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The Kansas City Chiefs have a good idea of what their quarterback room will look like. Is it worth adding Desmond Ridder late in the offseason?<\/div>\n
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It has become increasingly difficult to criticize the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs.<\/a><\/p>\n

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,\u00a0Patrick Mahomes<\/a>\u00a0was tasked with winning a\u00a0Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0with perhaps the league\u2019s worst receiving corps. He hoisted a Lombardi Trophy anyway.<\/p>\n

Thus, it probably isn\u2019t worth ripping Kansas City for some flaw Mahomes will end up covering.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0quarterback<\/a>\u00a0to the room (as the team signed Gardner Minshew this spring).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0were urged to sign 2022 third-round quarterback Desmond Ridder as depth behind Mahomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSigning Ridder is about taking a bust under the wing of Andy Reid and Mahomes,\u201d\u00a0Nick Halden wrote<\/a>. \u201cFor next to nothing, you can see if it is a possible reclamation project or if you’re better off retaining Zappe. The only upside of having Ridder on the roster over Zappe is the quarterback’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

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\u00a0Joe Milton<\/a>\u00a0III, for example, both found new homes in the offseason.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further, Ridder spent last season with the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, stepping in after Minshew went down. That familiarity might make a match a little more enticing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt worst, you’ve added a failed quarterback you can quickly pivot away from if you don’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

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\u00a0Kansas City<\/a>\u00a0or turn into a trade chip, the acquisition should be welcomed if it comes to fruition.<\/p>\n

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