Overrated/Underrated: Chiefs Edition
Arrowhead Pride — ... and Matt Ryan certainly is the exception not the rule.  For the Chiefs, Damon Huard was a better option than ...

The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #11
Arrowhead Pride — ... can tell current #11 wearer Rodney Wright is in good shape with the Chiefs' brass because he's a...wide reciever? Okay, maybe he doesn't have the best shot of making the final roster with that number. I'm guessing the team doesn't think too highly of him quite yet. Here are the Chiefs who have worn #11 in their career. QB Tony Adams (1975-78) WR Dameane Douglas (2003) QB Bob Gagliano (1982-83) QB Elvis Grbac (1997-2000) QB Damon Huard (2004-2008) QB Doug Hudson (1987) WR ...

Where does David Carr rank?
Big Blue View — ... but this guy is a terrible NFL quarterback. I don't care what he thinks. Kyle Boller, St. Louis. Todd Bouman, Jacksonville. Daunte Culpepper, Detroit. Putting him here becase I think he ends up watching Matthew Stafford quarterack the Lions. Kellen Clemens, New York Jets. Like Culpepper, I think he ends up watching Mark Sanchez take snaps. Damon Huard, San Francisco. Chris Simms, ...

Projecting the 49ers 53-man roster #1
Niners Nation — ... Why Nate Davis over Damon Huard?  Well, first, I see no way Davis makes it through waivers onto the practice squad.  Second, Damon Huard may be a great guy for all I know, but what does he really bring to the table?  This team does not need a ...

The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By the Numbers: #15
Arrowhead Pride — ... quarterback retired in 1996. Collins beat out another former Chief Alex Van Pelt in 1997 for the starting gig. Collins moved to KC in 1998, mainly backing up Elvis Grbac and Warren Moon initially. He played in 13 games over his career as a Chief, passing for one touchdown and completing 18/27 passes. He finished his career in Washington. Todd Collins is perhaps best remembered for getting me chewed out by you guys way back in September 2007 for comparing him to Damon Huard. QB Randy Duncan (1961) ...

VIDEO: Chiefs' Tyler Thigpen Hosts First QB Camp
Arrowhead Pride — ... On October 22nd, 2008, Damon Huard was moved to IR, which caused us to start talking about Thigpen.  A lot.  Now, he's known in the football world, competing against the Chiefs $14 million man, acknowledging he might be fighting a losing fight all the while saying the right things and doing the rights things. ...

Mike Singletary, Michael Crabtree and holdouts
Niners Nation — ... toughest day is the third day. The third day is always hump day. If the guys can get through third day without feeling like they don’t really want to play this game again, then we are doing okay and that’s what we have to work towards." On whether his padded sessions will be in the mornings or in the afternoons: "The first couple of weeks, the first 15 days, those mostly will be padded practices. Both." On where the quarterback competition and Damon Huard leave Nate Davis in his mind: "It leaves him as a guy ...

2009 49ers Training Camp: Day 2 Recap
Niners Nation — ... Nate Davis was 1 of 2 this afternoon, while Damon Huard saw no practice time.  Even if Davis were destined for the practice squad, I'm not surprised they're giving Davis more time with the offense.  They need to know what they have with Davis as a potential third string QB versus a practice squad QB.  Others may disagree, but I really don't think Damon Huard is not going to come out and surprise anybody in practice.  I'd imagine he'll see plenty of snaps before the season starts, but why waste that time on a veteran when you can see what ...

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49'ers - A Few Good Questions with Fooch from NinersNation
The Mile High Report — ... (another bubble guy).  Taking them out of the equation, it's hard to tell.  As much as the 49ers have struggled in the past, they seem to have locks at a lot of positions.  I'll say the 49ers go without a veteran QB and cut Damon Huard, thus allowing them to keep Nate Davis on the 53-man roster.  Not an inspiring choice, but what the heck, right? ...

San Francisco 17 - Denver 16: Backfield bowls over Broncos
Niners Nation — ... .  A great catch by Morgan, and a nice tight pass from Smith.  Damon Huard led the team in passing, going 7 of 9 for 98 yards and 1 TD.  Nate Davis took some snaps, but never attempted a pass.  ...

