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.''

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Does Pest think the raiders are going to hit on all three of the seventh round picks they made?? Dumbass

Release Lynch after they already lost lat Murray? Their GM is going to struggle, not flourish.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Do you check shit before you just spew it? Yes, they have to give Mack and Carr new deals, but they can also dump the following players with ZERO dead money.

Kelechi Osemele - $10.2M
Sean Smith - $8.5M
Rodney Hudson - $8.35M
Bruce Irvin - $8.25M
Michael Crabtree - $7.75M
Marshawn Lynch - $6M
David Amerson - $6M
Jared Cook - $5.3M
Cordarrelle Patterson - $3.25M

They will release Sean Smith, Irvin and Crabtree in the next 2 years.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Release osemele and Hudson so they can't keep Carr upright?

This is something I don't think people think enough about. What happens to Carr, who clearly struggles under pressure, when that OL starts to fall apart?

Penn is old as ****. No RT. Osemele already has back issues and is always hurt. Jackson is going to be really ****ing expensive, as is Hudson.

Carr with a huge contract and a below average OL is going to be hard to overcome.

[mcaj22]

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?

What are you even arguing here. It's really simple; the Chiefs free up 17 million in cap space do whatever they want with and eat 3 million in dead cap for 2018 by releasing Alex

There is no reason to move that dead cap into the following year, just eat it, and use the 17 million to do whatever they want.

Or pay Alex Smith 20 million in 2018.

It's pretty simple flexibility really. It doesn't matter if Mahomes is ready, you just do it.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by staylor26

What happens to Carr, who clearly struggles under pressure, when that OL starts to fall apart?

Carr is fine under pressure for a young QB. A tick above league average last year. Better than Alex. He'll get better.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Carr is fine under pressure for a young QB. Better than Alex. He'll get better.

I've watched him against the Chiefs and the Broncos.

When he's facing a great pass rush, he struggles a lot.

Those stats are also behind that very good OL.

[RunKC]

Derek Carr is Bob Sutton's bitch. We own him.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by staylor26

I've watched him against the Chiefs and the Broncos.

When he's facing a great pass rush, he struggles a lot.

Carr's career trajectory says it probably won't be an issue going forward. He's improved significantly year after year.

I doubt McKenzie lets that OL fall apart anyway.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Those stats are also behind that very good OL.

So? The chart clearly shows rating against pressure.

You've overstated his issue. For a young QB he's fine.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Carr's career trajectory says it probably won't be an issue going forward. He's improved significantly year after year.

I doubt McKenzie lets that OL fall apart anyway.

McKenzie only has that OL because of all the cap room he had to go spend it on free agents. Jackson is the only one that he drafted.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Carr's career trajectory says it probably won't be an issue going forward. He's improved significantly year after year.

I doubt McKenzie lets that OL fall apart anyway.

If Carr puts up the shoddy stats against good competition, imagine what happens when that OL takes a step back. The kid has peaked. Crabtree will be a cap casualty at some point too

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

So? The chart clearly shows rating against pressure.

You've overstated his issue. For a young QB he's fine.

You don't think being under pressure more often will effect his stats against pressure?

My point is he can be confident behind that OL he has now, yet he struggles against a consistent pass rush. His experience is going to have to overcome his OL getting worse and being under pressure more often.

[Hammock Parties]

I certainly hope you aren't as hard on Patrick Mahomes as you are on Carr. You make it sound like he's a borderline bust.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by staylor26

This is something I don't think people think enough about. What happens to Carr, who clearly struggles under pressure, when that OL starts to fall apart?

Penn is old as ****. No RT. Osemele already has back issues and is always hurt. Jackson is going to be really ****ing expensive, as is Hudson.

Carr with a huge contract and a below average OL is going to be hard to overcome.

Agreed. The Raiders gambled on trying to win now with this year being their last best chance for awhile. They have a couple young stars but the vets that precede them are too mediocre or too expensive

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I certainly hope you aren't as hard on Patrick Mahomes as you are on Carr. You make it sound like he's a borderline bust.

I think Carr is a damn good QB, but he is overrated just like every other young QB that has early success. He struggles under pressure and in particular against my ****ing team which is the only one I care about. I'm just not as impressed as Raider fans like yourself