Stanzi Possibility Versus Packers

by BBoh21 on Dec 13, 2011 9:16 PM CST

Sources indicated that Stanzi might get the nod this weekend to start against the Packers. Not a huge surprise considering the abysmal play of Palko, along with the firing of Haley (which very well could have been the result of his decision to keep playing Palko). None the less, it's still interesting to see the possibility of Stanzi starting against the undefeated Packers.

http://www.rantsports.com/iowa-hawkeyes-football/2011/12/13/report-stanzi-may-start-versus-packers/

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Undefeated no longer, Pack!

The power of Stanzi cannot be denied.

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by therealCatnuts on Dec 13, 2011 10:24 PM CST reply actions

AHHHH CONFLICT!

As a Stanzi fan I want him to do well enough that they don’t lose confidence in him. I know he won’t lose confidence in himself. As a Packers fan, we’re potentially doing something historical here.

The GB defense is not quite where it was at last year, with crazy blitzing schemes and forcing mistakes. If you account for Matthews and don’t throw any STANZIBALLS, you can score some points on them. Discount Double Check should be able to pick the KC defense apart though-GB wins in a shootout, and I return to Team America following the game.

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by IPeeBlackAndGold on Dec 14, 2011 12:57 AM CST reply actions

I feel your pain in this conflict

My love for Stanzi as a former Hawkeye runs deep and I want him to do well, but as you mentioned, the Pack are on a historical run right now and I do love the Green Bay Packers, I want them to see this through and go undefeated and win the Super Bowl.

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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Dec 14, 2011 9:51 AM CST up reply actions

Yep, conflict here as well

But I get to witness this epic clash first hand. I said this in some other thread, but all I want for Christmas is to see Stanzi play for the Chiefs and a Packer win while I attend the game on Sunday.

by Captain n Diet Coker on Dec 14, 2011 9:53 AM CST up reply actions

Oh, and I have the Packers defense on my fantasy team

While they tend to give up points, they make up for it with sacks, INTs, etc. They rarely yield less than 10 points for me (actually, I don’t think they have all year but I’d have to check).

by Captain n Diet Coker on Dec 14, 2011 9:55 AM CST up reply actions

Lucky!!

I wish I could be there, especially if Stanzi does get the nod to start.

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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Dec 14, 2011 9:58 AM CST up reply actions

Lucky

My KC people were asking me about that game before the season started, I thought maybe they had designs on getting me tickets as an early Christmas present. But if they are, they’re running out of time to surprise me…

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by IPeeBlackAndGold on Dec 14, 2011 12:34 PM CST up reply actions

No reason for GB fans to worry.

no matter how well Stanzi does, the KC offense just isn’t going to keep up in a shootout with the Packers. Besides, this would be a rookie QB in his first start. That usually doesn’t end with better than “he did OK”.

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by Flakbait on Dec 14, 2011 10:45 AM CST up reply actions

PSYCHIC!

I hereby retire from making any predictions about anything, ever.

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by IPeeBlackAndGold on Dec 19, 2011 2:32 AM CST up reply actions

Clickable link for the Lazies:

http://www.rantsports.com/iowa-hawkeyes-football/2011/12/13/report-stanzi-may-start-versus-packers

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by IPeeBlackAndGold on Dec 14, 2011 1:00 AM CST reply actions

I'm surprised by this

I guess Orton is either “too” injured or the Chiefs feel like they need to see Stanzi now and figure out if he’s worth keeping around, and then they can showcase Orton if Stanzi flops. They paid a lot for Orton and never got anything out of him so I thought they might try to showcase Orton for a trade or see if he can be the back-up next year, but the reality might be he has no more value after this year. Plus, for all I know, he’s a FA after this year.

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by StoopsMyAss on Dec 14, 2011 8:43 AM CST reply actions

Orton is indeed a Free Agent after this season.

I think the Chiefs paid something like $2.5 million (of his remaining contract). So $2.5 million per play at this point.

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by mattbednar on Dec 14, 2011 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

Orton to start?

According to ESPN, Palko will not get the start no matter what. If Orton is able to play through his finger injury, than he will. If Orton won’t play, Crennel has said that Stanzi will get the start.
Also, sorry for the non-clickable link in the original post.

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by BBoh21 on Dec 14, 2011 12:26 PM CST reply actions