So what I'm going to do is list the other quarterbacks and the seasons they had when they made the Pro Bowl. You can then decide how Cassel's season stacks up among some of the best quarterbacks in Chiefs team history.
1971 - Len Dawson: The Pro Bowl was sort of in its infant stage when Dawson made the cut in 1971. In Dawson's Pro Bowl season, he went 167/301 (55.5%) for 2,504 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He lead the Chiefs to a 10-3-1 record (they only played 14 regular season games back then) and a playoff berth. The Chiefs then lost in the divisional round of the playoffs that season.
1983 - Bill Kenney: After sharing time with Steve Fuller for a couple of seasons, Kenney took over full-time in 1983 and earned himself a Pro Bowl slot. Kenney completed 346 of 603 passes (57.4%) for 4,348 yards, 27 total touchdowns (24 passing, 3 rushing) and 18 interceptions. The Chiefs went 6-10 on the season, but probably the most disappointing part of the season was drafting Todd Blackledge over Tony Eason, Jim Kelly, Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino (three appeared in Super Bowls).
1993 - Joe Montana: Though only appearing in 11 games in the 1993 season, Montana had enough of his 'magic' left to lead the Chiefs to a 11-5 record, a playoff berth, and a Pro Bowl selection. In his 11 games, Montana went 181 for 298 (60.7%), 2,144 yards passing, 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Montana and the Chiefs would go on to the AFC Championship game, but fall to the Buffalo Bills. The win prior to this game represents the last playoff victory in Chiefs history thus far.
1995 - Steve Bono: This was Bono's first season as a starting quarterback. Following Montana's retirement in the offseason, Bono was promoted to the starting job and put up a fantastic season. He completed 293/520 passes (56.3%) for 3,121 yards, 26 total touchdowns (21 passing, 5 rushing) and 10 interceptions. The Chiefs went 13-3 under Bono's guidance but lost in the divisional round.
2000 - Elvis Grbac: After a playoff appearance in 1997, his first season with the Chiefs, Grbac and the team struggled for the next few years. But Grbac put up his best season in 2000 and earned a Pro Bowl spot. He went 326 for 547 (59.6%), for 4,169 yards, 28 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He also had one rushing touchdown. The Chiefs went 7-9 that season and Grbac voided his contract in the offseason to leave for Baltimore.
2003 - Trent Green: Green was brought in to Kansas City when Dick Vermeil came out of retirement to coach the Chiefs. Green would lead the high-scoring Chiefs and their statistical dominating offense to a 13-3 record in 2003, including nine straight wins to start the season. Green would earn the Pro Bowl and a playoff appearance that year. He completed 330 out of 523 passes (63.1%) for 4,039 yards, 24 passing touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.
2005 - Trent Green: Green is the only Chiefs quarterback to make multiple Pro Bowls. In 2005, the Chiefs went 10-6 but surprisingly no playoff berth in Vermeil's last season as head coach. In that season, Green went 317/507 (62.5%), 4,014 passing yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
2010 - Matt Cassel: In Cassel's second season with the Chiefs, he lead the team to their first AFC West Championship since 2003 and their first playoff appearance since 2006, going 10-6 on the season. Cassel was 262 for 450 (58.2%) passing, with 3,116 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Cassel had a great year and was part of the biggest turnaround in Chiefs history, coming from 4 wins and a last place finish in the AFC West in 2009 to 10 wins and an AFC West Championship in 2010.
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