Alex Smith: "I think [the Chiefs] are only committed to me through this year"

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Straight from the horse's mouth.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...ed-only-season

Spoiler!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In his first public comments since the Kansas City Chiefs traded up in the first round to select Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes II, Alex Smith acknowledged Wednesday that his time as Kansas City's starter might soon be finished.

The Chiefs view Mahomes as the eventual replacement for Smith, who has two seasons left on his contract.

"I think [the Chiefs are] committed to me [only] through this year,'' Smith said. "That's just the nature of it. If you don't go out there and perform, I mean, coach [Andy] Reid and [quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy] are very honest. You've got to go out there and do your deal. We all have to.

"Whether or not we drafted Patrick, it doesn't change that, right? If you're not good enough and didn't get it done, you're not going to be around long. That's just our culture. I know it. That's the nature of the position.''

Smith went through a similar situation earlier in his career when he was with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers drafted Colin Kaepernick in the second round in 2011. Midway through the following season, Kaepernick replaced Smith as San Francisco's starting quarterback, and Smith was traded to the Chiefs after the end of the season.


Quarterback Alex Smith has two seasons left on his contract but acknowledged Wednesday in his first public comments since the Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes II that his time in Kansas City might soon be over.

"There is a little similarity,'' said Smith, who turned 33 earlier this month. "I'm an older quarterback and they drafted a kid that's coming in young and they're looking to develop.''

One major difference is that Reid and the general manager who brought him to the Chiefs, John Dorsey, are still in place. The coach and general manager who drafted him with the 49ers were long gone by the time San Francisco brought in Kaepernick.

"This is a completely different coaching staff and a completely different team,'' Smith said. "I think I'm a much different player.


"In that sense it's very different. They did bring me here and I've been here four years. I'm in my fifth year now. It was different there. Those were still new faces, so to speak, and I wasn't necessarily their guy or anything like that.''

Still, the addition of Mahomes represents the first legitimate threat to Smith's starting job in Kansas City. Reid and Dorsey have said Mahomes is some time away from being ready to play, and that they are committed to Smith for the interim.

"I've been through it,'' Smith said. "I'm in a different place than the last time I kind of dealt with something like this [but] I get it, right? If any of us were the GM, this in my opinion might be the most important position in all of sports. You'd be crazy not to be stockpiling talent.

"So I get it, going into year 13. You understand it. At the same time it doesn't change my focus, right? I still feel I've got a lot of years left in me. I still feel like I'm getting better, to be honest with you.''

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Well, my "idiocy" is in his health.. full bank account, and counting on him being smart enough to get out while he can still truly be there for his family.

Argue about this shit at home. We all know you are worried about him.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

So you lack skills in reading comprehension. Good to know.

What? I'm bloody agreeing with you. You just don't understand that the chiefs passed more because Alex's rushing was ineffective. It wasn't a good thing either. Outside of maybe 4 games the offense SUCKED.

[notorious]

How anyone can think that the Chiefs offense was efficient last year blows my mind.


They ****ing sucked, and if the defense didn't have some insanely timely turnovers the Chiefs probably don't make the playoffs.

"But ohhhh, the running game was bad!!!!"

Well, no ****ing shit! If the entire defense doesn't have to defend past 10 yards, guess what, they are going to shut down the run!

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

What? I'm bloody agreeing with you. You just don't understand that the chiefs passed more because Alex's rushing was ineffective. It wasn't a good thing either. Outside of maybe 4 games the offense SUCKED.

Talking out of your ass

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Tigger's butthurt is cresting daily and will soon be out of control.

This is awesome.

Nothing Tigger says or does can stop the oncoming Mahomes Express. Nothing.
Nothing Tigger says or does can change the fact that Reid and Dorsey were ALL-IN for Mahomes for almost a YEAR before the draft.
Nothing Tigger says or does will erase the deep and plentiful shame that Alex Smith and his idiotic fans felt when Reid and Dorsey put a "Kap" in his ass.
Again.
I will enjoy watching Tigger squirm all year long, and I will celebrate joyously when Smith is gloriously shit-canned for all the world to see.
Again.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

I wouldn't worry too much. I keep having visions of Smith getting absolutely CLOCKED on the field this year.
The Smith era may end sooner than 2018.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

I wouldn't worry too much. I keep having visions of Smith getting absolutely CLOCKED on the field this year.
The Smith era may end sooner than 2018.

Come on man. You should be better than this.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Come on man. You should be better than this.

The dreams are what they are; I have no control over it.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

The dreams are what they are; I have no control over it.

Nor do you have control over your cap locks button, apparently.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Correction, Smith is the 3rd winningest QB in the NFL since joining the Chiefs. Only to Wilson and Brady.

Russell Wilson and Tom Brady have Super Bowl trophies as starting QB's.

Bubble Screen Alex Smith?

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Yes, but only because he ran less. Smith passed more, ran less and the Chiefs scored less.

And a team that has historically stopped Smith from running, the Steelers, completely shut down the offense for a huge chunk of the po game.

Smith is mostly useless if you can't use his legs.

And the Chiefs were 19th in the NFL in the % of their total offense that were passing plays.

The narrative from the Alex Smith Apologists that the Chiefs went pass crazy last year, placing an undue burden on their beloved Alex is wrong... as usual.

[Iowanian]

Alex smith will do a great job leading Cleveland to mediocrity.

[Three7s]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Alex Smith says he still has a few years left, Jeff Saturday said Smith still has a lot of life left. Tom Brady, Manning, Favre will have played into their 40's. Most 10+year veteran QBs peak somewhere in their early 30's.

But somehow a 33 year old Smith who has improved year after year in KC is old and past his prime?

The idiocy is strong on CP.

I'm sensing a lot of bias in your posts.

How has Smith improved every year? He's been the same, if not regressed, every single season. He probably has a few years left. Does it matter? No, because he is what he is. A QB who will provide solid but unspectacular play. Good enough to lead a stacked roster to the playoffs, but will be unable to get said team over the hump.

[ChiefGator]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Alex smith will do a great job leading Cleveland to mediocrity.

That would be quite an accomplishment.

And, honestly, he did a great job leading the Chiefs towards being a good team again. Our team was terrible before the quick rebuild of Dorsey/Reid's first year.

Getting us over the hump is a different matter though.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

youre ****ing delusional

He is worse than delusional. He is a zombie.

Like any other zombie, there is no live brain at work. Just autopilot. All the Alexsexual Zombies are sleepwalking through reality, looking for their next human to convert. As with any other Zombies, they cant feel a thing as the real Chiefs fans here continually blow them to pieces. They are oblivious to the incoming fusilade.

It is like you are all stuck in a bad horror movie.


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