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Originally Posted by Pestilence
This.
Murray didn't beat out Daniel because Daniel was signed to be the backup. Exactly why Daniel never beat out Smith.
There was no QB battle anywhere.
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Agreed.
It just sucks that Murray is probably never going to get even one legit shot to play in the regular season. I wasn't anticipating greatness from him, but it's fair to say that given what he did in college (in a LEGIT non-gimmick offense in a LEGIT conference, mind you) and what he's shown in preseason that he isn't just some Mike Kafka asshole that Reid has collected over the years. Smith is entrenched this year and the next year, and if the Chiefs lose out like I think they can lose out, there will be not a single goddamn good reason why we will pass on a QB in the draft, or at least address it in rounds 1-3.
He's TWO injuries away this year from seeing action, and if we let Daniel move on after his contract expires this season, AT BEST he'll still be an injury away from seeing action in 2016.
Andy is never going to switch things up. Even Michael Vick needed a Kevin Kolb injury to take his place as the true best QB for the Eagles several years ago. And in this case, it's a measly 5th round guy challenging a douchebag with tens of millions of dollars on the books.
It's why people talk about Alex getting injured a lot. Because they're sick of watching him play, and the coaches in charge will never try out other options.