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

[pugsnotdrugs19]

I would rather bring back f**king Kyle Orton than Jay Cutler.

I hate that guy's demeanor. Looks like nothing matters to him, and if he was the player Aaron Rodgers is, that might be okay, but he isn't.

[BigCatDaddy]

Always reminds me of the story of Danes buddy meeting him in the mens restroom

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

http://www.nfl.com/videos/kansas-cit...s-on-the-field

This video explains the #1 issue with Alex. Casserly basically says that if Pittsburgh's defense gives the same opportunities and looks to Brady as they did to Smith, they will be torched. And he is damn right.

Alex leaves too many plays to be had. That is the issue with him. He's not bad, in fact you could argue he's pretty good, but a playmaking QB would never leave the amount of TDs off the board that Smith does. Insert QBOTF.

No shit? Brady is the best QB ever and just think a few weeks ago this fanbase thought we could beat New England

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by BigMeatballBillay

No shit? Brady is the best QB ever and just think a few weeks ago this fanbase thought we could beat New England

Well to be fair the Chiefs have beat Brady with Alex Smith, badly... not to say that it means we would have won. But definitely a chance.

Just not a very good one.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

https://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCityC...kdown_of_alex/

"It's the playcalling"

[kcchiefsus]

It doesn't matter what "plan" we have at quarterback for the future. One way or another it won't work out as we planned. Either we will pass on the right guy or we'll be too chicken shit to trade up and draft the right guy.

[St. Patty's Fire]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I would rather bring back f**king Kyle Orton than Jay Cutler.

I hate that guy's demeanor. Looks like nothing matters to him, and if he was the player Aaron Rodgers is, that might be okay, but he isn't.

this

cutler is a ballsless loser

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by Bowser

It will cost us literally nothing to dump him next year. Unless he lights up the sky this offseason, I can't imagine they're keeping him around in '17.

He's the ultimate tease - everything coaches want in a QB in terms of measurable, but apparently he just doesn't have it between the ears.

And Alex does? What about his vision to see receivers breaking open?

[jallmon]

Excellent article. Thanks.

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by JCharles25

this

cutler is a ballsless loser

So is this franchise

[kcchiefsus]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

So is this franchise

Yep

[St. Patty's Fire]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

So is this franchise

a negative x a negative is a positive

jay cutler x kc chiefs = profit???

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

https://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCityC...kdown_of_alex/

I had to wait several days before I watched any highlights. And the NBC broadcast didn't give this enough replay. That overhead angle.... man.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

"It's the playcalling"

Or "we need better receivers" (than the ones that always get open)

Or "we need a better O-line" (when half the time Alex is running away from ghosts)


The excuses for the guy never stop. Pretty much just have to watch the games and its right there.

[RealSNR]

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