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 TigerUppercut

Alex Smith's fault for not recovering the fumble - CP

Trolling again today i see...


literally no one has said this

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Search function is like that bat shit crazy ex girlfriend who reappears out of nowhere

Like you.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Rausch

It's not.

It's a collection of athletic guys, who can move, but we don't truly use a zone blocking scheme so it makes no ****ing sense.

Dallas has a great line because they drafted those guys to MAUL the people in front of them.

We drafted athletes we thought we could shape into lineman...

I agree, it's well known Fisher is stronger in run blocking than in pass protection. It's very much similar to what Pete Carroll put together in his SB run when he had an OL that was fantastic in the running game but horrible in pass protection (although he had the luxury of RW being a very mobile QB). The scheme fits Reid's philosophy...strong run game, average pass protection that is well-suited for a quick throwing offense.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

It will be a great OL for Mahomes in 2018. Athletic, better at pass pro than run blocking. They will have started a couple years together by then. I can't wait! Can you Tigger!?

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

I agree, it's well known Fisher is stronger in run blocking than in pass protection. It's very much similar to what Pete Carroll put together in his SB run when he had an OL that was fantastic in the running game but horrible in pass protection (although he had the luxury of RW being a very mobile QB). The scheme fits Reid's philosophy...strong run game, average pass protection that is well-suited for a quick throwing offense.

Only we suck at run blocking, and we drafted for pass pro guys, and they mostly suck at that as well...

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

I agree, it's well known Fisher is stronger in run blocking than in pass protection. It's very much similar to what Pete Carroll put together in his SB run when he had an OL that was fantastic in the running game but horrible in pass protection (although he had the luxury of RW being a very mobile QB). The scheme fits Reid's philosophy...strong run game, average pass protection that is well-suited for a quick throwing offense.

This is the exact opposite of what your wife Sandy says...

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Only we suck at run blocking, and we drafted for pass pro guys, and they mostly suck at that as well...

We did last year but we excelled the other years. My hope is that Ehinger and Kareem bring us back to the glory days of shredding teams on the ground.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

It will be a great OL for Mahomes in 2018. Athletic, better at pass pro than run blocking. They will have started a couple years together by then. I can't wait! Can you Tigger!?

Which is why you should lobby for him to sit 2 years and not one.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

We did last year but we excelled the other years. My hope is that Ehinger and Kareem bring us back to the glory days of shredding teams on the ground.

We return the exact same O line this year.

Other than hope and NFL weight programs there won't be much difference...

[KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

Exactly why this will be Alex's best year EVER.

That's like putting some onions and tomatoes on a shit sandwich, it's still a shit sandwich!

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Only we suck at run blocking, and we drafted for pass pro guys, and they mostly suck at that as well...

Watch what happens to our run blocking when Ehinger is our LG instead of Zach "glacier" Fulton.

Guy has a hell of an anchor, but if you ask him to move around, and you might be waiting a couple decades just for him to move about 10 yards

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Watch what happens to our run blocking when Ehinger is our LG instead of Zach "glacier" Fulton.

Guy has a hell of an anchor, but if you ask him to move around, and you might be waiting a couple decades just for him to move about 10 yards

To be fair Fulton is excellent depth at C. That's all he should ever be.

Depth.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Both of these are pretty silly to say.



All Smith had to do was compose himself in the pocket, continue to use his legs, and keep his eyes more downfield instead of the rush.



He simply did not progress... yet to the 2nd part of your post, the Chiefs were STILL the 3rd or 4th best team in the AFC.



It was a collaborative effort of poor run game, dropped passes, Reid's gameplan, and yes.. Smith's lack of progression (composure and aggression) that was the offense's undoing.



The talent is there though to win the SB. Smith, like most QBs, just needed better from those 4 aforementioned issues.



I wanted more for Smith, but frankly, it will be his own fault when he loses his job.

You say those things like they were small things or unknown things. He has the same limiting issues now he had in San Francisco. He never has consistently overcome them.

Pocket composure was a known issue for Smith before trading for him.

His checkdown tendencies were a known issue.

He is what he is and what he has been since 2011: A checkdown artist whose cowardice with the ball is easily exploitable by defense, but who will protect the ball well enough to be carried by his defense and running game, if they're good enough.


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[chinaski]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Which is why you should lobby for him to sit 2 years and not one.

Why should any of us lobby for anything? We aren't running this football team, we are just fans.

When the coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs feel it's time to give Alex the boot and hand over the reigns to Mahomes, then good. And all of the evidence points to that being sooner rather than later. Them trading up in the draft, Smith's own admission etc. The writing is boldly written on the wall.

I'm not an Alex Smith hater like some here, and I mostly lurk on this forum...but shit man, even with my limited football knowledge even I can see it's time to move on from Smith. I'm thankful he participated in the playoff victory against Houston, but that's about it.

If the team implodes with Mahomes as our QB, then so be it...because we ain't winning shit with Smith.

No risk, No reward.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by chinaski

If the team implodes with Mahomes as our QB, then so be it...because we ain't winning shit with Smith.

No risk, No reward.

No.

If we take the risk we take the time to develop him properly.

I'm no Smith fan but in a perfect world 2PM doesn't play a single down for 2 years.

Rushing him in before he even has the basics down helps no one. It only insures failure...