can the chiefs place franchise tag on croyle?

[whatwasthat?]

hypothetically, if cassel is out a couple weeks and croyle plays well in his absence (i think he can), can the chiefs place a franchise tag on him and try to trade him for possibly a 2nd or 3rd round pick in the offseason...it would be nice to acquire another mid-to-high draft pick as some kind of compensation..

the reason im asking this is because he is a FA after this season and he probably wants to go somewhere he can compete for a starting job

[N TX Dave]

They might NE did that to their backup (Cassel) but if they can not work out a trade they will have to pay in the avg of the top 5 at that position I think.

[Chiefster]

I kinda doubt it, but that's just me.

[Ryfo18]

It's a big risk to take, they'd have to pay him A LOT of money and hope that they find a suitable trade partner. He would have to really tear it up in the game(s) he plays to seriously consider this.

[captainamerica]

Yeah, if you fanchise a player you to have to pay that player the average of the top 5 players at his position. Considering that he plays QB (and Brady just got a new deal and Manning soon to get one) that's a ridiculous amount of money. I like Croyle, I think he has potential, but I doubt he's going to do well enough to earn that kind of money.

[kcvet]

he was a starter one year wasn't he??? how many games did he win????

[Chiefster]

he was a starter one year wasn't he??? how many games did he win????

0-9.

[Boxermm187]

nope..he sucks IMO

[captainamerica]

he was a starter one year wasn't he??? how many games did he win????

In all fairness, his replacements didn't have a much better win/loss ratio. It takes more than just one player to win games. There's more talent on offense, a better coaching system, and a better O-line right now, than when Croyle was ever the starter. I have faith that he can play well enough to keep up us competitive.

[matthewschiefs]

I like Brodie. I know that he has yet to win a game. But at the time he was in there this whole team was not winning much at all. If he could only stay off IR I think that he could be a good NFL QB. But he just can't stay on the field. If he does have to play Sunday I don't think it will hurt us much. But I do hope we bring him back as backup qb.