What The Arizona Cardinals Have In Brodie Croyle

I’m really surprised by this move. I know Hall is injured and they need some camp depth, but Broken Croyle? Interesting move.
Thanks for the insight. Hope you guys are enjoying Haley. We sure miss him and his fiery personality.

I don’t have a problem bringing him in, but I’d be surprised if he can make an impact at this point.

Is just a camp dummy I think Big Red’s Skelton & Bart make the 53, but we can pretend Haley sent us something for Breaston.

And as someone who intends to name his firstborn son Brodie, I can promise you I’ve seen every snap Brodie Croyle has ever taken in an NFL game.

People are going to tell you he’s fragile. Fact is, that may be true. He’s always had a tough time staying healthy, in fact, even when he was playing at Alabama he was playing through injuries about a third of the time.

But if you put that aside, the kid has an incredible arm. He’s very accurate and make all the passes. He’s fairly athletic and could be a very good stop-gap starter in a long term back up role. He almost led KC to a win over the Ravens two years ago (when the Chiefs weren’t surging as they are now), and in the times when he couldn’t stay healthy, neither could any other KC QB due to an abysmal offensive line. Chiefs fans, as much as I love them, will often forget to mention that Damon Huard, Tyler Thigpen, and Brodie Croyle all got injured in the same season that Brodie was going to take over the reigns – this fact is even more significant that Thigpen was brought in as an athlete with bulk. Then they retooled their offense around Thiggy with a borderline gimmicky set called the “Arrowspread.” No such adjustments were ever made for Brodie.

In fact, when Brodie last started, a fill in job for injured Matt Cassel against San Diego, Charlie Weiss dialed up one of the most unimaginative, repetitive, and predictable game plans imaginable. Even down by multiple scores in the second half, Weiss refused to put his quarterback in a position where he would be able to succeed, almost always running on the first two downs to little avail and leaving Brodie to try and force something on third down in order to convert.

Rarely will (perhaps rightfully) jaded Cheifs fans mention Brodie’s game against the Ravens. Even rarer still will they mention Croyle’s first NFL start, a close loss to Indy where Brodie posted a better passer rating than his counterpart in Peyton Manning.

With a solid offensive line, Brodie can be a solid, solid back up in this league. I think that realistically at this point that may be his peak, but its something that often seems to desperately hard to find in exactly the moment you need it most.

If you have any questions about Brodie I’d love to answer them. If you find a highlight real on YouTube from his time in KC… that’s me. Its on there somewhere. Feel free to check it out and see what the kid can do.