"The clear decision now is for Kyle Orton to be the Chiefs' starting quarterback, not to save the season as much to find out what is salvageable.

That has to be the Chiefs' primary concern now that playoff hopes rest only with those who are either employed by the team or delusional.

Because despite what's turned into a mess — 4-12 is a real possibility — the Chiefs have enough in-house to expect to win the AFC West next year with the right additions and subtractions.

Tyler Palko has shown himself to be so bad the Chiefs can't expect to make any real judgments on the rest of the roster. Ricky Stanzi is so inept the coaches haven't even considered playing him the last two weeks."