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

[GoChargers]

Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

If you're not moving forwards in the NFL, you're moving backwards, even if you're standing still.

Wasting another year of our lives on Alex Smith is foolhardy and just allows the Chargers, Raiders and Broncos to get better while we tread water.

Broncos and Raiders? Maybe.

Chargers? The only way they get better is if the Spanos family sells the team.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I just laaaaaughed and laughed at that screen pass.

For once we set up an honest to goodness running back screen and it actually worked. Somehow Smith missed the throw.

And why? He got spooked by the pressure. On a screen pass. Where the pressure is allowed by design.

He was spooked by pressure that didn't exist in that game as well as pressure that we allowed to exist and he KNEW would have to exist in order to make the play work.

The guy played like shit.

He's afraid. His competitive spirit is gone.

I think it also explains the lack or rushing, too.

He's looking at his wife and two small kids, after bouncing his skull off that shit field in Indy.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by -King-

I'd rather cut both. As much as Smith frustrated me, I have zero faith in Foles over a full season.
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In that case, who starts and isnt a complete embarrassment?

[Crush]

Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

Smith should be cut! We have seen the all 22 reviews for 4 years now it says he sucks. That is all that needs to be said. Give Foles his 10 mil, draft a QB early and let's get better.

THIS

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

In that case, who starts and isnt a complete embarrassment?

I'd cut both, if we're gonna draft a rookie early, and play him.

****, I'm pretty sure Mahomes or whoever could be successful.

This team is pretty set with skill players, plus this offseason of adding skill guys.

[kccrow]

New plan. Get rid of em all.

Trade Alex Smith to Cleveland for a swap of 1st round picks #12 for #27.

Trade Nick Foles to New York for their 3rd round pick #70.

Trade Tyler Bray to the Bears for a bag of peanuts and a 7th round pick.

Pretend we're the Redskins...

Draft Mahomes at #12.

Draft Peterman with our own 3rd #91

Draft Kelly in round 5

Get an extra QB coach.

Championship.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by O.city

I'd cut both, if we're gonna draft a rookie early, and play him.

****, I'm pretty sure Mahomes or whoever could be successful.

This team is pretty set with skill players, plus this offseason of adding skill guys.

Originally Posted by kccrow

New plan. Get rid of em all.

Trade Alex Smith to Cleveland for a swap of 1st round picks #12 for #27.

Trade Nick Foles to New York for their 3rd round pick #70.

Trade Tyler Bray to the Bears for a bag of peanuts and a 7th round pick.

Pretend we're the Redskins...

Draft Mahomes at #12.

Draft Peterman with our own 3rd #91

Draft Kelly in round 5

Get an extra QB coach.

Championship.

Lawdy... those are extreme measures, not sure I agree

But I do like the bold thinking... still, my thought is probably to play Foles while the kid sits a year, everything is so hurried with QBs lately

I honestly think that 1 year to digest and watch can be invaluable... in other words, give the kid a chance to succeed

[milkman]

Not sure I'd be willing to move forward with Foles.

I'd cut both Smith and Foles and bring in Tyrod Taylor when he becomes available.

On another note, as I'm reading through this thread, I keep wondering where we'd be had the Chiefs signed Daniel and drafted Carr, instead of chasing respectability with Smith.

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by milkman

Not sure I'd be willing to move forward with Foles.

I'd cut both Smith and Foles and bring in Tyrod Taylor when he becomes available.

On another note, as I'm reading through this thread, I keep wondering where we'd be had the Chiefs signed Daniel and drafted Carr, instead of chasing respectability with Smith.

Carr would have started over Daniels

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by stevieray

He's afraid. His competitive spirit is gone.

I think it also explains the lack or rushing, too.

He's looking at his wife and two small kids, after bouncing his skull off that shit field in Indy.

He needs to walk away then.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by milkman

Not sure I'd be willing to move forward with Foles.

I'd cut both Smith and Foles and bring in Tyrod Taylor when he becomes available.

He's going to command $20M/year.

You willing to pay that?

[The Franchise]

Cut Smith.
Keep Foles on his $10M season.
Draft a QB in the 1st round.

Let them compete in camp. If the rookie wins out....then you've got Foles as a capable backup who will be gone in a year. If Foles wins out.....then the rookie sits and learns while Foles leads the team.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

He's going to command $20M/year.

You willing to pay that?

That much?

I wouldn't have thought that.

No.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by stevieray

He's afraid. His competitive spirit is gone.

I think it also explains the lack or rushing, too.

He's looking at his wife and two small kids, after bouncing his skull off that shit field in Indy.

Interesting theory.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

He's going to command $20M/year.

You willing to pay that?

Bullshit