Chase Daniels has been a career back up quarterback in the NFL for ten years. This off season Daniels is taking his duties to the Detroit Lions for a three year deal worth 13.5 million dollars. Chase Daniels will be the number two quarterback for the lions and back up Matthew Stafford. Last year Daniels was a back up to Mitch Trubisky on the Chicago Bears. Daniels has only started 5 games in the NFL. Daniels has not even tossed ten touchdown passes in the league. Daniels financially has racked up 34.3 million dollars in his career and it is not how he plays on the field.

Daniels knows how to read the play book which many players have troubles with and the understanding of all the X’s and O’s of each play. Bears brought Daniels in for two years to help them with growth of Mitch Trubisky. Head coach Matt Nagy runs a complex offense in Chicago. It’s a similar style offense to the Chiefs and Eagles. Two teams Chase Daniels has been on and he has worked with Matt Nagy before he got the head coaching job in Chicago. Matt Nagy’s play book could be the size of War and Peace as Mitch Trubisky is still trying to understand the first few chapters. In Chicago, Daniels did play a few games when Mitch Trubisky got hurt but he was more a glorified coach then an actual player. Sometimes a player may soak up more information from a teammate, perhaps a friend as well, better than the coaching staff. Daniels was that guy. On the field tutor.

Chase Daniels lacks arm strength I think to be a starter in the NFL. Chase Daniels’ five games he started he went 2-3. If Daniels has to fill in two or three games he’s a guy that can get your team a win. If it’s more games than that, I think your team is in trouble. Chase Daniels can complete the short game because he’s not the type of guy who will air out 20 yards or longer down field. Daniels has a 68% completion rate in the games he has played. Daniels has been picked off 5 times which is going to happen when back ups are trying to get their footing for the game. Plus being rusty watching most of the time mistakes will happen.

Daniels was drafted out of Missouri University. Daniels was a 4 year starter at the school and threw for 12, 515 yards which is still a school record to this day.  Daniels also tossed 101 Touch down passes during his time in Missouri. Daniels has most of the records of the school. The same school Drew Lock came out of the starting young quarterback for the Denver Broncos. Daniels college resume is what got him to the NFL.

Usually back up quarterbacks can stay stealthy for years and earn good money seeing no playing time, just riding the bench. Bears fans remember the great Jonathan Quinn a back up that came from the Chiefs like Daniels did.

Quinn started some games early on in his career with Jacksonville. Then was delegated to the back up position. Then years later he got the call and had to go out on the field where he was terrible. Quinn was 0-3 as a starter that year for the Bears. Quinn completed 51-98 which is good for a 52% completion rate. Those 51 completions were good for a meager 413 yards in 5 games he played in. Quinn did have a touchdown pass and three interceptions. The Almighty Quinn was never heard from again after the season concluded. Chase Daniels can at least play and give you some kind of chance. Daniels is not the best back quarterback in the league. Bears replaced him with the best in Nick Foles. Daniels may not be in the top ten  as a guy coming in to win a game for you. His coaching is the biggest key that has kept him in the league all these years. Daniels stays in shape, is smart and in ten years he has earned himself a retirement beach property somewhere on the waterfront. In a few years, Daniels can enjoy yachting and go anywhere he wants with most people having no idea who he is. That is the life of Reilly over the life of the Almighty Quinn.