The Chiefs looked impressive in their victory over the previously undefeated Super Bowl Champion Packers on Sunday. As they look ahead, they have some big questions to answer in the offseason, including finding a new head coach, and interim coach Romeo Crennel made a good bid with the way the Chiefs played this past weekend.
They also need to decide if they are going to stick with Matt Cassel as their starter, or go with Kyle Orton, who they picked up as a band aid when Cassel went down and who played exceptionally well on Sunday. Perhaps both the interim coach and interim quarterback can earn starting jobs for next season with the foundation they built together on Sunday.
Asked if Orton should be the starter in 2012, Crennel answered, “If we win these next two games with him, and he continues to play the way he did today, then you might have to say that.”
“That’s what happens in football: You see what kind of production a player has, and then you make a determination of whether you think that production will continue and if you want that type of player on your team.”
Orton has had a strange year, starting the season as the number one quarterback in Denver, then being relieved as Tim Tebow was elevated from third string to first string. Finally, Orton was waived, as he went from first string to “unnecessary” after a string of Tebow victories. Seeing him get a shot to redeem himself in Kansas City would be one of the great feel good stories to come out of this season.
