[Hammock Parties]

Clark Hunt loves him some Alex Smith.

Though Smith’s passer rating ranked 16th in the NFL this season, Hunt said he was pleased with Smith’s performance.

“I thought Alex did a great job for us this year,” Hunt said. “Obviously when you have the success we had, a large part of it can be attributed to his play. He played a crucial role in a number of those games that I mentioned where we came back from big deficits. That was really something we’ve not done in recent history, and I thought that was an area of growth for the team, and also for Alex.”

And doesn't give a shit about this:

Hunt is aware that the Chiefs have not selected quarterback in the first round of the draft since Todd Blackledge in 1983, so by proxy, Hunt also understands why some fans might think the club won’t go that route, though he contends that’s not necessarily the case.

“If you’ve been a fan of the franchise for a long time, they haven’t seen us take a first-round quarterback and have him develop into a franchise player, and it’s been a while since we’ve taken a quarterback that high,” Hunt said. “Philosophically, there’s nothing against taking a first-round quarterback, and I think you can look at Andy (Reid) and John (Dorsey’s) history and see that they’ve done that.”

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