{"id":23354,"date":"2025-05-18T22:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=23354"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:33:09","slug":"breaking-chiefs-urged-to-sign-third-round-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=23354","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Chiefs Urged To Sign Third-Round Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_36\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/b\/8\/b8036c78c0173f2730ea85240b64759d50433ee0\/usatsi_25004805.jpg\" alt=\"Chiefs Urged To Sign Third-Round Quarterback\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has become increasingly difficult to criticize the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>First, the defense wasn\u2019t good enough to win a championship. Then just about every draft pick on that side of the ball contributed to a title. Next, Patrick Mahomes was tasked with winning a Super Bowl with perhaps the league\u2019s worst receiving corps. He hoisted a Lombardi Trophy anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it probably isn\u2019t worth ripping Kansas City for some flaw Mahomes will end up covering.<\/p>\n<p>One small improvement, though, could be winning along the margins by turning cheap free agent deals into draft compensation. With Bailey Zappe\u2019s roster spot not guaranteed, there is room for head coach Andy Reid to identify a fourth quarterback to the room (as the team signed Gardner Minshew this spring).<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs were urged to sign 2022 third-round quarterback Desmond Ridder as depth behind Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSigning Ridder is about taking a bust under the wing of Andy Reid and Mahomes,\u201d Nick Halden wrote. \u201cFor next to nothing, you can see if it is a possible reclamation project or if you&#8217;re better off retaining Zappe. The only upside of having Ridder on the roster over Zappe is the quarterback&#8217;s ability to scramble. If the Chiefs ever have a third quarterback on the active gameday roster, you could potentially use Ridder to quarterback sneak, something the Chiefs notably refuse to do with Patrick Mahomes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taking on such a project makes a little more sense in a free agent class laden with toolsy passers with exciting upside. Trey Lance and Joe Milton III, for example, both found new homes in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a flyer on Ridder makes some sense. Among the free agents available, he has the best case for some miraculous development. As Halden notes, there is a path to playing time given his mobility that was frequently used with the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3469,h_1951\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jf8efzpfb2emq2m6q8.jpg\" alt=\"3 emergency QBs Chiefs need to sign to save KC from Carson Wentz without  Mahomes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Further, Ridder spent last season with the Las Vegas Raiders, stepping in after Minshew went down. That familiarity might make a match a little more enticing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt worst, you&#8217;ve added a failed quarterback you can quickly pivot away from if you don&#8217;t believe there is any value there,\u201d he continued. \u201cAt the very least, you push Zappe and give Kansas City fans an interesting wildcard to watch in camp and preseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Signing Ridder shouldn\u2019t be considered likely. It wouldn\u2019t be a home run of a late-stage signing, either. But given the (lack of) cost and potential to either help Kansas City or turn into a trade chip, the acquisition should be welcomed if it comes to fruition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has become increasingly difficult to criticize the Kansas City Chiefs. First, the defense wasn\u2019t good enough to win a championship. 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