Frank

Yes, hahaha, the Kansas City Chiefs have two pretty poor quarterbacks to choose from to be their starter.

On one hand, there's 34-year-old Damon Huard, who's been a backup quarterback for most of his 11-year career. He has limited mobility, doesn't possess a cannon for an arm, but he's relatively accurate and, because of his experience, is supposed to be an adequate game-managing QB.

On the other hand is 24-year-old Brodie Croyle, who's been a backup for the Chiefs since they drafted him in 2006 with the intention of molding him into the team's franchise quarterback. He's a better scrambler and has a stronger arm than Huard, but because of his youth, he's displayed a tendency to complete too many passes to the other team - a major no-no under head coach Herm Edwards.

So, you can see Herm's dilemma. However, while there might not be a right choice between these two, there's certainly a wrong one: Huard.

The whole motivation behind - or, at least, the reasons I originally agreed with - starting Huard to begin the season was: A) With so much parody in the NFL, it's worth a shot starting Huard to see if the Chiefs can make a run behind the veteran. B) With Herm, it's all about ball control - score if you can, punt if you don't, just don't throw interceptions - which seemed to be right up Huard's alley. C) Croyle did nothing to earn the job in the preseason. D) Kansas City had to play at Chicago in Week 2. Putting Croyle in that kind of atmosphere against that great of a defense might have been too much, too soon. E) If Croyle did stumble out of the gates, it would have been detrimental to yank him in favor of Huard. In other words, he might have lost all confidence in himself.

However, things haven't gone as planned.

The Chiefs are now 0-2 and have no hope of making the playoffs. (Despite the fact that they were one of the only teams in recent history to make the playoffs after an 0-2 start last season.) So, there's really no point in hanging onto Huard.

Huard hasn't been the game-manager he was expected to be. According to NFL.com, Huard, at 66.5, ranks 26th out of 33 NFL QBs in QB Rating (the QBR scale goes as high as 158.3). Only five QBs who have started the first two games for their respective teams have fewer yards per game than Huard (171.5 YPG). He's tied for 22nd in the league with only one touchdown in two games, compared to his three interceptions, which tie him for fourth worst in the league. His longest pass play so far this season was merely 31 yards, which ranks 28th in the NFL.

As a result, the Chiefs are next-to-last in scoring in the NFL and haven't been able to get their running game going because teams are stacking the line of scrimmage. It remains to be seen if Croyle can do any better, but now would be the perfect time to find out.

Last week in Chicago, Croyle entered the game in the fourth quarter for some garbage time and actually looked good. He completed all four of his passes for 55 yards, including a 32-yarder, and didn't turn the ball over. His confidence had to be higher after that game than it's been all season.

This week, the Chiefs come back to Arrowhead for their home opener against possibly the worst team on their schedule - the Minnesota Vikings. Herm couldn't ask for a better situation to throw Croyle into: His confidence is up, the fans will be behind him and the opponent will be vulnerable.

Nothing bad can happen by playing Croyle now. A) He rejuvenates the offense, proves to be the team's QB of the future, and the Chiefs make a push for the playoffs. B) Croyle gets off to a rough start, but Herm sticks with him and he improves as the season goes on, proving to be the team's QB of the future (and the Chiefs get a higher draft pick). C) He struggles from start to finish, proves he isn't the team's QB of the future as the Chiefs earn one of the worst record in the NFL, and the Chiefs use their high draft pick on someone who can be their QB of the future.

The only thing the Chiefs will accomplish by continuing to start Huard is they will lose games without finding out what they have in Croyle. That's not funny. That's just wrong.