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

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Flachief58

Remember that time we sucked for luck? Good times

Why yes, yes I do.

In typical Chiefs fashion, they half-assed THAT too.

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

When your only ability to discredit Smith is comparing him to two of the five greatest quarterbacks of all time, then you've got serious mental issues.

Can not work past first read.

Has entered Cassel Stare-Down Zone, and is working toward perfection of said technique.

Multiple open targets and 1st downs/touchdowns left on the field.


Facts, not fiction.

[New World Order]

The biggest problem with Smith is he just won't attempt NFL throws that other QBs make. There's no anticipation for Conley's route here. pic.twitter.com/T3WUinGWmv

— Clay Wendler (@ClayWendler) January 16, 2017

[pugsnotdrugs19]

I'm just going to slowly accept that they will probably bring Alex back for another season, because that's just the likely outcome.

How do you win a SB with Alex? Well, their only hope is to get great improvement out of the run game and the run defense. The run defense fixes could already be on our injured reserve. Then for the run game, maybe they go get a Dalvin Cook... I just don't know.

[gold_and_red]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I'm just going to slowly accept that they will probably bring Alex back for another season, because that's just the likely outcome.

How do you win a SB with Alex? Well, their only hope is to get great improvement out of the run game and the run defense. The run defense fixes could already be on our injured reserve. Then for the run game, maybe they go get a Dalvin Cook... I just don't know.

Do we have the OL to improve the run game? Also do not trust Andy to call enough and timely running plays.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

How do you win a SB with Alex? .

Nobody knows. It's never come particularly close to happening

[PRIEST]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

We've basically been doing this for the last 4 years:

This ^^^

[KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN]

Andy Reid has his flaws but I can't believe that he can stick with Alex after watching the game tapes of him missing wide open receivers and just outright refusing to release the ball. If Andy accepts this behavior then it's time to look for another head coach as well as another quarterback. Dorsey has to apply pressure to Andy to face reality. No quarterback hits every open receiver but when you become gunshy then it's time to be replaced. The team deserves a better chance to show their abilities.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

I'm still convinced Smith's peak as a passing QB ( versus dual-threat QB) is still to come. He showed improvement in many categories this year. The decrease in TD numbers has more to do with Maclin being off his game.

Or because Maclin was only targeted 80 times; good for 83rd in the league. I'm not blaming Smith though, it's a long way to throw from the middle of the field clear over to the sidelines.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I'm just going to slowly accept that they will probably bring Alex back for another season, because that's just the likely outcome.

How do you win a SB with Alex? Well, their only hope is to get great improvement out of the run game and the run defense. The run defense fixes could already be on our injured reserve. Then for the run game, maybe they go get a Dalvin Cook... I just don't know.

I don't think you can unless you have the 2015 Denver defense. Here's the thing besides the playoff game against Houston our Dline has gotten it's ass kicked. Missing Bailey and Howard didn't help but it still makes you wonder.

[Red Dawg]

The gifs in this thread are plain old sad. What a terrible player Alex is. How can Andy and Dorsey look at film and say to themselves he should come back for another year. If they don't move on from him right now then they are failures. There is no reason not to roll with Foles next season. None! He's an Andy draft pick and can give us a year for a young draft choice to get the play book down.

[Snica]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

He singlehandedly destroys any thread he chooses to post in, and apparently has carte blanche from the mods - otherwise he'd be gone just like Clay and every other troll/mult on the board. Hypocrites.

Since the mods refuse to take out the trash, the only way to resolve the issue is if people would just quit replying to his nonsense. Then maybe - just maybe we could actually have some discussion around here.

Anybody seen Gonzo

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

He singlehandedly destroys any thread he chooses to post in, and apparently has carte blanche from the mods - otherwise he'd be gone just like Clay and every other troll/mult on the board. Hypocrites.

Since the mods refuse to take out the trash, the only way to resolve the issue is if people would just quit replying to his nonsense. Then maybe - just maybe we could actually have some discussion around here.

there is some irony in a 49ers fan donating x amount of dollars to a Chiefs forum to be mod protected.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Snica

Anybody seen Gonzo

Maybe. Im pretty sure Flop took over BlackBob.

[Snica]

And for the love of Christ, stop quoting the ****ing troll. Whats the damn point of the ignore features if everyone is going to keep taking the damn bait and responding to that dipshit?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by BigMeatballBillay

I don't think you can unless you have the 2015 Denver defense. Here's the thing besides the playoff game against Houston our Dline has gotten it's ass kicked. Missing Bailey and Howard didn't help but it still makes you wonder.

Another line of punditry that's getting tiresome is this one that the rest of the team has to be epic all-world to overcome our singularly unskilled QB.

Teams seeking a championship can be like the three bears. Baby bear, Momma Bear and Papa bear.

Those who hate Alex fall into Momma and Papa bear camps simultaneously

Momma bear too cold. We need superstars up and down the roster to make up for lack of QB production.

Papa bear too hot. We need 'another' Brady/Rapist/Rodgers from somewhere, anywhere, so no team can play shitty enough they the QB can't bail them out.

Chiefs are baby bear, or as I outlined earlier, assembled like a watch with every component fulfilling a critical function.

Every time we lose, it's a multi-form failure. Last weekend was perhaps the most broad failure we've had, and even then it was a close game.

It was close because; 1) the secondary was a rare bright spot, outside an occasional DE in man coverage, 2) because Rapist was even more dogshit than Alex, and 3) because even though the Steelers run game was raping faces between the 20s, Tomlin/Haley called on Rapist to be dogshit in the red zone resulting in FGs when many many TDs were there for the taking.

We don't need 'all world' 85 Bears, Greatest Show on Turf, 2015 Broncos, weapons on O and D. We need to assembled team to play to their abilities on the day that counts.

Now I don't know if this playoff shrinking violet thing is an anomaly or a concrete and enduring character flaw. But it wasn't a simple one man, one problem fix, and it doesn't need something superhuman to overcome it.

If anything, the trainers and coaches have to put the parts of the 'watch' in position to take advantage of our assets, more than breaking everything up and building a new watch.