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.''

[staylor26]

Just look at Russell Wilson.

Damn good QB. Big contract. Shitty OL. Play drops off signicantly as does teams success.

Schneider's a better GM than McKenzie, yet he's also struggled to rebuild that OL.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

You do understand the Chiefs can shift dead cap into the following year?
And complimenting the raiders? You do realize how tight their cap gets after this year, right?

Why would they do that?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Just look at Russell Wilson.

Damn good QB. Big contract. Shitty OL. Play drops off signicantly as does teams success.

Schneider's a better GM than McKenzie, yet he's also struggled to rebuild that OL.

Schneider ****ed himself over by trading Max Unger for Jimmy Graham.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

from a business and salary cap standpoint, I can give you 17 million reasons and cap relief why Mahomes will be ready in a year.

I just cant wait for our starting QB to be on a rookie contract it gives you so much flexibility to go all in and stack the rest of your roster. Cant wait to do what the Raiders are doing, yea it catches up to you, but it does give you a window. Much better than being locked into 17-20 million dollar QB that deep down you know cant get it done. That goes for every team in that spot not just the Chiefs

Or we could cut ten other players and keep Smith, and restructure him so we have dead money in 19 /tigger

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

And how do you propose they replace all that talent? ?? Practice squad players ??!

, isn't that the same thing you are saying we should do to keep Alex around?

Cut Bailey, dj, tamba, etc, let Peters walk and then have dead money in 19.

I hope you are seeing how stupid you sound.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Just look at Russell Wilson.

Damn good QB. Big contract. Shitty OL. Play drops off signicantly as does teams success.

Schneider's a better GM than McKenzie, yet he's also struggled to rebuild that OL.

Seahawks are rebuilding the **** out of that team. LOB is gonna be dismantled soon.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Sauto, you don't know shit about the salary cap. So quit pretending you have anything to teach any of us regarding football

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

, isn't that the same thing you are saying we should do to keep Alex around?

Cut Bailey, dj, tamba, etc, let Peters walk and then have dead money in 19.

I hope you are seeing how stupid you sound.

DJ's replacement will come in the next draft, Bailey has already been replaced, Tamba has been grooming his replacement for 3 years now, and I have never said let Peters walk.

Now tell me you dumbass, how is our situation anything remotely like Oakland's? Please enlighten us.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Sauto, you don't know shit about the salary cap. So quit pretending you have anything to teach any of us regarding football

.

I know you are a ****ing idiot, that's for sure.

You are the guy wanting to make Alex Smith's 2018 hit dead money for 19 when we have quite a few good players that are going to need it.

Peters and Jones to name 2.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

DJ's replacement will come in the next draft, Bailey has already been replaced, Tamba has been grooming his replacement for 3 years now, and I have never said let Peters walk.

Now tell me you dumbass, how is our situation anything remotely like Oakland's? Please enlighten us.

You're right, ours might be WORSE. They can actually move on from aging guys without dead money, you are advocating posing dead money on a guy we have already drafted to replace...

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

, isn't that the same thing you are saying we should do to keep Alex around?

Cut Bailey, dj, tamba, etc, let Peters walk and then have dead money in 19.

I hope you are seeing how stupid you sound.

Well, they certainly shouldn't lose Peters, but the rest should kick rocks.


Too much pointless arguing over the "will he or won't he" for Smith's future after 2017. Just let it play out (everyone), because no one really knows how 2017 will go, or whether Mahomes will develop enough to get the green light in 2018.

[SAUTO]

And you expected dj's replacement to come from THIS draft. It didn't.

And pushing dead money only hurts the chances of signing Peters and Jones just to name 2.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Well, they certainly shouldn't lose Peters, but the rest should kick rocks.


Too much pointless arguing over the "will he or won't he" for Smith's future after 2017. Just let it play out (everyone), because no one really knows how 2017 will go, or whether Mahomes will develop enough to get the green light in 2018.

You missed my point.

It was actually pointing out that he's a ****ing hypocrite. Oakland can't cut their adding vets (that have no guarantees) because they can't replace them, BUT we should cut a bunch of ours(that have dead money) AND push MORE dead money into '19.

You can shut up now.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

You can shut up now.

such an unnecessary prick, ...

get ready, Dane! You will be a mod here in no time at all.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

You're right, ours might be WORSE. They can actually move on from aging guys without dead money, you are advocating posing dead money on a guy we have already drafted to replace...

The amount of dead money that we put into 2018 with DJ and Hali expected to leave is roughly 4 million. In the grand scheme, that's nothing. Especially when you can dump Jah Reid and make up most of that money back.