Chiefs officially place Matt Cassel on I.R.

[MongerKhan]

Chiefs placed QB Matt Cassel on injured reserve with a fractured right (throwing) hand, ending his season.
It's going to be an ugly close to the season in Kansas City, and not because Cassel was a franchise-caliber passer. His backup, Tyler Palko, might be the least talented No. 2 quarterback in football. Cassel, 29, finishes with a 10:9 TD-to-INT ratio, his numbers across the board taking massive hits after losing ex-offensive coordinator Charlie Weis. Cassel struggles with accuracy, decision making, and pocket presence, and isn't the long-term answer in K.C. We're interested to see whether GM Scott Pioli agrees to pay Cassel's $5.25 million salary in 2012. It's certainly not an unmanageable cost for a starting quarterback, but Cassel isn't a good starting quarterback. At the very least, he will face competition for his job in 2012 training camp.

Hmm...do you cut him or let it ride for another year?

 

[Coachnorm]

Hmm...do you cut him or let it ride for another year?

An interesting dynasty / keeper question.

 

[gruntbusters]

I just read somewhere that Stanzi won't get a shot at playing this year. I'm disheartened by this news. *frowny face*

Palko sucks.

 

[Cerberus]

They'll keep him and let him fight for starter status next year , then cut him. He'll always be a band aid qb, just good enough to come in and slow the bleeding til the starter comes back in.