, that is all they cared about, never mind it was based on the Penn. St. running game.
What should have been.
The draft that still pisses me off was the 1983 one, we could and should have picked up a great QB that year, Elway went first, when it came for our turn to draft we could have Kelly, O'Brian, Marino, Boomer, and we take Blackledge, now don't get me wrong, the guy is a hell of a college football announcer, but as a player in the NFL, he left a lot to desire. He was a winner in college, that is all they cared about, never mind it was based on the Penn. St. running game.
What should have been.
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At least luck if you call it that it came back around the other way when Broncos jumped in front of Chiefs late and took Paxton Lynch who supposedly Chiefs were set to take. If I remember right Blackledge was last quarterback taken in first round before Mahomes.
Idk he seemed to play his worst in big moments. I wasn't a fan but yes he's better than the others listed
It was the 1983 draft not 85 when we screwed up. Out of the first 14 picks 5 where HOFers, 3 more were Pro Bowl players, Blackledge was the 2nd QB taken that year, with the 7th pick.
1983 NFL draft - Wikipedia
High ankle sprains are not good. If Mahomes was a RB, the injury would sideline him for several weeks. I have no doubt that he will play next week. However, his ability to break the pocket and get first downs with his legs will be extremely limited.
Ya but he was better than most of them in the last 2 decades. Besides Mahomes Rich Gannon was probably the best.
I honestly don't remember him that much he couldn't of started more than like a combined seasons worth. I always remember him as a backup
He was the backup. But Grbac got hurt and Gannon started 5-6 games and looked pretty good. Chiefs won the division with a 13-3 record, but they benched Gannon when Grbac was healthy and the Chiefs gagged a home playoff game to the Broncos 14-10. It was quite the controversy whether they could have won riding the hotter hand of Gannon.
Then Gannon gets his chance and bolts to the Raiders as a starter.
Bills and Bengals coming together as one on Twitter wishing for Mahomes to get injured worse next week is cute
I was young then but I remember vividly the loss to the Broncos. Had no idea that was same year a lot of his starts came. I mostly remember him for killing us in the following years.
I'm starting to change my mind. Burrow looks unflappable right now
Bengals seem to be particularly troublesome for the chiefs
3-0 vs Mahomes. Nobody's got that. I'm torn honestly but I lean getting home game still
Things were pretty good when Elvis was there but that was a different NFL. We were winning with Defense back then.