Golden Nuggets: Just FINE Without Crabtree, Thank You!
Niners Nation — ... as of the end of this game, the battle is still on at this point. Right now I'd give the edge to uh... Damon Huard? No, surely not. ...

Projecting the 49ers 53-man roster #2
Niners Nation — ... Roman SS (2): Michael Lewis, Reggie Smith Special Teams K: Joe Nedney P: Andy Lee LS: Brian Jennings KR/PR: Allen Rossum Last 5 on: Ahmad Brooks, Kory Sheets, Dominique Zeigler, Ricky Jean-Francois, Alex Boone First 5 off: Jay Moore, Barry Sims, Micheal Spurlock, Damon Huard, Brit Miller ***Ray McDonald is ...

49ers training camp battles heading into the stretch
Niners Nation — ... the starting quarterback week 1 at Glendale, Arizona and Alex Smith will be on the sideline.  As somebody mentioned in the Hill post yesterday, Smith sprained his thumb making the post-interception tackle.  It sounds like he won't be practicing this week, and thus won't be playing this weekend.  Of course, that makes for an interesting question with our newest addition to the training camp battles: QB #3/Practice Squad/Cut Participants: Damon Huard, Nate Davis Leader: Nate Davis ...

49ers OC Jimmy Raye gives his thoughts on the offense
Niners Nation — ... "Well, I like what [QB] Nate Davis did in the game the other night. Now, he had a very limited package because he hadn’t had, obviously, that many reps in the game. I like what Damon Huard brings to us in terms of his veteran ability and leadership. He’s been there, doesn’t need as many snaps to get prepared to play. So, that process, we will make a decision on going forward, but it hasn’t been decided as of yet." ...

49ers QB Shaun Hill day-to-day with a sprained lower back
Niners Nation — ... worried that he’s hurt after being named the starter: "It doesn’t bother me a bit. It is what it is." On what the injury is: "Just sprained lower back." On whether it’s a sprained back: "Sprain, strain. Whatever it is, but it’s lower back." (It was later clarified as a low back strain) On how the injury happened: "I have no idea." On whether it would be Damon Huard or Nate Davis to start against the Cowboys if Shaun Hill is ...

Kansas City Chiefs v. Seattle Seahawks Preaseason Game Three Preview
Arrowhead Pride — ... to pull out this thrilling 35-28 win over Seattle. Chiefs QB Damon Huard – who was a game-time decision to play after suffering a groin injury in practice that week – turned in a career-high 312 passing yards and a 124.1 rating. ...

The VRR: San Francisco (2-0) @ Dallas (1-1)
Blogging The Boys — ... game for everybody on the team," Hill said. "For the guys who are going to be starting it's important to establish a tempo and do some good things. Every opportunity to play is important. My goal is, no matter how many series, to come away with touchdowns." Singletary isn't sure how long Hill will play. "He’ll start the game and we’ll go from there," Singletary said. If for some reason Hill can't go, 13-year vet Damon Huard will start in his stead.  Also, Barry ...

The Kansas City Chiefs Just Aren't Very Good
Arrowhead Pride — ... 's career as an effective NFL QB being ended the first game after Willie Roafs retirement as he was scrambling away from a collapsing pocket.  Damon Huard was frequently beat around to the point he was being held out of weeks worth of practices at a time so he could physically recover.  Even young, stocky Thigpen has had plenty of nagging injuries from taking hits he should never have had to take. ...

San Francisco 49ers 20 - Dallas Cowboys 13: Should I order my Nate Davis jersey yet?
Niners Nation — ... 2. There is NO way the 49ers can risk trying to slip Nate Davis through waivers onto the practice squad.  The 49ers know what they have with Damon Huard, thus the lack of playing time.  However, I still think the team should just go with Hill, Smith and Davis.  Even Maiocco has ...

