MELLINGER: Should The Chiefs Move On From Smith?

[OnTheWarpath15]

Yep, another Alex Smith thread - but a solid and fair read from Sam Mellinger.

The only way forward is through brutal honesty and realistic self-evaluation. No sport moves as quickly, or with such little empathy, as the NFL.

Only fools assume what happened in the past will continue to happen in the future, unless that assumption is “the Patriots will win every year from now until armageddon because Bill Belichick is an alien.”

And so it is that this particular group of Chiefs players and executives attempt to solve a puzzle that no group of Chiefs players and executives has solved since 1970, which is so long ago CBS erased the tape to save money:

Get to the Super Bowl.

And it’s hard to believe that will happen without addressing the quarterback situation.

This is not a call for the Chiefs to walk away from Alex Smith, even though this is the first offseason since his arrival in which they could do it without a fatal salary cap hit. This is a call for them to look, to try, to make sure they don’t have access to a better option — whether that’s Tony Romo in a trade, Deshaun Watson in the draft (which would almost certainly require a trade up), or anything else.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt...#storylink=cpy

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Alex will again help lead us to a playoff spot and then another 1 and done in the playoffs unless we play a horrific QB bc all he does is lose in January.

Our only hope is getting a QB in the draft to take his place

How is 2013 (lose wild card), 2014 (miss playoffs) , 2015 (wild card game win) , and 2016 (first round bye) the same as each other? '1 and done' has only applied once here. Like do you understand sports terminology? Dur dur durrrr

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

So Smith is responsible for 5 dropped passes. And Smith gets no credit for tossing the rock to Kelce who led tight ends in yards. Good to know.

Trent Green did a better job placing the ball in the numbers. Eddie Kennison wasn't a world beater but he got the job done and was a better WR in Kansas City than he was in Dungver because the quarterback made it easier for him to catch the ball.

Unlike Alex Smith who does not do a great job of ball placement and the receivers have to contort their bodies to catch it or make a spectacular catch. So yes there are too many drops but Alex Smith can also do a better job of ball placement so maybe there won't be so many drops?

[DaneMcCloud]

Trent Green?

Good lord.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Unlike Alex Smith who does not do a great job of ball placement and the receivers have to contort their bodies to catch it or make a spectacular catch. So yes there are too many drops but Alex Smith can also do a better job of ball placement so maybe there won't be so many drops?

You sound like a high school girl spreading gossip around this place.

There were no complaints of dropped passes being a problem in 2015, so what's the deal with 2016? Well...Harris' targets went up but unfortunately has hands of stone. Maclin had mental setbacks despite his BEST reception rate of his career WITH Smith in 2015 (NFL leader in fewest dropped passes). Conley started out slow but recovered. Wilson still has alligator arms.

Kelce and Hill were quite stellar.

Your logic is unsubstantiated.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Trent Green?

Good lord.

Yea he's talking about the same Trent Green that threw interceptions at twice the rate of Smith. More is better, remember??

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

How is 2013 (lose wild card), 2014 (miss playoffs) , 2015 (wild card game win) , and 2016 (first round bye) the same as each other? '1 and done' has only applied once here. Like do you understand sports terminology? Dur dur durrrr

You don't get it.

One and done means "one playoff game and done."

So it applies twice. Particularly since what happened twice in the 90s and twice more before Smith got here.

It's the Chiefs way.

Personally, I'm not sure it shouldn't apply three times. Being Brian Hoyer and then falling flat on your face against the big boys is nothing that should ever be acclaimed.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Going on the road to Foxboro without 3 of your best players and losing by 1 score is ....falling flat on your face?

This is the last time I waste a post on you.

[RunKC]

It's not hard to see that the Steelers secondary is horrible. It's an embarrassment that Alex missed a handful of open players downfield bc he got scared.

This team has reached its highest peak with Alex. They had a more talented overall team than the Patriots and Steelers and it can't/won't carry Alex further than the divisional round.

Time to find the new QB

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

You sound like a high school girl spreading gossip around this place.

There were no complaints of dropped passes being a problem in 2015, so what's the deal with 2016? Well...Harris' targets went up but unfortunately has hands of stone. Maclin had mental setbacks despite his BEST reception rate of his career WITH Smith in 2015 (NFL leader in fewest dropped passes). Conley started out slow but recovered. Wilson still has alligator arms.

Kelce and Hill were quite stellar.

Your logic is unsubstantiated.

Drops are not an excuse.

The Pats and Redskins were top 10 in drop % this year. The Raiders were #11.

Miraculously, those teams ranked #2, #4 and #13 in passing.

Furthermore, the "drops" excuse has been used in the past for Matt Cassel. The Chiefs led the league in drop % in 2009.

The next season they had the third-fewest dropped passes in football and it resulted in the 30th ranked pass attack and a 30-7 playoff loss.

We've lived these lies.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

Drops are not an excuse.

The Pats and Redskins were top 10 in drop % this year. The Raiders were #11.

Miraculously, those teams ranked #2, #4 and #13 in passing.

Furthermore, the "drops" excuse has been used in the past for Matt Cassel. The Chiefs led the league in drop % in 2009.

The next season they had the third-fewest dropped passes in football and it resulted in the 30th ranked pass attack and a 30-7 playoff loss.

We've lived these lies.

Over and over and over...

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Or you shore up your run defense with a couple of draft picks and expect your #1 receiver to play like one. Oh and Harris drops half as many passes as he does. Reid gives up play calling.

Problem solved.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

What is there to prove by saying Brady > Smith? I don't think anyone's opinion changed last night. Nor does it change the fact that we are rolling with Smitty in 2017 and likely getting another 1st round bye. Can't wait to see what Dorsey does to improve this team along our front 7

Incorrect. If the Chiefs "roll" with Shitty Smitty, there will not be a playoff appearance in 2017.

Feel free to bookmark.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Or you shore up your run defense with a couple of draft picks and expect your #1 receiver to play like one. Oh and Harris drops half as many passes as he does. Reid gives up play calling.

Problem solved.

I always liked that part of the opening credits when you used to yell, "the plane! the plane!"

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Or you shore up your run defense with a couple of draft picks and expect your #1 receiver to play like one. Oh and Harris drops half as many passes as he does. Reid gives up play calling.

Problem solved.

You just defined the 2015 Chiefs.

Still not good enough.

You basically want a perfect football team around a flawed QB. It rarely happens that way.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Or you shore up your run defense with a couple of draft picks and expect your #1 receiver to play like one. Oh and Harris drops half as many passes as he does. Reid gives up play calling.

Problem solved.