The Facts: Croyle is back after a four-week absence and will start for Kansas City in its next game against Tennessee on Oct. 19. "If I'm ready to go, I assume they'll start me," Croyle said Monday. "As long as I can prove that over the next two weeks, I'll be ready."
Diehards Line:HC Herman Edwards said the job will belong to Croyle "unless we have something go haywire with him. ..." The change back to Croyle is understandable. Neither Damon Huard nor Tyler Thigpen, who have both started in his absence, has been able to generate any consistency for a young, rebuilding squad that has 16 rookies and hit a three-year low on Sunday in a 34-0 shutout at Carolina. The Chiefs have a bye this week.