Chiefs News fron the Overnight 8/31 (in progress)
Arrowhead Pride — ... Chiefs kept the status of Cassel’s injury under wraps Sunday. Yahoo! Sports reported that Cassel could miss two to four weeks because of a strained medial collateral ligament. Chiefs mum on Cassel from KC Star It seems to be whatever man is wearing the red jersey with the Chiefs No. 1 offense is destined for pain. Not just emotional or mental strain, but physical pain. Cassel joins a group that includes Trent Green, Damon Huard and Brodie Croyle that all became familiar with the ...

Chiefs News from the Overnight 9/1
Arrowhead Pride — ... and Damon Huard went down. The new personnel folks led by GM Scott Pioli did not add a single playmaker to the roster at wide receiver, running back or tight end. In fact, Pioli traded away the team’s leading receiver in TE Tony Gonzalez. It’s essentially the same cast of characters that the now former offensive coordinator had to deal with last year. ...

49ers Release QB Damon Huard; Nate Davis your new 3rd string QB
Niners Nation — ... have announced the release of veteran quarterback Damon Huard, which signals that rookie Nate Davis has won a roster spot. ...

Projecting the 49ers 53-man roster #4
Niners Nation — ... are in a position where they have sufficient talent to actually fill a 53-man roster (unlike a few years back).  Following the departure of Damon Huard (making Davis a lock), probably 46 of the roster spots are close to locks.  Non-locks on top of the last five on might include ...

Ravens are Impressed with Chiefs 'Big and Physical' WR Dwayne Bowe
Arrowhead Pride — ... Glad to see Bowe's talents are attracting some attention, especially after having a journeyman (Damon Huard) and a less than accurate passer ( ...

Week 1 picks
Stampede Blue — ... I like the Ravens this year. Very strong OL (I'd kill for Gaither, Oher or even Yanda in Indy), competent set of backs. Derrick Mason is ancient, but still productive and the Todd Heap, L.J. Smith combo gives Flacco a little bit to work with. Baltimore straight up. On the other hand 9.5 is a BIG number for me, and the Outsiders like the Chiefs to attain mediocrity, even with a skeptical view of Matt Cassel (hey he is better than Brodie Croyle, Damon Huard and old concussed Trent Green). Chiefs +9.5 ...

The grass is not always greener...
The Phinsider — ... I also think back to the Jay Fiedler era.  It seemed like every single year had some Dolphin fans calling for Fiedler to be benched in favor of the back-up quarterback who they believed was the better player.  And it didn't matter if it was Damon Huard, ...

Tyler Thigpen: A Kansas City Chiefs Retrospective
Arrowhead Pride — ... Fast forward a few months. Tyler Thigpen hasn't played yet. It's been the Damon Huard v. Brodie Croyle debate that nearly drove us all mad.  ...

Build an Offense of Former Chiefs
Arrowhead Pride — ... that I'd could see filling a backup or even starting role on this team. Cut and paste the list into a comment and add your own. Remember, this is part conversation starter and part walk down memory lane. Have fun with it. WR: Samie Parker LT: Kevin Sampson LG: Ryan Lilja C: Casey Wiegmann RG: John Welbourn RT: Jordan Black TE: Tony Gonzalez WR: Joe Horn baby! QB: Damon Huard FB: Tony Richardson RB: Michael ...

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 11/4
Arrowhead Pride — ... and Damon Huard suffered season-ending injuries in the same game, and Thigpen was forced into a starting role. It was important to keep him healthy, and to do that meant shifting to the spread. That allowed Thigpen to expand the pocket and improvise, if necessary, and it worked. The Chiefs aren’t planning to reintroduce the spread or any kind of gimmick offense — just a more finely tuned scheme that allows Cassel to release the ball faster and get plays in quicker. ...

The Five Best Games of Larry Johnson's Career
Arrowhead Pride — ... RB Larry Johnson set the Chiefs single-season rushing record, bypassing the previous mark of 1,615 yards established by RB Priest Holmes in 2002. Johnson finished the season with 1,750 rushing yards. He also produced 2,093 yards from scrimmage, the fourth-best seasonal total in Chiefs history. #5 10/29/2006 The Chiefs ride Larry Johnson to victory (box score) It's the middle of the 2006 season. We're in full on, survive with Damon Huard mode. It's the Chiefs and Seahawks. What do you do? ...